Episode 1076 Next time, it’s your neck. (1)
Baekcheon also knows that he shouldn’t say this out loud right now. But the situation in front of me made it impossible for me to bear it without saying that. Finally, he opened his mouth in a daze.
“What… what’s going on?”
Baekcheon brought it up, but in fact, this was a common feeling among Hwasan’s disciples. Because they did not understand the physiology of the four factions, they could not understand his subordinates who secretly attacked Black Gwibo and Mangeum Daebu, who suddenly showed no hostility toward Jang Il-so.
Moreover, it is difficult to see the situation beyond because of the dark ghosts that are still surrounding them. So it’s bound to be difficult to figure out what’s going on.
But fortunately, there was Sapa by their side now who understood and explained the whole situation.
“hmm.”
Lim So-byeong gently waved the fan he was holding and opened his mouth.
“It seems that Brother Cheon-myeon has attached himself to Jang Il-so.”
“…A thousand-face investigation?”
Baekcheon blinked and looked towards Jang Ilso. The Mangeum Grandfather, who has become a cold corpse, and his subordinate standing in front of him…
“Then you are saying that it was not the Mangeum Grandfather’s subordinate who betrayed him… but that the author is the Master of Heaven and Earth, the master of Haomun?”
“It looks like that.”
Lim So-byeong shrugged his shoulders.
“It is said that Master Cheonmyeon’s transformation technique is the best in the world, so no one can recognize his transformation… It is indeed a masterpiece. “I never thought Godfather Mangeum, who is no one else, would even notice that my close associates have changed.”
Although his tone was calm, Lim So-byeong was also quite surprised right now.
‘It gives me goosebumps.’
If Mangeum Godfather did not notice, it means that Lim So-byeong is also at risk of being hit by the same thing.
Of course, Mangeum Godfather also has room for excuses. When you’re on the verge of decapitating a tiger, who would notice that the rabbit wandering behind you is different from usual?
‘But Gangho is another place where such situations occur countless times.’
Lim So-byeong once again realized how useful that ridiculous reverse was. Of course, it is not a move that can be used easily as it requires risking one’s life.
“…So you’re saying that Jang Il-so hid the Cheonmyeon investigation from the beginning and led the situation like this?”
“It looks like that.”
Baekcheon looked at Jang Ilso for a moment, speechless and dumbfounded.
‘What kind of person is that…’
Baekcheon and other Hwasan disciples were now ready not to be surprised no matter what Jang Ilso did. Hasn’t Jang Il-so already experienced enough to see how far beyond common sense he is?
Nevertheless, at this moment, they couldn’t help but wonder what was inside the head of that person named Jang Il-so.
“Oh no. Then…”
Yoonjong looked back at Lim So-byeong with a surprised face.
“Did the King of Green Forest know about that?”
Jo Geol tilted her head at those words.
“What do you mean, death penalty?”
“No… the situation just now… didn’t it seem like King Green Forest was keeping pace with Jang Il-so?”
“Now that I think about it…”
Jo Geol, Yoon Jong, and Baek Cheon looked at Lim So-byeong at the same time. Lim So-byeong, who received that gaze, seemed to twitch the corner of his mouth slightly, then spread out his fan and covered half of his face.
“Huhuhuhu.”
“….”
“That’s natural. “No matter how great Jang Il-so is, he can’t possibly match me in terms of resourcefulness!”
‘I didn’t know.’
‘I didn’t know.’
‘Bluff.’
As the three people’s eyes narrowed at the same time, Lim So-byeong clicked his tongue.
“…I thought Jang Il-so might have prepared something, but I didn’t know it would be such a big deal.”
“….”
“…Why are you looking at me like that? Shouldn’t he be praised just for guessing that he was preparing something? Joe Joegeol stamp? Yoonjong’s dojo?”
There was no answer back.
Baekcheon sighed deeply. To be honest, in this situation, he couldn’t even figure out who to admire. Should we admire Jang Il-so, who brought out this entire situation while keeping Investigator Cheon-myeon hidden, or should we admire Lim So-byeong, who kept pace without even knowing what Jang Il-so was hiding?
‘Yes, this gentleman was the King of Green Forest.’
Suddenly it felt real. I had always seen him as a sickly and helpless person, so I had forgotten about him, but this person is the one who led the green forest and fought fierce battles with all the people. Considering the power difference between Nokrim and Maninbang that he knew, he couldn’t help but realize how great a person Lim So-byeong was.
‘Is this the strategy of those competing for the world?’
It somehow seemed like a different world from the one he lived in.
“…But why is the black demon just watching this?”
When Namgung Do-wi asked curiously, Lim So-byeong shrugged his shoulders.
“It has been sorted out.”
“Are you finished organizing?”
“yes.”
It seemed that Namgung Dowi did not understand at all. Lim So-byeong tapped his head with a fan. As expected, it seemed like more explanation was needed for those with political affiliations.
“So let’s think about it. Hwasan fought with a shaman, and Hyeon Jong-jin, a shaman, lost his life to the shaman Jang Mun-in, Heo Do-jin. “What are you going to do?”
“All the shamans will die that day.”
“I will never leave you alone!”
“I will set fire to Mt. Wudang and stab everyone who runs away with a knife in the back!”
“….”
“….”
Jo Geol, who shouted the last time, sensed the gaze focused on me and flinched.
“Why why? Even if I can’t say anything…”
“…Are you a person?”
“Inseong….”
“Even Cheongmyeong was surprised at this level.”
“no! “That last sentence is a bit harsh!”
Jo Geol felt very wronged at the last words, but fortunately or unfortunately, Lim So-byeong took away the attention that was focused on him.
“yes. That is the way of thinking of political factions. But that doesn’t happen in Sapa. “There is no such loyalty to begin with.”
And this is also an environmental problem that Sapa has.
Unlike political factions that save face with each other, the four factions live in constant conflict. If war continues until one side is completely annihilated, the Sapa itself cannot survive.
Of course, Hwasan’s disciples were not unaware of this fact. But there was a world of difference between knowing it in your head and seeing it happen right in front of your eyes.
“So this…”
Jogeol said as if he didn’t understand at all.
“Isn’t this a situation where if we fight with Jong-nam and lose, we become Jong-nam’s disciples from that day on?”
“You bastard! Even if I make an analogy…”
“Why are you talking such nonsense!” it’s crazy?”
“I feel like I’m going to throw up.”
Just thinking about it makes me feel sick. For those who have a sense of belonging to the Hwasan sect, this is something that cannot happen even if heaven and earth turn upside down.
But they are accepting that situation without any problem. I don’t know what it was like, but at least there was no outward opposition.
‘How can they do that?’
No matter how much they value profits, how can they just sit back and watch as their leader’s head explodes?
It’s something I don’t want to even think about, but… if Hyeonjong was experiencing the same thing right now, Hwasan’s disciples here would have already lost their senses and would have done anything to kill Jang Il-so.
“…is this the difference between the Safa faction and the political faction?”
It occurred to me that the gap was bigger than I thought.
It’s not just about belonging to different places. Their inclinations and thoughts are all different. That is why they cannot be mixed. Like water and oil.
Baekcheon looked back at Lim So-byeong as if he remembered something.
“Then what about Jang Il-so’s behavior just a moment ago?”
“You saw it correctly.”
Lim So-byeong nodded slowly.
“For Sapa, ‘winning’ is important, but there is something more important than that. It is ‘stronger’. “If Jang Il-so had not shown his presence and had only won by trickery, he would not have been able to obtain subjugation so easily.”
“As expected….”
“It seems simple, but it is also complicated at the same time. The most important thing is to prove in some way that you are worth following. “It was a dangerous thing to do, but the result was… as you can see.”
This means that Jang Il-so would have already drawn up the next move when the Cheonmyeon investigation secretly attacked Mangeumdaebu. What was important to him at that point was not finishing the loan of Mangeum, but eating up all the dark ghosts whose owners would disappear.
Baekcheon glared at Jang Ilso with a stern face.
‘Now, at least in Sapa, there is truly no one who can compete with Jang Il-so.’
Jang Il-so was originally a leader of Sapaeryun.
However, as can be seen from the recent Yangtze River incident, Jang Il-so did not completely dominate the Sapaeryeon. At least the two places, Heukwibo and Haomun, did not obediently follow that Jang Il-so.
But that won’t happen anymore.
Jang Il-so had already eaten Surochae in the Yangtze River and now took control of the Black Ghost Treasure. And even that monk, Cheonmyeon, swore allegiance to Jang Ilso.
This means only one thing.
A complete unity between evil and evil.
The seemingly impossible feat was finally achieved at this moment. Perhaps Hwasan’s disciples are now witnessing a historic moment with their own eyes.
It was at that moment when Baekcheon trembled with an unknown shiver.
“uh?”
Jo Geol’s voice, breaking his sentiments, penetrated Baekcheon’s ears.
“Now, just wait a moment, Sasuk. “Then, hasn’t Jang Il-so unified Safa now?”
Baekcheon frowned.
“What kind of backstabbing….”
“Oh no. “That’s not it.”
“…What else?”
“Does that mean that everyone here has become Jang Il-so’s subordinates?”
“Suddenly you said something so obvious…”
Baekcheon, who was about to speak, momentarily closed his mouth. The eyes looking at Jo Geol gradually became less focused. And after a moment he tilted his head to the side. I saw a black ghost slowly turning in this direction.
Jo Geol’s voice sounded like she was exhausted.
“Then…”
“…”
“Aren’t we… fucked now?”
I saw dark ghosts glaring at me with sharp eyes, no longer black ghosts, but people who should just be called Sapae-ryeon. Behind the curtain, Jang Il-so was smiling brightly and with a unique smile.
A helpless laugh naturally leaked from Baekcheon’s mouth.
“Anyway…”
I slowly raised the sword that had been lowered again.
“…I think so?”
Honggyeon, who figured out who the new prey was, also began to creep towards the volcano with a cruel smile on his face.
