34th Than fighting a tiger
Bloody Heavenly Horse entered Cheonma Hall.
He walked slowly along the bloody path and stopped at the end of the carpet.
“how are you?”
Hyeolcheon Doma politely greeted Geom Woojin.
“Thanks to you, I had a good time. How were you?”
“Thanks to your self-restraint, I’ve been a bit busy lately.”
Geum Woo-jin smiled faintly.
“My son has a big head, so he can’t do what I want.”
“Hahaha. Has there ever been something that you couldn’t do, even to your highness the leader?”
“Isn’t it true that children are something that Heaven has arranged to show us that life doesn’t always go as we want it to? You’ll only understand once you have children of your own.”
“Somewhere, my child might be growing up.”
Geom Woo-jin smiled. He was gentler and friendlier than when he was with Geom Moo-geuk. If Geom Moo-geuk had seen it, he would have said, ‘Smile at your child like this!’
After exchanging such brief greetings, Hyeolcheon Doma casually mentioned the Sword Dance Theater.
“It may not go as the leader wants, but this Confucius is standing out in the school these days.”
“Isn’t this your work?”
In fact, it is safe to say that this is true, as the sword dance became popular while being entangled with the Bloodthirsty Demon.
“This Confucius is the work of the religious leader. I only just now realized that it is such a wonderful work.”
Geum Woo-jin did not deny it. Believing that he was behind his son’s activities was not a bad thing in any way.
“He’s still immature.”
“I sometimes think back to when Confucius was his age. If Confucius were to be foolish now, I would be called a bastard.”
“You overestimate foolishness.”
“It was the leader who said it was overrated first.”
This was said about entrusting the Hwangcheonjoo to Geommugeuk. No matter the reason, it was an unconventional appointment.
“So what I’m saying is, I want to make this Confucius into a better work.”
“If you step forward, it might be a stroke of luck for the second one.”
“Thank you for your kind words.”
“Do as you wish.”
“thank you.”
At the end of the story, the purpose of Hyeolcheon Doma’s visit was carefully revealed.
“Since you’re giving me permission, would you please push it through properly?”
“What does it mean?”
“Please let me proceed with this Demon Lord matter as I wish.”
It was a request to make Jangho the Demon Lord as recommended by him.
There was a moment of silence. The two looked at each other without any emotional ups and downs. The first to break the silence was Geum Woo-jin.
“The Demon Lord’s case is difficult.”
“This is also what this prince wants.”
“As you said, the second one has been pushed hard enough. You should think about the first one too.”
“There is one thing I have realized while raising my disciples. When you push someone, you should push only one person. I get scolded a lot because I can’t do that.”
“I’ll be fine. Unlike you, who are generous, I will kill anyone who curses at me.”
The two people’s gazes were entangled in the air. They had been together for so long that they could read each other’s intentions just by looking at each other’s eyes. The longer that time passed, the more awkward the silence of this moment became.
“Do you have anything more to say?”
Blood Heavenly Horse did not persist in the order of the Heavenly Horse to expel guests. This was because he knew very well that once he made up his mind, he was not the type of person to change his mind easily. Another method was needed.
“See you next time.”
“Okay.”
Bloodthirsty Horseman turned around and came out. His expression was stiff as he walked down the bloody path.
‘What the hell is this belated weighing? Once you push, you have to push all the way. Tsk!’
* * *
“The cult leader was thinking of the Archduke more than you.”
As soon as Hyeolcheon Doma saw me, he started to sow discord between my father and me.
“It seems like you consider the Archduke as your successor.”
When he has a weakness, he tends to shake up his opponent first. This old man’s politics are really annoying.
“I think we met at the wrong time.”
“What does it mean?”
“If I am pushed by my older brother, you should fill in the gaps even if it is only as an elder… … .”
“Does that mean I’m lacking?”
“It means that it is somewhat disappointing.”
Instead of getting angry, Hyeolcheon Doma comforted me.
“Look here, Prince. It was impossible to establish Jangho as the Demon Lord from the beginning.”
“Have you given up already?”
“There’s no need to dwell on things that don’t work.”
“Why are you acting so smart when you can’t even do this?”
“To this extent? Showing off?”
The enraged blood clot began to grow even stronger.
“It was you who offered to be my supporter.”
“You were the one who pressured me to do something I couldn’t do like a child.”
“Then you should have refused then. You shouldn’t have recommended Jangho the next day. Weren’t you just hoping?”
I drew a long line under the feet of the blood claw machine.
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“That’s what it was like before. This is the extent of the leader’s thoughts toward the elders. I believed in this line… … .”
I drew the line again somewhere less than halfway.
“Wasn’t this where the real father and elder drew the line?”
Bloodthirsty Doma couldn’t refute. What would have happened if I hadn’t gone to my father and asked him for something? Would my father have actually accepted Bloodthirsty Doma’s request?
“If my father had refused, I should have asked him more. If it were me, I would have done it without fail.”
“Then let me give it a try.”
“yes?”
“Didn’t you mock me for not being able to do even this? Then you can do it easily.”
“What if I ask my father and he makes it happen easily?”
“Try it. It’ll probably backfire.”
He seemed to be convinced that his son’s request would never be granted because he had refused his own request. At times like this, Hyeoncheon Doma knew his father well.
“Are you suggesting we make a bet?”
“A bet? Fine. Let’s do it. If you can’t do it, then stop talking nonsense and be my water. Stop complaining.”
“What if I do it?”
“I will give you what you want.”
“Whatever you want?”
“Is there anything you want?”
After thinking about it for a moment, I told him.
“Please give me an elixir. At least a better elixir than the Magical Dragon.”
For a moment, the Bloodthirsty Demon flinched. I know exactly what kind of surprise that was.
“Do you know how difficult it is to find a better elixir than the Magical Dragon?”
“That’s why I’ll make it a condition. Since we’ve decided to get on the same boat, isn’t my becoming stronger the same as your becoming stronger?”
There was a reason I asked Bloodthirsty Demon for the elixir.
Because I knew he had the elixir.
He has the legendary elixir Cheon-oe-shin-dan (天外神丹) that can provide more internal energy than the Magical Dan.
In the past, Blood Heavenly Sword Master joined hands with his brother and presented him with the Heavenly Sword. It was also revealed that he had been storing the Heavenly Sword for a long time without taking it.
The purpose of inducing the bet was precisely because of this extraordinary miracle.
“I can’t make Jangho the Demon Lord, I can’t even get him an elixir, I don’t know why I have to join hands with you.”
“Okay, if you put Jangho on the throne of the Demon Lord, I will get you my elixir.”
“You promise.”
I pulled out my black magic sword and thrust it forward. The Blood Heavenly Sword deflected my sword with its slashing motion.
Bang!
This clear sound was our promise. This promise made with a single-word weapon has a binding force much stronger than words.
As always, the Bloodthirsty Horse suddenly shot up and disappeared into the distance.
If he wins the bet, he will keep his promise. The Heavenly Shrine was something he had prepared for his successor.
If you can take the Heavenly God Dan in addition to the Magic Dan you took before, you will not lose to the Demon Lord due to insufficient internal energy.
And I knew how to win this bet.
* * *
The place I went to was the office of General Sima Ming.
The Tongcheon Pavilion where he stays serves as the head of the school. All information about the martial arts world is gathered and classified here. Of that, only a small amount of information is passed on to his father through Sima Ming.
Although I don’t know, I probably have a significant portion of the information that is being passed down from Tongcheon-gak to Cheonma-jeon these days.
From the entrance of Tongcheon Pavilion to Sima Ming’s office, there was strict security, even more so than at Cheonma Hall. This meant that Tongcheon Pavilion played an important role in the main school, and since it was a place where the most intelligent soldiers gathered, it had to be guarded even more thoroughly.
When I entered the General Staff’s office, Sima Ming was working among a pile of papers. There were so many papers on his desk that they almost obscured his face.
It may seem like a few words of advice from his father would suffice, but the actual work of a general is a battle with documents. Every day, hundreds of letters are sent flying in from all over the Central Plains, and he spends his days reading and rereading them, and distinguishing between information that should be discarded and information that should be kept.
Knowing that well, it is something that even the Hwangcheon-gakju can do, but the Tongcheon-gakju cannot do.
Sima Ming got up from his desk and greeted me warmly.
“What’s the matter? Please sit here.”
I sat down at the table with him. Soon after, as if he had been waiting, his subordinate brought me tea.
“I’m not sure if this will suit your taste. There’s only one kind of tea here.”
“It smells really good.”
Taking a sip of tea, I looked around. As expected from a place where the best intellectuals of the school work, there were books of all kinds everywhere.
“I heard that these days, whenever the students of our school gather together, they only talk about Hwangcheon-gak.”
“Aren’t you so busy swearing that you don’t have a clue?”
“That’s not true. I heard it was full of praise.”
I know the public opinion about Hwangcheon-gak better than I do. There were those who were enthusiastic about enforcing the law fairly, but there were also those who were against it.
You may feel needlessly anxious because you have lived to your heart’s content up until now. What if I get caught? You may be worried about this. We must definitely establish discipline before this atmosphere spreads.
“But what’s going on?”
“I have something to ask you, sir.”
“Please do it.”
“What do you think about Jangho?”
“I think he is a good leader. He has the potential to lead the army well.”
Sima Ming must already know. That I am behind this recommendation. That I intend to place Zhang Hao in the position of Demon Lord.
“Then what are the chances that Jangho will become the Demon Lord?”
“To be honest, I can’t even do the job.”
“Even if Thomas recommended Jangho?”
“The recommendation was rejected by the leader.”
That’s why the number “work to do” came out. Originally, the answer was “impossible,” but out of courtesy, it became “work to do.”
“What if Father changes his mind?”
“Of course it is possible. But it won’t be easy. As you know, the leader is not the type to change a decision without any justification.”
“I know that very well.”
It was a decision I made at my request in the first place. I have no intention of asking my father to change his decision without any justification.
I need to give you a reason to change your decision. This is what I prepared.
“What about this? What if I receive another recommendation from the Demon Lord after the Bloodthirsty Demon Lord?”
“Two Demon Lords recommending one person at the same time? That’s unprecedented… … If that happens, then there’s a good chance that Jangho will become the Demon Lord. The leader will also have a reason to change his mind. But is that possible?”
In a situation where Bloodthirsty Demon was on the rise, it was by no means easy to get another Demon Lord to step forward and recommend Jangho.
“I guess I’ll have to give it a try. Sometimes, isn’t it easier to fight two tigers at the same time than one?”
“I think it will be more difficult for me.”
So this prerequisite must be in place to prevent the unfortunate event of limbs being torn off.
“What if those two tigers are terribly at odds with each other?”
