Episode 378
In a way, Yuhwageom’s question was natural.
Originally, I was planning to join Zhuge Se’s side.
It was located closer, and from a strategic point of view, it was right to go to Yongzhong Mountain rather than Wudang Mountain.
However, Zhuge Hye, who witnessed the fourth beacon fire, said to me:
[It would be better to go west.]
[What does that mean suddenly?]
Zhuge Hye’s explanation was as follows.
Smoke rising from the east is a sign that Sega is in danger.
Normally, it would have been right to go to Yongzhong Mountain as quickly as possible and provide help.
However, if we look at it realistically, there is no way that the Zhuge family would have been in a crisis that would raise the signal fire at this point.
There is no way the Demonic Cult army has already reached Yangyang, and even if it had arrived, it would take time for a full-scale battle to break out.
Yongzhong Mountain, covered in all sorts of tactics, was like an impregnable fortress.
From the point of view of the demons, they would have no choice but to be reluctant to attack them blindly.
She thought that even if the Wulin alliance in Hubei suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of the Maqiao army, the Zhuge Dynasty would survive.
[I understand what you are saying. But what does that have to do with why we have to go west?]
[There must be a reason why the signal fire was raised even though it was not an emergency. For example, because they want to let us know something.]
[What do you want to tell us?]
[Did you know that for the past three days, the beacon fire has been lit at the same time every day?]
[Did you? I knew she was sending out a signal once a day, but I couldn’t pay attention to the time zone.]
[Probably because they had the wind direction in mind.]
[······So what Sozhe is saying is that Zhuge Ce’s side is pointing us in the direction through acting?]
[You understand quickly.]
At the end of her explanation, she added:
The person who came up with this method is most likely his younger brother.
Ji-ryong, who spontaneously came up with a way to guide the movement of the reinforcements, and Zhuge Hye-na, who figured it out with his outstanding keen eye.
Both siblings were not easy.
Should we really say that he is a blood relative of the Zhuge family?
“Huh.”
After hearing the whole story, Yuhwageom let out a soft exclamation.
She glanced sideways in the direction where the Sword King was.
‘The warriors of the Namgung family probably joined the Shaman faction in a similar way to Maeng’s reinforcements.’
Anhui (安徽), the territory of the Nangong family, is a region located to the east of Hubei.
It was obvious why they came here, leaving nearby Yongzhong Mountain.
Most likely, a messenger sent from the Zhuge family would have given some kind of message.
‘It’s not for nothing that the Earth Dragon ascended to the Demonic Cult’s killing division before other dragon peaks.’
Talent was definitely talent.
When I think about it, even I, who was a demonic cultist in my past life, was more wary and afraid of people who had exceptional talent in fields other than martial arts, like earth dragons, rather than people who were called sword dragons or spear dragons.
I couldn’t feel so reassured thinking that such a person was now on the same side.
“Just take this.”
“What is this?”
I opened my eyes wide as I accepted the wooden box that Jain Dojang handed me.
A familiar scent tickled my nose.
“It’s Somyeongdan (小明丹). “It will help you recover from your injuries.”
“I didn’t really have any internal injuries.”
“Still, take it. “If you have it, there will be something to use it for.”
“All right. I will gratefully accept it.”
Vocation list.
The highest quality anti-inflammatory medicine made only in Wudang Mountain.
Depending on the situation, it was an item that could be an extra life.
I heard that the value of the Somyeongdan has risen sharply as the Jeongma War has been prolonged.
‘Just six years ago, I was scolded by Cheon Ga-ryeong for buying two pieces of Somyeongdan for a hundred gold coins. ‘I don’t think it’s a waste of money.’
I remember hearing such a story a while ago.
It is said that a piece of somyeongdae that was recently exhibited at an auction in Heuksi (黑市) was sold for 110 gold coins.
Now it has literally become an item that cannot be obtained even if you have money.
It was a cross-section that revealed how much the demand for effective internal injury medicines had increased.
“······!”
When I opened the lid of the wooden armor, three rings showing off their simple appearance came into view.
Even if they were put in a situation where they abandoned the asceticism and ran away, the shaman faction was still a shaman faction.
As expected from the main clan, they were big.
‘Even just by simple calculation, it’s 330 gold coins. Considering that it is an item that cannot be sold on the market, it can be said to be worth more than its price.’
I put a satisfied smile on my face and placed the wooden armor in my arms.
Before long, a group of people approached, clattering their horses’ hooves.
It was a support force of the Murim League, including members of Cheonan Gambu.
“omg! Boss!”
“Are you hurt?”
It took a considerable amount of time to calm down the members who were making a fuss as soon as they got off their horses.
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Afterwards, the party was able to reach Yangyang without any significant damage.
The demonic cultists attacked sporadically, but all of them were easily repelled.
The Bungcheon Demon Emperor never showed up.
I thought maybe he was taking care of my injuries.
“welcome.”
As we climbed Yongzhong Mountain, the head of the Zhuge family, Zhuge Seojin, welcomed the group with open arms.
The Sword King quietly stepped forward and exchanged a few words with him.
When I looked at them, it seemed like they were old faces.
The reinforcements of the Murim Alliance and the warriors of the Namgung family patted their shoulders with tired expressions.
The disciples of the shaman sect heaved a sigh of relief and took the injured person to the medical room.
Some even sat down on the floor and shed tears.
“Are you Yeon-woon?”
“That’s right.”
“This is my first time seeing your face in person. “I’ve heard a lot of stories.”
“I also heard about the matriarch’s great name.”
“We have reserved accommodation for reinforcements. You must be tired, so go and rest. “It won’t be too late to have the meeting later.”
“Thank you for your consideration.”
“Follow my son over there. “It will show you the way.”
There was an earth dragon standing in the direction that Zhuge Seo-jin pointed with his hand.
Perhaps sensing the gaze, a handsome young man with a similar appearance to Zhuge Hui waved his hand with a bright expression.
Zhuge Hye, who had been walking next to him, seemed to stop in place and exchanged glances with his father.
Looking closely, it seemed like they were having some kind of conversation using telephonic sound.
“Long time no see. “Dragon King Daehyeop.”
“The title Daehyup is burdensome. Please feel free to call me as before.”
“I don’t think I’ve called it particularly comfortably before, but if you’re uncomfortable, I’ll change it to Sohyeop.”
Zhuge Hyuk-jin naturally came to my side and spoke to me.
This is what I felt when I first saw him, but for a person who had been bedridden for a long time due to his weak constitution, he was quite affable.
I decided to ask what I was curious about.
“There is one question I would like to ask.”
“Please speak.”
“Is it Jiryong Sohyeop who came up with the idea to use the signal fire to induce the movement of reinforcements?”
“It’s a shame, but it is.”
It was indeed as Zhuge Hye guessed.
Perhaps because they were brother and sister, they knew each other well.
I nodded and naturally changed the topic.
“There is something I would like to ask you.”
“Are you asking me a favor?”
“I would like you to talk to the head of the family and prepare a suitable secret room for me.”
“Do you need space to use as a workshop?”
“no.”
“if?”
“In the process of repelling the demon cultists who attacked the Shaman faction, we captured a warrior believed to be a member of the Heavenly Demon Palace. “She needs a place to interrogate her.”
“All right. “I will prepare it right away.”
Jegal Hyukjin and I exchanged light chatting, asking each other how we were doing, until we arrived at our lodgings.
Zhuge Hye looked at this from behind with an anxious expression.
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“Whoa.”
I took a deep breath as I stared at the woman whose limbs were tied to a large chair.
The mask came off, revealing his bare face, and said in a cold tone.
“Kill it cleanly. “Don’t insult me anymore.”
I know he was slightly younger than Geomhu, but he looked much younger than I thought.
I thought that someone who didn’t know me might mistake me for someone in my mid-30s.
“You can’t do that. “I haven’t been able to extract any information yet.”
“It’s useless. “There’s nothing you can find out by torturing me.”
“You don’t know that until you try.”
I smiled faintly and loosened my hands.
There were a total of three people who would assist with the interrogation of Amhonsi.
Tang Seo-yeon and the two members of the Tang family.
If they had simply tortured them, it would have been enough.
The reason I came forward myself was because there was one problem I had to deal with first.
‘First, suffering must be removed.’
Darkness’s boasts were not mere bravado.
No matter how expert a person was in the art of flowering, if the pain planted on his head began to struggle and spew out secretions, he had no choice but to die.
So, as it was now, it was impossible to torture him carelessly or administer poison for the dead soul.
Of course, getting rid of suffering was not as easy as it sounds.
To be precise, preventing the target from dying during the removal process was close to being realistically impossible.
‘Even if you inject a needle of brain energy and burn it to death, it is meaningless if the old body struggles and runs wild in the process.’
Go (蠱) was a living creature.
Unlike poison or waste, if it senses a threat to its life, it will immediately go crazy and wander through the host’s mind.
Therefore, in the past, when he faced the Great Lord of Yeongeum, he cut off his opponent’s head without any regrets.
To secure at least a living corpse.
‘It’s different now than it was back then.’
A lot has changed from the past.
I decided that it would be possible to safely remove the suffering in the subject’s head now that I had ascended to the position of police officer.
That is why they captured Amhonsi alive and brought him here.
‘After wrapping the body with the membrane of the cervix, a needle of the cerebrospinal fluid is injected and burned without a trace.’
It was something that only I could do in the entire midfield.
Even Master couldn’t do something like that.
[As you can see, I cannot operate the lightning device as precisely as you did.]
Even though we learned the same white lightning technique, the direction of enlightenment that the teacher and I achieved was completely different.
To be honest, I couldn’t guarantee that it would succeed.
Rather, since it was something that had never been done before, there was a high possibility of failure.
Still, it was well worth a try.
If things didn’t go as planned and the Dark Lord died, all that was needed was to prepare a new subject.
“Take a nap. “When you wake up, your mind will feel refreshed.”
I pointed out the hunhyeol (暈穴) of Amhonsi who was trying to say something.
He then placed his hand on the top of her head as she lost consciousness and lowered her head.
I closed my eyes and slowly sank into consciousness.
‘First of all, let’s find the location of Go.’
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