The Supreme Who Rules the Boundless Sky - Chapter 153
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Spear Heaven Martial Emperor Episode 153
“…!”
Ho Seon-ah’s eyes wavered at the mention of Corpse Blood Poison People.
She probably never expected such words to come from Namgung Hyeok’s mouth.
However, he already had a certain degree of conviction.
“You don’t need to hide it. I’ve already seen the Corpse Blood Poison People myself.”
“Is that really true?”
“Indeed. The Tang Family operates Corpse Blood Poison People under the name Blood Demon Corps.”
“…!”
Ho Seon-ah was shocked when even the name Blood Demon Corps came up.
She pondered for a moment and looked at her brother.
Ho Young nodded to Ho Seon-ah.
It was a sign that this person could be trusted.
“My benefactor is right. The Tang Family was pursuing me to prevent the secret of the Corpse Blood Poison People from leaking out.”
“I see.”
“You don’t seem surprised?”
“Why would I be surprised by something I already expected? Though the fact that you know the secret of the Corpse Blood Poison People was a bit unexpected.”
“I was a disciple of the Tang Family Divine Physician, who possessed the finest medical arts in the Tang Family. My master didn’t cooperate in creating such filthy things as Corpse Blood Poison People, but after my master passed away, I was kidnapped and forced to participate in their experiments.”
“You must have suffered greatly.”
“If I hadn’t been lucky enough to secretly send a letter to my brother, I would still be captured by them.”
Ho Seon-ah spoke with a dark expression.
Namgung Hyeok nodded and empathized with her pain.
After letting out a deep sigh, she looked at Namgung Hyeok and asked.
“But the fact that my benefactor is here… does that mean everything is over?”
“Not quite. Though we repelled the Tang Family’s military force, their main strength is still intact. If they learn of their failure here, they’ll try to strike us with even stronger forces.”
“Then we should quickly leave this place.”
“There’s no need to rush too much. There’s still time before they report their losses and bring reinforcements. We can leisurely prepare our next move.”
“Next move?”
“Now that the existence of Corpse Blood Poison People has been revealed, our fight will no longer be disadvantageous. Rather, it’s as if we’re holding their leash.”
“What do you mean?”
“I will expose their secret to the Murim.”
“…!”
Ho Seon-ah sent a shocked look.
“If you do such a thing, you’ll become mortal enemies with the Tang Family.”
“You don’t need to worry about that. I’ve already become their enemy by killing a direct blood relative of the Tang Family.”
“…!”
“Striking where the opponent hates most is the basic principle of military strategy. From now on, I’ll send people to the nearby Emei, Qingcheng, and the Sichuan branch of the Murim Alliance. At the same time, we’ll head south to join the Seonghwa Sect’s sphere of influence.”
“Wasn’t the Seonghwa Sect established in Jiangsu Province?”
It seems Ho Young didn’t explain properly to you. Among the five factions of the Seonghwa Sect, the Fire Essence faction and branches of the Flame Fire Trading Company are located in Yunnan to the south. The Tang Family bastards would need great resolve to take on our forces there.”
It would be an all-out war involving at least several hundred warriors or more.
And those who witnessed such a war would have questions.
Why exactly were the Sacred Fire Gate and Sichuan Tang Family fighting?
Namgung Hyeok intended to give them the answer of Corpse Blood Poison People.
“Do you understand? The situation is on our side. Since they’ve retreated once, this is an unchanging fact.”
“Indeed…!”
“You’ll need to accompany us as an important witness who can testify that the Tang Family created Corpse Blood Poison People. Let’s go down for now.”
“I will.”
Ho Seon-ah nodded her head.
Ho Young, who had been watching the conversation, let out a hollow laugh.
“As expected, the captain had it all planned out. I was just thinking about blindly fleeing to allied territory.”
“The big picture is similar. It’s just a matter of whether we give those bastards a blow on the way or not.”
“This is why I like the captain. Let’s go.”
Namgung Hyeok nodded and joined up with his allies who were on the mountainside.
“Everyone, pay attention. There’s something you all need to do.”
Namgung Hyeok repeated the explanation he had given to Ho Seon-ah.
As soon as the story ended, three volunteers appeared.
“We’ll handle explaining the situation and requesting help.”
They were Wang Pyeong and two warriors under So Yeon who had come this far together.
Namgung Hyeok looked at them with satisfaction and asked.
“Do you need more support? Since we’ve made the Black Dragon Society warriors our allies, it might be good to take them along to prepare for unexpected situations.”
“No. Rather, if we go in a group, there’s a possibility of catching the enemies’ attention. Just the three of us will move secretly and return quickly.”
They were saying they would each take charge of the Qingcheng Sect, Emei Sect, and Murim Alliance Sichuan Branch respectively.
Namgung Hyeok grasped each of their hands one by one and made eye contact.
“Don’t die. If you think it’s dangerous, abandon the mission and prioritize your safety first.”
“We’ll keep that in mind.”
Wang Pyeong and the other two warriors seemed moved by Namgung Hyeok’s words.
They bowed and then mounted horses, splitting off in three directions. Each toward their respective destinations.
“Wouldn’t it be better if I also went to Mount Wudang? It shouldn’t take long to get from Sichuan to Mount Wudang.”
“Elder Brother, please stay here just in case. Anyway, if those three succeed, the Wudang Sect will also learn of the situation. Explaining the situation by message bird then will be sufficient.”
“Hmm. Indeed. Until then, it’s better to have our forces joined together.”
“The Tang Family might try to hunt us with full force. To prepare for that, it’s better to have even one more strong fighter.”
A cornered rat will bite a cat.
Moreover, the opponent was the Sichuan Tang Family.
It meant they were a powerful force that couldn’t be compared to mere rats.
“Then let’s start moving.”
“Do that.”
Namgung Hyeok began heading south with his subordinates who had grown to dozens.
Within a few days, they were able to join up with So Yeon’s group who had been waiting in Xichang.
* * *
And more time passed.
During this time, the Sichuan region was in complete chaos.
“The Tang Family was creating Corpse Blood Poison People!?”
The Qingcheng Sect, Mount Emei Sect, and the Sichuan branch of the Murim Alliance were shocked and immediately took action upon hearing the news.
Corpse Blood Poison People.
These were beings that could only be created through the evil methods used by the Blood Heaven Sect during the Great War against Evil Sects.
It meant this was not something a member of the Ten Great Families, classified as an Orthodox Faction, should be involved with.
So they urgently dispatched investigators to conduct a thorough investigation.
The targets were the Sichuan Tang Family and Namgung Hyeok’s party who had accused them.
“Seonghwa Gate Master. Did the Sichuan Tang Family really commit such acts?”
“There are countless witnesses, so listen to their stories.”
Namgung Hyeok and his party, who had been waiting in the southern region of Sichuan, confidently submitted to the investigation.
They revealed all the information they knew to the joint investigators.
Combined with the testimony of Ho Seon-ah, a person involved, the testimony of Baek Hyeon, a disciple of the Wudang Sword Immortal who was with Namgung Hyeok when they were attacked by the Sichuan Tang Family, and the testimonies of other Black Dragon Society warriors who were present at the scene…
An enormous number of testimonies were gathered.
Enough testimonies from them alone to sway public opinion.
And that wasn’t all?
“There’s also evidence. Look at these.”
“…!”
Namgung Hyeok presented the Corpse Blood Poison People captured during the battle as evidence.
They were in a state where their limbs were tightly bound and gagged to prevent suicide, with their ears plugged and eye patches covering their eyes so they couldn’t sense external stimuli.
The Qingcheng Sect Taoists who came for the investigation were horrified.
It looked like they were treating major criminals.
“N-no matter if they’re prisoners, isn’t this too harsh?”
“It’s not harsh. I’ll show you the reason now.”
Namgung Hyeok took out a small obsidian dagger and cut the Corpse Blood Poison Person’s forearm.
Slash!
A shallow wound appeared and blood streamed down to the ground.
“This is…!”
The Qingcheng Sect Taoists who were watching widened their eyes.
They could sense strong poison energy emanating from the blood drops that flowed from the Corpse Blood Poison Person.
Of course, it wasn’t strange for a poison person’s blood to be poisonous, but…
“This is… truly corpse poison.”
Unfortunately for the Tang Family, those who came to investigate the Corpse Blood Poison People were people with considerable expertise in poisons.
They immediately recognized it as corpse poison and their faces hardened.
When they only heard testimonies, they were half-doubtful, but now that actual Corpse Blood Poison People were presented as evidence, this could not be overlooked.
With this development, the Tang Family also actively stepped forward.
They claimed it was all a misunderstanding and requested an opportunity to clarify at Mount Emei.
“An explanation.”
“Lord. How do you think the Tang Family will respond?”
“Well. They’ll most likely come up with some rambling, incoherent excuses.”
A few days later, countless people gathered at Mount Emei.
Starting with the Emei Sect’s sect leader Jeong Hyeon Satae and the female monks under her command…
“Hmph. Let’s see what excuses the Tang Family comes up with.”
Taesan Jinin, one of the Three Swords of Qingcheng dispatched from the Qingcheng Sect, and the swordsmen under him.
“Sigh. How did such a thing come to pass.”
And the executives including Yongho Kwon Gwanghyeon, the Sichuan branch leader of the Murim Alliance.
“Just in case, stay prepared for battle.”
Even Seonghwa Gate Master Namgung Hyeok who exposed all of this, along with his subordinates.
Four forces that could shake the murim with just one of them had gathered.
And they were waiting for the final guest, the Sichuan Tang Family.
How much time had passed like that?
Namgung Hyeok, who had been sitting in a prepared chair with his eyes closed, muttered quietly.
“They’ve come.”
Along with his words, the shadows of dozens of people could be seen from the bottom of Mount Emei.
The Tang Family head Tang Taeseok and all the Tang Family executives had come out in force.
Everyone was filled with tension.
Although the Tang Family’s Grand Elder Tang Cheon, who was included among the Ten Greatest Masters Under Heaven, had not come, Tang Taeseok and the executives alone represented tremendous power.
If they were to act rashly, many of the people here would have to prepare for death.
The people gathered there swallowed nervously as they watched the Tang Family group’s arrival.
Soon, Tang Taeseok, the head of the Tang Family who had come before the Emei Sect, performed a cupped fist salute toward the people.
“It is a pleasure to meet the heroes of the murim. I am Tang Taeseok, who holds the position of head of the Tang Family.”
“I’ll skip the trivial greetings. Head Tang. Do you know why you were summoned to this place?”
The first to speak was Taesan Jinin, an elder of the Qingcheng Sect.
The atmosphere grew more somber at his sharp tone that seemed almost accusatory.
But surprisingly, Tang Taeseok remained calm.
“That’s right. Our family is currently under suspicion of manufacturing the Corpse Blood Poison People that the Blood Heaven Cult used in the past and trying to hide that fact. I’m well aware without you having to remind me.”
“Then you know what you must do.”
“Of course I know. Bring him here.”
Tang Taeseok gave an order to a subordinate behind him.
The subordinate then dragged over a middle-aged man who was bound in iron chains from the back of the group.
“Oh my.”
Namgung Hyeok let out an amused laugh at the sight.
The identity of the middle-aged man, who was in tatters as if he had been tortured, was none other than the Tang Family’s First Elder who had attacked him.
‘I can see what scheme this is.’
Namgung Hyeok’s eyes gleamed coldly.
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