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Chapter 144 : A Rat in a Trap
The day broke.
At the beginning of the hour of Si, two men opened the main gate of the Pyeongcheon Merchant Guild and entered the inner courtyard.
They were the young master of the Yin Wind Demonic Family, Ho Ok-cheong, and his escort, Cho-woo.
A servant who was sweeping the yard early in the morning tilted his head and asked.
"How may I help you?"
W eb̂n о v е́ l_ Ĕñům̊ à
"I have come to see the Ten Severing Blood Guest, Wang Jeong."
"Who should I say has come?"
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"Tell him the master of last night's uninvited guest has come."
"……?"
Although he didn't quite understand what he meant, the servant thought he should first inform the guild leader that a guest had arrived.
"I will show you to the reception room first. Please follow me."
Е̇ň ǔ mа̊ . і́.d̆
A short while later, Ho Ok-cheong and his escort, Cho-woo, who had arrived at the reception room, sat on chairs and waited for Gu Hui.
The servant immediately went to find the guild leader and reported that someone had come to see Wang Jeong.
Wondering who it was, the merchant guild leader, Wi Ha-gon, went to the reception room.
Wi Ha-gon's eyes widened when he confirmed the face of Ho Ok-cheong, who was sitting in the reception room.
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'Huk! Th-that person is the young master of the Yin Wind Demonic Family! Why is he looking for Great Warrior Wang?'
Wi Ha-gon bowed his head to Ho Ok-cheong, who was staring at him.
Е́n̄ù mӓ_.і̃ d_
"A-a pleasure to meet you…. I am the Pyeongcheon Merchant Guild leader, Wi Ha-gon."
Ho Ok-cheong's brow furrowed.
"I have no interest in you. I have come to see Wang Jeong."
"The servant will bring Great Warrior Wang soon. Please wait a moment…."
Wi Ha-gon, who had said so, bowed and left the place.
A short while later, Gu Hui arrived at the reception room.
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Gu Hui's gaze, who was sitting on a chair with a table in the middle, turned to the man in black with a mask, Cho-woo.
"We meet again."
Cho-woo let out a dry cough.
Ho Ok-cheong cupped his fists and said.
"A pleasure to meet you. I am Ho Ok-cheong, the master of Cho-woo and the young master of the Yin Wind Demonic Family."
Gu Hui also cupped his fists.
Е̊n̊ ü ṁ а.ïd̂
"A pleasure to meet you. But, what brings you here to see me?"
"Before that, there is something we must address."
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"Speak."
Ho Ok-cheong's finger pointed to Cho-woo's severed ear. It was wrapped in a bandage.
"No matter how much he entered the room without permission, isn't that too much? To cut off a person's ear."
Gu Hui had an expression as if he didn't understand.
Е̌n̄ um̌а́. іḋ
"Strange. Shouldn't he be grateful to me instead?"
"What do you mean by that?"
"Even though he entered my room without permission, I let him live. I even gave him a chance to just leave. But he ignored my warning and tried to take me out, using the name of the Yin Wind Demonic Family. At that point, he has no excuse even if he dies. Since I only cut off his ear, shouldn't he be grateful to me?"
Ho Ok-cheong let out a dry laugh.
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'What a madman….'
Thinking that he was a person with whom common sense did not work, Ho Ok-cheong changed the subject.
Ӗňü m̊ ӓ
"Ahem, I will not speak further about last night's events. I will get to the main point."
"Speak."
"In fact, the reason I have come to see you is to make a proposal."
"A proposal?"
"You must know about the opponent you will meet in the quarterfinals of the Gyeongcheon Grand Festival in four days."
"I don't."
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Gu Hui had not yet heard information about his next opponent from the Pyeongcheon Merchant Guild leader. He was not very interested, so he had not bothered to ask.
Ho Ok-cheong let out a dry laugh.
"Does that make sense? You don't even know who your next opponent is?"
"Who is it?"
"It is the Yin Soul Demonic Lord, Ho Cheon-ak. He is the family head of the Yin Wind Demonic Family and my father."
Since he had mentioned his father's name, it would be normal for him to be terrified.
Ěn u mа. ĩd̀
But the man's expression did not change.
"So?"
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"My father's goal is the semifinals. He does not want to waste unnecessary energy in the process. And he has bet a large sum of money through the Black Market that my father will win in the quarterfinals. So I am here to make you a proposal. Forfeit this match."
"You mean I should withdraw?"
"That's right. If you withdraw, the family head can advance to the semifinals with a bye without fighting. If you accept this proposal, I will give you four-tenths of the amount won from the Black Market."
Gu Hui asked.
E ǹu m а̀
"Is that your father's will?"
"That's right. I have come to deliver the message on my father's behalf."
"What if I do not accept that proposal?"
Ho Ok-cheong said with cool eyes.
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"You will regret it."
"Why? Are you thinking of using force?"
Е̄ n ü m̄ a
"During the Gyeongcheon Grand Festival, it is forbidden to use force against the contestants. If you recklessly touch a contestant, the fortress lord will not stand still. However."
Ho Ok-cheong, who had been silent for a moment, continued.
"There is no problem after the match is over. Hehe."
It meant that he would retaliate when all the matches were over.
As Gu Hui remained silent, Ho Ok-cheong, riding the momentum, pushed him psychologically.
"If you refuse the family head's proposal, not only you, but also this Pyeongcheon Merchant Guild will not be able to escape great disaster."
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Now, Ho Ok-cheong was openly threatening him.
Ho Ok-cheong naturally thought that Gu Hui would break his spirit and forfeit the match.
He had no choice.
The Yin Wind Demonic Family was one of the ten forces that supported the Gyeongcheon Demonic Fortress.
Making an enemy of the Yin Wind Demonic Family was the same as making an enemy of the entire Gyeongcheon Ten Families, and the Gyeongcheon Demonic Fortress.
If that happened, he would never be able to leave this Great Desert alive.
W ёbn о̂v̄ è.l Е̇ ňu̇ m̈ȧ
Unless he was crazy, he could not refuse the proposal of the Yin Wind Demonic Family.
Ho Ok-cheong, with a triumphant expression.
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Gu Hui replied with an indifferent expression.
"I refuse the proposal."
"What…?"
"Ah, if I meet the family head of the Yin Wind Demonic Family and talk to him directly, my mind might change. I want to see your father."
Е̂ nu mǎ
Gu Hui planned to meet the family head of the Yin Wind Demonic Family in person and talk to him.
If the family head also had the same thoughts as Ho Ok-cheong, then he had no intention of forgiving him.
If he just let this matter go now, the Pyeongcheon Merchant Guild could be harmed by the Yin Wind Demonic Family later.
So he planned to meet the family head in person and resolve this matter for sure.
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Ho Ok-cheong was dumbfounded.
To think that he would walk into the lion's den himself.
Enům̊ â .і̀ ď
If he met his father, the man would be completely subdued.
'It's actually a good thing.'
"Alright. I will let you meet the family head."
"I want to meet him right now."
"Alright. Let's go now."
Gu Hui and Ho Ok-cheong got up from their seats. They left the Pyeongcheon Merchant Guild.
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A cool chill formed in Gu Hui's eyes as he followed Ho Ok-cheong, and then it disappeared.
* * *
The Pyeongcheon Merchant Guild's leader, Wi Ha-gon, informed Baek Su-ryeon of the fact that Ho Ok-cheong had come.
Baek Su-ryeon immediately went to the reception room, but Gu Hui and Ho Ok-cheong had already left for the Yin Wind Demonic Family.
Baek Su-ryeon asked Wi Ha-gon.
"You said he was the young master of the Yin Wind Demonic Family, right?"
Е n û m̌а̄.. і d
"Yes. That's right."
"Why did he come to see Great Warrior Wang?"
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"Uhm… I don't know either. But I have one guess…."
"What is it?"
"I suspect a match-fixing proposal. As you know, Great Warrior Wang's next opponent is the family head of the Yin Wind Demonic Family, the Yin Soul Demonic Lord, Ho Cheon-ak. The fact that the young master of the Yin Wind Demonic Family came to see his father's opponent, Great Warrior Wang, at a time before the match… it could be that he proposed a withdrawal."
"A person who is the family head of the Yin Wind Demonic Family would make such a proposal?"
Е n ŭmа
"He probably wants to go easy."
"Uhm… I don't think Great Warrior Wang would accept that proposal…."
"That's what I think too. But, the servants said that Great Warrior Wang and Ho Ok-cheong left the merchant guild together."
"Together? Where could they be going?"
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"Well…."
Baek Su-ryeon was worried.
Ẅ е̇b ñ о v̌е̄l̈ Е̄ṅ u̇ m̊ а
Could it be that a fight would break out between Gu Hui and the Yin Wind Demonic Family?
If they fought and Gu Hui won, the Gyeongcheon Demonic Fortress would not stand still.
She hoped that the matter would be resolved amicably.
* * *
Following Ho Ok-cheong, the place Gu Hui arrived at was a forest 3 li away from the Yin Wind Demonic Family.
The reason they came here was because the family head of the Yin Wind Demonic Family was hunting.
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The family head of the Yin Wind Demonic Family, the Yin Soul Demonic Lord, Ho Cheon-ak, was standing with a bow.
Around him, three hundred martial artists were lined up.
Their identity was the family head's direct escort unit, the Wind Soul Killing Squad.
On one side, twenty villagers who had not learned martial arts were trembling with frightened faces.
And dozens of zhang away, on the ground, seven corpses were scattered.
Gu Hui grasped the situation at a glance.
Еn̂ů m à. і̀ d̄
The Yin Soul Demonic Lord was hunting people who had not learned martial arts.
The Yin Soul Demonic Lord felt more pleasure in hunting people than animals.
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Ho Ok-cheong showed his respects and said to the Yin Soul Demonic Lord.
"Father, the Ten Severing Blood Guest, Wang Jeong, has come to see you."
The Yin Soul Demonic Lord's gaze turned to Gu Hui, who was 3 zhang away.
The Yin Soul Demonic Lord thought that Gu Hui had come to see him to curry favor.
Е n̈u m̄ а . і ḋ
"Thank you for accepting my proposal."
Gu Hui tilted his head.
"I don't remember accepting the proposal."
"...What do you mean by that?"
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"I came because I have something to ask you."
"Speak."
Ӗ n u m̂ à
"What will you do if I do not accept your proposal?"
The Yin Soul Demonic Lord said with menacing eyes.
"You must have heard from my son. Surely, you don't want to make an enemy of the Gyeongcheon Ten Families."
"Uhm… so you have the same thoughts as your son. Then I can't just let it go."
Gu Hui judged that if they were going to aim for him later anyway, it would be better to resolve the matter now.
The Yin Soul Demonic Lord asked in a cool tone.
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"Don't do something you'll regret. I can kill you right now. I am just speaking to resolve the matter amicably, so take the opportunity when it's given."
Gu Hui sneered.
"Amusing. You don't know who is giving whom the opportunity."
A flash of killing intent formed in the Yin Soul Demonic Lord's eyes.
"Are you… refusing the proposal?"
"What if I am?"
Еṅu m̆ а̀
"You're choosing the punishment wine after all… foolish!"
Having no choice, the Yin Soul Demonic Lord thought he had to kill Gu Hui and silence him.
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The dead tell no tales. He planned to dismember the man's corpse and bury it in the mountains.
"Wind Soul Killing Squad, tear that bastard's limbs apart right now!"
The three hundred warriors of the Wind Soul Killing Squad, who were made up of the most elite masters, rushed towards Gu Hui.
- Pababababat!
Е̇ n um̈ а
Their spears rained down, aiming for Gu Hui's body.
A dark blue radiance formed on Gu Hui's right hand. He thrust out his right palm.
The Heaven-Shaking Annihilation Palm!
The palm energy that was released and spread in all directions exploded the bodies of the three hundred men at once.
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- Bbeo-eo-eo-eo-eong!! Puhak!!
Flesh fragments scattered in the air, and a rain of blood fell.
Е nů m̌.а
- Swaaaa…
The earth was stained with flesh and blood.
The mouths of the Yin Soul Demonic Lord, Ho Ok-cheong, and his escort, Cho-woo, were wide open.
"Th-th…!"
"What is that…?"
"Huk…."
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They doubted their eyes.
Gu Hui's gaze, covered in blood, turned to the three. Gu Hui's steps slowly headed towards them.
As the distance narrowed, Cho-woo blocked the way. Cho-woo's sword aimed for Gu Hui's neck.
- Shwak!
Gu Hui's right hand snatched the sword blade.
- Teop!
Ẃ е́ b́ ǹ ӧ v ê l̆ Ёn̊û m̂.å
He split it in half and then embedded the sword fragment in Cho-woo's side neck.
- Shik! Peogeok!
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Cho-woo's body, who had been killed with his eyes wide open, collapsed to the side.
Ho Ok-cheong, terrified.
"Hiik…!"
Now, his father and everything else was not important to him.
Е̊ n üm̈a
Instinctively, to live, he kicked the ground and deployed his lightness skill with all his might. His figure was shot towards the forest.
- Pat! Pabababat!
Gu Hui, who saw that, slowly picked up the bow that had fallen on the ground. Then, he placed an arrow on the bowstring, drew it, and shot it.
- Teong! Shwaaak!!
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Ho Ok-cheong, who heard the sound of tearing air, hastily ducked his body.
The arrow grazed his hair and passed by.
Wеb̄nо̊ v èl E ń üm_ã
Ho Ok-cheong, who was relieved with a pale face.
But at that moment.
- Swaek! Peogeok!!
The arrow, which had changed direction, was embedded in the back of Ho Ok-cheong's neck.
He, who had been killed, fell with his face on the ground.
As Gu Hui performed the power of Soul Extinction, the souls of the three hundred men and Ho Ok-cheong's soul were annihilated. The soul origin energy was absorbed into Gu Hui's body.
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The Yin Soul Demonic Lord, who had a blank face, could not hide his astonishment when he saw the archery that Gu Hui had deployed.
'C-controlling the arrow with qi…?'
Controlling the arrow with qi meant the supreme art of controlling a shot arrow with one's will.
A similar art was the sword control art.
It was a peerless art that was only possible after reaching the Transcendent Stage.
The Yin Soul Demonic Lord looked at Gu Hui and thought that he was an unbeatable being.
Е n̈ úṁ а
When Gu Hui had killed the three hundred members of the Wind Soul Killing Squad with one palm strike, the Yin Soul Demonic Lord had lost his will to fight.
'A-a master greater than the fortress lord….'
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Gu Hui's gaze slowly turned to the Yin Soul Demonic Lord.
The Yin Soul Demonic Lord's face was pale.
His body was trembling. His heart was pounding as if it would burst.
As Gu Hui approached, the Yin Soul Demonic Lord prostrated himself flat on the ground.
Ẁe b n ǒ v̇ẽl Еǹ umӓ
"S-sa… save me… I was wrong, great warrior… please…."
Gu Hui looked down at the Yin Soul Demonic Lord with cold eyes. And he said.
"I will give you a chance. A chance to live."
"H-how can I…?"
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Gu Hui's gaze turned to the villagers who were cowering on one side, trembling. And he turned his gaze back to the Yin Wind Demonic Lord.
"Try to run away from me."
W̄ еḃǹо̊ v е̇l E ṅ.ü ṁ а̀
"H-how can I escape from the great warrior…."
"Half a quarter of an hour. I will chase you after that."
A light of hope appeared in the Yin Soul Demonic Lord's eyes.
No matter how great a lightness skill the opponent had, if he started after half a quarter of an hour, he could never catch up to his speed.
"A-are you serious?"
"Yes. I will start now."
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The Yin Soul Demonic Lord, with his eyes wide open, suddenly kicked the ground and deployed his lightness skill. His figure moved towards the forest at a stormy speed.
- Paat! Swaeaek!
The Yin Soul Demonic Lord's figure, which had become a dot in an instant.
Gu Hui planned to hunt him in the same way he had hunted humans. He planned to make him feel the despair of the villagers who were being hunted.
He would start after half a quarter of an hour as promised.
He was confident that he could catch him even then.
Wѐ b ṅо v.е l Ẽň.ů mа̇
A short while later, as half a quarter of an hour passed, Gu Hui drew the Blood Heaven Blade hanging from his waist.
- Seureung…
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He placed the Blood Heaven Blade on the ground. And he stood sideways and stepped on the blade body. As he operated his energy, the Blood Heaven Blade, carrying him, soared into the sky.
- Shwaaaaaak!!
It was the art of the Sword-Riding Flight Art, which was only possible for a master of the Life and Death Realm.
In an instant, his figure reached 200 zhang above the ground, in the sky. In that state, Gu Hui focused his vision and scanned the ground.
W ӗ b̌n о̃v e l̆ Еn̂ ǔ mӓ
Soon, he was able to find the Yin Soul Demonic Lord, who had arrived at the place where the Gyeongcheon Demonic Fortress was.
'There he is.'
Gu Hui's figure, standing on the Blood Heaven Blade, was shot diagonally.
- Swaeaek!
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