Chapter 407: Chapter 407

“……Is it really here?”

“Yes, there is no mistake.”

Tang Sa-hwi was at a loss for words as he looked at the manor.

Right before setting out for Hubei, he had come to seek the cooperation of the Hunan Dan Family. However, the place they were staying at was too different from what he had expected.

Unlike his assumption that they would be staying at a nearby inn, the manor they were currently staying at was undoubtedly used as an annex by a princely estate.

It was a place that not only ordinary people but even the Tang Family, who were quite influential in Sichuan, couldn’t enter.

The fact that the Hunan Dan Family was staying in such a place meant that they had connections with the imperial family.

Tang Sa-hwi looked at Tang Jung-ak with a dumbfounded expression.

He smiled awkwardly.

“Will you go in?”

“Yes, that is what I came for.”

Tang Sa-hwi adjusted his disheveled clothes and caught his breath.

Why was the great Tang Sa-hwi so nervous about people he wouldn’t even have paid attention to usually?

It was none other than the existence known as Dan Woo-hyun.

The divine majesty he had witnessed right before his eyes.

It still couldn’t be forgotten in his mind.

An absolute being that could never be surpassed.

Could the Sword Emperor have achieved the same thing even if he were alive?

Tang Sa-hwi could firmly shake his head.

Whether it was the Sword Emperor or the Demon Emperor, no one would be able to imitate such divine majesty.

‘Just who in the world is he……’

Tang Sa-hwi clenched his fists and looked at Tang Jung-ak.

Receiving his gaze, he naturally approached the main gate.

Thinking that he would soon face the terrifying Dan Woo-hyun, tension washed over him without realizing it, making his hands damp with sweat.

Then, he knocked on the doorknob with a ‘Thump, thump!’

The sound of someone running inside could be heard, and soon the door opened with a creak.

At that moment, it wasn’t Tang Sa-hwi but Tang Jung-ak who frowned.

“Who are you?”

He had seen Jang Sam-tae’s face.

Jang Sam-tae also stiffened his face the moment he saw Tang Jung-ak’s face. Wondering if his entry into the Poison Mountain had been discovered, he unconsciously avoided his gaze.

“Tell the Patriarch. We came regarding the matters of the Heavenly Path Society.”

“Ah, so that was it?”

“Then what did you think it was?”

“No, well…… it’s just like that……”

Jang Sam-tae made a rather reluctant expression.

He wanted to avoid getting involved with the Sichuan Tang Family as much as possible, but having to continuously face them made him feel annoyed for no reason. Moreover, this time, even Tang Sa-hwi, who was called the Poison Saint, had come.

Tang Jung-ak alone was uncomfortable enough, but there was also an old monster that made him want to vomit even more, so there was no way Jang Sam-tae’s expression would be good.

“What business do you have?”

“I will speak directly to the Patriarch.”

Jang Sam-tae scrunched up his face with an “Eck-.”

However, he couldn’t dare to refuse because of Tang Sa-hwi’s bloody gaze.

If he just turned his back and closed the door like this, it felt like they would surely smash the main gate and barge in.

Of course, if they did such a thing, the name of the Sichuan Tang Family might be wiped out cleanly, but before that, Jang Sam-tae might be killed by Tang Sa-hwi’s hands.

“Please wait a moment.”

Tang Jung-ak and Tang Sa-hwi frowned at the words telling them to wait.

The great Sichuan Tang Family had come to visit.

It was proper to guide them inside. Leaving them standing outside the door like this meant that they were looking down on the Sichuan Tang Family.

Displeasure swirled on Tang Sa-hwi’s face.

However, having seen the Hunan Dan Family, who possessed terrifying power, he couldn’t recklessly shout or show his displeasure.

He just frowned and waited for Jang Sam-tae to come.

* * *

People were sitting around a large table. Not to mention the Gentleman Sword, who was called the highest combat power of the Hunan Dan Family, there was Demon Heaven Lord, Ghost Mask, and even Mu Cheonpung.

Sitting in the same place as them, Tang Sa-hwi broke out in a cold sweat without realizing it.

‘Amazing……’

The momentum felt on the outside was fierce.

Even though they weren’t leaking any energy, the spirit of each person could be implicitly felt. It felt as if they were pressuring Tang Sa-hwi, even though they weren’t showing it.

Tang Jung-ak was stuck between them, sweating profusely.

“So, what’s the matter?”

Even in the desolate atmosphere, Dan Woo-hyun casually opened his mouth.

Just gathering their highest combat forces in one place seemed to pressure the Sichuan Tang Family, but the person himself looked at Tang Sa-hwi while drinking tea as if he didn’t care at all.

“I believe you have already guessed the reason I came here. Do you know about the matters of the Heavenly Path Society?”

“To some extent.”

Tang Sa-hwi nodded.

He had to make an expression as indifferent as possible. Even if great masters were surrounding him and putting pressure on him, since Tang Sa-hwi was the name and face of the Sichuan Tang Family, he couldn’t give the impression that he was being pushed back.

“The Murim Alliance was destroyed in the past, and only the Heavenly Path Society remains, so numerous orthodox righteous warriors have gathered under its banner to fight against Blood Heaven.”

“……And?”

“I won’t ask you to join the Heavenly Path Society.”

Tang Sa-hwi made it clear.

The new Eight Great Factions, and the Hunan Dan Family, who were beginning to be called the ones standing at their apex.

He didn’t mind giving up such an empty name. However, he opposed the Hunan Dan Family entering the sphere of influence of the Heavenly Path Society.

Because it was glaringly obvious that all power would be directed towards them.

From Tang Sa-hwi’s perspective, there was nothing worse than that.

“A decisive battle will soon take place in Hubei and Henan. I ask for your help.”

“Was what you received in Sichuan not enough?”

“…….”

Dan Woo-hyun’s single sentence carried a thorn.

A sneer hung on his lips, as if he was already reading Tang Sa-hwi’s thoughts.

They oppose the Hunan Dan Family expanding their power, but it’s okay to receive their help?

Where else would there be such selfish thoughts?

Demon Heaven Lord, who was beside him, also clicked his tongue as if he was dumbfounded.

“What a very selfish proposal.”

“But for the sake of the Orthodox Murim, your strength……”

“I have no interest in the Orthodox Murim or whatever.”

“……!”

A remark that had never been anticipated came out.

Numerous martial artists thought that the Hunan Dan Family stood on the side of the Orthodox Murim.

That was because they had lent their strength to fight against Blood Heaven and had made a righteous name for themselves by catching criminals with bounties on their heads.

Moreover, wasn’t their main family located within the territory of the Orthodox Faction?

However, those who could be called the leaders of the Orthodox Faction all knew.

That there was someone practicing demonic arts within the Hunan Dan Family.

“You don’t care about the Orthodox Murim? I don’t know what that means.”

“It means I place no significance on names like Orthodox, Unorthodox, and Demonic that you divided as you pleased. I helped because Blood Heaven was an eyesore, but if the Orthodox Faction becomes an eyesore, I am willing to help the Demonic Cult or the Unorthodox Path as much as needed.”

Bang!

At Dan Woo-hyun’s scathing remark, Tang Sa-hwi slammed the table fiercely and stood up from his seat. At the same time, the gazes of the four people fixed upon him.

Sneering gazes, or dumbfounded eyes.

Some were sending sympathy as if they were sad, or some consistently showed perfect indifference.

However, every single one of those gazes was chillingly cold.

“Keuk……!”

Tang Sa-hwi, who had stood up, sat back down with his pride bent. He knew he should get angry, but the moment he was about to shout, he felt a sharpness as if a blade was digging into his throat.

Who was it?

The one who sent this killing intent?

Rolling his eyes to glance to the side, he saw a dagger that hadn’t been visible until a moment ago gripped in the hand of the person wearing the Demon Heaven Lord mask.

The sight of him stroking the blade this way and that was truly terrifying.

“But it’s true that Blood Heaven is an eyesore.”

Dan Woo-hyun naturally drank his tea and looked at Tang Sa-hwi with a prudent gaze.

His crumpled expression returned to a somewhat surprised one.

This meant he had guessed what kind of answer would come out of Dan Woo-hyun’s mouth.

“Sam-tae.”

“Yes?”

“Bring Gwon Mu-jin, Namgung So-hye, Ma Jang-gang, and Zhuge Yeon.”

“Understood!”

At the same time, Tang Sa-hwi trembled violently. He was not ignorant of the names of those coming out of Dan Woo-hyun’s mouth either.

They were certainly somewhat famous in the Central Plains in their own right, but compared to the four people in front of him, they were ridiculously low-level existences.

He looked up at Dan Woo-hyun with a doubtful expression, but he was still savoring his tea with an indifferent face.

“Don’t tell me…… you intend to send only those children?”

“So what?”

“It’s not enough!”

“It’s plenty.”

“…….”

Depending on the combat power sent by the Hunan Dan Family, the damage to the Heavenly Path Society could become smaller or larger.

The four people present here, or if not them, Dan Woo-hyun.

If it were them, they could preserve their forces and engage in battle, but if only those four stepped forward, it was clear that more blood would have to be shed.

Why should they see more blood when there was a way to reduce the damage!

Tang Sa-hwi made an expression unable to understand.

“I am the one who decides who to send. It’s not something for you to argue about.”

“How rude!”

In the end, Tang Jung-ak, unable to hold back, sprang up from his seat.

Dan Woo-hyun’s attitude of not showing any manners even with the people of the Sichuan Tang Family, and even Tang Sa-hwi, who could be called their center, right in front of him, was truly rude.

The moment he reached out a hand to fix those bad habits right away.

Swish-!

A blade entered just below his chin.

“Hoho, take a seat.”

It was a one-armed old man.

Was he called the Gentleman Sword?

He hadn’t seen the blade that reached under his chin in an instant. If it had been an enemy, Tang Jung-ak’s head would have been separated and rolled away right then.

Cold sweat poured down Tang Jung-ak’s face.

A one-armed man.

Was it even possible to draw a sword this fast despite missing an arm?

Tang Jung-ak lost his mind at a situation that made no sense according to common sense.

“Calm down, everyone. Is there anything strange about the children going? Besides, we also have something to receive from them.”

The Gentleman Sword’s gaze turned towards Dan Woo-hyun.

He had an expression that looked like he wanted to say something, but he seemed to be trying to hide it since there were listening ears.

However, Sa Do-hak and Dan Woo-hyun noticed what Namgung Cheon wanted.

Therefore, they let out a dumbfounded laugh without realizing it.

“A fight where nothing is gained is meaningless, but……”

“It won’t be nothing.”

Dan Woo-hyun basically didn’t have a personality to live taking a loss.

When he did something without a price, it was only when there was a sufficient reason for it, and otherwise, he definitely extracted a price.

However, there was no price for this journey.

If they said making the name of the Hunan Dan Family known and spreading their reputation was the price, he had no interest at all in such things.

Furthermore, Dan Woo-hyun had long since realized what Namgung Cheon wanted to say.

Therefore, even if there was no price during the Sichuan journey, they would be able to obtain a considerable price in Henan.

Perhaps Dan Woo-hyun might have wanted this result from the very beginning.

“I don’t do things without a price. However, we also have a debt to collect.”

Dan Woo-hyun, who put down his teacup, looked at Jeok Mu-seong.

He was probably a person more filled with resentment and hatred towards Blood Heaven than anyone else present.

Therefore, he asked.

“Will you go?”

“If you leave it to me……”

Jeok Mu-seong muttered lowly and ground his teeth.

The killing intent raged like a storm, making his whole body tingle.

Tang Sa-hwi broke into a cold sweat, and Tang Jung-ak couldn’t even breathe properly.

Dan Woo-hyun grinned.

“Of course, it’s not just Blood Heaven.”

“I know.”

Jeok Mu-seong saw through Dan Woo-hyun’s thoughts of trying to send him. Tearing down Blood Heaven was Jeok Mu-seong’s revenge, and also……

“If so, then I should go too.”

The Gentleman Sword’s mouth opened.

Dan Woo-hyun touched his empty teacup and nodded.

With this, those who would move to strike Blood Heaven were decided.

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