Chapter 332
The Youngest Son of the Eunhae Trading Company Chapter 332
Chapter 332. This is Trouble (1)
Is this the monster's master?
He looked at me and said with interest.
“It seems that Seolpung Palace has not yet been destroyed.”
You know about Seolpung Palace?
I asked in a wary voice.
“Who are you?”
“Ah, I was late in introducing myself.”
‘I’?
As far as I know, there is only one place that uses such a grandiose title.
“I am the Cult Leader of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult.”
“...”
Damn it! Just as I thought...!
But why is the Heavenly Demon here?
“Liege!”
When he revealed his identity, the bodyguards standing behind him rushed forward and stood in front of me.
But they were facing the Heavenly Demon.
Everyone seemed nervous, their bodies trembling.
I appreciate it, but there's no need.
Honestly, if the person in front of me wanted to kill me, I would already be dead.
He smiled as if he didn't mind the reaction of the bodyguards.
“What loyal bodyguards you have.”
“Please forgive our rudeness.”
“Well, my disciple caused the trouble first...”
He looked at the strange man who was still kneeling.
“This guy is one of my disciples. He was so talented that I had already decided to make him a cult leader, but he got into trouble, and I was at a loss.”
“Is that problem affecting him?”
He nodded in response to my question.
“It's similar. As you know, the inner arts of our Heavenly Demon Divine Cult are reverse mental techniques. Thanks to that, we achieve results quickly, but the demonic qi is a problem.”
He frowned and continued.
“When that demonic qi reaches its limit, it invades the bone marrow, causing the practitioner to lose their self and become violent.”
“Then what happens?”
“They either overcome the demonic qi and reach the realm of extreme qi, or they die. Once the demonic qi invades the brain, they crave death.”
“I see.”
Is that why he asked you to kill him?
The Heavenly Demon smiled bitterly and said.
“Actually, it's not easy to defeat the evil spirit. The best way is to fight until the evil spirit is purified from within the body and no longer has a place in the body.”
So that's why he kept looking for opponents who could fight him to a standstill?
When he can no longer attack, he retreats?
“It usually takes quite a long time to defeat Ma and reach the realm of Gokuma. I would say three to five years, but I didn't think it would take less than a month.”
“Your disciple must be very talented.”
“Well, luck is also a talent...”
He glanced at his disciple and pointed at me again.
“No, it's thanks to your energy.”
“Huh?”
“Your clear aura helped suppress my disciple's raging demonic qi. The aura of Seolpung Palace has always been exceptionally clear. That's why I didn't like it.”
I tensed up for a moment.
Even though I knew that it wasn't the Demonic Cult that destroyed Seolpung Palace.
“I am indebted to you. He was a disciple I cherished, and I would have been heartbroken to lose him.”
“By the way, how did you get here? Isn't the headquarters of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult quite far from here?”
“That's right. That's why I rushed here as soon as I heard that he had fallen into the North Sea, but it still took me half a month.”
I was speechless for a moment when I heard that it took him not just half a month, but a whole month.
That must mean he is truly skilled.
“But what exactly happened in the North Sea that caused your disciple to fall into the sea?”
At my question, the cult leader looked at his disciple.
The disciple turned his head slightly and replied.
“Well... I caught a spiritual beast, but I was hungry, so I roasted it and ate it out of curiosity.”
“Did the spiritual beast have red eyes?”
He nodded in response to my question.
The Heavenly Demon clicked his tongue and scolded his disciple.
“You good-for-nothing! I sent you on an errand, and you ate the internal organs of an evil spiritual beast? No wonder evil has invaded your bones! Err! You good-for-nothing!”
Bang!
He kicked his disciple mercilessly.
Only then did I understand what had happened.
Seeing him being beaten mercilessly, I felt strangely relieved.
I wanted to let him beat him more, but I had to stop him.
“Cult Leader, your disciple didn't do anything wrong. As far as I know, no one died at your hands in the North Sea.”
“That's good.”
When he stopped kicking, his disciple knelt down again, moaning in pain.
“I came quickly because I was afraid that guy would cause trouble. It would be a problem if he caused trouble in the North Sea. Dealing with a quarrelsome old woman... Huh.”
Could that old woman be... the Palace Head of the Northern Sea Ice Palace?
“However, there are quite a few people who were injured. I think you should compensate them.”
What's more, the injured are members of our Eunhae Trading Company and our business partners.
He looked at me and burst out laughing.
“Hahahaha!”
“Why are you laughing?”
“You're laughing at the state you're in?”
What's wrong with my appearance?
As I thought about it and looked down at myself, I suddenly felt embarrassed.
My clothes were torn to shreds and covered in blood.
"...
I cleared my throat and continued.
“Um, my bodyguards and I were also injured, so I think you should compensate us for that as well.”
“This is the first time I've seen someone demand compensation so boldly in front of me.”
He continued to smile as he spoke.
“Aren't you afraid of me?”
“Of course I am afraid... But if I don't get what I deserve, I will be so angry that I will die a short life. If I'm going to die anyway, isn't it better to die after saying what I have to say?”
“You are an interesting man.”
“I hear that a lot.”
He took a pouch from his robe and threw five gold coins out of it.
They flew toward me, stopped right in front of me, and slowly descended.
I reached out and caught them.
“Is that enough?”
“That's too much. Two gold coins will suffice.”
“It's funny how you seem greedy, but you're not.”
“It's only natural that I want what I'm owed, but it wouldn't be right to ask for more.”
Besides, this is from the Heavenly Demon.
If I get greedy and something bad happens, I'll lose even more.
“The rest is a token of my gratitude for freeing my disciple from the horse.”
Ah, then I should accept it quickly.
“Thank you.”
“If we are meant to meet again, we will meet again.”
He said to his disciple.
“Get up.”
“Yes!”
He got up from his seat.
Standing straight, his aura was definitely different from before. Of course, he had fought with me and been beaten by the cult leader, so he was a mess.
“I am a worthless disciple who has caused you trouble, Master.”
“It's good that you stopped. Let's go back.”
“Yes.”
Before we knew it, people dressed in black robes and black hats were approaching us.
The cult leader's presence was so strong that I hadn't noticed them.
My disciple clasped his hands together and asked me, “What should we do?”
“My name is Man-gyeong. What is your name?”
Is it okay to tell him my name?
As I was wondering, I heard a loud voice from behind me.
“Young master! Young master Seo-ho!”
What a loud voice.
Hearing this, he smiled and said,
“Seo Ho. I guess that is your name.”
“Yes. My name is Eun Seo Ho.”
“I, Man Kyung, will never forget your kindness. Now, I must go.”
Even if you try to look cool like that, you look like a mess. How can you look cool?
The strange man named Man Kyung turned to the people who had come to greet them.
Heavenly Demon also turned toward them, then looked back.
Then he said to me,
“Judging by your achievements, it seems that this incident was not a complete loss for you.”
“What?”
My achievements? What does that mean?
With that, they mounted their horses and rode away in an instant.
“Thank goodness... It ended safely.”
“Yes, you're right.”
I looked up at the sky.
The sky looked unusual, as if a snowstorm was about to blow.
But why can't I open my eyes?
I tried hard to open my eyes, but eventually they closed, and after that, I have no memory.
.
.
.
“Huh!”
I opened my eyes.
It felt like I had just had a strange dream.
In the dream, the Heavenly Demon appeared and gave me five gold coins as compensation.
“What a strange dream.”
As I muttered and got up, I felt strange and turned my head.
Pal-gap saw that I had woken up, his eyes widened, and he rushed over to me.
“Huh! Young master! Are you awake?”
“Huh? Why are you making such a fuss?”
“Well, you just came back from the dead, isn't that normal?”
“What are you talking about? Why did I come back from the dead?”
“Don't you remember? You left to catch that monster or whatever it was.”
“Uh...”
Oh, right. Now I remember.
Feeling embarrassed, I scratched the back of my neck and noticed the table. More precisely, I noticed five gold coins on the table.
I froze for a moment.
Then it wasn't a dream?
At that moment, the door opened and the bodyguards rushed in, probably hearing Pal-gap's voice.
“My lord!”
“Are you all right?”
I looked at each of the bodyguards' faces and breathed a sigh of relief.
“I'm glad everyone seems to be all right.”
I laughed, but Seo-woo scolded me.
“My lord, are you laughing?”
“Everything worked out well, and everyone is safe.”
“Still, you were too reckless.”
He sighed.
“We are your bodyguards. Yet we keep letting you down.”
Yes, you could think that.
But this incident changed my mind a little.
“Don't say that. To be honest, this was a fight with no way out.”
Everyone nodded in agreement.
“Why did I fight so recklessly with no way out? It was because of you guys.”
“...”
“Even if I lost consciousness in battle, I knew that you guys would protect me, just like you did this time, so I was able to fight with no way out.”
I continued gently.
“So don't think like that. I'll be counting on you in the future.”
“We will serve you with all our hearts.”
The bodyguards bowed their heads in unison.
“By the way, after a day of rest, I feel lighter.”
Pal-gap sighed and said in response to my words.
“What are you talking about, young master?”
“Huh?”
“It's not just one day, it's already been three days.”
“What? Three days? Then I've been lying down for three days?”
“Yes, sir.”
Damn it...
This is not the time to be doing this.
“How are you all feeling?”
“We're fine.”
I said as I got out of bed.
“Then let's go get some snow.”
As I was getting ready to leave, Su Jib-jang approached me.
“I heard you woke up. Are you feeling any better?”
“Yes, I'm feeling much better.”
“That's good to hear. When Pal-gap Soi carried you here, you were unconscious.”
“I'm sorry for causing you such worry.”
“Not at all. Thanks to you, the monster that had been terrorizing the tribe has been dealt with, hasn't it?”
Hearing this, I turned my head and looked at Seo Woo.
He sent me a telepathic message.
“First, we worked together to defeat the monster, and then we burned its body.
”You did well.
It was difficult to explain that we had encountered the Heavenly Demon and his disciple.
If we were careless, it could cause trouble.
They wouldn't want their whereabouts to be revealed.
“So, the tribesmen came to express their gratitude and brought gifts, and I was at a loss.”
“What? Gifts?”
“They say it's in return for avenging their enemy.”
Come to think of it, this tribe has a custom of “avenging an enemy on behalf of someone else.”
An enemy must be avenged, but when one does not have the power to do so, one hires someone to avenge the enemy on one's behalf.
If you avenge someone unintentionally, you must give them a gift in return to avoid bad luck, right?
In that case, it would be rude to refuse the gift.
“Where are the gifts?”
“I put them all in a room.”
I opened the door to the room and was speechless for a moment.
“...”
“There's more than I expected.”
“I see. Please accept it as a token of my gratitude. Please convey my gratitude for the gifts on my behalf. And...”
I took a wallet out of my sleeve and handed it to him.
“Please use this money to comfort the injured tribesmen and warriors.”
“I will.”
That money was equivalent to one and a half gold coins.
“Then I will be leaving now.”
“Understood. Please be careful.”
I headed for the North Sea with my bodyguards and the carriage.
After a while, we arrived at the place where I had fought with the disciple named Man-kyung.
Perhaps due to the snowstorm, there was no trace of our battle.
That made me feel a little sad.
By the way, Man-kyung said he was visiting the North Sea on an errand for the cult leader. What kind of errand was it?
Should I have just pretended to be crazy and asked him?