Chapter 395: Chapter 395

Around the time Dan Woo-hyun headed from Guizhou to Sichuan, a strange thing was happening in Henan.

“What does that mean?”

Man Hu-ryang’s hands trembled.

He could not believe the words penetrating his ears at all.

His gaze turned murderous as he looked at those in front of him.

“Those who headed to Sichuan have been annihilated.”

A calm voice penetrated his ears.

The man did not even blink an eye even though those who could be called colleagues or friends, or if not even that, subordinates had died. Whether there was no agitation of mind, or if there was no affection for them, was unknown.

Slam!

Man Hu-ryang jumped up from his seat.

It was a thing that could never exist.

The ones sent to win that battle currently taking place near Sichuan were precisely those who could be called the elites of the Blood Heaven.

Even just their number was hundreds, and with only the strength they possessed, they would have easily been able to lightly crush the likes of the Nine Great Sects and One Association and the Eight Great Families.

Such people were annihilated?

The hard-to-believe voice reached his ears, making his body tremble.

“Which bastard did…!”

“It is unknown. Except that he is a tremendous expert…”

At the calm words, Man Hu-ryang stood up abruptly.

Then, he strode toward the man and slapped his cheek hard.

Slap!

The fierce sound echoed all throughout the room.

However, the standing man’s head did not even turn, and rather Man Hu-ryang’s face, who slapped his cheek, wrinkled.

Seeing that his palm flared bright red, the one in pain seemed to be Man Hu-ryang instead.

“Where do you bring such a report! Shouldn’t we find out which bastard did that!”

…….

Watching the man who had no answer, Man Hu-ryang frowned even more. He bit his lips hard. As blood leaked out, the area around his lips turned bright red before he knew it.

“Is it the Hunan Dan Family?”

“It is unknown.”

“Useless things…”

At Man Hu-ryang’s words, the man’s gaze quietly turned toward him.

Shiver!

A strong chill swept to the extent that his spine turned cold in a single moment. Man Hu-ryang, who realized that, gritted his teeth but could not bring himself to push him further.

No matter how much they were puppets who had no choice but to follow his orders, the fear he basically held could not be easily shaken off.

Because when the Blood Demon was alive, these people were terror itself to Man Hu-ryang.

“Good, it cannot be helped. So? How did the situation in Sichuan turn out?”

“We are pushing well. But for the late-arriving reinforcements to be like that…”

An absurd sigh leaked from Man Hu-ryang’s mouth.

If the reinforcements had arrived, they could have overturned the situation in Sichuan at once. But if that was impossible, it became a situation where they had to use one more move.

However, to completely control the entire Central Plains, it was a thing that must be undergone.

“You go. Kill, make them kneel, and trample them. Leave no one behind if they do not bow their heads to the Blood Heaven!”

The highest power the Blood Heaven possessed.

That was precisely the man in front of his eyes.

Although they were at most about five, they were those who possessed power great enough to easily flip the Central Plains upside down on their own.

It was also the last move the Blood Heaven, which lost its strength, could put forward.

“As fast as possible…”

“Do not worry.”

The man shined a smile and turned his back.

The distance from Henan to Sichuan was considerable, but with the men’s abilities, it would not take that long.

* * *

It was three days after that when Dan Woo-hyun and his group entered Sichuan’s Chengdu. Chengdu, unlike the things happening outside, was unexpectedly quiet.

The people were no different from usual, and the martial artists as well looked relaxed rather than sharp.

This was a highly strange thing.

In the situation where they did not know when the Blood Heaven crowds would strike in right away, not even being tense meant they either had something to rely on or had already given up.

“It is quiet.”

Dan Woo-hyun also felt that and let out an absurd laugh.

Although one could say it did not matter to people who did not know martial arts, seeing even martial artists acting like that gave a vain sense of disparity.

But Zhuge Un knew the reason.

“Sichuan is a place where the peak strength of the orthodox martial world is gathered. Qingcheng, Emei, and even the Sichuan Tang Family. Even next to it, there is Kunlun. It is by no means a place that will collapse easily.”

“Is that so?”

Dan Woo-hyun shined an absurd smile.

He heard Emei was falling, and Kunlun had already been destroyed. Since they collapsed miserably to the point that they could not be revived, more than half of their strength was cut off.

Even so, was the reason they could hold pride precisely the Sichuan Tang Family?

Dan Woo-hyun’s gaze turned here and there.

Among the martial artists roaming the surroundings, the people of the Sichuan Tang Family were seen exceptionally in large numbers.

Since the Sichuan Tang Family overwhelmed Qingcheng and Emei and was called the Emperor of Sichuan, just that they patrolled the streets seemed to bring about a sense of relief to the people.

“Are you going to book an inn?”

At that moment, Ju Ji-yak approached stealthily and pulled Dan Woo-hyun’s sleeve. Although talking to Dan Woo-hyun was somewhat burdensome, her eyes were determined as if she must say these words by all means.

“Yes.”

“Th-There is a place to stay in Sichuan. It is safer than other places and also… m-money is not spent.”

At Ju Ji-yak’s words, Dan Woo-hyun’s eyes flashed.

This was the same for Mu Cheon-pung beside him. Since they were people who could not help themselves when it came to money, if there was a lodging where money was not spent, it was natural that they must go there.

Dan Woo-hyun sat down and matched his height with Ju Ji-yak.

He smirked, looking at the child who flinched and retreated half a step.

“Where is that place?”

“O… Over there…”

Ju Ji-yak smiled awkwardly as if she could not bring herself to say the Sichuan Prince’s Mansion. However, since most of the people knew Ju Ji-yak’s identity, they understood the words she wanted to say.

“Indeed… is it fine?”

“Yes, I have already told them.”

From Dan Woo-hyun’s perspective as well, it was a good proposal.

While renting and staying in an inn had the good point of not having to care about others’ notice, it had the disadvantage of not being safe. Thinking of the current situation of the martial world, even for Dan So-mi’s safety, the Prince’s Mansion was a better choice than an inn.

He nodded and permitted it.

“Good, let us go there.”

“Follow me!”

Simultaneously with Dan Woo-hyun’s permission falling, Ju Ji-yak smiled brightly. In fact, when she met Dan So-mi in Sichuan last time, there were too many things she wanted to do, but she failed because So-mi left first.

‘Since she came all the way here, I must play funly!’

Ju Ji-yak clenched her fists and resolved.

The party began to move following Ju Ji-yak. Strolling along the wide path and walking for a long time, it seemed to be at a considerably far distance.

Gradually, traces of people grew rare, and even the heard sounds were quiet.

At that moment, Namgung Cheon, who was walking behind, stealthily stuck to Jang Sam-tae’s side.

“Why are you doing this?”

“There is something that must be done.”

Jang Sam-tae frowned.

Even Dan Woo-hyun did not make him work now, so with what authority did Namgung Cheon try to assign work?

However, at Namgung Cheon’s murderous gaze, Jang Sam-tae smoothed his expression despite himself and held a smile. He could not talk of his dissatisfaction.

“Go run to the Hao Sect right now and gather information.”

“Information… you mean?”

“Yes, I must know the situation of what kind of things are happening outside.”

“Well… it is not a difficult matter, though…”

Jang Sam-tae glanced forward.

Not far away, a large manor was seen. The place Ju Ji-yak was leading was clearly not the Sichuan Prince’s Mansion, but a manor owned by the Mansion. Being quite large, finding it did not seem very difficult if one just searched the road.

“Since it is an urgent matter, hurry.”

“Understood.”

Jang Sam-tae bowed his head.

A wind sound was heard with a swish, and before long, his figure was not seen. It was to the extent that one felt his lightfoot technique level was distinctly different from before.

“You look worried.”

At that moment, Dan Woo-hyun approached and spoke.

Judging by how he wore a peculiar smile, he seemed to have overheard the words.

Namgung Cheon shined a bitter smile and nodded.

“Strangely, my heart is fluctuating… I feel like something is going to happen.”

“Is that so?”

Dan Woo-hyun quiet-closed his eyes.

The wind brushing past was quite fierce.

That it could not be thought of as a good wind was because a faint smell of blood swept thickly between the wind.

This is the smell of a battlefield.

“It is a fight that broke out anyway. People dying is all the same, so why are you so worried?”

Sa Do-hak approached and grumbled.

A life as a martial artist has no choice but to always live carrying blood. Why is someone who knows that so worried that he is pressing like that?

Sa Do-hak looked at Namgung Cheon with an expression of incomprehension.

“Haha, it is like an old man’s silliness. Still, I should go first, would it do if the son goes first?”

“In my view, you are a fellow who will live for thousands of years, so you will send away your son, grandson, and daughter-in-law all, you fellow.”

Sa Do-hak spoke nonsense and shined a smile.

Was it because of that?

Namgung Cheon’s expression loosened somewhat.

“Are they that strong? Those Blood Heaven fellows, that is?”

Mu Cheon-pung, who was listening to the conversation of the two, asked with an expression as if he could not understand at all.

Although he could not even imagine how much this Central Plains martial world had changed in the meantime, to think the Sword Emperor Namgung Cheon, who contested for the top position among the Five Emperors, was worried to that extent?

It was something unthinkable in the past.

However, the one who answered was not Namgung Cheon.

Dan Woo-hyun, who was leading the way, spoke.

“It is not a matter of being strong or weak. Since they are fellows who have nothing and must blindly follow their opponent… they have no choice but to be more poisonous than anyone.”

At Dan Woo-hyun’s words, Namgung Cheon swallowed a groan.

Listening to the story, it seemed Dan Woo-hyun knew well about the Blood Heaven.

Was there something else, except that they were the Blood Demon Cult in the past?

Since he felt he would not answer even if he asked, Namgung Cheon shook his head and let out a sigh.

“By the way, seeing you think of the Blood Heaven fellows even after entering Sichuan, do you also intend to crush them now?”

Sa Do-hak asked toward Dan Woo-hyun.

Judging by his steps until now, the decisive battle with the Blood Heaven was as clear as day. If so, would he reveal everything and raise a blood wind?

In fact, that was precisely what Sa Do-hak was most curious about.

Dan Woo-hyun, who was leading the way, came to a sudden halt.

Simultaneously, all those around him looked at Dan Woo-hyun.

Every single one was curious about his answer.

“I am slightly lending a hand. Toppling the Blood Heaven is your role.”

“Lending a hand?”

Since it was a somewhat incomprehensible word, everyone harbored doubt. He had already come all the way here, and the fight with the Blood Heaven also seemed to be in his heart.

The moment Dan Woo-hyun stepped forward, it was a fact as clear as day that the board would be flipped, so what on earth did lending a hand mean?

In their view, Dan Woo-hyun looked ready to solve everything from one to ten.

The collapse of the Blood Heaven was also not far off.

It was a doubt arising because such a thought was held strongly.

“I really do not know what on earth you are thinking…”

In the end, Namgung Cheon, who threw up both hands, shook his head.

No matter how much he rolled his brain, he could not understand Dan Woo-hyun’s mind.

Only, Zhuge Un shined a smile as if he understood the meaning, and bowed his head as if paying respects.

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