Episode 467
“Are you awake?”
“How long have I been asleep?”
“You were unconscious for about half a day.”
My accommodation.
Baekhyun Dojang, a man who struggled to raise his upper body, bowed his head and politely hugged me.
“Thank you for your help.”
“I’m glad you’re safe.”
“I never thought I would be saved by the Great Council.”
“I was worried we might be late, but I’m glad we arrived on time. “It must be that the Divine Name of Heaven and Earth protected Sohyeop.”
I said things I had no intention of saying and pointed out the pulse of Baekhyun’s dojo.
After moving the unconscious man to a dormitory, they injected condensed white lightning energy into his body to burn off all the poison.
He would probably be able to recover his health in just seven days of purification.
If I had helped him sooner in the first place, he wouldn’t have gotten poisoned.
“So, how did you end up being falsely accused of being a demon and being chased?”
“It would be a bit long to explain the situation.”
“it’s okay. Please tell me everything. “I will listen carefully.”
“actually······.”
To briefly summarize Baekhyun Dojang’s explanation, it was as follows.
Five days ago, while he was returning to the temple after completing his guard duty at the top, he met the head of the chieftain.
The two quickly became friends as they sat together because there were no empty seats in the restaurant, and the owner, who was sad about breaking up, invited Baekhyun Dojang to his house to rest for a few days.
Baekhyeon Dojang, who accepted the favor and visited the additional store, discovered an unexpected item there.
A famous sword used by the founders of the Hyeonsamun sect.
A few decades ago, as the power and scale of the green forest expanded, there was a time when the entire Jiangxi region suffered from measles.
Hyeonsamun was one of the martial forces that took the lead against bandits at the time.
However, at that time, the treasure of the lost clan suddenly popped out of the secret vault of the head chief.
“At first, I tried to go to the chieftain of Chuga and ask him to hand over the sacred object. “I thought that if I paid enough price, the Lord of Chu would accept it.”
“From what you say, it seems like things didn’t work out the way you wanted.”
“yes. “After hearing that the owner and I had been in and out of Vigo, the additional owner began to show incomprehensible behavior.”
“What do you mean by incomprehensible behavior?”
“They issued a probation order for Sogaju and a banning order for me. “I was taken aback when the person who had treated me with a kind smile until the day before suddenly changed.”
I felt like I knew roughly how things were going.
Most likely, Chu Jangju obtained the treasures of Xuan Samun through dishonest channels.
In the worst case scenario, it was said that the cover-up was hastily started because they thought they might be questioned by the Prefectural Government.
The thief said his feet were numb, and it was just that.
“I tried to resolve it through conversation, but there was no way because he wouldn’t meet me at all. In the end, we had no choice but to take drastic measures.”
“extremes?”
“Actually, the rumors floating around are half true.”
“Are you sure you were trying to steal?”
“yes. What I was trying to steal wasn’t Chief Chu’s family heirloom, and in the end it ended up being an attempt…”
“I don’t understand. Why did you do such a dangerous thing? “If only I had conveyed the news to the shrine, I would have been able to request its return at the sect level.”
“I wanted to do that too, but there were circumstances that made it impossible.”
“······?”
“I have learned that the Chu Jangju is taking steps to sell the treasure of the text to Heuk City.”
This is what they call a terribly twisted situation.
As Baekhyun’s dojo, he could not help but feel a sense of crisis.
He must have thought that if he was not careful, he might never be able to retrieve the Samun treasure.
Did he already have a deal with Heuksi promised, or was he trying to hastily dispose of the goods after kicking out Baekhyun Dojang?
I couldn’t tell which one it was.
The important thing wasn’t even that.
“What happens next is as you know. “I somehow succeeded in escaping, but a bounty was placed on my head as if they had been waiting for me.”
Chu Jangju learns that Baekhyeon Dojang has already recognized the identity of the treasure and is trying to retrieve it at any cost.
He was concerned about the possibility of a swarm of scholars occupying the family home, and he eventually made up his mind.
‘Extinction (滅口). Did you try to silence Baekhyun by killing him?
It was up to you to make a justification.
Whatever the circumstances, it is true that Baekhyun Dojang broke into the additional store for illicit purposes.
Landowners often had close relationships with government officials.
If he was a wealthy person like the head of an additional family, it would not have been a problem to spread wanted notices all over the area.
‘This is an example of a small thing becoming a big thing. It wouldn’t be easy for the situation to go to such an extreme level.’
Perhaps the head of the additional district is also embarrassed because the issue has grown unintentionally?
It would have been better if the treasure had been returned obediently to Hyeonsamun.
If only he had asked me to turn a blind eye to his righteousness in return.
Things wouldn’t have gotten to this point.
‘That’s right.’
It was not difficult to guess why Chu Jangju transformed Baekhyeon Dojang into a mine.
This may have been laid in order to later explain that it was an accident due to a misunderstanding in the current statement.
In other words, I chose the lesser evil to avoid the worst.
‘If you ask me if that’s really the right option, I can’t help but shake my head.’
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Originally, humans who were cornered had a hard time making rational decisions.
Chu Chu had crossed the irreversible river.
There was no way that the Hyeonsamun would leave alone the person who framed and tried to kill the monk’s disciple.
“Daehyup. “Can I be shameless and ask you a favor?”
“I will listen first and then decide.”
“Please help me retrieve the recluse’s treasure.”
“Do you really need my help? “It would be cleaner for Hyeonsamun to resolve the matter on its own.”
When I asked with a puzzled expression, Baekhyun Dojang shook his head excitedly.
He said, raising his index and middle fingers.
“There are two main reasons to seek help. Firstly, there is no time. As I said, it will be too late once the Chief Chuga sells the recluse’s treasure in the dark and gets rid of it.”
“Hmm.”
“Secondly, if I finish the work on my own terms, I can reduce the damage suffered by the additional chief.”
I nodded without thinking and then blinked.
My bewildered gaze and Baekhyun Dojang’s straight gaze intersected.
I couldn’t understand why a person who was falsely accused and almost died while being chased would even care about the situation of Chief Chu.
“I have no intention of forgiving Lord Chu. He crossed the line, and he must be punished for the crime he committed.”
“······.”
“But isn’t the owner different? “He was just doing me a favor.”
For a moment, the dead Hong Seong-hyun’s image overlapped with Baekhyun’s seal.
It is said that the teacher is the teacher.
As someone might say, they were classmates, their tendencies were exactly the same.
“If I return to the shrine without ending this matter, then the entire shrine will move. In that case, the entire head of the head, not the individual head of the head of the head, will have to take responsibility.”
I rubbed my chin and was lost in thought.
Granting a favor wasn’t that difficult.
Considering Hong Seong-hyun, who had been by my side for a long time, I wanted to help as much as possible.
The problem was that there was no benefit in delaying the schedule any longer.
Originally, I should have set out on my journey to Anhui early in the morning, but I was already delayed for half a day waiting for Baekhyeon Dojang to wake up.
‘······There is no choice. Since this has come to an end, should I just give it a day or so?’
I sighed softly and got up from my seat.
I felt like I had to be busy today to get everything done within one day.
* * *
Kwaaaaang!
With a light gesture, the chief’s front door shattered.
The warriors guarding the entrance ran out screaming.
Baekhyun Dojang’s mouth widened as he watched the scene from behind.
Even though it was something he had asked for, he had an expression on his face that said he had never expected that he would immediately use force like this.
‘There is no time to collect information step by step and prove the crime committed.’
It would have taken a considerable amount of time and effort to punish the Additional Chief in a standard way.
However, I had no intention of putting that much effort into this matter.
Punishment first and proof later.
It would not be too late to postpone exposing the additional head’s mistakes to the world until after the manor had been thoroughly raided and evidence collected.
Is it okay to arbitrarily omit procedures like this?
Do you have the ability to do it?
I knew very well that what I was doing now had many potential problems.
But it didn’t matter.
Because I am confident that I can ignore a little noise.
To put it bluntly, my social status was much higher than that of Chu Jangju.
Even if the additional chief makes a formal protest against the mang in the future, it will not be that difficult to ignore it.
‘The only drawback is that we don’t know how government officials who have a close relationship with the Chief Minister will react.’
I wasn’t too worried about that part either.
They won’t be able to unilaterally take the Chief Prosecutor’s side once the circumstances are revealed.
‘If you think the problem is going to get bigger, just send a letter to Seomun House.’
The warriors who flocked to me, drawn by the noise, drew their swords and stood guard against me.
Since it was not a military family, nor was it a family with great power like the Seomun family, the number of people was not very large.
I walked without stopping, as if ignoring their presence.
“Who are you?”
The warriors did not dare to attack me, so they took a step back and maintained a certain distance from me.
As I approached the three-story pavilion located in the center of the manor, a middle-aged man with a goatee greeted me with a frown on his face.
“Are you the chieftain of Chu?”
“I see. “Are you the Dragon King?”
“yes. “My name is Yeon-woon, and I am the head of the Cheonangambu of the Murim League.”
The rumor that I had taken in a wanted man with a huge bounty on him had already spread widely throughout the area.
It was not surprising that the chieftain recognized my identity at a glance.
“I’m sure you can guess why we came here.”
“Well, I don’t know.”
“I have some business to do inside the building. Could you please get out of the way?”
“Are you saying that right now? “This is my home.”
“I’m rushing the schedule, so I can’t give you much grace.”
“I guess this is why there are people who criticize the martial arts people and call them robbers. “Do you think your request is justified?”
“I’d like to ask you that question back to you. “Was it justifiable for Lord Jang to kill Baekhyeon Dojang here by accusing him of being a devil?”
“······.”
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