The Return of the Namgoong Clan’s Granddaughter - Chapter 146



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Episode 146

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‘We told you not to go. Those guys, we don’t know their identity. Your men ignored our warning and went! So don’t come here to vent your anger. Just go here.’

‘Once every four days, that’s the place they come.’

Rustle.

The dry leaves crumbled. Seop Mu-gwang, who was staring at the leaves that had been crushed by his own feet, turned his gaze to look at the old pavilion.

Deep in the forest, an old, dilapidated pavilion.

No, I should say Jangwon.

‘They managed to build it in a place like this.’

There is nothing that cannot be understood.

He himself once lived deep in the forest, avoiding people’s eyes.

The problem is that this place has been deserted for four days, but now the lights are on.

And the feeling of presence.

No, could you call it a sound?

I got goosebumps and a creepy feeling.

Instinct is desperately trying to stop me.

You must not enter that pavilion.

But at the same time, I am confident.

‘There are luggage over there.’

This is a trap.

Whatever was inside there was clearly waiting for me to come.

“Those damn beggars… .”

It doesn’t matter where the trap started.

If I have to be specific, it would be since I was at Sega.

“Do you think this god of wind and thunder will step down?”

Seopmu-gwang laughed heartily and tightened his grip on his sword.

His blue aura suddenly disappeared and swirled around his body.

“You guys treat human life more lightly than insects. Let’s go and see what kind of gift you’ve prepared.”

Seopmu Gwang immediately started walking.

I went to the old pavilion that gave off an ominous vibe just by standing there.

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The promise is this.

‘He binds the hands and feet of his disciples, who are covered in poison and have boils.’

Normally, it would take a long time for a boil to appear, but Choryun added a stimulating ingredient to the poison so that symptoms would appear immediately.

The effect of the poison was tested on Noh-un while observing his condition.

Breaking the hypnosis is the next problem.

There wasn’t enough time to figure out how to break the hypnosis, so for now, the only way was to break them one by one.

The reason for tying up those under hypnosis is to prepare for the hypnosis to take effect.

‘The Blood Cult must know what we are trying to do.’

Because the spies who haven’t been found yet will try to tell this fact to their own side somehow.

So, a second promise.

‘It makes you read the word ‘blood sect.’

Those who cannot read or run away are considered splintered and subdued.

That’s the gist of this operation.

Blame- ta-tat.

But Seolhwa couldn’t agree to one of those plans.

‘Found it.’

In her eyes, she saw a group of great disciples running quickly towards the holy spirit.

Seolhwa’s gaze was fixed on just one of them.

Ta-tak-!

As they raced towards their destination, they didn’t even realize that Seolhwa was approaching.

It was also because Seol-hwa had excellent hiding skills due to her experience living as a murderer.

Tatt- tak-

Seolhwa quietly approached her target.

He was one of the traitors who showed his temper when Sulwha was fighting.

“?”

When Seolhwa followed closely behind him, he finally felt the presence and turned around. And then- bang!

“!”

The man’s world was turned upside down. With a single stroke, his neck and body were separated.

The man died without even realizing that he was dead.

“Who are you!”

The disciples of Hwasan and the warriors of Namgung Se-ga, who were assigned to the same group, immediately surrounded Seol-hwa.

Seolhwa looked at the dead man with an indifferent expression and lowered her mask.

“Ah, Miss… ?!”

“What? Miss? If you say so, then Namgung Se-ga…!”

Chook-

Seolhwa sprayed poison into the air.

There was no problem because Namgung Se-ga’s warriors and Seol-hwa had taken antidotes in advance.

For a moment, a coughing sound can be heard within the white smoke.

“Eww!”

“What, what is this…!”

Screams erupted from all over.

Of the four remaining disciples of the volcano, three had boils and one did not.

The disciple who had not had a boil was greatly embarrassed by the appearance of his disciples.

Seolhwa approached him and unfolded the note in front of his eyes.

“Wh, what… .”

“Read it. The words written.”

His gaze quickly turned to read the letters written clearly on the paper.

His pupils twitched noticeably.

His lips moved but no sound came out.

“Read.”

Seolhwa held the paper close to his eyes.

But he never read it.

“Me, Lady Namgung. Why, why are you asking me to read this…?”

Chook-

Blood spurted out, the man’s body fell to his knees, and he fell to his knees.

This time too, he was killed with a single blow.

“Ah, Miss…!”

The Black Dragon members in charge of them approached in confusion.

“There was no order to kill the liver…!”

As she looked back, blood was spurting and streaming down her face.

Children and blood.

The Black Dragon Corps member was speechless at the sight of that strange appearance.

Seolhwa wiped the flowing blood with her sleeve and spoke to the Black Dragon Corps member.

“Do the rest.”

“Yes, yes…?”

“Explain it properly, tie it to a strong tree, and have one person guard this place while the rest of you go help somewhere else.”

The Black Dragon members stared at her blankly, unable to answer.

Seolhwa left the place right away, leaving them like that.

Blame- Tadot-

He pulled up his mask again as he quickly crossed the rugged rocky mountain.

‘One is enough.’

Three spies who showed their temper during the rainy season.

I was thinking of dealing with them first.

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“We will also go out and look for herbs.”

The remaining elders spoke to Namgung Mucheon.

Even though he had sent out all his disciples, he went forward without any separate instructions.

But Namgung Mucheon did not allow it.

“You have work to do with me. Come with me.”

The elders followed Namgung Mucheon, sharing bewildered glances.

Namgung Mucheon took them to the great martial arts ground within the Hwasanpa.

“Lord Namgung, why is this place…?”

“It’s complicated to explain, so I’ll show you. Who will come out first?”

“… You’re not suggesting we fight right now, are you?”

“So, you’re saying you’ll show me? Since we’re on the subject, you should do it first. Come up.”

Namgung Mucheon was already standing on the stage.

What he was referring to was the route of the elders.

After sharing a puzzled look with the elders, he kicked the ground, jumped up, and landed lightly on the stage.

His long beard swayed in the wind.

“What on earth are you trying to do?”

“Just stay still for a moment. I am trying to save you.”

Save me?

As he was wondering that question, Namgung Mucheon’s hand was suddenly placed on his head.

“!”

I tried to avoid that hand, but my body wouldn’t move.

‘What power…!’

At that moment, Namgung Mucheon’s energy flowed in through the Baekhoe point.

When I thought, “Oh no,” it was after the line’s vision had turned pitch black.

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Chook-!

‘two.’

The tale of the liver-killing serpent has once again spread poison.

This time, boils broke out on all four disciples who were present.

Seolhwa confirmed her instructions to Namgung’s warriors once again and then headed straight for the third target.

‘It is actually an opportunity when we are not scattered far away.’

Although the goal is to disperse, if they go too far apart, it can be difficult to find the group in this vast mountain.

I had promised to give the agents a signal in preparation for that time, but I had to wait until now, when the path was clear, to deal with the spies I had identified in advance.

‘I decided to make a new sound when I got too far away… .’

At that moment, the sound of a cuckoo crying was heard from somewhere.

Seolhwa stopped walking in the middle of the forest.

Thud, thud thud.

My heart started beating fast.

My ears started to feel stuffy and I felt feverish.

‘Cuckoos don’t usually sing at night.’

Unless you’ve found a mate or it’s an exotic species.

The cuckoo is not a bird that cries at night.

That bird, on this volcano, only cries at night.

As if taking advantage of the time when everyone is asleep.

The night Namgung Se-ga arrived at the volcano, and.

‘Last night, a child named Myeong died.’

Thud. Thud thud.

‘It’s a signal from the Blood Cult.’

The sound of a cuckoo crying.

Ta-tat-!

Seolhwa turned around and started running.

I ran straight in the direction where I heard the cuckoo’s sound.

‘What is it now?’

What signal are you sending?

Just because they are blood relatives doesn’t mean they can understand each other’s signals.

This is a signal used only by those hiding in the volcano. No matter how much of a story it was, it was impossible to understand.

Ta-da-tat-!

‘Fuck, fuck…!’

I should have noticed it the first time I heard it!

Even though I expected that the volcano’s livers were communicating in their own way, I didn’t notice anything strange at all.

‘It was my fault.’

It’s an obvious mistake.

So, we need to fix it right now… .

It was then that a sharp beep echoed through the forest.

It was the direction where the cuckoo’s sound was coming from.

no.

Beep- Beep-

Beep- beep- beep-

Sounds began to echo from all directions, adding to the sounds that echoed throughout the volcano.

It was a sharp sound that seemed to shake my mind.

Beep- beep-!

Seol-hwa followed the sound of the nearest flute and cut down the person playing the flute with a single stroke of her sword.

Seolhwa looked beyond the corpse that was collapsing, gasping for breath.

Chaeng-! Chaeng!

“Eww! Why, why are you like this?! Please stop…! Ugh!”

“Stop it! Attack the back of the neck!!”

The disciples of the Hwasan faction and Namgung’s warriors were fighting among themselves.

I had expected it to some extent, but that whistle sound from a little while ago was just as expected.

It was a signal for hypnosis to kick in.