Chapter 239. Within Ten Paces, You’ll Find A Fragrant Flower (10)

“What? The Fire Dancing Rat? Damn it! Hurry up and keep going!”

Geum Seung-Beom, Geum Jae-Beom’s younger brother, also urged the slaves. As his words were not enough, he picked up a thick whip and swung it wildly.

Thwack!

As the group hurriedly left, the palanquin bearer who had been bitten by the Fire Dancing Rat and had been left behind soon had blisters all over his body, as if he was being roasted. Before a minute had passed, he was already dead.

The Five Poisons Twin Emperors entered a large inn located where four major roads intersected.

Most of the slaves stayed outside; only two of the particularly pretty girls went in with them.

The two emperors frowned as soon as they entered the inn and pointed to where they would sit.

“Clean it immediately.”

The two girls rushed over and diligently wiped the chairs and tables.

“Can’t you work harder?”

Geum Jae-Beom swung his whip, striking one of the girls across the back. Her clothes tore and her flesh turned red, starting to swell. However, she didn’t show any signs of pain and just quietly did her work.

The moment Geum Jae-Beom and Geum Seung-Beom sat down to order, the door to the inn opened, and two young men entered.

One of the two young men was so beautiful that it was difficult to tell if he was a man or a woman, and while the other appeared ordinary at first glance, he was actually exceptionally handsome if one looked closely. The first one had a fan tucked in his belt, while the other, in an unusual display, had not one but three swords.

Woo-Moon and the Blood Cloud Devil Emperor found a place to sit and ordered some food as well.

After a while, their dishes started to come out one by one, and both parties began to eat.

Apart from them, there was one other party inside the inn—disciples of the most powerful sect in the area, the Azure Eagle Gate.

As Woo-Moon ate, he kept glancing at the Five Poisons Twin Emperors, frowning. Both their aura and the sight of the two girls standing around without even eating made him extremely uncomfortable.

Those of the Azure Eagle Gate also looked at the two warily before eventually relaxing and beginning to chat.

“Junior brother, so there was nothing on your side either?”

“Yeah... Honestly, we searched until we couldn’t walk anymore, but we found nothing at all. No news of Martial Heaven or Song Woo-Moon’s mother. “

‘I see. Well, we have to work even harder. Who knows, she might be around here. The

gangho

relies on us.”

Woo-Moon felt both happy and guilty as he listened to their conversation.

‘But they don’t seem to know me... Well, they wouldn’t know what I look like, would they? It’s not like they’ve ever seen me before.’

He didn’t really have any intention of telling them who he was, either. He just planned to finish his meal quietly and hurry on his way.

Still, the Five Poisons Twin Emperors kept bothering him.

‘The bloodlust those two have... They’ve definitely killed a lot of people. And those mute girls... Were their vocal cords damaged? And they look numb, as if they don’t even care about their own lives anymore. Is that because of those two Absolute Masters?’

𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

By this point, the conversation among the disciples of the Azure Eagle Gate was getting more and more animated.

They had reached the stage where they were all shouting back and forth, saying that they must wipe out the Martial Heaven bastards for the sake of the

gangho

, and protect the

gangho’s

justice. Then, the youngest disciple accidentally hit his bowl in his fervor, causing one of his stir-fried onions to fly through the air and land on Geum Jae-Beom’s shoe.

Geum Jae-Beom’s eyebrows rose as he emitted a burst of bloodlust.

Watching it all, Woo-Moon was about to take action. However, Geum Seung-Beom shook his head at that moment and slapped his brother’s leg.

“We aren’t in the Western Swamps anymore. Let it go, Hyung.”

Since they valued their own lives more than anything else, they were worried that they might get chased out of this foreign land if something really happened.

“I-I’m sorry, sir. I made a mistake, so let me clean it for you,” said the young disciple, grabbing a cloth.

Following his brother’s words, Geum Jae-Beom decided to hold back. So, he suppressed his anger before speaking up.

“Fine. I’ll spare your life this time, so lick my shoe clean.”

Geum Seung-Beom nodded, thinking that his older brother was being very patient indeed.

For the two of them, who had ruled as tyrants in the Western Swamps, this was truly a lot to endure. However, from the perspective of the disciples of the Azure Eagle Gate, that wasn’t the case at all.

The youngest member of the Azure Eagle Gate blushed in shame, and at the same time, the eldest of the disciples stood up immediately.

“Hey, old man, aren’t you going too far over a single onion?”

In this place, where the Azure Eagle Gate held great influence, the fact that he wasn’t mentioning the name of his sect was enough to show that he was a person of great integrity.

However, Geum Jae-Beom didn’t think so. He sneered.

“I didn’t even want to have to listen to what you brats were saying in the first place. What? Martial Heaven? Hmph, talking all that shit about some useless person or another. It’s really funny to see you weaklings talking nonsense and praising that Song Woo-Moon or whatever as if he’s the king of the world.”

“What? How dare you, bald bastards!”

As the angry Azure Eagle Gate members stood up, the Five Poisons Twin Emperor snapped his fingers.

“Ke... kekeke.”

A cold, mocking laughter echoed throughout the inn.

The Five Poisons Twin Emperors stopped in their tracks and turned around, glaring at the Blood Cloud Devil Emperor with a fierce expression.

“You dare laugh at us adults?”[1]

The Blood Cloud Devil Emperor leaned back on his chair, raised both hands, and shrugged his shoulders. He was motioning for Woo-Moon, who was the stronger of them and in fact the topic of the ongoing conversation, to handle things himself.

Woo-Moon also made up his mind about the two emperors.

“The existence of the group called Martial Heaven is now a fact that all martial artists cannot deny. Considering they are incredibly powerful and fully intent on wiping out the

murim

, all of the

murim

should be joining forces now against them. So, why are you laughing at them?” he said, looking directly at the two.

The Five Poisons Twin Emperors looked at Woo-Moon as if wondering who the fuck he was that he dared address them.

“Martial Heaven? The annihilation of the

murim

? Wasn’t it that brat who said such a preposterous thing? And even if it’s true, so what? That so-called Zenith of yours, Song Woo-Moon should be the one to step forward and handle it. Otherwise, why do you Righteous Faction dumbasses keep flapping your lips about him?”

Geum Seung-Beom snickered at Geum Jae-Beom’s words.

“Right, that brat is just bragging. Zenith,

pfft.

You should say at least something reasonable. Martial Heaven? If those bastards attack us, they should first hope that they don’t turn into a handful of blood from the poison.”

“I mean, even his grandpa, that bastard Palm Martial Emperor, was full of it. The grandson is no different. Anyway, tsk, tsk...”

The Azure Eagle Gate disciples, whose faces turned red, rushed at the Five Poisons Twin Emperors all at once.

“You bastards, I’ll make you regret talking nonsense right this minute!”

“Hmph! You little rascals dare!”

The moment Geum Seung-Beom glared at the Azure Eagle Gate disciples, an invisible energy materialized and captured them all.

“Ugh!”

It was a display of Absolute Qi. Even though the emperor wasn’t using his hands, the Azure Eagle Gate disciples’ faces turned pale, and they started to choke.

“How dare you? Do you even know who we are?”

“It looks like it’s been too long since we’ve come to the Central Plains. Who would have thought that there would be people who would attack the Five Poisons Twin Emperors without knowing who they’re dealing with?”

The Azure Eagle Gate disciples struggled like butterflies caught in a spider’s web. However, none of them could escape.

“Who should I kill first? Hmm, let’s see if your great sword hero or whatever can save you.”

As one of the Five Poisons Twin Emperors was about to lift his sword, Woo-Moon took a step forward.

At that moment, all of the Absolute Qi that the Five Poisons Twin Emperors had been spreading disappeared all at once.

The Five Poisons Twin Emperors looked at Woo-Moon in surprise at the unexpected surprise.

“What a bluff. I wonder if you bastards could really say that in front of Woo-Moon himself,” the Blood Cloud Devil Emperor said coldly.

Geum Jae-Beom and Geum Seung-Beom looked at each other.

“Do you know who the hell that is?”

“I don’t, Hyung. He seems to be an Absolute Master...”

The difference in cultivation between Woo-Moon and the Five Poisons Twin Emperors was so great that the two weren’t able to properly gauge Woo-Moon’s power. They just vaguely guessed that he was at a similar level to them.

“It’s fine. There are two of us. That bastard next to him who looks like a woman seems to be a Peak expert or something.”

“Yeah. Then...”

Geum Jae-Beom glared at Woo-Moon and grumbled like a lynx.

“Yeah. Of course, I can say it to him. That brat is a braggart, and his claim of being whatever Zenith is complete nonsense.”

“Really...? So that’s what you think, then. Well, I’m that braggart brat Song Woo-Moon.”

As he said this, everyone except for the Blood Cloud Devil Emperor, who was chuckling behind him, could see a noticeable stir in the air.

The eldest of the Azure Eagle Gate disciples suddenly pointed to the three swords on Woo-Moon’s waist.

“L-l-look at those three swords! That white one must be Lightflash, the black one Inkblade, and the golden one Golden Dragon! H-he... he really is Great Hero Song!”

The Azure Eagle Gate disciples seemed greatly moved. They opened their eyes wide and blinked as if they couldn’t believe their own eyes as they stared at Woo-Moon.

“Let me ask you again. Do you really think I’m lying?”

“Of...”

Geum Jae-Beom was about to say,

‘Of course, I do!’

However, he found that he couldn’t say anything due to the bloodlust that suddenly washed over him and the pressure that weighed down on him. The same went for Geum Seung-Beom.

The two were completely overwhelmed by Woo-Moon’s aura.

It was only natural. In terms of cultivation, Woo-Moon was two major realms higher than them. It was more than just the difference between an adult and a child; it was more like the difference between an adult and a small bug.

“Ugh.... agk!”

The Five Poisons Twin Emperors were in pain.

Woo-Moon suddenly withdrew his aura. As soon as he did so, Geum Jae-Beom and Geum Seung-Beom quickly stepped back and crossed their arms in front of their chests.

Woo-Moon extended his hand toward them.

Bang!

The two were struck by a formless, intangible blow. They rolled across the ground, smashing through the tables and chairs of the inn.

“Die!”

It wasn’t as big of a blow as they had expected, so Geum Jae-Beom and Geum Seung-Beom simultaneously leapt into the air and unleashed two Five Poisons Heaven Slaying Palms.

However, their terrifying poison attacks, which had taken the lives of countless people, were nothing more than a tickling breeze to Woo-Moon. The worst it could do was make him scrunch his nose because of the stench.

“I-impossible!”

Curses spilled out of the mouths of the Five Poisons Twin Emperors in a state of disbelief. They felt the hairs on their bodies stand on end. That was how vivid their fear of Woo-Moon was.

They couldn’t believe their own eyes, beginning to wonder if the boasts about Woo-Moon being a Zenith Master were true. It was inevitable after seeing his transcendent power.

Woo-Moon passed them by and walked toward the two girls.

The two girls were trembling with fear at the incredible sight of their masters being knocked down by a young man.

Woo-Moon smiled gently as his qi, filled with gentle softness, enveloped them.

“

Aaagggg

...”

Their voices sounded nothing like the articulate speech of a human; they sounded like animals groaning.

Woo-Moon, heart aching, walked towards the two and reached out a hand.

His qi spread out and enveloped them, scanning their entire bodies to check their conditions before going to the terribly damaged vocal cords and carefully enveloping them.

Then, after pressing their acupoints and numbing their ability to feel pain, he tore their faulty vocal cords and started to reattach them, putting everything back together properly.

Something unknown was happening inside their bodies. Of course, that would normally cause them to be scared, but Woo-Moon’s presence was... warm, a warmth that they had never felt before in their lives. It was so warm that they didn’t even think of fighting back; they simply let him do whatever he was doing.

After a while, Woo-Moon smiled brightly.

“It’s alright now. Say something,” he said.

1. Remember, the Blood Cloud Devil Emperor looks like a teenager. ☜