Survival Guide for the Reincarnated - Chapter 55

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Chapter 55

 

I turned my head.

 

And behind me.

 

Paaaaaaaang-!!

 

The internal energy of a Four Stages of Heaven and Earth master who had reached the Body Establishment Boundary exploded.

 

Then Manager Seong’s voice was heard.

 

“This is Seong Yang-ho of the Baekseol Wiryeong Dan. Since Hyeon Seol-rin, one of the Polar Descendants, is following proper procedures with legitimate justification, no one else should interfere any further.”

 

It was a very weighty voice, different from before, and it wasn’t unpleasant to hear.

 

“If anyone interferes, whoever it may be will die today.”

 

Baekseol Wiryeong Dan.

 

As soon as those words came out, gasps could be heard from various places.

 

The Snow Palace has quite a few military units and over hundreds of affiliated sects.

 

But there are only two forces that support the Ten Thousand Year Snow Palace’s Main Palace.

 

The White Command Guard and the Baekseol Wiryeong Dan.

 

The White Command Guard is needless to say, a military unit where the Snow Palace’s elite belong and operates in the open.

 

But the Baekseol Wiryeong Dan is different.

 

They operate thoroughly in the shadows and don’t simply handle only the escort of Polar Descendants, but are also dispatched to various places in the Central Plains and some are already active there.

 

Their identities are thoroughly classified, and even the members of the Baekseol Wiryeong Dan don’t know each other’s identities.

 

Such is the organization called Baekseol Wiryeong Dan that Manager Seong belongs to.

 

I lowered my gaze.

 

As if unconcerned with such situations, Han Mu-rin had already brought the warrior he had subdued earlier before me, and I grabbed his hair without a moment’s hesitation and severed his right arm.

 

Slash.

 

That sound echoed, and the bastard let out a scream.

 

And there was someone who made a louder voice than that scream.

 

“No!!”

 

It was Cho Se-hwi.

 

“Seems like someone you cherish, is he your son?”

 

“Yes… son… he’s my son!”

 

“I see. Now, I ask again. Where is Jin So-hyeop’s corpse?”

 

“…That is…”

 

Since there was no answer, this time I brought my sword to that bastard’s right leg. Then Cho Se-hwi shouted.

 

“I’ll tell you!!”

 

As I stared at him quietly, he continued speaking.

 

“…Back Mountain… we buried him in the Back Mountain.”

 

“There’s not just one or two back mountains here, speak precisely.”

 

“…Near the entrance of Han Jeong Mountain… there’s a place where two tombstones face each other… We buried him behind the left tombstone.”

 

“Did you torture him?”

 

“…Yes.”

 

“Why?”

 

“…We coveted… his martial arts.”

 

“Did Jin So-hyeop open his mouth?”

 

“…He didn’t open it, and bit his own tongue and burst his heart himself.”

 

I ran my hand through my hair.

 

I had never told anyone.

 

The Heavenly Phenomenon Heart Method is definitely an ascending heart method.

 

And when I created it, I embedded one device in this heart method.

 

Whoever it may be, those who operate the Heavenly Phenomenon Heart Method carry a distinctive scent.

 

Only I can smell that scent.

 

Cho Se-hwi didn’t have that scent, and this son of Cho Se-hwi here now didn’t have that scent either.

 

It seems Jin So-hyeop was a guy with more backbone than I thought.

 

Then that’s settled.

 

I raised my sword and slashed Cho Se-hwi’s son’s throat just like that.

 

Slash-!

 

“No!!”

 

“Kheuk…”

 

“Ah… aah… aah…!”

 

I threw him aside like disposing of trash and crouched down in front of Cho Se-hwi.

 

“Are you sad?”

 

“…You… you, you bastard…”

 

“If you’re sad, it’s still too early. Han Mu-rin.”

 

“Yes. Lord Hyeon Seol-rin.”

 

“Do you have some knowledge about torture?”

 

He grinned.

 

“It’s a bit awkward to say with my own mouth, but I do know how.”

 

“I’m thinking of teaching you some knowledge about torture while we’re at it, do you want to learn?”

 

Han Mu-rin seemed to find this situation truly interesting.

 

“Of course.”

 

“Then that’s settled. Stop his bleeding and bring him along.”

 

“What should we do with that corpse over there?”

 

“Leave it as is.”

 

I briefly turned my head to look at Jin Yang-je.

 

“Don’t you have anything to say?”

 

“…What words do you want to hear.”

 

“I thought you’d at least offer thanks.”

 

“…What…? Thanks?”

 

“I caught a piece of trash within the Han Bing Gate for you, shouldn’t you be grateful?”

 

“…You… what are you… trying to say now.”

 

“You seem to have already forgotten what I told you earlier. I spoke to you about the race between lies and truth… Really, you still haven’t come to your senses.”

 

Cho Se-hwi is a very important figure.

 

This bastard was in Yang-ryeong, had close relations with County Magistrate Jeong Mu-gi in Yang-ryeong, and is also connected to the Four Major Sects.

 

What words will come out of this bastard’s mouth.

 

That’s not for this bastard to decide, but for me to decide.

 

It’s a world where even if he dies without saying anything, if I say that’s not the case, that becomes the truth.

 

The color instantly drained from Jin Yang-je’s face.

 

“Uncle. I will count exactly to five. Within that time, you must do what I desire. If you don’t, the Han Bing Gate will be erased from this world within the next four days.”

 

I clasped my hands behind my back and spoke in a small voice.

 

“One.”

 

What kind of trouble I’ll cause in the future is my freedom.

 

And imagining that is Jin Yang-je’s freedom.

 

“Two.”

 

I gave the Han Bing Gate sufficient opportunities.

 

I gave Seol Woon-hae opportunities too.

 

I kept giving them.

 

It wasn’t me who kicked those away.

 

Public insults, I could endure if I wanted to.

 

Pointing out mistakes, though their appearance of not acknowledging and only making excuses was pathetic, I could endure that too.

 

However.

 

The lack of respect for authority is hard to endure, and acting as if they’re above the Polar Descendants without knowing their place is even harder to endure.

 

I slowly closed my eyes.

 

“Three.”

 

After saying that, I opened my eyes.

 

Jin Yang-je was in front of me.

 

He spoke to me in a suppressed voice.

 

“…I apologize.”

 

I chuckled.

 

“Four.”

 

“…Am I not apologizing!”

 

“Is that what passes for an apology these days? An apology must be very respectful. What you just did is not an apology. You still seem full of self-consciousness about your illusory authority, so let’s just pretend this never happened.”

 

There was no need to count to five.

 

Just as I was about to turn around.

 

Thud.

 

Jin Yang-je knelt before me.

 

Then his right arm touched the ground, his left arm touched the ground as well. Finally, even his head touched the ground.

 

It was a full prostration.

 

“To the Polar Descendants… I have committed rudeness… Please forgive me.”

 

This is it.

 

This is an apology.

 

I lifted my foot and stepped on Jin Yang-je’s head.

 

“Uncle-in-law.”

 

“…Yes…”

 

“As I’ve said repeatedly, grudges and favors are very important.”

 

“…”

 

“At your age, seeing you continuously unable to distinguish right from wrong truly pains my heart.”

 

“…”

 

“Please don’t do this again next time. And today I wasted considerable time because of you, uncle-in-law. You’ll need to compensate me for this.”

 

“…I will.”

 

“Han Bing Gate must have quite a lot of medicinal materials, so I’ll take some of those materials and spirit pills. And since your refining skills are excellent, you must have useful weapons, so I’m thinking of taking a few swords and several hidden daggers if available.”

 

“…Do as you wish.”

 

I slowly removed my foot and crouched down in place.

 

“This is the last time. I won’t give you any more chances beyond this.”

 

I reached out, grabbed Jin Yang-je by the hair, and pulled him forward.

 

Then I whispered in his ear in a very small voice.

 

“Crawl up one more time and I’ll kill you.”

 

“…”

 

“I promise. I’ll inflict pain on you that you couldn’t even imagine in your lifetime. Han Bing Gate will become ashes, everyone who belonged here will die, and that will include your daughter, who would become my third wife. Not just her, but everyone in your older generation will all die too.”

 

Strength entered my hand.

 

“I promise this too. They will die writhing in agony. You will watch all of it, and all their resentment will be directed at you. I promise. You will definitely be killed last. So before you do anything, make sure to think first.”

 

Jin Yang-je began to tremble, and his eyes began to redden.

 

It wasn’t because he was scared, nor was he sad.

 

His body was trembling because he was enraged, and his eyes reddened because the blood vessels in his eyes had burst.

 

I ignored it.

 

Even if such vermin gets angry, it can’t reach me.

 

“This is one chance. This one opportunity will never come again in your lifetime. If you understand, nod.”

 

Jin Yang-je slowly nodded his head.

 

That’s enough.

 

I pushed his face aside and stood up.

 

I had no more time to waste on such things.

 

I had to recover Jin So-hyeop’s body.

 

* * *

 

Manager Seong asked.

 

“…I’m worried, will it really be okay?”

 

I chuckled.

 

“You’re worrying needlessly. Even though there are rules within the organization that can’t just be overlooked, there won’t be any punishment for Manager Seong personally.”

 

“That’s not what I was talking about.”

 

“Is there another worry besides that?”

 

“There is.”

 

Manager Seong pointed at my chest.

 

“What’s in that storage bag, that… is it really okay?”

 

“Is there a problem?”

 

“Wouldn’t there be for Han Bing Gate? That Jin Yang-je probably didn’t think you’d take that much.”

 

I could roughly understand why he was saying this.

 

I had told Jin Yang-je.

 

That I would take a few spirit pills and some resources, and a few swords and hidden daggers if available.

 

I did exactly as I said.

 

First, I swept up all the spirit pills in the warehouse, and swept up the training resources too.

 

I took fifteen swords and forty hidden daggers.

 

“As I told you then, it was Han Bing Gate that moved the Four Major Sects from behind.”

 

“Promising to clean up from behind if they killed Young Master, and if Young Master died, they would destroy those Four Major Sects with their own hands to eliminate witnesses… that?”

 

“I told such a person that if he just handed over Cho Se-hwi alone, I would settle all those grudges. But Jin Yang-je rejected that proposal. The idea that a better proposal than the initial one would come is nothing but delusion. What more needs to be said?”

 

Then Manager Seong asked as if truly curious.

 

“Were you really planning to settle it?”

 

I nodded my head.

 

I really was planning to settle it.

 

Han Bing Gate’s value helps Snow Palace’s future. Their technology is definitely one of Snow Mountain’s great resources, needless to say.

 

But unfortunately, there was a big problem with their mentality. So I reformed that.

 

“After the humiliation you suffered earlier… won’t they scheme behind your back?”

 

“If they do, I’ll just exterminate their sect.”

 

“Will you kill the third wife too?”

 

“She’s not my mother, is she?”

 

“…That’s true.”

 

I stared intently at Manager Seong.

 

Judging by his many questions and their inconsistent direction, the fundamental concern Manager Seong has right now must be something else.

 

It wasn’t difficult to guess.

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