Reincarnation of the Demon - Chapter 17



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“Aren’t you going too fast?”

The fight that would determine the fate of Cheolga ended at noon. Before Cheolga could prepare a celebratory banquet, news came that Yongun, the benefactor of his family, was leaving, and Cheolhakjae hurriedly ran to Yongun.

“I haven’t even had a chance to properly congratulate you yet…”

“I’ve got everything I can get from Gwangseo. There’s no need to waste time.”

Yong-un’s behavior while riding on a horse was simple. When Cheol-hak-jae saw Yong-un’s face, he knew that he would not change his decision.

“Where are you going?”

“…I plan to go to Hubei for now.”

There is a secret in Hubei. Philosopher received a leather pouch from his subordinate standing behind him and handed it to Yongwoon.

“This is the minimum courtesy. Please accept this.”

When he opened his bag, he saw twenty silver coins. For a family that had just finished fighting a war, it couldn’t have been a huge expense.

“It should be given to the righteous. Rather, it is so meager that I feel sorry-”

“No need to worry. Come back later… and welcome me back.”

“Of course.”

Philosopher Jae bowed while holding a lottery ticket. All the iron men who followed him did the same.

“Please forgive my father for not being able to come.”

Yongwoon shook his head. How could he not know the situation of the Iron House? As the head of the victorious family, he had to organize and direct the affairs… and hide the pain of losing his brother.

He turned his horse’s head without saying a word. The horse, which understood its master’s intention, began to move slowly.

The fortune of the Philosopher’s Stone was never released until Yongun disappeared down the hill.

Yongun. It was a name that the Guangxi Iron and Steel Company would continue to remember and recall.

**

“Is this correct?”

“Yes, yes. That’s right, that’s right.”

The man who had been a guest of the Ha family answered trembling. I went to see the unmanned person from the Sado-ryeon as soon as they arrived, thinking that there might be some kind of compensation, but when I realized who the woman in front of me was, I felt a deep regret.

‘Princess Nacha (羅刹公主) Dokgo Seol-yu!’

A woman with short black hair, a pointed cat-like expression, and a man’s uniform, who seems to show her personality.

Above all, she is the granddaughter of Kwon-Jun, who came from the Paechon-Dan (覇天團).

“That’s right.”

The man was able to let go of his worries at her attitude, which was more gentle than he had expected. According to rumors, she was extremely vicious.

“So what happened to Cheolga?”

“Yes? Uh… Of course, I reign as the ruler of Guangxi. Of course, rather than reigning, I’m more like the strongest.”

‘Sure, are you planning to destroy the clan yourself? If so, I will join the Sado-‘

The woman snorted as she read the former diner’s hopeful expression.

“The worm doesn’t even know the subject.”

A moment of life that was roughly passed by. Even at that level, the man was unable to move.

“Hee, heek!”

“Miss, that’s enough.”

The one who stopped the woman was a middle-aged man with a good appearance. The man with the sword on his back laughed and said.

“There’s no way flies won’t gather in filth. That man was so wicked that he got himself involved in these guys. There’s no need to get your hands dirty, is there?”

“…That’s right. You, go. I’ll just hold out for this one time.”

“Yes, yes.”

The former diners bowed their heads hastily and ran away, vowing to themselves that they would live quietly far away from Guangxi.

Princess Nachal clicked her tongue and asked the man.

“Elder Dan, did you find out where that guy went?”

“Yes. I heard he went to Hubei, far away. That was seven days ago.”

“I guess he’s already out of Gwangseo. He must be in Honam by now.”

“Of course. Will you follow me? I may be an insignificant warrior from Oehyeon-gyeong, but I am a member of the Sado-ryeon.”

“Huh, you were bragging that you were going to be the branch manager of this castle? That idiot… What’s the big deal about killing that guy?”

Princess Nachal laughed.

“That’s not a big deal, though.”

Elder Dan said with a smile.

“They say that the man who killed the Sadolyeon’s unmanned unit insulted the Emperor.”

“…what?”

“Seeing that there are people like this in the Sadolyeon, it seems that Kwon-Jun has gone senile. He created it and then doesn’t even manage it, which shows his lack of responsibility. He’s the one who locks himself in his room all day practicing martial arts, which is why he’s in this state.”

“hmm?”

“- he said.”

“…That’s not Elder Dan’s true intention, is it? It seems a little different from what I heard.”

“How could I say such a thing to the King? There is a princess who respects the King in front of me.”

Princess Nacha nodded, sending a suspicious look to the elder. She asked curiously.

“A bug from Guangxi Province said something like that? Are you crazy?”

“That may be true, my family was killed by the unmanned Apostolic Corps. What should I do? Should I send a messenger?”

“Salsu… no.”

Princess Nacha shook her head. Immediately the elder asked.

“Why? He killed the Apostolic Corps’s unmanned personnel and insulted the Apostolic Corps. If we don’t kill him as an example, wouldn’t the Apostolic Corps’ reputation be damaged?”

“It would have been right to do that twenty years ago.”

Princess Nachal spoke while looking at the market streets of Guilin Prefecture in Guangxi Province. The top floor of the most expensive and luxurious building in Guilin Prefecture. Guilin Prefecture seen from there was full of life and energy.

“But the public sentiment toward the Sado-ryeon is not good right now. The black bandits who plundered the people’s livelihood like the Nokrim are using the Sado-ryeon as a shield to commit even more heinous acts, so there is nothing we can do about it. This must be the case for the unmanned island in Guangxi Province that died this time. Isn’t that right?”

At first glance, Princess Nacha seemed to have a light and fiery temperament, but now her eyes were accurately assessing the situation. Elder Dan nodded, satisfied with this.

“That’s right. The originally bad-quality Muin tried to ride on the back of Sado-ryeon and become even more powerful, so the man who subdued him is a kind of hero. If Sado-ryeon kills such a man, then Sado-ryeon will at least become a plunderer in Guangxi Province.”

“Yes, right now, the priority is to establish the prestige of the Sado-ryeon and appease the people. At the very least, we should take care of the Saheukryeon branch managed by the Paechondan. If we don’t do that, it will only benefit the political faction.”

“That’s right. That’s great.”

“joy.”

Princess Nacha took a sip of her wine. A name written in the report came into her eyes.

It’s Yongun.

“Well, of course I’ll make you regret saying that later. No, if you’re so frivolous, you might end up incurring resentment from others and dying.”

The princess quickly forgot that name. The fight between the pyramids was a trivial matter that she would not have heard of. She was only interested because it was a problem that occurred in the place where she was to be ‘tested’ anew.

tooth

She said it casually.

“Well, Grandpa has become senile.”

“That’s right. That’s true. Why has it been so-”

“…”

Boom!

A dull thud was heard from the top floor of the tower.

**

On the way to Hubei. Somewhere in Honam. Yongwoon, who was renting a room at an inn, looked at the beggar boy sitting in front of him and asked again.

“So… who are you?”

“I told you. My name is So Cheon-hong, the nephew of the Hyugae you met last time. I have come to be your informant.”

Yongwoon sat down on the chair and thought. Are the beggars of the open really like this, sitting on someone else’s bed so rudely?

Moreover, he did so while wearing clothes covered in dirt, as if he had to prove that he was a beggar of openness. Even though it was only a one-night stay, I couldn’t help but be angry.

“A congressman and a beggar are polar opposites, you know?”

“yes?”

“Because it’s dirty. If you don’t get out of bed right now, I’m going to punch you.”

At Yongwoon’s sincere words, Socheonhong suddenly stood up. As soon as he did that, something inside Yongwoon was stimulated by the fact that he was shaking his knees.

Haa, Yongwoon sighed and asked him.

“What do you want with me?”

“First of all, here’s a suggestion. Would you like to become my disciple?”

“does not exist.”

“Then, the second is. Your Majesty the Hukai asked me to help Prince Yong while he goes to Hubei.”

“help?”

“I heard that you seem ignorant of worldly affairs. You were surprised to see me spouting out nonsense about the Apostolic Church.”

“What nonsense.”

“Anyway, that’s true. Even though I’m young, I know a lot.”

“What rank?”

“yes?”

“Rank. Don’t you tie knots on a rope? How many?”

‘You don’t know the Apostolic Order, but you know the information class of the Open.’

So Cheon-hong accumulated information. It was not like he didn’t receive anything in return for giving information.

Nam-ga coughed and showed his product.

The number of knots is only one. It means that it is just one unit.

“…”

“Don’t look at me like that. Haven’t you seen the realm of the Lord Hugae yourself?”

Yongwoon sighed and thought for a moment. It was annoying to be in the place where the beggar slept, but it was true that he needed information.

I knew that it had been twenty years since the death of the demon. But twenty years was a long time, long enough for rivers and mountains to change twice.

During that long time, Danghee’s nickname changed along with Cheon Yoo-bang’s ranking, and Kwon Jong-do also became depressed and created the Black Sword Group.

There was no way Yongwoon didn’t know how valuable the information was.

‘But I should refrain from asking unnecessary questions.’

I couldn’t just ask about Danghee or anything else. If I did, it would be revealed that I was the past life of Ma-ui, and I wouldn’t be able to bear the debt I owed to that nickname.

“First, let me tell you about the Cheon-gwang-dae-ran. They say that the Sado-ryeon and Jeong-pa-maeng all started then.”

“Of course.”

So Cheon-hong tried to nod with a solemn look in his eyes, but the first thing that came to his mind was a cry of hunger from his stomach.

“..Haha.”

If there was something that Yong-un, with his face distorted, didn’t know, it was that the opening actually had a sound hole that was intentionally amplifying the sound of the ship.

**

He ate like a beggar. He ate like a savage. He looked like he was worthy of such descriptions. It seemed as if there were about a dozen beggars like him inside the stomach of the young child with the bright eyes, as So Cheon-hong swept up the food.

If So Cheon-hong had been alone, the innkeeper would never have brought out food. But since Yong-un had paid in advance with the clean clothes he had received from Cheol-ga, the innkeeper was smiling brightly and bringing out the food.

“Don’t look at me like that. Isn’t the Dragon Prince eating a lot too?”

Indeed, that statement was true. When Socheonhong emptied two bowls, Yongun emptied four. It was because his body had not yet fully grown.

Of course, there were some things that were not good because it was Yongwoon’s money.

So Cheon-hong said reluctantly, “It’s big.”

“Can’t you consider it as repaying the favor? After all, I was the one who stopped Ha Ga-ju’s missionary work back then.”

Yongwoon, who was glaring at Socheonhong, opened the chestnut he had hidden inside the table.

Actually, I heard that originally about 500 reinforcements were supposed to come to their aid, but for some reason, they didn’t come to the battlefield until the end of the fight.

“Did openness intervene?”

“Haha, don’t say that. I just happened to catch it while I was hunting birds because I was hungry.”

So Cheon-hong squinted his eyes and said that in a sarcastic tone. Even if it was a land that the Sado-ryeon had not reached, if it seemed like Gae-bi had intervened, the incident would have been too big. If it was a break, even more so.

Of course, Yongwoon laughed.

“Even if their reinforcements had arrived back then, we would have won. And it was Cheolga who received help, not me, right?”

“No, what…”

Socheonhong looked at Yongwoon with a look of bewilderment. Yongwoon shamelessly did not avoid his gaze. He said calmly.

“I wish the quality of information would improve.”

‘Greed is a good match for openness.’

So Cheon-hong, who was grumbling inside, gave a small burp and rubbed his stomach.

“Well, don’t worry about the information. Then, you know that the Cheon-gwang Rebellion occurred because of the formation of the Cheon-ma Shin-kyo, right?”

“Yes, it is said that when Cheonma appeared, the Jeongpa and Sapa created the Parma Alliance and the Sado League respectively.”

“No, it’s not.”

So Cheon-hong shook his head and grumbled. It was truly an irritating attitude, but Yong-un tried to hold it in.

“It is true that the Parma Alliance was created because of Cheonma. It is also true that the Parma Alliance took advantage of that opportunity to become the Jeongpa Alliance after the Cheonkwang Rebellion. However, the Sado League is different.”

“different?”

“Yes. The reason the Apostolic Union was created was not because of Cheonma. That’s what is known. The reason the Kwonjon, no, the Paejon, gathered the Apostolic Union was because of Ma-ui. He was the best member of the Central Plains at the time.”