The Evil Martial God Chronicles - Chapter 80

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Legend of the Evil Martial God

Chapter 80

 

 

 

Then Jeok Wigang stepped forward.

 

“Actually, I came here to deliver news under orders from the Cheonmu Castle Lord.”

“Orders from the Cheonmu Castle Lord? What news?”

 

As Jeok Wigang was about to speak, Gongsun Cheongi stopped him.

 

“I’ll tell him.”

 

At that, Jeok Wigang stepped back.

 

“Older Brother… Father has… passed away.”

 

Gongsun Cheonbaek wore an expression of disbelief at Gongsun Cheongi’s words.

 

“What are you saying right now? Why? So suddenly?”

 

Gongsun Cheonbaek staggered from the shock.

 

“F-Father has passed away? You want me to believe that right now?”

 

Jeok Wigang held out a letter to the disbelieving Gongsun Cheonbaek.

 

“This is a letter written personally by the Castle Lord.”

 

Seeing the Cheonmu Castle Lord’s official seal clearly stamped on the letter, Gongsun Cheonbaek collapsed to the ground.

With trembling hands, he received the letter and began to read.

Gongsun Cheonbaek’s pupils shook violently as he read the letter.

At the end of the letter, the Cheonmu Castle Lord had even personally written an apology.

 

“Baekma Heaven? Wh-what are these bastards? What the hell… What the hell, these damn bastards killed Father!”

 

Gongsun Cheonbaek’s voice was filled with rage.

 

“What was Cheonmu Castle doing! Damn it! How much did Father devote himself to Cheonmu Castle! They didn’t even know Father was dead and mistook a fake for Father? You want me to believe this!”

 

Rip- Tear-.

 

He tore up the Cheonmu Castle Lord’s letter right there on the spot.

 

“Older Brother! Please calm down.”

 

At Gongsun Cheongi’s voice, Gongsun Cheonbaek barely regained his composure and shed tears.

 

“Damn it… I couldn’t even show him proper filial piety… When Father retired and returned, I was going to show him the changed family estate and serve him comfortably, I worked so hard for that…”

 

Gongsun Cheongi approached Gongsun Cheonbaek, who sat muttering with a dazed expression, and said.

 

“Would Father like to see you like this, Older Brother?”

 

Gongsun Cheonbaek looked at Gongsun Cheongi.

 

“You must stand firm and guard your position, Older Brother, so that I can set Cheonmu Castle right and avenge Father against those Baekma Heaven bastards.”

“Huh? What do you mean? Set Cheonmu Castle right?”

“I’ve decided. I will follow in Father’s footsteps and become Cheonmu Castle’s Military Advisor.”

“Cheongi. N-no. Your body has just recovered, what are you saying? Do you even know how difficult that position is?”

 

Gongsun Cheongi spoke with a resolute expression to Gongsun Munbaek, who shook his head with an expression that said absolutely not.

 

“This is the Cheonmu Castle that Father built up. I don’t want to hand over that achievement to someone else. I believe that carrying on Father’s will is the path for Father’s sake.”

 

Gongsun Cheongi looked at Cheonbaek and said.

 

“You know too, don’t you, Older Brother? How capable I am?”

“I know. Didn’t Father say there’s no one in our family’s history who surpasses you?”

“Yes. So please trust me, Older Brother.”

“Cheongi…”

“I will definitely set Cheonmu Castle right and take revenge on those Baekma Heaven bastards.”

 

Gongsun Cheonbaek stared blankly at Gongsun Cheongi as he steeled his resolve.

Soon he stood up from his seat and looked at Gongsun Cheongi affectionately.

 

“My Younger Brother… you’ve grown up…”

“Older Brother.”

“When my younger brother is steeling his resolve like this, I shouldn’t be acting like this. Good! Go ahead and try. Remember that the Gongsun Family Estate will always be behind you.”

“Yes!”

“I too will make our family clan even stronger. I’ll help you! Let’s avenge Father together.”

“Yes! Older Brother!”

 

 

 

The Gongsun Cheonbaek and Cheongi brothers saw off Jeok Wigang as he departed on his journey.

“I’m sorry… You’re the benefactor who saved our Cheongi, so we should have treated you lavishly…”

“Not at all. Please give Father a proper send-off.”

 

He looked at Gongsun Cheongi and said.

 

“Soon someone will come from Cheonmu Castle to fetch you. Take good care of your health until then.”

“Right. Thank you.”

“Give all that gratitude to Cheonmu Castle and the Castle Lord. That will be enough.”

“That won’t be enough. You are my lifelong benefactor.”

 

Gongsun Cheonbaek interjected into their conversation.

 

“What are you saying? You are a lifelong benefactor to our Gongsun Family. Whenever you need anything, just say the word. As long as our family’s power reaches, we will help you to the utmost.”

“Thank you. If possible, I would like you to lend that power to Cheonmu Castle.”

“What kind of relationship do you have with the Cheonmu Castle Lord to go this far?”

“Just know that we have a very special relationship.”

 

When Jeok Wigang spoke with a grin, Gongsun Cheonbaek nodded with an understanding expression.

 

“I understand. A very special relationship, right? As you say, if it’s for Cheonmu Castle, I’ll set aside everything else and help.”

“Where are you going? Cheonmu Castle?”

 

At Gongsun Cheongi’s question, Jeok Wigang said.

 

“I’m going to the Imperial Capital.”

“Why there?”

“To take the imperial examination.”

“What? The imperial examination? You want to become an official?”

“Yeah. Thought I’d give it a try.”

“Why? Someone with your abilities becoming an official? That’s ridiculous.”

“You never know. There might be Baekma Heaven bastards hiding in the Imperial Palace too.”

“Ah!”

“You know, right? If the Imperial Palace moves, that’s when things get troublesome.”

“I know.”

“If the Baekma Heaven bastards are plotting something in the Imperial Palace, I have to stop them.”

“Is that also for Cheonmu Castle?”

“No. For my family. For the safety and peace of my family.”

 

At Jeok Wigang’s words, Gongsun Cheongi nodded.

 

“If that’s the reason, you must work hard. I’ll do my best too.”

“Yeah. I’m counting on you.”

“Don’t worry. I’ll pour everything I have into Cheonmu Castle.”

“Thank you.”

 

Jeok Wigang gave a cupped fist salute toward Gongsun Cheonbaek and said.

 

“Then I’ll be going now.”

“Go well. If you ever pass through again, make sure to stop by. That day, I’ll treat you lavishly for several days and nights.”

“Hahaha. I understand.”

 

 

 

After leaving the Gongsun Family Estate and going straight to Jeok Mugun, Jeok Wigang spoke about Gongsun Cheongi.

 

“Huh… You treated the Nine Yin Severed Meridians?”

“Yes.”

“Just where does your ability end? Now you’re even treating Nine Yin Severed Meridians with magic arts?”

“It’s just a trivial thing.”

“Crazy bastard. You’re probably the only one in the world who would call that trivial.”

“The real thing is this, after all.”

 

There was nothing to argue against Jeok Wigang’s gesture of clenching his fist.

Because that statement was true.

In fact, magic arts and all that stuff weren’t really necessary.

Because one punch from that fist would solve everything.

Because he knew that Jeok Wigang learned magic arts just for his own convenience.

Suddenly, he became curious about something.

 

“Can you attack with those magic arts too?”

“Of course.”

“How?”

“Well, to show you simply.”

 

As Jeok Wigang muttered an incantation, a fire ball appeared in the air.

Blazing heat filled the room.

 

“This is the most basic attack.”

“Huh.”

 

He said it was the most basic attack, but the heat was considerable.

When he muttered another incantation, the fire ball instantly turned to ice and cold air spread throughout the room.

 

Crack-.

 

Cold air so frigid that the ground froze.

 

Crash-.

Crackle-.

 

The ice block shattered and a lightning ball formed, which soon changed into a poison ball tinged with purple.

 

“These are the basic ones. Now I use these to create stronger attack magic.”

“How strong is that power?”

“Hmm… It’s not extremely strong. Currently, it’s about enough to make Cheonmu Castle disappear without a trace?”

 

Considering the area of Cheonmu Castle, it was an absurd statement.

In other words, he was saying he could blow away an entire decent-sized city.

He asked with a dumbfounded expression.

 

“And that’s not strong?”

“No. Compared to this.”

 

He closed his mouth at the sight of Jeok Wigang raising his fist again.

 

“Right…”

 

He had no choice but to acknowledge it.

He was grateful to heaven.

For the fact that such a tremendous being was not evil.

And he was grateful again and again for the fact that he was his grandson.

Now he just needed to hand over Cheonmu Castle.

I’m going crazy wanting to pass it on.

I’d even want to give him a minor castle lord position at least, but it was obvious Jeok Wigang would hate it, so I couldn’t even bring it up.

Before meeting Jeok Wigang, I didn’t like any of the successor candidates.

So I was really thoroughly testing and retesting them, but Jeok Wigang doesn’t need any of that stuff.

Natural disaster-like martial power and tremendous intelligence, plus extraordinary magic arts that seem impossible yet leave nothing undone.

He even handled most of Cheonmu Castle’s problems by himself, and when that wasn’t enough, he even discovered and dealt with the fake military advisor.

If it weren’t for Jeok Wigang, Cheonmu Castle would have unknowingly become a sand castle and collapsed without being able to do anything when real enemies appeared.

Thinking about that, gratitude comes first.

He has the greatest merit in Cheonmu Castle.

He was truly perfectly prepared castle lord material.

No, he was ready to start castle lord duties right away.

 

“I won’t do it.”

“What?”

“Cheonmu Castle Lord.”

“Hmm.”

“I can see it all in Grandfather’s expression.”

 

Oh no, I guess I was thinking too obviously.

 

“Really, wouldn’t it work?”

“Get someone else to do it. From what I heard, there are four successors. Just pick one of them.”

“None of them satisfy me. But then I saw you, so how could those guys catch my eye? Think about it. When there’s a huge piece of gold in front of you, would small silver lumps catch your eye?”

“I’m only worth a huge piece of gold? That’s disappointing.”

“You brat! That’s just how I’m putting it! Why would you only be worth a huge piece of gold? To describe you, I’d need to create new words.”

 

Jeok Mugun spoke with a pitiful expression as if pleading.

 

“Couldn’t you at least think about it? Hm? I’ll go directly to your father and apologize for all the harsh treatment and get his forgiveness. Hm?”

 

If the other successors had seen this scene, they would have been devastated.

They had made blood-sweating efforts to catch Jeok Mugun’s eye all this time.

But Jeok Mugun was practically clinging to Jeok Wigang trying to pass on the castle lord position.

When Grandfather was pleading to that extent, Jeok Wigang couldn’t bring himself to refuse and sighed before speaking.

 

“Alright. I’ll think about it.”

“R-really?”

“Yes. But you have to make sure to reconcile with Father.”

“Of course! I’ll go and definitely restore our relationship.”

“Alright.”

“Kahahaha! Yes! That alone is enough! Hahaha!”

 

Jeok Mugun laughed loudly with an expression as if he had gained the whole world.

 

“That aside, we should continue the story from earlier.”

“Got it. I’ll put that guy in the military advisor position right away. When the next castle lord wants it, I should at least do that much. Hahaha!”

 

I had only said I’d think about it, but somehow I’d already become the next castle lord.

 

‘I’ll just make sure to put someone else in the position later.’

 

Since I said I’d think about it, he probably won’t bother me about this for a while.

 

“Don’t just give permission so carelessly. Grandfather should meet him directly and see what he’s like.”

“You acknowledged him, didn’t you?”

“Yes.”

“Then that’s settled. When you’ve acknowledged him, what’s the point of looking? Just put him in position. I’m thinking of transferring full authority too. Shall I watch? What kind of person is the first talent our next castle lord has designated?”

 

Jeok Wigang shook his head at Jeok Mugun’s expression with his mouth stretched to his ears.

It seemed like whatever he said now wouldn’t reach Grandfather’s ears.

 

“When are you going to the Imperial Capital?”

“I still have business left here.”

“Still? What business?”

“There’s something like that. The Cheonmu Castle leadership here has decent wealth, right?”

“Hm? Y-yes? Why?”

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