episode_0029

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Contrary to what Namgung So-yeon said, the village was very far away.

Just following her left me out of breath. She tilted her head and matched her stride with me.

“I thought it was a martial artist, but I guess I was mistaken.”

It seemed like they thought he was someone who knew how to use martial arts because of the signs of training on his body and things like that.

On the way to the village, we stayed overnight a few times and talked about various things around the campfire.

Although it was mainly just her talking on her own. I must know something about this.

“But why on earth was Confucius Kang there?”

“Oh, that’s…”

Hesitantly, I told him about what happened in a strange religious group.

Aside from the fact that she was possessed and all that, she found herself in a strange place when she opened her eyes, and her face was filled with tears as she even said that she fell off a cliff while running away from people from a suspicious religious group.

“How… pity me. You are escaping from the clutches of the wicked devil.”

“Magyo?”

“Yes. Demonic religion. It’s a very bad group shaking up the midfield.”

By the Demonic Cult, do you mean the Demonic Cult where the Heavenly Demon is located?

“By the way, why was Nangong Soje there?”

“Oh, I…”

She said while looking at the flames and bruised.

“I was looking for the entrance to the Demonic Cult to assassinate Cheonma.”

“Assassination?”

“Eh… what is it? That expression.”

“I don’t know much about the Heavenly Demon, but isn’t he a very strong being?”

“Right?”

“Namgung Sojeo is going one-on-one with Cheonma?”

When I said back to her, “You look so weak…”, she puffed out her cheeks.

“Excuse me. Judging someone based solely on their appearance is the worst of all.”

“I’m not a martial artist?”

When I responded bluntly, she said ‘Ah’ with a look of realization on her face.

She took out some beef jerky, stuck it in the wood, put it in and out of the fire a few times, then handed me a piece.

“But, you’re not going to the village because of me, right? They say you came to meet the Heavenly Demon.”

When I asked her while tasting the hard and salty beef jerky, she shook her head.

“No, because of Ki Moonjin, there is no way to enter from the outside, and above all, I received intelligence that Cheonma is not here.”

“Aha…”

“Prince Kang.”

She said as she handed me another piece of beef jerky.

“Yes?”

“Would you like to go to the Murim League with me? I think Prince Kang definitely has some connection to the Demonic Cult. This is just my feeling.”

If I break up with her anyway, there will be no more answers.

If I can build a more relationship with her until I go to the Murim Alliance, wouldn’t I be able to gain a little bit of a foundation to settle down in this world?

That was the calculation.

“Yes. I was also at a loss because I couldn’t think of anything.”

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Cheonma stood silently for a while, staring intently at Seohwa.

“Master?”

The commander-in-chief called her carefully, but she did not answer.

How much time has passed? The Heavenly Demon opened his mouth.

“Youngma.”

“Yes.”

Someone lingers and comes out of the shadowed square of the palace.

“Did you see the traces?”

“Yes. We have been searching the area starting from the place where the intruder was said to have jumped.”

“Did you find anything?”

“I found this a bit far away.”

In the young horse’s hands was a luxurious robe.

“……”

“Any other traces?”

“Seeing that there was no significant damage, it appears that he changed into different clothes. The traces last approximately 5 to 7 days.”

“I understand. General Manager. Where are the sinners?”

“I am currently at the execution ground.”

At the execution site, criminals were bound and kneeling.

With the appearance of the Heavenly Demon, their faces turned pale, and one of them, who appeared to be a leader, tore his head on the ground and shouted.

“Master! sorry. It’s all my fault. Please, just with my life…”

“Quiet.”

It was a small sound, but everyone in the execution room couldn’t even breathe at the sound of her voice.

“Okay. Are you asking for exemption from punishment just for yourself?”

“……”

“You dare to make a deal with this Heavenly Demon, and the order of the church has collapsed so much.”

“Well, that’s not it.”

“Shut up.”

Cheonma slowly approached the leader and placed his hand on his shoulder.

“Originally, the plan was to cut off the hands and pull out the eyes.”

“……”

When the leader looked up at her, trembling, the hand holding her shoulder tightened.

-Puddeukduk

A torn arm accompanied by a bizarre sound.

“Quaaa!!!”

The screams of the beast echo through the execution ground.

“I don’t think my heart will be appeased even if I rip off everyone here’s limbs… so what can I do with this?”

She said cutely, putting her palm to her cheek.

It was a very difficult tone, but no one could look at her directly.