Hyeonjilmusin - Chapter 144



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144. Fate (8)

You never know what will happen to a person. I never dreamed that the head of the Bang family would be that kind of person.

I heard about a man named Bang Su-un in his previous life. He was not a bad person. He gave some relief to the common people of Luoyang, and unlike other rich people, he was said to be a family man who did not have extramarital affairs.

Of course, I had no ill feelings toward him and we had nothing to do with each other.

I could feel two things here. First, the fact that what you see in the world is not everything. Second, the fact that a good person to someone can be someone else’s mortal enemy.

“Hehehe… … .”

Cheongsu laughed as he watched the fallen Nanga Sword King. Now, all obstacles blocking his revenge were gone.

“Oh, don’t come!”

Bang Su-un shouted in a new voice.

Cheongsu ignored him and continued to walk slowly. Blood poured out with every step he took. From Bang Suwoon’s perspective, it must have felt like a vengeful spirit covered in blood was approaching him.

I put the knife away and looked towards the direction where Cheongsu was approaching. Bang Su-un, his wife, and his daughter were all in thought.

It wasn’t a pretty sight, but there was nothing I could do about it. This was Cheongsu’s revenge. I came to protect Cheongsu, not to interfere with Cheongsu’s revenge.

Also, Bang Su-un’s wife and daughter could not stop Cheong-su’s sword because they were in the eye of the beholder. This was because there was no one in the world without any scruples.

Cheongsu approached Bang Su-un and raised his sword. Even I, who was watching, held my breath for a moment, so how scary must the person holding the sword be?

However, Cheongsu’s sword did not go down. It was not mercy. Cheongsu’s body and mind had reached their limits and collapsed. I held Cheongsu up before his body hit the ground.

“… … Ha, haha, hahaha.”

Bang Su-woon smiled as he noticed the situation. As he got closer, a pungent smell of urine wafted out.

“You guys are the Shamanist clan? You guys are in big trouble now! Whether it’s the police, the officials I know, or the martial artists, I’ll tell you everything! I’m telling you how evil the Shamanist clan is!”

Bang Su-woon was so arrogant that it was really annoying to look at.

I didn’t answer that and just administered emergency treatment to Cheongsu. The blood was pouring out so much that I just stopped the blood from flowing into the puncture wound.

When I touched the dantian, I couldn’t feel even a bit of my internal energy. It seemed like I had already drawn out all of my innate energy.

In fact, at this point, I should have considered him dead. He had lost a lot of blood, and his danjeon had been destroyed. Even in a normal state, it would be close to a miracle to re-form his danjeon and build up his internal energy, but in his current state, even the slightest miracle could not be expected.

Even though I did everything I could, Cheongsu’s pulse was getting weaker and weaker.

At that moment, there was a commotion outside. Soon, soldiers in military uniforms stormed into the main room.

“Wow, they’re here! Send these guys away!”

Bang Su-yun shouted at the soldiers. They were not the soldiers of the Pojeongsa but the soldiers of the Governor-General who had been properly trained. The scale of the situation was also large, and it seemed as if the imperial troops of the Governor-General of Luoyang had come directly.

“Are you martial artists?”

One of the soldiers asked me. He seemed quite wary. I nodded.

The basic policy is that official duties are inviolable, and even so, if a situation arises where the official must arrest a martial artist, the rebellion is so severe that it cannot be helped.

“What are you doing! I said, catch it quickly!”

Bang Su-un shouted. The soldier frowned and shouted at Bang Su-un.

“The Imperial Army is a private army! Where are you going to do this!”

“It used to be so good, but now it’s going so well!”

The soldiers were all furious at Bang Su-un’s words. Unlike the constables, the imperial army, which was officially under the governor’s office, had a tremendous sense of pride in being the imperial army. It seemed that Bang Su-un had done it without knowing that.

Not knowing that the backlash would be this strong, Bang Su-woon became speechless, and the man who had shouted looked at me again.

“I am Wei Jinqing, in charge of the 100 households of the Henan Provincial Office of the Central Military Command. Although official duties are inviolable, a private household is a private household. I believe you know that even a martial artist must be punished by the government for attacking a private household.”

“I know.”

Wei Jinqing spoke to me as politely as possible. There was no need for me to be rude to him, so I responded politely.

Some martial artists brandished the rule of non-interference in official duties as if it were a family law, but even so, it was only natural that martial artists who harmed civilians would be punished by the government. The non-interference in official duties was a rule established with the intention that the government would not interfere with the killings of martial artists.

“I don’t know what caused you to attack Banggajang, but if there is at least some circumstance that can be considered, we can make sure that you are treated fairly. So, for now, please follow us.”

“First of all, I’m not the one who attacked here. I came here to stop the attacker, but he’s already made a mess of things.”

“You can tell the Ministry of Justice about that. If we investigate and find out that you were not involved in this massacre, we will release you.”

“Anyway, it’s not the Governor-General’s office that’s investigating. It’s the Inspector-General.”

“That’s true, but anyway, we’re the ones who have to relay the initial response to the police. Let’s go for now.”

It was a headache. If the governor-general and the police chief were involved, the non-partisan faction would inevitably be in trouble.

Cheongsu must have come with a knife in his face to prepare for something like this, but this is what happened because I showed up.

There was only one way out. I took out a card from my pocket and showed it to Wei Jinqing. Wei Jinqing’s expression changed.

“… … You were a person in the royal guard.”

“exactly.”

What I showed was the imperial ceremonial badge of the Jinuiwei. On the contrary, the face of the Wei Jinqing became awkward. If the governor-general’s office could only do deportation, the Jinuiwei was an organization directly under the emperor that could not only deport but also pass judgment and even execute on the spot.

“Can’t we tell the governor that the royal inspector of the Royal Guard will take charge of this matter? Since it involves the martial arts world, I think it would be more convenient that way.”

“That’s true.”

Wi Jin-cheong stroked his chin. Suddenly, Bang Soo-yoon shouted as if he felt that things were going strangely.

“Wh, what are you talking about! The Royal Secret Service and other martial artists have killed so many people!”

“The only people who died were the guests, and there were no civilians.”

I added. It was possible to roughly tell whether something was unmanned or not by looking at whether the sun’s rays were rising or not.

Of course, Cheongsu could have just killed civilians, too. But I don’t think the Cheongsu I know would have gone that far.

“Just take a quick look and come back.”

Wei Jinqing looked back and sent his subordinates to check if there were any civilians among the corpses who had not learned martial arts.

Since the soldiers of the governor’s office had some level of martial arts training, the investigation was concluded quickly.

“Your Majesty’s words are correct. There were no civilians among the corpses.”

“This is nonsense!”

Bang Su-woon shouted. From now on, it was time for the inviolability of official duties to be applied again.

Fortunately or unfortunately, the innocent Bang Su-un did not die, and since Cheong-su had only killed civilians during that time, it became a fight between civilians.

If I had not been an inspector of the Imperial Guard, an investigation would have been launched anyway, but there was no reason for the Governor-General’s Office to be here while I was there.

Wei Jinqing, who had finished making his decision, bowed his head.

“With the Inspector General here, there is nothing for the Governor-General to do.”

“Yes, thank you for your understanding.”

“People who work in government should naturally understand each other.”

At that moment, Cheongsu’s body jerked violently and blood poured out of his mouth. When I grabbed his wrist, I could no longer feel his pulse.

“Are you okay? I think I need to take action. No, even if I do take action, it seems like it’ll be difficult… … .”

“I will take care of this one as well, so Baekho, you go ahead and take care of the soldiers.”

“All right.”

Wei Jinqing bowed his head and led the soldiers out. Although Bang Suyun cried out for them not to go, Wei Jinqing and the other soldiers did not even listen.

Even if he was a powerful man, he was still a commoner, and since I was a royal inspector, it was natural for them to listen to me. What would have happened if I had not been a royal inspector? I was angry when I was forced to put my sleeves in, but I was grateful to Wang Song, who had given me the royal inspector’s badge, because it helped me this much.

“You, just stay still for a moment.”

I counted all the blood transfusions for the family members, including Bang Su-un. The three of them fell to the ground with a thud.

Cheongsu was already on the brink of death. If left alone, he would surely die. At least, unless it was a great elixir, it seemed unlikely that Cheongsu would survive.

However, even if you go to Shaolin Temple and ask for the Great Transformation, they won’t give it to you, and on the way there, Qingshui’s life will end.

So I had only one option.

“Private tutor. This can’t be helped.”

I took the box out of my arms and opened it. It was a potion, I guess. Anyway, it was true that it was condensed with a tremendous amount of energy. It wasn’t a spirit, it was magic.

What I took out was a single ring similar to the Divine Horse Ring I got while defeating the Marahyeolbul in Gansu.

If there was even a little bit of spiritual energy left in Cheongsu’s body, he would not have even thought of using this.

However, Cheongsu had now completely burned up all of his innate energy, and there was absolutely no internal energy left in his body. He was in a state like a blank sheet of paper, so even if he entered with demonic energy, there was no problem with being possessed by the evil spirit.

The question was whether Cheongsu’s body could withstand the energy of this pseudo-Shinmadan until it healed him.

After making up my mind, I poured the pseudo-divine magic into Cheongsu’s mouth. The pseudo-divine magic dissolved into the blood and slid down Cheongsu’s throat.

Immediately, Cheongsu’s body began to glow purple.

I opened the curtain to prevent the magic from leaking out. It was my first time opening it, but it was much easier than becoming one with nature through the segmentation of perception, so I was able to do it lightly.

“Phew.”

I took a deep breath and caught my breath. I placed my hand on Cheongsu’s Gihae point.

Although the danjeon has already disappeared, people tend to naturally repair their bodies.

Originally, it would take a tremendous amount of time, but the powerful energy of the pseudo-Shinmadan would make up for that time.

The magic energy swirled around Cheongsu’s body. What was clear was that the magic energy that this pseudo-God-Ma-Dan held was different from the magic energy I had. And this magic energy, too, was something I could control.

I don’t know whether Cheongsu’s actions were right or wrong. Betraying the Mudangpa and selling the Taegeuk Hye Sword. Coming here to seek personal revenge. It’s too presumptuous for me to judge.

But I wanted Cheongsu to live. That was the natural wish of a person who had a relationship. I had to save him first.

The scars, cuts, and cuts on Cheongsu’s body began to boil and heal. As expected, this pseudo-Shinma-dan contained tremendous energy. After all, it was also a magical energy.

I controlled the flow of the magic energy of the winding pseudo-divine demon sect so that the blood vessels of Cheongsu would not be damaged as much as possible. I supplied the optimal amount of magic energy to the entire body so that only the wounds could be healed and the internal injuries could be treated. That was my job as the Jinkidoin.

How much time had passed? Before he knew it, the blood that had soaked the floor had evaporated, leaving only traces, and Cheongsu’s wounds had completely healed.

Of course, the traces of the wounds did not disappear. Cheongsu’s face was completely covered in honeycomb-shaped scars, and his right arm was cut off, but the wounds had healed. As the gaping wounds on his face healed, the positions of his facial features were distorted, and his old appearance was completely unrecognizable.

“Phew.”

I drained my magic energy and checked Cheongsu’s body once. All of the wounds had disappeared, and the danjeon that had been burning had formed. The remaining magic energy that had been left after healing the wounds was in that danjeon.

“hmm.”

A groan escaped Cheongsu’s lips. I took my hand off my danjeon and slapped my cheek.

“Private. Wake up.”

“… … Shut up.”

Cheongsu’s eyes shot open as if her cheek was sore. Then she sat up straight.

“What, what is it?”

“What is it?”

“Am I alive now?”

“Since I am not dead, I guess you are still alive, my lord.”

Cheongsu looked at me. Her dull eyes gradually regained their vitality.

“Hey, why are you here?”

“I came to find you, sir. I had a hard time cleaning up that troublesome mess.”

“No. What the heck… … .”

Since Cheongsu was also unmanned, he seemed to be naturally checking his body condition by turning on his internal energy. Soon, Cheongsu’s face turned pale.

“… … What did you do to my body?”

Cheongsu asked with a puzzled face. You must be puzzled. I am also puzzled. I haven’t thought about it since Cheongsu came back to life.

I couldn’t help but laugh with an embarrassed face.