Chapter 86 - It’s Good to Repent

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

In the palace, in Mingzhao Hall.

Lin Ran had gone for a few hours.

The incense burner was lit with ambergris, but there was still a faint smell of blood in the air.

Lin Ran rubbed his nose and did not leave the girl here. Instead, he went to the imperial study.

On the desk, all kinds of scrolls were piled up like a mountain, almost covering the empress’s figure.

Suddenly, a strong wind blew past her. The empress looked up and saw Lin Ran standing in the imperial study with a little girl in his arms.

The empress was stunned for a moment. Then she stood up and teased, “I have so many consorts in the palace. Why do you have to bring back a homeless child?”

Surprisingly, Lin Ran didn’t talk back. He just looked at the little girl in his arms. “She’s the only one left in her village.”

The empress’s expression turned cold. “What happened? Were the villagers affected by the battle? Is there anyone in the Eight Directional Mountain who can fight you?”

“No, it’s just… Forget it, I can’t explain it in a few words.”

Lin Ran wanted to explain, but he realized that he didn’t know how to start. He paused for a moment and said, “I caused a commotion at the Eight Directional Mountain just now. The Dao Seeking Sect has probably sensed it. Huo Qiyun is in danger. I have to go there immediately.”

The empress nodded. Lin Ran said, “But it’s inconvenient to bring the child along. Why don’t you help me take care of her for a while?”

“What did you say?”

The empress’s expression turned serious. She frowned and scolded in a low voice, “I’m the emperor of a country! How dare you ask me to take care of a child?”

Lin Ran said with a cheeky smile, “You’ll have a child sooner or later anyway. Just treat it as a rehearsal!”

The empress was speechless. Just when she wanted to say something, Lin Ran was no longer in the imperial study. Only the little girl was lying on the low couch where she usually rested.

After staring at the little girl for a while, the empress suddenly realized that this little girl was quite cute. She couldn’t help but smile and cover the girl with the dragon robe.

…

Tianjue Peak, Dao Seeking Sect.

After entrusting the little girl to the empress, Lin Ran immediately rushed here.

Previously, when he destroyed the Eight Directional Mountain, the commotion caused could probably be felt within a hundred miles. Most likely, the people of the Dao Seeking Sect already knew about it.

This way, Huo Qiyun, who was pretending to be the Sword God, would be in a very dangerous situation.

“The power of that strike is something only a Half-Saint can achieve. However, if the Ten Miles Sword God is on the Eight Directional Mountain, who will the Sword God on Tianjue Peak?”

As long as anyone thought about this, what awaited Huo Qiyun would be death.

“Hold on! You must hold on—”

Lin Ran muttered to himself as he rode on his sword. However, when he saw the entrance of the Dao Seeking Sect, he instantly swallowed his words.

The Dao-Seeking Sect’s mountain gate was a hundred feet tall and was carved from white jade. The words “Dao-Seeking Sect” were engraved on the lintel. Although there were no fancy decorations, it was still magnificent.

However, at this moment, the entire mountain gate was covered by a yellow flag. Even the words “Dao Seeking Sect” were blocked.

“These guys… have a strong desire to live!”

Lin Ran looked at the mountain gate with his mouth agape. He suddenly didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

Previously, Lin Ran added a sentence on the invitation letter the empress wrote, asking those sects that were too far away to hang yellow flags on their mountain gates. This would indicate that they were willing to submit to the Heavenly Saint Dynasty.

Although the Dao Seeking Sect was not far from the capital, they did not dare to attend the state banquet. However, looking at the size of the yellow flag on the mountain gate, Lin Ran knew that these people knew very well what they’d done wrong.

After observing for a while, Lin Ran went straight through the mountain gate and headed for the top.

Not long after, he arrived at the hinterland of the mountain and saw Huo Qiyun in the arena.

However, the strange thing was that Huo Qiyun was not disguised as the Ten Miles Sword God. Instead, he was sparring with others in his true identity.

At the same time, the people present also discovered Lin Ran.

Seeing an unfamiliar old man enter the sect, the Dao-Seeking Sect disciples subconsciously drew their swords.

However, when they felt the terrifying aura coming from Lin Ran, their faces turned pale in an instant.

At this moment, Huo Qiyun looked up and saw Lin Ran. He immediately jumped off the arena and raised the Ten Miles Dragon Roar with both hands. “Shifu!”

“Shifu? He’s the Ten Mile Sword God!”

“No wonder his aura is so powerful!”

“Quickly inform the sect master!”

…

The surrounding disciples instantly burst into uproar, but no one attacked Lin Ran.

Although Lin Ran didn’t know what was going on, he was not in the least worried. He landed in front of Huo Qiyun and asked in a low voice, “What’s going on? Why aren’t you wearing a mask?”

“When I saw the yellow flag hanging on the gate, I thought there was no need to use a mask.”

“The war with the Great Yong Dynasty is imminent. It’s time to recruit people. If they repent from the bottom of their hearts, it’s not a bad thing to give them a chance.”

Huo Qiyun replied quickly. Then, he patted the Dragon Roar Sword on Lin Ran’s waist. “I told them that I’m the disciple of the Ten Miles Sword God and that I came to visit on behalf of my shifu with the Ten Miles Dragon Roar.”

Lin Ran just nodded to show that he understood when a large group of people came from afar.

The person in the lead was Zou Hao, the sect master of the Dao Seeking Sect, whom Lin Ran had seen in King Zhao’s tent.

“Sword God! I didn’t know that you would come. Please don’t take offense to us not being at the gate to receive you!”

Zou Hao was still a dozen steps away from Lin Ran when he bowed to apologize. His smile was so wide that it reached his ears.

If outsiders saw this fawning look, no one would think that he was the head of a sect.

“Sect Master Zou, you’re being too polite. I should be the one apologizing.”

Lin Ran chuckled. He was wearing a human skin mask, so he wasn’t afraid that Zou Hao would recognize him.

When Zou Hao heard this, he was about to kneel on the ground. “Sword God! You’re flattering me! There is no need for you to apologize. From now on, the Dao Seeking Sect is your home. You can come and go as you please!”

Lin Ran nodded and put his hand on the hilt of the Dragon Roar Sword at his waist. He said in a strange tone, “That depends on whether or not the Dao Seeking Sect will still exist in this world!”

When Zou Hao heard this, his face instantly turned pale and he collapsed to the ground.

He had just received the news that the Eight Directional Mountain had been annihilated. Now, from what the Ten Miles Sword God said, he seemed to want to annihilate them too!