Who threatened Cheonma Hara with a knife - Chapter 384



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Who threatened to call me Cheonmahara with a knife? Episode 384

Seed (3)

At the message from Eunwigakju, Wi Jinhak looked at Ilmok and opened his mouth.

“The youngest is not feeling well, so he should rest here. I will handle this matter.”

Wi Jin-hak had a warm smile on his face, but Ilmok shook his head.

“I’m fine. I would like to attend if possible, as there may be a major event that will affect the future of the school.”

There was a high possibility that discussions about an alliance would begin in earnest.

The problem was that the leader, Wei Jin-hak, was not fond of the sectarians of the Central Plains.

So, it was a point where he thought he had to participate, if only for the sake of mediation.

“Haven’t I been the one supporting and fighting with them in the Central Plains? So I beg you to let me join you.”

“Huh… If that is what the priest wants, then do so.”

After a short discussion, they left the pavilion and headed somewhere, guided by the Eunwigakju.

An inn on the top floor of Seonyeong Market. When I reached there, four people were waiting there.

“Nice to meet you. I am Wi Jin-hak, the leader of the Cheonmasin Church.”

Instead of taking a ticket or bowing his head, Wei Jin-hak simply introduced himself calmly, and a strange silence fell over him for a moment.

Hwangbo-ak, Geulwang, and Taegeukgeomseon all had complicated expressions on their faces.

In my head, I was thinking about an alliance, but because of the decades they had lived through, I couldn’t help but hesitate.

In the case of Ilmok, they were already acquainted thanks to the false name of Mireukmyungyo, but when they met the leader of Cheonmasingyo, whom they had considered an enemy, in person, they could not help but have mixed feelings.

But not everyone had that attitude.

“Nice to meet you. My name is Jegalmun, the head of the Jegal family.”

Zhuge Liang greeted Wei Jinxue with a gentle smile and a casual attitude.

Thanks to that, the atmosphere lightened up a bit, and people started to greet Wi Jin-hak one by one.

“Ahem. This is the Dragon Head and the Righteous Dog of Openness.”

“I am a shaman’s licensed shaman.”

“I am Hwangbo Ak, the head of the Hwangbo Se family.”

In their introduction, Ilmok, who came with Wi Jin-hak, also introduced himself.

This was because there was only one person here who had not properly given his name.

“My name is Ilmok, the youngest disciple of the leader of Wi Jinhak.”

Finally, as soon as the introduction of Ilmok was over, Wi Jin-hak laughed heartily and said.

“Hahaha. It’s strange to meet these people I thought I would one day cross arms with on the battlefield in a place like this. It seems impolite to be standing and talking like this, so how about we sit down first?”

As Wei Jin-hak, who had said so, sat down first with an attitude that at first glance seemed defenseless, Jegalmun and Ilmok sat down without delay, and the other three also sat down awkwardly.

Wi Jin-hak opened his mouth, glancing at the leaders of the political factions.

“There are quite a few of our sect’s people who have come to Seonyeong, but don’t worry about it. I already know that you helped our youngest. Even if today’s meeting goes in an undesirable direction, no harm will come to you here and now. I promise this in the name of this sect leader.”

Although they had only just met and exchanged a few words, all of the members of the political faction were able to roughly understand what kind of person Wei Jin-hak was.

‘What a bold man you are.’

‘I heard that he was known for his violent temper in the past and was called a mad horse. I guess you can’t trust the rumors going around in the martial arts world. Tsk.’

While Taegeukgeomseon and Geulwang were each thinking about such things, Jegalmun smiled gently and opened his mouth.

“Hahaha. You are truly generous. Since the leader of the Cheonmasingyo has promised us that, it will be much easier to continue the meeting.”

Ilmok opened his mouth at the attitude of Jegalmun, who seemed to be trying to lead the conversation without any hesitation.

“Before we begin the story, there is one thing I would like to ask you, Zhuge Se-ju.”

“Are you talking to me?”

Zhuge Liang asked with a smile on his face, then turned his head slightly to look at Wei Jinhe.

Then Wei Jin-hak nodded and said.

“Ilmok is my most trusted member before he becomes my priest. If it is not too rude of Ilmok, I would appreciate it if you could answer the youngest’s questions.”

Zhuge Liang nodded at Wei Jinxue’s words, looked at Ilmok again, and opened his mouth.

“If you do, please feel free to ask.”

“Your Majesty, what do you believe in that has made you come here?”

Although others may not know, Ilmok and Jegalmun have never been involved before.

Naturally, it wasn’t easy to understand why the author was here.

In response to Ilmok’s question, Jegalmun answered with an expression of incomprehension.

“Isn’t it because you and Senior Geulwang here believe what Senior Taegeukgeomseon says?”

The response was, “Why are you asking such an obvious question?”, but at first glance, it was incomprehensible.

“I asked him because I was surprised that he believed in a story that others found hard to believe without a problem.”

Even in the case of King Geul, Taegeuk Swordsman, and Hwang Bo-ak, who had already developed a certain level of trust, they did not easily believe the story.

Also, didn’t Buljon and Geomjon, who eventually heard the story together, not believe it and left?

“Hahaha. That’s what I was asking. Of course, given the circumstances, this is more believable, right?”

After answering like that, Zhuge Liang added an explanation as others also looked at him with strange eyes.

“In our Zhuge family, we were already suspicious of our leader and general in many ways.”

“Are you saying that you suspected that he was your classmate’s lackey?”

When King Geul asked in surprise why he had not told him that story until now, Jegalmun shook his head.

“I didn’t know about the connection with the classmates. I was just suspicious of the sudden change in attitude. Aren’t the leader and the generals all puppets, who are the most prestigious people who are not from the Gupaebang or the Seven Great Sages? If a person from a certain sect or family were to become the leader or general, the balance of power would be upset, so they were inevitably put in place as puppets.”

While the other three factions looked embarrassed or coughed in vain at Zhuge Wen’s blunt expression, Zhuge Wen continued his story.

“They obviously acted as if they knew that fact and did their best in their role as mediators. But didn’t their attitudes change drastically after the incident of the Blood Cult’s insurrection?”

“So, you’re saying that you’ve been suspicious since then?”

Jegalmun nodded in response to Hwangbo-ak’s question.

“That’s right. By the way, after hearing the stories of Geulwang Seonbae, Taegeukgeom Seonbae, and Ilmok Gongja during the battle two days ago, I felt like everything was falling into place. Above all, the two-armed strategy prepared by the royal family seemed quite plausible to me as well.”

Zhuge Liang, who had said so, added his last words with a sly smile.

“Sometimes, people who think they are smart often make the mistake of thinking that others cannot think the same way as they do. But in this case, when I heard the story, I was so scared that I thought, ‘I would do the same.’ Who in the world would want to share power?”

After thinking about something for a moment, King Jie asked back.

“One, up until now, the imperial family has never shown any discomfort about the inviolability of official duties, right?”

“That’s what the previous emperors were strange about. In addition, the power of the Central Plains martial arts world was not this great until a few decades ago. Above all, if the forces were scattered, it would be different. Since there is a clear center of gravity, the martial arts alliance, it is a truly threatening internal enemy.”

Originally, there were several factions in the Central Plains that had powers comparable to those of the Nine-Tailed Faction or the Seven Great Factions, but whenever the Jeongpa faced a large faction, they would unite under the name of the Murim Alliance and wipe out the group.

Thanks to this, the Jeongpa clan began to completely rule over the entire Central Plains, and now only a few small groups of black bandits remained in the Central Plains.

And thanks to monopolizing the fertile territory of the Central Plains, the power of the Jeongpa grew larger by the day.

Other political figures who had thought that far could also accurately grasp the situation.

‘I guess we’ve become too accustomed to the custom of not interfering with official duties.’

While they were pondering such thoughts for a moment, Ichimoku was contemplating a slightly different problem.

‘Tsk. It would have been nice if Shaolin or Cheongseong had come over too.’

In Namgung’s case, since they had already fought each other in previous battles, I had thought it was unlikely from the beginning. There were many Namgung’s unmanned people who died at the hands of the Demonic Cult, and there were many Demonic Cult members who died at the hands of Namgung’s unmanned people or Namgung Jin.

However, leaving Shaolin and Cheongseong was a regrettable experience in many ways.

Judging from the fact that they did not remain in Seonyeong, it seems that they did not believe in the Cheonmasingyo until the end.

While thinking about the matter, Ichimoku belatedly remembered something and asked.

“But what happened to the general staff?”

As Ichimoku asked, unable to properly grasp the situation because he was unconscious, an awkward silence fell for a moment.

The three men of the Jeongpa were looking at Zhuge Liang for some reason, and Zhuge Liang responded to their gazes very calmly.

“Our Sega’s unmanned forces succeeded in subduing him, but he ended up dying because of the blood sect’s formation.”

“ah….”

Although I sighed in regret, I could not blame Zhuge Liang.

Because we were both equally out of our minds.

Ilmok, who was trying hard to console his regret, asked Jegalmun another question.

“In the end, isn’t it true that Your Majesty the King cannot trust the imperial family, so he will join us? Then, are you saying that you can trust us?”

Those in power do not share power in the end. According to what he said, it was reasonable to say that no one in power could be trusted.

To Ilmok’s question, Jegalmun answered with a smile.

“Of course I don’t believe it.”

Everyone looked at him with bewildered expressions at his calm and composed answer, but he ignored them and asked Ichimoku in return.

“Don’t you also not trust our Jegal Se-ga?”

“… It is like that now.”

To Ilmok’s answer, Zhuge Liang smiled and nodded as if it was obvious.

“That’s a natural reaction. What’s the point of an alliance that’s only in words? So, shouldn’t we first form a strong relationship so that the Cheonmasin Church can trust our Jegal Se family more, and in turn, so that our Jegal Se family can trust the Cheonmasin Church more?”

“How do you plan to form a stronger relationship?”

Zhuge Liang answered Ilmok’s question without any hesitation.

“We are getting married.”

“!!!”

All the members of the political party reacted with shock. Among them, the one who was the most serious was Hwang Bo-ak.

‘What the heck! That smart guy is beating the first one!’

If it weren’t a public place, I would have sworn at him without realizing it.

‘No! It’s not too late. Even if we call the daughters of the Zhuge family to Seonyeong now, our Sehee must arrive here first, so marrying Confucius… Wait, didn’t Confucius already have something like that with that concubine?’

Hwang Bo-ak looked back and forth between Ilmok and Jegalmun with an expression that seemed as if he was about to fall into a state of shock.

But what the heck. After finishing his conversation with Ilmok, Jegalmun suddenly turned his head and looked somewhere else.

The leader of the Cheonmasin Church, Wi Jin-hak, who had been calmly observing the situation without engaging in conversation until now.

“I understand that the cult leader is not married yet. So, will you take the daughter of our Jegal family as your wife?”