Chapter 427 – Seven Major Arrangements (4)
Dusky dawn.
As the darkness fades, the mysterious magical power also gradually declines.
People appear on the streets one by one.
The sleeping city is waking up and another day is about to begin.
“Well, what is that?”
Beijing was turned upside down by the low cry of a man who looked up without thinking.
Accordingly, after receiving an urgent call during training, Lu Bu arrives in the center of downtown Beijing, makes his way through the crowds of people, and enters the center of the incident.
“…”
The place he arrived at was the hideout building of the guild he led, ‘Bongsinhoe (奉神會).’
Beijing, the capital of the People’s Republic of China.
Among them, the building built in the middle of the city, which boasts the most expensive land price, is horribly destroyed.
The traces of an intense attack that destroyed the remaining building are clearly visible.
Those traces were writing.
It is written in Chinese characters, a language with which they are most familiar.
If you read it vertically, one letter at a time, the following sentence is completed.
Existence
Gu (仇)
Fire (不)
Bo (報)
Non
Military
Child (子)
If read together, they are Yugubobigunja (有仇不報非非君子).
The meaning is as follows.
‘If you have a grudge and do not pay it back, you are not a gentleman.’
A nobleman, who is treated as the most ideal being in Confucian society, and a bloody, cruel revenge.
One of the Chinese people’s favorite idioms, created by combining these two contradictory things.
The letters engraved on the building did not end there.
Military
Child (子)
Bo (報)
Gu (仇)
Ten
Year
Fire (不)
Late
A nobleman’s treasure ten years of dissatisfaction.
This is also one of the Chinese people’s favorite idioms and its meaning is as follows.
“It is not too late for a gentleman’s revenge even if it takes ten years…”
A desperate determination to achieve revenge no matter how long it takes.
This was a declaration of war.
Towards Lu Bu, China’s largest guild and the world powerhouse that leads them.
As soon as Lu Bu saw this, he realized who was the master of this bold declaration of war and provocation.
“Kim Do-jin…”
A thorn in my eye who survived despite being hit with all my might.
The look on his face as he barely saved his life with the help of a colleague nearby was quite worth seeing.
Concern for his comrades, relief at having survived, and murderous intent toward himself.
That seems to have led to this result.
“Heh…”
A single word of laughter leaking out between pursed lips.
I was truly impressed.
What kind of place is Beijing?
Isn’t it the heart of the country, where major figures in China live and boasts a level of security that is different from that of other regions?
He committed such a bold crime in such a place.
“Sorry, General!”
“It looks like something happened during the night… , No traces appear anywhere.”
Even so secretly that no one notices.
And without leaving any traces.
“Flaw.”
When I think of him suppressing his anger and engraving these marks on my building, his voice seems to naturally play in my head.
-“I’ll be back soon to pick your branches, so wipe your neck and wait.”
Thinking about this made me laugh.
“Flaw… , Haha-!”
Laughter burst out suddenly.
The magic power inadvertently contained within it sweeps around.
Ha-ha-ha-ha-!
“Ugh… !”
“Aaaaah!”
“Cough! Cough!”
People who are unable to withstand the strong waves of magical power and stumble and scream.
His subordinate, who was shocked by this, tried to dissuade him.
“Now, general… !”
Only then does Yeo-po regain her senses and smile.
However, a deep smile still remained on his lips.
“… Yes, that’s right.”
Lu Bu welcomes this type of challenge very much.
When you don’t have enough strength right now, it’s just a waste of time to clash with emotions.
I don’t even have the slightest expectations for those people.
On the contrary, people like Kim Do-jin often stimulate Yeo Bu’s interest even more.
Someone who knows when to step down.
Nevertheless, he is someone who doesn’t just turn around after being dealt a blow, and isn’t easily broken.
A beautiful declaration of war written with one stroke of a brush.
Because I couldn’t react like a coward.
He approached a group of reporters who were eagerly clicking the shutters of their cameras and muttered quietly.
“I will be waiting for your challenge anytime, anywhere.”
I’m not scared of you, so come visit me anytime.
The single sentence he uttered immediately made headlines and spread beyond China and around the world.
* * *
The enemy successfully launched a surprise attack at a completely unexpected moment, completely pushing out the Hexagram members and the black market forces that decided to follow them, effectively completing the operation.
Afterwards, we headed to the table where everyone was gathered to have lunch at a nearby hotel where we stayed for a while to clean up afterward.
“… “Why are you looking at your smartphone without eating?”
The team members are all eating a lot of food and staring intently at their smartphones.
… At that time, I looked at them with suspicious eyes, wondering if they had secretly created a group chat room for the Kim Do-jin team without Kim Do-jin.
Jooyeon, who was sitting nearby, looked at her smartphone screen and started questioning me.
“You did this?!”
What was displayed on the screen was a Chinese article translated into Korean.
【Shock! China’s largest guild vassal hideout is destroyed! Who is the culprit?
【Terrorist attack in the middle of Beijing! Traces of terrible destruction, but no one knew?】
【An unconventional declaration of war against China’s representative guild vassals!】
【Residents’ anxiety surges due to the bold terror attack that took place early in the morning. “Incompetent public security officers, I wish they would do their job.”】
【Lü Bu’s response to this declaration of war, “I will be waiting for a challenge anytime, anywhere.”】
【Victim of the incident, Yeo-po “It happened because the government was incompetent.” A strong warning to the government.】
“Oh…”
I am amazed as I see the beautifully broken guild hideout.
Should I block the noise or block the view with illusion magic?
It wasn’t easy to write because I was going through double or triple trouble trying to destroy the building without anyone knowing, so I just scribbled something that was roughly legible…
“It was written better than I expected… , Wow!”
I quickly close my mouth at the words I said without realizing it.
And then he makes a lame excuse.
“It’s not me?”
“…”
“…”
“…”
There is no way that anyone would believe this in a situation where he even made a mistake with his words.
Even though I knew it was an obvious lie, I said it out of concern that someone might hear it, so I was careful about what I said.
“Yes, that’s right! Dojin came to visit me early yesterday morning. I guess I didn’t have time for that… ? “Yeah, right?”
Seoyeon is trying her best to take my side with her clumsy facial expressions and tone of voice.
I suddenly suspect blood.
If it were my daughter, there’s no way she couldn’t act like that…
“… “I really ripped my mom off, just like that.”
I wonder if she’s Han Joo-hee’s daughter, ugh.
“Hmm… , That’s right. “I went to see Seoyeon early yesterday and came back and slept.”
He continues speaking shamelessly.
This is coercion.
I was the one who caused that incident, but you all know this for now.
“… I see.”
“Well, how long does it take to get from here to Beijing?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
And my teammates are quick to notice.
“Yes, that’s right! Ahahaha.”
“…”
Except Seoyeon.
‘Did I do a good job?’ I smile awkwardly as I look at the face of the guy asking for praise.
“Hi.”
As I looked at the guy smiling and eating while holding chopsticks, I suddenly remembered that time.
What kind of power did the guy use to block Lu Bu’s javelin?
It was clearly a power different from magical power.
I’m sure it’s something that compares to the power used by Nana and Lu Bu…
“Hmm.”
The energy radiating from Seo-yeon’s body was different.
Unlike my energy, which felt somewhat insidious, it feels much clearer and cleaner.
I guess I’ll have to ask the identity of that power at some point.
When will it be better?
Sensing my gaze, Seoyeon turns her head and silently asks ‘Why?’ With her mouth.
After shaking her head as if it was nothing, she looks down and scoops a spoonful of fried rice from her bowl into her mouth.
A greasy taste that fills your mouth.
Ah.
I want to eat the kimchi stew that Jeonghee made.
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Around the afternoon after lunch.
Finally, a decision was made to return to Beijing.
Cleanup was faster than expected.
No, to be precise, it was thanks to the fact that all of the cleanup was left to China.
They’ve already tried to mess with me once, so why even bother to clean it up just because they’re pretty?
It was because this trend spread widely among hunters who harbored vengeance because of what happened at that time.
For me, this is a very good thing.
This also means that the return date has been brought forward.
There is a lot to eat when I get back home.
“Hmm, what should I eat first?”
I like kimchi stew, and I like Jeonghee too.
At a time when I was contemplating between options that were difficult to decide on the superiority or inferiority.
Knock knock!
Someone knocks on the hotel door.
I went to the front door and opened the door to see a neatly dressed middle-aged woman standing there.
“Hello, Hunter Dojin Kim.”
“Oh, yes.”
After exchanging her greetings, she meets her face to face.
It’s a familiar face.
She is one of the maids who exclusively assist the saint.
She was also the one who brought the news about Seoyeon last night.
The fact that a woman who never leaves her saint’s side for a while, except when she sleeps, came to visit me means that the saint she serves has some business to attend to me.
“What happened this time… ?”
When I asked her in a puzzled tone, she answered.
“The saint asked me to ask her if she would like to join me on my way to Beijing and to ask about her intentions.”
“…”
I’m not suggesting we go together because I’m bored.
That means he made this suggestion to me for a clear purpose…
Suddenly, I remember what she said before.
Did she say she had something to talk about once this operation was over?
“I will get ready and leave soon.”
I guess that time is now.
