Chapter 535 – King Yan’s Disciple 5 (28)

“I’m sure the patron knows that things were going well when he received this letter from King Am.”

Since the story of my nickname change was not that important, Venerable Bangjang did not talk at length but brought up the reason why we had to meet.

“Yes. Things were a little better back then.”

“Because of the incident where Baekyeom Siju’s nickname was changed and the incident where the West King was turned into a monster called Changryongje, the perception of monsters worsened further.”

It is not important that the white flame was changed to the black and white double flame, but obtaining it was quite a big event.

The story of how the emperor’s flesh and blood gained the body of a monster and went on a rampage was impossible to hide and spread throughout the central plains.

Fortunately, the story of the Changryong Emperor rebelling against the emperor was not included, but it was still a very big event.

The public sentiment was shaken by the fact that even a person who shared blood with the most noble emperor in the central plains could not overcome the monsters, and the hatred of the people of the central plains toward the monsters also grew.

When bringing Chobaek, a half-orc, it was impossible to enter the village, so he was brought in secretly every night.

“Yes. It is no exaggeration to say that compared to when the old King of Darkness sent the letter, we are going through the floor.”

“Even half-monsters can be raised just like humans. I think it would be great to be able to prove that in Shaolin, but as I hold the position of head, I have to pay attention to the outside world’s view of Shaolin Temple.”

Even if you were an expert and could not be compared to ordinary people, you had to pay attention to face and the opinions of those around you.

Sapa’s masters use notoriety as if they were famous, but I have no intention of dishonoring my family.

“So you can’t accept it?”

I thought about going somewhere else or taking the person to Jeokgye and thinking of a solution, but Venerable Bangjang shook his head slightly.

“That is not true. Instead, it will take a lot of time. He will not be seen in the public until he is confident that he has completely reformed the anti-youkai in Shaolin. Whether it is 10 or 20 years, if he is reborn as a Buddhist. The Shaolin Temple will serve as a shield to prove his identity.”

“Do the monks who know what’s going on say that it’s okay under those conditions?”

“That’s right. Once you start, it’s until you finish. It’s okay as long as you educate him so that he doesn’t become an apostate forever.”

I thought it would be a good idea to be sure once I start.

If you receive an appropriate level of teaching and come out, your suppressed orc nature may come out.

While I thought it was for Chobaek and his mother Hye-ah, a problem came to mind.

“Monk Bangjang, because he is mixed, he cannot live on only vegetarian food. He needs to be fed a moderate amount of meat, so how can we solve that problem?”

“Recently, Shaolin is not completely vegetarian, but he is minimizing meat consumption. I think this can be resolved if his mother works hard.”

Once Chobaek enters the Shaolin Temple, it will be very difficult to come out.

If Hye-ah visits Shaolin Temple regularly for the purpose of giving her meat, it won’t be a case of separation.

Since it seemed like a rough policy had been decided, I had to ask the two people involved if it would be okay to live like that.

“Thank you for your convenience, sir.”

“Han Xian, if we receive those two people in return, can you promise us one thing?”

“Yes. If it’s something I can listen to.”

“When Lord Han Xian was alive. No, when Shaolin was in charge of him, if you hear that there was a problem in Shaolin, I would like you to help.”

I bowed my head and said to Monk Bangjang.

“We will prioritize this and do our best to help.”

“That’s enough. I hope things go well with you two.”

Monk Bangjang put his hands together and bowed his head lightly.

I came down from Shaolin Temple after seeing that.

*

“It would be difficult if it wasn’t that way.”

Hye-ah also knew what happened recently in Sacheon.

Most people originally thought of youkai negatively, but now the situation has gotten worse.

If you don’t invest a long time like the monk Bangjang suggested, you will be treated like a monster that generally harms people.

‘Or in the meantime, train yourself to protect your body.’

I looked at Chobaek next to Hye-ah.

The guy who quickly grew mentally after meeting Hye-ah, who came to her senses, seemed to understand the situation he was currently in.

I thought I could hear my thoughts more clearly if I used divinity, but I didn’t think there was a need for that.

Chobaek, who caught Hye-ah’s attention by pulling the sleeve of her dress, nodded at her.

“Mom. I want to go.”

“Chobaek.”

I thought the two of us needed some time together, so I left their room and went to Sacheon Il-Two-Three in the next room.

When I used presence detection, I had my ear to the wall and eavesdropped on what was being said. I’ll tell you the results.

*

With the help of the Shaolin Temple, Hye-ah found a place to stay not far from the Shaolin Temple, and I taught her the female skills to climb and descend the Shaolin Temple in good health.

After leading Chobaek over the Shaolin Temple wall at night and leading him to monk Bangjang, I finished all the work I had to do in Hanam.

“This has made my pockets quite a bit lighter.”

“What do you plan to do now, my lord?”

Sacheon Lee Ho and Sam Ho said when they saw me come down from Shaolin Temple.

“I’ve been out for a long time, so I should go home.”

“Are you going to your hometown?”

Sichuan Ilho, who knows who I am, asked.

“Can we follow along then?”

“I was curious about what my lord was doing. I guess I can find out if I go to his home together.”

At first glance, it seemed like they would follow me even if they knew who I was, so I told them my destination without hiding it.

“I’m going to the Han clan manor of Jeokgye in Anhui. I’m the youngest master there.”

“It wasn’t Xinjiang, it was Anhui? Hmm?”

“Black and white twin flames…”

Sichuan Samho noticed something strange while talking, and Lee Ho immediately figured out who I was.

I decided to change my brown hair to black and officially introduce myself to these two people.

“Yes. Han Xian, the black and white twin flame who fought great in Sichuan. That is me.”

“Considering the time I spent in Sacheon, I thought that was a possibility…”

“Then, can I also see Yeomwang?”

Sacheon Lee-ho seemed to have guessed my identity to some extent, but Sam-ho sounded at ease.

“Here we must choose. Will we become the servants of the Black Spirit or the Black and White Twin Flames?”

“Isn’t it the same?”

“I guess you have to choose whether to continue working in the shade or in the sun.”

Two people gave different answers to Sacheon Ilho’s words.

“Lee Ho is right. If we get close to the lord, who is currently the hottest potato in the martial arts world, our origins will become a problem. Considering what we have done so far, we are people close to the Sapa.”

“It’s a story from quite a long time ago that Mr. King Yeom is a military officer. Um. Um.”

After hearing Il-ho’s words, Sam-ho finally understood what the situation was and nodded.

In the future, there was a high possibility that I would continue to live as a member of a political faction.

Moreover, if his relationship with Zhuge Xian becomes known, he will not be able to get rid of him and will be treated as a member of the political faction.

‘What… ? I might be in big trouble?’

It’s already been more than two weeks since Jegal broke up with Seon-ah and said he was going to Hwangsan Mountain to train.

People in the family usually know that I train for three days and then come down to the manor, but it’s been a long time, over two weeks, and if the rumor of the black and white twin flames has spread throughout the entire central plain…

I thought it might have been better if the rumor had spread.

My work is urgent right now, and the Sichuan First, Second, and Third Lakes are discussing what to do next, but I can’t really hear what they’re talking about.

“Wait a minute.”

I couldn’t hear what the three people were saying, but I was able to understand what they were trying to do toward us.

The Sichuan First Two Three Tigers, who had stopped talking, noticed my changed mood and quietly scanned the surroundings, and seemed to have found an intruder along with me.

“There is a high possibility that they are nocturnal people. In the first place, we are not allowed to leave Sacheon.”

“I’ll check and come back.”

Unless you are an expert who is close to the fire scene at night, I can definitely hide your presence, so I went outside wearing a shadow.

A little away from the building where the three people were talking, a person dressed in black was waiting with bated breath.

He was holding the handle of the sword with his right hand, and it looked like he was going to pull the sword out as soon as he found an opening, but it seems like he stopped because the atmosphere inside changed.

I stepped on the shadow, completely killed the presence, and then caught up with the person in black.

“Are you nocturnal?”

Since I didn’t know how to do a blood test, I just asked out loud.

Even if you can suppress it with a sleep magic circle, you can’t ask anything.

Of course, since he belongs to an organization, there is a possibility that his mouth will be heavy-handed…

“Eun-gong…?”

It wasn’t.

“Eun-gong?”

A woman’s voice. She immediately took off the black cloth that was covering her face and showed her face.

Among the women with silver hair, was there anyone who would call me Silver Duke? I, too, wondered if this woman had mistaken her partner, so I removed her robe and showed her face.

“Ah… You’ve finally arrived.”

“I’m sorry, but I don’t remember who you are.”

“It is said that I am Asul, who was able to spend a night with a Young master and was given new life that day.”

After hearing Ah Seol’s words, I stretched out my hand and touched her body, and there were traces of inner energy and meditation on her body that resembled what I knew.

‘You can feel the change, but the basic foundation is the female protagonist.’

When she remembered that it was a woman, a woman came into her mind.

The woman who cured her arrhythmia and taught her how to utilize the remaining energy in her body was Aseol.

“Did you engage in nocturnal behavior after that?”

“Yes. They contacted me because I was cutting down trash that was oppressing women like me who had a hard time living a normal life.”

I could feel the deep darkness in the black eyes that contrasted with the silver hair that was not typical of a member of the Central Plains.

‘I didn’t do anything wrong, right?’

You say you only kill trash?