episode_0259

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It’s been about two months since Jeong Cheol’s actions became known throughout the entire martial arts world.

The whole of Sacheon was suffering from measles due to the Sapa miscellaneous people flocking from all over. It was difficult for the giant powers of Sichuan to disperse their power even though the giant Four factions of Yunnan were not moving, so the remaining political factions in Sichuan were struggling to block the forces of the Four factions flowing in from all over.

Even though the large Sapa sects in Yunnan do not show any movement, why do Saffron boats from all over the region flow into Sichuan?

This was a phenomenon caused by the difference between the Sapa faction and the Jeong faction faction.

The political faction is centered not on people, but on martial arts. The sect is run and operated based on the martial arts skills that the sect proclaims. The person who has learned the core martial arts is the center of the sect.

However, the Sapa sect is different. Sapa’s sect is centered around the highest figure. It is closer to an association or party where the strongest people gather together.

That was the reason why Sapa boaters flocked to Sacheon. This was because they calculated that if they could drive out the forces of the political faction and hold a little bit of power in Sacheon, they would be able to sacrifice that territory and join the subordinate forces when the Sacheon faction of Yunnan advanced into Sacheon in earnest.

There was no harm in not being able to join the affiliated forces. The area called Sacheon was a place where the meat was plump and delicious, so just eating a few pieces of the meat was enough to make a living.

If Sacheon Province was regarded as a land of opportunity by political faction-oriented warriors, then Sacheon itself was regarded as a land of opportunity by Saffron followers.

Even though Sacheon was a region without Sacheon factions, the most common story in the martial arts world was the fight between political factions and Sacheon factions, so the political faction forces in Sacheon also expected that Saffron thugs would flock to Sacheon, but the scale was much different from what they had imagined.

Also, peace tends to make swords rust.

The Sichuan political factions, which had enjoyed peace without conflict with the Sa faction for a long time, were paying a high price for the long period of peace.

When the whole of Sacheon was suffering from measles due to the invasion of Sapa.

Jeongcheol was looking at the five people who came to the meeting.

There are as many factions of four factions in the world as there are factions of political factions, but there is no force that is as symbolic as the factions of the nine factions and the five major factions of the factions.

In the first place, the basic principle of Sapa’s sect is to repeat the merger and acquisition, and even if the name is inherited, it is rare for the martial arts to be inherited at the same time.

Therefore, although it is called the Yunnan Sect Union, there were actually only five sects that directly joined hands with Jeongcheol.

Misreading.

Heuksamun.

trench party.

Dependent faction.

Dark Dragon Gate.

The Ohdukmun and Heuksamun had strong influence in Yunnan and their names could be trusted, while the Trench Hodang, Sokyeongpa, and Amryongmun were each sects led by experts from Hyeongyeong.

“It looks like everyone is gathered together.”

Jeongcheol, who looked at the representatives of each faction, immediately got to the point.

“I think the time is ripe for war to begin. What do each faction think?”

Representatives of each clan took notice. Looking at that scene, Jeongcheol clicked his tongue inwardly.

‘It will be difficult for the results of today’s meeting to be good.’

The Trench Party, the Sokryeong Sect, and the Amryongmun are each factions led by Hyeongyeong experts. The Trench Party is centered around the blood clan Sabok Seol, the Sokryeong faction is centered around Gwigok blood ancestor Ak Gyeong-cheol, and the Amryongmun faction is centered around Heukpae Dokgo Yeong-cheon. No, the word “center” is not appropriate.

They are everything.

In the end, the representatives of the Trench Party, the Dependent Party, and the Dark Dragon Gate were not truly messengers with full authority, but merely messengers who came to convey the words of the three Xuan Jing masters.

Since they were silent, it had to be assumed that the three police officers had no intention of starting a war yet.

After a fierce battle of wits, it was the representative of the five leaders who spoke first.

“I don’t think now is the time.”

“However, it is time for our [Apostolic Association] to take action as well. Comrades of Sapa are gathering in Sacheon, so we must respond accordingly.”

What is the reason why Sapa from all over the world gathers in Sacheon? In the end, it was due to expectations that Yunnan’s giant breakers would move. If those expectations were fueled, the invasion of Sacheon would become much easier.

In order to do that, it was probably best for Yunnan’s giant breakers to take action.

however.

‘I don’t want to make sacrifices, but I want to take the fruits.’

For the faction that was about to step forward, it wasn’t something that was very appealing. This was because the power of the giant waves, which could be said to be the real power of Sacheon, had not yet been reduced.

Jeongcheol recalled the attack on Dangata two months ago and sighed inwardly.

‘I never thought there would be Dok-ui and Sichuan Ronin there….’

It was a major departure from the original plan. Dok-ui, who had not visited the Tang family for several years, happened to be at the Tang family at that moment, and when he was about to dispose of the craftsmen who were to render all the stored poison useless and make the memorization, he met Sichuan Ronin again.

If it had not been for the poisonous intention, it could have dealt a great blow to the party family that was hastily evacuating.

If the artisans had been dealt with, the surviving Tang family warriors would not have posed a major threat.

If that were the case, many areas of Sacheon managed by the Tang family would have become Muju communists, and the five sects in front of us would have shown a very proactive attitude instead of showing such a lukewarm attitude.

It was a time when Jeongcheol was trying to soothe his bitterness and get the support of other factions.

“Oh, by any chance, Jeongcheol, have you heard this news?”

Suddenly, the representative of the Sokryeong faction spoke up.

“What news?”

“The news is that the Podalapgung masters have been trampling around the border between Yunnan and Sichuan recently.”

“…Does that happen?”

“Why did Podalap Palace come all the way here…”

“It is said that there have already been several minor conflicts with the Yunnan faction.”

Jeongcheol looked at the representative of the Sokryeong faction who spoke. Why are you keeping quiet and then suddenly bringing out this news?

The Sokryeong faction still wants to take care of itself.

If this topic had been brought up from the beginning of the meeting, an atmosphere would have been created in which it would have been difficult to bring up the idea of attacking the Sapa people who are attacking Sichuan Province. Why are they only now releasing this news in a rush?

“The attendants of Podalap Palace may have business in the central plain. Isn’t it common for fights to break out in Yunnan?”

“It is not a day or two that the Safa people are excited, but this time things are a little more serious. It is said that among the warriors at Podalap Palace, there was a master who demonstrated the state of flower painting.”

Jeongcheol’s face also hardened slightly. The master of Hwagyeong is the leading figure of the sect. It was not easy to see that the ascetics of Podalap Palace, which included the leading figures of such sects, clashed with the Sapa people of Yunnan.

“…It’s a big deal.”

“Huh, shouldn’t we at Apostolic Training also respond?”

Jeongcheol felt his head hurt as he watched the representatives talking about the Podalap Palace incident, thinking it was an opportunity. It was obvious that they would use the Podalap Palace’s movements as an excuse to postpone the start of the war.

“Haha, I am truly reassured that the leaders of the Apostolic Alliance are so full of spirit.”

“The Dead Sea is called Dongdo. A barbarian is daring to invade the central plains. As a person of the central plains, I cannot remain silent.”

“That’s right. This is a problem that cannot be easily overcome.”

Is it Podalap Palace again this time? Nothing works.

Jeongcheol lamented and looked at the representatives of the five factions playing drums and janggu together.

“It would be better to take urgent action in the name of the Apostolic Alliance.”

“Heuksamun also agrees.”

Everyone nodded. The representatives of the sect pretended to be serious on the outside, but smiled with conversion on the inside. Respond to foreign invasions. It was an opportunity to save face while avoiding dealing with political factions in Sichuan.

‘Although Podalapgung is a famous sect in Seojang, it is ultimately just a sect established by barbarians from the border.’

‘Even if he is an expert in the martial arts, he is just a warrior in the border without any proper martial arts skills. If you are an expert who has mastered the discipline of the central plains, subduing them is as easy as twisting a chicken’s head.’

When the representatives of the sect were thinking such things in their hearts and talking about the seriousness of the situation through their own mouths.

“Haha, I am so glad that the fellow members of the Apostolic Alliance recognize the seriousness of the situation. Our dependent faction has already taken action, so don’t worry.”

The faces of the representatives of each faction stiffened. Jeongcheol also hardened his complexion and looked at the representative of the dependent faction.

“What do you mean?”

“Lord Mun said that he would personally punish the Podalap Palace leaders for daring to harm the military personnel of the central plains. By now, you are probably tracking down the masters of Podalap Palace and teaching them a lesson.”

Everyone was silent. The master of Hyeongyeong moved to repel the ascetics of Podalap Palace?

“Also, to prevent this from happening, he told us to mobilize the masters of the text and protect the border between Yunnan and Seojang.”

“Huh…!”

“Such!”

“Our dependent faction will block the movements of the Podalap Palace that threaten Yunnan and hinder the actions of the Apostolic Alliance. So, the heroes of the Sadōryun leave the threats from the rear to our dependent faction and take care of Sacheon.”

Jeong Cheol realized why the representative of the Sokryeong faction did not bring up the story from the beginning.

The intention was to draw the response of other factions by appropriately throwing the bait of Podalapgung, thereby strengthening their justification for being left out of the fight against the Sacheonjeong faction.

It also meant that he had been planning to stab other factions in the back even before he entered the conference hall.

Because the gap left by the dependent faction must be filled by certain factions here.

After reading the intentions of the dependent faction, the representatives of each faction glared at the representative of the dependent faction with sharp eyes shining.

“Now then, how about we discuss how to support the struggling heroes in Sichuan?”

The atmosphere in the conference room became even colder as the representative of the dependent faction spoke.

“Phew.”

Jeongcheol eventually sighed as he looked at the arrogant representative of the dependent faction.

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Ak Gyeong-cheol, a member of the Gugok clan, walked without hesitation toward the deserted abandoned temple.

“There are people here?”

“Yes! They say there are seven people in total!”

Ak Gyeong-cheol looked at the abandoned temple after hearing his subordinate’s report and thought about recent events.

‘That guy named Jeongcheol made an attractive offer, but…’

The situation became ambiguous as the operation to attack the party house was only half successful. It is true that it dealt a big blow to the Tang family, but that did not mean that it was weakened to the point where it could push into the territory of the Tang family.

If it meant risking blood loss, it would have been possible to plan for Sichuan, but Ak Gyeong-cheol had no intention of doing so.

‘How can I trust those guys?’

Ak Gyeong-cheol frowned as he recalled the faces of the sects that made up the Apostolic Alliance. They are like vipers who have risen to the top in Yunnan, a country teeming with evil factions.

Even if they were within the same alliance as an alliance, they would attack the other party without hesitation if they showed signs of weakness. Are you willing to suffer the loss of money by leaving such beasts behind? It was an unthinkable sound.

‘I don’t know what else that guy Jeongcheol will do…’

Ak Gyeong-cheol smiled bitterly as he remembered Jeong-cheol. Jeongcheol and the Yunnan sects had different positions. Jeong Cheol-ya, as time goes by, the cause will become weaker and the opportunity to build power will decrease, but the factions in Yunnan have nothing to lose.

‘There is no need to go out to dig a well for someone who is thirsty.’

In the end, the one who was thirsty was Jeong-cheol, so it was best to just wait and watch until Jeong-cheol sacrificed himself.

The problem is that there was no justification for choosing the best option.

“Ak Kyeong-cheol is in luck.”

An opportunity has come for the leaders of the Podalap Palace to invade the outskirts of Yunnan and secure a very powerful cause: to protect the rear from foreign threats.

If the easy task of driving out the practitioners of Podalap Palace here now from Yunnan is accomplished, the dependent faction will be in a position where they can only take advantage of opportunities without causing any harm.

“Doesn’t heaven also recognize the hero named Moonju?”

“Hahahaha!!”

Ak Gyeong-cheol burst out laughing at his subordinate’s flattery and crossed the mountain gate of the abandoned shrine. Ak Gyeong-cheol had an arrogant expression on his face as he looked at the eight practitioners of Podalap Palace lined up in front of the abandoned shrine.

“Are you the warriors of Podalap Palace who dared harm the people of the Central Plains?”

“It is true that the patron came from the Podalap Palace, but he did not harm the central monk and is said to be an ascetic and not a warrior.”

“I have clearly confirmed that you have harmed my central member! These are the kind of people who shamelessly tell lies that shouldn’t be spoken!”

“They insulted and attacked us first, so it was just an unavoidable measure to protect them.”

“You shamelessly use your mouth!”

Ak Kyung-cheol shouted vigorously while looking at his opponent. There were one more person than the subordinate had realized, and the power of the Podalap Palace was at a level that could not be ignored.

Seven people excluding those who represented Podalap Palace. Six of them were Chojeongjeong and one was Hwagyeong.

Ak Kyung-cheol searched for the person who came forward as the representative of Podalap Palace. It was difficult to figure out whether he really had the skills to become a representative.

‘It looks like he has learned the magic of the frontier.’

It was particularly difficult to detect the energy, so I couldn’t be sure, but looking at the movement of the exposed energy, it seemed like it was a fire scene.

“Ak Kyeong-cheol will let you know that Jungwon is not a place you can dare to invade!”

“Hehe…If you want to see the blood, I will agree.”

Ak Gyeong-cheol found it laughable to see a middle-aged practitioner who dared to show his fighting spirit against someone who was at the level of Hyeon-gyeong. These thunderbolts who can’t even measure the gap between themselves and their opponents!

“Hahahaha! See the blood? If you even brush against my collar, I will ignore your skills and walk away!”

The middle-aged warrior took a silent stance. Looking at that scene, Ak Gyeong-cheol calmly turned his back.

“Is it okay if you don’t take up a weapon?”

“The rat is worried about the cat!”

Ak Kyung-cheol had no intention of taking out his main weapon, Hojo. This was because it was judged that the mere rumor that he had used Hojo to deal with barbarians on the border would damage his reputation.

“I see.”

The middle-aged military officer introduced himself for the last time.

“I am a practitioner called Rano Jinbu.”

“The guy who is about to vomit blood and fall down has a long tongue! Come at me quickly.”

Lanojingbu said with a grin.

“Then I will go.”

Taaagh!

Ak Gyeong-cheol was shocked as he watched Lano Jinbu, which shot up like an arrow in one leap and then fell slowly like a feather. It was a talent that could not be shown unless one practiced the tricks of credulity and at the same time developed the techniques of selfishness on one’s own body.

‘He was stronger in martial arts than I thought!’

“Hahahahaha! You have a knack for making moves!”

However, Ak Kyung-cheol burst into laughter. The opponent’s martial arts skills were stronger than expected, but the choice was wrong. It is a situation of whether or not it is okay to pour out strong energy at close range against someone who is one level higher in level, but no matter how much he does not use his main weapon, the expert of Hwagyeong will try to deal with the expert of Hyeongyeong with things like Jangyoung or Jangpung fired from afar.

It was out of the question.

Ssss!

However, such aggravation quickly turned into astonishment.

This was because lumps of strong energy were forming one by one around the Lanosingbu, which was slowly falling like a feather from dozens of heights.

Kang Hwan (剛環)!

“Tongue, Hyeon-kyung!”

The opponent was a master of Hyeonkyung! The great Ak Gyeong-cheol hurriedly stretched out his hand to the Hojo, but Kang Hwan of Lano Jinbu flew in without giving him time to equip the Hojo.

Kwagwagwagwang!!

Kang Hwan’s merciless bombardment hit Ak Kyung-cheol. The subordinates of the Sokryeong faction, who were wondering what kind of flattery to give to the victorious Ak Gyeong-cheol, opened their mouths in astonishment.

“This guy…!”

Ak Gyeong-cheol’s appearance after escaping from Kang Hwan’s bombing range was beyond words. Although he escaped fatal injury, it was impossible to completely block Kang Hwan’s bombardment with his hastily deployed self-defense technique, so his clothes became tattered and a trickle of blood was flowing from the corner of his mouth.

Rano Jinbu, who landed on the ground with ease, smiled.

“Since you brushed my collar, how about you just leave as promised?”

Ak Gyeong-cheol blushed and trembled all over at Lano Jinbu’s ridicule…

“Don’t forget that you guys are alive because I used my mouth carelessly today!”

The situation was clearly outnumbered. Compared to the practitioners at Podalap Palace, who were experts in flower painting, the subordinates brought by Ak Gyeong-cheol were, at best, top-notch. He was also injured, so if the collision continued like this, he would have lost.

Lano Jingbu looked at the back of Ak Gyeong-cheol running away and remembered Ho Cheon-an’s plan.

‘I am truly grateful that you took our safety into consideration, but then when will we achieve our great cause?’

As all conflicts that could be dangerous to practitioners were excluded, it would be quite some time before the entire Yunnan Four Schools emerged as a notable threat.

Therefore, Lano Jingbu personally went to the central field to raise the vigilance of the Yunnan Four Schools at once by showing off the fact that there was an expert in the field of police in Podalap Palace.

‘It seems you didn’t know that I had reached the level of a wise man.’

Lano Jingbu chuckled, recalling Ho Cheon-an’s insistence on thoroughly avoiding the strictures of the police when establishing a strategy. I was delighted to imagine what Ho Cheon-an’s face would look like when he heard the news.

‘Since you gave your heart and soul for Sarah until the last moment, I will also do my best for you without hiding anything.’

“ Now that you have invaded the beehive, let us retreat to the chief.”

“Yes, palace lord!”

Rano Jinbu completely revealed his state that he had been hiding from the public for the sake of Hocheonan.

“I hope things work out well.”

With the last muttering of Rano Jingbu, the monks of Podalap Palace disappeared from the abandoned temple.

The monk’s whereabouts and the appearance of the Hyeongyeong expert turned the whole of Yunnan upside down.

And that time.

“Found it!”

Ho Cheon-an was happy after discovering the secret.