Chapter 6
The search and investigation mission for Inmyeonjiju is over..
Lee Chul didn't say anything after that, as if he was lost..
When I handed him Byeokgokdan and water, he just swallowed them quietly..
The search party retrieved the body of the deceased with the help of a local landlord..
The search party, which had been one hundred people, was reduced to seventy..
Joo Seo-cheon couldn't hold back his anger for a moment when he saw his colleague's body torn by a spider's leg, but he held back it while thinking of the old man with blood poison..
The spirits of Xirong Gorge, including the human face owner, were merely manipulated by the blood fishing method and did not do anything wrong..
The bodies were recovered, injuries were treated, and preparations were made for departure..
“Now that I've finished organizing, I'll go quickly..”
“Again, once, thank you..”
The head of the human face greeted me with his six shining eyes..
Somehow it feels more like a threat than a thank you..
“There's no need to be so grateful, since we're indebted to you too..”
Joo Seocheon answered with a slight smile..
The gift that Inmyeonjiju gave me as a token of gratitude was of great help in many ways..
“Well then, I hope you continue to take good care of me..”
“This too is fate, I will humbly accept it, accept it all..”
The person holding the face retreated and disappeared into the darkness..
Soon after, the ship also left its habitat..
“Everyone, we are going to the Murim Alliance..”
The habitat of human face landowners itself was a trap for Amcheonhoe..
It wasn't a good idea to split up, as there might be some other danger lurking..
Above all, manpower was needed to escort refugees and transport casualties..
Rise above the currents of the Three Gorges and Xiling Gorges of the Yangtze River.
Still, the speed increased as the current was fast..
“Joo Seocheon.”
While I was having fun on board, Danghye came to see me..
“what's the matter?”
‘Since the poison doesn't work, they're going to push me down the river.?’
Joo Seocheon turned his body and looked wary..
“…… thank you.”
“what?”
I wondered if they were trying to catch me off guard..
“Just everything. I owed my life to you……”
If it had not been for Joo Seo-cheon's help, even Tang Hye, the master of poison, would not have been able to guarantee his life..
He even received a portion of the gift, which is more valuable than life to the martial people..
Although it is not as good as Nak So-wol, not only has the amount of accumulated internal power increased, but the poison power has also improved by one day..
No matter how proud she was, she was not so ungrateful that she did not recognize her benefactor who had given her a gift..
“This too.”
Danghye took out a gourd from her bosom..
Inside, it contained poisonous substances, including human face scarf..
It is a very precious poison for Germans..
But it doesn't end there.
What was important was regular provision..
Ju Seo-cheon agreed to receive high-grade poison and spider webs from the Inmyeonjiju under the promise that they would protect him from external invasions, including Amcheonhoe, and designated Tangga as the target..
To a poisoner, a higher-grade poison is a weapon, or elixir..
It was a huge blessing to receive it for free..
“Thanks to you for making the face owner remember my face, even my father will not be able to hastily intervene in this matter in the future. If you have to, you can go to the owner and make them not provide it to Sega..”
“okay.”
It was obvious without needing to say how much Danghye's status and influence within the world would increase in the future..
“I can't believe you did this... … thank you so much”
This time, it was a greeting that came from the heart..
It wasn't the usual sarcastic tone, nor were it empty words..
It gave off so much light.
No matter how many times I said thank you, it wasn't enough..
Tang Hui put her hands together politely and tried to bow down..
“That's right……”
Danghye felt like someone was supporting her waist..
I soon realized that it was Joo Seo-cheon's hollow work..
“Because I asked for help.”
When I raised my head, I saw Joo Seocheon shaving softly..
A breeze blew through his hair..
“therefore……”
My heart is pounding.
I don't know why. Just my heart was racing.
Danghye placed her hands on her chest and held her breath..
I waited for the next words of the volcano sect young master..
“I'll apologize for teasing you earlier, so I'll stop holding any grudges and promise not to poison you when you eat or sleep.?”
“I'm going to kill you.”
Danghye answered in a frosty voice, showing signs of opening the lid of the gourd at any moment..
“Ho ho ho.”
Laughter was heard from a corner of the ship..
Joo Seocheon stepped away from the railing and waved his hand as if to calm down, then turned his attention to the source of the laughter..
“Pageumbong Peak?”
“I wanted to know what kind of person Geomshin is, but he turns out to be more interesting than I thought..”
Dan Lihua walked out with a charming smile on his face..
It was characterized by using ink-colored bamboo ribs..
“It’s been a while, sister Dan..”
Tang Hui frowned and greeted Dan Lihua..
It gave off an air of not being very welcoming..
“I know. It’s been quite a while since the Dragonfeng Festival..”
The later exponents of the political faction, the Ohryongsambong, meet regularly, and that is the Yongbonghoe..
However, after the situation in the martial arts world changed unusually, the meeting was closed..
‘sister……’
It was rare to see Danghye call someone ‘unni’, so it felt refreshing in its own way..
However, the tone was not friendly at all and it was strange..
“I didn't know that Dan developed a hobby of eavesdropping on her while we weren't seeing each other. Or has she been there from the beginning?”
“Oh my gosh, how could that be possible?.
I think my younger brother is misunderstanding something, but I just came to say thank you to Geomshin like my younger brother..”
Dan Lihua wet his lips and smiled slightly..
It was impressive to see Dang-hye's harsh words spilled out so casually..
“……”
Danghye bit her lip as if she didn't like it..
‘huh?’
It was Dang-hye who always tried not to lose even a single word..
But it was a little strange that he walked away without saying anything..
It seemed as if he was uncomfortable with isolation..
Dan Li-hwa took off his bamboo robe and greeted Ju Seo-cheon..
“I am indebted to you in the forest..
If Geomshin hadn't helped me, I would have been lying on the cold floor by now..
I sincerely thank you for saving my life..”
“no. Don't worry, I'm just doing the obvious..”
“You're so humble, you're truly a hero..”
Joo Seocheon scratched the back of his head in embarrassment..
Dan Li-hwa looked up at Ju Seo-cheon and smiled..
“My life has been brought to light, so please allow me to repay that light to the Sword God..”
“no. It's really okay.”
“no. As a martial artist, how can I take Eunwon lightly??”
Dan Lihua seemed to remember something, smiled mischievously and spoke in a whisper..
“Oh, should I at least try to achieve yin-yang harmony in return??”
“……”
Joo Seocheon was speechless..
“please shut up!”
Danghye screamed as if she heard something terrible..
“Oh my gosh, shut up, aren't you being harsh??”
Dan Lihwa laughed differently than he said..
“Also, if a man and a woman clash swords and try to get along peacefully, is that really a problem??”
Dan Lihua's eyes were curved like a crescent moon..
“By any chance, you must have had some strange thoughts.?”
“……”
Danghye bit her lip and trembled..
I don't know if it was because he was embarrassed or angry, but his face seemed to be hot and red..
“Of course, that's a lie. It had a sexual meaning..”
“porridge……”
“No!”
Before Danghye could pour out harsh words, a third party's voice intervened..
“Naksamae?”
It was the moon of Nakso.
With his eyebrows raised fiercely, Samae strode between the three people and blocked Dan Lihua's path..
“Please stop teasing these two people..”
Nak So-wol looked at Dan Li-hwa with wary eyes..
“What do you mean?”
“You're being mischievous..”
Luo Sowol did not answer the question and just naturally let it out..
“Hehehe.”
Dan Lihua smiled slightly and his eyes sparkled with interest..
“I heard that the Maehwageomsu, an elite of volcanoes, is the best in Shaanxi, and Sojeo is the famous Naksowol Sojeo..”
“It's an honor to meet Cheongseongpa's Pageumbong Peak..
nice to meet you.”
Pageumbong, the eldest of the current late Jisoos, was a female master of Kangho and the object of admiration by the women of the martial arts group..
Her beauty that enchants both men and women is beauty, but her achievements, such as rising to the post-exposure index early on and achieving the feat of painting, could be said to be the best before the appearance of Joo Seo-cheon..
Although he was not very active in the future and disappeared into the battlefield, he was famous in his own way in this life..
“If it's okay, since this is also our fate, would you like to have a cup of tea inside??”
“no. it's okay.”
“It hurts me a little that you rejected me so bluntly..”
Contrary to what he said, it was Dan Li-hwa who smiled softly..
“If I have a chance in the future, I would like to unite with Luo Xiaoyue Xiaozhe..”
“I'll accept it as long as it's a rain dance..”
“Of course, I mean it sexually..”
“……”
Luo Sowol also blushed, perhaps because it was too much this time..
Instead, I kept my mouth shut and didn't say anything to avoid being teased more by provoking him for no reason..
Dan Li-hwa looked at Luo So-wol with amusement, but then turned his gaze beyond her to Ju Seo-cheon..
“I was rude for suddenly making a joke..
But it is true that I am deeply grateful to Geomshin..”
“Oh no.”
As expected, Joo Seo-cheon also looked embarrassed as he didn't know that a woman, and a phoenix who was a late leader of the political faction, would talk obscenely..
There were no rumors that Pageumbong's speaking skills were unusual, so I wondered if he was playing a prank..
“Well, the atmosphere seems a bit cloudy, so I'll leave now. There's still time left to become friends anyway..”
The smile on my face becomes a little brighter..
A slightly dangerous look appeared in his narrowed eyes..
“If it's okay, I'd like to cross swords someday..”
Dan Lihua left those words and left..
“What a great person..”
Ju Seocheon looked at Dan Lihwa’s back and muttered..
“I agree..”
Luo Xiaoyue and Tang Hui spoke at the same time..
The ship left the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River and reached the vicinity of Hefei..
There was a meeting of the Murim Alliance in front of the temporary dock..
“Thank you for your hard work.”
The Murim Maeng warrior showed his card and greeted him..
We decided to take over the casualties and transport them for those who were exhausted from motion sickness..
Horses and food were also provided..
At least I could avoid having to stand watch at night exhausted..
He was escorted by the Murim League and headed to Hebi..
The warriors who came out to meet us looked concerned about the captives leaving, but they did not bother to ask due to the bad atmosphere..
A while later, as soon as they arrived at the Murim Alliance, all members of the exploration team went to undress, but Joo Seocheon headed to the leader's office to report..
“It was said that the exodus was Ganja.?”
Nangong Weimu raised his voice as if he couldn’t believe it..
Joo Seocheon shook his head up and down instead of answering..
“Huh, really……”
Even to Nangong Weiwu, the fact that Lee Chul was Cheon Chu-seong was shocking, and he couldn't continue his words and sighed..
Zhou Seo-cheon explained to Nangong Weiwu and Zhuge Sang in relatively detailed detail what had happened in the habitat of the landowner..
“Woong Kwon Hyeop……”
Both Nangong Weiwu and Zhuge Sang did not look good..
Since Woong Kwon-hyeop was a military officer who was trusted even by the leader of the Murim Alliance, the shock of the betrayal was bound to be great..
In addition, even the reason for the betrayal was so correct yet distorted that it added to the bitter feeling..
Just as Ju Seocheon understood Lee Chul's feelings on the one hand, Nangong Weimu and Zhuge Sang also understood it..
“I feel stuffy, like my stomach is clogged..”
“Like the future of the Murim Alliance?.”
Nangong Weimu smiled bitterly at Zhou Seocheon’s words..
“It's a great murder..”
Zhuge Sang exclaimed in admiration..
“It is truly too much for young people as big as twin dragons to harass this insignificant old man..”
“I'm just stating the facts. Don’t you know that what Woong Kwon Hyeop said is not wrong?.”
“yes……”
It may feel like the sinner is making it up to rationalize his evil deeds, but that is not the case at all..
Although the means were very flawed, his point is undoubtedly true..
“If I could change it, I would have changed it a long time ago..”
However, humans are not Buddhas, sages, or gods..
People cannot be perfect, and they are bound to be swayed by the five passions..
Whether it is Taoism or Buddhism, it is bound to be imperfect..
“What would have happened if I had dropped the student from the old group??”
Nangong Weimu did not deny that he decided to become a great lord based on his background rather than his ability or personality, but clearly admitted it..
“You know that losing face is sometimes worse than losing your life when it comes to the old tribe, or rather, the prestigious tribe..”
I couldn't accept losing to someone from a third-rate literary school who was nothing..
I would have agreed if the candidate was from the same prestigious clan, or a mystical clan with a one-man tradition..
“If it is said there that you are ignoring the old faction, and it is taken as an insult, the resentment may build up later and lead to antagonism between the old faction and the five generations..”
You might say this is too much of an overthinking, but there have actually been cases of antagonism in the past due to reputation..
For political factions, face and honor are important factors not only for the economy but also for ideology..
There is enough justification for the fight..
“It may be dismissed as an excessive delusion, but the continued antagonism may become an opportunity for the dissolution of the Murim Alliance. If you think about the complex circumstances, it's really obvious..”
It's not wrong. It could be so.
The power of the Murim Alliance is not concentrated like the Apostles or the Demonic Dao..
No matter how much he was the Sword Saint of the Seven Seas of Heaven and the head of the Namgung family, it was impossible to ignore its members..
“He's a helpless old man with a good reputation..”
A look of self-deprecation appeared on Nangong Weiwu’s face..
Joo Seocheon didn’t say anything. Instead I thought.
‘I, too, am not good enough to be called a hero..’
Namgung Wimu and Ju Seocheon are too old to dream of anything more..
Even the black spirit, a necessary evil, cannot be dealt with..
What awaits Lee Chul, who is imprisoned in the underground prison, will be torture that goes beyond the norm..
At this rate, I can't deny that I'm a hypocrite..
Still, we just tried to minimize the damage to prevent something similar to Woong Kwon Hyeop from happening..
“To change the mood, I will report next..”
In the case of Zhuge Sang, he is a genius, but he is still full of blood..
It was the right age to dream of ideals..
However, he was in a position of greater responsibility than that..
When you become a soldier, there comes a time when you have to let go of your personal feelings and make ruthless judgments..
It was now..
We talked about how to punish emigration and how to expel those suspected of being ganja..
In addition, they also shared opinions on how to fight in preparation for a great war..
* * *
Clink!
The bottle of alcohol shattered.
A scent that would melt a lover's heart floated in the air and spread around..
“this dog……!”
The faces of Nokjon and Cheongi, who were academics at the Academy of Fine Arts not long ago, turned bright red..
“Joo Seocheon! Joo Seocheon! 주서천 이 개새끼야!”
I couldn't help swearing. The color of her face changed several times..
Cheon-gi tried to kick the drinking table, but stopped and barely tried to calm down..
Whoa... … I took a deep breath and
“Six times!”
kicked the drinking table.
“Wow!”
Even people who have just a few exams left are not this sensitive..
I'm so angry that I'm on the verge of throwing a tantrum..
“why!”
Everything was perfect. calculated everything.
I took a risk and even invested in Yogwang..
I didn't expect Joo Seocheon to die or get injured..
In order to deal with Nakso-wolman, we prepared several ships, invested manpower and money, and reviewed the plan..
It didn't matter that the old man didn't come back alive because it was expected..
It was okay to lose my personal support..
I have secured spider silk, an essential ingredient for intangible poison..
The problem is that the goal is not achieved.
“Heck, why! What kind of resentment do you have?!”
I dream once every three days.
But in that dream, Joo Seo-cheon appeared regularly..
Even all of them were bastards..
We built a tower with great effort, but Ju Seo-cheon came and tore it down..
I built a sand castle in the sea and Joo Seocheon trampled it..
I gathered up the pieces of martial arts equipment and Joo Seo-cheon tore them up..
Zhou Seo-cheon stole Qin Shi Huang's treasures and treasures..
When the herb of elixir was found, Joo Seocheon stole it and ate it..
Ju Seocheon.
Ju Seocheon.
Ju Seocheon.
Ju Seocheon.
“You damn bastard!”
shaking.
Thanks to this, I couldn't sleep well for a while..
I don’t even know when I last slept with my feet stretched out..
Every day was painful.
When I closed my eyes, Joo Seocheon’s face came to mind..
I almost found a god who didn't exist..
I was wondering if I should learn the magic of a Southern Man or a blood religion and try to curse him..
“Crash!”
I just gritted my teeth and prepared for the next thing..
* * *
A year is coming to an end.
Pure white snow piled up in abundance..
“I'll go soon.”
Joo Seocheon stood in front of the back door of the Murim Alliance and said hello..
“You are always busy.”
Zhuge Sang smiled slightly..
She was so stunningly beautiful that she was once called Confucius Miok..
“I'm less busy than the military..”
It wasn't humility, it was fact..
After becoming a military officer, Zhuge Shang spends his days busy..
The password was changed once a week..
The moment he heard that Woong Kwon Hyeop, who was trusted by the leader of the Murim Alliance, was Ganja, Zhuge Sang's heart sank..
It hurts my heart to see my trust return to betrayal, but I sighed deeply at the thought that starting today, I would be bad at sleeping again..
“It's not that far from Shandong, so it won't take long to reach you..”
“Please give my best regards to the successor..”
“of course. If that's the case, you don't have to worry, he's doing really well at the top..”
“I'm really glad.”
Just as Jaegul Suran is worried about Zhuge succession, so is Zhuge Sang..
I'm so busy that I can't keep in touch with you properly, but I'm always paying attention..
“See you next time then.”
“Yes, then.”
Joo Seo-cheon headed to the Geumui Sangdan with a few people..
Hwasan-dong, Geumui Sangdan.
Kangkangkang. Too doo doo.
It is said that occasionally, strange noises are heard from the Shandong branch of the Geumui Sangdan..
It sounded like an anvil being struck in a blacksmith shop, and sometimes the ground shook as if an earthquake had occurred..
“I'm talking about what you hear late at night.?”
“okay. What on earth are you talking about??”
“Geumchung, no. Isn’t this the sound of the king every night biting his teeth to see if the money is real??”
“What is that... … From what I heard, it could be so..”
Fortunately, the sound was not so loud that people could not sleep at night..
A few sensitive people appealed to the government, but they did not listen..
It was thanks to Lee Eui-chae’s bribe..
Kangkangkang. Ddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd.
As time passed, people became accustomed to the sound and shaking, and only the strange rumor that it was the work of a ghost remained..
“Oh, Captain Zhou.”
As soon as I crossed the main gate of the Shandong branch, I saw a friendly face..
“Choryun.”
Choryeon, the Hongiljeom of the Galpungsobgaek and the second best expert after Wang Il, approached with a grin..
“How have you been??”
“Hahaha, is there anything wrong with me? I'm making money by working hard with the kid and the merchant..”
“The children?”
“I'm so healthy I'm tired. Since the doctors at Hwain Clinic visited me regularly, I never felt any pain..”
Choryeon smiled brightly when talking about her children..
“Now, let's go and talk..”
Joo Seocheon moved under the guidance of Choryeon..
The place we arrived at after her was the Zhuge Succession's workshop, which boasted a large space..
“Huh, you made a lot of things while I wasn't seeing you..”
The interior of the workshop was filled with pieces of various organ systems, including objects I had never seen before..
I was curious and wanted to touch it, but stopped after thinking about who made it..
“please wait a moment.”
Choryeon went to the bookshelf lined up in a corner of the workshop..
And then he took out a few books at an angle..
Rattling! coo goo goo.
The floor in front of the bookshelf opened to reveal stairs leading to the basement..
The two went down the stairs.
Torches hanging sparsely on the wall illuminate the front..
“Let's see……”
On the way down, Choryeon touched a part of the wall..
sweet!
“Ah, that's it..”
Each brick went in, and the wall split in two, creating a space..
It is big enough for one person to pass through..
Cho-ryeon gestured as if to follow, and Joo Seo-cheon entered, looking around with admiration..
After walking about a corner, we arrived at a stone chamber large enough to accommodate dozens of people..
The inside of the stone chamber was full of busy people, no, ghosts..
“That's not that one.!”
In the midst of them, Zhuge Sheng beckoned and shouted..
At those words, dozens of ghosts moved carrying materials..
These people, who were said to be the best assassins in martial arts, were working like miners, which was something that the Saman Shintu would lament in the underworld..
“Take it there... … huh?”
The Zhuge succession opened his eyes wide to the new popularity..
“older brother!”
Joo Seocheon responded to the greeting by smiling and raising his hand..
“okay.”
Basement of the Shandong branch of Geumui Sangdan.
The identity of this stone chamber was an organ..
No, starting from the entrance, including this stone chamber, the entire underground space was a huge institution and trap..
Joo Seocheon prepared several things in preparation for a head-to-head match with Amcheonhoe..
A representative example of these was the institution..
If you want to fight Amcheonhoe on a large scale, you must pay attention not only to attack but also to defense..
It was okay for Joo Seo-cheon or the Hwasan faction, but the people around him were a problem..
The gold top was representative..
Even if the Sword Demon, an expert in the field of police, holds out, it is impossible to protect everything alone..
There was also a security check, but it felt lacking..
So, in order to protect the property of the Jinui Sangdan, it was decided to establish a large-scale organization in the Shandong branch and fortify it..
Also, it's not just here.
There is no need to fortify it like the Shandong branch, but several traps are being set up throughout the martial forest for future use..
Building materials were not a problem as the king had the financial power to do so..
But there was a lack of manpower.
It needed to be kept confidential so no one could use it..
Coincidentally, confidentiality was perfect and we had the best personnel who were much better than a little strong..
It's a ghost.
“Treating a Murim expert like a laborer?……”
At least inaction is top-notch and even reaches the peak..
There was no waste like this..
If you were an ordinary warrior, you would curse and say it was a disgrace, but since you are a ghost, there is no need to worry..
We decided to take appropriate rest and replace the workforce as long as it does not put too much strain on the body..
The identity of Shandong's Goeum was the installation of engine equipment..
“There is no problem with the progress of work.?”
“there is.”
“Yeah, that's what you do... … huh? what?”
Joo Seocheon could not believe his ears..
“problem? you?”
It's nothing else, it's an institution.
And the person who established that institution is Mangak Icheon, the successor to Zhuge..
The Three Eyes God's Treasure and the Demon's Tomb were useless in front of him..
There were no problems whatsoever..
Wasn't even the weapons that would later become taboo in martial arts created in his hands?.
When it comes to institutions, it is a pinnacle that no one can match, and it was hard to believe that these words came from a great genius..
“It hurts my pride, but metallurgy is beyond my scope..”
“Metallurgy? What is the problem??”
“I need to make a door made of iron, but it's beyond my skills..”
Zhuge Succession is an institutional genius..
And this institution is a more complex technology than you might think..
Starting with a basic design, masonry and metallurgy skills were required..
It was natural that the engine equipment had to be manufactured..
Zhuge's successor also knew the basic technology, but he could not keep up with the genius craftsmen in that field, except for fundamental things such as design, understanding of structure, arrangement, and disassembly..
A representative example of this was the smelting of Hancheol, which was in fact the best metal except for the legendary metal, Mannyeon Hancheon..
In the past, the elixir that Joo Seo-cheon put in her stomach replaced her physical strength and strength, but it was not possible with that alone..
“Then, instead of using Hancheol, you can use White Lotus Steel or Hyeoncheol.?”
Baekryeonjeonggang and Hyeoncheol are not bad either..
It's just because Hancheol is so good..
“what does that mean!”
Zhuge Succession widened his eyes, wondering how he could do that..
I could feel the murderous intent in those eyes..
“It takes a long time to make, but it has to be done perfectly.!
It's better to not make something than to make something unfinished.!”
‘Anyway……’
Joo Seocheon sighed as if he couldn’t stop him..
“If you have to replace it with something else, I can't do it.!”
Zhuge Heir slumped down in his seat as if he had been hit by a stomachache..
“really?”
Joo Seocheon clenched his fist..
‘……’
Zhuge Heir's face turned pale..
He thought for a moment, then nodded..
“Radish, radish, radish, mulororon.!”
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