Survival Guide for the Reincarnated - Chapter 96
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Chapter 96
Tsk.
Woon-hwi clicked his tongue and looked at those gathered in the Great Hall.
“I’m sorry, but it seems I won’t be able to play baduk for a while. I need to urgently attend to Main Palace business, so let’s postpone this for another time.”
Sighs of disappointment erupted here and there.
But they too were martial artists. Woon-hwi was a Polar Descendant.
Though he was called a bastard son of Snow Mountain, he was ultimately of legitimate lineage.
If it was Main Palace business, it was the most important matter from Woon-hwi’s perspective, so if they couldn’t understand that, they deserved to die.
“…We hope it will be good news.”
Someone said while performing the Embracing Fist.
At those words, the others also performed the Embracing Fist one by one. Woon-hwi also responded to them with the Embracing Fist.
Many were left with lingering feelings.
But that couldn’t be helped.
Before long, the Great Hall was cleanly emptied.
Only Jang Mu-jin, who was circulating energy on the floor, and Woon-hwi’s people remained.
“Ju So-ah.”
“…Yes?”
“Tell the Cheonha Trading Company to treat those people with utmost hospitality.”
“What on earth is going on?”
“It’s urgent business.”
“…I understand.”
“And Manager Seong.”
“Yes. Young Master.”
“Guard Senior Jang here.”
“…Am I being left out again this time?”
It was natural for him to feel disappointed, but this couldn’t be helped.
“If I leave this place, isn’t Manager Seong the only one with the greatest power in Yang-ryeong?”
“…That’s true.”
“That means Manager Seong is the only one who can manage Yang-ryeong.”
“…That’s also true.”
“If you don’t like it, then raise all the branch members here to at least the Body Establishment Boundary.”
Manager Seong let out a hollow laugh as if it were absurd.
Woon-hwi smiled slightly and looked at Cheon Pung.
“Cheon Pung.”
“Yes.”
“You’re coming with me. Prepare a carriage and horses.”
Cheon Pung’s expression brightened as he performed the Embracing Fist.
“I obey your command.”
Woon-hwi turned around.
His steps were leisurely as always, but there was a subtle tension within them.
Seol Mu-ryun.
Though he wasn’t particularly close to him, it was certain that he worked for the Snow Palace.
And it was also certain that Father cherished this man.
He intended to save him.
If it was the Thousand Year Poison Snake, he had a rough idea.
The destination was the Ice Sea Region where Seol Mu-ryun served as the general commander.
* * *
The carriage wheels were moving, raising dust.
The inside of the carriage was cramped.
No, to be precise, it was spacious enough, but it became cramped once Cheon Pung with his massive build got in.
“Cheon Pung.”
Cheon Pung, who had been grinning, quickly responded.
“Yes. Branch Leader!”
“How is life at the branch?”
“Of course it’s good! I’m truly more than satisfied.”
Cheon Pung, who gave such a spirited answer, was a simpler man than expected, and Woon-hwi was extremely fond of such a Cheon Pung.
Should he call it pure?
Even so, he had seen his sense of responsibility many times.
If only Cheon Pung’s martial level had reached the Three Flowers Gathering at the Crown, Woon-hwi might have passed the branch leader position to him.
He asked him.
“What did you say was the reason you came to rely on Snow Mountain?”
“Ah, my parents used to run a trading company in the In-tae region belonging to the Ice Sea Region. But that trading company collapsed badly, so we wandered from place to place… About 14 years ago, we encountered bandits near Snow Mountain, everyone died, and I escaped. Then I arrived at a place called Seol-ap, became a porter for the Blue Cloud Trading Company, and occasionally practiced the martial arts my parents had given me. Then…”
“You became a branch member?”
“Yes. It was about 8 years before I met you, Branch Leader.”
Among Woon-hwi’s people currently in Yang-ryeong, except for Ju So-ah, all were from Seol-ap.
Among them, Cheon Pung was also the person who had been a branch member the longest.
“It’s not often that we’re alone together, so if you have any questions, feel free to ask.”
As if he had been waiting, Cheon Pung asked.
“Baduk… How do you play it so well?”
“Well… Among the people I knew, there was someone who played baduk. I wanted to become like that person, so I sought teachings and became good at it.”
Cheon Pung tilted his head.
As mentioned earlier, Cheon Pung was the person who had been in Seol-ap the longest. Being such a person, he couldn’t not know that Woon-hwi hardly ever left Seol-ap.
But he sought teachings? It was a bit hard to understand, but he just accepted it.
Woon-hwi’s words were law in themselves.
If Woon-hwi said right now that those clouds in the sky were actually immortals’ excrement, Cheon Pung would be the type to believe it immediately.
But then.
“Did you perhaps beat that person too?”
This was a question asked out of pure curiosity.
The person from whom Woon-hwi sought teachings must surely be someone good at baduk.
Cheon Pung was currently thinking of that person as ‘Seol Jung-cheon’.
Since Seol Jung-cheon would be the best baduk player in Snow Mountain.
He didn’t know anyone else.
But Woon-hwi was currently thinking of ‘Cheon Do-ja’.
He fell into thought for a moment.
“Did I win… I did win. Thinking about my record after gaining enlightenment… I’d say it was roughly fifty-fifty.”
“Haha… You’re amazing, Branch Leader, but the Palace Lord is amazing too.”
Woon-hwi chuckled.
“The Palace Lord is indeed amazing.”
Woon-hwi asked the smiling Cheon Pung.
“What did you say was the name of the coachman driving the carriage?”
“It’s Yang Cheol. He’s a coachman sent by Han Seok-hyeon of the Cheonha Trading Company, and his skill at driving horses is truly remarkable, so we occasionally give him work.”
“Yang Cheol…”
The coachman’s seat wasn’t visible from where Woon-hwi was. Because there was a partition.
But Woon-hwi was looking beyond it.
Yang Cheol.
As he repeated that name, he burst into a chuckle.
The carriage slowly came to a stop.
Soon the curtain was pulled aside, and a bald man with an overall round impression spoke to Woon-hwi.
“Uh… someone is blocking the road.”
It was just as Woon-hwi was about to speak.
“Lord Woon-hwi!! I have something to say!!”
At the voice that seemed to tear their throats, both Cheon Pung and Woon-hwi frowned simultaneously.
Woon-hwi rose from his seat and came outside with Cheon Pung, where he could see them.
Two men with swords at their waists.
“What is this about?”
“I am Blue Harmony Sword Wang So-woon, and this fellow beside me is Blood Fortune Blade Guest Jang Maeng-gang.”
“I am in a hurry to get somewhere. What business do two warriors of the Four Heaven Alliance have…”
“Let’s play a game of baduk.”
It was annoying enough that his words were cut off, but the words that didn’t deviate even an inch from his expectations were even more irritating.
“As I said, I’m in a hurry. Something happened at the Main Palace…”
“I don’t care about that. We came seeking enlightenment. Please grant us one game each.”
Woon-hwi’s eyes sank deeply. Before he could even speak, Cheon Pung stepped forward.
“Didn’t you hear that we’re busy right now? And how dare you interrupt our Branch Leader’s words not once but twice! Move aside immediately!”
“I cannot move aside. And you seem to be just a Branch Member, so don’t interfere.”
The tone was completely different from when speaking to Woon-hwi, and it was unreasonable demands disguised as requests.
Woon-hwi, who had been staring at those two men, let out a hollow laugh.
There are no phenomena without reason in this world.
There must be reasons for why those two men in front of him are being so unreasonable.
“I’ll tell you one last time. Clear the path and go on your way.”
“We cannot do that. Please give us both some guidance. We must absolutely play a game!”
Woon-hwi slowly looked back and forth between the two men’s eyes.
On the surface they looked fine, but beyond their pupils, something was flowing like mist. And their unnatural speech and behavior.
One martial art came to mind.
Soul Spirit Mind Capture Technique.
That martial art, called a hypnotic technique that could bewitch even ghosts, was sometimes classified as sorcery, but regardless of that, it was definitely ‘demonic arts.’
There were ten martial arts forbidden in Murim, and this was one of them.
It was a terrifying secret technique that dominated an opponent’s mind with ‘the qi of heaven and earth,’ and once caught, one could never escape unless the caster directly released it.
It was absurd.
“Three people come to mind immediately, and one uncertain person, but I don’t know beyond that.”
“…What are you talking about right now? Let’s hurry and play a game…”
“Yang Cheol, was it?”
Woon-hwi, who had interrupted Wang So-woon’s words, looked at the coachman.
Yang Cheol flinched as if he hadn’t expected to be pointed out.
“Yes… that is indeed my name…”
“It won’t take long. Stay here with Cheon Pung and face Jang Maeng-gang.”
Cheon Pung blinked at this sudden situation. However, Woon-hwi had no intention of giving a long explanation.
“Cheon Pung’s body can sustain some injuries. But if he suffers wounds severe enough to lose limbs, then immediately Yang Cheol, you will die by my hand. Understand?”
“…I don’t really understand what you’re saying…”
“If Juche says anything, use my name. Got it?”
Yang Cheol’s eyes changed completely.
Those were the eyes of a Baekseol Wiryeong-dan member, a Harmony Realm warrior.
“…Indeed… they said one’s identity could be exposed just by walking style and speech patterns, and it was true.”
Woon-hwi, who had been looking at Yang Cheol for a moment, slowly drew his sword from his waist and walked forward.
“Cheon Pung.”
“Yes, Branch Leader.”
“Jang Maeng-gang’s level is Five Energy Harmonizing Origin. There’s no way you at Yang Gwang I Hyeon level could match him, but think of it as gaining experience and try your best to move. Like training. Understand?”
“Yes… sir!”
Thus Woon-hwi arrived in front of Wang So-woon.
“You want to play a game?”
“That’s right! So stop saying strange things and put away that menacing thing too! We just need to play a game…”
“Unfortunately, I don’t play games with stones.”
“…What?”
“Five Energy Harmonizing Origin, quite an impressive level, but it’s unfortunate that you’re a puppet.”
Woon-hwi struck down with his sword just like that.
Kwaang-!!
Wang So-woon’s sword, drawn before anyone knew it, blocked Woon-hwi’s sword.
“There isn’t much time, so come at me directly.”
“Ahh… This Wang, I finally understand. You intend to give enlightenment through the sword like a true warrior!! As expected of you! I! Will cut off your head today! Hahahaha!”
Anyone could see his speech and behavior were clearly insane, but Woon-hwi wasn’t flustered.
Wang So-woon struck down with his sword toward Woon-hwi, who had stepped back one pace.
Iron Harmony Sword Technique.
Originally, this was one of the sword techniques that only those affiliated with the Four Heaven Alliance’s Cheol-myeong Pavilion could learn.
Wang So-woon’s sword moved as if it were alive. Like an iron bird mercilessly diving down, the killing intent was not light and the blue sword qi gathered on the blade was very sharp in itself, but.
Woon-hwi’s feet disturbed the ground.
In an instant, Woon-hwi’s body moved two inches to the right and two inches backward.
Kwaaaaang-!!
Wang So-woon’s sword struck the ground, devastating that spot.
“Haha! Indeed! Truly magnificent! Now it’s time to die!”
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