Chapter 1205: I’m Here To Kill

“I have failed to anticipate your arrival and prepare accordingly. I hope you will forgive me for my poor hospitality, honored guest!”

Chang Youya’s expression calmed in an instant as he slowly turned around and faced toward a certain direction, hands clasped together in a polite salute.

As if on cue, a man descended from the sky and landed on the surface of the lake.

The young man was wearing a blue outfit. His face wasn’t exactly handsome[1], but it was clear and bright. His eyes resembled pools of clear water, yet deep enough to rival the nine heavens. His smile was the feature that stood out above all else. It was a warm, gentle smile that felt like the morning sun of spring.

The man was standing on top of the lake surface, but his feet did not sink into the water, nor did they elicit any ripples on the lake surface. His sleeves fluttered quietly under the chilly wind and made him look divine like a living celestial.

“I would not call myself an honored guest, Headmaster Chang.”

The man said with a smile, “At best, I am an uninvited guest. You wouldn’t turn me away, would you?”

“Why would I do that?”

Chang Youya replied politely, “It is Endless Learning Academy and my honor to welcome an honored guest like you. We are all too happy to be in your presence.”

“Is that so? I’m not sure this is the right way to treat an honored guest though.”

Expression unchanging, the man tapped his toes against the lake water. A ripple broke out, and the bottom of the lake abruptly bubbled violently like boiling water. The next moment, dozens of people were spat out of the lakewater just like that.

These people were wearing a student’s attire and square hat, but their expressions were cruel and vicious, and their hands were wielding sabers, swords, and hidden weapons. It was quite strange to look at.

They were the teachers, mentors, and disciples of the inner academy of Endless Learning Academy. If there was one thing they had in common, it was that they were all killers of Westwind Inn.

Chang Youya’s pupils contracted. These killers were a mix of Spirit Purifiers and Half-Step Truemen, but they were all elites of Westwind Inn. And yet, the young man had them trapped in the air as helplessly as ants or specks of dust.

“Or is this just how Westwind welcomes people?”

“It looks like you know everything.”

Chang Youya stayed silent for a moment before declaring, “You’re the one who killed God Medium and Ghost Doctor.”

It wasn’t a question. He had also figured out the identity of the intruder.

“Indeed.”

The man admitted without hesitation, “They disappointed me. They had died before I even began to get serious.”

“I wonder if you will last longer, Accountant Chang?”

The intruder was Ye Qing as a matter of course. He decided to come here after scouring Ghost Doctor’s memories and discovering both Chang Youya’s identity and the fact that Endless Learning Academy was Westwind Inn’s base in Snowview City.

The reason he came here was pure and simple. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. It was also to make an example to the monkeys by slaughtering the chickens!

“What must I do for you to let bygones be bygones, honored guest?”

Chang Youya did not fly into a cold rage or order an all-out assault against the young man. Instead, he chose to compromise.

God Medium might be lacking in the head department, but there was no denying that she was a powerful warrior. If even she was no match for the young man, then he could only do worse.

Although his enemy was in a Westwind Inn base and his domain right now, and it wasn’t like he didn’t have his own trump card, he wasn’t sure it would be enough against the young man before him.

The way to victory was uncertain, so he could only negotiate and compromise.

“Let bygones be bygones? Why on earth would I do that?” Ye Qing asked.

“Because we belong to Westwind.”

Chang Youya said calmly, “And because Westwind is Wei’s greatest killer organization.”

“What a coincidence! God Medium gave me the same spiel before.”

Ye Qing chuckled. “Can you guess what happened to her after she said that?”

Chang Youya fell silent for a moment before replying, “She died probably because her offer wasn’t sincere. Gd Medium had always been a treacherous, despicable, and shameless woman.”

“But I am different. The sages say that a man is only as good as his word. As a disciple of the sages, there is nothing I value more than integrity and promise. I swear that I will not attempt to deceive you like God Medium!”

“Hahahahaha!”

Ye Qing burst out laughing upon hearing that. “I can’t believe that a killer who reaps life like grass and a hypocrite is trying to convince me about his ‘integrity’!”

“Is this your plan, Headmaster Chang? Are you trying to make me laugh to my death?”

“You jest, honored guest,” Chang Youya responded without so much as batting an eyelid. “Every word I just said came from the heart.”

Shame could only take hold of you if you allowed it to take hold.

“Oh yeah? What kind of promises can you give me?” Still chuckling, Ye Qing crossed his arms and asked.

“I have two offers.”

Chang Youya began, “One, Westwind Inn promises that we will never get involved with anything that is related to you again. We will also pay you a handsome gift. Two, on behalf of Westwind, I extend you an invitation to join us. If you join Westwind Inn, then your safety will be assured.”

“Really? Can you protect me from all who desire to steal the Earthly Sovereign Bell?” Ye Qing asked.

“We can,” Chang Youya declared confidently.

“I see. But can you protect me from you?” Ye Qing threw out another question. “Didn’t you want the Earthly Sovereign Bell for yourselves?”

“If you join the Westwind Inn, then you would become one of us. Westwind Inn never steals from their own, so you have nothing to worry about,” Chang Youya answered.

“I see.” Ye Qing nodded in understanding. “Family rules, eh? What’s yours is mine, and what’s mine is yours? Once I join Westwind Inn, the Earthly Sovereign Bell would naturally fall into your hands.”

“You misunderstand, honored guest! That is not what I meant!”

Chang Youya tried to explain himself, but Ye Qing interrupted him before he could begin. “It doesn’t matter either way. I never planned on agreeing in the first place.”

“Is it because the offer is not up to your satisfaction, honored guest? What else do you want? Everything is negotiable!” Chang Youya paled a little and replied in a hurry.

“It’s fine.”

Ye Qing declared, “I forgot to mention this, but I came here to kill, not to negotiate, so save your breath.”

“Kill?”

A tremor coursed through Chang Youya’s body as his expression darkened. “If that is true, then why didn’t you attack us immediately?”

It was precisely because Ye Qing had not shown up guns blazing that he thought that the young man had come to negotiate. It was also why he was willing to show his vulnerable side.

Naturally, he was quite confused when Ye Qing told him that he was mistaken.

“Do you think it’s possible that I’m waiting for you to gather everyone? Because I don’t like having to chase down the last few stragglers?”

𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Ye Qing beamed at Chang Youya. “I loathe trouble, you see. If I can finish something in one go, I will.”

“Attack!”

Chang Youya narrowed his eyes until they resembled blades. Knowing that negotiations had broken down completely—or rather, Ye Qing had no intentions of negotiating in the first place—he waved his hand and ordered the attack.

The Westwind killers who had been lying in wait in the area all this time immediately charged toward Ye Qing.

“Heh...”

A smirk crossed Ye Qing’s lips as the Westwind Inn killers he shackled before abruptly exploded into pieces. Their flesh and blood scattered in every direction and crashed into the incoming killers like hidden weapons.

Caught off guard, the shower of gore penetrated their head and bodies like bullets and killed them instantly. This was just the beginning though. As soon as they perished, their bodies also exploded and killed everyone standing too close to them.

It was a chain reaction of explosions. The engagement had just begun, and Westwind Inn had already sustained heavy damages.

1. Wow, has Ye Qing been deluding himself this whole time?! ☜