People called that morning the Bloody River and Corpse Mountain Day.1
It’s a day when blood flows and forms like a river, and bodies pile up like a mountain.
That morning, the Emei disciples in the White Flower Room were attacked by the Qingcheng sect and Golden Gates warriors.
The warriors, who lost their reason at the death of Cheongyeop, attacked the White Flower Room. The warriors of the Emei sect who were in the White Flower Room were also in a situation where their nerves were sharply raised over Jeonghwa’s death.
They exploded their anger against the Qingcheng sect warriors who suddenly attacked. So they clashed once more, and inflicted great damage on each other.
Yong Seol-ran somehow tried to control the Emei sect’s disciples, but it was to no avail.
The Emei sect disciples thought that Jeonghwa’s death was due to the Qingcheng sect, while the Qingcheng sect thought that Cheongyeop’s death was caused by a highly skilled warrior hired by the Emei sect.
All of these happened because of misunderstandings and schemes of Pyo-wol. But no one had figured that out.
The disciples from both sects just needed something to pour out their anger. So the two forces clashed, and left the worst damage.
The White Flower Room, which had become a battlefield, was mercilessly destroyed and stained with the blood of countless warriors.The fight between the two factions continued for almost half a day.
It was truly a fight to the death.
It could not even be compared with the battle that had taken place the day before.
They became demons and killed each other.
Their fighting was so devastating that everyone who lived nearby had to abandon their houses and evacuate. Later, when they returned home, what they saw was a completely destroyed White Flower Room. The White Flower Room itself was like a huge tomb.
It wasn’t just the destruction of the base.
Geum Ha-ryeon, the sect leader of the White Flower Room, also lost her life on that day.
The Qingcheng sect and Golden Gates, who attacked first, also suffered heavy damage.
In that battle, a total of about 500 soldiers from both sides were killed or injured. As the fighting between the two sides grew, the damage grew out of control since nearby affiliated sects also joined the fight to help them.
“No–!”
Looking at the White Flower Room that had collapsed overnight, Yong Seol-ran made an expression of disbelief.
Her whole body was stained with blood.
The only reason the Emei sect was able to endure this much was because she showed her true prowess. Her whole body was stained red with the blood of the Qingcheng sect warriors.
It was like having a nightmare.
Clashed with Qingcheng sect in broad daylight, with Jeonghwa dying that same night. And at dawn, they fought the Qingcheng sect again until everything was destroyed.
She couldn’t believe that all of this had happened in just two days.
Yong Seol-ran had always thought that she could handle any adversity. She believed that she was confident in her own inaction and that he had a bold personality.
But in the face of a terrible disaster that happened overnight, she could not think of anything.
It felt like her mind was empty.
She couldn’t think of anything.
She felt like her soul had gone out.
“Young Miss Seol-ran!”
It was someone’s soft voice that brought her back to reality.
When she came to her senses and looked back, she saw Zhang Mu-ryang, who was leading the Black Cloud Mercenary Group.
The Black Clouds Mercenary took part in the fight at the last minute.
Because they participated in the war, the war was finally able to end at this level. If the Black Clouds Mercenary hadn’t participated in the war, it would have been possible that all the soldiers of the Emei sect here would have been slaughtered by the warriors of the Qingcheng sect.
Yong Seol-ran took over Zhang Mu-ryang.
“Ah! Thank you for your help, Sir Zhang. Thanks to you, many of our people have survived.”
“I did it because of the contract anyway. Don’t worry about it. I have something to tell you.”
“Yes?”
“Why don’t we transfer to somewhere else where it’s quiet?”
“Alright.”
Yong Seol-ran nodded, while Zhang Mu-ryang had an unsettled expression on his face.
The two went together to a deserted place. After confirming that no one was around, Zhang Mu-ryang carefully opened his mouth.
“Does Young Miss Seol-ran think that today’s event was a coincidence?”
“What do you mean?”
“I asked if you thought it was a coincidence that the Qingcheng sect’s warriors attacked.”
“I don’t think there are coincidences in Jianghu. So tell me, why did you bring this up?”
“If that’s the case, then it makes sense. Actually, there is a person we met by chance while coming to Chengdu and accompanied him. However, the person’s movements were unusual.”
“Tell me more.”
Yong Seol-ran’s eyes lit up.
It was because something came to mind the moment she heard Zhang Mu-ryang’s words.
“His name is Pyo-wol. He–”
Zhang Mu-ryang told her everything he knew about Pyo-wol. How Pyo-wol treated Heo Ran-ju and how he killed Jo Jeoksan and Seol-pyo.
Yong Seol-ran didn’t say a word the whole time she was listening to the story. But her eyes were full of certainty.
‘Then it’s certain. He is the one who’s responsible for separating our sect and the Qingcheng sect.’
A person can sometimes find out the truth by just hearing a few words. It was the same case with Yong Seol-ran right now.
Yong Seol-ran was convinced that Pyo-wol was the mastermind behind the unusual flow of events.
“Did you say his name is Pyo-wol?”
“That’s what I heard.”
“Where is he now?”
“I don’t know. I sent some of my members to get him, but they said they could not find him.”
“You must catch him. It is clear that the reason why the Qingcheng sect attacked us today is because of him as well.”
“You think he was the one who killed Young Master Cheongyeop.”
“The Qingcheng sect said that the one who killed Cheongyeop used one of our sect’s martial arts. However, among the disciples of our sect who have come to Chengdu, I am the only one who can use the Pyoseol Cheonunjang. And of course, it wasn’t me who killed Cheongyeop.”
“So you think he killed the Young Master Cheongyeop? But they said he was killed using the Emei sect’s martial arts–”
“Other than that, the current situation cannot be explained.”
“Huu!”
Zhang Muliang let out a sigh.
It was obviously the Qingcheng sect’s negligence that killed the young master of the Thunder Gates. If he had also learned the Emei sect’s martial arts, the problem becomes more serious.
“So, he’s a monster who has learned both the martial arts of the Qingcheng sect, and the Emei sect.”
“For now, we have no choice but to think that way.”
“How the hell was such a terrible being born? Judging by the conflict he instigated between the Emei sect and the Qingcheng sect, he seems to have great resentment towards the two sects. Do you have any guess on who it could be?”
“How could there be someone like…”
Yong Seol-ran abruptly ended her speech.
Because there was someone who suddenly came to her mind.
‘But he’s dead— No! Wait, what if he was alive?’
In an instant, goosebumps spread all over her body. She had just made one assumption, but all the incidents started to fit together like cogs.
Above all, her sixth sense was telling her that her assumption was correct.
‘More than anything else, there is no other assassin who has a deep grudge against both the Emei sect and the Qingcheng sect.’
In an instant, his face came to her mind. It was a distant memory, but his face was still vivid in her mind. Her memories of him were so strong.
“We don’t have time to be like this right now. If we let him run like this, things will get worse and worse.”
“Before that, there is something I want to ask the Young Miss Seol-ran.”
Zhang Mu-ryang’s voice lowered. His eyes were shining brighter than ever.
“Why is he doing this? Don’t we need to know the reason to know how to deal with him?”
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