Invitation to the Chatroom of the Gods - Chapter 40



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Episode 40 – The New King of the Yangtze River (1)

A new king of the Yangtze River has been born!

The rumor that came like a wall of force spread like wildfire along the Yangtze River.

But is the Yangtze River an ordinary watercourse?

As a great river that crosses the world, its waters extend to Sichuan, Hunan, Jiangxi, Anhui, and Jiangsu provinces.

“Hey, did you hear that rumor?”

“Rumors? What rumors all of a sudden?”

“This gentleman! Doesn’t the merchant know the rumor that he’s sailing a boat on the Yangtze River?”

The rumor of a new king of the Yangtze River spreading out along the Yangtze River spread across the world.

“Oh my, when was the last time I could set sail on the Yangtze River? Hey, if it’s a rumor about the Yangtze River, that’s enough. I don’t even want to hear it.”

“But because of the King of the Jang River?”

“Don’t talk nonsense. The bandits who had spread out across the Yangtze River gathered together and committed plunder and other heinous acts…”

“Pillaging and heinous acts, isn’t that what the Surochae guys used to do?”

“That’s true, but in the past, they only collected ‘tolls.’ But then the Great King of the Yangtze River appeared and started demanding gold and silver as tolls, and then started looting indiscriminately.”

In this way, the logistics of the Yangtze River were practically blocked, and the only sound coming from the Yangtze River was the sound of sighs.

“Then you should hear this rumor even more.”

“Oh, really, I don’t want to hear that-!”

“Even though there is a rumor that a new king has been born in the Yangtze River?”

“······What? Does that mean that the former King of the Yangtze River has been defeated by someone?”

“yes.”

“Is that really true? Now, tell me in detail!”

“This guy? When did he say he didn’t want to hear it?”

“Oh, my, when did I say something like that? Come on, stop saying that and tell me in detail. What is the new king born in the Yangtze River, and who is the new king?”

“Explorer! My throat is a bit sore…”

“Is your throat sore? You should have told me earlier! Here! Bring me the most expensive liquor in this inn!”

Anywhere where the Yangtze River flows.

The inns, taverns and drinking establishments throughout Sichuan, Hunan, Jiangxi, Anhui and Jiangsu provinces were constantly filled with guests.

It spread to countless other places again, and there was no one among the upper classes, including the Sega, Muan, Banghoi, Pyo-guk, and Munpa, and even the thieves, who did not know the rumor.

And rumors, by nature, have the property of gaining life once they spread. Also, rumors that gain life grow and expand on their own.

The rumor was that the amazing miracle of the needle-sized stick turning into a large stick would occur.

“Who is this? The new king of the Yangtze River?”

“I heard that he was a very handsome ‘spirit’.”

“···yes?”

“What are you talking about! It’s not a spirit, it’s a ‘divine dragon’.”

“Huh?”

“Huh? I heard it was a scary ‘fire dragon’?”

“Huh?”

The rumor has degenerated into something close to a ‘ghost story’.

As a result, rumors and curiosity about the new King of the Yangtze River grew more and more vivid with each passing day.

The rumor that gained life in this way became a word without legs, and spread across the continent along the course of the Yangtze River, crossing a thousand and ten thousand li, and in an instant, all over the world.

* * *

Sichuan Tang Gate, located in Chengdu, Sichuan Province.

“What, what did you say?! The King of the Yangtze River has changed!?”

The head of the Sacheon Dangmun clan, Dangbaekgun, stood up from his seat at the general’s report.

The general of the Tang clan was the person in charge of the overall affairs of the Tang clan from the previous clan leader. He could be said to be a senior who had been guarding the Tang clan since the previous clan leader, so even the Tang Baekgun could not treat the general arbitrarily.

But at this very moment, Dang Baek-gun could not think of such a thing.

“Th, that… what on earth do you mean by that!!”

Dangbaekgun’s voice echoed loudly throughout the room.

That would be the case. How could he be the great king of the Yangtze River who killed him? He was the great king of the Yangtze River who sacrificed Tang Xiaoxiang, the daughter of Tang Baekjun and the apple of his eye.

As a result, I thought that the Jang Gangsu Rochae Union, which had lost its head, would naturally ‘collapse’······.

“That is exactly what you said. The owner of the Janggangsu River and the great king… have been replaced.”

The new King of the Yangtze River?

Not the collapse of the Yangtze River canal system, but a new king of the Yangtze River?

If this is the case, then nothing has changed in the end, right?

Isn’t Dang So-hyang’s·········dog’s death?

Dang Baek-gun couldn’t help but feel heartbroken.

As a father of a child and as the head of a family, Dang Baek-gun felt helpless.

“···Who are you? Who on earth is the new master of the Yangtze River?”

“Rumor has it that the new King of the Yangtze River is a ‘Spirit,’ a ‘Divine Dragon,’ and a fearsome ‘Fire Dragon.’”

“······.”

Tang Baek-gun was at a loss for words.

No, what the hell is that?

To this extent, it would be safe to assume that they were trying to tease Dangbaekgun.

At the very least, I couldn’t help but see it as intended to be sarcastic.

If the person who said that was not the ‘General of the Tang Clan’ who had been guarding the Tang Clan since the previous generation, then it was such an absurd statement that Tang Baek-gun would have poisoned him on the spot.

The general quickly gathered his words as if he was also unaware of the fact.

“There are various rumors about this new King of the Yangtze River… but it seems that he is generally called the ‘Yangtze River Dragon.’”

Cloud Dragon of the Yangtze River.

Since a person’s name can’t be like that, it could be considered a kind of nickname or nickname.

Also, considering that this was the nickname given to him when he ascended to the throne as the new King of the Yangtze River, it was not difficult to guess that the person called ‘Unryong’ was the new King of the Yangtze River.

Cloud Dragon.

A dragon floating above the clouds.

Dang Baek-gun repeated the name over and over in his head. However, no matter how much he thought about it, he could not think of a master with the name or nickname of ‘Unryong’.

“Who is this Unryong?”

“I took the patrol party’s unmanned personnel and asked around about the person called ‘Unryong’···”

The Patrol Department was an organization in charge of ‘information gathering’ at Sacheon Dangmun.

An important organization that monitors and investigates the movements of Gangho and provides necessary information to Sacheondangmun. Although it does not reach the level of ‘open information power’, it is because open information power is the best in the world.

The patrol party’s intelligence power could not be ignored, and in fact, it could be said to be the best among the five great dynasties······.

“I haven’t found out anything about the person called Unryong.”

The general shook his head quietly.

It seemed as though he hadn’t found out a single bit of information.

Even the information power of the Tang family, the leader of the Sacheon clan and the leader of the Five Great Powers, was not enough to find out anything.

No matter how much of a ‘recluse’ or ‘hermit’ he is, there has never been a case where nothing came out like this.

There was only one such case.

“I think that Unryong is a rookie in the martial arts world.”

This was the case of a man named Unryong (雲龍) who was a ‘newcomer to the martial arts world.’

Since he was a rookie who had just entered the martial arts world, of course nothing came of it.

But does that make sense···?

The story of the first martial artist defeating the great king of the Yangtze River?

No matter how much the back wave of the Yangtze River pushes the front wave, there is a limit.

How can a wave that has just begun push back the waves of the mighty Yangtze River?

“······.”

Tang Baek-gun couldn’t decide how much he should trust and how much he shouldn’t trust.

“What on earth happened? How did someone like Yunlong become the king of the Yangtze River?”

“That’s what I’m saying···.”

The general explained in detail what had happened earlier at the ‘Payangho’. However, most of it was based on ‘rumors’.

“Are you asking me to believe that now?”

···It was truly an absurd story.

As is often the case with rumors, it was so absurd that it bordered on ridiculous.

But if not, there will be smoke in the chimney.

If you follow the smoke, you will definitely find traces of fire.

“I couldn’t believe it either, so I did some research on my own… but it was an undeniable fact that a man named Yunryong had defeated the King of the Yangtze River.”

If the head of the Tang clan said something like that, it was clear that it was based on some truth.

Even leaving aside the absurd stories above, it was undeniable that the great king of the Yangtze had changed.

So, whoever Yunryong was, the fact remained that he was the new King of the Yangtze River.

And the ‘ripple effect’ it would bring was by no means small.

The Yangtze River, a great river that crosses the world.

A new king of the Yangtze River who holds such a stream of water in his hands.

The waves of the Yangtze River change depending on his decisions and actions.

So, everywhere the waters of the Yangtze River reach, not only Sichuan Province, but also Hunan Province, Jiangxi Province, Anhui Province, and Jiangsu Province, all are excited by the new king of the Yangtze River, so it can be said that it is no different from the world moving.

Even the Sacheondangmun, the most powerful of the Five Great Kings, cannot ignore the new king’s mood.

“What about the new King of the Yangtze River? Did he have anything to say?”

“There’s still no word. It’s been about twenty days and there’s been no word or movement.”

Are you going to watch over me?

Tang Baek-gun let out a soft sigh. It seemed that he had to prepare a ‘gift’ for the new King of the Yangtze River.

Since the status of Sacheondangmun changed depending on whether or not it caught the King’s eye, it was necessary to prepare a proper gift.

And so, all of a sudden.

“···So-hyang! Then what happened to So-hyang!”

Dang So-hyang’s face flashed through Dang Baek-gun’s mind.

Tang So-hyang was promised marriage to the King of Jangjiang Surochae. And Tang So-hyang’s original mission······was to ‘assassinate’ the King of Jangjiang Surochae under the pretext of ‘marriage.’

That’s why I thought Tang So-hyang was dead. But now that I’ve heard the story, it turns out that Tang So-hyang wasn’t the one who killed the King of the Yangtze River.

A man named Yunlong defeated the great king of the Yangtze River.

If so, then it means that there is a possibility that Dang So-hyang is alive.

“That is···.”

The director brought up the details.

From what I heard, it seemed like the wedding ceremony had taken place.

However, at the wedding ceremony, the king of Janggangsurochae changed.

“But, after that, Miss So-hyang’s whereabouts became unknown and we couldn’t find her···.”

The faces of Dangbaekgun turned pale at the general’s answer.

* * *

Flash!

As I opened my eyes, something filled my field of vision.

This was the fifth time I had seen that ceiling, and it was starting to feel more like I was getting tired of it than familiar with it.

however.

‘Are you alive···?’

As I looked around, an old man was looking at me. It was Mr. Park Jin-Hyeon, the doctor in our village.

The look in my grandfather’s eyes as he looked at me was as if he was asking if I had finally woken up.

From the look in my grandfather’s eyes, I could tell that I had been unconscious for quite some time.

I instinctively felt my body.

So, I found a folding chair that wasn’t in my arms······.

“This is crazy!”

I jumped up from my seat and ran to the ‘Step, Save Me’ missionary office.

-Hey, you crazy bastard! You almost went straight to the goal!!

The pitiful voice of Grandfather Park Jin-Hyeon can be heard from behind.

-Hey, at least listen to the explanation about what happened while you were passed out!!!

While trying hard to ignore it.

* * *

The view of the missionary office in the distance.

The missionary office, which had been transformed into a magnificent manor, was so magnificent that it could be seen from anywhere in our village.

I really ran to save my life.

I thought I was going to die because of my damaged ‘Innate Energy’, but I ran like crazy because if I hesitated, I could have really died from the Nine Heavenly Women.

The missionary arrived like that.

The missionary, who I thought would be in shambles, was surprisingly unharmed.

It seemed like Eungseon was really controlling the pole······.

Foodie!

As expected, the sound of Eungseon’s wings flapping could be heard.

And as expected, Eungseon is fighting with the clapper···?

“Please get out of the way!”

─ wasn’t it?

Contrary to my expectations that she would be fighting with a stool, Eungseon was fighting with a ‘person’. Eungseon was glaring as if to ask why I kept coming in so carelessly······.

“I am the landlady of this missionary house!”

The clear and refreshing voice I heard again woke me up.

And the owner of this voice is···.

‘Miss Tang?’

It was none other than ‘Dang So-hyang’.

For some reason, she was arguing with Eungseon in front of the missionary’s gate.

So, Eungseon and Dangso-hyang.

The two were in a fierce confrontation······.

No, but rather the missionary’s ‘mistress’?

Who? Dang So-hyang? Since when?

My head tilted involuntarily at Dang So-hyang’s strange words.

It seems that Eungseon’s thoughts were similar to mine, and he was chasing Dang Sohyang away, asking her what nonsense she was talking about. However, Dang Sohyang did not back down an inch in the face of Eungseon’s momentum.

“I, Dang So-hyang of the Sacheondangmun! I have been formally engaged to be married to the King of the Yangtze River, and have even had a formal wedding ceremony with the King!”

At Dang So-hyang’s blunt words, Eung-seon’s eyes suddenly opened wide. Then, for some reason, Eung-seon couldn’t easily kick Dang So-hyang out.

Even when he treated Namgung Yerin coldly last time, Eungseon was unreserved.

But perhaps because of Dang So-hyang’s bold attitude, Eung-seon couldn’t kick her out, nor could he let her in.

To be exact, I was confused.

It was understandable, as he suddenly wondered what an ‘engagement’ meant, what the ‘King of the Yangtze River’ meant, what the ‘marriage’ meant, and most of all, when the ‘wedding ceremony’ had actually taken place.

Click? Click?

Eungseon kept nodding her head, seeming very confused.

That was when.

As if sensing my presence, Eungseon turned her head toward me for a moment. Eungseon, who had found me, flew over to me as if she had come at a good time.

Eungseon flew in in an instant and sat quietly in front of me.

Eungseon nodded towards Dangso-hyang.

And then suddenly, the gaze that turned towards me······.

Click!

He seemed to be telling me to hurry up and explain when he secretly got married to that woman.