Chapter 427: Chapter 427

Hunan Dan Family.

The place that stopped the atrocities of Blood Heaven, spread its name, and stood tall above the Central Plains Murim.

A place that had the attention of the Central Plains and possessed more power than massive organizations like the Orthodox-Unorthodox Alliance or the Demonic Cult.

The Number One Family in the World.

Now, in that large manor befitting such a name, countless people were kneeling down.

In front of them stood Dan Woo-hyun and Sa Do-hak, and next to them was Jang Sam-tae holding a club.

Mu Cheon-pung was merely staring from a distance, sending only an interested gaze, as if it was something that had nothing to do with him.

“The one called the Namgung Family Head said that?”

“Y… Yes, he said to stay in Yueyang at least until the fight with Blood Heaven is over…”

Dan Woo-hyun nodded.

From the Namgung Family’s perspective, it was natural. Since Namgung Cheon was in Yueyang and no one knew when Blood Heaven would attack Anhui, it was an obvious choice for the safety of their family.

Namgung Han-jung, the captain of the Namgung Sixteen Swords, lowered his head, unable to meet Dan Woo-hyun’s gaze.

This was the same for the others as well.

The Sa Do-hak of the world was right in front of them.

The one who had commanded the entire Central Plains while being revered as the Demon Emperor.

Although they talked about the Five Emperors, if one listened to Namgung Cheon’s words, the one who was practically the best in the world before Dan Woo-hyun’s appearance was Sa Do-hak.

Just having such a person in front of their eyes was enough to give them chills, yet the master of this Hunan Dan Family, whom even that Sa Do-hak could not do anything about.

He even embraced the four known as the Five Emperors.

The undisputed Number One Person in the World.

Dan Woo-hyun was right in front of them.

With a single word from him, something like the Namgung Family would crumble in an instant.

However, Dan Woo-hyun did not seem to care at all.

He just quietly looked at Namgung Han-jung and turned his head.

This time, it was the other side.

They were those who were kneeling and banging their heads against the bare ground. Their number was just a little over thirty, but each of their auras was equal to or greater than the Namgung Sixteen Swords, and it felt like they alone could easily smash one of the Nine Great Sects and One Union.

The gaze of Sa Do-hak in front of them was fierce.

It was to the point where they couldn’t even raise their heads to look.

“But what about you guys?”

Dan Woo-hyun, who had not even looked at the Demonic Cult’s side until now, threw a question. All the Demonic Cultists who were banging their heads flinched and seemed scared, but not a single one answered.

Dan Woo-hyun frowned and looked at Sa Do-hak.

“He’s asking who you are, you bastards!”

“We are the Great Demonic Cult’s slaughter unit, Black Rain!”

At the word Black Rain, Dan Woo-hyun glanced at Sa Do-hak.

He cleared his throat and turned his head.

“That’s a killer name…”

“Ahem…”

Sa Do-hak couldn’t even meet Dan Woo-hyun’s face.

He also knew that it wasn’t a very good name. It was Dongfang Gu who had named them, and it was obtained because he pushed it through despite Sa Do-hak’s strong opposition.

“Right, what business does that slaughter unit have in this Yueyang land?”

“…”

Dan Woo-hyun threw a question again.

However, there was still no answer.

It was clear that that single word dug into their ears, but they seemed as if they had vowed to absolutely never open their mouths.

“Oh? You’re not going to answer? Look at these rotten things?”

Thwack, thwack!

Jang Sam-tae swung his club with a spirited expression.

The fierce sound of watermelons breaking could be heard, but none of the Black Rain unit let out a groan. It was impossible to tell whether they were holding it in or if it didn’t hurt at all.

Rather, it seemed that Jang Sam-tae, who was hitting them, was exhausted.

“Huff… huff, M… Manor Lord, these bastards are completely vicious. They’re not even letting out a single sound, you see?”

“Interesting.”

Although it wasn’t a completed mental art, Jang Sam-tae was one who had learned the Heavenly One Harmonious Art created by the Heavenly Martial Emperor. Since it was the polar opposite of demonic arts, even mixing in a little bit of internal energy would cause some level of damage.

Yet, not letting out a single sound meant that their perseverance was greater than a fierce person’s.

They were frighteningly vicious enough to make one sick of them, even considering that Jang Sam-tae’s club did not discriminate between men and women.

Even the Namgung Sixteen Swords clicked their tongues.

At that time, Dan Woo-hyun subtly moved his foot.

Bang!

It was merely an action of taking a step forward.

However, its aftermath was beyond imagination.

The ground instantly surged and soon swept over the Demonic Cultists in a flash, like a crashing wave.

Crash, bang-!

At least thirty people fell over and flew away.

There was no one who stood enduring it.

“Kuaaaak! Save Sam-tae!”

Jang Sam-tae, who was swept up in it, swallowed a groan while banging his head against the wall. The Namgung Sixteen Swords, who took in the whole sight, could not close their mouths as if they had seen something they shouldn’t have seen.

How could this be called a human’s martial art?

“Kuuugh!”

“Ugh…!”

Those who had not even let out a single groan under Jang Sam-tae’s clubbing until now slowly got up from their seats, letting out groans of pain.

However, their next actions were even more bizarre.

Unlike Jang Sam-tae, who was rolling on the ground screaming in pain, even though they had suffered more severe injuries, they got up from their spots and started banging their heads one by one against the sunken and torn ground again.

“Ugh… crazy… crazy bastards…”

“Heol…”

“V-Vicious…”

Mu Cheon-pung, Jang Sam-tae, and Namgung Han-jung watched them with expressions of disbelief.

They could not understand their actions at all.

Even Dan Woo-hyun looked at Sa Do-hak with an absurd gaze.

Only then did Sa Do-hak nod with a satisfied expression.

“Sit properly.”

“Your command!”

Ring, ring-!

These were the people who had not budged even at Dan Woo-hyun’s single word. Not to mention budging, they had not even opened their mouths once, but when Sa Do-hak spoke, they straightened their postures and bowed their heads as if they had been waiting for it.

It was as if they did not want to listen to anything other than Sa Do-hak’s words.

Jang Sam-tae stroked his head with a dumbfounded expression and approached Dan Woo-hyun’s side.

“It seems the Manor Lord’s words sound like nonsense to them.”

“…”

Jang Sam-tae, who whispered as if a young child were telling a parent, shrank his shoulders at Dan Woo-hyun’s sharp gaze that followed and quietly stepped back.

He had realized that he could step on the threshold of the underworld while trying to curse the Demonic Cult bastards.

“Explain why you guys came to Yueyang.”

At that time, Sa Do-hak naturally took a seat next to Dan Woo-hyun and asked. He realized that even if Dan Woo-hyun asked, they would not answer.

Even in a serious situation, Sa Do-hak hung a smile on his lips.

It seemed like he liked this situation very much for some reason.

“Assisting our Lord is our role. What other reason could there be?”

“Ha-cham, even I think I raised these kids well. Look, isn’t their loyalty amazing?”

Sa Do-hak looked at Dan Woo-hyun and Mu Cheon-pung and smirked.

It was as if he were teasing them, saying, ‘You guys don’t have such reliable people, do you?’

Did they want to refute?

Dan Woo-hyun let out a small groan and looked around.

The moment he saw Jang Sam-tae, a sigh leaked out.

“I see.”

“No, wait a minute, Manor Lord! Do you know how much this Sam-tae would die for you? Are you doubting my loyalty?”

“No, look here! It’s fine even without subordinates! I eat and live well even without making things like that? How great is it since I don’t even have to pay them a salary in the first place?”

Jang Sam-tae and Mu Cheon-pung shouted with somewhat unfair expressions.

However, it did not reach the ears of Dan Woo-hyun and Sa Do-hak.

They just clicked their tongues while looking at the two.

“So, what were you doing in Yueyang?”

“…”

“What were you doing, you bastards!”

“We were running Daru and looking after the whole of Yueyang. If there were people who caused trouble to our Lord, we were going to secretly eliminate them and deal with the aftermath.”

“Kuuu… Look at this loyalty.”

“…”

Dan Woo-hyun’s gaze became somewhat crooked.

He tried not to care, but he kept comparing them with Jang Sam-tae. It might have been less comparable if he had brought Gwon Mu-jin or Ma Jang-gang instead of Jang Sam-tae.

He frowned because he didn’t like it for no reason.

“What are you going to do? If you tell them to leave, they’ll leave…?”

“But it doesn’t seem like they have any intention of leaving.”

“Our Lord’s side is where we belong.”

Dan Woo-hyun chuckled at the words of a man.

Wasn’t that bastard the one who said the Lord’s command is absolute? But does that mean they will ignore the command given by such a Lord?

“Didn’t you say the Lord’s command is absolute? Sophistry.”

Sa Do-hak smiled awkwardly.

He also thought the same thing, but it might be a matter of course from their point of view.

Although he had already laid down the position of the Heavenly Demon, from the perspective of the Demonic Cult, he was still a living Lord, and the Black Rain unit were the ones composed of those with the highest loyalty among them.

Of course, they would not want to leave Sa Do-hak’s side.

This is because they were born and lived only to protect Sa Do-hak and carry out his commands.

Until now, Dongfang Gu and Sa Do-hak had carefully hidden their traces, so they could not chase after them, but now that they knew the place, they would not want to leave.

It was an embarrassing matter from Sa Do-hak’s perspective as well.

“Well, if it weren’t for those guys, we would have been in trouble too…”

“I see…”

Dan Woo-hyun stroked his chin and fell into thought for a moment.

He couldn’t protect everything with the power the Hunan Dan Family had. There was no guarantee that something like this time wouldn’t happen again.

Although the Blood Heaven had disappeared, since the Heavenly Martial Emperor was standing behind it, it was better to have many people who could protect Dan So-mi.

Dan Woo-hyun stared at the Namgung Sixteen Swords and the Black Rain unit alternately.

It was an expression that looked as if he were weighing something.

“If you value your lives, stay. If you live quietly like now, I won’t care.”

“T-Thank you! Thank you!”

Namgung Han-jung smiled brightly and bowed repeatedly. If Dan Woo-hyun kicked them out, they would have nowhere to go right away. They had to stay in Hunan until there was a separate order from Namgung Yong, so it was fortunate that it didn’t become an embarrassing situation in one way or another.

On the contrary, the Black Rain unit did not show courtesy.

They just silently listened to the story.

It was an action as if this was natural.

Watching that, Sa Do-hak hurriedly opened his mouth.

“If you bastards have heard, go back. Go and stay quiet!”

“Your command!”

Sasasak-!

The Black Rain unit instantly disappeared from that spot.

What remained in the place where they were was a single gust of wind.

Dan Woo-hyun’s gaze, which had been quietly watching that, turned to Sa Do-hak. It was an absurd expression, a dumbfounded look.

Sa Do-hak couldn’t even meet Dan Woo-hyun’s gaze.

At that time, Jang Sam-tae opened his mouth.

“Did these bastards eat noodles in a bowl of rudeness? Do the Demonic Cult bastards originally not even know how to be grateful? I saved them, but they leave without even a single greeting. I’ll just!”

Jang Sam-tae showed a threatening action holding a broom.

If there was an order, it seemed like he would chase them right away and split their heads open. Following that, as Sa Do-hak’s fierce glare poured down, Jang Sam-tae hurriedly looked at Dan Woo-hyun.

“Am I wrong, Manor Lord?!”

“No, you’re saying the right thing for the first time in a while.”

“Look at that!”

At the sight of Jang Sam-tae looking at Sa Do-hak triumphantly, Dan Woo-hyun smiled with a satisfied and refreshing expression for the first time in a while.

At this moment, Jang Sam-tae looked cooler than the loyalty of the Demonic Cult bastards.

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