Chapter 89
"Alright. Alright. Then what are you going to do?"
Pyon Juksu, who was being unusually active. Mok Wigun asked him.
"What do you think?"
"Hmm... How? Wait a minute. Let me sort out what I want."
Pyon Juksu muttered as he organized his thoughts.
"Kill the magistrate? No. It's not that much. Break something? That's not it either."
He hadn't caused any direct harm. So he muttered that it wasn't appropriate to torment him physically. Mok Wigun also agreed on that point.
He had tried to exclude him from the treatment with tricks. He was trying to punish him for that.
"What's the most severe way to torment someone mentally?"
Pyon Juksu also considered entering his dreams and giving him nightmares, but he didn't feel like it. It was because he thought it would only be tiring and not very effective. Then a good idea seemed to come to mind.
"Ah. Let's do this."
"How?"
"The thing the magistrate thinks is most important right now is probably the fruit of the thousand-year-old flower spirit grass."
That would be it. And because he had that, he was able to pull such tricks.
"Let's bring that. We have to get that much as a price for the tricks he played on us."
"Not bad."
If they brought the fruit of the thousand-year-old flower spirit grass, there would be a huge commotion. And in the process of sorting it out, they could torment him enough. That seemed to be a suitable punishment for the magistrate.
"But the magistrate will be keeping that carefully."
"Do you think I can't even find that much?"
"No. It's not just about finding it, but you never steal, do you?"
He had said several times that he didn't do such things because he was a noble of the night and the owner of noble blood.
"Stealing?"
Pyon Juksu said with an expression that said, 'What do you mean by that?'
"We're trying to get our things back from someone who is not qualified. It's completely different from stealing."
A guy who's good at self-justification. He really makes it sound plausible.
"Alright. Well, if that's the case. It will be a lot of fun if you just bring it."
"Alright. I'll bring it tonight."
* * *
The magistrate's residence. At a late hour when most were asleep. A bat was flying in the air, flapping its wings. And the bat secretly entered the residence under the cover of night.
'Let's see. I can definitely feel it.'
Pyon Juksu moved carefully, feeling the energy. The fruit of the thousand-year-old flower spirit grass had a strong yang energy gathered in it. Pyon Juksu was sensing that energy and finding where it was.
- Is it going well?
- I think I'm almost there, so don't worry.
Pyon Juksu was confident. Finding where it was was not a problem. The energy of the fruit was getting stronger, and it seemed he was very close.
'It's that room.'
The room at the end of the hallway. He felt the energy from there. Pyon Juksu, who was hanging from the ceiling, flew to the front of the door. Pyon Juksu, who had turned his head in front of the door and confirmed that there was no one around. He carefully opened the door and went inside.
'Let's see.'
An even stronger energy. Pyon Juksu looked around and found the direction where the item was.
'It's this way.'
But there was a problem. There was a wall in front of him.
'Uh...'
Looking around, it seemed there was a special device.
'So it's a secret space?'
But he couldn't figure out how to open it. No matter how much he looked and searched, he couldn't find a way to open it.
'Should I break it?'
He could break the wall. But if he did that, there would be a sound, and he would be caught for having broken in.
'No. If that happens, I won't be able to tease the magistrate, so that's absolutely not allowed.'
Why is he doing this now? It's all to punish the magistrate. But if he gets caught, that fun will disappear. So he must bring it out without the magistrate knowing.
'It's definitely beyond this wall.'
Pyon Juksu, who had been looking for a way to open it for a while. But he couldn't find it at all.
'Ah, damn it. I came out with such a big talk.'
But what could he do? He had no choice but to ask Mok Wigun for help.
- Hey. I'm in here now, but I think it's beyond the wall.
- Oh? It must be the treasure vault.
- Yeah. I think so, but I don't know how to get in.
Mok Wigun, who was silent for a moment.
- So there's no way to get in from the room?
- Yeah. There must be something, but I can't find it.
- Then for now, remember the location well and come out.
Although Pyon Juksu was puzzled, he came out as Mok Wigun had told him.
- Go up to the roof and go near the treasure vault.
As he was told, he went up to the roof and went near the treasure vault.
- If you look carefully, there will be a vent.
Although you might think a treasure vault is a completely sealed space, that's actually not good. It's basic that it should be well-ventilated for the items inside.
- Oh. There is. I think this is it.
There were things like small windows. Although they had frames and were narrow, they were enough for a bat to enter.
- I'm going in.
Pyon Juksu went in through the gap and walked waddling. There were also points where it bent a couple of times. After walking along the vent for a while like that, he saw the end.
'Here it is.'
Pyon Juksu, who had turned back into a human form as he went inside. He looked around the room leisurely.
It was not a very large room. But all kinds of treasures were inside. Pyon Juksu quietly went inside and looked for the fruit of the thousand-year-old flower spirit grass.
"Wow. What's all this?"
Gold bars were piled up, and various jewels were beautifully displayed. It seemed it would make him feel good just to come and see it from time to time.
"What's this?"
A bead that was faintly shining. Should he say it's a little bigger than an adult man's fist? But he felt a considerably strong energy.
"Isn't this a mana stone?"
It was a similar feeling. Pyon Juksu thought this would be a great help when making a magic circle.
"Should I take it out?"
He coveted it. It seemed it would be a huge help to his research if he had this. Pyon Juksu's hand went towards the bead without him realizing it.
A bead that was shining brightly. It seemed the bead was calling him.
"No. I can't."
Pyon Juksu shook his head violently. This is stealing.
"I am a noble of the night. The owner of noble blood. I can't do something like this."
He came to his senses and looked for the fruit of the thousand-year-old flower spirit grass. It was not difficult to find. Since he could feel the energy, he knew at once where it was.
"Alright. Now let's go..."
His gaze went to the bead again. His research would be easier if he just had that.
"Uh-uh-uh."
Pyon Juksu shook his head and took a deep breath. And then he put the fruit in his mouth.
Poof!
He turned back into a bat and flapped his wings and headed to the vent. It was easy to come in, but it was a little difficult to go out because he was holding the fruit. Pyon Juksu, who had passed through the vent, struggling.
He flew up towards the sky from the end of the vent. The sky where the moon was up. A bat passed leisurely through the moonlight.
* * *
"You called?"
Hwangbo Jun greeted Mok Wigun. It was because he had suddenly been contacted to see him.
"Take this and go home quickly."
"What is this?"
Hwangbo Jun asked as he received the wooden box.
"Didn't I say I would give it to you? It's the fruit of the thousand-year-old flower spirit grass."
"No. Are you really giving it to me?"
Although he had said he would give it, he had been half in doubt. He had said he would give such a precious thing without even receiving money. Although it was on the condition that his sister, Hwangbo Ryeong, would work, how could that be the price of this treasure?
"Instead, it's an absolute secret."
Mok Wigun's condition was that it should never be known when using this. If the rumor that the Hwangbo family had used the fruit of the thousand-year-old flower spirit grass spread, the problem would become complicated. Besides, if it was revealed that it was Mok Wigun who had given it?
Of course, it seemed it would be a situation where it wouldn't be a problem even if it was known by then, but it's better to be careful.
"Of course. I will make sure no one knows."
Hwangbo Jun had a face full of emotion.
"When are you leaving?"
"I'll say goodbye to my sister and leave right away."
Mok Wigun, who was about to prepare to go out after sending off Hwangbo Jun, who had said he would definitely repay this kindness, had an unexpected guest.
"Young master.
Magistrate Chu greeted with a smile.
"No. What brings Magistrate Chu to Chang'an?"
"Haha. I'm going to be in charge of the imperial court this time."
"Oh. You got a promotion."
Magistrate Chu said with a beaming smile.
"This is all thanks to you, young master."
"What are you talking about? It's because of Magistrate Chu's outstanding ability."
Mok Wigun congratulated him, but Magistrate Chu had not come just for a greeting.
"I stopped by to let you know something."
"Is there something I should know?"
"There's a movement in the Huashan Sect."
Magistrate Chu told him what had happened in the Huashan Sect recently.
"The Huashan Sect martial artists led by the Cold Sword Taeseokgwan almost caught the single-horned great serpent and the human-faced spider, and I just finished it?"
"Yes. That's the rumor that's going around."
The claim that the Huashan Sect had almost caught it.
"So they're going to ask for the horn and skin of the single-horned great serpent. People from Huashan will be arriving soon."
"Wow. They're really interesting people."
Mok Wigun let out a hollow laugh out of annoyance. Magistrate Chu, who saw that, smiled brightly.
"Is such a thing rare? They think they can just press down with force because they are strong."
But what's also funny is that such a claim was working to some extent. Until a while ago, the Huashan Sect was an object of ridicule and teasing. Because they were said to be inferior to Mok Wigun and the Light Wind Unit. But the atmosphere was changing a little.
Does it make sense that Mok Wigun and the Light Wind Unit caught those monsters with just their own strength? They were able to catch it because the Huashan Sect had almost caught it.
"The atmosphere is being created like this."
"That's why I said it's interesting. Well. They'll soon find out that's not the case."
Magistrate Chu smiled slyly at that sight.
"But you're not asking what really happened that day."
"I think I know just by looking at your reaction, young master."
Magistrate Chu was judging that it was a fact that Mok Wigun and the Light Wind Unit had caught it. Then the skills of Mok Wigun and the Light Wind Unit are considerably high. Magistrate Chu thought he would have to update his information.
"But young master. The Huashan Sect is a huge sect. It's not an easy opponent."
Since they have the skill to catch two monsters, the Huashan Sect people who are coming this time will have a hard time. But that won't be the end.
"The Huashan Sect is not just talking about the Huashan Sect. The power of the lay disciples is also all the Huashan Sect."
"I know."
In fact, the power of a huge sect comes from there. If you include the lay disciples, it becomes an enormous power. That's why they accept lay disciples every time.
"The people on your side, young master, are strong. If you look at them individually. But if you look at them as a force, they are really insignificant."
"I was thinking about that anyway."
There is no lone general. Why was the Demon King so feared? Because the Demon King himself was strong? No. It was because he had countless demon armies under his command that he was terrifying. Mok Wigun, who had thought that far, said to Magistrate Chu.
"Ah. Then I think I have a favor to ask."
(End of Chapter)