Absolute Regression Chapter 498

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Seo Dae-ryong ran towards Geom Woo-jin and bowed respectfully.

“I meet the leader.”

Geum Woo-jin accepted Seo Dae-ryong’s greeting.

“It’s been a while.”

His father also seemed slightly surprised by his appearance.

If it was Hwangcheon-gakju Seo Dae-ryong, then there was no problem. The problem was that he was the disciple who inherited the martial arts of Hyeoncheon Doma.

“I meet the young sect leader.”

Since Geom Woo-jin was there, Seo Dae-ryong formally bowed to Geom Mu-geuk. If it had been a long time since they last met, he would have run over and said, “I missed you! Young Master!”

If it were any other time, Geommu-geuk would have joked and greeted him, but now was not the time for that. And more than anything, he had to take care of Hwangcheon-gakju’s authority in front of his father. The fun of joking would be fleeting, but this moment in front of his father would affect Seo Dae-ryong’s life in the future.

“Your Majesty, what are you doing here?”

Seo Dae-ryong felt that not only Geommu-geuk but also Geom Woo-jin were surprised by his appearance.

Seo Dae-ryong wanted to say this with a sad face.

-I’m not supposed to be here, am I?

But I couldn’t dare say something like that in front of the leader.

Geommugeuk read Seodaeryong’s feelings from his expression.

“We are in a situation where we cannot meet the footnotes here now.”

“What do you mean?”

“Right now, my father and I are together with the evil spirit who destroyed the famous Jang and Daejeongmun clans.”

Seo Dae-ryong opened his eyes wide in surprise when he realized that the monster was referring to him.

“Me?”

“Yes, it is strong now.”

And then something unexpected came out of Seo Dae-ryong’s mouth.

“But how did you know that I went there?”

This time, the sword dance was a surprise.

“You went there?”

“Yes, I went. I went to both places.”

It wasn’t even one place. The impatient Geommugeuk shouted.

“The West footnote was a beast!”

At the end of Geommugeuk, Seodaeryong jumped.

“No, what is that… … .”

Seo Dae-ryong tried to react as usual, but then spoke politely again.

“Am I a monster? I’m not!”

Of course, it was a joke of the swordsman. He was not the kind of person who would wipe out a family under any circumstances. He even said that he killed all the women who worked with the untrained attendants. He knew very well that not only Seo Dae-ryong but also Hyeoncheon Do-ma would never commit such a cruel act.

Geommugeuk asked seriously again.

“Why did you come to Chongqing?”

The answer I was hoping would never come out came out. It would have been better if Hyeolcheon Doma had been reading a book at the main school.

“I have come to see the master.”

The gaze of Geum Woo-jin, who was listening, also became intense.

I was wondering if Seo Dae-ryong would appear. If Blood Heavenly Demon was here too, then this was not an ordinary situation.

“Really? Is Elder Thomas here?”

Seo Dae-ryong nodded and answered.

“Yes, you are here.”

“Please tell me in detail what happened.”

Seo Dae-ryong looked at Geommu-geuk once and began to tell the story of the past in a trembling voice. Although he spoke to Geommu-geuk, it was a report to the cult leader.

“The other day, my master left the school, saying he had some business to attend to.”

“You’re not going to tell me what happened?”

“Yes. You just said you had somewhere to go. But you were a little different than usual.”

“What is it?”

Because Blood Heavenly Demon was so strict when teaching martial arts, it was not easy for Seo Dae-ryong to read his master’s emotions or intentions.

But recently, the bond between the two has deepened, and he sometimes accepts Seo Dae-ryong’s jokes. So he feels his master’s feelings better than before.

“He looked calm on the outside, but for some reason his expression was dark.”

At those words, Geommu-geuk’s expression naturally hardened. Seo Dae-ryong is quick-witted. If it was none other than Hyeolcheon Doma, then what he saw would have been accurate. Did something happen to Hyeolcheon Doma?

“But I couldn’t ask any more questions.”

That must have been the case. How could they have been so picky about the fact that it was none other than Hyeolcheon Doma who was leaving the school for some reason?

“One day, a long time after I left school, this arrived in front of me.”

Then, Seo Dae-ryong took something out of his bosom.

What he handed me was a book.

“Could this be?”

“That’s right. It’s a collection of poems and paintings that Master usually enjoys reading.”

This collection of poems was definitely a book by Hyeolcheon Doma. The writing that Geommu Geuk left behind when he borrowed it and then returned it remained on the front page.

-If you hadn’t become a poet, you would have become a poet.

“This is what came?”

The expression on Geommugeuk’s face became serious.

“And this was stuck between the books.”

Seo Dae-ryong handed over another piece of paper.

―A famous person in Chungkyung every month and every day.

It was a message to meet at a famous place that had been destroyed.

Geommu-geuk looked at his father in surprise. This was definitely not an ordinary matter. If he had something to say to Seo Dae-ryong, he could have sent him a letter. There was no reason to send him a book. Indeed, his father’s eyes turned cold.

“Is this your handwriting?”

“I was also hesitant. It seemed similar, but it didn’t seem like it. So I was going to ask the handwriting researcher of the original to investigate. But then I changed my mind and set off right away.”

“Why did you leave without seeing the results?”

“Come to think of it, there was no need to check. If it was Master’s handwriting, it should have come, and if it wasn’t Master’s handwriting, it should have come even sooner.”

If someone else wrote it, it meant that the Bloodthirsty Horse was in danger.

“If the leader was here, I would have consulted him.”

There was no sword dance, no Ian. At that time, even Jang-ho had left the temple with the demons.

In the end, Seo Dae-ryong came to Chongqing alone.

Geommu-geuk realized that this was a plot by someone who knew that Seodae-ryong would definitely come to Junggyeong. He was someone who knew the situation regarding the main sect and the Blood Heavenly Demon.

“I went to see the famous place on the day written there, but the master wasn’t there. I don’t know if they wrote the wrong date or the wrong place. But I couldn’t just go back, so I waited at a nearby inn. I had a bad feeling about this. So I immediately relayed the situation to the commander-in-chief through Tongcheon Pavilion.”

“That was good.”

As expected, Seo Dae-ryong is a smart guy.

“While I was waiting, someone sent a letter to the guest room I was staying in that night.”

The sword dance accurately guessed the contents of the letter.

“Was it a message to meet at the main gate?”

“That’s right. I couldn’t not go because I had failed before. But this time, it was a failure again. And then the next day, the same thing happened again.”

When we turned the carriage around, Seo Dae-ryong was already here and was involved in these incidents.

“Because of the incident at Yu Mingzhang and the Great Gate, Chongqing was sealed off. If I had to, I could have left, but I couldn’t go back without checking on Master’s safety. At that time, a message came from Tongcheon Pavilion. The leader and the junior leader were at Anga, so I was told to go there.”

Even if he was the Emperor of the Yellow Heavenly Kingdom, he could not enter the Heavenly Horse’s private house unless the General of the Army had given special permission. In this urgent situation, Sima Jun made the wisest choice.

Seo Dae-ryong asked Geommu-geuk.

“But what did you mean by that earlier? Why do you call me a criminal? Is it because I went there?”

But before Geommugeuk could say that he had gone there, he brought up the story of the beast.

The sword dance drama explained why.

“The martial arts that killed the Great Lord of the Great Gate are the Mysterious Heavenly Demonic Cultivation Method.”

Seo Dae-ryong opened his eyes wide in surprise.

“That can’t be true!”

That’s why. Geommugeuk turned to his father and said.

“Whoever it is, it seems like they’ve hatched a pretty plausible plot.”

I could feel my father’s anger.

If only my father had challenged me, I wouldn’t have been so angry.

But he touched the devil by leaving behind the words, “Madogeonha,” and now he has touched his father’s devil.

‘Before being my bloodline, Doma is my father’s demon lord.’

The sword dance could feel that his father would never forgive the mastermind behind this incident.

After a while, Geum Woo-jin spoke softly.

“He’s not the kind of person who would go anywhere and get hurt, so you don’t have to worry about him.”

It was a statement that showed absolute trust in the Bloodthirsty Horse.

After saying that, my father went into the building.

My father’s back was telling me to hurry and find out where that person is.

Geommugeuk spoke loudly to his father.

“I will find out where you are, sir.”

As soon as Geom Woo-jin entered the residence, only Geom Mu-geuk and Seo Dae-ryong were left in the yard of An-ga.

Only then did Seo Dae-ryong let out a sigh of relief. He was very nervous in front of Cheonma. He tried not to show it on the outside, but he was very nervous.

“I was afraid that the leader would question me, saying, ‘Isn’t that your doing?’”

The two people were now beginning to have a comfortable conversation.

“No way. Your father knows very well that you are not the kind of person who would do something like that.”

“You know about me?”

The sword dance nodded.

“Do you think he would have just given me the position of Hwangcheonjoo just because I recommended him? The General Commander probably reported everything about the human Seodaeryong.”

“You probably know how timid I am.”

Regardless of the seriousness of the situation, it was nice to see Seo Dae-ryong after a long time. A good person is always this good no matter when and under what circumstances.

“how have you been doing?”

“Yes, I’ve been doing well.”

You don’t know, my cult leader. How much I missed you. I checked every day to see if you had returned.

“Did you take care of what happened?”

Geommugeuk nodded at Seodaeryong’s question.

“Right. Who would have gone there and not had it end well?”

Even if Geommugeuk went alone, it would be believable, but now that the leader went with him too.

“When I was dealing with things there, I didn’t know that the real problem was waiting for me here in Chongqing.”

Seo Dae-ryong asked cautiously.

“I hope you’re okay, Master.”

But soon he looked down at the poetry collection and shook his head.

“We have this in our hands, so there’s no way it’s okay.”

I was so frustrated that I suddenly screamed in surprise.

“What nonsense am I talking about now! Didn’t the cult leader do the same thing? Our master is not someone who would be easily defeated wherever he goes. He’ll be fine.”

They say that as love deepens, worries also increase.

When I was alone, I somehow managed to hold on, but when I saw the sword dance, all the worries I had been holding back burst out. Seo Dae-ryong was so worried about the Bloodthirsty Demon that he couldn’t even sleep properly because of this incident.

The sword dance reassured Seo Dae-ryong.

“I’m sure you’ll be fine, sir.”

“Is that really so?”

“When have I ever been wrong?”

“Of course, you’re never wrong!”

The sword dance brought to mind the Bloody Sword.

The image that came to mind now was not that of him swinging a large sword, nor his unyielding gaze, nor his meticulous personality.

The image that came to mind was of someone sitting quietly reading a book.

So I believe that wherever I go, I will not be easily taken advantage of by anyone.

Because you can’t find a book-reading Amazon anywhere.

Geommu-geuk put the book in his bosom. He is certain that this book will protect Hyeolcheon Doma.

“Since it’s your elders’ business, you and I should resolve it, right?”

A fire lit up in Seo Dae-ryong’s eyes.

“What should I do? Just leave it to me.”

“They wanted to make you the villain of this incident. Maybe there will be people who witnessed you.”

Did the person who learned the martial arts that killed the Daejungmunju visit that place in advance? It was a situation where there was almost no way to escape. What if that’s the case?

“Let’s move according to their intentions.”

“How?”

“When in my life have I ever become such a villain?”

It meant that Seo Dae-ryong should become the villain who destroyed Daejeongmun. It seemed like he would say that he couldn’t not do that, but Seo Dae-ryong readily agreed.

“From now on, I am the beast! Be careful, I am a ruthless and scary guy!”

“You’re going to do it? If you’re not careful, you might end up being branded a villain by the martial artists and this whole thing could end. Aren’t you scared?”

“It’s scary.”

Seo Dae-ryong spoke honestly.

“You know how timid and timid I am. How much I take care of myself. And I’m also really conscious of other people’s gaze.”

But this is the reason why I was able to overcome all that.

“But I have to do it. It’s Master’s work. I have to do it even if it means I die.”

Seo Dae-ryong remembers the moment he first encountered Geommu-geuk. He remembers how dark, gloomy, and timid he was at that time.

I remember the first time I met Hyulcheon Doma. That day when I was drunk and grabbed his trouser leg. Hyulcheon Doma who put me to bed. He had such a clean personality.

When I think about that time, what would I hesitate for?

“It’s a shame. I can only act as bait.”

How could the Sword Dance Theater not know his heart? His desire to do well and solve this problem. And thus, his desire to be recognized by the Bloodthirsty Demon.

But it’s still too much. The person behind this incident is no ordinary guy. It’s not easy to act as bait.

“It’s bait, but it’s bait that catches monsters. The pinnacle of bait, the smart bait from the top school entrance exam, the best bait in the martial arts world.”

Seo Dae-ryong smiled faintly. If it weren’t for the cult leader in front of him, he would have fainted several times in this situation. But instead of running away and turning away, he said this.

“You must take that bait out even if it gets swallowed by the monster’s stomach!”

Absolute Return Episode 499