Little Demon Reversion to Youth

Chapter 80

He would probably be beaten to within an inch of his life.

Perhaps he would really die.

Jian Yi, as if hearing the young cult leader's voice ringing in his ears, shook his head.

'Am I hearing the young cult leader's auditory hallucinations now?'

Hongyan, not understanding, asked again, ―The Tang family head may die, but what does that have to do with us? The Demonic Cult and the Central Plains martial world are not on such terms.

The Demonic Cult and the Central Plains martial world were not on terms of helping and saving each other. No, they were enemies who killed each other. So, she could not understand why he was trying to save the Tang family head.

―Umm. It is only natural that you do not know the complicated circumstances. But if you knew the Poison King, you would not say such a thing. The Demonic Military Advisor once said.

―What? What did the Demonic Military Advisor say?

―The Poison King is timid, but he is a very smart person. In terms of medical skills, he is a genius, and his skills are closely following those of True Man Changshan and the 'Life and Death Divine Doctor'.

―Ah...

Was that the reason to save him? Although she did not understand, Hongyan nodded.

―Oh? Have you realized something?

―No. I did not know that the Poison King's skills were that great. He is a great person. To be on par with the 'Life and Death Divine Doctor'.

―Do you think the moniker 'Poison King' was attached for no reason? The Demonic Military Advisor saw that the only people who could create an antidote for the blood poison were True Man Changshan, the 'Life and Death Divine Doctor', and the Poison King. He said that among them, the one who studied with the most enthusiasm was the Poison King. Do you still not know the reason?

―Aha! Now I understand everything!

Hongyan, having realized something, was about to open her mouth and shout, forgetting that she was using telepathy.

It was the first time she had obtained genuine information from Jian Yi's nonsensical Zen riddles.

―The Poison King has found a way to detoxify the blood poison! That's why the Blood Fiend is trying to kill him. If our cult is to face the Blood Sect, the blood poison will be a nuisance, so you are trying to save the Poison King and obtain the antidote manufacturing method, right?

―Umm. Your head is also useful in its own way. Of course, it is not certain. The affairs of the world are very different from how they appear. So, for now, you must watch the situation carefully. If you empty your mind and observe, you can realize the principle of how things flow. There is a context to things...

Since he was on the roof, there was nothing to do but crouch, so Jian Yi's private lecture also became long.

As Hongyan was getting bored, Jian Yi's words suddenly stopped.

She felt Jian Yi's ki sink.

Hongyan became tense.

Although he was talkative, Jian Yi's martial arts were real.

―I will have to tap your acupoints for a moment. That Blood Fiend brat's perception is not ordinary...

Jian Yi tapped Hongyan's acupoints. Hongyan's martial arts and ki disappeared as if washed away.

'Hee-hing. If I meet an enemy like this, I'll just die.'

Although Hongyan looked mournful, she could not help it.

In the darkness, a streak of red light entered the family head's hall.

Jian Yi focused all his senses, but there was no sound from the family head's hall.

'Surely he can't be unable to handle even a single move.'

If the Poison King was in the 'true realm', he would be able to block at least three or four moves. In the meantime, he intended to fly in and stop the Blood Fiend.

He planned to save the defeated Poison King and demand the blood poison antidote method.

Jian Yi was confident in his analysis and response method, but he suddenly felt anxious.

'Jian Yi, that brat thinks too much. That's why he falls for his own tricks every time. I should have cut him off long ago. What is this affection...'

The young cult leader's scolding flashed through his mind.

'Should I just attack?'

As Jian Yi stared with a wavering heart, the family head's hall, buried in darkness, was as quiet as if everyone were asleep.

The only thing that could be heard was the sound of music and laughter echoing from the distant elder's hall.

The elder of the council of elders had been holding a banquet since early evening.

'What kind of brat holds a banquet until the middle of the night?'

The annoyed Jian Yi grumbled inwardly.

* * *

"Hahaha. Truly a dragon among men! I am truly impressed that you would let it go so magnanimously."

When the elder apologized for having raised his voice for a moment during the day, Baekji said that it was understandable in the face of the family's crisis and that he would not mind.

The elder was in a good mood and raised his wine cup to propose a toast.

"For the Alliance Leader to have sent the Honored One of the Household, doesn't it mean that he holds the Tang family in special regard? I propose a toast."

"Ahem!"

'Don't mention the Alliance Leader!'

When Baekji gave him a look, the elder, 'ah', turned to the crowd and said, "For the Martial Alliance to have dispatched the Honored One of the Household, since the Alliance Leader has given his permission, isn't it right that the Alliance Leader sent him?"

"That's right. The Alliance Leader has not forgotten that the Tang family fought against the Blood Sect in the past."

An elder chimed in.

The elder raised his wine cup again and said, "Since the misunderstanding with the Honored One of the Household has been cleared, let's drink to our hearts' content!"

The elder had held a banquet, saying that he was welcoming the Honored One of the Household.

Although the former family head was seriously injured and the young family head was missing, he had filled the elder's hall with food and had played music.

Although most of the Tang family's martial force was suffering, searching all over for the culprit, he did not care.

"Hahaha. Now the Tang family is finding its true form."

The elder was in a very good mood.

He had received the 'Ten Thousand Flowers Rain' secret manual, the 'Shadowless Poison' manufacturing method, and a letter of recommendation to be an elder of the Tang family from Tang Tian'e.

Now, if he just managed to win over the Alliance Leader's disciple and left for the Alliance, he would be able to achieve his long-cherished wish, so it was understandable.

The elder boldly emptied his wine cup with a gulp, put it down with a thud, and said, "The legitimate heir of the family has returned and has succeeded to the lost family tradition of the Tang family. Since everything has settled into place according to the natural order, it is time for me to step down from my position as the elder of the council of elders."

"What are you talking about? The council of elders is the adult of the family! You, the elder of the elders, must hold the center."

"No, this is enough. Since I have resolved the family's crisis, I want to try something bigger now. Since the new family head has also made a request..."

"A request from the new family head?..."

"The new family head told me to go to the Alliance and work for the Tang family. Since I have sworn to devote my life to the Tang family, I have no choice but to follow. Hahaha."

While saying so, he glanced at Baekji.

'This brat is really hopeless!'

Although he had not even confirmed that he was the Alliance Leader's disciple, he was clinging to him with absolute faith.

'Is this brat a fool too?'

Baekji looked at the grinning elder and then thought of Tang Tian'e. Come to think of it, the two seemed to resemble each other.

Tang Tian'e was also as magnificently built as the elder. The dignified appearance was also similar, but even the cunning in his eyes was similar.

On the other hand, although Tang Tian'e and Tang Qianhui were half-brothers, they had no resemblance at all.

'Did the previous family head get cuckolded?'

The elder and Tang Tian'e were exactly alike in their actions. The elder coveted honor, power, and wealth, and Tang Tian'e also coveted power and women.

Baekji, seeing the elder who was pleased with a courtesan by his side, had a feeling inwardly.

'He must have been fond of women in his youth too.'

But he was not interested.

Baekji was not so idle as to interfere in another family's affairs. In any case, they were both brats who would die.

The elders, at the elder's words, all stood up and raised their cups.

"Indeed! We cannot help but admire the elder's loyalty to the family. We congratulate you."

"When you go to the Alliance, please do not forget us. We will visit you every year."

Baekji looked around at the flattering elders.

'It seems the Poison King has thrown all the trash of the family into the council of elders.'

He could feel the Poison King's anguish.

Without even asking, it was clear what had happened.

The proper masters of the family had died fighting at the forefront of the war against the Blood Sect, and the brats who had hidden in the back and had preserved their lives must have clamored to take the key positions.

Why else would he have brought in an outsider, Go Hyeonggi, as the law enforcement hall head?

'The internal stability that Tang Qianhui had been aiming for must have been to purge these trashes.'

In a family connected by a single bloodline, personnel purges are more difficult. Moreover, for Tang Qianhui, who had ascended to the position of family head as the offspring of a concubine, it would have been difficult to cast them out without a clear justification.

'Alright, I'll play along. Look forward to what will be at the end...'

Baekji drank his alcohol and said with a meaningful gaze, "Shall we talk quietly?"

"Ah, that's right. Has it already gotten so late? Let's call it a night."

At the elder's word, the elders retreated, and the servants came and cleared the banquet table.

A new table with alcohol was placed in front of the elder and Baekji.

"Have a drink. We'll be seeing each other often from now on, won't we?"

The elder poured alcohol and offered it.

"Well... I don't know if that will be possible."

'You probably won't make it through tonight.'

The elder, not knowing Baekji's inner thoughts, nodded his head and said, "What are you talking about? You're the Honored One of the Household of the Tang family, so we have to see each other often. Oh, right..."

The elder, as if he had suddenly remembered, took something out of his sleeve and stealthily offered it.

Baekji quickly took it and unfolded it. In a silk pouch was a single promissory note.

The amount written was one hundred taels of silver.

"What is this? A bribe?"

"Ahem! A bribe? What would the elder of the council of elders of the Tang family be lacking to give a bribe? This is just my small sincerity to the Honored One of the Household who is working hard for the Tang family. Please accept it."

"If that's the case... but it's one hundred taels of silver?"

Baekji put the promissory note in his money pouch and then opened it wide for the elder to see.

Inside the money pouch were gold ingots, silver ingots, and promissory notes.

One hundred taels of silver was like pouring a bucket of water into a well.

'Umm. That's not a money pouch, it's a money bundle, isn't it? Why does a young brat have so much money? Could it be...'

Could it be that he was receiving bribes from here and there under the pretext of selecting elders?

From his expression, he was indifferent, as if one hundred taels of silver was not even enough to wet his palate.

'Damn it!'

The elder, who had cursed inwardly, laughed, 'haha'.

"Haha. Didn't I say that was just a small sincerity? There will be many good things to come."

"Is that so? Well, the Yangtze River won't dry up. It would be good to have a good relationship for a long, long time. Very slowly. I'm a bit busy too."

For some reason, it sounded like he was saying they shouldn't see each other anymore.

The elder became inwardly impatient.

Although he had the Tang family head's letter of recommendation, that alone was not enough to become an elder. He had to go through a strict screening that considered not only his martial arts but also his character.

'Will this brat write me a letter of recommendation?'

If he had a letter of recommendation from an insider of the Alliance, it would be much easier. But did the Alliance Leader's disciple belong to the insiders of the Alliance? If so, it would be a great help...

In any case, even a single word of support would be a great help.

'How much should I give?'

The elder, who was greedy for material possessions, had only received bribes and had never given them. He did not know how much to give to be considered generous.

So, he thought in reverse.

'If I had received one hundred taels?'

Although it would be nice, he would not have considered it a big deal. The most satisfying time was when he had received ten thousand taels at once.

'Ten thousand taels!'

It was nice to receive, but thinking about giving it felt like tearing off his own flesh.

'Should I make it around five thousand taels?'

As the elder rolled his eyes and estimated the amount of the bribe, Baekji suddenly said, "By the way, the position of an Alliance elder must be a good one. Seeing that everyone wants to go there. What will the elder do when he gets that position?"

At Baekji's meaningful words, a thought flashed through the elder's mind.

He had miscalculated.

'Yes! If I become an elder, I can get it all back in a year.'

(End of Chapter)