Absolute Regression

Episode 268: Everyone didn’t know much.

Even when asked to dance, Seo Cheong did not back down and stood there.

He was a person who lived by his pride and died by his pride. I didn’t want to kneel with them when Seokpung was watching and other guys were watching.

Geommugeuk returned exactly what Seo Cheong had said when they first met.

“Do you have strong pride? After all, pride is life for a warrior.”

The moment Seo Cheong heard those words, his heart surged. The image of myself stabbing and killing the sword dance in front of me with my sword came to mind. I imagined cutting down all the charging demons. It was thrilling just to think of him standing tall, covered in blood, while everyone was amazed and amazed.

I don’t like the clear and deep eyes in Geommugeuk that seem to transparently look into one’s own desires.

“How dare I share a sword with the Little Cult leader of the Demonic Cult?”

No matter how hurt his pride was, he was not foolish enough to attack the leader of the Demonic Cult.

“When someone begged like this, did you listen to his request?”

At first I wondered what that meant. But soon Seo Cheong remembered. Not long ago, the guy who smashed it with a broom begged for the same thing. He says he is no match for him. Please forgive me just once.

“Why on earth are you doing this to me?”

“Didn’t that friend tell you the whole reason earlier?”

“Everything he says is a lie!”

Then Seokpung, who was kneeling, shouted.

“I know where they buried the body.”

Seo Cheong gritted his teeth as he saw him rushing to die with him.

“That bastard!”

The two people glared at each other as if they were going to kill each other.

Seo Cheong’s eyes turned to the sword dance again.

“He was just an unimportant person. He was a low-ranking military officer and a passerby. “I will compensate you for everything.”

Geommugeuk opened his airway and unleashed his demonic energy.

At that moment, Seocheong fell into the seawater of unknown depth.

Seo Cheong was unable to breathe due to the pressure that instantly tightened his entire body.

I tried to resist, but it was no use. Neither the Naegongsim method, the sword method, or the methods of controlling my mind that I had learned from a young age were of no use.

A scream came from his mouth. It felt like I was going to be crushed to death or suffocated to death.

‘You bastard! Why are you doing this to me?! ‘You would have killed all kinds of things too!’

Seo Cheong could not stand it anymore and shouted.

“Please stop!”

Then, like a lie, the demonic energy that had been weighing him down disappeared.

Seo Cheong opened his tightly closed eyes. I could see the bridge of the sword dance in front of me. While holding on to the magic, he unconsciously fell to his knees.

He stood up, his face red with shame.

To be honest, Seo Cheong couldn’t understand. No, it was unfair. If it were other people, shouldn’t the leader of the Demonic Cult be more understanding of him? It would be more trivial things to him.

“I said I would compensate you. I will compensate your family with money they will never touch in their lifetime. Then wouldn’t their deaths become more valuable?”

Geommugeuk looked at him and smiled.

Since he didn’t know what kind of person Geomugeuk was, Seo Cheong naturally misunderstood the smile. He did not know that his fate had already been decided by death or by pain greater than death.

‘Okay, this is it. No matter how demonic the cult is, they can’t touch our Cheonhwamun Gate.’

There was something my father once said. Our Cheonhwamun is a proud sect that is desired by the Demonic Cult, the Sado Alliance, and even the Murim Alliance.

“Call your father.”

“Okay, I’ll call you.”

Seocheong was relieved by the easy answer of the sword dance.

‘Okay, I’m fine. It’s no big deal. Killing a few of those insignificant things won’t do anything to me. Because that Mine guy was also a low-level warrior.’

Seo Cheong shook off his fear, feeling truly fortunate that he did not kill an important person. As always, everything would be resolved once my father came.

Next, Geommugeuk approached Seokpung.

Seokpung, who was sitting on his knees, trembled in fear as the sword dance approached. He was confused. Did this situation arise because of Su Qiaoju, or was it because of Xiao Qiaoju that the crisis that almost killed Seo Qing was overcome? I couldn’t figure out what was what.

“You can go and state exactly what you said earlier.”

Then Seokpung’s gaze turned to Seo Cheong, who was standing in front of him.

The sword dance drove a wedge into Seokpung’s heart.

“Yes, you might be afraid of Cheonhwamun and retract your statement. Now, who should I be afraid of from then on?”

Geommugeuk slowly clenched his fist in front of his face.

The moment when your fists are clenched!

Quack!

A thunderous sound was heard from the fist.

“Ugh!”

Seokpung was distraught at the sound of thunder that exploded in front of him. It was a real thunder sound. Thunder sounds from your fist? If you get hit by that fist, your whole body will turn to dust.

“No, I will tell you everything honestly. “There are more evil deeds he has committed.”

He thought that if he told all of Seocheong’s sins, he would be able to escape safely. They buried the bodies together and almost maimed the young man who worked here by unilaterally beating him up. This kind of thing is not even considered a sin. The sword dance performance did not necessarily break that illusion.

“also. “You seemed smart from the first time I saw you.”

Seo Cheong, who was watching this, snorted.

‘Even so, I can’t touch it. If I could have touched it, I would have already done so.’

Places like Soya Room are places where you can scare and harass people. The sound of thunder made him more confident.

When Geommugeuk gave a signal, the demons of the Honam region came and suppressed Nae-gong, including Seo-cheong and Seok-pung, and took them out.

Seo Cheong shook off the hands of the warriors who tried to grab his arms.

“I will walk on my own feet!”

Seo Cheong remained confident until the end.

Because he was so confident, the expressions of the guys who were being dragged along with him also relaxed somewhat. I was so scared, but when I was dragged away without anyone getting hurt, I thought, ‘This isn’t a big deal, is it?’ They didn’t know anything.

Only the sword dance and escort dancers remained in the empty banquet hall.

Jeokyeon said to Geommugeuk.

“You solved it without lifting a finger.”

“I told you, right? “This isn’t a big deal.”

“I thought you would fight and destroy Seocheong.”

“My father will come to see me, so will I use it?”

The sword dance was thinking of the two fathers at this moment.

This incident will start with Hae-jin’s father, who was assaulted here, and will end with Seo-cheong’s father, who assaulted him.

“Let’s see how this father turns out.”

* * *

Lord Seo Baek-jung of Cheonhwamun was in the middle of a meeting.

With intense eyes and a cold impression, he was a man of great standing who raised Cheonhwamun, which was just a small sect in Honam, into the best sect in Honam. He had worked only for success his entire life, and today he was working hard to make Cheonhwamun even stronger.

At that time, Yu Maeng (柳孟), a member of the Sioux tribe, hurriedly came in and reported by Jeon Eum.

―Confucius was captured by the Honam branch of the Heavenly Demon Church.

Seo Baek-jung was not shaken by Yu Maeng’s report.

-Wait until the meeting is over.

Seo Baek-jung remained calm even after reporting that his son had been captured. He finished his meeting. There was no change in his emotions, so much so that it was hard to believe that he had received Yu Maeng’s report.

He finally asked after the meeting was over and everyone who was with him had been dismissed.

“Did you capture him?”

“Yes, I say so.”

Rumors were spreading throughout the Honam region that Yeo So-gwang had died and that the leader of the Heavenly Demon Church was in Jidan.

“Did you kidnap me because you knew it was my child?”

“That’s right.”

At that moment, an expression of displeasure that could not be hidden flashed across Seo Baek-jung’s eyes.

“What happened?”

Yu Maeng reported carefully.

“It looks like Confucius committed murder.”

Seo Baek-jung was not surprised at all. It was a reaction I couldn’t tell if he knew in advance or if he just didn’t care.

“Who did you kill?”

“There are several, but the problem is that it seems that Muin of the Magyo Honam branch is included among them.”

“stupid!”

It wasn’t that I was stupid for killing him. It was anger at having killed him and not being able to properly clean up after him.

“I don’t think it will be easy to let this incident go as it has been revealed in front of everyone.”

“But why were you captured by the Demonic Cult?”

“So Gyoju was there.”

“Did my child invite me?”

“It hasn’t been confirmed up to that point. From what has been confirmed, there was a fight with the mason of Soyabang at the banquet, and it appears that the mason leaked everything in the process.”

Yu Maeng is always surprised by Seo Baek-jung’s composure. Even when his child was captured by a demonic cult, he did not react emotionally. He could have expressed his anger and murderousness toward Seokpung, but he doesn’t show it at all.

And what was even more surprising was that, buried in this equanimity, he always remembered and retaliated against things that seemed likely to be forgotten. Once this incident is over, Seokpung will never be safe.

“Get the carriage ready.”

* * *

“See you, Lord Xiao.”

Seo Baek-jung politely greeted Geommugeuk.

“Nice to meet you, Lord Moon.”

Seo Baek-jung was secretly surprised by the appearance of the sword dance. First of all, I was surprised by the fact that he was so young, and I was also surprised by his good looks that would never go out of style no matter where he was shown.

“I didn’t know that Lord Xiao was so handsome.”

“Fortunately, I don’t take after my father, so I hear that often.”

When the Heavenly Demon was mentioned, Seo Baek-jung became nervous.

“If the religious leader hears this, he will be disappointed.”

“Actually, if you take after your father, life will be easier. “Our master wouldn’t be able to treat me this comfortably.”

“I guess I was rude at first meeting.”

“No, don’t misunderstand. “I like things that are comfortable.”

Geommugeuk smiled broadly.

Seo Baek-jung felt deep down that So Ji-ju was not an easy person. If you say something like that before a conversation, the other person is bound to feel uncomfortable, and he or she can naturally take the lead in the conversation and take the upper hand.

‘It’s pretty good.’

Well, no matter how young you are, you shouldn’t take it easy on the leader of the Demonic Cult.

“I heard that my son had an accident.”

“I should have met our Master Moon for something better.”

“It’s my fault. “I was so busy with work that I couldn’t educate my children properly.”

Seo Baek-jung got up from his seat and politely waved his hand.

It was an apology that I wanted to get up with and say that it was okay and that I could do that when I was young, but Geomugeuk was sitting there. He even said this.

“That’s right.”

Seo Baek-jung bowed his head politely again.

‘Look at this guy.’

Although I felt embarrassed, his tone became more polite.

“As you know, our Cheonhwamun is the best sect in Honam. “It has the largest number of disciples and the highest number of masters.”

After showing off his power like that, he apologized again.

“As a result, I was unable to take care of my family. “I hope you understand and show mercy.”

“I would like that too, but the sin I committed is so great that it is difficult.”

“There are many things we can do for your school here. “I will pay for my sins with the rest of my life by doing this.”

I said it back, but it meant giving me money. Most of the serious problems I’ve had in my life so far have been solved with money and swords, so I’m trying to solve this one with money as well. Because it is impossible to deal with a demonic cult leader with a sword.

‘In the end, isn’t money what you want? How much do you want? Two hundred thousand nyang? ‘Three hundred thousand nyang?’

Then Geomgeuk said something unexpected.

“I understand that you did a lot of that work with Yeo Danju.”

Seo Baek-jung was startled when the dead Yeo So-gwang was mentioned.

‘This is it.’

Now Seo Baek-jung knew. Could it be that the only person in the world who has committed a crime is his own child? Nevertheless, the reason he had to arrest his son was because of pressure to reveal what he had done with Yeo So-gwang.

‘You mean spitting out millions of nyang, not 100,000 nyang or 200,000 nyang!’

He did not know the intention of the sword dance. Even if I told you, it was something I couldn’t understand. It started for a child carrying alcohol to a banquet hall, and the work related to Yeo So-gwang is an example to establish discipline in the Heavenly Demon Church. Even if he told me, I would suspect that there was another intention.

“I’m sorry, but I’m not sure what you mean.”

“In situations like this, it’s always…”

Geomugeuk added with a wide smile.

“Everyone didn’t know much.”

The gazes of the two people intertwined in midair.

Seo Baek-jung realized that this was not a problem that could be solved this way. Because the other person wanted something that he could not give.

“I took up too much of a busy person’s time. “I will leave for today.”

Seo Baek-jung politely bowed his hand and left the room.

The enemy came into the place where he left.

Geommugeuk said to Jeokyeon.

“I should have beat that guy up in Seocheong.”

“What do you mean?”

“You’re leaving without even seeing your son’s face?”

“Isn’t that because you’re angry?”

Geommugeuk got up from his seat and walked to the window.

“no. “That’s because I didn’t come for my son.”

No matter how angry you are or how much you hate them, if you have been captured by a demonic cult, you should at least go and see their faces to make sure they are not hurt anywhere.

But right now, Seo Baek-jung is preoccupied with how he will deal with me from now on. You guys aren’t even looking at each other. It’s so damn bad you’re not watching.

I saw Seo Baek-jung walking in the distance.

“If I had come as a father, my fight would have been harder.”

At that time, Seo Baek-jung stopped for a moment and looked back.

Geommugeuk waved his hand from the window. Seo Baek-jung bowed his head politely and turned around.

“I should have met my son instead of this meaningless greeting.”

Whether you scold them, beat them up, or promise to save them. You should have met your son.

Actually, if they were that rich, this might not have happened in the first place.

* * *

Late at night, Seo Baek-jung was sitting alone by the river and fishing.

The sound of footsteps was heard through the thick fog.

Jump and jump.

Someone approached me with a steady pace, making a sound as if I would walk like this no matter what happened in the world.

A man appeared through the fog.

Although I couldn’t see his face because he was wearing a hat, he was a man who gave me a strange feeling.

Seo Baek-jung said while looking at the lake where the fishing rod was hanging.

“My son was kidnapped by the leader of the Demonic Cult.”

The word ‘ma-gyo’ came out and the word ‘so-gyo-ju’ came out. Even though the two words were combined to become the most dangerous words in the martial arts world, the man wearing the hat answered without hesitation.

“We will solve it.”

The man disappeared into the fog, making the same footsteps as when he came.