Taean, Shandong Province.
Tianlian Headquarters, Grand Secret Pavilion.
The two-story pavilion, which looked insignificant next to the magnificent nine-story Wuji Hall, was the brain of Tianlian, the Grand Secret Pavilion.
The head of the Grand Secret Pavilion was none other than Gongye Zhong, the master of the Maoshan Sect, who had conceived the huge organization of Tianlian.
"Pavilion Master, there are signs that Guiyang is heading in an unexpected direction."
The person who ca with the report from Guiyang was Gongye Zhong's confidant and the vice pavilion master of the Grand Secret Pavilion.
Gongye Zhong took the report he held out and read it.
It was about the fact that the forces stationed in Guiyang by the Heaven of Killing Emperors had been shattered.
"Zuo Zimu, one of the five great guardians, and the leader of the Hundred Kill Group are dead? Was Yifeng Hall that strong?"
"No, sir."
"Then there must be soone else?"
"Yes."
"But there is no report about that."
"I will send a person with a good eye separately."
"Do that. What about the Dark Dragon Squad?"
The Dark Dragon Squad was made up of the geniuses of the world who had not been chosen for the Divine Martial Stage.
After the Divine Martial Stage was organized, he had gathered the geniuses who were disappointed at not being chosen and had created the Dark Dragon Squad.
"They say they have swept away the grasslands. Their growth is faster than expected. Especially the skills of the leader and the squad leaders seem to have already reached the extre."
"A person who has been hurt in their pride does not look back. But they have to beco stronger. Send them to the sea."
"Are you thinking of organizing the Four Seas Chamber?"
"Since they fought on land, they should also fight in the sea. Tell them to go and clean it up."
"I understand."
When the vice pavilion master, who had received the order, went out, Gongye Zhong turned his gaze to the window.
The nine-story pavilion was standing majestically.
"It's hard to see the bottom in detail from a high place, hehehe!"
***
Guiyang, Yifeng Hall.
Mu Yanchou and the Divine Martial Stage, as well as the martial artists and family mbers of the Zhao Family and the Qingfeng Sect, all flocked there.
Mu Yanchou had co to argue because he was very angry, but even that was a situation where he had to drag everyone along, so from Yifeng Hall's point of view, it was an absurd scene.
"What on earth are you doing, are you trying to start an all-out war!"
Mu Yanchou shouted, shaking the white cloth that had been a poster.
"Are you going to make a fuss here?"
When Yu Bicheon asked, Mu Yanchou, who had raised his voice, looked around.
Everyone was looking at him and Yu Bicheon.
Not only the Divine Martial Stage, but also all the people of the Zhao Family and the Qingfeng Sect.
"Let's go inside first."
Yu Bicheon said softly.
"Hmph!"
Mu Yanchou, who was snorting.
Yu Bicheon, regardless, also greeted the Zhao Family Master and the Qingfeng Sect Master with his eyes and invited them to go inside.
"Since you've all co like this, it seems you have sothing to say, so let's go inside first."
"I told you that a fight is not just about feelings, but what are you doing!"
Mu Yanchou, who was entering first with a swaggering appearance as if he were a master who encompassed everyone here.
Yu Bicheon sighed inwardly and guided the Zhao Family Master and the Qingfeng Sect Master to the main hall of Yifeng Hall.
"Speak. What on earth are you up to?"
As soon as he entered the main hall, Mu Yanchou asked.
"What are you doing this for?"
"What is the reason for killing the leader of the Hundred Kill Group and Zuo Zimu, and who on earth did it?"
"Since the assassins launched a surprise attack on this hall, we just killed them, is that a problem?"
"Are you saying that you, Master Yu, killed the leader of the Hundred Kill Group and Zuo Zimu?"
"Is there a reason why I shouldn't kill them?"
"It's not that you shouldn't..."
Mu Yanchou looked Yu Bicheon up and down.
He did not seem to have a single wound.
'No. It's not this person. There's soone else! Even if it's not the leader of the Hundred Kill Group, this person can't handle Zuo Zimu!'
Mu Yanchou was convinced.
"Who on earth is it? Who is the helper that Yifeng Hall is so willful?"
"Willful! Watch your words!"
At Mu Yanchou's attitude of looking down on him and Yifeng Hall, Yu Bicheon's voice rose.
"Do you even know what's going to happen because of what Yifeng Hall has done? Because of you, the Heaven of Killing Emperors is about to send a large-scale force. Is it all over if you just put up a piece of cloth like that and say you sacrificed for Guiyang? Now the entire land of Guizhou is about to fall to the Heaven of Killing Emperors!"
"Since when did you worry about Guiyang and the land of Guizhou? Since we're on the subject, let's talk. Why did the great hero Mu co here? What on earth was the order you received?"
"Didn't I co to prevent the Heaven of Killing Emperors from disturbing the land of Guizhou!"
"You are the ones who didn't even give a glance while this hall was struggling for several years. But why now? Shall I guess?"
"Watch your words. If you say anything that harms the Six Orthodox Heavens, you will regret it."
"Hmph! To you, they may be the sky, but to us, they are just masters with a little more martial arts."
"Great Hero Yu!"
"Am I wrong? You say you're going to protect Guiyang and Guizhou now, but in my eyes, that's not it."
"What are you trying to say?"
"The Guiyang rchant Guild!"
"......!"
"You're trying to prevent the Guiyang rchant Guild from going over to the Heaven of Killing Emperors, right?"
"Is it just the Guiyang rchant Guild? It is our mission to prevent not only Guiyang but the entire Guizhou from going over to the Heaven of Killing Emperors."
"No, it seems the sa, but the context is a little different."
"What on earth are you thinking?"
"Because if you were so worried about Guiyang and the land of Guizhou, you should have helped from the beginning."
"What?"
"Your purpose must be one. To prevent the Guiyang rchant Guild and their financial power from going over to the Heaven of Killing Emperors, that's the only one."
"......!"
"You were like that in the past, and you are like that now. You don't have a single bit of interest in the safety of the small and dium-sized sects and the common people in Guiyang."
"Great Hero Yu!"
"Am I wrong?"
"That's not it."
"If I'm wrong, explain it."
"What do you want to explain?"
"The reason why you left us alone until now, the reason why you threw us as bait even though you judged that this hall could not handle it, and the reason why Tianlian is not actively stepping forward, but only sending a few mbers of the Divine Martial Stage. Explain it."
Thanks to Cho Myung, Yu Bicheon, who had been more idle than Mu Yanchou, had been able to think a lot. And now he was quickly pouring out what he had thought and organized.
On the other hand, Mu Yanchou, who was suddenly pointed out by Yu Bicheon's sharp criticism, could not refute.
In fact, the mission he had received was exactly as Yu Bicheon had said.
The order that Mu Yanchou had received when he ca to the land of Guiyang, Guizhou, was to check the Demonic Faction Alliance so that they could not take root in Guizhou.
So the most important thing was to protect the Guiyang rchant Guild, that is, the Guizhou rchant Guild.
If the Guiyang rchant Guild went over to the Demonic Faction Alliance, it ant that not only Guiyang, but also the entire Guizhou would go over to the Demonic Faction Alliance, and a considerable amount of financial resources would also go over.
It was the intention not to give even a single financial resource to the Demonic Faction Alliance.
It was not an easy mission.
But it was not just a difficult mission either.
Because all he had to do was to check them moderately and engage in small battles to buy ti. While letting the mbers of the Divine Martial Stage gain practical experience in the process.
Guizhou was far from Tianlian and close to the Demonic Faction Alliance.
So if it tilted once, it would not be easy to turn it back.
That was why he had to refrain from an all-out war and engage in only minor battles.
But Yifeng Hall had suddenly beco a gale and had worsened the situation.
They had struck the Seven Kill Chamber without minding that they would be cut in half, and they had even swept away the Wolf Union. Was that all? Not only that, but they had also killed the leader of the Hundred Kill Group of the Heaven of Killing Emperors and Zuo Zimu, who was one of the five great guardians.
They had created a pretext for the Heaven of Killing Emperors to engage in an all-out war.
"So what do you want to say? Are you asking us to disappear from the land of Guizhou?"
Mu Yanchou did not deny it.
Since it had already beco like this, he launched a counterattack with the feeling of 'let it be'.
"How can a person like argue about what the people who are the sky of the Orthodox Faction are doing?"
"Then what do you want to say?"
"Since you stepped forward to gain an advantage according to your calculations, don't pretend to be for the great cause, as if you are for Guiyang and the land of Guizhou, and don't be arrogant."
"What? Arrogant...!"
"Am I wrong?"
"Master Yu! Do you have no one to see because you have a strong helper?"
"No! After seeing countless righteous people of this hall shed their blood for so many years, and yet people who had not even given a glance flocked to the nas of Tianlian and the Six Orthodox Heavens, my eyes have gone crazy!"
Yu Bicheon shouted, his neck veins bulging.
Resentnt and anger.
What had the righteous people of Yifeng Hall died for?
They were the ones who shed their blood and died, and the ones who survived and lived in splendor were places like the Zhao Family and the Qingfeng Sect, and he was so angry that he was trembling.
Mu Yanchou, who was trying to push shalessly, was flustered at the sight of the indignant Yu Bicheon.
'Did this person eat sothing he shouldn't have!'
The fluster was brief. But soon he beca annoyed and furious.
To think that a person who was just a small and dium-sized sect in Guiyang dared to utter such a statent that belittled Tianlian and the Six Orthodox Heavens!
But thinking that Yu Bicheon's shout must have been heard loudly outside, he could not argue any further, thinking that it would harm the reputation of the Six Orthodox Heavens.
"Both of you, please calm down, and let's discuss our future plans."
Fortunately, the quick-witted Qingfeng Sect Master stepped forward.
He had noticed that Yifeng Hall had a strong helper after hearing what Mu Yanchou had said.
So he gave up the idea of questioning and pushing Yifeng Hall and asked for a reconciliation. But Yu Bicheon's anger had already reached its peak.
"Didn't you say that if we continued to stay in a place that doesn't even know the art of war, we would suffer a great disaster? No discussion, I'm an ignorant person who doesn't even know the art of war, so before I suffer a great disaster, everyone, please go back. This hall is thinking of fighting ignorantly and dying as a piece of blood."
Yu Bicheon opened the main hall door wide and refused any further conversation.
Since his montum was so strong, the Qingfeng Sect Master could not even say anything more and gestured to the Zhao Family Master and then said to Mu Yanchou.
"Great hero Mu, let's retreat for now."
"Hmph!"
Mu Yanchou left a snort and went out of the main hall.
"Great Hero Yu, let's see each other again when your anger subsides."
The Qingfeng Sect Master spoke as softly as possible to Yu Bicheon and then went out.
"Hmph!"
Yu Bicheon snorted loudly and then slamd the main hall door shut.
***
Mu Yanchou, the Zhao Family Master, and the Qingfeng Sect Master, who had co out of the main hall as if they had been chased out, were lost in thought.
They were annoyed at the thought of returning to the Zhao Family and being harassed by the assassins again, and they were worried about the large-scale attack of the Heaven of Killing Emperors, which might co at any ti.
"There's no choice. First, let's set up a place in the front yard of Yifeng Hall."
"Great hero Mu, let's do that."
"If we hear their situation, Great Hero Yu will not kick them out."
"That's right. Since he's angry about sothing now, I'll go and see him at an appropriate ti."
When the two ca out like that, Mu Yanchou could not help but nod his head.
"Well, everyone, let's set up a place in that tent."
"Yes, let's give one to the great hero Mu and the heroes of the Divine Martial Stage and set up a place in the remaining tents."
At the words of the Qingfeng Sect Master and the Zhao Family Master, the martial artists and family mbers of the two sects flocked to the tent that was set up on one side of the front yard of Yifeng Hall.
It was the tent where the ronin hired by Yifeng Hall were staying.
Gwak No was sitting in a sunny spot outside the tent, enjoying the warm sunlight. But the people who he thought were going back were flocking to his side.
Gwak No just stared blankly, wondering what they were doing.
"Are you an old man hired by Yifeng Hall?"
One of the martial artists of the Zhao Family asked.
Gwak No looked at the people who were lifting the entrance of the tent and looking inside and answered.
"That's right."
"We'll have to use these barracks for a while. How many ronin are left?"
"A little over twenty."
The martial artist of the Zhao Family, who had heard Gwak No's answer, quickly approached the Zhao Family Master and reported.
"They say there are only about twenty ronin left."
"Then it's a number that's as good as nothing. Since we'll pay for the cost of hiring the ronin of Yifeng Hall later, tell them to empty the barracks."
"I understand."
The martial artist who had received the order of the Zhao Family Master returned to Gwak No.
"You heard, right? Hurry and take out your luggage."
"They are all out training now, so they are not here."
Gwak No looked around to find the martial artists of Yifeng Hall to ask for help. But the martial artists of Yifeng Hall were nowhere to be seen.
Since everyone was curious about Cho Myung's training, and since the master, Yu Bicheon, had said that that training would also be helpful to Yifeng Hall, most of them had gone there.
"Then the old man can take them out."
"That's right, but did the master give you permission?"
"This old man wants to die? If I tell you to take it out, you should take it out, what's with all the talk!"
When the martial artist of the Zhao Family roared, people looked back.
"It's not that, as far as I know, the master..."
"Shut up! If you say one more word, I'll tear your mouth!"
The martial artist of the Zhao Family, who was pouring out the annoyance and fatigue he had received because of the assassins on the ronin, Gwak No, who looked easy, shouted at his comrades.
"Take all the luggage of the trash in the tent and bring it outside!"
At his words, the martial artists of the Zhao Family and the Qingfeng Sect went into the tent, dragged the luggage out, and threw it on one side as if they were throwing it away.
They were the spare clothes and miscellaneous items of the ronin.
"You dirty brats! Wash them often! Look at the sll!"
"Hey, open the barracks wide and let's air them out!"
The martial artists of the two sects opened the entrances of each barrack wide and made a fuss.
The Zhao Family Master, who was watching the scene, glanced at Mu Yanchou and asked slyly.
"Great hero Mu, do you have any idea who the master who is helping Yifeng Hall is?"
"No. If I knew who it was, I would have gone to find him long ago. I don't know who it is, but he can't ignore the na of the Six Orthodox Heavens, so Yifeng Hall must be hiding him tightly without saying a word."
It ant that if he put forward the na of the Six Orthodox Heavens, they would have no choice but to cooperate with them.
And for that matter, who in the Orthodox Faction could refuse the na of the Six Orthodox Heavens?
The Zhao Family Master and the Qingfeng Sect Master could not help but nod their heads.
But it was at this ti.
"Wh-what is all this?"
Soone's voice was heard, shouting in great bewildernt.
When the three turned around, it was Zhong Liguan, whom they also knew.
Zhong Liguan had been calming down the greatly excited Yu Bicheon and had been discussing future plans for a while, and he was on his way out.
Since it was about lunchti, he was heading to the restaurant, but this side was noisy, so he ca to see and was very surprised.
"Since there are circumstances, we will have to stay here for a few days. When the master's anger subsides, I will tell him myself. Of course, I will also pay for the penalty for breaking the contract with the ronin."
The Zhao Family Master said as if it were no big deal.
"Who gave you the right to break it! What is this strange...!"
"Your words are harsh! Are you also going to ignore the great hero Mu just because the master ca out like that!"
"You damn...! What do you know about what you're doing! Gwak No! Are you okay?"
There should be a limit to being rude.
Zhong Liguan, who was so dumbfounded that he was furious, roared and then spoke with concern to Gwak No, and everyone looked back at Gwak No.
'Was that old man the helper?'
(End of Chapter)
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