Chapter 82 : Insight
Mad Dark Demon Lord Jeon Baek-gwang looked at the Third Young Master.
'He has beco much stronger than before.'
Jeon Baek-gwang, who had infiltrated Wuhan under Hyeokryeon Geuk's secret order to disrupt the Murim Alliance during the Murim Tournant, heard the news that the Third Young Master, Hyeokryeon Yeom, had entered Wuhan with the Ice Palace's Young Palace Head.
Since Hyeokryeon Geuk was very interested in Hyeokryeon Mu and Hyeokryeon Yeom, who inherited the Cult Leader's blood, he thought it wouldn't be bad to find out information, so he moved from early morning.
Actually, he had visited the Yellow Crane Tower yesterday too, but he only scouted and did not make contact.
But looking at him now.
'This, it's interesting.'
The Third Young Master was not the Third Young Master the Mad Dark Demon Lord used to know.
"I didn't expect to et the Third Young Master in Wuhan."
"I didn't expect to see you here either. What were you doing in Wuhan?"
"I intended to disrupt the Murim Tournant under the First Young Master's order."
"The Murim Tournant?"
"Yes. In such a situation, at the news that the Third Young Master visited Wuhan with the Ice Palace's Young Palace Head, I hung around because I thought I should pay my respects."
"You did well. I'm glad to et soone from Our Cult in the Central Plains."
"You seem to have changed a little."
Speaking down to him beca more natural.
The Hyeokryeon Yeom the Mad Dark Demon Lord knew was the worst of the worst scoundrels.
Such a person.
'He has beco a martial artist.'
No, he beca stronger so quickly it was unsettling.
"Really? I'm not sure."
"It seems you ate a lot of good things in the Ice Palace."
Hyeokryeon Yeom grinned at the Mad Dark Demon Lord's words.
"I'll take that as aning I look healthy."
He even gained composure.
The Mad Dark Demon Lord, knowing that a martial artist's composure cos from power, asked.
"Is there anything else you are curious about?"
At Hyeokryeon Yeom's question, the Mad Dark Demon Lord's expression hardened.
"Until when will you stay in Wuhan?"
"Well. About two days?"
"If you are not going to help… it would be better for you to leave tomorrow morning."
"Why?"
"On the day of the Murim Tournant finals, I plan to raid the Murim Alliance."
"The reason?"
"It is the First Young Master's will."
"If we raid the Murim Alliance now, what is the benefit we gain?"
"Well, isn't it an opportunity to make it known that the Demonic Cult is still strong?"
"I see. I intended to just chat and leave, but it has beco difficult."
The Mad Dark Demon Lord looked at Hyeokryeon Yeom.
"That… what do you an?"
"What do you an, what do I an?"
Fwoosh-
"I an this."
Hyeokryeon Yeom's burning sword stabbed towards the Mad Dark Demon Lord's chest.
***
Mad Dark Demon Lord.
A demonic practitioner who handled the aftermath every ti I indulged in alcohol and won and acted like a scoundrel when I was in the Demonic Cult.
I heard he later went under Hyeokryeon Geuk, but I didn't expect to et him in Wuhan.
'As expected, he was preparing to plot against the Central Plains from this ti.'
Because I was fighting with the Elders in the Demonic Cult, I was completely in the dark about news of the Central Plains.
eting the Mad Dark Demon Lord here was a really good thing.
'If I hadn't t him.'
The Mad Dark Demon Lord would have intruded during the Murim Tournant finals, and a bad perception of the Demonic Cult would have spread throughout the Murim.
If that happens.
-I heard the identity of the person engaged to the Ice Palace's Young Palace Head is the third son of the Demonic Cult Leader?
Rumors spreading would take an instant.
The bastards rushing to kill would be trendous.
To brag that they killed a demonic practitioner and beca a chivalrous warrior.
Murim people were simpler and more ignorant than thought.
So I drew my sword.
Stab-
If it's my current full power, stabbing the heart of an opponent who is off guard wasn't difficult.
However.
"That's a sha."
"Keuk-"
I couldn't stab the heart squarely.
"…What is the aning of this?"
Demonic Qi began to ripple from the Mad Dark Demon Lord's whole body.
"What do you an, it's a trick to cut off old ties."
Fwoosh-
Flas soared.
The soaring flas overwheld the Demonic Qi.
"W-What on earth……."
Soon, the flas and Demonic Qi mixed, and a dark red fla was emitted through my sword.
"Black Fla."
"Kuaaak!"
So what if I didn't stab the heart.
I can just burn him as is.
I used the Demonic Qi that I hadn't used even once since crossing over to the Ice Palace.
The flas that started from my sword began to engulf the Mad Dark Demon Lord.
"I don't know how many subordinates you brought, but."
The Demonic Cult running wild at the Murim Tournant will no longer happen.
Thud.
I looked coldly at the Mad Dark Demon Lord's corpse that had burned black.
"Tomorrow afternoon, you said."
I obtained valuable information.
I realized there was one more person I had to et.
I didn't return imdiately but moved my steps towards the Murim Alliance.
…….
….
***
"Waaaaah!"
The Murim Tournant arena was a crucible of cheers.
"Jaegal Ryu! Jaegal Ryu!"
"Earth Dragon! Earth Dragon!"
Earth Dragon Jaegal Ryu, who advanced to the semi-finals and defeated his opponent with just a single folding fan, ca down from the stage with an annoyed face.
He won, but this victory wasn't that pleasing.
It was all because of that guy last night.
'To dare humiliate …….'
He looked like just a warrior escorting the Ice Palace's Young Palace Head.
Na, Hyeokryeon Yeom.
He intended to dig into his background and definitely take revenge.
Now tomorrow is the finals.
The opponent is the Namgung Clan's Sword Dragon.
Since he is the Young Clan Head of the Namgung Clan, he might be a tricky opponent, but.
He had already finished talking with the Sword Dragon.
The victory was decided anyway.
'I will make the Sword Dragon the next Alliance Leader, and I will beco his Strategist.'
A strategist who can manipulate the Murim Alliance's future from behind.
That was exactly Jaegal Ryu.
A hidden powerbroker who manipulates everything from behind.
And the owner of a personality that wants to get rid of anything he doesn't like by any ans.
"Has the Ice Palace's Young Palace Head not gone out of Wuhan yet?"
"Yes, Young Master."
"Guide to where they are now. I will go et them again."
"Yes."
The mont Jaegal Ryu, who won in the semi-finals, moved his steps outside the Murim Alliance.
-Why are you trying to et the Ice Palace people?
Flinch-
Telepathy pierced into Jaegal Ryu's ears.
'This voice is…….'
Jaegal Ryu, having recognized the owner of the voice, muttered.
"With what intention did you approach?"
-I sought you out to provide important information. Follow .
A presence rapidly moving away in the distance was seen.
"You!"
Jaegal Ryu quickly began to step on his lightness art.
'Fast.'
Jaegal Ryu, who didn't know the opponent's lightness art would be to this extent, began to increase his speed more and more.
But Jaegal Ryu could not catch up to the person who sent the telepathy until the end.
Jaegal Ryu, who had run to the outskirts of Wuhan like that, frowned.
"What do you intend to do by luring out like this?"
"I told you, I called you to hand over important information."
The person who called out Jaegal Ryu, Hyeokryeon Yeom, held out a burnt corpse in front of Jaegal Ryu.
The sll of burning stung his nose.
"This is……."
"They said the Demonic Cult intends to turn the Murim Alliance upside down during the Murim Tournant finals."
"What does that……."
"I stopped it. This is the proof."
"…What do you want?"
I looked at Jaegal Ryu who was extrely wary of .
"Jaegal Ryu. My hotown is the Demonic Cult."
"……?"
For a mont, Jaegal Ryu made a face saying he didn't understand.
"A Demonic Cult guy caught a demonic practitioner and offered it to , what is the sche?"
"I an I am not a Demonic Cult guy anymore. I am an Ice Palace guy."
"Ice Palace……?"
"The Young Palace Head's fiancé is . To speak accurately, I entered as a live-in son-in-law. I was born in the Demonic Cult, but I am telling you that my future hotown is the Ice Palace."
"Don't say sothing that doesn't make sense!"
"I'm telling you this is the proof?"
So, why are you holding out that proof to ?
Jaegal Ryu, who had never experienced such a case even once, made a flustered expression.
"I intend to try holding hands with the Murim Alliance too now."
"What do you an?"
I held out a token.
On that token.
[Jaegal Hyeok]
was written.
"Why is father's na……."
"It is a token the Divine Physician received. This token allows one to make a single request to the person concerned, and the person concerned promised to definitely grant this."
"…So?"
"With this, if I request that the next Murim Alliance Strategist position be designated to another guy, no matter how much you are his son, Jaegal Ryu will have no choice but to grant this request."
Because he owes his life.
I received the token from the Divine Physician yesterday.
It looked like he would have the current Strategist's token, and I wasn't a person who would miss that.
"Are you saying that makes sense now……?"
"I know that your goal is trying to beco the next Strategist. I am making a proposal to you. Will you take this corpse and solidify your position as the next Strategist? Or will you give up the Strategist position?"
"…What is the condition I have to grant?"
"Don't link with the Demonic Cult."
"What?"
"I told you clearly, I am an Ice Palace person. The one who instigated all the events is a guy called Hyeokryeon Geuk of the Demonic Cult. If you just spread that widely, I will strive for you to beco the Murim Alliance's Strategist."
Jaegal Ryu frowned.
"You aren't thinking that is a possible story, are you?"
"Well. The judgnt is yours."
I brushed past Jaegal Ryu.
"Choosing whether to hold hands with the Ice Palace or not is also Jaegal Ryu, your share. Ah, for reference, Mount Hua has already decided to be with the Ice Palace."
The news that Mount Hua and Zhongnan fought a bout in Shaanxi was sothing Jaegal Ryu had also heard and knew.
But he hadn't heard the story that there was the Ice Palace's intervention there.
"…Then let's see each other next ti."
Jaegal Ryu gazed at Hyeokryeon Yeom's receding back.
It's humiliating.
Because it is sothing outside of Jaegal Ryu's plan.
However, this was no different from an opportunity.
If he takes the demonic practitioner's corpse and sets it up as if he did it, he would definitely be able to receive recognition from his father, Strategist Jaegal Hyeok.
"Hyeokryeon Yeom…… I will rember you."
***
-Kekeke, will that thod really work?
"It will work."
While returning to the inn, I conversed with the Sword Venerable and Demon Queen.
-The reason you are certain?
"Guys who think they are superior to others usually live their lives to be recognized by soone when you get to know them."
Just like the Hyeokryeon Yeom of the past did.
-Your insight is excellent.
-Indeed.
"It all cos from experience."
As expected, people grow through experience.
The event that happened at the Yellow Crane Tower this ti also beca a stepping stone for to grow in a sense.
"Captain!"
"You've returned."
"Have you eaten?"
As I returned to the inn, I saw everyone eating together at the guest house.
Naturally, my gaze headed towards Seol Ye-rin.
Seol Ye-rin, facing , bowed her head deeply and was trying not to even et my eyes.
"Not yet, before the al. Waiter! One wheat noodles here!"
"Yes!"
After ordering wheat noodles, I went and sat at the table where Seol Ye-rin was eating and spoke to her.
"When you finish eating all this, let's go see Dongting Lake."
"…Do as you please."
"Thank you, Young Palace Head."
I looked at Seol Ye-rin and smiled.
And Cheon Deung-jin was watching that smiling appearance from next to Seol Ye-rin.
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