Kang Sogun Chapter 83

"The Overturning Heaven Alliance?"

Sim Mabaek's complexion hardened. He could not fail to understand the aning contained in the three characters of the Overturning Heaven Alliance.

What could it an to overturn the heavens?

'He was frad and now he is truly committing treason.'

Sim Mabaek lanted inwardly.

Jang Mugang and Sim Mabaek were from families that had produced soldiers for generations. Therefore, the consciousness of loyalty was deeply ingrained in them.

There was a difference between stepping up to save the General Jang's family when they were frad for treason and joining the treason altogether.

Moreover, Jang Mugang and the others were under General Jang Hong. Strictly speaking, they were distant from Jang Seonbaek.

Sim Mabaek knew that there was a reason why Jang Mugang had called Jang Seonbaek "Young Master Jang."

Jang Mugang had also called him "Young Master" instead of "General" because it was difficult for him to agree with Jang Seonbaek's will.

If it were "General," it would have been called according to the rank of a general under General Jang Hong, but "Young Master" only contained the aning of the son of the Jang family.

"Let's go to Fujian now. As I ca, I saw that the world is too noisy. The road will not be smooth."

Jang Mugang gave up all his lingering feelings at the news that General Jang Hong had already passed away.

It was quite a distance from the Clear Lotus Pond to Fujian.

The party waited for Sim Mabaek to fully recover and then left the Clear Lotus Pond.

***

On both sides of the dark main road, warriors stood in a line. The warriors with sabers watched Kang Sogun with expressionless faces.

The road that the warriors had opened led to a manor.

It ant to co that way.

Kang Sogun slowly followed the road and entered the manor.

Entering the main gate and going around the temporary wall, there was a spacious training ground. Large bronze braziers were placed on all sides, and the fire was burning brightly.

About a hundred warriors were lined up on both the left and right sides. The shadows of the warriors flickering in the bonfire shimred on the wall.

In the distance, the lights of the great hall were brightly lit. A large grand master's chair was placed on the high seat of the wide-open great hall door.

Gu Yeongang was sitting in the grand master's chair. A dignity like that of a heavenly god flowed from him as he looked down at Kang Sogun, leaning on a large heavy sword.

Kang Sogun slowly walked past the training ground.

Below the high seat of the great hall, there was a scholar looking down at him. As the scholar was about to raise his hand, Gu Yeongang said a word.

"Let him co."

The Divine Strategist, Jo Gaeryang, lowered his hand. Originally, if he had given a hand signal, four masters would have appeared and greeted Kang Sogun.

Kang Sogun had been injured while fighting with the Black Sword and the others. If he fought with the four masters that Jo Gaeryang had prepared in that state, he would surely be seriously injured.

It was Jo Gaeryang's intention for Gu Yeongang to step up then and to cut off Kang Sogun's head.

But for so reason, Gu Yeongang had stopped Jo Gaeryang.

Kang Sogun stood at the end of the training ground and looked at Gu Yeongang inside the great hall.

Gu Yeongang looked down and asked.

"Do you have the confidence to co up?"

Kang Sogun slowly climbed the stairs and entered the great hall.

A bright light flashed in Gu Yeongang's eyes as he looked down at Kang Sogun.

"Indeed, you are bold. Kang Hwi!"

As Kang Sogun's real na ca out of Gu Yeongang's mouth, not only Kang Sogun but also the Divine Strategist, Jo Gaeryang, were surprised.

Jo Gaeryang had released people and knew that Kang Sogun was the master of the Kang Residence. However, he had reported to Gu Yeongang that Kang Sogun's whereabouts had disappeared in Nanjing and that he could not be found.

But he could not help but be surprised that Gu Yeongang already knew Kang Sogun's real na.

'It ans there is another line.'

Gu Yeongang raised his hand.

Then the maids ca out with a drinking table with mincing steps.

"Everyone, leave and close the doors of the great hall!"

As Gu Yeongang instructed, even Jo Gaeryang could not be in the great hall.

Gu Yeongang stood up from the grand master's chair and then slowly ca down from the high seat.

"Sit."

Gu Yeongang sat down in front of the drinking table first. As the host invited him first, Kang Sogun also untied the spear on his back and sat down in front of the drinking table.

"I didn't know I would be drinking with the bastard who killed my son. I can't pour you a drink. Drink on your own."

Gu Yeongang filled his own cup and then drank it in one gulp.

Kang Sogun poured wine into his own cup and drank.

"Did you know?"

Gu Yeongang asked out of the blue.

"I could not be sure."

Kang Sogun had been continuously pursued by the military brigades and masters of the Heavenly Martial Faction. Each ti, he had killed them all and had sent them back.

Nevertheless, as the Heavenly Martial Faction had openly hunted him like a rabbit again, he had guessed Gu Yeongang's intention.

It ant to see his face.

"If you had fled, I would have pursued you to the end and would have killed you."

Gu Yeongang poured wine again and drank it in one gulp.

"If you had hesitated when you entered the manor, I would have also killed you right away."

Gu Yeongang poured wine into his own cup again.

Kang Sogun also emptied his cup and then poured wine.

Gu Yeongang looked at his own cup and then suddenly asked.

"Did he die painfully?"

"He probably didn't even know he was dying."

"I see. It is natural for a martial artist to die if his skills are lacking. If he did not die painfully, it can be said to be a blessing."

Gu Yeongang silently emptied his wine cup.

"I have three sons, and among them, the youngest was my favorite. The first one, for so reason, doesn't seem to follow my path, and the second one thinks too much."

Gu Yeongang lanted.

In fact, Gu Yangun's skills were not lacking as a rising star. However, he had suffered a disaster by running wild without knowing his opponent. That was his fate.

"Although that third pup was rash, he had guts. I thought he would be the one to succeed if he lived a little longer and gained more experience."

A bright light poured out from Gu Yeongang's eyes.

"But one day, I heard that he had died. To a naless ronin."

Kang Sogun rembered the day he had killed Gu Yangun.

He could have not used a killing move. But he had been in a state of internal injury. He had to kill the enemy in the shortest possible ti.

With that thought, Yeon Hwasim ca to mind.

For a mont, various thoughts flashed through Kang Sogun's mind, but suddenly, a killing intent poured out from Gu Yeongang's eyes.

Gu Yeongang was one of the ten great masters. As he revealed his killing intent, a sharp qi wave that seed to cut flesh rushed in.

-Thud!

Unable to withstand Gu Yeongang's killing intent, various parts of Kang Sogun's collar burst.

The Golden Dragon Qi slowly rose from within Kang Sogun's body.

Kang Sogun silently raised his wine cup and drank. And then he poured another cup.

Gu Yeongang's eyes beca calm, and the killing intent disappeared as if it had been washed away.

"A direct descendant of the Heavenly Martial Faction could not have died to a naless ronin. But now that I see, he was a master who could face the Iron Fist Hero."

Gu Yeongang lanted.

"The martial world is a place where you can die at any ti if your opponent is superior to you. If you think of it that way, that fellow's death is not sothing to hold a grudge over."

Kang Sogun looked at Gu Yeongang. He slowly continued his words as if he were reminiscing.

"When I took over as the Heavenly Martial Faction Master, I was exactly that pup's age. I was full of youthful vigor and ran wild. At that ti, the Heavenly Martial Faction was a very small faction in the north of Hubei. It was to the point where it was difficult to even call it a faction."

Gu Yeongang's father had been killed by a nearby sect.

Gu Yeongang, who had just passed twenty, had ascended to the position of the Heavenly Martial Faction Master. And after gritting his teeth, he had annihilated that sect in three years.

"It must have been from then. A bastard who had to be knocked down kept appearing in front of . And so I have co this far."

Gu Yeongang closed his eyes as if he were filled with new emotions and continued his words.

"The Four Great Powers of the world? The ten great masters of the world? That's not what I wanted. But at so point, it had beco like that. And so I have co to have the unification of the martial world before my eyes."

Kang Sogun frowned. Gu Yeongang was publicly declaring that he would unify the martial world.

A bright light flashed in Gu Yeongang's eyes.

Gu Yeongang raised his wine cup, drank it in one gulp, and then broke the cup.

"This much is enough. Since my son died because his skills were lacking, I have no intention of taking a blood price. But since I have t a rare master, I must have a go. Let's exchange three moves."

Gu Yeongang's proposal was unexpected. It was not a life-or-death battle, but a proposal to exchange three forms.

Of course, in a fight between masters, life and death were decided in one move.

Kang Sogun drew his internal energy and checked his injuries. Gu Yeongang was a difficult opponent even if his body was normal.

Gu Yeongang looked at Kang Sogun intently. His words that ca out again were also surprising.

"My subordinates have done sothing unnecessary. I heard you were injured in the fight with the Black Sword. First, recover from your injuries and co back. Will a fortnight be enough?"

Kang Sogun looked at Gu Yeongang.

In his opinion, Gu Yeongang was a hero who had both martial arts and a deep mind.

He could not know his hidden intentions. He was even confused as to whether he was truly grieving his son's death.

Jo Gaeryang, who had been behind the temporary wall, entered the great hall. He approached Gu Yeongang and asked.

"Why are you sending him back just like that? Will he co back?"

"He will co back. He wants to end this ill-fated relationship."

Jo Gaeryang could not understand Gu Yeongang.

It was Jo Gaeryang's hidden intention to have Gu Yeongang personally punish him after he had been injured by sending the Black Sword and the others.

But Gu Yeongang had let him go just like that. Gu Yeongang silently went into his residence.

Jo Gaeryang's head was spinning complicatedly.

'There is definitely sothing I don't know!'

Jo Gaeryang instinctively sensed a crisis.

From so point on, Gu Yeongang was not confiding in him.

Hadn't he just revealed that Kang Sogun was the successor of the Kang Residence, Kang Hwi, himself?

Perhaps he was suspecting that Jo Gaeryang had deliberately not reported Kang Sogun's whereabouts.

'Not good.'

***

"Why did you send him back just like that?"

The Heavenly Martial Faction's great young master, Gu Yangjo, was also puzzled by his father's judgnt.

"What will happen if I kill him?"

Gu Yangjo thought for a mont and then said.

"Since he has been revealed to be a mber of the imperial family, it will probably beco awkward with the court."

"Jo Gaeryang is thinking of giving one rit and one derit."

"What is the rit and what is the derit?"

"Think from the crown prince's perspective. If I catch the Prince of Han, I will have established a rit. And if I kill that bastard, I will have hard a relative of the imperial family, so it will be a derit."

"But that bastard hard the third young master first."

"Will the crown prince care about that when he becos the emperor and seizes power?"

Although he was a direct descendant of the Heavenly Martial Faction, in the eyes of the imperial family, he was a commoner. The price of death was different.

"Then..."

"The imperial family and the Heavenly Martial Faction will clash. Even if the Heavenly Martial Faction unifies the martial world, can it face a million soldiers?"

"Then you are thinking of only establishing a rit."

Gu Yeongang shook his head.

"That's not it either."

"Yes?"

"The Prince of Han is famous as a man of great strength, and his army is famous for its bravery. If I catch such a Prince of Han and offer him, the imperial family will fear our power. Also."

Gu Yeongang sighed inwardly.

Although his eldest son, Gu Yangjo, was outstanding in martial arts, he had a soft side. Although it could be said that his character was upright if you looked at it favorably, it did not suit the martial world where dark sches were rampant.

"The principle of non-interference between the governnt and the martial world! How will the martial world view the Heavenly Martial Faction, which has been deeply involved in the affairs of the court? Even if the Heavenly Martial Faction unifies the martial world, will they sincerely follow?"

"I see. Then is the Heavenly Martial Faction going to stay out of this matter?"

"That bastard will catch the Prince of Han. We will eliminate the Dragon Slaying Society and the Great Righteous Martial Hall."

"Kang Sogun will catch the Prince of Han?"

Gu Yangjo tilted his head. Gu Yeongang said with a cold face.

"It will be so."

(End of Chapter)