Chapter 490: Chapter 490

Bi Cheon-ung, who had been moving to find the boss, suddenly felt the fog lifting. The vision that had been invisible until now began to be clearly revealed.

He frowned at that doubtful situation.

Did perhaps someone else achieve the purpose?

Was it wrong to move first?

His face was full of tension.

The moment he was about to turn his back to return right away, he felt a familiar presence from somewhere.

Without realizing it, he moved towards that place.

Slowly throwing his body, he made preparations to swing his sword anytime, anywhere.

He raised his sense of energy throughout his whole body in preparation for an unknown surprise attack.

Eventually, the moment he arrived at that spot.

Bi Cheon-ung came to see a bizarre sight.

A man who looked terrible just to look at was dead, clutching his neck. Also, Namgung So-hye was sitting down next to him, panting roughly, and at a glance, it looked like she was the one who killed him.

“Did you do this?”

“…Ah, you are here now?”

At the suddenly heard sound, Namgung So-hye lifted her head. At the same time as realizing it was Bi Cheon-ung, she let out a sigh of relief and smiled bitterly.

He didn’t appear when help was needed, but appeared when he was not needed. Perhaps because that whole situation was not to her liking, she sighed once again.

“It seems this person was the boss.”

“Did you kill him?”

“Yes.”

Bi Cheon-ung dripped a cold sweat.

If he was the boss of those who attacked the Hunan Dan Family, he would by no means be a light person. His appearance looked that strange, but if judged solely by his realm, he would perhaps rival those like Bi Cheon-ung or Namgung Cheon.

That was why not even a presence was caught.

But Namgung So-hye killed such a person?

Awkwardness added to the unbelievable words.

“Really?”

“Haa… I said yes.”

Namgung So-hye stood up with difficulty. She threw away the broken dagger held in her hand, found her sword that had fallen on the ground, and sheathed it.

There wasn’t even a single drop of black blood smeared on it, and looking at that, it didn’t seem like she used the sword. If so, did she kill him with the broken dagger?

Bi Cheon-ung could increasingly not believe it.

“How?”

“By coincidence.”

“That makes no sense…”

“You know, right? Sometimes nonsensical things happen in this Murim. I am surprised too.”

In reality, Namgung So-hye herself was also surprised.

She thought it was the final move and didn’t even expect it to work. Because there was that much of a gap with the opponent, she pierced through all those worst situations and obtained victory with an incredibly small probability.

Just thinking about it was dizzying.

Because of that, her hands were still trembling violently.

“Young Master Dan said… no matter how high the realm is, carelessness invites death, and it’s exactly like that.”

Namgung So-hye smiled bitterly again and adjusted her torn clothes. Still breathing roughly meant that she had been placed in that much of a dangerous situation.

Conversely, Bi Cheon-ung had no words.

Of course, many bizarre things happen in this Zhongyuan. Sometimes the weak kill the strong, so it’s not something that never happens.

However, that too.

‘They should be somewhat similar…’

It’s only possible when their levels are similar or the opponent has a huge weakness.

The one who had reached the Eight Immortals and Namgung So-hye, no matter what situation one combined, thought about, or tried to fathom, it was no exaggeration to say that the probability of Namgung So-hye winning was not even a speck of dust.

Bi Cheon-ung rubbed his neck.

Perhaps Namgung So-hye was indeed a frightening talent who would surpass them.

“I should look good to you.”

“Yes?”

“No… it is nothing.”

Bi Cheon-ung held his breath while saying such words.

Her clear eyes somehow looked scary.

* * *

Organizing all the situations was an instant.

Those who lost their boss were truly a rabble. As Sado Hak and Namgung Cheon joined forces, and subsequently even Bi Cheon-ung joined in, no matter how numerous they were, they could not even approach the vicinity of the Hunan Dan Family.

In an instant, everyone was slaughtered, and numerous corpses were scattered all over the place to the point of truly reminding one of a battlefield.

It was terrible just to look at.

Eventually, since it was a situation where they had to clean up those many corpses before Dan So-mi woke up, they called Hong Won-chang and began to clean them up one by one using the constables.

For this kind of thing, Hong Won-chang and Gu Mu-ak were very useful.

As all the situations were sorted out like that, only then did they have the leisure time to gather together and drink tea.

“Did such a thing happen?”

Namgung Cheon dripped a cold sweat while listening to the whole story.

The moment he heard the story from Bi Cheon-ung, the dizziness crossed the limit. When the thought occurred that he could have easily lost Namgung So-hye, he needlessly felt a sense of shame.

However, what followed was joy.

To face one person, Namgung Cheon and Sado Hak pounced together. This was partly because the martial arts of the person named Gal Hwang were somewhat high, but in any case, it was definitely not an easy opponent.

Conversely, Namgung So-hye faced him alone.

Since she overcame everything in such a situation, he could not needlessly control his joyful heart.

“I was lucky. To the extent that it should be called heaven’s luck…”

Namgung So-hye did not think that all such victory was her own credit.

The situation fell exactly into place perfectly.

Ryeo Hagun didn’t try to attack Namgung So-hye’s face, and because of that, she boldly aimed for that gap and went in.

If he had attacked without even caring, something that could be fatal as a woman by getting her face attacked would have happened, but she didn’t hesitate.

All those situations showed that she was a true martial artist.

Also, not forgetting the teachings of Dan U-hyeon and Miho also played a part.

The saying that life and death cannot be divided by the high and low of realms.

Although it was a saying applicable to all martial artists, normally if there was a difference like that between Ryeo Hagun and Namgung So-hye, mostly they would muster the courage to swing the sword one more time even if they die, rather than the desire to live.

However, Namgung So-hye was not like that.

The desire to overcome.

The thought to definitely live.

It was no exaggeration to say that such things led to that result.

Also, regarding this result, the others could not hide their surprise either. Because in fact, it was a situation that made absolutely no sense no matter who thought about it.

Furthermore, although Namgung So-hye had suffered many wounds, it was even more shocking because she did not suffer internal injuries or serious injuries to a severe degree.

“You did well, well done. With this, it seems it will really be fine for a while.”

Namgung Cheon smiled gently and stroked Namgung So-hye’s head. Watching the figure of his granddaughter continuously growing and moving forward, he was so elated that he could not control his heart.

“In the end, we couldn’t find out anything.”

Zhuge Un let out a sigh with a disappointed expression.

If they had caught even one person, it would have been fine, but he knew they didn’t have the spare capacity for that. They caught those who attacked and tried to make them talk, but most of them swallowed poison pills and committed suicide, and those who didn’t even cut their own tongues.

Since they were in a position of merely receiving orders in the first place, it was also a situation where it was hard to find out who they were and even who they were working for.

“In any case, we have to protect this place until the Dan Family Head returns. So do not worry about other things.”

Namgung Cheon comforted Zhuge Un, who was clicking his tongue.

The purpose of those in this place was uniform.

To protect and guard this place until Dan U-hyeon returns. They believed that if he returned, he would resolve all these situations at any time. They were staying in this place purely for him and for Dan So-mi.

“They are tremendous strongmen. When they will invade again…”

Gwon Mu-jin opened his mouth and caught his breath.

Although they cut down many people, they also suffered damage correspondingly. There were quite a lot of dead people, and many people were seriously injured as well.

If they continued to attack like this, eventually no one would be able to endure it.

There was no one who did not know that.

A sense of tragic resolve dwelled on everyone’s faces.

“Who cares? I rather like it because it’s fun.”

What broke that atmosphere was a single remark from Sado Hak.

Literally, like a person enjoying being able to fight, and those who create opportunities to refine himself a little more and climb to an even higher place.

The fact that such people were coming was a more enjoyable thing than ever.

Those who saw Sado Hak’s deep smile sighed.

It would be nice if all these problems were such simple things.

* * *

“Hmm…”

Ryu Tae-seo was feeling something.

His hand that was pruning branches stopped and he turned his gaze. His expression looking at the sky changed several times during a short period of time.

Sometimes anger, sometimes bewilderment, or a dumbfounded chuckle.

He was the one who judged that his plans would not fail under any circumstances. The reason being, he pursued perfection from beginning to end and had the power to unfold it that way.

Why did the Heavenly Martial Emperor trust Ryu Tae-seo so much?

What would be the reason he lived as the Heavenly Martial Emperor’s right arm for a long time?

That was the power and perfection that Ryu Tae-seo possessed.

However, those things crumbled.

Checking the flowing clouds while looking at the sky, he clicked his tongue ‘tsk tsk’.

“That Gal Hwang guy and Ryeo Hagun are exactly the same.”

There was a reprimand mixed in his voice.

They were undoubtedly tremendous experts. Since they were once part of the Eight Immortals and were also ones who followed the Heavenly Martial Emperor for a long time, it would not be strange to say their strength was beyond imagination.

The stars of those people fell.

What that meant was their deaths.

Since it was something he didn’t expect at all, Ryu Tae-seo was either bewildered or found it amusing.

Because if everything is perfect, sometimes one is bound to lose interest.

“Did Nam Ju-ryeon and Cheon Mun-gwang do something? It’s unexpected.”

What he had expected was the deaths of all figures of the Hunan Dan Family. The child named Dan So-mi should have been dragged here, and with that, all situations should have perfectly fallen into place and ended.

Ryu Tae-seo turned his back.

Walking for a while, he headed somewhere.

Opening the space with a huge door and entering, the figure of the Heavenly Martial Emperor sitting cross-legged deep inside the large space was seen.

Checking that figure that had still not awakened, he shook off the slightly existing anxiety and ominousness.

“Ryeo Hagun and Gal Hwang are dead, Brother… Now there are not many left.”

However, that did not mean there were things to worry about.

Because the Martial God, who could be called the worst, was sealed, and due to that, Ryu Tae-seo judged that the result would not change no matter what situation occurred.

No matter what Cheon Mun-gwang and Nam Ju-ryeon did in the Zhoushan Archipelago, they wouldn’t be able to do anything about it this time, and that soon meant the Heavenly Martial Emperor’s perfect victory.

“…”

The energy felt from the Heavenly Martial Emperor was different from last time.

That meant that the time for him to open his eyes had soon arrived.

At most, about a year’s time.

It was nothing more than waiting for that, but it felt older than a thousand years of time.

Now when he opens his eyes, everything will change.

The King of the Immortal Realm would change, and Ryu Tae-seo would obtain the power to oversee everything by his side.

“Hahaha.”

Ryu Tae-seo smiled.

The ambition formed in that smile was different from before.

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