Survival Guide for the Reincarnated - Chapter 215

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Chapter 215

So he asked.

“Do you need me?”

“I need you.”

“Until when do you need me?”

Woon-hwi, who seemed to think for a moment, spoke briefly.

“10 years.”

“10 years? Is that enough?”

“It’s sufficient.”

These 10 years referred to the period Sim Mun-ryong would spend with the Ten Thousand Year Snow Palace.

“Alright, let’s make it 10 years. I’m going to rebuild the Huashan Sect after 10 years, so don’t try to stop me, okay?”

“I won’t stop you.”

“…You’re quite decisive.”

Sim Mun-ryong scratched his head.

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Where is the heart of the Central Plains?

Based on the map, the place that could clearly be called the heart was Gongneung.

The location of the Martial Alliance’s main headquarters.

And northwest of that Gongneung was Sichuan.

While it couldn’t be called the complete heart, it could still be said to be located around the solar plexus area. So where was the Cheon Ui-maeng located?

It was in Cheonsu.

If you traveled southeast from Gongneung for about half a month, you would reach the territory of Un Kingdom, and Cheonsu, located on the outskirts of that Un Kingdom, was precisely the domain of Cheon Ui-maeng.

Woon-hwi and Manager Seong, who had parted ways with Sim Mun-ryong at Ice White Gorge, headed straight for Cheonsu.

Exactly half a month later, a meeting was scheduled at the main headquarters of Cheon Ui-maeng.

The delegations that participated in the revival of Cheon Ui-maeng would gather there, but unfortunately, when traveling on ordinary horses, it would take at least half a month or more to get from Ice White Gorge to Cheonsu.

Since time was quite tight, Woon-hwi hurried.

“…Young Master. Your injuries are severe, so couldn’t we just rest for a few days before going?”

“As I said before…”

Woon-hwi frowned at the pain he felt in his shoulder and continued while catching his breath.

“A promise can only maintain its significance if it remains unchanged under any circumstances.”

“…Young Master…”

“There’s a scheduled time, and everyone promised to arrive at that time. Since taking the detour was my decision, shouldn’t I also take responsibility for it?”

“…”

“I can just recover from my injuries while traveling.”

“Then, why don’t we at least get a carriage? If we drive the carriage without stopping, we’ll arrive on time with room to spare… and you could rest inside the carriage to recover…”

Manager Seong couldn’t continue his words.

That was right.

There was a carriage on the other side.

Five horses were connected to that carriage, and they were clearly fine horses at first glance.

And the man who had been standing respectfully in front of that carriage looked at Woon-hwi and Manager Seong and smiled quietly.

Moderately long hair and a moderate build.

And a black long robe covering his entire body.

Seo Hyo of Cheon Lim smiled gently.

Manager Seong looked at Woon-hwi with a bewildered expression.

“By any chance, did you send a letter or something in advance?”

Woon-hwi shook his head.

“…Then how…”

“Manager Seong.”

“…Yes, Young Master.”

“What do you think is most important in operating an organization called Cheon Lim?”

“…Well. Strength? Judgment?”

“It’s intuition.”

“…”

“Seo Hyo has quick intuition. He’s a man who can read the situation better than anyone else and understand what kind of judgment and decisions would be right if he were to step into it.”

Manager Seong asked.

“Did you predict this situation?”

Woon-hwi answered confidently.

“I could not.”

“…Then why are you acting so dignified?”

Woon-hwi closed his mouth as if he had nothing to say, and the two naturally stopped in front of Seo Hyo.

Seo Hyo smiled broadly.

“You’re a bit late.”

“Did you bring what we talked about then?”

“Of course. But first, please get in the carriage. Your injuries look severe.”

Woon-hwi got into the carriage without complaint, followed by Manager Seong and Seo Hyo.

Half a month ago, when Woon-hwi returned to Yang Ling-ju, he had a secret meeting with Seo Hyo. Woon-hwi had given Seo Hyo the answer that he would go to Cheon Ui-maeng, and Seo Hyo had said he would prepare information.

What Woon-hwi called “what we talked about then” referred to this information that Seo Hyo was now handing over.

Woon-hwi began to carefully examine the tremendously thick bundle of papers one by one, and the list of delegations was quite interesting.

“As you’re probably already seeing, among the Five Great Sword Sects, the Divine Kill Sword Sect is missing, and among the Four Evil Sects, the Heart Demon Blade Gate is missing.”

The list heading to Cheon Ui-maeng was as follows.

Among the Five Great Sword Sects were the Suncheon Sword Sect, the Strange Transformation Sword Heaven Sect, the Heavenly Sound Sword Sect, and the Blue Cloud Sword Sect—these four. Among the Four Evil Sects were the Hondo Maryeom Palace, the Black Heaven Demon Captive Palace, and the Heavenly Demon Yin Spirit Gate.

In addition to that, even the Ten Thousand Year Snow Palace, which belonged to neither the Five Great Sword Sects nor the Four Evil Sects.

A total of eight sects were heading to Cheon Ui-maeng.

“Why did the Divine Kill Sword Sect drop out?”

“It seems there was pressure from the Martial Alliance.”

“The Martial Alliance?”

“Yes. Vice Alliance Leader Zhuge Yeong-hyeon personally went to the Divine Kill Sword Sect and had a private meeting with the sect leader there, but I don’t know the details of the content. However, Zhuge Yeong-hyeon made some kind of demand, and the Divine Kill Sword Sect destroyed the carriage he came in and cut off the heads of all the war horses he brought.”

Woon-hwi chuckled.

“It seems the sect leader of the Divine Kill Sword Sect rejected Zhuge Yeong-hyeon’s proposal.”

“That’s about right. But if we look at this differently…”

“It also means the Martial Alliance has already prepared some kind of operation.”

“Correct. It seems this business will become a bit difficult for you.”

Woon-hwi’s smile remained unchanged.

“Seo Hyo.”

“Yes, General Leader.”

“Zhuge Yeong-hyeon is a very cunning man. There’s a reason he holds the position of Vice Alliance Leader of the Martial Alliance.”

Woon-hwi’s eyes held conviction.

“Keep a close watch on the Divine Kill Sword Sect’s movements, and if there are any changes, report to me immediately.”

Seo Hyo, who had been thinking for a moment, lit up his eyes.

“…You see the conflict between the Divine Kill Sword Sect and Zhuge Yeong-hyeon as an act.”

“The news that Zhuge Yeong-hyeon was humiliated at the Divine Kill Sword Sect would have spread widely. Right?”

“That’s correct.”

“The sect leader of the Divine Kill Sword Sect and Zhuge Yeong-hyeon are not fools. But the fact that they handled the matter so noisily means there must be something they planned separately, don’t you think?”

“…I’ll investigate it.”

Woon-hwi nodded and examined the materials once more, then quietly spoke the titles and names.

“Ten Thousand Transformation Sword Emperor Jang Yi-cheong, Wind Cloud Sword So Ye-hwa, Clear Sound Sword Master Jin So-cheon, Blue Feather Swordsman Hang Ryeo, Red Flame Lord Hwa Mu-ryeong, Heavenly Wolf Demon Point Heuk Myeong, Soul Demon Spirit So Ryeong-hwa… Are all of these people really coming?”

“Yes. Some have already arrived at Cheon Su Mountain, and others have departed.”

It was extremely interesting.

Excluding Jang Yi-cheong, a warrior from the Pear Blossom Sword Heaven Sect, all the rest were warriors between the Body Establishment Boundary and Divine Transformation Realm, and they would be the main force.

But just one person.

Jang Yi-cheong was bothersome.

“A warrior of the Heaven-Human Realm… Did Cheon Rim make a move?”

“That’s correct. Cheon Rim is very interested in this reconstruction of the Heavenly Righteousness Alliance.”

Woon-hwi, who seemed to be thinking for a moment, asked in a quiet voice.

“Who set up this game?”

Woon-hwi had heard about the reconstruction of the Heavenly Righteousness Alliance from Yang Seol-jin. But looking at how things were unfolding, something became ambiguous.

“To be certain, it’s not Cheon Rim.”

“Then, is it Mae Wi-dong?”

Mae Wi-dong, who had been the vice-leader of the Heavenly Righteousness Alliance, was naturally leading the Heavenly Righteousness Alliance after Ye Won-je’s death.

“First, it’s true that Mae Wi-dong sent letters to the Five Great Sword Sects and Four Demonic Outer Sects asking them to lend their strength in reconstructing the Heavenly Righteousness Alliance. But even he probably didn’t think the Ten Thousand Year Snow Palace would be included.”

This was, how should I put it.

It was a fundamental question.

“Then, who exactly killed Ye Won-je?”

“…I’m not sure. But to be certain, it’s not Cheon Rim.”

Cheon Rim should definitely be considered an exception.

If Cheon Rim had killed Ye Won-je, there would be no need to orchestrate things this way. No, Cheon Rim didn’t have the power to kill Ye Won-je in the first place.

They were responsible for ‘wealth’ rather than ‘military force’ after all.

Especially Yang Seol-jin intervening in the middle to insert the Ten Thousand Year Snow Palace didn’t make sense either.

This was definitely unrelated to Cheon Rim.

And if it was unrelated to Cheon Rim, it meant it was also unrelated to Yu Cheong and Yang Seol-jin, so this had to be viewed from a different perspective.

Usually when someone dies, the culprit is the person who gains the most from that incident.

Currently, Mae Wi-dong has gained the most benefit.

So did Mae Wi-dong kill Ye Won-je?

This wasn’t certain either.

If Mae Wi-dong had killed him, there would be no reason to request help from external forces.

“If Mae Wi-dong had killed him, he would have used poison or something, but they say no traces of poison were found.”

“Are you certain?”

“Since it’s a combination of information… rather than being certain, it’s highly likely.”

“Not poisoning either…? Then what was the cause of death?”

“They say his head was severed. They couldn’t determine whether it was a sword, blade, or what specific weapon.”

“Hmm…”

“As you know, there are extremely few people who could assassinate a master of ‘Dao Transformation Authority Truth’ like that.”

He was startled.

“Dao Transformation Authority Truth?”

“You didn’t seem to know. Though it’s top secret, four days before his death, Ye Won-je had ascended to Dao Transformation Authority Truth.”

“Even if he hadn’t ascended long ago, masters of Dao Transformation Authority Truth are rare, yet someone beheaded such a Ye Won-je? Without leaving any traces?”

“…That’s about right.”

Who could it be?

Who exactly killed Ye Won-je?

“For now, there’s also a possibility it could be the Martial Alliance or Four Heaven Alliance, so I’ll investigate once.”

Though Woon-hwi nodded, he was skeptical.

He had already experienced Kang Cheon-u and Gun Mu-gyeol in his previous life.

Given Kang Cheon-u’s personality, if he had to kill Ye Won-je, rather than assassination, he would have openly attacked the Heavenly Righteousness Alliance, requested a life-and-death duel, and killed him on the spot.

Gun Mu-gyeol was similar.

He might be capable of committing assassination, but the probability was low. Gun Mu-gyeol was a man with a kind of obsession that he had to maximize the cards in his hand as much as possible.

If such a person had to kill the leader of the Heavenly Righteousness Alliance, he would likely scheme to have him killed by someone else’s hand and pursue other benefits in the process.

He was just that kind of man.

And now another person’s name flashed through Woon-hwi’s mind.

It was just a simple feeling, but strangely, Cheon Do-ja kept bothering him.

“Seo Hyo.”

“Yes, Master.”

“Now, say what you want to say.”

Seo Hyo sighed and put down the materials he was holding beside him as he spoke.

“Yu Cheong has noticed.”

“You mean Yang Seol-jin’s absence?”

“Yes.”

Woon-hwi smiled.

“How much do you think he knows?”

No matter how remarkable Yu Cheong was, the current Snow Palace was completely under Seol Jung-cheon’s control.

All the people who could serve as his eyes and ears had either died or become crippled, so just how much could he see?

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