I Prayed for a Murim Reincarnation, But I Was Born as the Youngest Imperial Prince - Chapter 45

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Chapter 45
When the Magistrate Judge arrived, the constables he brought from the prefecture entered with him.
The local officers of the County Office also knew who held the higher authority, so they did not dare oppose him and prostrated themselves flat.
Ji Hyun also had no time to act and merely prostrated himself.
Normally, a difference of two official ranks would not warrant prostrating oneself, but he instinctively sensed that the atmosphere was extraordinary.
“My Lord…. If there was anything lacking on my part, you could have just sent a letter and I would have handled it myself.”
“Shut that mouth of yours.”
“Yes, My Lord.”
The misdeeds of the Baekwol Sect and Ji Hyun’s history of turning a blind eye to them were so numerous that the Magistrate Judge faced no difficulty in the investigation.
Especially since he had already received instructions on what punishment to hand down.
“If the Magistrate Judge does not handle this properly, I will have to write a very disappointing report to the Admiral.”
“That will absolutely never happen.”
Recalling the conversation they had on the way, Magistrate Judge Yeom wrote down the Judicial Decree that would end their fates in a single stroke.
Dismissal.
Serving in the army in white clothes.
Confiscation of assets.
Along with all those punishments.
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Leaving An’ye County and heading to the next destination, Seonwu conversed with Dan Suyeong and the Demon-Subduing Divine Dragon Sword.
“I decided to send Ji Hyun, the Leader of Baekwol Sect, and all the Hall Masters to the northern border to serve in the army in white clothes.”
“It is a fitting punishment for their crimes.”
“Hehehe, those humans are going to suffer quite a bit.”
“Well, compared to the suffering of those who were ruined by them, their hardship is nothing.”
Still, he had told them to release them by the time they were recognized to have achieved merits beyond their crimes.
“The assets confiscated as fines will be used for victim relief, correct?”
“Yeah. But there are also assets collected separately as protection fees, so those will be used for the county’s public works. After all, a Jeoljeong Gosu and three High-class Masters are suddenly disappearing.”
Although they would send the Feilong Sect to fill that vacancy, the government would have to look after it for the time being.
He decided to use the funds for such expenses.
In addition, he told them to take this opportunity to complete several construction projects that were being delayed due to budget shortages.
“If the Magistrate Judge wants to live, he’ll handle it well on his own. Still, just in case, check the final result later.”
“Yes, I will reconfirm it through the Golden Dragon Guard or the Feilong Sect.”
It was convenient since he only needed to give a word to Dan Suyeong for such confirmations.
“Oho, are you going around in person to correct these evils? Impressive.”
“It’s nothing much.”
“But is it alright for a King to travel around and look into things one by one like this without even overseeing the affairs of the entire province?”
At the sword’s words, Seonwu felt a bit guilty.
In a way, it was true that this was like a president leaving the Blue House to travel around and directly audit local civil servants.
However, Seonwu had his excuses.
“If it’s the affairs of Henan Province, there were already the Provincial Administration Commissioner, Provincial Surveillance Commissioner, and Regional Military Commissioner who originally did those things anyway. I’m only twenty, so what would I know if I just sat in the deep Imperial Palace and only listened to people’s reports? I’d just end up trapped in a curtain of people and playing around.”
“True, compared to the emperors who shut themselves in the Imperial Palace and just played around surrounded by sycophants as you said, it’s not bad to build experience by running on the field like this.”
“Of course, of course. I’m not saying I’m abandoning my duties as a King entirely. Since I’m still young, I’m just studying the field first.”
And having been born in a world where the Wulin actually exists, telling him to stay only in the royal palace without roaming the land?
How could that even be possible!
“I look forward to hearing the news that the matters in An’ye County have been wrapped up well soon.”
“Yes, I will take measures to ensure it is reported.”
Both the Golden Dragon Guard and the Feilong Sect had secret Branch Offices everywhere.
Dan Suyeong, who knew both sides, was well-suited for such errands.
“I wonder if something else will happen on the way to the Namgung Clan….”
Seonwu highly anticipated what kind of event would await him next.
‘Beating up a simple wicked Unorthodox Faction like this time isn’t bad either but….’
Still, wouldn’t something a bit different happen for the third time?
Even delicious food becomes tiring if eaten consecutively.
Whether Seonwu’s wish had worked.
Or if it just happened to coincide by pure chance.
Seonwu, who was traveling along the road toward the Namgung Clan, sensed a sinister energy from afar.
“Uh, what is this?”
It was an energy Seonwu was sensing for the first time.
However, the moment he detected it, he knew by instinct.
“Is this Demonic Qi?”
“Oh, that’s right. It’s Demonic Qi. Wow, for you to detect it faster than me, you truly are the son of Tianlong Dadi even if you’re barely twenty.”
Dan Suyeong immediately assumed a combat stance.
“It’s over there, right? Let’s go!”
The Demonic Qi was considerable, but it was not so strong that it could not be handled.
Roughly speaking, there were two sources of Demonic Qi with the feeling of a Peak Realm master.
‘It might be a bit tough for Dan Suyeong alone.’
But he had the Demon-Subduing Divine Dragon Sword, he had Dan Suyeong.
And Seonwu himself possessed skills that would not lose even if he clashed with a Transcendental Expert, though he just didn’t show it openly to hide his identity.
Two Demonic Monsters of the Peak Realm level could be dealt with without any major issues.
Of course, if there were watching eyes in the meantime, he couldn’t just pull out something like the Demon-Subduing Divine Dragon Sword.
As they ran toward the direction where the Demonic Qi was felt, several people shrieked.
“Aaaah! Save me!”
Looking at their appearance, they were peddlers carrying goods on carts.
Anhui Province had well-maintained roads and many plains, so instead of pack-carrying peddlers, peddling with pulled carts was possible.
And what was assailing them was a blue monster whose entire body was blue.
It had three horns on its head, and the patterns on its body were like a leopard’s.
However, it was much larger than a regular leopard, so its actual bulk was tiger-class.
“Ho, it’s a Qingjuebiao.”
“Is that a Demonic Monster?”
“That’s right. For a guy of that level to appear means a Ghost Gate has opened somewhere, but it’s not within my detection range.”
“I can’t feel it either but….”
Seonwu put finding the Ghost Gate on the back burner for now.
Saving the person who was on the verge of being mauled came first.
To reach across this long distance….
It was a bit too late to reach by using a footwork technique.
If so….
An immense Internal Energy was loaded into Seonwu’s fist.
Jewangjieom.
The first stance of the Wuwang Shenquan.
It wasn’t for nothing that he had said it wasn’t the Hundred-Step Divine Fist while learning it.
As he threw a single fist while raising his Internal Power to the extreme, an invisible fist strike pierced through the air, breaking the speed of sound.
One Qingjuebiao that was pouncing was hit by that attack and tumbled backward.
Bang!
The sound echoed through the air later than the fist strike.
“Grrr.”
It must have suffered some internal injuries, but instead of falling, the Qingjuebiao stood up again.
However, instead of blindly running toward the people now, it warily glared at Seonwu with caution.
Beside him, Dan Suyeong pulled out an iron coin from his chest and threw it.
Dan Suyeong naturally had not learned the Wuwang Shenquan that Seonwu had mastered.
Though he had learned his own Fist Technique, he had no single strike that could reach from this distance like Seonwu.
However, as a guard martial artist of the Prince, he naturally had to be able to make long-range attacks when necessary.
Thus, what the Golden Dragon Guard had taught him was a hidden weapon technique of throwing iron coins.
Flying Sky Meteor Coin.
The iron coin shot through, heating the air.
Although it was a beat slower than Seonwu’s attack, this too was enough to check another Qingjuebiao that was about to blindly pounce.
However, it failed to inflict internal injuries like Seonwu did.
The Qingjuebiao reacted and dodged by stepping back.
Even so, the primary goal of saving the people was achieved.
Seonwu and Dan Suyeong arrived between the two cautious beasts and the peddlers.
“He… Hero….”
“Step back!”
Due to the urgent situation, his familiar informal speech came out.
“Ugh….”
At those words, the peddlers tried to step back, but their legs had lost strength, so they couldn’t move properly.
‘Oh dear.’
Even so, Seonwu did not get annoyed.
Being weak was just like that.
And he possessed the strength to show consideration for that.
‘Jewangcheongun? No, let’s draw the sword.’
While staring at each other cautiously, Seonwu commanded.
“Kill them.”
There was no need to show mercy if it was a Demonic Monster.
It was his first time seeing one in reality, but the moment he felt its energy, he knew.
This is evil.
This is pure malice, an enemy of humanity, and an opponent that must be subjugated unconditionally.
That is an absolute evil that desires human pain, despair, and death.
Truly a Demonic Monster.
It wasn’t something like a wicked human.
The Qingjuebiao also maintained their distance, cautiously searching for an opening.
The two humans who suddenly appeared were not easy.
Even if they wanted to flee, they couldn’t just carelessly show their backs.
That would be more dangerous.
A showdown here.
The humans were not weak, but they themselves were also strong.
In particular, the two humans were young.
Even if young humans had a lot of experience clashing with other humans, they would be unfamiliar with the movements of Demonic Monsters like themselves.
They had merely suffered a blow due to caught off guard, so there was plenty of chance to win.
Seonwu rushed forward while utilizing his footwork.
Just as it seemed he took a single step, he closed the distance in an instant.
An approach half a beat faster than what the Qingjuebiao had anticipated.
Jin Mun-gong’s Zhuyu Tianxia Bu was not just fast.
An movement that omitted the connection beat itself between the preparatory motion and the stepping forward.
Thus, during a sudden surprise attack from such a confrontation posture, even if the opponent was a master, it twisted the anticipated and assumed flow to approach a bit faster.
Nevertheless, the Qingjuebiao did not hesitate either.
If it was approached, it just needed to engage in close combat.
The beast thrust its forepaw forward.
Five claws surged sharply along the forepaw filled with dark blue Demonic Qi.
At the same time, Seonwu drew his sword.
At that moment.
A brilliantly shining star descended here.
Sword Gang.
Inquiring the Weight of the Nine Cauldrons linked with Neither Flying Nor Crying.
The Qingjuebiao had not considered that he had already compressed his Sword Qi to the extreme to complete the Sword Gang before drawing.
It sliced through the Demonic Qi extending from the five claws like sorghum stalks, and went further to deeply sever the Qingjuebiao’s forepaw.
“Roar!”
The Qingjuebiao unleashed a roar full of pain.
But there was no reason for Seonwu to stop.
The sword that had thrust past the forepaw spun as it was and now struck toward the body.
The Qingjuebiao did not dare think of blocking it and twisted its body to try to dodge.
However, in front of the Zhuyu Tianxia Bu, the Qingjuebiao could not widen the distance.
It merely crouched and leapt with the unique movement of a four-legged beast to barely evade a direct hit from the Sword Gang.
At that moment, the Sword Gang dispersed.
Starlight scattered in all directions.
Banquet of Broken Hat-Strings.
Originally, doing it with stealthy Sword Qi was his first learning, but if applied, it didn’t matter even if he scattered the formed Sword Gang in all directions.
If done so, it now changed into a beautiful Sword Technique where starlight poured down.
That starlight became a judgment and occupied all directions so that the Qingjuebiao could not escape.
Rendered meaningless despite its tough body, the Qingjuebiao was entirely cut, sliced, and pierced by the starlight, collapsing into pieces just like that.
“Hmm.”
Seonwu sheathed his sword again.
‘It’s manageable.’
He did use a lot of Internal Energy.
As expected, even if used briefly, Sword Gang drained Internal Energy rapidly.
But even so, he had merely drawn a little from each of the four Divine Arts he already possessed.
The suction force generated by operating the four Divine Arts respectively quickly filled the empty space.
A recovery rate four times that of other Peak Realm masters.
It was instantaneous.
Above all, the four Internal Energies were only used a little, and he hadn’t actually used all four properly.
He had restricted the realm itself to around the Peak Realm.
Despite that, by swinging his sword just twice, he had captured a Qingjuebiao categorized under the same Peak Realm in one breath, so this meant the Sword Technique and Footwork Technique he was mastering were that magnificent.
‘Of course Royal Father chose them well for me but… I can tell now that I’ve used them in real combat. Truly amazing.’
If it had known he was preparing Neither Flying Nor Crying, the Qingjuebiao wouldn’t have scouted and would have rushed right in.
If it had done so, it would have been a slightly different match.
Though it would have only amounted to making him use a bit more Internal Energy or not.
‘The more masters clash with each other, the more they measure each other while looking for openings….’
In that respect, Neither Flying Nor Crying was truly an amazing method.
“Wow, amazing? A Qingjuebiao isn’t a guy that gets caught that easily at the same Peak Realm. That Sword Technique is the real deal?”
“Heh, who do you think chose it for me? Of course it is.”
In the meantime, a fierce battle broke out between Dan Suyeong and the other Qingjuebiao nearby.

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