Chapter 136 - Hei Yingjie's Apprehension
Hei Yingjie took a deep breath and forcefully calmed down his expression. He then turned to look at Lin Mu, who had just opened the last box of weapons, and then back to Hei Wan.
"We should talk later, it is not the appropriate time. Just know this that we may have to alter our plans again, so be ready for it." Hei Yingjie replied.
Hei Wan didn’t speak anything, but just simply nodded in response. She trusted her lieutenant’s judgment and was willing to wait for his explanation. It was at this moment that Lin Mu finished putting the last weapon in his ring.
A satisfied and expression appeared on Lin Mu’s face as he reveled in the fact that he could now continue his practice. He walked to Hei Wan and Hei Yingjie to discuss the plan with them. He was wondering what they had decided and wanted to see their approach.
"What do we do next?" Lin Mu questioned.
Hei Yingjie glanced at Hei Wan for a moment, which she understood and let him speak.
"I had originally thought that we would be going someplace else to get brother Lin Mu’s reward, but now that it is already here, it’s no longer necessary. The other members of the Hei corps have already been briefed, so we only have a few minor adjustments to make.
Brother Lin Mu, you can head back to your house for now, it will take us some time to prepare everyone for the mission. Some people will be staying here to make sure that the culprits do not do anything in the town. While the others including me will be traveling to the Northern forest to continue our investigations there." Hei Yingjie explained.
"So you don’t need me right now?" Lin Mu confirmed one more time.
"No, you can head on and prepare yourself as well. You can get familiar with the new weapons till then." Hei Wan suggested.
Lin Mu’s eyes lit up, as he understood that they were just giving him time to prepare himself.
"Ah well, thank you. I’ll head off then." Lin Mu replied.
He then left the room and returned to the front room of the safe house. This time, the people there all suddenly stood up in ceremony and greeted him.
"Greetings senior, Lin Mu." They all spoke in unison.
Lin Mu didn’t know how to respond, thus he just awkwardly nodded his head and left the safe house. A few minutes later he had left the shop and was on his way back to his house.
Back at the safe house, Hei Wan, Hei Bao, and Hei Yingjie were in the meeting room. A serious expression was on Hei Yingjie’s’ face, and Hei Wan and Hei Bao looked nervous. Hei Bao didn’t know what the matter was, thus was feeling even more nervous.
It was Hei Wan who answered this time instead of Hei Yingjie.
"Dao treading realm is the next realm after the Dao shell realm." She spoke.
"That... that’s a realm beyond our understanding. Which sects even have them?" Hei Bao asked while stuttering.
~Sigh~
"Only the top ten cultivation sects have Dao treading realm experts. And they are either the supreme elders, sect patriarchs, or the ancestors themselves. This means that if Lin Mu has their backing, then he’s most likely their personal disciple." Hei Wan explained.
~Gulp~
"Are you sure we should even be involving him, then? It is incredibly risky, I mean if anything happens to him, won’t they just come for our lives." Hei Bao asked after gulping.
"The lord did think of that, but we are confused as his past history doesn’t match up. From all that we’ve gathered, Lin Mu was just a common teenager and had no connection to any of the sects, not to mention top cultivation sects." Hei Wan replied.
"No, there is something else you’re forgetting." Hei Yingjie interrupted.
"What?" Both Hei Wan and Hei Bao asked in unison.
"The day of the fallen." Hei Yingjie answered in a grim voice.
Both of their eyes went wide as they remembered the incident that happened some week ago. Cultivators all around in the Wu Lim city and its surroundings had fallen unconscious.
"What could the relation be between Lin Mu and the day of the fallen though?" Hei Bao questioned.
"I was not here to experience the Day of the fallen, but the lord had some assumptions and described it to me. I was able to identify it and deduced that it was actually caused by an extremely intense sword intent. But for someone to have such a peerless intent would mean that they would be well known.
I checked the records and there is no such cultivator in any of the sects. This led me to believe that it was hidden expert, perhaps. Though the problem still stands, we don’t know their cultivation and unless we are able to determine it, it’s going to be difficult for us to know how to proceed." Hei Yingjie explained.
"So what do we do know?" Hei Bao asked, feeling tired.
~Sigh~
"We wait."