I Prayed for a Murim Reincarnation, But I Was Born as the Youngest Imperial Prince - Chapter 86

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Chapter 86
Seonwu split the territory with the Demon-Subduing Divine Dragon Sword and Jun, and they each went into hiding.
Seonwu hoped that, if possible, the Demonic Practitioner would appear on his side.
‘I managed to coax the Demon-Subduing Divine Dragon Sword well enough, but it’s just more comfortable doing it with my own hands. Besides, Jun’s Martial Arts are a bit shaky.’
While his knowledge of the Wulin and Formations was reliable, his Martial Arts were honestly weak.
Of course, being at the High-Ascending Realm at the age of twenty meant he was actually among the highly elite, but a Demonic Practitioner wouldn’t take his age into consideration and play nice.
‘Will my prediction that they’ll slowly raise the grade of the victims around this point turn out to be right?’
In truth, this wasn’t something he could guarantee one hundred percent either.
They might strike the Commoners one or two more times.
Unless he had entered and come out of the enemy’s mind, it was too early to be certain.
Even so, Seonwu thought the probability was high.
‘Or, even if they target the Commoners, they might target this vicinity.’
In that case, it would be a stroke of luck, but either way, the goal of catching them would be achieved.
On the first day, he came up empty-handed.
On the second day, he also came up empty-handed.
It became the third day.
Resting a bit during the day and lying in ambush at night, it was none other than sleeping in the wind and dining on the dew.
Since he was a Master, his body wouldn’t break down, but there was no way it could be comfortable.
Despite this, Seonwu maintained his patience.
‘Fishing requires waiting.’
While Seonwu was doing that, the local Martial Artists also went around patrolling here and there.
Not to mention the Martial Artists of the Huangbo Clan who had crossed over under the pretext of catching the Demonic Practitioner, the Martial Artists of the Wolyeop Sect also moved busily.
“Damn it! We must be the ones to catch them.”
At the Munju’s hysterical shout, the Martial Artists of the Wolyeop Sect agreed as one.
Since they couldn’t change their surname to Huangbo and be reborn, if the Huangbo Clan took over Hangwol County like this, their lives would be ruined.
The various vested interests they currently enjoyed.
The various protection fees they were receiving.
What if all of that was sucked into the Huangbo Clan?
All their income would be cut off.
When that time came, they would have no choice but to pack their bags and go to another region, but wouldn’t another profitable region already have established stones in place?
Even if they scattered and threw themselves into other Sects, it would be the same.
Everywhere, a rolling stone was bound to receive harsh treatment among the established stones.
‘We have to catch them.’
That way, they had to make it so the Huangbo Clan had no justification and would return.
At the very least, as a reputable Orthodox Faction, they wouldn’t just blindly push their way in to consume it since they possessed power like the Unorthodox Factions.
First, they had to catch them themselves for anything to happen.
* * *
Inside the darkness.
He reconfirmed the routes of the patrollers.
‘Tsk, the Wolyeop Sect is exactly as expected, but to think even the Chief Constable and the Constables would be running amok.’
Those bastards were the types to watch their own step in this kind of situation, but this time, it was said that Ji Hyun was driving them hard.
Although the level of the Constables’ and Chief Constable’s Martial Arts wasn’t high, they could still manage to discover someone and blow a whistle.
If that happened, the Martial Artists of the Huangbo Clan and the Wolyeop Sect would swarm in.
The job would fail.
The difficulty had increased.
‘Since when did that bastard Ji Hyun develop such a strong sense of duty?’
It was a bit strange.
Did he misjudge the man?
Even so, an infiltration route was visible.
‘The Huangbo Clan is over there…. Good, now’s the time.’
He immediately crossed over the wall.
At that moment, a Fist Wind flew toward him.
“Ugh?”
Just when?
The Huangbo Clan certainly shouldn’t be patrolling around this vicinity right now.
He looked toward the direction where the Fist Wind had been fired.
A young Martial Artist raised his fist toward him once more.
‘Is he not from the Huangbo Clan? Or was he lying in ambush after changing his clothes?’
Whatever the case, the infiltration was a failure like this.
Defeating a single Martial Artist wasn’t difficult, but if others swarmed in during that time, there would be no answer.
If he was to pull himself out, it was now.
‘Today’s failure is an act of God.’
For now, he had to report and receive new instructions.
Before that, of course, he would have to lose that fellow.
Dash.
He moved swiftly.
‘Oh, he runs away well.’
Seonwu pursued behind him.
The opponent’s Lightness Technique was decent, but it was nothing compared to himself.
‘Just how fast is the Zhuyu Tianxia Bu.’
Being fast wasn’t everything.
Unlike the majestic name of the Five Hegemonies of the Spring and Autumn Period, perhaps because he was a gentleman who spent most of his actual life suffering and running away, there were also several methods of moving stealthily.
‘To be honest, if the latter part where he rose to a hegemony despite that wasn’t there, and only the first part existed, I would’ve thought it was some thief’s Martial Arts.’
Hiding well.
Fleeing well.
Isn’t it exactly like that?
But thanks to this, it was perfect for stealthily pursuing behind the opponent at times like this.
‘Right, if I did this with Emperor Guangwu’s Tianxia Junlin Bu, it would just be the equivalent of announcing to all quarters that I am here.’
The other Lightness Techniques of Shaolin or Wudang were the same.
When it came to fighting, Footwork Techniques like the Buying Xianxia Bu or the Cloud Ladder Step were excellent, but they weren’t meant for stealthily pursuing behind someone in the dead of night.
It wouldn’t matter if he was going to pursue openly, but….
‘Because the enemy must not know he has a tail attached.’
Shall I see what comes out behind this fellow?
Since he had prevented tonight’s victim for now, it was a rewarding ambush.
It certainly felt like he had become a Chivalrous Xia.
* * *
He looked back and reconfirmed.
‘I’ve definitely shaken him off.’
Those Huangbo Clan bastards.
Apart from the patrols that were visible on the outside, it seemed they had separately divided those who would pull ambush duty.
To be sure, they must have thought that there were ways to evade the patrols roaming around openly.
However, how did they know he was targeting that place and lie in ambush?
It wasn’t just one or two people living in the county.
Out of so many houses, it would have been difficult to pinpoint that vicinity and lie in ambush.
Or was it just a coincidence?
Whatever the case, since it turned out like this, he had to receive instructions from his superior again.
The outskirts of the county.
In the middle of a dreary night when nobody traveled, he pushed his way into the Guan Di Temple.
“The Demon God returns.”
Then, inside the Guan Di Temple which had seemed empty, a single scholar appeared.
“It looks like things went awry.”
He did not ask how the scholar guessed.
Because his superior was a person fully capable of guessing that just by his appearance upon returning.
“I was struck by a Fist Wind while crossing the wall.”
“Was it a fist, not a sword?”
The Wolyeop Sect uses the sword, and the Huangbo Clan uses the fist.
“Yes, it was definitely a fist.”
“You shook off the tail for sure, right?”
“Yes, I looked back multiple times while coming, but there wasn’t the slightest sign of pursuit.”
“Hmm, report the situation at the time in more detail.”
“Yes, I crossed the wall while avoiding the patrollers, but there was someone lying in ambush. I had to immediately evade his surprise attack.”
“His Cultivation Realm?”
“I thought I wouldn’t lose if we fought officially, but others would have swarmed in during that interval.”
The scholar lightly tapped the floor with his finger.
“It would have been good to succeed up until today.”
“What shall we do?”
“Since you shook off the tail, it’s not a big problem, but it’s strange.”
“Could they perhaps be thinking of killing the hound once the hare is caught?”
The scholar shook his head.
“The hare is not caught yet. Even if they think of it, it’s too early.”
“Then….”
“It might not be Huangbo.”
‘Oh, whoever he is, he’s smart.’
While eavesdropping on the conversation of the two, Seonwu praised him.
However, his caution seemed lacking.
‘You should talk about such important things via Sound Transmission!’
Or set up an Isolation Formation properly.
He had secretly followed them and was eavesdropping like this, so what if they spoke with their voices?
Of course, if it seemed like they were only exchanging Sound Transmissions, he was more than willing to ambush them.
“But if it’s not Huangbo, then who…?”
“Perhaps someone who uses the fist among the retainers invited by the Wolyeop Sect. Did you not see who it was?”
“It was in a split second, and on top of that, it was dark.”
“Tsk, convey it to the Patriarch of the Huangbo Clan. Since things are going awry, unless he’s going to quit, it would rather be right to hurry.”
“Yes.”
* * *
Watching the person he pursued depart from his hiding spot, Seonwu conflicted.
Which side should he pursue?
Should he keep watch on this scholar as he was.
Or should he pursue that fellow?
‘Let’s wait.’
No matter how he looked at it, this side was the head.
‘Should I ambush him now? No. I really need to see if he receives a letter of reply from the Patriarch of the Huangbo Clan.’
However, judging by the circumstances so far, the suspicion that the Huangbo Clan had secretly requested something from these Demons behind the scenes had grown very large.
‘First of all, it must have been a request to continuously create victims who fell prey to the Energy Absorption Art by using the Demonic Practitioner.’
The problem was what came next.
Was tossing that subordinate fellow as bait and ending it all there was to it?
Or was there a request beyond that?
‘Somehow, if I think only of the conversation from earlier, it doesn’t seem like it ends with the Huangbo Clan subjugating that subordinate-level Demonic Practitioner?’
What more is there?
For now, Seonwu waited tenaciously.
Then, after a little time passed, the subordinate Demonic Practitioner returned again.
Of course, perhaps because it was daytime, he looked like a perfectly normal and ordinary commoner at a glance.
“The Demon God returns.”
The scholar appeared again.
“What did he say?”
“He says it is not their family, and it seems something has become tangled.”
“It wasn’t Huangbo?”
“Yes, and he says that if another person has intervened, the matter could become complicated, so though it’s somewhat early, let’s proceed with the grand plan immediately.”
“Tsk, it’s not good.”
The scholar once again lightly tapped the floor with his finger.
‘It’s merely a minor variable; it doesn’t touch the core.’
The Huangbo Clan and the Wolyeop Sect.
And themselves.
If it were only the three of them, it was a plan that would have ended perfectly like this.
But the government was moving actively, contrary to his thoughts.
With this, the range of motion for the Demonic Practitioner to move during the night became a step smaller.
Even so, that much was a minor inconvenience.
‘But the existence of the fist fighter who touched this fellow was not in the calculations.’
Who was it?
Among the retainers of the Wolyeop Sect, there was indeed someone who used the fist.
‘Or is he one of the retainers of the local elites.’
In fact, there were also fist fighters who stayed as retainers of the elites, contributing their strength and receiving good treatment.
“Did you not hear any talk boasting about who chased you away?”
“Yes, there were no rumors at all.”
“…It’s even worse if they have the mind to not reveal themselves. It’s better to hurry. Go to Yinghua Xianzi. Tell her to proceed.”
“Yes.”
Seonwu just let the scholar’s subordinate leave.
‘I have to uncover what the grand plan is as well.’
Looking at it, it seemed there were more cooperators or members of the same organization.
If he was going to catch them anyway, he had to completely root them out.
However, he should clean up this scholar now.
‘In my heart, I want to capture him alive and pry out this and that, but….’
Seonwu recalled Sima Muyue’s self-destruction.
Honestly, the enemy before his eyes did not look like a powerhouse on par with Sima Muyue.
‘At best, he’s around the Peak Realm.’
However, if he was a strategist, his treatment or influence would be higher than the Peak Realm.
‘It seems right that he exchanged dealings with the Huangbo Clan.’
However, most of the Huangbo Clan members wouldn’t know either.
As if it were some good deal?
It would be a secret deal known only to the Patriarch or a portion of the leadership.
The Demonic Practitioner creates fear for parents with daughters, and the Huangbo Clan resolves it, taking the opportunity to settle down.
But it didn’t seem to be a conclusion on the level of throwing the subordinate who just went out as a sacrifice.
‘There’s something more? What is the grand plan? Yinghua Xianzi is probably another Demonic Practitioner? Who is lurking inside the county?’
He would have to look into that from now on.
‘If he self-destructs while I’m trying to capture him alive, I won’t even recover my principal. I’d rather kill him in a single blow.’
And it would be better to search inside his robe to see if there was any usable evidence.
Seonwu gathered his Sword Qi and drew it all at once.
Absolute Shadow.
Out of the Soaring Phoenix Sword, the most stealthy and fatal single stroke was unleashed.
Countless streaks of stealthy Sword Qi, which were truly difficult to perceive, flew out.
The scholar, who had been lost in thought after sending his subordinate away, suddenly felt a chilly aura approaching.
“Gasp?”
An ambush?
He hurriedly opened his hands to deflect the streaks of Sword Qi, but they had arrived much closer than he thought.
“Splat.”
The Sword Qi lacerated his entire body.
And what flew in following behind that was a fist strike stretching out openly and powerfully.
Jewangjieom.
The single fist strike that Seonwu had called a cousin to the Hundred-Step Divine Fist.
As if the distance between Seonwu and him was nothing, a truly magnificent Fist Astral flew in without losing its majesty in the slightest.
“Fist… Fist Astral!”
Among the Peak Realm Masters, those who were mature could handle Gangqi.
Even if they couldn’t sustain it as long as the Transcendence Realm.
In fact, the scholar also knew how to handle it.
However, his entire body was already lacerated by the Sword Qi, so proper operation of Internal Energy wasn’t working, and on top of that, the single fist strike that followed was too sudden.
Unable to block it in time, he felt his chest bursting open as he was blown backward.
Smashing through the Guan Di Temple, he rolled outside.
Beside him, Seonwu immediately approached while swiftly stepping with the Zhuyu Tianxia Bu.
And without any questions or answers, he severed his head.
Since his chest inside must have been smashed by the single fist strike just now, the possibility of him being dead was high, but whatever it was, it was good to be certain.
“Hmm, then shall we try looking for evidence material now?”
Seonwu searched inside his robe and found a Letter.
“Oh, this isn’t just a Letter; it’s a contract, isn’t it?”
Since it was a contract, it wasn’t written in a profound code but written so that anyone could recognize the contents upon looking.
Moreover, the seal of the Huangbo Patriarch was stamped at the end of it.
“It would have been better if it were a signature that’s difficult to forge…. No. The Huangbo Patriarch isn’t a fool; would he sign that?”
Even just making a document stamped with a seal would be quite uncomfortable for him.
This alone was tremendous evidence.

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