Chapter 425: Chapter 425

“How is it?”

“The number of deaths is smaller than expected. It is a little over twenty, but…”

Hong Wonchang let out a sigh.

It was only smaller than expected in words, as most of the dead were ordinary people who did not even know martial arts. Also, because various parts of the village were destroyed, it seemed a considerable amount of money would go into just restoring it.

It seemed they could make up for it if they confiscated all the assets of the Myriad Gold Merchant Group, but since that would take a considerable amount of time, it was not money they could use right now.

At that time, Dan Uhyon tossed something from his embrace.

The heavy thing that fell with a thud was undoubtedly a money pouch.

“T-this is…?”

“Add this and use it for now. Since the cause of this incident lies with us, consider it compensation for that.”

“N-no! How could you say such a thing…”

“Is it not true?”

At Dan Uhyon’s words, Hong Wonchang broke into a cold sweat.

It was something that wouldn’t have happened if the Hunan Dan Family hadn’t existed in the first place. Because their target was the Hunan Dan Family, and destroying Yueyang was like vengeance against them.

So Dan Uhyon’s words were not particularly wrong.

However, Hong Wonchang could not bring himself to pick up the money pouch. Dan Uhyon, who liked money enough to be called a Golden Demon, had willingly given it up.

That was somehow frightening.

He wondered if perhaps the money pouch was full of only silver or iron coins, and he might actually have to empty his own assets.

“Do not worry. It should be about a million nyang…”

“O-one million?!”

Hong Wonchang widened his eyes.

Reaching out his hand without realizing it and checking, it was filled with countless banknotes and gold nuggets. If counted, it might rival one million nyang, or even more.

To willingly give out this kind of money?

It was clear that Dan Uhyon was also feeling a sense of responsibility in his own way.

As the magistrate of Yueyang, he was grateful and even felt sorry for making him bear unnecessary pressure.

“T-then I will use it gratefully.”

“Yes.”

Hong Wonchang hurriedly bowed his head and stepped back.

With this amount of money, it was possible to feed the hungry stomachs of not only the people who had lost their homes but others as well. Since there was a mountain of work to do right now, he had to hurry back to Yueyang.

“Did you really give it?”

As soon as Hong Wonchang left, Sa Do-hak and Mu Cheonpung entered Dan Uhyon’s room. They captured the back of Hong Wonchang hurriedly leaving in their eyes, and they already knew what kind of conversation had taken place inside.

Thus, Sa Do-hak made a strange expression.

It was because of the fact that the great Dan Uhyon had given money.

“Is there such a thing as giving a fake one?”

“Because I didn’t think you would feel a sense of responsibility for something like this.”

“Haha.”

Dan Uhyon gave a short laugh.

About twenty people had been sacrificed, and the number of severely injured was even more.

In fact, since there would be deaths even among the severely injured, the number of victims might grow even larger in the future. But there were no entities that could manage all this situation.

The Hunan Dan Family had to play that central role.

Many people knew but did not speak of it.

That this attack was aimed at the Hunan Dan Family.

There must be quite a few people who harbored resentment.

Even so, since they could not leave Yueyang, they had to at least bestow upon them.

“Anyway, I was incredibly surprised. I don’t know what kind of things those Blood Heaven bastards are doing, but to think they would even kill innocent commoners.”

“That may be so, but what surprised me more was that they targeted Yueyang. With the battle against the Orthodox-Demonic Alliance right around the corner.”

At Mu Cheonpung’s words, Sa Do-hak retorted and laughed absurdly.

In fact, besides that, there were too many things to be surprised about.

To think the head of Blood Heaven was Man Hu-ryang?

Although it was well known that he possessed talent as a merchant, he was a person who lacked the qualifications to lead this many masters.

Even though someone with power would have naturally snapped Man Hu-ryang’s neck, it was also a questionable situation that they had followed him without doing so.

“As long as it’s resolved well, it’s fine.”

“In the end, isn’t it all your fault from one to ten?”

“Haha, is that so?”

At Sa Do-hak’s point, Dan Uhyon smiled bitterly.

What would have happened if they arrived just a little later? Not only Hong Wonchang but the entirety of Yueyang would have been annihilated. Seeing those corpses, could the current Dan Uhyon have held back?

He might have chased Blood Heaven and gone out into the Central Plains again.

Another storm of wind and rain would have raged.

Thinking like that, it seemed fortunate, but at the same time it felt like it wasn’t, so his heart sank heavily for no reason.

“Don’t worry too much. It’s something that already happened, and didn’t you clean it up as well? There won’t be anyone among the people of Yueyang who isn’t grateful to us.”

“Right…”

“That’ll be the case. But those old folks are the problem.”

Sa Do-hak smirked as he thought of the two people.

Those who ran from Sichuan to Henan to protect the Murim. Through the battle with Blood Heaven, Namgung Cheon and Jeok Mu-seong must have tried to shake off their pasts.

However, since the remaining remnants of Blood Heaven and their leader ended up dying in Yueyang, they would think they chose the trip to Henan for nothing.

“Hehehe, come to think of it, it’s funny. Didn’t they just suffer like dogs for no reason?”

Sa Do-hak chuckled unknowingly.

The expression Namgung Cheon would make upon hearing this news was already clear before his eyes.

He probably wouldn’t even be able to string a sentence together for a while.

“Is it that funny?”

“Of course, there probably won’t be another spectacle like this, but it’s a shame I can’t bear to watch.”

Dan Uhyon shook his head and stood up from his seat.

For some reason today, he felt like getting some fresh air. Mu Cheonpung and Sa Do-hak were muttering and chatting, but such stories did not enter Dan Uhyon’s ears.

He walked slowly, opened the door, and went outside.

The wind wasn’t blowing.

As if it had stopped somewhere and was not moving.

Realizing that, he opened the main gate and stepped out.

The figures of Dan So-mi and the children were not seen. Normally, the laughter of the children running and playing in the yard or outside would be heard, but now it seemed to have vanished like a dream.

They must be in Yueyang.

Since many people were hurt, Dan So-mi wasn’t a child who would just watch that happen.

She would try to help even with her small hands.

Thinking about it, a smile flowed without him realizing it.

“Is it good? Or are you not feeling well?”

Suddenly, a voice was heard.

Dan Uhyon, who was looking at Dongting Lake, wasn’t even surprised by the voice and calmly opened his mouth.

“It is just okay.”

“…”

The woman who appeared unexpectedly sneaked up next to him and looked at Dongting Lake. The lake that once trapped the massive existence known as the Martial God.

Dongting Lake, which had protected that seal for a thousand years.

Also, a thousand years later, the Dongting Lake that broke the seal of that Martial God.

Wondering if some kind of power was contained in this massive lake, she reached out and touched the water, but it was nothing more than ordinary lake water.

The woman formed a small smile and looked at Dan Uhyon.

“By the way, I investigated the corpse of the one named Man Hu-ryang a bit.”

“You managed to touch it well. It must have been quite a severe sight.”

“That much is…”

Dan Uhyon wasn’t the only one who had seen many corpses.

She too had seen many things while living for an incalculably long time. Her mentality wasn’t something to be shaken by mere human corpses.

“But the energy of the Heavenly Martial Emperor…”

“…”

Dan Uhyon casually looked only at Dongting Lake.

Even after hearing the name Heavenly Martial Emperor, his expression was as if it was all too natural.

He slowly sat down.

It felt quite peaceful, as if he intended to leisurely watch Dongting Lake.

“He is persistent.”

“Since he is also the master of the Blood Demon, there probably isn’t an ill-fated relationship quite like this for you.”

It was the Heavenly Martial Emperor who tried to seal the Martial God in the first place. It was also the Heavenly Martial Emperor who created that sealing technique.

Showing such actions, as if he had been targeting the Martial God from the very beginning, one wondered if these two were indeed inextricably linked.

“I remember.”

“What do you remember?”

Dan Uhyon carefully pointed to Dongting Lake.

At that time, when he was trapped in the freezing cold ice at the bottom. When countless years flowed and flowed again, taking away even all his senses.

“The appearance of the Heavenly Martial Emperor.”

“Because you have seen him.”

“No, he came to visit me.”

“To you?”

“Yes, when I was stuck in the deepest place down there.”

Even trapped inside massive ice, Dan Uhyon’s mind was alive.

The first time was when it had been about a hundred days.

The Heavenly Martial Emperor came and sent a gaze as if checking on Dan Uhyon. A thousand days passed, ten thousand days passed, and he still clearly remembered those eyes that looked at Dan Uhyon as if asking why he wasn’t dying.

“What… does that…”

“I don’t know what the bastard wanted. Because he just stood vacantly and looked at me.”

Dan Uhyon still remembered those eyes.

Whether he thought he couldn’t see anything, or if he realized he was looking straight at him, he didn’t know, but the gaze the Heavenly Martial Emperor showed felt like interest or looking at a toy.

Or it was a gaze craving something.

“That he wants something from you?”

“…”

The woman glanced at Dan Uhyon.

She didn’t say anything but seemed to be guessing something.

However, that Heavenly Martial Emperor of all people. Once the leader of the Eight Immortals, and the one who is still called the strongest across the previous and next generations.

Peering into such a person’s mind is never an easy task.

A guess is just a guess.

“Could it be… the Heavenly One Creation Art?”

The woman looked at Dan Uhyon, prematurely guessing the Heavenly Martial Emperor’s thoughts. Dan Uhyon’s gaze, which had been sending a calm look, suddenly changed drastically.

Chills-!

A gaze laden with killing intent more than ever.

It was just a carelessly spoken word, but only then did she realize she had made a mistake. The Heavenly One Creation Art was Dan Uhyon’s everything. It was his life and the element that wholly supported the Martial God Dan Uhyon.

Wanting the Heavenly One Creation Art meant wanting Dan Uhyon.

From Dan Uhyon’s perspective, who did not desire such a thing, it was naturally highly unpleasant.

Swallowing dry saliva, the woman carefully reached out and tried to touch Dan Uhyon’s shoulder. She tried to suppress this killing intent even a little.

At that moment.

“Manor Lord-! This Sam-tae has return…?”

A sound was heard from a distance.

Causing a gust of wind as if he had instantly appeared riding the wind, he blinked as he looked at Dan Uhyon and the woman sitting together.

The moment he blinked once, the figure of the woman next to Dan Uhyon was not seen.

“What is it?”

“Just now…?”

Dan Uhyon frowned, seemingly displeased with Jang Sam-tae breaking his thoughts. But disregarding Dan Uhyon’s expression, he asked.

“Wasn’t… wasn’t there an incredibly beautiful maiden here?!”

Dan Uhyon glanced to his side.

It couldn’t be seen from Jang Sam-tae’s position, but he saw her, having turned into a fox at some point, cowering heavily. He chuckled without realizing it.

“I don’t know what you are talking about.”

“No, it’s real! There was a maiden so beautiful that someone like Namgung So-hye couldn’t even compare?!”

“You must have had a dream.”

“I’m telling you it’s real, man!?”

“…”

Dan Uhyon stood up from his seat, and seeing that, Jang Sam-tae quickly threw his body back.

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