Chapter 61: Divine Sword Of King Shura (4) (2/2)

“Someone could be using them, Sir.”

“Who? The previous mengju?”

The first person that came to his mind was Baek Pyo since he was under suspicion for having the sword.

“I got a feel of him that day and looking at his record, he isn’t that sort of a person.”

Jo Byuk agreed, “It could have been done by Kal Sa Ryang.”

“It could have.”

Since he had someone observing Kal Sa Ryang already, they would have reported that he went to the Heavenly Net Guild. However he didn’t get such report from anyone.

Also, by seeing their interaction today he could tell that they haven’t met in ages.

Then, one of the subordinates entered the room.

“After a.n.a.lyzing it, it really is written by the Mengju.”

“Are you certain?”

“Yes, they say they are certain.”

“Probability of it being forged?”

“Almost zero. From what I was told they believe that the Mengju wrote this a couple of months before he pa.s.sed away. I also verified with some of the experts about his martial art and it was confirmed.”

“Alright, you are dismissed.”

After the subordinate left the room Sa Ma Chun looked at Jo Byuk who was still full of doubt.

“Even if it was real we still need to be suspicious of them.”

“If it was them it probably would be Kal Sa Ryang or Baek Pyo since they most likely would have kept some of the Mengju’s belongings. However, the important thing is that the sword is now gone.”

The reason why he wanted to find the Divine Sword of King Shura was so that he could present it to Ma Bong Gi. However since it was gone he said, “Stop wasting time investigating Baek Pyo. We have more important things we must do.”

Sa Ma Chun didn’t have any interest with Kang Ho-in since that was how he lived all his life.

***

That night I was able to meet Baek Pyo's son, Myung He, since he was doing ch.o.r.es for his mother.

“You should greet him, he is young master Byuk.”

“How are you, sir? I am called Myung He.”

He was Baek Pyo’s seven-year-old son. Having bright eyes and being well mannered, It really made me wonder who he takes after.

“Who does he take after that makes him so cute? Sister-in-law must be very beautiful.”

Baek Pyo was fl.u.s.tered after hearing the words sister-in-law. He was just the owner of a tavern while I was the heir of the Byuk Clan.

Seeing me smile he relaxed a bit. After giving me one more glance he finally relaxed.

I should have done this more in my previous life. Now that I look back, why didn’t I say something like this more often? What was so important about being the Mengju that I lived emotionlessly like that?

“Myung-Ah you must listen to your parents well.” Then I gave him a single nyang and Myung He asked Baek Pyo if he could keep it. After Baek Pyo gave a nod he thanked me and ran towards that back door.

Smiling as he watched his son leave, Baek Pyo said, “I now spend my days raising him.”

Baek Pyo spent the springtime of his youth fighting with me. He roamed the battlefield alongside me and fought by my side. Although he lost many comrades and received many wounds, there is a wound in his heart that will never heal. Now, after leaving the Alliance he was guarding my sword. His whole life had been protecting me and now it was protecting my belonging.

Thinking about his life…what was so important about some old man’s life. What is so important about his weapon?

Baek Pyo-ya, please take a rest and enjoy your life. Now I will protect you.

***

Three different men entered an inn in Mu Han.

They all looked different and had different atmospheres about them. The oldest looking one had hair all over his body making him look like a monkey.  Another one was so muscular that his biceps were as big as a normal person’s waist. The final one was terrifyingly ugly.

Although they looked different, they had one similar attribute. They didn’t hide their killing intent and released their aura without restraint. These three were Jo Byuk’s shadows, the Three Rogues.

The person who was waiting for them was Jo Byuk.

“You have arrived?”

“Why have you called all three of us? What do you want us to do?”

“I am sorry, but your mission just got canceled.”

They showed some signs of disappointment. So Jo Byuk tossed them a pouch that had about hundred nyang inside of it.

“Go play with some women and rest for a while.”

Their expressions got a bit brighter.

“Wait for my order and don’t leave Mu Han.”

He didn’t send them back. Although Sa Ma Chun moved on from this case, there was something that was still bothering him. So he wanted to investigate about Baek Pyo secretly. He wanted to prove that his intuition was correct.

Then one of the men asked, “Who was our target?”

“The former chief guard of the former mengju.”

“So he must be pretty strong.”

“Not just strong. Even if you three joined forces you wouldn’t be able to kill him.”

“Is he that strong?”

“What do you see the Fierce Guard Sect as? They are all experts who protect the Mengju. He was the chief of them. Even if I fought him personally I wouldn’t have much chance. Don’t worry though, he has a wife and a child. We could always bring him to his knees.”

The look on these fours faces was vile. That was how they lived up to this point and that was how they would continue to live.

“Since he is on your hit list, even if he was the chief guard or his granddaddy the result would be the same.”

No one would remain alive after being put on their target list. Even an expert had some sort of a weakness, and they would exploit that to their advantage.

After they left, I came out of hiding. I was carefully watching them as they made their way through Mu Han and listened in on their conversation silently.

After hearing that the mission was canceled I learned that my plan had actually worked. However it only succeeded half way. Jo Byuk wasn’t completely satisfied, and the proof for that was that he didn’t send back the Rogue Three.

I decided that if they tried to lay even a finger on Baek Pyo’s family I would eliminate them all.

This was what I hated the most. How could a martial artist be so shameless as to attack someone who did not know martial arts? Or attack someone else’s family? Especially if it was Baek Pyo’s family.

I wanted to eliminate them all right then and there, but I could not. Since I diverted Sa Ma Chun’s attention away from Baek Pyo, I didn’t need him to have any second thoughts on this. I would give it some time to find an excuse to eliminate them.

Since now you are on my target list, you should prepare to leave behind a will.

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