The people's stories continued, and those who had been listening quietly also joined the conversation.
"Even though the righteous faction has the Zhuge family, they didn't care about the people being kidnapped and couldn't even find out about Mohwa Mountain Manor or the Blood Flesh Herb. I hope the Heavenly Demon Sect will get more involved in the affairs of the Central Plains in the future."
"That would be a hundred, a thousand tis better for us."
That was a truly surprising thing to say.
Sohow, it seed that I had succeeded in one fell swoop in the proselytizing that countless sect mbers had been working on for so long without much success.
Yeon Cheongha looked at with a aningful gaze.
Danli Yeonmuk also looked at with a proud gaze and smiled.
It was a position where he couldn't easily congratulate , unlike Yeon Cheongha or Pae Maseong.
For us, it was a victory full of glory, but for him, the battle at Mohwa Mountain Manor must have been a victory that left him full of scars, and I was a little grateful that he could make such a face.
The story didn't end there, and after that, the story about Pae Maseong continued for a long ti.
When people praise soone, they don't just praise that person, but they often elevate that person by putting down others who were next to them, and it was the sa then.
The stories that the people in the inn were telling were probably rumors spread by the people we had rescued from Mohwa Mountain Manor.
So, in the end, the words that those people had said were spreading, and it seed that they had put down Yeon Cheongha and Danli Yeonmuk to talk about how great Pae Maseong was.
While listening to the story, I was embarrassed for Yeon Cheongha and Danli Yeonmuk, but rather, the two of them did not have offended faces.
As I ca out, I realized that Pae Maseong's era would begin much faster.
"It's really gratifying and good that good rumors about the sect are spreading."
Danli Yeonmuk said with a smile that filled his face.
Now, he seed to have shaken off the wound of having lost all his team mbers to so extent.
If he returned to the Heavenly Demon Sect like this, it seed that the Danli family would also praise him and give him a reward.
Although Danli Zong had died and would return as a corpse, I was relieved and looked forward to it, thinking that they would not just be sad about it.
On the way, we stopped at several places.
They were all like secret branches of the Heavenly Demon Sect.
At first, it was not planned, but Danli Yeonmuk and Yeon Cheongha talked to each other and decided to stop there.
Seeing the good stories about the sect spreading in the inns and on the streets, it seed that they had beco curious about the atmosphere of the Heavenly Demon Sect officials.
Although Yeon Cheongha was keeping so distance from the sect, it seed that if he had the chance, he also wanted to return to the Heavenly Demon Sect, have his abilities recognized, and pursue his ambitions.
Danli Yeonmuk also tried to extend a hand to Yeon Cheongha, and it seed that if things went well, Yeon Cheongha might get a chance in the Danli family.
Danli Yeonmuk would also casually bring up such stories to and try to read my mind.
If the events at Mohwa Mountain Manor had not been so widely known, it would have been a burden to take us to the Danli family and introduce us, but the situation was changing as ti went on.
It was a situation where knowing us could beco his great pride.
In that atmosphere, we visited the Heavenly Demon Sect branch.
Just as the people of Mohwa Mountain Manor had set up a pawnshop and operated there while hiding their identities, the people of the Heavenly Demon Sect were the sa.
Since they had been persecuted if it was known that they were sect mbers, they probably couldn't have dared to reveal their identities and operate openly.
So they would have proselytized secretly and only spoken about themselves a little after they were sure, but it seed that that atmosphere would also change now.
"Let's rest here today. It's a manor managed by the main family's people."
Since we were moving the corpses to the Heavenly Demon Sect, it would have been right to hurry a little more, but Danli Yeonmuk showed no signs of hurrying.
If he was like that, we also had no need to hurry.
In a sense, it seed to be similar to a funeral for the dead.
Although he hadn't been able to say it proudly before, now Danli Yeonmuk could mourn by telling the people he knew about their deaths.
Of course, so embellishnt was needed.
He omitted the part where they had not followed his orders, coveting the Blood Flesh Herb, and only said that they had died while trying to destroy the Blood Flesh Herb to save people.
The people who heard his story were amazed and moved.
They would have been more sensitive than us to the change in people's thoughts about the Heavenly Demon Sect. Whether they had heard anything else, they couldn't hide their amazed faces as they looked at and Pae Maseong while talking.
They knew that Danli Yeonmuk was moving the corpses and each asked him to send things they wanted to send to the Heavenly Demon Sect.
Having lived in hiding in the Central Plains for a long ti, away from their hotowns, their longing must have been deep.
Danli Yeonmuk willingly accepted the things they entrusted to him.
Many people wrote letters to their relatives and friends in their hotowns, but not everyone could write.
As I saw a few people standing by and watching with envious eyes, I wondered if it was because they couldn't write.
"If you have sothing you want to write, I will write it for you."
When I said that, the people were surprised and asked if I could really do that.
"It's not difficult. Please dictate."
Soon, a long line of people ford next to .
As much as they hadn't t for a long ti, it seed that the stories they wanted to tell were overflowing endlessly.
Thinking that the paper wouldn't be able to handle it if I wrote in a normal size, I sat down and started writing the letters in earnest.
Seeing the people who were rambling on about things that weren't very important, I also felt a little sad.
I also thought of the people I had left behind and wondered what they were doing now.
Once I felt that way, I didn't feel that it was annoying, and I thought it would be good to help with what I could do, so I diligently wrote for them.
After one or two people had their letters written, the other people looked at those letters with envy.
They seed to be envious of the people who had written a lot, as they couldn't write so small and had only said what they really wanted to say.
Knowing that they were in a situation where they couldn't even get paper freely, I quietly called Pae Maseong.
"Pae Maseong, go buy so paper. When will these people be able to send news here again? Let's let them write down everything they want to say and send it."
Pae Maseong imdiately nodded and then disappeared.
Since we had the money we had earned from selling the carriages and horses we had brought from Mohwa Mountain Manor, it was not a waste to spend so of it on paper.
After Pae Maseong left, I told them that I had decided to buy paper, so they should say everything they wanted to say, and the people even had tears in their eyes.
When paper was scarce, the people who had only sent news to the closest people or had only dictated general content later talked about trivial things.
Until I wrote the letters, I had no expectations.
But among the information that ca out from there, there were things I could use, and I also recognized people who had appeared in the novel.
Although they had no presence now, there were also people who would beco very active later, and it was a great thing that I could now put them in my debt, even if it was a small one.
Pae Maseong bought a lot of paper, but it was not enough.
Later, when Danli Yeonmuk found out that I had asked Pae Maseong to buy paper, he paid for it himself.
He said that it was natural for him to do that much for the people who were suffering far away, but that was a good calculation on his part.
Considering how good a feeling they would have about the Danli family, it was not a matter of sparing a few silver taels.
When we left that place, the people were really sad and asked us to be sure to stop by again anyti.
It seed that they would not forget our nas in the future.
* * *
Pae Maseong could not go with us until the end.
On the way, he received a ssage and was told to return quickly.
There were tis when he would disappear alone and then return whenever we passed by a certain place, and it seed to be a place where they managed carrier pigeons.
Now, even when he ca outside, he had to check for ssages frequently in that way.
It was amazing that he had beco such a person, but on the other hand, it could also feel like a shackle.
Pae Maseong was sad to go first, but since there wasn't much left anyway, and we had received enough help, we sent him off coolly.
As if he had been waiting for Pae Maseong to leave, Danli Yeonmuk began to make his offer to us in earnest.
"Since there is a gap in the Danli family's strength, we will be recruiting new martial artists."
Then he asked us to go with him.
He also promised to guarantee Yeon Cheongha at least the position of grandmaster of the Danli family's martial force.
That was not sothing just anyone could say, and it seed that he had really thought well of Yeon Cheongha.
He must have had confidence in Yeon Cheongha's individual martial prowess, but it seed that he was more attracted to the powerful connections that Yeon Cheongha had.
He was the master of Pae Maseong, who would rule the world.
Yeon Cheongha seed to want to do so if only I agreed, and he asked for my thoughts.
I had no objections, as it was good for to rely on Yeon Cheongha for the ti being and learn from him.
"I will go with you wherever you go, master. Please accept into your martial force."
"Then let's do that."
Since the topic had co up, Yeon Cheongha made that clear as well.
When he told Danli Yeonmuk that he wanted to take into his martial force, Danli Yeonmuk had a disappointed expression.
"Socheong is..."
Then he asked if he could yield to him.
Then, from then on, he began to persuade Yeon Cheongha very seriously.
He started by saying that, to be honest, wouldn't he be the one who could help more?
"It's not just about helping Socheong; it's also necessary to protect Socheong from those who would try to harm him."
As the story continued, the vitality disappeared from Yeon Cheongha's face.
He also seed to realize that that was true.
The important thing was my decision, and my heart was leaning towards Yeon Cheongha.
But Yeon Cheongha seed to think that Danli Yeonmuk's words were right.
"Socheong, the assassination missions I have been in charge of have also been carried out in that way. That was also the role of Cheonrim. An important talent that is a strength to another force is a threat to the force that competes with it. We have been doing the work of eliminating such people. From now on, there will be many people who will target you. There will be many tis when an arrow will fly from the dark and aim for you, and countless assassins will try to take your life."
With that one word, there was a lot to think about.
(End of Chapter)
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