Who threatened Cheonma Hara with a knife - Chapter 368



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Who threatened to call me Cheonmahara with a knife? Episode 368

Turmoil (1)

After Taegeuk Sword Master and Unbaek Dojo left, Ilmok also left the pavilion and looked up at the sunset sky.

‘…Is it enough to just buy time until the confirmation of opening is complete?’

Rather than consolidating the alliance between Hwangbo, Gaebong, and Mudang, it was closer to a state of reservation.

Hwangbo and Gaebong promised to return when the imperial conspiracy became clear.

In the case of shamans, in addition, they promised to become allies after confirming that the Cheonmasingyo was operating as the Mireukmyungyo and that they had not committed any evil deeds.

The conditions were difficult, but Ichimoku didn’t care.

It would just take time, and since I hadn’t lied, I would eventually be able to return to an alliance with them.

‘I guess the key is how quickly the opening moves. It could be as fast as a month…’

Until then, he was determined to somehow hide the identity of the Maitreya Buddhism and buy time.

But a few days later, a man from the dark pavilion came to find Ilmok in a hurry.

“The Murim Alliance has sent an urgent message to the major forces. They have revealed that the identity of the Mireukmyungyo is the Cheonmasingyo, and are recruiting those who will punish us.”

* * *

About ten days ago.

At the time when the key figures of Gaebong, Huangbo, Mudang, and Qingcheng were heading to the Maitreya Bridge in Gansu Province.

A fortress dividing the central plains and the northern grassland.

The eunuch known as Tea Eunuch was writhing in pain and groaning.

– Yes, Inooom~!!

– I will chase you to the ends of hell and cut off your limbs!!

It was because of Dokgo Ryong, who was chasing him and screaming even in his dreams.

The appearance of Dokgo Ryong, who came to Eunuch Cha in his dream, was truly like that of a vicious ghost.

“omg!!”

Eunuch Cha, who had been suffering from a terrible nightmare, woke up with heavy breathing.

He was covered in cold sweat all over his body.

The eunuch looked around with a terrified expression.

The place where he was lying down was familiar, yet new to me.

The stiff atmosphere typical of government-affiliated accommodations was familiar, but I had no memory of sleeping in a place like this.

Eunuch Cha, who had been frowning and lost in thought, muttered softly later.

“It was a dream… wasn’t it?”

I vaguely remembered running blindly toward the castle walls that I could see in the distance, struggling between life and death.

As he approached the castle walls, he lost his memory after seeing a few soldiers running towards him across the horizon.

At that moment, the door opened with a creaking sound.

The middle-aged man who suddenly appeared took a lottery ticket from Eunuch Cha and bowed briefly.

“You’re awake, Admiral Dongchang. This is Choi Seong-gwan, the Commander-in-Chief of the Western Military Command.”

The current Han Dynasty was governing the country by establishing five governor-general’s offices.

The Northern Military Command was based in the northeast, guarding against nomads and the Later Silla, while the Western Military Command was also guarding against nomads and Xinjiang to the west.

The Southern Army Command was based in Yunnan and guarded the southern coast, while the Eastern Army Command was close to the navy and guarded the waters to the southeast.

Lastly, the Central Military Command was located in the central part of the Central Plains and was a military unit responsible for governing public security throughout the Central Plains.

The head of each military governor’s office was a military officer of the first rank, the left and right military governors, and the deputy commanders assisting the left and right military governors were military governors of the first rank, the Do-dok-dong-ji.

And the Do-Gok-Cheo-Sa who came to find Eun-Gam Cha was of the second rank, which could be said to be the third rank within the Do-Gok-Bu.

That is why the Chief Inspector General Choi Seong-gwan was only lightly showing respect to Eunuch Cha.

It was customary for the eunuch Jang In-gang, the head of all eunuchs, to be treated on an equal footing with a first-rank official.

Although it was not legally correct, it was because the eunuch Jang In-Gam enjoyed authority above all others.

Furthermore, Cha Eunuch was the second-in-command among the eunuchs as he was the Eunuch of the Office of the Inspector General and the Admiral of the East.

Strictly speaking, it could be said that it was proper for the second-in-command of the Governor-General’s Office, the Governor-General, to respond.

Even the Admiral Choi Seong-gwan only showed his respect with his posture. His face clearly showed his displeasure.

As someone who held public office, it was natural for them to hate their classmates. It was their job to find out their wrongdoings, torture them, and turn them into ashes on the execution grounds.

However, most officials were afraid of their classmates’ power and did not dare to show such a rotten expression in front of them.

First, Eunuch Cha did not point out the other person’s rudeness.

If it were normal, I would have been angry openly or dug behind him to force him to confess, but I didn’t have the presence of mind to do that now.

“How much time has passed since I fell?”

“Three days have passed.”

“shit.”

Eunuch Cha, who had rudely responded to the governor’s reply with a curse, shouted out urgently.

“Prepare a change of clothes and a horse right away. We must return to Beijing as soon as possible.”

Eunuch Cha thought.

‘We must quickly inform the Grand Master of this fact. That there are those… demonic cultists in the North.’

A cold sweat ran down Eunuch Cha’s back as he momentarily recalled Dokgo Ryong’s face.

“… I will do so. But, what on earth is the eunuch, Admiral Dongchang, doing in the North? And it even came to this.”

Although it was Choi Seong-gwan who emphasized that it was just like that, Eunuch Cha did not even notice that fact.

“Your mission is top secret!”

All he did was shout in a shrill voice that didn’t match his old man’s appearance.

The eunuch who had treated the second-rank official with contempt left the room soon after hearing the news that the horse had been prepared.

The generals who saw the eunuch running out of the car, hurriedly unfolding his sword, began to whisper behind him.

“Keep on going. You’re running like a dog that really needs to take a dump.”

“Where does that dog look like it needs to poop? There’s a rumor going around that it pooped really well.”

Eunuch Cha was busy running away from Dokgo Ryong day and night, dribbling urine and shit.

His clothes, which had been soaked with filth as he collapsed in front of the castle walls, were found to be stained with filth. In the process of removing the filthy clothes, the symbol of Admiral Dongchang was discovered, which enabled him to be identified.

Naturally, news of that day had spread widely throughout the governor’s office.

But their sarcasm was not heard by the eunuch in the rapidly moving car.

‘Come on! Come on, we have to go south! Come on!!’

He was using the order of the Great King as an excuse, but he was simply afraid. He was staying in this castle near the north where the Dokgo Dragon was.

Without even realizing it, his instincts were urging him to leave this place and run south.

There was an old man in a corner of the governor’s office who was watching the eunuch Cha run away like a calf with its tail on fire.

Although he was old, he was a man of sturdy build with a scarred face and a sturdy appearance.

At that time, the Chief Inspector Choi Seong-gwan, who had been serving Eunuch Cha, came to see the old man and paid his respects with a serious expression.

“The governor-general is here to see the governor.”

“Okay. Did you find out anything?”

When the old man asked in a gravelly voice, Choi Seong-gwan answered with his head bowed.

“I’m sorry. All I could do was shout out that I had to go back to Beijing like some old woman who had lost her mind. It was impossible to have a proper conversation.”

The governor nodded, recalling the sight of the eunuch running away.

“As you said, he doesn’t seem to be in his right mind.”

After a brief conversation, the two watched as Cha Eunuch rode his horse. As he headed southeast, the Do-dok-cheom-sa muttered with a displeased expression.

“I don’t know what the hell that old eunuch is up to.”

“Our military’s job is simply to protect the border, so let’s just focus on that.”

Although the governor answered the inspector in that way, similar thoughts also occurred to him.

A eunuch known as Taekonggong among the eunuchs.

He was already a eunuch under the command of the governor when the governor was just beginning to make his mark in the military. That was over sixty years ago.

He was favored by the previous emperor and had gained absolute power, and even after the previous emperor passed away and a new emperor ascended the throne, his power remained the same.

‘…I have no way of knowing whether I am following His Majesty the Emperor’s order or that eunuch’s order.’

The Emperor’s right-hand men, the Dongchang and Jinyiwei, were all under the control of Duke Taikong, and furthermore, there was no place in all of Beijing that was not under the eyes and ears of Duke Taikong.

That is why the governor had no choice but to repeat to himself what he had said to the governor’s envoy.

I will just do my best to protect the border.

* * *

After leaving the governor’s office, the eunuch moved southeast and eventually arrived at Anjia (安家), a residence used by eunuchs from Dongchang in Shaanxi Province.

He wrote a letter there and gave orders to his classmates.

“Secretly deliver this letter to Jeong Il-ho.”

After putting out the urgent fire, the eunuch rode his horse again and headed towards Beijing.

A few days later, he arrived at the Forbidden City in Beijing, where Duke Taikong summoned him.

“Yes. I heard the news. The cultists were running wild in the north.”

The news that Eunuch Cha had passed on to Jeong Il-ho through his classmates seemed to have already reached the Forbidden City in Beijing.

“That’s right. The true identity of those Maitreya Buddhists is the Devil’s Cult.”

Taekong-gong asked an unexpected question to the eunuch who was trembling as he answered.

“Was the person there the Dokgo Dragon of the Demonic Cult?”

“Yes, that’s right, Your Majesty.”

“Hmm.”

Taekonggong, who was examining the tea eunuch carefully, did not miss a single thing.

When the name Dokgo Ryong was mentioned, Eunuch Cha flinched for a moment.

‘Tsk. So the rumors were true.’

The rumor that Eunuch Cha had been found collapsed in the north with his clothes covered in filth had already reached Taekonggong’s ears.

His information power and influence were enormous.

“Admiral, classmate.”

“Yes, yes! Ha, please give your order.”

Taekonggong looked at the startled eunuch for a long time and asked.

“Is Dokgo Ryong that scary? Even more so than this old man?”

Eunuch Cha hiccupped and responded to the terrible aura emanating from Taekonggong’s body.

“How dare you compare that bastard, Dokgo-ryong, to Tae, Tae-gong-gong?”

After hearing Eunuch Cha’s answer, Taekonggong nodded and gave the order.

“Yes. You seem physically and mentally exhausted, so take a few days off and come back.”

“Tae, I will follow Taekonggong’s orders.”

After the eunuch who had bowed hurriedly left, Taekonggong clicked his tongue lightly.

“Tch. It’s broken.”

The emotion in his eyes was not pity.

“But as long as it’s not a mission involving Dokgo Ryong, there will be a use for it.”

It was just a pity that one of the useful long-term pieces broke. Nothing more, nothing less.

* * *

The letter written by Eunuch Cha was delivered to the leader of the martial arts world, Cheok Pae-myeong, through the hands of his classmates.

When Cheok Pae-myeong checked the letter with Gongsun Hyeon, two conflicting emotions appeared on his face at the same time.

A new force suddenly emerged in Gansu, which borders Xinjiang. The first thing that came to mind was the frustration of not being able to associate them with the Demonic Cult.

“Huh. I can’t believe they were demons.”

“I’m sorry, my lord. I ruled out the possibility of opening up, since they kept making such boasts.”

The relief that came from finally being able to kill those bastards was secondary.

“But now we finally have a reason to attack them. And that’s not all, my lord. Our original goal was the Demonic Cult, wasn’t it?”

“Hahaha. Now that I think about it, that’s true. I was thinking of taking care of the Maitreya Sect and then attacking the Demon Sect. If I do this well, I can finish it all in one go.”

The two men looked at each other with shining eyes.

Let the Murim Alliance and the Cheonma Shingyo clash and kill as many Murim people as possible.

If I could just succeed in this mission, I would be rewarded for my hard work.

He returned to the imperial court in glory, was recognized for his achievements, and was immediately promoted to the highest official position.

The two men, who had briefly imagined a golden future, soon shook their heads and regained their composure.

In order to achieve that golden future, I had to successfully complete the current task.

“Prepare letters to be sent to each sect and clan immediately, General.”

“I will do so. I will involve as many forces as possible in the war against the Demonic Cult.”