The World's Greatest Troublemaker

Chapter 140

When Mok Wigun turned his head, he saw a person with a fair and pretty face standing there. And behind him, people with an extraordinary aura were standing as if to guard him.

- If he's a 'gonggong', it means he's a eunuch.

- A eunuch? The people who work in the imperial palace and don't have that?

- Yes.

But why was a eunuch who should be in the imperial palace here? As he was wondering, the person called Eunuch Yang approached. At that, Ju Yeongbak stepped forward and groveled.

"Eunuch. I will explain what happened..."

"You be quiet."

At Eunuch Yang's words, Ju Yeongbak's mouth clamped shut like a clam. A new side of Ju Yeongbak, who had always been sly no matter what happened. It was probably because Eunuch Yang's authority was that great.

"Are you the one called Mok Wigun?"

"That's right."

He was a truly strange person. It was hard to guess his age, and there was no way to know his skill. Ju Yeongbak at least had some energy that could be felt, but the person called Eunuch Yang really had almost nothing that could be felt.

- What do you think?

- He's a higher master than that guy Ju Yeongbak.

Pyon Juksu asserted. Mok Wigun's internal energy was not yet sufficiently accumulated. So for now, he was more accurate.

"Then who are you?"

"I am a person named Yang who works in the imperial palace. It is difficult to reveal my position and such."

Eunuch Yang, who was smiling strangely. Strangely, that smile was unpleasant.

"By the way, when I saw the report that the Chang'an magistrate submitted, he praised you very highly..."

Eunuch Yang said, sitting in front of Mok Wigun. At that, the guards took their positions behind him. About ten people. They all looked like considerable masters. But when he looked closely, he felt something strange.

- Wait. Don't those guys' energies all seem similar?

At those words, Pyon Juksu glanced over everyone. Then he answered right away.

- You're right. These guys all seem to be on the same side.

The assassin who had come before. Ju Yeongbak. Eunuch Yang. And the ones guarding him. They all had a similar energy. That means they had cultivated the same type of internal art.

- It's these guys. The guys the Sword Saint is looking for.

And the guys were also closely related to Mok Wigun. They had attacked Mok Wigun and put a curse on him, and they had done the same thing to Pung Oksan. The ones who had attacked Mok Wigun's mother, Lady Son, ten years ago, and had annihilated the masters of the Zhongnan Sect.

Mok Wigun wondered why such guys had come to find him. But Eunuch Yang acted very calmly, whether he knew such thoughts or not.

"I have something to talk about with Lord Ju, but let's postpone it for later. Because I want to talk with Manor Lord Mok now."

"Aigoo. You should."

"If you know, it would be good if you could leave the seat on your own."

"Pardon? Ah. Of course. Of course."

Ju Yeongbak said he would see Mok Wigun next time and then quickly left. Come to think of it, there was no one in the teahouse other than Mok Wigun's group. There were a few people when they came, but it seemed they had all been sent out.

"Is it true that you caught the single-horned great serpent?"

"It's true that I caught it, but why do you ask?"

"My, my. People usually can't be so rude to me..."

Eunuch Yang smiled with sparkling eyes. It seemed like he was giving a warning, and it also seemed like he was curious.

"Well. Since I also didn't reveal my identity, I'll let that pass."

Eunuch Yang asked a question that Mok Wigun had never heard before.

"By any chance, did you take the inner core of the single-horned great serpent?"

"The inner core..."

"I need that inner core, so... if you have it, please sell it. I will give you anything you want."

Unfortunately, that was not possible. Because he had exchanged that inner core for the inner core of the Thousand Year Fire Fox. But Mok Wigun said something different from the truth.

"I didn't know there was an inner core. If I had known, I would have taken it. It's a pity."

"Oho!"

A look of doubt appeared on Eunuch Yang's face.

"I can't tell if it's the truth or a lie. You are a very strange person."

"Isn't it originally difficult to distinguish between truth and lies?"

Mok Wigun answered with a shrug of his shoulders. At that, Eunuch Yang said.

"I don't know if you got the inner core or not, but anyway, it seems you don't have it now. In that case, I'd like to see your martial arts."

It was an unpleasant tone. Wasn't it a tone that said the opponent had to listen to everything he wanted?

"Is there a reason I have to do that?"

"Ahem. I think I told you not to be arrogant earlier."

"Arrogance is when an incompetent person acts up without knowing their place. Then who is being arrogant now?"

At Mok Wigun's words, the guards stepped forward.

"Have you ever seen such a rude person?"

One of the guards came to grab Mok Wigun's shoulder as he was about to stand up. Mok Wigun momentarily ducked his body slightly and then moved forward a little with that elasticity. And he hit the opponent's chest with his palm.

Booooom!

With a sound like a bomb exploding, the guard flew away. He flew through the air like a kite with a broken string and hit the wall, and even then, his strength did not disappear, and he broke through the wall and went out.

"For now, it's certain that that guy was being arrogant."

Mok Wigun said, looking at the broken wall. At that, Eunuch Yang laughed out loud.

"Ohohoho. As expected, you have the skill to catch the single-horned great serpent."

Then he gestured to one of the guards with his eyes. At that, a person who looked much more skilled than before stepped forward.

- Are you okay?

Mok Wigun quickly sent a telepathic message. The guy who had been sent flying out was on the lower side of skill among the guards. But the guy who had stepped forward now was to the extent that his energy could not be felt well. He seemed to be at least at the level of the Sword Saint.

- This guy is enough. I've been taking some medicine in the meantime, so my internal energy has increased a little.

It was not yet a satisfactory level, but it was a considerable improvement compared to before. This guy was worth fighting.

"If you follow the eunuch's will even now, you won't get hurt."

"Hmm..."

Mok Wigun tried to gauge the opponent's skill. There was a way to grasp it by feeling the energy, but there were also various other ways. It could be gauged to some extent by the opponent's posture or breathing.

Mok Wigun took a breath and tilted his head.

"It's strange."

"What's strange?"

"With your level of skill, I don't think you can hurt me, but you seem too confident. Isn't it too strange?"

At Mok Wigun's words, the opponent's face crumpled like paper.

"Let's see if your martial arts are as good as your mouth!"

The opponent stabbed at his neck with the side of his hand. Mok Wigun dodged to the side and wrapped his hand around the opponent's hand.

"Ugh!"

The opponent was startled and pulled his hand away. It was because when Mok Wigun's hand wrapped around his hand, he had felt like a giant snake was tightening around it.

"So you had something to believe in."

This time, the opponent stomped his foot and threw a punch. A fast and powerful attack that didn't give him a chance to wrap around it. But Mok Wigun blocked the guy's punch with his palm. And then he flicked his palm.

"Oh!"

The guy flailed his arms and retreated to stop his body from turning.

"Wait! This is not a match."

Eunuch Yang, who was watching the fight between the two, stopped them. Then he gestured to another person to go out. Seeing that, Mok Wigun said.

"Why don't you come out yourself? If you want to check my skill, that seems to be the fastest way."

"Ho ho. You seem to be able to gauge my skill."

Eunuch Yang smiled and stood up from his seat. And he stood in front of Mok Wigun. At that, his presence definitely changed.

- He might not be at the level of a corps commander of the Demon King's army, but he seems to be at least at the level of a deputy commander below that.

- I know. Among the guys I've seen since coming over here, his skill is at least decent.

Eunuch Yang showed interest. It was because Mok Wigun was not nervous at all and did not seem to be pressed by his aura.

"I think I need to check your skill properly. I think I've been thinking wrong all this time."

Then he raised his aura. At that, the air suddenly became thick, and he felt something pressing down on his body. It was an enormous energy.

"Hey. I think you'll have to cross hands with me."

Pyon Juksu came out, flailing his hands. At that, the heavy pressing energy disappeared, and the stuffy air returned to normal.

- Hey. Why? It was worth a fight.

- It's dangerous. I think that guy is determined to kill you.

Pyon Juksu, who had originally intended to watch, had hurriedly stepped forward because he thought it would be dangerous. Mok Wigun was disappointed. Only by fighting with such a master can his senses be revived. But he had missed such a golden opportunity.

- Ah. Really. If it's dangerous, you can step in then, right?

- I'm just in case. I'm not fully recovered yet either.

If it were their original skills, they would have annihilated someone like Eunuch Yang with a single gesture. But now, they were still far from their original state. As the two were bickering, Eunuch Yang's expression was unusual.

He was so surprised that he couldn't even close his gaping mouth.

"No. How can this be..."

As if he couldn't believe that his aura had been erased so easily, he looked back and forth between his hand and Pyon Juksu. Then his eyes suddenly became sharp.

"Everyone, get ready. He is a dangerous person."

The warriors all drew their swords at once. With a clear sound of 'chaeng', the blue sword blades glinted in the sunlight. At that, Pyon Juksu's expression also became serious. Mok Wigun also raised his energy. A thick killing intent filled the teahouse. A situation right before an explosion.

"Please stop. Eunuch Yang."

Everyone's head turned to the door of the teahouse. There was a face that Mok Wigun also knew. A person sent from his maternal family. A sickly-looking scholar was standing there.

"My. Who is this?"

"I don't know if it's okay to have a sword fight like this in broad daylight."

Eunuch Yang, who was always at ease, had a slightly bitter expression. Then he asked the scholar.

"Is this the will of the Empress Dowager?"

"Surely not. I just stopped by because it was noisy on my way."

Nonsense. That person had clearly followed Mok Wigun's group. And he must have been waiting for an opportunity and stepped forward like this.

"I see. Alright. Let's stop here for today."

Eunuch Yang said, looking at Mok Wigun and Pyon Juksu.

"I think we'll see each other again soon. I hope you are well until then."

Saying so, he left. At that, the scholar approached and asked.

"Are you alright?"

"As you can see. But have you been following us all this time?"

The scholar reprimanded him instead of answering.

"Do you know who they are?"

"Who are they?"

"You must be careful. They are the Eastern Depot."

The Eastern Depot. An intelligence agency that serves as the emperor's hands and feet. Although it is called an intelligence agency, it is a place that wields absolute power because it can also punish without going through judicial procedures.

"I see. The Eastern Depot..."

"More than that, since things have turned out this way, you'll have to meet someone."

The scholar said that he had to meet him now and led Mok Wigun's group.

(End of Chapter)