The Heavenly Demon Cult’s Strongest Maid - Chapter 188

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Chapter 188

The Namgung Family, as a pillar of the Martial Arts Alliance, expresses deep regret regarding this incident. We feel sorrow for the many martial artists who died and were injured, and we pray for their souls.

However, we absolutely cannot accept the speculation that all responsibility for this lies solely with the Namgung Family.

We sent warnings multiple times and asked them not to invade our territory, yet blinded by reckless greed, they were the ones who tried to steal non-existent treasured swords and martial arts manuals.

We tried our best to avoid bloodshed, but as we had to subdue those who had already lost common sense and reason and charged at us like madmen, many casualties inevitably followed.

We acknowledge and apologize for not showing enough mercy in our actions.

Accordingly, we promise to do our utmost in providing funeral arrangements and other support, and our main residence will exercise restraint for some time following this incident.

Once again, we extend our deepest condolences to the fellow martial artists of Gangho and their families who suffered from this incident.

The Namgung Family.

“Is this really an apology?”

Wang Dang clicked his tongue as he read the copy of the Namgung Family’s apology letter.

“Should I say this is befitting of the great Namgung Family, or should I say it’s just like Namgung Cheon, the Righteous Sword Master? Haha.”

Wang Dang laughed incredulously and looked at Dang Yeong-ryeong.

“What do you think, Lady Dang?”

“What do you mean what do I think? Didn’t the Hefei Branch Leader expect at least this much? Just posting an apology letter would have hurt the Namgung Family’s pride considerably. You know Namgung Cheon’s personality well.”

“I know, but still, this is too much!”

“So are you going to go confront them?”

“…”

“That’s the power the Namgung Family holds, Soo Dong-dong.”

Dang Yeong-ryeong ruffled Wang Dang’s hair as he fumed with frustration.

“That aside, Dong-dong.”

“…”

“Why are you suddenly so quiet?”

Wang Dang blatantly avoided Dang Yeong-ryeong’s gaze.

“Soo Dong-dong?”

“There’s no such person. Ahem!”

When Dang Yeong-ryeong lowered her voice, Wang Dang replied timidly.

“Oh, really?”

Dang Yeong-ryeong furrowed her brow as if thinking about something, then her lips parted.

“When our Dong-dong was a snotty kid, his other nickname was probably bed-wett… mmph!”

“L-Lady Dang!”

Wang Dang jumped up urgently and covered Dang Yeong-ryeong’s mouth.

“Hm?”

“Piss?”

“I think the next part started with ‘wett’?”

“What, what?”

Beggars poked their faces out from the cracks of Gwanje Myo, showing interest.

“You lot, get lost!”

Wang Dang, feeling unnecessarily guilty, vented his anger in the wrong direction and shouted.

The beggars scattered in panic.

“A mad dog has appeared!”

“Crazy dog incoming!”

After the Gaebang members disappeared, Wang Dang glared and protested.

“Isn’t this really too much? That was so long ago!”

“That’s why you shouldn’t mess with me. You won’t even break even.”

Eventually, Wang Dang sighed deeply and sat back down.

“But, Dong-dong.”

“What.”

“How’s the current situation with the Moyong Family?”

Dang Yeong-ryeong roughly knew how things were playing out, but she was curious about how much Gaebang knew.

“For now, they’re just staying holed up.”

“That’s it?”

“Ugh!”

Wang Dang groaned under Dang Yeong-ryeong’s persistent gaze. Then, as if giving up, he hunched over and whispered quietly.

“You can’t tell anyone about this.”

Dang Yeong-ryeong gestured for him to hurry up and speak without the small talk.

“The Shenyang Branch reported that information coming in seemed normal at first, so they thought nothing of it, but as time passed, they realized the information was being corrupted.”

“That means…”

“Someone interfered and manipulated the information.”

‘It must be Haomun, of course.’

But Dang Yeong-ryeong pretended not to know and made a serious expression.

“We suspect it’s Haomun.”

“Haomun?”

“Rumors spread that Makya, which was supposed to be at the Namgung Family, was suddenly at the Moyong Family, and martial artists gathered abnormally quickly. A considerable number of them had no traces.”

“No traces?”

“They were deliberately erased.”

Sado-ryeon’s next plan was probably to seize Ganjiang and Huntian Qigong, which were presumed to be at the Namgung Family.

They wouldn’t want to be discovered until they could execute that plan.

But as expected, Gaebang was still Gaebang.

“Our current thinking is this: Sado-ryeon learned about Makya. Then they seized it and hid it.”

“How could they be certain that Makya was at the Moyong Family?”

Wang Dang hesitated before sharing his thoughts.

“It’s probably the Shin Chang-yang Family.”

“The Shin Chang-yang Family?”

“Actually, not long ago, Clan Leader Soo Yang Ja-seong went to Shenyang to get permission for marriage from the Moyong Family. Since Lady Dang is from the Dang Family, you’d know, but didn’t Yang Ja-seong and Mo Yong-cheong-a get caught sleeping together at this year’s Cheong-yeon Assembly? That incident broke off her engagement with Namgung San.”

Dang Yeong-ryeong remembered since she was at the main residence at the time.

“But there’s been no news since he went to Shenyang. Some kind of conclusion should have been reached by now, isn’t that strange?”

Wang Dang continued speaking while touching his earlobe. It was his habit when discussing speculation rather than collected information.

“What if Yang Ja-seong met with some misfortune at the Moyong Family that day? From the Moyong Family’s perspective, their marriage arrangement with the Namgung Family fell through because of Yang Ja-seong, so their feelings couldn’t have been good.”

“Continue.”

“Yang Ja-seong is the young clan leader of the Shin Chang-yang Family. If such a thing really happened, would Yang Gun-cheol, with his personality, have stayed quiet?”

“He does lack patience.”

“As a former Alliance Leader, he would have learned about Makya somehow, and I think he gave that information to Haomun.”

“So it’s revenge for his grandson?”

Wang Dang nodded.

Dang Yeong-ryeong stared intently at Wang Dang.

“…Why are you looking at me like that?”

When Dang Yeong-ryeong stared too blatantly, Wang Dang got scared for a moment and half-rose from his seat. He was ready to flee at any time.

“You.”

“…What?”

“You’re smarter than I thought.”

“Wh-what do you take me for! I’m the Hefei Branch Leader, Branch Leader!”

The relieved Wang Dang even spat as he shouted angrily. In the midst of it all, his cheeks turned red as if he was pleased to be complimented.

“Ahem, this is just personal talk though.”

Since the topic came up, Wang Dang brought up one more serious matter.

“Lady Dang, do you think the only information organizations in Gangho are our main sect and Haomun?”

“Excluding the minor ones?”

“Most people would think so.”

“You’re saying it’s not?”

“There’s one more place that martial artists don’t know much about.”

“Where’s that?”

“Hyeon-wol-dang.”

“…Hyeon-wol-dang?”

“We only found out recently ourselves. They’re ones who move very secretly.”

Dang Yeong-ryeong suddenly became curious about what expression Wang Dang would make if he knew that Hyeon-wol-dang had already entered Hefei.

“Do you know which faction they belong to?”

Dang Yeong-ryeong was experiencing firsthand today how difficult it was to pretend not to know what she knew.

“Don’t be shocked when you hear this.”

Wang Dang lowered his voice even more while being conscious of his surroundings.

“The Demonic Sect, the Demonic Sect.”

“….”

When Dang Yeong-ryeong said nothing, Wang Dang mistook it for her being too shocked.

“Hahaha!”

He laughed proudly and added.

“This is really precious information, so don’t even breathe a word of it to Seolha. She’ll just follow me around calling me uncle, uncle, and it’ll only be bothersome for me. Got it?”

Dang Yeong-ryeong nodded once, gently closing and opening her eyes in understanding.

‘Soo Dong-dong, the next master of that Hyeon-wol-dang is my granddaughter.’

She thought with an awkward smile.

May Wang Dang never find out for the rest of his life.

Even after lying down for a full hour, I couldn’t fall asleep and kept tossing and turning.

‘This damn compassion of mine is the problem!’

Eventually I got down from the bed, put on my outer garment, and went outside.

The courtyard already had an owner. Bandit Grandfather was drinking alone under the moonlight.

He does this every night like an alcoholic, and it’s so pitiful I can’t watch anymore.

“Bandit Grandfather.”

“You came? Why aren’t you sleeping.”

He knows everything from my presence yet pretends not to know and acts happy to see me.

“Please give me a drink too.”

I swallowed a sigh and brought Bandit Grandfather’s cup in front of me.

“Don’t worry. I can handle alcohol.”

“Really?”

After hesitating, he quickly filled the cup with alcohol.

“Keu!”

It was bitter enough to make my esophagus burn.

“Heu….”

I shuddered and picked up a side dish to eat.

‘The side dish is just boiled beans.’

Bandit Grandfather really has his concept down pat.

If he decided to act pitiful in front of me, it was somewhat successful.

“Wait a moment.”

I went to the kitchen and brought out another cup and some tender jerky.

I tore it into easy-to-eat pieces and placed it in front of Grandfather.

“…Thank you.”

“…?”

He says thank you but somehow doesn’t eat it, just staring intently at the jerky.

“Don’t you like jerky?”

“No, no! I like it. I like it.”

At my question, Grandfather quickly picked up a piece of jerky and brought it to his mouth.

“It’s delicious.”

“But Grandfather.”

“Yes.”

“What are you going to do if I’m not your granddaughter?”

“What nonsense! You are definitely my granddaughter! The mole on your shoulder proves it!”

That damn birthmark story again.

Haah, really!

“Do you even know who I am before saying that? I’m actually not the kind of person Grandfather thinks….”

“I heard you’re Cheonma’s disciple.”

“That’s right. My master is Cheon… Huh what?”

I stopped mid-sentence and nearly fainted from shock.

“H-how did you know?”

“Your grandmother told me.”

“What the.”

What is Shin Geum thinking, revealing this important thing without discussing it with me at all!

“I’m telling you this out of concern, but you can’t talk about this anywhere. You understand, right?”

I looked around unnecessarily and urged Bandit Grandfather.

“Heheh, heheheh!”

This isn’t funny, so why are you laughing?

Hojeon Grandfather gazed at me intently. The emotions contained in his eyes were so abundant that I unconsciously lowered my head.

“…Don’t worry. I won’t tell anyone.”

“Really?”

“But be my granddaughter.”

No, why is that condition attached!

I’m Cheonma’s disciple, you know? Hello?

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