Who threatened Cheonma Hara with a knife - Chapter 276



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Who threatened to call me Cheonmahara with a knife? Episode 276

Confusion (1)

Ilmok, who was carrying the unconscious Jin Ha-yeon, escaped the ice wall that was starting to melt.

“Your Majesty, are you okay?”

“Senior Hayeon!”

Concerned questions came from all sides.

This was because in the process of Ilmok suppressing Jin Ha-yeon’s magic possession, the evil spirits struck again.

“Young Lady Jin and I are both safe, so don’t worry.”

When Ilmok, who had answered like that, stretched out his arm that was holding Jin Ha-yeon as if to tell someone to support her, Joo Seo-yeon quickly jumped out.

“I will take responsibility and look into it!”

“Yes, yes, please do so.”

When the situation seemed to have come to a close, Ilmok approached Haomunju’s body.

“Hmm.”

Ilmok, who had been holding the dagger that was in Haomunju’s hand, rummaged through the inside of his clothes, took out a wooden sign with cracks here and there, and threw it next to Haomunju’s body.

A wooden shield used by the ancient scholars. It was called a mukhyeolgang shield.

After collecting what needed to be collected and throwing away what needed to be thrown away, Ilmok turned his head and asked the Cheonmasin Church members.

“Did you sow them?”

“Yes. In the process of dealing with the rat pups, I left them here and there in the hut.”

Ilmok nodded to the man’s answer and left Kiru with his group.

“Anjeokun Ark, please begin.”

At Ilmok’s instruction, An Jeok-un, who had been maintaining the formation surrounding Giru, nodded and took out an iron shield from his sleeve.

It was the iron shield that Ilmok had brought from Baekhak Mountain. It was the treasure that maintained the great formation of Baekhak Mountain.

As An Jeok-un, who was holding the iron shield that was filled with a sinister aura and the smell of blood, recited a series of spells and made a seal with his hand, an intense blood flowed out around the iron shield.

Pot!

As An Jeok-un, who had finished preparing, threw the iron shield into the air, the iron shield began to float in the air and respond to the formation surrounding the ark.

The energy of the formation mixed with the blood of the iron shield, taking on a gloomy aura, and the huge energy flowed into the interior of the tower.

Following the flow of the formation that spread throughout the entire Kiru, the bloody aura gathered towards the iron shield like a river flowing in the air.

Ilmok watched with an indifferent expression as the blood of the Haomen soldiers who had lost their lives poured into the iron shield.

The plan that Ilmok had prepared was to disguise Haomunju’s death as the work of the Blood Cult.

The plan was to scatter the Blood Cult’s treasures that had been collected here, and to use the iron shield to make the corpses of the Haomen into skeletons like the Blood Cult had done, making it look like the Blood Cult and the Haomen had fought here and sucked their blood.

‘Do your best to pursue the blood sect, Martial Arts Leader.’

In order to take revenge on Haomunju, who had been interfering with them, and to turn the attention of the Murim Alliance Leader towards the Blood Cult.

* * *

After finishing the cleanup, Ilmok and his group left Namnyeong and moved on, erasing all traces.

About half a day had passed like that.

Jin Ha-yeon woke up from her sleep.

“Are you awake, senior?”

Joo Seo-yeon, who was carrying her on her back and moving, opened her mouth lively at the sound she felt behind her.

She was the type of person who never yielded the task of supporting Jin Ha-yeon to anyone else, as if it were a sacred mission.

“… … .”

Jin Ha-yeon, who was frowning and looking around while being carried by Joo Seo-yeon, opened her mouth belatedly.

“How long have I been sleeping?”

“It was just half a day.”

“Just get off here.”

“It’s okay, senior! Your dantian is empty right now, so it’ll probably be hard for you to perform lightness techniques!”

The words were flashy, but the answer was somewhat true to an extremely personal desire.

“ha.”

But in reality, Jin Ha-yeon had an empty stomach, so she sighed lightly, unable to say anything in return.

At that moment, I heard a voice from in front of me.

“stop.”

It was only when he heard a sound from behind that he realized that Jin Ha-yeon had woken up.

“We’ve been moving for quite some time, so let’s take a short break and then set off again. Everyone, please tidy up your surroundings and recover some of your internal energy with some Yunki Breakfast.”

As soon as Ilmok gave his order, Jin Ha-yeon opened her mouth again.

“Just get off here.”

“…All right.”

Joo Seo-yeon, who answered with a regretful voice, released the hand that was holding Jin Ha-yeon and let her go.

Jin Ha-yeon spoke in a calm tone to Joo Seo-yeon, who had a face like a lost puppy.

“It must have been hard for you to carry me all the way here. Thank you very much.”

“No, sir! It was something I had to do!”

At Jin Ha-yeon’s light compliment, Joo Seo-yeon’s face instantly turned into that of a puppy wagging its tail.

Jin Ha-yeon, who had been watching the scene for a while, sat cross-legged and began to meditate.

“Ugh. Phew.”

How many times did I take deep breaths with an indifferent expression?

When Jin Ha-yeon, who had recovered some of her internal energy, opened her eyes, the group was already preparing to leave.

Also, Joo Seo-yeon was standing guard from afar, and Ilmok was standing guard next to her.

“I apologize for delaying your progress again.”

When Jin Ha-yeon quickly got up and bowed to apologize, Ilmok smiled faintly.

“Thanks to you, Lady Jin, we were able to easily take care of Haomunju. There is no need to apologize. Rather, congratulations once again. You have escaped the extreme demon.”

As if agreeing with Ilmok’s words, those around her congratulated her.

“I’ll give you a discount!”

“Hahaha. This is also the blessing of the Cheonma Shingyo.”

But despite the praise from everyone around her, Jin Ha-yeon just kept her usual indifferent expression.

“thank you.”

Seeing her bluntly expressing her gratitude with an indifferent face, for some reason, Ichimoku was reminded of the time when he had suppressed her obsession with money.

To be exact, the expression she had on her face just before she fainted.

“Hahaha. Please laugh for a moment. When I saw you this morning, your smile really suited you.”

“… I don’t know what you are talking about, Your Majesty.”

“Hahaha. You laughed just before you fainted at the end. It was a smile I’ve never seen before, but it really suited you.”

“… I really don’t know what you are talking about, Your Majesty.”

At her expression and tone of voice that seemed to exude coldness, Ichimoku awkwardly smiled and turned his head away.

“Ahem. I guess I saw things wrong.”

Somehow, it seemed that if he provoked her any further here, she would start possessing him again, so Ilmok quickly shouted to his group.

“Now, let’s get going!”

Following Ichimoku’s instructions, we head back to Nanju, Gansu Province.

Ilmok couldn’t see Jin Ha-yeon’s cold gaze because he was avoiding it. Very slightly, a blush appeared on her face.

* * *

A few days ago.

The martial arts alliance near Dongjeongho Lake.

The leader of the martial arts world, who had visited Gansu Province after Sichuan, returned and was talking with General Gongsun Xuan.

“I have heard of the events in Sacheon, Your Majesty. As the commander-in-chief, I apologize for not being able to handle the matter in a timely manner.”

“Hahaha. That’s enough, General. The General was thinking of a similar solution, wasn’t he? It’s just that they’re so arrogant and needless that if the leader hadn’t stepped forward, they wouldn’t have even listened to it.”

The general laughed bitterly at the leader’s accurate observation.

The general, who was internally cursing the Gupaebang and Childaeseaga, asked.

“By the way, how was your trip to Gansu Province?”

“There are a lot of guys who are a concern in many ways.”

“If so, do you plan to handle it?”

To Gongsun Hyun’s question, Cheokpaemyeong shook his head.

“I think it might be a bit premature now.”

“Is it because of the opening, the shaman, and the Hwangbo Se-ga?”

“Yes. Right now, gathering the Jeongpa martial arts world under the banner of our martial arts alliance is the top priority, right? So, for now, let’s just focus on the blood sect.”

They had already experienced a crisis of division once due to the Sacheondangga incident.

If we touched the Mireukmyeonggyo here, there was a risk that it would be torn apart into many branches again.

“If we do that, we will prepare a pretext to attack them in the future.”

The leader smiled gently and said as he watched the generals plotting a secret plan.

“Hehehe. I’ll tell my general a piece of good information. I found out by going to the Mireukmyungyo and testing them, but they don’t seem to be people who have learned true martial arts. In particular, there was a sinister aura surrounding the sword that the leader was wielding.”

The general smiled confidently as he realized that the leader had gathered quite a bit of useful information after only visiting for a day.

“Hahaha. With that much information, I don’t think there’s any need to devise a plan.”

In this way, they decided to unite the martial arts world through the Blood Cult and then deal with the Maitreya Cult, and continued their discussion on the Blood Cult.

It took several days to find traces of the blood sect through the sects and families belonging to the political factions throughout the Central Plains.

Strange news was delivered to the Murim Alliance.

“… The Blood Cult attacked Haomen?”

“Yes. It is said that even Haomunju lost his life to the Blood Cult.”

“Huh. This is such a sudden situation.”

To the leader’s question as if it was really the Blood Cult’s doing, General Gongsun Xian answered in a tone of indifference.

“I also have an uneasy feeling, but given the circumstances, it is almost certain that it is the work of the Blood Cult.”

“Considering the circumstances, there would be no reason for the Blood Cult to do such a thing, right?”

“The evidence at the scene is too clear. Just like at Baekhaksan, the corpses of Haomunju and the Haomun followers were all dried up and twisted like a scorpion. I asked for advice from several Taoist priests, but they all said that there were traces of strange sorcery everywhere. In addition to that.”

Gongsun Hyun placed one of the items he had prepared in advance on the table.

“Like this, there were also strange objects that appeared to have been used by the Blood Cult left all over the place. Along with traces of battle.”

Cheokpaemyeong frowned and glared at the objects on the table for a moment. Then he raised his head and asked the general.

“If so, is there any reason why these people suddenly targeted Haomen?”

“… I haven’t yet figured out whether there is a grudge between the Blood Cult and Haomun. In the first place, the Blood Cult isn’t the kind of people who kill people out of grudge, right?”

They were just crazy people who killed anyone they could find for their own magic. So, most of their motives for killing were simple.

The military commander also knew this fact, so he continued his reasoning accordingly.

“According to the information I received from Gaebang, the Baekhak Mountain trap seemed to be a great method to complete a certain zombie. And the Baekhak Mountain trap failed, but the problem is the zombie.”

“I heard that too.”

It was news that had been delivered a few days ago. The news that Biryonggakju had sacrificed his life to block the Blood Cult’s scheme had been delivered by the later generations of the Opening. The information that had been added during that process was about Jiangshi.

“Based on that information, it seems like the blood of martial artists is needed to complete the zombie.”

“The trap at Baekhak Mountain was also aimed at the martial artists, so it seems reasonable at first glance. Then, does that mean that the reason they targeted Haomun was also because of that zombie?”

“… Since Haomun is not an organization that belongs to our group, I think they may have calculated that it would be easy to kill them and obtain the blood of martial artists.”

The general spoke in an unusually timid tone.

It was the most probable reason that could be inferred from the information given. However, the situation in which the Blood Cult attacked Haomun in the first place felt somewhat unnatural.

I couldn’t shake the feeling that something was off, but I couldn’t think of any other reason.

* * *

Deep in the rugged mountains somewhere in the Central Plains.

“Master!”

A blood cultist dressed in black came to see the blood cult leader with an anxious look on his face.

“… Did something go wrong?”

The Blood Cult Leader, who had been quite angry due to the recent pursuit by the Murim Alliance and the Jeongpa Murim, asked in a cold tone.

At that sight, the man swallowed his saliva and spoke in a tense voice.

“Haomen was attacked and the Haomen Lord lost his life.”

“In this urgent situation, is it really that serious that someone like Haomen was attacked?”

At that question that was so tense that it made his life overflow, Suha shouted urgently, spitting out his saliva.

“Ha, they say it was our blood sect that attacked Haomun!”

“… … .”

The blood cult leader who was oozing life energy looked at his subordinates with a blank expression.

“… … .”

Even the believer who had welcomed the Blood Lord several times had an expression on his face that he had never seen before.