Call Of The Spear [EN]: Chapter 280

Before heading to where Yoo-jung was.

Chun-bum, along with Gui Yin-rachal, ended up visiting a place called Angro (櫻老) [a district known for its pleasure houses] in the Demonic region. Of course, he was disguised to avoid revealing his identity.

He appeared as a dignified old man with white hair and a long beard.

His face was wrinkled and looked aged, but his eyes were sharp enough that even the jovial female immortals couldn’t treat him carelessly.

“Was it really necessary to come here?”

“Is there any reason not to?”

Gui Yin-rachal smiled and sipped the wine that the female immortals poured for her.

This place was no different from Angro’s brothel, and the female immortals here all walked the path of the Demonic, so their behavior was no different from that of courtesans, which was quite troublesome.

‘The Demonic Way is indeed demonic.’

It was a sight rarely seen elsewhere.

It wasn’t a pleasant sight, but he couldn’t ignore their circumstances, so he felt complicated.

The details might vary, but they had no choice but to live this way.

The difference between having backing and not having it was a matter of life and death in the Dao realm, so those who couldn’t enter proper sects often preferred this kind of life.

Frankly speaking, having a connection with a High-Level Immortal was like a stroke of luck for them.

If they pleased a high-level Demonic Immortal, they could become his concubine and receive great help in their cultivation.

If they were lucky, they could obtain a High-Level Immortal Pill and make their cultivation easier. Unlike the Daoist priests of the orthodox sects, the Demonic Immortals of the Demonic sects were more liberal and not ascetic.

Being a concubine meant being treated like a prostitute and exploited, but that was their fate. In any case, the female immortals here all hoped to connect with a dignified and helpful High-Level Immortal.

‘But…’

Reality is sometimes suffocatingly cruel.

Most of their lives don’t end well.

When life is on the line, betrayal is rampant even among those who have known each other for a long time in the Dao realm, and in the Demonic Way, it’s commonplace.

Would those Demonic Immortals treat women who are no different from prostitutes with care?

If they die after being exploited as prostitutes, it’s considered a blessing.

Demonic Immortals often do bizarre things, so sometimes dying is a better fate.

“Why did you bring me here?”

“Isn’t it fun? And if you come to the Demonic Way, Angro’s Angro House is a famous attraction, so I naturally brought you here.”

“Famous attraction? You’re talking nonsense.”

“It’s not wrong. The courtesans here can all be bought and sold. How about one for you, Heavenly Immortal?”

Chun-bum frowned.

He clicked his tongue and ignored her, so she didn’t press him further.

They probably didn’t live this kind of life from the beginning.

Most of them were disciples of a sect that was destroyed by another sect and sold off, or they were in a situation where they couldn’t reveal their identities and ended up in this state.

Their fate was both pitiful and regrettable.

“Are we not to your liking?”

A courtesan next to Bum poured him a drink and asked.

Her courtesan name was Angdoo, and she was said to be the most beautiful courtesan in Angro House.

As the rumors said, her actions and gestures were full of coquetry, but there was not a hint of vulgarity, and she even had dignity.

The courtesan named Angdoo in Angro House has always been the top courtesan, and it seems that the rumors are true.

“It’s not that. I’m just not used to it, so I’m awkward.”

“Is that so? That’s a relief.”

Angdoo smiled brightly again with a relieved expression and offered him a drink.

“Oh my, I’ve never seen Angdoo offer a drink like that before? Is Heavenly Immortal the lover you’ve been waiting for?”

Another courtesan on the opposite side teased, and Angdoo’s face turned red.

“You’re talking nonsense again.”

Angdoo denied it, but looking at the faces of the surrounding courtesans, it didn’t seem to be a common occurrence. Chun-bum pretended not to notice and sipped his drink, and the courtesans exchanged glances and laughed quietly.

“It seems that Angro House’s top courtesan has a crush on Heavenly Immortal.”

Gui Yin-rachal said with a sly smile.

She was disguised as a man along with Chun-bum, but although her face was smiling, her tone wasn’t pleasant.

“How could such a beautiful woman have feelings for an old man like me? Don’t talk nonsense and just drink.”

Then Angdoo blushed again, so often that it was hard to understand why.

Chun-bum looked at Angdoo’s appearance and was filled with strange emotions.

But that was only for a moment.

He shook it off.

-If that’s the only reason you came here, I’ll be disappointed.

As he moved his lips and sent a telepathic message to Ye-hoo, she gave a strange smile.

The reason they came to the Demonic Way now.

And being in Angro House is all for one purpose.

Yoo-jung in Malmando [a dangerous, lawless area in the Demonic Region].

To catch him.

That’s why they infiltrated secretly, and even now, the Daoists of the Dao realm are all gathering here quietly.

Not long ago.

Immediately after receiving a message that a sect that had found Yoo-jung’s location had disappeared from Malmando without a trace.

No matter what he did, he must have built a formation using the special characteristics of Malmando, so everyone is approaching cautiously.

There was a chance that he might escape, but it was unlikely, so it was a plan that could be implemented.

‘He must be trying to ascend.’

There was no clear evidence, but only his intuition was telling him so.

He was probably trying to ascend by devouring the Daoists who came to him with a bizarre formation.

So they were planning to gather secretly and get rid of him all at once.

-Wait and see.

But for some reason, Gui Yin-rachal insisted on visiting Angro.

It was adjacent to Malmando, so he allowed it, but it was hard to understand what she was thinking.

‘She knows the Demonic Way inside and out…’

He came here, but he was getting impatient because she only told him to wait and see.

He couldn’t waste time here forever.

Chun-bum was showing impatience, unlike his usual self, but Gui Yin-rachal was relaxed, so he felt uncomfortable.

It was then.

She put down her glass and looked at one part of the brothel, giving a strange smile, and at the same time, a commotion broke out.

“Where is Angdoo, that bitch!!”

The scolding of a cranky old man echoed throughout the brothel.

It seemed to be the sound of someone looking for Angdoo, who was next to him.

Angdoo, the top courtesan of the brothel, had a strangely pale face, probably because he was a bad customer.

“Elder Dan, please don’t!”

“Let go of me! How dare you touch me, you bitch! Do you know who I am!”

With the sound of several women stopping someone, the door burst open.

The door opened continuously, and soon the figure of the old man appeared.

As the cranky voice said, he was a gruesome old man with long white eyebrows hanging down and his face covered with age spots.

“Angdoo, you bitch! How dare you leave me and pour drinks for another man?!”

He was a Demonic Immortal on the verge of becoming a Celestial Immortal, and without caring whether Chun-bum was there or not, he grabbed Angdoo’s wrist and tried to take her away.

“Y-You can’t do this, Elder Dan!”

“I am Dan Bu-ong, the vice-leader of the Choolyeong Sect (酋領敎) [a newly formed sect in the Demonic Region]! What can’t I do!!”

Choolyeong Sect?

It was a sect he had never heard of.

He glanced at Gui Yin-rachal, and she began to move her lips.

-The Choolyeong Sect is a newly formed sect near Angro, and it has become a very influential sect that has seized all the power in the vicinity. Their tyranny is quite severe… but everyone is just enduring it without saying anything.

Chun-bum immediately grasped the essence of what she was saying.

-It must be related to Yoo-jung.

-Yes. There’s no way a newly formed sect with nothing special could suddenly seize all the power in the vicinity. There’s always a dark shadow lurking in an impossible relationship.

Now he understood her thoughts.

‘It was suspicious that a cautious guy like Yoo-jung was so openly in Malmando, as if asking to be caught.’

He probably anticipated everything and created a sect in Angro to support him.

He must have been curious about the news from the outside from time to time, and it was natural to monitor the movements of the enemies.

‘He must be busy preparing for ascension…’

It was a win-win situation to support a sect in Angro, which is close to Malmando, and take it as his own, receiving various information and wealth.

-You figured it out well.

Honestly, he was surprised.

Chun-bum hadn’t even thought of it.

-I just thought from his perspective. And Yoo-jung’s settling in Malmando is probably not the only thing. If his father became a Earthly Immortal, he must be holding the power of the Demonic Way, so it’s obvious that he’s there.

-Are you saying that Ye-un might be working with Yoo-jung?

-It’s obvious. Otherwise, there’s no way he could be settled in Malmando.

After all, Malmando was the place his father used to manage.

Bum, who didn’t know that fact, was startled. And then he raised the corners of his lips, thinking that things were flowing in a very interesting way.

‘I thought he needed to be taken care of too.’

Ye-un.

He’s a guy who’s better off dead.

He has an extraordinary mind and insidious schemes, so you never know when he’ll stab you in the back.

If there’s a reason, it’s human nature to eliminate the aftermath without hesitation.

‘It’s better this way.’

It’s better for him and those who are left to kill them all cleanly and ascend to immortality.

“You bitch, I’ve been favoring you because I liked you! Did you think I wouldn’t know you were plotting to sleep with another man, you ungrateful bitch!!”

Slap!

“Kyaa!”

Thud.

Amidst Angdoo falling and the courtesans screaming in surprise, Dan Bu-ong looked down at her with an unpleasant smile.

“Yes, that’s your place. Don’t forget that your place is right there, where you’re thrown down and the wine cups and teapots are all scattered, okay?”

Kuhahahaha!!

Dan Bu-ong, who was laughing like crazy, wasn’t satisfied with that, so he tore her skirt, making it tattered.

When Angdoo’s voluptuous cleavage was visible, he showed a lecherous gaze.

“You’re still a top courtesan, so you’re proud, huh? You look good now. I’ll raise your head tonight. Be grateful and serve me every night!”

Just as he was about to grab Angdoo’s wrist again.

Thud!!

Some guy knocked away Dan Bu-ong’s hand, the vice-leader of the Choolyeong Sect, and covered Angdoo’s shoulders with his coat.

“If you don’t want to see something terrible, you’d better get lost. That’s the shortcut to eternal life.”

Dan Bu-ong immediately emitted murderous intent and warned him.

However, he held Angdoo’s trembling shoulders, patted her to reassure her, and gave a relaxed smile.

“I’m sorry. I don’t have much of a grudge against you, but…”

He gave a bitter smile.