“Blood demon has arrived?”
The head of the sect pressed his fingers against his temple as he read the report sent by his subordinate from Iljang-ro.
Glancing at his daughter beside him, he noticed that her expression remained unchanged.
“Darn it, I should have believed the person who saw it with my own eyes… Don’t get too excited.”
“…I didn’t say anything?”
The head of the sect stared at his daughter for a moment before turning to his subordinate kneeling before him.
“How long do you think it will take for him to arrive?”
“He should arrive at the stronghold in about half a day.”
“I see…”
Tapping his elbow with his finger, the head of the sect looked back at his daughter.
“At least we know before he arrives. It’s not a bad idea to see how far his reach extends and what that old man is thinking.”
“…Head of the sect, meaningless conflict is difficult.”
The head of the sect remained silent, simply smiling and closing his eyes.
Young Ho-kyung, who was trembling with fear, turned his head to the head of the Iljang-ro and spoke up.
“Is he coming through the east gate?”
“No, the head of the Iljang-ro suggested avoiding the north gate to avoid attracting attention…”
“I see.”
Young Ho-kyung’s heart raced. Since the whereabouts of the blood demon were unknown, he had only intended to establish a relationship with his disciple for the time being.
But he didn’t expect to meet the blood demon so suddenly.
‘What conditions would satisfy him?’
The head of the sect had already met him before, but in fact, the saints knew little about the blood demon.
He was probably the best martial artist in the world. And he was known to be a color horse who didn’t discriminate against any woman, regardless of her beauty.
It was true that he was a very dangerous person, but since he was wandering around without any power, there was nothing that came to mind about what to offer him.
Even if he couldn’t offer a virgin, he couldn’t even negotiate with a person who could forcibly take what he wanted if he wished.
When he came to that conclusion, Young Ho-kyung began to feel embarrassed.
‘Father… Could it be?’
If the head of the sect, who was smiling happily, had already realized that there was nothing he could offer to lure the blood demon in?
If he had already concluded that there was no need to interfere?
“…I should go see him.”
“Yes, go ahead. He’s your guest, so treat him well.”
As the head of the sect waved her off with a calm hand, Young Ho-kyung felt uneasy.
From what I’ve seen so far, it’s clear that the blood demon values his disciple greatly.
If he can’t be the blood demon himself, then he must be his disciple. The blood demon’s disciple must join hands with the head of the sect.
Based on the information she had gathered, Kang Yoon seemed to be living a life like that of a pure saint. It was impossible to know what he wanted.
There were no women of his age around him, so it was difficult to see him as someone who coveted women, and it was also difficult to see him as someone who coveted wealth.
“But there can’t be a person without desire.”
She must find out what he wants. Whether as a master or a disciple, she must find out what he wants and forcibly give it to him.
Young Ho-kyung couldn’t even imagine what Kang Yoon wanted, but he had it.
“Wow… it’s huge…”
The headquarters of the dark sect, built on a natural cliff, was the size of a small castle.
She had visited the Tangga, Baengga, and Sorim, but there was no place as large as this.
The power of the head of the dark sect, who was said to be the strongest in the martial arts world, was truly felt.
The head of the Iljang-ro, who had a satisfied smile on her face, handed her a white cloth.
“I’m sorry, but please wear this.”
“What is this for…?”
“The fact that we invited you is still known only to a very small number of people in our sect.”
“Haha, that’s funny. So, was it because we’re not close alumni that we took the north gate?”
When the abbot burst out laughing, the head of the Iljang-ro lowered her head slightly.
“Please understand. If the Dae-hyeop knew that you had come to our sect, there might be some who would try to cover it up and take advantage of it…”
Ah, so even the dark sect is eating its own. But the abbot was confident.
“Isn’t the dark sect a place where power is everything? If you were weak and got caught, you should be ashamed!”
“That’s right. If Dae-hyeop joins our sect, those people will all shut their mouths.”
“…”
“…Is this how you write it?”
I took the cloth from the abbot, who had closed his mouth, and wrote on my head. The abbot also took a cloth from my hand and covered his face similarly.
The head of the Iljang-ro nodded with satisfaction and began to guide us again.
I thought I would hear something like “Long live the dark sect!” or “Eternal glory to the dark sect!” as we passed by, but there was nothing like that.
Do they never do that?
[This place is the same as it was before.]
Meanwhile, the abbot occasionally sent me telepathy, recalling his memories of coming here, and talked about the headquarters of the dark sect.
This was not a place to be compared with the Tangga or the Baengga. It was truly a village in itself.
Compared to its vast size, there were places that looked shabby here and there, even though they had built fields inside.
[Don’t you understand why you would want to invade the central plains if you lived in a place like this?]
[…It must not be easy to live here.]
I thought the Ma-gyo was a place where only wicked martial arts masters who spewed magic from their entire bodies lived, but there were many ordinary people.
When I saw a small child with a cute appearance staring at me with his mouth open, I absentmindedly waved my hand, and the child also waved his hand towards me.
When I turned my head awkwardly after seeing the child’s mother quickly pull down his arm, I saw the head of the Iljang-ro looking at me with a blank expression.
“Oh, I’m sorry… We should go quietly…”
“It’s okay. It’s not like anyone here will recognize you just because some ordinary worshippers saw you.”
Then why were you staring at me so intently?
Even though I was feeling uncertain, we were getting closer and closer to the center of the Ma-gyo.
As we approached the center, luxurious buildings began to gradually increase, and I saw a familiar face waiting in front of one of the buildings.
“I greet the head of the So-gyo.”
The Ma-gyo disciples who were accompanying us, especially the elderly head of the Iljang-ro, all raised one arm to their chest and greeted the head of the So-gyo with enthusiasm.
Naturally, I and the abbot only raised our heads stiffly, and the head of the So-gyo looked at us and smiled softly.
“Hyeolma, it’s an honor to meet you. I am the head of the So-gyo, Yeongho-gyeong, who is in charge of the So-gyo of the Myeong-gyo.”
“Nice to meet you.”
“Nice to see you again, head of the So-gyo.”
After exchanging greetings, Yeongho-gyeong, who had informed everyone except the head of the Iljang-ro, soon stepped forward and began to guide us.
There was no need to guide us to the head of the sect immediately, and it seemed like she was trying to guide us to where we would be staying, but did we really need two people sticking to us?
[She’s quite impressive, but she’s a little old.]
[Master…]
The abbot sent me a telepathic message while looking at me sideways. I could tell from the way his mouth was twitching that he understood why I had kept my promise and come to the Ma-gyo.
But he was mistaken. I came to the Ma-gyo to prevent strange rumors from spreading, not to hook up with Yeongho-gyeong. Even if I managed to hook up with her somehow, she was the head of the So-gyo of the Ma-gyo.
It was not only a problem to hook up with her, but also if I made a mistake while doing so, I could become a son-in-law of the Ma-gyo and become the vanguard of invading the central plains.
‘I came here to stop strange rumors from spreading, not to hook up with Yeongho-gyeong! I never came here to hook up with her!’
Breaking the promise could lead to a declaration like ‘Sonryong Kang Yoon is a disciple of the Ma-gyo and has a secret relationship with the sect.’
The only way for me to safely return and enjoy my milf sex life again was to pass the time here without giving any hints.
During my stay here, I would cut off my lustful desires and become a Buddha who had transcended all things.
‘Color is emptiness, emptiness is color. Everything is emptiness! Being attached to meaningless desires is a shortcut to being far from the happiness of enlightenment!’
But even to my eyes, who had cut off desire, Yeongho-gyeong’s buttocks, which were walking ahead of me, were still tempting.
The Ma-gyo was divided into two factions.
One faction, represented by the Iljang-ro, supported the idea that to achieve the supremacy of the Myeong-gyo, they must crouch down for a while.
The other faction, represented by the Ijang-ro, argued that since the power of the Myeong-gyo was overwhelming, there was no reason to crouch down.
Of course, they all outwardly pledged allegiance to the sect leader and quietly accumulated power, waiting for the right time.
But there were many who wanted to secretly sow the seeds of conflict in the Myeong-gyo, just like the recent attack on the Fangga.
Their eyes were spread throughout the Myeong-gyo, and they noticed when the Iljang-ro brought someone in from the outside.
“Two people covering their bodies… Are the rest of them definitely from the sect?”
“Yes, it is confirmed that they are all learning the martial arts of the orthodox sect, but they are under the command of the Iljang-ro.”
“Ah, those guys. The Iljang-ro really likes people… To the point of gathering those kinds of people.”
And the fact was immediately reported to the Ijang-ro, who represented them.
“Even if they are hiding it secretly, they will eventually report it to the sect leader.”
As the head of the Iljang-ro, who had been blindly loyal since the time of the former sect leader, it was certain. In the end, they were people related to the sect leader.
“And it seems that the head of the So-gyo has had contact with them.”
“The head of the So-gyo?”
When the head of the So-gyo, Yeongho-gyeong, was mentioned, the Ijang-ro frowned uncomfortably. He was concerned about her recent actions, which had distanced her from the Ijang-ro.
“I didn’t expect the head of the So-gyo to turn her back on us. I don’t know what happened, but…”
The Ijang-ro had put a considerable effort into the recent attack on Fangga. Even if he had noticed the Ijang-ro’s intentions, he was sure that the head of the So-gyo would have killed Fangmu-do.
Thanks to that, not only Fangmu-do but also the young man named Sonryong, who had been quite noticeable, had to withdraw without even being able to strangle his breath.
“Find out who those people are. Even if they stay until the sect leader’s election, even if we have to bribe or cause trouble, we must find out as much as we can.”
The Ijang-ro went to meet them directly, the outsiders who were rare in the Myeong-gyo, the sudden actions of the head of the So-gyo, who had changed so suddenly.
Something smelled fishy.
If they found out who those people were, they could figure out why the head of the So-gyo was keeping her distance from the Ijang-ro, and what the sect leader was thinking. The Ijang-ro had a hunch that finding out their identities would shed some light on the situation.
