Moon-Shadow Sword Emperor

Episode 117:

A lot has changed in this life from my previous life.

Although many aspects were favorable to me, it was true that the change also raised some concerns.

One of them was Dokgo Woojin’s refusal to join due to Dokgoseong’s survival.

In his past life, Dokgo Woo-jin was driven by a desire for revenge for losing his son, so he committed himself to the Murim Alliance and threw himself into the fierce battlefield, slaughtering all the demonic cultists he could find.

From the point of view of the demonic cultists, there was no other person as scary as him.

He was the ruler of the battlefield and the god of death.

But what is this life like?

One of the best forces of the Baekdo Martial Arts was to stay in Mt. Cheongseong and not leave the house in the name of protecting his family.

From what I heard, it seemed like he stopped being the head of the Hwangryongmugwan in order to increase his time teaching Dokgoseong.

‘It is difficult.’

It was nice to see Master spending quality time with his family, but as someone who became a leader of the Murim League through the Yongbong branch, I couldn’t help but feel anxious.

Dokgo Woojin was an essential force in the war against the Demon Cult.

As someone who had memories of his past life, I couldn’t imagine the Murim Alliance without him.

That’s why I hinted at it.

How about joining the union?

The justification was sufficient.

Dokgo Woo-jin also had no intention of enduring an uncomfortable life for the sake of safety.

He once said this to me in the past.

[……I am always grateful to my wife. This is a woman who gave up a lot for me. I wanted to at least make them not feel inadequate in life, but I don’t feel like what’s going on in the world.]

I don’t know how Seo Moon-hye and Dok-go Woo-jin came to be a couple.

However, the process was not smooth, and for some reason, Seo Moon-hye had to make a big sacrifice, and it was clear that Dokgo Woo-jin felt indebted to her because of that.

“…….”

Dokgo Woojin rubbed his chin and was lost in thought.

Conflict was bound to arise.

He chose to go into retirement in order to settle his past debts and focus on his family.

However, a so-called disciple was recommending that he break his seclusion and jump into battle.

‘Maybe he feels disappointed in me.’

It was an issue that required giving up a lot.

It will not be easy to come to a conclusion.

It would probably be difficult to get an answer within a short period of time.

“Of course, this is only my personal wish and recommendation. “If it’s an offer you don’t like, it’s okay to ignore it.”

“no. “Think about it seriously.”

Seo Moon-hye, who had a personality that enjoyed interacting with others, could not be confined to Cheongseong Mountain forever.

Moreover, living on Mount Cheongseong did not guarantee the safety of the family.

It was necessary to prepare measures to more clearly protect the safety of the family.

‘I’m sorry that I gave you trouble for no reason.’

At this time, Dokgo Woojin also needed to set a clear path.

You can either commit yourself to the Murim Alliance, hide in a remote area where no one can travel, or establish your own sect to grow your own power.

If we persisted in this negligent attitude, we had no choice but to face catastrophe.

“Actually, I’ve been thinking about joining the military for quite some time.”

“…….”

“As you said, in order to solve the fundamental problem, you must ultimately eliminate the Heavenly Evil Army, the first disciple of the Demonic Cult, and the easiest way to create an opportunity to face the Heavenly Evil Army is to join the alliance.”

“…….”

“But I couldn’t make a decision easily because I thought I had to leave my family behind and go into battle.”

“I would have done the same.”

“I don’t want my wife to look sad.”

“I promise.”

“promise? “What do you mean?”

“Someday, I will definitely restore your daily life, Master. “We will kill Cheonakgun, eliminate those who may cause harm, and eliminate all those who have malicious intentions toward you and your family.”

“Thank you at least for your words.”

“We won’t stop with just words.”

A faint smile appeared on Dokgo Woojin’s lips.

He tilted his teacup and spoke in a playful voice.

“I’m sorry, but no matter how much you are my disciple, I cannot compromise on killing Lord Cheonak.”

“If you do this, I will capture Prince Cheonak and bring him before you, Master.”

* * *

“It’s been a while since I’ve been here.”

I muttered as my eyes scanned the large house located in the center of the capital.

A familiar place.

A building of a familiar shape.

This was the house where the Dokgo Woojin family lived before moving to Mt. Cheongseong.

Is the part that has changed from my memories a garden that has grown overgrown with weeds due to lack of maintenance?

By now, Damwoon and Seo Hoseon must have been busy moving around to prepare a place for themselves.

But I didn’t need to do that.

I had purchased a house in advance in preparation for the day when I would return to Sacheon again.

‘I need to do a little cleaning first.’

Because the building had been abandoned for such a long time, it was impossible to move in right away.

I turned that way and headed to the red light district located on the west side of Chengdu.

There were people who could be hired as handymen.

* * *

A manor built on a large site.

On the plaque was written the words ‘Seokgajang (析家莊)’ written in a handwriting comparable to that of a warrior.

“Who are you?”

Two warriors stood guarding the entrance.

I spoke to one of them.

“Please tell Lord Zhang that I have come to visit you.”

“I guess you asked who it was? “I have never heard of someone like you coming to visit.”

I glanced around and glanced sideways at the other warrior.

Seeing him trembling as if he was suffering from a poisonous disease, he seemed to be the person who was present when they wiped out Shakyamuni in the past.

“It seems like the warrior knows me.”

“Yes yep!”

“Would you please tell Lord Zhang that I visited him?”

“All right!”

The warrior answered loudly and quickly bounced into the manor like an arrow leaving the protest.

The remaining warrior looked at his back with a puzzled expression.

After a while, Shakyamuni Buddha came out on his feet and bowed to me.

“welcome!”

“I didn’t know you would come out to meet me in person.”

“Elder Taesang has come, wouldn’t it be right for me to greet him in person?”

“The dignity maintenance money I sent was put to good use.”

“It is an honour. Please eat inside first. “I will tell my wife to bring me some dragon tea.”

“Thank you for your hospitality.”

The warrior guarding the entrance had a blank expression on his face at Lord Seokpo’s servile attitude.

I passed by the warrior, who was as stiff as a rock, and stepped into the interior of the stone palace.

Seokpo-gun asked, rubbing his hands together.

“But why did you visit your parents’ home?…”

“I’d like you to lend me a hand. Oh, and since I’m here, I’ll check the ledger.”

“Are you afraid that I may have taken away the dignity maintenance fee that I owe you?”

“Is that possible?”

“Why then…”

“What I want to check is the ledger that lists the people who entered the gambling house run by Seokgajang.”

* * *

Spacious drawing room.

I sipped the dragon tea that Sibi had brought and looked at the pile of documents on the table.

‘There is.’

After checking all the names on the entry list for about an hour, I burst out laughing.

‘He’s a very habitual offender.’

Yang Chang-un and Wang Gun-seok’s uproar.

All of them were members working at the Sacheon branch of the Murim League.

The personal information of 16 monks belonging to the Sichuan branch has already been investigated through Hao Wen.

‘I’m so dumbfounded.’

It’s like these blind, blind warriors who are addicted to gambling and wandering around the red-light district.

In particular, the number of times Moyong Soran entered the gambling hall was unusual.

If it’s a little, once every three days, if it’s a lot, it’s five times a day.

‘Five times a day.’

This meant that he did not work during working hours and instead went gambling.

I left this many names on the entry log of one gambling house, but what if I add up the number of times I entered other gambling houses?

‘It’s just that there is no answer.’

I knew that the Sacheon branch of the Murim League was a piece of rotten flesh that had been neglected for a long time.

Sacheon was an area where as many as three large martial powers made their nests.

Cheongseongpa Amipa Sacheondanga.

Because the three major martial powers had a tight grip on security in the region, there wasn’t much for the members of the Sichuan branch to do.

To put it in a good way, it was quiet, but to put it in a bad way, it was the perfect environment to become lazy.

Since there is less work, more people do other things during working hours, and since there is no need to perform dangerous missions, there is no way there will be a reduction or change in personnel.

Since the headquarters did not even send periodic audits, the accounting ledgers were bound to be riddled with corruption.

‘It is the law of the world that stagnant water rots.’

Of course, not all branches of the Maeng branch had festered and exploded internally like the Sacheon branch.

In the case of the Cheonghae branch, they often joined forces with the Kunlun faction to carry out operations to subdue the demons, but since it was an environment where casualties occurred so frequently, it seemed impossible for corruption to occur.

Corruption can only be committed when there is free time.

They are at the bottom, executives, and branch heads.

The Cheonghae branch, whose members change frequently, was evaluated as having the most transparent accounting ledger among all branches.

‘It is also a branch that is avoided to that extent.’

Even if the environment was not as extreme as the Cheonghae branch, branches with a lot of work generally had less corruption.

Of course, even though I knew the reality of the Sacheon branch, I hoped to be assigned there.

The fact that it was rotten internally meant that there were many people to punish.

Having more people to punish meant more stepping stones for my promotion.

To me, most of the leaders, including the branch leader of the Sacheon branch, seemed like sacrifices to achieve merit.

‘The more offerings, the better.’

Cut out the things that lower the prestige of the group.

In the process, take real power.

In addition to my job, I am also accumulating achievements.

A plan that kills three birds with one stone could be said to be something like this.

‘I’ve also gained the position of deputy branch manager. It won’t be that difficult to overthrow the entire Sacheon branch.’

The problem came after that.

It is easy to punish those who commit corruption.

The problem was how to prove the corruption committed by the target.

If you can’t prove it, not only will you not be recognized for your achievements, but in the worst case scenario, you could face backlash.

Now I was part of a group.

I couldn’t handle things recklessly like I did when I was working as an individual.

‘You can leave it to Damun to write a report to be submitted to the higher-ups. ‘It’s my job to secure detailed information on corruption to be included in the report.’

After contemplating with my arms crossed, I stretched and stood up.

Shakyamuni Buddha, who was sitting across from him and watching him, twitched his shoulders.

After saying goodbye to Buddha and leaving the manor, I headed towards Cheonhwaru.

The conversation I had with Cheon Ji-ryeong earlier passed through my mind.

[Oh, and I have one message to deliver.]

[Message?]

[Cheonnyeo has been appointed as the branch leader of the Saints. If you happen to need something to do with Hao Moon while I’m away, you can go see her.] ‘

I guess I should go say hello at this point. This is a face you will see often from now on.’