Chapter 2556 – 2556. The Ascent To Radiance

Dang Oh stared directly at Meok Juguen. Meok Juguen was a martial artist at the early stage of the Fifth Qi Realm. Though weak compared to himself, who was eyeing the wall, he was still a martial artist of the Fifth Qi Realm, so he would certainly be of help. Dang Oh spoke in a sharp tone.

“Your Gu-eung Escort Agency is not without responsibility for this mess. So, you should help too. As the Gu-eung Escort Agency that failed to complete its commission, shouldn’t you take responsibility?”

Normally, he would have helped Dang Oh. However, from Meok Juguen’s perspective, having lived as an escort leader for a long time, this situation was not one he should get involved in.

He was the son-in-law of the Namgung Clan, and he had unintentionally spent several days with the Little Heavenly Demon of the Heavenly Demon Sect. His conclusion was that the Little Heavenly Demon was a madman. His skills were insane, and his personality was insane.

‘It’s best not to get involved with a madman. Especially since that guy is the Little Heavenly Demon and openly roams the Murim Alliance’s territory. It means he has something to believe in.’

If he joined hands with Dang Oh and faced Seong Yujin together, could they win? Meok Juguen could easily imagine his own neck being cut off by Seong Yujin.

“…This is beyond my authority. I will pass on the sect leader’s proposal to the head of the escort agency. If I send a messenger, you should receive a reply within a few days.”

Dang Oh clicked his tongue as if to be heard.

“Now that I see it, the escort leader of the Gu-eung Escort Agency is a coward.”

“……”

“Are you that afraid of the Little Heavenly Demon? As long as the Little Heavenly Demon is here, the future is set. Eventually, the Murim Alliance will step in, and he will die. If we try and kill him before that, wouldn’t the Murim Alliance commend us? And yet, you’re afraid?”

“I am the escort leader of the Gu-eung Escort Agency. I only do my job as an escort leader.”

“Tsk. You have no spirit as a man. Get out.”

Meok Juguen bowed and left the Hwaryong Gate.

• • •

“Dance for me!”

I shouted. A pile of silver coins was placed in front of me. I generously gave silver coins to the courtesans. In modern terms, I was throwing tips around.

The courtesans, their greed fueled, stepped forward. Their clothes were alluring. Their private parts were not visible, but they subtly revealed their fair breasts. Their necklines and legs were blatantly exposed. The courtesans in the corner played music on their biwas.

The courtesans who stepped forward began to dance. To me, who was used to modern, flashy dances, it was slow and boring. Still, it was nice to watch. The dance lines were elegant, so it wasn’t vulgar, I suppose.

“Oh my.”

One of the dancing courtesans’ clothes slipped down. She had taken off her clothes as if by mistake. Her breasts were exposed. They were nicely rounded and perky. Her nipples were erect, which seemed to tempt men even more.

Unfortunately, her private parts were not visible because of her undergarments.

“Haha! That’s good! Keep dancing like that!”

I threw silver coins as if to show off. Even for high-class courtesans, silver coins were precious. Moreover, I was throwing at least five nyang, not just one nyang. The courtesan bowed and picked up the silver coins.

Then, one by one, the other courtesans also took off their clothes, exposing their breasts. Each time, I threw silver coins. As I and the courtesans got excited, the atmosphere began to heat up.

While enjoying myself, I reached for the table in front of me. There was alcohol, and I couldn’t not drink it. Actually, my body doesn’t get drunk no matter how much I drink… but this was a brothel. The courtesans like it more when I drink.

As I grabbed the cup, a courtesan next to me tilted the bottle as if she had been waiting.

Pour, pour.

I downed the filled cup in one go.

[You have absorbed poison. Health and mana are restored.]

I didn’t taste anything other than alcohol. However, the characteristics of the game app wouldn’t lie to me.

‘Did they put a colorless, odorless poison in it?’

I looked at the courtesan who poured the drink. She was smiling. I put my arm around the courtesan’s shoulder and fondled her breasts.

“Oh, my lord. Shall I pour you more wine?”

She acted coquettish as if she knew nothing. Either she was a good enough actor to deceive my eyes, or she was so clueless that she didn’t even know the wine was poisoned. It was probably the latter.

“Yes. Pour me another cup.”

As I drank another cup, I quietly spread my senses. Among the courtesans playing the biwa, I sensed one who was particularly focused on me.

‘Is she from an assassin background? She knows how to hide her inner force and presence.’

Even so, she couldn’t completely hide it when I deliberately spread my senses.

[You have absorbed poison. Health and mana are restored.]

I couldn’t just let it slide. Even if the poison couldn’t kill me, the fact that they tried to kill me was infuriating.

I didn’t want to kill the courtesans if possible. They had to entertain me, so I couldn’t kill them. From what I could see, most of them seemed to be ordinary courtesans.

“Call the madam.”

The heated atmosphere instantly cooled down. The music stopped, and the courtesans looked at me.

“Yes? S-suddenly? Did we do something wrong, my lord?”

“Wrong? If putting poison in the wine is a mistake, then it could be called a mistake. Call the madam.”

“……”

The courtesan’s face turned pale.

“I-I’ll go get the madam.”

A young courtesan with low seniority hurriedly left the room. I took the poisoned wine bottle from the courtesan and shook it slightly.

Clink, clink. The poisoned bamboo leaf wine rattled.

The courtesans knelt down and were careful even with their breathing. Soon, the door opened, and the madam entered. The middle-aged man was sweating profusely.

The madam had a lot of grease stains on his clothes, but there were traces of him having practiced martial arts. His realm was Chulji. It seemed like he had retired from the Jianghu a few years ago. Behind the madam stood a man who looked like a cook, with a pale face.

“Are you the madam of this brothel?”

The two of them immediately knelt and bowed their heads. The madam, in particular, banged his forehead on the floor. It was something like a kowtow.

“Yes, yes, my lord. I am Im Taegu, the owner of this brothel. I have unintentionally caused great harm to you. The one who put poison in the wine is the cook behind me. Please kill the cook yourself and release your anger. Also, as a sign of apology, I will treat you lavishly.”

“I-I’m sorry, my lord… Please, kill me and release your anger…!”

I swallowed a laugh that was about to come out.

The culprit comes and confesses? It was clearly a tail-cutting. That cook must have been paid or had his weakness taken advantage of.

“Why did you try to kill me?”

“M-my father was killed by a demon of the Demonic Cult, and blinded by revenge, I put poison in the bamboo leaf wine…!”

Considering that, all I could feel from the cook was fear of death. There was no anger or hatred that a revenger should have.

I flicked my hand.

I used the Meteor Sword. A sword appeared in the air and pierced the cook’s head. The courtesans around me gasped and trembled.

I flicked my hand again.

This time, four Meteor Swords appeared and pierced the madam’s arms and legs. They accurately severed his tendons.

“Kuaaaak! M-my lord! Why are you doing this?!”

“Do you think I’m a moron who knows nothing? Did you think that if you brought a random guy and made him confess, I would just say, ‘Ah, I see,’ and let it go? Not only is it infuriating that you tried to kill me, but you also tried to deceive me? I can’t just kill you.”

“I-I’m from the Hwaryong Gate! If you kill me, the Hwaryong Gate won’t stay still!!”

“The Hwaryong Gate must be the one who told you to kill me.”

It was obvious with just a little thought. Could a mere madam assassinate the Little Heavenly Demon? Me, who had reached the Three Supreme Realms? Absolutely impossible. There was someone else who ordered it. And that someone could only be one person. The Hwaryong Gate, the ruler of this city.

It had been a while since I tortured someone with the Bone-Crushing Technique.

“Kuaaaaaaaaak!”

The madam’s screams echoed throughout the brothel.

The martial artists belonging to the brothel who came up after hearing the noise were killed and their bodies were thrown out the window. There was a commotion outside the brothel, but I didn’t care.

“Kuaa… P-please stop killing me! The one who ordered me to put poison in the wine was the Hwaryong Gate Lord!! Please, just kill me!!”

I was starting to get tired of venting my anger, so I decided to kill the madam. I forced the poisoned wine bottle into his mouth.

Immediately, blood began to pour from every hole in his body. Then, his eyeballs melted, his hair fell out, and his skin shriveled. When I checked with my senses, even his internal organs melted away in an instant.

‘A master of Chulji dies so miserably?’

Even if he had retired, his realm wouldn’t disappear. The realm of Chulji is the realm of emitting inner energy externally. In other words, the realm of Sword Qi Injuring People. It’s a realm commonly called a master. But he died as soon as he put the poison in his mouth.

‘It’s a potent poison that can kill even a master of the Three Supreme Realms if it was meant to kill me.’

Because I had poison resistance, I suffered no damage. Honestly, I was quite surprised that poison resistance was this effective, as I didn’t know it would be this good.

‘Maybe poison resistance is proportional to physical ability? If my realm was lower, poison resistance might have been useless.’

Still, I didn’t feel any sense of crisis. I had complete recovery.

I looked around.

The naked courtesans were all frozen. They were sweating and couldn’t even breathe properly. A courtesan who met my gaze lost strength in her legs, collapsed, and wet herself.

“P-please, save me…”

“You will have to prove your innocence yourselves. I don’t believe words. But the fluids that women shed are more trustworthy than anything else. The fluids are proof of innocence.”

I took off my pants and showed off my erect penis. The fun was just beginning.

• • •

While Seong Yujin was holed up in a brothel, indulging in his dick, the Murim was in chaos. As the saying goes, words without feet travel a thousand miles. Through carrier pigeons, messenger hawks, and the power of sorcery, rumors spread everywhere.

“The Little Heavenly Demon is in the Murim Alliance’s territory? This is insane! When did he go to a place like that?!”

The Heavenly Demon Sect was shocked. They gathered demons to save the Heavenly Demon’s successor.

“The Little Heavenly Demon of the Demonic Cult is in Tongbi City… This is an opportunity given to us by the heavens. It’s time to avenge the destroyed Hwasan Sect.”

The Murim Alliance began to move. They were somewhat relaxed. Tongbi City was in the heart of the Murim Alliance’s territory.

“Why did the son-in-law of the Great Namgung Clan become the Little Heavenly Demon?!”

The Namgung Clan was confused. Although they weren’t part of the Murim Alliance, the Murim Alliance was a group that represented the righteous faction. They couldn’t ignore it.

“The guy who killed my sworn brother is in Tongbi City? I’ll go there myself and split his head open.”

The Mountain King of the Four Kings Alliance began to move, grinding his teeth. Actually, he wasn’t very angry. The dead sworn brother was just one of many sworn brothers. He was moving because of his own reputation. Rumors were spreading that the previous Mountain King had been killed by Seong Yujin, so if he stayed still, his prestige would be diminished.

“The Murim is periodically going crazy.”

Gwan was indifferent. The Murim going crazy was nothing new.

In any case, the Murim, which had been relatively quiet, began to become turbulent because of one person, Seong Yujin.