Chapter 355: Chapter 355

“Hahaha, that’s what I’m saying!”

From not too far away, a loud voice boomed out. It was so loud that one did not even have to try to eavesdrop to hear what was being said.

Everyone present looked toward the pavilion with tense expressions.

Who on earth was the man sitting in front of Dan Woo-hyun?

He was not intimidated at all by three of the Five Martial Sovereigns, and instead possessed the strength to play with them like children.

Moreover, since he was an acquaintance of that Dan Woo-hyun, Namgung Cheon and Sa Do-hak were more concerned about that than anything else.

‘An acquaintance of that monster…?’

‘Does such a person even exist?’

Even Namgung So-hye watched with a gaze that could not conceal her wonder.

She knew very well who Dan Woo-hyun was.

Therefore, she had thought that the people present here were the only acquaintances he could possibly have.

There was no way a person from a thousand years ago could still be alive.

‘Unless he happens to know a rotting skeleton…’

Namgung So-hye, who was looking at Dan Woo-hyun, as well as Namgung Cheon and Sa Do-hak, were thinking the same thing.

Sa Do-hak’s expression in particular was not very good, which was partly because he had been miserably broken by the opponent, but also because of the demonic energy he had unleashed.

‘It was an immense demonic energy.’

He had seen the previous Heavenly Demon and also the one called the Black Wind Demonic Demon. Yet that man drew out a demonic energy far purer than theirs, making him speculate that it might be the Realm of Demonic Transcendence, which he had not yet reached.

‘If so… could it be?’

Thinking up to that point, Sa Do-hak let out a hollow laugh and shook his head side to side.

One rotting skeleton was enough.

Besides, were their bodies not already buried over there?

He tried to soothe his mind with those thoughts, but the ominous sensation he felt for no reason simply would not disappear.

“It seems clear that he is an extraordinary person. Seeing how he laughs as if nothing happened even after getting hit by Lord Dan…”

Namgung So-hye shook her head, clicking her tongue.

The man did not care at all about being hit by Dan Woo-hyun. Although he claimed it hurt, he brushed himself off and stood up as if he were exaggerating, a smile returning to his face in no time.

For an ordinary person, this would be impossible.

Because Dan Woo-hyun’s single strike was by no means light.

“Indeed… but that height… isn’t it uncomfortable?”

Namgung Cheon quietly watched the man.

The difference in height between him and Dan Woo-hyun sitting in the pavilion was so great that they could be compared at a glance.

If he stood straight up, it seemed so close that his head would touch the ceiling.

Being nine feet tall did not look particularly convenient.

“First of all, I am curious as to who he is.”

Gwon Mu-jin and Ma Jang-gang stared intently at the man.

Although it could not be called a long distance, a distinct pressure was felt even from afar.

If Dan Woo-hyun possessed a sense of softness, that man exuded a powerful momentum that seemed to swallow and draw in everything.

Where on earth in the Central Plains could there be a human likely to possess such energy?

“…”

Gwon Mu-jin, who was thinking up to that point, turned his head.

At the end of his gaze stood Sa Do-hak, frozen in place.

Come to think of it, the energy of the two was subtly similar.

“What, you bastard? Why are you staring?”

Sa Do-hak, feeling displeased, grimaced and clenched his fists. Although it was merely a glance without any real thought, Sa Do-hak’s temper was thoroughly twisted.

Gwon Mu-jin unconsciously turned his head away.

He felt that if he kept staring, it would not end peacefully.

So he directed his gaze back to Dan Woo-hyun.

“I did not know I would see you like this again.”

“Hahaha! I knew it! Would our brother be someone to just die? I believed that if we were alive like this, we would meet again.”

“I already gathered your corpse, though?”

Dan Woo-hyun glanced to one side. It was where the cliff overlooking the manor was located.

Since he had buried the man’s corpse at the very peak of that place, the person in front of him was neither living nor dead.

Did he read Dan Woo-hyun’s thoughts?

The man vigorously scratched his head.

“Well, even if I died, meeting like this makes it an even greater fate. But it is quite peculiar. To think I am below the place where my corpse lies.”

“Shall I send you back?”

“No… why do you speak so frighteningly? Hahaha!”

The man waved his hands in dismay.

Dan Woo-hyun was someone who would surely do whatever he set his mind to. Moreover, the fact that he still did not seem like someone he could defeat, even after meeting after a thousand years, made the man even more fearful.

“How did you end up coming all the way here?”

“It was a coincidence. I was passing by, felt a strange presence, and saved her… but who would have known that she was actually brother’s daughter?”

“My daughter…”

“Probably no one is unaware of it. I mean the fact that brother broke through that ice and came out.”

“I suppose so.”

Dan Woo-hyun nodded indifferently and tilted his cup. Although it was a long time, he had broken the seal created by the Eight Immortals and emerged.

Since that power would have naturally spread into the mortal realm, there was no way those of the level of the Eight Immortals would fail to detect it.

“I heard you beat up that Blood Demon bastard a while ago, is that correct?”

“Yes.”

“Krr, he was a guy I was targeting, so I was truly flustered when he suddenly died.”

The man grumbled as he gulped down his alcohol.

Regret was clearly written all over his face. This was because the Blood Demon was also one of those with whom the man shared a significant ill fate.

“Because that guy was heavily influenced by the Heavenly Martial Emperor, he hid himself well. By the time I found him, he was already dead. You are truly quick-handed, brother.”

“Was it not that you had no intention of looking for him?”

The man, who was laughing with a ‘hahaha!’, froze in his actions. He glanced at Dan Woo-hyun, but for some reason, the smile at the corners of his mouth would not easily disappear.

It did not reveal at all what he was thinking.

This was just like looking at Dan Woo-hyun.

“That could be true, or it might not. Anyway, it was resolved well, so isn’t that a relief?”

“Thanks to that, the Central Plains is shaking. That would not have been what you wanted?”

“As for me… it doesn’t matter, but the other fellows…”

“Indeed…”

“They went wild. Especially that crazy bitch of our Three Lunatics. She chased me as if she would absolutely kill me. Even now, my spine still chills.”

“Haha, the Three Lunatics… it has been a long time since I heard that.”

“It isn’t an incorrect moniker, is it? I prefer Three Lunatics over that genteel moniker like Three Heavens.”

Dan Woo-hyun readily nodded.

Three Lunatics was another name for the Three Heavens.

Although many people worshipped them and gave them the title of the Three Heavens, the individuals themselves preferred to be called the Three Lunatics.

Three madmen crazy about martial arts.

Did that not fit them perfectly?

“Isn’t this Heavenly Martial Madness the eldest of the Three Lunatics? So I must protect the title of the Three Lunatics even in death. Puhahaha!”

“You have not changed, you rascal.”

“They say if a person suddenly changes, they die, don’t they?”

Dan Woo-hyun frowned.

Watching the Heavenly Martial Madness speak so seriously, a certain fellow crossed his mind.

Perhaps because he felt a strangely similar vibe, he unconsciously frowned.

“Aren’t you a guy who is already dead?”

“We are sitting face-to-face like this having a drink, yet you keep treating me like a dead man? Strictly speaking, brother’s body must be even more decayed than mine. Hehehe, could it be that you are living with maggots in your body?”

Dan Woo-hyun slightly raised his hand.

At the same time, with a swift sound, the figure of the Heavenly Martial Madness vanished. No one’s eyes could trace his movement.

Only the wind swirled in the spot where he had disappeared.

To the extent that Namgung Cheon, Sa Do-hak, and even Jeok Mu-seong had no idea when the man in front of them had vanished, or where he had gone.

Dan Woo-hyun tilted his cup indifferently.

He swallowed a sip and carefully set down the teacup.

Tremble…

However, seeing his hand tremble slightly, it was clear that he was considerably angry.

The moment everyone burst into exclamations of shock at the sight.

Whoosh!

Dan Woo-hyun’s body also vanished at some point.

No one present could trace his form.

“Good grief… they are acting just like goblins! Just like goblins.”

Jang Sam-tae shook his head, clicking his tongue.

* * *

“Damned bastard…”

After a quarter of an hour passed, everyone in the Dan Family could not contain their surprise as they looked at Dan Woo-hyun returning alone.

The returned Dan Woo-hyun looked displeased for some reason.

He surely must have caught him and scolded him severely, so his mood should have improved, but why did he return with such a face?

Namgung So-hye asked while breaking into a cold sweat.

“That… gentleman?”

“He fled.”

“…!?”

“Gasp?!”

“Huh?”

Everyone could not hide their astonishment.

In particular, the shock of Jang Sam-tae, Namgung Cheon, and Sa Do-hak surpassed imagination.

If he pursued, whether it was the Five Martial Sovereigns or the descendant of the Gold King Hand, Dan Woo-hyun was someone who would catch them in the blink of an eye.

In fact, the fastest person in this Central Plains was Dan Woo-hyun, and it could be said that no one faster than him could ever exist.

No matter how much Jang Sam-tae flew and ran about, he was inside Dan Woo-hyun’s palm.

Even if he raised his skills further, that would absolutely never change, yet that man from earlier had slipped away from Dan Woo-hyun.

‘This is incredible!’

Jang Sam-tae’s eyes sparkled as he composed his breathing.

The one whom they thought no one could escape. That was precisely Dan Woo-hyun.

But he thought that if he could just learn that man’s lightness art, perhaps Jang Sam-tae himself might be able to escape Dan Woo-hyun.

Jang Sam-tae’s mind spun rapidly.

“Sigh… really, unbelievable things just keep happening… By the way, who is he? The sound was blocked, so I couldn’t hear anything.”

Namgung So-hye shrugged her shoulders as she asked.

Although she had made a great effort to eavesdrop on the conversation between Dan Woo-hyun and the man, the important details did not reach her, as if blocked by something.

Even though the useless chatter had been heard perfectly well.

“A madman.”

“Pardon?”

“I said he is a madman.”

“…You are serious, right?”

“Yes.”

At the fiercely spat out reply, Namgung So-hye laughed awkwardly. For Dan Woo-hyun, of all people, to speak of someone to this extent was something that could never happen.

If so, she speculated that they must share a truly close relationship.

“…You are… close… right?”

“What nonsense are you talking about?”

Dan Woo-hyun grimaced fiercely and glared at Namgung So-hye. Since it was an emotional expression he had never shown even once before, she was quite surprised.

However, despite the grimace, his eyes were soft.

“Could it be… that… Three Heav…”

“It’s the Three Lunatics, you brat! Three Lunatics! Remember it well!”

The moment Namgung So-hye was about to ask cautiously, a shout was heard from somewhere.

As the startled people turned their gazes, they saw the Heavenly Martial Madness standing vacantly on the roof of the pavilion before they knew it.

“Th-Three Lunatics… what is that again?”

“It means three guys and gals who are crazy about martial arts! Hahaha! The first of them is…”

Boom!

The place where the Heavenly Martial Madness was standing suddenly exploded. Along with fragments flying in all directions, Dan Woo-hyun took a step and rushed forward.

“Oh my, he’s chasing me because he’s scared.”

“Be caught quietly.”

“Are you crazy? Knowing I’ll die?”

“…”

“That is your problem, brother, the problem. Thinking that everyone must listen to your words. Who would offer their neck when they clearly know they will die? Even a condemned criminal is bound to shrink back!”

“You rascal…”

While the chase and escape continued, Jang Sam-tae, who had taken in this entire situation and conversation, nodded his head wildly in agreement.

And then he thought.

‘That gentleman is indeed the benefactor I have been looking for!’

Jang Sam-tae formed a sly smile.

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