Heavenly Inquisition Sword Novel - Chapter 252
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Chapter 252: Just Say If You Are Shim Yanggak or Not
The Lady of the Black Lotus, Seok Ryeoshi, was an eighteen-year-old young woman who, despite her mature physique, had a youthful face.
The experts of the Orthodox Sect called her the ‘Lady of the Black Lotus’ due to her peculiar habit of always dressing in black throughout the year.
In Murim, beautiful women often faced difficulties. However, Seok Ryeoshi was an exception.
The experts of the Evil Faction adored her, calling her the ‘Flower of the Evil Faction.’ While this was partly because she was the daughter of the Great Chaeju of Nokrim, the Heaven Destroyer Demon Lord, Seok Muhae, it was also said that her martial skills had reached unsurpassed levels.
From her first year of life, Seok Muhae personally bathed her in the blood of his enemies, and by the age of five, she had learned the Dark Heaven Asura Manual, becoming invincible among her contemporaries, regardless of whether they were from the Orthodox Sect or the Evil Sect.
Because of this, Seok Ryeoshi was considered a ‘flower in a painting’ by the young men of the Orthodox Sect.
Naturally, she had a high opinion of herself and often regarded men as inferior beings.
Today, however, this ‘flower in a painting’ was different.
Sitting next to Yeon Jeokha, she chatted cheerfully like a sparrow.
Not only that, although she normally barely ate, today, with her beautiful hands, she was diligently serving food onto Yeon Jeokha’s plate.
Just as she was deboning a fish and placing the meat on Yeon Jeokha’s plate, Seok Ryeoshi quickly turned her head.
She had heard the words of Peng Gakmyeong from the Peng Clan, also known as the Peng Family, insulting Yeon Jeokha and Nokrim.
The Lady of the Black Lotus calmly set down her chopsticks.
“Ah! Old Dao of Nine Heavens. Why do you let our Grand Inspector hear such nonsense? Isn’t he supposed to be enjoying his meal in peace? Is this how you treat our Grand Inspector?”
At her reprimand, Shim Tong immediately stood up.
Although he had been annoyed from before, he had held back. However, after hearing the words of the Lady of the Black Lotus, he could no longer stay still.
Before moving, he glanced at Yeon Jeokha.
But Yeon Jeokha remained focused on his meal, as if he didn’t care.
In such cases, there were only two possibilities: either he didn’t care about the matter, or he was leaving it in Shim Tong’s hands.
Having spent much time with Yeon Jeokha, Shim Tong knew it was the latter.
His usually dull eyes lit up with a fierce light.
The flash in his eyes was so intense that even the Lady of the Black Lotus shuddered.
“Don’t kill them.”
Shim Tong barely heard the words of the Lady of the Black Lotus and walked firmly towards where Peng Gakmyeong and the others were.
The young talents of the Blue Dragon Division, including Cheongcheon, Gong San, Eowol, Chungho Sword, Peng Cheonwoong, Peng Somin, Lee Woojin, and Lee Somin, stopped talking and watched Shim Tong.
The old man known as Shim Tong approached with a fierce expression.
Lee Somin, with a nervous face, didn’t know what to do, but the others remained impassive.
The warriors of Murim are obsessed with reputation.
The young ones joined the Heaven and Earth Alliance, risking their lives to gain fame.
To gain fame, killing the members of the Yoomyung Cult was the best way.
When that wasn’t possible, defeating a well-known expert was a good alternative.
The frequent fights between the Orthodox sects in Chilniha Village were due to this.
Peng Gakmyeong smiled disdainfully.
“Everyone knows I’m friends with Jegal Sinji, right?”
Jegal Sinji is the son of the General Commander of the Heaven and Earth Alliance, Jegal Seun.
The seven young talents looked at Peng Gakmyeong, curious about what he was going to say.
“A few days ago, Jegal Sinji told me something interesting. He said there was a thief in Henan Province known as the Immortal Sword Demon, Shim Yanggak, who had recently changed his name.”
Lee Woojin, the eldest son of the Leader of the Uicheon Sect, had an idea and asked.
“Young Master Peng, I’ve heard of Shim Yanggak. How did he change his name?”
“Shim Yanggak uses a blood rose sword. They say its hilt is very distinctive. Just like the one Shim Tong carries. Even his face is the same. Don’t you think he is Shim Yanggak?”
“…”
At that moment, the seven young men looked at Shim Tong.
The old man known as Shim Tong remained silent, listening to the conversation.
Peng Gakmyeong’s smile deepened.
“They say Shim Yanggak is barely better than a mid-level expert. Isn’t it curious how he killed the Demon Warriors? Isn’t it interesting?”
Gong San, of the Quanzhen Sect, responded as if in agreement.
“I also found it strange that he killed the Demon Warriors. If he is Shim Yanggak, we should question other things, shouldn’t we?”
“What things?”
Peng Gakmyeong asked, puzzled.
“It doesn’t make sense that Yeon Jeokha, a twenty-one-year-old, killed the Demon Warriors, whom even the top ten experts of Murim find difficult. If we think about it, all those rumors are related to Shim Tong…”
“Is it all a lie?”
Peng Gakmyeong tried to provoke him, and Gong San nodded.
“Let’s suppose they have spiritual treasures, even so, the rumors seem exaggerated. Don’t you think so?”
Gong San looked at the other young talents.
Except for Lee Somin and her siblings, everyone nodded.
“Hahaha.”
Shim Tong let out a sinister laugh.
If he hadn’t met Yeon Jeokha, he wouldn’t have been able to look these young men in the eye.
But now, he was thinking about how to deal with them.
Suddenly, he felt gratitude towards the Mysterious Woman of the Nine Heavens.
As Shim Tong looked at Lee Somin, she quickly stood up.
“Senior Shim, it’s not my fault. Hey, what are you doing? Stand up!”
Her younger brother, Lee Woojin, stood up uncomfortably.
But the eldest, Lee Woojin, didn’t move.
In fact, Lee Woojin and Lee Wooshin had heard much about Yeon Jeokha’s abilities through their grandfather and their younger sister, Lee Somin. But they thought Shim Tong was different.
Lee Woojin believed that MuShim Tong was merely taking advantage of Yeon Jeokha’s fame.
If Shim Tong was indeed Shim Yanggak, that would explain many things.
But Lee Somin and Lee Woojin thought differently.
They feared Yeon Jeokha and quickly stood up.
“Older brother?”
Lee Somin tried to pull Lee Woojin up, but he didn’t move.
Shim Tong’s smile widened.
“What will you do now?”
Shim Tong smiled as he looked at Lee Somin.
Lee Somin sighed and stepped aside with her younger brother.
The situation turned into six against one.
Peng Gakmyeong leaned back with an arrogant smile.
“Shim Tong, or should I say, Shim Yanggak. I think it’s time for you to say who you really are. Sorry, but the name Shim Tong doesn’t impress us. If it weren’t for the Heaven and Earth Alliance, you would already be…”
Peng Gakmyeong left the sentence unfinished and brought his hand to his neck in a slicing gesture.
Shim Tong slowly looked at the six young men and said.
“You insulted me and Young Master Yeon. Do you admit it?”
Mentioning Yeon Jeokha made Lee Woojin shudder, but he held back.
He believed Shim Tong was using Yeon Jeokha’s name to escape.
The six of them thought the same.
Gong San responded, sealing the discussion.
“Shim Yanggak, the more you talk, the more you discredit Young Master Yeon’s achievements.”
“Hahaha. Are you calling me and Young Master frauds?”
Shim Tong, with his characteristic sarcasm, insulted himself and Yeon Jeokha.
The six young men, raised in noble families, frowned but didn’t deny it.
Denying it now would make them seem cowardly.
Moreover, although Shim Tong’s choice of words was a bit exaggerated, it wasn’t entirely wrong.
Suddenly, Peng Gakmyeong’s younger sister, Peng Somi, spoke harshly.
“Hey! Are you trying to scare us? Just say if you’re Shim Yanggak or not.”
But Shim Tong, already enraged, ignored her.
“You insignificant fools dare to insult our young master! Though I’d like to kill you, as we are in the same Heaven and Earth Alliance, I’ll only cut off your arms…”
At that moment, Yeon Jeokha, who was eating fish next to the Lady of the Black Lotus, murmured to himself.
“Don’t cut them.”
Shim Tong quickly changed his words.
“…I’ll break your arms instead of cutting them off.”
Peng Gakmyeong, who had been watching disdainfully, suddenly shouted.
“Enough! Who do you think you are, just a mere thief?”
Upon hearing the young man’s words, Shim Tong lost control.
“Damn brat!”
With a roar, Shim Tong disappeared from sight.
The speed of his movement surprised Peng Gakmyeong, who instinctively stood up.
But he didn’t have time to react.
Shim Tong’s fist crashed into Peng Gakmyeong’s jaw.
With a single blow, Peng Gakmyeong’s head snapped to the side.
Before he could fall, Shim Tong grabbed his arm.
A loud crack echoed as Peng Gakmyeong’s arm was broken.
“Ah!”
With a brief cry, Peng Gakmyeong staggered back.
“Brother!”
Peng Somi screamed and unsheathed her sword, charging at Shim Tong.
Shim Tong sidestepped and dashed forward.
Their movements crossed in an instant.
A sickening crunch was heard as Peng Somi’s sword slipped from her hand.
As the sword clattered to the ground, Shim Tong was already moving towards Gong San.
Gong San had no time to draw his sword and met Shim Tong with his fist.
His punch landed on Shim Tong’s shoulder, but it didn’t faze him. Shim Tong retaliated with a powerful blow.
With one strike, Gong San’s face twisted, and his arm snapped.
“Argh!”
Gong San retreated, clutching his broken arm.
After breaking Peng Cheonwoong’s arm as well, Shim Tong finally paused his rampage.
Too late, Eowol and Lee Woojin drew their swords.
At that moment, the restaurant door was flung open.
Five members of the Heaven and Earth Alliance patrol team quickly entered the scene.
“Stop!”
The team leader, Elder Ilweol Sword Mumu Jin, surveyed the area with sharp eyes.
Half of the restaurant was in ruins from the fight, while the other half remained calm.
Had they been eating and watching the fight?
It seemed that the young members of the Orthodox Sect and an old man from the Evil Faction had clashed.
Seeing the injured and groaning youths, Mumu Jin’s face twisted in anger.
The young man from the Quanzhen Sect, Gong San, was groaning like a sick dog.
He hurried over, noticing that Gong San’s arm was swollen.
“What happened here?”
Gong San, hesitant, began to speak.
“We had a conflict with Shim Tong…”
“What kind of conflict?”
“They said he was Shim Yanggak… We wanted to confirm it…”
“Idiot! What does it matter if he’s Shim Yanggak or Shim Tong?”
Gong San lowered his head.
He was right.
Who cared whether he was Shim Yanggak or Shim Tong?
Now that his arm was broken, he regretted getting involved in this senseless conflict.
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