I Reincarnated as the Crazed Heir Chapter 8

Episode 8: The Heavenly Reporter, Zhuge Tong (1)

It seemed that the wheel he was riding had a device connected to it that could handle the engine room here.

I said something lightly as I passed by.

“It sounds like you’re going to kill me and shut my mouth.”

“How could that be? I just ask that you listen to my advice.”

“… … If you pretend to listen and accept it, I might go out and lead the warriors and look for them again?”

“I won’t be here by then.”

“What great confidence.”

“That’s also the reason I’ve survived until now.”

I couldn’t help but admit it.

The fact that he brought me here must be because he has that much confidence.

One… … You probably didn’t call me here just to show off like that. I pretended to have a heavy face and got to the point.

“Let me get to the point. Why did you have to call me that? You could have just handed it to me from above.”

“You have come here, my sect leader. Let me ask you something. Why are you looking for the list of the famous sect?”

For a while, he and I stared at each other.

Numbers are powerful. Clumsy lies won’t work.

“Because I need family.”

“You are a member of the Somyeong Palace… … Is that why you visited Myeongchunru? It seems like there were no talented people there.”

It was a story that was widely spread in the secular world, but I swallowed my sigh. For some reason, I felt like Iza knew everything.

“Since everyone has a cozy home, there’s no need for a small palace. So I’m thinking of gathering people who are wandering around without a fixed home.”

The owner of the west wing seemed to be deep in thought at my words.

Then he slowly opened his mouth.

“… … Are you saying you want to raise the family?”

“I just wanted to put a few in a quiet place with some guest rooms left.”

“Hehe. Don’t you know what the situation is right now? Or are you just taking them lightly?”

I answered calmly, curling the corners of my lips.

“Should I just stand still or walk forward? If it’s going to be a mess anyway, there’s no reason to stay still.”

“… … It might be a road to ruin.”

His tone hardened into a cold one. I asked back, still smiling.

“Do you think so?”

“Do you think so?”

Our momentum clashed as if we were rapidly overheating.

At this point, I started to get really curious.

Who the hell is this interest?

Are you a member of the Seven Great Palaces? No, you probably are not. If you were, there would be no reason for you to hide in a place like this.

“What is your name?”

I asked his name.

And he answered boldly.

“… … My surname is Jegal (諸葛). My nickname is Tong (通).”

I shivered as if I had been struck by lightning. Something as impossible as my reincarnation as a cult leader had happened.

“A big blunt?”

Yul-tak tilted his head as if he didn’t know the person. He was a figure from the previous generation and disappeared like a comet, so he might not know.

But I know him.

How could one not know? He was so intelligent that he was called the reincarnation of the founder of the Jegal family.

A person who was briefly called the best brain in the Central Plains after releasing the Cheonki Murim Baekseo to the world.

Zhuge Tong, the genius of heaven.

he is…….

‘Your Majesty. How about you just give up your martial arts and go to the National Academy with me? You’ll pass in no time.’

‘Senior. Stop talking nonsense and just show me the layout of the Black Dragon Waterway. I’m busy. I have to finish here and go to Tianjin. Call the lord.’

‘Ugh. Anyway, that’s a shame. Try to avoid killing as much as possible.’

‘Enough nagging. Senior, you should go get some fresh air. There aren’t any windows in this room.’

‘Excessive questions urge orders. Hurry up and disappear.’

‘Aren’t you curious? I’ll go.’

When I first enlisted in the Murim Alliance’s Wind Dragon Corps, he was the senior who took better care of me than anyone else.

We enjoyed studying martial arts together for a long time.

But he.

Senior.

Was here.

Right at the Magyo Gwangmyeong Library located at Cheonsan Subong!

“That’s ridiculous. If you’re Zhuge Tong… … You’re only in your forties. Your current appearance is… … .”

There is absolutely no trace of the past.

A skinny body with white hair. Wrinkles all over and a slurred voice.

He can never be Zhuge Tong.

Just one thing.

‘A scar drawn in the shape of the letter 之 on the back of your hand. Are you really… … your senior?’

Zhuge Tong’s eyes sparkled for a moment.

“I didn’t know that the Young Master knew about me. No, now I even doubt if he is really the Young Master.”

How come… … . I clearly said that I entered the closed building. Jegal Se-ga clearly said so.

But why?

Why on earth is the senior here?

“… … They say that excessive questioning only hastens the order.”

I blurted out what my senior had said to me a long time ago.

Then, the senior who had been glaring fiercely closed his eyes tightly and bowed deeply as he spoke.

“… … I have been rude. Please forgive me.”

“You… … why are you here?”

“Who knows where people go? They just keep walking and end up here.”

“… … .”

The senior smiled self-deprecatingly. His eyes were so clouded that it was like when he first saw Ma Cheon-so.

“Little Master. Do you know him?”

Yaryutak asked cautiously.

“No… … . You brought me here.”

“Oh, that’s true, but this is my first time meeting the owner of Gwangmyeongseo… … But if it’s Jegal, isn’t it Jeongpa?”

“No way! Are they the only ones who use the last name Zhuge? A person of the Zheng faction? Your jokes are full of variety.”

“Oh, is that so… ? Well, then you should have left a long time ago. Hehe.”

Yul-tak scratched his head and smiled shyly.

“May I ask you something? How did the young sect leader, who emerged from the typhoon of the Myunggyo, come to this place first?”

“In the typhoon?”

“You must not have done this without knowing. The Seven Great Palaces, the Presbyterian Church, and even the Gwangmyeong Palace all began to watch the Little Leader. I heard he even declared war on the Sangjae Palace. The longer someone has been around, the less likely they are to welcome variables.”

You’re left alone in this deep place, penetrating a thousand miles. You really are my senior.

I stared at him intently and answered his question lightly.

“It’s them who are missing, not me.”

“Heh heh… … .”

The senior smiled faintly and stood against one wall.

Then, when he pulled on the hanging rope, the Tang paper fell down.

It was the Demonic Cult’s roster.

He took a brush and drew cross lines on a piece of paper.

That’s me right there.

A picture of a horse was drawn.

“There were only two words written on the register about the Little Leader. Do you know what they are?”

“well……?”

“A madman. There was nothing more to it than that.”

It was a truly rude and arrogant tone, but I didn’t care at all. I just looked at my senior’s face.

Of course, it’s not a night market.

“But this old man has been telling me to come see him for a while now. I’m going to crush all of his bones! Heck, shit! Are you done talking? How dare you tease me like that?”

“Yalutak.”

“Yes, Master. Just give the order. I will set everything on fire… .”

“Please bring me some water.”

“suddenly?”

“I’m thirsty.”

“No, then why don’t you ask the old man… … .”

“It’s humid here. Go and get some right now. Lots of them.”

“Ah… … Let go.”

As I stared at him intently, he kept grumbling and left. The senior also shrugged and opened the iron door without any suspicion.

We still have things to say to each other.

“Don’t continue.”

“But seeing you here today… … I have to rewrite the list. I thought I knew everything, but I feel like I can’t just sit here.”

“Why?”

“He was said to be dull, but he is in fact a very intelligent man. He was said to be a fool, but he showed the side of a gentleman. Isn’t that natural?”

“… … .”

“If my guess is correct, the reason you brought up treason in the Seven Great Palaces was to protect yourself, and the reason you targeted the Sangjae Palace was because you needed their wealth, not their power. Also, the reason you didn’t go looking for them right away was probably to wear them out first. And the reason you came here is… … .”

also.

He spoke fluently without any hesitation. Then he pointed to the highest position in the local area with a long brush and said his last words.

“You must be trying to climb up there.”

Sigh. Laughter flowed.

As we met and talked for the first time in a long time, a small joy took root inside me.

And I was sure.

The reason my senior met me in person was to reveal that everyone is in the palm of his hand.

Others may not know, but I do.

The senior is looking for a place to stay. He is looking for a nest, anticipating the coming of a time of war.

The brains and ambitions of the Zhuge family poured out of him here and there.

That arrogant and proud attitude is the basis for this, even though I revealed my true feelings.

“You know everything, yet you’re still so calm. If I were to get in there, I might start burning this place down.”

“Kekekeke! If the Young Leader is going to climb up there, he’ll need help from someone. Whether it’s the Secret Palace, the Elders, or someone like Nobu.”

“Is it really necessary to go through such a hassle?”

“How could a young cult leader, with only a title of status and no real military achievements, ascend to the top on his own? It would have been different if the cult leader had been there. Vain hopes are bound to be extinguished by even the slightest breeze.”

The senior openly showed his disdain by making a joke.

I asked, bending my waist slightly as if to match the rhythm.

“Then. If I hold your hand, can I go up?”

He answers, spreading out his palms.

“Oh, okay.”

“Oh, isn’t that a number that can come out even if I throw a coin? Then what if I do it alone?”

“It might not be enough.”

“That sounds like telling me not to even dream.”

“I’m just telling you the reality.”

The corners of the senior’s mouth became even darker.

One is quite qualified to say this.

If I were a real little ghost and a devil, I would have thought, “That’s right,” and taken my senior’s hand.

But I am a quantum mind.

He straightened his back again, turned his body around, and looked at the portrait he had pointed out.

“I’m sorry.”

“What… … are you talking about?”

“I’m not trying to climb up there.”

“Surely… …you did this just to save your life?”

His eyes were filled with disappointment.

“Mt. Tianshan looks big enough to contain the world, but it is only a corner of the northwestern Xinjiang River, so it is small. However, if you cannot see it from the outside and only want to see it from the inside, you are just being greedy for the peak of a snowy mountain. Even if you climb it, it is just a big tiger from the outside. So I am thinking of changing Mt. Taishan.”

The senior looked at me blankly as if he had been hit by a blunt object.

When I looked at him again with my hands behind my back, his mouth slowly opened.

“What you wish for is not the leader’s position… … but you want to change this evil cult? That is truly arrogant. Do you think you can embrace Mt. Tai? This is not something that can be solved by cutting down a single tree.”

“It’s a mountain that you have to climb anyway. What’s the difference between planting flowers and climbing it, or carrying a load on your back and climbing it?”

The senior chuckled and swiveled his chair around.

Then he answered firmly.

“Now that I look at it, the leader of the cult seems to be a dreamer who has gone beyond madness. How can someone who has not even reached the age of 18 change the cult? What on earth can he do? This is a cult that worships strength. With only mediocre martial arts skills, ha! That is ridiculous.”

When I remained silent while he spoke, he rolled his wheel and came right up to my nose. Then he looked up at me and continued speaking in a bewitching tone.

“You should live within your means. Take my hand. I will take responsibility for raising you to the position of the leader. I am better than a piece of paper thrown away by the secret ladies and the elders. You may not survive tonight because of the assassin. I will let you live the rest of your life in comfort. All you have to do is give up all authority and live as you always have.”

I stared at him blankly.

‘Senior. How could you, who was once the future of Jeongdo, become so corrupt?’

Regret and anger welled up from the depths of my heart.

“why…….”

When I ask softly, he looks at me with a puzzled look.

What did he want from me? Was he just a regent? Or a mere merchant?

Where has Jeong Do-in’s spirit disappeared?

This is a wrong judgment.

If you think that I am just a cult leader, you are very mistaken.

Senior, if you have forgotten me, I will teach you.

Who I am.

My danjeon was seething with internal energy. The Heavenly Demon Spirit Energy that had instantly risen to my Baekhoe point spread throughout my body like melting snow.

As the power reached Chilseong, a dark, reverse energy rose up behind him, creating the shape of a giant evil spirit.

Kwaaaaaaah-!