Chapter 415: Chapter 415

“Uwaaaaaah!”

The voices of those who had ridden the momentum rose as if to pierce the sky.

No one could stop their advance, and whoever opposed them would not survive.

The power of the Righteous and Demonic Alliance had already grown so massive that they could not be opposed.

Even those who were hiding began to join one after another, and turning the tide flipped by the fierce battle in Sichuan back seemed practically difficult.

A bloody fight was taking place day after day.

Not only ronin who devoted their bodies to Blood Heaven to earn money, but also wanted criminals hiding in the shadows, a considerable number of experts were gathered together.

Although Blood Heaven’s combat power was not a negligible situation, the reason they couldn’t suppress the momentum of the Righteous and Demonic Alliance was none other than…

“I heard it in words, but… truly… it is amazing.”

It was because of a group of existences.

Those standing at the very front.

Existences standing at the forefront fighting without being intimidated at all even with the tremendous combat power of the Eight Great Families, including the Nine Great Sects and One Clan, before their eyes.

In particular, there was no one who could block or dodge the fierce palm force unleashed from the hands of the one called the Ghost Mask.

As if pouring out his anger, he rushed freely through the Blood Heaven group, breaking their momentum and crushing them.

Behind him, Gwon Mu-jin was sticking close, and he too was once one of the famous experts in the Central Plains. He stuck close like he was protecting the Ghost Mask and cut down the opponents.

There was no one blocking their way.

No, they couldn’t block them.

Because there was no one who survived blocking their path.

However, even in that situation, there was one person who stood out the most.

Namgung So-hye.

She was standing at the forefront and engaging in an intense fight. Originally, there wouldn’t be anyone who didn’t know of her natural talent, but the Namgung So-hye in front of their eyes right now was vastly different from her past self.

“The Namgung family… is giving birth to a Sword Empress this time.”

Everyone opened their mouths in unison.

They were even unknowingly captivated while fighting.

She advanced unfolding the unique sword arts of the Namgung family, and sometimes gained the upper hand using martial arts that had never been seen before.

No one could doubt her skills.

She was elegant, overwhelming, domineering, and intense.

Everyone watching while holding their breath from behind was thinking the same thing as they looked at this sight. The reason why everyone in the Eight Great Families wanted to surpass the Namgung family, but no one could until now.

It was precisely the innate talent that the Namgung family possessed.

It was the moment a new Sword Empress who would command this land of the Central Plains was born.

“Father!”

“Yes, I am watching.”

Namgung Yong engraved the figure of his daughter in his eyes.

Many people expected the downfall of the Namgung family because the Sword Emperor disappeared.

Because he had made a name for himself in this Central Plains for that long. However, now many people watched again and realized that a new star was born.

In this moment, even Namgung Yong got goosebumps all over his body.

“Even though she’s my daughter… she really is amazing, hahahaha!”

Namgung Yong let out a loud laugh.

At that, the entire Namgung family nodded with the same thought.

They were not dead yet. The era of a new Namgung family was beginning to open.

“I taught her.”

“I know.”

At that time, Namgung Cheon, who was watching the situation from the rear of the Namgung family, made a displeased expression. Although his face couldn’t be seen because of the mask, he too had an excited voice watching Namgung So-hye’s active performance.

“Agh!”

At that time, Namgung So-hye was surrounded by several people and ambushed. Fortunately, she wasn’t seriously injured, but a look of dismay filled her face as she was pushed back.

Namgung Cheon got furiously angry.

“These damn bastards!”

Riiiing-!

Strength was put into his spit-out voice.

The force that stretched out simultaneously with the shout shook the opponents’ entire bodies. Those who had tried to swing their swords at Namgung So-hye instantly had their bodies stiffen and couldn’t move.

He didn’t miss that.

Namgung Cheon ran forward and swung his sword.

“Oh my, oh my…”

Namgung Yong clicked his tongue watching that sight.

The sight of Namgung Cheon sweeping his surroundings in an instant the moment he entered the battlefield reminded them once again of the weight of the name Hunan Dan family.

“Haha, if we push like this, taking back Henan will be a piece of cake.”

Hwangbo Won, who had shaken off his bloody sword before anyone noticed, approached with a faint smile. While the power of the Righteous and Demonic Alliance was growing stronger day by day, Blood Heaven’s resistance was weakening.

This meant that they didn’t have much combat power left.

Victory was right before their eyes.

Just that alone made them feel like they had the whole world.

“Don’t let your guard down too much. The fight isn’t over yet.”

The one who ruined Hwangbo Won’s mood was none other than Dang Jung-ak.

The Sichuan Dang family was also accumulating countless military merits on the front lines.

Because they were uniquely overshadowed by the Hunan Dan family and Namgung So-hye, they didn’t go up and down people’s mouths, but there was no doubt they were one of the groups traversing the battlefield the hardest.

The prestige of the Dang family, establishing military merits right behind the Hunan Dan family, could also not be ignored.

“Right. It’s not the time to be careless yet.”

Even Namgung Yong nodded along.

They had at most merely taken back Chongqing. They had to dedicate a lot of time to push through Hubei and completely root out Blood Heaven’s forces.

“Perhaps…”

Namgung Yong thought.

They might just be simply stalling for time.

An anxiety arose that all the power Blood Heaven had might be gathered in Henan.

Namgung Yong glanced at Zhuge Hyeon, who was directing the battle from one side.

The moment their eyes met, he saw him nod as if he had read his mind.

One thing was certain.

No matter what happens, they won’t lose this battle.

They will pay back all the humiliation they had suffered until now.

* * *

“In the end, you didn’t get anything?”

Jang Sam-tae, who was driving the carriage, made an entirely reluctant expression.

Even though it was a journey taken together with the world-renowned Dan Woo-hyun, it seemed like they hadn’t gained a single profit.

They even revealed Dan Woo-hyun’s strength in front of all those people, so from the Hunan Dan family’s perspective, it felt like they only suffered a huge loss.

“Why is there nothing I gained? Since I saw the scenery and felt many things, wasn’t it a good amusement?”

“…”

Hearing the voice, Jang Sam-tae glanced over.

Dan Woo-hyun’s face could be seen through the small window. His voice and expression, the same as usual, made it seem like he really considered all this as simple amusement.

But it wasn’t the case for Jang Sam-tae.

‘Bullshit…’

Even when Blood Heaven flocked to Sichuan, Dan Woo-hyun didn’t move. If Mu Cheonpung hadn’t appeared and they didn’t know about the Golden King Beast’s treasure, this journey to Sichuan wouldn’t have existed in the first place.

Dan Woo-hyun’s goal was money from the start, and when that failed, he thought perhaps he was just trying hard to soothe his mind by considering it an amusement.

Even so, he couldn’t blatantly spit out all those thoughts, so Jang Sam-tae swallowed them inside and just let out an absurd sigh.

His gaze went up again and looked at the sky.

Before he knew it, the sun was slowly setting.

“The day is slowly setting. Will you be camping out?”

Jang Sam-tae didn’t want to camp out.

Of course, they had most of the items needed for camping out, but since it became a situation where Jang Sam-tae had to handle everything from one to ten alone, he preferred staying in a comfortable inn if possible.

“Is there a village?”

“There is a small village about half a shichen away.”

They were going back the way they came.

Because he remembered the things they had already seen, he kept in mind that there was a village nearby. Going half a shichen by carriage was by no means a close distance, but it seemed better than camping out.

Jang Sam-tae stealthily checked Dan Woo-hyun’s mood.

In his heart, he had a strong desire, crying ‘Please! Please!’, hoping he would say let’s go to the village.

“I see… Since there is still sun, half a shichen should be fine. It would be better to go to the village and grab an inn.”

“Of course! This Jang Sam-tae will go quickly and grab a good inn, hehehe.”

Jang Sam-tae answered with a shrill voice and drove the carriage even more vigorously.

Whether it was because he had driven carriages for a long time, or whether he originally had such ability, even though they were moving quickly, the carriage didn’t rattle much.

Dan Woo-hyun smiled and looked out the window.

The time when the day was slowly getting dark.

Just looking at it unnecessarily put him in a good mood.

At that time, the fox that had been sleeping quietly beside Dan So-mi opened its eyes.

As that fox showed movement, Sa Do-hak’s eyes, which hadn’t had interest in anything until now, followed the nine-tailed fox.

It left the embrace of the soundly sleeping Dan So-mi and lightly hopped onto Dan Woo-hyun’s lap.

“My, that’s fascinating.”

“What is?”

“No, is this really a nine-tailed fox? It had nine tails until last night, but now there’s only one?”

“Are you saying that is strange?”

“Of course it’s strange…”

There are so many legends about nine-tailed foxes. But because he had never actually seen one, he didn’t know if they could hide their tails, or if what he saw was merely a hallucination.

Because the fox’s tail was really just one right now.

No matter who looked, it was merely a pure white fox.

“You worry about all sorts of things.”

“What’s more, it strangely follows you well.”

Actually, the point Sa Do-hak was interested in was exactly that.

Whether it was a nine-tailed fox or whatever, if it receives Dan So-mi’s attention, he couldn’t take its inner core.

But he had been watching with interest, and that fox was bizarrely stuck to Dan Woo-hyun’s side.

Hovering by his side while pretending not to like a coy child, when he thought of the white tiger and white cat, it couldn’t be anything but bizarre.

“It’s just a simple animal. It must just be faithful to its instincts.”

Grrr-!

At the word animal, the fox’s eyes turned fierce. It glared as if rebutting and bared its teeth.

Dan Woo-hyun reached out as if annoyed and grabbed its snout.

It struggled and tried to push Dan Woo-hyun’s hand away with its front paws, but it was practically impossible to push Dan Woo-hyun’s hand away with the fox’s strength.

“About that.”

Was he listening to the story from outside?

Jang Sam-tae, who was driving the carriage, looked inside and asked. Driving the carriage without even looking, it would not be an exaggeration to say his skills had truly reached the peak.

“What?”

“Being faithful to its instincts… does that mean it’s in heat?”

“…”

Jang Sam-tae asked without any thought.

What difference is there between being faithful to instincts and a beast in heat trying to release it on a human?

“Hahaha! Even if it’s a mythical creature in legends, its actions are exactly the same as a male dog!”

A loud laugh burst out.

The world-renowned nine-tailed fox trying to release its heat on a person? The more he thought about it, wasn’t it absurd and funny?

At that time, the fox, having forced its way out of Dan Woo-hyun’s hand, stealthily moved its body and jumped towards the driver’s seat.

At the same time, with a bang! the carriage rattled wildly.

“Gaaaaaagh!”

Dan Woo-hyun hastily grabbed the three children in the shaking carriage and sighed.

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