The Evil Martial God Chronicles - Chapter 92

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Legend of the Evil Martial God

Chapter 92

 

 

 

When Jeok Wigang showed a reaction, Jin Musa quickly shouted.

 

“There seems to be some misunderstanding here. We were just passing through. If we stop here, let’s pretend nothing happened and we’ll quietly pass by.”

“Misunderstanding? I don’t think so. Didn’t you come looking for someone?”

“That, that is…”

“Right? That someone you’re looking for is with us. So you were going to kill us all and take that person away, or kill that person too. Right?”

“No, no. We just need to find one item. If we can just find that item, we’ll quietly return.”

“How do I know you’re good people and should listen to what you say?”

“Didn’t I just say? We received an imperial command. The person you’re hiding is a traitor who defied the imperial command. I’ll quietly let today’s events pass, so just hand over the person inside.”

 

At Jin Musa’s words, Jeok Wigang chuckled and said.

 

“From what I hear, these days imperial commands aren’t issued by the Emperor but by other bastards. Whose order is your imperial command?”

“How insolent!”

“Insolent? Shall we see who’s really being insolent?”

 

Jeok Wigang grinned wickedly.

Just when an ominous feeling arose.

 

“Shall I interrogate him?”

 

Startled by the voice from behind, he turned his head to see a cold-looking middle-aged man standing there with a chilling smile.

It was Chu Sohwan.

 

“Yeah. Find out more. That’s why I deliberately left him alive.”

“Understood. I’ll find out in great detail whose orders brought him here.”

 

As Chu Sohwan approached, Jin Musa blew his flute.

 

Piiiiik-.

 

Chu Sohwan stopped and waited for him.

When no one responded no matter how much he blew, Jin Musa became flustered.

 

“Why? The people who should come aren’t coming?”

“Don’t tell me…”

“They won’t be able to get up until tomorrow morning. I used Pressure Point Strike on all of them, so even if they wake up, they won’t be able to move.”

 

Jin Musa’s pupils trembled violently.

He couldn’t just be captured quietly like this.

The moment he tried to struggle somehow.

 

Thud-.

 

“Kugh!”

 

Before he knew it, Chu Sohwan had approached and grabbed his throat.

In the suffocating situation, he struggled and tried desperately to free his hands, but they wouldn’t budge.

Chu Sohwan looked at the suffering Jin Musa and said.

 

“If you tell me who sent you right now, I’ll let you go peacefully.”

“I, I received an im, imperial command…”

“You’ve got backbone. I really like people like that.”

 

Then he whispered in his ear.

 

“It’s still early evening. Let’s have a fun time together tonight.”

 

 

 

The next day.

Jin Musa was trembling before Jeok Wigang.

Though there were no visible signs of torture, he seemed mentally broken, constantly rolling his eyes around anxiously.

 

“What did you do to make him like this?”

“I just loosened up his body a bit with Bone Separation and Muscle Displacement.”

 

Jeok Wigang brought his face close to Jin Musa.

 

“Who ordered you?”

 

At the question, Jin Musa was startled and bowed his head.

 

“The, the Commander ordered it! Really! I only came here under orders to retrieve the Imperial Seal!”

 

At Jin Musa’s words, the Sigang Scholar behind them made a sorrowful expression.

 

“Even the Imperial Guard, who should only follow His Majesty’s commands… Only power-hungry demons remain in the Imperial Palace… Oh Heaven. Are you truly abandoning this nation?”

 

The Sigang Scholar lamented.

 

“Do you still plan to take the civil examination? Don’t bother seeing such filthy sights and give up on the examination.”

“Hey. Still, since we’re going to the Imperial Capital anyway, I should take the test while I’m there. But it’s impressive. Conducting civil examinations even in this situation.”

“It’s precisely because of this situation that they’re doing it. His Majesty desperately needs to obtain talent, and the demons in the Imperial Palace need to show that the current palace situation is stable, so they’re proceeding with it.”

“What exactly is the reason it came to this point?”

 

At Jeok Wigang’s question, the Sigang Scholar let out a sigh that rose from deep in his dantian and said.

 

“Haah! His Imperial Majesty actually has no power base in the Imperial Family at all. He wasn’t originally born and raised in the Imperial Family.”

“What do you mean by that?”

“The Previous Emperor had no heir. So they searched for a successor, but there was no one – they had died early or were daughters. Eventually, they searched through genealogies and barely found an imperial descendant, who turned out to be a farmer working the fields.”

“You’re saying the current Emperor is of farmer origin?”

“That’s right. So everyone ignores the Sacred Sovereign and doesn’t treat him as an Emperor. The Sacred Sovereign has no supporting forces at all and knows nothing about palace affairs, so he can’t exert any real power and is being dragged around by various factions.”

“Hmm…”

 

He could roughly understand why the imperial family was in chaos.

They had placed a naive emperor who knew nothing as a puppet on the throne, and were fighting tooth and nail to grab even a little more power for themselves.

Wasn’t this the environment that the Baekma Heaven bastards loved most?

If Baekma Heaven was among those power-hungry groups, it would be dangerous.

There was no telling what they might do if they seized control of the Imperial Palace.

If that happened, the Central Plains could fall into chaos, and that would mean his family’s happiness would be shattered.

That couldn’t be allowed to happen.

 

“I will help as well.”

“What do you mean?”

“You said His Majesty has no supporting forces. I’ll become one for him.”

“Really? If you help the Sacred Sovereign, it would be like gaining a thousand troops and ten thousand horses.”

 

The Sigang Scholar was thinking that having such talent by the Emperor’s side would be reassuring as he watched Jeok Wigang and his subordinates instantly suppress the Imperial Guards.

And now such talent was volunteering to help – nothing could be better than this.

 

“First, I need to become an official.”

“No, there’s no need for that. I’ll petition His Majesty to grant you an official position directly.”

“I don’t like that. I’ll pass the civil examination as the top candidate and the military examination as the top candidate too.”

“Then everyone’s attention will be focused on you at once – will that be alright?”

“That’s good. I won’t have to go around looking for them one by one. If they approach me on their own, it’ll be convenient for me.”

“Hmm.”

“I just need to turn everyone who approaches into His Majesty’s allies, don’t I?”

 

He was confidently saying something absurd with a grin, but somehow it seemed believable.

 

“Would that really be possible?”

“Just trust me. But first, we need to discipline the Imperial Guards.”

“Why the Imperial Guards?”

“Should I kill all the Imperial Guards I suppressed outside then?”

“No, no!”

“That’s why. If we want to spare those guys outside, we need to catch the Imperial Guards first.”

“Hmm.”

“I need to arrange a meeting with the Imperial Guard commander.”

“How?”

“You need to call him, Great Person. If you say you’ll meet him directly and hand over half the Imperial Seal, he’ll come running immediately.”

“Won’t he be suspicious? He could just drag you away.”

“If you say you’re standing at the edge of a cliff shouting that, he’ll come running, won’t he?”

“Ah…”

“Well, if they want to live, I’ll make sure they come properly. Right?”

 

When Jeok Wigang looked at Jin Musa and asked, he nodded his head vigorously.

Hadn’t he just heard?

If the Commander didn’t come, he would kill them all.

To survive, they had to somehow make the Commander come to this place.

 

“I’ll make sure he comes by any means necessary! Pl-please trust me.”

“Good. I’ll trust you. But if he doesn’t come, you know what happens, right? That mountain over there will become your grave.”

“Understood!”

 

Jeok Wigang nodded with a satisfied expression and spoke to the Sigang Scholar.

 

“Now, the bait is ready, so let’s wait for the big fish to come.”

 

The Sigang Scholar was confused about whether this was right.

He even felt like he had become a villain.

But he trusted Jeok Wigang.

In the end, the Sigang Scholar joined Jeok Wigang’s absurd plan.

 

 

 

When the Imperial Guards’ emergency communication hawk, Black Feather Golden Wing, arrived at the Imperial Guard Headquarters, chaos erupted.

The message was urgently delivered to the Commander, the head of the Imperial Guards.

The Commander’s eyebrows twitched as he unfolded and read the message.

“These idiots…”

 

The Vice Commander standing beside him asked cautiously.

 

“What does it say?”

“See for yourself.”

 

He curtly handed over the message, and after quickly reading it, the Vice Commander frowned similarly.

 

“They’re struggling to catch one ordinary old man who doesn’t even know martial arts. How exactly did we train these kids?”

 

At the extremely irritated voice, the Vice Commander bowed his head.

 

“I-I’m sorry. As soon as they return, I’ll give them intensive training.”

“Sigh. Should I just go and kill them all?”

 

At the surging killing intent, the Vice Commander quickly prostrated himself on the ground.

 

“Pl-please forgive them just once… I’ll make sure to train them properly so this never happens again. Please withdraw your anger!”

“I have to go myself. You know better than anyone that I hate moving around. I hate going outside.”

“I-I’m sorry.”

“Do we really need the Imperial Seal? Can’t we do without that damn seal?”

“W-without the Imperial Seal, we lose our justification.”

“We could just establish a completely new dynasty and carve a new seal.”

“G-Great Person…”

“I’m just saying that because I’m annoyed.”

 

The Vice Commander sighed in relief and bowed his head.

There were often times when the Commander’s behavior was completely incomprehensible.

He extremely disliked going out, and even when he did go out, he would completely cover his body or thoroughly disguise himself.

That’s why he only moved in the deep of night.

 

“I shouldn’t go out… Nothing will happen, right? They wouldn’t dare come here, would they? Damn it! Still, I don’t want to go out… Damn it.”

 

The Commander stood up from his seat, grumbling in annoyance.

 

“I’ll be back. I need to finish this quickly without wasting time and return.”

“Yes! I’ll prepare everything.”

“What preparation? I’m going alone.”

“What? Alone?”

“If you all tag along, it’ll take time. It’s faster if I go by myself.”

“But you should prepare for any unexpected dangers.”

“What danger? Is it not dangerous if you all tag along? And don’t you know me? If I’m in enough danger to fall, then all of you would be completely annihilated and more by such a strong master. It’s more comfortable to go alone. Just hurry up and find out where this place is.”

 

The Vice Commander couldn’t argue back since there was nothing wrong with what he said.

In reality, the Commander’s martial arts were not at a level that should be in the Imperial Palace.

He was someone who had quickly risen to the highest position by controlling the Golden Guards in an instant with tremendous martial arts.

Originally, the Vice Commander had been the Commander, but he had given up his position to the current Commander.

Even so, he didn’t feel resentful.

Resentful feelings arise when facing a similar opponent.

It’s human nature not to have such feelings when facing an overwhelming opponent.

Moreover, he was an incredibly terrifying existence.

An existence that could seize control of the Imperial Palace in an instant if he set his mind to it.

But sometimes he showed signs of fearing something.

Could such a monster have something to fear?

He just thought it was his own misunderstanding.

 

“What are you thinking so hard about? I’m asking where this place is.”

“Ah! I’ll find out right away.”

“Hurry up and find out.”

“Yes!”

 

 

 

“What the hell?”

 

The Commander arrived at the location written on the message.

That place was not a cliff.

 

“Oh, you’ve arrived!”

 

The Golden Guards all greeted him in unison, but something was strange about their condition.

They all couldn’t move their bodies and were only able to speak.

 

“What? Did you get attacked? How pathetic…”

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