The Youngest Prince of the Zhou Family - Chapter 11

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Youngest Master of the Zhu Family (11)

Cleanup

The Blue Longevity People were much weaker than in my previous life.

In fact, it was only natural.

When I encountered the Blue Longevity People in my previous life, I was close to twenty years old.

That means at least 15 years from now.

“They’re definitely different from the ones I met in my previous life. This is still an unripened monster.”

The Blue Longevity People I encountered 15 years later were certainly strong opponents.

But now, they didn’t have that strength from back then.

Of course, they were skilled enough to suppress Mu Ying, but that was about it.

It didn’t feel like they had properly absorbed the essence of the Blood Hand Poison Emperor’s teachings.

Crack!

The neck bone broke, and the Blue Longevity Person’s body went limp.

I never intended to keep him alive from the beginning.

‘This bastard would never talk anyway.’

In my previous life, I had tried to find out the Blood Hand Poison Emperor’s location through the Blue Longevity People.

But no matter what pain you inflicted on them, they would never open their mouths.

Based on experience, it didn’t seem like now would be any different.

After cutting off the Blue Longevity Person’s breath, I immediately surveyed the surroundings.

‘This bastard never travels alone.’

As expected.

I could see black-clad groups watching this way in shock.

‘Dark stealth garments and… this energy.’

My extremely heightened senses precisely detected the demonic energy they harbored.

‘Black Blood Group.’

Good.

In my current state, I could sufficiently suppress the Black Blood Group.

‘If the Red Longevity Group or Black Longevity Group had moved, it might have been a bit difficult…’

They were military units superior to the Black Blood Group.

Among the military units raised by the Blood Hand Poison Emperor, the Black Blood Group consisted of warriors averaging from second-rate to first-rate level.

‘Before they become complete demons.’

I unleashed my energy toward them without hesitation.

With even the Blue Longevity Person who would command them dead, their confusion accelerated further.

“Damn it, everyone… scatter!”

Someone among them shouted.

Simultaneously, the Black Blood Group warriors all spread out in different directions and began to flee.

Crash!

I immediately pursued the rear of the fleeing Black Blood Group.

There was only one person I was targeting.

The one who had just given orders to them.

Except for that bastard… I kill all the rest.

Crunch!

Gruesome sounds of flesh tearing echoed continuously.

Dealing with them was like eating cold porridge.

“…”

Finally, the bastard I had targeted knelt before me, having discarded his weapon.

“P-please spare me.”

“…”

As expected.

You’re still not ready, Blood Hand Poison Emperor.

If they had been properly made, there would have been no begging for their lives from me.

“Who are you?”

“We are merely…”

“You should know who I am, so you’d better speak properly.”

I waved my hand to shake off the blood.

Then I went in front of the kneeling bastard and crouched down.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

My heart pounded violently.

The moment I saw blood, this demonic energy rampaged even more ferociously as if having a seizure.

“W-we are the B-Black Blood Group.”

At those words, I smiled coldly.

As expected, the bastard was terrified.

He could have made up some other name, but wasn’t he laying bare his identity completely?

‘Still naive. Weak loyalty too.’

I nodded.

“What were you Black Blood Group and the Blue Longevity Person plotting here?”

“…Gasp.”

When I mentioned even the Blue Longevity Person’s existence, the opponent was even more shocked.

“It seems you were monitoring the Yu Family. Right? You’re also the ones who delivered the Heavy Relief Decoction?”

“…Yes, that’s correct.”

The opponent nodded as if giving up.

“Good, fine. So that bastard was in charge here, and who’s on the Jiangxi side?”

“Pardon?”

“Don’t make me ask twice. The bastard on the Jiangxi side, there must be someone monitoring the Zhu Family.”

“Th-that is…”

The opponent was deeply flustered.

It seemed he hadn’t thought I would know even that.

“Monitoring the Zhu Family is natural, isn’t it? There must be someone to confirm whether the poison has properly taken effect and report back?”

“…!”

The bastard’s eyes widened.

Bull’s-eye.

I hit it right on target.

“Who is it?”

“Th-th-that…”

The opponent was deeply anxious.

He began rolling his eyes frantically and even started breaking out in cold sweat.

What was even stranger was his expression.

‘What’s this?’

His face turned bright red as he fidgeted restlessly, not knowing what to do.

In that moment, I felt his irregular breathing.

‘Huh?’

I immediately grabbed his throat.

Then I seized the pressure point leading to his Heaven Gate Blood Point and forcibly blocked his blood flow.

“A prohibition technique.”

“…!”

The bastard’s eyeballs now bulged as if they would pop out completely.

“The prohibition technique activating means…”

Suddenly, my heart sank.

“Don’t tell me… is it him personally?”

Implanting prohibition techniques in subordinates was the Blood Hand Poison Emperor’s typical method.

No, to be precise, it’s a method that Demonic Cult bastards love to use.

And that prohibition technique had a narrower range than I thought.

The most important ones, those who lead the Heavenly Demon’s grand plan.

“Blood Hand Poison Emperor. Is that bastard in Jiangxi right now?”

“Urgh… Urghhhh… Urgh!”

His face turned red as if it would burst.

And soon.

Crack!

His head exploded just like that.

I avoided the falling blood and moved far away from the spot.

‘That’s right.’

He died.

He must have thought of the Blood Hand Poison Emperor.

‘He’s currently… entered Jiangxi.’

Well, what he’s dealing with is the Zhu Family right now.

Since he poisoned Foster Mother of the Zhu Family, the First Family of Jiangxi, naturally the Blood Hand Poison Emperor himself had to move.

‘I didn’t think of that.’

I unexpectedly gained too great a result.

If that bastard is in Jiangxi.

‘I can catch him.’

I can definitely catch that bastard.

“Young Master.”

Then, a familiar voice was heard.

It was Mu Ying.

He looked at the chaotic surroundings and stiffened, then slowly walked toward me.

“You’re awake?”

I turned toward him.

My whole body was soaked in blood and looked terrible, but well… what could I do?

“You woke up at just the right time.”

I reached out my hand toward Mu Ying.

As soon as my hand touched his shoulder, all the strength drained from my body.

“I need to sleep a bit.”

“…”

My vision went dark like that.

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“Thank you, great hero.”

He was a man with a clean appearance.

He was neat, polite, and had a very good first impression.

“Don’t mention it.”

I smiled at the man and helped him up.

He was a man who had been getting beaten badly by Dark Path scoundrels at an inn.

Now that the Demonic Path had swallowed the world, I thought the Dark Path had also collapsed.

But they still crawled out one by one like cockroaches from somewhere, siding with the Demonic Path.

Well, I don’t intend to blame them.

The Orthodox Faction wasn’t in a different situation either.

“Where are you headed?”

The man asked.

At those words, I shrugged my shoulders and looked in one direction.

Beyond the Central Plains.

It was the direction where Xinjiang, the birthplace of the Demonic Cult, was located.

“I’m planning to go west where the sun sets.”

“West…”

Did he roughly understand what I meant?

The man smiled and stood beside me.

“May I come along?”

“…”

“The world is so chaotic… wouldn’t that be alright?”

“There’s nothing wrong with it, but is it okay when I don’t even know who you are?”

At my question, the man immediately nodded.

“I happen to have business in that direction. I’ll pay for the expenses, so just let me follow along.”

“If it’s that much, well…”

I considered it as gaining a travel companion for the long journey.

Actually, on the way to Xinjiang with him, we had many conversations and I was amazed by his tremendous knowledge.

That this was my first meeting with the Blood Hand Poison Emperor, who took thousands of lives in an instant.

I realized it too late at the time.

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I woke up after a full day had passed.

“Are you awake?”

As soon as I opened my eyes, Mu Ying handed me a water bowl.

“Where… is this?”

“A nearby medical clinic. After you suddenly collapsed, your body temperature dropped too low, so I hurriedly brought you here. A day has passed, Young Master.”

I seemed to have had some unlucky dream too.

I wasn’t feeling very good.

“A day has passed…”

After emptying the water bowl Mu Ying handed me, I slowly got up from my spot.

“Hm?”

I realized something strange.

My body was excessively light.

‘My internal power…’

This doesn’t make sense.

Yesterday I definitely killed all the Blue Longevity People and Black Blood Group members.

Due to Dragon Heaven True Energy’s weakness of extreme internal energy consumption, my dantian should normally be completely empty.

But in just one day, what had heavily filled my dantian was definitely internal energy.

‘This is impossible.’

I was shocked just like that.

That wasn’t the end of it.

Dragon Heaven True Energy’s level had surpassed 8th stage and reached 9th stage.

‘I knew that demonic energy’s internal power accumulation speed was tremendous, but…’

Still, this is beyond reasonable limits.

I wasn’t even consumed by demonic nature.

Originally, demonic arts are extremely dangerous martial arts.

If Righteous Path martial arts build up steadily and solidly from the foundation, Demonic Path martial arts were optimized for breaking that framework and building internal power all at once.

Of course, there were side effects too.

The problem was that while gaining the advantage of building internal power quickly, countless people fell into qi deviation and became madmen, or in severe cases, died.

“Young Master?”

What broke my contemplation was Mu Ying’s voice.

“Huh?”

“You need to return to the Yu Family Estate urgently.”

“Ah.”

I quickly rose from my seat.

For a whole day, I had stayed out overnight without telling my maternal grandfather.

One might say it’s no big deal, but knowing my grandfather’s personality, there would definitely be chaos.

“Let’s go back first.”

I had to put out the urgent fire first.

I immediately flew toward the Yu Family Estate.

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Sure enough, the Yu Family Estate was completely turned upside down.

“You rascal, Woo Jin!”

My grandfather’s angry voice thundered throughout the entire estate.

“I’m sorry, Maternal Grandfather.”

I immediately knelt down.

“The servant Chilbok was found dead behind the warehouse. On top of that, you disappeared without contact and didn’t return, so were you planning to worry this old man to death?”

“…I should have contacted you. I’m truly sorry.”

Even with ten mouths, I had nothing to say.

Yesterday, I had collapsed as soon as the tension was released.

How could I have known I would sleep for an entire day?

Fortunately, Yu Jang-baek’s voice soon softened.

“Well, are you hurt anywhere?”

“Yes, I’m fine. I have a guard with me.”

Along with my words, I glanced at Mu Ying and winked with one eye.

Mu Ying bit his lips tightly and bowed his head toward Yu Jang-baek.

“I apologize for not informing you in advance, Family Head.”

“It’s fine since you’re safe. Get up quickly.”

I stood up from my position.

And immediately reported.

“I think I should return. The matter here… is all finished.”

“Did you find the fierce beast?”

Yu Jang-baek’s aura became menacing.

He was planning to properly crush whoever dared to touch his daughter.

“Yes. I found it and cut it down. Please don’t worry, Grandfather.”

“Hmm? Really?”

Yu Jang-baek tilted his head as if something seemed strange.

‘Since when did that boy know how to be so polite?’

Never.

He had no such memory at all.

Everything would seem cute in Yu Jang-baek’s eyes, but he wasn’t stupid enough to ignore even the rumors he heard.

“Hehe, as expected of the Zhu Family.”

Yu Jang-baek smiled contentedly.

“I’ll investigate this matter separately, so don’t do anything too dangerous. Understand?”

“Yes, I’ll keep that in mind, Grandfather.”

The word “grandfather” seemed to please him so much that Yu Jang-baek’s smile stretched from ear to ear.

He was simply delighted by his grandchild’s change.

‘Even if he investigates, there’s nothing to catch except the Heavenly Central Trading Company.’

Chilbok, who was a spy, was dead.

Moreover, the Heavenly Central Trading Company wasn’t originally involved in this matter.

Even so, knowing my grandfather’s personality, he wouldn’t just let it slide…

‘Sorry about that.’

It seemed I’d need to meet Mo Pyeong separately later to help him out.

Anyway, I left the Yu Family Estate as planned.

Since I learned that the Blood Hand Poison Emperor, the mastermind behind this incident, was lurking in Gangxi Territory where the Zhu Family was located.

There was no longer any reason to stay.

Of course, my grandfather was very disappointed, but time was pressing now.

I could come back anytime later, so I promised to return then and turned away.

“Now it begins.”

From now on, I had to face the Blood Hand Poison Emperor who had entered Gangxi Territory on his own.

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