Chapter 151: The Tiger Descends (3)

Yangmi Village . It was the name of a village fifty zhang west of Janganseong Fortress.

Strangely enough, this small town seemed to have been largely unaffected by the war. All the houses and crops were in good condition. There was not the slightest trace of looting.

A girl was walking gently along the main road leading to the village entrance.

After a while, the child encountered a middle-aged man carrying luggage approaching from the front.

“Mister, where is Cheonyabang here?”

The middle-aged man tilted his head with a puzzled look.

“Why are you asking that?”

“I have an errand to run. Hehe.”

After hesitating for a moment, he looked inside the village and spoke.

“Do you see the biggest pavilion over there? Go there and look.”

“Thank you~”

The destination was a manor in the center of the village.

The scale was a bit awkward for being in a village. There were about a dozen carts and wooden boxes piled up in the front yard.

So-so ran straight away without hesitation.

A man stood guard in front of the door. With a sword on her waist.

A sentry in the village fortress. It looked completely out of place.

Jang Han frowned and waved his finger.

“Stop messing around here and go play somewhere else.”

Looking at the signboard hanging at the entrance of the pavilion, the destination was clear.

So-so said, blinking his big eyes.

“Grandmaster Hwang! Where is Grandmaster Hwang?”

“Where can you little thing call Danju’s name in vain?”

“I have come to run an errand. I have something to tell you!”

“Who runs errands for you?”

So-so recalled the secret slogan he heard from Baek Myo-jin.

“White Lotus sent me here.”

Jang Han was startled and looked around. After confirming that no one was there, I whispered in a low voice.

“Wait a moment.”

He disappeared inside and reappeared half an hour later.

“Follow me.”

So-so, who followed behind, looked around. About twenty men were sitting at a table, writing down or classifying something.

“What are we doing here?”

“It’s the top.”

“Are you lying? I know everything.”

“What do you know? Just follow me quietly.”

So-so pursed his lips and followed Jang Han up to this floor. His steps stopped in front of the door.

“Go in.”

So-so opened the door and looked around. This was because all kinds of rare items, including paintings and statues, were on display.

And the innermost. An old man was clutching a paintbrush across a richly decorated table.

He said, moving his brush without even looking at me.

“Is it true that you brought him a message? How could a kid like you take on that task?”

“It’s true. I said I had to meet Grandmaster Hwang and tell him.”

So-so clearly spoke the words he received from Baek Myo-jin. Hearing those words, Grandmaster Hwang’s expression changed moment by moment.

After a while, Grandmaster Hwang’s head slowly lifted. The eye glow revealed between the fine wrinkles had a cool aura.

It was then.

The sharp brush escaped the old man’s grasp and shot straight toward So-so.

Paaa-!

As if to test So-so, he headed straight for the small gap in the side.

It was an amazing feat, but in So-so’s eyes, it seemed too slow.

A small hand snatched it away at once.

Up!

So-so, holding the brush, measured the angle with his left palm and grinned.

The Demonic Cult’s strongest cancer technique learned from Yeon Sung-hwa. It was a preparatory move for Mahwa Vision.

“Hehe. Is it my turn now?”

“W-what…?”

Grandmaster Hwang’s heart seemed to stop. The brush that So-so threw drew a half-moon shape and was heading straight towards his temple.

Master Hwang sensed that there was no escape and opened her eyes wide. I instantly felt the fear of death.

Next, I witnessed an unbelievable sight before my eyes. The brush that was about to be stuck in my temple turned again at a strange angle.

Kwaang-!

The brush was half dug into one wall, and only the handle was visible. It was a power that could only be achieved if one had at least one level of internal strength.

Grandmaster Hwang breathed a sigh of relief.

Before he knew it, his expression and attitude had changed one hundred and eighty degrees.

“You must have been a leader of the country that was struggling against the Korean War. Shouldn’t you have told me earlier?”

Grandmaster Hwang’s words had changed into polite words.

As if I still couldn’t calm down, I rummaged through the shelves behind me with trembling hands. Then he took out a small wooden box with a twin dragon carved on it and handed it to So-so.

“The duration of brain transfer is one hour. You must complete the work within that time.”

So-so nodded with a serious expression.

“okay.”

There was nothing more to see here. After completing his mission, So-so walked out holding a wooden box.

After walking for a while, I saw a small hill about 20 zhang away.

Then, he seemed to squint one eye as if sending a signal.

At that moment, a group of people began to appear from the hill. It was Wolf Fang Squad who was watching in ambush.

There were about thirty members lined up behind So-mu.

“They are spies of the Hui Dynasty disguised as superiors. Arrest them all and take them away.”

“Yes, Captain!”

The crew members holding the ropes ran out at the same time as if they were competing. There was no need to draw a weapon.

So-mu left the crew behind and followed his daughter again.

So-so, who was anxious, was holding a wooden box and running towards the palace of Changan.

The entrance to the prison behind a sikkyung.

The sentries who checked So-so immediately opened the way. Since I had already received advice from So-mu, there was no hesitation in my actions.

“Come on in.”

“Yes. I’ll be out soon!”

So-so immediately approached the prison where Baek Myo-jin was imprisoned.

She was sitting cross-legged and her eyes were closed. As if he sensed the situation just by his presence, he asked with her eyes closed.

“Did you succeed?”

“Yes. Come on and try it.”

“You know what to do, right?”

“Yes, I remember.”

So-so pushed the brain switch through the gap in the iron bars. Baek Myo-jin accepted it and swallowed it without hesitation.

Is it because the flow of true energy was blocked? The extreme demon’s body was unable to push away the energy of brain transformation at all. The effect appeared sooner than expected.

Slurp-!

Baek Myo-jin’s breathing and heartbeat gradually stopped as he collapsed. At the same time, my entire body temperature dropped sharply and I felt cold.

A similar method was the martial arts method.

So-so shouted with an expression of triumph.

“father!”

So-mu walked from the direction of the prison entrance, holding his back. The guarded were standing up and following behind him.

“Good job. Let’s hurry.”

***

It was a path ten miles away from Janganseong Fortress. There, two soldiers were pulling a cart containing a corpse.

When they reached a deserted place, their steps stopped.

“I think this is enough.”

“Let’s go quickly. Before he wakes up.”

The soldiers put down the cart and quickly disappeared. Then, a small figure appeared from the grass on the left.

So-so came out to the side of the road and grabbed the handle of the cart. It’s been a while since I was standing still like that.

I was yawning because I was tired of waiting.

“I guess you did well, right?”

Baek Myo-jin was getting up from the cart.

“Yes. I handled it well.”

“The young one is quite smart.”

“Thank you~”

Baek Myo-jin got off the cart, looked back and said.

“Thank you for your hard work. Now go and see.”

So-so asked, blinking his big eyes like a rabbit.

“Huh? Where?”

“Did you think I was such a leisurely person that I would go out looking for young animals?”

So-so looked at Baek Myo-jin for a moment with a blank face.

After a while, the frown narrowed sharply as if he had fully grasped the situation. As expected, it was exactly as my father said.

“Did you trick me?”

“You’re an idiot on the inside. Get the hell out of here.”

A sword was pulled out from So-so’s waist. It was a toy-like shortsword without a blade.

Baek Myo-jin, who was looking at the child, snorted.

“Do you think that even if my physical condition was like this, I wouldn’t be able to take on just one of you? I’m sparing you especially because you did something amazing. So hurry and disappear from my sight. Before I change my mind.”

Baek Myo-jin was unable to use martial arts due to the flow of true energy being blocked. Nevertheless, he believed in the physical abilities of the extreme demon and his own experience. I just wanted to avoid unnecessary fighting. There was no need to take risks.

“Then do you want to get scolded by Darong?”

I knew that the Mountain Lord referred to the Mountain Lord. But isn’t it impossible for him to be here? Moreover, there was no way a self-respecting spirit creature would listened to the child.

A faint deadly energy emanated from Baek Myo-jin’s whole body.

“If you try to deceive me one more time, I will make you regret it. And where does something as small as a pea raise its eyes?”

“Ssi….”

So-so was very angry. To deceive and even ridicule yourself.

“If you are confident, come in. But the moment you swing that sword, you die.”

So-so had no intention of attacking from the beginning. There were two strong reinforcements hiding and watching.

Although I felt very uncomfortable, I had to do as my father instructed.

“Dalong, help me!”

Baek Myo-jin, confused, glanced at where So-so was looking.

In the dense forest on the left side of the trail. As she stared at that place, her whole body stopped as if it had become ice.

Two lights were flashing in the darkness and approaching. It was clearly the glaring look in the eyes of a wild beast.

“Seo, really?”

So-so put his sword back and placed both hands on her waist.

“Ma’am, we’re in big trouble now.”

A huge tiger appeared in the forest. Just looking at its bizarrely large size was enough to make you feel dizzy.

Moreover, the red eyes sparkle like brilliant jewels. It was clearly the appearance of the mountain army that he remembered.

“San, why is the Mountain Lord here….”

The Mountain Lord approached Baekmyojin one step at a time. It purrs and showed its sharp teeth.

It was clear that she remembered being there the day two of the three cubs were killed.

Baek Myo-jin’s face turned pale. Even if his physical condition was normal, he was a spirit who could not be confident of winning. The current situation was like sticking my head in front of the execution table.

A voice filled with fear poured out urgently from her mouth.

“I-I didn’t kill your bastard. Not me!”

The Mountain Lord, who stood tall in front of Baek Myojin, glanced at So-so. Those eyes seemed to be asking if it was okay to bite them.

So-so approached the Mountain Lord and climbed onto his back and asked.

“Then will you guide us?”

“Of course! I will guide you to where the cub is being held immediately.”

So-so climbed up onto the Mountain Lord’s head and whispered, holding his ear.

“Darong, did you hear? Hehe. They said they were taking us there.”

Did you understand what he said? The Mountain Lord gently lifted one of his huge front paws.

Seeing that, Baek Myo-jin breathed a sigh of relief.

“after…….”

But even for a moment. She freaked out again. The reason the Mountain Lord raised his front foot was to strike Baek Myo-jin.

Wow-!!!

The roar of the mountain army full of anger. At the same time, the sole of a huge foot flew towards her lower body like a thunderbolt.

My body, which was banned from martial arts, did not have the strength to avoid it.

Kwaang-!

“Kaaak!”

With a single scream, Baek Myo-jin’s body soared into the air. It rotates about a dozen times like a windmill.

Her eyes rolled back and she fell limply onto the Mountain Lord’s waist.

Dump-!

So-so, who was riding on the back of her neck, turned his head and said.

“I was punished for doing something bad. You won’t lie anymore, right?”

“Mr. Lee….”

Baek Myo-jin barely held back the swear words that came out of his mouth. First of all, the most important thing was to survive.

“Huh? What did you say? I didn’t hear you.”

“Nothing… nothing.”

“Hehe. Which way should I go?”

Baek Myo-jin, who had lost all his energy, raised his right hand with difficulty.

“We have to cross the border first, so just keep going east.”

So-so lowered his upper body and pointed the direction to the Mountain Lord with his fingers. At that moment, four huge feet kicked the ground.

It was a tiger known as the strongest spirit in the central plains. The speed of the Mountain Lord running at full power far exceeded the level of Hwagyeong. There was no hesitation in running as if he was in a hurry.

So-so, riding on the Mountain Lord’s neck, felt good again. Because of the strong wind, I opened my eyes slowly and continued to smile.

However, Baek Myo-jin, who was hanging like a rat, was in mixed feelings.

‘If I take you to the wrong place, this beast will tear me to death. But even if it arrives… … .’

There were other things I was worried about, but I couldn’t brought myself to reveal them.

You will find out when you arrive anyway. The worry did not disappear from her face.

And about 30 zhang to the rear of the Mountain Lord. There was a shadow following at a certain distance.