Survival Guide for the Reincarnated - Chapter 241

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Chapter 241

Manager Seong blinked his eyes and then made them shine.

“…Come to think of it… it is strange.”

Jang I-cheong’s scheme was missing one most important thing.

That was justification.

No matter how plausibly it was packaged, the core was ultimately this:

‘Cheon Su-sa of the Cheon Ui-maeng attacked Woon-guk’s government office and killed government troops.’

But what if those government troops were actually bandits from Green Forest? And what if that could be proven?

Rather, Woon-hwi would have helped the nation.

If things had proceeded as planned, it certainly could have caused some commotion, but Woon-hwi had the power to overturn all of this.

Without going far, he could just send a letter to Ten Thousand Year Snow Palace. The content was simple.

If he asked them to say a word to Woon-guk’s imperial family, Seol Jung-cheon would immediately send a letter to Woon-guk’s imperial family.

That content didn’t need to be complicated either.

A word to exercise restraint, just that much would be enough.

This was somewhat different in nature from relying on the Main Palace’s power.

As a martial artist, when everyone knew all of this was someone’s scheme, what reason was there to be played by that scheme?

It was reasonable to simply let the parties involved settle it with a life-and-death duel in a martial artist’s way.

Frankly speaking, if all the forces of Woon-guk, Ihwa Sword Heaven Sect, and Ten Thousand Year Snow Palace collided, Murim would be thrown into great chaos. No one wanted to make things big.

This was a truth that wouldn’t change even if Cheon Lim’s connections reached Woon-guk’s imperial family.

In the end, Jang I-cheong’s scheme was so flimsy that it couldn’t even be called a scheme.

Putting a leash around someone’s neck by merely moving Woon-guk’s imperial family? Without proper justification? Ridiculous.

But if this scheme that wasn’t even a scheme had two true intentions, the story would change greatly.

The first true intention was to gauge Woon-hwi’s level.

If Woon-hwi fell for this trick, he would receive a letter from Woon-guk’s imperial family as Jang I-cheong’s scheme intended and would be placed in a complicated situation.

Whether he had the ability to break through that or not.

Finding that out was the first true intention, and the second true intention was if this scheme itself was a deception prepared for ‘some matter.’

As he had told Jang I-cheong, he hadn’t said what he had ‘to say’ to Woon-hwi.

That was speaking of the second true intention, but since he maintained silence, from that moment Jang I-cheong became Woon-hwi’s enemy, and that fact became irreversible.

Clearly Woon-hwi had given him a chance.

“Guests will come soon.”

“…Guests, you say?”

“After preparing to welcome them, we’ll have our great match.”

Woon-hwi turned his back, and Manager Seong followed with a bewildered expression.

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Baek Mu-jin, the Ruthless Dark Sword of Ihwa Sword Heaven Sect, had entered Seong Jak-ju exactly seven days ago from today.

He was someone who received very great trust in Ihwa Sword Heaven Sect, second only to Jang I-cheong.

True to his alias of Ruthless Dark Sword, whether matters that appeared on the surface or matters that didn’t appear.

He was a man who would definitely accomplish whatever needed to be done in some way, without distinguishing between such things.

Moreover, with his skill that reached Sin Hwa Gyeong, the heaven-and-earth grade supreme movement technique called Shadowless Divine Step, and the martial art called Mysterious Moon Slash Technique that reached the lower level of Martial God grade, he was one of Ihwa Sword Heaven Sect’s sharpest blades.

Why had this man entered Seong Jak-ju?

The exact time he entered was the day after Woon-hwi took office in Seong Jak-ju. That was seven days ago, and he first observed the situation on the first day.

Later, when he heard that Seol Woon-hwi had subjugated the Seongchak Alliance and destroyed Green Forest on Seong Lim Mountain.

He received a letter from the sect.

The content was as follows:

-Jang I-cheong will draw Seol Woon-hwi’s attention, so during that time dismantle the Seongchak Alliance and then feed him the Thousand Year Blood Heart Poison to put a leash on him.

After reading the letter, Baek Mu-jin immediately understood.

What kind of game this was, what Jang I-cheong and the sect wanted.

That’s right.

The Green Forest Eighteen Strongholds matter was simply bait.

Luring Woon-hwi outside Seong Jak-ju and handling the real business in the meantime.

And the core of that plan was Baek Mu-jin himself, and he moved as he usually did.

The first person he approached was Jang Cheon-woon of Gangcheon Sword Sect.

With his Ip Sin Gyeong level skill, he was a skilled person even in the Seongchak Alliance, but he was also the person with the greatest dissatisfaction toward Woon-hwi.

Jang Cheon-woon, who had a history of being subdued by Woon-hwi, had been filled with anger ever since that incident.

Not only had he lost the substantial power of the Seongchak Alliance, but his pride as a martial artist had also been trampled.

-Sect Leader Jang, will you just continue to endure like this?

When Baek Mu-jin secretly approached, Jang Cheon-woon reacted as if he had been waiting. Baek Mu-jin made a proposal.

He would put a leash around Cheon Su-sa Seol Woon-hwi’s neck and make him a puppet, and he would give Jang Cheon-woon the authority to control that puppet.

After hearing Baek Mu-jin’s plan, he brightened up and shot up from his seat.

Even now, what he said couldn’t be forgotten.

-How can a rotten bastard like Seol Woon-hwi rule Seong Jak-ju!? That guy goes beyond being too reckless and is a complete human scum bastard! If I could just make him work like a dog, I’d give up my very soul!

Jang Cheon-woon, whose heart was already inclined, brought Nak Hae-wang of Iron Ship Hall and Shin Na-yeong of Fragrant Group.

They were those with the most complaints after Jang Cheon-woon within the Seongchak Alliance, and above all, both of their martial arts levels were Jo Hwa-gyeong.

All of them were easily persuaded, heard the plan, and accepted.

Baek Mu-jin said:

-Remember well. The Seongchak Alliance will be reborn. Seol Woon-hwi will maintain his position as Cheon Su-sa but will become a puppet, and you will become the heads of a giant organization that dominates Seong Jak-ju. Above all, Ihwa Sword Heaven Sect will be with you, so don’t be afraid.

It wasn’t the end.

-This matter must maintain strict secrecy. Especially, you must never mention this fact to those who entered Cheonrakbu.

That was natural.

-Pung Mu-hwi had been serving as the head of the existing Seongchak Alliance, but he proved himself unqualified to maintain that position as someone who submitted to that brat Seol Woon-hwi. Therefore, we will kill him or make him a cripple. I will take responsibility for accomplishing that, so don’t worry.

Every time Baek Mu-jin’s story continued, the traitors of the Seongchak Alliance laughed inwardly.

They were convinced.

This matter would succeed.

Thinking logically, Seol Woon-hwi had already subdued Jang Cheon-woon and had also subdued Pung Mu-hwi.

Where were their martial arts levels? Ip Sin Gyeong and Sin Hwa Gyeong respectively.

Just looking at the results was enough.

-No one denies that his potential is beyond imagination, but he too has weaknesses.

Baek Mu-jin’s eyes flashed.

-His internal energy follows a slightly different path from the general energy we use. Especially destructive power, that is his core. The fact that a martial artist of Ogijowen can reach a martial artist of Cheonji Four Realms means he has the power to pierce through or match natural energy, but that becomes both his strength and weakness.

It was simple.

-His weakness is stamina. If we drag out the fight or fight with numbers, he’ll have no choice but to collapse from exhaustion. Seong Yang-ho who will be by his side is an Ip Sin Gyeong martial artist, but I can face him or Sect Leader Jang can face him. In the end, if Seol Woon-hwi falls, Seong Yang-ho will have no choice but to fall too.

Just the elite martial artists that Nak Hae-wang, Shin Na-yeong, and Jang Cheon-woon brought numbered over a hundred.

All were people of Yang Gwang I Hyeon level or above, and among them ten were Ogijowen and twenty were Samhwachujeong.

It wasn’t the end.

Two Jo Hwa-gyeong who belonged to the Seongchak Alliance, one Ip Sin Gyeong, and Baek Mu-jin himself from Ihwa Sword Heaven Sect at Sin Hwa Gyeong.

Plus four Jo Hwa-gyeong martial artists separately sent by Ihwa Sword Heaven Sect.

These four were also shadows of Ihwa Sword Heaven Sect and Baek Mu-jin’s successors.

With no less than eight martial artists who had entered Cheonji Four Realms, and over a hundred martial artists to use as meat shields.

This was more than enough to face Woon-hwi and Manager Seong, it was overflowing.

The problem was timing.

It was a fact everyone knew that Cheon Ryong Palace was under repair.

In a situation where even the training ground was completely destroyed, the Cheonrakbu members couldn’t stay there, so when Woon-hwi returned, naturally Cheonrakbu would head to Punggeom Hall, and Woon-hwi would remain at Cheon Ryong Palace with Manager Seong.

At an inn on the outskirts of Seong Jak-ju, Baek Mu-jin, Jang Cheon-woon, and the other traitors were waiting for the signal.

Time passed.

Today, Seol Woon-hwi and Cheonrakbu had returned.

Baek Mu-jin waited for the ‘moment’ while thinking to himself.

‘This plan is much more meticulous than I thought.’

Lure Woon-hwi outside, then collapse the interior and strike decisively the moment he returns to completely subdue him.

And if they could completely control him with the Thousand Year Blood Heart Technique, it would be no different from obtaining a powerful card – the genius of both Cheonsu Temple of the Heavenly Righteousness Alliance and the Ten Thousand Year Snow Palace.

What was slightly puzzling was.

‘…Is this really necessary to this extent.’

It was a fundamental question. Using the Green Forest Sect to draw Seol Woon-hwi in, making him deduce the fake purpose of trying to use the Imperial Court, then secretly dismantling the Seong Jak Alliance and subduing him the moment he returns to put a leash on him.

It was beyond meticulous – it was nearly perfect.

If one didn’t notice midway, they would inevitably fall victim, and in fact, even if they did notice, nothing would change.

This, this was truly puzzling.

He knew Seol Woon-hwi was remarkable, but was it really necessary to go this far.

Though Baek Mu-jin was a sharp blade of the Ihwageomseonchong, he didn’t know everything.

If he had known that they intended to use Seol Woon-hwi as a sword for rebuilding the Thousand Year Demon Cult, he would have understood everything, but there was no way Baek Mu-jin could know that fact, which only a select few within the Ihwageomseonchong knew.

One would need to be at least at Jang I-cheong’s level to have the authority to know.

That’s when it happened.

Bang!

The inn door opened urgently and a ‘beggar’ wearing three belts came running in.

“Master Baek!”

Sam Gyeol-gae said urgently while breathing heavily.

“All the Cheon Rak Bu members have headed to Pung Geom Hall with Pung Mu-hwi. Right now, only Woon-hwi and Manager Seong remain in Cheon Ryong Palace!”

Baek Mu-jin’s eyes flashed. The moment he had been waiting for had finally come.

“Are you certain?”

“Yes! I confirmed it myself. The procession of Cheon Rak Bu members completely disappeared toward Pung Geom Hall.”

It was perfect.

Baek Mu-jin stood up from his seat and said.

“The time has come.”

He fastened his sword to his waist and slowly walked out of the inn.

“Tonight, the master of Seongchakju will change.”

Everyone nodded their heads.

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