Absolute Regression Chapter 526

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Dan-ah wanted to refuse.

I had a feeling that it would be best to avoid this request somehow.

Of course, refusing a contract is the thing that brokers hate the most. Naturally, they don’t give work to ronin who frequently refuse contracts.

However, they have a reputation that has been steadily built up over the past decade, so they can refuse this request.

But there’s one thing that holds her back.

Dan-ah’s gaze turned to the woman who was frightened and waiting for her to take action.

‘If we give up, this woman will die.’

I had a strong feeling that I wanted to get away because of this thick smell of death.

Dan-ah looked at her younger siblings. Having been together for a long time, they knew what her older sister was worried about just by her current hesitation.

They showed no reaction. At this moment, the decision was completely up to their sister’s will.

Finally, Dan-ah made a decision.

“We will take you to Guizhou Cheonhwaru.”

A look of relief crossed the face of the woman who had been waiting for the decision.

“thank you.”

“Let’s leave right away.”

As I turned around and started walking away, Chohee spoke from behind me.

“My name is Cho-hee.”

Dan-ah answered without looking back.

“What a pretty name.”

It was at that time that four people were coming down from the hermitage.

Shhh!

A dark sword quickly flew towards Chohee.

visor!

Dan-ah shouted as she swung her sword and struck down the dark spirit.

“On the left tree!”

But before she could scream, the knife thrown by the youngest, Dan-yeon, was already stuck between the tree branches.

The masked man fell from the tree after being hit by a knife.

A dark dragon flew in from the tree on the other side with a sharp wind noise.

“Jump!”

Dan-ah ran up the stairs, carrying Cho-hee in her arms.

Pitter-patter!

The flying dark energy landed where Cho-hee was.

Danbi and Danyeon, who jumped down from both sides, struck down the flying dark spirits with their swords. The area around the hermitage was already in a state of ambush by enemies. The situation was serious. The fact that the contact point was exposed meant that the broker had been compromised.

While striking the dark spirits, the three women swung their knives. The youngest, in particular, was skilled at swordsmanship, and the masked men fell one after another to her daggers.

“Behind that rock!”

Four people leapt behind the rock.

Papapapapak!

The dark weapons that flew in at the same time as the precarious cover were bounced off the rocks.

Even though it was a quick decision, blood was flowing from Danbi’s shoulder.

“are you okay?”

“I just brushed past you. It’s okay.”

But when he examined the wound, he was shocked. The wounded area was swollen and blue.

“It’s poison.”

At Dan-yeon’s outburst, a curse came out of Dan-ah’s mouth.

“These bastards!”

Of the three sisters, she was the one who swore the best.

Danyeon quickly took out a vial from his bosom and applied it to her wound. It was a medicine that temporarily prevented the poison from spreading.

“I can’t hold out for much longer! Get out of here… … .”

Just then, masked men jumped over the rock and attacked.

Swish! Phew!

Dan-ah’s sword stabbed the side of the masked man who was attacking Cho-hee, then tore at his flesh.

Phaaaaaaah!

The sword that tore through his side stabbed the neck of the masked man who rushed forward. Blood splattered all over his face, but he had no time to wipe it away. The clash of swords caused sparks, and the dark and dark energies crossed each other, drawing two lines.

The dagger flew out and stabbed the neck of the masked man who had come from behind my sister. The sword that had been swinging down lost its power and cut through the air.

Behind the falling masked man, other masked men rushed in. Dan-ah shouted as she flew towards the shining blades reflecting the sunlight.

“damage!”

* * *

Rattling.

The carriage shook violently as it passed through the dug-up area.

“sorry!”

The urgent cry was Seo Dae-ryong’s.

The voice of the swordsman was heard from inside the carriage.

“My father was drinking tea and spilled it on his face.”

Of course, it was a joke of the sword dance. When they first set out, Seo Dae-ryong said he would drive the carriage, and if the carriage rattled, his head would fall off. He had not forgotten the joke.

Seo Dae-ryong, who had come to his senses, asked Hwi.

“Would you like to meet me in person?”

Since he had made a mistake, he should have taken the reins. Hwi shook his head and continued to let Seodaeryong drive the carriage.

“The road is rough, so stay focused.”

At first, I drove the carriage with great concentration. But the human mind is a tricky thing, so after I got used to it a little, I started thinking about something else. Without realizing it, I thought of the woman I had met at the inn.

‘Driving the chariot that the cult leader was riding in. I thought, ‘I’m crazy.’

Seo Dae-ryong tried to shake off his distracting thoughts and held the reins tightly.

The swordsman poked his head out the window.

As the carriage ran through an open area and entered a narrow path, the slow scenery became faster, as if it was moving from a heavy sword to a fast sword.

“Why does the way back feel like it goes faster than when we started?”

Then, Hyeolcheon Doma spoke, still looking at the book he was reading.

“What is so disappointing about the young leader?”

The sword dance answered as the wind blew.

“That’s right. What’s so disappointing about that?”

The gaze of the swordsman turned towards the Western Dragon of the Horse Stone.

At least it was clear that the regrets of yesterday and today were not only due to memories of my father.

“Master Seo, watch out for that hole over there!”

* * *

Rattling.

The barn door was covered in blood as Dan-ah closed it.

Fortunately, the blood belonged to the enemies, but the problem was the second rain.

The wound from the previous poisoning continued to swell.

Dan-ah grabbed Cho-hee by the collar.

“You! What the hell are you getting yourself into?”

If you tell her to run, she runs. If you tell her to lie down, she lies down. Cho-hee, who came here without thinking, came to her senses.

“sorry.”

She asked to be her escort, even though she knew she was in great danger. It was an inevitable choice, but because of her, they were put in great danger.

“Do you know who attacked us?”

Dan-ah despaired when she found out who she was dealing with.

Seven Roads Pursuit Squad.

The Chilochusaldae were also ronin. They were mainly in charge of pursuit and murder, and were the most notorious and vicious members of the Chusaldae.

If they were the ronin on the bright side, the Chusaldae were those who belonged to the darkness. Among them, the Chilo Chusaldae was a deep darkness.

It was a miracle that they managed to get through a single group of Chilochusaldae. But this incident did not end with killing a dozen of them.

They swarmed endlessly like a swarm of ants and eventually destroyed their target.

The fact that they mobilized the Chilochusaldae means that they are spending a lot of money to chase after Chohee.

Why on earth would you want a mere pros**tute?

But now there was no time to argue with her about that.

They’ll be here soon.

“How about Via?”

Dan-yeon answered Dan-ah’s question with concern.

“I’m barely able to stop the poison from spreading, but if I push myself any harder, it’ll spread throughout my body.”

At that moment, Dan-ah’s gaze turned to Dan-yeon’s side. As she pushed away the blood-soaked hem of his clothes, a wound from a sword cut was revealed.

“When did you get stabbed?”

“I stopped the bleeding earlier, but when I ran, it burst again.”

I was fighting so hard that I didn’t even realize that my younger brother had been stabbed.

“you!”

“It’s okay. Don’t die, it’s okay!”

But the youngest’s condition was not good either, as his face was pale.

Dan-ah pressed the acupuncture point on her younger brother’s wound again to stop the bleeding, then took out some ointment and applied it to her younger brother’s wound.

“Just lie down and rest.”

“Okay, I’ll lie down.”

Dan-ah regretted it as she watched her two younger siblings lying down. She shouldn’t have taken on this assignment. She had such a bad feeling.

“sorry.”

Dan-ah didn’t take out her anger on Cho-hee. She was just a contractor and a client. She was the one who decided to take on the job.

“no.”

“Shouldn’t we go to the younger sibling’s doctor first?”

How nice it would be if that were possible. You can’t take them to the doctor. If this happens, they’ll go after the doctor first. That’s basic chasing skills.

“If the Chilochusaldae is attached, you will never be able to go to Guizhou. First, you must ask someone for help.”

She took a map out of her bosom.

It was a map he had made himself for use in emergency situations. The map listed the sects he could ask for help from. Sects he had even a small connection with.

However, in a situation where the Chilochusaldae were chasing them, they couldn’t ask for help from the regular sects. The Chilochusaldae were the kind of people who would invade the regular sects and massacre them in order to kill their targets.

“I need to ask the Murim Alliance for help.”

But it was too far. If you leave this village and go another thirty li, you will reach the Moorim Alliance branch. It was impossible to go there with my injured siblings, especially Cho-hee.

In addition, they may be guarding the route in anticipation of asking for help from the Murim Alliance.

At that moment, one place caught Dan-ah’s eye.

Cheonmasingyo Jeongan Branch.

Not far from here is a branch of the Demonic Cult.

However, if you blindly go to the Demonic Cult and ask for help, you might end up in a bigger trouble than what happened to the Chilochusaldae guys.

Then suddenly I remembered the man I saw yesterday.

-I belong to the Protestant religion.

The words engraved on his long sword as he turned around after saying those words.

Peerless.

It was a content that did not match the pure gaze that had been shyly looking at him.

At that time, Danyeon, who was lying down, asked softly.

“What are you thinking about?”

Dan-ah answered, biting her lip slightly.

“Crazy idea.”

* * *

The Cheonmasingyo Jeong An Branch is a small branch with only about 20 resident members.

What could happen to the Demonic Cult branch if there was no war? The person in charge of that peaceful place every day was the branch manager, Kang Dal.

“Branch Manager, I think you should come out.”

When I looked at my subordinate’s report, I saw that something unexpected was happening.

At the entrance to the Jeong An branch, four women were surrounded by a number of masked people with their backs to the door.

The women were a group of elegant people, and the Chilochusaldae had chased them all the way here.

“Please open the door! I have something to say to the branch manager.”

Because of the mines guarding the entrance, the Chilochusaldae could only surround it and not rush in.

Then the door opened and Kangdal came out.

About a dozen branch minions who had been waiting at the entrance followed him out.

Kangdal looked at Dan-ah and her group first.

Dan-ah was the only one standing upright, holding a sword dripping with blood.

Cho-hee was looking after Dan-bi, who had lost consciousness, with her head on her lap, and Dan-yeon was lying asleep next to her. They had wounds all over their bodies, and they looked like they had really come this far.

In front of the four women, about a dozen masked people stood in a semicircle.

Kangdal looked up at the signboard at the entrance. I wondered if the signboard had fallen off and was causing this trouble, but the signboard for the Cheonmasingyo Jeong An Branch was still attached.

Then the subordinate spoke softly.

“The masked men are the Chilochusaldae.”

Kang Dal frowned at the mention of the Chilrochusaldae. He knew it well. They were vicious men who would kill friends and family for money.

“Let’s say they’re originally crazy, but what about you?”

Dan-ah answered Kang-dal’s question.

“We are the ronin called Danssi Samae. Please help us.”

“If that’s the kind of request you want, you should go to the Murim Alliance branch and ask for it.”

Kangdal said while looking at the masked men.

“Clean up before you go. If you leave even a single trace of blood, you will die.”

He told me to kill him and get out.

Kangdal turned around and tried to go in.

“The master of the new religion sent us here.”

Kangdal stopped for a moment. The eyes that turned towards her were cold.

“Who is the expert?”

Naturally, Kangdal assumed that the woman was lying to save her life. He had not received such a message.

“He left the guest house yesterday. He is a small man with a large sword. The sword has the word ‘Musang’ written on it.”

The stillness that flows for a moment.

Kangdal asked again.

“Who is that?”

After a moment’s pause, she answered.

“I don’t know who I am either.”

Then, a cold word came out of Kangdal’s mouth.

“This crazy bitch.”

Yes, this is crazy even if she thinks about it. But she has already made her choice, and now there is no way out. The front is Chilochusaldae and the back is the Demonic Cult.

“The unnamed person told me to come here for help if I ever have a problem.”

It was a life-threatening adventure to lie to the branch manager of the Demonic Cult.

Even if they could get help, if the man they saw in the inn was not a mine, or was just a lowly unmanned person, they would be killed by these mines.

“I am sure that he is higher than you. If you save us, you will live, and if we die here, you will die.”

Just then, another group of Chilochusal arrived there. With a dozen more people added, their number was now around twenty. It seemed like they were all gathering in this direction.

They didn’t show any fear at all when they saw him and his branch minions. Rather, they were showing their murderous intent and were saying, “Just let us all gather together.”

‘These kids, they’re trying to die!’

But Kangdal turned around and said.

“Close the door.”

The earnest request I heard at that time.

“Please put at least three people here.”

Kangdal turned to Dan-ah.

“I’m fine, so just put three people here. When he comes later, we’ll have to have something to say, right?”

Dan-ah was prepared to fight alone and die.

Kangdal looked at her quietly and said something unexpected.

“If your sister is a ronin, then the one the Chilochusaldae is chasing is that woman.”

Kangdal looked at Chohee.

“Anyway, those guys are going to target that woman. I’ll leave that woman behind and accept the three of you.”

Dan-ah looked at Cho-hee. She, who was holding Dan-bi, nodded. Her eyes were telling her to save the lives of at least three people.

Dan-ah said to Kang-dal.

“Please accept only my younger siblings. I and that woman will stay.”

If only her siblings could be saved, then that would be enough. Cho-hee shook her head, telling her not to do that, but Dan-ah was not the type of person to abandon a servant, let alone give up her life in this situation.

Kangdal looked at Dan-ah and suddenly said.

“If only you guys had tried to come in, no one would have been able to get in.”

That is to say.

“Everyone, come in.”

The Jeong An branch accepted them.

“thank you.”

“Thank you so much.”

Dan-ah and Cho-hee looked at each other in relief. Cho-hee bowed her head and expressed her gratitude to Dan-ah.

The younger siblings were moved inside, and Dan-ah and Cho-hee also came in.

Kangdal overpowered Dan-ah’s internal energy and took her sword. She accepted it without resistance. His suspicions were natural.

Kangdal gave orders to his subordinates.

“You never know what those crazy guys outside might do. Call emergency and wake up all the sleeping kids.”

“All right.”

“And send an emergency telegram to Tongcheon-gak! Tell them about the current situation.”

At that moment, Dan-ah took a step forward. It seemed like she wanted to tell him what she had said.

“Add what that woman said earlier. She’s short and uses a long sword with the word ‘Musang’ written on it. What kind of guest house is she?”

Dan-ah quickly answered his question.

“It’s a swimming guest’s cup.”

“I’m urgently looking for the person who left the guest house yesterday.”

“yes!”

The mines began to move busily. Unmanned personnel wearing armor emerged from the building and began distributing secret weapons from the secret weapons boxes.

“If you were talking nonsense to avoid those kids, you better be prepared.”

Dan-ah was not discouraged at all by Kang-dal’s threats. The wheel of fate had already begun to turn.

“Give me back my sword and release my internal energy. I will definitely be needed if a fight breaks out.”

She was confident even in front of the head of the Cheonmasingyo branch. In fact, it was this confidence that moved Kangdal’s heart. The courage to stay alone and protect the rich man.

And then Kangdal added one more word that he could never understand.

“Because I want to hear poetry again while I’m still alive.”