Little Demon Reversion to Youth

Chapter 23

Sreureuk.

A breeze blew, and the lantern swayed slightly.

The Twin Swords of Meixian, who were sitting cross-legged, opened their eyes at the same time. A sharp, keen energy poured out.

"It's me."

A man in black clothes, with even a black mask covering his face, bowed his head to the Twin Swords of Meixian.

"Did you find out?"

"Yes. The stone chamber where the White Mountain Sect Master is in seclusion is too heavily guarded, so I could not enter. I was only able to observe the Young Sect Master's residence."

"Umm. How is the Young Sect Master's condition?"

"You could say he is a living corpse. His eyes are open, but they have no focus."

"Cultivation insanity cannot be cured so easily. Not even by True Man Changshan."

When the Left Sword spoke, the Right Sword chimed in.

"We just need the Sect Master to die."

The Twin Swords of Meixian planned to kill Bai Renguang, place the Young Sect Master in the position of sect master, and then use Yang Soryeong to control the White Mountain Sect.

"Hehe. General Manager Ximen has laid the groundwork well for us. If the acting sect master takes over the White Mountain Sect, the Sichuan sects won't be able to find fault, will they?"

The Left Sword asked the man in black.

"Is it difficult to approach the stone chamber even with your skills?"

"There is only one passage, and they are guarding it in shifts, so it is not easy."

"Hmm. In that case, a commotion will have to break out. We'll take advantage of the guards being distracted to finish off Bai Renguang."

"Mo Dahou and Hu Yeonjo are not easy opponents. To draw them out, we'll need some pretty big bait."

"How about this? The Sect Master was hit by the Blood Hand Grand Seal. If the culprit were to appear before their eyes, even Mo Dahou and Hu Yeonjo wouldn't be able to just stand by."

"That's true. But will that culprit appear?"

"We can make him appear. No one knows who the culprit is. We just need the Blood Hand Grand Seal to appear."

"Umm. So you're saying we should forge the Blood Hand Grand Seal?"

"What's so special about the Blood Hand Grand Seal? We just need to leave a bright red handprint."

"If the Blood Hand Grand Seal appears, won't the major sects not stand by? Didn't Zhang Ming from the Qingcheng Sect rush over this time too?"

"We can destroy the evidence before then. If the corpse with the Blood Hand Grand Seal on it is burned, who will be able to confirm it?"

"That's a good idea."

"What's there to delay? Let's take over the White Mountain Sect as soon as the opportunity arises."

At the same time that the Twin Swords of Meixian were plotting to take over the White Mountain Sect, General Manager Ximen was also racking his brains with Yu Mungwang.

"I can really feel the meaning of the phrase 'a candle in the wind'. Two tigers are running wild inside, and wolves are rampant outside. The only ones who can protect the White Mountain Sect are you and me."

General Manager Ximen said to Yu Mungwang.

Yu Mungwang just sat there with a stoic expression.

"It's a relief that the Young Sect Master has woken up. He will regain consciousness soon, so we must guard him strictly until then."

"Indeed, a rat has already paid a visit."

Yu Mungwang opened his heavy mouth and said.

"A rat?"

"It seems to be someone sent by the Meixian Fang. I confirmed that he went to the Twin Swords of Meixian's residence."

"So they are finally revealing their black hearts."

General Manager Ximen sighed.

"The enemy is showing its claws, yet Brigade Leader Mo and Brigade Leader Hu are only coveting the position of sect master..."

"..."

"I'd rather just shake everything off and leave."

"Then you will die."

Yu Mungwang's monotone voice sounded eerie.

"What?"

"Do you think the Sect Master did not know what you have been doing all this time?"

"What, what are you talking about now?"

"When I told the Sect Master about your corruption early on, he laughed heartily and said, 'It's okay for him to do that much, turn a blind eye.' General Manager Ximen, you are still alive because the Sect Master showed you mercy. But now you betray the Sect Master and leave? Then you will die by my hand."

"What did you just say?"

General Manager Ximen's face turned grim.

Clang!

It was in the blink of an eye.

Yu Mungwang's sword was at General Manager Ximen's throat.

"Gasp!"

General Manager Ximen sucked in his breath.

"Why, why are you doing this?"

"It means to be careful."

"How can you do this to me?"

Yu Mungwang sheathed his sword and said, "I will do anything to protect the White Mountain Sect. Keep in mind that if I have to cut off the General Manager's head, I will not hesitate."

At Yu Mungwang's changed attitude, a chill ran down General Manager Ximen's spine.

'This brat was hiding his skills.'

No one, not even General Manager Ximen, knew that Bai Renguang had trusted Yu Mungwang and had secretly passed on his true teachings to him.

Yu Mungwang said with a cold expression, "Your job is to continue to purchase medicinal herbs for the Sect Master's safety and to help the Young Sect Master regain consciousness. If you try any funny business, this sword will be the first to strike your neck."

"This... this..."

General Manager Ximen could not continue.

Yu Mungwang shrugged his shoulders, stood up, and left.

"That, that bastard... he doesn't know the grace of being raised..."

He had recommended Yu Mungwang as the White Mountain Brigade Leader, but he had not known he would act like this.

General Manager Ximen gritted his teeth.

"Alright. So this is how you're going to be? I'll make you shed tears of blood."

* * *

The atmosphere at the White Mountain Sect was murderous.

The White Temple Brigade, the Great Light Brigade, and the White Mountain Brigade were wary of each other, and the Twin Swords of Meixian had also brought in about ten Meixian Fang warriors under the pretext of escorting.

In the village below, the Meixian Fang warriors were staying and guarding the roads to the White Mountain Sect.

No one knew when a bloody fight would break out. Everyone spent their days in anxiety, and their nerves became extremely sensitive.

The Songhua Hall was peaceful. Since Yu Mungwang had twenty White Mountain Brigade warriors guarding it day and night, no one came in or out.

Baekji was completely absorbed in the fun of teaching Yang Soryeong, Ajok, Zhong Jia, and the maids.

What he had seen were a few secret manuals from Bai Renguang's secret vault. With that as a starting point, various martial arts came to his mind.

The same was true for teaching Zhong Jia Fire Skill.

When he thought of Fire Skill, the Raging Fire Palm he had seen in Bai Renguang's secret vault came to mind.

Then, a more advanced Fire Skill technique naturally came to his mind.

'I must have been a genius. I was so smart that the heavens were jealous.'

Baekji knew that Yang Soryeong was struggling to cure his amnesia.

Baekji didn't feel particularly uncomfortable, but lately, his head would ache from time to time.

It was less than before, but a heavy pain, as if his head were being pressed by a stone, would come and go.

His dreams were also bad. He was always fighting in his dreams.

He fought and fought on a battlefield where blood splattered and severed limbs rolled around.

'I must have been a general in my past life.'

Baekji thought that when he had lost consciousness and then briefly woken up, he had been swept up in the killing intent of his past life in a dazed state when he had tried to kill General Manager Ximen.

"What are you thinking so hard about?"

Yang Soryeong approached, seeing Baekji dozing, leaning against a sunny wall.

"Yes. I must have killed a lot of people in my past life."

Yang Soryeong sat down next to Baekji and asked, "Do you remember your past life?"

"I killed so many that I'm being punished with amnesia in this life."

"That can't be."

"I think so."

Baekji told her about his dream.

At this, Yang Soryeong listened with interest and said, "If that's true, you have to save people in this life. That's how you can resolve the karma of your past life."

"Save people?"

"Since you got amnesia because of the karma of your past life, if you save a lot of people, your karma will be cleansed, and you'll be able to come to your senses."

"Is there a need to come to my senses?"

"Don't you want to see your mom and dad?"

"I don't even have memories, so what's there to want to see or not?"

"That may be so for you, but how worried must your parents be?"

Yang Soryeong trailed off and then let out a deep sigh.

"I miss my mom. How worried she must be."

"Really? Then let's bring her here."

"Bring her here? How?"

"You're the acting sect master of the White Mountain Sect. You can just give the order and bring her here. It's not difficult."

"Should I? Will my mom come?"

"Your aunt will want to see you too. Let's bring Old Man Ma too."

"No."

Yang Soryeong shook her head.

"It's too dangerous here. The atmosphere is not good. A fight will break out at any moment. We don't even know what will happen to us, so we can't bring my mom to a place like this."

Baekji frowned.

"But why are they trying to fight?"

"The Meixian Fang is trying to take over the White Mountain Sect, and in the White Mountain Sect, the three brigade leaders are fighting for hegemony. In the end, a fight will have to break out to decide the winner."

Baekji thought for a moment and then shot up.

"These bastards are looking down on you, Master. You're the acting sect master, yet they're fighting to take over the White Mountain Sect."

"I'm just a puppet. They just put me up temporarily."

"It would be better if you just became the sect master. I really like this Songhua Hall. After you become the sect master, let's bring your aunt here."

"It's not something we can decide on our own."

"Master, you shouldn't think like that. A person should do what they want to do. Otherwise, they'll get sick."

Yang Soryeong sighed. Baekji was brilliant in the field of martial arts, but he still knew too little about the ways of the world.

"Let's go."

Baekji pulled Yang Soryeong up.

"Where are you going?"

"Gather all the ones who want to fight and tell them to get out."

"What?"

"Tell them to go out and fight amongst themselves, whether they live or die."

"No."

"Can't the acting sect master even do that?"

As the two bickered, a loud bell rang. It was the bell that was rung in an emergency.

Half of the White Mountain Brigade warriors guarding the front of the Songhua Hall ran off somewhere.

"What's wrong?"

"It seems a fight has finally broken out."

"These bastards couldn't wait for a moment..."

As Baekji was about to go, Yang Soryeong grabbed him and held on.

"What are you going to do if you go? You'll die if you go out."

Just then, Ajok and the others ran up.

"Master! There's been a murder."

"A murder? Who died?"

"They say it was someone from the White Temple Brigade. You know the big tree at the entrance of the estate? They say a body was hung there."

Yang Soryeong's face darkened.

"So the fight has finally begun. Which side killed him?"

"Surprisingly, they say the culprit is from the Blood Sect."

"Blood Sect?"

"They say there was a bright red handprint on his chest, just like the White Mountain Sect Master."

"Blood Hand Grand Seal!"

Yang Soryeong and Baekji looked at each other.

Only Baekji and Yang Soryeong knew what had happened in the stone chamber.

The Blood Hand Grand Seal was something the dead fake True Man Changshan had used. But for the Blood Hand Grand Seal to appear again.

"Is there another fake True Man Changshan?"

Baekji muttered.

"That's not it. Something is strange."

Yang Soryeong frowned and then said to Ajok, "Tell everyone to come to the main hall."

"Yes."

Ajok ran off.

Yang Soryeong said as she went to the main hall of the Songhua Hall with Baekji, "The Blood Hand Grand Seal is a martial art of the Blood Sect, right? It means a person from the Blood Sect has appeared again. It doesn't add up."

"..."

"What is the Blood Sect after?"

"How should I know?"

"Think about it. The fake True Man Changshan disguised his identity to take over the Young Sect Master's body."

"Yes. That's right. He was a sinister old man."

"But now that the Young Sect Master has woken up, he can't do that, so why would he come back?"

Baekji tilted his head.

"Why did he come?"

"It might not be the Blood Sect."

"...?"

"Looking at how they conspicuously left the Blood Hand Grand Seal, it seems so. If the Blood Sect appears, the major sects of the martial world won't stand by. Even the Qingcheng Sect rushed over right away. There's no reason for them to expose themselves."

"Then?"

"They're disguised as the Blood Sect."

"Disguised?"

"Think about it. Right now, those who want to take over the White Mountain Sect are gathered here. But the Blood Sect has appeared? It's probably the work of those who are trying to gain an advantage by using the Blood Sect."

At Yang Soryeong's words, Baekji was amazed.

"Ah. You're really smart, Master."

"You'd know too if you thought about it a little."

"I couldn't think of that. You're the smart one, Master."

Baekji replied to Yang Soryeong's words.

"It's not difficult. Why did this happen? Why is the other person saying that? If you consider the cause and effect, the reason, you can figure it out."

"Consider the cause and effect, the reason?"

(End of Chapter)