Invitation to the Chatroom of the Gods - Chapter 96



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Episode 96 – Blindfolded and Aung (2)

A report that lacks any information on the crucial ‘who’ who resolved the epidemic situation.

In other words, there was nothing written about who had defeated the Blood Heavenly Goddess. This could not have happened unless the Blood Heavenly Goddess had self-destructed.

“I······ am ashamed to say this, Your Majesty.”

As if answering the emperor’s question, Ju Gwan-cheon opened his mouth with a rather embarrassed look on his face.

“I have conducted a thorough investigation, but I have not been able to find out who defeated the elder of the Demonic Cult.”

The young emperor’s eyebrows twitched. The entire city of Guizhou was in an uproar, and it was on the verge of destruction. How could he not know about it?

“Are you saying there were no witnesses?”

“There were a lot of witnesses. However, they all consistently denied having any idea who they were…”

Is that possible?

The Emperor’s eyebrows twitched again.

If there were only one or two witnesses, it would be possible to kiss. But if there were more than a thousand witnesses, it would be impossible to kiss even if you wanted to.

There are limits to things like threats, persuasion, and coaxing. No matter how deep the loyalty, it is impossible. Unless each and every witness is a fanatic like the devil, it is impossible.

That means I really don’t know······

“However, Your Majesty, while I was investigating the matter, I came across a few questions. May I tell you?”

As expected, it seemed that even Ju Gwan-cheon felt something strange.

When the young emperor nodded, Zhu Guanqian opened his mouth as if he had been waiting for that to happen.

“After thoroughly investigating the situation in Guizhou, I have learned that there are people who have cured the epidemic that was spreading in Guizhou. It is a place called Hyemin Hall······.”

The young emperor’s eyebrows twitched again. Hye-min-dang. It was the first time he had heard that name.

The emperor repeated the name of Hyemindang in his head. Still, nothing came to mind, but then Ju Gwan-cheon opened his mouth again.

“It is a medical center run by the missionary office.”

“A missionary is······.”

“This is the military office run by Cheongun.”

The emperor rarely remembered a specific person’s name.

This was especially true if it was a ‘murim person’ who ran the military, but this time, no additional explanation was heard from Ju Gwan-cheon.

“Is this Cheongun?”

The emperor now knew the name Cheongun.

“Does that mean it’s Cheongun again this time?”

Then, Ju Gwan-cheon’s face lit up as if he had realized that it was exactly that. Still, perhaps aware that he was in front of the emperor, Ju Gwan-cheon cleared his throat and cleared his expression.

“I am sorry to inform you, but it is not Cheongun who has come.”

“Isn’t this a stroke of luck?”

“It is said that the Jang Gang Hyeopgaekdan and its leader were together with Hye Min Dang.”

As expected, since he was in front of the emperor, he could not use the expression ‘Great King’. And the identity of the current leader of the Jang River Swordsmen had not been revealed.

However, it was an open secret to those who knew, and especially not to the Emperor and Zhu Guanqian.

The doubt and conclusion that Ju Gwan-cheon speaks of is one.

“Isn’t there a bad smell coming from somewhere?”

* * *

Flash!

As my eyes opened, something filled my vision.

It was probably······the tenth time. I was looking at that unfamiliar ceiling that filled my field of vision.

In that sense, it could be said to be the tenth and also the first. That was not the ceiling of Park Jin-hyeon’s grandfather’s house, nor the ceiling of the missionary office, and certainly not the ceiling of Hye-min-dang.

So I don’t know where this is······.

‘I couldn’t hold out in the end.’

I could see what was going on.

The second chapter of the Heavenly Sword Technique, the Heavenly Extermination Flame Dragon Strike.

A stab of extremes that explodes in a single breath in the realm of the moment, transcending the limits of cognition.

······It was a crazy martial arts.

No, it was a martial art that was beyond crazy. Even when I was learning it from Yeo Dong-bin, I wondered how it could be defined as martial arts.

But when I used it myself, I realized that there was no such thing as nonsense like that.

Thus, Yong-a (龍牙) ​​was created by extracting the molars of the Eungryong (應龍).

The dragon fang itself, which was imbued with a powerful energy, even tore apart the aura of the Blood Heavenly Goddess. Furthermore, it was able to withstand the power of the Heavenly Sword Technique, so it could be said to be a sword that was equally as vicious.

It wasn’t worth 20,000 years of merit for nothing. This could be said to be ‘only’ 20,000 years of merit.

Anyway, Yong-a (龍牙) ​​had no problems with the Heavenly Extermination Flame Dragon Strike······.

‘The problem is me.’

I couldn’t stand it.

Just by touching the realm of the moment, all of my internal energy, worth thirty years, was sucked out.

Fortunately, I was able to reach it without using my innate energy. However, all the information I felt with my five senses came rushing in in a short moment and destroyed everything about me······.

‘Is my body better than I thought?’

Was the condition better than expected?

Of the ten times I fainted, this was the best. Not just okay, but completely fine.

Of course, the internal energy of the danjeon was not fully recovered. However, since it was not the use of innate energy, it was a problem that could be recovered with treatment.

If you look at the condition of her body, there would be no problem fighting the Blood Heavenly Goddess.

Of course, that didn’t mean I wanted to fight again. I didn’t say anything, but······she was a blood goddess who really made me wonder how I won.

Anyway, my physical condition was fine······.

‘It’s all thanks to Lady Dang.’

The Goddess of Heavenly Flowers, Tang So-hyang.

I could tell right away that it was because she treated me day and night.

So, I slowly got up to let people know that I was awake. And as I looked around, the first thing I noticed was Eungseon curled up in a corner.

Just like any other time, it was Eungseon who was protecting me, that is, protecting me while I was passed out.

This is truly the most reliable Eungseon in the world.

But why is that?

Click······.

Why was it that the line was hanging down?

The wings of the Eungseon, which was showing its back, were drooping.

It was Eungseon who even had a hint of vainness, but when I looked closely to see why, I saw that Eungseon was staring at something.

‘······A folding chair?’

It was a folding chair.

Are you saying that you don’t have the strength to fight with a stool?

······That didn’t seem to be the case.

That was to be expected, as the folding screen didn’t move at all. Even when Eungseon poked the folding screen with his beak, there was no response.

A chair that has completely stopped functioning and seems to be dead(?).

Last time, when it completely stopped functioning, it wasn’t like that. It was a chair that showed a survival(?) response when stimulated from the outside.

However, no matter how much Eungseon poked the frog with his beak, it did not show any signs of survival.

‘Could it be because of merit?’

Millions of people were saved by destroying the Blood Heavenly Goddess. Among the merits, the ‘life’ of merit was saved, so even though the amount gained had decreased, it seemed like an unimaginable amount had accumulated.

‘But how much is it······?’

Suddenly, my heart started pounding with excitement.

Anyway, Eungseon crouched down in front of the folding table and nodded in vain.

And then, all of a sudden, Eungseon’s eyes, which were turning weak, looked······.

Click······.

It was a look that told me to get up quickly.

Originally, it would have been normal for a person to be in an uproar, but they seemed very upset at the sight of the person who had died(?).

They say that love is the degree of hate. It seems that they had become close while fighting and hitting each other, but then suddenly, Eungseon flew up and went out the open window.

Let’s do that for a moment.

There was a flapping sound outside the window again, and then Eungseon was flying in holding onto someone?

‘Miss Tang?’

······It was Dang So-hyang.

Eungseon was flying towards Dangso-hyang, holding on tightly to the hem of her clothes on both shoulders as if catching prey.

Dang So-hyang, who already had a figure as slender as a flower petal, fluttered here and there like a flower petal blowing in the strong wind every time Eung-seon flapped her wings.

“Whoaaaa …

Because of that, Dang So-hyang was on the verge of fainting. Her face was pale and pale, incomparable to the crazy rowing of the swordsmen.

Still, Eungseon didn’t show any sign of difficulty······.

It was definitely a fresh and eagle-like immortal.

I thought that if I continued like that, I would eventually reach a level where I could fight even Yinglong.

Eungseon carefully placed Dangso-hyang on the floor so that she wouldn’t get hurt.

The scent of sweet potatoes gently falling like flower petals.

Her appearance was like that of a fairy or a priestess descending from the sky······.

“Heehee…! Heehee…!”

Dang So-hyang, however, was still hiccuping repeatedly, unable to come to her senses. Her eyes, slightly filled with tears, looked as if they would burst into tears if touched.

Eungseon-i stood in front of Dangso-hyang, bouncing off the floor. He poked the table with his beak and then raised his head.

And then, all of a sudden, the gaze directed at Dang So-hyang······.

Click!

It seemed like he was asking me to buy him a pair of shoes.

“to···?”

Then, Dang So-hyang suddenly broke down. So it seemed like she didn’t understand Eung-seon’s feelings at all, which was natural.

Even as someone who knows the specialness of the folding screen, I thought, what the heck is that… no, what the heck is that nonsense.

So, what about Dang So-hyang?

“···············Huh?”

Tang So-hyang had become a total fool. Instead of the hiccups of ‘Hip!’ coming out of her small lips that were slightly open, only stupid words like ‘Huh? Huh?’ came out.

Perhaps because of the frustration with Dang So-hyang, Eung-seon glared at her again. Then, the broken Dang So-hyang was briefly fixed.

“Ah, no······ Even if you give me that hint, I don’t really know what you’re talking about······”

Knock knock!

It seemed as if he could save people just by touching them.

“That, that······.”

Knock knock!

It seemed as if he had learned the divine art of medicine that could cure any illness.

“That, that is… I have learned the medical techniques to save people, but I have never learned the medical techniques to save a patient.”

Even as she answered, Dang So-hyang seemed to be wondering, ‘Is this right?’ From the beginning, Dang So-hyang seemed to have no idea what she was saying.

Her eyes, not knowing what to do, were lost for a long time.

Still, Eungseon seemed to have no intention of giving up.

Knock knock!

It seemed like there was no way to know until you try.

“Is that so·········?”

Dang So-hyang had a puzzled expression on her face, wondering if she had been brainwashed or if she had broken down again. As the words said, thoughts like, ‘Is that so…?’ were floating across her face.

······I wondered what on earth they were doing.

No, first of all, I was just curious as to how the two could have a conversation.

Even I took quite a while to communicate with Eungseon to that extent. It was only after spending a considerable amount of time with Eungseon that I was able to fully understand her intentions through just her glances and nods.

But Dang So-hyang and Eung-seon had almost perfect communication······.

‘Is this something you learned while working as a missionary?’

Well, that’s what it looked like.

It was inevitable that Dang So-hyang would have many encounters with Eung-seon while working at the missionary office.

But when the two first met, there was no such thing as a rivalry. It was only yesterday that they were arguing in front of the missionary’s gate.

But is this also a case of love that is as close as hate? Before they knew it, Eungseon and Dangso-hyang had become close friends.

When Dang So-hyang didn’t respond, Eung-seon nodded again.

Knock knock!

It seemed as if he would do anything if only the folding chair was saved.

“Ha, but···.”

Knock knock!

It seemed as if he was going to acknowledge her as the missionary’s landlady.

“Me, really?!”

Then, Dang So-hyang cheered and shouted. Her face, which had always looked like an idiot, suddenly took on a look of ‘gravity’.

“Is that really true?! T-It’s true!?”

Click!

“Can’t you say two things with one mouth?!”

Click!

When Eungseon nodded twice, he nodded confidently as if he was nagging her. So, Eungseon was asking for the folding chair to be saved······.

“What are the symptoms of the disease?”

It was Dang So-hyang who accepted it no matter what.

Eungseon poked the stool with his beak. In other words, it seemed like there was no reaction even if he poked it like this.

Then, Dang So-hyang felt Jok-ja’s pulse as if she was examining the condition of a real patient.

I’m not sure if there’s something called pulse in a folding chair, but Dang So-hyang looked at the chair’s condition with a very serious expression.

“I don’t feel any life in the chair at all.”

It was a very obvious thing.

But Eungseon was really tired of thinking. Then, she grabbed Dang Sohyang and flapped her wings as if telling her to do something.

“Just leave it to me!”

Dang So-hyang calmed Eung-seon down as if telling her not to worry. Then she began to treat the wound by drawing out the poison.

“What are you doing now?”

I couldn’t stay still at all. No, what on earth was he doing?

“Huh?!”

Huh?!

Dang So-hyang and Eung-seon looked startled at my words that they had heard out of nowhere. Their eyes opened wider than the lanterns.

“Wow, Prince Un?!!”

Knock?!!?

······I really wondered when the two of them became so close.

* * *

The emperor let out a small sigh.

The words of the main character, who said that there was a bad smell wafting around, were none other than this.

“Hmm.”

Certainly, as the chief judge had said, there was a foul odor wafting in the air. I don’t know if “a foul odor wafting in” is the right expression, but all the circumstances pointed to one person.

“Oh my, Vice Royal Inspector, be careful what you say!”

“How can you disturb His Majesty with such empty words!”

The ministers opened their mouths and asked, “What nonsense are you talking about?”

It was an enormous feat, not only because he had solved the plague in Guizhou Province, but also because he had annihilated the elders of the Demonic Cult and the enemy’s ‘rearguard’.

But where on earth is there someone who tries to hide and conceal their achievements?

It was common sense, natural, and proper to exaggerate public achievements in some way.

But now what······.

“There are people like that in the world.”

The emperor’s words were suddenly heard.

“······Your Majesty, Your Majesty?”

“W-what did you just say….”

The ministers could not hide their embarrassment.

And the emperor was not unaware of that fact.

That is why, in the past, the emperor would have agreed with what his ministers said. He would have dismissed Ju Gwan-cheon’s suspicions and speculations as ‘nonsense.’

“I have only seen such people. I have only seen people who gain power by blaming the people and who gain wealth by covering up their own sins. That is why I thought that there were only such people in the world.”

The emperor’s gaze turned to the ministers of Taehwajeon.

“But unlike others, there exists someone in the world who asks the people about their needs and bestows grace, and covers up his own achievements and bestows wealth.”

When they met those serious and deep eyes, all the ministers lowered their eyes.

First of all, the Emperor’s anger was at its peak due to the matter related to Guizhou Province. Above all, it was the Demonic Cult. If you got involved with the Demonic Cult, it was over that day. The end.

Didn’t you see with your own eyes what happened to the lord of Jiangnan Province and the lord of Jiangsu Province, Cheonsanja?

“If Your Majesty says so···.”

“That, that must be it···.”

So now was the time to lie flat on the ground.

So, on the one hand, the ministers were dumbfounded.

It was none other than Ju Gwan-cheon who was whispering to the young emperor, sticking close to him like a cicada.

“So, Your Majesty, in my opinion, I would first like to offer compensation to the lord of Guizhou Castle for the epidemic situation. After calling him to the palace, how about interrogating him… no, rather, questioning him?”

······Truly, there has never been such a traitor as that.

* * *

I stopped Dang So-hyang and Eung-seon from doing something that didn’t make sense.

Of course, there was no way to cure the leg.

Even if Dang So-hyang was the goddess of heavenly flowers, it wasn’t wrong. That’s something that even multiple writers couldn’t fix.

Even though he appeared to be dead in the first place, he was not truly dead. He simply could not handle the amount of merit.

‘Is that right?’

That was probably the case.

“Ah. Ahh···.”

Tang So-hyang looked quite disappointed. I shook my head once and asked her.

“My lady, how long has it been since I lost consciousness?”

“Yes, four? Oh, um, uh······.”

Dang So-hyang tilted her head once as if she was thinking about something.

“It’s been a little over two months since the imperial court summoned the lord······.”

Dang So-hyang began counting with a puzzled look on her face.

At a glance, it seemed like it had been almost two months since I had passed out.

As expected, it was a martial art that was a total mess, but I couldn’t even imagine how much of a fuss the seniors of the Taoist temple would have caused.

Especially, what Sister Gucheonhyeonnyeo said to me while pulling out Eungryong’s molar.

My older sister’s words as she wiggled her fingers like a shy girl, “Don’t faint or go uncontacted again!”

‘······We’re in big trouble.’

In common parlance, it was all messed up.

Fortunately, it was okay for now because the person in charge was dead (?)······.

‘wait for a sec.’

A thought suddenly crossed my mind and I asked Dang So-hyang again.

“What do you mean when you say the imperial court has summoned the lord?”

“···Yes? Oh, that’s exactly what you said. The imperial court summoned the lord of the castle regarding compensation issues related to the investigation into the Gwijuseong epidemic. That was a little over two months ago.”

Dang So-hyang said it nonchalantly.

But I wasn’t like that. Tang So-hyang’s words didn’t sound like much to me at all.

The royal family and the rewards. And······.

‘It’s been more than two months······?’

······An unknown ominous feeling came over me.