The Heavenly Demon Cult’s Strongest Maid - Chapter 194

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Chapter 194

Ho Jeon Noe Yeom-baek, who had returned to Hefei, rented out the entire restaurant of the inn.

It cost quite a bit more compared to the Chaohu that Seolha had rented, but there was a reason why it had to be done today.

In front of him was a large wine jar he had ordered in advance and some boiled beans.

“Why is the table so meager?”

“You came?”

Those who came to the inn to meet Noe Yeom-baek were King Dang Cheol-u and Sword Demon Tak Joong-hak.

“Is this dinner or a drinking table?”

“There’s no rice to call it dinner, and nothing prepared to call it a drinking table.”

The two sat in empty seats and looked at Noe Yeom-baek as if demanding an explanation.

“This is my dinner. I’ve eaten like this for over forty years.”

Noe Yeom-baek smiled bitterly.

“But I want to end this dinner today. I wanted to share that moment with you two.”

Noe Yeom-baek revealed his resolve as he opened the lid of the wine jar.

“Hmm, if it’s that kind of occasion.”

Dang Cheol-woo readily nodded his head.

Even if it wasn’t exactly the same, he too had seventeen years of painful times, so he could understand Noe Yeom-baek to some extent.

“I don’t mean to spoil the mood, but Seolha’s father might not be Ho Jeon’s son.”

“That matter.”

Noe Yeom-baek filled Dang Cheol-woo and Tak Joong-hak’s cups and put down the wine jar.

“Don’t look into it. I just want Seolha to be my granddaughter.”

“…Do you truly have no desire to confirm it?”

“If Seolha is fine with it, that’s what I want to do.”

Dang Cheol-woo clicked his tongue at Noe Yeom-baek’s determination.

“One grandfather each for the young lady. I don’t know whether to like this or not. Hehe.”

“That’s why I’m saying this.”

Noe Yeom-baek began to talk in earnest about the reason for arranging such a meeting.

“You could call it a consultation, or maybe not.”

The atmosphere suggested a serious topic was about to come up.

As if by agreement, Dang Cheol-woo and Tak Joong-hak put down their cups and focused on Noe Yeom-baek’s words.

“Soon, the Moryong Family will attack the Shin Chang-yang Family.”

“…!”

Dang Cheol-woo straightened his posture, while Tak Joong-hak showed no particular reaction.

“And on that day, Sa Do-ryeon will attack the Namgung Family.”

“…Is it alright to tell us this?”

“Aren’t you my granddaughter’s grandfathers?”

This was a decision Noe Yeom-baek had made after long deliberation.

“It doesn’t concern me much, so do as you please.”

“I’ll pretend I didn’t hear it.”

While Tak Joong-hak nodded as if it was no big deal, Dang Cheol-woo stared intently at Noe Yeom-baek before suddenly gulping down his wine.

“Since we’re already pretending not to hear, it would be even better if you could cut off Namgung Cheon’s head.”

Perhaps painful memories of the past came to mind.

Killing intent swirled around Dang Cheol-woo’s entire body.

“Tal Baek-sal Wang is indeed targeting Namgung Cheon’s head.”

“Can that guy actually do it?”

Dang Cheol-woo scoffed as if it was impossible.

“I and Dong Jeong Yong-wang have agreed to help.”

“Oho!”

In that case, there was certainly enough possibility.

“And one more thing, Tal Baek-sal Wang has the Night Blade.”

“You mean that Night Blade that was rumored to be at the Namgung Family and then moved to the Moryong Family?”

Dang Cheol-woo’s eyes lit up.

Tak Joong-hak also showed interest as if surprised.

“It was at the Moryong Family. Yang Gun-cheol was the one who provided that information.”

“Hehe!”

What the former Martial Arts Alliance Leader was doing was truly astounding.

“Then the Sword and must be at the Namgung Family.”

To Dang Cheol-woo’s confident question, Noe Yeom-baek nodded in affirmation.

“But what’s your intention in telling us this?”

This was too much to dismiss as simple goodwill.

“Cheon Su-dok-hwa.”

“…!”

Dang Cheol-woo’s expression hardened.

“You’re saying Ryeong-i knows about this?”

“She came to find me. She had already figured out a considerable part of it.”

This was the core of today’s conversation.

Cheon Su-dok-hwa, Dang Yeong-ryeong, whom Seolha said was the most important person in the world.

The benefactor who had saved and raised his granddaughter.

Because of Dang Yeong-ryeong, who was a special agent of the Martial Arts Alliance, Noe Yeom-baek had to think much more than usual, which was unlike him.

“Seeing her that day, I could guess Cheon Su-dok-hwa’s temperament. She must be greatly troubled right now.”

“Ha!”

Dang Cheol-woo knew his daughter’s upright nature better than anyone. A deep sigh escaped him naturally.

“I am one of the Five Leaders of Sa Do-ryeon. Just as the Dang Family and Maegyo are important to you, Sa Do-ryeon is very important to me.”

It was an obvious statement.

They were all representatives of sects and families before being Seolha’s grandfathers.

“Dong Jeong Yong-wang has agreed to take the, so I can’t give that up. Instead, I’ll give up my share of the sword.”

Noe Yeom-baek made a tremendous declaration while looking directly at Dang Cheol-woo.

“Tell Cheon Su-dok-hwa to aim for that.”

“…?”

“The real culprit of Sword Cry Manor needs to be caught, doesn’t it?”

Noe Yeom-baek roughly knew from hearing it from Seolha. How much the girl wanted to reveal the real culprit for her grandmother’s sake.

“And since we need to cut off Namgung Cheon’s neck, tell her to come a bit late. This is my repayment for raising our granddaughter well. I’ll handle it properly.”

“…Ho Jeon.”

Dang Cheol-woo called Noe Yeom-baek by his title for the first time.

“I thought you were just a bandit with ridiculously strong martial arts, but you have righteousness and chivalry alive in you!”

“Haha, are you finally acknowledging me?”

Noe Yeom-baek laughed out loud at Dang Cheol-woo’s cheekiness.

“Ahem! It looks good, but I feel quite left out. Should our sect also aim for an invasion of Jungwon?”

When Tak Joong-hak threw out a bland joke.

“Hey! You there!”

“Come on, be more selective with your jokes!”

Dang Cheol-woo and Noe Yeom-baek simultaneously burst into anger.

Namgung Family’s Gajujeon.

Namgung Cheon was looking down at the martial arts manual placed on the desk.

Was it a blessing or a curse?

At first, he thought it was definitely a genuine text.

But the more he delved into the martial arts manual, the more he realized it was a forgery.

It was a fake made so exquisitely and skillfully that even he was momentarily deceived.

‘Clearly, someone who possesses the original text or knows about it has manipulated this.’

As Namgung Cheon repeatedly read the martial arts manual, the true nature of the original gradually formed in his mind.

The intent was excessively malicious.

If someone had learned this, much blood would surely have been spilled.

‘They probably infiltrated the main residence and hid the Honcheon Technique hoping for exactly that.’

The corners of Namgung Cheon’s mouth curled upward.

‘Did they dare treat this Righteous Sword Master Namgung Cheon like an ignorant fool?’

Though he hadn’t caught their tail yet, Namgung Cheon vowed to make his opponent regret their actions.

Remove the “Hon” from Honcheon and fill it with “Chang” from Changcheon.

Cut out the reverse flow and fill the empty space with Namgung’s martial arts.

‘This will become my final masterpiece.’

Namgung Cheon reached out and habitually stroked his sword.

Once this was completed, the world would practically belong to the Namgung Family.

“My lord.”

“Enter.”

With Namgung Cheon’s permission, Cheonggung Squad Leader Namgung Min entered the family head’s hall.

“What is it?”

“There was a clash between martial artists in Chaohu a few days ago.”

“Which bastards dare!”

Chaohu was a place where the Namgung Family’s influence was strong, but if asked whether their power was fully projected there, it was a somewhat ambiguous region.

“In that fight, Midair Steps, Ascending Blade Technique, and Dual Sword Technique were used.”

“What?”

While Ascending Blade Technique could be performed upon reaching Hwa-gyeong, Midair Steps and Dual Sword Technique were different.

They were techniques that required at least the peak of Hwa-gyeong or the realm of Hyeon-gyeong.

“Are you sure those ignorant fools didn’t see wrong?”

“That doesn’t seem to be the case. The person who caused that fight has entered Hefei…”

“Who is this bastard?”

“…It’s Am-wang.”

“Who did you say?”

At Namgung Min’s report, Namgung Cheon’s eyes twitched.

Since the clash at the Martial Arts Alliance, Dang Cheol-woo had become like a reverse scale to him.

“Am-wang Dang Cheol-woo is currently in Hefei.”

“If it’s Ascending Blade Technique and Midair Steps, then it must be Dang Cheol-woo. But he has no sword. Who performed the Dual Sword Technique?”

“We’re investigating that, but it seems we’ll need more time.”

“What was the reason?”

“The accounts differ. Some say there were three, others say two, and still others say there was also a young woman and a young man – nothing is certain. I think I need to go personally to confirm.”

“Tsk!”

Namgung Cheon clicked his tongue in self-mockery.

Having spent the past few months crouched down against his nature, it felt like news from the world wasn’t reaching him properly.

Having never experienced this in his life, this was the first time Namgung Cheon felt such frustration.

“How did the victory and defeat turn out?”

“After clashing so fiercely that the lake was overturned, they seem to have withdrawn from each other.”

There was far too little information.

“Dang Yeong-ryeong is still staying in Hefei, isn’t she?”

“Yes.”

“Keep a close watch since we don’t know what the father and daughter might do.”

“I’ve already given those orders.”

“And hurry to find out who fought with Dang Cheol-woo.”

“Yes, my lord.”

“Wait.”

Namgung Cheon called back Namgung Min who was reporting and withdrawing.

“What happened with the Moyong Family and Shinchang Yang Clan? Why is there no contact?”

“We sent messenger birds, but there’s no response from either side.”

“Really?”

Not even responding to messenger birds meant there was some kind of problem.

Should he make a request to Gaebang?

“Ah, Fath… Family Head!”

Just as the pondering Namgung Cheon was about to give an order.

Young Clan Leader Namgung Myeong came running in frantically.

“What’s all this fuss about again?”

Having earned much disfavor due to the Honcheon Technique incident, Namgung Cheon’s gaze toward his son was unkind.

“A, a messenger bird just arrived from Cheonpung-gak…!”

Cheonpung-gak was the Namgung Family’s residence located within the Martial Arts Alliance headquarters. Information from the alliance usually came and went through there.

“W-war has broken out between the Moyong Family and Shinchang Yang Clan!”

“…!”

Namgung Cheon was momentarily speechless.

Those three families shared not only interests but also various corruptions and secrets unknown to others.

War had broken out between two such families?

This was something that had to be stopped from the Namgung Family’s standpoint as well.

“What is the Cheonggung Squad Leader doing! Go there immediately!”

“Command!”

“What on earth happened while I was away!”

At a time like this!

Namgung Cheon’s anger flared at the recklessness of Moryong Gil and Yang Gun-cheol.

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