Chronicles of the Mad Demon - Chapter 27

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Chapter 27. The Family’s Secret Place (2)

 

Jin Gwang opened his mouth.

 

“Gwan Hyeon.”

 

“Yes, Squad Leader.”

 

“Dismiss the squad members.”

 

“Understood.”

 

“And Jong Hweon is….”

 

At that moment, Moyong Bi interrupted.

 

“I hit him moderately, so there’s no need to call a physician. He’ll be fine after half a day.”

 

Jin Gwang nodded his head.

 

“Proceed with the dismissal.”

 

“Yes.”

 

With that, all members of the Fire Sword Group left the training ground.

 

During the dismissal, several swordsmen glanced at Moyong Bi. Their eyes held a mixture of distrust, surprise, and strange hostility.

 

“Young Master.”

 

“What is it.”

 

“Would you walk with me for a moment?”

 

“Let’s do that.”

 

Jin Gwang walked along the small path behind the training ground.

 

Moyong Bi silently followed behind him. It seemed like he had something to say.

 

Actually, Moyong Bi had more to say.

 

‘Why did he keep watching that mess?’

 

Though they hadn’t had a proper conversation yet, Jin Gwang was clearly a man with a serious side.

 

Of course, personality and skill didn’t always match.

 

Moyong Bi glanced at Jin Gwang’s walking posture.

 

‘His steps aren’t stable.’

 

Much more stable than the squad members, but no matter how he looked at it, it wasn’t what you’d call a master’s gait.

 

‘No matter how I look at it, he’s not first-rate. Still, his stamina is definitely good, and his joints seem much more flexible than the squad members.’

 

Someone of Moyong Bi’s level could roughly estimate a person’s realm just from their walking style.

 

‘At this level, he should be able to see the squad members’ messy postures clearly enough, right?’

 

Then, Jin Gwang opened his mouth.

 

“You’re strong.”

 

“This much isn’t really strong.”

 

He still possessed all the enlightenment and memories from those days when he was called Gwangmyeong Mujon, the Mad Demon.

 

Though his body was like this and the situation was what it was, making any comparison to those times meaningless, this was still a body that had wandered Mount Taishan Eight Peaks Ridge. This wasn’t really being strong or anything.

 

“I didn’t mention it separately to the squad members, but I know. That you corrected the Family Head Deputy’s condition with your internal power.”

 

“I did.”

 

Jin Gwang’s steps stopped.

 

“Young Master.”

 

“Speak.”

 

“Did you really… find it?”

What?

Common sense? Or sanity?

“What you told me wasn’t a lie after all.”

“What you told me wasn’t a lie.”

Huh? The atmosphere is flowing strangely somehow?

 

 

 

Huh? Something’s weird about this?

The voice of the man who had been so serious began to overheat frighteningly. It was hard to describe even with the word passion. He seemed completely intoxicated by something.

The human voice that had been so serious began to heat up to a frightening degree. It was hard to describe even as passion. It seemed as though he had become completely intoxicated by something.

Jin Gwang clenched his fist and said.

Jingwang clenched his fist and said.

“The Family Head Deputy’s faith has finally been rewarded! Heaven has helped the Main Family! No, the devotion of the Family Head Deputy and Young Master must have reached heaven!”

“The faith of the Acting Head has finally been rewarded! Heaven has helped our main family! No, the devotion of the Acting Head and Young Master must have reached the heavens!”
Hey hey, send word before opening the gate!

Moyong Bi was flustered. He couldn’t understand what Jin Gwang was talking about at all.

 

“Um, Squad Leader Jin? First, calm down…”

 

“Young Master!”

 

Jin Gwang grabbed Moyong Bi’s hand firmly.

 

Moyong Bi’s face crumpled as if he had seen a disgusting bug.

 

‘What are you doing, you crazy bastard!’

 

He barely held back from instinctively kneeing him with extreme patience.

 

Jin Gwang shook his hand vigorously with a moved face.

 

Moyong Bi’s body, which weighed only half as much, swayed like duckweed.

 

“Well done! You really did well! Now it’s time for the Main Family to soar again, isn’t it?!”

 

“S-soar?”

 

“No, it would be too much right away. Building power isn’t such an easy thing.”

 

“That’s… true?”

 

“But the most important thing for a martial family is strength! Power! And that power comes from martial arts!”

 

Jin Gwang’s eyes that had been burning hotly became moist before he knew it.

 

Moyong Bi inwardly let out a gasp. This guy seemed to have more intense emotions than him, who had learned the Brain Gate Heart Technique.

 

“Finally, Young Master has obtained the Ancestral Relic, so it’s as if the ancestors are watching over everyone!”

 

Moyong Bi’s eyes widened.

 

‘Ancestral Relic?!’

 

‘An ancestral relic?!’

What’s he suddenly talking about?

 

‘Does this bastard know about my identity?’

 

That can’t be, right?

 

But if that’s not it, then how can he mention ancestral relics?

 

“The Black Tiger Gang matter must have been because of relic investigation as well. I was very anxious. However, if you’ve found the Moyong Treasure, then something like the Black Tiger Gang won’t be a problem at all!”

 

It seemed Su Jeong hadn’t mentioned that the Black Tiger Gang had collapsed yet.

 

But Moyong Bi focused more on the mention of Moyong Treasure than that.

 

‘Wait, so this is?’

 

Even while his mind was completely scattered, he felt like something was clicking into place.

 

‘Ancestral relics? So that Great Grand Nephew bastard borrowed money from the Black Tiger Gang to try to find something called Moyong Family relics?’

 

Jin Gwang, who had released Moyong Bi’s hand, knelt down on the spot.

 

“However, even if you obtained the relics, you couldn’t have gained such skill immediately. You must have been hiding your abilities for a long time, Young Master.”

 

“Uh… hm?”

 

“That mountain-like Sword Strike you showed when facing Jong Hweon! Your sword momentum advancing with One Path and One Point didn’t waver even slightly! Such things are impossible without considerable training!”

 

If you knew that, why did you just leave the kids alone?

 

“Listen here, Squad Leader Jin.”

 

“I thought while walking here. Why was Young Master hiding his strength? Perhaps he didn’t trust the Family Head Deputy and us? Yes, that would be understandable, I thought briefly.”

 

You bastard! Let me say something too!

 

“But I quickly found the answer.”

 

Jin Gwang raised his head.

 

The aspect of a loyal retainer that had been hidden behind his stoic mask was fully visible.

 

It was a gaze that truly believed in Moyong Bi. A look of not knowing what to do as accumulated resentment was finally resolved, yet without a trace of greed or malice.

 

‘This guy…’

 

Moyong Bi’s eyes wavered.

 

‘…What a burdensome fellow indeed.’

 

Still, he felt somewhat moved.

 

Even during his Alliance Leader days, there were a few guys like this. Those who followed with their lives even though he was an Alliance Leader who only threw tantrums.

 

The faces of those loyal retainers from that time overlapped with Jin Gwang’s face.

 

Different personalities but the same radiant color. The color of steel heated red-hot at high temperature.

 

“Even a large bird without wings cannot rule the sky. You were worried that rumors might spread to nearby sects and the Ho Yeon Family, weren’t you?”

 

At the mention of Ho Yeon Family, Moyong Bi’s eyes turned cold.

 

“Ho Yeon Family…”

 

“I dare to say one thing. I feel great honor that you’ve shown your abilities even now, but this is a time when we need to build a sufficient foundation…”

 

“Squad Leader Jin.”

 

The weight of his voice was different from before.

 

Jin Gwang, who had been intoxicated by his own emotions, came to his senses.

 

“Yes, Young Master.”

 

Moyong Bi plopped down on the spot.

 

“You said ancestral relics?”

 

“Yes? Ah! Yes!”

 

After pondering for a moment, Moyong Bi asked casually.

 

“When did I mention that?”

 

To his feigned ignorant question, Jin Gwang answered smoothly.

 

“It was shortly after the Eldest Miss, no, the Family Head Deputy went to Myeongjin Hall.”

 

“Hmm, was it?”

 

“Yes! Young Master said this. That there was a Secret Place that the Former Family Head mentioned when you were young. The Former Family Head said that one of our ancestors created that place in preparation for unforeseen circumstances.”

 

It was so convenient that he answered even things that weren’t asked in response to a casually thrown question.

 

But wait, one of the ancestors made a Secret Place?

 

“Of course, he said the Family Head Deputy also heard those words, but she didn’t believe them, calling them somewhat absurd. However, Young Master said that the Former Family Head’s words were never false…!”

 

“Which ancestor did he say it was?”

 

He doesn’t even seem curious about why I’m asking that.

 

Jin Gwang answered as if it were obvious.

 

“The name forgotten by the world, the crown of stolen glory! It’s Young Master’s Great Grand Uncle.”

 

“…?”

 

“…”

 

“Great Grand Uncle??”

 

“That’s right.”

 

Moyong Bi, who had been serious, blinked his eyes like a cow.

 

Whether he knew his feelings or not, Jin Gwang began wagging his tongue again.

 

“This humble one believes that although the entire world calls him Ho Yeon Clan, that is absolutely not the truth. Not just this humble one, but everyone at the Main Family House…!”

 

“Wait! Wait!”

 

“Yes, Young Master.”

 

“G-Great Grand Uncle? Did you definitely just say Great Grand Uncle?”

 

“That’s right.”

 

Moyong Bi unconsciously gaped his mouth open.

 

Su Jeong, Bi, and Su Hyang’s parents are Dae Ho and Sister-in-law, right? Dae Ho’s father is Elder Brother Heon, so if we’re talking about grandfather, that would refer to Elder Brother. Then if we say Great Grand Uncle…

 

Isn’t that me?

 

‘I made a Secret Place? And in Hubei at that?’

 

What kind of ridiculous nonsense is this?

 

“Great Grand Uncle Moyong Cheon?”

 

“That’s right!”

 

Moyong Bi unconsciously shouted.

 

“Say it clearly! You definitely said my… I mean, Great Grand Uncle Moyong Cheon? Right?”

 

Only then did Jin Gwang seem to sense something strange, answering with a bewildered face.

 

“Y-yes, that’s definitely what he said.”

 

“Not Elder Brother?”

 

“Pardon?”

 

Damn it! I’m so flustered and bewildered that I keep mixing up the titles.

 

‘But could it be Elder Brother?’

 

After becoming the family head and stabilizing Yolyeong, Elder Brother spent most of his time active in the Gangbuk Martial World.

 

Of course, most regions of Hubei could also be considered Gangbuk, but at least in Moyong Bi’s memory, Elder Brother had never come down to Hubei.

 

Perhaps he had secretly dispatched Family Warriors without anyone knowing. However, if they hadn’t been caught by the Martial Alliance’s intelligence network, it could only be a very small number. Could such a small force create a secret place and stockpile relics?

 

‘Then it really must be me?’

 

But I’ve never created anything called a secret place!

 

Jin Gwang, who had been glancing at Moyong Bi nervously, spoke in a cautious voice.

 

“In any case, since Young Master has found the Ancestral Relics, this is a great blessing for the Main Family House. I would have no regrets even if I died.”

 

“I think I’m about to have some regrets right now, so please be quiet.”

 

“Yes!”

 

Moyong Bi’s face became serious.

 

‘No matter how much I think about it, there’s no such thing?’

 

Could it be that Dae Ho lied to the kids because he wanted them not to give up even when reality was tough?

 

‘That can’t be right.’

 

I know better than anyone how truthful Dae Ho is. Setting that aside, he’s not foolish enough to plant unrealistic dreams or goals in his own children.

 

‘Then Dae Ho really believed there was a secret place I left behind in Hubei?’

 

I can’t remember.

 

‘Of course I can’t remember. Because I never did such a thing!’

 

As soon as the war broke out, I was conscripted by the Martial Alliance and became the youngest Alliance Leader in less than five years.

 

After that, it was truly a continuous series of battles without a moment’s rest. Far from Family Heritage, even Martial Alliance Supplies were hard to preserve, so how much my head hurt…

 

‘Huh?’

 

…Martial Alliance? Supplies?

 

Wait a minute?

 

‘Dae Ho, you don’t mean?!’

 

Moyong Bi recalled the past, the final stages of the war.

 

‘Even if by any chance you hear news that I’ve died or gone missing, don’t act rashly and hold your position. There’s a high probability I’ll be in the Safe House.’

 

‘H-how can you say such things, Uncle.’

 

‘That’s why I said by any chance. Don’t worry, that won’t happen.’

 

Moyong Bi’s eyes grew as wide as a full moon.

 

“It, it exists!”

 

There was something that could be called ‘my’ heritage!

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