Episode 573
‘I don’t think we should just calculate the loss that would result if the Northern Sea Ice Palace joins hands with the Apostles and goes to war.’
Unless there is something more, it is difficult to stop the North Sea Ice Palace.
‘Should I ask for help and knock down everyone I can… If I knock down about 100 people so that they can get a clean 12-week diagnosis of anterior teeth… No. I’ll be stopped before that happens.’
At some point, did you get used to the martial way of thinking?
‘Let’s be patient. I am a member of parliament. If that happens, I won’t have to treat everything. It is not easy to destroy religion here. This damn town… no no. Peace of mind and body. Peace, inner peace….’
Jin Cheon-hee controlled her mind and body by reciting Buddhist scriptures.
“We might need to gather information.”
“Is it collecting information?…”
“Yes. First of all, I think I need to check out Baekho City’s low street to see if there’s any problem in this city. “I don’t think they’ll call me right away anyway.”
“Are you saying you’re going to show me favor or something?”
“That’s the way it is.”
In response to Gongsunyoung’s question, Jin Cheonhee nodded.
The meeting with the Lord of the North Sea Ice Palace ended without any conclusion, and after some time has passed, he will meet Jin Cheon-hee again.
There are at least a few days.
If we can give them something of what the North Sea Ice Palace needs, we can make their alliance with the Four Sisters break down.
“Hmm. I will help you too. “Why can’t I give this much help to my lifesaver?”
“Uh… but the prince is walking around the streets…?”
“There are people in the palace who have their own knowledge. “It was my teacher who taught me martial arts, but in addition to my teacher, my brother-in-law and sister-in-law taught me.”
Connections within the North Sea Ice Palace.
If that were the case, it would certainly be easier to gather information within the palace.
“then. “Please, please.”
“Sure.”
“I’m going to look around the shopping malls! “But there’s a tune that I used to sing!”
Gongsunyoung said bravely.
I don’t know about business, but she is also quite capable when it comes to making friends.
In modern times, if she were a so-called super insider, it might have been possible to obtain information from a shopping mall.
“Please do me a favor.”
“Leave it to me!”
So the group dispersed.
* * *
Baekho City was a city where quite a lot of people lived.
In this city adjacent to the lake, there were people of various races, ranging from merchants from nomads like the Sukshin tribe to people who came over from the Hua Empire.
‘The specialty product here is blue light crystal.’
Cheonggwang Crystal.
It is said to be a precious gem that emits a faint blue light if left alone.
It is said to have been mined in a mine on one side of that huge snowy mountain, and it was like a luminous stone that glowed by itself.
Just as luminous stone is more expensive than the same weight of gold, this blue-glow crystal is equally expensive.
However, the brightness is weaker than that of luminous stone.
Because of Cheonggwang Sujeong, merchants from all over flocked here and it also became a transit point for those trying to go from east to west or from west to east.
Jin Cheon-hee, who came out, walked down the street and heard this information vividly with her ears.
This is possible because he has learned martial arts and can hear people talking from afar.
While gathering information, I walked towards the treatment center where I had already received a letter of introduction before leaving the North Sea Ice Palace.
Just as there were doctors in the empire and healers in the Kingdom of Dadu.
In the Kingdom of Aisha, there is something called a treatment center.
Here, Jin Cheon-hee was trying to find out the level of medical care in the area and see if there was any information that the North Sea Ice Palace might need.
The reason I decided to go to the treatment center was because I thought that since Jin Cheon-hee was a medical professional, we would be able to communicate in some way.
In order to come to the treatment center, I deliberately received a letter of introduction through the prince, so if this were the case, I would not be treated as rudely.
“There it is.”
Far away.
A rather nice 4-story plaster building.
I saw the best treatment center in the city, with the symbol of the Guardian Church hanging on the roof.
The person who runs the treatment center is said to be from the Kingdom of Serim, not the Kingdom of Aisha, and his name is Germain.
Jin Cheon-hee, who was walking towards Germain’s treatment center, suddenly stopped.
“uh?”
Between the dark alleyways.
I saw a very, very familiar, striking young man standing there.
Yeo Ha-ryun, leader of the Demonic Cult!
Without moving his head, he just turned his eyes, glanced at Jin Tianxi, and sent a message.
-A long time. brother.
In the shadows, only Yeo Ha-ryun’s unique dark and static air is felt.
-Uh… it’s been a while. But why are you here?
-Because I have a mission. Let’s move on first.
Then, Yeo Ha-ryun walks through the alley.
Jin Cheon-hee hurriedly followed him.
* * *
The inside of the alley was narrow and maze-like.
Characteristics of an old city.
The same goes for Hangzhou, but as buildings collapse and are rebuilt repeatedly, the entire city becomes connected like a spider web.
Jin Cheon-hee followed Yeo Ha-ryun inside and was able to enter the small back door of the old house.
It was a safe house created by the Demonic Cult.
“Ah… it’s cold. “Why is it so cold inside the house?”
When the older brother grumbled, the younger laughed.
“Although Ondol is being supplied quickly, there is still a long way to go before it is fully filled. This is especially true because it is a poor alley. brother.”
“How can I hold on for so long?”
“Fortunately, because it is a volcanic area, it is warmer than other frozen areas. “Sit down here.”
Jin Cheon-hee sat on the chair following Yeo Ha-ryun’s guidance.
We warmed up two glasses of strong liquor and shared them one by one.
Even though it is usually heated with a thermostat, it is not used this quickly and without any preparation.
It was difficult to guess the extent of this as it seemed to be heated only through will rather than internal energy, but Jin Cheon-hee did not show it.
This guy is the main character, a strong man who goes far beyond the imagination of an ordinary person.
“Wait a minute.”
Suddenly, something resembling a dried fish tail came out of the medicine that Jin Cheon-hee brought.
Then, didn’t he put it in two bottles of alcohol and boil it again in a hot pot?
“What is that…?”
“Dried sea bream fins. It is used as medicine, but it also becomes a delicacy when soaked in alcohol and boiled. Although I don’t like alcohol that much. “Gongson-yeong ate it very deliciously.”
“…brother. “I can’t taste anything.”
“So yeah. I wonder if you can’t even sense the flavoring in the alcohol. “First of all, you smell things like blood scent well, right?”
Like Jeolmaek, it is difficult to determine with modern science why Yeo Ha-ryun cannot sense the taste.
If so, shouldn’t we do something?
“under. “Why are you coming all the way here to take care of my tongue?”
“Try it first.”
“….”
Hulup-
Yeo Ha-ryun swallowed a sip and sighed.
“I can only feel the texture. “It’s not at all the taste you want.”
“…Um…I guess this isn’t enough. Then give me some blood. No, I have to get closer. “Stay still.”
Then he pulled out the long needle.
Just like last time, he temporarily allowed me to taste it and handed him the glass again.
Whoop –
“It’s delicious.”
“okay. Hehehe.”
Jin Cheon-hee smiled like an older brother, thinking that Yeo Ha-ryun was cute while eating delicious food.
Yeo Ha-ryun also savored a taste that he had not felt in a long time.
“What candy did you send?”
“I ate everything except one.”
“I guess it was okay. “You saved one to eat when you’re having a hard time?”
“hmm.”
Yeo Ha-ryun nods her head slightly.
After sharing such a long story, Jin Cheon-hee asked.
“so. “Why are you here?”
A question that connects not just Yeo Ha-ryun, but the entire Demonic Cult.
Whoop –
Yeo Ha-ryun savored the drink his brother gave him and opened his mouth.
“two. “I am here for two reasons.”
“Blood mission?”
“okay. Indeed, you are my brother. “I noticed it right away.”
Jin Cheonhee nodded and asked again.
“Then what about the second?”
“Helping the alliance between the Apostolic Alliance and the North Sea Ice Palace be maintained.”
“….”
“I’m not surprised. “Did you predict it?”
“Because it was different from the blood missionary method. And in the end, demons will be included among the forces that want a political war.”
The Heavenly Demon wants blood. She wanted more blood.
In the end, it is different from the Blood Mission, but she also knows that in order for the Demon Religion to conquer the world, it must inevitably create a river of blood.
“They say there are too many masters still alive.”
“okay?”
“huh.”
Jin Cheon-hee scratched her chin and then added a word.
“By any chance, Cheolmumun’s Cheolmubaek?”
“…Did you figure it out that far?”
Yeo Ha-ryun did not hide his surprise.
“It is strange that such a young new expert is not known, and even if he had been training in the mountains, it is also strange that he goes to the Sadyo training. More than anything.”
“hmm?”
“I scratched it and it seemed like someone who was used to being cursed. Isn’t it strange? “He’s obviously such a strong talent and a budding expert, but it seems like he’s been criticized a lot.”
“Cheolmubaek was so calm. “As a kanji, it is top-notch, but the fact that it is top-notch makes it poisonous.”
Jin Cheonhee shook his head.
“no. That’s because I went in doubting from the beginning. “It would have seemed different from the perspective of the Apostolic Alliance.”
“….”
Yeo Ha-ryun is lost in thought and swallows another sip of alcohol.
The rich aroma of marmalade and the savory scent of sea bream meat.
And I savored the warm feeling of strong liquor from the tip of my tongue to my stomach.
‘My brother hasn’t changed. No, has it become sharper than before?’
As he said, Sadoryun did not doubt Cheolmubaek.
The faction is also a faction created by a warrior belonging to the Sadōryun in the past and focuses on smuggling.
It’s clean according to the ledger.
The founder of a sect that once belonged to the Apostolic Alliance also became a martial artist who was actually a member of the Demonic Cult.
He had been infiltrating the Apostolic League and came out at the right time.
In the end, from the perspective of the Apostolic Association, there was no reason to doubt it since they were like relatives.
Nevertheless, my brother was able to figure it out with only a few characteristics.
This probably means that I have now become accustomed to Kangho’s physiology.
“Anyway, can you confirm so easily that Cheolmubaek is Ganja?”
Yeo Ha-ryun chuckled at those words.
“Okay. “If things go wrong with the Apostolic Alliance, that small religious leader will be in trouble, so it doesn’t matter to me.”
“Ohh?”
“Of course, I’m telling you because you’re my brother. “If it were someone else, I would have killed him the moment he found out this secret and silenced him.”
‘Well, Heavenly Demon. Your Little Heavenly Demon is spouting off the secrets of the religion like this.’
I will now consider paying back the price of the crab meat soup.
Heavenly Demon God Gong?
You forced it on me.
Jin Cheon-hee thought like this and continued speaking.
“After all, it’s from the bean powder family. The small cult leaders were frustrated because they couldn’t catch each other. Well, there will only be one Heavenly Demon in the future anyway. Is it because the one who survives becomes the next Heavenly Demon?”
“Well, that’s it. Anyway, I didn’t know my brother would come. “Is it because your brother came to disrupt the alliance with the Apostolic Alliance?”
“that’s right. There is no need to kill each other needlessly. Achachacha. “Now that I think about it, there are some good snacks.”
After saying that, he took out another fish gun out of weakness.
