144 Guilty Conscience
Before he could think about it carefully, four more corpses fell out of the clouds, all dead in the same way.
Shen Rulin’s eyes lit up. He remembered that Zhang Yueheng had sent a total of six assassins. Now that five corpses were lying on the ground, it meant that there was only one assassin left.
However, after waiting for a few minutes, the sixth corpse did not come down, but the powerful pressure was gone.
Shen Rulin began to panic again. Looking at the rolling clouds not far above his head, a hint of hesitation immediately appeared on his cold face.
With the clouds blocking his vision, Shen Rulin did not know what was going on above, but there were two possibilities why the powerful pressure suddenly disappeared.
Firstly, the master had left.
Secondly, that master was hiding his cultivation and searching for the whereabouts of the last assassin.
Shen Rulin chose to bring Lin Ran into the capital through this route because he wanted to find an absolutely safe place to ask Lin Ran if he had any grudge with Zhang Yueheng before deciding if he should carry out the mission Zhang Yueheng gave him.
He knew very well how thick the cloud was. Here, searching for someone was no different from looking for a needle in the ocean.
After hesitating for a moment with a solemn expression, Shen Rulin finally flew into the cloud on his sword.
Shen Rulin thought that no matter who this master was, since he killed Zhang Yueheng’s men, that meant he was not a foe.
Although he wouldn’t be of much help if he went in, it was still much easier to find the last assassin with two people.
“Senior! Let me help you!”
In order to avoid being accidentally injured, as soon as Shen Rulin rushed into the cloud, he shouted to express his stance.
As soon as he finished speaking, the powerful pressure appeared again, but it was much gentler than before, as if it was guiding him somewhere.
Shen Rulin hesitated for a moment before flying over.
A moment later, Shen Rulin arrived at a place where the clouds were thinner. Just as he stuck his head out, he saw a scene that dumbfounded him—
At this moment, Lin Ran, who Shen Rulin thought had been smashed flat on the ground, was standing on a black and white sword. His left hand was behind his back, and his right hand was raised in front of him, holding the neck of the last assassin tightly.
A faint pressure emitted from Lin Ran’s body. Although it was as illusory as the surrounding clouds, Shen Rulin could still clearly feel that Lin Ran’s realm was far beyond his!
“What’s going on?!”
Shen Rulin couldn’t help but ask in surprise. As he spoke, he had already flown close. “Didn’t you fall to your death? Did you kill all these people? Are you not at the peak of the Senior Martial Master Realm? You haven’t gotten rid of the drug yet. How can you fly on your sword?”
Looking at the incoherent Shen Rulin, Lin Ran looked speechless. “Deputy Commander Shen, what are you trying to say?”
Shen Rulin was stunned by the question. He took a few deep breaths to calm down. He looked at Lin Ran and asked seriously, “Who are you? Why did you hide your cultivation when you were in Mount Sword?”
“My name is Lin Ran. I’m the commander of the imperial guards in the palace. As for hiding my cultivation…”
Lin Ran paused for a moment before revealing a bright smile. “I wanted to cooperate with your investigation, but I was afraid that you wouldn’t dare to ask if I appeared too powerful, so I hid it a little.”
“A little?”
Shen Rulin’s expression became strange. “Your cultivation is even higher than the general of our Five Elements Imperial Guards! What’s your cultivation level? Senior Grandmaster?”
“Ah… something like that.”
Lin Ran replied ambiguously. Before Shen Rulin could ask further, he stuffed the unconscious assassin into his arms. “I keep one alive. He’s useful for us later.”
Shen Rulin looked at the assassin in his arms. When he looked at Lin Ran again, his eyes were filled with scrutiny. “I won’t ask about your cultivation if you don’t want me to, but I have to ask you something. Do you have anything to do with the missing Sacred Abyss Sword?”
“If I stole it, would I let you catch me?”
Seeing that Shen Rulin was about to ask again, Lin Ran imitated Commander Tong and pointed at the sky. “Don’t ask. This is what the higher-ups mean. It’s not good for you to know too much.”
Hearing this, Shen Rulin really stopped asking.
“Let’s go.”
Shen Rulin turned around and flew away, not caring about Lin Ran at all because he knew that Lin Ran would definitely be able to keep up.
The journey ahead was very smooth.
In less than 15 minutes, the two of them landed in the courtyard of the imperial study on their swords.
Shen Rulin wanted to land outside the palace gate, but Lin Ran stopped him. He had no choice but to go straight to the imperial study.
As soon as the two of them landed, they saw Zhang Yueheng at the door of the imperial study.
At this moment, Zhang Yueheng was chatting with Li Tianyi. When he saw Lin Ran and Shen Rulin landing on the ground together with the assassin, his face instantly turned red!
Seeing that someone dared to fly on a sword in the palace, Li Tianyi immediately widened his eyes and scolded angrily, “How dare you!”
Before he could finish speaking, Li Tianyi recognized Lin Ran. The anger on his face instantly changed to a smile. “So it’s Lord Lin! I thought there was an assassin!”
“Enunch Li.”
Lin Ran cupped his hands and asked casually, “I heard that His Majesty wants to see me? Is she in the imperial study?”
“Yes, he’s been waiting for you for half a day!”
As Li Tianyi spoke, he took a few steps forward and pulled Lin Ran towards the imperial study.
At the side, Shen Rulin was dumbfounded. If it were anyone else, they would have been beheaded immediately for flying on a sword in the palace.
However, not only did Lin Ran not have the intention to admit his mistake, but Li Tianyi was also so polite to him. Who exactly was this guy?
As Shen Rulin was thinking, he heard someone calling him. When he came back to his senses, he saw Lin Ran, who had already walked to the door, turning around and waving at him.
“What are you waiting for?”
As Lin Ran spoke, he glanced at Zhang Yueheng. “His Majesty asked you to bring me here. You have to come in to report. You can also tell him about the assassins we encountered on the way!”
Hearing the word “assassin”, Zhang Yueheng trembled and cold sweat flowed down his forehead.
When Shen Rulin saw his reaction, he roughly guessed what was going on.
After glaring at Zhang Yueheng, Shen Rulin said coldly, “Lord Lin, you’re right. Someone actually sent assassins to kill us in broad daylight. I have to report this to His Majesty in detail!”
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