Disciple of The Three Kings [EN]: Chapter 74

“Because of these idiots, I can’t even take a walk.”

A youthful appearance.

A woman dressed in a way that people from Earth might wear.

Yet, her finger was stopping the martial artist’s sword.

Shudder!

The trembling sword blade wouldn’t move.

The inner energy flowing through the tip of the sword was solidifying the body of the man holding it.

However, apart from the man who swung the sword, the reaction of the other man next to him was astonishing.

“What are you doing!”

He didn’t realize that his companion had stopped because of the young girl.

Clang!

So, he also drew his sword and aimed it at the girl.

“I thought you were just a half-wit, but you’re a complete idiot.”

A martial artist who couldn’t even grasp the situation.

Baek Cheong frowned at the sight.

The martial artists of Eun had fallen so low.

She only knew about the past of Eun through stories, but she had learned things while growing up in Jongnam.

Even in the hellish life of Jongnam, she had learned about the values a martial artist should have.

To her, these people were.

“Vermin.”

They were no different from the bugs that Yun Tae-sun was.

Baek Cheong’s values didn’t differentiate between martial artists and Earth’s residents; they were applied equally.

At this moment, the two martial artists were branded as bugs, not people, in Baek Cheong’s eyes.

“I’ll show you what kind of crime it is to block the path of the Hwaryeong Clan!”

Hwaryeong Clan.

A martial arts guild located in the Seoul area, known to be of a considerable size, though not large.

They were also famous because they were the *Sokga* of Hwasan [a lower sect or guild belonging to Hwasan].

‘Sokga.’

Think of it as a lower sect or guild belonging to Hwasan.

They couldn’t learn advanced martial arts like Hwasan’s secret techniques, but they were places that received Hwasan’s teachings and protection, and that was the Hwaryeong Clan.

The man thought that the girl in front of him would know this fact and tried to suppress her with their name.

At that moment, the murderous intent in Baek Cheong’s eyes was growing even stronger.

-Didn’t I tell you not to give them a cause?

Then, a telepathic message reached Baek Cheong’s ears, and her gaze softened slightly.

“Vermin should be crushed to death. Especially if they’re pests.”

If you’re afraid of giving them a cause, then it can’t be justice.

The reason she had blocked the Cheoncheonha squad was because there was a difference between their mistakes and the mistakes of Jongnam’s Divine Maiden.

She would need to give them a bigger cause, but Baek Cheong meant that she would take responsibility for it herself.

-Indeed….

A voice was heard.

“She’s beautifully crazy.”

Ro-woon, who had appeared unnoticed, was standing behind the martial artists.

“Who are you!”

The martial artists, startled by the sudden voice, turned their heads in a fluster.

Thud!

They stopped in their tracks.

The flames burning in Ro-woon’s languid eyes.

The moment they saw that small flame, they felt like their minds were burning white.

“Jongnam is receiving grace once again.”

With those words, Ro-woon slowly extended his hand.

Tap.

The moment his hands touched the chests of the two martial artists.

Swoosh.

The two martial artists collapsed like husks.

“Internal Destruction Technique….”

There were no visible wounds on the fallen martial artists.

However, Baek Cheong realized that their insides were completely destroyed, and they would never be able to recover.

A high-level technique that even martial artists who had reached the *Hwagyung* realm [a high level of martial arts mastery] couldn’t easily perform.

That was what unfolded from Ro-woon’s hands.

“You…!”

But as if that wasn’t important, Baek Cheong was about to speak to Ro-woon when.

Step, step, step, step!

They had already moved.

“What is the meaning of this?”

Those who had been monitoring Baek Cheong and Ro-woon until now simultaneously revealed themselves and surrounded Ro-woon.

***

In the middle of the street.

It was a street in Seoul, but the people who had been moving busily were long gone.

They had sensed the commotion and fled.

Instead, surrounding Ro-woon and Baek Cheong were.

“Jongnam Divine Maiden. What is the meaning of this?”

The *Hoe* [a monitoring organization] who had been monitoring Baek Cheong and Ro-woon.

And behind them, the Black Plum Blossoms, hiding their presence.

“The rats hiding in the shadows are showing themselves.”

Baek Cheong’s cold voice.

And another group.

The Cheoncheonha squad also revealed themselves, creating a strange standoff.

However, the man who seemed to be from the Hoe didn’t show any signs of tension.

“Didn’t you promise to be on probation due to the incident a while ago?”

The incident at Cheonma Cave.

Baek Cheong had stepped forward to resolve the matter, proving that she had gained nothing and nothing had changed.

However, that situation had put a stop to her activities in South Korea.

‘Cause.’

The cause that Baek Cheong was talking about was this.

If Baek Cheong caused trouble now, it would be no different from breaking an agreement with the Hoe and Hwasan.

And the price would be paid by Baek Cheong, by Jongnam.

That’s why they hadn’t revealed themselves while the martial artists were harassing the man.

Even if the man died, they wouldn’t lose anything.

Smirk.

If the Jongnam Divine Maiden, known for her eccentric personality, stepped forward, there would be many benefits they could gain.

“These men are martial artists from the Hwaryeong Clan, a *Sokga* of Hwasan. Also, this place is….”

The man from the Hoe said, his eyes gleaming.

“Hwasan’s territory. Hwasan will not stand idly by.”

“Since when has the Hoe been under Hwasan’s command?”

Even at Baek Cheong’s retort, the man’s expression didn’t change.

“That’s not the important thing. The Jongnam Divine Maiden broke her promise. But….”

The man opened his mouth.

“If you agree to pass this agenda, Hwasan won’t see this as a big problem.”

“The truce with Einheart?”

Baek Cheong curled up the corners of her mouth.

“A truce is good. But the reason is so lame.”

A conversation with no concessions.

“But.”

Then Ro-woon opened his mouth.

“I was the one who laid a hand on them, so why is Baek Cheong being held responsible?”

Only then did the Hoe’s martial artist turn his gaze to Ro-woon.

“You should be quiet.”

“……?”

“We already know that you are a martial artist of Eunha. Eunha cannot interfere in this conversation.”

Ro-woon made a blank face and then chuckled.

The martial artist frowned as if he didn’t like that look.

Baek Cheong could ignore him as much as she wanted.

But not Eunha.

“Then will you take all the responsibility?”

They were people who hadn’t even been properly recognized by the Hoe.

Eunha, who was just surviving because Hwasan was silent.

Moreover, even though they had settled in South Korea, their close relationship with Jongnam rather than the Hoe was hard to tolerate.

“The price for touching Hwasan’s *Sokga*, the wrath of Hwasan, can Eunha handle it?”

At the martial artist’s words, the smile that had spread across Ro-woon’s lips grew even thicker.

“No. This is my problem….”

Just as Baek Cheong was about to step forward.

“I can handle it.”

Ro-woon said.

“Because that’s what I intended to do from the start.”

“What…!”

“Then.”

As Ro-woon took a step forward, the Black Plum Blossoms, who had been hiding their presence behind him, simultaneously revealed themselves and tried to approach Ro-woon.

Thud!

But they were no different.

Shudder.

The martial artists of the Hwaryeong Clan, whose names they didn’t even know.

“Wh, what….”

The Black Plum Blossoms, Hwasan’s assassination group.

No, even the Dark Plum Blossoms, who could be called their peak, were no different in front of Ro-woon.

Ro-woon’s inner energy was dominating all directions.

‘Oh, when did this happen?’

It was constricting them, not even allowing them to breathe.

“Since I have to receive Hwasan’s wrath anyway, is it okay to commit a few more sins?”

He was just standing still.

But for some reason, the Hoe’s martial artists and Hwasan’s Dark Plum Blossoms thought that Ro-woon’s hand was strangling their necks.

“C, can handle….”

“I guess so.”

Crack!

“Handle.”

With a chilling sound, the Hoe’s martial artist’s hand was bent at a grotesque angle.

“Ugh, ugh!”

The man writhed in pain.

Swoosh!

Their bodies also slowly began to collapse.

* * *

“What are you thinking?”

Baek Cheong had a face that said she didn’t understand.

“You should be hiding your identity as much as possible and being careful!”

The power that Ro-woon had revealed.

It wasn’t ordinary.

‘Demonic energy.’

The power of a Heavenly Demon, a part of it was revealed.

Of course, the witnesses would never be able to speak again, but if an investigation was conducted, the truth would be revealed.

The Hoe already knew a lot about demons.

“But….”

Baek Cheong said.

“It felt so good!”

Even though she seemed to act as she pleased, that wasn’t actually the case.

She was the face of Jongnam, so if it was a problem involving Jongnam, she would never move easily.

That’s why she couldn’t move easily when it came to the Hoe, or rather, anything related to Hwasan.

“But….”

“Just do one thing. Just one thing.”

Ro-woon said.

At that, Baek Cheong nodded and said.

“Jongnam doesn’t forget grace.”

Ro-woon had stepped forward instead of Baek Cheong.

“Jongnam will help with this matter too.”

“Don’t bother.”

Ro-woon said.

“It doesn’t matter.”

“I know you have great martial arts! But!”

“I didn’t step forward because of you.”

At Ro-woon’s words, Baek Cheong closed her mouth.

That was the truth.

Ro-woon hadn’t stepped forward because he was afraid that Baek Cheong would be in trouble.

‘Show yourself.’

He had thrown out bait.

“There’s no reason to hold back.”

The reason Ro-woon hadn’t stepped forward before was because his power was still lacking.

But with the incident at Cheonma Cave, two gears had been completed.

“Could it be….”

Baek Cheong, dumbfounded, said.

“That power from Cheonma Cave… you can use it?”

She had thought it was a temporary power that could only be used in a special place, but was that not the case?

However, Ro-woon was lost in thought without answering.

‘Master.’

Those who had touched Cheonma Cave first and were capable of taking his master.

There weren’t many candidates.

Ro-woon had given them a warning and a declaration of war.

“I’ll join hands with Jongnam.”

Ro-woon said.

“I’ll take the Hoe’s demons.”

“……!”

“And….”

Everything.

Ro-woon didn’t say the last part.

“Hwasan and the Hoe won’t move easily either. Anyway, you’re involved. Take care of that much.”

There was enough time.

It would take time for them to fully realize his warning.

Even if they did find out, they wouldn’t be able to act rashly.

So, until then, he just had to do what he had to do.

“The truce with Einheart, is it real?”

At Ro-woon’s question, Baek Cheong, who had almost forgotten, nodded.

“Yes.”

The war with Einheart.

The justification was to protect the East from the demonic leaders of the West.

But there was another reason.

“The internal unity is coming to an end.”

Eun, which had been divided and isolated for a long time.

A new world had opened, and they had met again, but the gap of the past years was too great.

Unconsolidated forces.

They needed a common enemy to unite those forces.

“Now there’s no need to continue the war. The other side is the same.”

‘Change.’

Change would begin.

And Ro-woon was.

“I need to find information first.”

The one who held real information that couldn’t be compared to the information of the Beggars’ Union.