Chronicles of the Demon Faction - Chapter 161

Episode 161 Wind from the North Sea (1)

Shingyo A residence located far deep in Naewon.

The scenery here, densely packed with bamboo thicker and longer than logs, is worthy of being called a spectacular view. The purple bamboos looked bizarre at first glance, but when you looked at them another way, you felt a strange mystery.

Excluding the two palaces, it is the largest secret palace in Shinto religion. It is no exaggeration to say that it is the foundation of Protestantism.

The demons called this place filled with mysterious winds and the breath of death, Gojuk Forest (孤竹林).

Phew.

The hot southern wind became cool the moment it passed through the dense bamboo forest.

The wind was carrying the faint scent of bamboo. It was a refreshing scent that seemed to make all your worries disappear when you smelled it.

A place with nice scenery, climate, and smells.

However, to the young man here, even the cool breeze of the bamboo forest felt like a hot breeze.

“It’s muggier than I thought.”

A slightly low, but clean voice with no resonance.

There was not a single blemish on her pure white skin, and the bridge of her nose stood tall like a mountain peak. The clear black and white eyes are moderately large, and the sharp jaw line and red lips are enough to impress people of all ages.

It was a look that was worthy of the description of beauty. There was no shortage of people saying that she was more feminine and beautiful than a woman, and that her appearance was perfect.

In particular, his white hair, which was as white as his skin, made this young man’s atmosphere even more mysterious. If it weren’t for her slightly protruding uvula, she was so beautiful that one would have mistaken her for a white woman.

“How do people here survive the heat?”

The young man stretched out his hand to the table.

Sssssssuk.

A translucent white mist spread from the tips of thin fingers, causing the surrounding temperature to drop. Before I knew it, a light frost had settled on the ground around the bench.

“Whoa, I guess I’ll survive.”

At that time, a voice rang in his ears.

“It looks like you haven’t adapted yet.”

“Are you here?”

The man who appeared was an old man who seemed to be well past his 60th birthday.

He had a massive physique that was not typical of an old man, and he had great muscles. He was also a hand taller than the young man.

Sssss.

The young man frowned as he looked at the strange creature held in the old man’s hand.

“I guess there was someone else nearby.”

“These guys are everywhere.”

Tuk.

The old man put down a huge chicken prostitute and shook his hands.

“But it’s no big deal compared to before. “At least we’re not huddled together.”

“I heard that you have lived here for a long time.”

“It’s not a living, it’s just making a living. “It was roughly seventy-eight years.”

“That’s amazing. “I heard that even some experts can’t last a few months.”

“That’s about when we entered the bamboo forest. “It’s safe if you stay a little far away like here.”

The young man looked down at the prostitute. Then what was this guy?

The old man grinned.

“I caught it just in case. Plus, if you boil it, it tastes great.”

“…ah?”

“The other group members probably didn’t know. The members of the squadron couldn’t forget this taste, so they would wait with their necks bent to see when the mission would come. “It is as beautiful as it looks.”

“It’s a taste worth trading your life for.”

“Would you like to try Sogungju?”

I almost reflexively said that I absolutely didn’t want to eat it.

The young man who was looking at the prostitute cleared his throat.

“You can’t refuse a challenge. “I’ll give it a try.”

“Huh! “You say eating white boiled rice is a challenge, but Sogungju also has quite a pleasant side to it.”

The old man holding the broken prostitute’s head said with a hint of amusement.

“If you tear the breast meat into small pieces and mix it with seasoning, it’s quite a delicacy. It tastes better when it’s cold. “You need to help me later, too.”

“Oh yeah.”

It seemed like they were trying a variety of dishes beyond simply boiling and eating.

It’s not easy to think like that when you’re on a life-or-death mission. It occurred to me that this old man was someone who truly knew how to enjoy life.

After a while.

As many as six different meat dishes were laid out on the table.

The amount on one plate is barely enough for two people to eat together. That amount was a whopping six plates.

The young man’s face darkened.

“There are… a lot of dishes.”

“What are you talking about? Think about the age of the oxbow lord. “When I was that age, I could easily finish ten plates with this amount.”

It’s a monster.

I don’t know how I ate ten plates when I feel like my stomach couldn’t handle eating just one plate. They said that only monstrous noblemen live in the Church of the Heavenly Demon, and that doesn’t seem to be true.

So the two started eating.

“How do you feel?”

Honest surprise appeared on the young man’s face.

“It’s really not what it seems. “Is it delicious?”

“Laughs. I told you so. “You won’t be disappointed.”

The old man said as he sucked in the thinly torn meat like he was eating noodles.

“Actually, there was something I hoped for. Gojuklim is a place with stronger spiritual energy than anywhere else on campus or in the world. “It’s a monster that lives in places like this, so wouldn’t it be good for your health to eat it?”

“That makes sense.”

“Hehe, sleep a lot. “I guess the travel fatigue hasn’t gone away yet.”

Two people who are good at chomping down on food.

Yeo Gang-hwi, a young man who had been chewing meat for a while, spoke.

“That’s what I told you before.”

“hmm?”

“The three princes of Shinism.”

“Ah, the three princes.”

“Yes. “Have you received an answer from the Three Dukes yet?”

Yang Jeong (楊貞), a rare expert who served as the head of the old guard court and also served as the commander of the 108 Horse Guards, said.

“Not yet. I heard that it hasn’t been long since you returned to school, so the surroundings must have been quite busy. “Please wait a moment.”

“There is no choice. All right.”

Yang Jeong was puzzled.

“I haven’t asked you before, but why do you want to see the Three Dukes of our school so much?”

Yeo Kang-hwi smiled sheepishly.

“There is no particular reason. “I was just intrigued by the fact that I was with the swordsman, so I thought we’d have a chat.”

“hmm.”

“It would be nice if I could get out, but since I can’t, I feel really bad.”

Yang Jeong shook his head.

“I wasn’t making an unreasonable request, I was just vaguely asking if we could meet once. What do you want to do after you sleep?”

“I’m glad if that’s the case.”

“It will cool down. “Let’s go to sleep.”

“Yes.”

Yeo Kang-hwi stuffed his mouth full of meat.

His eyes sparkled like stars.

‘He is the candidate for the next leader who is attracting the most attention in the Protestant church at the time…’

I heard many things from the guardians of the law on my way here. They were so strong that it was hard to believe they were experts belonging to one organization, and they seemed surprisingly free.

So much so that he casually blurted out rumors from the Protestant church in front of the escorts from outside.

‘If the person is as rumored, it’s worth having high expectations.’

Originally, I wanted to have a private meeting with the religious leader, but my thoughts changed when I came here.

In the first place, dealing alone with the religious leader was a considerable burden for him. In the meantime, he changed his mind after hearing the actions of the Three Dukes.

“…Well, if it’s not as good as expected, you can change the route then.”

“hmm? “What did you just say?”

“yes? Oh no. Eat it. “Isn’t this seasoned breast meat really special?”

“Laughs. Except for those who know how to eat.”

* * *

“Sogungju of the North Sea Ice Palace?”

“yes.”

Surprise appeared on Seo-ryang’s face.

“I never would have guessed that the person who thought he was a special escort or something was the minor owner of the Ice Palace.”

In fact, if it wasn’t to that extent, the defense court wouldn’t have mobilized and brought in the cabinet’s top officials.

“You even dared to come alone?”

“Of course there were attendants. However, the attendants are currently staying in Hubei. “Anyone who is not permitted to enter the church will never be able to enter.”

“her.”

North Sea Ice Palace.

It is a historic power in charge of the north as one of the Sae-o-sagungs.

Aside from Sae, most warriors do not enter the midfield. Among them, Binggung was especially closed, so much so that even among the warriors of the same four palaces, there were some who thought of Binggung as nothing more than a legend.

What’s interesting is that the North Sea Ice Palace, which has only been seen a few times, is always called the seat of the Four Palaces.

It was not known how much power they had or who the palace lord was, but everyone agreed on that fact. No one knew if it was just an exaggerated rumor or if it was actually that strong.

“The little master of the ice palace has entered our school… This is amazing.”

“It’s fascinating. “No one would have guessed that the small owner of that closed group would come to our school.”

“No, that’s true too.”

“yes?”

Xiliang’s eyes deepened.

‘Look at these?’

When he left the church with the convoy, he ran into the Beast Palace’s troops.

At the time, I thought it was just that, but after that, I also clashed with the sword archer. There were battles with as many as two of the Saeoeosa palaces.

And now the little owner of Bingunggung has entered Shingyo.

“Has the relationship between the new royal palaces worsened?”

“Aren’t these people bonded well enough to talk about good and bad times?”

“Eh? “Weren’t they friendly with each other?”

Soyeonsim shook her head.

“It can’t be. I heard that the midfield forces are so strong that we just got together as a formality and that we don’t get along well. “Just looking at the personalities of each group, it’s difficult to become friends with them.”

“Well, he is like that too.”

Even the beast archers and sword archers had completely different personalities.

I don’t know what it was like at Bing Palace, but the one remaining Cheonryong Palace (天龍宮) was notorious for being arrogant. It will be difficult for them to get along well as the distance is so long.

‘Even though they don’t get along very well, they acknowledge the power of Bingung… That’s how strong it is.’

Xiliang scratched his head.

“Why does the little owner of that great ice palace ask to see me?”

“I don’t know that either. Just…”

“Just?”

“I think it would be a good idea to go.”

“Why do you think that?”

“It’s not the religious leader or the elders. Not the archduke or the leaders of each organization. Prince Xiao said that he wanted to overcome all those people and see Confucius.”

“Why is that?”

“Why? Unless there is a clear purpose, there is no reason to call Confucius aside from everyone else, right? “It’s an opportunity to find out what Prince Sogung is thinking.”

Xiliang narrowed his eyes.

It’s a facial expression that asks, “What on earth does that have to do with me?” Soyeonsim wanted to beat her chest in frustration.

“My position is Lord of the Palace, but I am here on behalf of the Lord of the Palace. Surely it’s important to find out what he’s thinking?”

“No, I understand that.”

“So?”

“Isn’t it up to the defense court and the religious leader who brought him here to find out what that guy is thinking? “Isn’t there a reason why he came here in the first place?”

“Confucius must find out the reason.”

“What I mean is that Lord Xiao Gong would have told us the reason why he wanted to join before joining the main school. And the person who should have a detailed conversation about the reason is not me, but the religious leader.”

“….”

“Was I wrong?”

“yes.”

“You said it was wrong? why? Why on earth did he come to our school after everyone left?”

Soyeonsim said with a serious face.

“To take a look.”

“…?”

“….”

“Did I hear something wrong just now? “You came to take a look?”

“yes.”

Seo-ryang looked at So Yeon-sim, wondering if this was some kind of nonsense.

“…really?”

“That’s right.”

“Why, did they even create a flower path that would be nice for an outing at our school? “Why don’t you come and take a look?”

“I mean.”

“You say the religious leader accepted that strange application to join the church?”

“So, you could have come to our school. “At first, even the military department didn’t know about the special escort case.”

Xu Liang frowned.

“What kind of treatment is it that they tolerated people who came to see the sights, but then threw them away in the bamboo forest?”

“I don’t know either.”

“Hmm… Does that guy smell like that?”

“I think the leader must have smelled it because it smells.”

“Can’t we just grab him by the hair and shake him off? You were talking bullshit about how dare you even look at it. “Even if I hit you in the face, you won’t be angry, leader.”

“Of course you can. “If you want to fight Bingung in a big fight.”

“I don’t think the leader would mind the ice palace.”

“That’s right. But it might be a little annoying, right?”

“….”

“Why don’t you go out for a drink and give it a try?”

Seoyang buried his back in the chair.

“…It’s not difficult to have a few words.”

Annoyance was evident on his face.

“Sifa, there’s something unusual in the air again.”

My super senses aren’t working, but I feel really bad.