Chapter 20: The Message That My Death Brought(2) (1/2)

Book 1 Chapter 20: The message that my death brought (2)

Translator: Hwarang

Editor: Jay

Kal Sa Ryang looked out the window. It was finally the day to announce the death of the Alliance Leader. At first he couldn’t believe it. The Alliance Leader that he was talking to just a while ago had suddenly died. He was certain that it was poison. So he immediately called for the G.o.dly doctor.

However, the G.o.dly doctor couldn’t find anything. Which meant that the Alliance leader died a natural death. Even though the Alliance Leader’s actions might have been a bit weird the last couple of days, he couldn’t believe that it was related to the leader’s death. How could the Strongest Under Heaven die such a lame death like this? It was so lame that the tears in his eyes wouldn’t even come out. This death was something he couldn’t have imagined.

But Kal Sa Ryang didn’t have the time to properly mourn for the Mengju’s death since his workload were as high as Mt. Tai. He was tasked with the most import thing, which was picking the next Alliance Leader. Even if the Alliance Leader dies, the Alliance must go on.

“We can’t postpone the voting anymore.” Kal Sa Ryang didn’t have anything to say.

After staring out the window for a moment, Kal Sa Ryang turned around and looked at the expert who was drinking tea in front of him. Even though the expert might be holding a tea cup,it looked as if he was holding a blade. That just showed how dangerous he was.

This expert was one of the sect masters of the ten-major sects.

The ten major sects are divided like this.

There are three sects that are under the direct control of the Mengju, and no one but the Mengju can give them order. The first sect is called the Moonlight Sect , second one is called the Iron Calvary Sect, and the third one is called the Divine Archery Sect . These three sects are called the three pillar sects of the alliance.

The Moonlight Sect consist of experts who specializes in different weapons. It is said that every single one of these experts are hidden experts, and no one but the Mengju knows how many experts there are and what their capabilities are. The expert in front drinking tea was the leader of this Sect, Ju Cheol Ryong.

The Iron Calvary Sect consisted of five hundred experts who clad themselves in armor and rode out on their iron-clad horses. Not only are they expert cavalrymen, they are also expert martial artists; they had the perfect collaboration between martial arts and cavalry.

The Divine Archery Sect don’t need much of an explanation, since it is a sect that consists of expert archers from all over Kang Ho. Even though it only consists of the best archers, there are still a thousand members in this sect. Could you imagine what would happen if these thousand experts shot their arrows at the same time?

After these three Pillar Sects, the next seven sects are as follows.

The intelligence sect led by Kal Sa Ryung called the True Heart Sect, the personal security of the Mengju led by Baek Pyo called the Fierce Guard Sect.  With over three thousand members, the sect that is in charge of the security of the Murim is called the White Tiger Sect . The Crimson Dragon Sect with over eight thousand personnel, is in charge of personnel management. Aside from this, there is also the Judiciary Sect and the Merchant Sect. And finally, there is the Council of the Elders, where many retired experts go when they no longer wish to fight; it is hard to get in and even harder to stay in. This was how the ten major sects are set up.

Since each sect can nominate a candidate, things became very chaotic quickly. But through rigorous talks, meeting, and bargaining, the next Mengju is chosen.

The one the Kal Sa Ryang had in his mind was the Leader of the  Lightning Sword Gate, Yeop Mu Gil. He had a good character and was praised throughout Murim, but most importantly, he was strong. Even though his Clan might be small, what did it matter as long as you were strong?

Kal Sa Ryung believed that others would naturally support his decision, but he didn’t expect this last minute change. He believed that out of everyone, the Moonlight Sect would support his decision, but who would have imagined that the Leader of the Moonlight Sect would directly come here and say otherwise.

This expert who was drinking tea nominated someone who didn’t have the qualifications to become the Mengju. Even though his female problems were well hidden from others, his character was still questionable. The one that the Moonlight Sect leader nominated was the leader of the Heavenly Dao Gate, Ma Bong Gi.

Kal Sa Ryung postponed the vote, since he didn’t have a good feeling about and the other side had six votes. So he postponed the vote as long as he could while trying to bring more people to his side.

However, he failed. Within these last two months of postponing, one person from his side went over to the other side and now they had seven votes. There was nothing more he could do. It was his utter defeat.

But how could this have happened?

Now Kal Sa Ryung was certain.  They were preparing this for a long time. He was certain the Mengju was a.s.sa.s.sinated.

Ma Bong Gi. Was it his doing? But Ma Bong Gi wasn’t someone who capable of doing something like this. Or was he wrong?

Was there someone behind the shadows? If there was someone, why did they use Ma Bong Gi? There were others more suitable than him.

This was something that he couldn’t figure out.

“It is now time to make a decision.”

Ma Bong Gi was going to become the Mengju if the voting proceeded.