Episode 424
Woo Ga-jin scratched his bald head and muttered.
“It’s a big deal. “I have to go back and fulfill my role as an examiner, but my weapon is gone.”
“I have a famous sword. “I’ll lend it to you for a while.”
“Is it a curved sword?”
“Unfortunately, it is a straight sword.”
Two bright swords acquired after defeating the Red Ghost Twin Swords in Zhejiang.
One of them was given to Pang Mun-hwan, commander of the Hyeonmu unit, and the remaining one remained in hand.
Since I didn’t have any special use for it, it would be okay to borrow it for a while.
“Until the newly ordered weapon is completed, I will have to use a weapon that doesn’t fit my hand.”
“Have you already ordered a new weapon?”
“yes. I knew from a long time ago that the weapon’s lifespan had come to an end. “I previously took the armor and placed an order at the blacksmith shop that was entrusted to the government.”
In other words, Wu Ga-jin expected to some extent the outcome of his defeat, but accepted the match with Geomhu.
Should I call this arrogant or foolish?
“But it’s pointless to ask now, but why is Geomhu here?”
“You have decided to join the Cheonan Kambu in the near future.”
“Is that true?”
Wu Jiajin’s eyes widened.
Is it because I learned that the day to compete with Yeo Hwayeon again is closer than I thought?
A fierce smile formed on his lips.
“Please keep the fact that you saw Senior Geomhoo here a secret for the time being.”
“May I ask why?”
“Senior Geomhu, there is something you need to do. “I’ll tell you more details later.”
“All right.”
Woo Ga-jin glances sideways in the direction where Geomhu is and leaves the training ground.
I approached Geomhu, who was straightening his disheveled clothes, and spoke to him.
“Are you satisfied?”
“I am satisfied. “Thank you for creating this place.”
“It’s time to get to work.”
“You said that all you had to do was find the disciple of the Hundred-Faced Reaper who had gone into hiding disguised as an applicant, right?”
“yes.”
“My head hurts already. “How can we find the masters of camouflage who even deceived the Sword King senior’s senses?”
“Actually, he may not have gone into hiding. “We are only carrying out a search operation as a preventive measure.”
“On the other hand, is there a possibility that not just one, but several people have sneaked in?”
“That possibility is not out of the question.”
I nodded with a bitter smile.
There are two officially confirmed disciples of the White Faced Reaper.
Perhaps there were more people besides the two who followed the progress of the Hundred-Faced Reaper.
“However, even if multiple people infiltrated, I don’t think the number will exceed two.”
“Why?”
“It’s simple. “It makes no sense realistically for the Baek-faced Reaper to have raised three masters of the flower world.”
I knew that I was a demonic cultist in my past life.
The Baek-faced Envoy was dispatched to other places whenever he had time to carry out missions given by the religious leader.
As he had to be away from time to time, it was impossible for him to have time to teach his students seriously.
‘The Hundred-Faced Reaper’s position is different from that of the Demon Cultist. He did not officially inherit the throne, nor could he have sought cooperation from Ma Seon-dang (魔仙堂) to provide large-scale support to his disciples.
It was surprising that even in such a harsh environment, two masters of Hwagyeong were raised.
The absolute expert who pioneered his own path was definitely different no matter what.
“Of course, it’s just a guess, so don’t take it blindly.”
“Of course.”
“Take this.”
“What is this?”
“This is a guarantee plaque with the Cheonan Gambu mark engraved on it. With this, you will be able to roam freely within the Murim Alliance. Of course, access will be restricted to certain places such as the Lord’s Office or the Senate.”
“Is it okay for me to just give you something like this?”
“There is no need to worry. “I have this much authority.”
“Power is a good thing.”
“Senior, why don’t you aim for a key position in Meng as well?”
Geomhu burst into laughter.
She said, tapping her head with her index finger.
“Have you forgotten? I am a nun. “What should we do if we let the secular world taint us?”
“I don’t think it would be a bad idea to give up your life as a monk at this point.”
“You have a knack for leaving people speechless.”
Let’s exchange silly jokes for a while.
I said, returning my expression to seriousness.
“Be careful. Perhaps the lurker is an expert in Hwagyeong. “The minimum condition necessary to deceive the senses of an absolute master is a flower landscape.”
No matter how many disciples of the Hundred-faced Envoy learned special skills that were said to have been passed down only to the Gokju of Ghost Valley in the past, they would never have been able to deceive the Sword King’s senses if the basic level had not been supported.
Even considering that the Sword King at the time was exhausted and injured due to a prolonged battle, it would not have been easy to deceive the senses of an absolute expert.
“Are you trying to say that the lurker’s skills are enough to pose a threat even to me?”
“That’s right. Maybe the Hundred-Faced Reaper himself came by…”
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“i get it. “Please be careful.”
The reason I made Geomhu my assistant was not simply because she was an outsider and not a member of the Cheonan Inspectorate.
[You hid your skills.]
[What are you saying?]
[If we had used strong energy, the conclusion could have been brought earlier.]
[······!]
In the past, she simply recognized my skills that others had not noticed.
It is easy to recognize the state achieved by a person of lower rank, but it is very difficult to recognize the state achieved by a warrior of equal or higher rank.
Considering that the swordsman at the time was on the same level as me, I could see how outstanding her insight was.
“And one more thing. “There are people who can help you.”
“aid? Are you referring to those who were waiting outside the training hall a little while ago?”
“That’s right.”
I sent out a telegram and called the two people who were waiting.
One was a boy who had not yet reached puberty, and the other was a middle-aged man with an impressive scar running diagonally across his face.
The two people politely greeted each other and introduced themselves.
“It’s called Dok-go-seong. “I am a member of the Cheonan Prison Enforcement Team.”
“This is Byeokriso. “He is not a leader of the Murim League, but a ronin who barely makes a living by eating knives.”
Geomhu’s eyes narrowed.
It seemed like he felt an instinctive repulsion towards the man who introduced himself as Byeokriso.
* * *
When I thought of the possibility that the Baek-faced Reaper, or a disciple of the Baek-faced Reaper, could hide in the Cheonan Inspectorate among the volunteers.
This was the first thought that crossed my mind.
‘If there were a warrior who learned the pupil, things would be easier.’
There is a martial art called pupil.
Not a movement to move, but a movement to the pupils.
It was a martial art that focused internal energy used in a special way on the eyes to see things that were originally not visible.
It’s just a guess, but I thought that the reason why the Ghost Corps found out that Dok-go-seong was a heavenly spirit and attempted to kidnap him was because there was a member of the group who learned pupil.
Pupil practitioners were able to do a variety of things.
I was able to find out the exact level of a martial artist of a higher rank than myself, and I was also able to accurately guess the number and type of memorization that my opponent had hidden.
When you reach a high level, you can even see through things, so you can even peek at the naked body of the opposite sex.
In a way, it could be said to be a martial art that color demons would be excited to learn.
‘If you look at it up to this point, it looks like a good martial arts skill.’
There were only a very small number of martial artists in the entire central plains who had practiced pupil.
If martial arts were just convenient, all martial arts people would have learned them.
The pupil had one fatal side effect.
It gradually takes away the practitioner’s eyesight.
This could be said to be natural as it is a martial arts technique that causes excessive stimulation to the sensitive optic nerve.
Although there is great variation in the time at which each person becomes completely blind, the ultimate goal of becoming blind at some point is the same.
‘The reality is that most practitioners become blind before they reach the state.’
Because of this, the pupil was classified as a Geumgong (禁功) in Baekdo Martial Arts.
There are no such restrictions in Sapa or Demonicism, but martial arts are avoided in every way.
It was a martial art that only those who literally lived only for today and did not think about the future would learn.
Of course, learning the pupils did not mean that the identity of the infiltrator could be recognized at a glance.
You might not know if you have seen the original owner of the disguise used by the infiltrator in the past.
‘Still, it will make things a few times easier.’
Because it will be easier to select candidates.
The problem was where to find a trainee for the pupil.
As mentioned earlier, in Baekdo martial arts, pupil was classified as Geumgong and training was prohibited.
Even if you search the Sapa martial arts territory, it was not easy to find a pupil who had reached a certain level.
So I submitted a request to Hao Mun.
If there is a suitable person, please let me know.
The person who was introduced in this way was Byeok Ri-so.
Although he introduced himself as a ronin to Geomhu, Byeokriso’s recluse was actually a Cheonghyeoldomun (淸血刀門).
A large apostolic sect active in Guizhou.
[What brought you here again?]
[Please lend me just one disciple.]
For a month, I was banned from entering the building due to a probation order.
I secretly headed to Guizhou and visited Cheonghyeoldomun.
He then requested the Blue Blood Blade Master Hyeoljeokdo to give him a disciple.
Naturally, Cheonghyeoldomunju reacted with absurdity.
[······I understand that the treaty we signed with you has already expired and is no longer in effect.]
[Of course, I don’t know that. The request I am making now is separate from that.]
[Then you know what kind of answer I will give here.]
[This is not a request made bare-mouthed.]
[Currently, Cheonghyeoldomun cannot afford to send disciples outside. One of the reasons why you can’t afford it is that your subordinates are trying to bring people from the family and settle down in Gwiju.]
Unlike before, the blood red island was hostile to me.
The attitude of the Guizhou Samjeol (貴州三切) lined up behind him was not very favorable.
I asked casually, as if I was expecting such a reaction.
[Are you referring to Sima Sega?]
[What are you asking when you know?]
[If possible, I hope we can build a friendly relationship with each other.]
[Do you think that is possible?]
[There’s nothing you can’t do, right? The Cheonghyeoldomun is a sect, and the Sima family is a sect. It would not be impossible to minimize the overlap of interests.]
[You are leaving out the fundamental problem. The Cheonghyeoldomun is the Apostolic style. The Samase family is a white sword family. Don’t you know that they are incompatible like water and oil?]
[Then, what would it be like for the Blue Blood Clan to become a Baekdo Clan?]
[what?]
[Why are you so surprised? It’s not like there are no precedents. Anyway, since the point of the story is blurred, we will talk about this part again later.]
In conclusion, renting a Byeokriso cost a whopping 100 gold coins.
It was too expensive for the price of saving one person, but considering that the transaction partner was Cheonghyeoldomun, not an individual, it could be said that it was not a bad expense.
‘It is also the price of leaving behind a link to keep in touch with the Cheonghyeoldomun from now on.’
On purpose, I first proposed an amount that would make Cheonghyeoldomunju feel burdensome, but was not too excessive.
This was the background to Byeok Ri-so standing in front of Geom-hoo.
It was obvious that there would be an uproar if a disciple of the Sado School was brought into the Murim League, so when he had to introduce himself, he was instructed to just say that he was a ronin.
‘Shall we begin the task of hunting down infiltrators in earnest?’
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