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With Yu Ye-hyang also joining in, the plan to subdue the bandits was quickly decided.

Because of that, Nokrim was hit with an unprecedented amount of hardship, but Yu Ye-hyang, who remembered the debt she had to pay, refused to even share the same bed with Yeon-jin and sat by the window.

Early hours.

With only the moonlight streaming in through the window as the only source of light, Yu Ye-hyang muttered as she sat on the window sill instead of lying down on the bed.

“First of all, let’s start with the green forest.”

She frowned as she recalled a memory she didn’t really want to remember.

Even now, when I close my eyes, the scenery from that time, engraved in my mind and retina, comes back to me as it was.

Why is it that she, who has the power to shake the world, and the Cheonmasingyo are in danger?

The reason is simple. Without her knowing, too many enemies were using their numbers in secret.

If not, she would not have had to survive in the worst way possible, Yeonjin’s sacrifice.

“Those things that wouldn’t be satisfying even if you tore them to pieces, are urging their lifelines on their own.”

A voice filled with restrained anger flowed out from between the teeth of the evil spirit.

A red light, resembling the flames of that day, formed in her eyes.

The regression wasn’t just an opportunity to meet Yeonjin again.

It is a mystery that cannot be explained, and if you know everything that will happen in the future, wouldn’t it be best to take action so that the future that will happen is in your favor?

“Green Forest Alliance.”

The chilling voice dispersed.

“Janggangsurochae.”

At the same time, life slowly filled Yu Ye-hyang’s eyes as she listed the names of the groups one by one.

“Black Lotus.”

In addition, Yu Ye-hyang, who had been mumbling the names of various groups in Sapa one by one, blurted out one syllable at the end.

“And even the blood relationship.”

Knock, knock, Yu Ye-hyang, who had been lightly tapping the window frame with her fingers, regained her spirit.

After the fierce expression and explosive energy from just a moment ago completely disappeared as if it were a lie, the corners of her mouth slowly went up.

“Then, it’s about five years earlier than planned. It wouldn’t be bad to take action in advance, even if it’s just for the sake of greening. It wouldn’t be bad to break one of the Blood Cult’s fingers before the main woman ascends to the position of leader.”

After muttering softly, the fingers that had been tapping on the window frame stopped moving.

Her voice, which had been determined, became quite cheerful.

“I’ll just take care of the easy bandits and the thugs, and leave the rest until I take over as the leader. After I take care of them all, I’ll tell Jin-ah the truth, and then light the wedding candles, and the picture will be perfect.”

Yu Ye-hyang, with a big smile on her lips, brought out a map and unfolded it.

Detailed maps were military supplies and were rarely taken outside, but even so, it was possible for a group as large as the Demonic Cult to obtain them.

Yu Ye-hyang’s gaze, which had been spreading the entire Central Plains, turned toward the border between Hanam and Anhui.

This is where Mangtang Mountain, the headquarters of the Nokrim clan, is located.

And her gaze moved a little further northeast, towards the Taishan area in Shandong.

Not too far from the destination.

“You clearly said that the twin pavilions and the human-faced pillar were caught in Taesan. That’s good timing.”

Yu Ye-hyang recalled the incident that happened a few years ago and smiled faintly.

Increase your internal energy with the blood and gall of the Twin Guardians, build up your resistance to poison, and then absorb the inner energy of the Inmyeonjiju.

Wasn’t it a perfect sequence, just like in the picture?

“Jin-ah will be happy.”

Just for now, he put aside his grim thoughts and smiled as if he was happy just imagining Yu Ye-hyang.

* * *

Why do we climb mountains?

Because the mountain is there.

Then why are we beating the green forest?

It’s the same. Because the green forest is right there.

“It’s been a few days since I got back and now I’m leaving again.”

The decision to subjugate the Green Forest was made in an instant. And it was only a short while since I returned to my warm temporary shelter, and I had to leave again on the long journey.

But this time, I wasn’t going to be traveling alone, and there were two more people, so my vague thoughts that it would be better than last time were quickly shattered.

“I remember when Nobu first came to the Central Plains. Was it almost a hundred years ago? It wasn’t that much of a mess back then.”

Seo Cheon-woo crossed his arms and looked around with a face filled with new emotions.

“Have you ever heard of the North Road and the South Road? Beyond the Great Wall, the Dalja raided and plundered, and in the south, the Japanese pirates came by sea and made a fuss. We, the military, were not greatly affected, but there must have been no hell like that.”

“Then, excuse me, Vice-Chairman, is the Spring and Autumn Annals… … ?”

“I ate as much as I could. Anyway, back then, the world was in a state of chaos, and I thought that the thief Joo Joong-pal had betrayed the religion and founded the country, and it had been a hundred years since then. Compared to then, these days are heaven, heaven.”

But these days, young people are like this and that, and I just turn a deaf ear to the endless grumbling of the vice-religious leader.

It may not seem like much, but the vice-principal also has a rather eccentric personality.

Unless you’re a twisted person, you probably wouldn’t have enemies in the Demonic Cult, but at that moment, your mind was spinning with the thought of going around and pleasing the sub-cult leader who would complain with every breath he took.

“Enough with the nonsense.”

My sister, who had been acting unusually silently, finally stepped forward and shut the mouth of the crazy old man.

“Vice-Chancellor, is there a place you have in mind? Since you brought it up, I’m sure you have something in mind.”

“I was thinking of going down to Honam first. After all, isn’t the power of those guys stronger south of the Yangtze River? If you really plan on taking the head of the Green Forest King, you should go down to Honam, head northeast, and then head north again.”

“I don’t mind since I can handle the Green Forest King on my own. Then let’s do that. Oh, and keep in mind that I’m planning on stopping by Mt. Taesan at the end.”

“Taesan? Why are you suddenly going to Taesan again? Are you thinking of climbing a mountain?”

“There is one thing I must do when I stop by Mt. Taesan.”

“Why is the wind blowing all of a sudden and you want to climb the mountain? It must be the ghost of Mayu-sang or Deng-sa-chik.”

At the sudden change in course, the vice-principal nodded, grumbling.

And then, this time, my sister’s gaze turned to me.

“Jin-ah.”

“Yes.”

Certainly, something changed after I decided to destroy the green forest.

Should I say that there is a slightly subtle sense of longing? I also wonder what that old grudge is.

I can only guess now that perhaps he had accumulated some green and silver resources before returning.

What on earth did Nokrim do before his return to form a bond with the future Cheonma?

As I answered, silently praying for the repose of the soul of the Green Forest King whose face I had never seen, my sister spread her arms.

“Don’t hug me.”

“… … Yes?”

As I tilted my head in confusion at the sudden request for affection without regard to time or place, my sister blushed slightly and began to speak quickly, which was unusual for her.

“This time, we have to go around the Central Plains. If we keep up with Jin-ah’s pace, it will take several days just to get to Hubei, so let’s move quickly today.”

“You’re causing the plague.”

Even though the vice-principal next to him spat out something absurd, he didn’t care and just held his arms out straight, so I went over to him and hugged him tightly.

“I like it.”

I’m not trying to satisfy my own selfish desires, but I’m waiting with my arms outstretched, so why don’t you just say, “Hey, slow down a little bit?”

How embarrassing that would be.

So this is a perfectly reasonable action.

“So you’re flying all the way to Hubei? Is that the Nengongheodo I’ve only heard of?”

“… … Wouldn’t it be faster to fly than to run? The vice-principal will follow you as best he can.”

“It’s youth, it’s youth. This old man next to me is wide-eyed and doing all sorts of things. If the old man was young, he couldn’t even imagine it, but these days.”

The vice-principal frowned and clicked his tongue, then snapped his fingers and the sword on his waist came loose.

An amazing feat of raising the sword straight up horizontally without lifting a single hand, and then stepping on the blade diagonally and rising.

My eyes widened as I thought I would be able to see the sword flying technique that I had only heard about, but before I knew it, my sister, who had been carefully holding me in her arms, rose into the air.

” and.”

Flying in the sky naked is a rather unfamiliar and exciting feeling.

I opened my mouth and let out a small exclamation of admiration at the sight of it quickly flying to a high altitude in a place with few people, without being noticed by people.

Are you watching, Wright Brothers?

I’ve been flying in the sky for about four hundred and five hundred years before you all.

In this way, I had the precious experience of flying through the sky while being held in someone else’s arms.

* * *

Hubei Province.

If you ask where Hubei Province is, it is none other than the Jingzhou Province in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Wuchang, the most prosperous city in Hubei, was also a stronghold of the Northern Jingzhou Province in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

To the south lies the traditional granary of the Jingzhou Plain, while along the northwestern border of Hubei Province there is a series of magnificent mountains. The rugged terrain also provided ideal conditions for bandits to establish bases.

In particular, the northwestern part of Hubei Province was traditionally a gateway to Sichuan along the waterway, with Shangyong, a strategic point during the Three Kingdoms period, located there, so it is only natural that there is a large floating population.

Since the shamans could not govern the entire vast Hubei Province, bandits took over and continued to operate.

“Hmm.”

Yeonjin squatted down in the grass and looked at the wild vegetables.

Daeungchae.

If you search all over the Central Plains, you will probably find at least one more mountain vegetable with the same name. This mountain vegetable was one of the mountain vegetables officially included in the Seventy-Two Mountain Vegetables of the Green Forest.

It looks like they’ve set up a fence and set up a pretty plausible framework for the bandit theme.

While I was watching, I counted the people coming and going, and there were almost thirty people loitering around the fence.

That means that the number of bandits in Daeungchae combined is close to a hundred or more.

‘No matter how many leftovers there are, they are still leftovers.’

Yeonjin, who soon decided that it didn’t matter, got up.

It’s obvious that a ragtag bunch of bandits will scatter on their own if you just kill their leader. So the number of bandits you have to kill yourself probably won’t be that many.

Since they’ve already fought against the Nokrim and Cheok, and since they’re a group that makes a living from robbery and murder anyway, there shouldn’t be any problem in beating them.

“Then let’s get started.”

Yeonjin slowly walked away, her hand on the hilt of the sword hanging on her waist, leaving behind the two pairs of eyes staring at her.

For the bandits of Daeungchae, it was a sudden bolt from the blue.