The Youngest Member Chapter 75

Cheon Woojin is coming. The White Dragon Unit Commander, Jang Seohwi, tried his best to act nonchalant and avoid his gaze as much as possible.

He's probably not coming for .

There's no way that guy could know about my involvent.

If he knew, the Martial Alliance would already be in an uproar.

It's fine. As long as I keep my mouth shut and act nonchalant.

In that fleeting mont, various thoughts crossed his mind.

However, unfortunately, that monster ca right up to him with a stiff expression.

"Ah, alliance mber Cheon."

The White Dragon Unit Commander said, trying to act nonchalant. The end of his voice trembled slightly, enough for only him to know, and even that made his heart pound.

'What's with that expression...'

He looked down at him with a blank expression. That unreadable gaze rather caused fear.

However, Cheon Woojin was thinking sothing far from what the White Dragon Unit Commander had imagined.

'The side dishes are not good. The plums taste bad.'

Soon, he sat down.

The White Dragon Unit Commander thought, 'why is this bastard sitting here', but he couldn't bring himself to ask.

And so, he ate for a long ti in a suffocating silence.

Suddenly, Cheon Woojin asked.

"Where is the Black Tortoise Unit Commander?"

He had heard that he had been proven innocent and had been released from the Punishnt Hall.

He had gone straight to the Black Tortoise Pavilion, but since no one was there, he had co to eat alone.

At that nonchalant question, the White Dragon Unit Commander choked.

"...?"

Cheon Woojin thought that the White Dragon Unit Commander was a strange person.

Soon, the White Dragon Unit Commander, who had drunk so water, said.

"Well. I think he's probably eating outside with the Black Tortoise Unit mbers."

"Ah, is that so."

Cheon Woojin, who had nodded his head, moved his chopsticks again.

The White Dragon Unit Commander wanted to get up right away. However, he still had a lot of food left. He couldn't show a strange appearance for no reason. Thinking that he would go to the dical hall and get so digestive dicine as soon as he finished eating, he chewed and swallowed his food.

It was then.

"Young hero Cheon!"

A clear voice echoed throughout the dining hall.

People's heads turned on their own.

A handso young man with white skin was running towards Cheon Woojin with a movent as if he were about to fly.

"Ah, young hero Song."

It was Song Yiyeon.

As Cheon Woojin nonchalantly nodded his head, Song Yiyeon sat down naturally as if he were being sucked into the chair.

Behind him, the Black Tortoise Unit Commander, Cheol Jiak, and Deputy Commander Zhuge Lin.

Besides them, the Black Tortoise Unit mbers, including Jang Woopyeong and Do Seonghwi, ca in.

Cheon Woojin, who had spotted them, put down his chopsticks and got up from his seat. He bowed his head to the Black Tortoise Unit Commander.

"Unit Commander, it's been a long..."

The Black Tortoise Unit Commander's cauldron-lid-like fist fell on Cheon Woojin's head. Of course, Cheon Woojin dodged it just before it hit.

The Black Tortoise Unit Commander, who had swung his fist into the empty air, retrieved it with an embarrassed look and then poured out a rather high-pitched voice.

"What on earth were you thinking, doing such a reckless thing! Do you know that the Punishnt Hall sent a pursuit and kill team?"

"Ah, Unit Commander! It ended well. Why are you like this?"

Jang Woopyeong, who was next to him, grabbed the Black Tortoise Unit Commander's thick arm and stopped him. However, Cheol Jiak's heart, which had been worried like crazy, did not calm down easily.

In the rather noisy situation, there were three people who were unusually quiet.

It was Cheon Woojin, Zhuge Lin, and the White Dragon Unit Commander.

The Black Tortoise Unit Commander looked at them in turn.

Cheon Woojin was originally a man of few words, and Zhuge Lin, having heard what had happened in her family, would not have the nerve to speak in front of Cheon Woojin.

'But why is that guy like that?'

The White Dragon Unit Commander's face was deathly pale. Although he was usually on the pale side, now he looked almost like a corpse.

"Did you eat sothing bad?"

"Ahem, what are you talking about. I heard the news. It's a good thing you're out."

"A good thing? I was dragged there even though I was innocent, so I'm dying of unfairness. At least the head of the Punishnt Hall said he would compensate the Black Tortoise Unit later, so that's a good thing."

The White Dragon Unit Commander nodded his head repeatedly.

Just as he had finished his al, the White Dragon Unit Commander, who had jumped up from his seat, said, 'I'll go to the Black Tortoise Pavilion later. It's a good thing. A good thing. Ah, take two plums each from here. They're delicious,' and then disappeared like an arrow, leaving behind such rambling words.

Song Yiyeon, who was looking at his receding back, said.

"Young hero Cheon, why is he like that?"

"I don't know."

"Ah, were we too noisy and disturbed his al?"

"He was always like that."

Cheon Woojin shrugged his shoulders.

Song Yiyeon looked at Cheon Woojin with a new look.

The entire Martial Alliance was already talking about nothing but Cheon Woojin.

Although all the actions Cheon Woojin had shown so far were great, this ti was truly different. The aning of the Five Great Families in the Martial Alliance was truly special.

The Five Great Families were an iron fortress that would never be shaken, but a newcor who had just joined the alliance had co back after stirring it up trendously.

The ripple effect was so great that it was said that the center of power of the Zhuge family had shifted, so it was an enormous influence.

Suddenly, Cheon Woojin, who was looking at the unusually quiet Zhuge Lin, handed her the plum that was on his tray.

"This is delicious."

Zhuge Lin looked at the plum blankly and then received it.

A silence continued for a while. Even the clueless Jang Woopyeong knew that it was not an atmosphere to open his mouth.

"Junior Cheon. I'm sorry."

What on earth was she sorry for, Cheon Woojin tilted his head.

At that calm appearance, Zhuge Lin's heart rather ached. Her uncle had tried to kill junior Cheon. Although the result was the opposite, that fact did not change.

"I heard what happened at the Zhuge family."

"Ah."

Cheon Woojin finally understood Zhuge Lin's words.

However, it was not Zhuge Lin's fault, so he still didn't know why she was apologizing.

But, one thing was certain.

"I t Zhuge Hyeon."

"Ah, you did."

For so reason, a bitterness brushed past Zhuge Lin's face.

Cheon Woojin's words continued.

"He's not a very talented martial artist. He can't even control his own temper at that age."

Zhuge Hyeon, the son of the deceased Zhuge Seong, had rushed in without distinguishing front from back and had his leg broken by Cheon Woojin.

Zhuge Lin, who had already heard that fact, smiled bitterly.

"Even so, he was a guy who was even called a Heavenly Martial Body in our Zhuge family. Of course, in junior Cheon's eyes, he would seem endlessly lacking."

"He was worse than you, Deputy Commander."

Zhuge Lin's eyes widened.

That couldn't be.

At least when she was young, she had heard that the blessing of the god of martial arts had descended on the Zhuge family, referring to Zhuge Hyeon and Zhuge Lin.

But she herself had co to suffer from a blocked ridian, and Zhuge Hyeon had blossod his talent day by day and had now leaped to a fairly top-tier master even in the Zhuge family.

How could she be compared to such a Zhuge Hyeon?

However, Cheon Woojin was firm.

"You'll know when you see it."

"Huh? What..."

Cheon Woojin got up from his seat. Since he had solved the problem of the plum he didn't want to eat, it was now ti to solve Zhuge Lin's blocked ridian.

* * *

Cheon Woojin, who had returned to the Black Tortoise Pavilion, stood facing Zhuge Lin alone in an empty room. At Cheon Woojin's words, Zhuge Lin's pupils were trembling endlessly.

"So, this blocked ridian is also the work of my uncle... no, that guy Zhuge Seong?"

"It's not certain, but."

In fact, Cheon Woojin had a certain conviction.

He had once thought about whether Zhuge Lin's blocked ridian was due to an external factor. However, since a family like the Zhuge family would not have failed to discover that fact, he had given up the thought.

But, he had found out what kind of place the Zhuge family was. He had heard its inside story, and he had seen and experienced how vicious Zhuge Seong was.

He was a man who could even poison his niece for his own and his son's future.

"...Even if it's true, is there a way to cure a blocked ridian that has already occurred? As far as I know, no doctor, even those called divine doctors, could cure a blocked ridian."

Cheon Woojin nodded his head. It was a natural thing. Because the one who could treat a blocked ridian was not a doctor, but a martial artist.

Of course, even among martial artists, there were very few who could do it. There were probably few in the current era. Even his masters had said that their success rate when they had tried it was seventy percent.

"The success rate is seventy percent. If it fails..."

Cheon Woojin's words trailed off. Touching another person's ki ridian had to be done very carefully. Even if it was to torture them to achieve a goal, it was even more so if it was to treat the opponent.

A damaged ki ridian does not heal easily. It could even be permanently damaged. Trying to treat a blocked ridian could rather make the body unable to use internal energy at all.

Zhuge Lin, who had heard Cheon Woojin's explanation, nodded her head without hesitation.

"Let's do it."

"You should think about it a little more carefully..."

"With this body, I can't do anything anyway."

Zhuge Lin was firm. Although she had not shown it on the outside, she had resented her body and had been depressed for countless days.

Was her heart conveyed?

Cheon Woojin, who had nodded his head, stretched out his hand. Zhuge Lin naturally took that hand.

"Huh?"

"What?"

"You have to turn your back..."

"Aah!"

The flustered Zhuge Lin turned her back with a slightly reddened face.

Soon, Zhuge Lin slightly lowered her top, revealing her bare back.

This thod was natural and familiar to martial artists. Basically, it was like that when an elder of a family caressed a child's ki and blood, and it was also like that when treating a martial artist who had been poisoned.

Although they were of different genders, in front of martial arts, they were just the sa martial artists. Zhuge Lin was not embarrassed, and Cheon Woojin had no thoughts.

"I'll start."

"...Yeah."

No. It seed a little embarrassing.

Zhuge Lin let out a dry cough for no reason.

Soon, Cheon Woojin's rough hand touched her back.

A gentle energy slowly circulated along her ki path, and soon it reached the first gate of the blocked ki ridian.

"It will probably sting a little."

"Yeah."

Soon, a scream that tore the sky echoed in the Black Tortoise Pavilion.

* * *

Splash-

A bright red float caused a ripple in the pond.

Two n were staring at it endlessly.

The young man sitting down was looking around for so reason, and the middle-aged man with a strong build standing up was constantly snorting, 'hmph! hmph!'.

"Hey, Ma Butcher. Who would have thought that that guy would actually catch the Shadowless Divine Thief? Relax your face."

"Let's just pretend the bet didn't happen, shall we? Anyway, didn't alliance mber Cheon refuse?"

Ma Yongseok, an official of the Black Plaque Star and the Young Star Lord's guard, had not been able to sleep properly since he had heard the news that the Shadowless Divine Thief had been arrested.

The Young Star Lord he knew was a person who would sohow find alliance mber Cheon, make him make a wish, and would move the entire Black Plaque Star to grant it.

The reason was simple. Because it was a promise he had made.

Even if the sky were to split in two, no, twenty, the way he kept his word was exactly the sa as the Black Plaque Star Lord.

"Ahem. That can't be. I know about the bet, you know about it, and the heavens and the earth know about it, so how can we take it back? If a man goes back on his word, he should cut it off."

"You should just cut it off. In the long run, that's more beneficial."

"What, you bastard?"

The Young Star Lord got up in a huff. At the sa ti, the float that was on the surface of the water went down.

The Young Star Lord licked his lips and grabbed the fishing rod.

"The fire carp saved you."

"Instead, I'll be killed by the Black Plaque Star Lord."

"Hey, is my father that kind of person?"

"..."

The Young Star Lord, Ha Inseong, gave a gentle smile.

Ma Yongseok knew what he was worried about. However, Ha Inseong was confident in his ability to read people.

'No matter what I give that guy, it will eventually be a profit.'

It was rare to find soone born with the disposition of such a great master.

At most, there were probably four or five in an era?

If he could have such a person by his side, he would not regret giving anything.

"At least it's a good thing that alliance mber Cheon doesn't seem to be very interested in such a bet."

"I don't think so. That guy has no choice but to co."

"Yes?"

At Ha Inseong's confident voice, the anxiety that Ma Yongseok had half shaken off ca back.

"What on earth did you do?"

"What did I do? I sent an offer that he can't refuse."

"To the Martial Alliance? Do you happen to know that you are the Young Star Lord of the Black Plaque Star?"

"No, but this bastard..."

The Young Star Lord raised the fishing rod like a switch. Fortunately, a fire carp ca along with it.

"...The fire carp saved you twice."

"Yes. But can't you tell ? I need to know in advance and prepare to so extent. That's my mission."

In the end, Ha Inseong, who had let out a sigh, began to explain.

The way to make Cheon Woojin co here without fail.

Ma Yongseok's eyes, who was listening to the explanation, gradually widened, and in the end, he hit his knee.

"Hah, if it's that, alliance mber Cheon will also accept. When on earth did you prepare this?"

"Is there anything that happens in the Central Plains black path that I can't know?"

"Well. That's also true. By the way, isn't it a bad thing for us to cut out the rotten part of the Martial Alliance?"

"Let's look at the long run. The long run."

Ha Inseong looked at the pond with a strange smile.

At that sight, Ma Yongseok said in a low voice.

"Yes, please, let's look at the long run."

"What did you just say?"

"...I was talking to myself."

And so, the information of soone in the Martial Alliance who had colluded with the black path was delivered to Cheon Woojin in the na of a rchant group.

(End of Chapter)