Becoming the Swordmaster Rank Young Lord of the Sichuan Tang Family Chapter 312

Episode 311. Capture

The northward advance of the Guoju Guo family’s 1,000-horse cavalry army━Taking advantage of the crisis in Sichuan that was triggered by this, a group of apostles also advanced northward from Yunnan.

In order to subdue them, the Su-maeng-dan troops that had remained in the Jeongcheon-maeng headquarters decided to move south, but that was not the end. This was because the organization and movement route had to be decided. There was concern that if a large force moved without any plan, it would cause various problems.

Zhuge Liang, who had foreseen this point, said:

“It would be better to turn around and go down a little. If the Guizhou Guo family troops advancing northward shift even slightly to the west, there is a chance that they will encounter those advancing south.”

“That’s right. In particular, if the aura of Taechangma Guncheonak, the ultimate master, is captured, our army, which does not have a peerless master to deal with him, will not be able to avoid annihilation.”

Dang Gye-jung nodded in agreement.

“Yes. So, we shouldn’t bring too many people.”

“Of course, Miss Zhuge. Even without that, I was planning to select about a hundred people with outstanding skills from the Su Meng Dan and move them. I can’t leave the blind spot completely empty.”

So, that’s what I mean – Mo Yong-hui lowered his voice and whispered.

“I will entrust the four hundred people who will remain in Mengji to Lady Zhuge.”

“… … .”

“I am not suggesting this in order to belittle the accomplishments of Lady Zhuge. However, in the current situation, no matter how cautiously we move, we never know what will happen along the way, and the sight of massacres taking place regardless of whether they are friend or foe… .”

“The words of the leader of the Su-Mang-Dan sect.”

Zhuge Liang interrupted Murong Hui.

“Are you saying that it would be difficult for me, who grew up in a prestigious family, to handle the sight of a battlefield with blood splattering and flesh being torn?”

“I didn’t mean it exactly like that, but… … .”

Mo Yong-hui trailed off with an awkward expression. In fact, what Jegal Yeong-yeong said was not entirely wrong. Over the years of training together and asking for advice on martial arts, he gradually developed feelings for the woman Jegal Yeong-yeong. It was only natural. The Jegal Yeong-yeong he had seen in the short time he had been there was someone who spared no effort. If Mo Yong-hui’s heart had not wavered at all as he watched her grow day by day as both a warrior and a woman, then that would be a lie.

So it was only natural that his vague concern stemmed from his fondness for her. He probably didn’t want to send her to a battlefield where she would be injured, or even if she wasn’t, she would have to witness or directly create many cruel scenes. It was a kind of consideration.

However, such consideration was not very welcome to Jegal Yeong-yeong. It was because it reminded him of the time before he made up his mind━ when he had only relied on his looks and had no ability.

Haa━ Jegal Yeong-yeong let out a faint sigh and opened his mouth. He tried to make his tone sound non-irritable.

“… … I told you that I went to the Sacheon branch with the leader. What do you think happened there? The peerless swordsman Gu Hwan-gyo-geom Sang-myeong-il, known as the Sixth Lord of the Apostles, and Yeo Seol-ryeon, the head of the Deep Hwa Bang, as well as the Sa-pa warriors reaching two thousand in number, surrounded us.”

“… … .”

“If you heard the rumor, you would know that they all died on the spot. Some of them were killed by Lady Dang Mi-ryeo, but most of them were killed by the leader. There were just as many corpses that died horribly from poison and dark magic. Now that I am confident that I will not be surprised by just any sight, I hope you do not exclude me from this campaign.”

“One, it could be a death sentence, Miss Zhuge Liang.”

“If it’s a battlefield, isn’t it natural to be prepared to risk your life? And that goes for the leader of the Sui Alliance, Prince Murong, and the other Sui Alliance members, including the great hero Dang Gye-jung. I don’t understand why you’re making an exception for me. To be honest, I find it a little unpleasant. As a member of the Jeongcheon Alliance, I’ve spent my time practicing my own chivalry and building up my martial arts skills. I wouldn’t say that my accomplishments are as deep as yours, but I’m sure you’re determined to save the innocent people of Sacheon. And since I’m more helpful than the other Sui Alliance members, I find it hard to understand why you’re leaving me in the wilderness.”

“Hmm. That’s Brother Murong, Young Lady Zhuge… … .”

“All right.”

As Tang Ji-jung was about to say something, Mo Yong-hui abruptly cut him off. His eyes looked slightly embarrassed.

“I was short-sighted. Young Lady Zhuge Liang should also join the expedition. I will leave the remaining troops to the Commander-in-Chief.”

“… … Thank you, Prince Murong. And please don’t think of me as a woman again.”

“… … ?”

At Jegal Yeongyeong’s strange words, Murong Hui made a questioning expression for a moment, but since she was talking about the formation of the Su Meng Dan troops that would soon advance south, he couldn’t ask her out loud what she meant. Tang Gye-jung, who was watching the two closely, clicked his tongue briefly and muttered. Why, it seems like it was over before it even started.

anyway.

The discussion between the three regarding the southward movement of the Su-Mang-Dan continued for some time and then ended.

* * *

Hubei.

Not long after the Yicheon troops led by the military commander Jegal Changsin of the Jeongcheon Alliance left━

About two hundred jang away to the east from Juksan where they were stationed.

Suddenly, there was a shadow that came down.

It’s a thud, a light thud of the earth.

Anyone who witnessed the moment of his descent would have naturally realized that he was no ordinary being. It wasn’t just because of the simple reason that the purple robe he was wearing swayed in the wind, or the shine and color of the fabric, or because it looked so precious that the criminal had never seen it before in his entire life.

It wasn’t just because of the face that seemed to have been painstakingly carved by a master craftsman, or because it suddenly appeared like a dot on a landscape painting – and yet it wasn’t just because of the exquisite technique of achieving it without any particular movement of air.

Just the sky… … !

Gooooooo━

The moment he appeared, the area with a radius of several hundred jang became dark as if it were a lie. This was because the powerful magical energy waves that were being generated at every moment did not allow sunlight to reach the ground.

Guyang (九陽) – Even though the sun that illuminates the world is clearly in the middle of the sky, he calmly forces the night sky on those in the area, and you can feel his nature of going against the flow and going against the flow. In other words, it is evidence that he has mastered the martial arts of the devil’s way, and his accomplishments seem to be so profound that it is difficult to even guess.

Although it is said that today, unlike in the past, there are many people in the Central Plains who have entered the world of magic and martial arts, there must be only one person who can create such a scene.

Magwangcheonju (Magwangcheonju) Yeonjunghyuk━

“I missed it.”

The supreme ruler of the Central Plains muttered. There are no shamans or Jeongcheon Alliance.

“The painter just keeps causing disruption to the grand plan.”

I must take responsibility━ Yeon Jung-hyuk glares fiercely.

The externally known Ma Gwang Cheon Ju’s inaction was extremely evil. As expected from a peerless master, he could recognize every single being in the land of Juk San with his overwhelming aura. There were a few who had learned the martial arts of Sun Haeng, but that was all. Not only the main force of Jeong Cheon Maeng, which is said to be over two thousand strong, but even those who had reached the level of Jo Hwa Gyeong were not able to sense it. It was a very regrettable thing for him. He was somewhat interested in the So Ga Ju of Sa Cheon Dang Ga, who had become the leader of the Jeong Do Alliance at a young age.

‘Where did you go?’

Yeon Jung-hyeok quietly wondered how the main force of the Jeongcheon Alliance might have moved. The Mudeungsan Mountain that he had just passed by was also empty. Did he know that he was coming and avoid it? Even abandoning the main mountain that he had used as his base for hundreds of years━

‘Well, didn’t Hwasan and Jongnam do that too?’

Magwangcheonju couldn’t help but laugh. In his view, the old faction was no longer the old faction it once was. It wasn’t just because their numbers had decreased. They were claiming to be on the right path, but they could no longer walk that path. They had been worried for twenty years, prioritizing their own safety, and now they had to seek survival, so they would be like that. Hwasan and Jongnam had reached the point where they were relying on lies they had made up with their tongues.

So it was not unreasonable that the shaman ran away. Even the shaman sword master Song Cheong – he had met him when the Zhuge family was destroyed. He was a person who threatened to destroy the shaman family, but in the end, he was unable to stop him and retreated.

‘If you heard the news of my moving south, you would probably be shocked.’

Yeon Jung-hyeok could easily guess that the shaman had joined the main force of the Jeongcheon Alliance. The question was where they were headed. Ma Gwang-cheonju had no intention of allowing them to make a wasted effort.

‘I guess it’s Sacheon.’

Magwangcheonju recalled the order he had given to Eunryeong, one of his loyal subordinates.

━Go to Guizhou.

Since he gave such an order immediately after destroying Shaolin, there was a high possibility that Eun-ryeong had already reached the Gwak family by now. If he had hurried enough, he could have led the troops and advanced to Sacheon. After all, it was his bloodline – Gwak Yeon’s achievements.

Of course, in order to lead the Gwak family’s forces to attack Sacheon, there was a prerequisite that the main force of the Jeongcheon Alliance stationed here in Juksan had to move, but Yeon Jung-hyeok guessed that Eun-ryeong had no choice but to move. If Gwak Hwa-yeong had heard that Shaolin had been destroyed, she would have become even more anxious. She would have worried that not her son Gwak Yeon, but Hwa Moo-ryong of the Shaanxi Hwaga clan, would become the next Magwang Heavenly Lord. If she had thought that far, she would have tried to persuade Eun-ryeong somehow to attack Sacheon.

In his thoughts, Yeon Jung-hyeok turned his body to the west and slowly started walking. In the direction of Sacheon.

It was for assistance.

Since the main force of the Jeongcheon Alliance and all the other Wudang faction forces had moved to Sacheon, it would be difficult for the Guiju Guo family’s forces alone to take over Sacheon. Even with two outstanding extreme horse masters, Guncheonak and Eunryeong, it would not be enough. In Sacheon, there would be at least three Hwagyeong masters: the head of the Dang family, Dokbong Dang Jihye, his son, the head of the Jeongcheon Alliance, Amdokgeomryong Dang Yuanming, and the Wudanggeomjon Song Cheong. Even though Eunryeong’s achievements were relatively deep among the peerless masters, and he could deal with more than two, he could not let his guard down.

Jeongcheon Maengju, Dangmyeong, was a strong man who could kill Yu Giljun, the Black Lotus Lord, who reigned as the true and true supreme leader of the evil way. It was expected that he would have achieved great things that belied his age.

Of course, before that, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to interrogate a few people who appear to be members of the Jeongcheon Alliance remaining in Juksan to gain some more confidence before heading to Sacheon.

Swish━

With the simple action of stepping out, Magwangcheonju, who had moved dozens of feet in an instant, suddenly raised his head and looked to one side. This was because his overwhelming aura had captured a group of people heading south from the northwest, from Shaanxi.

Sunhaeng (順行)━ And these were people who clearly had mastered the martial arts of Taoism. They held auspicious energy.

Yeon Jung-hyeok was delighted. There were four masters of Hwa-gyeong among the group.

If he were an ordinary extreme horse master, it would have been normal for him to retreat when he had lost the numerical advantage, but he was different. He had the skills to handle even the great monks of Shaolin alone. He saw this as an opportunity to wipe out the peerless masters of the Jeongdo faction.

“It wasn’t a wasted trip.”

Fortunately━ before the aftermath could even end.

The new form of Magwangcheonju disappeared like a candle blown out.