Chapter 450: Chapter 450

“No, so you’re trying to catch it even though it’s neither a ghost bastard nor a monster?”

Jang Sam-tae looked at Dan Woo-hyun with a frustrated expression.

What would you do by catching something that is neither this nor that?

Of course, from the perspective of it being an enemy, it was certain that it should be caught right away, but he didn’t feel the necessity to do it while going out of his way to waste mental energy.

Wasn’t it that if they went to Zhejiang and beat them up one by one, they would all be caught anyway?

Jang Sam-tae looked at Dan Woo-hyun with a dumbfounded expression.

“Aren’t you curious. Why they are hovering around in a place like this.”

“Bullshit…”

Jang Sam-tae let out a hollow laugh with an astounded expression.

Of course he was curious.

Hearing about what kind of tricks they were playing in a place like this, he couldn’t help but be curious. But whatever they did, it wouldn’t work on Dan Woo-hyun, so he thought they were just doing something pointless.

He flopped down on the bed and sighed.

“What else would those guys be doing? They’re trying to screw with you, Manor Lord.”

“Haha. That wouldn’t be wrong.”

Even though Dan Woo-hyun recognized all those facts, he didn’t seem to care much.

He didn’t know whether to call him a bold person or simply someone who didn’t feel threats, but Jang Sam-tae shook his head vigorously.

“So is that guy such a scary guy?”

“I don’t know exactly. Since I’ve never seen him.”

“Have you only heard stories?”

“Yeah…”

Dan Woo-hyun nodded.

He only knew the fact that he was a subordinate of the Azure Flame Emperor. Of course, time had passed and he wouldn’t have ascended to immortality, so it probably wouldn’t be the person he knew.

Or perhaps his soul was revived like the Blood Demon.

In whatever way, the fact that his martial arts were unorthodox and that the Azure Flame Emperor’s subordinate was roaming around was itself something that bothered Dan Woo-hyun.

“Why would such a guy be in this place…?”

“That’s what I want to know. Furthermore… that guy is not one person, but two people.”

“Pardon?”

At the unexpected words, Jang Sam-tae tilted his head.

According to Tang Mun-hye’s information, she had definitively said she saw one monster.

But not one person, but two people?

That was somewhat incomprehensible.

“They are called the Hideous-Faced Twin Killers. I know that the hunchbacked one is the younger brother and there is one older brother above him. Of course, if it’s the same as the past.”

“Is that guy also hideously ugly?”

Dan Woo-hyun was lost in thought for a moment.

Although it was a situation where he couldn’t give a definite answer because he hadn’t seen him in person, there was virtually no information about the older brother, who was one of the Twin Killers.

Only about the fact that such a person traveled together with him?

The fact that most of the combat and killing was done by the younger brother.

Only those facts were in Dan Woo-hyun’s head.

So he couldn’t give a definite answer on whether the older brother was also hunchbacked or hideous.

“You don’t know?”

“Yeah, because I’ve never seen him.”

“For someone who seems like he could see a thousand miles away, what…”

“Hahaha.”

At Jang Sam-tae’s sarcasm, Dan Woo-hyun burst into laughter.

Anyone who knew Dan Woo-hyun would probably think so. But Dan Woo-hyun was also human, and he couldn’t possibly know all the affairs of ancient and modern times.

He just hadn’t ascended to immortality but was evaluated to have surpassed the Realm of Immortals, but Dan Woo-hyun himself was merely one person.

“Eey, I don’t know! If we catch them, we catch them, and if not, then not!”

Saying such words nonchalantly, Jang Sam-tae lay down on the bed. In a situation that was already exhausting, making things even more difficult meant he intended to sleep and recover his stamina even a little sooner.

However, Dan Woo-hyun’s gaze was not favorable.

His eyes staring intently at Jang Sam-tae shone fiercely.

“What are you doing?”

“Pardon? I’m trying to sleep?”

Speaking confidently, he glanced at Dan Woo-hyun.

He already knew well enough that that gaze was scary, but as if he had no intention of yielding today of all days, he avoided the gaze and closed his eyes.

He was full of willpower to definitely rest.

“Don’t you have work to do?”

“You mean going to Zhejiang? That’s what you, Manor Lord…”

“No, we have to find them.”

“Find what?”

Jang Sam-tae tried hard to deny the situation and didn’t open his eyes. He already knew what he was trying to say, but he wanted to turn a blind eye and not think about it.

“The monster.”

“Ah geez, really! Are we really doing this?!”

“Then for what reason would we remain in this place?”

Springing up, Jang Sam-tae scratched his head roughly and spat out a sigh. Indeed, since he had the temper to go all the way once he started something, no matter what he said or feigned ignorance, he wouldn’t move until this matter was resolved.

Thinking that, he wondered if he had followed him for nothing and resented his own situation once again, but since what had already happened couldn’t be undone, Jang Sam-tae eventually had no choice but to follow Dan Woo-hyun’s words.

Standing up from his seat, he gathered his equipment slowly.

He hid a dagger in his belt and checked his sleeves. Then, making sure the equipment that shot out golden threads was working properly, he strengthened his resolve.

Of course, what Dan Woo-hyun told him to find probably wasn’t to find the real Hideous-Faced Ghost. Since it probably meant bringing back information, it was a simple matter of going around the village and finding people who had seen that guy, or visiting the Beggars’ Sect.

But going around digging into the background of such a strong opponent meant being placed in a situation where his life was bound to be in danger, and that made Jang Sam-tae’s heart even heavier.

‘I did say I’d risk my life… but it wasn’t supposed to be like this…’

Jang Sam-tae swallowed a groan, going Kkeu-eung.

Hardening his heart once again, he looked at Dan Woo-hyun.

“If I die, I’ll chase after you and torment you for the rest of your life.”

“Don’t worry. Since I won’t let you die.”

“Well, that’s… reassuring words, but…”

Despite Dan Woo-hyun’s definite answer, Jang Sam-tae still looked entirely reluctant.

He knew.

That no matter if it was Dan Woo-hyun, there were things that were impossible. He wondered if it would even be possible to reattach a head if it flew off in an instant.

“Even if you become a corpse, I’ll revive you as a Jiangshi, so don’t worry.”

“I don’t need it! What is that? That’s too scary!”

“Haha.”

Looking at the smiling Dan Woo-hyun, Jang Sam-tae leaped over the window huffing and puffing. He felt like he wouldn’t be able to live out his natural lifespan if he kept staying with him.

***

“Heok… heok…”

“Haa, haa…”

The five old men looked at each other and poured cold sweat. The breath flowing from their mouths was also quite rough, and perhaps because they were exhausted, their complexions weren’t that good either.

Several hours had passed before they knew it since the fight started. Even so, the fact that no one’s victory was decided meant that their levels were equally matched to an excessive degree.

Of course, some among them had already exhausted their strength and couldn’t lift a finger, but Bi Cheon-woong, Namgung Cheon, and Sa Do-hak, who were standing blankly, seemed to still have energy left.

“Mon… Monsters…”

“Ugh…”

But conversely, Gwon Mu-jin, Zhuge Yeon, Namgung So-hye, Ma Jang-gang, and Mu-ho, who were forced to join this fight because of Mu Cheon-pung, couldn’t even control their bodies properly, sprawled out vomiting blood.

For them, who were at a level where they couldn’t endure even a quarter of an hour at most, taking the offensive of the five people at once was truly like telling them to die.

“Da… Damn old men…”

“Ugh… Grandpa…”

They sent gazes full of resentment, but the people themselves were too busy keeping each other in check to pay any attention to them at all.

“Heoheo, what on earth is the reason for going this far?”

At that time, Namgung Cheon asked, aiming his sword at Sa Do-hak.

He originally knew of Sa Do-hak’s desire to reach a higher realm. But the process of breaking down a wall is precisely something that cannot be climbed just because one wants to, yet Sa Do-hak was ignoring even that process and wanting power in any way possible.

Of course, he also knew that Dan Woo-hyun had told a shocking story, but even so, Sa Do-hak’s actions were somewhat excessive.

At that moment, Sa Do-hak grinned.

That smile seemed to contain the will to surpass the opponent, provocation, and even his own competitive spirit.

Wiping the blood flowing from his mouth, Sa Do-hak opened his mouth.

“As for me! I want to become stronger.”

“I already heard that…”

“From now on, that guy Dan Woo-hyun has to fight more brutal battles, and I hate just having to watch from the sidelines. I want to at least stand beside him.”

“…”

Sa Do-hak’s words also touched Namgung Cheon’s heart.

He didn’t know what Dan Woo-hyun was harboring. But he knew that he was trying to fight an even greater powerhouse.

Just looking at the fact that he suddenly left this Hunan Dan Family, it was a situation where one could fully recognize that unusual events were happening.

“So that was it…”

Even Bi Cheon-woong nodded.

Even without this, Bi Cheon-woong also had a debt he wanted to repay. However, as he knew his own powerlessness better than anyone else, he didn’t even dare to think about it.

In reality, hadn’t they been defeated without even being able to put up a proper fight against Cheon Mu-gwang, who was weaker than the Heavenly Martial Emperor?

The thought of absolutely not wanting to lose to them as a martial artist and not a puppet doll was also in Bi Cheon-woong’s heart.

He gripped his dagger tightly and looked at Sa Do-hak.

“But how much will we improve in this manner?”

“We’ll know once we try.”

Namgung Cheon was somewhat negative.

Of course, since these people called the Five Emperors were gathered, the reality was that they couldn’t help but become stronger as they competed against each other.

But there was a limit to that as well.

Because they were people who had thought their positions were the highest before seeing Dan Woo-hyun, they were in a difficult situation of not knowing what kind of training they should do.

That was why Sa Do-hak swung his sword abruptly.

“Whatever happens, it’s not helpful in this manner.”

At Namgung Cheon’s words, Mu Cheon-pung and Bi Cheon-woong nodded. If they were to pursue strength simply, there might be a possibility, but they already knew too well about each other and it had been a long time since they grasped those techniques.

They couldn’t break down the wall with something like this.

“What about something like wall-facing meditation?”

Mu Cheon-pung opened his mouth quietly.

Facing a wall and meditating to soothe one’s mind and create an even stronger mental fortitude and heart. Perhaps it could be called the most probable story, but they had already surpassed the level where they could cross the wall with such a thing.

That was a story that would likely only work on the kids sprawled out over there.

The five old men swallowed groans respectively.

When it came to martial arts, they were strong enough not to fall behind anywhere, but to reach the level of Dan Woo-hyun, no, at least Sam-cheon, they had no idea whatsoever what method they should use to accumulate training.

“If it’s such a thing, how about leaving it to me?”

At that time, a soft voice was heard.

Everyone’s gaze turned momentarily.

A sound heard even though not even a presence was felt.

Senses that weren’t felt at all even though it was approaching.

The five old men felt all their nerves on edge and swallowed a groan unknowingly.

“Y… Who are you?”

Namgung Cheon managed to open his mouth with difficulty.

He couldn’t feel it at all even though he was looking at it with his eyes. There was so little presence that even if a sword was swung right under his nose, he wouldn’t be able to know.

Furthermore, that beauty was indescribable, and the moment they looked at her, all men and women of all ages would fall for it.

The woman smiled brightly.

“Nice to meet you… I suppose? I am Mi-ho, who will be staying with everyone at Manor Lord Dan’s request.”

The sound of jade beads rolling stimulated their ears, and the moment that smile unfolded before their eyes, the old men uncharacteristically dropped the swords they were holding in their hands.

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