Moon-Shadow Sword Emperor
Chapter 120

Episode 120

“Wow!”

“Are you saying that the Demonic Cult has launched an attack?”

The office became noisy, as if a beehive had been disturbed.

In a way, it was natural for them to react in a fuss.

A declaration of war by the Demonic Cult.

Doesn’t this mean that the Great War of True Demons has begun?

“Don’t get excited.”

“…….”

Jang Han, the bald head who threw down the pile of documents and stood up, made eye contact with me, then quietly pulled out a chair and sat down.

Even if the Central Powers were destroyed tomorrow, those gathered here had to finish their backlog of work.

If you don’t, I’ll split your head open.

Damun opened his mouth with a serious expression.

“It’s a big deal.”

“It was going to happen anyway. “The reason the Murim League held the Yongbong branch in the first place was with the promotion of the Demonic Cult in mind.”

“What is problematic is the justification put forward by the Demonic Church. “Doesn’t avenging the murderer mean avenging the deputy manager?”

“well. “I don’t believe that the Demon Cultist is truly saddened by the death of the assassin, because he just gave an appropriate justification for the war that was going to be fought anyway.”

That cold-blooded man without blood or tears could not have blinked at the death of at least one of his disciples.

If revenge had really been the goal in the first place, he would have mentioned me and Sohyeongeom’s names.

“Even if the Demon Cult Master has no intention of seeking revenge, other people may not think otherwise.”

“It doesn’t really matter. “Just because the Great War broke out, it’s not like the demon cultists are pushing down to Sacheon right away.”

“That’s true, but…”

“I don’t have to worry about voices criticizing me growing within the group. “If you’re going to curse at me, you’ll have to curse at Sohyeongeom senior as well.”

It was rewarding to share the achievement of defeating the rebels with Sohyeongeom.

This is what foresight means.

“What would you like to do?”

“I have no intention of doing anything special.”

“yes?”

“The proclamation of the Demonic Cult. It is true that it is a big problem, and it is also true that Baekdo is in crisis. But what can the Sacheon branch do in this situation?”

“Isn’t this an opportunity to make an achievement that the deputy branch manager likes?”

“So, are you saying we can take the people here and join the Cheonghae branch?”

“…….”

The boy who had been eavesdropping on the conversation between me and Damun with his eyes fixed on a pile of documents coughed violently as if Sare had stopped by.

The thin young man wearing a mournful expression trembled with his hands, and the pale-complexioned woman shook her head and expressed her opposition.

I can assure you that even if we took the ragtag bunch of people here, they wouldn’t be of any help.

It was clear that even the demonic cultists in the outer circle would not be able to handle it and would fall out.

“There are many things you can do without having to join the front lines.”

“How do you think the situation will develop in the future, Deputy Branch Manager?”

Damwoon asked while examining the contents of the letter handed to me.

At first glance, it seemed like he was asking for an opinion, but the true meaning was different.

It was a question with the meaning of ‘How did things go in your past life?’

I answered, pushing the documents I had finished organizing to the corner of the desk.

“The front line built by the Qinghai branch and the Kunlun faction joining forces will not last long. “They alone cannot handle the forces of the Demonic Cult.”

“…!”

“Probably in the near future, Cheonghae will become the territory of the Demonic Cult.”

“Hmm.”

“And when the troops sent from Meng arrive, there will be a stalemate for a while. “Somehow, the Kunlun faction, which retreated with its troops intact, and the warriors from the Cheonghae branch will join and build a new front line.”

“Will the demon cultists wait until the righteous faction completes preparations?”

“The religious leader of the time is a person with a cautious personality. His inclination is different from that of previous demonic cult leaders. He knows very well that he cannot dominate the Central Plains by simply destroying Meng.”

“…….”

“Once he takes control of an area, his method is to invest a long time in stabilizing that area. “There is no need to say more since the time required to achieve the grand plan was estimated at twenty years.”

“Huh… … .”

“There will be a completely different type of fight than the wars between the demons and the political enemies recorded in the history of martial arts. The Demonic Cult will slowly but steadily expand its sphere of influence, and the scale of the war will grow accordingly.”

A skinny young man with a mournful look turned to me with a puzzled expression.

His face seemed to ask how he was so sure.

Instead of answering his questions, he continued talking.

“It won’t light up right away. For now, we just have to focus on the task at hand.”

“All right.”

“Please return to work immediately. “There is still a lot of work left to do.”

“…I don’t know if I’m going to die from overwork like this.”

“There is a medical room operated by the Sacheon Dang family called Cheonui Bang (天醫房). The congressman there was quite capable. “I will ask you to make me some medicine soon.”

“Can’t you just give me a vacation instead of medicine?”

“How long has it been since you were assigned to the branch that you’re already asking for a vacation?”

“I kept vigil every day for 15 days. Of course, you can’t help but feel desperate for rest.”

“I’m sorry, but I can’t give you vacation. “Maybe after I finish all the backlogged work.”

“Phew…”

Damun let out a long sigh and hurriedly headed towards his desk.

Only the noise of flipping through papers echoed in the office for a long time.

* * *

One day, I was devoting time to completing backlogged work and renovating the aging manor.

A four-horse carriage pulled into the front yard of the Sacheon branch.

As I was sipping Yongjeong tea with a tired face, I narrowed my eyes when I noticed a number of horsemen outside the window.

A flag with the word ‘Ak (岳)’ written on it was hung on the roof of a large four-horse carriage.

‘You came quickly.’

It was a symbol symbolizing the Shandong Music Family.

It seemed that the head of the family, who had been contacted through Hao Wen, immediately sent a disciple.

Damun ran out of the palace and greeted them in a polite manner.

I straightened up, stretched, and headed to the living room.

It was time to face the disciple of the Shandong Ak family leader who was dying from an unknown illness.

* * *

Entering the living room, I looked a little surprised to replace a woman sitting at the head of the table.

I never thought that such a big man would personally go all the way to Sacheon.

‘This is the first time I’ve seen you face to face in both my past life and my current life. ‘I’ve seen you often, but…’

I immediately put my hands together and politely raised my arms.

“I send greetings to senior Murim scholar Yeon-woon Noh.”

“That’s an excessive greeting. “It doesn’t look good when the leader of a force humbles himself too much.”

“I didn’t know you would come in person.”

“Didn’t you write that in your letter? “There might be an attack by a demonic cult, so be careful.”

“Thank you for taking the time to respond to a letter whose authenticity I am not sure about.”

“You’re not as busy as you think. Because most of the work is delegated to the son who was appointed head of the small family. “To begin with, the main family is not that large.”

Ak Yeo-ryeong, head of the Shandong Ak family.

A person of great standing who rose to the position of head of the family with the body of a woman.

The heroine who revived the failing Shandong music group.

I know his actual age was over seventy, but on the outside he only looked like he was in his mid-forties.

If it weren’t for her graying gray hair, no one would have believed that she was old.

Among those who entered the martial arts world, there was no one who did not know about her.

That’s because she is an absolute expert who holds the first rank in the Ten Heavenly Emperors.

A sound ghost.

It was her nickname.

In addition, there were many other modifiers referring to her.

For example, the Red One Point of the Ten Heavenly Emperors, the person at the bottom of the Ten Masters, or a walking lump of energy.

‘It is indeed a famous and false story.’

The air in the area became heavy just from the energy flowing out implicitly.

I couldn’t even guess how much inner power was contained within the Danjeon.

Looking at simple inaction, Ak Yeo-ryeong was the weakest of the Ten Heavenly Emperors.

However, it was not because the evil girl’s level was inferior to that of others, but because of the characteristics of the martial arts she had learned.

Sound skill.

It was a study that was different from the usual martial arts, which involved striking the opponent directly with a sword or fist.

It spreads sound waves filled with energy, causing internal injuries to the opponent.

This was the essence of the sound hole.

Ak Yeo-ryeong was, so to speak, a figure at the pinnacle of Yin-Gong.

Her German weapon was not a sword, a spear, or a bow, but a gold sword.

Due to the nature of the martial arts she learned, she was bound to show weakness against warriors of the same level or higher level, but on the contrary, she was stronger than anyone else when it came to slaughtering warriors of lower rank.

‘So to speak, he is the god of death on the battlefield.’

In a way, he was a much scarier figure than the two peaks of the Baekdo Martial Order, also known as Ijon (二尊).

As I sat down across from her, I looked back at Damun, who was standing with his back in the corner, and asked.

“Where is the patient?”

“We put it in a separate room for guests.”

“Well done.”

It was rewarding to clean the building neatly by training Seokgajang’s attendants.

Otherwise, we would have had to replace a separate place to welcome guests.

The evil girl said, resting her chin on the back of her clasped hands.

“I hope we get to the point slowly.”

“great. Is there anything you would like to ask me?”

“I have a lot of questions. How did I know that my student was ill? I wonder if it is true that the author of the Book of Martial Arts, which is the cause of Sim Demon, is Lord Ma. If it’s true, what kind of relationship do you have with the Demon Cult leader? “Do you know the purpose of the Demon Cult Master for putting my disciple into a demon?”

“…….”

“There are many more, but I won’t ask you too much. “Because that’s not what’s important.”

Ak Yeo-ryeong, leaning back against the backrest, lifted her upper body and picked up the teacup on the table.

She cleared her throat once, looked me straight in the eyes, and opened her mouth.

“I would like to ask you two questions. “How will you treat it and what will you ask of me in return for the treatment?”

“Treating heart disease is simple. All you have to do is teach the patient the correct structure that excludes the defects deliberately introduced by the teacher. And what I will ask Lord Akga in return for treatment is an oath.”

“vow?”

“I swear that I will not betray the martial arts faction.”

The evil girl’s eyebrows were bent into an inverted shape.

The guard warriors lined up at the back had grim expressions.

The atmosphere in the living room suddenly became ugly.

It was a natural reaction.

I was treated like a potential traitor, so how could anyone not be angry?

“… Depending on how you hear it, these words can be very insulting.”

“I’m sorry if you felt uncomfortable.”

I bowed my head and offered an apology.

Nevertheless, the expressions on the faces of Ak Yeo-ryeong and his subordinates behind him did not relax.

“But since that was the purpose of the demonic cult leader in putting his disciple into a demon, I thought it must be pointed out.”

I, who had memories of my past life, knew.

That the Shandong Akga fell for the appeasement of the Demon Cultist and hit the back of the head of the political faction, the martial arts faction.

Therefore, there was a need to clearly point out this part.

Even if it makes you look hateful to the evil spirit.