Disciple of The Three Kings [EN]: Chapter 132

The Three Kings’ Disciple (133)

132

Unlike the ruins of Guangzhou, the buildings here soared high.

People moved with vitality in the neatly arranged streets.

Tap.

Baek Cheong, who had closed the curtains, spoke.

“It’s completely different.”

They had entered the Wudang territory through the captured Wudang martial artists.

Even though they were with the Wudang martial artists, they had to undergo strict inspections.

“Is he quite high up?”

The man named Mu Baek seemed to hold a rather important position within the Wudang Sect, as he was able to pass through the inspections easily.

Mu Baek responded to Baek Cheong’s question with silence.

“It’s my first time coming this far as well.”

Ha Se-min said to Baek Cheong.

Even though the Black Moon was active in China and existed within the Wudang territory, they had never entered this inner area of Wudang.

It was the first time for Ha Se-min, the Black Moon King, to set foot in this area.

That’s why he could tell.

“I understand why they don’t let just anyone in.”

The air was different.

Even though the distribution of Qi [life force or energy] in China itself was higher than in South Korea, this Wudang territory was different again.

It was as if….

‘The world of silver.’

A sense of abundant Qi, as if it had become one with the world of silver, could be felt.

“What did you do to make it like this?”

A question directed at Mu Baek.

Mu Baek, with an uncomfortable expression,

“Wudang….”

Finally opened his mouth.

“Is sealing a demon.”

“Mu Baek-!”

At Mu Baek’s words, the other Wudang martial artists hurriedly shouted.

A secret of Wudang that should not be told to outsiders.

“I’ve already brought them into the Wudang territory.”

Mu Baek said to those Wudang martial artists.

“The fact that I have sinned against Wudang does not change.”

“Even so!”

There have been martial artists who were inevitably brought into the Wudang territory.

But not all of them know the secrets of Wudang.

“We can’t keep doing this forever!”

Mu Baek shouted.

“No more….”

A face filled with deep regret and strange emotions.

“This is not something that Wudang can handle alone.”

If it were anyone else, Mu Baek would never have brought up this story.

But the woman in front of him now.

‘The Jongnam Divine Maiden.’

She was the Jongnam Divine Maiden, who was treated specially even in Jongnam [a mountain known for its Taoist temples], and was known to act according to her own sense of justice even in the Silver World, where righteousness and chivalry had disappeared.

And the man sitting next to her.

‘He is also no ordinary person.’

He couldn’t be sure of the identity of the man named Ha Se-min, but considering that he seemed to know the secret circumstances of this Wudang, he was thought to be no less than the Jongnam Divine Maiden.

And lastly.

‘Him.’

A man who could only be described as a monster.

‘That man….’

He had a feeling that he might be the only person who could bring about change in the current Wudang.

That’s why he opened his mouth.

“Wudang is sealing a demon.”

Mu Baek spoke again.

“Because we sealed the demon, we had to leave the door open, and that’s why we blocked Guangzhou.”

The reason why they had taken such a strong stance, even though they might have to fight a war with the Silver, or rather, the Hui [a term referring to a group of people or a faction].

“The Hui, who harbor the demon, must not know about the existence of the demon that Wudang has sealed.”

That was what Wudang was hiding.

“What exactly are you hiding?”

Baek Cheong asked with sharp eyes.

She knew that Wudang was different from what she had thought.

Perhaps, the image of Wudang that she had only heard about in the past stories might still remain.

Such a Wudang, which disregards human lives and is even prepared to fight a war with the Hui, was hiding a demon.

That was.

“It’s the Heavenly Demon.”

It was beyond imagination.

***

Thud thud thud.

A beat-up old car was crossing the road.

Gulp.

The person who was nervously swallowing was wearing a yellow turban on his head.

Clunk!

The car rattled as if it had hit a bump.

“Drive properly.”

“Yes, sir!”

The Yellow Turban who was driving answered, his whole body stiffening at Lee Ro-woon’s words.

Lee Ro-woon had erased a few of the Yellow Turbans who remained on the outskirts of Guangzhou from the Book of Life.

If he hadn’t known of their existence, it would have been one thing, but from the moment he learned what they were hiding, there was no way for the Yellow Turbans to escape Lee Ro-woon’s senses.

While he was cleaning up, he spared a few who hadn’t been in the Yellow Turbans for long.

Clunk.

“If you rattle again, I’ll tear that turban right off.”

“Hee hee hee….”

The Yellow Turban was now crying.

No matter how short their time in the Yellow Turbans had been, their atrocities were insane.

“Do it right. I don’t want to change drivers for no reason.”

It was so bad that even Bondeno was saying such things.

‘Guangzhou.’

Wudang was focusing all its manpower and effort within the Wudang territory, so they couldn’t afford to pay attention to the outskirts.

Therefore, the outskirts were practically the land of the Yellow Turbans.

They were.

‘Looting, arson….’

They were ruling like kings of the outskirts of Guangzhou, doing countless other things.

What was most terrible was that yellow turban.

‘Human skin.’

It was made by sewing together the skin of ordinary people, players, and martial artists.

At least twenty lives were lost to make just one of those yellow turbans.

It was the price for the special power that the Yellow Turbans had gained.

“But why doesn’t anyone know about the Yellow Turbans?”

The atrocities of the Yellow Turbans.

Wudang was silent, and the Yellow Turbans were not expanding their activities to the outside.

Wudang and the Yellow Turbans were at war with each other, but they seemed to be in agreement on that point.

Why, Bondeno still didn’t know the reason.

“Wudang is hiding something.”

Lee Ro-woon had already grasped everything.

“The Yellow Turbans are aiming for that, and at the same time, they are gaining power from it.”

Something that Wudang was hiding.

That was the source of the Yellow Turbans’ power.

The Yellow Turbans had to find what Wudang was hiding, and they couldn’t stray far from it.

“So that’s why they can’t escape.”

Also.

“Wudang doesn’t want what they’re hiding to be known to the world.”

Lee Ro-woon said.

“The Yellow Turbans are the same.”

Their interests aligned.

That was why Guangzhou had been closed off by the Yellow Turbans and Wudang, turning it into a hellish place.

“Then are the Wudang people better than I thought?”

Bondeno said, resting his chin on his hand.

“No.”

Lee Ro-woon said firmly.

“They’re the same bastards.”

Were Wudang innocent?

They endured all sacrifices to hide something.

They forcibly confined people and didn’t even hesitate to kill lives to hide it.

Above all.

“It’s said that Guangzhou is in this state because of the Yellow Turbans, but Wudang is also responsible.”

Wudang, who had cut off communication with the outside world to hide something.

The result was.

“There were no people to close the gates. Even if Wudang did it, there were too many.”

The explosion of the gates that had been maintained for a long time.

That was also a contributing factor to the tragedy of Guangzhou.

“Wudang….”

Bondeno said.

“What the hell are they hiding?”

What was it that such a large force like Wudang was trying so hard to hide?

The reason why players, who were known to be no match for martial artists, had gained the power to face the giants of Wudang.

Lee Ro-woon said.

“They say it’s the Heavenly Demon.”

He smirked.

“How presumptuous.”

It was absurd.

* * *

Koo-oong!

At the sudden vibration, Baek Cheong, who was sitting on the bed, opened her eyes, and Ha Se-min, who was sitting on the sofa, pulled back the curtains.

Woo-oong.

Others might not be able to see it, but.

“What….”

Ha Se-min, who had learned the Blood Art after deciding to bring Lee Ro-woon to Jincheon, could see it.

Woo-oong!

The thick waves of light that spread out like rings.

Koo-oong!

The ground shook once more.

“What is it?”

Baek Cheong also said, lowering her gaze.

“This… this can’t be….”

At that moment, Mu Baek, who had turned pale, spoke.

“This can’t be….”

He went to the window as if possessed by something and looked at the curtains that Ha Se-min had opened.

In the center, where a newly built palace-like structure stood in an antique style, was the gate of Wudang.

From that palace.

Kwaaaang!

Smoke was rising.

“This can’t be.”

As Mu Baek spoke as if possessed by something, Ha Se-min grabbed his shoulder.

“What’s wrong?”

“The Great Heaven….”

He said.

“The Great Heaven Demon Sealing Formation….”

The name of the formation that was sealing the demon.

It was the name of the formation that was sealing the Heavenly Demon.

“Is shaking.”

This had never happened before.

“There should still be time….”

The Wudang martial artists also sensed something and stood up.

“It’s true that the lifespan of the seal was running out, but….”

The reason why Mu Baek had said that change was needed was precisely this.

The seal that was sealing the Heavenly Demon was continuously weakening.

Because of that, the seal could break soon and the Heavenly Demon could be resurrected.

That was why they had sought outside help to bring about change.

“It doesn’t make sense for the seal to be shaking already! Per…haps!”

Mu Baek’s face turned pale.

“If someone has disrupted the balance…!”

Everything in Wudang was connected to the Tai Chi [a concept of duality and balance].

The Yin and Yang [two opposing forces].

Everything started from the harmony of the two.

The Tai Chi Demon Sealing Formation was the same.

“Balance?”

“It’s not just that we can’t completely subdue the Yellow Turbans, but Wudang was deliberately leaving them at a certain number, and their bases intact!”

There was nothing more to hide.

“Wudang with the Yang energy, and the Yellow Turbans with the Yin energy….”

Baek Cheong murmured.

“They were actually using them to seal the Heavenly Demon?”

“That’s right.”

The Sword Dance.

It was not so much aimed at subduing the Yellow Turbans, but rather at maintaining the balance of the formation.

Controlling the number of Yellow Turbans, and driving them into one place to strengthen and maintain the seal drawn across the entire Guangzhou.

That was the true secret behind Wudang’s Sword Dance.

But.

‘That man.’

The man who came to Mu Baek’s mind.

“If the Yellow Turbans’ hideouts have been destroyed and subdued…!”

The harmony of Yin and Yang would be disrupted, and the seal would lose its balance.

“……I see.”

Ha Se-min said.

“It’s that guy.”

Baek Cheong said.

Lee Ro-woon.

It was clear that it was his doing.

“That…! He wouldn’t not know!”

Mu Baek knew that Lee Ro-woon had rummaged through his mind.

That was why he had no qualms about revealing the secret to the Jongnam Divine Maidens.

At the same time, he also thought that since Lee Ro-woon knew the secret of Wudang, he wouldn’t break the seal of the Heavenly Demon.

“Was I… wrong….”

It was a situation that didn’t make sense otherwise.

The man had broken the balance even though he knew everything.

Why?

Was he also tainted by the Yellow Turbans?

“It must be on purpose.”

Baek Cheong said.

“Then is he coming this way by now?”

“This is not the time to be talking so leisurely! Jongnam Divine Maiden!”

Mu Baek broke the composure he had maintained until now and shouted.

“Didn’t you hear what the Tai Chi Demon Sealing Formation is!”

Mu Baek shouted, his eyes bloodshot.

His heart felt like it was bleeding.

“The Heavenly Demon….”

His actions, which he thought were necessary for the change of Wudang.

“The Heavenly Demon…!”

It seemed to be leading to the destruction of everything.

“The Heavenly Demon is awakening!”

Why didn’t these people understand the seriousness of the matter!

The expression on Mu Baek’s face hardened as he shouted.

The man and woman in front of him.

It was because they showed no change in expression even though they had heard his cries.

“The Heavenly Demon….”

She chuckled.

Baek Cheong was rather wearing a sneer.

“Was already awake.”

She approached Mu Baek and said.

“I don’t know what the hell you guys were sealing, but.”