Monochrome Sovereign (Novel) - Chapter 60 - The Justification for the Fight (4)
Chapter 60 – The Justification for the Fight (4)
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Translated by Heavenly Cat
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Whoosh. Clang!
A blue sword wind split a rock in half.
Looking at the cross-section of the split rock, only then did a satisfied light linger on Murong Jun’s face.
“Now it is somewhat worth looking at.”
The cut surface of the rock was frighteningly smooth. It felt as if water dropped on it would slide off without scattering in the slightest.
‘At this level, I can move it up by a few years.’
The Murong Clan’s secret techniques were many.
Although the sword was the main force, the Murong Clan was a family that possessed countless martial arts no less than that. In fact, among the past Clan Heads, only half were swordsmen.
However, the Murong Clan, like the Myeong Clan, also had one secret study hidden by their ancestors.
An absolute sword power that no one had been able to master until now. It was discovered by the Clan Head from two generations ago, its interpretation was finished in the previous generation, and it was a sword power being learned by the current Clan Head, Murong Jun.
Heartless Heavenly Thunder Style.
It was an invincible sword power unfolded by using an ancient divine art called the Thunderbolt Art. Its sharpness and power were indescribable. It was a martial art that gave such a great shock that just reading the mnemonic made the back of one’s waist wet.
With this martial art.
With this high-level martial art, he would soon be able to reach the state of the Saintly Heaven Thirteen Seats. It would be around ten years at the most.
“Huuu. By the way, it does not just consume a little internal energy. I should increase the density of the Qi further…”
Murong Jun was lost in thought for a long time while looking down at the split rock.
There was someone who broke his contemplation.
“Clan Head.”
Murong Jun’s eyebrows contorted.
It was an important moment. Right now, he did not want to be disturbed by anyone.
‘It cannot be helped.’
Concentration once broken does not return easily anyway. Murong Jun replied in a calm voice.
“What is the matter?”
“A letter came from the Beggars’ Gang as an urgent delivery.”
In an instant, Murong Jun’s eyes flashed.
‘The Beggars’ Gang?!’
What reason would there be for the Beggars’ Gang to send him a letter?
‘There is one.’
That was right. There was.
It was exactly about the matter related to the Yeon Clan. Otherwise, there would be no letter coming as an urgent delivery from the Beggars’ Gang in this state of affairs.
‘As expected, the one who helped the Yeon Clan was the Beggars’ Gang.’
He could be certain just from the fact that a letter came as an urgent delivery. It was a conviction to the point where he thought he did not even need to see the contents.
‘Hah! If it is like this, it will have to be faster than the scheduled time.’
Murong Jun clicked his tongue inwardly.
‘Better not to have sent a letter at all. Yeon Clan Head, you are needlessly hastening your death.’
Anyway, since a letter came, he had to see it.
“Give it here.”
“Yes.”
Murong Jun opened the letter.
A heart that was full of tranquility.
That heart, which had been calm, began to produce waves the more he read the letter.
Vroom! Vroom!
Sword marks appeared in various places on the ground around where Murong Jun stood.
Zzzzt. Zzzzt.
Yellowish lightning flashed and repeated its flickering on his body.
It was Thunderbolt Qi being manifested unconsciously. It meant Murong Jun was receiving that much of a shock.
“…This?”
He still had an expressionless face, but he was greatly flustered.
Many things were written in the letter.
The problem was that each and every piece of content was too shocking. Even Murong Jun, who would not blink an eye at most things, was startled to the point of being flabbergasted.
He read the name written at the end of the letter.
“Yeon Ho-jeong?!”
It was shocking.
Because of the content, he had wondered, but he did not know it was a letter sent by the Eldest Young Master of the Yeon Clan, not the Yeon Clan Head.
Regaining control of his pounding heart, he savored each piece of content in the letter.
“The spies you took the trouble to send, I have chewed and eaten them well. By the way, you should have sent them with even a poison pill in their mouths; with what confidence did you just send them? If you intend to send spies next time as well, please send those whose mouths are at least heavy.”
It was a meaningful statement.
He had expected them to catch the spies. However, the words after that bothered him.
To send those whose mouths are heavy? Just what did those fellows say?
“No matter how urgent it was, you sent an entire intelligence organization of the Myeong Clan. Of course, I do not think the Clan Head pointed them out and requested them specifically. But I say, what did you want to confirm through me to be so urgent?”
It was from here. From here, Murong Jun realized that something was going wrong.
‘He knows we are associated with the Myeong Clan? How?’
He had not told even the spies about that. It was natural. Because regarding this part, the fewer people who knew, the better.
But where did this guy hear it from? How did he know?
How could he be so certain?
And the masterpiece was this part.
“Thinking about it, it seems the Clan Head’s greed is excessive. You seem to intend to bury not only my house but also the Myeong Clan. Do you want to become the Number One Clan under Heaven, and also want to become the Murim Alliance Leader?”
Crunch.
Strength went into his thumb unknowingly. The edge of the letter touched by his thumb was slightly torn.
Number One Clan under Heaven. Murim Alliance Leader.
The reason he could not just pass over these words was that, in reality, they were his dream and goal.
Of course, it was a dream that anyone could aim for as a goal. The problem was that he had been setting all sorts of strategies since long ago to run toward the summit.
The letter was as if it were speaking like this:
“It has all been exposed, my friend.”
“Well, it is fine. I respect not choosing any means or methods for the sake of a dream. Because I am also such a person. So I will make a proposal.”
He had heard that the guy had not even reached twenty yet. For such a fellow to use this kind of way of speaking to a senior of the martial world who was nearly fifty, was he not a truly insolent fellow?
But Murong Jun did not care much about his way of speaking. Because the content of the letter was much more shocking.
“Your side sent spies, but I understand. However, the fellows who are actually sharpening their swords are different. I have no thought of forgiving the Myeong Clan. Looking at it, it seems the Clan Head has a decisive move; since it has turned out this way, let us bury the Myeong Clan together.”
Let us bury the Myeong Clan.
It was truly a provocative and thrilling sentence.
Setting aside Yeon Ho-jeong’s insolence, the thrill that single sentence gave was immense. Because for him, who aimed for the Number One Clan under Heaven, the Myeong Clan was actually the greatest obstacle.
Otherwise, why would he have thought of burying them with bad rumors instead of force? It was the best strategic option, but if he had the power, he would not have necessarily used such a strategy.
So Yeon Ho-jeong’s letter was as much enchanting as it was shocking.
Let us bury the Myeong Clan. Let us blow away the current Number One Clan under Heaven.
“In fact, I do not think you would trust me with just a single letter like this even in my own opinion. I also find it difficult to fully trust the Clan Head. So I sent it as an urgent delivery. Because the meeting is better the faster it is.”
Aside from anything else, the thought that he was a truly amazing fellow came to him.
He lifted and dropped a person with a letter. If he had not known the opponent, he would have mistaken him for an old veteran of the Jianghu who had rolled as much as one could.
Seeing him ask to meet in person, it seemed he had confidence too. The thought came to him that it might not be someone impersonating Yeon Ho-jeong, but the real Yeon Ho-jeong himself.
“Come to Henan. I will be accumulating evil deeds against the Myeong Clan, so. Since you are a person with a reputation for having a great strategy, I believe you know that a delay in decision would be a loss for everyone.”
Murong Jun closed his eyes.
‘Accumulating evil deeds against the Myeong Clan…’
Accumulating evil deeds against the Myeong Clan.
With that one word, he decided to abruptly adjust upward the reputation of Yeon Ho-jeong that was heard in the world.
‘Is there such a fellow.’
How long has it been? To have been this impressed by a junior.
He had never even been this impressed by his daughter. Because she was just praiseworthy, she had never surprised her father.
If he were to find one, he could count Murong Yu, the youngest among the brothers. However, Murong Yu was an object of caution, not a child whose capability could be measured in an equal position.
‘Yeon Clan Head… it is mind-blowing. With that face that could not be more stiff, when did you raise such a monster?’
To someone, it might be ‘just’ a single letter.
However, Murong Jun was able to read countless things from this letter. It was the reason he evaluated Yeon Ho-jeong highly.
‘The Yeon Clan Head was not a person to be looked down on after all? Hah! There are many figures in the world.’
Murong Jun smirked unknowingly.
The fact that there were many people to deal with was a tiring thing and at the same time a heart-pounding thing. The thought came to him that perhaps even the rumors about the Yeon Clan Head might not be true.
“Call the Chief Steward and Yeon-hwa.”
After a while, Murong Yeon-hwa and Neung Jeok-so appeared.
Murong Jun handed the letter to the two with a smile.
“It is a letter from a fellow named Yeon Ho-jeong. Read it.”
The two who read the letter.
After a while, the faces of the two clearly stiffened.
“How…?!”
Neung Jeok-so spoke with a face as if it were absurd.
“Just how did the Yeon Clan’s Eldest Young Master know this?!”
He was talking to himself unknowingly. Considering his usual personality, it was something that could not be imagined. It meant the shock was that great.
On the other hand, Murong Yeon-hwa said nothing. Seeing that her expression was serious, she seemed to be thinking deeply about something.
Murong Jun asked.
“Yeon-hwa, what is your opinion?”
“Before my opinion, I have something I want to ask Father. I think I can only state my opinion if there is an answer to this question.”
“Ask at any time.”
“What would be the probability of it being a trap?”
Murong Jun spoke flatly.
“Zero.”
“As expected.”
“Was your thought different?”
“I thought it was either zero or a certain trap. I thought it was meaningless to weigh the middle probability.”
Murong Jun smiled.
“Right, so what is your opinion?”
“Go.”
Neung Jeok-so was startled and looked at Murong Yeon-hwa.
Murong Yeon-hwa smiled.
“It seems you have already made up your mind before calling us?”
“Hoho.”
“There is not a single shake in the handwriting of this letter. Is the confidence excessive or arrogant? It is not that either. Implicit in the other side of this letter is the intention that it does not matter even if this contract is canceled.”
“Well seen.”
Murong Jun put his hands behind his back.
“That fellow is clearly holding a hand to deal with the main house too. Well, even the matter with the spies is so. Since the Beggars’ Gang is helping, if he made up his mind and burst it, the main house would have no choice but to be hit.”
“We will not be shaken. But there will be a scratch.”
“The main house must rise to the pinnacle of the martial world. There is no reason to necessarily take a risk. At least for now.”
“Those are correct words. Ah! And one thing bothers me.”
“What?”
Murong Yeon-hwa frowned.
“Accumulating evil deeds against the Myeong Clan… what would this mean?”
Murong Jun’s eyes flashed.
‘She is not at that level yet.’
Well, even just now was great. Looking at the growth speed, his daughter would be able to catch up with his strategy within five years.
‘If so, does that mean this fellow Yeon Ho-jeong is already comparable to me?’
That was something unknown. Because there might be a master next to him.
In any case, it was a very long time since he was very surprised, and at the same time, it was interesting.
People say Murong Jun is a person whose face is hard to see.
But it was not so. Murong Jun was not a person who sat in the position of Clan Head and only ordered subordinates. He was a person with the driving force and boldness to personally cross ten thousand li if necessary.
That driving force and boldness were about to be displayed after a long time.
“Henan… it is a suitable distance to go for a stroll.”
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“As of today, it is three days.”
“I see.”
“The Myeong Clan will also start to suspect slowly.”
“I suppose so.”
“…Do you really intend to do that alone?”
“It happens that my martial art is in a transitional period. I think it is a not-bad opportunity.”
“Just where does that endless confidence come from?”
“Experience.”
“For a young gentleman, you really are something.”
“Just keep a good watch on the Hidden Death Squad.”
“Do not worry. They cannot escape even if they die and wake up. Hah! Thinking about it, I have become a criminal too. This is no different from kidnapping and detention, is it?”
Thump.
Yeon Ho-jeong stood up from his seat.
“I will go slowly.”
“Young Master Yeon.”
“Speak.”
Ga Deuk-sang, who was looking at Yeon Ho-jeong with trembling eyes, formally cupped his fists.
“Please take care of your body.”
“You too.”
Clatter!
Yeon Ho-jeong, who opened the door and came out into the world.
Thick veins wriggled in his hand that held the axe.
“Which fellow will come first?”
It was the first step of the Plan to Destroy the Myeong Clan.