Chapter 870: The Final Preparations

Inside the Bamboo House in the Lost Bamboo Forest, Lingyun sat cross-legged, and before him, a milky-white mass of light was gently undulating.

"Princess, is there really no problem with Mr. Lingyun in this state?" Reisen looked at Lingyun, who was meditating to the side, a hint of worry in her tone.

Ever since parting ways with Yakumo Yukari, Lingyun had returned to the Bamboo House, and had maintained this appearance ever since.

Reisen had been scared out of her wits when she first woke up; after all, in her impression, she had been captured by Lingyun. It was only after seeing Kaguya that she felt a glimmer of security in her heart.

After living in the Bamboo House for a period of time, she had also begun to grow fond of this place. Reisen did not like fighting, but as a Moon Rabbit Pawn, she had been forced to join the Lunar War. To escape the war, she had even entertained the thought of fleeing the Lunar Surface, but before she could act on it, she had been captured by Lingyun and brought to this place.

Although there was a Rabbit Youkai here who always liked to play pranks and tease her, she had experienced a sense of peace here that she had longed for. Moreover, she had become the Princess's Maid, and it felt like her status had risen!

"Teacher, there shouldn't be any problem, right?" Kaguya's tone was also somewhat uncertain; after all, she had never seen Lingyun like this before.

"Teacher looking like this makes me worried!" Fujiwara no Mokou looked at Lingyun's state and frowned as she spoke.

"Lingyun, he is likely preparing for something." A voice suddenly rang out behind them, giving them a start.

"Eirin?" Upon hearing the voice clearly, Kaguya turned her head, full of excitement.

"Princess, long time no see." Yagokoro Eirin smiled and waved at Kaguya.

"Reisen pays her respects to Lady Eirin." Seeing Eirin, Reisen hurriedly bowed, feeling somewhat uneasy in her heart; she could not be certain if Yagokoro Eirin had come to drag her back to the Moon Capital.

After all, she was now considered a deserter from the Moon Capital, something that had never happened before in the Moon Capital. Under these circumstances, it would not be strange for her to be dragged back and severely punished.

"Do not worry, I have only come to see how the Princess's life is now, not to drag you back. Moreover, you were captured by Lingyun; in the eyes of the Moon Capital, you are Lingyun's prisoner. And as for Lingyun's prisoner, no one in the current Moon Capital would dare come to demand you back!" Yagokoro Eirin saw through what Reisen was worried about at a glance and spoke to comfort her.

Having received Yagokoro Eirin's reply, Reisen could not help but heave a sigh of relief.

"However, since Lingyun captured you to take care of Kaguya, you must do your best, understand?" Eirin added.

"Yes, I will definitely do my best!" Reisen said with a serious expression.

"Eirin, look at what Teacher is doing now; he has been sitting there for many days!" Kaguya tugged on Yagokoro Eirin's clothes and said.

"Oh?" Yagokoro Eirin subconsciously looked in Lingyun's direction, and was then drawn to the milky-white mass of light in front of him. "This thing is so strange!"

Just at this moment, Lingyun let out a soft breath and slowly opened his eyes. The light ball in front of him, which had seemed somewhat unstable, suddenly steadied and floated quietly in mid-air.

"Lingyun, what is this thing? I feel an incomparably vast power from it." Yagokoro Eirin looked at the ball of light in front of Lingyun, a hint of awe in her tone.

"This thing? It is a trump card I prepared specifically for the Dragon God!" Lingyun said with a smile. "Now that this thing is initially completed, the next step is to continuously strengthen it!"

"A trump card prepared for the Dragon God? Teacher, you are going to deal with the Dragon God?" Kaguya almost jumped up.

"The establishment of Gensokyo will inevitably attract the Dragon God, and my task is to hold the Dragon God back until this Gensokyo is established." Lingyun said.

"No, Teacher, this is too dangerous!" Knowing the strength of the Dragon God, Kaguya was the first to express her opposition.

"Rest assured, I have confidence in myself; when facing the Dragon God, there will absolutely be no danger to my life!" Lingyun said with a smile. "Moreover, this matter is something only I can do best!"

"Teacher..." Fujiwara no Mokou looked at Lingyun with a worried expression as well.

"Don't worry, I will be fine!" Lingyun patted Fujiwara no Mokou's head and smiled to comfort her.

Night, Bamboo Forest.

Lingyun's figure quietly appeared in the Bamboo Forest: "I wonder what business you have, Eirin, coming here in the middle of the night?"

Yagokoro Eirin's figure appeared beside Lingyun: "Lingyun, can you really retreat unscathed before the Dragon God? The Princess cares about you very much; if something happens to you, it would be a huge blow to the Princess!"

"I never do things I am not confident in; at the very least, I can guarantee that I can retreat unscathed before the Dragon God." Lingyun said with a smile.

"But what will happen after you retreat unscathed?" Yagokoro Eirin stared fixedly at Lingyun and asked.

"As for that, I might be kicked out of this world!" Lingyun said.

"Kicked out of this world?" Yagokoro Eirin repeated, and after reflecting on it, a look of astonishment could not help but rise on her face. "You..."

"That's right, just as you imagined!" Lingyun spread his hands and said.

"No wonder, no wonder, I was wondering how such a powerhouse I had never heard of could emerge in this world." Yagokoro Eirin suddenly realized. "How many people know about this?"

"You count as one, Yakumo Yukari has probably guessed it as well, and Shinki might have sensed something too. As for others, they should not know yet." Lingyun said.

"Then, will you be able to come back?" There was a hint of tension in Yagokoro Eirin's voice.

"I will definitely be able to come back, but time flows differently in different worlds, and I don't know when I will return. Hmm, at least I have to wait until Miss Dragon God cools down; that will take at least a hundred years or more, I suppose." Lingyun scratched the back of his head. "I leave Kaguya and the others to you during this time."

"Dragon God? Miss?" Yagokoro Eirin's tone was somewhat strange.

"Eh, you didn't know? Uh, it seems that is the case; very few people are able to see the true form of the World Consciousness." Lingyun smiled and brushed the matter aside.

"I understand. I will take good care of the Princess. As for you, you must not break your word; otherwise, the Princess will be very sad!" Yagokoro Eirin did not intend to probe further and just nodded faintly.

"Then I leave it to you, Eirin." Lingyun smiled at Yagokoro Eirin, and then his figure vanished into the Void.

"An existence capable of seeing the true form of the World Consciousness, a person from another world, Lingyun..." Yagokoro Eirin sighed and also left the Bamboo Forest.