Chapter 110

As soon as Ho Muryeon saw the general entering the office, he began to ask urgently.

“How are you? Were they really the Black Cheolbang people?”

The Commander-in-Chief answered in a cautious tone. “Once the corpse had exploded in its head, it was impossible to investigate, and the three relatively intact corpses were clearly warriors from the Heukcheolbang.”

“Also… I did.”

“And the rest were so dry that it was difficult to pinpoint exactly… It is highly probable that he belongs to the Heukcheolbang.”

At this, Ho Muryeon frowned. “They aren’t really ordinary guys. If it wasn’t for Byeok Tae-san, I would have been hit again.”

“Should I just be beaten? A little… It must have been noisy.”

At this, the other person shook his head. “It gives me chills to think of them pouring out of the black iron room in the midst of a frenzy.”

The general smiled bitterly, simply because that was correct. “Is Byeok Tae-san having a good rest? Let me give you a decent place to stay. Take care.”

At this, the Commander-in-Chief put on a puzzled expression. “That… Byeok Tae-san and his party are now in Heukcheolbang.”

Ho Muryeon looked at the general with bewildered eyes. “Why? You’re not saying you’re going to stay there, are you?”

“It’s comfortable there.”

“Are you comfortable? Where was the pile of corpses?”

“Aren’t we going to collect them anyway?”

After all, this was where the Black Iron Room used to be. Still, it had been left unattended, so it could be inconvenient if one didn’t touch it. Besides, it was way too big.

“Isn’t there less than twenty? Isn’t it too wide for just that person?”

“Well, you will figure it out.” Ho Muryeon shook his head and changed the topic. “By the way, how is the search going? Did you find some?”

At this, the general smiled bitterly. “It seems that the identities of the people moving on our side have been revealed. No results at all.”

The other man. “You know that we have mobilized most of the personnel in Homuryeon right now, right? If you get robbed like this, there won’t be any valid excuses.”

“You must hurry. And so, I’m telling you… How would you like to submit a quest to Haomun?”

“Haomun?”

The frown on Ho Mu- -ju’s face symbolized how he did not like this. “It’s not like it used to be. Wasn’t it the place you were doing today or tomorrow?”

“No. It used to be, but it has changed a bit these days.”

“What… Would you like to do it?”

“We should find out from now on.” The commander waved his hand. “Do something quickly. Don’t forget to hurry. Oh, and ask Byeok Tae-san to see you. If you come all the way here, you should say hello.”

“Yes. I will tell you.”

* * *

Byeok Tae-san and his party took a seat in the Heukcheolbang. Tae-san decided to stay here until the end of his work.

At this, Byeok Tae-san began to speak out impulsively, and Ok Hwa, who received it, immediately contacted Hao-mun and arranged the manor for immediate use. All the corpses were collected in Homuryeon, so the Haomundo simply cleaned and repaired the damaged areas.

He arrived in the middle of the night, smashed the Bangangsi and the latent ones in the black iron room, immediately contacted Ho Muryeon to collect the corpses, and summoned Hao Mundo to clean up the manor. With this, the darkness began to recede little by little.

Byeok Tae-san decided to use one of the halls in Heukcheolbang’s inner garden. In fact, there was no need to use it anywhere else.

Tae-san and his party were now only 30, with a few additional Haomen to help them. Heukcheolbang was too large for 30 people to write. No, there were too few people to write one full-length.

Byeok Tae-san and his party allotted their own rooms in the front building and slept first. They had run from Wuhan to here in one day and even fought that fierce battle, so everyone’s physical and mental fatigue had reached the extreme.

A comfortable bed was the best way to release it properly. Byeok Tae0san decided to use the top floor of the hall by himself and even moved a huge and soft bed there. Sitting on the bed, he quietly closed his eyes and organized the spiritual powers he had gained today.

The spiritual power he had received was far superior to any other spiritual power he had ever experienced. Of the total amount, only a fraction of the work was accepted, but the fraction of work was better than the sum of the spiritual powers of hundreds of Bangangsi.

He gradually built up that spiritual power in his body. He didn’t need to invest his spiritual power in Gimaek anymore once he had fixed the joints. And so, all he had to do was accumulate the remaining spiritual power in his body.

Byeok Tae-san spread his spiritual power evenly throughout his body and built it up. All of the successive celestial horses had already mastered the spirit magic craftsmanship, and of course they burned souls to extract spiritual power and build them up in their bodies.

However, the methods of building or using spiritual power were all different. Usually, it was compressed and collected before the lower end or the middle one before writing. It was then adjusted so that there was no spiritual power as much as possible before the top.

This was because they did not know what the spiritual power could do to the brain. It had the possibility to burn up the whole soul and cause detrimental effects. Thus, to prevent that, Byeok Tae-san built up his spiritual power by dividing it into the middle and lower courts in the days of Cheonmai.

And later on, when the limit was exceeded, it was expanded and piled up with the Gimaek around Danjeon.

It was best to keep his spiritual power in a danjeon as much as possible. At least, that was the case when he had been a thousand mai, that was, until he got the realization of Jeunghon-Magong.

No, he believed it then, but not now.

The spiritual power had had now acquired was really clean and pure. A clean spirit had a positive effect on the body, allowing him to build up his power in a way he never had before.

Byeok Tae-san spread his spiritual powers well and opened his eyes slowly. He didn’t really practice much, but his body was getting better due to the action of his spiritual power. It wasn’t just about getting healthy. Muscles and bones became tough, hard, and flexible. The blood must be clear and the heart should be strong.

In addition to this, the head rotation seemed to speed up. His memory improved and he was able to think faster. And no matter what kind of training, the effect was much greater.

‘If you accumulate more spiritual power, you can share a similar effect with those around you…’

It didn’t mean that one’s spiritual power was worn out just because one did that. Of course, there was still a long way to go. At least, if one had hundreds of times more spiritual power than they did now, they would be able to barely try it.

Byeok Tae-san checked the newly acquired spiritual power one last time and then lay down on the bed. Then, he fell asleep and didn’t wake up until the next day the sun passed through the middle of the sky.

* * *

When Byeok Tae-san woke up and sat down, So-so, who was waiting outside the door, asked quietly. “I will prepare water for you to wash, Confucius.”

With that, the door opened and Soso and Danyoung took a large bucket of warm water and set it down next to the bed. Byeok Tae-san was served as usual and washed his body.

After the tub of bath water was removed, other maids came in with food, and they ate breakfast as usual. After eating, when Byeok Tae-san headed out, the quarrels began to pour in and start cleaning.

Thanks to the heukcheolbang, he was able to live his life as usual. Of course, it was possible because he had brought all ten of them. Byeok Tae-san took great care and passed on his craftsmanship and thought it was a good idea to bring everyone along. In addition to this, he was determined to take them all with him wherever he went in the future.

As he went downstairs, Ok Hwa, who had been waiting for him, quickly approached and stuck to his side. “Confucius, I received a call from Homulian in the morning.”

When Byeok Tae-san nodded as if to continue, she continued the report. “Ho Mu-ryeon says he wants to see Confucius. He asks me to stop by Homu Lyeon.”

Byeok Tae-san laughed bitterly. “I still haven’t broken the cheeky habit of saying come and go. If you want to see it, tell me to come in person.”

He had been thinking of meeting him when he came here, but only if he was around.

“Are you half-hearted?”

“Anyway, we have been investigating since Hao Mun happened to Uichang, but the results have been negligible.”

Byeok Tae-san frowned. “Nothing has changed from before.”

He should have been more competent if he had given the Amyeongbo, but what if he couldn’t find a single location in Bangangsi? Ok Hwa opened her mouth at this.

This was, after all, no longer Hao Mundo, but it was still like a family home anyway. She wished for Tae-san to have good relations with them.

“People called unknown have been determined and done their job. I came in after identifying the information organization of Uichang in advance and preparing a lot of countermeasures for it.”

Byeok Tae-san looked at Ok Hwa silently. So what did that have to do with it?

“So at first, I had no choice but to win. However, Hao Mun is also working on measures now, so we will have news soon.”

Byeok Tae-san nodded. Clearly, this was the limit for now. “What about Ho Muryeon?”

“In the Homuryeon side, information was almost paralyzed. This morning, I submitted a request to Haomen.”

Byeok Tae-san laughed bitterly. He had realized once again how great Wolyeongdan was. If they could use Wolyeongdan, they would not only find the location of Bangangsi but also dig after it.

Of course, he didn’t know what it would be like to capture the entire anonymous organization.

Ok Hwa spoke carefully. “There is one location that we have identified in Haomen. But he doesn’t seem to be sure.”

“Let’s go.”

When Byeok Tae-san hurried his steps, Ok Hwa quickly followed him.

* * *

The place where Byeoktaesan and Ok Hwa arrived was a residential area with relatively small houses next to each other. When the horse looked at the realities of residential areas, it was more like a slum.

A small house and a house were attached to form a wall, and if there was a small gap between the houses, it was already considered a road.

In short, it was a complex tangled cobweb-like alley. If you went in the wrong way, it would be difficult to find your way out again. Of course, one could climb up to secure a view, then step on the roof and run out.

“It is over there. It is said that even in Haomun, there was a limit to properly checking the inside, so they could not get accurate information.”

It certainly did.

“It’s complicated.”

In fact, he had never been to a place like this even when she was a thousand years old. What was the point of going to the slums? Even if there was something to do in the slum, it was natural for his subordinates to take care of it.

Because of the size of the slums, it was probably not easy for Haomen to find Bangangsi here. And so, even the anonymous ones must have hidden their anti-gang poetry here. Maybe this was the only place where Bangangsi was hidden.

Neil. No one else could find Bangangsi here, but Tae-san was an exception. He could sense the unique presence of Bangangsi, which crossed the border between life and death. In addition, the incendiary ability was so great that HE WAS able to put a very wide radius under the incendiary.

But surely he had to scan the whole slum. In other words, instead of going round and round the same place with someone who knew the way, one had to look around the entire slum while moving step by step through the alley like a spider’s web.

Byeok Tae-san looked at Ok Hwa with such thoughts in mind. Oddly enough, Ok Hwa answered with twinkling eyes, even though Byeok Tae-san did not explain it.

“There are people in Haomen who know this place well. I’ll find us one soon.” After saying that, she looked back and made a strange gesture.

Then, someone quickly approached from afar. After Ok Hwa spoke a few words with the person, he bowed his head, ran somewhere, and came back with someone.

Ok Hwa then politely reported to Byeok Tae-san. “I brought someone who knows the geography here.”

Byeok Tae-san stared at her before he turned around and stepped toward the slum. Then he began to speak. “What… It is of little use.”

A smile formed on the corner of Ok Hwa’s lips. She quickly blinked at the Hao Mundo, who was standing next to her. The Hao Mundo ran backward and took the lead.

“I will guide you.”

Byeok Tae-san followed the Hao Mundo. The alley was so narrow that one person could barely pass. Hao Mundo wandered through the alleys of the slums to the point of being really clever.

Then, without passing through the same area, he scanned the slums step by step. Byeok Tae-san did not care at all about anything else, but only grasped that anti-gang poetry entered his senses.

Soon enough, one caught on. “Wait a minute.”

Byeok Tae-san’s silhouette disappeared in an instant, leaving the Hao Mundo and Ok Hwa bewildered.

However, before they could grasp the situation, Byeok Tae-san reappeared. “Let’s go.”

With this, the Hao Mundo started moving again with a bewildered expression.

Ok Hwa then looked at Tae-san with surprised eyes. While scanning the slum from beginning to end, Byeok Tae-san rapidly disappeared and reappeared a total of six times.

In the end, Tae-san, who finished all his work efficiently and left the slum much earlier, had a very satisfied smile on his face