Hyeonjilmusin - Chapter 60



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60. Bring fire (2)

I didn’t deal with it at first. According to the contract, the conflict with the Black Dragon Gate was something that the Angel’s Fang would have to deal with anyway.

Angel Room was also hearing rumors in the back alleys that it had made a lot of money from this contract and was surpassing its former glory.

The problem arose from the fact that the power between the two was unequal. If one were to be bigger, they would unilaterally take over, but since the two had similar power, the bleeding continued.

Originally, in terms of power alone, the Angel’s Fang should have surpassed the Black Dragon’s Fang. However, the Black Dragon’s Fang was quick to notice the crisis and recruited other Black Dragons, which was a big reason. As a result, the Infinite Black Dragons have now become a showdown between the Angel’s Fang and the rest.

“… … That’s why I’m here.”

“Ahem.”

The three of them had uncomfortable expressions. Now, Angel Ark was sitting next to me, and Black Dragon Gate was sitting in front of me.

Black Dragon Gate Lord and Angel’s Ark are glaring at each other. Their bodies must be on fire because they each have someone they need to chew up right in front of them.

“The security situation is really bad right now. Every time you go into an alley, you hear reports of black bandits fighting. How bad must it have been for the police chief to call you in personally?”

Jin Mu-byeok, the Minister of the Treasury who had called us together, said. The Black Swordsmen are entangled with the Sang-gye, but they are basically part of the martial arts world. They are basically inviolable, but if they fight openly in such a bustling place, it is inevitable that they will face sanctions from the government.

“We are only acting according to the contract.”

This is the position of Angel’s Ark.

“We just took self-defense measures because they invaded our territory.”

This is the position of the Black Dragon Clan.

“But shouldn’t Muhan Sanghoeju be included here too?”

And this is my position, Jinmubyeok answered, shaking his head.

“The Muhan Sanghoeju said that this fight between the Black Swordsmen had nothing to do with them.”

“Oh my. Can you believe that?”

“So what can I do?”

I was dumbfounded. I knew that Jinmubyeok was on the Muhan Sanghoe side, but it didn’t make sense to leave out Muhan Sanghoeju in this encounter.

It is only natural that a building would collapse if one of its pillars were missing. This conversation was bound to fall apart because one of its pillars was missing.

Suddenly, Jinmubyeok sighed and said to me.

“Why do you cause trouble like this?”

“yes?”

One eye squinted. I answered as if I was dumbfounded.

“The ones who caused the accident were the Black Dragon Gate and the Muhan Trading Company that was in league with them. We were quietly doing business in our own territory.”

“What territory is this? Since you invaded our territory, of course we’re going to fight. Do you think we’re just a bunch of rascals who pick fights for no reason?”

The Black Dragon Lord was furious. The Black Dragon Lord was a skinny man with an unattractive appearance. I couldn’t understand how he could be the leader of the back alley gangsters with such a body. Actually, it was said that the guy named Moon Il-ji was more powerful than the Black Dragon Lord. He was a typical tycoon.

“You ignore the black marketers too much just because you’re selling something, and then you know you’ll get your balls cut off on the street at night.”

“Your Majesty, isn’t this an open threat that violates the law?”

“Official duties are inviolable.”

I let out a deep sigh. From the very beginning, it was obvious how I would be treated since the Muhan Sanghoeju hadn’t come. Didn’t Jin Mubyeok just now talk to me like I was some kind of troublemaker?

Jinmubyeok placed his hand on my shoulder and teased me with a ticklish voice.

“You just have to take a step back. Aren’t you already selling a lot of it elsewhere? Is it that hard to give it up in Infinite?”

“There is no problem with giving in.”

I pushed away Jinmubyeok’s hand that was resting on my shoulder. Jinmubyeok’s expression instantly hardened.

“If you take a step back from those rascals, you will have to take a step back in other places too. People who are used to taking a step back will take a step back until they die. I can’t stand that kind of behavior from my perspective.”

“Are you really saying you will drink the punishment wine?”

“No, the one who is punished should drink it. Why are you only picking on me?”

“I’m not saying this because you’re the only one who has to give in.”

“They just have to give in. No, that’s not even a concession. They just have to stop looking at other people’s things in the first place. Concession means giving up what’s yours, and aren’t those people crazy enough to want to take other people’s things?”

“I appreciate your help with the Hubei Provincial Office, but you have now crossed the line.”

“What happens if I cross the line? Will the sponsorship from Jegal Se-ga be cut off?”

bang!

Jinmubyeok slammed his fist on the desk. Even though he had no weapons, the third-rank high-ranking official had an aura that overpowered others. Black Dragon Gate Lord also shook his buttocks, and Angel Bangju, although he seemed unfazed, licked his lips with his tongue.

“The government will not be involved in the negotiations. In particular, you will resolve the issue of the Whiyoungsangdan on your own.”

In the end, this is what it came down to. That meant that they were going to strip the Whiyoung Group of its legal protection.

“Does your Majesty know?”

“You seem to think you’re some great person since you’re calling me the God of Hubei. This is something I can handle on my own.”

“Then I understand.”

“Don’t regret it. Even if you do, it’s already too late. It can’t be undone.”

“The irreversible thing has been going on for quite some time.”

I got up from my seat. Angel Ark also got up awkwardly, and Black Dragon Gate Master crossed his arms and glared at me.

I laughed and left the temple. As soon as I left the temple, Angel Ark let out a deep sigh.

“Are you okay?”

“What is it?”

“Don’t you know what happens when a fortune teller turns his back on the top?”

“I know.”

The upper level is a place that absolutely needs legal protection. It is a place where wealth that others cannot imagine exists. It is also a place where the silver that has naturally accumulated along with the process of accumulating wealth also sleeps. The mere fight between the black people is not hot enough to be compared to fire. What I did at Pojeongsa Temple just now was closer to fanning the flames.

The government office will probably say that it is not a problem and just brush it off as a matter of the martial arts world and not the upper class.

“… … You, take care of yourself. I haven’t seen you for long, but you’re someone who deserves to die young.”

“Don’t worry, I will outlive you, my lord.”

“It’s a relief to see that your mouth is still alive. I’ll go back to my room right away. Since the negotiations have broken down, I think you’ll fight even harder.”

I nodded and sent Angel Ark.

I walked quietly through the city. I was wearing a bamboo hat so it wouldn’t be easy to tell who I was.

And then he quietly entered the back alley. Contrary to Hojo Chamjeong’s words that a fight would break out if he entered the alley, the alley was very quiet.

What was curious was that there were no beggars with brass bowls or homeless people lying on leaves in the alley, as if someone had cleaned them up.

When I turned around, I saw rough-looking men with swords slung over their necks narrowing the alley.

I raised my fingertips to the tip of my fingers and met their eyes. Their gazes were focused solely on me. It was no coincidence. Since I had acquired magic, my sense of energy had been strengthened, and I had noticed someone chasing me since I left the temple.

“What’s going on?”

“Haha. I let my guard down. Didn’t you know you’d come looking for me right away?”

The man in the front laughed.

“In the name of the Black Dragon Gate, I execute you.”

“You speak as if you were some kind of apostle of justice. They’re just a bunch of trash.”

“It seems that he was more suited to be a merchant than a god, seeing as he is still talking even though he is on the verge of death.”

The man drew his sword. His sword and his eyes were gleaming with desire. Perhaps the Black Dragon Lord had promised some kind of reward if I brought him my head.

At that moment, a man next to me suddenly ran towards me with a dagger in his hand.

“uh!”

It wasn’t me who was surprised, but the other person.

“Hey, you coward!”

“This merchant’s head and shoulders are mine! Haha!”

The man with the dagger seemed to have learned surprise attacks, so he was using fast and stealthy light techniques. It was definitely better than the martial arts of the shamanist sect, such as Jeunjong or Cheongunbo.

“Die!”

Swish.

The knife was placed against my neck, cutting open the skin. Blood gushed out. Of course, it wasn’t my neck, but the neck of the guy who attacked me.

“Ugh, crunch, gulp.”

Every time I coughed, blood would spurt out of my throat.

“What, what is it?”

“What happened?”

The Black Dragon Gate people didn’t even seem to know what kind of trick I was using.

I just reached out for the dagger that was running towards me, snapped its wrist, snatched the dagger, and slit my throat. It was a technique I had learned from a shaman the other day.

“I guess you didn’t know I was a non-partisan disciple.”

I crouched down and wiped the blood on the dagger on the now dead man’s clothes. The dagger began to glow again. I looked at my face in the dagger and then stood up.

“What, what? I never heard you were this strong!”

“No, if he was a merchant’s disciple, wouldn’t he just be an idiot?”

The people of the Black Dragon Gate who came to capture me were making a fuss. As expected of the Black Dragon Gate, they were completely disorganized. The man standing in front tried to calm the crowd down, but there were already people running away.

“You tried to catch me with these guys?”

I was feeling a thrill right now. If it were me in my past life, I would have been helplessly decapitated or captured and threatened. Power was such a convenient thing.

“Should I go first?”

As I spoke ominously, the men simultaneously took a step back. It seemed that their failure to recognize my technique earlier was an unknown fear to them.

“This won’t work. Come out. Moon Dae-hyeop.”

The man in front turned around and spoke. Soon, the crowd parted, and a cold-looking man came trudging through the gap. He was wearing rusty armor on both hands.

“You’re calling me because you can’t catch even one merchant.”

The cold man looked at the people of the Black Dragon Gate with a pitiful look. The people of the Black Dragon Gate all avoided the cold man’s eyes.

“You, you’re in big trouble now! Do you know who this person is?”

“Be quiet. It’s embarrassing enough to just point a knife at a merchant.”

“Ah. Okay.”

The cold-faced man stood in front of me and pulled out a knife. It felt like the air around me had changed. He definitely had a different vibe than the others.

The man didn’t introduce himself, but I thought I knew who he was.

“Is this the Salt Ghost Gate?”

“You know my name. Don’t blame me. I am someone who cannot disobey the orders of the Black Dragon Lord.”

“Did you get caught sleeping with the Black Dragon Lord’s wife?”

“Would a guy like that have a wife? Didn’t you see him at the police station?”

“That’s true.”

Moon Il-ji and I laughed. We must have been thinking about the unattractive appearance of the Black Dragon Gate Master.

“You all get out. I’ll take care of it.”

Moon Il-ji glanced back and spoke. The people of Heukryongmun immediately left the alley like the tide receding. Now, the only people left in the alley were me and Moon Il-ji.

“I don’t want my friend to die because he received treatment from Hubei Shen Yi, but just know that it’s not my intention. It probably doesn’t mean much.”

Moon Il-ji opened and closed his hands repeatedly. Even though he only did that, his bones made a crunching sound.

“I have no ill will toward you either. The Black Dragon Gate is my enemy.”

“Are you talking as if you can beat me?”

“Why not?”

I smiled. A purple aura flowed out of my body. It was the first time that magic was released from my body. Moon Il-ji’s expression changed abruptly.