Chapter 142 – The Blood Devil Has Arrived? (3)
After a day of rest, we met with the leader with clean bodies.
The leader, who was sitting on a luxurious chair, looked like a man in his thirties.
He looked younger than his daughter, Yeong-ho-kyung, who was in her seventies, so what Peng Yeon-hwa said seemed true.
“If you take the Chojuljeong, you won’t age!”
I was stunned by the fact that I was rubberized, and when the leader’s gaze met mine, I was embarrassed.
It seemed like his eyes were laughing, but he soon turned his gaze to the priest and asked.
“Did you rest well?”
“Thanks to you, I slept well. Come to think of it, I didn’t stay here last time I came, but it’s quite nice.”
“Perhaps because your position is different from last time?”
The conversation between the two people who exchanged greetings in a normal way soon shifted to me.
“My disciple called you.”
“It was not me, but my daughter who did that. Your disciple seems to be quite lustful.”
“Wouldn’t it be nice if I fell for it too?”
“I won’t deny it.”
The two people’s gazes on me were sharply divided. While the priest looked at me pitifully, the leader looked at me with interest.
“I made a promise and came to keep it. Was it a month or two weeks? I must keep that deadline. But if you disturb my training time, it will be difficult.”
“Ah, I’ll remember that. I’ll give you one of the training grounds in front of the leader’s quarters, and no one will dare to interfere there.”
“That includes you and your daughter, right?”
“Then there’s no point in calling me, is there? At least give me a chance to talk.”
Give and take.
Since the demand to prevent the owner from entering was too unreasonable from the beginning, the priest had no choice but to step back.
“Well, it was nice to meet you. I hope to see you often while you’re here.”
“…Thank you.”
I was about to step back from the leader, but the priest remained in place.
“…Priest?”
“I’ll go to the furnace later. There won’t be any training time today, so rest for a while.”
“…Yes, I will.”
I walked to my room with the guidance of Sibi, but someone followed me soon after.
“Little leader?”
“Leaving you alone in your quarters is not an example of treating guests properly. Would you like to have a drink for a moment?”
“…Thank you, I’ll drink it gratefully.”
I followed her obediently. Isn’t it just a matter of not eating rice cakes?
Besides, it would be better to hear about the Blood Sect. Whenever I have a chance to lure Ma So-hyang with rice cakes…
No, no, I can’t. I shouldn’t be thinking about sex right now. I’m a virgin after all!
“I didn’t know you had taken a disciple.”
“So, was it the Southern boy that I sent away? Were you going to kill him without any solid evidence?”
“As the leader, I would have recognized your martial arts skills, so I wouldn’t have done that.”
In the deserted arena, Blood Devil lowered her voice as she spoke. The leader didn’t seem to care about it.
“Did you come because you were worried about your disciple? I remember that Blood Devil wasn’t the type to worry about such things…”
“Think what you want. But the fact remains that you can’t just roast and boil my young disciple as you please.”
“What do you mean by roast and boil? I don’t understand.”
As the leader listened to the priest’s words, Blood Devil spoke again.
“I heard that there was an incident in Pengga. And although it hasn’t been revealed yet, there was also an incident in Sollim.”
“You’re still well-informed. It seems like you’re still as sharp as ever, just like the Haomun.”
“Combining what I heard from my disciple and what I know, it seems that Sollim no longer has anything to worry about. The only thing left is Pengga.”
Without responding to his own words, the leader asked, “What do you want to say?”
“I heard that some of the disciples in Pengga acted unilaterally. They should maintain their position, but it would be good to make a clear apology to the orthodox sect.”
“Ha. I heard that your disciple is acting as an orthodox sect member. Are you also considering switching sides?”
The leader asked, staring at me. It was inevitable that he would underestimate me. After all, he was the stronger one.
But the leader’s attitude of trying to control the movements of the orthodox sect was unbearable for the priest, who slowly regained his momentum.
“Don’t misunderstand me. If I were to switch sides, it would be much more effective to let you and your followers come at me first. Wouldn’t it be more dramatic?”
“…”
“Either way, it doesn’t matter. Let’s just say it’s a hypothetical situation. But I’ll definitely warn you. Don’t forget that they might break free from your grasp at any time.”
“Speculation.”
“Isn’t it enough for your meal?”
The leader thought of the various factions led by Elder Lee.
‘So… he’s saying to apologize…’
“It doesn’t mean that it’s only for the orthodox sect. It means to show the clear will of the leader to the main factions within the sect and control them.”
Before they tear apart the orthodox sect, knowing that they will harm the true teachings.
“…I understand.”
It wasn’t like he was going to move according to Blood Devil’s intentions, but the leader judged that following those words would be beneficial.
It was still unknown what Blood Devil’s gain was.
It’s fancy.
Yeonghogyeong’s residence was extremely fancy.
Even the furniture that seemed to be made of wood was shining. I wondered if it was originally like that or if it was well-maintained.
“This is the highest quality daehongp’o. How does it taste?”
“I’m not sure, but it’s drinkable. It has a slightly sweet taste…”
It had a sour taste, so I just drank it casually, but it seemed good enough to drink.
Maybe because there was still over a month left, Yeonghogyeong didn’t rush me to come under him.
Just talking about the world.
“Now that the new Guryong is all set, have you ever met Sambong?”
“Yes, I have.”
I had met Nung Hwi-yeon of Bibong, even excluding Nam Gung-hye.
She was a mysterious beauty who was Ma So-hyang’s daughter but didn’t resemble her.
“Hmm, I also saw the other two in Sollim except for Nam Gung-hye. They were quite pretty.”
As he drank his tea, he looked at me over the teacup, as if he was reevaluating which side I was on, or maybe not.
Maybe after getting married and passing 10 years, the milf I want to fuck might change.
But right now, Yeonghogyeong is more…
“Cough, cough!”
“Are you okay?”
“I’m f-fine… cough!”
No, no. Even if I’ve been accumulating desires without being relieved while moving, I can’t do it with a Ma-gyo woman.
I stole a glance at Yeonghogyeong, who was looking at me with concern, trying to calm down the sound of my cough.
This woman doesn’t know that I only choose milfs. If I can quietly spend time without being caught, there’s a chance.
‘How can a virgin endure this? I have to endure it!’
“This place is very large. It seems like a fortress made using natural cliffs. I feel like I know how the history of the sect has lasted so long.”
I barely suppressed my cough and brought up another topic.
“Well, yes. Since this place is next to the Silk Road, foreign invasions happen frequently. If it wasn’t built like this, many ordinary believers might have been sacrificed.”
“Ordinary believers…”
“Did you see it when you came? Not everyone in the sect is a warrior who has mastered Ma-gyo. There are many ordinary people who follow the teachings mixed in.”
According to Yeonghogyeong’s explanation, the teachings of Myeonggyo are a kind of Maitreya faith.
In other words, it’s a faith that waits for Maitreya to save those who live a virtuous life according to the teachings.
However, Yeonghogyeong’s attitude of calmly stating the facts without trying to sympathize with the difficulties of ordinary believers shows that he is not ordinary himself.
I was secretly impressed by Yeonghogyeong’s neat persuasion style that didn’t push too hard while minimizing resentment. Suddenly, I noticed a loud noise outside.
“Master Danju is here! Please come back later…”
“Move aside! I’m coming in, So-gyoju!”
“I didn’t want it.”
“Then why…”
The man who was shouting suddenly noticed that I was staring at him and closed his mouth.
“Who are you?”
“He’s my guest. If you knew it was a ceremony, you should have left immediately.”
As soon as Yeonghogyeong spoke, the man began to blink his eyes. Did he mean for me to leave?
I didn’t feel the need to engage with him, so I turned my head and finished my tea.
“Kid, I don’t know who you are, but when adults are talking, you shouldn’t interfere.”
“I learned that it’s polite to introduce yourself before asking someone else’s name. Is it different here?”
“This guy…!”
The man’s eyes flickered with anger.
But honestly, it was my fault. It seemed strange that he suddenly burst in and told me to leave.
If I had come alone, I could have just left. There was no point in getting into a debate with this kind of person.
But Yeonghogyeong had ordered him to leave, and above all, I came here with Sabu. My actions could be a direct insult to Sabu’s pride.
“Kid, what’s your name?”
“I was taught that it’s polite to introduce yourself first before asking someone else’s name. Is it different here?”
“This guy…!”
The man’s eyes flickered with anger.
But honestly, it was my fault. It seemed strange that he suddenly burst in and told me to leave.
If I had come alone, I could have just left. There was no point in getting into a debate with this kind of person.
But Yeonghogyeong had ordered him to leave, and above all, I came here with Sabu. My actions could be a direct insult to Sabu’s pride.
“What are you doing here, that you’re not following the orders of the number two in Ma-gyo?”
The man’s beard was so thick that he looked like a tiger, but he was not following the orders of the second in command of Ma-gyo, Yeonghogyeong.
I wondered what kind of person he was, that he would defy Yeonghogyeong’s orders like that.
Maybe he thought he was in the right, or maybe he had some other motive.
In any case, it was clear that he was not an ordinary person.
Gyeomsung was spending his days getting worse and worse, shaken by the turmoil of Ma-gyo’s affairs, which had started again after his return to everyday life.
Even that was a hardship for him, and with the addition of some unexpected news, Gyeomsung suddenly felt dizzy and put his hand on his forehead.
“Cheongnyang… What…?”
“I’m, I’m terribly sorry, my lord. Hwangbo Budanju of Baekho-dan…”
“Yeah, Hyoseon, what…?”
“He, he left for Ma-gyo. Almost ten days ago…!”
Crash
Gyeomsung unconsciously broke the table with his inner strength.
Even Cheongnyangja, who should have pointed that out, didn’t say anything, as if his mind had frozen.
A wrong dispatch of personnel due to a small instruction error. Normally, he would have simply ordered the mission to proceed as planned, or if the personnel were unsuitable, he would have changed them later.
But nearly ten days had passed.
“No, why did they send Hyoseon…? More importantly, did she go alone?”
“I, I think so.”
This was the worst-case scenario. They had planned to send someone to clearly understand Ma-gyo’s position.
But in the midst of considering who to send because it was a sensitive matter, Hwangbo Hyoseon, the granddaughter of the lord, left for Ma-gyo.
It was something that should not have happened, especially not with someone like Hwangbo Hyoseon.
Even at the age of over forty, if that passionate woman went, she might kneel before the Ma-gyo leader and spit out words of apology.
“No, she wouldn’t do that, would she?”
As they looked at each other, the two of them swallowed their dry saliva, thinking that even if they tried their best here, a major crisis might still occur.
