The Owner Of The Thousand Gold Coins Is A Military Official - Chapter 55

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Chapter 55

 

Hyeolrasu had long since laid down his former title of Mawi, so there was nothing to be concerned about.

 

“Is there anything you desire?”

 

“Something I desire…”

 

What could there be?

 

Since he had become a person of the sect, it would be a small gesture of magnanimity, but since the Sect Leader was speaking directly, it was by no means trivial.

 

If the Sect Leader wished it, he could easily bring back the head of an elder from any sect.

 

Of course, Mawi wouldn’t desire such a thing.

 

“I want to go out.”

 

“You want to go out?”

 

“Being confined to this room all the time is quite suffocating.”

 

“Ah, I suppose so. It’s been a month, hasn’t it? How about we go out together?”

 

“That would be fine.”

 

And so the two arranged to leave.

 

It seemed like too light an ending compared to the weight of the names they carried.

 

However, knowing the weight of the names they bore, they were both accepting all the future burdens that would come.

 

The Sect Leader wasn’t particularly concerned, but Mawi was different.

 

And he didn’t completely trust the Sect Leader either.

 

Though he might treat him naturally as if nothing mattered now, Mawi knew the power he possessed.

 

He would surely try to brainwash him somehow to make him truly become a person of the sect.

 

‘I need to keep my wits about me…’

 

Though he didn’t know when, might there not come a day when he could escape this Demonic Sect?

 

Though he knew the possibility was so small as to be invisible, it wasn’t completely nonexistent, so he had no choice but to place his hopes on it.

 

“It’s not a place with many sights to see, but when it comes to night views alone, there’s nowhere more wondrous in all the world.”

 

Sometimes light.

 

Sometimes heavy – as he left the chamber with the Sect Leader who felt this way.

 

“…?”

 

His eyes met with a man passing in front of the chamber.

 

Mawi was also a person who had reached a certain level, and since they needed to confine such a person, they had set up thorough formations.

 

Therefore, neither from inside nor outside could anyone sense any energy or presence beyond the walls of this small house.

 

Originally, one couldn’t even know if there was a house here, and only one servant permitted to bring meals could enter and exit this place.

 

“…”

 

“…”

 

A strange silence hung in the air.

 

And in this silence, Mawi felt an indescribable sense of discord.

 

Within this Demonic Sect.

 

There was someone who didn’t show proper respect despite meeting the Sect Leader like this?

 

It was a situation where losing one’s head immediately wouldn’t be strange.

 

‘So this is the person from the Righteous Sect who was captured…!’

 

As expected, the person he had truly encountered by chance was none other than Cheongun.

 

Cheongun was walking around here and there today as well to grasp the surrounding geography even more accurately.

 

These were paths that posed no problems.

 

Though the surroundings were all important places, he hadn’t been hiding his appearance while moving around anyway.

 

It wasn’t that it was dark under the lamp – he was walking confidently under the lamp, so surveillance hadn’t been relaxed either.

 

However, the fact that Mawi was here was known to extremely few people except the Sect Leader.

 

If it had been a place he shouldn’t go, they should have stopped him, but since they didn’t know, they couldn’t stop him.

 

“I greet the Sect Leader.”

 

Somewhat.

 

No, very late respectful greeting.

 

“What are you doing here?”

 

“I was walking around out of boredom.”

 

“…I see.”

 

Though somewhat suspicious, could Cheongun have sensed what even he couldn’t feel?

 

And since the Demonic Sect itself wasn’t a place completely cut off from contact, places like this were rather already disclosed to other places like the Righteous Sect and Shihō.

 

Even if he leaked a map to the outside by walking around like this, the leadership of each faction already knew these facts.

 

What was important were secret passages and places like treasuries.

 

“Has your boredom been somewhat relieved?”

 

“Yes. It seems so.”

 

It was quite bold of him to answer while looking back and forth between himself and Mawi.

 

Didn’t this mean he had relieved that boredom and tedium thanks to himself and Mawi?

 

Where did Soso bring such a fellow from?

 

“Do you have more business remaining?”

 

“…I’m finished.”

 

Cheongun walked past them down the path.

 

Mawi watched his back for a moment, but seeing him move around freely, he thought he might have already become a person of the Demonic Sect and didn’t expect much.

 

Moreover, he appeared not yet to have reached adulthood – what more could one hope for?

 

“That young man…”

 

“You recognize him right away. That’s right. He’s a child from the Righteous Sect.”

 

“I heard he was captured.”

 

“What does it matter how he came? What matters is where he has arrived.”

 

At those words, Mawi’s expression changed somewhat.

 

The Sect Leader’s words were merely meant to show his authority and power, but to Mawi’s ears, it didn’t sound that way.

 

It sounded as if he simply wasn’t concerned because the young man was within the Demonic Sect.

 

Though there was still much to confirm, there seemed to be some possibility.

 

And a smile was spreading across the lips of Cheongun as he passed by.

 

‘To find Mawi this quickly.’

 

If it was the Master of Righteousness, he would be someone the others within the Demonic Sect could sufficiently target.

 

So they had hidden him away like that, but could he be this lucky?

 

‘The plan will change considerably.’

 

It was already a plan that had changed significantly.

 

So even if it changed more from here, it wouldn’t be much of a problem.

 

Still, he had to achieve victory in Yeso’s martial contest.

 

For Yeso’s sake as well.

 

“How should I handle the treatment…”

 

However, there was one thing that bothered him.

 

It was Yeso’s treatment.

 

Now that he had identified Mawi’s location, there was no reason to remain in the Demonic Sect any longer.

 

Making thorough plans to escape the Demonic Sect?

 

A long planning time didn’t make for a perfect plan.

 

Right now, the most certain moment was when everyone’s attention from the Seven Great Demons to the Sect Leader would be focused, even briefly.

 

‘The ranking tournament.’

 

Cheongun, being an outsider, couldn’t observe it, and surveillance became stricter then too, but for Cheongun, it was a trivial level.

 

“…”

 

It weighed on his mind.

 

That fact itself was quite unpleasant.

 

It wasn’t even a deep connection from the past.

 

Rather, it would be an ill-fated connection if anything.

 

Was it just because she was a child?

 

Perhaps that might be it.

 

A body far too small for a ten-year-old.

 

Being ignored by everyone and waiting only for the day to die.

 

It’s not a very pleasant feeling.

 

Especially when these people are holding the child and old man who lived in the mountains as hostages.

 

‘Take Yeso out with me?’

 

Absolutely impossible.

 

Taking Mawi out wouldn’t be an easy task either.

 

Hadn’t he seen with his own eyes how much effort the Sect Leader had put into confining him?

 

Then there was only one method.

 

Before taking Mawi out, he had to receive Yeso’s treatment first.

 

To do that, he needed to meet with Mawi.

 

Whether he deceived the Sect Leader’s eyes or not, that didn’t matter.

 

First, meeting Mawi was what mattered.

 

Cheongun would also have to separately provide compensation for treating the extremely rare disease called Nine Yin Severed Meridians.

 

Of course, if he waited the full month before acting, it would also resolve the matter.

 

‘Mawi is the problem.’

 

Today, Mawi had appeared together with the Sect Leader.

 

That meant it was safe to assume he had already pledged allegiance to the Demonic Sect.

 

Whether that was sincere or not, he didn’t know, but it didn’t matter anyway.

 

Mawi would act as if he had thoroughly and sincerely pledged allegiance to the sect.

 

“I thought I was lucky. But I wasn’t?”

 

No, if he hadn’t known, he would have just wasted time remaining ignorant.

 

Whatever it was, Cheongun thought there was nothing bad about knowing.

 

Whether it would be poison or not depended on how the one who knew utilized it.

 

“I should be satisfied with confirming Mawi’s presence.”

 

Since he had confirmed his most important objective, he was satisfied with this for now.

 

The next day.

 

Today was a day when the entire Demonic Sect was bustling.

 

It seemed everyone except Cheongun knew what was happening, while only Cheongun spent time in his chamber without understanding why.

 

“It’s almost like a festival.”

 

Could it be because of Mawi?

 

That didn’t seem likely.

 

After hiding it for so long, they wouldn’t suddenly reveal his identity so grandly, would they?

 

He considered various possibilities, but none came to mind easily.

 

Just as he was starting to feel a bit frustrated, Cheongsoso came to find Cheongun.

 

“Wun. You look a bit frustrated?”

 

“Do I look that way?”

 

“Well, I’m lying. Since Wun wouldn’t know, you’d have no choice but to feel frustrated.”

 

“It’s been bustling from the bottom of that mountain. It seems like there’s some good news.”

 

“Good news. Good news…”

 

Contrary to Cheongun’s expectation, Cheongsoso’s expression wasn’t particularly bright.

 

No, it was rather on the dark side.

 

“Cheonjeokha. The most promising candidate for the next Sect Leader is returning today after finishing his secluded training.”

 

“I see.”

 

Cheonjeokha was an unforgettable name.

 

He was the one who had beheaded the Patriarch of Hwasanpa during the Jeongma Great War.

 

Though exhausted, he had single-handedly beheaded a Patriarch.

 

Since the Sect Leader rarely took direct action, Cheonjeokha was actually the person who required the most caution.

 

“Do you know him?”

 

“I don’t.”

 

“Anyway, seeing him come out after five years, it seems he’s had some enlightenment. Phew, he’s nothing short of a monster. Nothing good will come from encountering him.”

 

“I’ll keep that in mind.”

 

Actually, a day like today was also good for making moves.

 

It would be nice if he could meet Mawi, but that wasn’t his only purpose.

 

First, he planned to go toward the outskirts rather than the central area of this Demonic Sect.

 

According to Cheongsoso, everyone would be given three days of holiday.

 

Yeso, being a member of the Demonic Sect, also had to welcome Cheonjeokha.

 

He had pondered quite long yesterday, but nothing was decided for certain yet.

 

When Cheongun prepared to go out, Cheongsoso looked at him as if surprised.

 

“You’re going out?”

 

“Didn’t you say it was a festival?”

 

“Well, that’s true, but… it’s unexpected. Do as you please.”

 

“I will.”

 

He was going out precisely because nothing was decided.

 

Now was a time when variables were rather welcome.

 

Cheongsoso soon returned to her place, and Cheongun also finished his preparations and left his chamber.

 

Yeso seemed to still be sleeping.

 

“I can feel them waiting as if they knew I’d come out.”

 

Right.

 

The one sitting in the Sect Leader’s position wasn’t there for nothing.

 

From that brief encounter yesterday, he seemed to have instinctively sensed something.

 

Or it could have been because of the festival, but it was certain that surveillance on Cheongun had greatly increased.

 

“I can tell where they are at a glance.”

 

Massive demonic energy was concentrated in one place.

 

Though he was told not to encounter him, he couldn’t help but look.

 

The one who had played a major role in the Jeongma Great War.

 

He felt he had to see with his own eyes how far that person had reached by now.

 

“Before that.”

 

He planned to go to Mawi first.

 

The problem had been that he couldn’t see or sense him, but now that he knew it was because of a formation, it didn’t matter.

 

There was no need to shake off the surveillance.

 

Rather, the moment he did that, he would cross a river of no return.

 

Along with the gazes attached as surveillance, Cheongun headed toward the place where he had met the Sect Leader and Mawi yesterday.

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