Invincible with Twin Swords

Chapter 53 : You Have Grown Up So Well!

He is perhaps my first and only master.

Though he himself doesn't even know of my existence.

The Sword Emperor I remember is only the one from the Valley of Abandoned Bugs.

The first sight of him sitting in a cross-legged position with dignity, despite his dantian being destroyed and both his arms cut off.

The sight of him scolding me, saying that's not how you swing a sword, even though he couldn't even hold a sword because he had no arms.

The sight of him shivering, covered in a straw mat, after catching a cold in the middle of winter.

The sight of him, like a child, whining that he wanted to eat candy after getting dementia.

We were not simply in a master-disciple relationship.

We were beings who supported each other's lives, having lost everything.

Because of him, I was also able to endure that hellish place.

I wanted to meet him from the moment I returned to the past, but I didn't go looking for him.

Because I have something I must do, so not yet.

But unlike my thoughts, my feet were heading outside.

When I went outside, it was noisy with the martial artists of the Martial Alliance who were trying to get a glimpse of the Sword Emperor's face in the distance.

I was looking for him to see his face from a distance, but at that moment, I felt a strong energy from behind.

Who would dare to emit such a killing intent in the middle of the Martial Alliance?

I turned around, thinking of a single face.

The dear face I wanted to see was standing there.

Sword Emperor! Have you been well?

For five years, in the morning, I would carry him, whose both arms were cut off, on my back and head to the training ground.

I cried while taking care of his excrement when he became like a child after getting dementia.

Because I remembered his appearance, who had once commanded the world with a dignified appearance.

And I buried him with my own two hands.

Since I had returned to the past, I thought that I would meet him alive again someday.

I tried not to cry even if I met him again.

But emotions don't always go as planned.

Unbearable hot tears flowed from my two eyes.

"Ahem. Why is a grown man suddenly crying?"

"Ah. Th-that's because I suddenly thought of my deceased father..."

I hurriedly made an excuse, but it was half true.

Because for the five years in the Valley of Abandoned Bugs, the Sword Emperor was like a father to me.

"Although you may have unspeakable circumstances, the heart of a man who holds a sword is too soft. By the way, you are that guy, aren't you?"

"You have to tell me what kind of guy that guy is for me to be able to answer whether it's true or not."

"Seeing that you have a strange saber on your waist and an unusual energy, aren't you the guy that the Saber Emperor was talking about? That damn old man was boasting so much about the 'future of the saber' that my ears were about to fall off. To boast so much about a guy who's not even his disciple. He should just raise the disciples of the Solid Saber Pavilion well. Tsk tsk."

Since I learned the sword from the Sword Emperor in the Valley of Abandoned Bugs, I am his disciple.

Although I didn't formally perform the nine bows, what's so important about such a formality?

If you have received teachings, you are a disciple.

I felt sorry to the Sword Emperor that a disciple who had learned his swordsmanship was being called the 'future of the saber'.

"Seeing that you call the Saber Emperor 'that guy', you must be the Sword Emperor. It's a pleasure to meet you for the first time. My name is Jin Danyeong."

"That's right. I am the Sword Emperor."

"By the way, did the Saber Emperor not come with you?"

"Why are you asking me about that damn guy? We were supposed to meet here, but this guy never keeps his appointments. Damn guy!"

What kind of expression would he make if he found out that the two of them would later join forces and attack the Heavenly Demon together?

"By the way, why is a guy who is the 'future of the saber' also carrying a sword?"

I was now wearing both the Ink Blood Saber and the sword my father had left me.

Although I have been mainly using the Ink Blood Saber in real combat since I released the power of the Black-Scaled Blood Serpent, I have not neglected my sword training.

Moreover, I have recently been training to make the small enlightenment I had gained from the Heavenly Lord's Painting my own.

Since I was on my way back from morning training, I was wearing both on my waist.

The Sword Emperor looked me up and down without answering and then suddenly drew his sword.

And he said.

"Draw your sword!"

This man's impatient nature is still the same.

Even in the Valley of Abandoned Bugs, he would scold me every day, saying my progress was slow.

As if it would be easy for a guy who had held a saber with his right hand his whole life to swing a sword with his left hand overnight.

While I was hesitating, the Sword Emperor swung towards my left.

- Clang!

I reflexively drew my sword and blocked.

Following that, the Sword Emperor's sharp attacks came in succession.

- Clang! Clang!

If a person like the Sword Emperor attacks with determination, you can't stop just because you want to.

Regardless of my will, about thirty exchanges passed.

The Sword Emperor sheathed his sword.

His face was full of a puzzled expression.

"Are you perhaps my disciple that I don't know of?"

Ah! That's right, but not now.

"Or perhaps..."

The Sword Emperor stopped speaking and began to look at my face slowly.

Tilting his head.

"W-were you perhaps raised by your mother alone, without a father, when you were young?"

"Ah, well, that's right, but."

Why is this man suddenly asking about someone else's family affairs?

"Wh-where is your hometown?"

"I grew up in Guizhou."

The Sword Emperor suddenly closed his two eyes.

As if recalling a distant past.

After being like that for a long time, he opened his eyes.

He looked at me with a faint gaze, grabbed my shoulder, and said in a warm voice.

"So that's what it was! That's what it was! Now I know why you suddenly shed tears when you saw me."

Tears were already welling up in the Sword Emperor's two eyes as he looked at me.

"You have grown up so well even without me! Looking closely, I can see her face in your face. This father is sorry."

Huh? What are you talking about all of a sudden?

Why are you making someone else's family register a mess as you please?

Did this man originally have signs of dementia, and it got worse in the Valley of Abandoned Bugs?

"No. What are you talking about?"

"Isn't your mother's name Baek Ryeonhwa? The second daughter of the Ten Thousand Gold Estate..."

"No, it's not."

"It's not? Th-then perhaps Cheon Yerang of the Cheon family of Gorang Village in Guizhou?"

"It's a name I've never heard of."

The Sword Emperor hurriedly took his two hands off my shoulder and said.

"No, but why is the same energy as mine flowing from you?"

A thick bead of sweat was flowing down the side of the Sword Emperor's temple.

And so, I unintentionally came to share the Sword Emperor's huge secret.

They say heroes are fond of women, but how on earth did this man spend his youth?

Since he has already sown two seeds in Guizhou, how many children in the Central Plains have the Sword Emperor as their father?

He could probably gather his blood relatives later and create a sect.

Since all the disciples have inherited the blood of the Sword Emperor, they will produce great masters.

"P-pretend you didn't hear what you just heard. I just confused you with someone else."

Of course. You have to keep secrets between men.

"By the way, you are a guy who should hold a sword, not a saber. With such a great talent, would it be okay to just hold a saber?"

It seems I am both the 'future of the saber' and the 'future of the sword'.

Having many talents is tiring.

"I will consider it. Haha!"

In fact, I plan to hold both.

The number one left-sword-right-saber master of all ages and times will soon be born, so please look forward to it.

"Come and visit the Continuous Sword Sect later. And watch your mouth!"

The Sword Emperor put his index finger to his mouth and then made a gesture of slitting his throat with his hand.

If I go around talking about it, he will probably kill me to silence me.

I took something out of my pocket and handed it to the Sword Emperor.

"Don't worry, and have one of these when your mouth is bored."

The Sword Emperor, who had dementia in the Valley of Abandoned Bugs, had whined that he wanted to eat candy the day before he passed away.

I always felt bad that I couldn't get it for him.

I bowed to the Sword Emperor, who was bewildered, holding the candy in his hand, and turned around.

I kept my promise to get you candy!

When I returned, Na Yeryeong was waiting alone in my quarters.

"No, what are you doing here? Is it okay for a woman to just come in here alone? What if I'm a bad guy?"

"What are you talking about?"

"I'm saying the world is a dangerous place."

Na Yeryeong said with an unreadable smile.

"Are you really planning to go alone to the place Naeng Muyeom wants?"

"Well, for now, I'll have to go alone, won't I? Though I'll have some countermeasures in place."

"You can't go alone, Sect Leader. I don't know what the plan is, but please change your mind now."

I didn't know she was this worried about me.

"You don't have to worry. I have a good plan."

"If that's the case, then take this."

She held out a small pouch.

I peeked into the pouch and saw a small hairpin.

Is this the heart of a woman sending her husband to the battlefield?

Was I this kind of existence to her?

I never noticed because she always treated me coldly.

That she had such a tender feeling of affection for me.

Na Yeryeong is good in every way, but she needs to learn how to express her feelings more actively.

"No. If you suddenly do this, I'll be flustered. It's not that I don't like it, so don't misunderstand. But I still have things I need to do and I'm not mentally prepared..."

I didn't think I would be confessed to first in this way.

But the saying that a man should confess first is not in line with the times.

Either way, the one who is in a hurry should do it first.

"What are you talking about? What mental preparation? What's so flustering?"

The hairpin she took out of the pouch was small and sharp.

A messy pattern that looked like a curse seal was drawn on the surface.

"Keep it with you, and if you judge that you can't control yourself, stab yourself in the heart with it."

She said with a dark expression.

But there was conviction in her words.

The case where Na Yeryeong speaks so firmly is one thing.

Her sorceress's sense has been activated.

She has seen something of the future.

"What did you see?"

Na Yeryeong looked straight into my two eyes and said.

"The sight of you, covered in blood, losing your reason and running wild!"

The fact that I was covered in blood means I was in a crisis.

The fact that I was running wild probably means that I was eaten by the power of the Black-Scaled Blood Serpent.

"I don't know how effective my sorcery will be. So it's more important to prevent such a situation from happening."

The Soul-Taking Divine Woman said that Na Yeryeong must accompany me on my journey.

Did she perhaps foresee a situation like this?

I put the hairpin she had given me in my bosom and said.

"I will keep it in mind. And don't worry. I won't die because I still have a lot to do."

I gave her a slight smile.

Na Yeryeong was constantly restless.

She even suggested that Parip hyungnim and Deoksam go with me.

I would also be more than reassured if I were with them, but now is the time to deliberately show a weakness.

Only then will the Demonic Cult reveal itself.

Of course, they have their own roles.

As I was about to go out for some training, the person I was waiting for came to visit.

He was wearing the uniform of a Martial Alliance sword unit member, and there was a small mole above his left eye.

He has a unique taste. Why does this person always have a mole on his face?

"I was waiting. So, how are the movements?"

I had expected that Naeng Muyeom would have requested support from the main cult.

So I had requested through the Heavenly Conduit Sect to confirm any suspicious movements.

"First of all, I must say that even the Heavenly Conduit Sect cannot catch all the secret movements of masters."

"I'll listen with that in mind."

"First, there is a group of people moving in the direction of Shaanxi. The number is about thirty, and they are moving on horseback."

It's not these guys.

It has to be more secret.

"What else?"

After that, there were several other pieces of information, but there was no information that was suspected to be the Demonic Cult.

"Lastly, this is a bit ambiguous."

"Tell me."

"The first place they were seen was in Gansu, but we lost them in the middle. And after that, a small movement was captured in Chongqing, but it is not certain if they are the same people. We lost them again."

"How many were there?"

"There is information that there were three or four, but it is not certain. It seems to be at most four or five."

It's these guys!

The skills of the Heavenly Conduit Sect's information agents are the best in the Central Plains.

For such people to lose track of them and not even be sure of the number.

It is not a common thing.

"Alright! Thank you for your hard work."

If even the Heavenly Conduit Sect can't catch them, they must all be masters, and the number is at most five!

I had expected to face one or two masters, but there are too many.

This won't be easy.

"And our sect leader told me to tell you. That this is the last time for information without a price."

"Isn't he saying that if I want information, I should meet him once? That we should talk in person."

It was the same before.

The Heavenly Conduit Sect leader cannot stand curiosity.

She is curious as to what kind of person I am, and what I am trying to do.

"Tell her I'll stop by soon."

After Mak Bulchu of the Heavenly Conduit Sect left, I revised my plan.

Na Yeryeong's warning and the Heavenly Conduit Sect's information were all saying the same thing.

It's dangerous

(End of Chapter)