The Evil Martial God Chronicles - Chapter 40
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Legend of the Evil Martial God
Chapter 40
Was giving them a chance just a lie?
All sorts of thoughts flashed through his mind.
That’s when it happened.
“W-wait a moment!”
Huh?
He heard a familiar voice.
Looking up to check, he saw Guyang Hu running from far away, panting heavily.
Why is that guy here?
He shouldn’t come.
Just as he was about to shout that, he saw Guyang Hu’s expression.
An urgent and desperate expression.
Guyang Hu, who had run all the way to the front, knelt before Jeok Wigang while breathing heavily.
“P-please forgive Father… forgive our family! I will become older brother’s servant and pay for our sins!”
Guyang Hyeon was startled by Guyang Hu’s cry.
The youngest, whom he had only seen as a child, had grown up and was saying such admirable words.
His heart swelled with emotion.
Then he came to his senses.
Now was not the time for this.
“Hu! What are you saying! You becoming a servant! That’s nonsense!”
Guyang Hyeon clung to Jeok Wigang.
“I-I’ll do it! I’ll do whatever you ask, so punish me. All the sins started from me.”
Seeing Guyang Hyeon shedding tears and trying to protect his child somehow, Jeok Wigang spoke.
“Just as you cherish your child like that, other people cherish theirs too.”
“Y-yes! From now on, I’ll live serving others! So please place all the blame on me alone.”
“Really? You’ll show a changed side from now on?”
“O-of course!”
“If you don’t change… then it won’t end with just the hall.”
Gulp-.
Guyang Hyeon unconsciously swallowed dry saliva and nodded his head vigorously.
“Good. Then I’ll trust you.”
As Jeok Wigang turned around, Guyang Hu followed behind him.
Guyang Hyeon urgently called out.
“H-Hu! Where are you going?”
“Didn’t I just say? That I would become older brother’s servant. A man’s word is worth a thousand gold.”
“B-but didn’t I say I would do it instead?”
“What are you saying? Father must govern the family. Can’t you see? All the family members rely on and follow only Father.”
“Hu.”
“I’m fine. I’ll study hard by older brother’s side and achieve success in life.”
At Guyang Hu’s words, Jeok Wigang chuckled and said.
“What? You want me to take care of your studies?”
“N-no.”
“Forget it. Stay here and help your father while studying.”
“Older brother?”
“Did you know I was your older brother?”
“Anyone could see you’re my older brother.”
“True.”
What need was there for a mask?
Jeok Wigang removed his mask and showed his face.
Guyang Hyeon was surprised by his younger appearance than expected.
“Now that you’ve seen my face, are you going to seek revenge?”
“N-no! That will absolutely never happen.”
“Ah, the place I live is Jin Mu Sect. Come if you have any complaints.”
Guyang Hyeon engraved it in his mind.
As a place that must absolutely never be touched, he planned to nail it into the family laws.
And also that it was a family name that must never be spoken aloud.
Guyang Hu also had a change of heart.
He realized how infinitely small his existence was, and also learned how wrong his past actions had been.
He wasn’t originally a person with bad character, and these incidents happened because he didn’t know what he was doing wrong.
That’s why Jeok Wigang gave Guyang Hu and the Guyang Family a chance.
Judging that they could change.
If they didn’t change, then he would really have to eliminate them.
For a moment, the Guyang father and son saw Jeok Wigang’s expression turn cold.
They felt goosebumps all over their bodies.
“I’ll be watching. How you do.”
“Y-yes. I will absolutely not disappoint you.”
“That’s right. It will be difficult, but I’ll also do my best to help make us a family praised by people.”
“Yes. Make sure you do. Then there won’t be any reason for us to meet again.”
“No. I will definitely meet older brother again.”
“Hm?”
“So I’ll show you. How the Guyang Family has changed. Then I want to receive praise from older brother.”
Jeok Wigang chuckled.
“Alright. I’ll look forward to it.”
The people of the family quietly watched the back of Jeok Wigang as he waved his hand and leisurely left the Guyang Family estate that had turned into ruins.
After Jeok Wigang disappeared, Guyang Hyeon shouted.
“Now! From today, our Guyang Family will be different! Vice General Manager!”
“Yes!”
“From today, you are the Chief Steward of the Guyang Family.”
“I am loyal!”
“For the time being, we will move our residence to Manheon Pavilion, the family’s villa. Hurry.”
“I will prepare immediately.”
Jeok Wigang hummed as he headed somewhere.
That place was Gwiwanggok, where the Ghost Kill Group’s main base was located.
This place was gloomy and dark even in broad daylight.
He lightly subdued the wild beasts that attacked him along the way and wrapped their tails around his shoulders.
“I was wondering what to do going empty-handed, but this worked out well.”
Since he caught them with his fists, the pelts were clean.
After walking like that for quite a while, at some point he felt silence throughout the entire valley.
A silence where not even bird songs or insect sounds could be heard.
Jeok Wigang smiled.
“Looks like I’ve arrived.”
He looked around his surroundings.
The Ghost Kill Group’s main base must be somewhere around here.
As he was about to take another step, he saw a stone monument.
Enter Valley, Certain Death
It was a stone monument with an inscription saying that entering the valley meant certain death.
He lightly ignored it and entered inside, then heard a voice.
“To set foot here even after seeing the stone monument, you must have two lives or so.”
“If I don’t set foot here, no one will come out, so I have to.”
“From your way of speaking, it seems you know where this place is?”
“Yeah. This is the Ghost Kill Group Main Base, right?”
Jeok Wigang turned his head toward the direction the voice was coming from.
“Don’t hide and come out. I’m a guest who came by invitation.”
“Whose invitation did you receive?”
“Your Ghost Lord.”
“Our Ghost Lord invited you?”
“Yeah.”
“Show us proof.”
“I’ll show you the proof, so come out.”
As soon as he finished saying to come out, five assassins had already appeared and were pointing swords at Jeok Wigang’s arms, legs, and neck.
“There, satisfied? Now show us the proof that the Ghost Lord invited you.”
Jeok Wigang chuckled and took out the Ghost King Token from his chest to show them.
“Here, this is the proof your Ghost Lord gave me before leaving.”
“Gasp! Th-this is the Gh-Ghost King Medallion!”
The startled assassins began examining the proof closely.
“It’s, it’s real.”
“How on earth did you get this?”
When they looked at him with disbelieving expressions, Jeok Wigang tilted his head and said.
“That’s strange? He clearly said that if I showed this, you’d bow your heads and guide me to him.”
At Jeok Wigang’s words, the assassins finally came to their senses and prostrated themselves in unison.
“We follow with our flesh and obey with our souls!”
“That’s enough. Will you quickly guide me to the Ghost Lord? I’m tired from the long journey.”
“Ah, understood. Please follow me.”
One of the assassins carefully took the lead.
“Then the rest of you continue what you were doing.”
When he waved the Ghost King Medallion and spoke, the assassins bowed their heads in unison, answered, and disappeared.
“They listen well.”
With a pleased expression, he followed the assassin who was leading the way.
The assassin leading the way kept glancing at Jeok Wigang.
No matter how he looked, at most he seemed to have just passed the age of twenty.
No, he might be even younger than that.
But what was that composure?
He seemed like a seasoned master who had experienced all kinds of hardships over many years.
What kind of relationship could he have with the Ghost Lord?
Could he be his son?
Or maybe his grandson?
That couldn’t be it.
The way he called the Ghost Lord earlier didn’t seem like they were relatives.
It was more like, how should he put it, calling a subordinate?
‘That’s ridiculous.’
He shook his head, thinking he had gone too far.
As he guided him into the Ghost Kill Group Main Base, something seemed chaotic.
All the assassins of the Ghost Kill Group seemed to be gathered in the main base plaza.
He asked his fellow assassins nearby.
“What’s going on? Is something happening?”
“It’s chaos right now.”
“What chaos? Did someone attack us?”
“No. The Ghost Lord has gone mad.”
“What? What do you mean? The Ghost Lord has gone mad?”
“Well, he says he’s going to disband the Ghost Kill Group and do something else.”
“Dis-disband the Ghost Kill Group? Something else what?”
“He wants to convert it into a bodyguard sect.”
For a moment, the questioning assassin looked at the answering assassin with a dazed expression.
Jeok Wigang, who had been listening to their conversation, smiled and looked at Jin Muryang, the Ghost Lord of the Ghost Kill Group, standing on the distant platform.
He found it admirable how faithfully he was keeping his promise.
Then the conversation reached his ears again.
“Isn’t that crazy? Bodyguards? Telling us who kill people to protect people?”
“That’s exactly what I’m saying. But the Ghost Lord says since he knows assassins well, we’d also be good at protecting.”
“Isn’t protecting much more difficult? Why is the Ghost Lord suddenly acting like this?”
“Look over there. Not just the Five Ghost Generals but even the Hundred Ghost Killers, they’re all gathered protesting to the Ghost Lord.”
Following the assassins’ gaze, he turned his head to see people gathered protesting to Jin Muryang.
“Ghost Lord! Do you think that makes sense? Us as bodyguards?”
“What on earth happened to you outside?”
“Sakhongui says the Ghost Lord was bewitched by evil sorcery, and that he went out to break it but got hit by something and lost consciousness. Is that true?”
“Hey! Sakhongui! You tell us! Was the Ghost Lord really bewitched?”
Then Sakhongui carefully spoke while watching the Ghost Lord’s expression.
“It’s, it’s certain. Before losing consciousness, the Ghost Lord’s behavior was strange. Anyone could see it was the appearance of someone bewitched by evil sorcery.”
This was testimony from Sakhongui, who assassinates by bewitching people.
What could be more certain than this?
The assassins were convinced.
The Ghost Lord was not in his right mind now.
Jin Muryang just quietly listened to the people there talking, then stood up from his seat.
“I won’t force anyone. I plan to leave this place and start a new life. Those who want to stay and continue being assassins may remain. I won’t stop you. However, remember one thing. Disaster may befall those who remain here.”
“Disaster? Are you going to reveal this place to the world?”
“Ghost Lord! No matter how strong you are, do you think you can face all of us here?”
Everyone was glaring at Jin Muryang with eyes full of killing intent.
Jin Muryang smiled at this.
“I really like those looks in your eyes. This is why I truly loved this place.”
People were confused by Jin Muryang’s appearance as he looked around the main base with a bitter expression.
Seeing him like that, he seemed like the Ghost Lord they usually knew.
“What is the reason?”
“Didn’t I tell you? A being beyond approach told me to make bodyguarding my profession.”
“Who is this being beyond approach that’s making you do this! Is it the Emperor? Or is it the Heavenly Martial Emperor?”
“Hmph! The Heavenly Martial Emperor, do you think I would fear such an old man?”
Jin Muryang bristled at the mention of the Heavenly Martial Emperor.
That’s when it happened.
“I don’t really like you calling my grandfather that.”
At the clearly audible voice, everyone’s gaze turned in that direction.
“What?”
“Who is that? I’ve never seen him before?”
“Looking at his clothes, he’s not one of our people?”
“How did he get in here?”
The assassins who saw Jeok Wigang glared at him with hostility.
All except one person, Jin Muryang.
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