Episode 24:
The evil demon’s breathing became heavy.
My body felt heavy, as if I was in a mire.
Even though we were just standing face to face, I felt so pressured that I couldn’t even lift a finger.
‘It’s not just that we lost momentum.’
Having reached the peak of perfection, you are just too scared to move?
It was a story that made no sense.
‘Could it be a false g?’
It is an art that is exclusive to absolute masters who can harm others simply by activating their will.
The moment he realized that an invisible force was binding him, the demon’s face turned white.
‘crazy! Why on earth is such a monster here…!’
It was known that among the absolute rulers of the sect,monly referred to as the Ten Heavenly Emperors, the only one who built a nest in Sacheon was the Poison King.
However, the man in front of me did not look like a poison king by any means.
Not only did I not feel the unpleasant energy unique to poisonous people, but the white electric current swirling around my body was by no means something that could be emitted by someone who practiced poisonous techniques.
“Are you the leader of the demons?”
“…….”
“I understand even if you don’t hear the answer.”
The man, Dokgo Woojin, snapped his fingers twice.
Then the two demons who were watching the situation from afar copsed on the spot.
The demon’s eyes widened.
For a split second he saw.
A thin mass of strong energy released from Dokgo Woojin’s fingertips pierced between the eyebrows of his subordinates.
“What were you nning to do by kidnapping my son?”
“What are you talking about?”
“Didn’t you kidnap Cheonumjiche?”
“…!”
It was only then that Eumsalgwima was able to roughly understand the situation.
[You will regret it.]
[Regret? What do you mean?]
[I was blinded by my paranoia and proceeded with the work without properly collecting information.]
I thought the young guy was bluffing, but it seems that wasn’t the case.
The man in front of me was not an avenger who hated the uninhabited ind demon dispatched by a specific force.
He was just a father who ran to save his son who was in danger.
“Who the hell are you? “I have never heard of someone like you in Sichuan.”
“I don’t want to tell you and there’s no reason I should.”
“If you want your son to be safe, you had better not act rashly.”
“It’s too bad, but all the demons who were chasing the Taoist monk of Qingcheng are already dead.”
“…!”
I nced down at Dokgo Woojin’s feet.
Unlike Eumsalgwima, who fled the scene as soon as he sensed something strange, Ilho was unable to respond to Dokgo Woojin’s attack.
Crump!
Dokgo Woojin lightly stamped his foot.
The life quickly drained from Il-ho’s face as he clutched his sunken chest and croaked.
“There’s no need to keep the two of them alive.”
The Demon Demon of Eumsal watched the scene intently but did not move.
No, I couldn’t move.
“I will ask again. “What were you nning to do by kidnapping my son?”
“There is no need to ask. “Because I know everything.”
The answer did note from the demon of evil spirits, but from the mouth of Yeonsun, who was lying in the middle of the copsed warehouse.
“You know?”
“yes. “I will exin everythingter.”
“Then there is no need to go through the trouble of interrogating him.”
“Whether you split his limbs or abolish his dantian, if you subdue him appropriately and hand him over to the Qingcheng faction, it would be a decent gift.”
“It’s not a bad idea.”
Dokgo Woojin nodded and took a step forward.
The demon’s eyes were bloodshot.
More than being insulted, I was angry at myself for not being able to move properly in this situation.
I had lived my whole life with pride in my martial arts skills, but at this moment, it felt like it was being shattered.
It was so painful that I couldn’t bear it.
‘What should I do?’
He quickly rolled his eyes.
All of his subordinates were dead, and the absolute master in front of him was closing the distance by the minute.
‘How can I get out of here safely?’
There was no chance of winning if we fought head on.
Still, it didn’t seem like it would be possible to escape.
‘……hostage.’
The demon of evil spirits released its internal energy in one move, shaking off the intangible energy that was binding its body, andunched a new weapon towards the copsed warehouse.
Cheonumjiche had already left, but anyone worthy of being a hostage was here too.
‘If only we could secure the hostages!’
Hearing the sound of approaching footsteps, Yeonsun slightly raised his head and looked ahead.
The moment he saw the demon of evil spirits rushing towards him with a desperate expression, a sneer appeared on his lips.
‘You are out of your mind.’
You’re thinking of turning your back on an absolute expert.
It seemed that the old man had finally grown senile.
Quad deuk!
Dokgo Woojin caught up in an instant and grabbed hold of both arms of the demon demon Eumsal and broke it.
A desperate scream echoed throughout the area.
* * *
‘Where am I?’
When I opened my eyes, an unfamiliar ceiling came into view.
I reflexively tried to get up, but couldn’t ovee the intense pain and ended up lying down on the bed.
‘I even remember carrying Dokgo Woojin on his back…’
Apparently, he lost consciousness while leaving the warehouse area.
I calmly looked around.
The spacious private room had no other furniture other than the bed and table.
Outside the Jangjimun Gate, I could feel arge crowd of people, and a strong herbal scent filled my nose.
‘Is it a medical room?’
It seemed like he had been taken to a medical room while he was unconscious.
Now I see that white cloth is wrapped all over my body.
‘The scars are a bit light.’
One thing that bothered me was that the injuries, bothrge and small, had healed to some degree.
No matter how skilled a doctor is, he cannot heal torn and cut wounds overnight.
This meant that a long time had passed.
‘How long have you been asleep?’
I wanted to call someone outside and ask, but perhaps because I had been lying down for a long time, my voice did note out well.
Even if you try to force your voice, only a winded soundes out.
‘I don’t know what this is like.’
There was one thing I realized through this incident.
The memories of my past life were just memories and were never absolute.
ording to his memories from his past life, it was several years from now that Dokgo Woojin, enraged by the loss of his son,mitted himself to the Murim Alliance.
Of course, the kidnapping incident must have urred around that time.
‘The timing is not right.’
There was a gap between my past life and my current life.
The reason was obvious.
The past had changed because of my actions.
It was probably because I was walking around the streets with Dok Go-seong.
I was able to feel it again.
That every little thing I do can act as a factor in changing the future.
‘You shouldn’t be overconfident.’
I learned a good lesson.
In the future, when using past life memories, I will always have to keep variables in mind.
‘by the way.’
I closed my eyes and sank my consciousness inside.
First, I nned to check my physical condition through meditation.
‘My internal injuries… are much better than I expected. Still, it will take some time to fully recover.’
Because I had suffered such severe internal injuries, I was worried that my blood vessels might have died while I was unconscious, but fortunately, that did not happen.
It seemed like someone had administered first aid using the method of interrogation and bloodletting while he was unconscious.
‘There won’t be manywmakers in the entire Central Powers who can handle things this cleanly.’
It seemed like the treatment went well and there would be no significant aftereffects.
After finishing my fortune-telling exercise, I was staring nkly at the ceiling when a woman came into the room holding a decoction.
It was a familiar face.
She is Dokgo Woojin’s wife and a wife to me.
‘Seo Moon-hye?’
The moment our eyes met, her movements suddenly stopped.
“Have Ie to my senses?”
“…….”
I answered by nodding once.
Seo Moon-hye’s eyes suddenly became bright.
I couldn’t hide my embarrassment at the sudden situation.
Why is this woman crying all of a sudden?
* * *
Not long after, Dokgo Woojin appeared in the hospital room, being led by Seo Moonhye’s hand.
I moistened my throat with lukewarm water and opened my mouth.
“How long have I been asleep?”
“Iy unconscious for a full 10 days.”
“Ten days? “Does that mean so much time has passed?”
“okay.”
“Where are we? “It seems like it’s a medical office run by a fairlypetent member of the National Assembly.”
“It’s Cheonui-bang (天醫房). “It’s one of the rooms managed by the Sacheondang family.”
“Sacheondanga? Are you talking about that Tangga, one of the five great sages?”
The Sacheondang family is famous for its medical skills as well as its poisonous techniques.
Among thewmakers produced by the party, there were many who were called famous doctors.
“Is there another Tangga?”
“Aren’t the members of the party famous for being expensive? It would have cost quite a bit of money to rent an entire hospital room of this size…”
“Don’t worry about the money issue.”
“What about your son? “You wouldn’t have said that there was a problem due to dyed blood analysis, right?”
“If it’s a castle, you don’t have to worry. “There were no injuries and there were no side effects due to spotting.”
“Fortunately, the.”
“I owe you something.”
“It wasn’t just debt, it was a big debt.”
“If there is anything you wish for, please tell me. “As long as you don’t want to learn the martial arts of Tenreimun, I’ll listen to anything.”
“I want to learn the martial arts of Tenreimun.”
“…Did you even listen to what I said?”
“Other than that, I don’t really want anything else.”
“I said it before, but it is impossible for you to learn the martial arts of the Thunder Gate.”
“Please at least tell me why I shouldn’t do it.”
“…….”
“Wouldn’t you at least know the reason so you can give up cleanly or not?”
“okay. “It would be best to exin it in a way that you can understand.”
Dokgo Woojin nodded as if sighing.
I clenched my fists.
We finally stood at the starting line.
A man who had been reluctant to even talk about rted topics until now is now responding seriously to the conversation.
“The martial arts of the Thunder Gate can only be learned by those with a special constitution.”
“What do you mean by special constitution?”
“Jeolmaek (絶脈).”
“Desperation? Are you talking about a cursed constitution that guarantees death before the terms are fulfilled?”
“Do you know about Jeolmaek?”
“I know a little bit.”
“Then it would be easier to exin.”
It is often said that the stronger and tougher the blood vessels are, the more suitable they are for martial arts training.
That was a clear fact.
However, there are always exceptions in this world.
It is said that anything in excess is poison.
The same was true for Jeolmaek.
A blood vessel that is narrow, stiff, and hard rather than tough and flexible.
His cursed constitution was such that he had difficulty even in the basic cycle of betting, let alone umting energy through the use of Neigongsimbeop.
Did you say that in the end, the passage through which energy should circte ispletely blocked, leading to death?
“Unless you are a person with naturally thick veins, you cannot learn the White Lightning God Art. “During the training process, the blood vessels will not be able to withstand it and will burst.”