The Youngest Son of the Nanyang Jin Family - Chapter 30

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The Youngest Son of the Nakhyang Jin Family – Chapter 91

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“What are we doing here?”
In a place where not a single sound of life could be detected, Chu Hyeongi stared at his master with a puzzled expression.
There was not even the faintest trace of human or animal presence—so desolate that he felt an ominous premonition that perhaps this time his master intended to bury him here.
Gu Gunbaek, who had stopped in this bleak and desolate place, turned his gaze toward Chu Hyeongi.
“This place will do nicely. Sit in lotus position.”
“Here? But why….”
“Why? To have you consume a Soul Pill, that’s why.”
“What?!”
At the mention of a Soul Pill, shock registered across Chu Hyeongi’s face.
Though he had lived a life separated from the martial world, he knew well enough what a Soul Pill was.
Even those with connections to Shaolin could neither obtain nor possess one—it was truly a treasure beyond the reach of the martial realm.
Unable to believe what he was hearing, he stared at Gu Gunbaek, who then broke into a grin.
“Your master is bestowing this upon you as a special gift. A Tiger-Dragon Pill would be even better, but I don’t have one on hand at the moment.”
“Tiger-Dragon? What is that?”
“You don’t know? A disciple of the Savage Beast Palace who doesn’t know of the Savage Beast Palace’s spirit pills? Do you want to die?”
Gu Gunbaek raised his fist threateningly.
Fearing he might be struck immediately, Chu Hyeongi hastily retreated and waved his hands frantically.
“No, I would know if you had taught me!”
“Study! If I’ve brought you here and raised you, shouldn’t you at least know what kind of sect your master belongs to, you fool?”
“I will! I’ll study!”
As Chu Hyeongi’s fear of the raised fist reached its peak and he cried out while retreating further, Gu Gunbaek finally lowered his fist and pointed at the ground with his finger.
He was telling him to sit in lotus position here.
Naturally, Chu Hyeongi could not refuse.
How could he possibly object when being offered a Soul Pill?
“But is this really alright? Can I truly consume something so precious….”
“This much is necessary for you to even stand beside him.”
“Pardon?”
“Look at that ghost-like fellow. Does he seem the same as when he was in Nakhyang?”
“…He looked the same to me every day.”
At Chu Hyeongi’s words, Gu Gunbaek snorted.
Jin Cheon-u before coming to Beijing and Jin Cheon-u now were completely different.
It was not merely a matter of breaking through a barrier—it was as though barriers no longer existed for him, or as if he ran along an already-opened path. His growth had been extraordinary.
Gu Gunbaek had been confident that with deliberate cultivation, the title of Emperor could be achieved within a decade, but considering the growth rate Jin Cheon-u was displaying now, he might become an unprecedented existence in the history of the martial world.
Could the current Chu Hyeongi possibly stand beside such a man?
Gu Gunbaek shook his head.
At the very least, the Summoning Pill seemed capable of providing some aid to Chu Hyeongi.
‘The name of the Beast Palace will rise considerably as well.’
If Jin Cheon-u achieved growth unprecedented in martial history, then the name of Chu Hyeongi standing beside him and the Beast Palace would become renowned, and this would be a golden opportunity to spread the Beast Palace’s influence throughout the Central Plains.
Moreover, the members of the Beast Palace would be able to operate freely in the Central Plains.
As I entertained such thoughts and broke into a sly smile.
A peculiar presence emanated from somewhere, causing me to shift my gaze.
A distance that ordinary eyes could not perceive and ears could not hear.
But to Gu Gunbaek’s eyes, it was unmistakably clear.
A group of figures advancing toward some destination.
The aura they possessed felt terribly familiar.
“Those ones from last time…?”
Though the sensation was slightly different, there was no doubt.
The same aura as the group that had attempted to assault the Nakhyang Jin Family.
They were not openly displaying it, but such concealment could not deceive my senses.
If they wished to hide, they could have, but now their aura was leaking profusely as if something urgent had arisen.
“Why didn’t he kill them?”
My gaze then turned toward where Jin Cheon-u was located.
That fellow surely could not have been unaware of their aura…
Yet no battle had even erupted, which meant Jin Cheon-u had deliberately let them escape.
I was intensely curious about his intention.
But soon I shook my head to dispel the idle thoughts, and immediately retrieved the Summoning Pill from my bosom and placed it in Chu Hyeongi’s mouth.
“Huh?!”
“Focus and sit still.”

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As Ma Hyeong-chu rushed forward, he felt a chill run down his spine at the presence he sensed from somewhere, and he turned his head.
Yet there was nothing visible to his eyes.
Even when he heightened his senses, he could grasp nothing at all.
Though his brow furrowed involuntarily, he did not stop to search for what it might be.
“Deputy Leader, are you alright?”
“What do you mean?”
“Jin Cheon-u. Should we not kill him?”
At that moment, hearing the voice beside him, Ma Hyeong-chu swallowed a groan.
It was certainly true that Jin Cheon-u was one of the Sect’s targets. He was an existence that had to be eliminated to swallow the Nakhyang Jin Family.
Moreover, the opportunity was favorable now.
Camping in the mountains without a single Imperial Guard, it seemed he could be cut down if one set their mind to it.
The Deputy Leader was speaking of that.
“There will be opportunities aplenty, so there is no need to rush. And from now on, I am Cho Hyeon-gang, and we are people of the Chohyeon Clan.”
“Yes!”
Ma Hyeong-chu spoke as though it were nothing, recalling Jin Cheon-u.
‘An ominous one….’
Unlike what he had said to the Deputy Leader, in truth it was not that he had refrained from acting.
He had watched for opportunities several times to sever his breath in one stroke.
But there was no opening whatsoever, and the moment he moved, he felt threatened by Jin Cheon-u’s natural hand movements and had to stop.
Whether it was mere coincidence or intentional, he could not say, but that movement broke the flow and Ma Hyeong-chu’s hand came to a halt.
It was in that moment he felt the ominousness.
He had judged that an unexpected situation might unfold, and so he had refrained from acting.
Ma Hyeong-chu bit his lip tightly.
‘The intelligence on Jin Cheon-u must be wrong.’
It seemed he needed to dig deeper into this matter.
Fortunately, their destination was the same.
Hefei in Anhui.
Orders to protect the Chohyeon Clan were already being issued, and if he could meet the Young Master So of the Jin Family there, it would be ideal.
He would be able to hear in detail from the Young Master’s own mouth about that day when the Shadow Assassins and those planted in the Nakhyang Jin Family had died.
Once that purpose was fulfilled, the next would be his neck.
Since he could accomplish two things at once, when that time came, he would learn what this ominousness truly was.
“Hurry.”

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If the Shadow Assassins were created to locate and recover the Jade Pearl, then the Blood Wraiths exist to track down traitors, execute them, or protect their own interests.
I had memories of being hunted by them several times in the past.
The Shadow Assassins were troublesome enough, but the Blood Wraiths were by far the most vexing.
I was certain that even if I gathered all those skilled in pursuit techniques, none would match their abilities.
Despite my confidence in leaving no traces and concealing myself perfectly, it had been impossible to shake off the Blood Wraiths as they pursued me relentlessly.
I had even attempted to turn the tables and chase them down several times, but they concealed their tracks so thoroughly that I could never discover where they hid.
And now, I encountered the Blood Wraiths in this very place.
“They say misfortune begets entanglement, and that saying fits perfectly.”
I smiled and shook my head.
Ma Hyeong-chu, the Blood Wraith Commander.
The image of that grinning face, constantly probing for openings, flickered in my mind.
I had responded naturally and bound his hands and feet, but this would likely lead him to believe his information about me was incorrect.
It was obvious he would attempt to dig deeper.
However, thanks to this, I had managed to obtain quite valuable intelligence myself.
“The Chohyeon Clan, then?”
A place I had suspected but lacked certainty about.
Yet the very fact that they used the name Cho Hyeon-gang suggested either a deep connection to that clan, or that the Chohyeon Clan itself might be their branch organization.
Quite a worthwhile gain.
I turned my head with a subtle smile.
I could see Gu Gunbaek and Chu Hyeongi approaching—they who had remained hidden until the moon had set and the sun had climbed to its zenith.
“How did it go?”
“Excellent! Went perfectly! And who do we have to thank! Hahahaha!”
Gu Gunbaek nodded with satisfaction and patted Chu Hyeongi’s back repeatedly with his massive hand.
With each movement of that enormous hand, Chu Hyeongi’s body jolted.
“Young Master, doesn’t he seem different somehow?”
At those words, I looked toward Chu Hyeongi.
Indeed, thanks to Gu Gunbaek’s assistance, he appeared to have completely absorbed the Summoning Pill’s energy.
Though it seemed he had not yet fully contained all the absorbed energy within his dantian, there was undoubtedly a distinctly different feeling compared to before.
First and foremost, his aura had changed.
Whether from elevating the level of Gu Gunbaek’s cultivation method through absorbing the Summoning Pill, he had begun to emanate an atmosphere increasingly similar to his master’s.
Like standing before a prowling beast.
Though incomparably insignificant when compared to the Mountain Lord beside me, the effort of feeding him the Summoning Pill had borne fruit.
Now he was finally becoming useful.
“Your aura has noticeably changed. Your solar plexus point has become more distinct as well. You’ve grown stronger.”
“Hahahaha! This is all thanks to you, Young Master!”
“Why him?! I’m the one who helped you, so it’s my credit!”
“No, but if the Young Master hadn’t given it in the first place….”
“Tsk.”
“Master is the greatest. I live trusting only in Master.”
As Chu Hyeongi, his complexion turning ashen, hastily changed his words with an awkward expression, Gu Gunbaek finally seemed satisfied with the answer and burst into laughter once more.
I settled myself before the extinguished campfire and began surveying my surroundings.
I seemed to be searching for someone absent from this place.
“Where is So-ha?”
“She said she would gather some medicinal herbs nearby. She hasn’t gone far, so she should return shortly.”
“What if she disappears again?”
“With you here, what is there to worry about?”
“Hahahaha! This one knows something! But don’t think you can use me for free.”
Gu Gunbaek’s eyes gleamed sharply as he smiled, perhaps still troubled by the recent incident with the Nakhyang Jin Family.
It was a warning glint in his eyes—a message that he would not tolerate such tricks a second time.
I laughed lightly, shrugging my shoulders.
I knew well enough that manipulating Gu Gunbaek in such a manner was possible only once, no more.
For now, it was sufficient to nurture Chu Hyeongi.
“By the way, there were some strange fellows around—did you just let them go?”
At that moment, Gu Gunbaek asked me with a curious expression.
He must have sensed the presence of the Blood Ghost Squad departing this place.
I couldn’t confirm their identities without witnessing them directly, yet Gu Gunbaek seemed to have grasped it immediately.
It appeared the saying about him possessing senses sharper than beasts was no exaggeration.
He seemed to have caught the faint aura flowing from them. His eyes were filled with questions.
His expression demanded an explanation for why I had let them go.
“So-ha was nearby. If a fight had broken out, it would have been complicated.”
“Pfft! I don’t think that’s all there is to it?”
Gu Gunbaek regarded me with eyes suggesting he doubted my words, as if wondering whether I harbored some other intention.
But my explanation was genuine.
Given the circumstances, drawing my blade would have been impractical.
It might have been possible if I had evacuated Chaeseoha toward Gu Gunbaek, but those fellows possessed such swift lightness arts that they would never simply let her escape.
Thinking it through to that point, I smiled.
“See, I told you there was something. What is it? Come on, speak.”
“It’s nothing much. I simply intended to observe.”
“Observe?”
I nodded at Gu Gunbaek’s question.
Was I not curious?
What exactly did the Chohyeon Clan possess?
Moreover, to understand how their movements had changed following the failure of the Nakhyang Jin Family’s assault, I needed to gather intelligence on their activities.
He must have summoned me with similar thoughts in mind.
I let out a soft chuckle, recalling his smiling face.
“There’s no need to refuse when someone offers you a drink, is there?”
Whether that drink would be medicinal wine or poison was… for me to decide.

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