The Regressed Young Master’s Guide to Living on Easy Mode

Chapter 185 : The Protagonist of the World

In each world, a protagonist exists.

A person who is a community of destiny with that world and is directly related to the existence of the world.

Such a person also existed in the 3rd martial world.

Do Mu-gyeol was born in an ordinary family and was destined to live an ordinary life. But Do Mu-gyeol was born with a talent that was by no means ordinary, and the world did not leave such a Do Mu-gyeol alone.

One day, as usual, Do Mu-gyeol was playing with the neighborhood children in the mountains. Then he missed his step and fell off a cliff.

As it happened, the place where Do Mu-gyeol fell was the tomb of the Heavenly Dragon Sword Emperor, who had been the best under the heavens 200 years ago.

Do Mu-gyeol thus inherited the martial arts left by the Heavenly Dragon Sword Emperor and was given the destiny of salvation from the world.

But the young Do Mu-gyeol did not yet know the fact that the world is not always one-sided.

Strong luck is always followed by strong bad luck.

Do Mu-gyeol, by making the strong luck of the Heavenly Dragon Sword Emperor his own, received a price proportional to it.

A group of the Unorthodox Faction, who had been watching Do Mu-gyeol's extraordinary nature, had coveted the martial arts that Do Mu-gyeol possessed.

As a result, Do Mu-gyeol lost his family to the group of the Unorthodox Faction and had now drifted to the One Thousand Martial Arts Hall.

* * *

[Closed Heaven Sect]

A sect with the arrogant name of closing the heavens.

One of the ten Unorthodox Factions that make up the Four Kings and Ten Sects, and the master of Henan.

The leader of the Closed Heaven Sect, Red Blood Evil God Gal Mu-won, was in a rather bad mood right now.

Because the matter that he had thought would end simply had become quite complicated.

"You came to me because you couldn't handle a mere brat?"

The leader of the Small Heaven Sect, a subordinate sect of the Closed Heaven Sect, who was in charge of this matter, Gu Gyeong-bang, slammed his head on the ground.

"I'm sorry, but the brat happened to enter the territory of the Heavenly Fiend."

"Haa! The Heavenly Fiend again!"

The three fiends who had suddenly appeared one day.

Heavenly Fiend Nam Ji-hyuk, Earthly Fiend Woo Joong-han, and Human Fiend Bae Doo-oh.

There was no information about their origin, where they belonged, or anything else.

As if they had fallen from the sky, the three of them appeared and interfered with the work of the Four Kings and Ten Sects.

Moreover, their martial prowess was as strong as the leaders of each of the Four Kings and Ten Sects, and because they moved individually, they could not be easily eliminated.

"Are you sure that the brat performed the Falling Dragon Profound Manifestation?"

The Falling Dragon Profound Manifestation was one of the martial arts of the past Heavenly Dragon Sword Emperor, the best under the heavens.

"Yes. I confirmed with my own two eyes that the dragon mark, the trace of the Falling Dragon Profound Manifestation, was faintly left."

"Hmm... I see. If we can get our hands on the martial arts of the Heavenly Dragon Sword Emperor, it's not a dream for our Closed Heaven Sect to become one of the Four Kings and Ten Sects."

"That's an absolutely absurd statement."

"Don't flatter me with obvious words, because I'm holding back from crushing your head right now."

"Y-Yes!"

Grind. Gu Gyeong-bang secretly clenched his teeth.

'If I hadn't been caught by that bastard, I would have taken the martial arts of the Heavenly Dragon Sword Emperor, killed that bastard, and taken the Closed Heaven Sect too!'

"The Heavenly Fiend has interfered with our work a lot. Isn't that right?"

"That's right."

"It seems the time has come to kill the rat that is acting up without knowing its place."

Gu Gyeong-bang's eyes shone.

This is the Unorthodox Faction. It was not strange for anyone to backstab anyone at any time and any place.

'This is an opportunity!'

Gu Gyeong-bang grinned inwardly.

'While the Closed Heaven Sect Leader and the Heavenly Fiend are fighting, I'll snatch the martial arts of the Heavenly Dragon Sword Emperor!'

'Besides, if the Heavenly Fiend and that guy are both injured, the Closed Heaven Sect will naturally become mine, and I will become one of the Four Kings and Ten Sects!'

With each other's greed and desires mixed.

"From now on, don't mind the Heavenly Fiend, and tell all the troops of the Closed Heaven Sect. To find that brat right away."

* * *

Murong Yoo and Paeng Yoo-ran, who had entered the inn and had taken a corner seat, each ordered a bowl of noodles.

After waiting for a while, the noodles came out. The two of them, pretending to eat the noodles, focused all their attention on the surrounding sounds.

"I heard from a ginseng gatherer that a hundred-year-old wild ginseng has appeared!"

"What? Really? Where is it!"

"If I knew that, I would have gone already!"

This wasn't it.

"Isn't there the widow Yoon next door?"

"Don't tell me, you finally did it?"

"Hehehe, I failed again!"

"You idiot."

This wasn't it either.

An hour had passed since they had been in the inn.

Paeng Yoo-ran and Murong Yoo looked at each other and shook their heads from side to side. Because they had not obtained the information they wanted.

"Shall we go back now?"

It seemed today was not the day.

"Let's stay a little longer and then go."

"Alright."

Just then.

A group of people came into the inn.

They looked like a group of merchants. It seemed they had stopped by the inn to have a meal while on their way.

"Give us 30 servings of something simple to eat here."

"Yes!"

The people in the inn didn't pay much attention to the group of merchants. But Murong Yoo and Paeng Yoo-ran's gazes were sunken.

-Did you feel it?

Paeng Yoo-ran answered Murong Yoo's telepathic message.

-Yeah. The red-haired man.

-He's so handsome.

-...

-Of course, Yoo, you're also handsome. So don't be discouraged.

-Yoo-ran, what I was talking about was the prayer felt from the red-haired man.

-Prayer?

-Yes. Feel the nature of the energy well. You can feel the unique evilness felt from the Unorthodox Faction.

-Wait a minute. Huh? It's true. Not only the red-haired man, but most of them have a similar prayer. Am I into bad boys?

-Please focus.

-Alright.

-Don't they look like the people we're looking for?

-Yeah. What are we going to do now? Are we going back like this? Or are we going to follow them?

Murong Yoo thought for a moment at Paeng Yoo-ran's question.

If they went back like this, they would miss the information about the Unorthodox Faction that had approached them, but they would be able to plan for the future.

On the contrary, if they followed them, it might be dangerous right away, but they would be able to obtain more information.

Among the conflicting results, in a way, the conclusion was already made.

-Let's follow them.

Because in order to pass the promotion examination within a limited time, the more information, the more advantageous it was.

-Alright!

The group of merchants in the inn didn't say anything special, so they couldn't get any information.

-They're getting up.

-Wait.

-Why?

-We have to pay.

-But why should I?

-Let's each pay for our own.

-Alright.

The two of them each paid for what they had eaten and then left the inn.

The group of merchants enters an alley.

Murong Yoo and Paeng Yoo-ran were watching all this from the opposite alley.

After a while, several people scattered in all directions.

-Huh? Who should we follow?

Murong Yoo, who had thought for a moment, answered.

The most suspicious one among them.

-Let's follow the red-haired man.

-Our minds are connected.

-You just like anyone who's handsome, right?

-You also like anyone who's pretty, right? I saw you staring at that woman's chest earlier!

-Let's focus on the mission now.

-Why are you avoiding the answer?

The red-haired man, Flame Guest Jeok-mu, could not understand the fact that he had been assigned to the task of finding a mere child.

But since it was a direct order from the sect leader, he had no choice but to follow.

"To think they're even considering a battle with the Heavenly Fiend."

Is he a hidden child?

Jeok-mu took out a piece of paper with a picture of a child from his bosom.

"They don't look alike."

He headed to the highest place around.

And he raised his vision to the extreme.

Then the pupils of his eyes widened, and his field of vision expanded.

Clairvoyance.

In the 3rd martial world, there was a transcendent skill that could be learned when one operated their senses to the extreme, and clairvoyance was one of them.

"Hmm?"

The entire village came into view at a glance.

He could also see his subordinates wandering around to find the child.

He could also see the ordinary people wandering around the village and living their lives.

Just then, he discovered a man and a woman with suspicious movements. An action as if they were following someone.

Murong Yoo momentarily felt a creepy sensation in his spine.

-Yoo-ran, wait a minute, something's wrong!

-Nothing's wrong.

-No. Wait a minute.

Murong Yoo forcibly stopped Paeng Yoo-ran and dragged her into an alley.

A feeling that someone was watching from afar.

Jeok-mu, with his clairvoyance, was still looking at Murong Yoo and Paeng Yoo-ran, who had suddenly entered the alley, with a suspicious gaze.

Although the alley was a blind spot from the outside, there was no blind spot for Jeok-mu, who was using clairvoyance.

-Why? Don't tell me you suddenly have to go number two?

-No! Wait a minute! Be quiet so I can focus.

-If it's number two, just say it. What's there to be embarrassed about between us!

Murong Yoo wanted to tell her to shut up.

[When you go to another world, you must never let your guard down. Because just like us, there are always superhumans who transcend cognition on that side too.]

Murong Yoo, recalling the professor's advice before coming here, expanded the range of his energy as much as possible.

Unfortunately, the existence of the creepy feeling he was feeling now was not within the range.

This meant that the owner of this creepy feeling was outside his range.

Of course, the feeling he was feeling now could be just his illusion. Because this was something that had no substance.

In fact, Paeng Yoo-ran was also not feeling it.

But Murong Yoo could not ignore this feeling he was feeling now.

It was a gut feeling that was close to a conviction.

'There's something.'

And also.

'A master that I can't even imagine.'

If he did anything foolish here, his insignificant existence could be instantly twisted and killed, his gut feeling was telling him so.

The situation was that that being was still watching them.

Murong Yoo decided to take a gamble.

-I'm sorry.

-What?

Murong Yoo pushed Paeng Yoo-ran against the wall.

"Eh?"

Paeng Yoo-ran's eyes widened for a moment. And Paeng Yoo-ran, who was so surprised by this situation, forgot to use telepathy and spoke out loud.

Murong Yoo was slowly approaching her.

Paeng Yoo-ran tried to push Murong Yoo away.

Murong Yoo grabbed both of Paeng Yoo-ran's hands and pressed them against the wall.

Originally, Murong Yoo could not beat Paeng Yoo-ran in strength. But strangely, Paeng Yoo-ran's body had no strength.

Soon, Paeng Yoo-ran closed her eyes tightly.

Murong Yoo put his face on Paeng Yoo-ran's face. And for a long time.

Murong Yoo moved away from Paeng Yoo-ran.

"Phew, I think it's gone now. You can relax."

Paeng Yoo-ran glares at Murong Yoo.

Murong Yoo scratched his head and apologized.

"S-Sorry. I couldn't help it."

Paeng Yoo-ran was angry. Of course, it was because of Murong Yoo's action just now.

"That was my first experience!"

"S-So?"

She had thought he would do it on her lips. But Murong Yoo's lips had touched her cheek.

This lukewarm first experience was something that Paeng Yoo-ran, a direct descendant of the Hebei Paengga, could not tolerate.

"You owe me today."

Paeng Yoo-ran turns back, pouting.

"I said I'm sorry."

Murong Yoo follows behind, apologizing.

Jeok-mu, who was watching this with his clairvoyance, clicked his tongue and turned his gaze elsewhere.

"Tsk, tsk, kids these days, they're crazy even when the sun is up."

Just then, he saw his subordinates moving in an orderly fashion.

One of his subordinates raised his hand high and waved it here and there.

A signal for when something was found.

Jeok-mu kicked off his feet and went down.

A child was caught.

"Let go of me! Let go of me!"

The face was the same as the picture in his bosom.

* * *

Paeng Yoo-ran and Murong Yoo, who had returned to the martial arts hall, heard from Namgung Cheon that a child had disappeared.

(End of Chapter)