Entomologist in Sichuan Tang Clan Chapter 234

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A meeting was immediately called in the Tang family’s main hall upon hearing the news before daybreak.

The entire Dangga Mountain was already in a state of fire as if it were broad daylight.

I waited a while with my grandfather inside the store, and then my father-in-law came running into the store with a slightly dazed face, perhaps because he had just woken up from his sleep.

And then, Hwa-eun, who looked beautiful even after waking up, followed her father-in-law into the main hall.

“Father, what the hell is going on!?”

“Please wait a moment, we will talk once everyone gathers.”

When the craftsman asked, the grandfather answered to wait a moment, but Hwa-eun sat down next to me and tapped my elbow.

Perhaps he meant to tell her in advance, but instead of answering, Hwa-eun looked at her grandfather and nodded slightly.

It seemed like he knew that I would have a hard time talking about it first because it was such an important topic.

As the direct descendants of the family took their places, the elders of the family, O-Ryong-Sambong, and Seol-Nui entered through the open door.

It was probably because everyone was called together as it was a major event in the martial arts world, not a family matter.

“Your Majesty, what is happening before dawn?”

“What’s the rush?”

“How about this early in the morning?”

“Hey, did you hear what happened?”

“What’s going on, So So-hyeop?”

“Ryong-ah, what’s going on?”

“Please wait a moment and your grandfather will tell you.”

The inside of the house was a bit noisy as people kept muttering and asking what was going on.

As everyone sat around the large round table, Grandfather Mandokshin stood up and raised one hand, silencing everyone.

And then, what had been requested of the warriors in advance was carried into the Gajujeon.

“Spread it in the middle.”

“Yes! Your Majesty the King.”

At the grandfather’s command, two warriors brought a large scroll.

When the scroll was unrolled on the round table, it revealed a map of the Central Plains drawn on a large piece of leather.

It’s quite different from the Central Plains map I remember, but anyway, it’s a map.

Then, my grandfather held a long stick made of black bamboo in his hand and began to speak while pointing to a certain place.

-widely!

“I was watching Soryong’s training at dawn when I received a message from the Murim Alliance’s Sichuan branch. The message was about the destruction of the Hokwonmun, a small sect in Inhoe (赤水) on the border between Guizhou and Sichuan.”

“···.”

The first reaction that came when my grandfather’s words were thrown out was silence.

But then the questions exploded.

“And, the clan is destroyed!?”

“Are you saying that the Hogwon clan has been destroyed!?”

“If it’s the Ho-Gwon-Mun, then it’s a sect that has been in contact with our party!”

“If you include the two hundred disciples of the Ho-Kwon-Mun and their family members, there would be seven or eight hundred people. Are they all?”

“The beast. Who is the beast!?”

The cries that erupted in an uproar at the news that the Hogwonmun clan had been destroyed.

Once again, Grandfather raised his hand, calmed everyone down, and answered just one of the questions that had been asked out of turn.

“The exact cause of death is unknown, but it is said that the bodies found were not left with even a single drop of blood.”

Then, a single word came out of the mouths of almost everyone gathered in the hall at the same time.

“““Blood Cult!”””

Everyone seemed to be expecting the same thing, just as I expected.

As the atmosphere in the room became shocked at the word “blood sect,” the grandfather and father-in-law continued speaking.

“Is this the Infinite Martial Arts Alliance? Or is this a connection from the Sacheon Branch?”

“You came from Sacheon Branch.”

“Then it was to announce a meeting in the saints?”

“Yes, I heard that all the military fire brigades from Ami, Cheongseong, Dangmun, and Sacheon were called in.”

“When did you say you were going to meet?”

“immediately.”

Yes, what was conveyed through Musa earlier was that the matter was urgent, so leave immediately and come to the castle.

The craftsman nodded with a serious expression and asked again.

“I see. By the way, when did this happen?”

“They said it hasn’t even been ten days.”

“then······.”

As I was looking at the map spread out on the table, a bit bored since I had already heard about it, something strange caught my eye.

As I tilted my head slightly and held my chin, I heard Hwa-eun ask a small question from the side.

“Why, Little Dragon?”

When I turned my head, Hwa-eun was looking at me.

In response to her question, he looked at the map and said:

“No, I just think the location is a bit strange.”

“Where is it?”

At my words, Hwa-eun turned her gaze to the map and looked at it for a moment, then tilted her head as if she didn’t understand and asked.

“What’s strange about the location?”

“Hmm… It might not be anything special, but that place called Inhoe (赤水) seems to be the border between Sichuan Province and Guizhou Province.”

“Yes, that’s right, Soryong. The Hokwonmun is built on the riverside a little way from Inhwa. That river is the border between Sichuan and Guizhou.”

The map was so old that I wondered if what I had checked was correct, and Hwa-eun’s answer confirmed my question.

He nodded and continued speaking.

“Some insects and animals have a territory that they consider their own.

However, when beasts and insects decide their own territory, boundaries are inevitably created. Like the boundaries between Sichuan, Guizhou, and Junggyeong.”

“Ah… But?”

“But when a border is created, the owners of the land may not know it, but for the beasts and insects that are eaten by them, that place is the most dangerous. Because···”

I was explaining frantically to Hwa-eun’s bright-eyed reaction, but for some reason it felt quiet, so I looked around and saw that everyone was looking at me.

I was so surprised that I quickly apologized to the adults.

“I’m sorry, Grandpa. Father-in-law.”

I said I would talk quietly, but I felt like I was disturbing the adults talking.

Because I was having a very important meeting right now.

Then the craftsman smiled and said,

“No, let’s talk more. It seems like an interesting idea.”

Behind the craftsman’s shoulder, the old man Mandokshin also nodded.

It felt like everyone was listening to the story.

“Okay, tell me about it.”

It was just a random thought, but I started to think that things might have gotten a little bigger.

He scratched his head, thinking that he might be embarrassing himself for nothing.

“It’s nothing, so just ignore it. Where did I leave off…?”

“Little Dragon, you even said that that was the most dangerous place for beasts and insects that were being eaten.”

“Ah, there it is. Yes, Hwa-eun.”

Hwa-eun tells you the ending you missed.

I began to speak again, trying to recall my memories.

“That’s why. The reason it’s dangerous is because beasts and insects that have territories patrol their territories, so the border is a place where you can encounter two dangerous beasts or insects, so it’s even more dangerous. That’s what I was trying to say.

If you cross the territory, you only have to watch out for one, but if you follow or cross the border, you have to watch out for two.

So, looking at the map, Yinhui is on the border between Sichuan and Guizhou provinces, and it’s almost right next to Chongqing. It’s also not far from Yunnan. I don’t know why, but if something happens there, the attention of Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, and Chongqing will all be focused on it.

“Why did you go to such a place? What on earth were you thinking? Haha···.”

It was when I was scratching my head and smiling awkwardly.

A voice heard with a ‘click’ sound.

“Your Majesty, may I offer my opinion?”

When I turned my head, Ji-ryong was waving at me with a slightly admiring expression.

It seemed like he had something to say. Ji-ryong was a smart kid known for being smart in the Central Plains, and although young, he was a capable person who handled important matters on Maeng’s behalf.

Since I was often assigned to advisory roles when something big happened, my grandfather naturally gave me permission to speak.

“I wanted to invite you to the council of saints, so please speak. Who would turn down the wisdom of the dragon?”

“Yes, sir. First of all, I would like to tell you that I am impressed by the wisdom of So So-hyeop.”

It’s embarrassing to hear such open praise in such a crowded place.

But Hwa-eun seemed to like the compliment and quietly took my hand.

In a place with so many people, he boldly raises his hand. Is he really an intelligent and brainy man?

As I was looking at Hwa-eun in surprise with that thought, Ji-ryong continued speaking.

“I had forgotten about the great fact that the Hogwonmun was destroyed, but now I have been greatly enlightened by the story of So Sohyeop.

The Hokwonmun is a sect that clearly exists on the border between Sacheon and Guizhou and has close relationships with the martial artists of both provinces.

Even in Chongqing or Yunnan, it is not that far away as Sosohyeop said, so the martial arts sects of the four provinces cannot help but investigate this matter or pay attention to it.”

“Yes, I think so. Judging from the fact that the Murim Alliance’s Sichuan branch contacted us to hold a meeting, a tracking team will be formed within a few days to investigate the scene and track down the villain. The same will happen in Guizhou. As you said, the Chongqing area will also move. The Yunnan Jeomchang faction will not stay still either.”

“Yes, sir. That’s right. The four surnames of the martial artists will probably rise up like a swarm of bees.”

Everyone nodded at Ji-ryong’s explanation.

As he said, the incident happened and about five years passed, but in this day and age, there were no cars and it was a chase.

“Yes, but thirty years ago, during the Blood Cult Rebellion, those guys who had quietly started from the homes and small villages in the mountains and were growing their power, would they attack a martial arts sect, and why on earth would they attack the border between Guizhou and Sichuan? Just as So So-hyeop said, they would move all the way to Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, and Chongqing.”

“So this means that there is a hidden intention?”

“Yes, that’s right, sir. And that’s what I mean by intentionally drawing the attention of the martial arts world. Even the government forces are busy rooting out the Blood Cult, so why bother looking at it like this?

It’s clear that they’re trying to get our attention and plot something bigger.”

I never thought that he would be up to something, but after thinking about it after hearing Ji-ryong’s explanation, it seems very plausible.

Everyone had a serious expression on their face as they listened to Ji-ryong’s explanation.

It seemed like everyone was wondering what on earth these guys were up to that caused such a big deal.

But there’s no way to know what they’re up to just because the Inhoe military base on the border between Sacheon and Guiju was attacked.

When everyone was lost in their own thoughts, the master said:

“I don’t think we’ll get an answer by thinking about it here, so Son-in-law and Ji-ryong, get ready. We’ll be heading to Seongdo right away. If we think about it with more people, we’ll get an answer.”

“Okay, sir.”

“Me too?”

When I showed a slightly surprised expression at the words, “Follow me,” my father-in-law smiled and said,

“It came from your idea, so of course you should go along. It might take a few days, so prepare thoroughly.”

‘Could this be it?’

An exclamation mark appears above my head at the words, “It will take a few days.”

He said to his grandfather with a truly regretful expression.

“I need to practice martial arts, but it looks like I’ll have to take a few days off. Ha, I really wanted to practice martial arts···.”

It was very nice.

***

As soon as Mae So-young, the leader of the Blood Flower Army, escaped from the bloody Ho-Kwon-Mun Gate and crossed the river, she asked the deputy leader.

“How many people did you lose?”

“It’s thirteen. The head of the Hogwonmun clan and several strong men are resisting fiercely…”

And as soon as he heard the report, he bit his lip and became angry.

“Oh Dok-mun, because of these bastards! Our Blood Flower Corps, which should be dyeing the Central Plains in blood, is being killed by such sloppy guys in a place like this!”

That would be the case, since such an attack with such a small number of people was not of the Blood Cult’s own will.

The new holy place of the Daewol Kingdom’s blood sect.

There, only the members of the Blood Sect were sprayed with deadly poison, and all the followers of the Blood Sect who were subdued by the O-Dok-Sun bastards who rushed in had no choice but to become slaves who swallowed the O-Dok-Sun’s poison.

So this attack was not the will of the Blood Cult, but was an order from the new masters, the Odokmun.

How many Blood Cultists lost their lives after being caught by the Central Plains martial arts people while secretly crossing the border to follow their orders?

In the end, the plan to raid various places in the Central Plains went awry and was eventually revised to raid just one Hokwonmun.

“If you wait, the opportunity will come. Until then, you must endure it while sleeping on firewood and tasting gall. Let’s go. If you escape to the Great Viet through Guangxi, you must hurry. The Central Plains bastards will soon swarm you.”

While comforting the angry Maesoyoung, the deputy commander pointed to the south, the escape route he had planned in advance, but Maesoyoung looked north.

Maesoyoung said, shaking her head.

“No, we’re going north.”

“Yes? If it’s the north?”

“We are going to Sacheondangga.”

The deputy chief glares at the word “Sacheondangga.”

“Huh!? If it’s Sacheondangga?”

“If things continue like this, we’ll all end up being treated like dogs by those guys and lose our lives. In that case, let’s aim for the Sachon Dangga’s Wugu Yonghwadan (巫蠱熔化團)!”

“All the other guys who took the potion that killed other people ended up dying with their heads exploding, but maybe Dangga’s potion will work.”

“But it’s the Daejoo Sacheondangga! With our number of people···.”

“Who said we’d attack the Sacheondangga directly? That’s a last resort. We’ll lie in ambush nearby, kidnap the Sacheondangga’s key figures, and negotiate.”

Maesoyoung started heading north, dragging the blood vessel.

One month left before the high-priced seizure.

I had to find a way out of it somehow.