I Ended Up Becoming The Heavenly Demon’s True Best Friend, Even Though He’s Shy Around Others

Chapter 67

The person whom the Heavenly Demon Dan Mok-san had summoned was a master of disguise, and he could make his face almost perfectly identical to another person's in about half a shichen.

He couldn't change his body shape, gait, habits, or voice, but it seemed that it would be enough for what he was trying to do.

"Did you call for me, my lord?"

"There is something you must do, Jinmu."

"Just give the order."

When the Heavenly Demon Dan Mok-san called him closer and whispered in his ear, Jinmu nodded.

* * *

Every morning, many things that the Baek family would use would come in through carriages.

Since the number of people in the family was large, the amount of food ingredients used every day was considerable.

Since they were people they saw often, the security was not strict.

No one noticed that a few of those who had come in like that had quietly hidden in the building after putting down their things.

Since each and every one of the people who had hidden was a master, it would have been difficult to notice it even if one had paid a lot of attention and spread their ki sense.

The Heavenly Demon Dan Mok-san's plan was simple.

He told Jinmu to take on Ya Socheong's face and kill the people of the Baek family.

For that, he sent people with strong martial arts and had them command the operation.

Since it was important for Baek Yuhwa to see such a side of Ya Socheong, the order to not hide while doing it was also given.

Even if Baek Yuhwa couldn't see it, it would be fine if someone else saw it and told her, so the possibility of that succeeding was very high.

The work proceeded smoothly.

It was the same with entering the Baek family, and it was not difficult to hide from people's eyes.

Then, when night came, they all came out of the building where they had been hiding and scattered in the designated direction.

They were all wearing the martial arts uniforms of the Baek family, and among them was Jinmu, who had transformed into Ya Socheong's appearance.

Jinmu went up to a slightly higher place and commanded them, and they carried out the operation without going far.

It had been decided from the beginning to do so because other people had to know that Ya Socheong was commanding them.

One of them quietly approached a martial artist of the Baek family and broke his neck.

That was the beginning.

When the people who had scattered in all directions swung their swords, a great commotion arose.

The people who came after hearing the screams discovered Jinmu, who had the appearance of Ya Socheong.

With that, Jinmu had completed the task he had been given, so there was no reason for him to be in that place any longer.

Even seeing Jinmu kick off the ground and disappear using his lightness technique, people could not go to catch him.

They thought that it was urgent to save the lives of those who had been attacked and had fallen, as their lives were in danger.

Jinmu had disappeared, but the people who had received his order remained there a little longer and carried out the assassination.

They swung their swords at whatever they came across.

Some swung heavy swords and carved large and small wounds on the bodies of the martial artists.

But the martial artists of the Baek family were not easy.

At first, when they were in a state of confusion, they were helplessly defeated and pushed back, but they soon came to their senses and blocked it.

Moreover, since even the top masters who usually did not show themselves were out to teach Ya Socheong, they had to quickly abandon their operation and retreat.

Only after throwing a smoke bomb containing a sleep-inducing drug could they get out of the Baek family.

Belatedly, people gathered, and each told what they had seen, wondering what had happened.

"Faction Leader Ya appeared with people. And he was the first to leave the place."

When someone said that, the people who had been unsure of what they had seen until then agreed with those words.

"I think I saw it that way too. Faction Leader Ya led the people. They moved according to Faction Leader Ya's orders."

"That's right. When Faction Leader Ya gave the signal, the attack began from then on."

Even as they spoke, the people seemed to be unsure.

Everyone knew that there was no reason for Ya Socheong to do that.

It wasn't that he had come here first, but hadn't the Baek family called him and brought him here?

"Find out where Faction Leader Ya is now. It's highly likely that he was training in the training ground and then fell asleep in his quarters."

Someone said, and the people who heard those words moved busily.

And not long after, Ya Socheong appeared with them.

As he had said, Ya Socheong had fallen asleep in his quarters as if he had fainted, without even being able to change his clothes, and had belatedly realized that the atmosphere was strange and had followed the people.

"What happened?"

Looking at Ya Socheong, who was even more surprised and asking, people wondered what on earth had happened.

For now, the treatment of the injured people was urgent, so they focused on that, and a little later, people gathered in the family head's office.

It was the leaders of the Baek family and Ya Socheong.

And the people who had been there during the attack came, and the people who had been injured and had come to their senses also came out.

The person who had been injured and had come to his senses showed hostility when he saw Ya Socheong.

Since he had clearly seen Ya Socheong order the attack, he pointed his finger and got angry.

"You ordered us to be killed, and how did you appear here again! What a nerve!"

Ya Socheong scratched his face as if he were in a difficult situation.

"If I had intended to kill you, would I have revealed my face and done such a thing? At the very least, I would have worn a mask. And it would have been more convenient for me to handle it quietly, so why would I have had other people do it? In the end, I couldn't kill anyone, and I just made a big scene, didn't I?"

At Ya Socheong's words, the people were subtly offended.

It was as if it sounded like he was mocking them for not being able to kill them.

"Then who do you think did it, Faction Leader Ya? And what do you think they were aiming for?"

"I don't know that either, but it must be someone who doesn't like me getting along well with you. There will be so many such people that I can't even guess who it is. I might have to go to the Danli family and ask the family head if he sent an assassin here. The family head covets me and dislikes me getting along well with you."

At that, the people in that place looked at Ya Socheong as if they were dumbfounded.

But Ya Socheong nodded as if it were quite plausible.

"It might be my junior brothers. My junior brothers have a very strong sense of possession over me, and if they think I'm getting along too well here, they might be worried."

Then, when Ya Socheong said, 'Ah,' and let out a cry of surprise, the people no longer even tried to listen to what he was saying.

It seemed that they were wondering what kind of self-praising nonsense would come out next.

"It might be the Sect Leader. Isn't it strange? Other things are strange, but don't you think it was an operation that focused on revealing my face? If they had actually intended to launch a surprise attack, they would never have revealed their face like that. If it's the Sect Leader, it seems that he would gain a lot by doing that. He might have been displeased after hearing the rumors about me and the young lady of the Baek family."

The people in that place looked at each other.

It was because they thought that that could really be the case.

"But why didn't you suspect me? I'm really touched."

When Ya Socheong said that, a few people felt guilty.

They had been suspecting Ya Socheong, but he had been grateful without knowing it.

"I know someone who would do such a thing. A person named Jinmu."

Ya Socheong realized that what he had seen in the novel was helping him after a very long time.

Jinmu had appeared quite often in the novel and had taken care of troublesome things for the Heavenly Demon Dan Mok-san whenever they arose.

Although there was a time limit and he couldn't completely imitate things like body shape and gait, the fact that he could change his face to be identical was a definite talent.

So there were considerable things that Dan Mok-san had accomplished by instigating discord through Jinmu.

When Ya Socheong talked about Jinmu, the people in that place looked at each other as if it were the first time they had heard of it.

They especially thought it was strange that Ya Socheong knew someone they didn't even know.

"Who is that?"

"He is a person who works like the Sect Leader's hands and feet at his side. He is very skilled in disguise, so he can transform into the appearance of anyone he wants. But since he can't imitate things like voice, gait, and habits, he will be easily exposed if you just have him speak briefly."

"Did you say Jinmu? I have never heard of such a person. Even though I have seen the Sect Leader up close very many times. But how did you come to know about him, Faction Leader Ya?"

When one of the elders asked, Ya Socheong flinched.

Then he vaguely said that he seemed to have learned it from the Valley Lord while he was in Nether Shadow Valley.

Since the Valley Lord who had been in Nether Shadow Valley was already dead, he had boldly said it, thinking that he wouldn't be able to confirm the truth of it with him.

"I see. So that's how you came to know. The Valley Lord might have known. If there was a person so skilled in disguise, the Valley Lord would have coveted that talent."

When the family head obediently nodded and agreed, the other people also seemed to believe his words.

"Then do you think that the Sect Leader himself ordered this?"

The family head asked Ya Socheong with a worried face.

If the Sect Leader himself had stepped up, the problem would become quite serious.

In any case, the Sect Leader was the supreme being of the Heavenly Demon Sect, and he was displeased with the relationship between Baek Yuhwa and Ya Socheong.

It wasn't that he had just found that out, but if he revealed his intentions so directly, the family head would now have to make a definite decision.

"How about we move up the wedding, family head?"

When one elder said that, the others also nodded.

Ya Socheong also thought, 'So this is how it's going to be.'

He thought that no matter how great the Baek family was, it seemed difficult to confront the Sect Leader.

"I heard that Faction Leader Ya has no relatives. We will prepare the wedding."

"Yes?"

Although Ya Socheong looked at them, they were busy talking among themselves.

It seemed that the wedding was the wedding of Ya Socheong and Baek Yuhwa.

To do that meant that the Baek family would now go a completely different path from the Heavenly Demon, and he was quite worried about what they were trying to do.

"Family head, elders. Are you really going to do that?"

When Ya Socheong asked, they all looked at him at once.

"Faction Leader Ya, what do you take us for? Do you think we are people who would marry Yuhwa to someone she doesn't love, knowing who she loves, just because we can't protect one Yuhwa?"

Ya Socheong felt as if his vision was going dark.

He didn't know why they were doing that, but he felt that the number of people he had to take responsibility for in the future had increased.

(End of Chapter)