The Heavenly Demon Cult’s Strongest Maid - Chapter 138
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Chapter 138
At dawn when the sun was rising, Namgung Cheon began his day with martial arts training as always.
After finishing his training, he bathed and changed into neat clothing.
“Hoot.”
A sneer suddenly appeared on his lips as he straightened his collar.
The cold gazes of the assembly that had been directed at him in front of the Maeng-ju Palace yesterday suddenly came to mind.
‘Those worthless things… How dare they!’
Probably by now, rumors would be circulating behind his back.
However, their criticism couldn’t stir any emotion in Namgung Cheon.
What was the point of caring about those who looked up at unreachable heights with longing and cursed them?
‘How utterly ignorant.’
When he showed them more than what they hoped for, they would send praise again as if nothing had happened.
‘Now the time has come.’
It had truly been a long time.
Though not entirely satisfactory, the incident from Geommyeong Mountain Manor 17 years ago was finally concluded.
Although it was regrettable that he couldn’t completely eliminate Dang Yeong-ryeong, with Hwangbo Un’s death, the matter was as good as closed.
‘Hwangbo Sik.’
He was no longer his adopted brother.
If only that old man Am-wang hadn’t been there, he would have finished him off cleanly.
‘I’ll have to deal with that side soon too.’
Namgung Cheon stroked the long wooden box placed in front of him with his hand.
Click.
When he opened the lid, the finest silk appeared. When he carefully lifted the silk, a brilliant sword revealed its majesty from beneath.
Ganjiang.
It was a legendary sword that all who learned swordsmanship dreamed of.
Thanks to maintaining the sword and repeating mental training every morning, the Ganjiang sword was always clean and glossy.
Namgung Cheon took out the sword and fastened it to his waist.
An uncontainable smile bloomed on his face.
His heart beat pleasantly with excitement.
Namgung Cheon stood in front of a large mirror and admired his appearance with the Ganjiang sword.
“Huhu.”
Now only the matter of shocking the world remained.
‘Dang Cheol-woo.’
The memory of retreating in two confrontations with that bastard was a kind of humiliation for Namgung Cheon.
But next time would be different.
‘Then I’ll cut off one of your arms with this sword.’
Namgung Cheon gripped the Ganjiang sword tightly.
After a long wait, he would finally take the first step toward becoming the world’s greatest today.
An unbearable thrill spread throughout his entire body.
Bang!
At that moment, the door opened without any sign.
“Gil!”
Namgung Cheon frowned fiercely and shouted.
Even without looking back, he could easily guess who it was.
“No matter how close we are, show some manners!”
It was none other than Moryong Gil, the Grand Family Head of the Moryong Family.
“Tsk!”
“Cheon! That’s not what’s important right now! There are rumors going around outside!”
Moryong Gil was restless and didn’t know what to do.
“I don’t care about such rumors. Don’t be swayed by rumors that will soon die down.”
Namgung Cheon truly had no interest in such things.
“Are you really not concerned at all? How can you be so… Huk!”
Moryong Gil was startled when he saw Namgung Cheon’s waist.
“How is it?”
Namgung Cheon smiled wickedly while stroking the Ganjiang sword.
“Are you in your right mind?”
“Didn’t the matter conclude with Hwangbo Un’s death? Now it’s time to show it to the world.”
“You really don’t know anything.”
Looking at Namgung Cheon, Moryong Gil let out a long sigh.
“…I don’t know? What are you talking about?”
“The rumors are spreading like wildfire outside right now!”
“So I don’t care about such rumors…”
“The rumor that you possess Ganjiang has spread throughout all of Wuhan!”
Namgung Cheon’s body froze.
“What, what did you say?”
“The story that the Ganjiang came from the ancestral grounds of Geommyeong Mountain Manor is also circulating!”
“How, how could that be? How are such rumors spreading? Who would know!”
“How would I know that? I also rushed here as soon as I heard, dropping everything!”
Upon hearing the news from his subordinate since morning, Moryong Gil thought he would faint.
“Since it’s come to this, let me ask you something.”
Moryong Gil straightened his posture.
“When Ganjiang and Moye appeared, did Honcheongye’s Honcheon Banner also come out together? Is that true?”
At that time, clearly Namgung Cheon took Ganjiang and Moryong Gil took Moye. He hadn’t heard even a word about the Honcheon Banner.
“…Honcheon Banner?”
“Yes, perhaps you secretly without telling me…”
“Are you spouting that as words? Have you forgotten that day? When Bang Il-gi’s younger brother Bang Man-jung came to see me, you were there too!”
Namgung Cheon’s cheek trembled at his friend’s suspicious gaze.
Nevertheless, Moryong Gil asked again.
“Is it really not true? Are you certain that only Ganjiang and Moye were taken from those ancestral grounds?”
“Gil!”
Namgung Cheon shouted as if he could no longer endure it.
“Why are you getting angry? If it’s your greed, you could surpass being the world’s greatest to become the greatest of all time…”
“Shut up!”
A fierce aura burst forth from Namgung Cheon.
“Even if it’s you, don’t test my patience.”
“…Such a temper.”
At Namgung Cheon’s killing intent, Moryong Gil swallowed dry saliva and closed his mouth.
Crash!
It was then that the door burst open once again.
Martial Arts Alliance Elder Namgung Wook rushed inside.
“Gr-Great Uncle!”
“What’s the matter?”
“It’s urgent news from the main residence!”
Namgung Cheon’s eyes widened, expecting to hear about the Ganjiang sword rumors.
“From the main residence?”
“Yes! Well, they say thieves broke in last night!”
“What? Thieves?”
Namgung Cheon had never heard anything more absurd than this.
What kind of place was the Namgung Family?
It was the center of the Righteous Martial Arts World and considered the foremost among the Five Great Families.
Moreover, it was where Sword Saint Namgung Cheon resided.
But what came next was even more astounding.
“There isn’t just one or two thieves. Three have been caught, and over five have escaped. And furthermore…”
Namgung Wook glanced at Namgung Cheon nervously, as if his mouth wouldn’t open.
“Stop stalling and speak quickly!”
“D-dozens, no, hundreds of martial artists are gathering around the Main Residence. They’re flocking in so fast that we can’t identify who they are one by one, so Clan Leader Soo doesn’t know what to do…”
There was no need to ask for the reason.
The Ganjiang Sword and Honcheongye must have caused this situation.
“Who dares spread such rumors…!”
A terrifying aura emanated from Namgung Cheon. Namgung Wook quickly retreated to a corner under that pressure.
“Summon the Cheonggung Squad Leader!”
As if he had been waiting, Cheonggung Squad Leader Namgung Min immediately entered.
“Find them. Whoever it is!”
“Yes, sir!”
After Namgung Min disappeared, Namgung Cheon trembled as he placed the Ganjiang Sword on the table and opened the wooden box.
His eyes were bloodshot as he returned the sword to its place.
“I’m back!”
I patted my full belly and stopped by Grandmother’s room first.
“Where did you go?”
“Just looked around the city and had a meal.”
I thrust my protruding belly forward in front of Grandmother.
“Did you eat something delicious? Was it nice going without your grandmother?”
“Grandmother, have you ever gone to round 3 with just noodles?”
“Huh?”
“Have you done 3 rounds of rice balls?”
“What crazy person eats like that… Young Master?”
When I nodded, Shin Geum quietly took my hand and pressed my pressure points.
Grandmother’s hands are indeed healing hands.
Strangely, it felt like all the rice balls I ate were going down.
“But did you hear the rumors too?”
“…Rumors? What rumors?”
“That Namgung Cheon massacred Sword Cry Manor because of the Ganjiang and Moye that came from the ancestral grounds. Oh, and there’s also Honcheongye’s martial arts manual.”
“Really? Then our deduction back then was right? Grandmother said there must be something else. Your subordinate must have wanted to discuss that too!”
“Is that so?”
Since he’s dead, I can’t ask even if I want to.
Yu-un was too young at the time, so he knew nothing about it.
Even Hwangbo Un didn’t know exactly why the Namgung Family made him give false testimony, so in the original story, Yu-un only found out much later.
“But Seolha, did you really not hear about it?”
Shin Geum’s eyes narrowed.
Those eye corners shouldn’t be curving like that.
“…Was that what people were chattering about outside?”
I decided to play dumb to the end.
“Oh, is that so?”
“Ow! Grandmother! Why are you pinching me!”
Grandmother suddenly pinched my thigh.
I was only watching out for back smashing, so I couldn’t dodge in time.
“Why am I pinching? Do you really not know why I’m asking?”
“…I, I don’t know, that’s why I’m asking!”
“It was you, wasn’t it?”
Grandmother brought her face close to mine.
“N-no, it wasn’t?”
“Wasn’t?”
“It wasn’t!”
“Then why are you stuttering?”
“M-me?”
Oh no, that’s right. I am stuttering. Damn.
Smack!
Grandmother’s back smashing came without warning.
“Why are you like this? Huh? Hurry up and tell me!”
“Anyway! Shin Geum’s intuition is damn sharp!”
If I kept insisting it wasn’t me, who knows what trouble would arise.
In the end, I shouted, letting whatever happen happen.
“Fine! It was me, I did it!”
But at this point, there’s something I’m really curious about.
“But Grandmother, how did you know? That it was me?”
Does our grandmother have some kind of mystical power?
“How would I know? When something like this happens, aren’t you the first one to come running and chattering away?”
“Ah?”
It was true, so I found myself nodding automatically.
I’ll have to keep that in mind for the future!
“You child! Why did you do such a thing! Why did you make up such an absurd lie! What are you trying to do!”
“Why? So he can suffer a bit like this! He slipped away when Uncle Hwangbo Un died! I can’t stand to see that again!”
“Oh my! When did your liver get so swollen! You never listen to your grandmother!”
“But isn’t it satisfying, Grandmother? The Namgung Family will suffer quite a bit for a while, won’t they?”
“Do you think it’ll end at just ‘quite a bit’?”
It was the appearance of none other than Ganjiang and Honcheongye.
“Martial artists are the type who risk their lives for greed over martial arts and weapons. They’ll sweat buckets.”
Huh? Grandmother’s lips are trembling?
She’s pleased but pretending not to be.
It was only a matter of time before a great upheaval in Gangho would strike the Namgung Family.
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