Chapter 224: Seryu's Decision

"Master, did you go to see that girl named Seryu?" As Lingyun returned to the mansion, Luo Yexi appeared quietly by his side.

"Mm, I gave her a chance; I just don't know if she can grasp it well!" Lingyun nodded indifferently.

Several days had already passed, and Lingyun was in the room checking on Ieyasu's condition. With some of the medicinal herbs he had obtained from the Yunlong, his illness was nearly cured, but because his body was weak, he had to rest in bed.

During this time, Lingyun had also calculated the location of that Yunlong. The result he obtained made him frown slightly; this fellow had already left the Cloud Sea in the East Sea where it had always resided and had come into the Empire. Although this fellow had not yet discovered Lingyun's location, he believed it wouldn't be long before it found this place.

Just as Lingyun was muttering something to himself, he suddenly felt a reaction from the Jade Pendant he had left with Seryu. Lingyun informed Busujima Saeko, who was beside him, and then vanished from the room.

It was still under the same large tree as before, and Lingyun's figure appeared quietly. In front of the large tree, there was another figure.

"Seryu, what has happened to you?" Seeing the figure by the large tree, Lingyun could not help but feel a bit startled.

Although it had only been a few days since they last met, Seryu looked as if she had lost several pounds, and her eyes, which had once sparkled with light, had lost their luster. With her spirit and energy reduced to the extreme, she seemed as if a gust of wind could blow her over; where was the full-of-vigor appearance she had before? At her feet, Koro looked at her anxiously, seemingly very worried about her current situation.

Seryu looked up at Lingyun, a glimmer of light flashing in her eyes, and the corners of her mouth pulled into an unsightly smile: "Long time no see, nameless gentleman."

"It has only been a few days, yet your current appearance makes me quite worried!" Lingyun looked Seryu over and said with a frown. "Could it be that something bad has happened?"

Afterward, he looked around: "This is not a good place to talk; come with me!"

Lingyun grabbed Seryu's hand and led her into a deserted alley, then casually tossed out a small Jade Piece. The moment the Jade Piece hit the ground, lines of Array Pattern spread out from it, forming a small Isolation Array around Lingyun and her.

"I have set up an Array here; no one can hear our conversation. Speak, what exactly have you encountered?" Lingyun asked.

Seryu was silent for a while before slowly recounting what she had experienced over these past few days. It turned out that after Lingyun left, she still did not quite believe what Lingyun had shown her. Consequently, she had quietly investigated further afterward. However, the result she obtained made her even more desperate; the things she saw were even darker than what Lingyun had shown her.

After returning to the Imperial Guard, the righteous and indignant Seryu requested the newly appointed captain to arrest those nobles and let them face the judgment of justice. As a result, Seryu was scolded by him instead, and he even told her to take a few days off to think it over before returning; this situation almost drove Seryu into a state of despair.

During these few days of being temporarily relieved of duty, Seryu would occasionally walk the streets. This walking led her to discover even more problems; although the Imperial Capital still looked so prosperous, countless darknesses were hidden within this prosperity. Having witnessed this situation with her own eyes, Seryu suffered a great blow, and in the end, she chose to crush the Jade Pendant Lingyun had given her.

"Nameless gentleman, do you know what kind of situation this is?" Seryu asked.

"Just as people will decay, a country will one day head toward destruction. This Imperial Capital, which has prospered for a thousand years, is now nothing more than a corrupt Hell on earth. Monsters in human skin run rampant and act arrogantly, and the people have fallen into endless darkness. The destruction of the Empire is already a historical inevitability," Lingyun sighed slightly. "What is your choice now?"

"My choice? I want those who are truly evil to face the judgment of justice; I want to become a true ally of justice!" Seryu said with a determined face.

"This is your choice, no regrets?" Lingyun raised an eyebrow.

"No regrets!"

"My name is Lingyun. From today on, you don't need to work for the Imperial Guard anymore; come to me. At the same time, I also need to treat your body; in your current state, I'm afraid you don't have many years to live!" Lingyun nodded slightly.

As for how to completely terminate Seryu's position in the Imperial Guard, Lingyun indicated that as long as he went to the home of that so-called captain and had a good talk with him, the other party would definitely be very happy to help him complete this matter!

"Yes, Mr. Lingyun!" Seryu nodded vigorously, and the dim light in her eyes brightened once more.

"Seryu, what do you think of Night Raid?" On the way, Lingyun suddenly asked.

If it were the Seryu of before, she would have said without a second thought that she would make them face the judgment of justice. But after seeing the darkness hidden in the Imperial Capital, Seryu thought more; she was silent for a while before saying: "I will seriously investigate what they have actually done, and finally decide whether to let them face the judgment of justice!"

Listening to Seryu's words, Lingyun smiled slightly: "If you can think this way, that is naturally for the best!"

"Yo, Ling-kun, how did you manage to bring back a beautiful girl!" Busujima Saeko looked at Seryu following behind Lingyun and spoke with a half-smile.

"Master, who is she?" Kurome put down the dessert in her hand and stared at Seryu with an unkind expression.

Being stared at by two strange girls at the same time, Seryu also felt a trace of pressure. The strength of these two is extraordinary! This was Seryu's first thought in her heart.

"Alright, don't scare her; this is Seryu, and from today on, she is a member of our group!" Lingyun waved his hand, dispersing the invisible pressure released by Busujima Saeko and the other.

"Are you... Akame of Night Raid?" Seryu looked at Kurome, a trace of wariness in her eyes; after all, Akame's reputation was simply too great, giving her an invisible pressure.

"She is Kurome, Akame's younger sister!" Lingyun explained.

"Akame's younger sister?" The wariness in Seryu's eyes dissipated a little, but she still looked at Kurome with a vigilant expression.

"Even if you look at me like that, I won't share my cookies with you!" Kurome silently put the bag in her hand behind her back and said.

"Uh..." Seryu suddenly felt speechless; there didn't seem to be any need for her to be wary of such a person!

"From today on, you will stay here; I am going to find the captain of your Imperial Guard to have a talk!" Lingyun waved his hand indifferently, then turned and left, leaving only the three girls in the courtyard.

As for whether they would have any conflicts, Lingyun believed that Busujima Saeko would handle it well.