Abolition of the Wicked - Chapter 89

Rarely for a hunter, Jang Man-man, a known friend of the royal family, was not too bluffed. Because of this, the royal family felt worried. No matter how strong a hyeolwoong was, it was still a beast with skin, so they would be able to deal with it somehow. 

 

Seo Seok-san soon realized that it would be a waste of time if there were more. “Only those who are going to go will end up staying here.”

 

It seemed that Cheonunsan has to be climbed without a guide. Seok-san was only told about the area where the hyeolwoong often appeared. In a city, roads and buildings could be landmarks, but it was more difficult to find something in the mountains where items such as rocks and waterfalls were the landmarks. 

 

“There is a swell rock near the waterfall, which is about three tall, so it shouldn’t be difficult to find it. But are you really going? A ghost might be coming.”

 

 “You’re talking about a ghost eating some kind of shit.” 

 

Seo Seok-san, who had come out of the base, began to run towards Cheonunsan. He didn’t know the way, but it proved to be fast because he had gone alone. He had also listened carefully to the given directions, but when he climbed the mountain, the explanations he had heard and landmarks to look out for were to no avail. 

 

“Damn, where is Gombawi Rock, and where else is the Grandma Pine?” 

 

In the end, Seo Seok-san began to focus his attention and decided to find the waterfall. It was a quiet place where only the sounds of insects and wild animals could be heard, so it was difficult to detect if the waterfall was not within a hundred sheets. 

 

After wandering for a while, Seok-san finally heard the sound of the waterfall. “This is the type of mountain that really seems to rot inside.” 

 

Seo Seok-san decided to scour instead of jump, and so he was able to see a three-story waterfall in front of him. “Did I tell you to go to the side where there is a swell rock?” 

 

Seo Seok-san, who turned his gaze, widened his eyes. The sound of the dripping water was so loud that he missed the presence of the person on the rock. In addition, to his surprise, it was a woman sitting on a flat rock. 

 

There was a woman in her mid-twenties, wearing her white suit and wet hair, who appeared to be alone, sipping her drink. No matter how loud the sound of the waterfall was, it was certainly strange that she could not sense the presence of a human being.

 

‘You have mastered martial arts.’ 

 

The breath, the unshaken hand holding the glass, and the energy that came from it had given him confidence. In addition to this, that woman was probably the ghost the hunters were talking about. The woman’s gaze slowly turned toward Seok-san. 

 

Her black-and-white eyes gleamed like polished glass, and from her slightly open mouth, she appeared to be sweet, even from a distance. “This is a place that no one visits, so why did you come all the way here?” 

 

Her voice was like jade beads rolling on a silver tray. It was like unmarried alcohol that stimulated the instincts of men from the root to the eyes, scent, and voice. When a man met that woman, no matter how much they thought she was a ghost, he would have no choice but to fall for her. 

 

Seok-san smiled softly. He then said, “I have heard rumors that there is a beautiful woman here, and I have come to see you.” 

 

A blush appeared on the woman’s cheek. “It’s overrated. Now that you are here, let’s have a drink together.” 

 

“Pungryu-gaeun definitely won’t refuse to drink.” 

 

Seo Seok-san, which jumped up, began to descend on a wide rock. He seemed to understand why this rock was called a swell rock. The said sediment shook, and so the woman’s glass shook as well. Seo Seok-san took the glass that the woman had offered him and drank at once.

 

“Originally, alcohol tastes good, but unmarried drugs and aphrodisiacs seem to throw away the taste.” 

 

The smile of the woman, which had been affixed this entire time, now disappeared. “I want to play more, but I don’t have time.” 

 

“This… I can’t do this. No matter how strong the martial arts are, it is impossible to withstand the strife with the Cheon Hee-bun.” 

 

“Looking at the use of a flowerpot with Cheon Hee-bun, you appear to be from the Cheonrak Hwanhuigung, which was annihilated by the Moorimmaeng 40 years ago.” 

 

Regardless of the love affairs, many of Moorim’s late indexes fell for the temptation of Cheonrak Hwanhuigung and lost their spirit. The damage was so great that there was a joke that if it had been left as it was for another ten years, there would have been only the late Jisoo left in Moorim. 

 

It was also said that not a single person was spared from the angry Moorimmaeng, but he did not expect to meet the remnants of the Cheonrak Hwanhuigung here. “Seeing that Kannon’s unmarried wine has reached the level of ten stars, it must have sucked the spirits of quite a few men here.” 

 

Being caught by a woman like that, it was natural for the hunters to think she was a ghost. “You… Who are you?”

 

 “Have you ever heard of a telephony?” 

 

At this, her upper body staggered behind her. “You’re a Blood Wind Lion!” 

 

“Even though you live in the mountains, you seem to have heard of us.” 

 

The woman immediately fell to her knees. “I am Baek Ga-ryeong of Cheonrak Hwanhuigung, meeting the elder Cheoneumgui.” 

 

Even if she were to succeed in all of the martial arts of the Palace of Heaven and Happiness, it could not be guaranteed that she would soon be a worthy opponent of a Blood Lion, much less than that yet. “It sounds like you have lived here for a long time in Mt. Cheonun.” 

 

“It’s been five years.” 

 

“In order to suck a man’s spirit, you have to be situated in a much better location. Why are you on a mountain like this?” 

 

“I couldn’t do it because I was being pursued by the hypocrites of the faction.” 

 

“And?” 

 

“Yes?” 

 

“It would have been easier to extract the spirits of a hunter or herbalist from here. Occasionally, there are Moorim people who come to catch the blood, so it must have been an added bonus.” 

 

“This is to take revenge of the Cheon-Rak Hwan Hui-Gung, who were all unfairly destroyed! Do you not understand that the old man with a thousand guinea pigs also has a hand in magic?”

 

“Are you going to bring down the Blood Lion to the level of Cheonrak Hwanhuigung?” 

 

“My… How dare I… I was just voicing my regrets.” 

 

“It’s unfair to be miserable. Here I am, still needing blood. Having lived in Mt. Cheonun for five years, do you know where the hyeolwoong is?” 

 

“Of course.” 

 

“I’m glad you’re being useful. Take the lead.” 

 

“You mean right now?” 

 

“If you make me say it again, you’ll die.” 

 

At this, Baek Ga-ryeong immediately got up and took the lead. “What will happen to me if I catch the blood?” 

 

“You go your way and I go my way?” 

 

“Is that true?” 

 

“Have you ever heard of me lying?” 

 

She had heard none. However, that didn’t mean that Blood Lion didn’t lie. Most of the people who met the Blood Lion were dead, so there weren’t many people who could talk about him in the first place. Baek Ga-ryeong made the most of her talents, just in case. However, Seo Seok-san was following her with a frustrated expression on his face.

 

‘You’re a real angel. I can’t believe I can be this lucky.’

 

These days, there were so few hunters and herbalists who climb the mountain, and even the Moorim now planned to relocate. ‘I should have descended when I made up my mind.’ 

 

Regret was always late to come, no matter how early. Now they had to find a way out of this crisis somehow. He had tried to devise a plan but to no avail. This place seemed to refuse to let anyone out of their own accord.

 

After leaping a few times over a rocky area where only weeds were sparsely grown, Baek Ga-ryeong stopped in front of a fairly large cave. “This is the cave of the hyeolwoong.” 

 

“Are you sure?” 

 

“How can I tell a lie?” 

 

“You will see.” 

 

Without even seeing Seo Seok-san use his hand, Baek Ga-ryeong found herself caught in his grasp. “Why…?”

 

“You must be the bait.” 

 

Seo Seok-san poured her wine, which was worn around her waist, by her hundred Ga-ryeong. If the hyeolwoong was in the cave, it had no choice but to react to such a strong smell.

 

Creepy… A low cry could be heard from the cave, and a red mass then began to emerge from the darkness. The nocturnal tiger opened its eyes to the sunlight and glared at uninvited guests. Tigers were naturally cautious animals. Because of this, no matter how much the species in front of them appeared to be a prey, they would try to touch them with their front paws first. 

 

Kwang! With a roar, he ran towards Seoksan Mountain, which was standing there. The Hyeolwoong looked down on him and hit him twice, but ended up breaking his neck with just one shot. 

 

Baek Ga-ryeong, who found herself getting caught up, could not hide her surprise in the situation. ‘As expected, he’s got heavenly ears!’ 

 

Seo Seok-san cut through the drooping bloody belly. Blood poured down the rocks and reached the place where Baek Ga-ryeong was lying.  

 

“You’re looking pretty busy.”

 

“Yes. I will wait for you.” 

 

“You sound like a girl, embarrassingly enough.” 

 

In fact, this year was just the sixtieth birthday for Baek Ga-ryeong. Seo Seok-san looted the corpse and put it in a box, wiping the blood from his hand on a soft leopard. He happily finished the difficult task he had been assigned for a long time. 

 

As he turned around, he heard the urgent voice of Baek Ga-ryeong. “You have to release the blood and go!” 

 

Most of the blood levels would eventually loosen over time and can be released on their own, but the blood levels captured by Seo Seok-san would not be released until death. “Be lucky that you didn’t kill me right away. How many people did you kill?” 

 

It was an absurd remark for the hyeolwoong to spit, but these days, it came naturally. This was the power of Geom Woo-bin. “If you leave me here, I will also become food for wolves!” 

 

Ah, but that was quite the fair punishment too. 

 

‘Did the rest of them complete their mission?’

 

 * * *

 

“Pee! I need to pee!” Do Pyeong-su had no choice but to stop walking at Kang Ji-an’s cry. 

 

He appeared to be pissed off, but the urine would inevitably wet his back. Kang Ji-an, who got off Do Pyeong-su’s back, went into the forest and came out after a while. 

 

“Kid, you better make sure to work really hard.” 

 

“Right? Is it hard?” 

 

“You know hardship is my middle name.”

 

“What…?” 

 

“I’m not so smart for some reason, but I’m not stupid either. So far, the shaman has managed to block me eight times. Actually, if I count the number of times I could not block because I was too fast, it would be well over ten. How do those scoundrels keep knowing the routes I’ve decided to take?”

 

“That’s just it, I don’t know.” 

 

“My destination is only ten li away, but what made me stop three times in half an hour?” 

 

“How do I know? It’s not my fault I need to pee.”

 

“Little boy.” 

 

“I’m not a kid, I’m Kang Ji-an!” 

 

“I don’t care about the name of a dead person.” 

 

“What? What do you mean?”

 

At this, Do Pyung-su grabbed Ji-an Kang by the neck and lifted it up. “Do you dare to deceive me to take my life? Don’t test me. I don’t have that kind of generosity in the first place.” 

 

Kang Ji-an’s face was bleached white when he encountered Do Pyeong-su’s ire. “You have been commissioned to bring me safely!” 

 

“Ah! Damn it! Don’t you know that I will never spare anyone who has tried to deceive me?!” 

 

At this, Do Pyeong-su threw Kang Ji-an at the rock beyond the three chapters. Kang Ji-an, who flew away with a scream, was about to drop against the impact when someone jumped out of the forest and hugged him. 

 

“What is this!” 

 

“Your method of transporting is shocking. I didn’t know the luggage I was carrying was a kid from Ehwagung Palace.” 

 

In the first place, Pyeong-su had no intention of killing the little boy. The reason Kang Ji-an worked so hard to slow Do Pyeong-su was to make this other man follow him. She couldn’t let such a person die. “Ihwagung, a mysterious group of women, is not well known to Moorim, but at least it is not a sect, so why did he have a grudge against the shaman?” 

 

“You don’t know?”

 

 “I don’t even want to know. In the past, I would have cut off the heads of all of you who deceived me, but know that one life has been saved thanks to the death penalty.”

 

 “Isn’t it a contract to take the Lord Sogung to his destination?” 

 

“The contract is broken. Feel free to sue me all you want.”

 

At this, Do Pyeong-su mumbled, “If you don’t run away quickly, the masters will catch you.” 

 

He had no time to spend on those who had deceived him.