Myst, Might, Mayhem novel - Chapter 174
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Chapter 174
βWhat was that just now?β
Yeo Su-rin looked at Mok Gyeong-unβs face in puzzlement.
If her eyes werenβt deceiving her, although it was brief, Mok Gyeong-unβs right eye had turned a silver color, and an energy that couldnβt be specified as curse power or demonic energy was felt.
But it was only for a moment and quickly disappeared.
βIβm sure there was a change in his eye.β
When it returned to its original state, that strange energy also vanished.
What was going on?
-Flap, flap!
A small bird flying around Mok Gyeong-un.
It was the shrunken form of the monster beast Heum-won.
When Mok Gyeong-un told it to hide its appearance as if he found it bothersome, it had shrunk to the size of a sparrow and was circling around.
As expected of a monster beast, it concealed its demonic energy so well that it seemed difficult to notice it was a beast unless one had outstanding demonic energy or was extremely sensitive.
βOh, I really donβt know.β
The monster beast Heum-won definitely seemed to have become Mok Gyeong-unβs familiar.
But all of this stemmed from one thing.
That wasβ¦
βDid he really become like this after eating that eyeball?β
It was something she found hard to understand.
The eyeball was a Wretched Fiend and a parasitic beast that took root in a human body.
Would eating such a beast make this possible?
[The demonic energy, blood, or flesh of beasts is nothing but poison to humans. So make sure it never enters your mouth, even by mistake.]
Thatβs what her master had said.
Yet Mok Gyeong-un had done the crazy act of eating it.
And the bond of the Three Eyesβ familiar had been transferred to Mok Gyeong-un.
Something completely contrary to the common sense she knew had occurred.
βHow on earth did he do it?β
She was burning with the desire to ask.
However, even if she asked, it seemed unlikely that Mok Gyeong-un would tell her.
Just like the martial arts sects and factions, if the pavilion or sect of sorcery was different, they had their own techniques and did not share them with other sects.
In the first place, asking about it was considered taboo.
βAh, Iβm really curious.β
But once her curiosity was piqued, she had to resolve it to feel at ease.
For Yeo Su-rin, Mok Gyeong-un was a collection of curiosities.
If he had really eaten a monster and made its bond his own, she wanted to dissect and study him.
As Yeo Su-rin stared at Mok Gyeong-un like that, she came up with a good idea.
βRight. Then I can keep observing him closely.β
There was a very simple solution.
Not only that, she had learned that there was another Three Eyes besides the one that had been one with Diviner Cho Tae-cheong.
Then she hadnβt completed her masterβs order yet.
There was still a reason for her to stay here longer.
βHey.β
βYes?β
βI think Iβllβ¦ Huh?β
Yeo Su-rinβs eyes widened as she tried to speak to Mok Gyeong-un.
The reason was none other than the fact that Mok Gyeong-un had opened the lid of what seemed to be a coffin placed next to the desk in the pavilion masterβs office, and there was a person inside.
βWhat is that? Wait, that person? Itβs not a living person.β
βThatβs right.β
Mok Gyeong-un shook his head.
Inside was something that anyone would consider a corpse.
That corpse was none other than the former Primal Killing Pavilion Master, In Seo-ok.
βUghβ¦ ughβ¦β
Seeing In Seo-ok groaning, Yeo Su-rin said, βIs this a jiangshi? No, a corpse ghost?β
βYou have good eyes.β
Mok Gyeong-unβs eyes flashed with interest as Yeo Su-rin immediately recognized In Seo-okβs condition.
This woman may be chatty, but she was definitely a capable diviner.
Both in terms of knowledge of sorcery and demonic energy.
βNo way. That corpse ghost, could it beβ¦ the Primal Killing Pavilion Master?β
βThatβs right. You recognize him?β
βOf course. It took a while to enter the main hall building, but Iβve been inside the Primal Killing Pavilion since three months ago.β
During that time, she had familiarized herself with the face of the Primal Killing Pavilion Master, In Seo-ok.
But she hadnβt expected him to be in this state after not seeing him for half a month.
Yeo Su-rin let out a sigh and said, βWhy did the Primal Killing Pavilion Master end up like this? Could it be that he was attacked by the Three Eyes?β
At her words, Mok Gyeong-un shook his head.
βNo, thatβs not it.β
βItβs not? Then who on earth did this? The Primal Killing Pavilion Master may have left the Sixty-Four Pavilions, but heβs still a diviner.β
Excluding the top six diviner supreme-rulers, the highest level in sorcery was called master diviner.
For a skilled master diviner to become a corpse ghost like thisβ¦
Only a diviner of the same level or higher could have done this.
Howeverβ¦
βI did it.β
βAh, so Master Mok did itβ¦ What?β
Yeo Su-rin looked at Mok Gyeong-unβs face in surprise.
In Seo-ok was the Primal Killing Pavilion Master, who had a high reputation even among the master diviner of the Sixty-Four Pavilions.
And Mok Gyeong-un had made him like this?
βReally?β
βYes, really. Did you think it might be fake?β
With those words, Mok Gyeong-un clicked his tongue and formed a hand seal.
-Tak! Tak!
βJae (ε¨)! Jin (ι£)!β
Then he struck In Seo-okβs chest with his palm.
A strange thing happened.
The curse binding In Seo-ok was released, and his neck bulged, and thenβ¦
βKuh-blegh.β
Something like intertwined tree branches violently popped out.
Every time they came out, In Seo-okβs entire body shook violently.
It seemed that the tree branches had spread throughout his body, fixing him in place so he couldnβt move.
βWowβ¦ Thatβs really vicious. Vicious.β
Yeo Su-rin clicked her tongue at this sight.
At this, Mok Gyeong-un chuckled and said, βThis wasnβt done by me. It was probably done by the Three Eyes, Cho Tae-cheong.β
βThe Three Eyes?β
βYes. In Seo-ok wasnβt supposed to be here originally.β
He had told the dead Diviner Jo Ui-gong to take care of it if he managed to take the position of the Primal Killing Pavilion Master.
But his presence here meant that the Three Eyes, Cho Tae-cheong, had noticed his existence because of this.
It was fortunate that it was resolved before things got more complicated.
Otherwise, things would have gotten tangled.
βAnd is it fortunate?β
Mok Gyeong-un was already pondering one thing.
With the death of the diviner Jo Ui-gong, he had lost the person who would control the Primal Killing Pavilion.
But with the living corpse ghost, the former Primal Killing Pavilion Master In Seo-ok, that problem was solved.
With him around, he could fill the void left by the dead Jo Ui-gong and Cho Tae-cheong.
βKuh-ugh.β
-Swish!
As the long, extending tree branches were all pulled out, In Seo-okβs body twitched, and then he sat up as if he had regained consciousness.
Then he slightly bowed to Mok Gyeong-un.
βHiya. You really made him like this. No, how did you subdue the Primal Killing Pavilion Master?β
βIβm good at it.β
βAhaha. Goodβ¦ Will you keep answering like that?β
βYes.β
-Crunch, crunch!
Yeo Su-rin chewed her fingernails and glared at Mok Gyeong-un.
He was the most troublesome man she had ever met.
Seriously.
As she chewed her fingernails, she let out a sigh and said, βThen you wonβt tell me why you made him like that, right?β
βYes. Although we had a deal, our relationship ends here, doesnβt it?β
βWhat?β
βYouβll be leaving now, wonβt you?β
βAhβ¦β
Yeo Su-rin looked at Mok Gyeong-un with a strange expression.
Although they hadnβt known each other for long and their relationship was short, they had faced a common enemy while risking their lives, so she thought they had become somewhat close.
But with these words, she realized that Mok Gyeong-un didnβt trust her at all.
βThis personβ¦ Is he very shy?β
Yeo Su-rin clicked her tongue with a twisted expression.
Even though it was a bet, she had given him a disposable treasure, so she felt disappointed.
Fine.
Now that it had come to this, she would make him treat her warmly with his own mouth out of spite.
Yeo Su-rin, who had inwardly set her ambition, said, βIβm not going back.β
βYouβre not going back?β
βYes.β
βWhy?β
βDidnβt you say thereβs one more Three Eyes?β
βThatβsβ¦β
Mok Gyeong-un clicked his tongue inwardly as if he had made a mistake.
He had asked about this, thinking it was important information, but because of this, Yeo Su-rin also had a reason to stay here longer.
No, was it a situation where she couldnβt leave yet?
βAhβ¦ Is that so? But there wonβt be any more inside the main hall, so youβll have to search hard.β
βWhat? Youβre not going to search?β
βMe?β
βYes. Judging from what you said to the Three Eyes earlier, werenβt you trying to find the other Three Eyes?β
βNo. I was just checking if there was another one.β
βNo, then youβre not going to search?β
βYes.β
At Mok Gyeong-unβs words, Yeo Su-rin showed a troubled expression.
She had intended to observe Mok Gyeong-un under the pretext of searching for the Three Eyes together.
What should she do about this?
Yeo Su-rin, whose mind had become complicated, pouted her lips like a duck and said, βNo, isnβt that really mean of you?β
βWhatβs mean about it?β
βEven though this is also a relationship, canβt you help me a little? Thanks to me, you were able to kill the Three Eyes here without difficulty.β
At her words, Mok Gyeong-un replied nonchalantly.
βWasnβt it because our goals aligned? And the one who risked his life was me. As I recall, Miss Yeo, you were always ready to run away.β
βT-That was just what I said. If things had turned out differently, I would have helped.β
βAh, is that so?β
Yeo Su-rin stamped her feet with an indignant expression and said, βItβs true.β
βYes, Iβm sure it is.β
Mok Gyeong-un placed his hand on the head of the former Primal Killing Pavilion Master, In Seo-ok, as if he had no interest.
Then he infused the energy of death, the death qi, into In Seo-okβs head.
-Whoosh!
A corpse ghost is literally close to a corpse state.
Howeverβ¦
βHuh?β
Yeo Su-rinβs eyes widened.
She had thought that the Primal Killing Pavilion Master, In Seo-ok, was simply a corpse ghost.
But before she knew it, the state of the Primal Killing Pavilion Master, In Seo-ok, was changing to resemble his living appearance rather than a corpse.
Even the color of his skin was turning from purple to a flesh tone.
βA-A living corpse ghost?β
A living corpse ghost.
It was a forbidden secret technique of the Six-Person Spirit Summoning Technique.
When the heartβs blood of the caster is fed to a person who has just died, and the yin energy of those who have recently died is gathered in one place, and a technique is performed, this is born.
Literally, it is a living corpse ghost.
βA living corpse ghost?β
The reason she was surprised was simple.
Creating a living corpse ghost was even more difficult than an ordinary corpse ghost or jiangshi.
To create a single living corpse ghost, nearly thirty people had to be killed, and their energy had to be gathered together. Moreover, living corpse ghosts had too many weaknesses.
If they couldnβt periodically kill people and fill themselves with the yin energy of the dead, their bodies would rot, so their utility was extremely low.
βMaster Mokβ¦ Thatβs a forbidden technique.β
βAh, it was.β
Mok Gyeong-un looked at Yeo Su-rin with a cold gaze.
Come to think of it, she was from the Harmonious Immortal Pavilion, which belonged to the proper diviner group, the Sixty-Four Pavilions.
On the other hand, the Primal Killing Pavilion was a group that had left the Sixty-Four Pavilions, joined hands with martial arts groups, and performed all sorts of forbidden techniques.
Therefore, Mok Gyeong-un didnβt place much significance on forbidden techniques.
However, in reality, among diviners, forbidden techniques were literally sorcery that should not be performed.
βShould I kill her?β
Mok Gyeong-un had intended to let her go since she had been helpful.
But now that she seemed like she might become an obstacle, he was contemplating whether to kill her.
Meanwhile, Yeo Su-rin spoke with sparkling eyes.
βNo, how did you do it?β
βWhat?β
βTo give vitality to a living corpse ghost, you need the yin energy of those who have just died.β
ββ¦β
βThatβs why it was a forbidden technique, but could it be that you found a way to infuse vitality even without that?β
At Yeo Su-rinβs words, Mok Gyeong-un let out a soft sigh.
It was because she was creating her own excuses.
So Mok Gyeong-un lightly nodded his head.
At this, Yeo Su-rin approached Mok Gyeong-un with sparkling eyes and said, βWhere are you really from? Are you perhaps a disciple of the pavilion master of the Sonmunjiyonggak?β
βGentle Gate Dragon Pavilion?β
βHuh? Youβre not?β
βNo.β
βThen the Submerged Moon Water Pavilionβ¦β
βI wonβt tell you, so stop asking.β
βHmmβ¦ Canβt you at least tell me that much?β
βYes. And I have a lot of work to do here. So letβs part ways here. Otherwise, youβ¦β
He omitted the latter part about having to kill her.
He hoped she would understand.
But Yeo Su-rin clasped her hands together with a pleading expression and said, βMaster Mok, Iβm really, really saying this because itβs hard for me to find the Three Eyes alone. Canβt you help me?β
She seemed to have misunderstood.
Should he just kill her?
There was no need for her anymore.
Mok Gyeong-un said with a faint smile, βIβm busy with my own work.β
βThen Iβll help Master Mok too.β
At those words, Mok Gyeong-un raised an eyebrow and asked back, βYouβll help me?β
βYes, from what I see, Master Mok wasnβt here for three months, so it seems youβre not here as a diviner, right?β
ββ¦β
βSince youβve also learned martial arts, youβre here as a martial artist, arenβt you?β
Indeed, even though this woman was chatty, she wasnβt stupid.
βRight? Then donβt you need someone to manage this living corpse ghost?β
ββ¦β
At her words, Mok Gyeong-unβs eyes narrowed.
Someone to manage the living corpse ghostβ¦
Even though it had self-will and was close to the state of a living person, a corpse ghost was still a corpse ghost.
It needed to be managed from time to time to ensure there were no problems.
Yeo Su-rin, convinced that Mok Gyeong-un was contemplating, smiled brightly and said, βIβll actively help you with anything else you need, not just this. Master Mok, please help me find the Three Eyes too. Isnβt that a fair deal?β
βHmm.β
βHey, donβt pretend to think about it.β
βIt seems like a not-so-bad condition.β
βRight?β
βBut I donβt trust people well.β
βNo, I keep my promises well!β
βBecause thereβs always the possibility of βwhat ifβ.β
βUgh, youβre really too much. I gave you the spare treasure without a word. Even if it can only be used once, itβs worth a thousand gold.β
At her words, Mok Gyeong-un chuckled.
He knew from observing her that this woman had no ill intentions.
However, Mok Gyeong-un didnβt completely trust people.
Thatβs why he thought an appropriate measure was necessary.
βDo you really wish to make a deal?β
βI told you. If you help me find the Three Eyes, Iβll help you with your work too. Isnβt it fair in a way?β
βWell, I suppose so.β
At Mok Gyeong-unβs somewhat positive answer, Yeo Su-rinβs expression brightened.
βThen youβre accepting it?β
βIβm considering it, but if you agree to one condition.β
βA condition?β
βYes. As I mentioned before, I donβt trust people well. Soβ¦β
-Swish!
Mok Gyeong-un extended his hand.
Then, something was sucked from the wrist of the beheaded corpse fixed in front of the pavilion masterβs desk into Mok Gyeong-unβs hand.
-Swish! Tak!
βHuh? How did you do that just now?β
βIβm good at it.β
βUgh.β
He never properly taught her even once.
Biting her lips tightly and glaring at Mok Gyeong-un, Yeo Su-rin soon recognized what was in his hand.
βWait a minuteβ¦ Donβt tell me thatβs the Chain of Incantation?β
βYou recognize it.β
At this, Yeo Su-rin spoke with a somewhat stiffened expression, unlike before.
βYouβre not going to tell me to wear that, are you?β
In response to that question, Mok Gyeong-un smiled brightly and replied, βI was going to tell you to wear it.β
βNo. Thatβs used to subjugate the other party!β
βItβs not to unconditionally subjugate you, but think of it as a kind of safety device. When weβre both done with our business, Iβll release you.β
βI canβt! Absolutely not!β
Yeo Su-rin shouted angrily with a furious face.
No matter what, this was not acceptable.
The Chain of Incantation was a dangerous treasure that allowed the one who imposed the restraint to drive her to death as much as they wished.
And he was telling her to put that on?
-Whirl, whirl!
Meanwhile, Mok Gyeong-un twirled the Chain of Incantation and said, βThen there are only two options.β
βTwo? One would be to not make a deal at all and part ways.β
βYes, youβre quite perceptive.β
βThen whatβs the other one?β
βItβs a method that Iβve found to be somewhat effective, so it might not be bad for you either.β
βSo what is it?β
βBecoming my woman.β
β!?β
Instantly, Yeo Su-rinβs expression stiffened.
For a moment, she doubted her own ears.
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