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Chapter 188
Chapter 188. Rewriting the Sichuan Blood Calamity (8)
“What are you saying right now......?”
The Branch Chief looked at me with an expression like water splashed from a night-soil carrier had landed on his new clothes.
Well, I understood that reaction.
To those loyal to the Murim Alliance, the cause of the peace and safety of the Murim was a value they had to protect even if they had to sell their own underclothes.
W̌_е́bnо̊v̂ẽ l̆ Ē ňu m̌ â
I had been the same as them in the past too.
But wasn’t doing that kind of sucker’s work once in my past life enough?
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The face of the Branch Chief, who had been wearing a forced smile until now, showed a faint hint of contempt and disgust.
Since my true thoughts had already come out, I looked at the Branch Chief with a shameless face.
“Of course, I too wish to protect the peace and safety of the Murim more than anyone.”
“Yet why are your words and actions different?”
W̆ ē bň оvè l. Ėnūma
“Of course, in my heart, I want to do so. But sending a Carrier Pigeon Letter to Great Hero Bang is not an easy matter, is it?”
“That can be handled by using the branch’s warriors.”
Why is this man so slow to catch on?
Unless he had won the Branch Chief’s seat through gambling, he should know exactly what I was trying to say.
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“Great Hero Bang does not like the Murim Alliance’s warriors very much, you see. We need to send the Carrier Pigeon Letter through a spe-cial method. And that is not something that can be settled with just a coin or two.”
“What does that mean......?”
Е̇ ñu m̌ а́
“Ah! Even if I explain, you will not understand. It is a special method used only by the Green Forest Bandits.”
After I said that much, the Branch Chief seemed to slowly catch on, because his eyes rolled about.
“......You are disappointing. Even so, rumors say you are a rising star full of chivalrous righteousness, so I thought you were more sincere than anyone about realizing justice.”
But perhaps he found it too wasteful to simply hand over the money, because he began attacking me personally.
When a situation was unfavorable, it was the easiest way to provoke the other party.
It seemed he had definitely not won the Branch Chief position through gambling.
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But there was something he was mistaken about.
I was originally from Sojeong Squad, so I was a person who had no “personhood” to attack.
“I am also more sincere than anyone about realizing justice. If not, why would I have come all the way to this distant Sichuan and saved the Academy Students belonging to Diancang Sect, who had been hostile to me all this time?”
“......”
Moreover, because of the achievements I had shown, it would be difficult for the Branch Chief to dare denounce me.
His face soon turned dark, like that of a sucker who had realized the seat he was sitting in was part of a rigged gambling den.
Е ňù m а
Now, the momentum had shifted back to my side.
“Of course, I too want to help with a heart as selfless as grass. But sending a Carrier Pigeon Letter is not easy, so what can I do?”
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“Hah....... You need to send it through a special method?”
“That is right. A very, very special method, so it requires quite a bit of effort.”
“......”
When I made an expression that said it could not be helped, the Branch Chief asked with a glare full of killing intent,
Е̌ n̄ u m а
“What do you want?”
Good. He took the bait.
I spoke calmly.
“Please prepare one thousand gold coins and rent a carriage for my companions to ride.”
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“Eek?!”
The Branch Chief let out a shocked sound.
Ẽ nû ṁа̄.і̇d
“One thousand gold coins...... Even that is absurd. No, putting that aside, why do you need a carriage?”
“I have to ask Great Hero Bang for a favor, and if my body and mind are uneasy, would that unease not enter the Carrier Pigeon Letter as well?”
“......”
The Branch Chief now looked at me openly as though I were a con artist.
How disappointing.
We both want the peace of the Murim, do we not?
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“......Are you certain you can persuade Bang Du-chil?”
“Please ask the Hall Master about my relationship with Great Hero Bang.”
The Hall Master of Victory Tiger Hall, who had been watching the situation with his mouth wide open, finally shook off his dumbfounded expression and spoke seriously.
“......He said he originally had no plan to come to Sichuan. He said he stopped by this place only because of Jin So-un’s request......”
“......”
Even after the Hall Master of Victory Tiger Hall’s testimony, the Branch Chief still could not erase the suspicious look on his face.
Е̊n ú_ḿ а̌. і̂ d̈
At times like this, there was no need to go out of one’s way to give trust.
At times like this......
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Creeeak-
I stood up without hesitation.
“Why are you suddenly standing?”
“aren't you uncomfortable with this matter as well, Branch Chief? I too feel no small burden in asking Great Hero Bang for a favor. If it is not that urgent, it would be better for me if you looked for another method.”
Е̂ǹ u mă
I merely had to make him trust me on his own.
“W-wait!”
The Branch Chief grabbed the hem of my robe like a man trying to buy the last remaining erotic painting.
“Will you give me some time? The funds within the branch......”
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“Ehet! How could you say such a thing? Are you telling me to take Murim Alliance money and give it to the Green Forest Bandits? Absolutely not.”
“Th-then......?”
E nu m̀.ӑ
I smiled brightly at the Branch Chief.
“Of course, Branch Chief, who is so sincere about the peace and safety of the Murim, should pay from your personal assets.”
“......”
“......Then I will take my leave......”
“Eheeet! You there! Why are you so impatient? Wait a moment! I will go check the promissory notes right away and return.”
As the Branch Chief rushed out to the inner room so fast he looked as though he might lose his tail, only silence drifted through the room.
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One thousand gold coins....... What should I do with this? Should I build Jang Do-won’s forge larger?
Would the Red Radiance Sword come out faster then?
As I enjoyed the fragrance of the Junshan Yinzhen like that, Gu Jeong-ryong asked me,
“......What are you doing right now?”
“What do you mean?”
“Do you know how much effort I...... no, we made to hide that weakness of yours? Yet you are provoking the Branch Chief’s mood like this!”
W̄ е.b n о v̀ е_l̇ É n̊ũmа́
It seemed that, in Gu Jeong-ryong’s eyes, I looked as though I was putting my neck in and out of a straw cutter.
“Hall Master, how many times have you failed to be promoted to Great Hall Master?”
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“What?”
At the sudden question, Gu Jeong-ryong flinched in surprise.
“At your age, Hall Master, should you not be old enough to become a Great Hall Master by now? Are you perhaps staying because you are deeply attached to Victory Tiger Hall?”
“......”
Е n üm̊ a
Gu Jeong-ryong frowned, as if he had suddenly been struck in a vulnerable spot.
“If not, why does the Hall Master of Victory Tiger Hall, the strongest martial force of Azure Dragon Pavilion, keep slipping every time promotion assessments come around?”
“Does that have anything to do with what we are talking about right now?”
Of course it did.
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All of this would ultimately come down to relationships between people.
The reason a Branch Chief from Diancang Sect was now addressing me as “Young Hero, Young Hero” and treating me with the utmost courtesy was because the matter he needed to ask of me was important.
W̊ е b̃.n оv́ еl É nūṁа̊.
If the Sichuan Blood Calamity had not happened, the moment he heard that I had a friendship with the Green Forest, he would have immediately thrown a fit and tried to lock me in the Prison.
It was the same even in this moment, when he needed something from me.
Even if I helped him now by using Bang Du-chil, would he really feel grateful to me?
After the Sichuan Blood Calamity ended, he would grind me up and drink me down at any time for the sake of his own promotion.
A high position in the Murim Alliance was like a tree that grew on the blood and flesh of that many people.
So I could not simply help him.
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Even if I helped, I had to make sure the other party also had one foot in it.
The absurd amount of one thousand gold coins for a single Carrier Pigeon Letter would prevent him from feigning innocence in the future.
In the eyes of the Execution Pavilion, would I look suspicious for sending a Carrier Pigeon Letter to Bang Du-chil?
Or would the Branch Chief, who gave one thousand gold coins for such a request, look suspicious?
“......Hah, is that not going too far? No matter what, one thousand gold coins is not a small amount......”
“Of course it is not a small amount.”
Е n ûm̌а̄ .ï ď
“It is not an amount a Branch Chief can handle with his monthly salary.”
I tilted my head.
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“Monthly salary?”
“Then where would a disciple of Diancang Sect get that much money?”
Wow, this man is truly innocent.
Did he not know that a capable Branch Chief could build a palace-like house with fifty rooms in his first year of office?
Ë ṅůmӑ .і̀ d
There was no use explaining something like this a hundred times.
“Well...... watch and see.”
Around the time I finished the remaining Junshan Yinzhen, the Branch Chief returned in a rush.
His hands were filled with a bundle of crisp promissory notes.
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“Fortunately, I happened to have promissory notes exchanged in advance. I cannot express how fortunate that is. With this, there will be no problem with you sending the Carrier Pigeon Letter, correct?”
I looked at Gu Jeong-ryong, shrugged, and answered the Branch Chief.
Е nũmа̌ . і̇ d
“I know it may sound a little strange to say this, but you can consider the Green Forest strongholds as having dug themselves into the ground and disappeared already.”
Bang Du-chil had beaten the Stronghold Masters half to death, after all. If I sent just one Carrier Pigeon Letter, they would stop even collecting the tolls they had been receiving on their own.
“Huh! I-is that so? Then there is no need to worry.”
“Now you can sleep with your legs stretched out, and the problems of Sichuan will resolve themselves.”
“What a relief! It truly is a relief that there is someone like you!”
Even after paying the enormous sum of one thousand gold coins, the Branch Chief was delighted as though he had hit the jackpot.
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Gu Jeong-ryong’s eyes showed that he could not understand his attitude at all.
He truly was an innocent person.
I called the Branch Chief again as he was smiling brightly like a child.
“Ah, right. And may I ask one personal favor?”
The Branch Chief abruptly cut off his laughter and looked at me with suspicious eyes.
“Surely you are not going to say the money is insufficient now?”
Е ń um̌ а̂
“Of course not.”
I looked at Gu Jeong-ryong, who was sitting there like a sack of barley someone had borrowed and left behind, and said,
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“I received a great deal of help from the Hall Master of Victory Tiger Hall during this incident in Sichuan. But from what I heard in passing, such an excellent Hall Master has been failing every promotion assessment, has he not?”
Since the situation had been created anyway, I might as well show the Hall Master of Victory Tiger Hall a little “reality.” I had received a lot of help from him this time too.
“As someone who will one day enter the Murim Alliance and protect the peace and safety of the Murim, this seems terribly wrong to me. Is there nothing you can do to help, Branch Chief?”
“Hm......”
Ёn̈ ü ḿă
The Branch Chief stroked his chin, then struck his palm with his fist.
“That is right! Such a thing must absolutely not be allowed! Hall Master of Victory Tiger Hall. What would you say if I wrote you a recommendation letter in my name?”
“Pardon? Ah, w-well, of course I......”
“Ehei, Branch Chief! Why are you being so modest when you are someone who should become a Regional Chief in the future?”
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“Hm?”
“Aren't you going to become a Regional Chief?”
W̊ еḃ n o v̇ еl̊ Е n u m а
The Branch Chief swallowed thickly.
“H-how could I......”
“Once I return this time, will I not meet at least someone like the Department Head of Mantongbu?”
“......You may even meet the Grand Strategist.”
“That is right. Before that person, would I not say that thanks to your contributions in the incident in Sichuan, Branch Chief, we prevented an accident in advance?”
“Huh?”
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“I will never forget someone who understands chivalrous righteousness and justice.”
The Branch Chief’s eyes went hazy as though he had been struck by Witchcraft.
Even if he were hit by the Blood Cult’s Illusory Something Bewildering Formation right now, his mind would stay clearer than that.
“Please contact Branch Chiefs you are close with and collect a full set of recommendation letters.”
Gu Jeong-ryong’s eyes widened.
The Branch Chief nodded repeatedly, saying that it sounded plausible.
W.еb̆ n̊о̀ v̇еl E ñūm а̀
“Yes! Then his evaluation score will certainly rise. I will immediately send Carrier Pigeon Letters and obtain recommendation letters.”
The Branch Chief had become filled not only with the hope of preserving his own neck, but also of being promoted to Regional Chief.
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“I too will send a Carrier Pigeon Letter as quickly as possible and make sure the Sichuan Green Forest strongholds cannot move a finger.”
“Thanks to you, everything is going smoothly.”
“You flatter me. This is all thanks to your earnest heart for the peace and safety of the Murim, Branch Chief.”
“You there! Words flow very smoothly from you, hahahahaha!”
Ē nùm ӓ
“How could I compare to you, Branch Chief! Hahahahaha!”
Everyone had become happy, but Gu Jeong-ryong somehow looked like he could not adapt at all.
That man will have a hard time getting promoted too.
The return of the Academy Students proceeded quickly.
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However, they were faced with several problems.
The first was how to bring the wounded from each sect all the way back to the Academy.
W ӗbn̊.оv̆е́ l̈ Е ń ü ṁ а̇
Although it was an event hosted by the Elder Council, the Elders had returned to the Murim Alliance first by themselves. Because of that, the Academy Students had been left behind like dogs that had chased chickens and ended up staring at the roof, unable to do one thing or another. The one who solved this was Jin So-un.
“The patients in the infirmary? Those people will be transported by carriage. Those in serious condition should receive treatment first before moving.”
“Money? Why would we need money? The Branch Chief agreed to pay.”
“Ah, ah! The Branch Chief and I have already discussed everything, so you do not need to worry.”
Even within the same Righteous Path Association, there was bound to be competition inside over who went above and who went below.
Aside from the disciples of Diancang Sect, they had naturally thought they would be neglected, yet the disciples of all sects were treated equally.
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The second problem was that there were far too few supplies for the journey.
When they came to Sichuan, the Elder Council had generously opened its money pouches, so they had slept in good guesthouses and traveled comfortably, as though boating for pleasure.
However, on the road back to Wuhan, the money source had disappeared, and there was no one to serve as a guide either.
The one who relieved the worries of the people who had nearly become duck eggs floating on the Yangtze River was also Jin So-un.
“All Academy Students will return on horseback. Mukyeop Escort Agency has agreed to serve as our guide, so you do not need to worry.”
“Of course, we do not have the ability to stop at guesthouses. Are you asking if you will receive three meals? Of course you will. They will be distributed fairly, so do not worry.”
Е́ṅ û m̀а̊ . і d̈
“The Branch Chief agreed to pay all the costs of the horses and the Escort Agency, so you do not need to worry. No, I told you, the Branch Chief and I have that kind of relationship. You do not need to worry! Hahahahaha!”
Thanks to that, the burden of the return journey was clearly reduced.
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Victory Tiger Hall had also been burdened heavily by suddenly having to take responsibility for the Academy Students because the Elder Council had vanished.
However, thanks to Jin So-un, their burden was lightened by another layer, and there were even some who began joking again and took out the alcohol they had hidden away to drink.
“......Why did the Chengdu Branch Chief suddenly show such goodwill?”
Gam Cheon-ak asked Gu Jeong-ryong about a problem that he could not answer with his own head no matter what.
Ё n̊ ü m̃â.і̂d̆.
“......”
“Hall Master!”
“Uh, hm?”
Gu Jeong-ryong snapped back to his senses and looked around.
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He was doing it again.
In the past few days, ever since they left Chengdu, Gu Jeong-ryong’s condition had been very strange.
Еnům а̇ . іd
It was common for him to sit blankly on horseback, and even while lifting a spoonful of food, he would suddenly smile loosely like someone who had lost his mind.
His condition was so strange that Gam Cheon-ak had asked Jin So-un if he had perhaps been caught in Witchcraft, but Jin So-un had merely let out a faint laugh and repeated that it was nothing and that there was no need to worry.
‘What on earth happened?’
He had been maintaining this condition since the day he went out after being called by the Branch Chief, so it seemed that something had happened that day......
“I asked if you know anything about the Chengdu Branch Chief’s excessive goodwill.”
“Ah...... That is nothing much. The Chengdu Branch Chief owes Jin So-un a debt.”
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“A debt......?”
The position of a Murim Alliance Branch Chief was sometimes compared to the position of a County Magistrate.
The wealth that came in just from sitting in that position alone must be beyond imagination, yet he owed a debt to a mere Academy Student?
“He delivered a request to the Stronghold Masters of the Seventy-Two Green Forest Strongholds of Sichuan to refrain from acting during the Murim Alliance’s operation.”
“......”
“According to Jin So-un, depending on how this Blood Cult incident is concluded, the Branch Chief’s neck could end up like this, or not.”
Ŵ ěb̊ n о v̆ ѐ l̆ Е́ ṅ umа́
As Gu Jeong-ryong spoke while making a cutting motion across his neck with the edge of his hand, Gam Cheon-ak’s face stiffened.
“......Jin So-un accepted that?”
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“Hm? He accepted.”
“......We are fucked.”
“......Hm? We are what?”
Gam Cheon-ak lowered his voice.
Wе̄b̈ňo v̂ еľ Е nǔ m а̀
“Do we not need to visit the Execution Pavilion as soon as we return?”
“......What are you talking about?”
“Hall Master, come to your senses. The other party is the Murim Alliance Chengdu Branch Chief. Do you think that man will know of the bond between Jin So-un and Green Dragon and simply let it pass?”
Gam Cheon-ak looked around and continued speaking quietly.
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“......I do not know for certain, but as soon as the incident in Sichuan is wrapped up, Jin So-un will probably be dragged to the Execution Pavilion.”
Gu Jeong-ryong’s face furrowed deeply.
Е ṅ u m̂ а̌.
However, perhaps because Gam Cheon-ak still could not grasp the atmosphere, he wore a serious expression.
“I naturally thought Jin So-un would hide it thoroughly....... How could he do something so foolish......”
“......”
“Hall Master, if we do not want to get dragged in as well, we must go to the Execution Pavilion first.”
Whether he knew the urgency of the situation or not, Gu Jeong-ryong smacked his lips as though he had chewed gall and looked ahead.
“Hall Master!”
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When Gam Cheon-ak urged him, Gu Jeong-ryong finally could not endure it and shouted,
“You really are a complete son of a bitch!”
“......Pardon?”
“Hey, you bastard, you would go to the Execution Pavilion over that absurd ‘rumor’ about him being the ‘Stronghold Master of Black Dragon Stronghold’? And you still think you are qualified to be Deputy Hall Master of Victory Tiger Hall?”
“......”
What the hell is this man saying now?
Е n̄ŭ m а̇.ï d̆
Had he not heard it beside him?
That Jin So-un, Stronghold Master of Black Dragon Stronghold, had also gained command authority over Flower Garland Stronghold?
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Yet he was suddenly calling it a “rumor”?
Moreover, Bang Du-chil’s voice had been so loud that day.
Surely some people in Sichuan must have heard it too.
But why was the Hall Master suddenly shielding Jin So-un so thoroughly?
Ẁ е̌_b̊n о̌v̆ e l E̊ n̊ u ḿ a
As Gam Cheon-ak wondered, the sound of someone clicking his tongue came from above his head.
“Wow...... So if it is for your own safety, companions you shared life and death with can go to hell, is that it? One day, you are going to stab me in the back too, are you? Hm?”
Fuck, what the hell is he talking about?
While Gam Cheon-ak still had not grasped the situation, Gu Jeong-ryong whipped his head around and shouted to the Victory Tiger Hall members.
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“Kids, this bastard says he wants to report Jin So-un to the Execution Pavilion.”
As soon as his voice rang out, the people who had gone to eat “Dispelling Evil and Spirit Suppression” with Jin So-un rushed at Gam Cheon-ak like mad.
Е̇n̆ũṁа̀ . іd̊
“Deputy Hall Master, you son of a bitch! I knew you would do this!”
“That bastard’s face is the face of a traitor. Do not form a Sword Formation with him from now on.”
“For some reason, my mother told me not to hang out with that bastard too.”
“Let us all impeach the Deputy Hall Master and nominate Jin So-un as Deputy Hall Master!”
“Nominate him! Nominate him!”
Gam Cheon-ak, who had been struck by the crisis of impeachment like a thunderbolt from a clear sky, had absolutely no idea what was going on right now.
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