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Chapter 241
Chapter 241. Catching the Hidden Culprit (6)
Jin So-un’s next destination after uncovering the Four Dragons Sect’s hidden agents was the Yellow Sand Sect.
And, absurdly enough, the hidden agent concealed within the Yellow Sand Sect was none other than Gal Cheon-gi.
“No! It’s not me! I’m telling you, it’s not me! Stop saying this ridiculous nonsense!”
Since he had grieved Gu Gye-ak’s death more than anyone else, the members of the Yellow Sand Sect had never imagined that Gal Cheon-gi could be the culprit.
Wě b n̈ о̂ ve l̇ .Ёńúm̄ а
However, Jin So-un broke through the Yellow Sand Sect warriors trying to stop him and cut off Gal Cheon-gi’s head in one stroke. Then he peeled the Human-Skin Mask from his face and revealed his true form, leaving the Yellow Sand Sect members unable to hide their stunned expressions.
With that, everyone inside the Black Thought Alliance slowly began to relax, thinking all the culprits had been caught.
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But Jin So-un’s Mind-Reading Art(?) did not stop there.
“I’m going to catch them all and kill them.”
The leaders, feeling a sense of crisis at Jin So-un’s storm-like conduct, admitted their past mistakes and tried to stop him, but Jin So-un did not seem to have any intention of stopping.
Among the major forces of the pro-war faction, he rooted out one hidden agent from the last remaining Demonic Path Sect.
W̃ eb́n о̂v́е̃ľ Е̄ñum а̃
He also rooted out hidden agents from the Blood Tiger Sect and the Black Serpent Gang, which belonged to the peace faction.
In particular, the way he rooted out the hidden agent from the Demonic Path Sect was a sight to behold.......
“Oh dear, he ran away, you say? Do not worry. I prepared everything.”
The hidden agent who had yet to carry out a killing had disguised himself as an ordinary warrior and fled under cover of night.
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“You just need me to bring back the fugitive?”
However, Jin So-un had Dang Seo-hui, a daughter of the famously ruthless Tang Clan, go and cut off the fleeing warrior’s head. Then he returned to the Demonic Path Sect with the severed head and clearly showed everyone as he peeled off the Human-Skin Mask.
W е̌ bn̄о̊vе l̂ .Е́n ū mа̃
They had said they would believe him even if he did not go so far as to show them proof, yet when he insisted on peeling off the Human-Skin Mask right in front of their eyes, even those ruthless Black Path martial artists clicked their tongues inwardly.
‘That bastard is properly insane.’
‘......How is that an Orthodox Path martial artist? He’s just a madman drunk on slaughter.’
‘At this point, shouldn’t we say that bastard’s martial art is peeling off Human-Skin Masks?’
Yet no one dared to voice dissatisfaction with Jin So-un’s conduct as he picked out culprit after culprit with his Mind-Reading Art(?).
If Jin So-un branded them as a Mara demon(?) now, their head would be cut off on the spot before they could even budge.
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And after their head was cut off, even if it was later revealed that they had not been a Mara demon, they would no longer be able to complain about the injustice.
“Why are you all staring at me like that?”
“Ahem...... It is nothing......”
“N-No, sir......”
Everyone was busy averting their eyes whenever they saw Jin So-un.
And so Jin So-un’s exploits came to an end.
Ѐnúm̂a . і d̊
More than the fact that they had found the hidden agents concealed within their ranks, the people of the Black Thought Alliance let out long sighs of relief that Jin So-un’s blade rampage had ended.
It was the moment when the fame of the Black Flame Dragon, a Later-Generation Talent of the Orthodox Path and a rising star of the Black Path, became even more firmly established.
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“Hmm.......”
Gun Yu-hyeon, who had been going over everything that had happened, let out a long sigh.
“I cannot understand how on earth he did it.”
When it came to intelligence, he had prided himself on having a mind so outstanding that he had never had a rival, but he could not quite understand the current situation.
W ёb n̆ о̀ v́ е̄l Е.ńũ m̆ а
“There should have been no way to notice them.”
Ever since Jin So-un had asked him for help, he had racked his brains, but he could not think of any method by which he himself could have found the culprits.
By contrast, Jin So-un found the culprits one after another.
And with the absurd method of Mind-Reading Art(?), no less.
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He knew from the beginning that no such thing existed.
After all, Jin So-un mentioning Mind-Reading Art was merely a smokescreen meant to hide his own method, make his opponents feel fear of the unknown, and drive them into losing their reason.
Еn ū m а. î_d̈
In fact, perhaps because his plan had fit perfectly, there had even been a culprit who had been caught while trying to flee because he could not withstand the fear.
All circumstances pointed to the Envoy Delegation as the culprit.
There were the pro-war faction forces advocating war with the Murim Alliance, and the Alliance members who sympathized with them.
Normally, this should have been a situation where the true culprits could not be caught nearly nine times out of ten.
And yet, just as he had done when playing sword cards, Jin So-un broke through those absurd odds and caught the culprits.
“Did he use some trick again this time?”
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But he could not begin to guess what kind of trick had been used this time.
“Is this why the Little Demon took notice of him.......?”
As he pondered, Gun Yu-hyeon picked up the sword cards and began divining his fortune.
Tap, tap-tap, tap.
A satisfied smile appeared on his face as he looked at the cards.
“As expected.”
Éň u m а
The completed hand on the floor was Linked Sword.
Just like in their last match, a move that was practically equivalent to the strongest hand had appeared.
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“Even if one loses the immediate battle, one becomes the final victor only by winning the war in the end.”
Gun Yu-hyeon carefully gathered up the sword cards.
After the events in Sichuan, Il-gak, whom Il-myeong had met at the Murim Academy, had said this.
[Jin So-un seems to be an ‘Enlightened One.’]
Én u ṁа̀
Il-myeong had neither denied nor affirmed Il-gak’s words.
It was a common misconception, after all.
Monks who had realized the Immovable Mind occasionally avoided the sense of defeat that bloomed inside them by turning their opponent into a remarkable existence.
Without doing so, they would have no way to explain their own emotions.
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After some time passed and they realized that the other person was nothing more than an “ordinary man,” only then would they admit that what they had felt was a sense of defeat, and that they had been denying it.
That was the natural way of things.
Wѐb̀n о́v̇ ê_l̂ Е num̃ а
And yet, for some reason, Il-myeong began to think that the one who had been avoiding his emotions all this time was not Il-gak, but himself.
The person he had thought of as an “Enlightened One” was none other than Yong So-ah.
Because Yong So-ah was someone recognized by everyone under heaven, Il-myeong, too, had acknowledged him as an “Enlightened One”.......
But only after coming to the Black Thought Alliance and experiencing Jin So-un did Il-myeong suddenly wonder if perhaps he had turned Yong So-ah, who was nothing more than an ordinary man, into someone remarkable in order to avoid facing his own inadequacy.
[The choice to sacrifice someone and move forward is something I will make only when an even greater problem arises.]
He clearly remembered the answer Jin So-un had given when Ak Byeong-bi told him to leave him behind and move on.
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And at the same time, one man came to mind.
Yong So-ah.
What answer would he have given?
For some reason, Il-myeong felt it would have been an answer that left a bad taste in his mouth, so he erased the thought from his mind.
Jin So-un’s actions had clearly been a foolish deed bordering on reckless bravado.
It was a situation where everyone could have died.
Е̂ n̆ u m̃ а . і̄ d̈
But Jin So-un had shattered everyone’s despair and turned the situation around.
There were no longer stones or bladed weapons flying into their lodging.
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Among the people passing by, there were no longer any who gave off killing intent as though they would request a duel at any moment, nor anyone who radiated the fighting spirit or hostility they had shown on the first day.
Instead, as though they had committed some grave sin, they busied themselves avoiding the Envoy Delegation’s eyes whenever their gazes met, and when the Envoy Delegation walked down the road, countless people went around to avoid them.
What kind of rising star under heaven....... no, what kind of Orthodox Path martial artist could create a situation like this?
It was not something that could be accomplished with strong martial arts and a clever mind alone.
Е̊ num̈а̀.
Was this not a realm possible only after reaching a higher dimension through “enlightenment”?
‘Of course, his method is rather bizarre.......’
Mind-Reading Art(?).......
It made one click his tongue that a disciple of a Daoist sect was using a term not even used within Shaolin Temple, but in any case, was it not fine as long as the result was good?
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At that moment, as if waking Il-myeong from his thoughts, someone carefully approached.
“Monk. Here it is.”
Е n ǔm̆ ă . і̃ d̊_
A boy who looked like an ordinary waiter handed him a thick bundle of papers.
Il-myeong did not know what was inside either.
He had delivered the paper Jin So-un had given him along with the Black Token as instructed, and it seemed a reply had arrived.
“Is this all?”
“Yes. They said if I delivered this to you, Young Master Jin would handle the rest himself.”
“......Who said that?”
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“The Hao Gate Master said it.”
“......Amitabha.”
The Hao Gate Master.
The head of the greatest intelligence organization that competed with the Beggars’ Sect had personally sent word.
Of course, Il-myeong had not thought Jin So-un had lied about being a “Guest Retainer,” but actually facing the fact like this made it astonishing all over again.
The status of a Hao Gate “Guest Retainer” was not given to just anyone.
W̆ê ḃ n о́ vе̃ ľ Е̄n̆ u m̄ ā
Yet a young man who had only just passed twenty was a Guest Retainer of Hao Gate.......
He was so curious about how Jin So-un had become a Guest Retainer of Hao Gate that his Immovable Mind was on the verge of breaking.
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Il-myeong suppressed his emotions and pressed his palms together.
“I understand. Then I shall take my leave.”
Curiosity was curiosity, and work that had to be done had to be done.
Il-myeong packed the ingredients, medicinal herbs, and other items, then began running back toward the Black Thought Alliance.
Е̃ n ùṁ a.і̆ d̀
As the hidden agents had been exposed, even within the Black Thought Alliance, hostility toward the Envoy Delegation had disappeared, but for some reason, Jin So-un insisted on procuring food and medicinal ingredients from outside.
‘Could he still think there are culprits left?’
Il-myeong hurried back to the lodging inside the Black Thought Alliance, but Jin So-un, Blood Battle, and Flame Ghost Consort were nowhere to be seen.
“Has Benefactor Jin gone out?”
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There should be no more culprits to catch, so where had he gone this time?
Dang Seo-hui, who had been busily moving her hands, turned to Il-myeong and said,
W̃ ѐb̂ n̈ оv_ėl. Е̄ n.um̂ а̄
“He went to the banquet. We have to go too, so you need to hurry and put those things down, then get ready.”
“A banquet, you say?”
“Yes. The Alliance Leader opened a banquet for us.”
“......”
The fact that he had opened a banquet was no different from declaring his intention to reset their hostile relationship back into a friendly one.
Going further than that, they might even be able to bring up a peace agreement, something they had originally been unable to even mention.
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At this point, Il-myeong had no choice but to admit it.
[Jin So-un seems to be an ‘Enlightened One.’]
Il-gak had been right, and he had been wrong.
“Amitabha.”
When Il-myeong and Dang Seo-hui stepped into the main hall, laughter that filled the hall reached their ears.
“Hahahahaha!”
W е b_ňо̇v̀ ӗ l̄ Е́ ň ù ḿа̂
“Heh-heh-heh-heh!!”
However, only two people were laughing.
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“You drink as boldly as I expected!”
“The Black Thought Alliance may still lack foundation, but its wine tastes excellent!”
“Hahahaha! Since it was originally founded by bastards who cannot live without wine, of course the wine has to be excellent!”
“In any case, you know that is all thanks to me, yes? If it had not been for me, the Black Thought Alliance would have gone—just like this.”
Wӗbnо̄ v е̇ l̀ Е̊.ńúm̈ а̃
When Jin So-un made a gesture of slicing his throat with his thumb, Cha Seok-du nodded.
“Yes, yes! As expected of the Black Flame Dragon! Thinking about it again, that epithet really was well chosen.”
BANG!
“Are you seriously saying that right now?! Do you have any idea how much I hate that epithet?!”
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Jin So-un, who had suddenly slammed his cup down on the table, glared at Cha Seok-du.
Cha Seok-du had already occupied a high position within the Black Path Murim before, but now he had risen to the peak of the Black Path Murim.
Ӗ n̊ umå
And yet Jin So-un was acting like this.......
“Do you know how badly an epithet like ‘Black Flame’ suits an elite of the Orthodox Path?”
Cha Seok-du poured wine into Jin So-un’s cup and said,
“To begin with, is it not a stretch to call you an elite of the Orthodox Path?”
Jin So-un drained the wine Cha Seok-du had poured for him in one go, then smiled faintly.
“Fuck, are you seriously saying that?”
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Stop, you insane bastard!
Without realizing it, Il-myeong glanced at Cha Seok-du’s expression.
However......
“Hahahaha! As expected, you are no ordinary man. No ordinary man at all!”
Cha Seok-du was not normal either.
The words going back and forth like drunken rambling were more than enough to make Il-myeong’s liver and gall grow cold.
Ěn̆um̀а
Wondering if this was originally the culture of the Black Thought Alliance, he examined the faces of the Black Thought Alliance leaders seated opposite the Envoy Delegation.
As expected, no one was laughing along with the jokes.
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No, some even had blue veins standing out on their foreheads.
Only Cha Seok-du was excited, constantly filling Jin So-un’s wine cup.
“Rather than doing this, why not use this opportunity to change your affiliation entirely to the Black Thought Alliance? Would the position of Vice Alliance Leader of the Black Thought Alliance not be better than being the Murim Alliance’s lackey?”
“Oh! Is there such a post as Vice Alliance Leader?”
Е̊ nu m̈a.id
“If you come, we can simply create it.”
“You are truly bold, hahahaha!”
Cha Seok-du added with a fairly serious expression.
“What is so impossible about it? In any case, you have neither background nor money, so no matter how well you do, you will stop at the rank of a Murim Alliance Hall Master at best. If a man wants wealth and glory, he must know how to take risks.”
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“Hmm...... Should I? I was already cursing a great deal, saying I could not keep doing this because it was filthy and unfair. Hahahaha!”
You insane bastard, show some restraint. The Third Hall Master of the Execution Pavilion is right here with us......!
Wе̇ b nоvе̂ l È ňu m̌а̇
Il-myeong swallowed dryly and looked at Ak Byeong-bi sitting beside him.
“......”
Ak Byeong-bi, whose wounds were wrapped in large bandages, was quietly drinking as if he could not hear the conversation at all.
And Dang Seo-hui beside him somehow looked as though her eyes were sparkling because she wanted to join that conversation.
‘Amitabha, Amitabha.’
With the vulgar jokes that crossed the line again and again, those listening could not tell who the true Black Path martial artists were.
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Moreover, Cha Seok-du’s attitude, which seemed as though he intended to privatize the organization called the Black Thought Alliance, was more than enough to offend the leaders of the Black Thought Alliance.
“Ahem.”
“Alliance Leader. I believe the joke has gone too far.”
“Indeed. Even if this is a drinking party.......”
When the leaders revealed their discomfort, Cha Seok-du and Jin So-un, who had been laughing just moments ago, stopped laughing all at once as if they had taken off Human-Skin Masks.
Then they stared fixedly at the leaders.
Ӗ n̊ ü m̀.а
Just as those uncomfortable, silent gazes were about to make sweat break out.
Cha Seok-du sneered.
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“Good grief...... Since when did Black Path martial artists care about the intensity of jokes? It is merely a joke, a joke!”
“Please wait a moment, Alliance Leader. Seeing as they cannot take a joke as a joke, perhaps they were not originally Black Path martial artists. I shall use Mind-Reading Art(?) to smash the head of the bastard possessed by a Mara demon.”
“A-Ahem.......”
“Amitabha.......”
Ėn u ḿ_а_
At the perfectly coordinated formation between the two of them, not only the Black Thought Alliance leaders but even the members of the Envoy Delegation shook their heads.
“Anyway, since you, who nearly suffered unjustly at the outset, even resolved the hidden agents inside the Black Thought Alliance, I should give you a reward....... What would you like?”
Jin So-un put a smile across his entire face, then waved his hands.
“Oh my, you are saying something absurd again. If I, an elite of an Orthodox Path sect, receive a reward from you, Alliance Leader, a great figure of the Black Path Murim, would I not be caught up in controversy?”
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This was an official gathering with even the affiliated members of the Black Thought Alliance seated together.
And yet he called the Alliance Leader a “great figure.”
Ŵé b n̂_о̇v ë l̃ Еn̊üm а̂
Il-myeong felt his heart sink every time Jin So-un said a word.
Cha Seok-du toyed with his wine cup as though deep in thought.
“Hmm...... That would seem better for me, but.......”
Slide-
“Good grief, I said ‘but.’ Who said I was letting this pass? ......Take your hand off that Black Dragon Sword.”
Sliiide-
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“......In any case, our Black Thought Alliance is the sort that cannot live while owing a debt.”
Jin So-un, who had been toying with the Black Dragon Sword, drank a cup of wine and said,
“Then how about forming an alliance between the Black Thought Alliance and the Murim Alliance instead of giving me a reward?”
“An alliance?”
Jin So-un nodded.
“We have already confirmed the existence of those trying to drive a wedge between the Black Thought Alliance and the Murim Alliance. There is no need for us to dance to their scheme, is there?”
W̃ е b̌ň ӧv̇е l Е̊ ňum̈ǎ
“Hmm.......”
At the sight of Cha Seok-du sinking into thought, the expressions of the Black Thought Alliance leaders changed in various ways.
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Some looked relieved, while others frowned.
“True. We cannot be toyed with by those bastards’ tricks.”
“Then?”
“However, an alliance will be difficult. I still cannot properly grasp the Murim Alliance’s intentions.”
È n̆ ǔ ṁа̂ .ї ď
Cha Seok-du extended his hand as though he had made up his mind.
“It is not exactly a substitute, but let us settle this with a peace agreement for now.”
Jin So-un looked down at Cha Seok-du’s outstretched hand, then subtly turned his head and looked at Ak Byeong-bi.
The two exchanged gazes for a moment.
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When Ak Byeong-bi silently lifted his wine cup again, Jin So-un opened his mouth.
“They say even a road of a thousand li begins with a single step, so we can approach this gradually.”
Еñ ŭ m̌а .ї ď
Cha Seok-du and Jin So-un clasped hands.
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