It was a winter with a cold wind.
As soon as the two entered the main hall, the door closed. Even at the sound of the main hall door closing, Elder Han flinched.
"Elder Han, I see. But why is your expression like that? Did sothing go wrong?"
The Silver Wheel Slashing Spear, Ma Lipsang, asked with a desolate expression.
Elder Han had to answer. But with the reckless Banjeok Myeong by his side, he couldn't even open his mouth and just watched for cues.
Ma Lipsang, seeing Elder Han's state, turned his gaze to Banjeok Myeong.
"Who are you?"
"Soone who intends to stop what you are doing."
"......!"
Montarily flustered, Ma Lipsang soon wore an angry expression and looked back at Elder Han.
Elder Han couldn't even et his gaze and didn't know what to do.
"What an audacious brat!"
The Sun and Moon Peerless, Ga Geumhu, said a word.
As if he had imbued it with his internal energy, the inside of the main hall rumbled with his voice.
"Dad, give that brat too. I need to practice first on how to deal with that bastard Shen Wuren."
"Alright, I'll give him to you after I cut off one of his arms."
"Yes, thank you."
While the father and daughter were deciding Banjeok Myeong's fate, Banjeok Myeong spoke to Elder Han.
"You go outside and wait."
There was sothing for Elder Han to do.
So it would be troubleso if he stayed here and got caught up in the fight and died.
Elder Han glanced at Ga Geumhu and the others, then stealthily stepped back.
At that sight, sparks flew from Ma Lipsang's eyes.
"That, that crazy old man!"
Elder Han flinched at Ma Lipsang's roar.
But that was all. He had already turned around and was heading for the main hall's entrance.
'Here or there, my life is forfeit anyway!'
Elder Han believed his life was over no matter who won. From that perspective, the brat who told him to wait outside had a sliver of a chance.
Elder Han, who opened the main hall's entrance and went outside, quickly closed the door. Then, using his lightness skill, he ran away without looking back.
Soon, the sound of fighting began to be heard from inside the firmly closed main hall.
A few heavy thuds were heard, then a whirring sound of sothing cutting through the air burst out. But that was also brief; suddenly, wheels that broke through the main hall wall and shot into the air circled widely and repeatedly returned inside the main hall.
At first, three or four silver wheels were visible, but with a roar full of rage, two golden wheels began to smash the building, scattering golden light.
But that too was brief.
One large golden wheel pierced the roof of the building and soared up, then lost its power and tumbled down over there, after which it beca as quiet as a dead mouse.
Creeak!
The main hall door opened wide.
A person walked out.
It was Banjeok Myeong.
As he ca out, the scene inside the main hall beca clearly visible.
There was no one standing on two legs.
It was a scene as if a war had been fought.
Not only the Silver Wheel Slashing Spear, Ma Lipsang, who had started the fight first, but also the top master of the Sun and Moon Mansion, Ga Geumhu, were thrown aside in a bloody ss. Not only that, but Ga Miling, who had intended to treat Banjeok Myeong as a plaything, was also lying on one side with a bloody face.
Outside the building, there were warriors of the Sun and Moon Mansion who had gathered due to the recent commotion, but after witnessing the scene inside the main hall, no one could block Banjeok Myeong's path.
After walking a few steps, Banjeok Myeong looked around, flared his nostrils, and then kicked the ground and shot up in one direction.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
***
Elder Han ran like a madman.
'Damn it, money or whatever, I have to leave Chengdu like this!'
What was needed to survive in the martial world was not just high-level martial arts. Accurate situational judgnt was just as important as martial arts.
Following that judgnt, Elder Han ran away, using every last bit of his strength.
Then, at a certain mont.
A thumping sound was heard from sowhere.
At first, the sound was so small that he just let it pass. But the sound gradually grew louder. What that ant was one of two things.
Either he was running towards the sound, or the sound was getting closer to him.
Elder Han stopped abruptly.
He had to know. Which one it was.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
Elder Han's eyes widened.
Because the sound was getting closer.
"N-no way!"
He thought no, it couldn't be, but what was the identity of the sound that was rapidly approaching him?
"I-I have to run!"
Elder Han started running again.
He ran like a madman with all his might.
Even so, the thumping sound got closer and closer, until the vibration of the ground could be clearly felt.
Elder Han instinctively looked back.
And he was so surprised that his heart felt like it would jump out of his throat, and his eyes widened as if they would tear.
A person rapidly enlarging in the distance.
It was definitely him.
"N-no!"
Elder Han scread and ran like crazy.
But.
Thud!
He fell right in front of him.
Banjeok Myeong, who was like the god of death to Elder Han.
"Th-this isn't right..."
Elder Han let out a groan.
Banjeok Myeong's fist stretched towards his face.
Smack!
***
Eun Family rchant Guild, Chengdu, Sichuan Province.
When Banjeok Myeong returned to the Eun Family rchant Guild, the surroundings were getting dark.
At the news that Banjeok Myeong had returned, Eun Yijeong ca running out.
"Where have you been? Huh? That person is...!"
Right behind Banjeok Myeong, he saw Elder Han, whose face was a ss.
Eun Yijeong recognized Elder Han.
Living in Chengdu, it was impossible not to have seen the master of the Ten Thousand Iron Sect and Elder Han at least once, and he had occasionally heard of their evil deeds.
His heart wanted to go and give them a piece of his mind, but the number of family mbers in the Eun Family rchant Guild was large. He didn't have the courage to protect them all, so he had to endure it.
Of course, it was an excuse. An excuse for having lived pretending not to see what he saw, and not to hear what he heard.
"Let's go inside."
"Y-yes, let's."
Because of Elder Han, Eun Yijeong headed to the main hall.
While going to the main hall, Eun Yijeong's heart was heavy. He had a premonition that a storm was about to blow.
"Did you go to the Ten Thousand Iron Sect?"
"Yes."
"The master of the Shen Family Fortress has decided to send a person to Qingcheng."
"This is not a matter that can be solved by the Qingcheng Sect alone."
"......!"
Sensing there was sothing else he didn't know, Eun Yijeong's eyes widened.
Banjeok Myeong looked back at Elder Han.
"You tell him."
"Yes, young master."
Elder Han slowly recounted the story of the Heaven of Killing Emperors and the Killing Lord's sche to put the land of Sichuan under his feet. He confessed everything, from the role the Ten Thousand Iron Sect was assigned to how the Bamboo Forest Villa was supposed to intervene and get into a back-and-forth struggle with the Qingcheng Sect or the Tang family.
Eun Yijeong was so shocked that he slumped into his chair.
The Killing Lord was too big of an opponent.
"Wh-what are we going to do?"
"I've just co from the Bamboo Forest Villa."
"......!"
"I've destroyed the lower dantian of everyone, including the mansion master."
Eun Yijeong's eyes widened once again.
This ti, he was surprised for a different reason.
"The Sun and Moon Peerless is a master who ranks within the top ten in the land of Sichuan...!"
It was truly an astonishing event, enough to make one's jaw drop. However, because he was already so shocked by the matter of the Killing Lord, the surprise was relatively less.
If Ga Geumhu, the Sun and Moon Peerless, was ntioned among the ten great masters of a single province, the Killing Lord was a master ntioned among the ten great masters of the entire world.
If Ga Geumhu were to be scaled up to the whole world, it was uncertain if he could even enter the hundred great masters. Therefore, the Killing Lord could be said to be a master of a different dinsion.
"Guild Master."
"Hm, yes?"
"The power of Sichuan must be united."
"......!"
***
Tang Family, Chengdu, Sichuan Province.
When darkness had long since fallen, three people visited the Tang family.
They were Banjeok Myeong, Eun Yijeong, and Elder Han.
"Are you really acquainted with the Tang Family Head?"
"Yes."
If one were to pick the most difficult person to form a connection with in the land of Sichuan, it would undoubtedly be the head of the Tang family.
Therefore, Eun Yijeong could not hide his surprise at Banjeok Myeong's words.
Upon arriving at the Tang family, Banjeok Myeong knocked on the main gate without hesitation.
"This is the Tang family. Who is it at this late hour?"
"We are from the Hua Family Clinic."
As soon as Banjeok Myeong's words ended, the main gate of the Tang family opened wide.
Soone held up a lantern and shone it on Banjeok Myeong, and a welcoming voice was heard.
"It's Young Hero Ban. Please, co in. Hey, inform the Family Head that Young Hero Ban has arrived. Young Hero Ban, I will escort you to the guest hall first. Let's go."
The warriors of the Tang family welcod Banjeok Myeong warmly.
They knew that Hua Yunhui and Tang Xiulian had decided to marry, and they also knew that Banjeok Myeong had run all the way to Mount Ei to get a honeycomb from the Red Jade Peak to save Tang Xiulian, so they had a favorable impression of him.
Eun Yijeong, who did not know these facts, was very puzzled by the goodwill of the Tang family warriors and the sight of Banjeok Myeong smiling without any awkwardness.
Even Elder Han, who was making a grim face on one side, was greatly surprised.
'He has connections with the Tang family too? What is his identity?'
The place that the dark path of Chengdu feared the most was undoubtedly the Tang family.
They were quiet as if they didn't exist, but once they moved, they could wipe out the likes of them overnight. The Qingcheng Sect was bound by the pretense of being an orthodox sect and did not kill carelessly, but the Tang family was not like that. They were a place that would chase anyone who touched the Tang family to the ends of hell and pour poison and hidden weapons on them.
"Has sister-in-law not arrived yet?"
"No. I wish she would co soon and show us her marriage, but it seems her training is getting longer."
"I know. I want to see it soon too..."
"She likes Young Master Yunhui so much, so she won't be able to drag it out for too long."
"Yes."
He had watched closely how much the two liked each other when they were heading to Tianlian together. So he wanted to see them stop being apart and get married as soon as possible and start a happy family.
"We're here. If you wait a mont, the Family Head will either send soone or co himself. By any chance, have you eaten? If not, I will prepare it right away."
"It's alright. We ca for an important matter, so seeing the Family Head is the priority."
"I understand."
Banjeok Myeong entered the guest hall with Eun Yijeong and Elder Han, and the Tang family warriors who had guided them guarded the courtyard in front of the guest hall.
And after about half an hour, the Tang Family Head, Tang Huazhong, ca himself.
"It really is you."
Eun Yijeong had to be surprised once again at the sight of Tang Huazhong, who smiled brightly and welcod Banjeok Myeong as soon as he entered the guest hall.
"Have you been well?"
"I had hoped you would co to greet at least once after returning from Shandong Province, but was that my greed?"
"Ah, I'm sorry."
"I heard you left the clinic, have you returned now?"
"Yes."
"Did you get what you wanted?"
From Tang Huazhong's question, Banjeok Myeong realized that there was nothing he didn't know about him.
It seed he was paying a lot of attention in many ways because he was not a stranger to the Hua Family Clinic. He must have placed many of the Tang family's eyes in the A'an area where the clinic was located.
"I think so."
"You brat, it seems you're not yet certain. Don't worry too much. In the thousands of years of martial world history, there has not been a single person who achieved everything at your age. By the way, Guild Master Eun, my greetings are late. I am Tang Huazhong. I was so happy to see this brat after a long ti that I was rude."
"I've only t you once many years ago, but you recognize . I am Eun Yijeong of the Eun Family rchant Guild."
"I rember you as a very impressive person who seed to be suppressing the passion of his youth in his heart."
"You praise too much."
"A talent hidden in a sack, you will reveal your true self soday. By the way, shall I hear the reason for your visit?"
"Ah, it would be better to hear it from Myung."
Tang Huazhong and Eun Yijeong looked back at Banjeok Myeong.
Banjeok Myeong turned his gaze to Elder Han.
"You tell him."
Elder Han, with his battered face, let out a sigh like a groan and slowly recounted the story of the Heaven of Killing Emperors and the Killing Lord that he had told Eun Yijeong.
As Elder Han's story progressed, the face of the Tang Family Head, Tang Huazhong, hardened heavily.
A mont later, after the not-so-long explanation ended, Tang Huazhong looked at Eun Yijeong and Banjeok Myeong alternately and said.
"We must gather the power of the land of Sichuan."
Tang Huazhong had imdiately understood the reason why the two had co to find him. But his expression was seriously hardened.
After thinking carefully for a mont, Tang Huazhong gave Eun Yijeong a look and said.
"Even if only the Qingcheng and the Tang family join hands, we will be able to stop the Heaven of Killing Emperors. Although the Heaven of Killing Emperors is a group of assassins, the Tang family is also confident in fighting in the dark. But there is one big obstacle."
"It must be the Killing Lord."
"That's right. It's the Killing Lord. There is no master in the land of Sichuan who can face the Killing Lord."
If even the Tang Family Head said so, then there was none.
Eun Yijeong's face hardened.
Seeing that, the Tang Family Head, thinking that he could not lose before even fighting, put strength in his voice and said.
"First, I will convey this matter to the Qingcheng and the head of the Sichuan rchant Alliance and try to arrange a eting by tomorrow. There might be a hidden master in the land of Sichuan that I don't know of, so let's have hope."
"Yes. This is a matter where both the rchant world and the martial world must unite their strength."
"We must."
The two n nodded their heads with one accord.
Banjeok Myeong, who was watching the scene, said to the Tang Family Head in his heart.
'There is a person in the land of Sichuan who can face the Killing Lord.'
(End of Chapter)
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