Chronicles of the Demon Faction

Episode 124 Even if you fall into a swamp, you can still breathe (3)

“….”

Jonglisan’s eyes deepened as he looked at the letter.

The face of Zhong Li-cheon, who was facing him, was bright red.

“This is a clear abuse of power. “No matter how much you are an inspector, how can you tell the head of the Seven Families to come and go?”

“….”

“You must never respond. “It would be better to send a letter to the main body of the Protestant church.”

“What do you mean send it?”

“You have to send exactly what the inspector sent! I have never seen such an arrogant inspector before!”

Zhong Lishan shook his head.

“I can’t do that.”

“Matriarch!”

“The authority to inspect is a position given directly by the head of the church. “Being dissatisfied with the inspector is no different from being dissatisfied with the religious leader.”

“Completely different! Even if the leader gave him authority, he…”

“He is a three-year-old.”

“…!”

“If you are the cult leader’s disciple and inspector, it is safe to say that you are the will of the religion itself.”

Zhong Lichen gritted his teeth.

“So are you planning on acceding to this ridiculous request?”

“I’m thinking about it.”

“You must never respond! “How will the other Seven Families view us?”

“I have never cared about what other families think.”

“But that doesn’t work! The head of the family may think so, but the demons of the main family look funny…!”

For a moment, Zhong Lishan’s eyes became cold.

“What did you say?”

Zhong Lichen said no.

“sorry. “I made a mistake.”

“….”

“But… my opinion has not changed. This is a clear abuse of power. There will definitely be voices of dissatisfaction even among the demons of the main family.”

“This is not an abuse of power.”

“yes?”

“If the leader tells you to come, you have to go. “When the leader tells you to bow down, you have to bow down.”

“But the inspector is not the religious leader!”

“It represents the will of the leader.”

“that…!”

“Do you think it’s a pun? “Absolutely not.”

Zhong Lishan shook his head.

“Even if we go here with a reasonable answer sheet, if the Protestant church says no, it’s not right. “Even if we call out the unfairness of the act, we are in a position where we have no choice but to submit if we are told to follow.”

“….”

“Everything goes according to the will of the demon god. That is the essence of the relationship between Shingyo and the Chilga.”

Zhong Lichen bit his lip.

“It doesn’t make sense.”

“know.”

“Are you willing to follow even though you know it doesn’t make sense?”

“I didn’t say I would follow. “But you don’t need to worry about it.”

“Aren’t you trying to get out of that ridiculous relationship?”

Zhong Lishan didn’t say anything.

Zhong Lichen continued.

“The reason the head of the family wants to break away from Shingyo is for the complete independence of the Seven Families. “Isn’t this different from the Jeoksa family, which operates for personal prosperity?”

“Please refrain from making dangerous remarks.”

“If you comply with the inspector’s request here… that will be a long time coming.”

Zhong Lishan shook his head.

“I have to think about it. “Just go out and see.”

Zhong Lichen’s fist trembled.

He trusted his brother. However, there were many parts that I could not understand when it came to things related to Protestantism.

Although they say they want independence from Protestantism, their actual behavior is no different from before. No, on the contrary, he seemed even more obsessed with Protestantism.

That was my dissatisfaction.

“I’ll see you again.”

Zhong Lishan did not answer. Zhong Lichen also did not expect an answer.

Just like that, only Jong-Li-San remained in the house where Jong-Li-Cheon left.

‘That’s strange.’

A subtle confusion appeared in Zhonglisan’s eyes, which had sunken as deep as an abyss.

‘Bring me the department’s ledgers? directly?’

It is understandable that Zhong Lichen is so angry. When I first received this letter, it was difficult for me to hold back my anger.

But at the same time, I also thought, ‘Why?’

‘If you don’t organize the ledgers and bring them back, you will be judged unsuitable… It may sound good, but in the end, it is not a proper inspection.’

What if they make a false ledger and take it away? There is no way for an inspector without any knowledge of Geogyeongga to check whether it is true or false.

‘In other words, the inspector did not send this letter to conduct an actual inspection.’

Is it simply to insult?

‘There is little chance of that happening.’

There are many ways to insult. There is no reason to use this method of abandoning my mission.

One thing is certain: if you refuse an order that is not an order, you will be judged unsuitable for inspection.

And Geogyeongga, who has been judged unsuitable, will be far removed from the power of the Demonic Murim before he can even begin anything.

“Because it’s a mountain… it makes it impossible not to go.”

The location is also close to here. If you drive your horse without stopping, you can reach the distance in three days.

If you decided to go, there was only one decision you had to make.

Do you take a proper ledger or a prepared ledger?

Zhong Lishan, who was lost in thought for a moment, called the Commander-in-Chief.

“Did you call me, matriarch?”

“Tonight, I will head to Mt. Jing, accompanied by the Sea King.”

His eyes sparkled.

“Until then, go through the ledgers. And all those ledgers….”

* * *

The road to Hyeongsan Mountain was not far.

The horses that drove the carriage were all world-famous horses, and the frame of the carriage itself was one that placed emphasis on mobility, making it a lightweight axle.

The problem was Kumho.

You might not have noticed it when it was a cub, but now the Geumho has a very striking appearance. Although it was smaller than a tiger, its tail, which was larger than its body, and its auspicious golden fur were sure to attract the attention of those around it.

Whenever I left Jeoksa Temple for a while, I had no choice but to take some measures to get to Hyeongsan Mountain.

However, Geumho himself solved the group’s concerns.

“Confucius.”

“say.”

“Is it true that Kumho is really following us?”

Wei Hongryeon kept glancing at the window. Of course, no matter how much I looked out the window, I could not see Geumho.

“do not worry.”

“Well, it won’t be a problem, but…”

Even Hong Sang-ho, who crossed the realm of transcendence, was killed by Geum-ho who bit him in one go. It will be difficult for any expert, let alone a wild beast, to harm Geumho.

“I just wonder if Geumho can avoid people’s eyes well.”

“They will arrive before us. don’t worry.”

Wei Hongryeon shrugged her shoulders.

“If you say so, I will stop worrying.”

If you think about it, there is no need to avoid people’s eyes. It may be burdensome to be the center of attention, but that doesn’t mean there will be any group that will mess with the Church of the Heavenly Demon.

Since we are not trying to target other factions of Kangho, it does not matter if Uicheonmaeng or Sanghyeolseong know about it.

It’s just annoying.

“But.”

“why?”

“Why do you want to go to Hyeongsan Mountain? “This is the first time I knew there was a place called Sohyanggok.”

It’s surprising that I didn’t ask about that curiosity until now.

Seo-ryang chuckled without realizing it. Wei Hongryeon’s innocently looking at herself was unusually cute.

“Are you curious?”

“Of course I’m curious. “After all, he is the leader of the inspection unit.”

Ma Dong-pil also glanced at Seoryang. Even though he didn’t say anything, he was also curious.

“Speaking of which, I would like to ask one more question, but this order is somewhat strange. Are you telling me to bring you the department’s ledgers? “What are you going to do if they bring false ledgers?”

“You have to pay the price.”

“That’s natural. The problem is, do we have any way to know that? But even though it was difficult to call Hyeongsan, there’s no need to go back to Geogyeongga to check, right?”

“If that was the case, I wouldn’t have told you to come to Hyeongsan.”

“I mean.”

Xiliang’s eyes deepened.

“It just expanded the scope of inspection.”

“Expansion? “What does that mean?”

“I guess so. At least there won’t be any problems with inspection. The above lender just needs to do what needs to be done in his/her position. “Just do what you’ve been doing so far.”

Wei Hongryun quenched her appetite.

“Since you say so, I understand. “I won’t ask any more questions.”

“If you keep asking, the answer will be the same.”

“I thought so.”

It’s a conversation full of affection.

Ma Dong-pil smiled without realizing it. Although you have become more serious and strict than before, Confucius is still Confucius. It was strangely interesting to think that the conversation between Confucius and Lord Gwangma had become more harmful than in the past.

But soon his expression hardened.

Because he heard something that Wei Honglian couldn’t hear.

– I’m still confused. How should I act? But one thing is certain.

-…?

– I’m going to try to move properly from now on. I won’t live as half-heartedly as I did now.

– Enough for Confucius…

– No. I didn’t really know what I wanted. It was just an abstract goal. So, I just repeatedly checked to see if this place was safe and that place was okay.

– ….

– I don’t do that anymore. I don’t know if it’s the right direction, but… I plan to follow the path I think is best, at the fastest speed and most efficiently.

Ma Dong-pil also did not know for sure what Seo-ryang’s thoughts were.

However, upon hearing Seo-ryang’s words, Ma Dong-pil felt goosebumps rising all over his body.

‘Once you decide on a path, you don’t look left or right.’

In the past, when there was confusion during the performance, Confucius said this. Think about whether this path is right or not later and run until you run out of breath. Only after you run so far that you can’t see a breakthrough should you think about whether this path is right for you.

Ma Dong-pil gained great insight from those words. This is not when you think this is enough, but when you can’t do anything, think about whether this is the right path.

Although it is a somewhat extreme idea, I thought it was also the reason why Confucius was able to grow so far.

It’s the same this time too.

Just like practicing martial arts, Confucius seems to be planning to run this time too. It seemed like he was willing to do anything for a clear goal.

‘I don’t know how far you want to go, but I will follow you until the end.’

After a while the carriage stopped.

Wei Hongryeon, who had been to the coach station, said.

“This is the place the inspector mentioned. “It’s a mountain, but it’s not a road that most people take.”

“This is right. “Welcome to the right place.”

“Where do you plan to go now?”

Seo-ryang got off the carriage and looked around.

His eyes sank deeply.

‘This is how it comes.’

I thought I would be very excited when I came here. I had no doubt that this was the place that would become the turning point of my second life.

But now this place has become a new starting point to achieve my goal.

“I am leaving my entire horse, carriage, and light horse unit here.”

“yes?”

“The entrance is small. “It’s spacious inside, but not big enough to accommodate a hundred people.”

Wei Honglian was embarrassed.

“Then should we just have the light horse stand here and go on our own?”

“okay.”

“What the hell…”

Xu Liang looked at Wei Honglian.

“Master Wei must come along. So make sure to give orders to your crew. “Never act rashly.”

“….”

“If the head of the Geogyeong family has any thoughts, he will come to visit within two days. “I have to finish my work before then.”

“What happened?”

“You’ll find out when you walk in.”

Wei Hongryeon, who was looking at Seoliang blankly, soon smiled.

“Fine. However, if something goes wrong, I will hide behind you, Confucius, so just know that.”

It is not the Inspector General, but the Master Confucius.

Xu Liang smiled.

“Well, that’s up to you.”

The two people ended the conversation smiling.

After a while, Wei Hongryeon, who had his light troops stationed around him, approached Seoryang.

“Then, shall we go into unknown territory?”

“Let’s do that.”

Xiliang’s eyes deepened.

“You won’t be disappointed.”

So the three entered one of King Sal’s safe houses built throughout the central plains.