Survival Guide for the Reincarnated - Chapter 193

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Chapter 193

At that moment.

Woon-hwi’s movement stopped. A blue light flashed in his eyes.

Everything seemed to slow down. The moment Seo Hwa-baek’s hidden dagger flew toward Woon-hwi’s chest, Woon-hwi’s right arm moved. That right arm, which had been thought unusable due to injury until now, caught Seo Hwa-baek’s hidden dagger.

It stopped abruptly.

Seo Hwa-baek’s eyes widened greatly. The moment he realized he had been deceived, he could feel it.

Thunk-!

Woon-hwi’s left index finger had pierced into his solar plexus.

Thud.

The hidden dagger fell from Seo Hwa-baek’s hand. The blue aura instantly dissipated.

Inner Snow Heart-Crushing Fist.

Chapter 1, Cold Heart Single Finger.

He pulled out his finger just like that. Not a single drop of blood came from Seo Hwa-baek’s solar plexus, and that was correct.

Right now, all of Seo Hwa-baek’s blood vessels were freezing with that spot as the center.

Seo Hwa-baek, who collapsed with a thud, looked up at Woon-hwi with an expression of disbelief.

“…What is… this…”

He wanted to hear many things.

How his right arm was so intact yet he continued to use only his left arm.

How he could act that out.

Whether he had aimed for this, anticipating that a single hidden dagger would strike against a warrior of the Body Establishment Boundary.

Whether all of this was calculated.

However, Woon-hwi didn’t want to answer any of it.

He swung his foot just like that.

Crack-!

Seo Hwa-baek’s shattered head scattered over the snow.

Woon-hwi quietly turned around.

He pulled out the hidden dagger embedded in his shoulder, lightly stopped the bleeding, then moved his steps.

As if nothing had happened.

* * *

Yang Cheol, who had been waiting in front of the carriage, was going absolutely crazy.

He chewed his nails nervously while looking in the direction where Woon-hwi had disappeared.

Woon-hwi had described the person called Seo Hwa-baek as a coward, but if Yang Cheol had been Seo Hwa-baek, he would have acted the same way.

As Woon-hwi had said, the reason was all too clear.

Skipping everything else.

No Cheon-myeong, the Defeater of Heaven’s Single Strike of Heaven-Human Unity, operates a school in Yang-ryeong.

Not just a warrior of the Four Stages of Heaven and Earth, but a warrior of the Five Realms of Martial God being stuck in just one city was itself like a deterrent.

Above all, No Cheon-myeong teaches the minor sect leaders and minor gate masters of cities near Yang-ryeong.

That itself is power.

It’s an invisible force that completely binds Yang-ryeong, Jeok An, Sa Ryang, and Bong Rae into one, and if someone wanted to occupy Yang-ryeong, they would need to mobilize at least two masters of Heaven-Human Unity, and perhaps even a master of Limitless Divine Manifestation.

That would be no different from declaring war, and with such figures moving, intelligence organizations couldn’t fail to detect it.

In other words, as long as Woon-hwi is in Yang-ryeong, he is absolutely safe.

If they wanted to target Woon-hwi, it would have to be outside Yang-ryeong without fail.

Whether on the path from the Main Palace to Yang-ryeong, or on the path from Yang-ryeong to Zhongyuan Murim.

‘…Does that gentleman know his own value?’

That was just his inner thoughts; he didn’t think Woon-hwi wouldn’t know.

Right now, Zhongyuan Murim is divided into two factions.

Forces that want to kill Woon-hwi and forces that want to embrace him.

Even without knowing the details of who is who, Woon-hwi’s value is that significant.

Sigh.

Yang Cheol, who let out a sigh, was about to rush toward where Woon-hwi had disappeared as if he couldn’t stand it anymore, but he stopped in place before taking even one step.

“Ah… you’ve retur… gasp!”

He was covered in blood.

His right hand was cut on the inside as if he had caught a hidden dagger or blade, and there had clearly been something like a hidden dagger embedded in his left shoulder.

Otherwise, blood couldn’t be flowing like that.

He took out wound medicine from his chest and began applying it to his hand and shoulder.

It was a very shabby-looking medicine bottle, but despite its appearance, this was top-grade wound medicine.

“…You said one moment, but you came back faster than expected.”

“Didn’t I tell you? Seo Hwa-baek is a coward.”

Yang Cheol raised his head.

“One moment is more than enough when dealing with a coward. Yang Cheol.”

“Yes. Hyeon Seol-rin, sir.”

“Did you get anything from those guys?”

“Nothing except a few silver coins and some weapons.”

When they had infiltrated, why they were waiting here.

There was plenty of time to find out these things, but he didn’t particularly want to.

There was someone else to do that.

“There are a few things I need to ask of you.”

Yang Cheol, who was applying wound medicine, staggered.

“Ask of me…? Please just give me orders.”

“Then I’ll give you orders.”

Woon-hwi opened his mouth toward Yang Cheol.

“I will go straight from here to Han Cheon Hyeop. You will…”

Woon-hwi, who paused for a moment, tore a long strip from the corpse’s clothing, wrote something on it with blood, then placed it in Yang Cheol’s hand.

Then, when he spoke something in a small voice, Yang Cheol’s eyes widened greatly.

“Really… should I deliver this to that person?”

“You’ll need to time it well.”

“…I’ll keep it in mind.”

“And, probably by now Elder Brother will be leading Cheon Seol Ju’s elite forces toward Cheon-seol-mun. Very secretly at that.”

“Ah…”

“And next is Baek-ryeon-gak, one of the Seol-gung Samgak.”

Yang Cheol gulped.

“Though only about a day has passed, Baek-ryeon-gak would have noticed that the situation has become strange. There are five top-grade messenger birds in Yang-ryeong. Immediately use those messenger birds to send ‘orders’ to Seolhwa Mountain Villa as well as Second Elder Brother and Third Elder Sister to surround Baek-ryeon-gak.”

At this part, Yang Cheol blinked.

The words were truly strange.

No, this wasn’t just strange. Goosebumps rose all over his body.

“Hyeon… Hyeon Seol-rin, sir… why are you suddenly saying this…”

“There’s nothing strange to hear. Send it under ‘Hyeon Seol-rin’s’ name, but be sure to include content that all of this is the ‘Palace Lord’s’ command.”

Logically, this was an action that made no sense.

“If you do that, Hyeon Seol-rin, sir, will be punished regardless of how things turn out later.”

“I suppose I will be.”

“Instead of including the Palace Lord’s name, couldn’t you just put only Hyeon Seol-rin’s name… Hyeon Seol-rin, sir. Please don’t do this.”

Woon-hwi looked at such Yang Cheol with gentle eyes.

“Yang Cheol.”

“…Yes.”

“You think I should become the Young Palace Lord.”

Those words made his heart sink.

“Don’t worry. I have no intention of punishing you.”

“….”

“But do you think you’re the only one having such thoughts?”

“…Ah….”

“Soon, the Ten Thousand Year Snow Palace will become an iron fortress. The central power of the Snow Palace must be concentrated in the Palace Lord and Young Palace Lord. But you know well how I’m currently viewed, not only in the Snow Mountain but throughout the Central Plains.”

There was no way not to know.

Now, the one called the genius of the Ten Thousand Year Snow Palace was Seol Woon-hwi.

Frankly speaking, he was only seventeen years old yet had reached the Five Energy Harmonizing Origin.

No matter how much Dae Seol-rin had reached the Body Establishment Boundary, inevitably Woon-hwi would catch up to that.

When that happened, it would naturally become a seed of division.

No, perhaps it was already becoming a seed of division even now.

Yang Cheol himself didn’t realize it, but from the moment he thought Woon-hwi should become the Young Palace Lord, that was already the seed.

“My impersonation of the Palace Lord’s name is a grave crime, but if it was used to eliminate traitors of the Snow Palace, it would create a situation where merit and fault collide.”

“…Ah….”

“Of course, from the Palace Lord’s perspective, he would have to impose punishment in some way. And this naturally becomes justification.”

“…What kind of justification… do you mean?”

“Justification for me to go to the Heavenly Righteousness Alliance.”

Yang Cheol’s eyes widened greatly.

“Don’t think too hard about it. This is the murim, isn’t it?”

He had already told Seol Jung-cheon to convey that he needed to go to the Heavenly Righteousness Alliance, but from the Palace Lord’s position, he couldn’t just send Woon-hwi without reason.

Then Seol Jung-cheon would have to create justification somehow, and Woon-hwi intended to create that justification in advance.

This way, everyone would be comfortable.

“…Why… do you try to sacrifice yourself to such an extent?”

He looked at Yang Cheol.

“If the Palace Lord’s name gets involved, those in the Snow Palace who view Lord Hyeon Seol-rin favorably might turn their backs. Perhaps….”

“I might even be called a scoundrel.”

“If you know that, then why….”

“Didn’t I tell you before?”

A gentle smile formed on Woon-hwi’s lips.

“I said I would do anything if it could protect the Snow Palace and make it great.”

“….”

“If someone doesn’t discriminate between means and methods, and even sells out the Palace Lord’s name to achieve something, who would dare have foolish thoughts within the Snow Palace?”

Yang Cheol clearly felt it.

The extraordinariness of the man called Woon-hwi.

Yang Cheol took the Embracing Fist posture.

“…I will definitely complete the tasks Lord Hyeon Seol-rin has assigned me.”

“I’m counting on you.”

Thus Yang Cheol headed to Yang Ling-ju, while Woon-hwi drove the carriage toward Han Cheon Hyeop.

* * *

Had he been traveling for about three hours?

A man landed beside the coachman’s seat.

It was Seo Hyo.

He spoke with a very surprised expression.

“It seems you’ve been through another battle somewhere.”

“This is the murim, isn’t it?”

“That’s right. It is the murim.”

Seo Hyo, who had been staring at Woon-hwi with strange eyes, spoke quietly.

“Congratulations. You’ve reached the Five Energy Harmonizing Origin.”

“So it happened.”

“You’re being cold. I’m being sincere.”

Since their conversation on the Snow Mountain, Seo Hyo’s attitude toward Woon-hwi had become somewhat more comfortable, and while Woon-hwi didn’t mind that, there was something he needed to address.

“You’re later than expected.”

“…I never imagined the General would go to Han Cheon Hyeop.”

Right.

“Were you waiting near Yang Ling-ju?”

“I was. But as a result, we ended up meeting like this, so isn’t it fortunate?”

Looking at Seo Hyo’s relaxed expression, he spoke.

“Now let’s hear what you have to say.”

Seo Hyo nodded and spoke.

“About a day has passed since we parted at the Snow Mountain peak, and as you said, General, I’ve learned several things.”

“Is it important?”

“Very important. First, as you suspected, your Elder Brother who has currently returned to Cheon Seol Ju has led elite forces toward Cheon-seol-mun.”

“What about those who fled?”

“Currently, there are none.”

“What about Baek-ryeon-gak?”

“Similarly, none. And….”

“And?”

“Are you thinking of lending a hand in rebuilding the Heavenly Righteousness Alliance?”

Woon-hwi smiled mysteriously.

“What do you think?”

“I think you will lend a hand.”

“The reason?”

“Because of the dispersion of power.”

Seo Hyo was sincere.

“For Dae Seol-rin to become Young Palace Lord, he must seize not only real power but also influence, and you must be aware that voices saying the General should be elevated to Young Palace Lord are growing louder these days. Both you, General, and the Palace Lord of the Snow Palace – somehow you will end up going to the Heavenly Righteousness Alliance. Secret guards will be attached as well.”

Looking at Woon-hwi who was nodding, Seo Hyo continued.

“I’ll get to the main point. It seems not only the Five Great Sword Sects, but also the Four Demonic Outer Sects are thinking of lending a hand in that matter.”

Woon-hwi’s brow furrowed slightly.

“The Four Demonic Outer Sects?”

“Yes. And it’s the Black Heaven Demon Prison Palace.”

“Are you certain?”

“I’m certain. And though still uncertain, it seems Hondo Maryeom Palace and the Heavenly Demon Yin Spirit Gate will also head to the Heavenly Righteousness Alliance.”

If not just one but as many as three of the Four Demonic Outer Sects were participating.

“It would be no different from a righteous-demonic war.”

“It won’t be quite that extreme, but still, if you do go, you should prepare thoroughly.”

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