Survival Guide for the Reincarnated - Chapter 185

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Chapter 185

Woon-hwi appeared in just a moment and even smiled faintly, and if it weren’t for Hyeon Seol-rin, he might have slapped him across the face.

“…What exactly… is this? What on earth just happened?”

“Were you very worried?”

“Do you call that words?”

Woon-hwi brushed Hyeon Sim’s shoulder with his left hand.

“I apologize.”

“…Huh… What?”

“I’m sorry for making you worry, but there was a worthwhile harvest.”

“…What kind… of harvest?”

After thinking for a moment, Woon-hwi spoke quietly.

“General, you must be one of those the Palace Lord trusts most.”

“…In this situation, I can’t say no. Yes, that would be correct. I trust the Palace Lord, and the Palace Lord also trusts me. As I told you then, my loyalty is directed only toward the Palace Lord.”

“Next would be the Ten Thousand Year Snow Palace.”

“That’s right. I’m filled only with thoughts of protecting the Palace Lord and protecting the Ten Thousand Year Snow Palace. If you deny that, I can prove it.”

He shook his head.

“You don’t need to prove it. I already know well enough.”

Hyeon Sim tilted his head. He was trying to grasp the context of this conversation, and Woon-hwi’s following words cleared it up neatly.

“I discovered a secret chamber left by the first Palace Lord, Seol Heun.”

“…What…?”

“General, you must have suspected it, so aren’t you being too surprised?”

“…Suspicion and confirmation are different, aren’t they?”

“That’s right. They are different. I’m telling you this now because you’re the General. Can you bring the Palace Lord here right now?”

“Right now?”

“Yes. And very secretly. You must avoid not only the eyes of the three wives, but also Yang Seol-jin’s eyes. No, no one must know.”

Hyeon Sim rubbed his face.

It was broad daylight now.

In broad daylight, the Palace Lord of Snow Palace should come here avoiding everyone else’s eyes?

To be honest, this wasn’t easy.

However.

“If you give me a little time, it should be possible.”

“How much time would you need?”

“…At most two hours, if long then three hours, that should be enough.”

Then.

“Please bring the Palace Lord here.”

“…What about Young Master Hyeon Seol-rin…”

“I will be here.”

Hyeon Sim looked around and let out a sigh.

“…Will you be alright?”

“Would it make sense for a person of Snow Mountain to fear snow?”

That wasn’t wrong either, so Hyeon Sim couldn’t really say anything about it.

“Go and come back. I’ll be waiting.”

“…Understood.”

With that, Hyeon Sim left the place.

Woon-hwi, left alone at the peak of Ten Thousand Year Snow Mountain, rummaged through his storage bag.

He took out the ice crystal he had brought from the secret chamber and put it in his mouth.

The most certain way to absorb spirit medicine is to consume it as it is.

He had chewed and eaten the Ten Thousand Year Fire Pear raw because he didn’t want to waste even a bit of the energy contained within, and this ice crystal was the same.

If processed, it would be easier to consume, but the concentration of energy would decrease. Therefore, Woon-hwi chewed the ice crystal without a moment’s hesitation.

With a crunching sound, the ice crystal shattered in his mouth.

He channeled Heo Hyeon Energy and guided all the energy contained within to his dantian.

Slowly, Woon-hwi sat in lotus position.

Today he would reach Five Energy Harmonizing Origin.

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Hyeon Sim clenched his fist as he descended the mountain. To secretly bring the Palace Lord – in normal circumstances, no one would dare make such a request of the Palace Lord.

Even if Dae Seol-rin told him to come secretly, Seol Jung-cheon was someone who would absolutely never go, but this was Woon-hwi, not just anyone else.

If it was Woon-hwi, he could tell the Palace Lord to come and go.

To be honest, Hyeon Sim knew what he needed to know.

The fact that Seol Jung-cheon already secretly went to meet Woon-hwi every half month.

Originally, if the tail is long, it gets caught, and it wouldn’t make sense if Hyeon Sim, who already had a wide field of vision, didn’t know about it.

So he had helped.

This could be seen on the same level, but its weight was heavier than anything else.

He must be extremely cautious.

It was nothing other than a secret chamber.

Moreover, that secret chamber of Seol Heun, the first Palace Lord of Ten Thousand Year Snow Palace.

That secret chamber that Seol Jung-cheon had searched for like a madman for over ten years.

He absolutely had to inform him, and bring him while avoiding everyone’s gaze.

The snowfall grew stronger.

The path down Ten Thousand Year Snow Mountain was always dangerous, but for Hyeon Sim it was just daily routine.

His breathing was stable, and his steps moved soundlessly even on snow.

Such was the skill of the General of White Command Guard.

It took one hour to reach where Seol Jung-cheon was.

And it took another hour to assess the situation of the Main Palace.

Based on the current information, Hyeon Sim made his own plan.

How should he make Seol Jung-cheon secretly slip away?

Judging from Woon-hwi’s words, there were currently many spies in Snow Palace.

Especially Yang Seol-jin was an undeniable spy.

The problem was that he was a spy who couldn’t be easily killed.

Setting aside that Woon-hwi maintained good relations with Cheon Do-ja, if there was an existence like Yu Cheong behind him, there was no telling what he might do.

Above all, Woon-hwi had asserted that if Yang Seol-jin was killed now, Snow Palace would surely be ‘annihilated.’

‘…There must be a way. There must be reasons for the absolute trust the Palace Lord shows.’

Hyeon Sim trusted Seol Jung-cheon. And he also trusted Woon-hwi.

Woon-hwi was one who would revive Snow Palace.

A divine move that could cut out all the internal buds at once and even pressure those behind them – he must surely be preparing it.

Hyeon Sim raised his head.

This place was Juyeon Hall. A place that collected books from not only Zhongyuan Murim but also Sae-oe.

Seol Jung-cheon was currently here.

Hyeon Sim, who opened the door and entered, could see Seol Jung-cheon’s face clearly showing signs of fatigue.

That’s what being a Palace Lord is like.

It’s never comfortable, and one must work every moment.

The situation in Central Plains, the situation in Sae-oe.

And the events happening in Murim and the relationships between sects, and what must be considered when dealing with them.

It’s the Palace Lord who draws the overall picture. And to draw the picture, naturally there are many things one must know.

Hyeon Sim approached such a Seol Jung-cheon.

“Palace Lord.”

When Hyeon Sim called quietly, Seol Jung-cheon raised his head.

“What is it?”

“There is something I need to tell you…”

Hyeon Sim looked around. Two attendants were standing at a distance. Seol Jung-cheon read Hyeon Sim’s expression.

“Everyone, leave us.”

After the attendants left, Hyeon Sim opened his mouth.

“Palace Lord, Hyeon Seol-rin has discovered something.”

“Discovered? What?”

He couldn’t even anticipate it.

“He discovered the opportunity that Lord Seol Heun left behind at the peak of Snow Mountain.”

That’s why he was staggering in his seat like this.

His eyes widened greatly, and even his arms trembled.

“…Found… he found it?”

“Yes.”

Hyeon Sim spoke to the dazed Seol Jung-cheon.

“I don’t know the details, but Confucius asked me to bring the Palace Lord to the mountain peak. Without telling anyone if possible…”

Seol Jung-cheon shot up from his seat, then immediately looked around.

“Where is Yang Seol-jin?”

“The Vice Palace Lord is currently entertaining guests in the Outer Garden.”

“What about the ladies?”

“The First Lady is reading in the West Wing, the Second Lady is resting in her bedchamber. And Third Lady went to Sam Seol-rin in the Outer Garden after drinking tea in the garden and stopping by the Medicine Hall where he’s recovering.”

Seol Jung-cheon fell into thought for a moment.

“If I leave my post, he’ll surely be suspicious. Especially Yang Seol-jin…”

“There is a way.”

Hyeon Sim bowed his head.

“Isn’t there the secret passage that the Palace Lord used for meditation before? If you go through there, no one will know. I’ll tell them that the Palace Lord wanted to rest, so I sealed off Juyeon Hall.”

Seol Jung-cheon nodded.

“Good. But since I don’t know how long it will take, we need a more certain method.”

At those words, Hyeon Sim fell silent for a moment.

Honestly.

This was really hard to say out loud.

But nothing else came to mind.

“…Palace Lord.”

“Why are you hesitating so much? Speak.”

“…This is clearly an unexpected situation, isn’t it?”

Seol Jung-cheon nodded.

“It’s something that’s never happened before, and it’s also the moment when the Palace Lord’s long-cherished wish is fulfilled… In such a situation, we can’t perfectly hide your presence. Especially in Yang Seol-jin’s case, since he’s at Limitless Divine Manifestation like me, even if I say Juyeon Hall is sealed, he’ll definitely be able to determine whether the Palace Lord is inside or not.”

“That’s true.”

“Not only that, we haven’t clearly identified who has bowed their head to Yang Seol-jin and who has attached themselves to the Original Blood Sect. We now know that Yang Seol-jin’s goal is Lord Seol Heun’s treasure, don’t we?”

Everything he said was correct.

Seol Jung-cheon understood, respected, and trusted Hyeon Sim.

He knew what Yang Seol-jin wanted, and Hyeon Sim knew it too.

Hyeon Sim continued.

“The attendants who just left or the servants I saw coming here… there’s definitely a high probability that someone among them will tip him off…”

Hyeon Sim wasn’t a man who spoke at length like this. When his words grew long, it meant he was very cautious about reaching his conclusion…

Seol Jung-cheon was puzzled. What exactly was he trying to say?

“…Assuming that the Palace Lord’s absence is discovered, we just need to create a reason for them not to follow.”

“What would that reason be?”

“…Create a mistress.”

Seol Jung-cheon’s brow furrowed deeply.

“You should maintain your dignity, but there’s no method more certain than that. And I will help you.”

Seol Jung-cheon thought carefully. That was certainly the most reliable method.

Especially in a time-sensitive situation like now, Hyeon Sim’s method was the best way to avoid being followed.

Nevertheless, Seol Jung-cheon hesitated for a moment. For the Palace Lord of Ten Thousand Year Snow Palace to create a mistress and leave so hastily…

“Really… my dignity will hit rock bottom.”

Hyeon Sim shook his head.

Actually, though he didn’t say it, there was already precedent, wasn’t there?

For over ten years, unable to advance from Dao Transformation Authority Truth to Great Void Formless.

Seol Jung-cheon had put down all martial arts and lived as a commoner for about a year. And didn’t he return with a child at that time?

That was Woon-hwi.

Hyeon Sim, who had no intention of bringing up that matter, continued in a cautious tone.

“It won’t be rock bottom. Above all, Yang Seol-jin will eventually react to the Palace Lord’s such behavior…”

Tsk.

Seol Jung-cheon clicked his tongue and waved his hand.

“Let’s do that then.”

“Understood. And… I apologize for causing you worry.”

“Enough.”

Seol Jung-cheon turned around and lightly pushed against the wall of Juyeon Hall. Then a secret passage opened.

Seol Jung-cheon, who was about to enter inside, paused for a moment and turned his head.

“We must make it convincing.”

“Understood.”

“And you must follow without fail. I’ll be waiting.”

“I will do so.”

Soon Seol Jung-cheon disappeared inside, and Hyeon Sim, left alone, let out a sigh.

Then he quietly went outside.

From what he saw earlier, Yang Seol-jin was entertaining guests who had visited the Main Palace… roughly around this time, everything should be finished.

Sure enough.

Yang Seol-jin was walking toward Juyeon Hall.

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