I Will Become a Phoenix More Noble Than the Emperor - Chapter 20

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20.

Baek-ryu watched Dang Pa-baek leisurely with a smile on his face.

At those words, Seon-o felt a bit strange as she looked at Baek-ryu who had stepped in front of her. Baek-ryu seemed to be referring to when Seon-o had stabbed herself in the heart at Bujin Pavilion, which made her feel embarrassed.

Also, while I knew Dang Pa-baek well from knowing the original story, Baek-ryu did not. So this action right now was purely for my sake.

At Baek-ryu’s thoroughness, Dang Pa-baek raised his eyebrows with apparent displeasure, then immediately bit into one side of the mushroom.

As Dang Pa-baek was chewing the mushroom, he suddenly made a choking sound and grabbed his throat, causing Baek-ryu’s eyes to narrow and Seon-o’s eyes to widen.

Dang Pa-baek, who had been coughing as if he’d eaten poison, suddenly changed his expression and smacked his lips.

“It’s so delicious. Hurry up and eat it.”

This crazy bastard.

Seon-o glared at Dang Pa-baek with annoyed eyes, then snatched the mushroom from his hand and shoved it into her mouth in one bite. This time, Baek-ryu didn’t stop her either.

Seon-o chewed and swallowed the entire mushroom while the two men watched her. The mushroom juice seeped into her mouth. It wasn’t tasty, but it was more edible than she had thought.

But other than that, nothing else…

“!”

That was the moment. Seon-o’s pupils hardened as she felt a strange energy rising from her stomach. Soon after, that mysterious energy quickly spread throughout her entire body, making her whole body feel light, and Seon-o realized the mushroom’s true identity.

‘Ungyeongji…!’

Ungyeongji was a mystical herb that On Gang had only obtained in the mid-to-late part of the original story.

‘A cheat item that instantly multiplies stamina and Yin Power several times over and enables the use of Light Body Technique!’

As evidence, the vivid energy flowing through her blood vessels was similar to the very elixir she had consumed before conquering the Demon Beast Cave. However, an incomparable refreshing feeling flowed through her, and she could feel every cell in her body, which had been exhausted from the recent battle, coming back to life. A strange vitality surged through her chest. It felt like she could blow away this entire Maehwagak right now.

Not only that, but eating this mushroom would allow for rapid movement using Light Body Technique even without the Ghost Carriage. Of course, very long distances would be difficult.

‘It would be useful in combat too.’

Seon-o’s face brightened with overwhelming joy at this unexpected windfall.

I never expected to obtain something like this here!

“See? It’s delicious.”

Dang Pa-baek smiled sluggishly. When Seon-o, moved to tears, couldn’t speak and just nodded her head, Baek-ryu stared intently at Seon-o. That’s when it happened. The sound of people rushing in could be heard from above through the ceiling that had been pierced by Seon-o’s water element earlier.

“Find Master Kang!”

When Seon-o’s name came from above, both Baek-ryu and Dang Pa-baek’s gazes fixed on Seon-o. The person in question, Seon-o, had a relieved expression as if what was meant to come had come.

“Reinforcements have arrived.”

At those words, Baek-ryu’s expression became strange. Baek-ryu glanced up at the ceiling, then looked at Seon-o again.

“Did you call for other handsome men?”

“This person is really!”

When Seon-o got flustered, Baek-ryu quietly laughed. At the same time, hazy smoke suddenly filled the entire space. When the smoke, laden with moist humidity, touched Seon-o’s arm, she realized this was a cloud.

Seon-o, who realized this was Baek-ryu’s doing, tried to look at him, but couldn’t see anything due to the clouds that had instantly filled the underground space. Then a low voice brushed past Seon-o’s ear.

“See you again, Master.”

It was Baek-ryu.

Again…?

While Seon-o frowned, the clouds that had filled the space disappeared again in an instant. Baek-ryu had also vanished without a trace.

“We found Master Kang!”

At the timely resounding shout, Seon-o turned around to see figures in black face masks rushing toward her.

The face masks they wore had crescent moon emblems embroidered with golden thread. They were Yawolbang’s Superhumans.

A welcome relief appeared on Seon-o’s face.

“There are children here. The children first!”

Then Yawolbang’s Superhumans quickly moved to rescue the children.

On the day she went to find Hwan, Seon-o had asked him for two things.

“I want you to attack Min Cho-hee’s carriage that day and capture her. And I ask that you send personnel to the Northwestern Maehwa Pavilion at midnight that day.”

At the sudden request, Hwan stared at Seon-o quietly for a moment. He too knew of Maehwagak’s existence. A place that sold all kinds of drugs and sinister items.

Of course, those overflowing with a sense of justice would not tolerate such a place either, but right now Seon-o wouldn’t have the luxury to worry about such things. The first trial was only a few days away.

“In exchange, I will give Yawolbang the credit for catching those who capture and sell Superhumans, and everything that comes from that place.”

Capturing and selling Superhumans. That was information that even Yawolbang, with its excellent intelligence network, had not yet obtained. How could such a thing be possible? Following the absurd suspicion came the image of Seon-o rushing straight into the Demon Beast Cave.

Hwan soon answered.

“I’d like to receive something else as payment.”

“What do you desire?”

“Can I tell you that after everything is finished?”

Since there was no better option than Sa Hwan’s Yawolbang, Seon-o accepted his proposal. And now Hwan had kept that promise.

In the original story, since there was no one to help On Gang, they ended up missing all the key figures related to Maehwagak.

Also….

‘Those guys burned down the entire Maehwagak while trying to destroy evidence as they fled, killing everyone who was trapped inside.’

To prevent such a terrible incident, Seon-o had personally sought out Hwan and asked for help. Fortunately, Seon-o’s plan succeeded and none of the Superhumans trapped in Maehwagak died.

“Ha….”

Only then did Seon-o, with his tension finally released, let out a deep sigh.

Now Yawolbang would take care of handling this place. Already the Yaweolbang Warriors were moving in perfect coordination, rescuing the Superhumans still trapped in the prison cells and capturing the Maehwagak staff and customers remaining on the upper floors.

He tried to thank Dang Pa-baek, but like Baek-ryu, he too had already disappeared somewhere.

‘Thank goodness.’

Seon-o patted his chest in relief at the flawlessly successful plan. Soon after, he joined in helping the Yaweolbang Warriors free the captured Superhumans.

When the work was somewhat finished, one Superhuman approached and bowed his head.

“Master Kang, we will escort you.”

“Are we going to the sect leader?”

“No. The sect leader said he would see you after the first trial is over. These are the sect leader’s orders to safely escort you home.”

Indeed, he was someone who rarely showed urgency.

Seon-o felt relieved by Hwan’s consideration. Thanks to Dang Pa-baek’s Mystical Mushroom, his stamina was surprisingly intact, but there was something he needed to check immediately.

Seon-o left the aftermath to the Superhumans and exited Maehwagak to board the carriage.

Only after entering the carriage did Seon-o catch his breath.

The Ghost Carriage began moving and quickly raced through the dark forest path. Unlike at Bujin Pavilion, he felt no fatigue at all, making Seon-o want to bow deeply to Dang Pa-baek.

‘Ha. Thank you. God Pa-baek.’

When the carriage finally exited the Black Forest and began traveling through places with real trees and dirt roads, stones and light, and moisture, Seon-o carefully took out what he had kept in his chest.

It was the Yin Stone he had obtained from the Demon Beast Cave.

Thump. Thump. Feeling his heart beating pleasantly, Seon-o pressed his lips together tightly.

It was an excitement he had never felt before, having been too busy solving problems.

But now Seon-o could clearly perceive the situation surrounding him. He had moved to another world and gained a miraculous opportunity because of it….

“….”

With the power given to him, he could do anything.

The moment he accepted that, a single drop of water slipped through the thin gap in the carriage and flew toward Seon-o’s eyes. It was easy to draw out moisture since the outside was entirely a Natural Forest filled with Water Element.

That tiny water droplet settled onto the Yin Stone and seeped in very gently.

The moment the moist Water Element seeped in, a crack appeared in the Yin Stone that seemed unbreakable by anything.

“….”

Seon-o held his breath and watched the Yin Stone vibrate wildly in his hand. Like an egg carrying life, it was writhing as if something was about to burst out.

And finally, the Yin Stone split in half, revealing what had been hidden inside.

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