The Heavenly Demon Cult’s Strongest Maid - Chapter 130

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Chapter 130

“Thank you for saving my father. My name is Yu-un.”

Yu-un, the son of Hwangbo Un whom Cheon-gang and Seo-ryeon had rescued.

As soon as he saw me and Eok I-geon, he bowed ninety degrees at the waist and expressed his gratitude.

Then he skillfully supported Hwangbo Un while checking on his well-being.

“…Father, are you alright?”

“Are you hurt… You’re completely soaked from the rain…”

The conversation between the two was no different from any other father and son.

‘Wow, he’s really handsome.’

Even looking like a drowned rat, his beauty couldn’t be hidden.

Even to my eyes, accustomed to Eok I-geon, Yu-un’s appearance was exceptional.

In fact, he was the second most popular character after Eok I-geon in the original work. Though I was devoted to Cheon-gang, of course.

Yu-un was a character who turned dark upon his father Hwangbo Un’s death.

A man who passed the military examination, rose to high positions, and dreamed only of the day he could take revenge on Namgung and Moyong.

In truth, he was Bang Un-ji, the sole survivor of the Hamsan Sword Cry Manor massacre seventeen years ago.

The youngest brother that Bang Si-u, a member of the Dark Four, had bragged about so much to grandmother.

Ironically, it was Hwangbo Un who saved him—the same man who had buried the truth of Sword Cry Manor with false testimony.

Namgung and Moyong, who needed testimony from someone trustworthy to frame grandmother as the real culprit, chose Deputy Leader Hwangbo Un as their target.

Since the Hwangbo Family was under the influence of the Namgung Family, manipulating Hwangbo Un wasn’t too difficult.

Hwangbo Un, who knew all too well that he had to follow their orders to prevent harm to his family, gave false testimony while trembling with fear.

That was the nature of power.

No matter how much Hwangbo Un spoke the truth back then, the world would have sided with Namgung and Moyong.

Namgung and Moyong were pillars of the righteous martial arts world and had supposedly walked only the path of justice for generations.

They had more than enough power to protect themselves and could have made Hwangbo Un a co-conspirator alongside grandmother.

In a way, grandmother was just unlucky.

To witness that scene on that particular day.

Hwangbo Un, who had to bear everything alone to protect his family, ultimately couldn’t overcome his guilt and decided to leave the martial arts world.

When he visited Sword Cry Manor one last time to apologize, he discovered Bang Un-ji barely breathing in the ashes.

Bang Si-u had hidden Bang Un-ji in a specially constructed secret underground chamber along with the family’s secret manuals, hoping to save at least his brother.

That was why he could survive even when the entire manor became a sea of flames.

I think I read that Bang Un-ji was about two or three years old at the time.

Hwangbo Un immediately carried Bang Un-ji on his back and wandered from place to place, avoiding the eyes of Namgung and Moyong.

They settled in Hang-seong Hyeon because Hwangbo Un no longer had the strength to keep moving.

As time passed, they somehow became father and son.

When Hwangbo Un’s illness began to worsen, he confessed everything to Bang Un-ji.

So the current Yu-un probably knows his situation well without me having to explain.

Later, when the invasion of Jungwon begins under Eok I-geon’s leadership of Maegyo, Namgung Cheon, who prided himself as a pillar of Jeongpa, faces Eok I-geon with all the expectations of the righteous martial arts world on his shoulders.

Of course, the result was Eok I-geon’s overwhelming victory.

Yu-un, impressed by Eok I-geon’s cruel killing and public display of Namgung Cheon’s head—his family’s enemy—came forward volunteering to become his subordinate.

To describe him in one line: he was Eok I-geon’s fervent worshipper.

The unfortunate third-in-command who wanted to become Eok I-geon’s right hand but could never overcome Cheon-gang’s wall.

That’s why I felt somewhat sorry for him.

‘Will he fall for Eok I-geon this time too?’

Glancing at the following carriage, I tried to imagine the future, but nothing came to mind for now.

“Lady Seolha, are you worried?”

“…Huh?”

“You keep looking back.”

We were currently traveling by carriage to accommodate the ailing Hwangbo Un.

Since all our party members couldn’t fit in one carriage, we gave Hwangbo Un and Yu-un a separate carriage.

They were naturally under Hyeon-wol-dang’s surveillance, but it would be more awkward if we were all together in one space.

“It’s just… I was thinking about grandmother.”

“Everything will work out. I never expected to find this Hwangbo Un so easily. How did you know he was in Hang-seong Hyeon, Lady Seolha?”

“…Huh?”

“Like when you obtained the original Lotus Sutra in Deungbong County, it’s really amazing.”

At times like this, Seo-ryeon was surprisingly innocent.

She was looking at me as if I were amazing, with eyes that showed no trace of suspicion.

“That’s because I was born lucky?”

“Pardon?”

If I couldn’t reveal the truth, it was better to be shameless about it.

“Can’t you tell from how I, a mere maid, became Cheonma’s disciple? If a god of luck exists, I must have made a proper impression on that god.”

“A god of luck?”

“Yeah! Otherwise, how could I have obtained the original Lotus Sutra? I just went there with some Buddhist texts, intending to show my devotion to Buddha. It was a kind of trick.”

“Ah, and then the original Lotus Sutra just fell into your hands!”

Seo-ryeon clapped her hands and expressed genuine admiration.

So I was amazed too.

“I find it amazing myself.”

I can’t believe that worked…

Our Seo-ryeon might be unexpectedly not so bright.

“I just guessed about Hang-seong Hyeon!”

“Guessed?”

“Yeah, they say it’s darkest under the lamp. Among such places, I chose somewhere that martial artists probably wouldn’t go. My luck was good again.”

“Wow, heaven must be helping! Maybe it’s a divine message to clear Papa Tang’s injustice even now?”

“Could be?”

I seemed to have fooled Seo-ryeon well, but I couldn’t guarantee that Eok I-geon and Cheon-gang would be deceived.

At times like this, it would be best to leave, but unfortunately, we were inside a carriage.

Then there was only one method!

“Yawn. Why am I so tired? Is it because I got caught in the rain?”

I pulled the blanket close to my face and yawned loudly.

“I’m going to rest my eyes for a bit. Wake me if you need anything.”

I immediately closed my eyes and fell asleep earlier than expected.

At least my words about being tired were sincere.

Several days later.

We finally arrived in Wuhan, where the Martial Arts Alliance headquarters was located.

I paced in front of the tightly closed door.

As soon as Eok I-geon entered Wuhan, he ordered us to head to Hwa-wol Inn, and upon arriving at the inn, he shut himself in his room with orders not to let anyone in.

That was yesterday.

When I asked the servant, he said Eok I-geon hadn’t even touched his meals.

“Oh, I’m worried.”

I wasn’t worried about Eok I-geon starving.

‘Skipping a few meals is nothing.’

However.

Knowing what he might be doing inside, I couldn’t help but worry.

Eok I-geon spent the entire day focused on mental simulation.

What he was trying to achieve couldn’t have even the slightest mistake.

Unable to tolerate any instability, he devoted himself to thinking more than ever.

“Whew.”

Now the time for execution was approaching.

Eok I-geon closed his eyes and calmly settled his internal energy according to the incantation of the Heavenly Energy Sealing Acupuncture Technique.

The internal energy that began from his danjeon circulated throughout his entire body, then gradually subsided as his meridians closed one by one.

Finally, after precisely inserting the Heavenly Energy Sealing Needle into his Gyeong-gung point and sealing all energy circulation, a profound silence like the deep ocean arrived.

In that silence, Eok I-geon slowly observed his own body.

‘Here.’

On this dark night where neither moon nor stars appeared, it was similar to the few lonely stars twinkling through the clouds.

Even with his internal energy completely sealed, there were still acupoints that remained vibrant.

Gyeong-oe Gi-hyeol (Extraordinary Acupoints).

Independent acupoints that belonged neither to the Gi-gyeong Pal-maek (Eight Extraordinary Meridians) nor the Twelve Regular Meridians.

These acupoints were characterized by not interacting with internal energy cultivation methods.

This was precisely why they could escape from the greatest weakness of the Hyeonjeong-anmasimp – the twisting of energy and blood and qi deviation.

However, the problem was that these acupoints remained disconnected, each surviving on its own.

Since they weren’t connected, naturally energy circulation couldn’t occur.

Therefore, internal energy had to be planted separately into each independent acupoint.

This process was virtually impossible.

One had to tend to each acupoint individually over a long time with great care, like embroidering stitch by stitch.

“…”

Eok I-geon opened his closed eyes. Before him lay a wooden box.

Inside was the Daehwandan from Shaolin Temple that Seolha had obtained by trading the original Neungga Scripture.

The essence of demon-subduing power, and the supreme spiritual pill for those in the righteous martial arts world.

It was because of this that such a feat was possible.

With the Daehwandan combined with the Sacheon-dangmun’s prohibition techniques, an almost impossible cultivation method could be created.

Click.

Eok I-geon reached out and opened the wooden box.

“Tsk.”

His brow furrowed involuntarily at the opposing energy.

Eok I-geon took out the Daehwandan as if handling filth and cut it into four equal parts using a prepared short blade.

He put three pieces back in the box and barely picked up the remaining piece with his fingertips.

After a moment’s hesitation, he put it in his mouth and swallowed it.

“Kup!”

Hot energy descended down his esophagus.

The energy of the Daehwandan flowed like water toward his danjeon like a natural current, even though his Gi-gyeong Pal-maek was blocked.

The energies that wavered for a while before his blocked danjeon soon dispersed like oxidation, spreading throughout his body.

‘Now.’

Eok I-geon meticulously moved the spreading energy, sending it to various Gyeong-oe Gi-hyeol acupoints.

Then the acupoints devoured the Daehwandan’s energy like starving demons, growing in size.

Gooooo—

Soon, golden auspicious energy arose from the Gyeong-oe Gi-hyeol.

From his body where demonic energy was perfectly sealed, demon-subduing energy spread like spots appearing.

The spot-like manifestations gradually grew larger until they eventually covered Eok I-geon’s entire body.

As he opened his closed eyes.

Flash!

A brilliant light containing the essence of Buddhist law burst forth.

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