Reincarnation of the Demon - Chapter 35



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Yongbong Branch (4)

The Poison Dragon was originally arrogant. If he wasn’t arrogant, it would be stranger. The Sacheondang family, the best in the world and one of the best schools in the world. They were originally famous for their endless pride and venom.

The father of Cheon Yeong-ui-gyeong and the aunt of Cheon In-hap-il. Although he was a little dissatisfied with his father’s low level of achievement, Dang Hui-han still had pride in his family and his position.

It was silence that shattered that pride.

The first Yongbong branch meeting. Hanam, who entered with everyone’s eyes filled with admiration and fear, was as inferior to him as Sacheon.

Jang Han-baek was receiving just as much attention. At the time, he didn’t even have a nickname, so he was annoyed that he was receiving the same amount of attention as he was.

That’s why I ignored him. I treated him badly, and I mocked him, wondering if he had gotten involved in the battle between Cheonma and Hyeonhwajinin.

I was young.

At that time, Dang Hui-han thought Jang Han-baek’s calm attitude was just swallowing his anger. The two met in the semi-finals, and that day, Dang Hui-han broke all the bones in his body.

For a month, I couldn’t even open my mouth because of the pain. Every movement brought me pain and shame.

Since then, Dang Hui-han has had a habit of being careful. It was one of the things that still stemmed from that personality.

I sent Ogi Jo-won’s subordinate. It was an easy task. At first, when I refused Hwangbo Jin-heon’s words, I said that I was worried that I would be caught, but that was impossible.

At best, I waited for the poison to be put into the bastard’s food. It wouldn’t kill him, but at least it would interfere with the next day’s battle.

Su-ha came back with the poison still in his hand. He said that Muk-seong was there.

That’s why Dang Hui-han came to see Yong-un in person and completely revised the plan. Including Muk-seong, Geom-bong, Cheonja-geom, and A-bok.

Dang Hui-han judged that the risk of becoming entangled with an unknown person named Yong-un was greater than the sincerity he would receive from Hwangbo Jin-heon.

He received the blood worm. He will do the bare minimum. But that was all. Why would the elder of the Hwangbo family come all the way to Hanam with the blood worm on his person? It was something that was originally his. Hwangbo Jinheon could not protest to him. That was the difference in power between the families.

They tell them that Hwangbo Jinheon asked them to do it. They say that they refused, and that they could have refused it, and that they put down such a trivial poison in front of everyone.

If people were to criticize and slander him, they would inevitably turn to Hwangbo Jinheon, who had tried to be more cowardly than the poisonous dragon that had come to Yongwoon. He would have only had to take a bloody spur for a walk.

But what is this burst of laughter? Mukseong threw his head back in laughter. If he could stop laughing, he could hold it in.

But Abok, the young disciple of the liberals, was also holding back laughter, if not outright laughter. Geombong was also looking at him with an ambiguous smile. Was that… a smile of sympathy?

“…They said they would give me poison.”

Yongwoon’s trembling expression did not disappear. No, in a way, the laughter of those nearby could not help but seem strange. Seon-gol’s treatment, his background. The only people who knew about it were those sitting at the table.

But, but it was inevitable that the expression on his face would become subtle.

“To me.”

“…That’s right. Seriously, you don’t have to eat it. It’s a bit awkward to refuse Hwangbo Awoo’s request to just drink tea-”

“No, no. Hmm.”

Yong-un had no ill feelings toward Dang Hui-han. He did the same to Hwangbo Jin-heon. He must have seen the petty behavior of the Sega guys once or twice. If they had crossed the line, Yong-un would have taken action.

Just like the Grand Duke of Nakga was melted alive.

But isn’t this just too… cute?

Ten nyang of silver. I was starting to run out of money.

“Then I guess I won’t drink it-”

Yongwoon interrupted Dang Huihan’s words and drank the poison from the elixir in one gulp. Dang Huihan looked at the scene with a sense of doubt.

The poison has changed. The original poison that was intended to be added to Yongwoon’s food was a poison that paralyzed all the muscles in his body and contaminated his blood vessels. The current poison was truly a poison that could be cured with just a few hours of dizziness and vomiting.

Yongwoon swallowed his breath and closed his eyes calmly.

“You know my level. Can you tell me again what kind of poison caused the unmanned body of the outer world to show symptoms in one day?”

Dang Hui-han did not understand what Yong-un was saying.

“Uh… It causes dizziness and vomiting for five hours-”

“Hmm, it’s well made. I don’t think they’ve hidden the taste or the aroma, so there’s nothing I can say…”

‘What are you talking about now?’

Yongwoon continued to mutter, closing his eyes and licking his tongue as if assessing the taste.

“Five hours, five hours… No, even if it weren’t for me, I could only last three hours. As time passes and I vomit and breathe, the poison will quickly disappear. It’s not five hours.”

“what?”

“Have some dry stones ground in here. Then it will be able to last for more than five hours. Of course, this is for the unmanned.”

“What is that?”

“Vomiting is a reaction of the body. The vomit that comes out contains not only poison and food, but also a large amount of water. Do you know that Geonseok is a material that further strengthens the gold energy stored in the lungs? It is natural for gold to eliminate water. Depending on the amount of Geonseok, it can become a fatal poison.”

Yongwoon nodded his head with satisfaction.

“You have to mix the body poison and the spirit poison properly to create a true poison. Well, I learned well.”

He was pleased. Isn’t he Dang-hye’s nephew? Yong-un didn’t even notice that his tone of speech had changed a little. Muk-seong shook his head, panting, as if he couldn’t laugh any longer.

“Yes, you are not normal either.”

Dang Hui-han’s face turned red as he blankly listened to Yong-un’s words. Yong-un’s complexion was completely normal. Even leaving that aside, what he said just now…

“Are you ignoring my poison now?”

“Ignorance. Didn’t you say it was well made? It was just a little disappointing.”

“…”

Yongwoon didn’t even try to vomit, nor did his face turn pale. Instead, he was looking at Dang Hwihan with warm eyes that he couldn’t explain.

“He was crazy.”

Dang Hui-han turned around with a red face and threw only ten nyang of silver on the table and left the guest house. Yong-un looked at his back with a puzzled expression.

“Why are you doing that?”

Aboki explained to him with a blushing face and suppressed laughter.

“There are no people with as much pride as Yong So-hyeop and Sacheon Dangga. Especially when it comes to poison and secret techniques. But didn’t Yong So-hyeop act normal even after drinking poison and still treat it as if it was poison?”

“No, it’s just advice. Isn’t it a good thing when an expert helps a junior?”

“Tell that to Dokryong. The Tang family’s death notice will come flying in.”

Dokgo Guwol nodded.

“It turns out he was crazy.”

**

The next day, the match went as planned. The late Zhengpas’s followers entered the central unarmed area with cheers. Thirty-two matches had to be played in one day.

The expected results came one after another. Those who entered the rankings of Jamryongbang, such as Geombong and Muk-eon-seung, easily defeated their enemies and received praise and applause.

As expected, the Crown Prince’s four warriors all advanced to the round of 32.

“Umm…”

“Overwhelming.”

“Samhwachwijeong three, maybe… one Ogijowon.”

Unlike the prince who was leisurely enjoying the dance, Pung-gae and the other audience members were busy rolling their eyes to figure out the realm and identity of the man in black.

Although he didn’t display any proper martial arts skills, his level of skill was certain. If he could catch the eye of the Heaven and Man One, then that would be a threat in its own right.

“It’s Ogijo-won…”

I couldn’t help but mutter like that. The conditions for entering the Yongbongjihoe were the same as those for Jamryongbang. A realm below Irip and below Ogijowon. There was no way the prince didn’t know that, so the woman wearing the white mask alone was also below Irip.

Inevitably, everyone’s eyes were drawn to Jang Han-baek, who was sitting roughly under the VIP seats.

“what.”

Jang Han-baek rubbed his ears indifferently. When Hyun-hwa Jin-in’s gaze became fierce, Jang Han-baek sighed and sat up straight.

“I would also like to have a conversation with Silence.”

The prince said so with a smile. The expression on his face was pure curiosity, but no one believed it, at least not in the VIP seats. Hyunhwajinin declined in a soft tone.

“Please keep watching while the rain is still in full swing.”

“Is there more to see… oh.”

A small exclamation came out of the prince’s mouth as he yawned, resting his chin on his hand. It was a duel between Hwangbo Jinheon and Yongun.

“That’s pretty useful.”

Hwang Bo-chung’s body naturally gained strength. Since the head of the household was in a closed-door training session, he was the one who sat in the VIP seat instead.

Although Hwangbo Jinheon lacked brains, he possessed great talent in martial arts. As a man of power in the family, he was jealous of the royal family, but he could not help but feel bad about the crown prince’s praise.

“The name was… Yongun.”

But that good feeling quickly disappeared at the prince’s muttering.

‘The prince… admitted it?’

Hwang Bo-chung’s eyes wavered. Was he really an unknown wild man?

Poong-gae quietly smiled with shining eyes. Poong-gae was sitting behind the prince, but

“Didn’t the Dragon Head Master give you some teachings?”

When the prince turned around and said that, Poong-gae’s eyes flinched. The others were surprised as well. In the past few decades, Poong-gae had only personally taught So Cheon-hong.

And that Socheonhong was the next open-minded person.

‘…shit.’

Poonggae nodded. Up until now, the most disrespectful thing in the Yongbong branch was opening.

“I’m not a member of the group. I just hung out with them for a little while to show my gratitude.”

“Is that so? It seems like you’ve completely received a change of heart.”

The difference in complete information power.

The prince, who had been grinning, muttered while looking at the unarmed man again.

“What a strange man. The martial arts he has mastered are diverse and yet completely contradictory. He is a talent that fits well with our Hwangryongmun (黃龍門).”

Hwangryongmun? Everyone in the VIP section listened at the name they heard for the first time.

Punggae flinched. He had no time to be surprised at what he knew about Yongun.

‘Wait a minute, what about the door?’

The prince opened his mouth as if to say something trivial.

“I forgot to mention this. Didn’t I say that I had a crush on the world of martial arts? That’s why I created a small sect. The yellow dragon is my father’s symbol, so I named it after him. Isn’t it cool?”

The Emperor’s recent remarks could not help but provoke all the nobles in the VIP seats.

A fierce wave of energy swept through the VIP seats. The energy radiated from the best martial artists of each martial arts world. The prince chuckled at the immense pressure that pierced his skin.

“It’s noisy.”

Kung! The ones who took action were indeed the Invincible Demon Sword and the Hyeonhwajinin. The Master of Heavenly Yubang and the Northern Ghost directly blew out their energy to suppress the momentum, and indeed, all the energy subsided.

“How dare you…”

The undefeated sword’s murderous intent was released along with its rage. The murderous intent poured out by the northern Nachal itself gave off a bloody smell and filled the VIP seats with venom.

‘What kind of life is this…!’

A terrible murderous intent that would startle even the best. The undefeated demon sword put his hand on the sword.

“Stop it. You should have this much tolerance.”

The undefeated demon sword’s anger filled with murderous intent disappeared with just one word from the prince. The prince was still smiling.

The royal martial arts school. It wasn’t something that could be easily overlooked. It was an act that clearly crossed the implicit, ambiguous line of inviolability of official duties.

Hyunhwajin asked in a calm tone.

“Are you trying to get involved in the martial arts world?”

“Haha! What is the world of martial arts? The entire Central Plains is our imperial land.”

“…”

“Don’t worry. Didn’t I clearly state that it’s a sect? Everyone who belongs to it will wear the clothes of a martial artist, not a military one.”

The prince pointed to the four black-clad men sitting quietly below, looking at the mirror.

“They are the warriors of the Hwangryongmun. You could say they are the representative ones.”

Poong-gae let out a sigh. Countless sounds were making his ears noisy.

‘How would I know, you idiots…’

Show off. The Jeongpa brought Mukseong, Geombong, and Mukunseung to the Yongbong branch to show off their power. Not only that, if there were no unavoidable circumstances, they brought in the heads of all the prestigious schools, and the Yongbong branch also made the rewards generous.

All of this was an act to subdue the prince’s spirit. And the prince wasn’t just here to play, either.

The rise of the Hwangryongmun, a sect that backs the imperial family. The promising later incumbents within it… They too had come to ‘show off’.

You lost.

Poonggae smiled bitterly and got up from his seat.

“I apologize to your highness, but something urgent has come up and I must leave this place.”

“Even though he is only half a disciple, isn’t he? It will be fun to see him.”

“…because it is a matter of fate.”

As he came out of the VIP seat, Poong-gae glanced at Bim-mu-jang. Yong-un was looking at his opponent with an indifferent expression.

“I’m sorry.”

He muttered softly and quickly disappeared into the darkness.