Survival Guide for the Reincarnated - Chapter 199

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Chapter 199

Swoosh-!

A streak of light flashed.

Among the several cities that supported Snow Mountain, there weren’t many that could be called the main pillars. The neck of Ha Seong, the general commander who ruled Sinryeongju, shot up into the sky.

Blood spread red across the snow. Before Ha Seong’s head could even hit the ground, his body collapsed as if kneeling. Standing before him was a man covered in blood from head to toe.

It was Seol Ho-ryeong.

The great hall of Sinryeongju’s main office was enveloped in silence.

Dozens of martial artists watched the scene without even daring to breathe.

He spoke.

“Anyone else got something to say?”

Seol Ho-ryeong’s gaze turned toward the martial artists of Sinryeongju. Under that cold stare, all the martial artists of Sinryeongju knelt down in unison. No one dared make a sound.

In the silence where even the wind felt heavy, Seol Ho-ryeong pulled out a blood-stained piece of cloth from his chest.

It was the list that Woon-hwi had given him.

The names written here numbered nine, including Baek Ryeon-gak’s Abbot, and all nine were not ordinary people.

First, there was the name of Baek Ryeon-gak’s Abbot among the previously mentioned Seol-gung Samgak, Sinryeongju’s general commander, the general commander of Cheongsanju located in the west, and even the branch heads of Hyeonwol-ryeong.

In terms of martial arts realms, excluding Baek Ryeon-gak’s Abbot, among the eight people, three were at Harmony Realm, two were at Body Establishment Boundary. The remaining three were at Five Energy Harmonizing Origin.

He had eliminated all eight of these people in just three days.

If the general commander of Cheon Seol Ju, the one called the genius of Snow Palace, set his mind to it, this level was possible.

Above all.

“As expected of Han Bing Gate. But was their refining technique at this level?”

As soon as those words came out, a middle-aged man from the corner quickly ran over and spoke.

Yeom Su-seok.

This was the name of the man who oversaw all refining techniques within Han Bing Gate.

“I ground everything up with a heart-wrenching determination to create this.”

Seol Ho-ryeong stepped back hesitantly as if feeling burdened.

“For Dae Seol-rin who seeks to accomplish the great work, the sect leader instructed us to grind even our lives to make weapons, so please feel free to request anything without burden. I, Yeom Su-seok, am the general supervisor of Han Bing Gate until this great work is completed, and all my actions will represent Han Bing Gate’s opinion.”

Yeom Su-seok, who had paused briefly, bowed his waist and took a respectful stance.

“I will serve you without any inconvenience. Dae Seol-rin!”

“Uh… yes, please do that.”

Though he could roughly guess why they were acting this way, he couldn’t deny that he was benefiting from Han Bing Gate’s favor.

Then Gong Yu-chan, the deputy general commander of Cheon Seol Ju who had assisted Seol Ho-ryeong for many years, approached with a worried expression. In his hands were wound medicine and several Spirit Pills.

“General Commander.”

Seol Ho-ryeong slowly turned his head. His face was pale, and his robe was soaked with both his blood and his enemies’ blood. Deep wounds on his right arm were still bleeding.

“Aren’t you pushing yourself too hard?”

Seol Ho-ryeong smiled slightly. His smile was bright despite his fatigue and wounds.

“I have to push hard. These aren’t kids who simply turned their backs on Snow Palace, but ones who sold it out.”

Immediately after coming out of the secret realm, Seol Ho-ryeong mobilized everything he could to investigate those written on the list. He moved seven battalions and mobilized all forces of Cheon Seol Ju.

The reason spies are difficult to catch is because they cannot be identified. It was like finding a specific grain of sand on a beach.

But when targets are already narrowed down, intensively investigating their movements can reveal much in a short time. Seol Ho-ryeong did exactly that.

Ha Seong, the general commander of Sinryeongju at Body Establishment Boundary.

This man was the most troublesome to deal with.

He used Origin Blood Sect’s martial arts and even used blood energy, so it was right to be troublesome.

Anyway, the list was not wrong.

Gong Yu-chan handed over warm liquor and spoke.

“You killed the deputy sect leader Go Woon-tak of Cheon-seol-mun, and cleaned up three battalions among Cheon Seol Sip Sam Dae… you haven’t rested at all.”p>

“Hey, why is our deputy general commander acting like this again? It was grandfather who killed the deputy sect leader, and you and I only dealt with one battalion out of the three.”

After taking a sip of liquor, color returned to his pale face. As Seol Ho-ryeong moved his arm, blood from his wound dripped onto the ice.

“…We dealt with one battalion, and you personally took care of the battalion leaders of the other two battalions.”

Gong Yu-chan’s face was full of worry. He had been assisting Seol Ho-ryeong for over ten years, and recently Seol Ho-ryeong’s growth rate was beyond description.

“What on earth happened in the secret realm that your movements became so good? At this rate, you’ll reach Divine Transformation Realm soon?”

Seol Ho-ryeong showed a mischievous smile.

“Jealous?”

“…Yes.”

Seol Ho-ryeong patted Gong Yu-chan’s shoulder and spoke briefly.

“Enough with the silly jokes, let’s go clean up Baek Ryeon-gak now.”

Gong Yu-chan was really curious.

“Do you think they’ll still be at Baek Ryeon Hyeop?”

“They should be. Grandfather and the lord of Seolhwa Mountain Villa have both stepped forward, so no matter how great Baek Ryeon-gak is, how could they stop those two?”

Gong Yu-chan felt like all these situations were somewhat dreamlike.

Right now, only five days had passed since Seol Ho-ryeong came out of the secret realm.

The distance from Cheon Seol Ju to Sang Hyeon where Cheon-seol-mun was located wasn’t very far, but in just two days he had cleaned up the traitors of Cheon-seol-mun and eliminated the eight people on the list.

It took three days to kill those eight, but if you include the earlier Cheon-seol-mun, he had committed an incredible massacre in five days.

Of course, there was justification. They were all enemies of Snow Palace and traitors who had sold Snow Palace’s secrets to outsiders.

Moreover, the letters discovered in Sinryeongju were substantial.

“…I’m worried.”

“About what now?”

Seol Ho-ryeong asked as he mounted his horse. At his gesture, the martial artists of Cheon Seol Ju organized their formation.

“If you’re really going to become the Young Palace Lord… shouldn’t Seolhwa Mountain Villa not get involved?”

At that question, Seol Ho-ryeong burst into laughter as if it was truly funny. Then he coughed up blood, probably because his wounds hurt, but Gong Yu-chan couldn’t understand.

“…I asked a reasonable question, so why are you laughing? If you want to rise to the position of Young Palace Lord, at least you should receive attention for everything…”

“Hey hey, deputy general commander.”

“…Yes.”

“Still don’t get it?”

“What do you mean?”

Seol Ho-ryeong’s eyes deepened. It wasn’t simple mischief. His eyes contained deep insight.

“I’m not the one who set up this game. It’s our cute youngest.”

“…”

“Our youngest is very meticulous. Instead of saying Seolhwa Mountain Villa shouldn’t get involved, you should talk about why Seolhwa Mountain Villa got involved.”

Confusion crossed Gong Yu-chan’s face.

“…I don’t quite understand what you mean.”

“Forget it. Why are you trying to understand? Just follow me. Like usual.”

Gong Yu-chan scratched his head. He mounted his horse and stayed close to Seol Ho-ryeong’s side.

“…Will you go directly? To Baek Ryeon Hyeop?”

“I have to go. Go and clean everything up. When the table is all set and they’re feeding me, if I can’t eat it, shouldn’t I just die?”

“…”

“Don’t doubt my determination to become Young Palace Lord. And.”

Cold resolve flashed in Seol Ho-ryeong’s eyes. That gaze resembled Woon-hwi’s.

“Now, while Father is absent, is the right time.”

“…Isn’t it the opposite? You’ve acted without permission from the only person who could shatter all the justifications that were created.”

“So, think carefully as we go. Why now is the right time.”

Seol Ho-ryeong had already made up his mind.

To follow the game that Woon-hwi had created.

And to become Young Palace Lord and fill the empty spaces of Snow Mountain.

He would follow the legitimate line and uphold tradition.

Seol Ho-ryeong’s horse cut through the snowfall and moved forward. Behind him followed the martial artists of Cheon Seol Ju.

* * *

Seol Ho-ryeong had used the word “right time” and the expression “prepared table.”

There were reasons for everything.

In the first place, for Seol Ho-ryeong to become the Young Palace Lord, Seol Jung-cheon’s decision was necessary.

This was only natural.

However, given the current situation of the Snow Palace, the position of Young Palace Lord had already been vacant for over ten years.

If Seol Ho-ryeong were to quickly go and sit in that position, the eyes watching from around wouldn’t be favorable.

No matter how much of a genius he was, would that be right? There was already a competitor no less than Seol Ho-ryeong, and perhaps even a youngest who had the potential to surpass Seol Ho-ryeong.

To suddenly take the seat now?

Even if it was Seol Jung-cheon’s decision, they would follow, but talk would inevitably arise from within.

Since the Snow Palace wasn’t a simple sect, a clear ‘justification’ had to be in place for this matter.

Why Seol Ho-ryeong.

Why must Seol Ho-ryeong be the one to sit there.

Man Seok-cheong, the lord of Seolhwa Mountain Villa and Seol Mu-ryun’s maternal grandfather, spoke in a small voice.

“He’s a truly frightening fellow.”

The one who responded to those words was Sa Cheon-wook, the sect leader of Cheon-seol-mun.

“Oh my, how can you call my grandson, who will soon become the Young Palace Lord…”

“No, I’m not talking about the Young Palace Lord.”

“Hm?”

“Hyeon Seol-rin, I’m talking about him right now.”

“…”

“As the branch leader of Seol-ap who became the general commander of Yang-ryeong, he had already proven himself, but it was also true that I had doubts.”

“Doubts?”

“Doubts about whether he was truly such an outstanding person.”

Sa Cheon-wook chuckled, and Man Seok-cheong continued.

“Seeing this case, I’m certain. He is indeed a double-edged sword.”

“A double-edged sword…”

“Even though he has few things in his grasp, with just those he’s already creating the best results. Like me being here in this place right now.”

“…”

“Looking from outside now, this picture is possible. Seol Ho-ryeong has decided to become the Young Palace Lord, his competitor Seol Mu-ryun has acknowledged defeat in the competition with Seol Ho-ryeong, and the lord of Seolhwa Mountain Villa, which is his background, has merely ‘subdued’ the traitors of the Snow Palace and handed them over to Seol Ho-ryeong as if to prove it.”

The key point was one thing.

That Seolhwa Mountain Villa and Cheon-seol-mun support the Young Palace Lord – this is what appears to the outside now.

Sa Cheon-wook said.

“Then from now on, the results and their content will change according to the choice you make.”

This too was not wrong.

Man Seok-cheong, the lord of Seolhwa Mountain Villa, could simply deny it.

It was all Hyeon Seol-rin’s conspiracy, and they had no choice but to be deceived by the forged name of the Palace Lord – he could leave this place now and return to the Wind Wall where Seolhwa Mountain Villa was located.

Then the game would be reset, but he absolutely couldn’t do that.

“…My grandson gave that fellow a bracelet.”

“A bracelet… surely not the Seolhwa Hand Ring? You mean that divine object?”

Seol Mu-ryun, who owed his life to Woon-hwi, had handed over the Seolhwa Hand Ring, which was Seolhwa Mountain Villa’s divine object that he possessed.

This Seolhwa Hand Ring.

This was the problem.

The one who possesses the Seolhwa Hand Ring gains the authority to give orders to everyone except the lord of Seolhwa Mountain Villa.

Moreover, it wasn’t even stolen but directly received from Seol Mu-ryun – why would it be called a divine object?

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