< Episode 122
A bloody wind will soon blow in Sichuan!
Those active in Sacheon martial arts, merchants directly or indirectly related to them, civilians who are interested in rumors of martial arts even if they have no special relationship, and luxury people who make a living through gossip, have recently said this in unison whenever they gather in groups of three or three.
As rumors spread about Yeon Yeon-myeong (暗毒劍龍).
As always, the appearance of a new expert was likely to become a hot topic. This was because it was recognized as a being that could cause a stir in the existing martial order. It’s a long time ago now, but it was the same when Black Salyeonju Yoo Gil-jun and Ma Gwang-cheonju Yeon Yeon-hyeok first made their names known. The political faction structure, which was felt to be so rigid that it was so rigid, was called the old faction and the five major factions, and each of them broke down a part of it. It must have been a refreshing shock, regardless of the horrors they inflicted.
Originally, some royalists had been calling Tang family Sogaju’s natural name by the nickname ‘Amdokryong (暗毒龍)’. There were two rumors following him that he single-handedly killed hundreds of people. Respect for his inaction, expectations for a bright future from his still young age, and the succession of the Sacheondang family, which is now said to have fallen but once enjoyed the status of a powerful family. Considering his status, the character ‘Yong (龍)’ was added to him.
However, as the news of this Sacheon branch spread, Yeon Yeon-myeong’s swordsmanship skills were greatly highlighted, and even the word ‘sword (劍)’ was added to the existing nickname, becoming ‘Amdoggeomryong (暗毒劍龍)’. It means that although he does not know dark techniques, poison attacks, or dragon poison techniques, his swordsmanship is comparable to that of a dragon, so it certainly felt like it was too much of a nickname for the later Jisoo. However, no one said that the nickname of Dark Dog Sword Dragon did not suit Yeon Myeong.
一Apostle Yukjon, Guhwan Religious Swordsman Sang Myeong-il was defeated by Tang family Sogaju Yeon Myeong with a sword and went into exile!
This was because this information turned out to be true, and several more rumors were added.
It was such a shocking story that most people would dismiss it as nonsense as soon as they heard it. Who is Guhwan High School Prosecutor Sang Myeong-il? As one of the most powerful men among the six apostles, he devoted himself to practicing swordsmanship without even having any disciples. In recent years, there have even been rumors that he may have reached the realm of peace. How can he lose to a later Jisoo who didn’t even meet his terms?
Didn’t you fight while addicted to extreme poison? It wouldn’t have been purely a competition of swordsmanship.
一No, I cannot reveal his identity, but the surviving Simhwabangdo testified that Yeonmanmyeong was in a disadvantageous situation. It is said that he had more than 50 life-or-death battles with the successors of each Bangpa who participated in the Sacheon Branch. There was no hint of poison being used.
一They say that it was true that the Guhwan High School Prosecutors’ Office had reached a point of destruction. There are more than a few people who have witnessed the Geomgang burning like a flame.
It can’t be just one or two. It is said that during the time of the Sacheon branch, the number of security forces gathered from all over the Bangpa was more than 2,000. Well, why. Didn’t Mr. Jang pack up his things and go to ten places to get his share? They said it was the first crowd they had ever seen. The items I brought ran out in an instant.
一Wait a minute. Isn’t that what’s important? If Guhwan High School Prosecutors have reached the top of the world and even Geom Gang has appeared, how on earth can Yeon Myeong survive? Surely you’re not trying to tell a lie that you achieved enlightenment at that age?
一There are many people who haven’t heard the rumor properly yet. From what I heard, Yeon Myeong also pulled out a long dark green sword and faced Sang Myeong Il. Is it just that? Since he completely destroyed Sang Myeong-il’s sword and even took his life, it should be seen as a complete state of peace. Stop judging by age. It seems that Tangga Sogaju is a person who cannot be measured by the standards of criminals. Do you know what killed over 1,000 martial artists immediately after the decisive battle with the Guhwan Religious Swordsmen?
一What does that mean? One thousand?
一Huh, those who are running away are spreading rumors like fragments, so there are few people who fully know the truth of this incident. You guys should be glad you met me today. Buy some alcohol too.
一Okay, so let’s talk about it.
一This is a fact known only to those in the know, but this incident was planned by the Simhwa Ark Yeo Seol-ryeon…
The survivors took advantage of the opportunity to suppress Yeo Seol-ryeon of the Simhwa Ark and fled in all directions. They spread rumors as they hurriedly returned with a light attack, so it took some time for the events of the Sacheon branch to be properly known.
The first thing that spread was about the decisive battle between Yeon Yeon-myeong and Sang Myeong-il, their victory and defeat, and their inaction. Of course, the deaths of each Bangpa successor who participated in the Sacheon Branch were also known, but compared to the former, they had no weight.
Next, it was about the memorized martial arts that Yeon Myeong broke through the Byeongjanggi and used the iron piece. Unbelievably, they massacred over 1,000 people in an extremely short period of time. This was also an incident that caused quite a shock. Although it was known that the martial arts of the Tang family specialized in mass murder, it was said that he could kill more than 1,000 warriors with just one person. It was to the point where he could be evaluated as having the military power of more than a hundred per day and a thousand per thousand.
However, the incident that shocked people the most was the last known incident.
一Black Death Flower Yoo Yeon-hee is dead…!
They said it was done by Yeo Seol-ryeon of Simhwa Ark. It is said that he burned the body without leaving behind it properly using Yanggang Muhak’s Red Lotus Softening Technique, which was personally modified by Heuksaryeonju Yu Gil-jun.
It was said that the fact that Sang Myeong-il, the old swordsman, suddenly had a decisive battle with Yeon Yeon-myeong, and the fact that immediately after that, more than 2,000 Sa faction warriors attacked Yeon Yeon-myeong and over 1,000 people died, was because Yoo Yeon-hee was taken hostage by Yeo Seol-ryeon of the Simhwa Ark.
What do you think the Black Snake Lord feels like?
There were still many people who remembered that Yoo Gil-jun, who was desperate to deal with the death of the former leader of the Heuksa faction, ended up destroying the seeds of the Sacheon-do faction. This time, it was carried out not in any other place, but in Apostolic Bangpa under the Black Lion. What will be the disposition?
No, first of all, no one knew what happened to the Simhwa Ark Yeo Seol-ryeon. There were quite a few people who witnessed Yeon Myeong cut off both of her hands. If Yeo Seol-ryeon is already dead, how will Heuksa-ryeon Lord Yoo Gil-jun vent his anger?
In the end, Yeon Yeon-myeong, the head of the Soga Tang family, was involved in all of this. It would not be difficult for anyone with even the slightest insight to predict that a violent storm would rage in Sichuan, especially around the Tang family.
The whole of Sichuan was tense like that.
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Although there was a joke that a footless horse was faster than most famous horses, the speed of spread of the rumor about this Sacheon branch was truly unprecedented. If you think about it, it’s natural. This is because the Sapa warriors who survived in the deep room were constantly on the move in order to urgently return to Jaffa and spread the news. There were no wartime disruptions.
Unless it was a place where outsiders never stopped by, it was impossible to know what was happening at the Sacheon branch.
The rumor about Yeon Yeon-myeong also spread to Hyeonyangchon, which is small in size but has a lot of passers-by. In particular, Hyeonyangchon was close to the ten rooms where the Sacheon branch was held, so they heard the rumor very quickly.
In fact, an untimely funeral was being held at Hyeonyangmun Gate, which dominates Hyeonyangchon.
This is why Yeon Woo-jung, the second son-in-law of Hyeonyangmunju Nam Jin-sun, and his son, Yeon Yeon-cheong and his son, both ascended to noble status. Absurdly, he was murdered in the middle of Hyeonyangchon, the territory of Hyeonyangmun. Because he had unknown evil intentions and there were many suspicious aspects, the entire county Yangchon was in an uproar for a while, but when the county Yangmun began to crack down on his participation, no one made a fuss about the matter anymore. There was a feeling that the rumors about the Sacheon branch covered up the matter about Yeon Woo-jung and his father.
After hearing the news of the death of his son-in-law and grandson for the first time, Nam Jin-soon went wild for a while. She wanted to somehow find her evil enemy and avenge him. Her heartache was enormous. This was especially so because Yeoncheong, the maternal grandson, had been secretly determined to be the next Hyeonyangmunju. She also suspected that the other children, who noticed that they were being pushed out of the competition, had planned it.
However, as I investigated the deaths of my son-in-law and grandson, there were many strange things. First of all, there were dozens of masked people who were dead with the two people. They didn’t have any special belongings, and it was the first time I had seen the faces under the masks. The only clue was the word ‘月’ engraved in silver on their scabbards. As far as he knew, a military unit with these characteristics did not exist in Sacheon.
Also, surprisingly, many of the masked people seemed to have lost their lives all at once with a single sword strike. This was despite the fact that they seemed to be quite capable, considering the degree to which their bodies had been trained. It was probably the work of a swordsman with skills that are difficult to estimate. Here, Nam Jin-sun gave up her suspicions that her children were involved. He is not someone they can control. You can’t move a master of this level with something like vague money.
In addition, I noticed that the sword that had made the sword for my grandson, Yeoncheong, had disappeared, but I did not think it was too important. I guess he ran away because he thought someone would hold him responsible for this incident.
Unexpectedly, it was thanks to the poor people of Hyeonyangchon that things began to work out. Some of them were visibly agitated upon seeing the large number of corpses. Nam Jin-sun, who originally ran the top, was quick to notice her. She caught those who were agitated and either stopped them or interrogated them to get information.
The surprising fact I heard was that the dead masked people were Cheonwoldae, the elite military unit of the Heavenly Demon Church, and they had also settled here in Hyeonyangchon for some kind of mission.
The Church of the Heavenly Demon!
Nam Jin-sun was struck by the fact that his second son-in-law, Yeon Woo-jung, had the last name Yeon. If it is a love story, it is the founder of the Heavenly Demon Church of the time and the Demon Lord of the Heavenly Demon Church. Doesn’t that mean that they are related by blood?
An indescribable turbulence struck his entire body. He was born as an ordinary person with no talent for martial arts, and he earned his living as a merchant, but it was quite a success for him to become the master of a family like this. However, even if it was insignificant, his blood was mixed with the blood of the Yeon family and the Nam family.
I don’t know what the second son-in-law, Yeon Woo-jung, had in mind when he approached him, but it was clear that Yeon-cheong had excellent natural qualities and that Yeon Woo-jung also cared for Yeon-cheong quite a bit. Yes, it is possible that his grandson may have become a member of the Heavenly Demon Church. Didn’t Jeon Yeon-hyeok, the son of the leader of the Danggeum Church, break away from the Heavenly Demon Church and establish a new Mwangwangcheon?
As I thought about it like that, my resentment toward the nameless evil beast deepened even more.
In the meantime, I heard a shocking rumor.
It turns out that Yan Yeon-myeong, the head of the Tang family, murdered Guhwan High School Prosecutor Sang Myeong-il, and it turns out that Yeon Yeon-myeong was a great swordsman expert.
‘It’s him.’
Nam Jin-soon felt a fateful intuition. Isn’t it obvious that she was the one who killed her maternal grandchild, who may have been able to carry on the lineage of the Heavenly Demon Shinkyo…!
If that was true, this was not the time.
Anyway, because of what Yeon-myeong had done, the area around the capital was going to become a battlefield. Just because this is Hyeonyangchon, I don’t know if they will be safe.
Even if he managed to avoid the uproar, if he knew that Hyeonyangmun’s character had some kind of connection with Cheonwoldae of the Heavenly Demon God Church, there was no way that Hyeonyangmun could continue to be safe. Something will be done.
Nam Jin-sun, who finished the calculations quickly as expected from a merchant background, made a decision and quickly disposed of all his family assets.
And he left immediately, taking his family with him.
Toward the Heavenly Demon Church…!
< Episode 122
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