episode_0277

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“Phew.”

Hyuk Kirin, who was freed from Lee Seol thanks to a messenger from the Dark Dragon Sect, breathed a sigh of relief.

At first, Hyuk Kirin wondered why Lee Seol was like this as he watched Lee Seol actively narrowing the distance, but soon he was able to realize Lee Seol’s true intentions.

‘You’re trying to use me as a stepping stone to attack Ho Rongin.’

Hyuk Kirin, who realized that fact, decided to take advantage of Lee Seol’s intentions. He decided to hang out with Lee Seol and focus his attention on Hyeok Gi-rin himself.

‘Uhm…’

However, that decision was soon bound to waver.

This was because Lee Seol, who had approached Yong-maeng with the goal of attacking Yong-maeng, gradually began to feel close to Hyeok-ki-rin.

Lee Seol, separated from his clan, lives among male friends.

It was natural for me to feel closeness to Hyeok Kirin, who was of similar background and age.

Hyeok Kirin was at a loss for Lee Seol’s attitude.

Hyeok Kirin has a good nature by nature!

At first, he said he came to him to achieve his goal, but now he started to feel guilty about Lee Seol’s really friendly attitude toward him.

‘I’m already pretending to be a subordinate and a customer and lying about this story, but to use a trick to separate me from Ho Rongin…’

Every time I face Lee Seol, I feel remorse, but I can’t let him look at Ho Cheon-an!

Since he was dealing with Lee Seol with such an indifferent attitude, Hyeok Kirin felt that the time was coming when he would have to make a decision one way or another.

“Thank you for your hard work. Sister-in-law.”

“…Yes, it really is a hardship.”

Hyuk Kirin glared at Ho Cheon-an, who was disguised as Yong Ji-maeng. What on earth did he do to make Yunnan First Flower fall so hard for a wandering warrior? In the end, when we looked back and looked at the cause, Ho Cheon-an’s behavior was the cause of the pain of conscience that Hyuk Kirin was feeling right now, so his words naturally became sharp.

“Now that I think about it, didn’t you avoid eye contact earlier?”

“Kuhm…”

As my inner worries deepened, I looked at Ho Cheon-an from time to time, and every time, I remembered Ho Cheon-an avoiding my gaze!

Ho Cheon-an hurriedly opened his mouth as Hyuk Kirin’s gaze gradually became warmer.

“First of all, there is something I would like to discuss now. You spoke while Dokgo Iseol was away due to a messenger.”

Is this a future plan? Hyukkirin nodded. Ho Cheon-an’s obnoxiousness is obnoxious, and the purpose of infiltrating here must be achieved.

‘Okay, now that I think about it, if I achieve my goal as soon as possible and leave, everything will be resolved…!’

Upon discovering a neat solution, Hyuk Kirin slammed his palm down with his fist and asked Ho Cheon An.

“So what is your next plan?”

“We have sown seeds in the Okgye, but we still need more time. Things turned out better than I expected, so I have some time left, so I’d like to plan something else.”

“It’s something else.”

“Yes. I don’t know about other people, but I think my sister-in-law knows what the seeds I sowed in Okgye mean.”

“Yes.”

Hyukkirin nodded. Although Ho Cheon-an did not specifically explain the plan, Hyuk Kirin guessed what Ho Cheon-an was aiming for in Okgye by doing such a thing.

‘It’s definitely not an idea that a martial artist would do.’

Shaking his head while thinking about that, Hyeok Kirin remembered the original purpose of Hocheonan. In the end, Hocheonan’s purpose was to destroy the organizational power of the Sadōryun and at the same time prevent the birth of a leader who launched an attack on Sacheon.

Hyukkirin thought for a moment and then opened his mouth.

“Yes, it would not be a bad idea not only to give the dependent faction the strength to withstand, but also to weaken the power of the factions that will belong to the Apostolic Alliance.”

“That’s right.”

“Um.”

Hyuk Kirin looked at Ho Cheon-an again. Ho Cheon-an is in a situation where he has to stay at this base as Lee Seol’s subordinate. But is there a way to weaken other factions of the Apostolic Alliance in this situation?

‘It is no exaggeration to say that this kind of hair is the best in the world, but how can the relationship between men and women be so tactless?’

Hyuk Kirin, realizing once again the fairness and indifference of the sky at the same time, sighed. Looking at Ho Cheon-an’s expression as if he had no idea why he was suddenly sighing, Hyuk Kirin sighed again and said.

“Ha, yes. So what is that method?”

“I would like to support the Dokgo Yi theory.”

“…What?”

“To be exact, I would like to make it a small stock of the Dark Dragon Gate.”

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Hyuk Kirin, who was looking at me with a puzzled look, touched his forehead.

“Ha, my head is really pounding. What on earth does a priest do? You’re a master at confusing people’s minds!”

“Well, it won’t be that difficult and complicated.”

“No!”

Hyuk Kirin is pounding his chest as if he is frustrated.

“Brave, the lord is calling.”

I thought Hyuk Kirin had said something harsh with his eyes, but Lee Seol’s call came first. Leaving behind Hyeok Kirin, who was lamenting with his forehead resting and his head tilted back, he had a private conversation with Lee Seol.

“Father called me. You will most likely discuss the results of this work.”

I looked at Lee Seol.

From my perspective, it is the best thing for Lee Seol to become Somunju. This is because Lee Seol really seemed to have no support force or base within the Black Dragon Gate.

If Lee Seol rises to the small stock position, he will become a truly strong latecomer.

In the end, the sect that operates according to the will of Dokgo Yeongcheon, the black leader, is the Amryongmun. In the end, it is difficult for those who go against Dokgo Yeongcheon’s will to gain power in the Dark Dragon Gate, so naturally many people will volunteer to join Lee Seol’s command.

Until the new successor, Lee Seol, lays the foundation to dominate the clan, Lee Seol’s faction and the factions of the other three children will clash and clash.

There will be a cataclysm in the power structure within the sect, so there will be no time to worry about the outside world for a while.

“I would like to ask your opinion on how to deal with it.”

“Before that, there is one thing I want to check.”

I looked at Lee Seol and asked.

“Do you want to become a small stock?”

Lee Seol’s current attitude is not very proactive enough to be considered someone who is aiming for the position of Somunju. Isn’t there a saying that says, “If you don’t like peace, thank you, then stop.” Even if I came up with a plan to raise this theory as a rumor, it would be useless if I didn’t have the will to do it.

Lee Seol looked at me for a moment, seemed to gather his thoughts, and then suddenly opened his mouth.

“Okay.”

After saying one word, Lee Seol hesitated for a moment before opening his mouth.

“I won’t talk about the power of my mother’s family and how they are kept in check. It’s not that I wasn’t greedy for the Sogaju position, but due to the difference in power, I gave up that dream halfway and stayed here. When the time was right, I planned to lead my subordinates and become independent.”

Lee Seol looked at me with powerful eyes.

“But as the leader, you have too much shame to just throw away the opportunity that you and the new members worked hard to create. Since you guys worked hard, I also plan to do as much as I can.”

“Is that so.”

It seems your will is strong enough.

“Yes, Yong Yong-maeng. Do you have any good suggestions for tomorrow’s call?”

“Yes.”

I answered Lee Seol’s question.

“If the head of the house asks you how you are doing tomorrow, answer that you did nothing.”

Lee Seol’s eyes opened wide.

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Dokgo Yeongcheon, the master of Amryongdang, looked at the four prostrate children.

“I heard a rumor that Okgye is in disarray these days.”

“Yes, it is said that all kinds of thugs are running rampant in the secular world and tarnishing the faces of the secular faction.”

“Yes. You will have to take the current situation of the dependent faction as a teacher. Despite the shame, the Sokryeong faction chose to preserve its power. Among the elements that four schools of thought must have, strength is clearly the most important, but we must not forget where that strength comes from.”

“Same words as Geumgwaokjo! I will engrave it in my bones!”

“Um.”

Dokgo Yeongcheon nodded. The four people who were prostrating realized that Dokgo Yeongcheon was in a good mood today.

‘A person who strictly controls his emotions in normal times…’

‘It looks like you’re very happy that the dependent faction is taking a hit.’

“Yes. It’s Lee Du. Tell me what you’ve been up to these days.”

“Yes!”

Lee Du thought while answering emphatically. Dokgo Yeongcheon was talking back, but it was obvious that this event was created to see what results were achieved by bringing in 20 new people, so he opened his mouth without hesitation.

“Of the dependent faction’s warriors, we captured a total of six, including two of the best, one of the best, and the remaining remnants. They also created virtual organizations called the Dongdaemun faction and the Namdaemun faction and disrupted the streets of the secular world…”

“Noisy.”

“I captured ten warriors of the dependent faction and collected ten cards as proof. And make white and black green onions…”

“Daemak.”

“The warriors of the dependent faction…Kwonbeophoe and Gakbeophoe…”

Everyone was talking in an uproar. In fact, it had no choice but to be so.

Calligraphy and painting school. And the Great Dark Sect.

The children of Dokgo Yeongcheon, who knew of the existence of Seohwaru, did not know the name of the Daeam Heukpa, but when they heard the name Seohwapa, they realized that Dokgo Iseol had created an imaginary entity called the Seohwapa and Daeam Heukpa.

If the competitor made a good move, there was a need to at least keep up with it, so Dokgo Yeongcheon’s other children also imitated the confrontational structure between the calligraphy and painting schools and the Great Dark School.

After that, Dokgo Yeongcheon’s children each tried several moves, but they were unable to come up with a sharp move that would work in the prison world, which was already in chaos due to numerous miscellaneous actions.

“Yes. I see.”

Dokgo Yeongcheon simply accepted their report in silence.

“Lastly, I would like to hear about Lee Seol’s current status. I have a feeling there must be an interesting story.”

Dokgo Yeongcheon looked at Dokgo Iseol with an attitude that did not hide his expectations.

Dokgo Iseol thought as he looked at his father’s expectant gaze. Even if he were to reveal his achievements as is, he could still earn enough points.

[If the head of the household asks you about your activities tomorrow, answer that you did nothing.]

Lee Seol thought about Yong Yong-maeng’s advice and thought about it.

Should we follow Yong-maeng’s advice?

Or will he adopt the same attitude as other brothers?

Will you take the risk and gamble for big gains?

Or will you make the same choice as others and reap the clear benefits?

‘Gambling… it’s gambling…’

Lee Seol secretly laughed. What on earth were you hesitating about?

Trying for the position of Sogaju, which I had half-given up on, was itself a gamble. In order to get to the position of Sogaju that I had been looking forward to, I have to run with the will to give everything, but I can’t believe I’m thinking about walking first.

‘I was foolish.’

Lee Seol is receiving Dokgo Yeongcheon’s attention. As Lee Seol looked at the three people who were looking at her with jealous eyes, Lee Seol recalled a scene.

[next]

The sight of Yong-maeng casually crushing his opponent without making a single mistake.

[I’m just continuing the interrupted bet.]

Even in a ridiculously unreasonable situation, I remembered putting broken dice in a bucket and calmly shaking them.

gambling. It’s a gamble.

Lee Seol said with a smile.

“I didn’t do anything.”

Lee Seol thought as he said those words. If running for Sogaju’s position is a gamble, you should believe the words of Yong-maeng, who showed the magic of combining two dice.

At Lee Seol’s words, there was silence in the family hall for a moment. Dokgo Yeongcheon’s expression hardened, and the three children shrugged their shoulders and looked at Dokgo Yeongcheon’s change.

Only Lee Seol-man, who had concluded all his worries, faced Dokgo Yeong-cheon with a calm expression.

“This theory.”

“Please ask.”

“Did you say you didn’t do anything?”

“Yes.”

“Dokgo Yeongcheon, the lord of the Amryongmun Gate and a warrior with the nickname Heukpae, will ask the last question. Do you officially declare that you have nothing to do with the calligraphy and painting faction or the Great Darkness faction that caused the uproar in the prison?”

Seeing Dokgo Yeongcheon, who was now showing his displeasure, the remaining three children swallowed their saliva even though it was none of their business. Even though this incident should not be officially revealed to the outside world, it was ultimately accomplished at the hands of Dokgo Yeongcheon, the supreme leader of the Dark Dragon Gate.

Lee Seol has a justification for denying his actions here, but taking this attitude not even in an official setting but even in private with his family was close to revealing his intention to rebel against Dokgo Yeongcheon.

Dokgo Yeongcheon doesn’t usually show his emotions. This is the theory that Dokgo Yeongcheon has accumulated enough achievements to make him feel good. However, when Lee Seol, whom he found so admirable, showed a rebellious attitude, Dokgo Yeongcheon couldn’t help but wrinkle his brow.

“Yes.”

However, even though Lee Seol bowed outwardly, he did not back down his claims.

The atmosphere at the Gaju match turned into a heavy atmosphere that felt like there was lead in the lungs.

“I understand what you mean.”

Dokgo Yeongcheon waved his hands emotionally.

“Let everyone disperse.”

“Honorable name!”

In such a cold atmosphere, the meeting with Dokgo Yeongcheon ended. Perhaps because Dokgo Yeongcheon seemed to be in such a bad mood, the three people who would normally have said a mocking word left the Gajujeon with only a sly smile on their faces.

“I believe it.”

Only Lee Seol looked towards Sanghwaru with an expression that did not make sense and muttered.