I Reincarnated as the Crazed Heir Chapter 199

Episode 199: Going to Central Plains

『Huk… … . Ugh… … .』

The heavy breathing of the man who had fallen down was heard across the wide, dark ground.

Although he could have taken a short break in the wide open plain beneath the embroidered stars, the man got up awkwardly and started walking again.

His tattered prison clothes and the faded traces of chains on his ankles immediately revealed that he was a criminal who had been imprisoned for a long time.

Doo doo doo-

And soon the sound of a cavalry pursuing them could be heard.

『Hee-ha!』

The enemy general’s shout rang out, and soon hundreds of sturdy warriors appeared on the hill behind.

They are warriors of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, wearing animal skins and exposing their cool foreheads.

But for some reason, those chasing the escaped criminal are full of leisure and laughter.

『Is this it… … .』

The eyes of the man who had been running away became calm like a tamed wild horse. No, he must have already guessed that this moment would come.

Because this is not a chase for an escapee, but their own cruel execution.

『You’ve come this far. Does that mean that even after death, a brave general will not change? Hehe. But now it’s over. Listen! Who will take that criminal’s head? Who will step forward first?!』

As the general’s high-pitched shout rang out, the sleek-looking warrior on the left stepped forward eagerly.

『Oh, Emugen! Will you come forward? Alright. Catch him alive. I will kill him painfully!』

Hiya-! Emugen prepared an example and ran bravely.

The skill of taking out a bow and aiming while riding a fine horse that cuts through the wind is truly superb.

Paaaaak! The stiff bow was pulled, and Emugen’s arrow shot out in a ripple effect from a distance of fifty paces.

Phew-!

“Good!”

Boom! The enemy general’s shout and an eerie tone echoed across the plain.

The sinner fell backwards as if he could not avoid it, and the warriors’ shouts of victory erupted like a shout of “Waaaa!”

Emugen responded to the shout by lifting up the pole vigorously. Then he approached the criminal with dignity.

Whoa, whoa. As I reached the distance of O Bo and got off my horse, I saw a criminal with his eyes closed, as if he was dead, with an arrow stuck in his shoulder.

『Huh, have you become an old waste? Where did the tiger-like spirit that roared through the battlefield go… … . I had high hopes for you, but aren’t you even more docile than a doe? Hehe.』

Emugen grabbed the sinner’s hair, slurring his ominous breath.

Then he turned around and raised his hands towards the warriors.

Inside, a sense of joy welled up in me as I held in my own hands the person I had never dared to meet eyes with.

Waaaaaaaah-! The cheers poured out again, and a satisfied smile appeared on the enemy general’s lips.

But at that moment, an unbelievable sight filled everyone’s vision.

Sigh.

“100 million……?”

It was a fleeting moment. A faint shadow appeared around Emugen’s neck and then disappeared.

Pishuuuuuk! A fountain of blood burst out that made your eyes turn red.

『Take… … Ugh… … .』

Emugen tried to cover his neck with his large hands, but the veins burst out violently as if mocking him.

A look of disbelief filled his eyes.

Crash! Then his head snapped vertically. He died without even closing his eyes.

It was because the scarred hand of the sinner, who stood firm like a pillar, had twisted the nape of his neck with evil force.

『Eh… … Mugen-!』

The enemy general’s roar shook the heavens and the earth as he watched his men being thrown away in such a pitiful manner.

The sinner now looked on indifferently with a hideous face that was completely healed and unrecognizable to even his friends.

That was it. There was no running away or provocation.

Ignore. Obvious ignorance.

This further inflamed the enemy commander’s anger.

『Bow body-!』

As soon as the order was given, the warriors’ bows were pulled simultaneously.

The fun is over.

Now the stars in the sky will be covered with a shower of arrows.

『Shooting-!』

Pfft! Hundreds of black arrows flew in like a crashing wave.

At that moment, the sinner struck the waist of the horse that had stopped in front of him with a large fist and then hid behind it.

Papapapapapak!

One side of the famous horse was filled with arrows like a hedgehog.

However, it is impossible to serve as a shield like this twice.

If another barrage of arrows is fired, there will be no more damage.

The sinner rose again and raised his head to the sky.

“I’m already dead and lost. What’s the point of living any longer? I’m getting greedy. Is this really the end of my life?”

I thought of death thousands of times and vowed revenge tens of thousands of times.

Even though his body was torn apart by all kinds of torture and his once brilliant past was left in ruins, he never gave up his will to live.

This was his instinct, and the reason he lived as a strong man.

But now that too is over.

『Palace-!』

Once again the enemy general’s roar echoed throughout the heavens and earth.

No other method comes to mind.

How can you avoid them in this vast plain?

That was when he sensed his end.

Thud, thud.

When I looked behind me at the unexpected noise, I saw two men wearing black hats approaching me through the darkness.

Are you a traveler? Whoever you are, you’ve chosen the wrong time.

If you stay here now, you will only be my companion on the way to the afterlife.

“Don’t come near. Turn around and run without looking back. That’s how you’ll survive.”

He didn’t want to get these innocent people involved in his end.

But the two men, perhaps unable to understand what was being said, ignored it and continued walking.

『This stupid… … .』

The moment when the sinner twists his body in frustration.

Peeeeeeeing-!

Once again arrows rained down from the sky.

A look of defeat came over his face, and he threw himself at the two men with all his remaining strength.

And then I thought.

Who would have thought that his end, as the one who commanded the world, would be as a shield for someone he didn’t even know?

But to my dismay, my body floated up and I landed lightly before I could touch anything. Then, the peaceful conversation of men passing by nonchalantly rang in my ears.

“They seem to be warriors from the Northern Yuan. What should we do?”

“You’re lucky.”

“… … Is that so.”

Are they crazy? Or are they blind?

Before I knew it, the sharp arrow had reached close range. It wasn’t good luck, it was bad luck on top of bad luck.

As I looked at it with a sense of absurdity, I heard the voice of a man walking by.

“I feel really good.”

The sinner’s eyes widen and he shakes without mercy.

Papapapapak!

Even at that moment when arrows poured down like a rain, the sinner could not take his eyes off them.

One man easily deflected an arrow flying at him with just his sword, while another man passed by… … .

I just kept walking between the arrows as if I was taking a walk on a sunny day.

Then, as he releases his black hat, his long black hair falls down to his shoulders, revealing his dazzling appearance that cannot be hidden to the world.

He stood still and looked at the rain of arrows, then he smirked and said.

“Whatever. I’m back. Isn’t that right?”

That was the end of it.

The scene that followed was out of place, but truly… … beautiful and wondrous.

As if according to a script, a giant black devil tore through the world and erased the warriors.

The word resistance was not permitted.

The scream of the last words, combined with the blood spurting out like firecrackers.

Slaughter, massacre, tragedy.

What words can describe the current situation?

Some were cut in half along with their horses, while others had their hearts pierced by arrows thrown in reverse.

The enemy general, distraught, met the most gruesome death, his flesh scattered into shrapnel.

Although he was truly cruel, his leisurely smile was so beautiful, and his overwhelming strength was amazing.

Now I see, I was the lucky one.

The sinner walked toward him like a possessed person.

And then, when I suddenly found myself standing alone.

I thought that his bright smile, dotted with blood under the moonlight, strangely suited him very well.

“Where are you going?”

The sinner asked in broken Chinese.

Then he turned again, looked into the distance, and answered briefly.

“Central Plains.”

Central Plains, Central Plains. The sinner nodded his head, repeating only those words.

Then, as he started walking, I took a step after him.

My whole body trembled from the tips of my toes. It wasn’t fear.

Just meeting Lee Ja in the new life that was given to him gave him a thrill like fate.

“I am a night owl.”

Towering. The man walking ahead stops.

Then, after a while, he said this.

“Macheonso.”

It was one day, five years after the Presbyterian Church took control of Myonggyo.

* * *

Central Plains Shanxi Martial Arts Alliance

If you ask who is the ruler of the Central Plains, ten out of ten will choose Emperor Jingtae, the current emperor.

If you ask where the central plains are protected, nine out of ten people will choose this place, the headquarters of the Jeongpa people.

A place where the Gupaebang, Odaesega, and countless other small firefighting groups, including Chohwangmun, joined forces to create order.

The Martial Arts Alliance.

The people called it the Murim Alliance.

And the current Murim Alliance has more power than ever before.

Three years ago, a great crisis arose due to the war between the Apostolic Union and the Jeongsa Church, but there was someone who turned this into an opportunity.

A man who gathered all his strength into the Murim Alliance and created a golden age for the Central Plains through collusion with merchants.

Some people called him this:

The hero of the martial arts world.

An omnipotent power holder.

The best brain in the world.

Although it has been given numerous adjectives, the most widely known one is… … .

Military commander Zhuge Liang.

His time had come when he would be favored by the world.

*Seosan Murimmaeng Rock Carving

This is the information center of the Murim Alliance and the place where the best reporters gather, Amgak.

As he received independent orders from military leaders such as Zhuge Liang, his power was truly renowned.

There was even a saying that if the wind blew from the rock carving, the village would prosper, but if it turned around, it would perish.

It may sound like a tall tale, but it’s not necessarily wrong.

To be exact, the upper level general meeting of the private group hosted directly by Jegalmun and others in the rock carvings had that much power.

The top and the battlefield that moves most of the funds in the central plains. And even the flag and the flagpole.

Among those who were called Nanda and Ginda, there was no one who did not belong to this group, so everyone poured in all their wealth just to step on the threshold of this place.

Even in the imperial court, the Murim Alliance was ignored, but the Sangdae General Assembly could not be treated lightly.

And today was the day of the regular banquet.

*Growling.

The banquet hadn’t even started yet, but the large annex, decorated like a hall, was already crowded with people.

From those with big bellies to very skinny old men.

Although they appeared to have not learned any martial arts, there was no one who would ignore them.

Rather, each of them sat at the table with their noses raised high and proudly commanded the warriors.

Merchants of the upper house.

This is because these are the big players who move the money in the Central Plains.

Today, their interests were limited to two things.

One of them was to aim for a dinner table where only those whose names were called by the host, Jegalmun, were present.

Another one was the main character of an incident that recently heated up the upper house meeting.

As expected, the latter was already surrounded by a large crowd of people, chatting away.

“Who would have thought that a single country could drive out the leader of Guangdong? I recognized Yun Guoju long ago.”

“Haha! That’s too much praise. I was just lucky. And now it’s not the flag but the top, sir.”

“Haha, is that so? I must have been rude to the great leader I’m going to become.”

“Does someone who knows that say that? Haha, I’m joking. Joking. Seriously. Well, if you’re really that sorry, you could buy me a meal later.”

“The way you speak… is very witty. Haha! Isn’t it?”

Yeah, that’s not true. At first glance, it’s obvious that this guy, who is no more than a sly man, is being arrogant to the pale old woman.

Those who gathered were eager to keep giving thumbs up.

It may have been due to his smooth speaking skills, but the real reason was different for the merchants who were very calculating.

“But what on earth did they do to get Soho Sangdan kicked out of Guangdong? Please tell me.”

“haha…….”

“Hey, if it were you, would you say that out loud? It would be difficult even if I paid you ten thousand dollars.”

“It’s not worth saying that.”

“That’s not true! Jang Pil-ho, the owner of Soho Sangdan, it’s a well-known fact that the military cherishes that gentleman, but he really did a difficult job. So today, you can be proud. Yes, then.”

Everyone gathered around nodded.

It wasn’t just a compliment to make you feel better.

This is because he defeated one of the five members of the gang that Zhuge Liang and others especially cherished at the general meeting and took over the commercial power of Guangdong.

At first, no one believed it even after hearing it. It was something that was impossible to even dream of.

When I saw Jang Pil-ho hiding in a corner of the hall, drinking like a bachelor, I came to my senses.

This is it. This guy is the rising star now!

So, the merchants who were like snakes were running around like crazy and were busy spitting on each other. Just like now.

And their judgment was correct.

“The Lord is coming.”

The noisy crowd suddenly fell silent and everyone returned to their seats and stood respectfully.

Then, when a man appeared surrounded by four people in fancy attire, everyone bowed their heads in unison to welcome him.

“Hello, Lord Hui.”

“Hello, Lord Hui.”

He wears a galgeon (葛巾) and a pure white robe, and has a long beard covered with a white ribbon.

The sharp eyes of a repairman seem to see through everything.

Lee Ja, who seemed to be the reincarnation of Zhuge Liang, was the leader of the Sangdae General Assembly and the military leader of the Martial Arts Alliance, Zhuge Wen.