The Heavenly Demon Cult’s Strongest Maid - Chapter 318

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Chapter 72

“I heard that the Demonic Sect’s intelligence network is no less capable than Gaebang and Hao Clan. Surely you two aren’t unaware of Hyeon-wol-dang’s existence?”

When I looked back and forth between Jegal Mun-gi and Sect Leader Uncle while asking, both of them showed surprised expressions simultaneously.

“Seolha, how do you know about Hyeon-wol-dang?”

“Miss Tak! Do you truly know that Hyeon-wol-dang is the Demonic Sect’s intelligence organization? That’s something only key figures know, so how…!”

Well, because it’s an organization our maternal grandfather raised?

It’s an intelligence group directly created by our maternal grandfather who’s sitting right next to me.

But if I said this, the meeting and everything would become a mess.

I showed no sign of panic and instead went forward boldly.

“Uncle Wang told me. He said there’s another capable intelligence organization in Gangho that’s not well known. Its name is Hyeon-wol-dang, and he said it belongs to the Demonic Sect.”

“Wh-Wang Dang… I never thought he’d tell you even that.”

“Was it something I shouldn’t have known?”

I deliberately acted innocent, widening my eyes and tilting my head.

Uncle Wang, I’m sorry.

Let me just use your name once.

“No, it’s not exactly that. It’s just that we haven’t known for very long either, so we were a bit surprised.”

“It must be an organization that moves very secretly.”

“We still can’t even guess their scale, so that says it all.”

“They’re like ghosts.”

They’re not ghosts.

It’s because everyone’s stealth techniques are no joke.

They appear out of nowhere and startle me too.

“Anyway, what I meant was that since they exist, the Demonic Sect would naturally know about it too. Moreover, with the Demonic Sect’s secret branches being discovered one after another, they wouldn’t just sit idle.”

They recognize that it’s a serious matter requiring the First Miss herself to come investigate.

“What are your thoughts, noble friend?”

“Hmm.”

At Jegal Mun-gi’s question, Sect Leader Uncle stroked his chin and answered slowly.

“It was strange indeed. When our sect investigated separately, there were many careless points, making us rather suspect it might be a Demonic Sect trap.”

“The Demonic Sect’s secret branches were exposed far too easily. So our Alliance was also having doubts about whether a third force might be involved.”

“Then I happened to meet Uncle Wang in Luoyang and ended up coming all the way here. Haha.”

Even as I said it, it seemed too contrived, so I hurriedly added.

“If I hadn’t entrusted Jinheung Trading Company with a gift for Elder Buljon, I’d probably be rolling around with Grandmother in Sichuan right now.”

As I spoke, I missed Shin Geum terribly.

I wonder if she’s doing well with her prenatal care?

“As Seolha says, the Demonic Sect probably has some grasp of this matter too.”

“The key is how they’ll respond.”

The sight of the Martial Arts Alliance and Sa Do-ryeon strategists discussing our sect was quite fascinating to me in some ways.

My heart was somehow pounding too.

I glanced back at Grandpa Tak, curious about his thoughts, but his expression showed no change.

Such composure, as expected.

Eok I-geon is… not interested.

‘Well, yeah. That’s possible too.’

“Bloodsky Sect’s purpose is to cause chaos in Gangho. They’ll try to shake our Alliance, your alliance, and the Demonic Sect.”

“They seek to cause internal strife and reap the benefits.”

Jegal Mun-gi and Sect Leader Uncle paused their conversation, looked at each other, and chuckled.

“It seems we’re in the same boat.”

Since when did the Martial Arts Alliance and Sa Do-ryeon use the expression “internal strife”?

The more I thought about it, the more absurd it became.

“Anyway, whether we get a reply or not, let’s inform the Demonic Sect too.”

“It would be better than doing nothing.”

Of course.

This young lady will bring back that reply!

Just leave it to me.

“But do you have a contact?”

“There’s no way we’d have such a thing…”

Though there were three members of the Demonic Sect right before their eyes, the Demonic Sect was a group that formed alliances with no one.

Occasionally they might help either orthodox or unorthodox sects, but that was one-sided, not mutual.

“Um…”

If there was a timing for me to interject, it was now.

Honestly, I hadn’t hoped for this situation, but this was an opportunity for me.

“Niece Seolha?”

“Does Miss Tak have a good idea?”

Of course.

I’ll solve both your concerns completely!

“I just thought of something. Aren’t there members of the Demonic Sect captured from the secret branches?”

“Quite a few.”

“How about releasing them?”

I had been truly troubled about the captured sect members.

I couldn’t secretly break in to rescue them, but I couldn’t just pretend not to know either.

If this discussion went well, it seemed I could send our sect members back home.

“Release them…?”

Chief Strategist Jegal Mun-gi’s eyes sparkled.

That was definitely a positive signal.

“Oh my, Niece Seolha! You’re quite clever!”

Sect Leader Uncle openly praised me.

“If we must join forces against a common enemy, it would be good to show goodwill first.”

Alliance Leader Yeon Un-jang, who had been quietly listening to our conversation, showed signs of approval.

“Yes, Alliance Leader. If we send a letter with them, wouldn’t we get some kind of response?”

“If we release the sect members without any conditions, they won’t just ignore it.”

Very true words.

We’re not that shameless.

“We were already troubled about how to handle the sect members anyway, so thank you for the good suggestion, Miss Tak.”

“Not at all. It’s good for everyone.”

Today my lie index recorded quite a high number again.

Suddenly I became terrified of how long this lie would work.

How much fraud had the First Miss of Cheonma Sect committed while disguised as a disciple of Cheon-sin-mun?

Of course, it wasn’t entirely for my own benefit, but there were moments when reality hit me.

Why should I suffer like this because of the damn Bloodsky Sect?

Once we dealt with them, I just wanted to hole up in Cheonsan and live sweetly with Eok I-geon.

Oh, with our Shin Geum too.

Then Cheon-sin-mun would be permanently closed!

“Take this.”

As the meeting was reaching its peak, Jegal Mun-gi quietly handed a piece of paper to Sect Leader Uncle.

“What is this?”

“A list of Bloodsky Sect spies that our Alliance rooted out.”

“…Is it alright to give this to me?”

Sect Leader Uncle seemed surprised and hesitated to unfold the paper.

“It records the year they joined the alliance, their affiliations, ages, origins, and such. I prepared it thinking it might help your alliance find spies.”

“Thank you very much.”

Though it was a brief statement, the meaning contained within it was by no means light.

Sect Leader Uncle was the leader of Hao Clan, which dealt with information.

Therefore, he would understand better than anyone just how tremendous a resolution Jegal Mun-gi had made.

The infiltration of spies into the Martial Arts Alliance was the Alliance’s shame, and naturally not something that could be easily given up.

Creak.

Sect Leader Uncle rose from his seat and respectfully cupped his fists toward Jegal Mun-gi.

Had their mutual sincerity in wanting to defeat the Bloodsky Sect gotten through to each other?

After that, everything proceeded smoothly.

“We’ll keep the Hao Clan Wuhan branch open as it is now. From now on, we’ll deliver news through there.”

“We’ll handle the security expenses on our end.”

How many people would there be who’d go wild saying that Sadoryeon had appeared in the heart of Wuhan?

Based on my martial arts experience, there were definitely such bastards.

Though there were some power struggles initially, the talks between the Martial Arts Alliance and Sadoryeon concluded very amicably.

We prevented the righteous war too.

We also rescued the captured demon faction members.

Now all that remained was to work together to crush the Bloodsky Sect?

After finishing the talks and leaving the Martial Arts Alliance headquarters, Sect Leader Uncle along with Bandit Grandfather and Grandpa Yongwang hurriedly moved away, saying they had separate matters to discuss.

As the five leaders of Sadoryeon, they probably needed to discuss future matters.

The moment I felt everything was over, my tension also released and sudden fatigue washed over me.

Still, having concluded the talks without incident was truly a fortunate thing.

Right, Grandpa Tak…?

‘Huh!’

Come to think of it, Grandpa Tak hadn’t said a single word throughout the entire meeting.

Even when talk about the Main School came up, he just watched silently.

Why was that?

“Seolha.”

Though it was Grandfather’s voice, no different from usual, for some reason I broke out in a sweat.

All the trouble I’d caused since coming out to Jungwon flashed before my eyes like a panorama.

“Come see this old man for a moment.”

“Yes…”

I nervously followed behind Grandfather quietly, reading the mood carefully.

Eok I-geon, you’ll help me, right?

I glanced at Eok I-geon’s profile, but I couldn’t tell what he was thinking at all.

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