Who threatened Cheonma Hara with a knife - Chapter 223



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Who threatened to call me Cheonmahara with a knife? Episode 223

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After arriving at the fake sect’s main shrine, Ilmok led them to the human sacrifice altar hidden in the formation.

There, a dozen abandoned corpses were lying on the floor.

It was Guigoja and his disciples.

“In the end, Lee Ja used a strange magic technique by sacrificing even his disciples. It is called the Saryeonghyeolguijin, and it is a technique written in a book called the Blood Record.”

At Ichimoku’s explanation, the people who came with him, including Hougae, looked around with serious faces.

“… It really looks like there was a terrible bloodbath.”

As he said, there was chaos everywhere.

So much so that the altar and other sacred places around it were no longer visible.

There were countless traces that were created during the battle with the spirits, but in fact, there were quite a few traces that were created afterward.

This was because additional traces were created and covered over in case traces of the magic were revealed.

Since it was already a place that was in chaos due to blood clots, it wouldn’t have looked unnatural if traces were added.

The corpses that had been restricted by the evil spirits had also turned into corpses that looked like they were being attacked by evil spirits, so there were no traces of them being attacked by evil spirits.

‘It was a good thing we cleared away the remaining bodies in advance.’

With that thought in his mind, Ichimoku walked forward, leading the crowd.

The second place they headed was a place where over a hundred burial mounds were gathered.

“These are temporary tombs we built to appease the spirits of those who were sacrificed to them.”

“…I never thought so many people would die unjustly.”

After muttering with a bitter expression, Hougae took the lottery ticket and bowed towards the grave.

“I’m sorry I’m late. I will definitely track down the traces of the Blood Cult and take revenge on you.”

Following that, the rest of the open islands also paid homage to the tombs.

Ilmok led them to the place that had become a swamp.

“There used to be a dandelion growing here, but I burned it all down just in case.”

“It’s a shame that the evidence has disappeared, but there’s nothing we can do about it. Hojopcho is a dangerous item in many ways.”

Fortunately, Sohogae nodded with a look of understanding on his face.

Sohogae, who had looked around Pyeongryanghyeon and Gongdongsan, spoke to Ilmok with a serious expression.

“Certainly, looking around myself, I could see just how horrible things these people have done. If these people are the remnants of the Blood Cult, similar things must be happening elsewhere.”

He had eyes that burned with chivalry.

“I’ll leave the investigation here to the Bangdos, and I’ll go to the Gunta and the Murim Alliance.”

“Are you thinking of going there yourself?”

“Shouldn’t we convey this terrible truth as soon as possible? If we were to convey it by letter, problems might arise along the way, and it seems better to convey this kind of thing by word of mouth rather than writing.”

At Sohogae’s answer, Ilmok nodded and said.

“If you do, I have a favor to ask.”

“It’s only been a few days, but I have seen with my own eyes how excellent the Maitreya Buddhism is. Please speak with peace of mind.”

At his chivalrous answer, Ilmok tried hard to suppress a smile and answered.

“In addition to the investigation here, could you help us take care of the residents of Pyeongryang-hyeon? There are too many people addicted to Hojeopcho to take care of them with just the power of our Mireukmyungyo, and we are severely short-handed.”

“Hahaha! How could our Gaebong be left out of such a just cause? I’ll tell you in advance, so feel free to do whatever you want whenever you need to!”

After saying that, the man rummaged through his dirty clothes and took out a wooden sign.

“This is a sign that symbolizes me as a descendant. It is nothing compared to the Priest’s Jade Seal, but if I have this, I will be able to gain as much cooperation as I want.”

At Sohogae’s generous consideration, Ilmok couldn’t help but break out in a cold sweat.

‘Hey, you want me to catch that?’

When I touched the wooden sign taken out from under the beggar’s clothes, which were dripping with slop, I felt like I was going to have a seizure.

* * *

Just after Sohogae left in a hearty manner.

Ilmok used the wooden sign, which was wrapped in several layers of cloth and sealed, to request cooperation from the Gaebangdos.

“What should I do first?”

The person who asked Ilmok the question was Hong Gai, the head of the Nanju clan. This was because Hong Gai, the beggar with the largest number of knots in Gansu Province, was the five-knot beggar.

Hong-gae had quite clear eyes.

‘Even the follower who came to visit on behalf of the Lord Bang judged them to be a righteous faction. The Lord Bang also said that as long as they did not commit evil acts behind their backs, their methods were right.’

Thanks to the judgment of Ark and Hoogae, Honggae was able to escape from the shackles.

And since I was free from the mind, I no longer had any intention of criticizing the actions of the Maitreya Buddhism.

In response to Hong-gae’s friendly question, Ilmok pointed to the servant who had come up to Gongdongsan with him.

He was chosen as the top priority because he was said to have some expertise in farming.

“Please open some land and follow the instructions of the hermit to make it suitable for farming.”

“…yes?”

When Hong-gae asked again as if he didn’t understand, Ilmok answered again.

“Please cultivate the land. I have set fire to the area where the dandelions were growing in clumps and turned it into a slash-and-burn field. Can’t we use it for farming?”

“So why do you farm here? And what does that have to do with helping the people of Pyeongryang County?”

Hong-gae, who had just come to his senses, asked again, but Ilmok answered as if it were only natural.

“Shouldn’t we earn money to take care of the people of Pyeongryang County? We’ve brought in beggars who aren’t part of the Gaekyungdo Province to Pyeongryang County. We’re going to select some of them and have them farm here. Some of the profits will go to the beggars who work here, and the rest will be used to take care of the people of Pyeongryang County.”

“No. Then they have to farm or work around Pyeongnyang-hyeon. How can they go back and forth from Pyeongnyang-hyeon to the middle of Gongdongsan Mountain to farm?”

Hong Gai’s point was valid. Unless you were a master of martial arts or riding a horse, the distance from Pyeongnyang-hyeon to the middle of Gongdongsan was a distance that would take at least four or five hours of nonstop walking.

However, Ichimoku had never thought about their commute to work in the first place.

“I never said I would come and go from Pyeongryang-hyeon to here. They plan to eat and sleep here.”

As he said that, Ichimoku pointed with his finger in the direction of the fake guild’s hall beyond the formation.

“We’re going to renovate the building and use some of it as accommodation for the people who work here, and turn the rest into an inn. An inn where we’ll make and sell food using ingredients grown in the communal mountains here, and even provide lodging.”

Ilmok intended to revive the memories of the modern times and develop this public mountain into a proper tourist attraction.

At Ilmok’s explanation, Honggae showed a complicated expression.

‘It’s for the people of Pyeongnyang-hyeon, and it’s also to create jobs for beggars. It seems like the right thing to do… But I can’t understand why I feel like I’m being treated badly…’

At that moment, one of the people who was listening nearby asked.

“So the beggars who work here are stuck here for the rest of their lives?”

“If you get used to the inn work and want to work somewhere else, you can leave. And you can visit Pyeongryang County periodically on holidays.”

“What is the holiday…?”

“They are saying that they will decide the order and give one person a day off from work in turns.”

The open-minded people looked at Honggae with excitement at the explanation.

“Your Majesty, it doesn’t sound like a bad story.”

“It’s a chance for beggars to learn and earn money.”

“We can also free the beggars we have been protecting from their begging status!”

The people of Gae-gong-do welcomed it, and Hong-gae nodded after organizing his thoughts.

“Yes. Since we’re planning to investigate this area to find traces of the Blood Cult anyway, I think it would be good to plow the fields and do some renovation work on the temple at the same time.”

In any case, since Hougae had already asked him to actively support the work of the Maitreya Buddhism, there was no reason to refuse.

In the end, Honggae divided the people into groups, ordering some to work with the servants to cultivate the fields, and ordering others to work with the carpenters to repair the pavilion.

And after ordering the rest of the Open Doors to investigate this area and find clues about the Blood Cult, they went down the Gongdongsan Mountain with Ilmok.

“Oh, by the way, I left a carpenter at the entrance to the communal mountain. Why did you bring him?”

Hong-gae asked Ilmok a question that came to mind late.

“I’m thinking about setting up a few street stalls and a stable at the entrance to the communal area.”

“… Are you planning to do business not only in the inn you built up there, but also at the entrance?”

“Yes. If you sell simple snacks that would be helpful for hiking, like water or bamboo leaf rice balls, you could make quite a bit of business. Oh, and selling hiking sticks would probably make a good deal too.”

If it was a tourist destination, it was natural that business should start at the entrance to the hiking trail.

While Ilmok was thinking about what to sell at the entrance of the public park, Honggae asked again.

“Are you planning to leave that job to beggars from other provinces?”

“It would be okay to leave it to the beggars, or it wouldn’t be bad to give the work to the people of Pyeongnyang County who aren’t too addicted.”

“… … .”

Hong-gae, who was looking at Il-mok with a speechless face, suddenly asked a question that occurred to him.

“Hmm? But why are there only street vendors and stables at the entrance? If you could also allow people to sleep here, I think there would be quite a lot of customers.”

“If you build an inn at the entrance, won’t the people who sleep there immediately go to other areas? If there’s no place to sleep, won’t the hikers flock to Pyeongryang-hyeon, which is the closest.”

“ah…?”

As the unexpected stories kept coming out, Hong-gae was now completely open-mouthed.

At Hong-gae’s dumbfounded appearance, Ilmok added an explanation to help him understand as if it was nothing special.

“The same goes for the stables. It is for the purpose of transporting goods to be sold at street stalls, but we also plan to operate a ‘public carriage’ that regularly travels between the entrance of Gongdongsan and Pyeongnyanghyeon. So that hikers coming down from Gongdongsan can easily come to Pyeongnyanghyeon. Naturally, those who manage and pull this public carriage will also be selected from beggars or the people of Pyeongnyanghyeon.”

In order to properly exploit the tourists who come to Gongdongsan, shouldn’t we create an environment that makes them have no choice but to come to Pyeongnyang-hyeon?

Of course, this was natural for someone who studied public administration and worked as a civil servant.

‘… How on earth can such thoughts come to mind so easily?’

Hong-gae couldn’t hide his shock.

‘I understand now why the King asked us to accept their request! It must have been to let us watch and learn!’

The latter had said that the Maitreya teachings should follow one of the greatest principles of helping sentient beings: ‘teaching by teaching and teaching by teaching’.

Rather than simply giving money to those who have become beggars, we need to give them jobs.

And the man in front of him was doing it so effortlessly.

‘It is said to be a lesson from the past. We must learn from the ways of these beggars and give hope to the beggars!’

Before he knew it, Hong-gae’s eyes had become clear again. Unlike the rotten eyes of Ilmok, his eyes were burning with passion and desire.

Ilmok spoke to the passionate beggar.

“Come to think of it, when are the other open islands and beggars from Gansu Province expected to arrive? It seems like we can start construction at the entrance once they arrive.”

“We will continue to arrive steadily in the future, so I will attach it to you as soon as it arrives!”

Ilmok nodded with satisfaction at Honggae’s enthusiasm for volunteering to be a free volunteer.

The road going down the public mountain.

Hong-gae thought back over the plans the sorcerer in front of him had told him, and wondered if there was any way to incorporate them into the opening.

Then, he realized something important.

“But, is it okay to carry out construction work like this in Gongsan and Pyeongnyang-hyeon?”

They did not realize that they were being used by that sorcerer.

“No matter how much the saying goes that official duties are inviolable, if you do something like this, I don’t think the government will stay still.”

To Hong-gae’s question, Ilmok simply shrugged his shoulders.

“You should have thought about it the other way around. While most of the residents were poisoned and over a hundred people were sacrificed, why didn’t the coffin move?”