Special Side Story Episode 8
‘In the end, I couldn’t solve all the secrets surrounding the first Heavenly Demon.’
The road from Master’s residence to Wolhwajang (月華莊).
I was lost in thought as I looked up at the stars rising in the night sky.
Perhaps because I drank too much, my mind became unorganized and misceneous thoughts kepting to mind.
‘Well, the most important goal has been achieved, so it’s okay.’
I didn’t have high expectations to begin with.
Isn’t he a legendary being who was active in the distant past, like Bodhidharma or Jang Sanbong?
It would be even stranger if I could find out everything about him now.
The only reason I collected information about the first Heavenly Demon was to satisfy my personal curiosity.
The issue of Tianlei Gate and Tang Seoyeon, which was the real reason for deciding to go to Seojang, was resolved.
So there were no more regrets.
‘There is nothing new I learned.’
For example, the jewel currently in my hand.
Its identity was an object that protected the user from all kinds of harmful energies.
It was simr to, but different from, the Tang family’s poisonous liquor.
I can’t tell you how surprised I was when I found out about the use of gems through Simaun.
[That’s amazing. It is clear that it is an object created by humans and not naturally…]
[Is there something strange?]
[I don’t know much about witchcraft. It’s apletely different discipline from Jinbeop, and I didn’t pay much attention to it in the first ce. But even so, you can see how high-level technology must have been needed to make this item.] [
I’m sorry if I sound like I’m begging you, but it doesn’t really make sense to me.]
[Didn’t you notice anything strange, Elder?]
[.. ….?]
[Whether it is martial arts, Jinbeop, or magic. All studies develop over time.]
[It’s natural. The longer you study, the more knowledge you umte.]
[But how on earth were the ancient Westerners able to create such items? In other words, they had amazing technology that even modern shamans have not yet been able to reproduce…] [
It’s strange to hear it clearly.]
[And the purpose of the object also bes questionable.]
[What does it mean? ]
[To put it bluntly, this item has very poor usability. Unless it is for a special purpose, such as the First Heavenly Demon or an Elder, there is no one who needs it.] [
Ah…]
[It is not an item that can be expected to yield enough benefits by spending a huge amount of time and manpower to develop it. At first nce, it seems to be useful, but it does notpletely protect the user like poisonous liquor.]
What Simaun wanted to say was simple.
As an example, let’s imagine that we take this gem with us into Namman’s Poisonous Blood Valley, where countless highly poisonous nts and poisonous substances grow naturally.
As long as the back of the neck wasn’t bitten by a wild beast, the bearer would most likely not die.
If you look at it up to this point, it will seem like a very useful item.
But that was all.
Just surviving was one thing, but collecting useful poisonous nts and poisons and bringing them out was apletely different matter.
Even if they were in possession of the jewel, an ordinary human being who was not a member of the Tang family or an assassin of Dokhyeolgok would not be able to do anything in Dokhyeolgok.
An object that only guarantees survival, allowing the holder to survive in a dangerous environment.
That was Sima Yun’s assessment of this object.
[Of course, even if it is an item that only guarantees survival, it may have its own use. But……]
[The bnce of profits is not correct?]
[Yes. I really don’t know what the purpose of researching and developing an item that can only be used for extremely limited purposes is.] [
Hmm.]
[……There is a hypothesis that just came to mind, would you like to hear it?]
[Hypothesis ?]
[It’s just my imagination, so just listen with one ear and let it go with the other.] [I’m getting
more curious because I pause like that.]
[In the beginning of the distant past, there is a story about abstinence that borrows the power of non-human beings. ) is said to have been prevalent.]
[……?]
[Sometimes it is wisdom that epasses all things in the world, sometimes it is a powerful power that can overwhelm all people, and sometimes it is a miracle that reverses cause and effect. It is said that people in the western region refer to those beings who appeared through contractors as devils.]
[I have heard of it before. But they are just monsters that appear in folk tales.]
[What if they are not mere fantasy beings? What if this gem was also created with the help of the devil’s wisdom?]
[……!]
[It can resolve all the questions we felt a moment ago.]
[Then what is the true use of this item…? ..]
[A safety device to ensure survival even if you are thrown into an alien world under some extremely harsh environment for a short period of time by signing a contract with the devil.]
I burst outughing as I recalled the conversation we had at the time.
Anyway, isn’t this a very absurd story?
Simaun also had an embarrassed expression on his face, as if he had only said it half as a joke.
[It’s an interesting hypothesis, but…]
[I said it was just my imagination. Just think of it as hearing an interesting story.]
[There are humans who have gone back in time, so there is no way demons don’t exist.]
[Anyway, congrattions. You have finally obtained what you have been longing for.]
[Yes. Since you’ve worked so hard, I’m going to rest in peace for a while.]
[Please do so. If that’s possible.]
[……It feels somewhat ominous. Why are you saying that?]
[While the elder was in the West Station, I ssified and organized the backlog of work. I think it would be a good idea to take a slow look while you take a break.]
[This is a strange thing. Obviously, I gave up my position as head of the Cheonan Inspector General and became a senior citizen, but I wonder why there is still so much work to be done.] [Is
n’t it a good thing to be self-employed? There are more than one or two things that have been happening in the meantime. As a monk, there is nothing to do, but that’s it.]
As I walked along while thinking about this and that, the alcohol went away.
As my martial arts level increased, it was difficult to enjoy the intoxicating energy.
This was because the body automatically drove out harmful energies without having to expel alcohol poison.
‘It is the lineage of the first Heavenly Demon.’
There was something I became convinced of through my second death, Sosalmagun, in my previous life.
That I inherited the blood of the first Heavenly Demon.
It was surprising, but to be honest, I didn’t feel very impressed.
There was not even the slightest desire to brag about having a noble lineage.
As the saying goes, I inherited the blood of the first Heavenly Demon, but in the end, isn’t it just a story that I am one of the many seeds he sowed while wandering throughout the central ins?
‘Actually, my parents were sh-and-burn farmers who lived just to make ends meet.’
Even if we exclude myself, there would still be more blood rtives of the first Heavenly Demon.
It’s just that no one knows about it.
Rather, there was a separate part that raised questions and interested me.
How on earth did the Minor Demon of my previous life know that I was of the lineage of the first Heavenly Demon?
[Where and how far did you research?]
[Everything from beginning to end. When Cheonakgun (千岳君) died and was officially appointed as Sogyoju, his authority greatly increased. Thanks to this, the investigation was much easier.]
Didn’t he say that himself?
In the present, Sosalmagun also rose to the position of Sogyoju and his authority increased, so he was able to ess information about the Three Gods.
What about Sosalma-kun from his past life?
At the time, he was just one of five disciplespeting for the position of the next sect leader who had not yet be a small sect leader.
How on earth did hee to the conclusion that he needed to find out about the Three Gods and eliminate Yongjamgun (龍潛君)?
‘It’s strangely understandable, though.’
I thought it was possible because it was Sosalma and not anyone else.
Among the five disciples of the sect, he is the only one who foresees the distant future and prepares for it.
I was curious as to what I had done and how I was able to uncover the secret that the cult leader had kept hidden, but I had no way of confirming it at this point.
Because history has changed greatly since my previous life.
‘by the way.’
As I was thinking about the conversation I had with Simaun, a thought urred to me.
ording to the original history, Sima Un was also a person who would have died long ago.
Since it happened while he was in Jamma-dong, the exact cause of death was not known.
Judging by the time and ce, I can only guess that he may have contracted the flu disease that was popr at the time.
When a gue breaks out, isn’t the entertainment district one of the ces that suffers the most damage?
‘I was worried that he might die from something other than an infectious disease.’
For example, he was suffering from a chronic illness without his knowledge.
There were times when I was worried that I might die without any way to do anything about it.
Since I remembered the history of my past life, I couldn’t help but feel anxious.
There was even a time when Simaun, who stubbornly refused, saying he was healthy, was forced to take him to a doctor and get a checkup.
‘If I think about it now, I was overly nervous.’
Sima Yun had already passed the age at which he died in his previous life.
Seeing as he was still alive and well, there was no need to worry about him anymore.
‘Indeed, the circumstances in which he died in his previous life are abnormal.’
Sima Yun was the best fighter in the central region, but he was also an expert in martial arts to a considerable level.
Masters of that level usually did not die from diseases.
Because they have a much stronger and stronger body than ordinary people.
The special nature of the entertainment district’s environment and the extremely devastated spirit caused by the Sima family.
If it weren’t for two factors, he probably wouldn’t have died from the flu.
‘It looks like you kept me busy while I was away. Should I get some healthy herbs as a gift sometime soon?’
* * *
This is an unrecorded incident.
A past and future that no longer exists due to changes in history.
Saaaaa.
It was a winter with cold winds blowing.
Sosalmagun, the second disciple of the Demonic Cult, who stepped into the huge underground space, looked surprised.
“Should I really call him a thousand reporters? How on earth did they create a space like this? “He must have been chased by a demonic cult.”
“…….”
“Don’t you think so? “Siganghaksa (侍講學士).”
Sosalma-kun asks while looking to the side.
In the direction his eyes were looking, there was a young man with dark shadows under his eyes.
His hair was unkempt, and his thin body made anyone who saw him feel sorry for him.
An appearance that wouldn’t be strange if someone unfamiliar with him mistook him for a bad person.
The identity of the man radiating an unpleasant aura was a bachelor dispatched by the imperial family.
There was an awkward atmosphere between the demon cultists in the back and the gold-d masters.
An unusual situation in which the imperial family and the Demonic Cult join hands to jointly pursue work.
To be precise, the Sosalma Army acted on its own to avoid the eyes of the Demon Cult leader, but that was not important.
Everyone was hesitant, unable to adapt to the current stifling atmosphere.
“Try to say something, though. “It’s going to be awkward since you’ve been talking to yourself since a while ago.”
“…….”
“It’s hard.”
Sosalma, who was licking his lips in embarrassment, suddenly made a mischievous expression.
He looked back at the young man again and spoke in a subdued tone.
“Now that I think about it, I heard that Cheon Gi-ja’s tombstone was also discovered on Mount Xuedu in Zhejiang, right?”
“…….”
“I heard that many martial powers came together and fought, but in the end, the final winner was the imperial family. “Would our Master Shiganghak have been there?”
“…….”
“Of course you were there. He is the legitimate son of the Samase family, a famous family of martial arts. “Is it possible that the emperor would not have dispatched Sima Yun, who is now recognized as the best legal expert in the imperial family?”
“Shut up.”
For a moment, life lingered in the eyes of the once indifferent young man.
The air around the area became cold at the single word he uttered.
Is it because the other person finally responded?
An eerie smile befitting his nickname appeared on Sosalma-kun’s lips.
“Si Ma Yun is dead.”
“I guess so. “Did you say he died of the gue in the entertainment district of Hangzhou?”
“Never call me by that name again.”
“Sure.”
“Not twice.”
“I’m sorry. Please forgive my slip of the tongue.”
Sosalma-kun answers with a sly shrug of his shoulders.
The young man looked away from him and looked straight ahead with an indifferent expression.
After that, the two did not exchange any words for a while.
Only the sound of irregr footsteps echoed in the silent cavity.