Little Demon Reversion to Youth

Chapter 24

Ajok, Senior Oh, Jang Sam, and the maids all gathered.

"What's wrong with the master?"

Senior Oh said, looking at Baekji, who was squatting in a corner of the main hall, lost in thought.

Baekji had been enlightened by what Yang Soryeong had said. Once Baekji understood one thing, he would see it through to the end.

Although Baekji's body was in the main hall, his mind was in another world.

"Cause, effect, reason... it has to be logical. Logic... everything is like that. There is a reason in the world..."

Baekji muttered. Ajok and the others, who were used to Baekji's behavior, soon lost interest.

Finally, Yang Soryeong entered the main hall from the living room.

"The reason I asked everyone to gather is because the atmosphere is unusual."

Yang Soryeong said to everyone.

"It seems a big fight is going to break out at the White Mountain Sect. So, do not take a single step outside the Songhua Hall."

"Shouldn't we be fighting too? If so, this body will stand at the forefront."

Senior Oh stepped forward, shrugging his shoulders.

After the special training in the mountains, Senior Oh's body had become light and solid. He was overflowing with confidence that he could handle any enemy.

"When it's time to fight, do so. But until then, don't go outside. Tell Zhong Jia too."

Yang Soryeong repeatedly warned them.

As everyone returned to their own places, Gayang quietly came to see Yang Soryeong.

"What is it?"

Gayang took Yang Soryeong to a corner and whispered, "There is a secret passage in the Songhua Hall. I heard it leads to the back mountain. If an enemy attacks, we can escape through there."

"A secret passage?"

"Yes. When I was young, I served the Sect Master's wife at the Songhua Hall. At that time, I heard the Sect Master telling his wife."

"Where is the secret passage?"

"I don't know that either. It should be somewhere in the Young Miss's quarters."

"Alright. Thank you. I'll look for it and let you know."

"What?"

Gayang was surprised at the words that she would be told about the secret passage. If everyone knew, it wouldn't be a secret passage.

"If it's dangerous, you all have to escape too."

"We're going with you?"

"Of course. We are now fellow disciples who die together and live together."

After learning martial arts from Baekji, they all developed a sense of camaraderie.

Yang Soryeong also taught Bangbang, Gayang, and the other maids on behalf of Baekji. So, the maids considered Yang Soryeong their master in their hearts.

"Thank you, Young Miss. My life has changed since you came. Thank you so much."

Gayang said, moved. She was sincere.

Since coming to the Songhua Hall, despite her high status as the Young Sect Master's fiancée, Yang Soryeong had treated them like sisters.

At first, they were unfamiliar with her being so informal, but as they gradually got used to it, they developed a sincere affection for her, unlike their previous masters.

The reason she had told her about the secret passage was also because she was genuinely worried about Yang Soryeong.

But to think she would think of escaping together. Her previous masters would never have done that.

Gayang, with tears in her eyes, bowed her head and returned.

Baekji was still thinking alone in the main hall.

As Yang Soryeong entered the main hall, Baekji shot up and shouted, "Ah!"

"What's wrong?"

"I get it now. The Twin Swords of Meixian did it to kill the Sect Master or the Young Sect Master."

"What?"

Although Yang Soryeong had her suspicions about the appearance of the Blood Hand Grand Seal, she had not thought about it deeply.

"Listen. The Blood Hand Grand Seal is a technique used by the fake True Man Changshan. It's not something anyone can do. It's a martial art used by great figures even in the Blood Sect. No matter how crazy a Blood Sect member is, they wouldn't leave such a secret technique for anyone to see."

"That's true."

"So it must be a fake Blood Hand Grand Seal. Then it's simple. Who would use a fake Blood Hand Grand Seal? The White Mountain Sect is very sensitive to traces of the Blood Sect because the Sect Master was hit by the Blood Hand Grand Seal. So they dangled the bait right in front of the White Mountain Sect's nose."

"I see."

Yang Soryeong nodded.

"They're trying to draw the attention of the White Mountain Sect's martial force and do something else behind their backs."

"Umm. So you're saying the hidden meaning is to kill the Sect Master or the Young Sect Master?"

"To forge a fake Blood Hand Grand Seal, you have to be a master of the level of the Twin Swords of Meixian or the White Mountain Sect's brigade leaders. There's no reason for the White Mountain Sect's brigade leaders to do that. Then it must be the work of the Twin Swords of Meixian. Then why did they do it? What would they do after diverting the attention of the martial force? There's not much money left in the White Mountain Sect. Then it's life. If they kill the Young Sect Master and the Sect Master, the White Mountain Sect will have no sect master. At that time, they plan to put you forward, Master, and make you the real sect master. The Meixian Fang intends to control you from behind."

"The White Mountain Sect's brigade leaders won't stand by."

"That's why they used the Blood Hand Grand Seal."

"...?"

"If the Blood Hand Grand Seal appears, the Qingcheng Sect will come again, right? Other major sects might come too. Then they'll use the pretext of a just cause to enthrone you as the sect master in front of many people. Martial artists value a just cause, don't they?"

"They also value martial power."

"There's the Meixian Fang. If the Meixian Fang steps in, even the brigade leaders won't be able to do anything."

Listening to Baekji's words, Yang Soryeong thought it was quite possible.

The problem was that there was no way General Manager Ximen or Mo Dahou and the others didn't know what even Baekji had figured out.

"Then how will General Manager Ximen and Brigade Leader Mo react?"

Baekji hadn't thought that far. He squatted down again.

"I have to think about it. Cause, effect, reason..."

Baekji's gaze became vacant again.

"Eat and then think."

Yang Soryeong said, but he didn't even pretend to listen.

'His concentration is something to be admired.'

Yang Soryeong was amazed and then she too took a chair and fell into thought.

To survive the danger, she had to anticipate what would happen. She couldn't just leave it to Baekji.

* * *

"Such a childish trick!"

General Manager Ximen paced back and forth in his office, snorting repeatedly.

He had just come from examining the corpse. General Manager Ximen had recognized the fake Blood Hand Grand Seal at a glance.

He had personally seen the state of Bai Renguang right after he was hit by the Blood Hand Grand Seal.

The Blood Hand Grand Seal at that time was different from the Blood Hand Grand Seal left on the corpse.

The leaders of the White Mountain Sect's martial force had not seen the Blood Hand Grand Seal when it was just imprinted and had only seen it in a faded state, soaked in medicinal water, so they were skeptical, but General Manager Ximen was certain.

'Is the Blood Hand Grand Seal the Six Harmonies Fist? For anyone to do it?'

If it could be seen so commonly, it would not have gained the notoriety of being a demonic art feared by the martial world.

'Twin Swords of Meixian, you brats are finally provoking me.'

General Manager Ximen noticed that the Twin Swords of Meixian were after the Sect Master and the Young Sect Master.

He was now pacing back and forth in his office, weighing the pros and cons.

'It might be better for the Sect Master and the Young Sect Master to die and for chaos to break out. I'll escape in the midst of the chaos.'

At one time, his goal was to take even Bai Renguang's secret vault, but now, escape was the top priority.

Mo Dahou was persistently watching him.

Moreover, Yu Mungwang was also watching him from the shadows.

'If only my martial arts were higher...'

General Manager Ximen, who had turned to being a strategist after realizing it was difficult to achieve great success due to his innate lack of talent.

Still, his achievements were quite high, and he could easily subdue three or four first-rate masters, but Mo Dahou and Hu Yeonjo were difficult to deal with.

Moreover, Yu Mungwang also turned out to be a terrifying brat.

After thinking for a long time, General Manager Ximen decided to play along with the Twin Swords of Meixian.

General Manager Ximen went to a corner of his office and pressed a nail protruding from the wall.

Then, a small drawer popped out.

General Manager Ximen took out the document in the drawer and examined it.

It was a token he had received after entrusting the embezzled money of the White Mountain Sect to a bank.

With just this token, he could act as a wealthy man anywhere in the Central Plains.

General Manager Ximen put the token in his bosom and muttered, "Bring in an external enemy to deal with an internal enemy, and in the meantime, take what you can and disappear. Isn't this a truly marvelous plan?"

General Manager Ximen organized his thoughts and, satisfied, turned around, but someone was standing in the middle of the office.

"Gasp!"

It was Baekji.

It was so unexpected that General Manager Ximen stammered and asked, "What, what are you doing here? How did you get in secretly?"

"Secretly? I walked in."

Baekji said.

"Don't lie. There are guards."

As it happened, the guards guarding General Manager Ximen's office were the ones who had been beaten by Baekji last time.

When Baekji appeared, they pretended not to see him, afraid of being beaten again. That was how he had passed through without any trouble and come to the office.

"What is it? Did the Acting Sect Master send you on an errand?"

"No. That's not it. I have something I'm curious about."

"Curious?"

General Manager Ximen asked, dumbfounded. For a servant brat to come into his office because he was curious.

In the old White Mountain Sect, it would have been unimaginable.

But since the situation was what it was, General Manager Ximen had to suppress his boiling anger.

He couldn't kill the acting sect master's favorite servant in his own office.

Baekji asked, "What are you going to do?"

"What are you talking about? And that informal speech..."

"Are you going to kill the Sect Master and the Young Sect Master?"

"...!"

"Why did you think that?"

"What, what are you talking about? What does a young brat know!"

Caught off guard, General Manager Ximen was flustered.

This was not a question a servant brat would ask.

"You were pacing back and forth and muttering to yourself just now. Bring in an external enemy to deal with an internal enemy..."

"Gasp!"

General Manager Ximen realized he had been talking to himself without realizing it.

Instantly,

General Manager Ximen's figure slid towards Baekji, and he reached out to grab Baekji's throat.

It was a martial art that broke the opponent's neck bone with his proud Iron Claw Skill.

General Manager Ximen was already annoyed with the servant brat, so he was planning to kill him outright.

But there was a fact he had overlooked. No matter how distracted he was, he was not a low-level master who would not notice someone's presence.

To not notice someone right next to him meant that the opponent was a higher-level master than him.

Thud!

General Manager Ximen's wrist was caught by Baekji.

"?"

"Let's have a match later."

"This, this... brat?"

General Manager Ximen struggled, but the wrist caught by Baekji did not budge.

Instantly, General Manager Ximen drew up his internal energy, struck out with his right hand, and aimed for Baekji's eyes with his left hand, while simultaneously striking his ribs with his right knee.

But Baekji grabbed General Manager Ximen's wrist and jumped back.

"Ugh!"

At the strong force pulling his wrist, General Manager Ximen's strength drained, and he floated in the air as if lying down.

Thwack!

A person cannot float in the air. General Manager Ximen fell to the floor on his stomach.

-Thud!

It felt like his stomach would burst. Moreover, whatever trick Baekji had used, he could not operate his internal energy.

Baekji squatted down, still holding General Manager Ximen's wrist.

"Ah, ah!"

General Manager Ximen unknowingly let out a groan at the pain of his wrist breaking. Since he couldn't use his internal energy, the pain came to him in its entirety.

"Are you trying to fight?"

General Manager Ximen quickly shook his head. It felt like the wrist caught by Baekji would break.

"I'm really curious. Why did you come to that conclusion?"

Baekji had been trying to figure out how General Manager Ximen, Mo Dahou, Hu Yeonjo, and Yu Mungwang would react, but he couldn't solve it, so he had come to ask directly.

"I thought General Manager Ximen would try to kill the Twin Swords of Meixian, but that was wrong. Why on earth did you think that? Why are you trying to kill the Sect Master?"

"What, what are you talking about? Why would I harm the Sect Master?"

Baekji paid no attention and reached into General Manager Ximen's bosom and took out the token.

"What is this?"

"That, that's..."

When Baekji saw the token, he realized something and nodded.

"Aha! Money! It's because of money. Money was really important to General Manager Ximen."

"You crazy brat? What nonsense are you talking about?"

Baekji didn't even listen to General Manager Ximen and muttered to himself.

"Since your martial arts are weak, you're trying to take the money. It's good to have a lot of money. With the money that would be used to save the Sect Master, you can buy spiritual pills and increase your martial arts..."

"That, that's not it."

"No? If your martial arts improve like that, you can even kill Brigade Leader Mo, can't you?"

Baekji, who had been muttering to himself, glared at General Manager Ximen and said, "I knew it, but you're more sinister than I thought. You don't care about the ways of the martial world at all, do you?"

Baekji put the token in his bosom.

"You brat! Let go of this. Give that back!"

General Manager Ximen struggled.

Snap!

His wrist finally broke. Since he couldn't use his internal energy, it was no different from an ordinary person's wrist.

"Kaaah!"

General Manager Ximen screamed.

"Oh dear, I didn't do it. Why did you struggle?"

(End of Chapter)