Chronicles of the Mad Demon - Chapter 125
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Chapter 125. The Contest of Yang Ji, The Hunt of Eum Ji (4)
Bang!
With a spectacular explosion, the result of the last match of the first round preliminaries was decided.
The victor was Red Wave Sword Hong Wi.
“Overwhelming.”
Namgung So So clicked her tongue.
“What incredible chain swordsmanship. I never knew such sword techniques existed in this world.”
Moyong Su Hyang nodded her head.
“Starting from the shoulder joint, then the elbow, wrist, and even the finger joints – incredibly flexible.”
“Huh?”
“It didn’t seem like he only used the strength of his lower body to drive forward? It looked like he made fine adjustments to his sword path using just his arm strength in between.”
“…?”
“After that, I couldn’t even see how he pressed his attack. Incredibly fast.”
Namgung So So was flustered.
“He adjusted his sword path using only his arm strength?”
“Yeah. So like this, just slightly twisting the wrist and elbow….”
“You could see that?”
Moyong Su Hyang blinked her eyes.
“Right?”
I couldn’t see it at all!
Namgung So So silently turned to look at Namgung Gwan.
Namgung Gwan was also looking at Moyong Su Hyang with a surprised expression.
“Su Hyang is right. While pressing forward fast and strong, he subtly twisted his sword path in between to break down his opponent’s defense and cut off moments of counterattack.”
“What?!”
“His opponent’s skill wasn’t bad either. But the swordsman Hong Wi was too strong. Someone already skilled in chain swordsmanship who also possessed such finesse – a one-sided match was inevitable.”
Namgung Gwan honestly expressed his admiration.
Su Hyang’s insight is remarkable.”
In any field, you can only see as much as you know. For Moyong Su Hyang, who hadn’t yet reached a high level, to read Hong Wi’s sword path was truly remarkable.
Moyong Su Hyang blushed and scratched her head.
“I just got lucky with a guess, I didn’t really see it properly.”
“That makes it even more remarkable. It means you read it through intuition even though you couldn’t see it properly.”
She had acted modest out of embarrassment, but that apparently made it even more impressive.
Moyong Su Hyang, unaccustomed to such atmosphere, decided to become a folding fan.
“Anyway, that concludes the first round. The second round starts tomorrow, right?”
“That’s right.”
Namgung So So looked around.
“By the way, Elder Brother Bi hasn’t been seen since morning? Is he training? Elder Brother, have you seen Elder Brother Bi?”
Namgung Gwan silently shook his head.
How strange, Namgung So So thought as she was about to ask more, then suddenly looked around at the people nearby.
Jegal Chung Ho, who would normally be making a fuss, and Jegal Lin, who would have scolded such Jegal Chung Ho, were both silently watching only the duel stage.
Namgung So So followed their gaze.
There stood Ho Geom Jin In smiling brightly as he congratulated the victor, Jegal Ryun with his stoic expression, and Hwang Ha Seong clapping.
‘What’s this?’
Something feels off?
Namgung So So quietly approached Jegal Chung Ho.
“Elder Brother.”
“Mm?”
“You’re unusually quiet today?”
Jegal Chung Ho grinned.
“The match was quite spectacular, wasn’t it? It’s been a long time since I’ve seen such an overwhelming victory.”
“Didn’t you watch Elder Brother Bi’s matches?”
“That fellow’s matches are more on the futile side rather than overwhelming.”
“That’s true, but still.”
Then, Jegal Lin spoke.
“Elder Brother, let’s go.”
“Oh, shall we?”
Namgung So So narrowed her eyes.
‘What’s this? Strange?’
Jegal Chung Ho, who was always intimidated in front of Jegal Lin, was unusually calm today.
It wasn’t that he didn’t care, but rather seemed distracted by something else.
“Let’s go too.”
“Ah, shall we.”
This time Namgung So So examined the faces of her elder brother and Moyong Su Hyang.
‘Su Hyang is the same as usual.’
Elder Brother seems somewhat different.
He seemed troubled, so she thought to just let it pass, but Namgung So So ultimately couldn’t contain her curiosity.
“Elder Brother.”
“Mm?”
“Is something wrong? Chung Ho Elder Brother too, somehow both of our elder brothers seem to be down in pairs?”
Namgung Gwan smiled awkwardly.
“Nothing’s wrong.”
“Really?”
“Of course.”
“…Hmm, fine.”
There’s definitely something.
But she didn’t try to dig further. If he had something to say, wouldn’t he have said it already? She trusted her elder brother.
A short while later, returning to Juru, Moyong Su Jeong, Seok Woong, and Kang Geun Cheong were drinking tea.
“Oh, you’re back?”
Kang Geun Cheong greeted the two warmly.
“How did the match go?”
“Red Wave Sword Hong Wi won. It was quite one-sided.”
“That makes sense. That fellow Hong Wi is a disciple of Sea Wave Sword.”
“I never expected two disciples of famous swordsmen from Shaanxi to participate.”
Lee Cheong was a disciple of Crumbling Mountain Sword, and Hong Wi was a disciple of Sea Wave Sword.
Both Crumbling Mountain Sword and Sea Wave Sword were renowned as part of the Five Great Swordsmen of Shaanxi, and there were rumors they were bitter rivals.
“They probably wanted to pit their trained disciples against each other. Though that wish has become impossible to fulfill.”
“So it has.”
Kang Geun Cheong looked at Moyong Su Jeong and asked subtly.
“By the way, isn’t the Family Head getting restless?”
“Pardon?”
“It seems our Family Head is also hiding considerable skill?”
Moyong Su Jeong smiled and waved her hands dismissively.
“I’m still inexperienced. I’m busy enough just taking care of myself.”
“Haha, is that so?”
Though she said that, Kang Geun Cheong knew. That Moyong Su Jeong had trained martial arts to a considerable level, contrary to appearances.
‘The aura subtly emanating from her is no ordinary thing. Even if not at Gwan’s level, it’s certainly enough to be called a prodigy.’
How much her actual skill might be was impossible to know without facing her directly.
Still, Kang Geun Cheong thought Moyong Su Jeong was strong. Considering her younger brother Moyong Bi’s martial arts, it would be harder for her to be weak.
“Since we’re on the topic, I’ll go into the residence for a moment. I have something to attend to.”
“Ah, is that so?”
He had heard from Seok Woong. That Moyong Su Jeong had only recently overcome her illness.
Skill and illness were separate matters. Just not showing signs of difficulty over the past few days was worthy of being called remarkable mental strength.
When Moyong Su Jeong left her seat, Moyong Su Hyang naturally followed her. Since Seok Woong was very close friends with Kang Geun Cheong and had also formed friendships with the Namgung Siblings, it would be fine to leave him behind.
It was when the two had arrived at the rear garden leading to their residence.
“Elder Sister.”
“Yes?”
Moyong Su Hyang’s face had completely changed from when she was watching the match.
A hardened face, her eyes filled with anxiety.
“Something happened, didn’t it?”
“Something happened?”
“There’s definitely something.”
Moyong Su Jeong, who had been quietly observing her Younger Brother, smiled and pointed to her room.
“Shall we go in together?”
A moment later, Moyong Su Jeong came with tea she had brewed.
“I brought some tea leaves just in case. How’s the fragrance?”
“I don’t know.”
“Our Su Hyang seems to have a very complicated mind.”
Moyong Su Hyang sighed.
“Something really did happen, didn’t it?”
“Yes, it did.”
Since she hadn’t expected such a straightforward answer, Moyong Su Hyang was greatly surprised.
Moyong Su Jeong, who had taken a seat, used her sleeve to cool the heat from her teacup as she spoke.
“I was actually wondering when I should tell you about it.”
“Elder Sister.”
Moyong Su Hyang, having calmed her heart, spoke seriously.
“If it’s difficult to talk about, you don’t need to tell me.”
Though she had asked out of anxiety, she was saying this because she wondered if she had asked unnecessarily.
Moyong Su Jeong shook her head.
“We’re family. There may be things that are hard to say, but I don’t think there are things that shouldn’t be said.”
“…”
“I’ll speak directly. Something happened related to Ho Geom Jin In of the Mu Dang Faction.”
“Ho, Ho Geom Jin In?”
A name beyond imagination had popped out.
She thought that perhaps something far more serious than expected might be in progress.
“Don’t let this story leak anywhere.”
“I understand.”
Moyong Su Jeong told her about the conversation she had with Moyong Bi.
The contents they had shared before participating in the tournament, about the Mu Dang Faction being suspicious.
Moyong Su Hyang swallowed dryly.
“The, the Mu Dang Faction is suspicious?”
“I didn’t know exactly what part was suspicious. I too was simply trusting your Elder Brother. But…”
Moyong Su Jeong sighed.
“Yesterday at dawn, Bi Ah told me the whole story.”
The matter involving Yeong Geom Jin In, catching the Ma In that had appeared. And even the private meeting with Ho Geom Jin In and using Jeong Gal Ryun to pressure him.
“He killed Yeong Geom Jin In?!”
“Precisely, he died because of the Ma In, but Bi Ah also had no intention of letting Yeong Geom Jin In live.”
Normally, she would have jumped around in shock. She would have torn at her hair, saying isn’t he crazy, that she needed to find this foolish Elder Brother right away.
“…Whew.”
Moyong Su Hyang’s face was filled with distress as she took a deep breath.
The sight of her struggling to suppress her excitement. Warmth bloomed on Moyong Su Jeong’s face as she looked at the Youngest.
“I see.”
“Were you expecting this?”
“Not at all. But I was concerned about the Ma In story.”
“…”
“I… suspected that the fool might have been involved in what happened on the mountain.”
The suspicion that the Ma In in the rumors might be her Elder Brother.
Moyong Su Jeong seemed to understand the Youngest’s heart. That’s why her Younger Brother was precious to her.
“Why didn’t you tell Elder Sister about that?”
“Because I thought there was no need to worry Elder Sister unnecessarily.”
“And?”
“And…”
Moyong Su Hyang’s eyes gradually reddened.
Though she suppressed her emotions, something kept rising up. The more she tried to calm down, the more the emotions rose like a backlash, irritating her nerves.
“Who would trust an Elder Brother that even his Younger Brother can’t trust.”
Moyong Su Jeong silently took her Younger Brother’s hand.
Her heart calmed at Elder Sister’s touch. Thanks to this, her agitated breathing quickly returned to normal.
After a moment of silence.
“Then Yeong Geom Jin In attacked first?”
“It’s said that both Yeong Geom Jin In and Physician Yang were plotting something outrageous against the Main Family. Yeong Geom Jin In even tried to kill Physician Yang to destroy evidence.”
“What was this outrageous thing?”
“Elder Sister doesn’t know that either.”
It was natural since he had told her while omitting the matter related to Kang Won Gong.
Still, Moyong Bi thought Moyong Su Jeong would trust him, and his belief was not wrong.
Moyong Su Hyang shook her head in futility.
“Why on earth is the Mu Dang Faction targeting the Main Family Members? What grudge do they hold? Rather, the Mu Dang Faction was a benefactor to us.”
“Let’s ask Bi Ah for the exact details later. What’s important is reality, and he said today especially could be dangerous.”
“No, that won’t do.”
“Huh?”
“If it’s really dangerous, all the more reason we need to know.”
She wasn’t saying this out of frustration.
Seeing the maturity beginning to settle on her young Younger Brother’s face, Moyong Su Jeong suddenly thought that her own blindly trusting attitude might have sometimes created wrong moments.
“…Yes, thinking about it, the Jeong Gal family heard everything related to Bi Ah, so it doesn’t make sense for only us not to know.”
“We don’t need to know. It’s infuriating, but we still don’t need to. But not now.”
A light of determination rose on Moyong Su Hyang’s face as she gripped Elder Sister’s hand tightly.
“This matter isn’t the Namgung’s business or the Jeong Gal’s business, but our siblings’ business.”
Moyong Su Jeong stood up from her seat.
“Let’s go to Young Master Jeong Gal.”
* * *
That night.
“…?”
An unknown ominousness was felt in a gust of wind.
Woon Juk tilted his head and coughed.
‘Am I mistaken.’
He took out a letter from his chest.
‘Tae Ryun Sword Sect…’
He knew nothing of the circumstances.
“Somehow I have a strange feeling. The atmosphere of the martial arts sect is also a bit different from usual.”
In the midst of this, with Young Geom Sago nowhere to be seen, there was nothing left to do.
As he smacked his lips and entered the wall leading to Ho Geom Jin In’s residence.
Thud thud thud!
‘Huk!’
In an instant, his entire body became paralyzed.
He felt someone catch his falling body.
Woon Juk, who was in shock from the surprise, was horrified when he saw the person who had caught him.
‘Sa, Sago?!’
In the blue eyes that glowed in the darkness, he could see disturbance.
And.
Whoooosh.
Someone passed by Woon Juk’s side, wrapped in pitch-black wind.
In Woon Juk’s eyes as he glimpsed the black wind, a twin sword remained like an afterimage.
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