Chapter 273: Discussion

The three of them soon arrived in front of the Villa, and Su Wanyue took a key out of her bag and opened the Villa's main gate.

After walking into the Villa, Lingyun immediately felt his eyes light up. This Villa gave one an extremely comfortable feeling at first glance, because the design of this Villa was subtly close to the Dao of nature. Coupled with the fact that when Su Wanyue built this Villa, she strictly followed the highest specifications, it naturally possessed advantages that others could not compare to.

The design blueprint for this Villa was drawn by him back then while in a peculiar state; now that he thought about it, he must have entered a state similar to Heaven and Man as One at the time. But the fact that he was able to enter such a miraculous state as Heaven and Man as One back then could not help but make him think more about it! This was not something an ordinary person could achieve, which made him even more curious about his own background, though unfortunately, he had yet to find anything that could prove his origins.

After touring the Villa, Lingyun was extremely satisfied with it and decided on the spot to buy the Villa. At first, Su Wanyue intended to give this Villa to him as a gift, but how could Lingyun accept such a large gift from Su Wanyue for no reason? After the two sides discussed it, Lingyun bought the Villa for the price of 60 million.

Because he was very satisfied with this Villa, Lingyun did not propose any renovations and decided to move in immediately.

"Master, is this place our new home for the future?" Standing in front of the Villa gate, Luo Yexi asked, looking around with a curious expression.

"Yes, this place will be our home for a long time to come!" Lingyun said with a smile.

"This place? It's barely enough to match your status, Lingyun!" Esdeath looked the Villa up and down and spoke. "However, why do I feel like this Villa has a familiar feeling to it?"

"Could this Villa have been designed by Ling-jun himself?" Busujima Saeko looked at the Villa, a flash of light appearing in her eyes.

"It indeed has a bit of Master's aura!" Akame also nodded slightly.

After settling in, Lingyun called Chen Jing to come over for a gathering and, at the same time, to discuss matters regarding the Qingshen Tea.

"Lingyun, who are they?" Seeing three more beauties in Lingyun's Villa, Su Wanyue couldn't help but narrow her eyes. Akame and Kurome were one thing; judging by their appearance, they were at most just starting high school. But Esdeath was different; whether it was that perfect figure or that ice-mountain-like temperament, both gave her a huge sense of threat.

"This is Esdeath, this is Akame, and this is Kurome," Lingyun introduced them to each other. "These two are my friends, Chen Jing and Su Wanyue."

Everyone present nodded, considering it an introduction.

"Lingyun, what is your relationship with them?" Chen Jing asked Lingyun with some curiosity.

"We are Master's disciples, and Esdeath is our senior sister!" Kurome, who was on the side, said while biting into a cookie.

"You are all Lingyun's disciples?" Although Chen Jing found Kurome's somewhat subtle introduction strange, she was even more surprised by the fact that Esdeath and the others were actually Lingyun's disciples.

It seemed that most of the girls around Lingyun were his disciples, but why had she, who had been in the same class as Lingyun for several years, never heard of such a thing before? And these girls were all extremely dazzling, so why had she never heard of such people before?

"Esdeath? Akame? Kurome?" Su Wanyue said with a frown. "I feel like I've heard these names somewhere before?"

"Is that so?" Lingyun raised an eyebrow.

"Yeah, maybe I heard similar names somewhere!" Su Wanyue shook her head and said. "Let's talk about the Qingshen Tea matter now."

"Alright, you two sit down first!" Lingyun nodded.

Chen Jing and her companion sat on the sofa, right across from Esdeath. Esdeath looked at the two of them, a flash of inscrutable light passing through her eyes.

"Wanyue, what is your take on the Qingshen Tea matter?" Lingyun asked.

"Ji Moyuan went way too far this time. He spread the news, and it ended up getting too big, actually reaching the ears of foreign forces. Last night, a location I set up to divert attention was raided by a group of Holy Knights. Although we repelled them because we were prepared in advance, this has already signaled some bad omens to us." Su Wanyue's expression was somewhat grave.

"Foreign forces? How did it get dragged into this kind of thing?" Lingyun frowned slightly.

"It's because that guy is too arrogant; he actually talked about this in public, and as a result, he was eavesdropped on!" Chen Jing said with an angry expression.

"Uh, there's such a thing?" Lingyun himself felt a bit speechless.

"Anyway, Ji Moyuan's life is not easy right now. It was originally something unique to our country, but he leaked it, leading various parties to come and fight for it. Now, the entire Dark World is extremely annoyed by Ji Moyuan's behavior. If it weren't for the fact that he is a member of a branch of the Ji Family, the people in the Dark World, out of respect for the Ji Family, would probably have already left his corpse cold!" Su Wanyue said.

"But we are already struggling to deal with the domestic Dark World, and now with foreign forces added to the mix, I'm afraid we won't be able to protect this batch of Qingshen Tea with our own strength!" Chen Jing said with a frown.

"But if we look for partners, you know how ugly those guys' table manners are!" Su Wanyue looked troubled. "Perhaps we can try to cooperate with the Dragon Group. Several Elders and Venerables in the Dragon Group have a pretty good relationship with us; perhaps that would allow us to gain more benefits."

"When it comes down to it, it's because we don't have enough powerful combat strength on our side. If we had more than three Innate Experts sitting in our camp, those guys wouldn't dare to extend their claws toward us. After all, the Qingshen Tea only increases the possibility of breaking through to the Innate realm by a little bit!" Chen Jing said.

"More than three Innate Experts?" Lingyun raised an eyebrow.

"Isn't it just three Innate Experts? What's so difficult about that!" Esdeath sneered, and a small ice crystal appeared in her hand.

The moment the ice crystal appeared, the temperature in the room plummeted instantly. Su Wanyue and Chen Jing couldn't help but shiver, their gazes simultaneously gathering on Esdeath. Esdeath toyed with the ice crystal in her hand, looking at the two of them with a half-smile.

"Could this sister be an Innate Expert?" Although the aura leaking from Esdeath was only a sliver, that vast aura still made Su Wanyue look grave.

"Innate? Perhaps!" Kurome shrugged, a flash of cunning in her eyes. "Maybe even an Innate Expert might not necessarily be a match for Senior Sister!"

"This... if we have a top-tier Innate Expert on our side, those guys definitely wouldn't dare to make a move on us so easily!" Su Wanyue's eyes lit up.

"I've said it before: anyone who dares to covet Lingyun's things must pay the price!" Esdeath dissipated the ice crystal in her hand, but the bloodthirsty aura radiating from her pupils made Chen Jing and her companion's hearts tighten.

"Since that's the case, we need a detailed plan. If we can shock those restless people in one fell swoop, we will have a relatively peaceful time in the future!" Chen Jing said.

Chen Jing and her companion discussed the action plan in Lingyun's Villa, and they didn't leave until the sun had set.

In the car, Su Wanyue suddenly said to Chen Jing: "Chen Jing, what do you think the relationship is between that Esdeath and Lingyun?"

"Ah? Isn't she Lingyun's disciple? You can tell from the words of the Akame sisters!" Chen Jing said.

"Then did you feel the hostility she was subtly radiating toward us?" Su Wanyue asked.

"Hostility?" Chen Jing suddenly fell silent. "Yes, and it gives me the feeling that it's like... um, like a lioness seeing an enemy intrude into her territory!"

"A lioness seeing an enemy intrude into her territory? That's a truly interesting metaphor!" Su Wanyue chuckled, then also fell silent.

"Hey, Wanyue, do you think we've run into a powerful opponent?" Chen Jing, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly said.

"A powerful opponent? Perhaps, but we won't lose, right!" Su Wanyue showed a smile toward Chen Jing.

"Yeah, we won't lose!" Chen Jing nodded forcefully.