The Regressed Sword Demon Changes the Future

'She's a woman of great action, isn't she?'

It had been at most a month and a half since he had told Jeokhong the information about the current Black Dot master at the Black Dot in Yaan, Sichuan.

'But to have hit the jackpot in the meantime…'

"You're quite fast in your actions, aren't you?"

"Jeokhong, no, Hongseong must have been in a hurry. If she had dragged it out any longer, it would have been Hongseong who would have been eliminated."

Hearing him speak, it seemed there was some reason… but whatever the reason, it had nothing to do with Jang Baekseo, so he decided to get straight to the point.

"I need information."

"What kind of information do you want?"

"I want the current activity trends of the Righteous Heaven Alliance."

The Hundred Rivers Association was a group that was thoroughly hiding its identity from the eyes of the public.

Even if it was the Black Dot, it was unreasonable to find information about the Hundred Rivers Association.

But if you don't have teeth, you use your gums. If there's no pheasant, you use a chicken.

If he couldn't find information about the Hundred Rivers Association, he would just have to find information about the Hundred Rivers Association's host, the Righteous Heaven Alliance, and work backwards from there.

The Guiyang branch manager of the Black Dot smoothly explained the current trends of the Righteous Heaven Alliance without any particular difficulty.

"Do you know that a demonic head who has recently committed a massacre in Guizhou and Hunan has appeared?"

"Come to think of it… I think I've heard something like that."

His story was this.

Recently, there had been a cruel demonic head who had committed a massacre against small and medium-sized factions in Guizhou and Hunan.

And the Righteous Heaven Alliance had currently dispatched the Righteous Heaven Alliance's elites, the Strong Sword Squad and the Righteous Sword Squad, to Guizhou and Hunan to dispose of him.

"But it's a strange thing. The Righteous Heaven Alliance, which had been postponing catching the demonic head, saying that the sects that were the target of the massacre were sects belonging to the Orthodox and Unorthodox Factions and the Unorthodox Faction, has suddenly dispatched the Righteous Heaven Alliance's elite troops to catch the demonic head."

Hearing the information about the Righteous Heaven Alliance, Jang Baekseo immediately understood that the Strong Sword Squad and the Righteous Sword Squad, which had been sent to kill the demonic head, had not actually been dispatched to kill the demonic head, but had been sent to catch Jang Baekseo's party, or to be precise, Madam Ma.

"If it's the Strong Sword Squad and the Righteous Sword Squad, they must be quite elite even in the Righteous Heaven Alliance, right?"

"Is that even a question? The Strong Sword Squad and the Righteous Sword Squad require a minimum entry condition of the first-rate realm. And that's only for the trainees. To become a full member, you have to reach the peak realm."

Jang Baekseo let out a groan at the fact that some rather troublesome guys had followed them.

'Of course, I don't have to think that all of them are the hands and feet of the Hundred Rivers Association…'

Judging from the information obtained so far, the current Hundred Rivers Association had the power to move the Strong Sword Squad and the Righteous Sword Squad, which were elite units even within the Righteous Heaven Alliance.

Since they had been sent in that way, it had to be assumed that at least thirty percent of the Strong Sword Squad and the Righteous Sword Squad were filled with people whose hands had been reached.

After obtaining a few more pieces of information, Jang Baekseo spoke to the Guiyang branch manager for the settlement.

"Tell me the information you want."

At Jang Baekseo's words, who had guessed that those who had contact with Jeokhong, no, Hongseong, would already know that he would be paying with information, the Guiyang branch manager showed a completely unexpected reaction.

"No, we don't need a fee."

"Huh? Why is that? An information organization doesn't want a fee for information…"

At that, the Guiyang branch manager stood up and bowed politely to Jang Baekseo.

"On behalf of all the other people of the Black Dot, I would like to express my gratitude to the benefactor who helped us to overthrow the incompetent and selfish former Black Dot master."

Although Jang Baekseo was flustered for a moment at the unexpected reaction, he soon said something playful.

"Then can I assume that all the information I get from the Black Dot in the future is free?"

Although it was a joke, the branch manager's reaction was beyond his expectation.

"The current master, Hongseong, has promised that as long as she is the master of the Black Dot, she will provide all the information of the Black Dot to you without asking for a fee."

'This is a jackpot!'

Jang Baekseo rejoiced inwardly at the fact that an action he had taken without much thought had returned as a much bigger good fortune than he had imagined.

But he hid it as much as possible and said.

"Hmm, if it's a favor, I'll gladly accept it."

Grin-

Although he had spoken in a light tone, Jang Baekseo could not help but let the corners of his mouth twitch slightly.

***

Jang Baekseo, who had left the Black Dot, thought about the future.

The Hundred Rivers Association's encirclement must have already grasped the fact that Jang Baekseo's party had left Sichuan and that they had fled to Guizhou, not Chongqing.

'I have to go to Guangxi as soon as possible.'

Thinking that, Jang Baekseo entered the inn where the party was resting.

"Oh! You're late, brother? What took you so long!"

The one who greeted the returning Jang Baekseo was Hwa Mokyeon.

However, his face was a little different from before. Although it was not a big change, the arrangement of his features had changed a little, so his impression had changed considerably.

To the extent that unless one was a very close person, one would not be able to recognize Hwa Mokyeon himself.

And it was not only Hwa Mokyeon whose face had changed.

Not only Jang Yuran but also Madam Ma's face had changed a little from before.

First of all, Jang Yuran, whose personality was originally reflected in her face, had a rather aloof face, but now her face itself had become aloof. Her eyes were sharply slanted, her nose was slightly upturned, and her other features had changed considerably.

But the one whose appearance had changed most dramatically was Madam Ma.

Madam Ma was someone who could not help but stand out if she showed her face because of the fact that she was a person with colored eyes.

But now, Madam Ma had a appearance similar to that of a Han person, to the extent that one could not think of her as a person with colored eyes, except for the color of her eyes.

Of course, if you looked closely, you would feel that she was a little exotic, but at any rate, it was not to the extent that the reaction 'Wow, a person with colored eyes, how amazing' would be heard the moment you saw her.

Of course, all of this was Jang Baekseo's work.

Jang Baekseo had learned not only the Bone Shrinking Art but also the Face-Changing Art and the Disguise Art during his Sword Fiend days.

Although the Bone Shrinking Art and the Face-Changing Art were usually techniques used on oneself, Jang Baekseo had applied these techniques to change the facial features of others.

Although it was not an easy task, fortunately, all three were masters of martial arts with considerable talent, and since Jang Baekseo had done this kind of disguise to the point of being sick of it during his Sword Fiend days, it was not an impossible task.

Of course, Jang Baekseo had also changed his own facial features.

Thanks to the Face-Changing Art, the threat of being tracked by a wanted poster had disappeared for Jang Baekseo's party, but they could not be relieved.

Since the troops of the Righteous Heaven Alliance had already begun to be dispatched to Guizhou and Hunan, they had to flee quickly… they had to flee…

"Mmm~ delicious!"

"Madam Ma, that's very sour. Are you okay?"

"Yes? Mmm, it's definitely sour, but it's really delicious, so it's okay!"

"Ho ho, your taste is truly unique."

"Young Master Hwa, it's not that her taste is unique… sigh, let's just leave it at that."

Madam Ma, who was eating very sour dried fruit as a dessert after finishing her meal, repeatedly said that it was delicious. Jang Baekseo looked at Madam Ma's stomach.

'It's bigger than before…'

Since it was the early stages of her pregnancy before, it was not very noticeable, but from the moment they had left Sichuan and had arrived in Guizhou, Madam Ma's belly had gradually begun to swell, and it was starting to become visible.

Although it was still at a level where you wouldn't know unless you looked closely, it was dangerous to delay any longer.

As time passed, Madam Ma's belly would swell, and that swollen belly would become a good tracking mark for the Hundred Rivers Association, which was chasing them.

Although there were not only Madam Ma among the pregnant women in the world, at least the person with colored eyes who was hurriedly leaving Guizhou, running on a mountain path while pregnant, would be only Madam Ma, no matter how wide the Central Plains martial world was.

But it was not easy to hurry like that.

Originally, the party had not even thought of entering Guiyang as a group.

They had planned to have everyone else hide in a suitable place outside Guiyang and have Jang Baekseo enter alone to check how far the Hundred Rivers Association's pursuit line had narrowed.

But because of Madam Ma, the entire party had had to enter Guiyang.

While coming to Guiyang, Jang Baekseo's party had run day and night, and they had slept roughly in a place where they could just avoid the dew, without even making a fire.

Although it was a harsh schedule, since the entire party were masters who had reached at least the first-rate level, there were no complaints.

But Madam Ma, who was pregnant, had finally reached her limit.

No matter how much of a first-rate master she was, a pregnant woman was a pregnant woman. Even if she tried not to show it, it was clear that her breathing was disturbed and the flow of her qi was not smooth.

That's why Jang Baekseo's party had entered Guiyang early in the morning and had taken a rest, since it had come to this. And while they were at it, Jang Baekseo had also sorted out Madam Ma's disturbed qi.

Although Madam Ma did not know, the inclusive nature of the Gongma Art had soothed the energy of the Cold Heaven Ice Yin Art inside Madam Ma and had allowed her to recover her body quickly.

While he was at it, Jang Baekseo had also checked the condition of the baby in Madam Ma's womb. Fortunately, despite the forced march, the baby in her womb was in a healthy state.

"After we finish our meal, let's leave Guiyang under the cover of night."

At Jang Baekseo's words, Hwa Mokyeon said with a smile.

"Haha! We've already finished our meal. We just have to wait for you to finish, brother!"

Jang Baekseo, who had scratched his head awkwardly at Hwa Mokyeon's words, called the waiter and ordered a simple side dish.

Fortunately, Hwa Mokyeon also had some money, and especially since Jang Yuran had a considerable amount of money, the party did not have any financial problems.

While waiting for the food to come out, Jang Baekseo explained through telepathy that the Hundred Rivers Association's encirclement had already reached Guizhou and Hunan.

Although Hwa Mokyeon and Jang Yuran were curious about the source of the information, since the situation was what it was, they decided to just let it go without asking.

After a while, the somen and the dongpo pork came out, and Jang Baekseo stuffed the food into his mouth as quickly as possible.

At that moment…

Kwaang!

"Keuk!?"

A man broke the door of the inn and flew into the inn.

Fortunately, since the place where Jang Baekseo's party was was far from the entrance, there was no particular problem.

But at the sight that he could not help but pay attention to, Jang Baekseo looked in that direction.

"So you're messing with me in Guiyang~!"

The one who entered while saying arrogant words was a man with a vile face who looked to be just over twenty.

The man, who was wearing expensive silk clothes and a brilliant sword with jewels embedded in it at his waist, and who was leading a group of big guys who looked like they were something at a glance, laughed at the man who had broken the inn door and had flown in and had been thrown in.

"Are you still not going to pay?"

"I-I'm wronged!! When did I ever borrow twenty silver coins!?"

It seemed that the man who had flown in after breaking the inn door was a person who had borrowed from a loan shark, and the man with the vile face was a loan shark who had lent him that loan shark.

"What's so wrong~ you borrowed money, the interest accumulated, and when you add that interest, you have to pay twenty silver coins, right? What, what on earth is strange, you gangster!!"

The man with the vile face, who had been speaking rationally at first, got angry as he spoke and soon began to stomp on the man who was thrown in.

"Ugh!? Keuk!? I-I borrowed one silver coin!! But how did that become twenty silver coins!!"

"Compound interest! Compound interest! Compound interest! You gangster!!! If you don't like it, you should have paid it back quickly!!! What's with all the talk from a guy who signed the contract after seeing it!!!"

It seemed that the man had gotten into some serious trouble. Although usury was not illegal, compound interest was strictly illegal.

But even so, to go to the government office and…

'He scammed me! I can't say that…'

"F*ck! You're so annoying, you dirty Miao bastard…!"

That's right. The man who had borrowed from the loan shark was not a Han person but a Miao person.

Since Guizhou was next to Guangxi, where many ethnic minorities lived, it was surprisingly easy to see ethnic minorities. Ah, of course, except for people with colored eyes.

Although the man spoke the Han language quite fluently, it seemed…

"I'm wronged!! When you read the contract terms, you didn't mention any clauses like compound interest…"

"F*ck!! You f*cking ethnic minority bastard, it's your fault that you're illiterate, so why are you blaming me!! I'm a signer, a signer!! Why should I have to listen to that kind of talk from a dirty Miao bastard like you!?"

Unlike before, at the kick that was clearly filled with emotion, the Miao man flew once again and was thrown into an empty table.

(End of Chapter)