Chapter 210

After Lingyun entered the Imperial Capital, someone immediately came up to greet him: "May I ask if you are Master Lingyun?"

"Who are you?" Lingyun looked at the ordinary man before him. Although the killing intent on his body was well-hidden, it was still difficult to escape Lingyun's eyes.

"Master Gozuki ordered me to be here to welcome your arrival!" the man said with his head lowered.

"Oh? Is that so?" Lingyun narrowed his eyes slightly, "Then lead the way!"

"Yes, Master, please this way!" The man turned and walked in front.

Speaking of Gozuki, Lingyun meeting him could be considered an accident. At the time, Gozuki happened to be leading the Imperial Assassination Squad's Elite Seven to carry out an assassination mission to eliminate a traitorous general. Because Lingyun happened to be traveling in that area, he unfortunately became the innocent bystander caught in the crossfire.

Although these elites of the Imperial Assassination Squad were very powerful, how could they be opponents in front of Lingyun, who had already stepped into the Xiantian realm? The result was that these aggressive Imperial Assassination Squad elites who wanted to kill Lingyun were given a sound beating by him, and even Gozuki, who was hiding in the shadows, was dragged out by Lingyun and given a good lesson in front of his students.

However, it could be considered that they became acquainted through a fight; at Gozuki's invitation, Lingyun became a special Instructor for the Imperial Assassination Squad. Of course, at the time, Lingyun also showed off his strength a little to intimidate the officials who came, only then obtaining that position. At Lingyun's request, he took on two more disciples, one named Akame and one named Kurome.

Because the two were still young at the time, Lingyun was mocked by several boys in the Elite Seven as a lolicon. Lingyun, upon hearing this, did not get angry, but instead told Akame and the other girl about this matter with a calm face. As a result, those boys were severely dealt with by the Akame sisters and couldn't get out of bed for several days.

Lingyun did not stay in the Imperial Assassination Squad for long; after staying for only a year, he left a letter, departed from there, and once again set foot on his journey. With the Prime Minister taking office, the Empire became increasingly corrupt, and this world gradually began to show signs of collapse. Over these years, he had been running around everywhere, repairing many places in this world that had collapsed.

After repairing the last place of collapse detected by Ruoxi, Lingyun leisurely headed toward the Imperial Capital. That place was where the future plot would unfold, and he could be considered to be laying a foundation for his own future plans.

"We have arrived, Master!" Not long after, the man brought Lingyun to a stop in front of a luxurious Villa.

Lingyun looked at the Villa in front of him and nodded slightly: "Gozuki is still quite thoughtful; finding me such a luxurious house in the Imperial Capital must have taken quite a bit of effort!"

"The place has been reached, this subordinate will take his leave!" Regarding Lingyun's words, the person who led the way did not make any comment, only said this one sentence to Lingyun, and then turned and left this place.

After standing in front of the mansion for a while, Lingyun pushed open the door and walked in. The moment he walked into the mansion, he heard two sharp shouts, and two fierce gusts of wind swept toward Lingyun simultaneously.

Lingyun's expression did not change, his figure swayed slightly, leaving an afterimage in place, his body having already flashed several meters away, easily dodging the two slashes. However, the two figures that attacked were also agile; the moment their attacks missed, they forcibly twisted their bodies and killed toward Lingyun's direction once again.

Lingyun's figure changed repeatedly, leaving trails of afterimages in the large courtyard. But the two attackers were not mediocre, their coordination was incomparably exquisite, and the blades in their hands followed Lingyun's figure, every strike pointing directly at Lingyun's vital points.

However, in the blink of an eye, the three of them had exchanged dozens of moves in the courtyard. After dodging the pincer attack from the two figures once again, Lingyun suddenly stretched out his hands and swept toward the two Long swords slashing at him.

"Clang, clang," two sounds, and the two Long swords were actually caught by Lingyun's fingers, unable to move any further.

"Long time no see, Akame, Kurome. Looking at your attacks, the lessons I taught you during that time have not been neglected!" Lingyun released his fingers that were holding the Long swords and spoke.

"How could that be, Master? During the time you were away, we practiced very well!" Kurome let go of the sword in her hand and hugged Lingyun's arm.

Regarding Lingyun, the Akame sisters felt gratitude. Lingyun's appearance allowed them, who had relied on each other since childhood, to reunite, and also allowed Kurome to escape the ordeal of being forced to undergo physical modification. Being in the elite unit of the Imperial Assassination Squad, Akame naturally had some understanding of the dark secrets of the Imperial Assassination Squad. But after Lingyun appeared, he directly used his powerful martial strength to intimidate a group of people in the shadows, forcing them to put away their dark intentions toward the Akame sisters.

"Do you two not have any missions recently?" Lingyun looked at the pair of sisters in front of him and asked.

"We don't have any missions recently, and because Master, you have returned, Father gave me a few days off directly!" Akame shook her head slightly.

"Hmm? Looking at your expression, Akame, is there something on your mind?" Lingyun asked.

"Master, do you think the people I assassinate are all bad people?" Akame was silent for a while before she spoke. When she said this, a rare confusion appeared in Akame's tone.

"As for this? Some things still need to be seen with one's own eyes to know if they are true or false." Lingyun reached out and touched Akame's head. "If you have any thoughts, go and realize them yourself. If anything happens, I will take responsibility!"

"Yes, thank you, Master." Akame nodded vigorously.

Kurome looked at her sister with some confusion; she discovered that her sister seemed a bit strange today, as if she were about to leave her.

"Alright, don't think so much. It's rare for us to get together today, let me cook a meal for you!" Lingyun clapped his hands and said.

Hearing Lingyun's words, the eyes of the Akame sisters lit up in unison, and everything was temporarily thrown to the back of their minds. Heaven and earth are vast, but eating the food Master makes is the most important thing.

In the Great General's mansion, Esdeath narrowed her eyes as she looked at a piece of intelligence in front of her. The name at the very top of this intelligence was none other than Lingyun.

"After so many years, have you finally appeared again? My dear Master! Former Imperial Assassination Squad Instructor, that really is a very good position. No wonder I haven't been able to find you for so many years; so you ran off to this place!" Esdeath's mouth curled into an inexplicable arc. "I have said it before, one day, I will catch up to you. Now that I possess the Teigu — Demon's Extract, I wonder if I will be your opponent!"

The intelligence in Esdeath's hand was instantly wrapped in a layer of solid ice, and then shattered into ice shards filling the sky. Esdeath stood up and walked outside; her target was the mansion where Lingyun was staying.

In Lingyun's mansion, a super-large table had already been placed in the courtyard. In the middle of the table sat a huge hot pot. The tabletop was already filled with densely packed plates; these plates contained all kinds of meat from Danger Beasts, most of which Lingyun had collected while traveling around the world.

The two sisters, Akame and Kurome, were circling the huge table, occasionally scooping up the cooked meat from the pot and putting it into their mouths, their faces full of happy expressions.

Lingyun, who was smiling as he watched the two sisters, suddenly cast his gaze toward the direction of the gate. In his perception, an extremely cold aura was approaching this place. Akame and Kurome, who were eating meat, also seemed to sense something; they simultaneously stopped their movements, grabbed the weapons in their hands, and looked toward the direction of the gate.

With a "Bang," the gate of the mansion was pushed open, a tall figure appeared at the entrance, and a powerful cold air instantly poured into the courtyard.

"I have finally found you, Lingyun!"