Little Demon Reversion to Youth

Chapter 91

"We meet again! You were the one who followed me!"

Cho-hye snapped and then said to her master, "It's absurd. Master. Are all men that shameless?"

"That's right. So you must never get close to them."

Mado nodded.

"Hey. That's a disappointing thing to say..."

"If you have something to say, say it and go."

Every word was incredibly cold.

"Ah, I was rude yesterday, so I was going to treat you to a meal as an apology..."

"Enough. Don't follow me."

Mado cut him off and started walking again.

It was a cold tone of voice that made even the eloquent Baekji feel awkward.

'What. Is there such a person?'

Baekji looked at the two people walking away with a sense of regret.

Baekji had come to find out about Mado's martial sect.

The 'Heaven-Shattering Divine Saber' was familiar to his eyes.

Moreover, when Mado had unfolded the 'One Saber Shattering Heaven', he had clearly seen in his mind how she would attack.

'It seems like a technique I know.'

He thought that if he knew Mado's origin, he could get a clue to find his own identity.

'Heaven-Shattering Divine Saber... Heaven-Shattering Demonic Saber... Quan Bai called it the Heaven-Shattering Demonic Saber. Does that mean it's a martial art of the Demonic Cult?'

After coming to the Alliance, he had a nagging feeling that he might not be from the righteous path.

The only martial art he had recognized so far was Hongyan's 'Nine-Tailed Fox Shattering Jade'.

'Hongyan is a Demonic Cult member... if I recognized that, I either fought against the Demonic Cult... or I was a member of the Demonic Cult... if I had known this would happen, should I have tried to find out Tie Guang's martial arts?'

It was the middle of the night when he had met Tie Yantai. He had only been thinking of catching him quickly and going to sleep.

Because he had struck first, Tie Yantai had not been able to use his hands properly.

In any case, if he was not from the righteous path, it was highly likely that he was a member of the Demonic Cult.

'Then it's really troublesome...'

If he was a Demonic Cult member, it would be difficult to live in the Central Plains unless he hid his identity.

'Ajok, Senior Oh, and Jang Sam would also make a fuss, right? My master would also be branded a Demonic Cult member. The Yang-Bai Merchant Sect might have to close its doors.'

Since his master and disciples were surprisingly righteous, if they found out they had unknowingly become Demonic Cult members, they would go on a rampage.

The matter of simply confirming his identity was getting bigger.

'It can't be. It can't be.'

Hongyan came to mind.

'She must have come chasing the Blood Fiend, right?'

When the Blood Corpse Brigade had attacked, Menghua had taken credit.

―The Right Honored One of the Blood Sect, the Blood Fiend, was about to join in, but the elder Tie Guang stopped him. You should be grateful. So how about returning the property of the Hongmeng Brothel?

―The Blood Fiend brat won't be able to sleep with his legs stretched out. I've applied the 'thousand-li tracking scent' on him. If the Honored One goes, he can be caught easily... shall I guide you?

It was unexpected that the Demonic Cult and the Blood Sect were not on good terms.

Listening to Menghua's chatter, it seemed they considered each other sworn enemies. That's why he had accepted the Demonic Cult members as a martial force.

So it was possible to guess that Hongyan had come chasing after the Blood Fiend.

'That's right!'

The old scholar who had been next to Hongyan came to mind.

That brat must also be a Demonic Cult member.

'Let's find out that brat's martial arts.'

He had to resolve the uncomfortable matter quickly.

* * *

The Alliance Leader unfolded the letter that was on the table.

Only one word was written: 'leaving'.

Mado had sent a letter by messenger early in the morning and had left the Alliance.

'She must not be in a good mood.'

Although the 'Hundred Ghosts Sect' was a sect between the righteous and the evil, it had played an important role in the fight against the Blood Sect.

At the news that Mado, who had wiped out the 'Hundred Ghosts Sect' overnight, was heading for the 'Qingling Sect', the Alliance Leader had personally stepped forward.

He had encountered and subdued Mado at the entrance to the 'Qingling Sect'.

Surprisingly, Mado was a young woman.

―How dare the Martial Alliance Leader protect that robber? Were you all in cahoots?

Mado had gritted her teeth and had rushed at him.

After finding out the circumstances, he had understood Mado's anger.

Her happy family had been annihilated by the schemes of the 'Hundred Ghosts Sect' and the 'Qingling Sect'.

Having barely survived, she had obtained a fortuitous encounter and had trained with a vengeance. As a woman, she had lived cooped up in the mountains for over ten years.

As soon as she had achieved her martial arts, she had set out on the path of revenge, but since he had stopped her in the middle, her resentment towards the Alliance Leader was also deep.

The Alliance Leader, after much thought, had made a proposal to Mado.

He had confined her in a valley behind the Martial Alliance and had said that if she surpassed him in a match every year, he would release her.

In the meantime, Mado had never been able to defeat the Alliance Leader.

'Was it the right thing to do?'

He had released Mado under the pretext of Baekji's visit.

The Alliance Leader had been looking for an opportunity to release Mado for some time.

It was burdensome to confine a person's life for so long.

Moreover, since the 'Qingling Sect' had been destroyed in the meantime, the target of Mado's murderous intent had disappeared.

'If she has trained that much, she must have learned that there is a way to get revenge.'

As the Alliance Leader's training deepened, his perspective on the entangled cause and effect was changing.

He just hoped that Mado would also be like that.

'Cho-hye, if she thinks of her disciple, she won't carry out an indiscriminate massacre...'

By the time the Alliance Leader had awakened from his thoughts about Mado, Quan Bai and Seongcheon had come to see him.

Quan Bai, as soon as he entered, bowed his head deeply.

"I'm sorry. I never thought that a young brat would think of such a vicious trick."

"I said it was enough. It wasn't without some results, so don't mind it."

"Yes?"

"Just know that and go back."

Quan Bai hesitated and then said, "That brat said he would catch the Blood Fiend for the military affairs department. It's clear that he's trying to pull some trick again."

"The Blood Fiend? You mean the Right Honored One of the Blood Sect?"

"That's right. How can that brat catch the Blood Fiend? Before the military affairs department falls for it..."

"Enough. You also know that Shangguan Ming is not a person who can be easily fooled."

"That's true, but..."

"More importantly... did you say that Alliance members have been dispatched to the Yang-Bai Merchant Sect?"

"Yes."

"You and Seongcheon go and watch the movements of the Demonic Cult members of the Yang-Bai Merchant Sect."

"..."

Although Quan Bai did not want to go, he could not disobey the Alliance Leader's orders.

He stood up from his seat with a heavy heart and left.

The Alliance Leader, seeing the dejected Quan Bai leaving like a puppy, was reminded of Baekji.

A hollow laugh escaped him.

'That insolent brat...'

He had tricked the fox of the Wind and Cloud Pavilion, Quan Bai, with an absurd trick.

And he had pretended to be defeated when he had fought against Mado.

'Heaven-Shattering Divine Saber...'

A peerless saber technique known in the Central Plains as the 'Heaven-Shattering Demonic Saber'.

The Alliance Leader knew where its origin came from.

That's why he had confined Mado for so long.

'The Demonic Cult members call themselves the Divine Cult. If he called it the 'Heaven-Shattering Divine Saber' instead of the 'Heaven-Shattering Demonic Saber'...'

It meant that he was either a Demonic Cult member or was related to them.

'That brat, is he a disciple of Madeung?'

What was the reason he had come to see Mado on purpose?

The Alliance Leader's heart became even heavier.

―He is far from the Demonic Cult Leader.

The Blood Cult Leader's words echoed in his ears.

Not the Demonic Cult Leader, but if a disciple of one of the four divine generals under him was an absolute master...

How much stronger had the Demonic Cult's power become in the past hundred years?

The Alliance Leader looked out the window.

Since the Alliance Leader's hall was in the highest place, the buildings of the Alliance could be seen at a glance.

The future of the righteous path, which was wasting its internal energy on futile power struggles, weighed on his heart.

The Alliance Leader, unable to watch any longer, closed the window and said to the outside, "Tell them I want to see the daughter of the Tang family."

He thought he needed to find out more about Baekji.

* * *

As Baekji was packing his things, Nangong Zhao came running.

"What's wrong, leaving so suddenly?"

"I've finished my business."

"You haven't received the reward yet, have you?"

"The amount has been settled. I told them to put it in the 'Four Seas Bank'. I don't think the Martial Alliance will stiff me."

For some reason, Nangong Zhao felt a sense of regret.

"You said you would catch the Blood Fiend."

"Oh dear. The chatterbox scholar and the chief investigator are surprisingly slow on the uptake. I said I would make it so that he could be caught, not that I would catch him. If I told you that the Blood Fiend was after Tang Tian'e, you should have taken care of it yourself. Do I have to spoon-feed you?"

"Keung..."

That brat's mouth... alright, go. Go.

"You're going home, right? Try to persuade Miss Yunseol well. It seemed she wanted to go with you."

"Really? Does it really seem so?"

"Who am I?"

Baekji brought his face close and looked straight into Nangong Zhao's eyes.

His eyes were sparkling.

"Sun Wukong's 'Fiery Eyes and Golden Gaze'! I can see right through you with a glance. Yes? The chief investigator's belly is black. Can I entrust Miss Yunseol to you like this?"

"You crazy brat!"

Nangong Zhao, as if his inner thoughts had been seen, averted his gaze.

"Take care. Chief Investigator."

Baekji, who had found the horse that was tied in front of the guest house, grabbed the reins and waved his hand.

For some reason... it's a pity.

Nangong Zhao, who was watching the departing Baekji, chased after him.

"I'll see you off."

"No. You don't have to."

"It's alright. It's a long way, so I feel bad just sending you off."

"I said you don't have to... if you have time for this, you should train more. You're still just a Transcendent Peak... if you go out carelessly, you're just asking to die."

Although Baekji waved his hands in refusal, Nangong Zhao was also quite stubborn.

He snatched the reins and followed him.

"It's really alright... I'm not going far."

Baekji really did not go far.

After leaving the main gate and walking for a bit, he entered an inn next to the Tianlong Restaurant.

A waiter came out and took the reins from Nangong Zhao's hand.

"The Tianlong Inn? Why are you here?"

Nangong Zhao asked, puzzled.

"Yes? We're here. I told you it was really alright. Since you're here, do you want to eat?"

"Enough!"

Nangong Zhao, 'ssik, ssik', returned to the Alliance, panting.

* * *

"It would be better to win over the prison guard and use poison, wouldn't it?"

At Noseon's words, the Blood Fiend, brushing his red hair with his hand, said, "No. We must show them an example of what happens if they fail in their mission. We must show all the cult members that the cult will hold them responsible to the end, even if they are in the Martial Alliance's prison."

No matter how much of a Blood Fiend he was, he could not run wild in the courtyard of the Martial Alliance.

He was moving carefully.

"As expected, the Right Honored One's intentions are deep."

Noseon bowed his head.

"Have you found the target for the Seophon?"

Noseon presented the personal details that the Blood Sect's spy had sent.

―The third squad leader of the military affairs department's prison, Oh Jinpyeong.

His family relationships and habits were written in detail, but the Blood Fiend just glanced at it and frowned.

"He's a brat to be used for one night and then thrown away. This kind of thing is not important. Didn't I tell you I needed his movements?"

"I have written it in detail at the back."

When he looked at the back page, Oh Jinpyeong's usual movements were written.

"Alright. Call Heukgo and Dongcha."

* * *

Hongyan, as she was leaving the guest room, froze as if she had become a stone statue.

"Oh, long time no see?"

Baekji, who was sitting on the corridor railing, waved his hand and then, 'hwek', jumped down and approached.

"The more I see you, the more amazing it is. You're older than Menghua, but you look... much younger."

"Great Hero... what business brings you here?"

Hongyan, with the feeling that what was to come had come, steeled herself and asked.

Although he looked like a child, he was the greatest master she knew.

And the Eastern Divine General had been beaten by that Baekji and was being held at the Yang-Bai Merchant Sect.

Even the Western Divine General would not be able to handle him.

She had no choice but to bow her head.

"What Great Hero... just call me younger brother. That's how it looks."

"How can a lowly person like me..."

"It's alright. I was once a servant too. Even now, I don't have a great status. I'm just an Honored One in a small sect. Ah, the Tang family is not a small sect. That's temporary. Let's leave that out."

"You keep saying things that are difficult to handle, so I don't know what to do."

Hongyan bowed her head and looked around.

It wasn't that she was particularly thinking of escaping, but a habit that was ingrained in her body came out on its own.

Jian Yi's guest room was right next door, and a rustling sound was heard.

It seemed he was about to come out, hearing Hongyan's voice from outside.

'Please don't come out.'

What would happen if Jian Yi came out?

Her insides were burning.

(End of Chapter)