< Episode 112: Situation (2) >
Chairman of the main body of the Justice League.
There the leaders of the nine factions and the seven major families who could be said to be the main axis of the Justice League were gathered there.
The Murim people called them the Seven Lords.
Normally 20 people including the leader and vice-leader would have attended the meeting but only a total of 14 leaders were sitting in this meeting hall.
The three soldiers the lord and vice-lord were away as they were greeting envoys from the imperial palace. The head of Shaolin Temple who had never been involved in worldly matters the head of the Sacheondang family a member of the seven great families and the head of the Namgung family in the case of the Namgung family were present. After the death of this Yeonggeom Mountain Lodge a new head of the family had not yet been chosen so he was left out.
In fact the reason why the Ungju Conference was held was because of several recent events.
In the past after the Great War Murim was very quiet for a while.
However starting with the Shaolin Temple incident the martial arts world was in turmoil due to one person so it was no longer possible to just watch it happen.
“Huh. Jeong Jang Moon-in. “Is that true?”
“Amitabha Buddha. It’s true. “Jeong Myeong who was dispatched to Yeonggeom Lodge as an investigator personally confirmed this.”
The expressions on the faces of the kings became serious as they heard the long story of Jeong Han Sang-tae from the Hangsan Sect.
Not surprisingly they had gathered because the actions of the Heavenly Demon called the newly appeared Seventh Heaven were not close to those of King Jeongjong.
However I couldn’t help but be shocked when I heard that Yeonggeomsanjang which can be said to be the main axis of Jungdo and Gucheonmu Jangju a member of the Seven Heavens had sworn loyalty to him.
“How could this happen….”
This was not something that could be taken lightly.
The martial artists who could be said to be the pinnacle of the current martial arts world were Chilcheon.
The fact that one of the Seven Heavens surrendered to another Seven Heavenly Kingdom and swore allegiance meant that the three great powers that had been in balance until now were cracking.
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“I don’t know what’s going on. “This includes the unknown thief who killed the head of the Namgung family as well as the strange force that annihilated the disciples of the Cheongseong Sect.”
A situation occurred in which Namgung Jin the head of the Namgung family a member of the Palseong family and a member of the Namgung family lost their lives to a mysterious thief.
Of course I heard that he was defeated by the newly appeared One of the Seven Heavenly Demons the Heavenly Demon but the appearance of such an unknown expert was not very good news in the current situation.
“Look at this.”
Jinsokja a long-time member of the Cheongseong faction placed a rubbing on the round table.
There was a mark drawn on it with a line running vertically through the middle of the two teeth.
“Is this the mark?”
When asked about the long spelling of the volcano sect Jin Sokja nodded his head.
“exactly. This is the scar engraved on the disciples in the text. “I don’t know what kind of force the people who left this mark are but they are not ordinary people.”
“What if I say they are not ordinary people?”
“If my judgment is correct each of their bodies was stabbed with a single sword but this is not just a single sword.”
“If it’s not just a sword what is it?”
“It appears to be a swordsmanship technique.”
“What? Igigeeo swordsmanship?”
When it comes to swordsmanship it was an art that could only be achieved by super experts who had at least overcome walls and reached the pinnacle of martial arts.
To that extent it could only be said that a warrior equivalent to at least the Eight Stars had annihilated them.
How many incidents have occurred in this short period of time?
Then an old beggar holding a baton with a faint rust color opened his mouth.
“It seems the peace lasted too long.”
He was Hong Won-seok the ark of openness of his time.
He clicked his tongue and spoke casually. Gu Cheol-ja a long-time member of the Hwasan faction spoke as if reprimanding him.
“Red Ark. How can you say that? “Do you mean that someone did something like this to destroy this peace?”
“Since we continued our friendly relationship with the government there have been small conflicts but there have been no major incidents like this. Are you seeing this as a simple matter?”
“….”
At the words of Hong Won-seok the open ark Gu Cheol-ja a member of the Hwasan faction closed his mouth.
He too had no choice but to agree with this.
If one incident occurred in succession I could only predict that there would be some kind of conspiracy or scheme.
Then someone opened their mouth.
“But hasn’t one group been quite quiet lately?”
The person who opened his mouth was Peng Il-hyeon the head of the Hebei Peng family.
The Hebei Paeng family which was close to Fengmun was placed on probation as its power suffered a major blow due to the Queen Dowager Incident that occurred in the imperial palace and its position was reduced.
“Amitabha Buddha. Paeng the head of the family. Are you really talking about them?”
Hearing the words of Jeong Han’s situation everyone naturally thought of one force.
A force that has been particularly quiet recently.
Unlike the Salyeon Alliance (邪連盟) which continued to clash so frequently it was the Cheonjihoe (天地會) whose leader Hoeju was known to be ill.
“exactly. “They are the ones who have not been seen until now but they are in the imperial palace plotting things with the queen consort at their head.”
“Hmm.”
I nodded as if there was some truth to what he said.
It was Cheonjihoe that was moving quietly as if it was conserving its strength after the civil war.
It could not be ruled out that they had anything to do with these events.
As if everything was going well Paeng Il-hyeon the head of the Paeng family tried to push it forward.
“If these events are all related to the Heaven and Earth Association it will be even worse if we just sit back and watch.”
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“Isn’t it hard to say that’s true?”
“Hwangbo the head of the family?”
The person who intervened was Hwang Bo-seong the head of the Hwangbo family one of the seven major families.
The Hwangbo family had a particularly bad relationship with the Hebei Paeng family.
Therefore when he came forward Paeng Il-hyeon had no choice but to show his discomfort.
“What is so hard to see?”
“Of course it would be difficult to conclude that the Cheonjihoe is not behind it but if you try to escalate the situation with personal grudges that will also become a problem.”
“What!”
-bang!
Paeng Ilhyeon hit the round table hard.
However despite his anger most of the kings did not show much reaction.
In fact some of them even looked like they were laughing.
‘Tsk.’
At this Paeng Ilhyeon’s impression became distorted.
Not only did he lose half of the Paeng family’s forces due to the incident in which the head of the clan Paeng Seok-im attempted to rape Queen Dowager Hwang but he was also placed on probation to the point where he was close to being punished.
Therefore his influence was not as big as it used to be.
Paeng Il-hyeon the head of the family who thought that he had revealed his own shame suppressed his anger and said to Hwang Bo-seong the head of the Hwangbo family.
“…I’m not doing this because of personal grudges. “Hwangbo the head of the family aren’t you the one denying what you said before your emotions?”
“I don’t think that’s necessarily true. “It is not Amcheon managed by the head of the family Hwangbo that is responsible for the ganja sent to Cheonjihoe.”
“Red Ark?”
Dark spring.
It was an organization known only to a very small number of people within the Justice League.
These are ganjas who were trained in secret and because they are not officially recognized even by political factions that advocate justice and cooperation they are not usually talked about.
However since it was now a convention where only the few kings gathered the open ark spoke about this openly.
“The fact that the head of the Hwangbo family said that doesn’t mean he has some information about the Cheonjihoe?”
“Some information has come in that I’m not sure is disinformation.”
“Uncertain information? “What do you mean?”
At this question from Hong Ark the eyes of Hwang Bo-seong the head of the Hwang Bo-seong family narrowed.
Not long ago he received information from an unknown source.
As far as he knows most of the Dark Heaven agents currently deployed to the Cheonjihoe’s inner city have lost their lives.
However information came in under a secret code through a secret contact network outside the castle.
However the problem was that the person who sent this cancer relief contacted Sihyeolgok through the hand of Agent Amcheon who lost his life.
He said ‘He said he was a hostage who was captured at Yeonmok Geomjang.’
Six months ago Yeonmok Geomjang a renowned martial artist suddenly made a proclamation.
The cause was unknown but the person who sent the information using a password through this secret contact network revealed himself as the hostage of Yeonmok Geomjang.
We are still confirming this so we did not announce the information at an official event.
“It was information that there would soon be a major internal conflict in the Cheonjihoe.”
“Big infighting?”
“Could it be that Cheonjihoeju’s illness has worsened?”
“If the unclear information is clear then yes. In that case it can be seen that those who are facing internal strife are involved….”
-thud!
It was then.
Everyone’s eyes turned to someone sitting on the right side of the round table.
I saw someone there clutching his left eye sweating and frowning.
He was Danmok Inho the head of the Danmok family one of the seven major families.
“The head of the Danmok family? Are you okay?”
“My complexion is not good. “The head of the Danmok family.”
In response to their concerns Dan Mok-in Ho the head of the Dan Mok family immediately waved his hand and then closed one of his eyes as if he were uncomfortable and spoke.
“iced coffee. Recently I injured my eye during training. “Please understand.”
“Huh. “If you’re tired why don’t you take a break…”
“It’s no big deal. Rather I also brought some interesting information so how about we discuss it?”
“What do you mean interesting information?”
As everyone focused on him Danmok Sega’s matriarch Danmok Ho raised the corner of his mouth and spoke meaningfully.
“The information that the Seventh Heaven which can be said to be the core of this agenda started a civil war in the Heaven and Earth Council.”
‘!?’
* * *
Same time.
A guesthouse for envoys from the imperial palace.
Something completely unexpected was happening there.
A high-ranking official who had come as a messenger was lying on the floor with his head cut off and two masters were clashing their swords fiercely.
A middle-aged man who was wielding a sword with his bare hands widened the distance and pointed with his left sword finger at his opponent.
Then a sword with an unusual appearance that had fallen on the floor spontaneously rose up and stretched out with a sword strike.
-Shoot!
The opponent caught the hilt of the sword flying like this with a clever trick.
Even though blue flames fly out due to the strong energy the sword does not fall.
-Pachichichi!
The middle-aged man who saw this had a strange look in his eyes and could not help but be surprised.
‘You’re saying you’re going to use your wits to grab the sword?’
This could be said to be an incredible feat that even he himself could not have easily performed as he was able to overcome even the walls of the wall.
The identity of the middle-aged man was Jeong Hyeon-moon the leader of the Justice League.
In front of Jeong Hyeon-moon the man who held the sword with his swordsmanship laughed and said.
“Is this the famous Ilhwi (一輝)?”
It was a treasured sword made by Gu Cheon-mu head of Yeonggeom Lodge.
Jeong Hyeon-moon the leader of the Jeongjeong Meng who was looking at his trembling man opened his mouth in a voice full of doubt.
“…You’re not Soo-won-hyeon.”
“What are you talking about? “If I’m not Sowi-hyeon then who is Soo-wi-hyeon?”
The identity of the man who mocked Jeong Hyeon-moon as if teasing him was Gwae-hyeon the vice-leader of the Jeongjeong-maeng Manji-geom (滿志逆劍).
Looking at him like this leader Jeong Hyeon-moon internally denied it.
It wasn’t either.
There was no way that his brother Wei Wei who had been with him for a long time would suddenly kill an envoy from the imperial palace without permission.
And no matter how much he was a person of the Eight Saints his inaction rose too rapidly.
Lord Zheng Xuanwen glanced at the Zhuge soldier who was lying behind him with his right leg cut off and his spirit increased even more.
If they were not quickly suppressed the lives of all soldiers might be in danger.
* * *
Now that the war was over members of the community were sorting out the bodies and prisoners that were overflowing in the square and the wounded were quickly moved to the doctor’s office.
All the executives except those who were injured in the battle on the first floor of the main building where the signboard of Cheonjihoe was broken were gathered.
The leader Mok Gyeong-un was sitting on the throne of Daejeon and right in front of him on the upper left were Gu Cheon-mu the owner of Yeonggeom Mountain Lodge and his confidants brought in from outside including the masked Mara-hyeon the magic warrior Jae-jae-jeong and Nyeop-chun and Mong Mu-yak.
And on the right side King Pabu Hotae River King Seomdok Baek Saha Amjongju Hwanya Seon Sihyeolgokju and Lee Ji-yeom were positioned.
In the middle of these executives and in front of Mok Gyeong-un’s gaze there was a grizzled alluring and beautiful woman standing tall.
She was none other than First World Chunqiu who could be said to be the top executive of the secret society.
Even though she surrendered and became a prisoner Chunqiu was looking at her neck cultivation with an easy smile on her face.
It was none other than her who opened her mouth first.
She said “I thought you would be anxious but I guess you weren’t?”
She had some idea of Mokgan’s true purpose in this Cheonjihoe war.
Therefore she thought that the man in front of her would be quite nervous.
She tried to use this as an excuse to take the lead in the negotiation but what was that relaxed look on her face that I didn’t know why?
Of course the reason was simple.
It was because of the voice that was ringing loudly in Mok Gyeong-un’s head.
-Master… I am Gochan. Master? Master? Can you really not hear me? I am possessed by Wei So-yeon and So-jeo’s body but I cannot dare to escape. Master? No it’s only when there’s an amulet attached to the coffin. But now if you can’t hear even though the coffin lid is open are your ears rotten? what?
< Episode 112: Situation (2) > end
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