Inside the carriage.
A sigh escaped from Cheongsu, who was peeking out the window.
Ah. In the end, their level could only draw out the Sword Peak of the Breaking the Mountain of Swords and Peaks. What a pity. I wanted to see the Breaking the Mountain I had only heard about.
Excuse .
Hearing the voice from behind, Cheongsu covered the window again and sat down.
Please speak.
Cheongsus carefree deanor seed to greatly help the Daseollang ladies regain their composure.
Sanggwan Nanhwa asked her.
Did you say the young master of the Sword House sent you?
Yes. And?
Sanggwan Nanhwas words sped up a bit.
Did the young master happen to ntion anything about our situation? Any prior notice?
Cheongsu tilted her head.
Well, he did ntion there might be an attack.
Sanggwan Nanhwa interrupted.
Her tone grew more urgent and faster.
Its not about the attack. Right now, our Daseollang.
But her words didnt reach their end.
.
It was because Cheongsu had grasped her sword and held up a finger.
Excuse .
When nothing happened even as they stayed still, Sanggwan Nanhwa tried to speak again.
At that mont, the carriage door swung open.
And simultaneously, a sword shot out from Cheongsus sheath as if fired.
It was a beautiful sword draw, inexplicably possible in the narrow carriage.
It was a chanical-style variation of the sword-drawing technique from the Sword Houses common swordsmanship, Sword Heart Sword Sound.
!
!
The one who had opened the door to peek inside was startled.
But surprisingly, Cheongsu was equally surprised.
It was partly because the other party was wearing the nuns robes of the Ei Sect.
But more than that, it was because the other party had succeeded in blocking her sword-drawing technique with the sword they were holding.
I had held back my strength at the end because I had no intention of killing.
As expected, even when rotten, the Ei Sect was still the Ei Sect.
While Cheongsu was smiling with intrigue, the other party was gritting their teeth.
Eek!
No matter how much internal energy they drew upon, they couldnt push back or deflect Cheongsus sword.
What saved them was the urgent outcry of the Daseollang ladies.
Wait a mont! This person is our teacher!
Teacher!
At those words, Cheongsu tilted her head and retracted her sword.
Teacher?
It was a swift and precise sheathing, just like her sword draw.
Girls! Are you alright? Is anyone hurt?
The one checking on the childrens well-being with worried eyes was a young nun with short-cropped hair, rather than Cheongsu.
Yes! Teacher! We are all safe!
Thank goodness you are also unhard, Teacher!
Sanggwan Nanhwa said to Cheongsu.
She is our self-defense teacher at the academy.
Ah, is that so.
Not a master but a teacher, huh.
Cheongsu, unfamiliar with the academy system, gave a vague response while observing the other party with her eyes.
Unlike other young Ei Sect nuns, shes experienced in battle. I sll blood.
Despite being quite a beauty, she was a nun who could only be described as unique for the Ei Sect, with no adornnts at all.
Faint scars were visible on her exposed skin.
Thank goodness, thank goodness. I was worried about you all.
After briefly embracing the Daseollang ladies, she looked at Cheongsu.
Who is this person?
Ah, I am from the Sword House.
Cheongsus words couldnt continue.
You there!
At the sharp voice, the Daseollang ladies shrank back.
The nun who was their self-defense teacher also made an unpleasant expression and stepped away from the Daseollang ladies.
The one who approached with a fierce expression was a supervising nun holding a sword.
Do you not realize the battle hasnt ended yet?! What on earth are you all doing, losing your minds?!
The answer ca from the roof of the carriage.
Well, you dont need to worry about that.
Who are you?
It was Cheongsu, who had climbed onto the carriage at so point and was surveying the surroundings.
She gazed towards the distant reeds and continued.
Its practically over anyway.
***
The elite forces had been completely crushed by Elder Yeom.
Even in their drugged state, the Qingye mbers instinctively split apart to avoid him, overwheld by his might.
However, awaiting them were the warriors of the War Advisory Group, pre-positioned by the veteran military officer.
Spread out to the left and right, forming wings, they began attacking the dispersing mbers.
It was a one-sided massacre.
Uwahhh!
Occasionally, a mber would miraculously succeed in an attack, but it only left a mark on the War Advisory Groups armor.
Even the remaining martial artists among the mbers collapsed in the reeds without holding out for more than a few exchanges.
The remaining dozens of mbers ford a circular formation, entrusting their backs to each other, and desperately resisted.
Maintain the formation!
Hold on, you bastards! Hold on!
They glared with venom in their eyes, swinging their weapons forward.
The warriors under Elder Yeom simply watched them with composed expressions.
One would expect so to get hot-headed in the midst of battle, but those tempered in hundreds of battles in the northern lands never unnecessarily grew agitated.
Or perhaps this level of battle was not enough to stir their excitent.
Damn it, charge at us! You sons of bitches!
Ill bury you all, co at !
The warriors gave no response.
So even let out cold sneers.
The warriors deflected the opponents wildly swung weapons as if encouraging them, or struck a blow through any openings that appeared.
Gradually, the shouts of the mbers reeked of alcohol, their lips dried, and strength drained from their bodies.
Their venom was rapidly evaporating along with their stamina.
The veteran military officer, who had been observing their condition with a sharp gaze, waved his hand widely.
Now!
The mont the warriors and mbers clashed between the two wings, Elder Yeom, who had been quietly watching from a distance, turned around.
Its over.
As he said.
The twenty armored cavalry units of the Sword House that had charged from behind the Qingye mbers trampled them.
With a horrible sound of tearing flesh, arms and legs scattered in the air, and heads rolled far away.
The armored cavalry passed through between the two wings.
No one was standing there.
***
Surprisingly, the leader of Qingye was still very much alive.
Huff huff.
Whether the Breaking the Mountain of Swords and Peaks intervened or not, he had known from the start that there was no chance of winning against the regular forces of the Luoyang Sword House.
I wonder if that deputy leader bought so ti.
Imdiately after sending his mbers to charge, he had been escaping the battleground through a pre-scouted escape route.
Huff huff.
Using lightness skill to run in this situation was sothing only amateurs would do.
If he had used lightness skill, he would have been turned into a beehive by the repeating crossbows of the Scarlet Silk Road Guerrilla Unit by now or eventually caught up by the cavalry.
Instead.
As the most skilled assassin in the assassination group Qingye, he was slowly and quietly crawling through the lush and wide reeds.
No need to feel regret. As long as I survive, I can rebuild the organization any number of tis.
The Snake Movent Skill, said to be modeled after the movent of a snake, might have looked ridiculous.
But to him, the Snake Movent Skill was a divine skill that had saved his life nurous tis in life-or-death situations.
Good. If I can just get a little further away like this!
As he was muttering to himself, a womans voice was heard right next to him.
Oh my~ Waiting in a place like this, another snake passes by.
?!
The energy sensation he had been spreading in all directions still didnt detect any presence around him.
Who?! Arghh?!
He swore that until now, in his entire life of being raised as an assassin and living as one, he had never let out such an undignified scream.
But no one could help it.
Slender, long fingers dug into his spine and grabbed his vertebrae.
Urgh?! Ugh?!
It was a pain that completely squeezed his nerves.
Except for screaming, he couldnt control his body at all, not knowing what was going on.
At this rate, Ill be captured alive!
He could barely move his jaw.
That too was thanks to the secret thod of body control he had trained for a long ti as an assassin.
Oh my, oh my. No, no, you cant.
As if clearly knowing what he was trying to do, the womans other hand covered his face.
The womans fingers, wedged between his cheeks like tofu, prevented him from moving his jaw.
The suicide pill placed between his teeth beca useless like that, but the woman didnt seem satisfied with just that.
As the woman delicately moved her fingers embedded in his cheeks, his jaw joint was dislocated.
Hoho. With this, Ive caught both snakes~.
Next to him, the deputy leader, whom he had expected to buy ti, was already in the sa state, lying down.
***
Yeon So-hyeon, who had finished introducing Cheongsu, pointed to the woman sitting next to Se-ah, smiling brightly.
Here. Theres one more new face.
A courtesan dressed in gisaeng attire stood up and politely greeted the group.
Nice to et you~, everyone.
Although they had no idea who she was, everyone applauded to welco her.
Thank you~, thank you~.
Se-ah, who had stood up with her, cleared her throat.
She is soone hired for this plan under the young masters orders.
The courtesan in gisaeng attire raised her hand.
My na is Seo Rim-cheong~.
Once again, the group reflexively applauded.
This stunningly beautiful courtesan had a strange power to move the crowd with her gentle smile.
Of course, there was also soone in this gathering who wasnt affected by such power.
She is the top specialist in the dark arts I hired from Luoyang.
At Yeon So-hyeons words, everyone looked at her with surprised eyes.
Hohoho.
She covered her mouth with her sleeve as if embarrassed.
Yeon So-hyeon briefly added.
And based on her extensive geographical knowledge of the entirety of Luoyang, she will also be a guide to show Daseollang around various places in Luoyang.
Please take good care of ~!
***
The aftermath of the battle was being handled in various places.
The identity of those individuals is likely the notorious assassination group Qingye from Henan Province.
Jeong Ryung was reporting to Elder Yeom.
For now, we couldnt find the corpse of the one who seems to be the enemy commander, so we will search beyond the encirclent.
Over here~!
A woman in archers attire was approaching on horseback, crossing the reeds.
On her back, the leader and deputy leader of Qingye were stacked.
They are?!
Theyre snakes~.
Jeong Ryung was startled and had his subordinates secure the leader and deputy leader.
Oh my, oh my. Since their spines have been slightly pulled out, please be careful when taking them down~.
At her words, Jeong Ryungs subordinates hesitated for a mont before moving very carefully.
Young lady.
Jeong Ryungs gaze, about to address her, spotted the curved bow hanging from her horse and the quiver mixed with signal arrows.
Ah! You are the one who fired the signal arrow to reveal the location of the assassination group!
Assassination group?
She covered her mouth with her sleeve and smiled.
Hoho. If you call those re things an assassination group, wouldnt a real assassin sowhere be saddened~?
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