Survival Guide for the Reincarnated - Chapter 167

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Chapter 167

I waved my hand dismissively.

“I trust you’ll do well while I’m gone. And Manager Seong, make sure to consult well with Grand Manager Han Seok-hyeon about Yang-ryeong’s affairs, and send a letter to Seo Hyo in Cheon Rim saying I’ll visit him separately later.”

“…I understand.”

I turned around just like that.

I could see my eldest brother smiling brightly.

“Shall we go?”

“Yes, brother.”

I intend to save this person.

And.

Just as I had understood my second brother’s heart, I wanted to understand this man’s heart as well.

Whether he was a man worthy of being the heir to this Snow Palace that I’m trying to protect.

Beyond wanting to know, I absolutely had to know.

* * *

Both internally and externally, Seol Ho-ryeong is certainly called a genius, but there’s always a modifier that comes before that word “genius.”

Free-spirited.

Seol Ho-ryeong is an excessively free-spirited genius.

This could be explained without going far, just by the current situation.

There’s quite a distance from Cheon Seol Ju to Yang Ling-ju, and Seol Ho-ryeong came here alone.

To be precise, he came with one coachman.

But that coachman wasn’t the one currently driving this carriage.

“What a strange thing. Our regular coachman is a warrior of Jucheon Gyeong level and a very sturdy person who’s never had a single illness, but food poisoning? Really… youngest.”

“Yes, brother.”

“Isn’t this lacking sincerity a bit too much?”

Seol Ho-ryeong, saying this, seemed to find this situation truly amusing.

Woon-hwi spoke.

“He is someone related to me.”

“Really?”

“Yes. You don’t need to worry about Sang-jin. And actually, his carriage driving skills might be even better.”

“I see. It does look that way.”

Seol Ho-ryeong, who had been wearing a strange smile, said casually.

“Go ahead. It seems like he has something to say to you.”

“…I understand. And I apologize again.”

“What apology, forget it. It’s good for me if we go quickly anyway.”

Woon-hwi, who had been watching Seol Ho-ryeong wave his hand dismissively, soon moved to the coachman’s seat.

And then he looked at Seo Hyo, who was driving the carriage with a calm expression.

He really just stared at him silently.

“…Even if you stare holes into me, I won’t actually get holes.”

“Shall I test it? Whether you’ll get holes or not?”

“…I’m sorry.”

“Of course you should be sorry.”

I quietly looked straight ahead. The surrounding scenery passed by quickly.

Seo Hyo is a warrior of the Heaven-Human Realm.

Befitting such a warrior, he had dramatically increased the carriage’s speed using Natural Energy, which wasn’t bad for the current situation.

If it weren’t for this, I really wouldn’t have let it slide.

“I didn’t think you were a man so lacking in courtesy.”

After thinking for a while, Seo Hyo spoke in a quiet voice.

“…It was probably Sang-jin. That coachman’s name.”

“So?”

“It’s simple food poisoning. After suffering for about a day, he’ll be completely cured, and it will even remove some of the impurities accumulated in his energy channels.”

“Do I look like I’m asking about that?”

“…It was urgent.”

Seo Hyo had definitely told Woon-hwi this. That he had something to discuss separately.

That it was really important and he needed time somehow.

Then Seol Ho-ryeong came, and Woon-hwi said to send a letter to Seo Hyo’s side.

That he had some business to attend to and would be back, so wait until then.

He didn’t want to wait for that, so he came now.

“Tell me. What exactly is so important that you even took on the role of coachman to follow me?”

“…May I tell you later?”

I shifted my gaze again to look at Seo Hyo.

Without needing long explanations, Seo Hyo was someone who could put a lot into very short sentences, and Woon-hwi was someone who could read that.

He went so far as to poison the original coachman to follow, and now he wants to tell the reason later?

The pieces came together in Woon-hwi’s mind.

He asked casually.

“Are you planning to enter the Secret Realm?”

“…I plan to enter.”

“It sounds like you’re saying you’ll enter even secretly.”

“…”

“I’ll make it easy for you. You are the coachman who followed me, and also my guardian. During all those moments going near the Secret Realm, you will stay by my side.”

“…Really?”

“I’m not someone who says two different things with one mouth. You’ll need an alias too, what would you like to be called?”

“…Seo Ha. Please call me Seo Ha.”

“Then we’ll be able to have a proper conversation there.”

“Are you certain we’ll only have a conversation?”

Pfft, Woon-hwi laughed.

“Seo Hyo.”

“Yes, young master.”

“When you make a life-or-death gamble, you see. Before placing your bet, you must first understand what you can gain from that game.”

“…”

“Weighing things is the same. You’re thinking of breaking the ‘balance’ between you and me. Your heart is full of wanting to create debt to me somehow, so what more would be needed.”

“…May I ask just one thing?”

“Go ahead.”

“How much do you know?”

“Everything.”

At Woon-hwi’s answer that came without hesitation, Seo Hyo opened and closed his mouth like a fish.

“…Then how much do you think I know?”

“Enough to gamble your life on it.”

“A foolish question, wise answer.”

“Didn’t I tell you? It’s up to you to decide what to put on the scales, and it’s also up to you to accept my answer as wise.”

“…”

“I hope you make a choice without regrets.”

Woon-hwi silently shifted his gaze to look at the scenery.

To him, Seo Hyo sent a ‘Jeonum’ transmission.

-The Secret Realm we’ll enter tomorrow is not like the demonic realm that appeared in ‘Yang-ryeong County.’

Woon-hwi silently enjoyed the scenery.

Seo Hyo’s transmission continued.

-That place is a Secret Realm of Shaolin Temple from the primordial era. And if possible, I recommend you don’t enter.

-The reason?

-Before I explain that reason, aren’t you curious about why I’m certain this is Shaolin Temple’s Secret Realm?

-Will you tell me?

-Yes. I will tell you. There are mysterious artifacts in this world. Among them, there are artifacts that can reveal information about specific Secret Realms.

As I’ve said repeatedly, Seo Hyo is one of the biggest players who moves the black market.

Among the items that flow into that place, there are many classified as artifacts, and it’s not strange that one of them would have such an effect.

-So?

-The artifact I possess can reveal all information about the interior. It has limited uses though.

-Continue.

-However, there are occasionally Secret Realms that even this artifact cannot fully read. I used this artifact before coming here, and I could only confirm that it was Shaolin Temple’s Secret Realm, but couldn’t verify anything else.

-To summarize?

-…If it’s a Secret Realm of this level with this degree of secrecy, regardless of its grade, there will definitely be ‘blood’ flowing inside. You might even die.

Only then did Woon-hwi turn his head.

-The grade was said to be Divine Third Grade, is that correct?

-Yes. That’s correct. It’s definitely Divine Third Grade.

He briefly stroked his chin.

This was truly peculiar.

An artifact that could reveal internal information of a Secret Realm before it even appeared would be close to a divine object level, but setting aside having such a thing, how could Shaolin Temple’s Secret Realm be ‘Divine Third Grade’?

-I have not told you any lies. That Secret Realm’s grade is definitely Divine Third Grade. Of course…

-It could be the artifact’s limitation.

-Correct. It’s an artifact that can measure both Natural Energy and Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy inside, but one cannot be certain of everything.

-Shaolin Temple’s Secret Realm… with Divine Third Grade… you felt no Natural Energy or Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy at all?

-Yes. It may look too easy, but paradoxically, it could be an extremely dangerous Secret Realm.

“Didn’t you say you’d go in together?”

To Woon-hwi who spoke aloud, Seo Hyo answered in a quiet voice.

“That’s why I’m going in.”

-Because I need you, Young Master.

He let out a small laugh.

Though Woon-hwi was someone everyone wanted to possess, unfortunately, Woon-hwi was the type to make others his possessions, not someone who would become anyone’s possession.

And there’s something people greatly misunderstand – no matter how dangerous a ‘Secret Realm’ in this world might be, there’s always some way to break through.

It’s just a matter of whether you find it or not.

Whether it’s Divine Third Grade, Flame Grade, or even Martial God Grade, that doesn’t change.

Even if you can’t find it, if you reach at least Divine Transformation Realm or Heaven-Human Grade, you can break through obstacles with ‘force’.

At least, all the Secret Realms that had appeared so far were like that.

Woon-hwi took out a brush and paper from his storage bag, wrote something on it, then threw it outside.

Seo Hyo watched quietly and asked.

“…I didn’t know that monster from Divine Ginseng Valley would care for you this much, Young Master.”

“Just drive the carriage properly.”

“…Yes, Young Master.”

* * *

Seo Hyo’s words were accurate.

No Cheon-myeong, who had been following from a distance, picked up the paper that had fallen to the ground.

-I would like to apologize first. I must respectfully decline Senior No’s help today.

“…Look at this guy?”

No Cheon-myeong was full of thoughts to help Woon-hwi.

As soon as he heard the rumor that Woon-hwi was entering a ‘Secret Realm’ this time, he followed Woon-hwi.

He moved even though Woon-hwi hadn’t requested it first.

And he sent his aura only to Woon-hwi so that Woon-hwi would know.

“If it’s a Secret Realm, it’ll be dangerous…”

Even though No Cheon-myeong had been away from Murim for 50 years, he wasn’t ignorant of Murim’s nature.

Especially in places like Secret Realms, people reveal their inherent desires as humans, not their desires as martial artists.

Bluntly speaking, what happens inside a Secret Realm is determined by the words of the ‘survivors’, and no one knows what actually occurred.

No one can predict what rewards will drop, and it’s a place where blood flows in some way – that’s a Secret Realm.

No Cheon-myeong wanted to protect Woon-hwi, but Woon-hwi had expressed his refusal.

“Is it because of the guy who was beside him?”

Since he was a Heaven-Human Realm martial artist, it was somewhat reassuring. He thought it wasn’t bad since there wasn’t a trace of killing intent in how he treated Woon-hwi.

Well then.

“He’s a difficult one.”

Scratching his head, No Cheon-myeong turned around.

Woon-hwi definitely wasn’t someone who moved without reason.

* * *

Hanbing Valley.

This deep valley extending northeast from Cheon Seol Ju was a place where snow never melted all year round.

Though it was midday now, the surroundings grew darker as they entered deeper into the valley.

It felt like walking from day into night.

The man leading the way, Yeon Chu-ha, the vice-leader of Baek-ryeon-gak, took out a Heavenly Mechanism Compass from his chest, checked it, and spoke briefly.

“This is the place, Lord Dae Seol-rin.”

At his words, everyone stopped walking.

The number was smaller than expected.

First, there were Seol Ho-ryeong and Woon-hwi, and Seo Hyo using the alias Seo Ha, and excluding the aforementioned Yeon Chu-ha, there were three more people.

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