Swordless Demonic Path

Chapter 82 : A Stubborn Person (4)

The brothel, with its wine, food, and courtesans, was divided into three classes. There was the Dongwon and the Eunwon, and for those with a lot of money, there was the Geumwon.

Since it was a place that martial artists also frequented, many warriors from the inn were seen patrolling around the brothel.

Although there were occasionally drunkards who acted boisterously while drunk, most of them were easily subdued and kicked out.

First-rate masters did not show off or boast of their martial arts just because they were drunk.

The place where the men in bamboo hats entered was a separate building of the Geumwon.

The men in bamboo hats, who had entered the independent separate building and sat down, did not even pick up their chopsticks even though a wine table was brought in.

After a short while, Mae Jeong-mun, the brothel master, entered the room.

"I heard that a guest was coming from a far place, but you came earlier than I thought."

"We came from the Wall Demonic Hall."

The man in his prime, who had spoken to Jo-rim among the three, opened his mouth again this time. The other two were silent like mutes.

It seemed that the man in his prime was the leader among them.

"Do you know the whereabouts of Jin Sa-wol?"

"If it's about Jin Sa-wol, you should ask the pavilion master, not me. The one who oversees the information in this area is the pavilion master."

"I know that the one who oversaw the information here before the pavilion master came to Guguang was the branch master."

"All I know is that his whereabouts have been unknown since he disappeared from Nanchang."

At Mae Jeong-mun's answer, the man in his prime revealed his killing intent.

"If you kill the pavilion master, it means you want to go to war with Hwahwaru. But if you kill the branch master, there's no big problem."

"Do as you please. It's not strange even if I die today."

Mae Jeong-mun lowered her neck and closed her eyes.

But in reality, the man in his prime did not kill Mae Jeong-mun. He only showed his killing intent.

The man in his prime looked at Mae Jeong-mun's neck, which was as fine as white jade, and said.

"I'm on my way from killing the Yeomunbangju of the Hao Mun. The Yeomunbangju also didn't know. Is there anyone who knows well about the hunter named Jin Sa-wol?"

"Jin Sa-wol is a person that our sect is interested in, but he's not a person that the Hao Mun would keep an eye on. They probably won't be interested. And are there only one or two hunters in the martial world? There are countless. Right now, this place is in a state of chaos because the retired leader of the Martial Alliance is coming. Is Jin Sa-wol more important than the leader of the Martial Alliance?"

"If you happen to hear anything, let me know."

"Of course."

Mae Jeong-mun answered and bowed her head. It seemed that the reason the smell of blood was so strong was because of the Yeomunbang.

As she lowered her eyes slightly, she saw the bloodstains on their sleeves. It must be the blood of the Yeomunbang members, not their blood.

The men in bamboo hats went outside as if their business was finished. As they went out, Mae Jeong-mun let out a short sigh.

'If the Yeomunbangju was killed, the city will be noisy tomorrow.'

Mae Jeong-mun muttered and poured a cup of wine and drank. A person moved in the darkness outside the window, watching her.

* * *

"Drink! Drink! The wine is going in! Hohoho!"

"Bottoms up! Bottoms up! Oh my! You're so generous. Hoho!"

There was a person standing in front of a wine table in a wide room of the Eunwon, drinking. It was Woo Jeong-bong.

He was drinking with three courtesans.

"Young master, you are generous and your martial arts seem to be high. What is your name? I, Aenghwa, am really, really curious about the young master's name."

The courtesan who was hugging him acted cute and rubbed her face on Woo Jeong-bong's chest. Woo Jeong-bong shook his head as if it were a shame.

"That's a secret. Shh! Let's just drink comfortably today."

Woo Jeong-bong smiled and drank again.

A cool breeze was coming in through the half-open window.

Beyond that window, Jin Sa-wol was sitting.

Jin Sa-wol, who had jumped over the wall, chasing the men in bamboo hats, sat on a tree branch at the familiar voice. And when he discovered Woo Jeong-bong, he shook his head.

Although he was glad to see him, right now, there was something he had to take care of before Woo Jeong-bong.

Whoosh!

Jin Sa-wol's shadow disappeared.

* * *

Whoosh! Whoosh!

The three men in bamboo hats, who were running on the main road with lightness skill, reached a stream about five li away from the grand inn and stopped.

Since they had run without resting, a hot energy was rising from their shoulders.

The three took off their bamboo hats, sat by the stream, washed their faces, and drank water to cool themselves down.

Jang-muk, the team leader of the third team of the Yaksha Hall of the Wall Demonic Hall, had a tired expression.

Although he had searched Nanchang for fifteen days and had come up to Guguang, he had not made any significant gains.

Besides themselves, the Slaughter Ghosts had also come out, but it seemed they were also empty-handed.

The Slaughter Ghosts had gone to Honam, and the Wall Demonic Hall had remained in Makbusan because of another mission.

Besides the Wall Demonic Hall, the masters of the sect were also gathering in Jiangxi one after another.

What they were aiming for was not Jin Sa-wol.

Jin Sa-wol was just a passing dog. It was a matter of catching and eating a dog on the way.

But that was just the thought of the higher-ups, and it was not easy for those at the bottom to ignore it.

"How are we supposed to find a bastard who has disappeared without a trace and we don't even know where he is? It would be easier to find a needle in a haystack."

"Do you think a fugitive who has had his whereabouts revealed would wait with his neck out? Even I would have run away as far as possible to a place where I wouldn't be seen."

Jang-muk sighed, looking at the two grumbling subordinates.

"Team leader, I think we should go back to the girl at the inn. Or it might be better to wait around there."

"It's not that, but that girl must be the purpose. The branch master or whatever, that girl was definitely pretty."

"It's not me, but you. Why are you touching your lower body while talking about that girl? You're disgusting."

At the words of the two subordinates, Jang-muk thought of the brothel master.

Although she was a woman with a noticeable beauty, that was all. If he tried to break her, he would have to risk his life.

He would not die at the hands of the brothel master, but at the hands of the pavilion master.

"If we can't find out from Hwahwaru or the branch, the pavilion master's order was to return. I poked the Hao Mun just in case, but it was a waste of effort, wasn't it? Since he said not to cause useless trouble, let's retreat quietly."

"Understood."

"Yes."

Hearing the answers of the two subordinates, Jang-muk brushed off his buttocks and stood up. Now he had to depart again.

Thwack!

"Huh?"

At the dull sound, Jang-muk turned his head.

Just then, he saw the subordinate on the far left standing in a half-crouching position. A dagger was embedded in his temple.

Immediately after, a sword that had popped out from the darkness pierced the chest of another subordinate.

"Hmph!"

Jang-muk quickly came to his senses, drew his sword, and held it in his hand.

Thump!

A man in black was standing where the two subordinates had fallen at the same time.

The man in black's indifferent face and the blood-stained sword glittered in the moonlight.

"Who is it?"

Jang-muk asked, revealing his killing intent. Cold sweat flowed down his spine. The enemy had approached so secretly that he did not know how he had approached.

"The person you're looking for."

"Jin Sa-wol?"

Jin Sa-wol nodded.

In that instant, Jin Sa-wol's face was seen in front of Jang-muk's eyes.

"Keuk!"

He quickly raised his sword and cut Jin Sa-wol's neck. But in that instant, Jin Sa-wol had already passed Jang-muk.

It was a movement like a flash of lightning.

Thwack!

Blood splattered, and Jang-muk's figure staggered and collapsed.

Small holes were pierced in both his thighs and sides. Two shoulders.

It had happened in an instant, so he hadn't even felt the pain yet. But that was also only for a moment.

"Kraaaak!"

Jang-muk, who let out a groan, suppressing a scream, tried to raise his arm.

But before that, Jin Sa-wol had already approached from behind and aimed his sword at his neck.

"Why did the Wall Demonic Hall come out?"

"You son of a bitch... Do you think I'll talk? Just kill me, you bastard."

Although it was Jang-muk who had spat out curses, Jin Sa-wol's expression did not change. Jin Sa-wol's dry voice tickled Jang-muk's ear.

"First, I'll cut off your left ear."

Thwack!

"Kraak!"

As his ear was cut, Jang-muk let out a scream without realizing it.

"Second, I'll cut off your right hand. Third, your nose will disappear. And fourth, I'll pull out your left eye, fifth, I'll cut off your arm, and sixth, I'll cut off that. It will hurt a lot."

"Just kill me, you bastard."

"If you want to just die, just answer the question. Why did you come?"

Jang-muk trembled all over and then laughed like a madman.

"Hahahaha! Yes, I'll tell you everything. Anyway, you're going to die, you bastard. It's the leader of the Martial Alliance. We came to kill the retired leader of the Martial Alliance."

"The leader of the Martial Alliance?"

Jin Sa-wol's eyes widened as if he were surprised. But that was also only for a moment.

"Hahaha! Yes. We came to kill the leader of the Martial Alliance. Do you think only our Wall Demonic Hall came to kill the leader of the Martial Alliance? Numerous monsters are coming over. You will also be eaten by those monsters in the end. Hehehe! You'll be torn to pieces and die."

"I keep my promises."

Slice!

Jin Sa-wol, who had cut Jang-muk's neck, placed an iron plate next to the fallen Jang-muk's corpse and headed for the grand inn. The iron plate was something that the warriors belonging to the grand inn carried with them.

* * *

Although it was past midnight, Mae Jeong-mun was still sitting alone. The person who was supposed to come did not come, and only three masters of the Wall Demonic Hall, who were like wolves, had come and gone.

So her mood was not very good.

"Am I a joke?"

Since he didn't come even after she waited, she couldn't help but be annoyed. As she emptied a whole bottle of wine, she felt a little drunk.

Just then, Jin Sa-wol came in and sat in front of Mae Jeong-mun.

Mae Jeong-mun, seeing Jin Sa-wol, blew out the lamp with a puff! The sound of the patrolling warriors walking in the distance was heard.

"The ones who came from the Wall Demonic Hall in the evening asked about your whereabouts. So I said I didn't know."

"I saw them."

"You saw them?"

Mae Jeong-mun's eyes widened at the words 'I saw them'.

Jin Sa-wol nodded and poured a cup of wine and drank.

"I killed them."

"When?"

"Just now."

Jin Sa-wol answered and then poured wine again and drank. Mae Jeong-mun looked at Jin Sa-wol with a complicated gaze.

"If you kill them, what about next? If the Wall Demonic Hall comes out in full force, it will be hard to handle."

"That's my business. It's not something you should worry about."

As Jin Sa-wol cut her off, Mae Jeong-mun, who felt a coldness, frowned.

Mae Jeong-mun had had a considerable liking for Jin Sa-wol's handsomeness when she had first seen him three months ago.

But Jin Sa-wol was still cold.

"The Demonic Cult is trying to kill the retired former leader of the Martial Alliance. They say that's why the Wall Demonic Hall came. Did you hear the news?"

"It's the first time I'm hearing it. How surprising."

"If you don't know, the pavilion master probably doesn't know either."

"If masters came out from the main headquarters, there's no way I wouldn't know... How strange. The Cult Leader and the former leader were on good terms. But they're trying to kill him?"

Mae Jeong-mun tilted her head and swallowed her saliva. Jin Sa-wol asked.

"Since the leader has changed, could it be that the situation within the sect has changed? The Cult Leader also has no reason to cling to the former leader."

When Jin Sa-wol asked, Mae Jeong-mun thought that his words might be right.

But all the information of the Demonic Cult had to come into Hwahwaru. But the fact that even Hwahwaru did not know meant that it had been excluded.

It seems I need to have a talk with the pavilion master.

If they moved independently without the Cult Leader's approval, the situation would be different.

"The only person who can move the Wall Demonic Hall besides the Cult Leader is only one person."

"Who is it?"

"One of the four great guardian demonic gods who are in the top ten of the Demonic Cult's hierarchy, the Illusion Demon, Yeon Jeok-sim."

(End of Chapter)