Chapter 167: Two Women Visit

Just as Lingyun and the others were leading Kirito and the others around town, Chen Jing and Su Wanyue were sitting opposite each other in Su Wanyue's Villa.

"Wanyue, did you see that information from before?" Chen Jing asked.

"I saw it, and I read it more than once, but I still find it hard to believe. That Elder from the Tianyin Sect was definitely at the Mysterious Tier Late Stage; even I wouldn't dare say I could defeat him as I am now. Yet, such an Elder was carried out dead or alive shortly after entering the house Lingyun and the others rented." Su Wanyue nodded. "To accomplish such a thing without causing much of a stir, the person who acted must be at least an Earth Tier powerhouse."

"An Earth Tier powerhouse—even among the various major families today, that would be an extremely rare expert, right?" Chen Jing's eyes were full of confusion. "But when did Lingyun get to know a powerhouse above the Earth Tier, and how could he get such a powerhouse to act for him!"

"That is also what I can't figure out, but I have a premonition that the news currently circulating is definitely not the correct information; the Tianyin Sect must be hiding something in all of this!" Su Wanyue said. "Perhaps it concerns the strength of Lingyun and the others."

"Information regarding the strength of Lingyun and the others?" Chen Jing's brows lifted slightly. "Didn't we already sense it before? Lingyun and the others are just ordinary people without any strength!"

"That may not be the case. Don't forget, some sects possess techniques capable of concealing one's own strength!" Su Wanyue said. "Besides, I have a guess in my heart that I need to verify!"

"A guess? What guess?" Chen Jing asked with some curiosity.

"Since I said it's a guess, let's not talk about it for now. That way, it'll be more interesting when the truth comes out, won't it?" Su Wanyue gave Chen Jing a mysterious smile.

"Then what should we do now?" Chen Jing asked. "Although we have been trying hard, the fog surrounding the great scholar Ling has not decreased, but rather increased. And he took another leave of absence these past few days, disappearing for a week with the girls in his home. I just received intelligence that four more girls have appeared by the great scholar Ling's side, and they are out shopping right now!"

"Four more girls appeared?" Su Wanyue looked at Chen Jing. "Do you know their backgrounds?"

"My subordinates have already gone to check, but the information obtained is very ordinary. However, I have an intuition that they are definitely not simple people!" Chen Jing said.

Su Wanyue looked at Chen Jing: "Then what do you want to do now?"

"What to do? Of course, go to the great scholar Ling's house for a free meal tonight! Have you forgotten the delicious food at the great scholar Ling's house?" Chen Jing reached out and picked up the coat placed on the table. "Are you going or not, Wanyue?"

Su Wanyue jumped up quickly: "With such a good thing, how could I be absent?"

At Lingyun's home, Lingyun and the others had returned from shopping. In their hands, they carried quite a few ingredients; these were things Lingyun intended to use to cook dinner. Lingyun planned to hold a welcome party for Kirito and the others, who had come to this world for the first time.

"Lingyun, I never thought your cooking skills in reality would be this good too!" Asuna looked at Lingyun, who was busy in the kitchen, with some amazement. Those movements, as smooth as flowing water, made her sigh in inferiority. "You know, boys who can cook are very rare these days! If someone marries you in the future, they will truly be lucky!"

"Is that so? Then that really is my honor!" Lingyun skillfully stir-fried the vegetables in the pan and said with a smile.

Just as Lingyun was cooking, a knock on the door suddenly sounded outside.

Luo Yexi got up to open the door, and when she saw who it was, a trace of surprise appeared in her eyes: "Sister Chen Jing, Sister Su Wanyue, why are you here? Come in quickly!"

"Long time no see, Ye Xi. Today we've come to mooch a meal!" Chen Jing smiled and held up the ingredients she was carrying.

"What do you mean mooch a meal? We are very happy that you sisters could come, and Master is too!" Luo Yexi smiled and took the ingredients from Chen Jing's hands.

"Is it the two of them, Chen Jing, who have come?" Although Lingyun did not leave the kitchen, he had heard the voices of Chen Jing and the other.

"Yes, they said they wanted to come for a meal, and they even brought quite a few ingredients!" Busujima Saeko walked into the kitchen, also carrying a pile of things in her hands. After entering the kitchen, her hand moved, activating the Shielding Array in the kitchen.

"What was bound to come has come. I knew this matter couldn't be hidden from them for long!" Lingyun smiled, then his movements quickened a bit.

"Then what do you intend to do, Ling-kun?" Busujima Saeko said with a smile.

"What to do? It's not impossible to let them know a part of the truth!" Lingyun shrugged. "Given my relationship with them, I believe they won't act recklessly!"

"Alright, time to eat!" Lingyun brought the last dish out from the kitchen and placed it on the table.

On the other side, Kirito and the others were chatting very happily with Chen Jing and her companion. Girls are just strange like that; although it was their first time meeting and they hadn't known each other long, they were able to establish a very good relationship.

Chen Jing and Su Wanyue had also secretly probed into the backgrounds of Kirito and the others, but Kirito and the others, having been instructed by Lingyun, naturally would not reveal their flaws so easily. Although the two of them probed several times, the information they obtained was no different from what they had already investigated. Coupled with the power of the information-shielding Array activated by Youruo, the two of them only felt that the names of Kirito and the others sounded familiar, but they did not think of Sword Art Online.

"Is it time to eat yet?" Looking at the food on the table, little stars flashed in Suguha's eyes.

Smelling the fragrance of the food, a trace of anticipation also flashed in Chen Jing's eyes. Although this was not her first time coming to Lingyun's house for a meal, every time, the food Lingyun made could make her feel expectant.

Facing the tempting dinner, Chen Jing and Su Wanyue could not help but temporarily cast their doubts to the back of their minds and began to enjoy this rare, grand feast.

After finishing dinner, Kirito said to Lingyun with a satisfied expression: "Lingyun, being able to eat the food you made yourself is truly the thing I look forward to most right now! I find it hard to imagine what I will do if my stomach gets spoiled by you and I have to face other food!"

"Anyway, you are living in my house now, so wanting to eat the food I make is not a difficult thing!" Lingyun spread his hands. "Besides, you can learn; I wouldn't mind passing my skills on to you!"

After the people present laughed and joked for a while, Chen Jing and Su Wanyue exchanged a glance, then said to Lingyun: "Lingyun, can you tell us what exactly is going on with that Elder from the Tianyin Sect!"

Hearing Chen Jing and the other ask, Lingyun chuckled in his heart: "So it's here, then let me let you know a little!"

Lingyun looked at Luo Yexi, and Luo Yexi nodded slightly, then formed a seal with one hand, activating the Array hidden in the room.

Chen Jing's expression changed slightly. Although the fluctuation when the Array was activated was very weak, she was naturally sensitive to the fluctuations of Arrays and still sensed that an abnormal fluctuation had appeared. What surprised her most was that she could not sense at all what kind of purpose this Array had. However, she also had certain guesses about this Array; combined with that strange incident involving the Tianyin Sect Elder, this Array should be some kind of shielding Array!

Although the room was enveloped by the Array, Chen Jing felt no panic in her heart. She knew well that, given Lingyun's character, he would not act against them. Activating this Array now was nine times out of ten for the sake of secrecy!

"Since you have both brought it up, then I will let you get to know it!" Lingyun said to the two with a smile.