The Youngest Prince of the Zhou Family - Chapter 44

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Youngest Master of the Zhu Family (44)

 

Premonition

 

We arrived at the estate.

 

Yak Seon decided to stay in my quarters for now.

 

Since he was an outsider I had brought without the Family Head’s permission, I couldn’t assign him lodging on my own.

 

At the very least, all family matters should be decided directly by the Family Head.

 

Of course, in the Family Head’s absence, the Grand Elder temporarily assumes that authority.

 

However, the Grand Elder was rarely at the estate to begin with.

 

He often found even receiving reports bothersome.

 

Unless it was something important, his personality was to roughly pass over most things.

 

“So this is the Zhu Family estate.”

 

Yak Seon gaped as he looked around my quarters several times over.

 

“Please don’t go too far. The warriors might misunderstand.”

 

“Just walking around this area is already exhausting. What kind of house is this big, heh heh.”

 

Yak Seon shook his head as if fed up.

 

Then he sat down right on the ground.

 

“Well then, now tell me. You said there’s a way to save my granddaughter?”

 

“Yes. There is.”

 

I nodded and answered.

 

Ui Kyung dies in the end.

 

And belatedly, Yak Seon finds the solution.

 

I already knew all of Yak Seon’s past from my previous life.

 

“First, I intend to bring your granddaughter to our estate.”

 

“What? Didn’t I say that won’t work?”

 

“It could be dangerous otherwise. Is that what you want?”

 

“Hah, I knew this would happen. In the end, you’re no different from the others. Are you going to threaten me by holding my granddaughter’s leash?”

 

“You know very well that’s not it.”

 

I stood there blankly, looking straight into Yak Seon’s eyes.

 

“I don’t do things like threats. If I’m going to kill, I kill. If I’m going to save, I definitely save.”

 

At those words, Yak Seon flinched and showed a surprised reaction.

 

Since I had spoken with subtle force, Yak Seon had to feel an untimely killing intent.

 

“From now on, if what you’re doing gets exposed, your granddaughter could become a target of the Demonic Cult. That’s why we want to protect her at our estate.”

 

“….”

 

Yak Seon still looked anxious.

 

Actually, it was a natural reaction.

 

Yak Seon hadn’t learned martial arts.

 

Just some self-defense arts enough to protect himself.

 

Naturally, it was inevitable that he couldn’t trust martial artists.

 

“What exactly are you trying to do?”

 

“Please listen carefully to what I’m about to say.”

 

Snake-Eyed Ghost Lord.

 

I told Yak Seon about that bastard’s methods and the demonic arts he would spread.

 

“That crazy bastard. Don’t tell me he did that to my son, daughter-in-law, and granddaughter….”

 

“No. Four-Eyed Divine Lord, that bastard manipulates people. This way of killing is absolutely not that madman’s doing.”

 

Cleanly without a trace.

 

Killed Yak Seon’s son and daughter-in-law, and left even his granddaughter in a half-dead state?

 

There was one suspicious person.

 

‘Sleeping… sleeping? Could it be, if it’s Sleeping Blood Poison….’

 

Sleeping Blood Poison.

 

A type of deadly poison that, once it infiltrates a person’s body, sucks their life force until death and spreads its vicious poison qi throughout all the organs in the body.

 

It was a type of deadly poison so tremendously persistent that even internal energy couldn’t counter it.

 

And there’s only one bastard who uses this Sleeping Blood Poison.

 

‘White-Eyed Assassin.’

 

An assassin within the Demonic Cult, a demon cultist with skills comparable to the Twelve Demon Emperors.

 

The method to eliminate that poison wasn’t easy.

 

Even Yak Seon, the greatest under heaven, only managed to create an antidote long after his granddaughter had died.

 

“Hahaha.”

 

Yak Seon, having heard my words, laughed helplessly.

 

“Sleeping Blood Poison? Was it really that?”

 

Yak Seon knew about Sleeping Blood Poison.

 

Of course he did.

 

I had learned about Sleeping Blood Poison from Yak Seon himself in my previous life.

 

“Yes, it was a deadly poison. That’s why medicine had no effect.”

 

Yak Seon’s mind became clear.

 

All the questions that hadn’t been resolved for over ten years were completely answered.

 

Sleeping Blood Poison is a poison the size of a pinky nail.

 

Once injected into the body, it hides in the meridians throughout the body like it’s sleeping and begins to gradually gnaw away at the energy accumulating in the body.

 

The speed isn’t very fast, but the younger the host’s age, the more rapidly the poison’s growth accelerates.

 

“Can you detoxify that poison?”

 

“I’ll have to try. No, I can do it. Who do you think I am?”

 

Yak Seon’s expression finally seemed to lighten a bit.

 

“By the way, what if I just run away like this?”

 

“You don’t seem like someone who would do something that stupid.”

 

“Hahaha! Living this long, I’m hearing all sorts of things from a brat like you.”

 

It was the first time.

 

Seeing Yak Seon smile so brightly like that.

 

“Good. Then what do I need to do now?”

 

“You’ll need to make medicine.”

 

“That’s what I normally do anyway… What kind of medicine?”

 

“You’ll understand faster if you see it directly. How about taking a look right now?”

 

“Oh ho, it seems something has happened to the Zhu Family warriors.”

 

“Well… something like that.”

 

Yak Seon readily agreed.

 

I immediately took Yak Seon and headed to the Underground Thunder Prison.

 

“Young Master, who is this person…?”

 

The warriors guarding the Thunder Prison saw Yak Seon and asked who he was.

 

“He’s my guest. I have some business to attend to, so open the door.”

 

“Outsiders cannot enter….”

 

“It’s fine. It’ll just be a moment.”

 

“I’m sorry. Unless there’s separate permission from the Family Head, we cannot step aside.”

 

“Ah, is that so?”

 

When they stubbornly hold out like this, there’s one method that works very well.

 

“Do you want to die?”

 

“…Excuse me?”

 

“You. Do you want to die?”

 

Showing my old personality.

 

Just showing a bit of that rough temperament, and the warriors would quickly avoid me.

 

Do people avoid shit because they’re afraid of it?

 

They avoid it because it’s dirty and smelly.

 

Well, I can tolerate being shit for a moment.

 

“J-just for a moment, would that be alright?”

 

“Hurry up and open it.”

 

“Yes, yes!”

 

The warriors frowned with all sorts of expressions, but had no choice but to open the door for me.

 

When I properly lost my temper in the past, no one could stop me.

 

I was able to easily break through the warriors and enter the Underground Thunder Prison.

 

“Hehe, seems like you have a terrible temper. Seeing how the warriors opened the door while being completely terrified.”

 

“I won’t make excuses.”

 

Anyway, staying in this place, he’d easily be able to hear rumors about me.

 

We walked through the corridor of the Underground Thunder Prison like that, heading toward where the White Dragon Captain was.

 

The White Dragon Captain had regained consciousness and was meditating while sitting cross-legged.

 

“What bullshit. Are you a Taoist monk?”

 

Seeing the White Dragon Captain like that made me chuckle involuntarily.

 

“…Young Master.”

 

“How is it? Elder.”

 

I cleanly ignored the White Dragon Captain’s words and asked Yak Seon.

 

Yak Seon immediately grasped the gist of my words and began examining the White Dragon Captain carefully.

 

“What kind of scheme is this again? This old man…”

 

“Shut up. Demonic Cult lackey.”

 

“…!”

 

At those words, Yak Seon was startled.

 

Judging by the clothing he wore, he was a warrior of the Zhu Family.

 

And his rank seemed quite high too, yet such a person was a Demonic Cult lackey.

 

Perhaps the Zhu Family’s situation was much more serious than he had thought.

 

Therefore, he examined the White Dragon Captain even more carefully.

 

“I need to read his pulse.”

 

“Is that so?”

 

I immediately put it into action.

 

When I opened the door of the prison cell where the White Dragon Captain was confined, Mu Ying sprang out and immediately suppressed the White Dragon Captain, laying him flat on the floor.

 

“Go ahead and check.”

 

Yak Seon silently grabbed the White Dragon Captain’s twisted wrist.

 

Then he concentrated his mind and began reading his pulse.

 

After checking his condition several more times carefully with a mysterious expression, he looked at me and tilted his head.

 

“I’m not sure. The flow of energy is definitely strange… but it doesn’t seem like demonic energy either.”

 

“There’s the answer.”

 

I smirked and gave Mu Ying a look.

 

Mu Ying immediately forced the fallen White Dragon Captain to stand up and pressed a sword to his throat.

 

“Make a deal with me.”

 

“…”

 

The White Dragon Captain frowned at the sudden words.

 

I made an enticing proposal to the White Dragon Captain.

 

“Hand over information about the Demonic Cult. Your superior, the person who will succeed you. How many Demon Cultists from the Demonic Cult are hiding in the White Dragon Corps.”

 

“Huhu, if I say that, I’ll die.”

 

“If you don’t say it, I won’t kill you, but I’ll make you want to die.”

 

“Hahaha! What do you think I learned in the White Dragon Corps? Tear my limbs apart and torture me day and night. See if I even blink an eye.”

 

“Good, then the opposite.”

 

I nodded and agreed with his words.

 

For him, whether he told the truth here or lied, he would die either way.

 

In that case, I intended to give him one way out.

 

“I’ll spare your life at least. I’m even prepared to release you from this Underground Thunder Prison as you are.”

 

“…”

 

At those words, the White Dragon Captain’s eyes wavered aimlessly.

 

He seemed to be trying to gauge whether my words were true or false.

 

“I’m actually not particularly interested in your life.”

 

“Your words about releasing me from here. Is that really true?”

 

“Believe it or not, it’s up to you. My generosity only goes this far, so think carefully.”

 

The White Dragon Captain, who had been silent for a moment, trembled faintly at his fingertips.

 

With his mouth clenched shut, his pupils shook like a beast caught in a trap.

 

His breathing gradually became rapid, and soon he turned his head away, forcibly avoiding my gaze.

 

In fact, the most important thing for people is simply living.

 

You can only do anything if you’re alive.

 

“Fine.”

 

In the end, the White Dragon Captain surrendered.

 

“Find Vice Captain Yang Gon. That bastard probably knows well. I don’t actually know about superiors beyond that. That’s all.”

 

“That’s it?”

 

“That’s right.”

 

“Then that’s disappointing.”

 

It was insignificant information.

 

If necessary, I could drag out all the Vice Captains and investigate them.

 

Of course there would be resistance, but as long as Youngest Uncle was here, I was invincible.

 

I hadn’t confined this bastard just to obtain such trivial information.

 

“Th-then what more do you need?”

 

He turned pale and began crawling toward me trembling.

 

At times like this, the names of being the Zhu Family’s scoundrel and bastard couldn’t be more useful.

 

At least that bastard would know I was the type to pull any kind of stunt.

 

“Snake eyes. Where is that bastard and what is he doing now?”

 

Snake eyes.

 

Also known as the Snake-Eyed Ghost Lord.

 

“I-I can’t say that.”

 

The White Dragon Captain shut his mouth.

 

However, his expression seemed full of fear.

 

‘Could it be?’

 

I tapped his head with a suspicion.

 

“A Forbidden Speech Curse.”

 

“…Gasp.”

 

At those words, the White Dragon Captain’s eyes widened as large as they could possibly get.

 

His heartbeat seemed to reach my ears.

 

“Good. I never thought this would be easy anyway.”

 

If the White Dragon Captain had confessed everything, things would have become very easy, but as expected was as expected.

 

He was in a position where he couldn’t even say the Snake-Eyed Ghost Lord’s name.

 

“A warrior of the Zhu Family, and a branch bloodline at that – what exactly were you hoping for when you devoted yourself to the Demonic Cult?”

 

“…”

 

“Can’t you hear me?”

 

I grabbed and pulled up the ear of the White Dragon Captain who was ignoring my words.

 

With strong grip strength, the area below his earlobe tore and blood flowed freely.

 

“It’s not like they suddenly captured you, put a prohibition technique on you, and made you follow their orders, right? No matter how incompetent and stupid you are, you wouldn’t have been suppressed in such a lowly way.”

 

“St-stop it.”

 

The White Dragon Captain shook off the hand grabbing his ear as if in pain and turned his back.

 

“Right, that’s enough for today.”

 

I stood up from my spot.

 

“You’re definitely going to die tomorrow. And very painfully at that.”

 

“What, what did you say? You said you’d spare me!”

 

“Yeah, that was a lie.”

 

I simply waved my hand and left the Thunder Prison together with Yak Seon.

 

That bastard is going to die either way.

 

It would be better for him to confess everything to me and die without pain.

 

Therefore, I deliberately planned to keep him alive for about a day to maximize his fear.

 

That way, I would root out all those who were in cahoots with him.

 

I might not have cared if I hadn’t known, but now that it had caught my attention, I had no intention of letting it slide.

 

After Woo Jin and Yak Seon left like that, a short while later.

 

A man entered the Underground Thunder Prison.

 

Then, as if it were natural, he went straight to stand before the prison cell where the White Dragon Captain was confined.

 

The moment their eyes met.

 

The man’s lips stretched wide from ear to ear.

 

It was an expression that was chilling just to look at.

 

“Your usefulness has come to an end.”

 

“Wai—!”

 

Swoosh!

 

With those final words, the man’s wrist flashed in an instant.

 

And then…

 

Thud!

 

The White Dragon Captain’s severed head fell to the ground.

 

The man carefully picked up the White Dragon Captain’s severed head for a moment, then turned his back and completely disappeared into the darkness.

 

And so, the next day.

 

What I encountered was only the already cold, headless corpse of the White Dragon Captain.

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