Who threatened Cheonma Hara with a knife - Chapter 363
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Who threatened to call me Cheonmahara with a knife? Episode 363
Truth (3)
“So, can the alliance be maintained now?”
Ilmok nodded at Jeong-hyeon’s question.
“There is a possibility that the alliance can be maintained. Now that we have a huge enemy in the form of the imperial family.”
No matter how much the political powers of the Central Plains insisted on the inviolability of official duties, they did not consider the imperial family as an ‘enemy’.
However, if it was discovered that the royal family was plotting to wipe out the martial artists first, they would have no choice but to oppose the royal family in order to survive.
The servants who had been making expressions of understanding at Ilmok’s explanation soon began to tilt their heads.
According to Ichimoku’s words, the problem had clearly been resolved. But why had Ichimoku been making such a complicated expression just a moment ago?
“Then what are you worried about?”
“Oh, by any chance, are you thinking about a way to deal with the great enemy called the Imperial Family?”
When Hyukryeon Seon-ah and Jeong-hyeon took turns asking questions, Ilmok answered.
“I’m still wondering when and how to reveal this fact.”
“Well, wouldn’t it be okay to just send it by letter?”
Ilmok shook his head at Jeong-hyeon’s question.
“In order to discuss the imperial conspiracy, we must also reveal that the former head of the Jangrowon, Deungbi, was a descendant of the imperial family. In addition, the letter from the leader was written in Dongchang’s secret language. In order to decipher it, we must also reveal the records of the pursuit of Dongchang in the dark pavilion. In the end, if we are to discuss this conspiracy, we must reveal our true identities.”
Only then did the Sibbis realize exactly what Ilmok’s worries were.
Words are different in ‘ah’ and ‘uh’, and they are conveyed differently depending on the situation or mood of the listener.
From the perspective of the Cheonmasingyo, who had already been deceiving their allies, they had to reveal the truth to them at the most opportune time in order to win them over as allies.
If they had revealed it blindly, there was a risk that they would end up destroying the alliance with their own hands.
At that time, Jin Ha-yeon, who had been calmly listening to the conversation, asked a question.
“Your Majesty, why are you so obsessed with an alliance with the hypocrites of the righteous faction? Is it for the sake of our new religion? Or perhaps because of that woman of the Huangbo family?”
Ilmok looked dumbfounded for a moment at her unexpected question, but then burst into laughter.
“Hahahaha. Miss Jin, it seems like you’re really getting close to being a horse rider now. You even make jokes like that.”
At Ilmok’s laughter, Jin Ha-yeon simply made an indifferent expression.
As Ichimoku said, her realm was close to being free from the demonic realm, and her emotions were revived to some extent.
However, it wasn’t a joke. It might be more like anxiety or jealousy.
Ichimoku, who did not know her true intentions, continued speaking while holding back laughter.
“Of course it is for the sake of the new religion. If we must reveal the truth and continue the alliance through marriage, then it should be me who marries Hwangbo’s daughter, not the leader of the cult, shouldn’t it be the great elder brother?”
“ah….”
Only then did Jin Ha-yeon realize that she had missed that part and let out a faint exclamation. Although it wasn’t obvious, her face was also slightly red.
It was because of the shame I felt towards myself for asking stupid questions while being overcome by emotions without realizing it.
However, Jin Ha-yeon’s attitude was not very noticeable. The other concubines also did not think about that part, and so they reacted even more strongly than Jin Ha-yeon.
Ichimoku scratched his head at their reactions.
‘… Did everyone think that I was obsessed with the alliance because of Hwangbo Se-hee?’
Ichimoku, who felt awkward for some reason, joked lightly.
“Actually, I have thought about this issue as well. Since your Majesty is still single, I thought it would be a good idea to solidify our alliance through marriage. However, I can’t marry a Taoist priest or a beggar, so it would be meaningless.”
“It seems like marriage would be impossible for anyone other than Hwang Bo-se.”
“There was that problem.”
Ichimoku, who had lightened the mood, turned his head slightly and looked out the window, muttering to himself.
“It would be nice if there were at least some traces of the blood sect.”
If evidence emerged that the blood sect had not collapsed, it would be much easier to reveal the truth about the imperial family.
We could have strengthened our alliance under the pretext of the Blood Cult, and the credibility of the fact that the Blood Cult’s jiangshi was fake would have also increased.
* * *
Somewhere in the Central Plains. A cave where the Thousand Blood Swords are stored and where the Blood Sect leader hides.
“What about the believers?”
In response to the Blood Cult Leader’s question, the subordinate who had come to report answered while prostrating himself on the floor.
“In obedience to the leader’s orders, we are all hiding and holding our breath.”
“Yes. Until the hypocrites of that sect start killing each other. Until the order of the leader of this sect is given, you must absolutely not move. Do you understand?”
“I will give you another stern warning.”
At his subordinate’s answer, the Blood Lord gritted his teeth and looked beyond the cave.
I had originally planned to refrain from doing so for a while, but I didn’t intend to hide like this.
However, at some point, rumors began to spread throughout the Central Plains that ‘the Blood Cult is still alive.’
The Blood Lord was shocked by this and gave a stern warning to all the believers. A warning to never make any hasty moves.
He spent a long time hiding his body and gathering information about the Central Plains little by little.
Only recently did the Blood Cult discover the source of the rumor.
“The Maitreya Bridge… .”
The Blood Lord muttered softly, as if crushing someone, with bloodshot eyes that were a mixture of blood and murderous intent.
This is because the rumors currently circulating in the Central Plains originated from the Mireukmyungyo.
No. It wasn’t just this time.
Looking back, all the things planned by the Blood Sect went wrong because of the Maitreya Sect.
In particular, it was they who ruined the plan of Sacheonbidong, which should have been a grand festival.
However, not all the news was negative for the Blood Cult.
There have also been rumors that the leader of the martial arts world, Cheok Pae-myeong, and the self-proclaimed incarnation of the Mireuk Myungyo are in conflict.
Fortunately, both of them were the Blood Lord’s greatest enemies.
“The day those two go to war, I will announce the grand revival of the Blood Cult. I will quench their thirst with their blood and complete the Thousand Blood Gangsi!!”
* * *
A few days later.
Ilmok wrote several letters.
One of the letters was to be sent to the headquarters of Xinjiang, and the remaining letters were to be sent to the Huangbo family, the Qingcheng faction, the Wudang faction, and the Gaebong faction, respectively.
The servants and Seo Wan-pyeong were watching the scene, and Seo Wan-pyeong came forward and asked Ilmok.
“Have you made a decision?”
“Yes. The imperial family will also know that the letter has been stolen, so it would be bad for us to waste time.”
In Ilmok’s opinion, if the royal family got involved in earnest, it would be nearly impossible to hide the relationship between the Maitreya Buddhism and the Cheonmasingyo.
I waited a few more days, hoping that some trace of the blood cult would emerge, but I couldn’t wait forever.
Jin Ha-yeon, who was watching their conversation, asked Ilmok.
“What do you plan to do if they don’t believe your words?”
When asked what would happen if the alliance fell apart, Ichimoku smiled bitterly and answered.
“I’m thinking of giving up and retreating here. If I hold out here and fight the faction forces, it’s no different from helping the royal family.”
Now that the royal family has learned that they are plotting a two-faced plot, this is an inevitable problem.
Seo Wan-pyeong and the Sibi, who knew that fact, also looked at Il-mok with bitter expressions.
“It’s a shame, since you worked so hard to build this place.”
“I hope that doesn’t happen, Death Penalty.”
Seo Wan-pyeong nodded and held out his right hand as he spoke.
“Leave the letter to the ambassador to me, I was planning on stopping by the headquarters anyway.”
“I feel truly reassured that you have stepped forward.”
Ilmok handed Seo Wanpyeong a letter to be sent to the headquarters.
After Seo Wan-pyeong left with the letter, Ilmok called the warriors of Mireukmyeonggyo and distributed four letters to each of them.
While they were moving around the Central Plains to send the letter of Ilmok,
A group of about fifteen people were crossing the northern border of Shaanxi Province and advancing into the northern grasslands.
Entering the northern grasslands, they changed course and headed west.
At first, they encountered ordinary nomadic tribes in the grasslands near Shaanxi Province, but after moving west for a few days, they were able to encounter nomads who had converted to the Maitreya Buddhism.
Like those who previously entered the northern grasslands disguised as merchants.
However, their methods were different from before.
“Kill half of them and subdue the other half. In particular, the person wearing the mask must be captured alive.”
Instead of carefully gathering information, they chose a violent approach.
They entered a nomadic village to sleep for a night, then suddenly drew their weapons and charged at the nomads.
The nomads were startled and fought back with spears and swords, but they were no match for them.
Crunch.
The swords and spears wielded by the nomads could only be easily cut down by weapons with a blade such as a sword or a sword blade.
With the body of a nomad wielding a weapon.
“Evacuate quickly!!”
As the warriors fell down one after another, the startled chief quickly began to load the children onto their horses.
Since nomadic children were taught to drive horses from a young age, there was a belief that even young children could run far with a horse.
But, before even sending half of the children out.
Crunch.
The warriors who had been blocking the enemies were all slaughtered and rolled around on the ground.
“The coming of Maitreya. All people will be saved.”
The missionary of the Mireuk Myunggyo, who was helping the chieftain evacuate the children, realized that something was wrong, recited a final slogan, and gritted his teeth.
Crack.
Then, the dogma he had always held onto broke and poison flowed down his throat.
“Ugh… .”
The expressions of those running to capture him crumpled as they saw him collapse, spitting out blood.
“Fuck!!”
While those dressed in blood-stained attire were screaming in anger, the old man who had given the order let out a sharp shout.
“What are you guys doing! Aren’t you chasing after those who ran away!”
Even though he was old, his voice was clear and hoarse, as if he had never gone through puberty.
At the old man’s command, his men mounted their horses and launched a light assault to chase after the children who had escaped, while the old man remained in the village alone to watch over the survivors.
Pick.
Every time the old man waved his fingers in the air, the women and children living in the village would collapse to the ground.
It wasn’t that he killed her. He suppressed her blood vessels with a tang-chi-gong.
And after an hour or so had passed, those who had chased after the children returned with the children they had caught.
“Have you caught them all?”
The man hesitated for a moment at the question and then answered.
“… The child who ran away first was too far away to chase after.”
As soon as the man finished answering, the old man slapped the man across the face.
match!
“Incompetent things.”
The old man, who had slapped one of the men in the face as a representative, glanced at the rest of the men and said.
“The punishment for failing this time will be given after the task is completed, as it will be difficult if the mission is disrupted. If you do not wish to be punished, you will have to achieve greater feats. Do you understand?”
“Yes, eunuch!”
As soon as they finished answering, the old man called the eunuch gave an order.
“Investigate the Maitreya Buddhism.”
As soon as his orders were given, his subordinates turned on the lights and started torturing him.
The screams of pain from the children who failed to escape and the women who remained in the village echoed incessantly across the wide plain.
Even though it was a case of torturing children and women, they showed neither pity nor hesitation.
In the imperial court, it was common for people of all ages and genders to fall to their deaths for a single word or action, and the men here were the ones who would torture and murder anyone for that single slip of the tongue.
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