Swordless Demonic Path

Chapter 226 : Killing Sound

As Im Gwon spoke, he coughed up blood and then his head drooped. His breath had stopped.

Since he had died from poison, there was no need to be particularly wary.

Bi-sun, who had approached Im Gwon's side to confirm his death, picked up the bronze plaque that had fallen out of his bosom.

Bi-sun frowned as he confirmed the bronze plaque that signified the grand master of the White Sword Sect.

"He was a grand master..."

A grand master of the White Sword Sect was a considerable position in Fujian. The White Sword Sect, called the hegemon of Fujian, exerted considerable influence up to Zhejiang.

Dozens of branches and numerous small and medium-sized sects followed the White Sword Sect. There was no place among the famous escort agencies of Fujian and Zhejiang where there were no disciples of the White Sword Sect.

With a presence, the door of the main hall opened, and Bi-sun hid himself in the shadow of a pillar.

Three people walked in.

"Grand Master. There is only a little food left in the warehouse, but nothing else."

"We have dealt with all the remaining guys."

"There's nothing special."

The three, after speaking to Im Gwon, who was sitting on the grand master's chair, walked and then, seeing the silent Im Gwon, felt a strange premonition.

"Grand Master!"

"Are you sleeping?"

The three members hurriedly ran to Im Gwon. The three members were flustered when they saw the dead Im Gwon, who had coughed up blood.

"Hmph! He's dead."

"He's dead."

"Fuck! What!"

It was then that a dagger was embedded in the back of the head of the warrior who had been cursing last.

With a thwack! sound, the sound of a watermelon breaking was heard, and then, immediately after, the remaining two members opened their eyes wide due to the blood threads wrapped around their necks.

"Keok!"

"Kraaak!"

The two members with their necks wrapped were pulled up to the ceiling. It was a sudden event, so there was no time to avoid it.

Thump!

Bi-sun, who had landed behind the grand master's chair, pulled the blood threads wrapped around his left hand even more strongly.

"Ugh!"

The two members who had been struggling moved a few times and then went limp. Bi-sun, who had confirmed that there was no movement, untied the blood threads.

Thump!

Bi-sun, who had confirmed the corpses of the two members who had fallen to the ground, retrieved the dagger and went out through the side door.

A short while later, with another sound of footsteps, the members of the Iron Horse Squad entered the main hall. And then, soon, with a clamorous sound, they scattered in all directions.

It was to find the enemy. But Bi-sun had already disappeared.

"Everyone, scatter! Search thoroughly! The enemy must not have gone far!"

A young man who looked to be the leader shouted.

Five people remained in the main hall. They cleaned up the corpses of their dead comrades.

The young man who looked to be the leader was laying down the grand master's corpse when he opened his eyes wide at the sight of a sword that had pierced the back of his neck without a sound.

"This..."

Although he tried to speak, the words did not come out. Bi-sun, who he had thought had run away, had returned to the main hall.

It was to deal with the remaining people.

As a thump! sound was heard, the four members who had turned their heads had hardened expressions as they could not see anything.

The dead leader was coughing up a lot of blood.

Around him, no movement could be seen. Not even the sound of movement could be heard.

With a ping! sound, a blood thread wrapped around the neck of the member at the very end and pulled him up.

"Kraaak!"

At the voice of the startled and shouting member, the remaining three turned their bodies. The struggling figure looked like a person caught in a spider's web.

"Who are you!"

"Show yourself at once!"

In the meantime, the member on the right stood with his back against a pillar. It was an instinctive movement to defend his back.

But a silver flexible sword drew a semicircle from behind the pillar and passed the member's neck.

"Tsk!"

The member, who had let out a groan and had coughed up blood, fell to the floor.

The remaining two stood with their backs to each other and were wary of all directions. But only the smell of blood vibrated, and the enemy's figure was nowhere to be seen.

"Hurry up and show yourself!"

"You cowardly assassin bastard!"

In that instant, a whoosh! sound was heard from above their heads. The two members, who had been startled and had raised their heads, saw Bi-sun's face.

Bi-sun, like lightning, stabbed their crowns with his flexible sword and then, flipping his body, landed on the floor.

The flexible sword had already turned into his belt, and Bi-sun, who had turned his body with empty hands, looked at the two seated members without a word and nodded.

'They'll be careful by now, right? If not, a large-scale punitive force will come. It seems to be the latter.'

Perhaps because he had smelled blood after a long time, Bi-sun showed a smile without realizing it and left the main hall.

***

A considerable number of carriages and warriors appeared at a small manor near Nosan in the south of Guguang Fortress.

They were martial artists who had gathered for the Hao Faction's council of elders.

A large round table was placed in a wide room, and several men and women were sitting around the table in silence.

There were merchants dressed in silk robes and a beautiful middle-aged woman, and there was also an old man with a gloomy impression wearing a plain robe. Besides the three of them, there were two more, and there were also five empty chairs.

They were all consciously looking at Son Muk, who was sitting next to Seo Mun-ryeon.

Son Muk, while being conscious of the gazes directed at him, showed a smile. He looked full of leisure.

Seo Mun-ryeon, examining the empty chairs, said.

"It seems almost no one from the north of the river has come."

"They must have gone over to the Martial Alliance or the Demonic Cult. Or maybe they didn't come because of Wonju Son of the Martial Alliance."

"A while ago, the Martial Alliance killed my subordinates. The number will be over a hundred."

After the middle-aged beautiful woman's answer, the old man with a gloomy impression showed a killing intent and spoke, and Son Muk showed a smile.

"The ones we killed a while ago... were the Red People's Society among the evil sects. Since they were guys who were engaged in human trafficking, we killed them all. The Alliance Leader ordered that those belonging to the Red People's Society be executed immediately, but are you the leader?"

"The Red People's Society is just one of my limbs. It seems you think I'm the head of such a small organization. Huhu..."

Chu Ryang, the elder of the Hao Faction called the Black Monster, laughed lightly.

Son Muk nodded.

"If it's Senior Chu, called the Black Monster, of course, you wouldn't even pay attention to the Red People's Society. Huhu... How many organizations like the Red People's Society do you have under your command?"

Although Son Muk showed curiosity and asked, Chu Ryang was silent. There was no reason to speak. He just frowned.

The middle-aged beautiful woman in a blue palace dress opened her mouth.

"Since the master has severed ties with the Demonic Cult, our faction no longer needs to be dragged along by the Demonic Cult. But the Martial Alliance is trying to drag our faction like a dog."

At the words of So Mi-mi, the Sichuan general master of the Hao Faction, Son Muk waved his hand.

"The Martial Alliance will walk into the future with the Hao Faction."

"Hohoho!"

So Mi-mi laughed loudly as if she were dumbfounded. But it was just a laugh, and she did not open her mouth any more.

Seo Mun-ryeon said.

"What the Martial Alliance wants is to get the information of the martial world, and what we want is to live peacefully under the protection of the Martial Alliance. They will block the attacks of the Demonic Cult or eliminate the tyranny of the evil sects."

At Seo Mun-ryeon's words, a middle-aged man who looked like a merchant, who had been silent, opened his mouth.

"It seems the master is mistaken about the essence of our faction because of the Demonic Cult."

"Me?"

"Don't forget that our faction is the evil sect itself."

"That's right."

The Black Monster Chu Ryang slapped his knee, and So Mi-mi frowned.

Seo Mun-ryeon smiled brightly and said.

"Wasn't our faction one that could be both an orthodox sect and an evil sect, and also a Demonic Cult? We can be anything if we can live peacefully and well. That's our faction."

"Even so, the path we walk is different from the Martial Alliance."

As the middle-aged man's voice grew louder, a whistle blew.

-Pee-eek!

"Attack!"

"An enemy has appeared!"

At the sudden shout, everyone's expression hardened.

Chu Ryang turned his head and glared at Son Muk.

"I knew this would happen. I knew it when the Martial Alliance got involved in our faction's affairs. The orthodox sect bastards always smile on the outside and stab you in the back like this. It was a scheme to gather us all in one place and kill us."

As Chu Ryang raised his voice, Son Muk was flustered and shook his head.

"It's not our alliance. The only ones who know about today's meeting are me and the Alliance Leader in our alliance."

Immediately after Son Muk's answer, screams and the sound of weapons began to echo loudly.

"Kraaak!"

"Kill the elders and the master of the Hao Faction!"

"Block the enemy!"

"We must protect this place at all costs! We must protect it with our lives!"

At someone's loud voice, everyone's expression hardened. But Seo Mun-ryeon's expression did not change much.

It seemed she had expected something like this to happen.

"It's definitely the Martial Alliance!"

"Our faction's main headquarters was also destroyed by the Martial Alliance. Is the master still going to join hands with the Martial Alliance?"

"Are you going to put our faction in the mouth of the Martial Alliance? We must capture Wonju Son right now and seek a way to live!"

At the loud voices of the three elders, Seo Mun-ryeon frowned.

Seo Mun-ryeon, with a cool smile, looked around at the three elders and said.

"The ones who know about our faction's meeting here today are you, me, and Wonju Son here, so how did they know and come?"

"If it's not the Martial Alliance, who is it? Wonju Son, that bastard called them."

Chu Ryang stood up from his seat, took out a willow leaf saber, and held it in his hand.

Chu Ryang, who had swung the willow leaf saber in a circle, aimed it at Son Muk's neck and said again.

"I'll have to prepare this bastard's neck."

Although he heard Chu Ryang's words, Son Muk's expression did not change much. It seemed he had something to believe in.

Son Muk drank his tea and then said.

"If the ones attacking now are the Martial Alliance, you can cut my neck."

At Son Muk's words, a killing intent appeared on Seo Mun-ryeon's face.

"Elder Chu. Lower that hand. It won't be too late to kill him after confirming whether it's the Martial Alliance or not."

"Hmph!"

Chu Ryang put away his saber at Seo Mun-ryeon's words.

Seo Mun-ryeon looked around at the elders and asked.

"Who among us has betrayed?"

No elder answered her question. It was then that Son Muk's expression hardened.

With a whoosh! sound, So Mi-mi's left hand aimed at Seo Mun-ryeon's neck. A sharp dagger was visible at her fingertips.

Her right hand was holding Seo Mun-ryeon's shoulder, and it was a sight of her pressing the Jianjing acupoint with her thumb.

"The fact that our faction has become like this is all because of the master's incompetence."

At So Mi-mi's cold voice, Seo Mun-ryeon nodded. Because she knew who the traitor was.

Chu Ryang also raised his saber and aimed it at Son Muk's neck again.

"How many times in a lifetime does one get the chance to kill the Martial Arts Garden Master of the Martial Alliance? If I can kill him with my own hands, it will be an honor."

"Did you all betray the master?"

When Son Muk asked, So Mi-mi and Chu Ryang nodded. The middle-aged merchant sat in a chair with a frown and did not move.

It seemed he was still hesitating.

So Mi-mi said again.

"Did you think I wouldn't know that you were trying to sell us out to the Martial Alliance? Because you severed ties with the Demonic Cult, my family members who were related to the Demonic Cult died."

"My subordinates who were trading with the Demonic Cult also all died. You dog bastards... This is all because of you."

At Chu Ryang's words, Seo Mun-ryeon showed a smile.

"If your anger is relieved by killing me, then do so."

"I was going to send your neck to the Demonic Cult anyway."

The moment So Mi-mi's words ended, Seo Mun-ryeon tilted her head.

"My words are not over. If you can kill me, try. If you can. Hoho."

The moment Seo Mun-ryeon's words ended, with a violent wind, the middle-aged man who had been sitting silently jumped over the round table.

With a shuaaak! sound of the wind, a black shadow fell from the ceiling at the same time.

(End of Chapter)