The Heavenly Demon Cult’s Strongest Maid - Chapter 287

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Chapter 41

My true internal energy, Mahu Hwan-hon Shin-gong, was a supreme internal cultivation method recreated by Mahu based on the Cheonma Hwan-hon formula of Cheonma Sinkong, which had made Eok I-geon a semi-immortal being.

“Huuuuu.”

As I slowly inhaled, the natural energy scattered in the atmosphere penetrated into my body.

That energy soon rushed like hungry ghosts to the wounded areas on my shoulder, thigh, and side.

Demonic energy isn’t called demonic energy for nothing.

With absolutely no caution, it charged in roughly, making the area around my wounds burn hot as if scorched by fire.

Of course, I didn’t just feel heat.

“Haah…”

There was also a strange pleasure, like when you soak a weary body in a hot bath, as if my aching bones and tense muscles were loosening.

Seeing how my wounds were tingling, it seemed new flesh was already growing.

How long had I concentrated like that?

“Hwa.”

I finished my energy circulation and opened my eyes.

My eye level was different from before.

Looking down, I saw my body was floating about one ja above the ground.

This often happened when I was absorbed in energy circulation, so it wasn’t particularly surprising.

I quickly descended to the floor and checked the wounds Tam-rang had inflicted.

My shoulder, thigh, and side were all clean without a single scar.

“As expected of four cycles of sixty years!”

This is the dignity of an internal energy powerhouse.

A smile naturally spread across my lips.

Having concentrated on my internal cultivation method after so long, even the accumulated fatigue and impure energy were completely washed away.

“Ah, refreshing. Now I feel a bit… hm? Sniff! Sniff sniff!”

But what’s this smell?

Where’s this stench coming from?

Suddenly hit by a severe foul odor that stung my nose, I felt nauseous.

“Ugh!”

I barely managed to suppress the urge to vomit.

“Wait.”

And at that moment, I found the source of the smell.

“Kyah!”

Absurdly, it was me.

From Luoyang to Wuhan, I hadn’t been able to wash properly while chasing Tam-rang’s subordinates, and upon arrival, I fought Tam-rang and demolished an entire juru.

I probably got covered with more dust there than I would in a lifetime.

On top of that, impure energy was expelled during the healing process, so it was natural that I reeked.

“I need to wash right now!”

I immediately ran to the wooden tub.

Quickly stripping off my clothes before anyone could see, I jumped into the bathtub.

“Ah, it’s cold!”

It was good that water had been prepared, but it wasn’t warm water.

But it didn’t matter.

I can now create the Three-Flavored True Fire!

During my maid days, I had to boil water in a pot and carry it over one by one, but now there was no need for that at all.

I grinned and sent energy through my fingertips. Then bubbles formed in the bathwater and it quickly warmed up.

“Ah, how convenient!”

What is happiness anyway?

Relieving fatigue in hot water – that’s happiness.

“Now I feel like I’m alive.”

After finishing my bath, I carefully examined the wounded areas once more just in case.

The shoulder area had very faint scar marks remaining, probably because the skin was thin there.

It was barely noticeable unless you looked closely.

“Nice.”

With this much, no one would know I had been injured.

Eok I-geon diligently training in the stone chamber, Grandmother busy with prenatal care, and my three busy grandfathers must never find out.

Ah, I can’t forget Master either.

I didn’t even want to imagine what would happen if they found out.

“Huhu, isn’t this what you call a perfect crime?”

With my wounds healed and the grime washed from my body, I changed into clean clothes and left the room in good spirits.

“Seolha, niece!”

Uncle Wang came running over breathlessly as if he had been waiting for me to come out.

“Are you really okay?”

“I told you earlier it was just a small cut. Of course I’m fine.”

“No, you were crying earlier calling for your sister, so I thought you might be seriously hurt.”

“You heard all that?”

“The soundproofing here isn’t that great.”

The secret hideout of Gae-bang was more cozy than I thought.

Compared to Uncle Wang’s previous residence, this was practically a palace.

“It’s because she’s still young. She was probably shocked seeing me injured for the first time.”

“Medicine? Did you apply medicine to the wound?”

“Yes yes, I took care of applying medicine and bandages myself.”

I added a small lie to reassure Uncle Wang.

“Are you that worried about me?”

Uncle Wang’s eyes looked haggard, as if he had suffered quite a bit mentally in that short time.

I felt somewhat sorry since I had boasted about trusting only me.

“Of course I’m worried.”

“Uncle.”

I was inwardly moved by Uncle Wang’s sincere tone.

“Not about Seolha, niece, but about me.”

“…What?”

“I’m scared to death!”

Uncle Wang hunched his shoulders and trembled all over.

Suddenly, what are you talking about?

Scared?

“Ugh! Will Lady Dang stay quiet? She’ll grab my neck and shake me asking why I lured Seolha into getting involved in a fight!”

“No way. Our grandmother wouldn’t go that far…”

“Seolha, niece doesn’t know Lady Dang. When Lady Dang gets angry, she’s really scary.”

I know that too.

When our grandmother gets heated, she completely transforms into a different person.

“Right! Dark Elder was there too! Aaaaah!”

Uncle Wang grabbed his hair and collapsed.

“Seolha, niece, will Dark Elder forgive me?”

“What’s there to forgive or not forgive? Grandmother and Am-jon Grandfather won’t even know about it.”

“…Huh? Seolha, niece, you didn’t know yet?”

“Know what?”

“Earlier they sent a messenger eagle to Sichuan Dang Family saying you were injured.”

“They sent… what?”

My lips trembled without me realizing it.

“Not a messenger pigeon but a messenger eagle. I was quite envious of that.”

As expected of someone from the Beggar Sect, he’s being greedy in strange places.

But that aside.

How dare someone send news to the Dang Family without my permission?

Which bastard was it!

The Bongwang-dae members who had been resting in their respective quarters gathered at my command.

“Miss, are you alright?”

“We were so worried!”

“I’m perfectly fine, so that’s enough. Who was it?”

I glared fiercely at the Bongwang-dae members lined up in formation.

“There’s a spy among you!”

“…A spy?”

“Don’t tell me there’s a Bloodsky Sect informant or something among us?”

I had come all the way here to catch Bloodsky Sect spies hiding in the Martial Arts Alliance.

So naturally, the context led in that direction.

“Not the Bloodsky Sect.”

I corrected the misunderstanding.

“Who sent a messenger bird without my permission?”

“A messenger bird?”

“That’s right! Who told Sichuan that I was injured!”

Only then did the members who understood what I meant look around at each other.

“It wasn’t me.”

“Gwi-nyeo, wasn’t it you?”

“Hehe, why would it be me?”

“Then Gwang-nyeo, wasn’t it you?”

“I don’t even know how to handle messenger birds? Why are you accusing innocent people?”

At least it didn’t seem to be the Three Great Witches.

“Confess immediately!”

“Who sent the messenger bird to the Dang Family!”

Seo-ryeon and Yu-un sternly questioned on my behalf.

So those two weren’t it either.

“Gyeom? Ha-rin? Why aren’t you two saying anything?”

“I’m searching.”

“Me too.”

Eok Hwi-gyeom and Yang Ha-rin narrowed their eyes like detectives and thoroughly scanned the members.

If it wasn’t them either, only Song Mu-hyeon, Yun Ha-ram, and Baek Jin-seo remained.

Which of these three could be the informant?

I crossed my arms and carefully observed the three.

“…It’s you, isn’t it?”

Then I caught a suspicious sign.

I found one guy who was particularly avoiding my gaze.

“Yun Ha-ram, why did you do it?”

“…!”

“Don’t act surprised. It’s written all over your face.”

“I, I’m sorry!”

Judging that he couldn’t deny it, Yun Ha-ram suddenly knelt down and apologized.

“Before leaving Sichuan, the Lord gave me orders to definitely contact him if anything unfortunate happened to you, Miss. I couldn’t refuse the command of the one I serve… I’m sorry! Please forgive me!”

“Do you think forgiveness is the issue right now?”

Yun Ha-ram knew nothing.

“Gong Grandfather isn’t the only one in Sichuan. Grandmother and Am-jon Grandfather are there too. Do you think they’d stay still if I got hurt?”

Especially when our Shin Geum is pregnant – wouldn’t this be bad for prenatal care?

Given Am-jon Grandfather’s temperament of getting angry at the drop of a hat, he would never let this slide quietly.

“Gasp! Don’t tell me all of sister’s grandfathers are gathering again?”

Yang Ha-rin made a fuss, recalling memories from two years ago.

“If Elder Am-jon contacts even the Shin Sect and the mountain villa… Ugh! They’ll all come rushing to Wuhan. Three of the Ten Martial Arts Masters, and if sister’s Master joins them too… This won’t be ordinary, will it?”

Yang Ha-rin shook her head vigorously as if she didn’t even want to think about it anymore.

“Surely not that far…”

“This is still where the Martial Arts Alliance Headquarters is located…”

“No matter how much their granddaughter was hurt, it was just a tiny injury, so they wouldn’t come… right?”

I really hoped that would be the case too.

But my premonition was very ominous.

“Yun Ha-ram, this is a warning. If you do this again, you know what will happen, right?”

“Yes! I’ll keep it in mind!”

I could finally rest only after threatening the other members that they better be prepared if they reported anything about my personal affairs.

That night I had a nightmare about the grandfathers turning Wuhan into a wasteland, but I desperately denied it.

They say dreams are the opposite.

Nothing will happen.

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