Slash the Scarlet Eyes: Start with a Starburst Air Stream Slash Chapter 058

“M-My lord, I don’t have a wife or children…..”

“……”

“Is that what I was focusing on?!” Lin Yu kicked him a few more times. What kind of person did he take him for? He had no such preferences as Meng De.

“Oh~, my lord, your kicks feel so good, ah, so good I could fly. My lord, harder, ah, kick me harder, my lord.”

The captain of the guards rolled back and forth under Lin Yu’s feet, his rugged face flushed, making Lin Yu feel a wave of disgust.

“Get out, get out, get out! You disgusting thing!”

“Thank you for sparing my life, my lord, thank you for sparing my life.”

The captain of the guards obediently rolled away into the distance.

Lin Yu, meanwhile, held Akame’s small hand and strutted into the city.

After entering the city, he quickly ducked into a secluded corner, changing his and Akame’s appearance again. Hehe, pink, also very cute.

He and Akame walked along the dirty streets of the slum, where the air was filled with the stench of rotten food and excrement.

Lin Yu’s boots stepped into a puddle of sewage, startling a few fat rats. This area, separated by just one wall from the main district, was a starkly different world.

Turning a corner, a sudden clamor came from ahead.

Lin Yu instinctively poked his head out from behind the wall to watch the drama unfold, Akame also followed suit, poking out her pink-haired head.

In the middle of the street, a white-haired old man knelt on the ground, tightly clutching a basket of trampled wild flowers.

His emaciated face was covered in wrinkles, and his right eye was cloudy and white, clearly blind.

A fat man in luxurious clothes watched him, and behind the man in luxurious clothes was a small squad of soldiers.

Leading them was the lord of Boulder City—Jin Zheng, also Lin Yu’s assassination target for this trip.

Jin Zheng was a man impossible to forget at first sight—not because he was handsome, but because of a strange mixture of deliberate luxury and cruelty.

A body as bloated as a wine barrel was wrapped in luxurious clothes, and even with fingers covered in jeweled rings, it couldn’t hide his downturned mouth and small, black eyes, like two moldy grapes embedded in dough-like fat.

“Old man, who allowed you to sell these weeds in my city?” Jin Zheng kicked over the flower basket, rotten petals sticking to his gleaming leather boots.

“My lord, please, I… I’m still a human, after all…..”

The old man’s voice trembled, “This is the only thing this old man can sell. My grandson is sick and needs medicine……”

“Human?” Jin Zheng chuckled strangely, “Let me tell you what a human is.” He snapped his fingers, and a tall, blond guard behind him immediately stepped forward.

The man’s eyes were as cold as ice, his long golden hair tied back with a silver ribbon, appearing very professional.

“Huang Tian, you’ve just arrived recently. Do you know how to speak and act?” Jin Zheng said.

The blond guard named Huang Tian revealed a cruel smile.

He grabbed the old man’s hair, forcing him to look up, then drew a copper-wrapped short stick from his waist.

“In this city, only the city lord is human. Even I am just a dog. How dare you claim to be human!” Huang Tian’s voice was surprisingly pleasant. He pulled the old man into Jin Zheng’s blind spot, and the short stick fell with a whoosh……

A few seconds later, Huang Tian emerged with the blood-stained short stick, bending at the waist and respectfully saying:

“City Lord, the old man has been dealt with.”

“Well done. You’re a newcomer, yet everything you do always pleases me.”

Jin Zheng laughed heartily, his body wiggling as he walked towards the city lord’s mansion.

Upon seeing this scene, Lin Yu withdrew his head and led Akame towards the old man.

The old man lay peacefully in a small corner, without any visible injuries, merely unconscious.

Lin Yu said nothing, simply took out a few silver coins and placed them beside the old man, then left with Akame. Perhaps that Huang Tian was actually the same type of person as him.

“Akame? When are we meeting the contact person?”

Lin Yu remembered that this mission had a contact.

“Tomorrow night at two, the contact person will come and tell us Jin Zheng’s travel route,” Akame said, following behind Lin Yu.

Lin Yu’s eyes lit up. He pulled Akame to find an inn, booked a room, and slept—simple and direct.

Staying up late always required more sleep to compensate.

By the time Lin Yu was refreshed, it was already the afternoon of the next day.

He walked out of his room and knocked on Akame’s door. The door was opened instantly; it turned out Akame was already ready.

“You… slept a bit long.”

Akame’s stomach rumbled as she grumbled.

“Uh… I’m a man.”

“???”

Akame looked a little confused.

“So you have to forgive me unconditionally.”

“!!!”

Akame was even more confused.

“Ahem, anyway, it’s all your fault, you can’t blame me.”

“??!!”

Akame felt she wasn’t on the same wavelength as Lin Yu.

“However, I’ll generously forgive you. Let’s go out to eat.”

“Food!”

Keyword triggered, Akame’s eyes lit up, and she pulled Lin Yu to the restaurant she had already picked out…..

As the stacked plates drew everyone’s attention, Akame’s afternoon meal came to an end. No one could have imagined that a little girl could eat more than an entire restaurant full of people.

However, the restaurant owner was still very happy, after all, Lin Yu paid, instead of dining and dashing.

When Akame was full, it started raining heavily outside.

The restaurant owner generously gave them both raincoats and umbrellas.

“This boss is quite nice,” Akame murmured, looking at the items given.

“Akame, that one meal you just had probably amounted to several days of the owner’s revenue. Of course, the owner would be good to you; he’d wish you’d come every day and give you things every day.”

Lin Yu directly stated the truth, earning Akame’s murderous glare.

“Well… well then, let’s go to the contact point first.”

Lin Yu put on his raincoat, opened his umbrella, and ran out. Akame was a bit dazed but still chased after him.

Slum.

An abandoned, dilapidated hut.

Since it was still early, Lin Yu bought ingredients while on the run. He lit a fire inside the hut and started Akame’s second meal, which finally pacified her……

As time passed, the appointed time quickly arrived.

“You two, this is my first time seeing someone doing this kind of thing, so brazenly, and even eating meat.”

At this moment, a man in a raincoat, with a straight posture and carrying a short stick, walked in. He took off his raincoat, and it was none other than Huang Tian, the guard beside the city lord Jin Zheng.

Just like me, he’s playing both sides.

Lin Yu stood up to welcome him. He hadn’t expected this guy to be quite capable, with acting skills as superb as his own.

Akame glanced at Huang Tian and continued eating. Other things could be paused, but the food Lin Yu made was simply irresistible.

Huang Tian, with a solemn expression, pulled a map from his embrace:

“This is where City Lord Jin Zheng will be hunting tomorrow. There won’t be many guards around then, it’s a good opportunity to strike.”

Lin Yu carefully examined the map: “Is the information accurate? It won’t be a trap, will it?”

“That cannot be confirmed,” Huang Tian shook his head. “Information is never guaranteed to be accurate; it can change at any time. We try our best to ensure every piece of information is real.”

“Is that so~, you must have worked hard.” Lin Yu didn’t say much more, just patted the other’s back. They were both in the same boat, though his position was much higher than Huang Tian’s.

“It’s no trouble. After all, you’re veterans. These hard tasks can only be left to us. Besides, aren’t you even harder than us? That’s the Imperial Capital, after all.” Huang Tian also patted Lin Yu’s back in return. Working hard for the revolutionary army wasn’t hard; it was for a beautiful future.

“Alright, the map is yours. I wish you success in tomorrow’s mission.” Huang Tian had no other superfluous words. After confirming that the map was handed over, he left.

After leaving the small, dilapidated hut, the rain had stopped, revealing a dark, oppressive night sky.

Huang Tian circled the main district three times to ensure he wasn’t being followed before heading towards the city lord’s mansion. But as he turned into a quiet alley, Huang Tian suddenly stopped.

At the alley entrance ahead, three figures in black silently blocked his path. He quickly turned back, and four more figures appeared behind him.

“Huang Tian!” The leading black-clad figure spoke, his voice cold, “Come with us.”