Hyeonjilmusin - Chapter 124



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124. Land of the Blind (3)

Sometimes this happens, when an entire village moves to flay one person.

So, the fact that every time we went to find a good guest house, it was always full was also their design.

However, in cases where the entire village moves like this, it is often a small village. This is Nanzhou, the capital of Gansu. It was almost impossible for the capital city itself to move like this.

The city of Seongdo has a castle’s police station and public security is excellent. It is certainly not normal for black thieves to run wild like this in such a place.

“Follow me.”

The blind man walked with a limp. When viewed from behind, his stride was so smooth that it was hard to believe he was blind.

The reason we were targeted was simple: because we were wearing expensive clothes.

If we had known that Gansu was so tainted with black magicians, we would have naturally returned to our original state, but we didn’t know, so there was nothing we could do.

This guest house seemed to be their workshop. Instead of going outside the building, the blind man went inside the building, into the kitchen. There must have been some kind of secret passage there.

Looking at the dirty kitchen, with its mold and dead rats, I felt like throwing up all the food I had just eaten.

When I glanced back, Myeong-il had a blank expression, and Yeo Hong-yang, who had grown up preciously, had a pale face as if she was holding back nausea.

As I had expected, in the corner of the kitchen there was a door that at first glance looked like just a wall. The door led to the stairs leading down to the basement.

There were no night lights, and no proper handrails to hold onto. It was the perfect staircase for someone to fall down and die.

At that time, Myeong-il was the first to extend his hand to Yeo Hong-yang. Myeong-il was a relatively unmanned being, so he could at least see shapes if he strengthened his eyesight with his internal energy, so he volunteered to act as a handle. Yeo Hong-yang took Myeong-il’s hand with an embarrassed expression.

The stairs were so deep that we couldn’t even see where they went. It was still dark, but the damp, musty smell told us that we were still going underground.

“How far down are you going?”

Finally, I spoke up. I had been roughly timing myself since I entered these stairs.

We’ve been going down the stairs for almost half an hour now. The steps on the stairs are not even, so I almost slipped a few times.

“You’re acting like you’re going to some kind of festival. Don’t worry. We’re almost there.”

Fortunately, the blind man was not a man of empty boasts. We soon descended the dark stairs.

Surprisingly, at the end of the stairs was an elaborately carved stone cave. The cave had a passageway that could accommodate one person, a high ceiling, and several rooms.

What was unusual was that the walls of the cave were decorated with strangely shaped stones. In addition, there was a stone pagoda made of similarly shaped stones in the middle of the forked path. Yeo Hongyang absentmindedly stroked the wall.

“I didn’t know there was a place like this in Gansu.”

I was surprised, too. There were small lights hanging here and there on the walls of the cave, and I was glad to see the light after being in the darkness where I couldn’t see anything.

“Don’t touch anything. It might be poisonous or cause an organ to malfunction.”

I warned Yeo Hongyang. Yeo Hongyang was startled and pulled away, shaking his hand. The blind man laughed as if he had heard our conversation.

“Haha. There’s no poison or organs. But I guess I can incur some resentment.”

“resentment?”

“The walls here are filled with bones. Shin bones and fibulas.”

“Huh.”

Yeo Hongyang shivered. Then she began to rub her hands on her clothes.

I wasn’t particularly surprised, since I had guessed that it was a space with a rather unpleasant purpose.

“Then I guess this place was used as a graveyard.”

“exactly.”

I looked up at the ceiling. The space was so elaborate and large that I thought these black people had worked together to create it. This was a space that was at least a hundred years old. It was probably just occupied and used by the black people.

“If I die here, I won’t need a separate coffin.”

“Are you talking to me?”

The blind man let out a disgusted laugh, but I didn’t answer.

We followed the blind man through the cave and the graveyard. There were many forks in the path in the cave, so we felt like we could get lost if we were not careful.

After passing through several forks, a large plaza-like place appeared. The ceiling of the plaza was concave in the shape of a triangular pillar. In the concave area, a large night star was set, and the light from the night star was enough to illuminate the entire plaza.

There were already a lot of black people gathered in the square. They were all glaring at us.

“The rich man has arrived.”

In the center of the square was a disgusting chair made of a skull. Sitting on the chair was a blind man, also with white eyes.

“You are the head of the black people here.”

As I spoke aggressively, the black men’s glares grew stronger. The blind man sitting there spoke softly.

“What a brain. It seems like you still don’t understand your own situation.”

“At least not with my eyes. I can’t even see in front of me. Haha.”

The ceiling was so high that my laughter sounded hollow. Naturally, no one here had the empathy to laugh along.

“Is the name of this sect the Blind Sect? Or is the condition for entry something like digging out one’s eyes?”

I was half joking and half serious. Most people here who looked older had white or plucked out eyes.

“You’ve lost your fear.”

The blind man sitting on the skeleton chair got up.

Even though he was blind, no one helped him up. This must mean that he was familiar with this place.

“You will know if you live in this hell for a long time. Eyes are an organ that is not worth having.”

I thought that was probably the reason. Only this square has a night light, and the corridors are not lit without lights. Those who are awake are probably those who came underground after the lights came on, while the blind are those who were there from the beginning.

And the fact that they lived in a graveyard like this was nothing but a reflection of their unclean past.

“So, why did you want to see me?”

“What could it be? Money. Even we who have been cast out of the world need the world’s money.”

“How much do you need?”

“Your lives are precious, so give them to me. You guys have some money.”

From those words, I was sure that they didn’t know our identity and brought us here.

“Huh!”

At that moment, Yeo Hong-yang pointed. When I looked at the place where Yeo Hong-yang’s finger was pointing, I saw the black bandits who had threatened the child earlier. Myung-il’s eyes also widened when he saw them.

There was only one reason why Myeong-il, who was usually not surprised, was surprised. It was because the child who had been beaten like a dog and turned into a slurp was standing next to the blacksmiths.

“I, I… … .”

Yeo Hongyang’s face turned red with betrayal. Myeongil also glared at them as if he was going to kill them.

I actually knew that the child and the black people were a gang. It’s not like I haven’t received such sympathetic blackmail.

The reason why Myeong-il and Yeo Hong-yang didn’t say anything when they clashed was because of their experience. This experience would be quite meaningful to both Myeong-il and Yeo Hong-yang.

“Scammers!”

Yeo Hongyang bit her lip. Now I know. Those black men are not only here to extort money, but they are also an advance party to investigate our financial situation. If they can take out fifteen nyang of silver without hesitation, they must be quite rich.

“It’s not your fault.”

I put my hand on Yeo Hong-yang’s shoulder, who was trembling.

Yeo Hong-yang seemed to feel guilty for having been deceived and for taking out money for no reason and putting us in this situation. But in my view, it wasn’t her fault. It was just a matter of her lack of experience.

“Why is that not wrong? I bragged about money without even knowing who I was talking to.”

The blind man got up from his chair and laughed heartily. He approached us, leaning on a large Zen staff, like that of a high-ranking monk.

“One young boy and two young men. Two of you stay here and one of you goes out and gets the money. If you are late one day, I will cut off your ear. If you are late two days, I will cut off your arm. If you are late three days, I will cut off your leg. If you are late five days, I will cut off your head.”

All the blind people were in high spirits.

I looked back. Myeong-il and Yeo Hong-yang’s expressions turned pale. This was because their momentum was formidable.

“You two, don’t fight and stay here. I’ll negotiate.”

“Haha. You’re going to stay. Then let’s do that.”

The blind men came like ghosts and grabbed Yeo Hong-yang and Myeong-il’s arms. Yeo Hong-yang and Myeong-il jumped up and resisted, but their skills were far superior to Yeo Hong-yang and Myeong-il’s.

“Hey, wait a minute. Suddenly like this?”

“Believe me.”

“No, believe it or not, what should you do?”

Yeo Hong-yang stuttered as if she was embarrassed. On the other hand, Myeong-il was calm.

“Yes. In this situation, you are the most trustworthy of us all.”

“Dojang. Is it okay to just pass it over like that?”

“There is nothing we can do.”

“That’s true, but.”

Yeo Hong-yang hesitated for a moment and then sighed. She seemed to have finally given up.

“Come quickly. I don’t want to get my ears cut off.”

In the end, Yeo Hong-yang and Myeong-il were dragged away by the blind man and disappeared into the darkness. They were probably locked up somewhere else.

I made sure they were gone and slowly opened my mouth.

“I get sick of people like you who make money so cowardly. People like you treat money like a god, and the act of making money is considered lowly. Merchants are the exact opposite.”

A smile appeared on the blind man’s lips at my words.

“You were a merchant. Then you must have a lot of money.”

“The act of earning money is sacred, and money is vulgar. I’ve always wanted to kill those who earn money in such a vulgar way, like you.”

The other black people also started to laugh and snicker. The blind man who had guided me also laughed at me.

“Do you know who that person is? He is the one called Marahyeolbul (魔羅血佛) in the Central Plains. He is the survivor of the Demonic Cult that you Central Plains people are so afraid of.”

I didn’t know who Marahyeolbul was. I don’t know much about the Demonic Cult. But I knew that the Black Cult of Gansu was related to the Demonic Cult.

Because my heightened senses sensed the magic from them. Maybe it was because I had strengthened my magic with the elixir, but I could sense the magic from the moment I first saw them. That’s why I was sure that the child and the black people were in cahoots, and I knew when people were rushing into the guest house.

They felt the magic, no matter who they were.

For some reason, the black thieves of Gansu all possessed demonic energy. And that was the reason why I came down here with confidence.

“If you touch me, you’ll regret it.”

I drew my sword and aimed it at the blind man. The laughter of the black knights grew louder.

“Are you something?”

I took something out of my bosom. It was the royal seal of the Golden Guard.

“You may not see it, but I am a royal inspector.”

“oh?”

The laughter of the black men died down at my words. One of the men who opened his eyes spoke.

“It really looks like a gold medal.”

“Haha, haha. Is there such a thing as a blessing?”

The blind man laughed out loud.

“I’m sure the Admiral will like it.”

“also.”

I nodded. That’s what I wanted to hear, that’s why I took out the royal seal. Yes. These were the masterminds who had caused the disappearance of the royal guards, and they were the king’s aides.

I detonated the spirit energy in my body and scattered it across the square. The expressions on the black people’s faces instantly became strange.

They will feel strange. They will feel a strange familiarity even though it is neither magic nor spirit. Because the magic I possess is the lord of all magic.

“What are you, you bastard?”

“What is it?”

The corners of the blind man’s mouth, which had been smiling nonstop, finally returned to their original position.

“A janitor who sweeps away guys like you.”

Now it was my turn to smile.