The whole world looked red.
It was not known whether it was because the blood vessels in his eyes had ruptured, or if blood had entered his eyes.
But none of that mattered.
Everything was red. Only one thing had caught his attention clearly.
A man who had his face covered with a scarf.
He knew there was an unusually beautiful face behind that scarf.
Shin Mugum did not know the man’s identity. But he knew very well how demonic the little boy that followed him was. The little demon, who had slaughtered the people in an instant, couldn’t act in front of Pyo-wol.
Also, like a mouse in front of a cat, the Wind and Thunder sect leader, Lee Yulsan, could not breathe out loud in front of Pyo-wol.
Jianghu is where power reigns.
Lee Yulsan, who was a person of great influence and authority, did not even dare to fight back and waited for Pyo-wol’s disposition. It meant that Pyo-wol’s power greatly overwhelms Lee Yulsan and the Wind and Thunder sect.
The only man Shin Mugum could lean on was Pyo-wol.
He initially tried to protect Mok Gahye by himself.
He fought both against the warriors of the Heavenly Silver Marketplace and the warriors of the Bamboo Sea Clan.
The two of them were able to survive until now because the warriors of the two manors kept each other in check by attacking each other. But if the two forces had joined forces to attack them, Shin Mugum would not have been able to protect Mok Gahye.
However, there was a limit to what he could endure on his own.
So Shin Mugum had no choice but to take a gamble.
He let escaped Mok Gahye escape on her own while he stayed and blocked the warriors of the two manors.
He had deep sword wounds on his side and shoulder, and injuries to the extent that bones were exposed on his back. He didn’t know how much of his blood had been shed.
There was only one reason why he had not yet lost consciousness even though he had suffered injuries that an ordinary person would have already died of.
Mok Gahye.
Shin Mugum thought of her and clenched his teeth.
But now he has reached its limit. But before he could die, he had a favor to ask the man in front of him.
“P… Please save Gahye. Heuk!”
When he opened his mouth, blood climbed up his throat.
He could feel the Pyo-wol’s gaze. Pyo-wol was looking at Shin Mugum with eyes that made it difficult to decipher what he was thinking.
Shin Mugum tried to stand up.
Thud!
However, his legs lost their strength. He ended up collapsing into the pool of blood. Furthermore, since he forced himself to move, blood gushed out of his wounds again.
He felt pain as if his body was on fire. However, instead of screaming, he tried to channel strength to his two legs.
Thud!
Shin Mugum barely managed to kneel down. He then bowed his head into a pool of blood.
“P, please protect Gahye… She is a pitiful person. She has been the victim of oppression all her life. Please help her to live her own life.”
“……..”
Pyo-wol didn’t answer.
Shin Mugum was in a state of distress.
‘Please!’
If he could only hear Pyo-wol’s answer, he thought he could close his eyes with peace of mind.
Pyo-wol opened his mouth.
“I’m an assassin.”
“Pardon?”
“I don’t know how to protect a person.”
“Then—“
At Pyo-wol’s unexpected reply, Shin Mugum’s eyes fluttered violently. He never dreamed that Pyo-wol would be an assassin.
At that moment, an idea suddenly ran through his mind.
“Then I want to make a request—”
“Request?”
“Isn’t it… not common to commission an assassin?”
Pyo-wol looked a little dumbfounded.
How could Shin Mugum think of asking him to take on a commission when his life is in danger.
Shin Mugum’s response was frankly beyond his expectations. So he got interested.
“What is the quest?”
“Please kill all the enemies that threaten her.”
In an instant, Pyo-wol’s eyebrows twitched.
The request that caught him off guard. Whether he protects Mok Gahye or to kill the enemy that threatened her, it was the same request.
It was just a play of words, but the essence was the same. Nevertheless, Pyo-wol had no choice but to accept his request.
It was because the words of Shin Mugum were reasonable. That was all he could think of because he was so desperate.
Still, he had to ask.
“What’s the price?”
“Can’t it be… my life?”
“It doesn’t fit. If I leave you alone, you will die anyway, so what am I going to do with your life?”
“I will give you Gongbu. How about it?”
“You’re clever. It’s pretty good.”
A small smile appeared on the corner of Pyo-wol’s lips.
He was genuinely impressed.
Shin Mugum was showing how clever a person who is cornered can become.
The reason why the Heavenly Silver Marketplace and Bamboo Sea Clan were fighting at the Dead Forest was because of Gongbu.
A sword that has only symbolic meaning, with no use for practicing swordsmanship. It may mean a lot to some, but to Pyo-wol, it was as valuable as a stone lying on the side of the road.
By choosing to hand over the sword, Shin Mugum will completely be able to eliminate the risk factor that caused the disaster to Mok Gahye.
Pyo-wol wanted to applaud Shin Mugum who came up with such an idea in that brief moment.
Using common sense, such a request should not be accepted. It was a bad deal with nothing to gain.
“Alright, I accept the request.”
However, Pyo-wol accepted the request of the Shin Mugum.
“Brother!”
It was because of Soma.
While Pyo-wol and Shin Mugum were having a conversation, Soma only trembled. He didn’t say a word.
He wanted to help Mok Gahye, but Pyo-wol have yet to make a decision, so he waited patiently until then.
Once he heard Pyo-wol’s answer, Shin Mugum closed his eyes.
‘Okay. Now, the young lady could be safe…”
The body of the Shin Mugum collapsed like a sandcastle.
His stamina had already reached its limit. He barely endured using his mental strength to listen to Pyo-wol’s answer, so when he got the answer he wanted, he was instantly relieved.
Shin Mugum fell into a puddle of blood and continued to breathe lightly.
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