Absolute Regression Chapter 535

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“That’s why I couldn’t tell anyone.”

Since this incident had a deep connection with Cheonhwaru and Cheonhwaruju, I was afraid that if I said something wrong, it would cause even greater trouble for Cheonhwaruju.

I thought she would be very surprised, but surprisingly, Cheonhwaruju was not very shaken.

Yes, a woman destined to love the evil Soma would face such a storm head-on.

“I’m going to talk to those two now and discuss it together. Is that okay?”

In fact, it was permission that he didn’t necessarily need. However, he asked permission from Cho-hee, who risked her life to bring him this information.

Cho-hee knows very well that Roo-ju treats her subordinates with this kind of attitude. She probably doesn’t know how much comfort and strength these words, which could be just passed over, can bring to those below her.

Yeojeong and Chohee approached Geommugeuk and Geukaksoma. The two were in the middle of a conversation.

“I wish Soma-nim had tasted my father’s fish dishes.”

The evil Soma couldn’t help but laugh as he thought of the cult leader who kept losing bets and was cooking fish.

“It was more enjoyable than any trip I’ve ever been on.”

The evil Soma took the words of the sword dance as a joke.

“I’m sad. I thought the trip we went on was the best.”

“Records are meant to be broken. Come travel with me again.”

Then Yeojeong intervened and said.

“I can make a dish like that, but it’s not as good as that fish dish.”

He asked me to take him on that trip.

This kind of joke came out naturally even when he was told that he would become the main character of an incident that would turn the martial arts world upside down. It was a moment when I realized once again how these two people in front of me were a strong fence in my life.

“Of course, you should go together.”

When the evil soma shook his head and said that they would go alone, Geommugeuk made an expression that said to her, “I will take you with me. Just trust me.”

This is when you feel that the journey has changed to the worst kind of evil. In this situation, shaking your head playfully would have been unimaginable in the past.

The sword dance was formally greeted as the journey progressed.

“How have you been, Lady Rouge?”

He had previously reunited with Cho-hee and had first greeted the evil Soma. Now he was finally getting to formally greet her.

“Is it just that I am doing well? The leader of the sect saved my life by giving me a message in advance. He saved not only me but everyone in the sect.”

“That must be thanks to Soma-sama coming and protecting us.”

“My brother gives credit to the younger cult leader, and the younger cult leader gives credit to my brother. Then this time, should I receive help from both of them?”

Then, he naturally relayed what Cho-hee had said a little while ago.

After hearing the story, Geommugeuk’s expression hardened.

Since it has been revealed that the enemies are after Cheonhwaru and Cheonhwaruju, this matter must be handled more carefully and reliably than anything else.

“If the person who committed that incident is Rouge, it means that they are trying to frame Rouge for the crime.”

The three people nodded at Geommugeuk’s words.

“How did you get the information?”

Chohee answered Geommugeuk’s question.

“Even a heavy secret that can overcome the fear of death and even torture sometimes cannot overcome drunkenness.”

She didn’t go into detail, but those who had been tracking her have already proven that the information she obtained is true.

“I sincerely ask that you two please protect Lady Rouge.”

Chohee bowed respectfully to the Sword Dance and the Evil Soma. When she first ran away, she had been very anxious. Even if she could convey this information to Rouge, she had an ominous feeling that Rouge would eventually die at their hands.

But now it’s different.

She looked around. There were scary-looking, faceless men standing guard everywhere.

Her gaze turned again to Geommugeuk and Geukaksoma. She had already experienced enough about Geommugeuk on her way here.

When I see the cold smile of the pure white mask of the evil Soma, I can’t help but think this.

‘Shouldn’t you be more afraid now?’

Geommugeuk said to Chohee.

“Now leave the work to us and get some rest.”

“Yes! I will do that.”

After she greeted the two cheerfully, she looked back at the journey one last time.

The journey spoke to her.

“If I survive, it is thanks to you.”

Then Cho-hee repeated exactly what Yeo-jeong had said.

“No, it must have been fate that saved Lady Rouge. It was the warm fate that saved the young girl who was being sold.”

She nodded and stepped aside.

She turned around and asked as she walked over there.

“Can I drink that? I’ve been holding it in for too long.”

“You can drink it all.”

At the end of her journey, her steps as she turned around were light, for now all that she had to do was finished.

Geommugeuk, who was looking at her back, spoke to Yeojeong.

“What a good relationship.”

“As you can see, I have quite a bit of luck.”

Then she looked at the evil soma. The evil soma stood there without saying a word. Feeling that she had shown too much affection for no reason, Yeojeong asked about the well-being of one person.

“How is your pretty heart?”

“I’ll be fine.”

“I guess you have put your heart far away.”

“I hope you have a beautiful and strong heart.”

Now that I think about it, Yeojeong told me that Ian would become a precious person to her.

Ian, how are you?

After exchanging greetings for the first time in a long while, Geommugeuk asked her.

“Do you have any idea where this might be happening?”

The journey shook its head.

“no.”

She quietly raised Cheonhwaru and was not involved in any martial arts world.

The gaze of the swordsman naturally turned to one person. It was Jaein, who was lying on the ground, having been subdued by the blood transfusion.

“Who is the author?”

The sword dance answered the evil soma’s question.

“I am the subordinate of the person in charge of chasing the young lady. This is a situation where a very scary person is needed to open his mouth.”

A cold laugh flowed out from the gaping eye sockets of the evil Soma.

“You won’t have to look far.”

* * *

Jaein came to his senses and opened his eyes.

‘Ah! You were caught by the cult leader?’

I remembered that the blood vessels were suppressed by the sword dance.

‘I used to sing a strange little song.’

Jaein, who was looking around like that, was startled. Only then did he realize that someone was standing in the room he had woken up in, with his back turned and looking out the window.

“Where have you brought me?”

Jaein thought the man was a swordsman.

“No matter how much you pressure me, there are things I can and can’t do. The person I serve is someone who places great importance on keeping his clients’ secrets. So even if I go to him, I won’t be able to find out who the client is… … .”

At that moment, the door opened and Geommugeuk came in. Jaein was startled when he saw Geommugeuk.

“What are you talking about? Are you already close?”

Then the man who had his back to the window slowly turned around.

The moment he saw him, Jaein’s eyes widened. If it was the mask with the cult leader? He could tell who it was at a glance.

“The most evil Soma!”

After blurting out my name without realizing it, I quickly covered my mouth with my hand in shock. The hand covering my mouth was trembling. My whole body was tingling.

No matter how strong they pretend to be, there is a fundamental fear that the evil Soma gives to the people of Murim. The extreme fear that even if they kill the evil Soma, they won’t just kill him.

I remembered what Geommu-geuk had said just before I fell asleep. There was a really scary person in Cheonhwaru. That person was the evil Soma!

The evil Soma slowly approached, stared at Jaein, and asked coldly.

“Did you send the ghost squad to Cheonhwaru?”

Jaein felt a sense of crisis as if his whole body would be torn apart and he would die if he said yes.

“no.”

“Then who are you?”

Jaein was speechless for a moment.

At that moment, his eyes met the evil soma. The moment he met the eyes in his eye socket, Jaein felt a fear he had never felt before. It wasn’t that he was afraid because the other person was the evil soma, but the eyes he was seeing were too scary. His will collapsed in an instant, and only his survival instinct overwhelmed him.

“The person I serve sent it!”

Although he didn’t aim his finger at her eyes or cause her pain, Jaein was ultimately unable to overcome the fear he felt from the existence of the evil Soma.

Still, the evil Soma waited silently for the next words.

“I will take you to Him!”

Only then did the evil Soma walk back to the window and stand with his back turned.

The sword dance came to Jaein.

“I understand. I’m the leader of a small group, so how scared would you be?”

Jaein let out a long sigh.

“He would never tell his clients. He is a pathologically obsessed with keeping to that principle.”

At that moment, the evil Soma, who was looking out the window, suddenly spoke.

“Whoever he is, he’ll tell eventually.”

After a brief pause, absolute faith was added.

“The design this time will be done by the young sect leader.”

* * *

The name of the West Danmyeong was not in one place.

We moved around constantly in a carriage, and he always decided where we would meet.

Today, a carriage was parked in an alleyway with a view of Cheonhwaru from the opposite direction from yesterday.

Jaein reported softly as he got into the carriage.

“It failed.”

For a moment, Seodanmyeong’s face twitched.

“Are you saying that the monster couldn’t kill him?”

“No, we didn’t intend to fight in the first place. We knew each other.”

Jaein told the truth.

“The man who was escorting the gisaeng was the leader of the demonic cult.”

The first emotion that came to Seodanmyeong’s mind was relief rather than surprise.

‘Then that’s right!’

It felt like all the doubts that had been weighing on him throughout the entire process were being resolved at once. When he heard that even the evil had failed, he was truly devastated.

But when I heard the words ‘Leader of the Demonic Cult’, light came into that darkness.

‘I’m not a failure! I just had terrible luck.’

Doubts that naturally follow.

‘There’s no way the leader would just send it away?’

When Seo Dan-myeong’s gaze turned towards him with coldness, Jae-in spoke honestly.

“Yes, I brought the messenger. This carriage is also under surveillance now.”

“This is crazy!”

A look of murder flashed across Seo Dan-myeong’s eyes. He had been honest about it because he judged that the suspicious Seo Dan-myeong would not believe that he had come alone.

“Do you want to die by my hands?”

“No, because I trust you, sir.”

“Because you trust me?”

“Because I believe you will find a way out somehow.”

match!

Seodanmyung slapped Jaein’s cheek without mercy.

“You should have died there!”

I wanted to immediately stick a knife into Jaein’s neck, who had his head bowed low.

But I couldn’t do that. If I killed that guy, the demonic cult guys would come and capture me or kill me.

Then the door opened and Geommugeuk got on the carriage.

“I came early because I thought you were getting emotional. Oh, and I put all the men hiding nearby to sleep, so don’t get your hopes up.”

The name Seodanmyeong immediately made it clear that the person who appeared was the leader of the sect.

“Young leader.”

“You’re calling me a loser?”

“exactly.”

“A net weaver, what a wonderful name.”

The swordsman treated him politely. Even a hint of kindness was better than rudeness. He was especially proud of the name of the loser.

“I can guess why you have come, but I cannot reveal who my client is. I will die by your hand, but my death will be an honorable one.”

It was half a desire to not give up, half a sincere desire. He didn’t want to die. But just as much, he didn’t want to reveal the person who asked him to do it.

Then Geommugeuk said something unexpected.

“You will die by the hand of your client, not mine. It will not be a very honorable death.”

Seodanmyeong shook his head firmly.

“As long as I keep the secret, my client won’t try to kill me. I made that promise clear from the beginning.”

“That’s not it.”

The sword dance pointed out something he had never thought of.

“You almost ruined their job.”

What does that mean? Not only Seo Dan-myeong, but Jae-in was curious.

“They are trying to use Cheonhwaruju to plan things. That’s why the courtesan risked her life to come to Cheonhwaruju. But you attacked Cheonhwaru and tried to kill everyone there.”

“that!”

It was a scheme to prevent the courtesans from contacting him. They didn’t know that their goal was Cheonhwaruju and Cheonhwaru itself.

“I didn’t know that!”

“Will they know? No, what would they do if they didn’t? It’s already ruined. I’ll just go out and announce that Cheonhwaruju is dead. The angry client will definitely try to kill you.”

There followed a decisive defeat for the sword dance.

“I’ll wait and find out who commissioned it through those who came to kill you. They’ll think it’s over and done with, so they’ll use their own people to erase all traces.”

“!”

“The life you’ve built will end with you being killed by your client. You should be prepared for that since you messed with us.”

For a moment, Seodanmyeong was so flustered that he couldn’t think of anything.

The sword dance was pushing him forward without giving him time to think.

As Geommugeuk was getting off the carriage, Jaein shouted.

“Wait a minute! If we tell you who requested it… … will you spare us?”

Of course, it was the promised restraint and the promised persuasion.

“Elder, you can’t end it like this. You must live and plan for the future.”

However, no one from Seodanmyeong’s mouth readily revealed the person who requested it.

He unleashed a powerful blow that the swordsman had prepared.

“No one but us will know what you revealed.”

The solution of the cold added sword dance, or rather, the Cheonma Shingyo, strongly tempted him.

“Because we plan to wipe out that client.”