Chapter 360: Chapter 360

“By the way, are we looking for someone?”

“Yes.”

“What kind of person is he?”

At Namgung So-hye’s question, Dan Woo-hyun let out a groan.

What kind of person?

He had to explain the person who came to his mind, but he paused for a moment.

He pondered for a long time, as if thinking about something, and then slowly opened his mouth.

“He is a cranky old man.”

“Pardon?”

“Right. He is indeed a cranky old man, that fellow.”

Cheon Mu-gwang also let out a long sigh and shook his head. Frowning as if he recalled someone he did not want to think about, he muttered and spoke.

“He is just a lunatic. Whatever he does, it is strange.”

“Like… you?”

“What?”

“…….”

At Namgung So-hye’s words, Cheon Mu-gwang glared at her sharply. Of all things to compare him to, how could she compare him to such a guy?

Even just thinking about it made him shudder.

“But you are not wrong. I completely agree that he is a lunatic.”

“Right? There is really no one else like him.”

Namgung So-hye quietly watched the two walking ahead, chatting amiably. Even though they spoke in that manner, he was someone being mentioned by none other than those two.

‘A figure from a thousand years ago… If so…’

First of all, the probability was the highest since Dan Woo-hyun knew him. Since he had killed the Blood Demon last time, excluding him, the most likely candidate was…

‘The Eight Immortals!’

A human could not live for a thousand years.

Since it could never happen unless it was a figure who attained the supreme realm and ascended, it meant the person they were currently searching for was an absolute being who transcended humanity and reached the realm of an immortal.

Namgung So-hye swallowed hard.

‘He managed to spit out such words so casually.’

It was by no means something anyone could easily say. Many people still considered reaching the half-immortal realm as their dream.

However, among those many people, not a single one had even stepped on the threshold of a half-immortal.

Even the powerhouses called the Five Emperors could not become half-immortals, so how great must the skill of someone who stepped into that realm be?

“You are saying such a person exists? In this Hunan…”

Truly unbelievable words were easily spoken, and unbelievable things continued to happen. The Martial God alone was enough, but now there were even the Three Heavens and the Eight Immortals.

She even wondered if the spiritual beasts from legends might appear as well.

‘No, now that I think about it, there are… two of them at home.’

Namgung So-hye let out a long sigh.

The White Tiger and the White Cat-if those were included, it was no exaggeration to say that everything that could exist in one’s imagination had happened.

Namgung So-hye shook her head.

“Am I needed to find him?”

“No, but it will be better than not having you.”

“Right, right. There are always bothersome fellows hanging around him.”

Cheon Mu-gwang picked his nose and made an unwilling face.

Ryu Hwa-gun was a cautious person.

Although he was once a pillar of the Eight Immortals, he was on the weaker side among them, and back when he was originally a human, he faced mortal danger several times due to the betrayal of his close associates.

Therefore, he did not trust people and created puppets of himself to hide in the shadows, and these were bothersome fellows to a fairly perplexing degree.

“Ryu Hwa-gun… So there was such a person. But even if they are puppets, if it is you two…”

“I brought you along because they seem perfect as your opponents. If you have complaints, you may go back.”

Namgung So-hye raised her eyes in surprise.

Was he pretending not to see that she had no progress in martial arts, but actually knew everything?

At that thought, her face flushed red against her will.

‘But it will be difficult.’

Soon, with a dejected expression, Namgung So-hye let out a long sigh. Since it was spoken by none other than Dan Woo-hyun, they would not be ordinary opponents, and she could not assume that there was only one such person.

In the end, a fight of life and death would break out again.

“For now, there is a place where that fellow is likely to appear. Let’s go there!”

“Do so from the beginning.”

“Hahaha. Must there not be at least this kind of fun in sightseeing for life to taste good!”

Cheon Mu-gwang burst into a hearty laugh.

* * *

A quiet atmosphere flowed through the Hunan Dan Family where Dan Woo-hyun and Namgung So-hye were absent.

Perhaps tired from playing, Dan So-mi was sleeping soundly in the pavilion, and Jang Sam-tae was enjoying leisure after a long time.

At that moment, Zhuge Un, who had been in the office, came out with an unpleasant expression.

He quietly looked around.

The figures of Namgung Cheon, Sa Do-hak, and Jeok Mu-seong were nowhere to be seen.

“The three of them went to the valley.”

“The valley?”

“Yes, the valley.”

At Mae-hyang’s words, Zhuge Un frowned.

With Dongting Lake right in front of them, what valley had they gone to? Coming down from the peak, it really seemed like they were enjoying play like Taoist immortals.

Zhuge Un quickly got ready and headed toward the valley.

Even if it was a valley, it was not that far from here.

Climbing up the winding mountain took about fifteen minutes.

The face of Zhuge Un, whose realm as a martial artist was not very high, was covered in sweat.

Wiping away the sweat, he walked much further along the path.

Since this vicinity was a place seldom visited by people, the path was rugged, requiring him to consume that much more stamina.

The moment he finally arrived at the valley, Zhuge Un caught his breath with a tired expression and looked ahead.

“Oh, you have come?”

The first to discover Zhuge Un was none other than Namgung Cheon. He was drinking alcohol while fanning himself with his feet dipped in the valley water.

To anyone’s eyes, it was a appearance somewhat far from the side of an expert called the Sword Emperor.

Zhuge Un looked to the side while dripping with sweat.

There, he saw Jeok Mu-seong lying naked in the flowing valley water. His appearance, with only his face showing, made one wonder if this man was indeed the one called the Ruler of the Unorthodox Path.

“Uhahaha!”

Splash!

On the other side, the figure of Sa Do-hak was visible.

The place where he was seemed somewhat deep. He leaped into the water with a splash from a high tree, and perhaps finding that play extremely fun, he repeated it several times.

‘To think that man is the Demonic Emperor…’

Zhuge Un was slowly beginning to worry about the future of the Murim.

“For you to come all the way here, is there some urgent matter?”

“Yes… It is an urgent matter, if indeed it can be called one…”

“What is it?”

Splash!

After swimming in the water for a while, Sa Do-hak instantly leaped into the empty air, kicked off the void, and stood upon a tree.

Using the legendary lightness art called Void Steps for water play was a situation that made no sense no matter how one thought about it.

Slurp.

At that moment, Namgung Cheon took a sip of alcohol and tried to fill his cup again. However, seeing that no more came out, it seemed he had emptied the bottle.

Glancing to the side, Namgung Cheon spotted a bottle of alcohol a few yards away.

As he lightly flicked the fan held in his hand, a fierce wind flew like a shot arrow and tapped the bottle.

In an instant, the cork was removed and the alcohol splashed upward.

It soared like a splendid acrobat and was soon drawn right into Namgung Cheon’s cup.

“…….”

“So, what is the matter?”

While Zhuge Un was lost for words watching all of those occurrences, they themselves did not show the slightest care and looked at him.

This level of skill was all too natural for them.

They were experts called matchless even in the current Central Plains. If they could not perform even this much divine power, their names would weep.

“Well…”

“If it is a worthless story, I will bury you here!”

Jeok Mu-seong shouted and climbed out of the water. Seeing his pants half-slid down made his headache even worse.

In fact, the threat did not even register in his ears.

Zhuge Un laughed with a soulless expression.

“I will speak again. A letter has arrived from the Heavenly Dao Association in Hubei. They say the situation is bad because of the Blood Heaven and are asking for help.”

“…….”

“What brazen bastards.”

“Hmph.”

The expressions of the three who heard the story were all different. Namgung Cheon was silent with a firm face, and Jeok Mu-seong spat out complaints.

Since they had already saved the mountaintop without asking for anything in return, for them to ask for help again-where could there be anyone more brazen than that?

Seeing that they did not even say what they would give in return or what they would do, from their perspective, this help seemed to be taken for granted.

On the contrary, Sa Do-hak snorted.

“We knew it would turn out like this from the beginning, did we not? Ever since we heard the story from that fellow.”

Zhuge Un nodded at Sa Do-hak’s words.

When he first heard the story about the mountaintop and Muho, he was truly startled.

However, checking the information that continuously came in from the Haomin, it was only a matter of time before they were isolated in Hubei.

The Blood Heaven was expanding its influence that rapidly, and it was no exaggeration to say that those in the current Central Plains who could refuse the sweet rewards they offered did not exist.

“It is a mess… Phew…”

Namgung Cheon sighed and shook his head.

The chaos of the Central Plains that broke out after the Murim Alliance split in half. In the end, the entire orthodox Murim was on the verge of falling into the hands of the Blood Heaven.

The downfall of the orthodox Murim, which was once the most solid and strongest including the orthodox, unorthodox, and outer forces, was unbelievable even though he was seeing it with his own eyes, but because it was not unexpected either, his bitterness grew.

“So, what is your thought?”

“…There is something that bothers me.”

“The Tang Family?”

“Is it the Sichuan Tang Clan?”

“That worm-like bastard…!”

At the name of the Tang Clan mentioned here and there, Sa Do-hak gnashed his teeth and glared sharply. It felt as if he had a grudge against the Sichuan Tang Family.

“The Poison Saint, Tang Sa-hwi-I still have not forgotten that bastard!”

Boom!

Sa Do-hak’s energy spread in all directions.

Tang Sa-hwi.

He was the former head of the Sichuan Tang Family, holding a position called the Seven Stars.

However, his power was known to be not very great, and since he retired early, he was an old expert whose name was somehow forgotten.

Yet, why was Sa Do-hak having such a fit and making a fuss?

Sa Do-hak stared intently at Namgung Cheon.

Soon, he pulled aside his upper garment and bared his chest.

“You must also know, do you not?”

“…….”

“What that disgusting bastard did! Although hiding one’s strength is taken for granted in the Murim, that fellow is different. He is a guy more vicious and cunning than a snake!”

Sa Do-hak once fought a battle against Namgung Cheon and Tang Sa-hwi. Tang Sa-hwi sat down as if mortally wounded and watched the situation for a long time, and in the end, when Sa Do-hak was exhausted and Namgung Cheon’s head was about to be blown off, he rushed in and poured out poison and hidden weapons.

With intact internal energy and a perfectly fine body, that was.

Of course, from the standpoint of the orthodox Murim, it was a fortunate thing. Since they did not lose the Sword Emperor, who could say Tang Sa-hwi’s actions were wrong?

But considering that it was an act to be ashamed of as a martial artist, Tang Sa-hwi was not righteous, and he even concealed that fact, driving the rumors as if it were Sa Do-hak’s defeat.

As if even thinking about it was sickening, Sa Do-hak’s face turned red hot.

“But we cannot just sit back and watch, can we?”

“…….”

“I will not say anything about your desire to settle the grudge between you and the Tang Family, but please think of the Murim’s future first now.”

“You bastard…!”

Sa Do-hak gnashed his teeth with an angry expression.

Soon, Namgung Cheon looked at Zhuge Un and slowly opened his mouth.

“How about… we all go sightseeing in Hubei together? It should be fun.”

“…I understand.”

Zhuge Un bowed deeply.

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