The Chairman of Pharmaceutical Company is a Poison King - Chapter 200

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Chapter 200: Tae-ju’s Journey Across Gangho (2)

Gurye, Samhan Empire.

For a brief moment, all of Gurye was in an uproar.

Strange weather phenomena occurred at Jirisan Cheonwangbong, a monster-infested area.

Dark clouds suddenly gathered, bringing wind and rain, thunder and lightning, then a waterspout phenomenon occurred.

If this phenomenon had occurred throughout all of Gurye, it might have been different, but its range was limited only to Jirisan Cheonwangbong.

So there were claims that a real dragon had ascended to heaven.

Well, nothing strange about that.

With Immortals and Jecheon Daeseong appearing, what’s a mere dragon?

Baek Seo-yeon was very busy these days.

She was thinking of living virtuously.

By herself alone?

No.

Dragging in everyone related to her.

She had already received approval from Chairman Kim Tae-ju before he left.

The living virtuously project would begin with the establishment of the TJ Foundation centered around the Chairman.

Relief activities and financial support for all people who work hard and desperately but face difficulties due to legal blind spots.

It would cost an enormous amount of money, but no problem.

Various pharmaceuticals including Drink-je were still selling like hotcakes.

Shipping and shipbuilding?

Global monopoly.

Container ships equipped with black steel roamed the vast oceans, and ships built in shipyards had already completed contracts before even entering the dock.

We were planning to establish a foundation anyway due to tax issues, so this worked out perfectly.

Baek Seo-yeon called Chang-hun, Soon-cheol, and Dong-hun together.

Handing them thick foundation establishment plans.

“Now all TJ Guild members will be deployed in foundation operations. Same goes for Dong-hun.”

“A-all guild members? Then monster hunting and Gurye security missions are…”

“Monster subjugation is nothing at your level. Gurye security is very stable with support from the Jirisan Defense Military Unit.”

“Ah, yes, understood.”

Foundation operations could be done as instructed.

But Baek Chang-hun found his sister Baek Seo-yeon suspicious lately.

Father’s sickroom – at first she stamped her attendance daily, but now she didn’t even go near it.

Both the Chairman and his sister.

Had they given up on Father?

Baek Seo-yeon chuckled seeing Chang-hun like that.

Because she knew very well what his expression meant.

She had been the same way.

“Chang-hun.”

“Yes.”

“Don’t worry. Father will be fine.”

“…Really?”

“I swear. Soon you’ll be able to see Father much healthier. The Chairman said so too.”

“…”

Her lips were itching.

She wanted to tell them even now.

That Father was living happily in the heavenly realm.

But that should be left for Father.

She couldn’t take away the joy of him coming personally to tell the children stories about the heavenly realm.

By the way, where did the Chairman go?

Surely he didn’t go to the Immortal Realm?

* * *

Tae-ju was still at Cheonhwaru.

“Nyaaaang!”

While petting Ilbaek who had woken up and was slurping chu-ru, he listened to Chun-rang describe the current state of Gangho.

Well, quite many changes had occurred, but only one thing mattered to Tae-ju – the situation of the Sichuan Dang Clan.

The Dang Clan was in precarious danger.

The biggest cause was the absence of absolute masters due to Danggumak’s ascension.

Attacks came from all directions.

Starting with interfering with the family’s main business of medicinal herb distribution.

The supply of medicinal herbs flowing into Sichuan disappeared, and the Dang Clan’s young masters were attacked by unidentified assailants.

In this situation, what was Family Head Dang Cheol-hwi’s choice?

“He tried to overcome the crisis by somehow achieving mastery of divine arts, but… he pushed too hard and his body’s balance collapsed.”

A state of qi deviation.

Probably a tragedy born from impatience.

Naturally, the responsibility lay with the external forces that caused it.

“Who are the forces that shook Dangmun? As a member of the Five Great Brothels, you must have grasped at least that much?”

“Nyang?”

“…It’s the Five Great Families.”

“Are you certain?”

“Nyang?”

“It’s so well known in Gangho that you didn’t even need to come here. That’s why I asked if you had been in seclusion, Young Master.”

I knew it.

Who else but those Five Great Families bastards?

Originally it was the Four Great Families.

Including the Sichuan Dang Clan, Anhui’s Namgung Family, Hebei’s Paeng Clan, and Jinju’s Eon Family.

The Zhuge Family was excluded because they colluded with the Demonic Cult and were annihilated.

The position of the Five Great Families in Gangho is tremendous.

A position every martial family dreams of.

Thus, the family that moved into that vacant spot was Hangzhou’s Murong Family.

“Is there still a Sichuan Dang Clan branch in Daebong?”

“I-I’m sorry, but it was closed long ago…”

Even the Daebong branch disappeared.

How bad must the situation be?

If something happened to the branch, what about the main base?

“Tell me about the situation at the Sichuan Dang Family Compound.”

Sensing Tae-ju’s subtle anger, Chun-rang carefully opened her mouth.

“According to recent reports…”

“Don’t beat around the bush!”

“Nyang!”

“Elite combat units from the Murong Family and Huangbo Family are surrounding the Sichuan Dang Family Compound. The family heads personally stepped forward.”

Their guts have spilled outside their bellies.

“What’s their justification for attack?”

“During the Demonic Cult subjugation, many orthodox martial artists were sacrificed due to Elder Dokma’s indiscriminate Ten Thousand Flowers Rain attack, so they’re demanding accountability…”

Ridiculous bastards.

Do they think Ten Thousand Flowers Rain falls randomly like it’s blind?

‘No, they must know.’

If they’ve reached a certain level as martial artists, they couldn’t not know.

They’re doing this on purpose.

The Five Great Families’ twisted jealousy toward Dangmun.

That’s the most important cause.

“What is their ultimate goal?”

“They’re gradually applying pressure to force us to choose seclusion.”

If the Dang Clan chose seclusion, they would naturally be stripped of their position among the Five Great Clans.

It seemed the Hwangbo Family had already promised to take that vacant spot.

“Is the Eon Family just standing by?”

“The Namgung and Paeng Families have firmly blocked all their external routes.”

“Hahaha.”

A hollow laugh escaped him.

If Namgung and Paeng blocked the Eon Family, then Moyong and Hwangbo would deal with the Dang Clan.

The Imperial Palace wouldn’t intervene.

Originally, there was a principle of not interfering in martial world affairs, and most palace officials were likely already bought by the Namgung Family and others.

‘If only Danggumak’s son Dang Cheol-hwi had remained healthy…’

They wouldn’t have been cornered like this.

But why did Dang Cheol-hwi fall victim to qi deviation?

His Honweonmusangdokryeongong should have been at least 8-star level.

Tae-ju stood up abruptly, holding Ilisambaeyi.

He would fly to Sichuan as quickly as possible.

Then Chun-rang spoke up.

“Ah, Master, what about the Aging Fragrance Poison…”

“Hmm.”

“Please, I beg you. Please resolve this maiden’s resentment.”

“I’ll ask just one thing. Does Haowen have any connection to the Dang Clan’s crisis?”

“I swear there is none. Information about the Sichuan Dang Clan is not something we trade.”

The Magistrate’s ring remained quiet.

Meaning it was the truth.

In that case?

He grasped Chun-rang’s pulse point and moved his Toxic Spirit.

Whooom!

Hisssss!

The Aging Fragrance Poison was instantly neutralized.

Very slowly, Chun-rang’s wrinkles began to disappear.

“Ahhh! Your grace is as vast as the ocean!”

“It’s completely detoxified. But if you harbor any other thoughts…”

“How could I ever harbor improper thoughts toward you, Master?”

“And about today’s events…”

“I will keep absolutely silent.”

The most urgent problem was restoring Dang Cheol-hwi.

What came next?

Revenge and reconstruction.

“It was good to come to Gangho, wasn’t it?”

“Meow!”

Storytelling tourism was always more interesting than ordinary sightseeing.

* * *

Dang Family Compound, the clan village of the Dang Family.

The massive hall built at its center was Dangmun.

Dang Yeong-chan, the young clan leader of the Dang Family, let out a sigh as he watched the Moyong and Hwangbo warriors thoroughly surrounding the Dang Family Compound.

What kind of family was the Dang Clan?

A prestigious family among prestigious families that produced the Absolute Poison Demon—no, since he had ascended, the Absolute Poison Immortal Danggumak, who melted Cheonma with a handful of poison.

But his sudden absence had created a gap.

Once they showed weakness, packs of wolves came running from all directions.

At the center of it all was undoubtedly the Namgung Family.

The current Supreme Family Head Namgung Hun had found fault with everything even when grandfather was alive.

He had even refused to acknowledge the ascension until the very end.

An alliance of the Namgung and Paeng Families, plus the newly elevated Moyong and Hwangbo Families to the Five Great Clans.

Because of this, all friendly forces had turned their backs.

Those who had fawned over them, ready to give their liver and gall when grandfather was alive.

The Imperial Palace was the same.

The Emperor had even issued imperial edicts praising them, but now remained silent even to requests for mediation.

‘If only Father would recover and rise today…’

It felt hopeless.

Still, he had to pull himself together.

The Dang Clan’s fate rested in his hands.

Currently, all routes into the Dang Family Compound were thoroughly blocked.

Not long ago, they had suffered a surprise attack and even the food storehouse had burned down.

Actual combat hadn’t broken out yet.

What they demanded was Dangmun’s seclusion for 10 years.

Then they would lift the blockade.

But he could never accept that.

Eventually, they would have to settle this.

Even if they died, they would clearly imprint the terror of Dangmun.

“Elder brother.”

“Yeong-ryeong. How is Father?”

“Still…”

His sister Dang Yeong-ryeong looked extremely haggard.

She was still young, which made it all the more pitiful.

“More than that, our food supplies are running low. I don’t know how much longer we can hold out…”

“Hmm.”

He couldn’t endure any longer.

Starve to death or die fighting—one of the two.

And the choice was already made.

“Yeong-ryeong.”

“Yes.”

“Tell the steward to distribute all remaining food and let our people eat their fill.”

“Ah! Then…”

“Yes, we’ll fight to the death.”

Dang Yeong-ryeong also gritted her teeth and nodded, steeling her resolve.

However, Dang Yeong-chan said,

“When the battle begins, you take the family’s children and leave Sichuan.”

“What?”

“We must prevent the complete destruction of our family, mustn’t we?”

“N-no. I want to fight too. I can’t run away.”

“In the past, even grandfather had to leave Sichuan leading our people during the Demonic Cult invasion. But he rebuilt the family through bitter determination. Remember that time.”

“If that’s the case, then elder brother should be the one to leave.”

Dang Yeong-chan stroked Dang Yeong-ryeong’s head as he continued.

“Your mission is more valuable than dying in battle. How important it is to preserve our descendants…”

That’s when it happened.

‘Huh?’

A scene caught Young Clan Leader Dang Yeong-chan’s eye.

Someone was standing on the roof of the hall ahead.

A young man with short hair wearing strange clothes, and beside him, a white cat leisurely wandering around.

The sealed mansion.

There’s no way he came through the door.

Then he’s an intruder.

“How dare you!”

Dang Yeong-chan burst into an angry roar.

Swish!

A willow leaf throwing knife already gripped in his hand.

Tsspit!

The hidden weapon unleashed in a single flash flew straight toward the intruder.

However.

Clack!

The intruder casually caught the poison-coated hidden weapon with one hand.

“Gasp!”

Dang Yeong-chan and Dang Yeong-ryeong were startled.

He caught a single flash technique so easily?

Thud!

Tae-ju descended from the roof.

He could see familiar faces.

He walked toward them step by step.

“Yeong-chan and Yeong-ryeong?”

“Meow?”

“…”

“It’s okay. I’m not an enemy. Quite the opposite, actually.”

“Meow!”

“…”

Dang Yeong-chan pulled his sister behind him and slowly backed away.

He could tell from just one exchange.

He was no match for this intruder.

‘Who the hell is he?’

Tae-ju felt slightly troubled.

Dang Yeong-chan and Dang Yeong-ryeong, Danggumak’s grandchildren, were watching him with wary eyes.

He understood.

They wouldn’t know who he was.

Still, should he at least try talking?

“Actually, I’m an acquaintance of your grandfather, Danggumak. We’re very close friends…”

“Stop spouting nonsense!”

Well, that was a normal reaction.

It would be stranger if they said, “Oh really? You were grandfather’s friend!”

‘They’ve grown up well.’

Even if he explained everything, they wouldn’t understand.

Then?

“Ah! Has it gotten this late already? I have urgent business, so I’ll be going.”

Whoosh!

Tae-ju suddenly took off running.

While running hard.

“Ilbaek!”

“Meow?”

“Go cause some commotion.”

“Meow!”

“Don’t let anyone get hurt.”

“Meooow?”

“If they attack you, just take it. Just tank the hits.”

“…Meow, meow?”

“It’s fine. I’ll heal you later.”

“…”

Whoooosh!

Dang Yeong-chan was startled.

The movement technique that man had used.

It was a martial art he knew too well and had learned himself.

‘…Lightning Swift Wind Step?’

That’s the Dang Clan’s movement technique?

‘Why does that bastard know it?’

Come to think of it, his face looked familiar too.

This wasn’t the time to ponder.

“A beast has invaded. Everyone come out!”

Rumble!

The Dang Clan warriors came rushing out.

“Catch him!”

“Stop right there!”

“Don’t capture him alive, just kill him!”

Whistle whistle whistle!

Hidden weapons flew like rain.

Then.

“Grrrrowl!”

Ilbaek, transformed into his white tiger form, blocked the hidden weapons while threatening the warriors.

Still, he didn’t bite or claw anyone.

* * *

The most heavily guarded secret chamber in the Dang Clan.

The current clan head, Dang Cheol-hwi, lay on a bed with a completely bloodless complexion.

But he wasn’t alone.

A man keeping watch beside him.

Pale face and deep black clothing.

It was a Jeoseungsaja dispatched from Hwangcheon-gye.

Usually, those who die unjustly cannot let go of their lingering attachments and wander the nine heavens. Then they transform into evil spirits and disrupt the order of the Human Realm.

They must be taken directly.

This was the Jeoseungsaja’s duty.

‘It’s time.’

The Jeoseungsaja opened the book of life and death.

The character for “life” next to Dang Cheol-hwi’s name began to slowly fade.

Soon it would change to the character for “death” .

Suddenly!

Crash bang!

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Boom boom boom!

Loud noises came from outside.

‘What’s all that commotion?’

Has war already broken out?

It’s not time yet…

‘Tsk tsk, these martial artists.’

Right then!

Crack!

Thud!

The ceiling shattered and someone fell down below.

“Found you.”

What the hell is this guy now?

An assassin?

Even without this, Dang Cheol-hwi would die in a moment anyway.

‘I should take him now so he doesn’t see anything terrible.’

The Jeoseungsaja placed his hand on Dang Cheol-hwi’s forehead.

Intending to extract his soul directly.

But then?

Grab!

“Hey, you can’t do that!”

A man who grabbed his wrist.

‘What? He, he touched me?’

A human actually saw the Jeoseungsaja clearly and even made contact?

How?

Unless he’s a human born with Hwangcheon energy or an Immortal…

“Hello there.”

“…”

“I’m Kim Tae-ju, do you happen to know me?”

The Jeoseungsaja’s eyes rolled around frantically.

At first he was so dumbfounded that his thoughts stopped.

…Kim Tae-ju, Kim Tae-ju, Kim Tae-ju! Kim Tae-ju???

“Hiiiek?”

How could he not know?

That face was identical to the portrait hanging on the wall of the Immortal Realm Multiplex he often visited.

“…No way! Why is the Great Hero here?”

“Just happened to be around.”

That aside.

“Are, are you trying to change this man’s fate? Even if you’re Kim Tae-ju, predetermined destiny is…”

Tae-ju pulled out 3 cartons of cigarettes from the Infinite Space.

The ones with the highest nicotine and tar that Hwangcheon-gye administrators love most.

He casually nudged them into his side.

“Ahem, well, bringing such things.”

“Isn’t fate originally something that changes?”

“…That is a valid point.”

Next to Dang Cheol-hwi’s name in the ledger held by the Jeoseungsaja.

The character changing to (death) instantly switched to (life).

So clearly at that.

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