I Prayed for a Murim Reincarnation, But I Was Born as the Youngest Imperial Prince - Chapter 88

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Since he had shouted with all his Internal Energy, the sound was enough to shake the entire county.
Hearing that sound, Patriarch Huangbo’s face contorted into a deep grimace.
‘Damn it, which bastard jumped in first?’
Tonight’s scene was supposed to be raided by him before anyone else.
It wasn’t that those fellows had lied to give him a different location and time.
The place where the shout originated was precise.
However, some absurd interloper had interfered.
‘The Demons said it. They suspected a third force had intervened.’
That was why he had rushed his work.
But to think they would storm this place first?
‘We did all the tricks, so I can’t let some random bastard reap the rewards.’
He hurriedly descended upon the scene right after.
“Caught you! You Demonic Practitioner!”
He shouted with even more Internal Energy than his counterpart.
Then, as if the young warrior shouting at the scene had received a slight shock, his steps faltered for a moment.
Reading from that display that the opponent’s Martial Cultivation was only around the Peak Realm, Patriarch Huangbo finally regained his confidence.
Having superior martial force made it convenient to drive the situation forward in any manner.
“Pat patriarch, please calm down. I am also on the side that was pursuing the Demonic Practitioner.”
Even though Patriarch Huangbo detested this third force, the frame had to be placed on the Young Master of Wolyeop Sect, not this young man, to achieve his desired goals.
“I know that much!”
Saying so, the Patriarch hurriedly entered the room and reached out toward the Young Master of Wolyeop Sect, who was beside the corpse.
At the same time, he covertly unleashed his Yinquanfeng to release the Young Master’s acupoints.
“Ugh?”
The moment the Young Master blinked his eyes and woke up, Patriarch Huangbo’s fist struck him down.
“Urgh.”
“You bastard! Don’t expect to live after committing such an atrocious act against heaven and man.”
At that moment, Seonwu intervened.
“Patriarch, you must keep him alive to ask if he has accomplices. If you beat him any more than this, he will die.”
“…….”
Patriarch Huangbo wavered.
Should he just kill him off right now?
Or was it ambiguous whether he should keep him alive for the time being?
‘A dead man cannot defend himself, so that would be more certain, but…’
The problem was that the interloper’s words made sense.
And it wouldn’t be particularly good if that guy spread rumors that Patriarch Huangbo was rushing as if trying to achieve Silencing Witnesses abnormally.
In addition to that, the fact that this guy arrived first meant he had seen the Young Master collapsed beside the woman with his acupoints sealed.
‘Originally, I was supposed to arrive first and capture him at the very moment he ravished the woman and attempted to flee.’
If he were the only witness, he could say whatever he pleased.
But since someone had arrived before him, the plan was warping.
Should he kill this guy too, then?
Since he was only around the Peak Realm, if he launched a coordinated attack with his clan members, they could kill him without letting him escape, but it didn’t seem like they could shut his mouth with a single blow.
Driving this guy to be in league with the Demonic Practitioner as well would make the circumstances look a bit too forced.
Even so, should he suppress him first for now?
“Aren’t you the one who is actually in league with him?”
First, let’s intimidate him.
If he complies obediently after that, he will suppress him under the guise of investigating whether he is guilty or not before releasing him.
‘Lock him up, and after the matter with the Wolyeop Sect is completely wrapped up, I can release him saying, “You are indeed innocent,” and hand him some Silver Taels for his troubles…’
If he coaxed and appeased him, the guy would back off on his own.
“Ah, to clear that misunderstanding, I should reveal who I am first. I am called Seonyeong of the Eunhak Sect.”
“…….”
“The Earth Dragon, Zhuge Jun, who came with me, will prove that I cannot be the culprit behind the Demonic Practitioner incidents that occurred over the past few days. We are temporarily separated right now, but we were together.”
Patriarch Huangbo discarded the scheme he had conjured in his mind right on the spot.
Seonyeong of the Eunhak Sect, who had killed Jinguo Manei, was already no ordinary young martial artist.
Moreover, if even the Earth Dragon of the Zhuge Clan was traveling with him, he was too ironclad of a witness.
In this situation, if he kept driving the narrative that ‘you, who arrived at the scene before me, are also in league with the culprit,’ the Huangbo Clan would instead face a massive backlash.
The Zhuge Clan would be enraged that he was persecuting the benefactor of their Main House like this and even ignoring their son’s testimony.
The public opinion of the Wulin wouldn’t turn in their favor either.
“Ahem, it seems I have misunderstood somehow.”
Seonwu smiled brightly.
“It is fine. You suspected that I was keeping watch while that man committed the crime, didn’t you?”
“It was an excessive suspicion.”
“Not at all. It was just that by a brief margin, I stormed the scene first.”
“Feeling the Demonic Qi, I was also in the middle of entering. Although you arrived first, I am the one who suppressed that bastard. Let us make that clear.”
Seonwu tilted his head.
“Regarding that, before you suppressed him, it already looked as if that man was simply asleep next to the corpse…”
“How could that be! He was clearly operating the Energy Absorption Art to extort the Vital Blood Essence and was in the middle of Energy Circulation when you suddenly stormed in, leaving him simply unable to move in time!”
Patriarch Huangbo stubbornly insisted.
At any rate, the only ones who saw the situation were himself and this guy named Seonyeong.
The clan members who arrived later saw nothing, but they would believe the words of him, their Patriarch.
“Mmm, is that so.”
Seonwu tilted his head but did not raise an objection.
From the side, the Demon-Subduing Divine Dragon Sword chattered.
[Wow, that’s pure bullshit.]
[Should we call it a bear’s roar in this case?]
[Whether it’s a bear’s roar or bullshit, he improvises stories quite well on the spot, doesn’t he?]
[He has to do at least that much to act as a Patriarch, I suppose.]
Seonwu acknowledged the Patriarch’s quick wit.
With this, a plausible reason had been created for why the Young Master did not immediately flee or attack when he entered.
Of course, Seonwu knew very well himself that the man was actually sleeping with his acupoints sealed because he had seen it.
But where was the physical evidence?
Though he had gained a reputation of his own, it would be enough for Patriarch Huangbo to claim that the young friend failed to grasp the situation accurately.
And under the premise that the Young Master was completely framed as the culprit, rather than saying he was asleep, it sounded more plausible to others that he failed to flee because he hadn’t finished operating his Energy Absorption Art yet.
‘Well, there’s no need for me to unconditionally refute him here. For now, I’ll play along.’
“Then what shall we do now? Since we have suppressed him for now, an investigation…”
“I have already recognized who this bastard is. He is the Young Master of Wolyeop Sect!”
“What? Why is the Young Master of Wolyeop Sect in a place like this?”
“The bastard was a Demonic Practitioner!”
“Th-that? Even so, could it really be?”
“Tsk, because you are young, your grasp of the situation seems slow. Follow me. I shall overturn the Wolyeop Sect this instant!”
Patriarch Huangbo immediately had his clan members bind the Young Master and then advanced toward the Wolyeop Sect.
Seonwu followed along while speaking to the constables who were on patrol.
“Patriarch Huangbo has captured the Young Master of Wolyeop Sect, who is suspected to be the culprit of this incident, and is heading toward the Wolyeop Sect. Convey this fact quickly to the County Magistrate.”
“Heek? U-understood.”
Wondering what on earth was happening, the constables ran toward the County Office at full speed.
Hearing Seonwu’s words, Patriarch Huangbo scowled.
‘Useless talk…’
However, he couldn’t get angry over why he was reporting the arrest to the County Office.
If he did, the fellow named Seonyeong would wonder if he hadn’t just done the obvious thing.
Even from a third party’s perspective, it wasn’t a wrong thing to do, so getting angry would only look more suspicious.
‘Because that guy got involved, things are twisting slightly.’
Still, it wasn’t completely ruined.
‘Yes, it is entirely at a level that can proceed according to the original plan. How can one hope to accomplish such a grand task without a single minor variable?’
The card prepared to make the Young Master into the culprit wasn’t just raiding the scene.
‘Rather, if I make even the Eunhak Sect, a third party, into a witness, won’t the credibility of this incident rise even more? It would be even better if the Earth Dragon of the Zhuge Clan also comes and becomes a witness.’
Then this place would return to their embrace once again.
It took a hundred years.
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The Huangbo Clan stormed into the Wolyeop Sect.
The Sect Leader of Wolyeop also hurriedly gathered his subordinates to meet them.
“What is the meaning of this behavior!”
“Your crimes have been clearly revealed, yet you still make excuses!”
“Our crimes, what kind of absurd nonsense is that!”
Patriarch Huangbo threw the suppressed Young Master of Wolyeop Sect forward.
“Your son was caught red-handed at the scene. Do you still deny it!”
“What does that mean?”
Looking at Patriarch Huangbo shouting powerfully with his bear-like physique, Seonwu admired him.
‘Wow, if I didn’t know the truth, he would look exactly like a demon-subduing divine general.’
Honestly, if he had only received a report in writing later, he would have praised the Huangbo Clan and left it at that.
‘This is why one must run on the field.’
Of course, if a king only ran on the field while the Chancellor monopolized power at the center as he pleased, that could be a bigger problem, but…
Right now, he could leave things to the experienced Provincial Administration Commissioner and others while he ran on the field, considering it as studying Imperial Monarchology in real-time, right?
Being a chivalrous xia and studying Imperial Monarchology in practice.
At the very least, he had to know that such manipulations could exist on the field to rule properly later when he governed at the center.
“My son is the culprit, what kind of absurd nonsense is that.”
“Myself and this friend, Seonyeong of the Eunhak Sect, saw this bastard finishing his energy circulation after using the Energy Absorption Art on a woman together!”
“Th-that cannot be…”
The Sect Leader of Wolyeop staggered.
My son really?
‘No. Even though he is lascivious and frequents courtesan houses quite a bit, he is not a bastard malicious to that extent.’
With young blood, he spent some money at courtesan houses, but he didn’t touch other things like gambling or the sort.
And he didn’t completely live at the courtesan houses either; he didn’t entirely let go of his martial arts training or working with his subordinates, so he wasn’t to the point of being called a scoundrel.
But that demon was my son?
There was no way.
“What would the fellow who is to inherit the Wolyeop Sect be lacking to commit such an act. This must be a frame-up!”
“I saw it with my own eyes! However, since you deny it like this, I must find more evidence. Since it happened abruptly, there must be evidence you couldn’t hide!”
“What are you doing…”
“If you resist, I shall use martial force! Everyone, suppress the Wolyeop Sect.”
The martial artists of the Huangbo Clan held the Wolyeop Sect members in check.
Since they were the elites of the clan chosen carefully, the Wolyeop Sect had no chance of winning if they clashed head-on.
While the Sect Leader of Wolyeop was stuck between a rock and a hard place, Patriarch Huangbo took about three people with him and searched the buildings of the Wolyeop Sect as he pleased under the pretext of finding evidence.
“Kyaak.”
Working servants and handmaidens hid in corners in fright, and meanwhile, the Huangbo Clan martial artists searched as they pleased, opening furniture, overturning cushions, and inspecting books.
“I will help.”
Seonwu attached himself to Patriarch Huangbo’s side, saying he would help.
“You should look through another room.”
“This seems to be the Young Master’s room, so wouldn’t it be better for the two of us to inspect it more thoroughly?”
Patriarch Huangbo felt uncomfortable, but Seonwu stuck to him closely.
Unable to say anything, Patriarch Huangbo searched the room together with him.
Meanwhile, Absolute Shadow arrived.
[Lord.]
[I told you to call me elder brother even via sound transmission outside.]
[Yes, elder brother. One fellow was heading outside, so I handled him quietly as you ordered.]
[Good job.]
[I couldn’t hide the corpse deeply, so a pack of wild beasts might descend upon it later…]
[We can go handle it after this matter is over. Did you find anything from his chest?]
[There was an identity token reading Huanximazong Number Seven, some silver taels, and a suspicious medicine.]
Just from the name alone, he could roughly tell what kind of fellow he was, and the purpose of the suspicious medicine could also be roughly guessed.
[Keep it for now. Since it could become evidence. Did the other two return to Aewolru?]
[Yes.]
[I should call the Prefect.]
[I shall go and return immediately.]
[Right, if Jun has finished his setup, come together, and if not, just tell him to wrap it up quickly. If hands are needed, don’t return and assist him.]
[Yes.]
Absolute Shadow left again, and Seonwu watched very intently as Patriarch Huangbo searched the room.
“Found it!”
And he also saw Patriarch Huangbo lifting a book while claiming he found it.
‘That. It looks like he pulled it out from his own chest and claimed he found it?’
Since he used his bulk to create a blind spot in the line of sight, it was difficult to be perfectly certain, but there was a subtle difference in posture.
Since they were both in the Transcendence Realm, he could feel the microscopic difference in that brief gap, whereas others couldn’t.
In fact, because he himself was pretending to search while suspiciously watching only Patriarch Huangbo, he felt the sense of incompatibility; if he had been searching seriously, he wouldn’t have noticed at all.

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