Dokmaeuiseon - Chapter 132

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Chapter 132

 

‘This is troublesome.’

 

For Gyeom Gwang-ja, it was difficult to decide whether he should be angry that Black Point’s security was so easily breached.

 

Or whether he should be pleased that such a person had come to find him first.

 

“So, are we not going to have a conversation?”

 

“A conversation? Fine. What’s there not to discuss. That name is also quite divine…”

 

“Stop…!”

 

“Hmph. Coming here uninvited and then the guest scolds the host.”

 

“…”

 

“You create such an atmosphere and yet don’t intend to refuse conversation?”

 

“If I was going to back down from just this much, I wouldn’t have come looking.”

 

“Your shameless face remains the same.”

 

The two seemed to already be acquainted.

 

“With age, only my face has grown thicker.”

 

“Still, it’s amusing that you know how to joke.”

 

It appeared they were engaging in leisurely banter.

 

But unlike the surface, their minds worked in complex ways.

 

‘This fellow has grown stronger in his old age. Has he become a monster?’

 

‘He’s decent material to use. He’s stronger than before. However… he’s not enough to destroy that Poison Demon Physician. Did the Guild Master foresee this far?’

 

They exchanged words like playing cards, while inwardly gauging each other.

 

At the end of such assessment, the results were not favorable.

 

‘I don’t like this.’

 

‘Insufficient. But as a single card, not bad.’

 

Gyeom Gwang-ja’s dissatisfaction accumulated.

 

The Old Man only saw him as the level of one card he could possess.

 

In truth, humans instinctively sense when someone views them negatively.

 

‘Whatever proposal he makes, I should refuse.’

 

‘He seems dissatisfied, so I should throw him something good. Since I’ll use him and discard him anyway, what does it matter what I promise?’

 

Sensing this, the two finished their assessment of each other.

 

“Now, let’s stop the jokes here.”

 

“Good.”

 

“So what do you want to say after coming all the way here?”

 

“Don’t you want to seize Hangzhou and furthermore, obtain a position in the Four Blood Alliance?”

 

“!!!”

 

The cunning Old Man ignited Gyeom Gwang-ja’s desire.

 

He precisely knew what he wanted and struck right at the core.

 

As Gyeom Gwang-ja’s eyebrows twitched, he delivered a follow-up strike.

 

“Of course, you shouldn’t settle for a mediocre position. If it were a mediocre position, you could have obtained it before.”

 

“Then?”

 

“I think I can guarantee at least a Leader position.”

 

“Even if you say Leader, there are ten of them. Adding the Elders and Vice Alliance Leaders above, it’s infinitely low.”

 

“Heh… Your greed is great, isn’t it?”

 

“Isn’t it ridiculous for someone who’s the ruler of a region to become just a Leader? Ah, perhaps you threw that out because you had no intention of granting it anyway?”

 

“….”

 

This time the Old Man’s eyebrows twitched.

 

‘Cunning as a fox.’

 

He felt that part of his true intentions had been exposed.

 

But what could he do?

 

He had already come this far.

 

The Old Man couldn’t stop here either.

 

“I cannot tell lies.”

 

“Lies?”

 

“Even if I guarantee up to Leader… Yes. Let me be honest, anything beyond that is difficult.”

 

“Ah. I understand. Since you yourself haven’t become an Elder, how could there be anything beyond that?”

 

“…Be careful with your words?”

 

“I merely stated facts. Don’t you also like facts, old man? You’ve always lived by eating away at people’s insides with those facts, haven’t you?”

 

“Hah…”

 

“Well, fine. Since you cannot tell lies, it’s Leader. But then the scales don’t balance. The scales.”

 

“What do you want?”

 

“You were planning to go to the Jusan Archipelago anyway, weren’t you?”

 

“!!!!”

 

To think Gyeom Gwang-ja would mention the Jusan Archipelago first.

 

This time even the Old Man had no choice but to be surprised.

 

“How did you know?”

 

“Where do you think this is?”

 

“…Ah.”

 

It would be strange for Black Point not to know about the affairs of the Jusan Archipelago.

 

The Old Man was half convinced by this.

 

But this wasn’t a complete answer.

 

‘He’s keeping his mouth shut even though he knows it’s important that the Jusan Archipelago’s affairs were discussed here.’

 

The intention and true motive behind bringing this up here was what mattered.

 

But Gyeom Gwang-ja just kept his mouth firmly shut about this.

 

Then he spoke slyly and cunningly.

 

“Go and tear them apart properly. Then we’ll discuss the next conditions afterward.”

 

“….”

 

If you want to use him, and furthermore use him as Black Point’s Branch Leader, deal with the Jusan Archipelago first.

 

This was an attitude that could only come from believing he held greater value than the Jusan Archipelago.

 

How could the Old Man not understand this?

 

‘That thunderous bastard, his nature of pricing himself highly remains unchanged.’

 

The Old Man didn’t particularly like Gyeom Gwang-ja’s behavior.

 

But what could he do?

 

The one in a hurry wasn’t Gyeom Gwang-ja, but the Old Man.

 

“I’ll go to the Jusan Archipelago and return quickly.”

 

For now, he had no choice but to move according to Gyeom Gwang-ja’s intentions.

 

‘It’s like giving a doe and getting back a mal.’

 

Though he didn’t like it, there was nothing he could do.

 

He would have to wait for the next opportunity.

 

The Old Man was about to leave.

 

“Shall I arrange a ship for you?”

 

Then came Gyeom Gwang-ja’s suggestion, slipping in casually.

 

“No need. For whose benefit would that be?”

 

The Old Man openly refused this.

 

“Hmm?”

 

“The ship fare you’re offering is too expensive for my liking.”

 

The fare for the ship he was offering wasn’t money.

 

It was information.

 

He must have offered the ship to figure out where he was going and how he moved.

 

He couldn’t not know this, so he refused.

 

“What a miser.”

 

“Hehe… I’ll be going then.”

 

What he heard was criticism.

 

‘Truly irritating to the very end. Just wait and see.’

 

The Old Man left his burning anger as it was.

 

Swoooosh-

 

Just like when he first came, he exerted his power and left Black Point where Gyeom Gwang-ja was.

 

* * *

 

Even after the Old Man left, Gyeom Gwang-ja kept his guard up to the very end.

 

Even when his subordinates came late making a commotion about an intruder, and sudden customers arrived, he just sat in his seat observing his surroundings.

 

Had about an hour passed?

 

‘He’s not here.’

 

Only then was he certain.

 

That the Old Man was not remaining around him.

 

Even though he had been sufficiently cautious, he didn’t let his guard down until the very end.

 

“Everyone withdraw.”

 

“What? We should strengthen our defenses…”

 

“The defenses have already been breached. Do you think strengthening them will make a difference?”

 

“…I apologize.”

 

“Enough. Go and bring more Martial Artists. If we can’t have quality, we’ll have to make up for it with quantity.”

 

“…I will obey your command.”

 

“And make sure to punish those who were breached this time.”

 

“Myeong!”

 

“Let’s go.”

 

Thinking there might be spies, he drove away everyone without exception.

 

Only when he had secured his own private space did he begin the thoughts he had stopped.

 

Gyeom Gwang-ja had gained much from his conversation with the Old Man.

 

‘The Jusan Archipelago will become chaotic. Him coming to find me afterward is definitely a predetermined event. I don’t believe his promise to give me all of Hangzhou, but he’s certainly planning to overturn Hangzhou.’

 

He immediately organized what he had gained.

 

The problem was what came next.

 

‘If I stay still, the Old Man will come find me and use me…’

 

He had to decide whether to be used.

 

‘No, I don’t like this. If I just get used like this, I’ll only become a mere pawn.’

 

He needed to seize the initiative.

 

What came after was also a problem.

 

‘Even if I do join the Four Blood Alliance, will I really be able to establish myself properly?’

 

He could have joined the Alliance long ago if he wanted to.

 

From the Super Peak Level onward, any decent force would welcome him.

 

He simply hadn’t joined the Alliance immediately because he wanted to become the best if he was going to enter.

 

But looking at things now, they had become thoroughly tangled.

 

‘As soon as I enter, I’ll just be treated as someone connected to that old man. How would I know if that connection is a golden rope or a rotten hemp rope?’

 

The uncertainty was far too great.

 

Even if it was a golden rope, it would still be a problem.

 

He wanted to become the golden rope himself, not just part of one.

 

“Hah, this is really…”

 

The decision was difficult.

 

And at the same time, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind.

 

It was a thought about the Poison Demon Physician, Jung Myeong.

 

Looking back now, sparing Jung Myeong’s life in the beginning had been a mistake.

 

‘What I did playfully to create a variable seems to have led to this point?’

 

He thought it would end with a small variable.

 

But then he destroyed the Donghwa Guild.

 

Suddenly pacified the Hangzhou Medical Community.

 

Not satisfied with that, he went to the Gosan Sect, and even blocked a bloody battle on his return journey.

 

The Old Man happened to get caught up in that bloody battle and ended up in this sorry state.

 

For a single variable that started as a joke, it had become far too big of an affair.

 

Now he couldn’t think of him lightly anymore.

 

At minimum Super Peak Level. Perhaps Jung Myeong had entered a realm beyond even his own.

 

‘Considering that growth rate… Even if he’s Super Peak Level, he’s probably still growing. Normally that would be impossible… but that man is not ordinary.’

 

In the end, everything came back to Jung Myeong.

 

Once he flashed into his mind, no matter what decision he tried to make, Jung Myeong wouldn’t leave his thoughts.

 

What could he do now?

 

After much deliberation, he made his decision.

 

“I should meet the Physician Sage. I’d rather go to him.”

 

If previously he had used Jung Myeong as a variable.

 

This time it was the opposite.

 

He had decided to become Jung Myeong’s variable himself.

 

‘Let me allow him to use me once. After that, some opportunity will surely arise.’

 

The Old Man and Jung Myeong.

 

Between the two, Gyeom Gwang-ja ended up grasping the thread of Jung Myeong, who hadn’t even sought him out.

 

His footsteps headed toward Jeongjin Medical Clinic.

 

* * *

 

Meanwhile, as he headed to Jeongjin Medical Clinic.

 

“Today’s voyage is… Gack…!”

 

“Sorry about this.”

 

The Old Man who had refused the expensive boat fare was snapping the neck of a boat owner.

 

Thud.

 

The Old Man quietly looked down at the boatman who had collapsed to the floor.

 

Then immediately began rowing.

 

His destination. It was the Jusan Archipelago that Gyeom Gwang-ja had mentioned.

 

It was a ship so small that it looked precarious for making the journey to the Jusan Archipelago.

 

“Whew… I don’t know how far we’ll go.”

 

The face of the old man rowing the oar showed no trace of anxiety about the journey to the archipelago.

 

He simply rowed with a resolute expression.

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