Episode 126
Chang Myung-gung and I stopped by the medical room together along the way, took the patient, and headed to the Sacheon branch.
“So, are you saying that the culprit who put my wife in a state of evil is the Demon Cult leader?”
“That’s right.”
“I don’t understand. “What is the benefit of cajoling someone like me?”
“If I were to tell you how to treat your wife, all you have to do is teach her proper mental techniques.”
“Proper way of thinking?”
“It means that all we have to do is to transmit the complete mind law, excluding the defects deliberately introduced by the demonic sect master.”
“It’s nice that it’s simple.”
I glanced back at the woman in Changmyeonggung’s arms.
Even at a glance, I could see that there was a significant age difference between him and Changmyeonggung.
According to Hao Wen’s research data, she is thirty-four this year.
It is said that she got married to Changmyeonggung seven years ago.
Although not as good as Changmyeonggung, she was also a warrior with considerable skills.
‘I heard you were called by the nickname ‘Bong’ until you got married.’
Blood Flower Sword Yeo So-ok.
It is said that the inaction shown at the last official event was the end of the peak, so perhaps it has now reached the peak.
If only I could overcome Simma, she would also become a reliable ally.
“Fortunately, it doesn’t seem to have been that long since your wife fell into a mental state. “I don’t think it will take her long to recover.”
“How long do you think it will take?”
“I think it will take about a month. Of course, I will have to continue rehabilitation training for several months afterwards.”
“I’ll do any favor you ask as long as it saves my wife’s life.”
“Can you please ask me anything?”
“okay.”
“It seems like a very careless remark.”
“I can do anything for my wife.”
“······.”
“If you want money, I will give you all I have, and if there is someone I have a grudge against, I will kill you instead. Even if it means becoming a criminal.”
“I think I understand why the Demon Lord chose you as his target.”
“······.”
“Don’t put too much pressure on your juniors. “I have no intention of asking for such a heavy price.”
I scratched my cheek with my index finger and laughed embarrassingly.
Of course, I was happy on the inside.
‘There is no reason for this side to decline when the parties say so and so.’
It didn’t seem difficult to achieve the goal of persuading Changmyeonggung and making him an ally.
It was worth waiting until he was in a desperate situation before approaching him.
“My credo is to always repay favors.”
“If you do, I will be shameless and ask you a favor.”
“Tell me.”
“Please protect me.”
“······?”
Changmyeonggung tilted his head.
He looked like he didn’t understand why he was asking this.
“I don’t think I have the skills to take a hit even if I don’t protect you…”
“I am confident in my own abilities. “But isn’t the person you hate not someone else but the Demon Cult leader?”
“······.”
“As I said, the culprit that caused your wife to fall into deep trouble is the Demon Cult leader. As many as five people suffered from mental illness due to his arrangements. And I contacted all five of them.”
“I see what you’re trying to say.”
“I’ve managed to hide it well so far, but the cult leader will probably soon realize that his plan has gone awry. “Maybe you already know.”
“There is a high probability that they will seek revenge.”
“That’s why I’m asking you a favor. “Please protect me for a while.”
The specific period was intentionally not mentioned.
If I say this in a comprehensive way, Changmyeong Palace will stay by my side for a long time.
“If that is the benefactor’s request.”
Palace Changmyeong nodded, indicating his agreement.
Since he said it himself, there was no way he could refuse my request.
I drew a satisfied smile on my face.
I acquired a reliable bodyguard that I could use to my heart’s content until the end of the Great Demon War.
“But.”
Ak Yeo-ryeong, who was watching the conversation between Palace Changmyeong and me from the side, narrowed her eyes and asked.
“Why didn’t you ask me that?”
“yes?”
“I am asking why you treated my disciple, even at the risk of incurring the demonic cult leader’s grudge, and did not ask for anything in return.”
“Didn’t you ask for an oath?”
“An oath not to betray Baekdo’s martial arts group? “That has nothing to do with your own interests.”
“It doesn’t matter. “Aren’t I also a member of the Murim League?”
“It was a play on words. “Tell me what you want.”
“······?”
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“I am also very thorough in benevolence. “I can’t promise to grant any request like Changmyeonggung does, but I will do my best to fulfill your request to the best of my ability.”
I laughed inwardly and looked back at Ak Yeo-ryeong.
Why is this old man suddenly showing off his competitive spirit?
* * *
Fifteen days have passed.
Days spent treating patients suffering from mental illness and teaching martial arts to Seo Ho-seon.
“······?”
While processing the payment documents brought by Damwoon in the office, I raised my head when I felt a sign of recognition outside the door.
“Please come in.”
The door opened, and a young woman entered the office.
A loose long sleeve that doesn’t suit the season.
Terrible burns covered half of his face.
A golden butterfly perched on the top of the head.
It was a familiar face.
Tang Seo-yeon, a direct blood relative of the Tang family.
He was someone who used to go to Gangho with me until not long ago.
“Long time no see. Sozer.”
“long time no see. “Small cooperative.”
I offered her a seat and brought out the tea utensil that was placed in the corner of the office.
Seoyeon Dang said, scanning the office with her eyes.
“A lot has changed in the time I haven’t seen you.”
“It looks like you have visited the Sacheon branch before.”
“yes. Occasionally, when the family needed to contact the family, I would stop by on an errand.”
“Can you tell us your impressions of the changed branch?”
“Honestly, I was surprised. “I had no idea that things had changed so much in such a short period of time.”
“How does it compare to before?”
“There is no need to compare. “Before, the management was so bad that I had doubts as to whether this was really a branch of the Maeng.”
I handed Dang Seo-yeon a cup filled with hot tea and sat down across from her.
Tang Seo-yeon cleared her throat once and got to the point.
“I have something to tell you to the small cooperative.”
“Are you talking about the favor I asked you last time?”
“That’s right.”
“Seeing as you visited the branch directly without inviting me to the family, I guess the head of the family said he would not meet me.”
“Were you expecting it?”
“I thought that might be the case. “Even though a long time had passed, there was no response, so I was half-resigned.”
Before parting ways with Tang Seo-yeon after completing Kang Ho-haeng, I asked her one favor.
Please arrange a meeting with the head of the party.
It was a request made for the purpose of disposing of the royal family’s personal wealth acquired from Gija Cheon’s secret service.
‘That’s right.’
I polished my teacup and quenched my appetite.
It was not difficult to guess why the head of the party did not want to meet with me.
It may be because I became a leader of the Murim Alliance.
It was a party family famous for its closed nature.
There was no way they would be pleased with the Murim leader who was seeking to contact the head of the family for personal reasons.
‘Still, I thought that if a disciple of my close friend Dokgo Woojin requested a meeting, he would accept it.’
I think I underestimated Danggaju too much.
It was a difficult situation.
In order to sell Naedan, he had to confront the head of the party, but this was not an easy method.
‘Should I rather reveal the fact that I have a secret relationship with a private landowner and ask to meet again?’
After thinking for a moment, I smiled and leaned against the back of the chair.
‘No. There is no reason for this side to bow down first before negotiations begin.’
There was no reason to be impatient.
It’s not like you’re going to lose money if you can’t dispose of it right away.
All I had to do was find a way slowly.
‘Even if you can’t sell it, there’s no problem. ‘I’m not really in need of money.’
After gathering my thoughts, I sipped my tea and changed the topic.
“Anyway, it looks like you’ve made a lot of progress while I haven’t seen you before.”
“As expected, the small cooperative recognizes it.”
While I didn’t see him, Tang Seo-yeon’s martial arts skills had advanced to the next level.
I thought that at this level, it wouldn’t be strange if I stepped into the state of transcendence at some point.
‘wait.’
As I was staring at her face covered in burns, my eyes lit up as a thought suddenly crossed my mind.
‘Should I give Dan Seo-yeon the inner dan as a gift?’
* * *
Another fifteen days passed.
In the meantime, there were many changes in the Sacheon branch.
Flowers were in full bloom in the once desolate garden, and the old pavilion had been repaired and refurbished.
Additionally, as new members sent from the headquarters joined, the number of members increased from six to nine.
The interesting fact is that all of the new recruits had a late-stage index of Lee Rip or lower.
This meant that there were a lot of late-term index members who joined the group after the last Yongbong branch.
There was one familiar face among them.
A monk of Hyeonsamun (賢士門) whom we met at the sixty four rivers of the Bimmu competition.
[No, why is he here?]
Naturally, I couldn’t help but have questions.
What is so disappointing about someone who was capable of advancing to the finals that they apply to a branch rather than the main team?
I even thought that perhaps I had come to this point as if I had been kicked out because I was disliked by a high-ranking person.
[I applied right away because they were recruiting people to be assigned to the Sacheon branch.]
[······?]
[I have always admired the reputation of the Heavenly Dragon Cooperative, or rather, the Deputy Director.]
[Why am I such a great person?]
[Winning the Yongbong branch, working as a member of the Homyeonhyup, and the achievement of subduing a rebel army. If these aren’t great, what are they?]
[······.]
[More than anything, he is the one who defeated me in the final match…]
No matter how much I was, I couldn’t help but feel embarrassed here.
As reputation increased, the effect was revealed in unexpected places.
Of course, it was not a bad result for me.
The more capable subordinates you have, the better.
As the new members were getting used to the work of the branch, an additional official letter arrived from the headquarters.
It was an official document containing the promotion of Deputy Manager Yeonsun to Branch Manager.
It was written that the merits of uncovering widespread corruption and crimes within the Sacheon branch and correcting the wrong were reflected in the personnel evaluation, but I did not believe that at all.
‘I would have to fill the vacant position of branch manager, but I guess there wasn’t anyone worth sending. Because the Murim Alliance is currently experiencing a severe manpower shortage.’
Since there was no new person to dispatch, they probably used an appropriate excuse to promote an existing person.
Thanks to this, I rose to the position of branch leader in less than three months after being assigned to the Sacheon branch.
There were many other things that happened.
Baek Li-seon, a disciple of Shandong Yugaju, finally regained consciousness, and Chang Myeong-gung’s wife, Yeo So-ok, also recovered some health.
I may not be able to get out of the hospital bed right away, but if I consistently devote myself to rehabilitation training, I will be able to shake off all the remnants of my mental illness.
‘I won’t have to take care of patients directly anymore. I told you how, so the rest will take care of itself.’
His position within the branch was solidified, and most urgent matters were handled.
Seo Ho-seon’s training has also reached a certain level, and a sufficient quantity of Demon God Dan has been secured.
Even if he was away for a while, Dok Go-seong’s training would not be disrupted.
‘It’s time to go on a business trip to the Guizhou branch.’
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