The Evil Martial God Chronicles - Chapter 106

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Legend of the Evil Martial God

Chapter 106

 

 

 

The conversations of the surrounding people were mostly about the taxes they had to pay this time.

 

“Is there really such a law?”

“Of course not. It seems the governor made up that law as he pleased.”

“Right? If those taxes were collected, whose would they be?”

“Pardon?”

“They’d naturally belong to His Majesty, right? Then since they belong to His Majesty, I could use them as I please on his behalf, couldn’t I?”

“I, I suppose so?”

“Good.”

 

Watching Jeok Wigang grin wickedly, Ye Yahyeon shook his head as if he had no idea what the man was thinking.

 

 

 

“Ugh! What is this smell!”

“Why are you carrying rotten grain in your cart?”

 

The guards covered their noses and stepped back.

 

“We received grain, but they sent us rotten stuff. So we brought it back just like this to complain about it. Look at that. If it were a small amount, I wouldn’t even bother saying anything. That’s ten cartloads worth.”

“Ugh! Normally we should collect a toll, but your situation is pitiful, so we’ll let you through this time. Pass.”

“Thank you.”

 

The secretary who had been driving the horse at the front showed a good-natured smile and thanked the guards.

 

“Enough with the thanks, just pass through quickly!”

“Understood.”

 

When they covered it with the cloth cover again, the smell disappeared and only then did the guards show relieved expressions.

 

“Don’t you dare open that cloth cover until you reach that bastard’s house. Got it?”

“Yes! How could we refuse? We don’t want to smell that stench either.”

“Go quickly.”

“Yes.”

 

They passed through the castle gate and entered inside, but the city had no vitality at all.

The faces of people passing through the streets were full of worry, and there weren’t many people in the shops either.

 

“Where shall we go?”

 

At the secretary’s question, Jeok Wigang said.

 

“Let’s go to the red light district.”

“What? In broad daylight?”

“Yeah. What are you doing? Go quickly.”

“Huh? Yes.”

 

The secretary shook his head and spoke to Pungcheon.

 

“Pungcheon, let’s go this way.”

 

 

 

What greeted Jeok Wigang’s group upon arriving at the red light district were the touts.

“We’ll treat you well. Come this way.”

“We’re the best establishment in Unhae Castle. Please come in.”

 

Business must not have been going well, as they all desperately tried to attract Jeok Wigang’s group.

Then Jeok Wigang said.

 

“I’d like to see the moon reflected in the pond directly.”

 

At Jeok Wigang’s words, the expressions of those who had been touting instantly hardened.

 

“There’s no pond here, and the moon hasn’t risen yet.”

 

When the clueless secretary made a comment, Ye Yahyeon who was beside him smacked his mouth and said.

 

Smack-.

 

“Ow!”

“Stay quiet.”

“Yes…”

 

Then one of those who had been touting asked with a serious expression.

 

“They say the ripples are different wherever moonlight shines. Which ripples are you?”

“The moon reflected in the great sea.”

 

The moon reflected in the pond was a code word meaning the branch office leader here, and the moon reflected in the great sea was a code word meaning the highest position in Hao Gate.

The touts exchanged glances with each other, then spoke respectfully.

 

“Please follow me.”

 

One stepped forward and guided Jeok Wigang’s group with a cupped fist salute.

Following him, they soon came to a spacious manor.

The tout spoke to the martial artist guarding the gate.

 

“A black carp has appeared in the pond.”

 

Then one martial artist ran inside with a serious expression.

 

“Please wait a moment. We need to inform those inside as well.”

“Alright.”

 

A moment later.

A martial artist came out and spoke while giving a cupped fist salute.

 

“I will escort you inside.”

 

When Jeok Wigang got up from his seat and followed him in, Ye Yahyeon and the others also tried to follow.

At that moment, the martial artists blocked their path.

 

“Only that person may enter.”

 

Ye Yahyeon’s eyebrows twitched.

In the past, he would have cut their necks the moment they blocked him, but he held back.

Because he heard Jeok Wigang’s voice.

 

“Stay here.”

“Understood.”

 

Following the martial artist inside, a spacious garden appeared.

Throughout the garden, thick killing intent could be felt.

Killing intent brimming with hostility.

Knowing well why they were acting this way, he simply smiled.

The moon reflected on the great sea was a code phrase only the Gate Master could use.

But someone who wasn’t even the Gate Master had used it, so it wasn’t strange that they were showing this reaction.

At that moment, a middle-aged man wearing dark red silk robes came running out frantically and shouted urgently.

 

“What, what are you all doing! Withdraw your killing intent immediately!”

 

After shouting like he was scolding them, he ran to Jeok Wigang and prostrated himself.

 

“I! Munyang, branch manager of Unhae Castle! Pay my respects to the Supreme Gate Master!”

 

At Munyang’s shout, the martial artists who had been hiding all came out at once and prostrated themselves flat on the ground.

Supreme Gate Master.

That was Jeok Wigang’s position within Hao Gate.

Since he said he didn’t want to be Gate Master, they had seated him in the Supreme Gate Master position.

His authority was even stronger than the Gate Master’s.

A new Hao Gate law was established stating that all Hao Gate members, including the Gate Master, must unconditionally follow the Supreme Gate Master’s orders.

He was essentially the Gate Master of Hao Gate.

 

“You’ve raised them well.”

 

Munyang, who immediately grasped the meaning of Jeok Wigang’s words, bowed his head and said.

 

“Since the situation here changes urgently every day, I trained them with utmost effort. If you need them, you may take them.”

“No. I was praising you for doing well.”

“Thank you. I will escort you inside.”

“Yeah.”

 

 

 

Jeok Wigang obtained information about Unhae Castle here.

 

“So the Governor has no ability, but was able to grow this large thanks to the Military Advisor by his side?”

“That’s correct. The Military Advisor’s ability is one thing, but he’s also strong in martial arts.”

“A Military Advisor who’s also strong in martial arts?”

“That’s right. It seemed like martial power was his main strength, not his mind.”

“Really?”

“Yes. Also, he has a brutal personality and personally tortures or cruelly executes those who don’t please him. Of course, this information is not known to the outside.”

 

Looking at the continuing details, there was also a reason for collecting excessive taxes.

 

“The reason for collecting excessive taxes is for forced conscription?”

“Yes. Most citizens cannot properly pay their taxes, so they often perform military service instead of paying taxes.”

“What’s Unhae Castle’s current military strength?”

“Officially fifty thousand, unofficially one hundred twenty thousand.”

“So that’s why they embezzled military supplies like that. To feed the unofficial troops.”

“Correct. This is also the reason why they sent rotten military supplies to Hyeonryong Castle or didn’t send them at all with various excuses.”

 

Jeok Wigang nodded.

 

“What exactly are they trying to do by gathering troops?”

“As a result of secretly dispatching agents to observe, it wasn’t an ordinary army. Their training volume was three times that of a regular army, and dozens of people died during training every day.”

“What kind of training was it?”

“Spear techniques and formations, but according to the agent who observed, it was a formation that was practically the nemesis of those who had learned martial arts. This is it.”

 

Though not in detail, looking roughly at the formation, he seemed to know what kind of formation it was.

 

“They’ve mixed the Qi Return Formation and the Qi Absorption Ghost Kill Formation.”

“What are those?”

“The Qi Return Formation is a formation that gathers the opponent’s true energy and returns it to them, and the Qi Absorption Ghost Kill Formation is a formation that absorbs the opponent’s true energy for the soldiers to share. The more troops there are, the more they can absorb or gather, making the formation stronger.”

“The reason for training in such formations is…”

“It seems they’re planning to break the non-aggression pact between government and martial world and attack the martial world.”

“I think so too. I can’t understand it. When things are so peaceful, why would they want to wage war against the martial world?”

“Have you heard of Hundred Demon Heaven?”

“I’m hearing it for the first time.”

“There are such guys. Guys who covet the Central Plains. From their perspective, martial artists are thorns in their eyes. Not just martial artists, but armies would be thorns in their eyes too. So they make them fight. So that the two thorns fight each other until they’re utterly destroyed.”

“If such guys exist, shouldn’t we respond immediately?”

“There’s almost no information. How should I put it? It feels like a cell organization?”

“Well, even I, who am the branch manager of Hao Gate, supposedly the Central Plains’ greatest information organization, am hearing about this group for the first time.”

 

Jeok Wigang closed the documents and stood up from his seat.

 

“Still, now that we know such guys exist, we can prepare as we go, right?”

“Then what should we do about what’s happening in Unhae Castle? Shouldn’t we inform the people of the Central Plains?”

“No. That would only add to the chaos. I’ll handle it.”

“What?”

 

The branch manager looked bewildered at Jeok Wigang speaking as if it was nothing.

Was this a simple matter?

He even had such an illusion.

Then Jeok Wigang stood up from his seat and said.

 

“I’ve received the information well.”

“Are you leaving already? Since you’ve come such a long way, why don’t you rest here today to recover from your journey? I’ve prepared meals as well.”

 

At the branch manager’s earnest words, Jeok Wigang thought for a moment, then chuckled and said.

 

“Really? Since you’ve prepared everything, I can’t just leave. Call all the people outside too.”

“Yes. I understand.”

 

 

 

The next day.

While moving toward the Governor’s Residence where the Governor stayed, low moaning-like crying could be heard from somewhere.

The kind of crying that suggested some sad story.

Just as he was about to pass by, thinking it was personal grief, the low moaning-like crying gradually turned into wailing.

 

“Huuuk! Huk huk! My granddaughter… What shall I do? Poor thing… Huhuk!”

“Stop for a moment.”

 

At Jeok Wigang’s words, the cart that had been following in a line stopped.

When he turned his gaze toward where the crying was coming from, he saw a shabby house with its door half open, and inside, an elder was sitting on the ground, beating the earth while crying.

Next to the elder was a girl with a blank expression, just staring at the sky.

The girl’s face was bruised and her lips were torn with bloodstains remaining.

When Jeok Wigang got down from the cart, Ye Yahyeon asked.

 

“Why are you doing this?”

“Hm? It seems like there’s some story behind this.”

 

Ye Yahyeon shook his head.

Having to pay attention to every such trivial matter.

But since he feared the fist, he quietly followed along.

 

“Excuse me.”

 

At Jeok Wigang’s voice, the elder raised his head.

His eyes were so swollen from crying that all the blood vessels had burst, turning them red.

 

“Who are you…?”

“I was just passing by, but it seems like there’s deep resentment in your crying, elder.”

“Then… just pass by. Even if you knew, it’s not something you could solve.”

“You never know. Perhaps I might be able to help?”

 

The elder looked at Jeok Wigang with sad eyes.

 

“Then… please just listen to my unjust story.”

“Yes.”

 

The elder’s story began.

 

 

 

An elder who ran a small inn.

Originally there was a woman who helped with the work, but she couldn’t come for several days due to mourning, so his granddaughter came to the inn saying she would help in her place.

But unfortunately, his granddaughter caught the eye of a man called Im Baekmun, a notorious playboy famous in the area.

He kept making advances toward the granddaughter, and seeing this, the elder sent his granddaughter back home.

He thought that would be the end of it, but that was his mistake.

This Im Baekmun followed the granddaughter to her house, and in the empty house, she ended up suffering a terrible deed.

The enraged elder immediately reported Im Baekmun to the government office.

He believed the magistrate would resolve his granddaughter’s injustice and punish Im Baekmun.

But reality was not like that.

Im Baekmun – he was the Governor’s son-in-law.

The magistrate’s courage was not great enough to punish the Governor’s son-in-law, nor was he righteous enough.

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