The Heavenly Demon Cult’s Strongest Maid - Chapter 111

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Chapter 111

The three days Am-wang had promised passed, and the fourth morning dawned.

Last night, when I learned of Grandmother’s whereabouts, I was truly scared out of my wits.

I wanted to rush to Shaolin Temple immediately and shout for them to hand over my grandmother, but with my current abilities, it was impossible.

Even the mighty Eok I-geon would find Shaolin a difficult opponent to guarantee victory against.

‘Maybe in about ten years it would be possible.’

Anyway, I had no choice but to hope that Grandpa Am-wang would wake up quickly.

It was a vague expectation that as an elder of the righteous martial arts world, he would have some kind of solution.

If Grandmother had been captured…

What would I need to do to get her out of Shaolin Temple?

If they demanded a huge sum of money, I could give them any amount.

If the money I had wasn’t enough, I had the courage to ask Grandpa Tak or Sifu to lend it to me.

But such things wouldn’t work on monks.

There had to be something unrelated to material things, yet valuable enough to tempt Shaolin Temple, something comparable to Daehwandan.

‘Difficult, so difficult.’

If only I had chased after Grandmother right then, things wouldn’t have gone so wrong.

At least it was fortunate that the place Grandmother went to steal from was Shaolin.

At minimum, they wouldn’t kill her.

But I didn’t know what variables might arise.

Before another report arrived for Cheon-yeong, whether I personally awakened Elder Am-wang or not, today would see an end to this.

“You’ve come.”

I went to find Eok I-geon and the Detoxification Hall without even eating breakfast.

“Hello, Clan Leader Dang.”

In the Detoxification Hall, Clan Leader Dang Jong-ryeong and his son Dang I-seong, along with his daughter Dang Hye-un, were already talking with Hall Leader and uncle Dang Ho.

Detoxification Hall Leader Dang Ho was Elder Am-wang’s third younger brother.

“You must have come because you’re curious about Father.”

“Yes. Three days have passed with no news.”

“We were just about to go see as well. Let’s go together.”

Dang Jong-ryeong led us to the rear mountain as before.

“Ahem!”

Just as we were climbing the mountainside.

Some group with arrogant appearances appeared.

‘Is that guy Dang Yong-jin?’

I spotted the fellow who had barely taken one punch from me and lost his teeth, along with his father.

‘Then that old man must be Am-wang Grandfather’s second younger brother.’

Was his name Dang Heon-gi?

With his thick jowls, he looked quite greedy.

They came swarming with even some sect leaders in tow, their presence quite imposing.

“Why are you looking like that? Did this uncle come somewhere he shouldn’t have?”

Dang Heon-gi snapped at Dang Jong-ryeong as soon as he saw him.

“Elder Brother!”

Dang Ho stepped forward to intervene, but Dang Heon-gi scolded his nephew again.

“Even if you’re the clan leader, still, when you see an elder you should greet them first! What exactly have you learned at that age!”

‘Ah, really so noisy!’

Did the old man boil and drink a train’s firebox?

Even so, isn’t this too much for someone who’s supposedly the clan’s leader?

Like father, like son, how could three generations be so exactly alike?

‘The family has become a complete mess in the meantime. Tsk tsk.’

This is why you need a true adult around.

“I apologize.”

Dang Jong-ryeong bowed and apologized even though he had done nothing wrong.

“Grandfather.”

Then Dang Yong-jin grabbed Dang Heon-gi’s sleeve and pointed at us with his finger.

Whether he had applied some good medicine, the swelling on his face had gone down, but when the guy grinned, his broken teeth were clearly visible.

Should I just knock out all the remaining corn kernels?

“Clan Leader!”

As I was secretly making plans, Dang Heon-gi pressed Dang Jong-ryeong as if addressing a subordinate.

“Bringing in outsiders at such a critical time! Is this what a clan leader should do! When the Supreme Clan Leader, no! When elder brother is in such a touch-and-go situation, how can you as clan leader be so eager only to satisfy personal greed! This is truly lamentable!”

His posture of spouting passionate words while spitting was utterly disgusting.

“The people here are my guests as clan leader, and Father has also permitted them. If you have complaints, speak directly to Father.”

Oh!

Since he started with an apology, I thought he was just a frustrating person, but apparently that’s not entirely the case.

Dang Jong-ryeong’s appearance of firmly dismissing Dang Heon-gi’s nonsense was quite similar to Grandmother’s.

“We were on our way to see Father. If you want to come along, come; if not, don’t.”

Dang Jong-ryeong spoke his piece as if he wouldn’t just listen anymore and looked at us.

“Let’s go.”

Dang Jong-ryeong and Dang Ho took the lead first, and Eok I-geon and I followed right behind them.

I deliberately brushed past Dang Yong-jin while grinning. Then the guy got extremely agitated and clenched his fists while fuming.

‘How simple-minded.’

What are you going to do with that?

You should at least know I’m holding back because of Elder Am-wang, you brat.

Grrrr—

Click!

When the Detoxification Hall Leader turned the key, mechanical sounds were heard several times before the iron gate finally opened.

Dang Heon-gi’s group followed closely behind us as we hurried inside.

They were just as curious about Am-wang’s condition as we were.

“Still the same?”

We reached the second iron gate.

At Dang Jong-ryeong’s urgent question, the physician guarding the door hung his head low as if he had committed a crime.

“Yes, Clan Leader.”

‘Huh?’

“Wait a moment!”

Just as Dang Jong-ryeong was sighing deeply in disappointment, a strange sound caught my ear.

When I looked back at Eok I-geon, he nodded.

Dong—!

At that moment, a sound like a temple bell rang out from beyond the iron gate for all of us to hear.

Dong! Dong!

As the sound gradually grew louder, Dang Jong-ryeong and Dang Heon-gi’s expressions formed a contrast.

Expectation appeared on son Dang Jong-ryeong’s face, while conversely, an inexplicable anxiety settled on younger brother Dang Heon-gi’s face.

There’s only a cauldron inside there, so why is such a clear sound coming out?

Just as I was pondering this.

Clang!

Suddenly the sound changed to something sharp.

Crash!

At the continuous noise that sounded like something breaking, Dang Heon-gi could no longer endure and pushed the physician aside.

“Elder Brother, you mustn’t!”

Dang Ho urgently tried to stop Dang Heon-gi from opening the iron gate, but it was no use.

“Hey! If something goes wrong with elder brother, will you take responsibility?”

Wasn’t that what you were hoping for?

It’s written all over your face, isn’t it?

Dang Heon-gi threw open the iron gate without a moment’s hesitation.

“Eek!”

However, contrary to his bold gesture of opening the door, Dang Heon-gi let out a startled scream in shock.

“Gasp!”

Dang Jong-ryeong, who quickly followed inside, also swallowed his breath and showed a similar reaction.

Why, what’s wrong?

The rest of us, including myself, hurriedly rushed in to see what was happening inside.

“Huh!”

What is that?

The iron cauldron that had been heating Elder Am-wang was floating in mid-air.

The iron chains that had been supporting the cauldron were broken link by link, scattered messily on the floor.

This was the moment the identity of the sharp sound we had heard earlier was revealed.

According to the laws of gravity, the iron cauldron should have fallen to the ground.

What on earth is happening inside there?

Crack crack crack!

“Wh-what! The, the cauldron!”

The iron cauldron floating in the air began to shake violently and started cracking.

Through the widening cracks, dark blue light and golden-tinged red energy began flowing out.

The two energies intertwined and entangled with each other like swimming motions, emitting brilliant light.

Crash—!

As the iron cauldron completely shattered, the light disappeared as if being sucked back into the cauldron.

“Aaah!”

“Ugh!”

People covered their ears in agony from the energy waves that shook their eardrums.

Those with weak internal energy collapsed and fainted.

Wow!

I burst out in admiration.

Honestly, I wanted to applaud too.

Where else could you witness such a spectacle?

In the place where the light had been, the form of the Snow White Poison Demon, painted in dark blue, appeared and then disappeared.

Following that, Dok Gak Hwa-ryong, drawn in golden-red paint, emerged and likewise soon vanished without a trace.

After all that light disappeared, King Dang Cheol-woo stood there serenely.

“Everyone has gathered, I see.”

Dang Cheol-woo slowly walked down, stepping on air.

“Sky, sky walking!”

Dang Ho, the leader of the Detoxification Hall, let out a groan filled with astonishment.

I was also in shock.

Sky walking meant that Am-wang had reached the realm of transcendence.

A master comparable to Cheonma had been born in Jeongpa.

But that wasn’t all.

Am-wang’s snow-white hair had somehow turned jet black.

His skin, which had been covered with age spots, now had a lustrous glow, and wrinkles were barely visible.

Just three days ago, he had certainly been a frail old man.

Now he looked like a handsome middle-aged man.

This is rejuvenation!

It seems you don’t necessarily return to the appearance of a child or youth.

‘They say theory and practice are different.’

Thud!

Dang Heon-gi sat down on the floor with a dazed expression.

In contrast, clan head Dang Jong-ryeong and his son Dang I-seong, and daughter Dang Hye-un, shed tears of joy.

The Dok Gak Hwa-ryong’s spirit pill we had brought to heal King Dang Cheol-woo had created an unexpected miraculous opportunity.

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