Absolute Regression Chapter 337

Absolute Return Episode 337

Episode 337 I think my sword will hurt less.

How could it not be confusing when it’s called Usochusu?

There was one reason why he hesitated.

The exact same worry that Gongchan had.

‘Is Lee Ja really the leader of the Demonic Cult?’

Okay. Let’s make a hundred concessions and assume that the leader of the Demonic Cult came alone. Let’s also say that his appearance might be a mess.

But the reason he came running like this was to save the innkeeper and his family? He stood while those lowly people sat on chairs? He even brushed the snow off the shoulders of the janitor?

It was something that could never happen in Woo So-chu’s common sense.

‘He is not the leader of the Demonic Cult. That can’t be possible.’

He was sure.

However, he could not refuse his opponent’s request. The martial arts he had shown in the process of subduing Gongchan earlier were not fake. I couldn’t see it in detail because I was inside the building, but I saw Gongchan being beaten without being able to raise a hand. It was not an ordinary skill.

“If the leader tells me to come down, I must come down.”

Geommugeuk said coldly, watching him slowly walk down the stairs.

“You shouldn’t come down because I told you to. You should come down because there are subordinates down here whose lives are at stake. You shouldn’t come down leisurely. You should jump down and check on your subordinates first.”

Woo So-chu was getting annoyed.

It was embarrassing, like when he called my name earlier and told me to come down, and now when he said this without even saying a word of rebuttal. The judges were watching, and even the villagers were watching, so I was filled with anger.

Because of that feeling, the five people sitting behind the sword dance were even more noticeable.

‘Things that are trivial!’

This is the first time I’ve ever been humiliated like this by my subordinates. Once this is over, I’m sure they won’t let me off the hook.

The three people, except for Jo Chun-bae and Yang In, did not dare to meet Woo So-chu’s gaze.

The person who wielded the greatest power in this region was the ruler of the Hwangryongpyo Kingdom. But now they are sitting and the ruler is standing.

“it hurts.”

Yang In said to her younger sister. She was so afraid of Woo So Chu’s gaze that she held her older sister’s hand too tightly.

“sorry.”

“Seon-ah, it’s okay now.”

Yang In was listening to Woo So Chu, but he spoke confidently. If he didn’t know, he wouldn’t have known, but since everyone was certain that it was the leader of the Demonic Cult, he really believed that it was okay.

Yang In looked at Jo Chun Bae and asked with his eyes.

‘Is that okay?’

Jo Chun-bae nodded vigorously and added strength to his wife’s consolation.

“Don’t worry, sister-in-law.”

“Brother-in-law!”

“This is a once in a lifetime moment, so enjoy it.”

Jo Chun-bae knows. He knows who the person who is blocking their path like a wall is. He also knows that even if the wall falls, his back will not fall.

He is the one who made the demons come to his shabby tavern and leave messages on the wall. He is the one who made Cheonma come to his tavern.

It is a strength that is completely different from the strength of martial arts. The only leader of the Demonic Cult that has never existed before and will never exist in the future.

In that sense, Jo Chun-bae developed a desire to live long. What would it be like when the leader of the small cult becomes a heavenly demon? What would the Heavenly Demon Sect led by the leader be like? What would happen to the world of martial arts, where he is a heavenly demon? He wanted to see all of that.

Yang In quietly looked at her husband.

Her husband never said anything about working at the bar. How could she not know how hard it was to deal with drunk customers?

But after the little cult leader came to the tavern, everything changed. On days when Geommu-geuk or Ma-jon visited, my husband would have his eyes sparkle like stars and talk excitedly about what happened that day. The eyes looking at Geommu-geuk now are those same eyes. Today was the brightest star.

The sword dance returned to its polite and calm demeanor. The primary goal here was to clear Jonghak’s name before punishing him.

“Now that you’ve come down, let’s listen together. Aren’t you curious, Your Majesty? Why did Gong Pyo-du try to murder and destroy the innocent Jang Ja-su?”

Woo So-chu immediately refuted the claim.

“I didn’t mean to kill him, I meant to cut off his hand that had been stealing. And what about murder? You can’t die just by cutting off your wrist, right?”

Geommugeuk was convinced that Gongchan had tried to kill Jonghak.

“If both your hands are cut off here, can you still make it to the doctor’s office alive? Let’s say I cut off both of your hands. Do you think you can run to the doctor’s office alive without using lightness? A person who hasn’t learned martial arts would faint the moment their hands are cut off.”

Woo So-chu couldn’t refute. The bleeding was so severe that it wouldn’t be easy for him to survive without proper help.

The residents who were watching looked at each other and murmured. They had been summoned with the mindset that they would just steal and have their hands cut off as punishment, but a completely unexpected truth was being revealed.

The scribes had already suspected that there was some kind of conspiracy in this incident based on Gongchan and Woosochu’s reactions. They just watched for a while. The other party was a very special person.

Geommugeuk said to Gongchan and Woosochu.

“You attempted to take not only a man’s life, but also his honor.”

Jonghak let out a long sigh. When Geommu-geuk said those words in front of everyone, he felt something that had been tightly clogged up in his chest being released. What was more painful than anything was the fact that he had been falsely accused of stealing. It was even more so because he had never coveted someone else’s things in his entire life.

As the sword dance approached, he tapped the snow piled up on Jonghak’s shoulder once more.

Yoon watched the scene silently and then spoke softly to her eldest daughter.

“He is young, but acts like an adult.”

There was something that only an old man who had experienced all the hardships of life could see.

Meanwhile, Geommugeuk was raising a question in front of Woo So-chu.

“Your Majesty, I have a question. That guy named Gong Pyo-du seems to have a quick temper and is cruel. Why didn’t he kill him during the parade? He had a personality that was more than enough to do that.”

Gongchan was watching Geommugeuk and Woosochu with a face full of fear.

Geommugeuk looked straight into Gongchan’s eyes and asked directly.

“Wasn’t it necessary to come back and report to someone?”

Who should Pyo-du report to? Naturally, everyone’s eyes turned to Woo So-chu.

“Was that person the lord of Woo?”

Gongchan didn’t answer. You could already tell by his reaction.

“It’s not like I can say no right away.”

Then Woo So-chu quickly spoke.

“You didn’t even say yes. How could I give you a complete answer when you threatened me with the threat of death?”

Geommu-geuk could feel it. The moment he was about to answer, Woo So-chu sent a signal to Gong Chan.

“What did your lord send you? Did he threaten you with his life? Did he say he would pay you a large sum of money if you could just get through this crisis? Did he say he would let you have two representatives? Or all three?”

Gongchan looked at Geommugeuk with a surprised face.

‘What on earth is interest?’

Surprisingly, there were all three.

The person who reported to Gongchan when he returned was Woo So-chu. This incident was something that was done strictly under the orders of the king.

It was also true that the telegram had come a little while ago and the governor had threatened him. He had whipped him and said that if he confessed, he would die by his own hand, while at the same time promising him a large sum of money and a carrot in the form of a representative.

Of course, it wouldn’t work because the opponent was a swordsman.

“I’m sorry to say this, but even if you offer me tens of millions of dollars, it won’t matter. If you don’t tell me the truth here, you’ll die by my hand.”

Then, Woo So-chu persuaded Gong Chan.

“If that person is the leader of the Demonic Cult, I can never kill you. Would Mine kill the leader of a country belonging to the righteous faction? And a leader of the Demonic Cult at that? If that happens, the martial arts world will be turned upside down. Trust me.”

In the end, Gong Chan did not open his mouth. If he could just get through this crisis, he would get a huge amount of money and two representative positions. In order to survive, Woo So Chu would save him.

The eyes of the sword master grew cold and revealed his magic.

“Well, to put it nicely, if he was someone who understood, he wouldn’t have done something like this in the first place.”

Magi flew only towards Gongchan, not towards anyone else.

Gongchan looked around. He was standing in the sea. For a moment, he thought it was beautiful. He started to be dragged under the water.

A dark abyss awaited me, and I could see nothing. It was not an illusion. It was as if I was really drowning, and I could not breathe. How could this be possible with just prayer?

It was too painful. I wish I had lost consciousness, but Geommugeuk’s prayer reflected Geommugeuk’s heart.

The excruciating pain continued. To bring him to his senses, he was given another few sips of air before being dragged back into the agony of suffocation.

‘Please! Please! Just kill me!’

It must have been so painful that instead of asking for my life, the first thing that came out was asking for my life.

At that moment, the voice of Geommugeuk was heard.

-Do you want to live?

Will? Loyalty? I would give my soul if only I could breathe now.

‘Yes, please save me!’

-Then tell me honestly.

He opened his eyes wide, gasping for breath, and shouted.

“The one who gave the order is the lord!”

Woo So-chu said nothing. It was as if he was admitting it.

But he did not admit it. Without anyone knowing, the sword dance had subdued his blood and demon blood.

It was the exact same situation as when he tried to cut off Jonghak’s hand earlier, and subdued Ah-hyeol and Ma-hyeol to make it look like he was admitting his guilt.

Woo So-chu was shocked. No matter how strong the opponent’s martial arts were, he couldn’t have his blood vessels suppressed without even realizing it.

‘He’s a real cult leader!’

Meanwhile, Gongchan continued to be asked questions about the sword dance.

“Then who is the man with the mole on his forehead?”

“I don’t know. I met him because the king told me to. I came here to hear from him about when and where to receive the next token.”

“Do you know what the object is?”

“I don’t know.”

“When are you supposed to receive the next shipment?”

“We decided to receive it at Cheongsurim in three days.”

The sword dance asked something more important than that.

“Why did you try to cut off the hand of the bell ringer?”

“When I reported that Jonghak had seen our contact, the governor said that he would cut off my hand and deal with it.”

It was the moment when Jonghak’s name was completely cleared.

The gazes of the people and the governor turned to the lord. His face turned pale and he couldn’t say anything.

“Who was involved in this incident?”

“It’s just me. The other agents just do as they are told. No, I’m the same. I just did as the King ordered.”

He passed all the responsibility onto the king.

“I told you everything, so you’ll spare my life, right?”

Gong Chan wasn’t the only one who was nervous about what kind of answer he would get. Jo Chun-bae’s family, who were behind the sword dance, were even more nervous.

In particular, Jonghak prayed in his heart, “Please don’t spare the author!” This was because he was afraid that if he spared Gongchan, he might take revenge on him later.

“Why me?”

When Geommugeuk asked again, Gongchan raised his voice.

“Didn’t you say you’d spare my life if I told you everything?”

“You didn’t say anything when I told you to? You had no choice but to say something after I pressured you with my magic, right?”

Gongchan could tell. He had no intention of saving him from the beginning. The moment he was about to swear and curse at Geommugeuk, Ah-hyeol was already subdued. It was a power that could make a ghost cry, no, even a ghost could not move because Ah-hyeol and Ma-hyeol were subdued.

Be born a good person in the next life. There was not a single word of advice. The sword dance completely denied Gong Chan’s life.

Phew!

The merciless fist of the swordsman flew towards him.

Kwaarrung!

At the same time, there was a sound of thunder, as if divine punishment was coming down.

Phew.

Gongchan, whose ribs were shattered by a single blow, flew far away and crashed into the wall of the building. He was already dead before he hit the wall.

“You tried to cut off the hand of an innocent man, and even tried to cut off the tongue of my friend. You were already a dead man.”

It was something I told the residents and the people to listen to. They had to know exactly what these deaths meant. That way, the Jonghak family could continue living here.

The onlookers and residents thought it was a reasonable result.

Jonghak breathed a sigh of relief.

Yangseon hugged her husband tightly, knowing how he felt.

Yangin felt it. The moment Geommugeuk said the word friend, the strength in her husband’s hand that she was holding went into it.

Jo Chun-bae said in a trembling voice.

“You are too much of a friend to me.”

Then Geommugeuk turned to him and smiled.

“Of course. Aren’t I the one who will become a heavenly horse in the future? I’m a friend who is more than enough for anyone.”

Jo Chun-bae felt good about the soothing music of the sword dance.

“You have no idea how grateful I am.”

Jo Chun-bae will live his whole life with a grateful heart.

Then Geommugeuk said something unexpected.

“I should be the one thanking you.”

“yes?”

“Rather, the owner saved me.”

Geommu-geuk smiled faintly and turned around to face Jo Chun-bae, who opened his eyes wide, not knowing what he meant.

Thank you for allowing me to protect my magic, Master.

Geommugeuk walked towards Woosochu.

“Fortunately, the controversies we were trying to resolve seem to have been resolved well.”

That wasn’t the only thing that had been released. The blood in Usochu’s veins had also been released.

“You! Do you know what you’ve done? You just killed the leader of the Yellow Dragon Kingdom!”

He looked at the signs and shouted.

“This is a separate matter from Gongchan’s sin! Mine killed the Jeongpa’s unmanned members! This is the Demonic Cult’s attack on the Jeongpa!”

His shouts echoed in vain. No one agreed with his words. The moment it was revealed that he had ordered Jonghak to cut off his wrist, the authority of the Hwangryongpyo State ruler had already disappeared. He was nothing more than a hypocrite who tried to kill an innocent person for his own gain.

“If you touch me, a great war will break out! There will be countless casualties because of you!”

Compared to his excitement, Geommu-geuk was calm.

“It’s already been revealed that you don’t understand the situation and that you’re not a person who should be treated well, so I’ll do it my way. No, I guess it’ll be your way.”

What does that mean? That’s when Woo So-chu was wondering.

Ugh.

His left hand reached forward on its own. He couldn’t refuse it since his demonic power had already been subdued.

“What are you trying to do?”

“That’s what you were going to do. You gathered these people here to show them how you get punished for committing a crime.”

As Geommugeuk reached out, the sword was pulled out from the waist of Gongchan, who was now a corpse in the distance. The sword flew through the air and landed in Geommugeuk’s hand.

“My sword is so sharp that I think it will hurt less.”

Woo So-chu, who realized the intention of the sword dance, was terrified.

“Stop! Don’t do that! Stop!”

“It’s okay. You said that, right? You won’t die if your wrists are cut off.”

“Why are you doing this, Young Leader! Young Leader! Please!”

“Okay, then I’ll give you a chance.”

From Geommugeuk’s mouth flowed words as frightening as his cold gaze.

“If you don’t answer my question within three counts, I’ll cut off your left hand and ask you again.”

Geommugeuk raised his sword high as if he was going to strike at any moment and asked.

“Who is that man with the dot on his forehead? One, two… … .”