novelraw Chapter 212 : Chapter 212
Chapter 212 : Chapter 212
Chapter 212. This too must be his gift
Jin Cheon could not bear to ask about the Iron-Blooded Demonic God’s past.
In whose presence?
From the position of a disciple, a teacher’s past was something that could never be asked carelessly.
Especially, the Iron-Blooded Demonic God’s past would not be something easily spoken of.
From the time when the first generation Heavenly Demon Dokgo Seong reigned until the 1st Righteous-Demonic War, how many hardships and adversities must there have been?
Of course, someone who had reached the State of Divinity like the Iron-Blooded Demonic God might consider the passed time as insignificant, but from the disciple Jin Cheon’s position, it was not something he could ask rashly.
He just saw the shadow of the past through the human aspects glimpsed from his teacher and thought alone.
“Then, the banquet…….”
“Could I refuse. It is a precious seat prepared by a disciple. How could I decline.”
The Iron-Blooded Demonic God smiled gently.
“Then, I will prepare it.”
“Do so.”
As soon as the Iron-Blooded Demonic God’s permission fell, Jin Cheon immediately went to find Dang Seong-yeong.
“Where is the place with the best scenery in Tang Clan Fort?”
“What kind of words are those all of a sudden?”
Dang Seong-yeong frowned when Jin Cheon looked for a place with good scenery amidst a time when he was already busy enough to not even have time to blink.
It was understandable, as the current Dang Seong-yeong was in a very busy position.
In preparation for the coming war, he had to gather heroes, persuade them, and discuss strategies with the leaders every day, to the point where he couldn't even sleep properly.
“I am thinking of having a gathering serving the Cult Leader and my Senior Brothers.”
“Heok!”
Dang Seong-yeong was appalled upon hearing Jin Cheon’s words.
He wondered what kind of nonsense this was in such a grave situation, but he hadn't realized it was a gathering to serve the number one person of all time.
“Is there no place with good scenery?”
“If it is that, I will arrange a place at Dujiangyan.”
Dujiangyan was an embankment built by Shu Commandery Governor Li Bing in the past, and it was the number one contributor to making Sichuan be called the Land of Abundance.
The scenery was that beautiful, so around Dujiangyan, there were several high-class taverns located with that outstanding surrounding landscape as a background.
Among them, there was also a tavern owned by the Sichuan Tang Clan, so it was extremely natural for Dang Seong-yeong to mention Dujiangyan.
“We will need the best chefs.”
“Of course. From old times, it was said the end of fine dining in the Central Plains under Heaven is Sichuan cuisine. I will invite the best chefs.”
“We’ll need good alcohol too.”
“Is there any question?”
Dang Seong-yeong immediately sent people to invite the best chefs in Sichuan, while preparing expensive famous wines that couldn't be bought even with ten thousand gold.
Also, he took measures so that not even an ant could approach the vicinity of Dujiangyan on that date, considerate so that the Iron-Blooded Demonic God and her disciples could enjoy the banquet quietly.
Even though the Iron-Blooded Demonic God was in a situation where she couldn’t intervene in the human world, he knew too well that turning the Sichuan Tang Clan into a pile of ashes would be nothing if things went wrong.
Since even Jin Cheon right now was a monster who had ascended to the realm of the Heavenly Demon Divine Qi Demonic Emperor and possessed martial power on the same level as the Heavenly Demon of the past, Dang Seong-yeong had no choice but to put aside everything and step forward enthusiastically.
Thanks to that, Jin Cheon was able to arrange the seat without lifting a finger.
Two days after that.
Jin Cheon, together with his fellow disciples, served the Iron-Blooded Demonic God and had a gathering at a tavern located in Dujiangyan.
* * *
The night was beautiful.
The wind was calm, the weather was cool, and the moon was bright.
The Iron-Blooded Demonic God and her disciples took their seats in the special room on the top floor of the Pure Wind Pavilion, and the scenery of Dujiangyan looking down from there was truly a masterpiece.
“I am Chef Yong Gwan, who was in charge of the dishes for today’s banquet.”
A chef with a gentle impression bowed to Jin Cheon.
That was by no means a servile or frightened posture.
As a chef, he merely expressed courtesy towards the guests who would taste his cooking.
“Since we have come to taste Chef Yong’s cooking like this, the Cult Leader and Senior Brothers will also like it.”
Jin Cheon smiled and responded to Yong Gwan’s words.
“I consider it an honor to taste Chef Yong’s cooking.”
Yong Gwan was by no means an ordinary chef.
He was called by the alias Heavenly Chef, and was a figure counted as the most outstanding chef under heaven.
So even Jin Cheon had to show courtesy to the chef.
As such, the dishes Yong Gwan presented were to the point where the modifier ‘delicacies of land and sea’ was not lacking.
Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, Boiled Fish with Sichuan Pickles and Chili, Kung Pao Chicken, Fish-Flavored Shredded Pork, Mala Hot Pot, etc.
Not to mention dishes famous as Sichuan cuisine, there were even dishes he heard of for the first time in his life, numbering over dozens of kinds.
Also, since it was said some dishes would be served by Yong Gwan cooking on the spot, it was to the point where one couldn't even imagine how outstanding the taste would be.
How about the alcohol?
Since rare famous wines like Five Grains Heavenly Wine, the specialty of Sichuan, and Thousand Year Cave were prepared to match each dish, that too would be a taste and experience of paradise.
In the midst of that, even the Zither Playing Music Emperor, a master of the zither, was invited to play the zither, so right now the Pure Wind Pavilion was not an exaggeration to be called a paradise of the arts.
“Please eat.”
Jin Cheon served the Iron-Blooded Demonic God at the head seat, guided the fellow disciples to their seats in order, and then sat at the lowest seat himself.
The atmosphere at first was very awkward.
It was understandable, as this experience was a first for everyone.
It was because the Iron-Blooded Demonic God had never called the disciples to gather in one place, and the disciples also had never gathered in one place for a meal.
“I am more than happy to come to sit together serving the Cult Leader and Senior Brothers like this today.”
Eventually, Jin Cheon opened his mouth first.
“First, to the Cult Leader who graced the seat…….”
“No.”
The Iron-Blooded Demonic God blocked Jin Cheon’s words.
“This King did not come to this seat as the Cult Leader of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult today.”
“Yes……?”
“As your teacher, This King sat together with the disciples. So call me Master.”
“……!”
Everyone flinched and trembled at the Iron-Blooded Demonic God’s remark.
Not to mention the First Young Master Cheon U-jin, but even Cheol Yu-ra, Wi Mu-rin, So U-bin, Yeom Bi, Blood Qilin, and even Jin Cheon who was the only one calling the Iron-Blooded Demonic God ‘Master’, were considerably surprised by that unconventional remark.
No matter what, calling the Cult Leader ‘Master’ within the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult all this time was something unimaginable…….
“I didn't know someone with an ill fate like This King would enjoy such luxury, but the feeling is new.”
“H, how can you say such a thing!”
Cheon U-jin pleaded in surprise.
“Cult Lead…… No, Master is by no means a person with an ill fate.”
“Is that so.”
“Master is the savior who saved Our Cult from the tyranny of the Heavenly Demon Founder. Also, aren't you the Supreme Ruler leading ten thousand demons. If you speak like that, we do not know what to do with ourselves.”
“Haha.”
The Iron-Blooded Demonic God laughed.
“That This King spoke like that is merely because I have never imagined a seat like today, so do not keep it too much in mind. I spoke like that merely because gathering disciples and having a good seat like this is unfamiliar.”
“Master…….”
“Pour a cup.”
The Iron-Blooded Demonic God lifted a wine cup towards Cheon U-jin.
“Since I do not even remember when I last received a cup from the first.”
“Ah, yes!”
Cheon U-jin urgently lifted the wine bottle and poured a cup of wine into the Iron-Blooded Demonic God’s cup.
The Iron-Blooded Demonic God drank the wine Cheon U-jin poured with that noble posture, and then smiled gently.
In that laugh, it seemed as if the whole world was laughing together; it seemed that once one ascends to the State of Divinity, even the surrounding environment reacts.
“Perhaps because the first poured it, it feels exceptionally sweet.”
“M, Master.”
“Right, this time this teacher shall pour a cup.”
The Iron-Blooded Demonic God poured wine for Cheon U-jin.
It wasn’t just Cheon U-jin.
The Iron-Blooded Demonic God shared wine cups with Cheol Yu-ra, Wi Mu-rin, So U-bin, Yeom Bi, Blood Qilin, and Jin Cheon as well, sharing small conversations.
‘Master…… looks happy.’
Jin Cheon glimpsed enjoyment in the figure of the Iron-Blooded Demonic God enjoying the banquet and smiled.
For the Iron-Blooded Demonic God to tilt wine cups together with disciples, talk about this and that, and even smile faintly was something unimaginable if it were the past.
‘I did well to serve her.’
Jin Cheon thought so, and thought it would be good to make such seats often in the future.
That was fulfilling filial piety towards the teacher as a disciple, and there would be no room for doubt that the Iron-Blooded Demonic God was a figure who deserved to enjoy that more than enough.
* * *
The banquet was joyful and exciting beyond expectation.
The Iron-Blooded Demonic God rejoiced in the seat together with the disciples, and the disciples also served the teacher with utmost sincerity.
Even that immature, wild Blood Qilin sat with a modest attitude, and even So U-bin, who was abrasive beyond compare, did not say a single word carelessly.
Like that, the banquet of the Iron-Blooded Demonic God and her disciples ended successfully.
Before leaving the tavern.
“Thanks to you, the Cult Leader…… no, Master also looked happy. It is all thanks to you. As the Eldest Senior Brother, I should have made such a seat first; I am ashamed beyond measure.”
Cheon U-jin approached Jin Cheon and whispered.
“No, Eldest Senior Brother. Were you a bit busy, Eldest Senior Brother?”
“It is nothing but an excuse.”
“Given the atmosphere within the Cult, it is natural not to even think of arranging such a seat. Since I am from the Orthodox Faction, my way of thinking was different, so please do not worry too much, Eldest Senior Brother.”
“Mmm.”
“If Eldest Senior Brother takes the lead in the future, I will follow.”
“Haha.”
Cheon U-jin smiled pleasantly.
“Thank you.”
“Yes?”
“Aren’t you treating someone lacking like me as an Eldest Senior Brother.”
“Do not say such words.”
Jin Cheon spoke as if it was unreasonable.
“Is the relationship between fellow disciples something divided by the level of martial arts?”
“But Our Cult is…….”
“That is just a matter of the past. Didn’t the keynote of Our Cult change a lot from before after Master achieved the great revolution and reform?”
“That…… is true.”
“Eldest Senior Brother is my Eldest Senior Brother forever.”
“Junior Brother…….”
Jin Cheon showed a smile to Cheon U-jin and then moved his steps.
‘It is truly fortunate that I can please Master even like this.’
It was when Jin Cheon arrived at his residence thinking so.
“Master?”
Jin Cheon was startled and surprised to see the Iron-Blooded Demonic God in front of his residence.
“For what matter is Master here…….”
“I wanted to convey my gratitude.”
“……!”
“I do not know how many years it has been since I laughed sincerely. It is all thanks to you.”
“Master…….”
“It was a night where he came to mind. This too must be his gift.”
“Ah.”
Jin Cheon knew too well who the ‘he’ the Iron-Blooded Demonic God spoke of was.
Azure Heaven Divine Warrior.
Jin Cheon’s first teacher.
Right now, the Iron-Blooded Demonic God was speaking of Jang Guk-pyeong who had now turned his back on the world.
“He…….”
“Heot!”
Jin Cheon flinched in surprise seeing the scenery before his eyes change to the Pure Wind Pavilion before he knew it.
Clearly, until just a moment ago he had left Dujiangyan and was in front of his residence located in the main family of the Sichuan Tang Clan…….
However, what was more surprising was the Iron-Blooded Demonic God’s following words.
“He was the person who taught me what happiness was, the only one in my life which was desolate beyond compare.”