The Heavenly Demon Cult’s Strongest Maid - Chapter 326

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Chapter 80

Cheonma Sect, Macheondeon.

Tak Joong-hak and Gong Pae-cheon visited Cheonma Eok Yeo-gwang’s study after a long time.

“Gong Gakju couldn’t even properly enjoy his vacation.”

“I returned urgently upon hearing the news.”

Having heard about the political summit talks from his father-in-law Dark Elder, Gong Pae-cheon could no longer remain in Sichuan as the Demonic Sect’s chief strategist.

“What about your wife?”

“She’s not alone, and it seemed more convenient to move by myself, so I left her at her family home.”

“I can already imagine what Dark Elder said.”

Tak Joong-hak clicked his tongue knowingly.

“Why did Tak Ga-ju return so early? You disappeared as if fleeing in the night, so I thought we wouldn’t see you for months.”

Cheonma’s words carried thorns.

“My heart wanted to do just that.”

Tak Joong-hak didn’t bother making excuses.

He was still just a grandfather who wanted to be with Seolha, as long as it wasn’t about Headquarters business.

“How is my disciple, Seolha?”

Cheonma subtly emphasized the word ‘disciple.’

Tak Joong-hak responded without backing down.

“My granddaughter is doing well.”

He too put particular emphasis on ‘granddaughter.’

“….”

“….”

The gazes of Cheonma and Tak Joong-hak clashed in midair.

Before sparks could fly, Gong Pae-cheon hurriedly brought up the agenda.

“Hyeol-cheon-hoe’s movements are unusual. The Luoyang Secret Branch incident was a strategy to induce friction between Headquarters and the Martial Arts Alliance.”

“The remnants of the Blood Sect?”

“Yes, their official name is Hyeol-cheon-hoe.”

“They want to reopen the heavens of the Blood Sect, something like that? Ridiculous.”

Cheonma let out a short sneer.

“My disciple caught Tam-rang, the Hyeol-cheon-hoe spy who infiltrated the Martial Arts Alliance?”

“Yes, my granddaughter successfully pursued and killed him after chasing him from Luoyang.”

Disciple and granddaughter.

It was a fight with no concessions, but now was the time to clearly distinguish between public and private matters.

“The Martial Arts Alliance has been rooted out this time, so what remains are Headquarters and Sa Do-ryeon?”

“For now, that seems to be the case.”

“What’s the situation with rooting them out from Headquarters?”

“Currently, they’re hiding so well that we haven’t discovered any anomalies.”

Cheonma pondered for a while, tapping the table with his fingers.

“Let’s stop trying to find them secretly.”

“Then?”

“In the name of Cheonma, announce the existence of Hyeol-cheon-hoe to everyone and issue a warning.”

Cheonma’s eyes flashed.

“If we kill them as soon as we see them, it’ll end eventually.”

It wasn’t particularly remarkable, but it was an utterly Demonic Sect-like command.

“If there are those who betray Hyeol-cheon-hoe and join Headquarters, consider specially pardoning them. That’s how seeds are originally cultivated.”

As if saying ‘let’s see,’ one corner of Cheonma’s mouth curled up.

“I’ll announce it immediately.”

“Then the next matter is the Demon-Orthodox summit? How were the political talks?”

Eok Yeo-gwang looked at Tak Joong-hak, who had personally attended the talks.

“It was decent and quite interesting.”

“Were there no problems?”

“When the Orthodox and Unorthodox paths meet, how could there be no problems? The atmosphere would freeze at the slightest provocation. If not for Seolha, it would have fallen apart long ago.”

Tak Joong-hak’s tone overflowed with pride when mentioning Seolha.

“I can picture it clearly. She has great presence, befitting my disciple. Hahaha!”

Tak Joong-hak glared at Cheonma with intensity, but Cheonma ignored him and felt pleased.

“Thanks to Seolha’s wit at that summit, our Headquarters’ demon followers could be safely released. Though she’s my granddaughter, isn’t she truly sharp?”

“Tak Ga-ju.”

“Yes, Sect Leader.”

“Before Seolha is your granddaughter, she’s my beloved disciple. She’ll soon become my daughter-in-law.”

Cheonma gave a warning as if telling him not to be obstinate anymore.

Of course, Tak Ga-ju wasn’t one to back down like this.

“She’s my only blood relative. Blood is thicker than water.”

‘Oh dear.’

Gong Pae-cheon secretly sighed inwardly.

These two had lived for 17 years without knowing about the loss of Tak Joong-hak’s daughter, Tak Seon-hwa.

To Cheonma, Tak Joong-hak was both father and master, and to Tak Joong-hak, Cheonma was both lord and son.

Their love-hate relationship had been changing recently because of Seolha.

While increased meetings and conversations were certainly positive, whenever they flowed into this confrontational structure, only Gong Pae-cheon broke out in cold sweat in between.

“Tak Ga-ju, what made you think the Demon-Orthodox summit would be acceptable?”

Gong Pae-cheon gently intervened and naturally changed the topic.

“Both Alliance Leader Yeon Un-jang and Chief Strategist Jegal Mun-gi were quite flexible in their thinking. They said they wanted Gangho’s peace to be maintained as it is now. Hyeol-cheon-hoe has become a thorn in their side.”

“Not much different from Headquarters.”

“Assuming we hold a Demon-Orthodox summit, who do you think we should send, Gong Gakju?”

With the common enemy of Hyeol-cheon-hoe appearing, Cheonma thought the summit wasn’t impossible.

“If you personally step forward, the Martial Arts Alliance side will find it burdensome. It would be best to have one of the Six Great Demon Clans’ heads as representative with my assistance.”

“One of the heads… That’s fine. The key is deciding who to send…”

Cheonma’s gaze suddenly turned to Tak Joong-hak.

“Ugh, Cheon-sin-mun!”

Tak Joong-hak was the only one at Headquarters who could represent Cheonma.

But his face was already known as the sect leader of Cheon-sin-mun.

Cheonma couldn’t help but be annoyed.

“Come to think of it, Tak Ga-ju’s granddaughter became Cheonsin Bosal at Cheon-sin Geom-hwa?”

“Yes, your disciple not only created the unprecedented Cheon-sin-mun, but is also being praised as a living Buddha.”

“….”

Gong Pae-cheon was momentarily speechless with disbelief.

Because ‘my disciple’ and ‘my granddaughter’ had instantly become ‘your disciple’ and ‘your granddaughter.’

It was nothing but a childish war of words where good things resembled oneself and bad things resembled the other.

“By the way, Seolha met Bul-jon at Shaolin?”

“That monk dared to lay hands on Seolha!”

While Gong Pae-cheon was pondering how to stop the fight, the story suddenly flowed in a different direction.

“Was there nothing wrong with Seolha’s body?”

“Fortunately, there was nothing like that. However, the nature of the Buddhist power contained in Seolha’s Gyeong-oe Gi-hyeol changed strangely.”

“Don’t tell me that monk Bul-jon transferred his true essence to my disciple?”

Cheonma’s voice suddenly rose.

If Tak Joong-hak’s words were true, that would be a challenge to Cheonma.

“I couldn’t determine that much with my abilities. What’s certain is that Bul-jon definitely did something.”

“I’ll have to meet that monk personally.”

He intended to hold him accountable for daring to lay hands on Seolha without his permission.

Flap—

A messenger pigeon landed gently in the birdcage of the Martial Arts Alliance Library.

The servant managing the cage skillfully untied the message tube bound to the pigeon’s leg.

Then he immediately placed it into the bamboo tube on the wall and pulled the rope with force.

Clang!

With the sound of a small bell, the signal was transmitted downstairs.

Shortly after, a message tube dropped from the bamboo tube entrance designed above the desk.

“Let’s see.”

The library clerk confirmed the distinctive Gaebang emblem carved on the tube.

“It’s from Gaebang.”

He immediately wrote “Gaebang” in the sender column of the ledger, then carefully opened the tube.

When he unfolded the note inside, a sealed inner paper popped out.

The Cheonma Sect’s reply regarding the Demon-Evil-Righteous summit.

“Gasp!”

As soon as the man read the content written largest on the inner paper, he screamed.

“L-L-Lord! My Lord!”

He cried out in shock and hurriedly got up, rushing toward the library head.

The message that flew from the Demonic Sect via Gaebang was soon delivered to General Strategist Jegal Mun-gi through the library head.

Rip.

Jegal Mun-gi tore open the seal clearly marked with the character for “Demon” and hurriedly unfolded the letter.

We have received the so-called Demon-Evil-Righteous summit proposal sent by your Alliance.

First and foremost, we express our gratitude for releasing the demon faction members belonging to our sect.

Since your Alliance showed magnanimity uncharacteristic of itself, our sect also wishes to show corresponding generosity and has decided to respond positively to the summit proposal.

Of course, your Alliance will agree that with the long-standing grudges and conflicts between both sides, we cannot speak of trust overnight.

Therefore, to announce our sect’s decision.

We heard that the summit between your Alliance and Sa Do-ryeon concluded relatively smoothly.

In that process, an external sect called Cheon-sin-mun played a mediating role, which is truly an interesting precedent.

In these times when our sect and your Alliance cannot trust each other, how about entrusting mediation to Cheon-sin-mun following the precedent shown by your Alliance and Sa Do-ryeon.

Let your Alliance decide and notify us of the location and time.

Cheonma Sect.

“Haha! Should I really make her my niece…”

After finishing reading the message, Jegal Mun-gi unconsciously muttered while thinking of Seolha from Cheon-sin-mun.

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