Love Ballad of the Tyrant King

Chapter 203: Yeonshin, Gives

After finishing their breakfast, Lee Jaseung and Baek Seolyoung stood side by side by the window of their quarters, sipping tea.

A sense of happiness filled Baek Seolyoung’s face.

Standing there with him in the warm sunlight, she felt as if there was nothing more she could possibly wish for.

"What are you thinking about?"

"Just this and that."

Feeling that her answer was a bit half-hearted, Lee Jaseung looked at her and added another remark.

"I was thinking about how I should deal with the Demonic Cult."

At Lee Jaseung’s honest answer, Baek Seolyoung let out a soft sigh.

Until now, Lee Jaseung had mentioned the unification of the world several times. Honestly, back then, it had sounded like a story from a distant land.

However, now that they were in conflict with the successor of the Demonic Cult and he was openly discussing how to handle them, the reality felt tangible.

Now, we truly have to fight the Demonic Cult.

Her heart pounded just at the thought of it.

There was a primal fear associated with the word ‘Demon’.

Even looking at Yeo Su-in right now confirmed this.

That chilling and strange madness was enough.

Given that the successor of the Demonic Cult was like this, one could know without seeing how many madmen were in the cult.

Can we really win?

She looked at Lee Jaseung.

She watched his profile as he gazed out the window.

She did not know how others saw him. However, to her at least, he was such a pure person.

Sometimes he showed a cold and heartless side that was almost terrifying, but that was not his essence. He might not be a saintly man, but he was certainly not a wicked one.

Can such a man handle the Demonic Cult?

Just then, Lee Jaseung spoke up.

"You don't have to worry. I'm a much worse person than you think."

Surprised, Baek Seolyoung spoke.

"Tell me the truth. You're using it, aren't you? A martial art that reads people's minds. Right?"

Lee Jaseung chuckled.

"You were worrying about me after all."

"Don't try to dodge it like that! So you do have it, I'm sure of it!"

"I don't think I really need a martial art like that."

"What do you mean?"

Lee Jaseung stared intently at her and spoke.

"It's all written on your face. How much you're worrying about me."

Instead of her cheeks turning red, she asked him seriously.

"Do you really know how much I worry about you?"

Her clear eyes were asking more than her words.

Do you really know how much I worry, and do you truly know how much I love you?

"Yes, I know."

Because his heart felt the same way.

She spoke again.

"If you know… then you must never lose. Understood?"

Instead of answering, Lee Jaseung pulled her into his arms.

He held her tightly without a word.

His will remained unchanged as always. He only hoped that heaven would help.

Just then, a subordinate's voice was heard from outside.

"A person introducing himself as Young Master Ho requests an audience."

Lee Jaseung replied immediately as if he had been waiting.

"Guide him to the guest pavilion."

"Yes, understood."

Baek Seolyoung asked with a curious expression.

"Who is Young Master Ho?"

"The successor of the Demonic Cult."

"What? Did Yeo Su-in come to find you? But why is his name Young Master Ho?"

Lee Jaseung smiled at her confused expression and spoke.

"I'll tell you after I meet him."

* * *

When Lee Jaseung entered the guest pavilion, Ho Yeonshin was looking at a painting hanging on one wall. It was a painting of a hero of the Murim Alliance defeating a Demonic Human, and a description was written below it.

"It's all nonsense."

Ho Yeonshin spoke with an angry face.

Lee Jaseung stood beside him and said,

"Yes, it is nonsense."

It was a painting from the days of Jang Wonso, and it did not depict a real event, but rather a hero's tale created by a painter.

"Why did you hang such a thing up?"

"Because I am the leader of the Murim Alliance."

"Hmph! How ridiculous. Maybe I should go out and expose it all."

"Go ahead. Should I gather the people for you?"

Ho Yeonshin frowned deeply at Lee Jaseung’s confident attitude.

However, he soon shook his head. He was not an opponent he could deal with purely by acting on his temper.

'If I get angry, I'm the only one who loses.'

It was best to finish his business and leave quickly.

Ho Yeonshin irritably took something from his robe.

"Here is what you requested."

What Ho Yeonshin placed on the table was a bundle of documents.

Surprisingly, they were top-secret documents containing information about the Demonic Cult. The locations and troop details of the main branch as well as each branch in the Central Plains were recorded in detail.

Even though Ho Yeonshin had been living in hiding while being pursued by the Demonic Cult, he was the legitimate successor of the Demonic Cult. Naturally, there were forces that followed the Demonic Cult.

They called themselves the True Demons and were moving for the revival of the Heavenly Demonic Cult.

Of course, while being chased by the Asura Demonic Cult, the Ho Yeonshin family had not been able to properly contact them.

However, the True Demons certainly existed and were active in secret.

While they might not know information about the entire Jianghu, their information regarding the Demonic Cult was more accurate than any other organization. After all, the reason they existed was solely to eliminate the Demonic Cult.

The information Ho Yeonshin provided was exactly what the True Demons had gathered until now.

This was what Lee Jaseung had demanded of him last time. The most accurate information regarding the Demonic Cult.

Dan Woobin entered the room.

He had already been notified by Lee Jaseung.

He came and examined the documents without a word. He was cross-referencing them with the information held by the Three Eyed Pavilion.

He checked the information of several random locations.

Eventually, Dan Woobin looked at Lee Jaseung and nodded. It meant the information was accurate.

Lee Jaseung looked at Ho Yeonshin and asked.

"What about the other thing?"

Ho Yeonshin took something else from his robe. It was a small booklet the size of a palm.

"It's the method to meet the True Demons and the necessary codebook."

Lee Jaseung handed it to Dan Woobin.

From now on, he intended to obtain information by connecting directly with the True Demons through the Three Eyed Pavilion.

Lee Jaseung prioritized the efficiency of using information, but what he truly desired was not just data.

He intended to directly move the Demonic Humans who followed the Demonic Cult.

Ho Yeonshin still lacked political power and the ability to read the situation of Jianghu, so he believed he was only lending his information power. Since the loyalty of the True Demons was so deep, he thought there would be no problem even if they were contacted directly.

But that was not the case. Having secured a direct connection, their power could be used immediately at a decisive moment.

This was possible because he held the reins on Ho Yeonshin.

Lee Jaseung gave a satisfied smile to Ho Yeonshin.

"Good work."

At those words, Ho Yeonshin frowned.

"Is that all?"

Lee Jaseung asked him.

"Are you expecting a reward from me? Shouldn't I be the one receiving a reward instead?"

"What?"

"What will you do for me if I eliminate the Asura Demonic Cult? I think we need to sign a formal contract regarding that."

Ho Yeonshin wore a troubled expression and could not say anything in response.

In fact, Ho Yeonshin had worried all night.

He wondered whether he should give this information to Lee Jaseung or not.

He wanted to punish the Asura Demonic Cult himself. He wanted to achieve the peak of the Nine Divine Demonic Arts and manifest the Heavenly Demon Soul to shatter Yao Hong into pieces.

However, that was only an ideal.

He could not afford to miss a good opportunity in reality while chasing such an ideal.

Because right now, Lee Jaseung was trying to eliminate the Asura Demonic Cult.

To eliminate them, he had to help him.

At the very least, the reason he gave this data was not because he feared the poison he had consumed. It was his own will to truly want to eliminate the Asura Demonic Cult.

Of course, he was also thinking that he would be next once the Asura Demonic Cult was gone.

Even if that were to happen, he had concluded that the Asura Demonic Cult had to be eliminated first.

He had tried to act big for a moment but ended up in a position where he might be taken advantage of.

"I'm asking you. What will you do for me?"

Ho Yeonshin, who had already lost the initiative, waved his hand and spoke.

"Fine, I get it. Stop it, you bastard!"

Ho Yeonshin strode out. Stopping briefly at the entrance, he spoke without looking back.

"I'll do anything for you, so you better uproot them."

Lee Jaseung did not say anything.

If he were Mujin, Dan Woobin, Ma Young-gi, or Mook Young, he would have called him back immediately.

He would have scolded him, saying that those were words one should never say to another person.

Do anything? Without knowing what the other person might want?

The bigger problem was not that.

The moment you hand over your enemy to another, all that's left to do is clap or fall to ruin.

He would tell his subordinates that regardless of who the opponent was or how strong they were, they had to dive in themselves.

However, he did not say such things to Ho Yeonshin.

Because the place where they stood was the heartless Jianghu.

Because they were fighting while standing here.

* * *

"The person who visited was the successor of the Heavenly Demonic Cult?"

A surprised Baek Seolyoung asked again.

"Why did he come to find you?"

"He gave me information regarding the Demonic Cult."

The Three Eyed Pavilion led by Dan Woobin began a detailed analysis of the information Ho Yeonshin had brought.

A task force consisting of the smartest subordinates was formed, and their goal was to combine this data with the Three Eyed Pavilion's information to create a war plan against the Demonic Cult. It was a war fought by the Alliance of Orthodox and Unorthodox against the Demonic Cult.

"Did you join hands with him?"

"In a way, yes."

Baek Seolyoung was inwardly shocked. She had not expected Lee Jaseung to join hands with the successor of the Heavenly Demon Sect.

"I had a suspicion."

She didn’t think the person who had come earlier was Yeo Su-in. But to think he was the successor of the Heavenly Demon Sect.

"Even if they are in a state of ruin and exile, their power must not be ignored. They possess a power that the Asura Demon Sect does not have."

"What is that?"

"Legitimacy."

"Legitimacy?"

"Yes. Not all Demonic Humans in Jianghu belong to a cult. There are a massive number of people who act freely as Demonic Humans without being affiliated with an organization. The place they recognize is the Heavenly Demon Sect, not the Asura Demon Sect. They are just keeping their mouths shut for now because the momentum of the Asura Demon Sect is so overwhelming."

"After we eliminate the Asura Demon Sect, do we have to deal with them?"

"Maybe, maybe not."

Lee Jaseung answered ambiguously.

Baek Seolyoung could tell. Lee Jaseung had something in mind regarding that matter.

Just then, Dan Woobin’s urgent voice was heard from outside.

"It's Bin."

"Come in."

Dan Woobin entered with a face full of urgency.

"Yeo Su-in has made the first move."

Something truly unexpected flowed from Dan Woobin’s mouth.

"He has made an official announcement throughout Jianghu. He proposed that the Demonic Cult and the Murim Alliance join forces to strike the Black Way Alliance."