Sword God Reborn

Chapter 252 : Get to work as soon as you arrive

While Cheon Mubaeck was rolling the Demon Repelling Squad, Zhuge Seol-ah was steadily building the framework of the plan.

"We're going to eliminate the Wolya Faction. The great Wolya Faction!"

To be honest, she was a little scared.

Grudges and favors flow in the martial world.

They are wider than the waves of the vast Yangtze River, and more numerous than the accumulated sand of the Yellow River.

There were plenty of martial artists who held a grudge against the Wolya Faction, the number one assassin sect in the world.

Repaying a grudge is a natural thing in the martial world. Countless efforts followed to find the Wolya Faction and somehow repay the blood-soaked grudge.

Among them, there were plenty of masters whose names were known to all, young and old, just by hearing them.

However, the result was always the same. The fact that the Wolya Faction has not disappeared and is still active is proof. Those who sought to repay their grudges had failed, and had instead become cold, wandering souls due to the Wolya Faction's thorough retaliation.

"Is it possible?"

Her mouth went dry.

When Cheon Mubaeck had hinted at his intention to deal with the Wolya Faction, she had hesitated.

Not now.

"It's possible. With this much, there's a possibility."

As she built the framework of the plan and gathered and organized a great deal of information one by one, she saw a path.

"I know the location of the Wolya Faction."

Zhuge Seol-ah's eyes sparkled.

Why had so many sects failed in their attempts to attack?

It was because they didn't know the exact location of the main base.

The Wolya Faction, which considered secrecy its highest virtue, was difficult to even deduce a trace of.

However, Cheon Mubaeck's prior knowledge and the fierce information power of the Hanamun were combined.

Not only that.

The Righteous Alliance itself had also put forth all its efforts.

Although it was a mission for the Demon Repelling Squad, it was obvious that it would be the biggest official event of the Righteous Alliance in the martial world.

The Righteous Alliance's own information power, the secret lines that existed among them, centered on the Nine Sects One Union, and even the information power of the Beggars' Sect, which had been determined not to lose to the Hanamun.

The Chief Strategist of the Righteous Alliance, Zhuge Yeogang, had said it himself.

This was a preliminary battle in the fight between the Blood Demon Valley and the Orthodox Path.

The traces of the Wolya Faction, which had been as hazy as a fog, became clear one by one.

"The problem is whether Young Master Cheon can handle all of them."

Zhuge Seol-ah muttered so and then tilted her head.

Because her intuition was screaming that something was not right.

"No. The issue is not that, but whether he can deal with them without any damage to the Demon Repelling Squad."

Zhuge Seol-ah checked numerous possibilities.

In particular, she tried to imagine the assumption that Cheon Mubaeck could be defeated.

She quickly listed the necessary conditions.

"A more powerful martial force, how much information they have on the martial arts Young Master Cheon uses. How much military power they need to mobilize to defeat Young Master Cheon. And..."

If you laid out all those numerous conditions, racking your brain as much as possible...

"It can't be drawn, can it?"

Zhuge Seol-ah's expression became strange.

The conditions for the conclusion that Cheon Mubaeck would be defeated, that he would be beaten, were extremely difficult to establish.

"Losing in a head-on confrontation is out of the question, no matter how I think about it. They're assassins, right? Then a surprise attack or assassination, which are the specialties of assassins? I don't know. I don't think he'll be beaten."

For example, something like this.

"The Azure Sky Sword God wasn't beaten by such things, was he?"

Surprise attacks, ambushes, and assassinations are cowardly but fatal methods.

If successful, they become a divine move that can bring down even a giant in an instant.

But no one, not even the Demonic Cult who gritted their teeth, had ever dared to try any dark tricks on the Azure Sky Sword God.

Because they knew it wouldn't work anyway.

The feeling Zhuge Seol-ah had about Cheon Mubaeck now was just like that.

"But, to others, the Wolya Faction is an extremely dangerous opponent."

The Wolya Faction was not to be trifled with either.

What if Zhuge Seol-ah had sided with the Wolya Faction?

"I would pick off the weakest links one by one. And in the end, I would leave Young Master Cheon alone and attack with all my strength. Even with the help of the Blood Demon Valley."

It was the best way.

Then the damage to the Demon Repelling Squad would also be immense.

Zhuge Seol-ah thought for a moment.

"He won't be pleased with the damage to the Demon Repelling Squad."

She felt like she could understand a little about what kind of person Cheon Mubaeck was now.

Although he seemed cold, he took good care of his own people.

Wasn't the fact that he personally treated the members in the medical hall every time so that they could continue their training the very next day proof of that?

What kind of leader of a group would go that far?

Of course, if the Demon Repelling Squad had heard this thought, they would have been astonished. To them, it just looked like a viciousness to make them train more and overwork them in any way possible.

Anyway, Zhuge Seol-ah had made up her mind.

"A fence..."

Cheon Mubaeck was someone who took good care of the people inside it.

Although she didn't know if the Demon Repelling Squad was inside the fence, at the very least, they were not complete strangers.

Therefore, to make a plan to minimize the damage to the Demon Repelling Squad in any way possible.

That was the immediate task that had fallen to Zhuge Seol-ah.

Zhuge Seol-ah, who had rolled up her sleeves, thought fiercely.

Then, suddenly.

"...Am I inside the fence?"

Her head became complicated.

* * *

In Ziyang of Sichuan Province, there was a place called the Yudang Medical Hall.

Since Sichuan had so many poisonous substances and poisonous herbs, the Sichuan Tang Clan, which was overwhelming with its poison techniques, existed.

Poison can sometimes be a medicine. If it was the Sichuan Tang Clan for poison, the people of the Central Plains would often pick the Yudang of Sichuan for medical skills.

However, ordinary commoners could not even dream of receiving treatment at the Yudang Medical Hall.

Because it was a place that demanded an enormous medical fee that made one's tongue stick out, only the wealthy or high-ranking officials used it.

"They say you never know what will happen in the world, but to think that such a medical hall is the Wolya Faction."

Zhuge Seol-ah sat in a chair and let out a deliberate sigh.

It wasn't just a simple base either.

It was estimated to be the place with the highest probability of being the main base of the Wolya Faction.

The place Cheon Mubaeck had originally known had a high probability of having moved its main base after 40 years, but as a result of compiling all the information, the Yudang Medical Hall had the highest probability.

Cheon Mubaeck shrugged his shoulders and said.

"Isn't it a given that if you trust someone carelessly in the martial world, you'll get an axe in your foot?"

"Still, to think that the physicians who save people are the assassins of the Wolya Faction. This is too much!"

"They're smart."

"Smart, you say?"

"Didn't you say that only the wealthy or high-ranking officials use it?"

"That's because they charge high medical fees... Ah!"

Zhuge Seol-ah's eyes widened as if she had understood at once.

"The wealthy and high-ranking officials. I see. They are the people who request assassinations the most! The political world uses assassins to eliminate political enemies, and since the wealthy have a lot of money, they can always..."

A medical hall that only the wealthy and high-ranking officials visit.

Isn't it a perfect fit for requesting an assassination?

Because the requesting side could also pretend to be going for treatment.

"Aigoo. Anyway, their heads work well for bad deeds."

"Because you have to be smart to be good at bad deeds."

"I'm smart, but I don't do bad deeds."

"That's because you're a good person."

"You don't do bad deeds either, Young Master."

"I do a lot. At least, to my enemies, they are bad deeds."

"Umm, I guess you could think of it that way. It's okay. Because you're a good person to me."

"That's a relief. That I'm not hated."

Was it because they were near the place estimated to be the main base of the Wolya Faction?

Zhuge Seol-ah deliberately exchanged words with Cheon Mubaeck as she thought of them. It was a natural action to relieve tension.

But as she was engrossed in the conversation, she felt the surroundings had become quiet and turned her gaze.

"..."

The strange gazes of the Demon Repelling Squad warriors, such as Tang Su-gun, Hwangbo Sung, and So-hang, were on her.

Feeling awkward, Zhuge Seol-ah raised her voice instead.

"What, why?"

"...It's nothing, Vice-Squad Leader-nim."

So-hang smiled gently and covered her mouth. Feeling somehow embarrassed, Zhuge Seol-ah diligently managed her expression. When she glanced at Cheon Mubaeck, he was expressionless, as if he didn't care.

"To... carry out an assassination... in the front yard... of the Tang family."

At that moment, Tang Su-gun quietly muttered in a voice full of anger.

Since the destination was Sichuan, it was a natural thing to be accompanied by Tang Su-gun, who was from Sichuan.

In case of an emergency, they could also link up with the Sichuan Tang family.

This was also an arrangement that Zhuge Seol-ah had made.

'The group led by Young Master Namgung will go to Gansu, and the group led by Young Master Gyo will go to Guizhou Province.'

They had moved to destroy the other bases.

Not only that.

They had already contacted the nearby sects to link up, and the leaders of the Righteous Alliance had also dispatched some troops.

The leaders of the Righteous Alliance had wanted to completely root them out on this occasion, not just leave it to the Demon Repelling Squad.

However, the matter of striking the main base was left to Cheon Mubaeck.

It was a sign of the leaders' trust in Cheon Mubaeck, and in fact, it was a strong belief that only Cheon Mubaeck could do it properly.

"Then are you going to launch a surprise attack at night?"

Although Zhuge Seol-ah had made the plan, as the saying goes, "armchair strategy," plans always change when faced with reality.

Whether to go according to the plan after confirming the site, or to change it, was solely up to Cheon Mubaeck's will.

At Zhuge Seol-ah's question, Cheon Mubaeck thought for a long time before speaking.

"Everyone's bodies are not in good shape, are they?"

"Huh?"

"Since we're here, let's get some treatment at the place that is said to have the best medical skills in the world."

Zhuge Seol-ah's eyes trembled.

Those words...

"You're not going to launch a surprise attack, but you're going to go inside first?"

"Somehow, there's something strange about it. I need to go inside and grasp its reality and falsehood."

"If a group composed of martial artists comes in, they will surely be suspicious."

"We have to hide it appropriately."

"Uh... disguise technique?"

"No, I called an expert in this field. I've already contacted them, so it's about time they arrived."

How long had it been since those words were spoken?

The door of the inn swung open, and a man appeared.

The faces of the Demon Repelling Squad, who had read the man's presence, hardened in an instant.

It was extraordinariness, itself.

A sharp presence, a dizzying sensation as if facing a great mountain.

'A master!'

'A master of unusual appearance!'

The Demon Repelling Squad quickly exchanged glances. At the end of Cheon Mubaeck's training, even without using internal energy, the result of their senses themselves being greatly developed was revealed.

But there was no reason for them to draw their swords.

"Damn it. Do you know how many li it is from Fujian Province to Sichuan? It's a journey that crosses the Central Plains horizontally. What? You'll not leave me alone if I don't arrive by the set date?"

The man came closer, panting, as if he were about to grab Cheon Mubaeck by the collar.

Of course, he hesitated in front of him and couldn't grab him.

"Since I need the Sect Master's amazing disguise skills, what choice do I have?"

"Eek! Still. Hah. You're probably the only person who would make the great Hanamun's leader cross the Central Plains just to do a disguise."

Cheon Mubaeck shrugged his shoulders.

At Gok Ji-heum's words, the surroundings were filled with astonishment.

"The Hanamun's leader!"

Although he was not of the Orthodox Path, but a figure between the Orthodox and Demonic Paths, he was the great Hanamun's leader.

"A junior of the martial world greets a senior."

Led by Zhuge Seol-ah, they all performed a fist-and-palm salute. Only then did Gok Ji-heum smile with satisfaction and glance at Cheon Mubaeck.

'Yes, this is normal.'

This was the attitude that young martial artists in their twenties should show to Gok Ji-heum.

But Cheon Mubaeck...

"Get to work as soon as you arrive."

"...Hah."

Good heavens. He was doing the tremendous work of twisting the inside of the Black Society in Fujian Province.

To think that he would call him all the way to the opposite side, Sichuan, and the only thing he would make him do was a disguise!

Of course, Gok Ji-heum's disguise skills were also superior, surpassing even the disguise technique.

The fact that Cheon Mubaeck and Neung-heo had successfully been active in the Black Society was proof of that.

But still... the great Hanamun's leader...

Gok Ji-heum's body trembled slightly at the unexpectedly shabby treatment.

At that moment, the trembling stopped at Cheon Mubaeck's words that flowed out.

"Since you're here, I will pass on the oral formula for the Dark True Wisdom Sword."

"What are you doing?"

"...?"

"What are you doing, not preparing, Heavenly Dragon Sword Hero? Let's do it right away. I will make you look like a completely different person with the numerous techniques I have honed until now."

Gok Ji-heum rolled up his sleeves, spewing a blue light from his eyes.

(End of Chapter)