Chapter 204

Chapter 204

Jin Ja-gang stopped walking and glared ahead.

Mang Ryo!

Mang Ryo was there!

Leaning against a garden stone with a crutch.

A chilling killing intent rose from Jin Ja-gang’s body.

Flying insects and birds responded to Jin Ja-gang’s killing intent, fluttering and flying about in all directions.

The Tang family warriors hidden everywhere also reacted uneasily. He could feel several pairs of eyes watching Jin Ja-gang.

Mang Ryo looked at Jin Ja-gang with satisfaction and said.

“This is the first time we’re meeting while you’re in good health, isn’t it? How do you feel?”

Jin Ja-gang silently looked at Mang Ryo.

“It seems you quite liked the bride I sent you? Still, we have a ten-year connection, so how could I ignore you when facing marriage? So I took care to choose a bride for you.”

As expected, it was Mang Ryo’s scheme that sent Tang Ha-ran.

Mang Ryo asked with a grin so wide it seemed his mouth would tear.

“Speak up. Don’t just stand there dumbfounded.”

Only then did Jin Ja-gang open his mouth.

“About what?”

“Anything.”

Mang Ryo rubbed his hands together, his eyes shining with anticipation, even swallowing his saliva.

“Your thoughts or your current mood. Say whatever comes to mind. Ah, yes. How does it feel to face me here? Hmm?”

At last… the day had come when he could meet directly like this and hear Jin Ja-gang’s feelings from Jin Ja-gang’s own mouth!

“Last time was regrettable due to unfortunate circumstances. Now there’s no one to interfere, so go ahead and speak.”

Ten years of waiting had not been in vain. For Mang Ryo, who had been anxiously worried that Jin Ja-gang might die midway, this was the supreme moment.

It was like looking at rice that had begun to bear its first grain after ten years of farming.

Mang Ryo was so excited that he unknowingly spoke at length.

“You have done very well. You don’t know this, but to get you standing in this place, I prepared a great many things. There were countless moments when I was worried you might give up midway and fall away.”

When Jin Ja-gang only silently looked at Mang Ryo, Mang Ryo became heated and continued speaking.

“Don’t you feel it now that you’ve experienced it? The Central Plains is very dangerous. We country folk from Yunnan thought Yunnan was the best, but outside Yunnan was an even worse hell. We lived protected like frogs in a well, thinking we were great. We should reflect on this. I reflected greatly. That’s why I made many considerations so you could adapt more comfortably.”

Mang Ryo chuckled and continued.

“I’m sorry. Seeing you face to face like this, I can’t stop laughing. I just can’t stop.”

Honestly, Mang Ryo was impatient.

He was so eager to hear what Jin Ja-gang would say that he raised every hair on his body and waited for Jin Ja-gang’s reaction.

“So speak more. How are your feelings right now? How were the things you experienced? I didn’t pull out your tongue, so why are you sparing words?”

Mang Ryo, curious about Jin Ja-gang’s heart, kept urging him.

But strangely, Jin Ja-gang’s reaction flowed opposite to Mang Ryo’s expectations.

Suddenly, Jin Ja-gang’s killing intent began to disappear.

Mang Ryo made a puzzled expression.

Jin Ja-gang gradually became indifferent.

Before long, the killing intent completely disappeared.

Mang Ryo asked in bewilderment.

“Huh? That’s strange. You’re looking at me but why aren’t you angry? You should be angry. You should be furious. You should be itching to kill me right now. Why aren’t you getting angry?”

But Jin Ja-gang only slightly raised one corner of his mouth in a smile.

Jin Ja-gang spoke lowly, but clearly enough for Mang Ryo to hear distinctly.

“You’re just a lackey after all. No, even lackey is too much. What are you saying when you’re at most a parasite leeching off the Tang family?”

“……”

Mang Ryo’s face froze while still smiling.

In that state, his face began to contort in an indescribably bizarre way. It was a strange expression that was neither smiling, frowning, nor angry.

Mang Ryo made a laughing sound with that strange face.

“Kek kek.”

Jin Ja-gang only stared at Mang Ryo.

“Kek kek, kek kek kek kek!”

Mang Ryo’s laughter grew increasingly intense. Jin Ja-gang thought curses would burst out any moment, but Mang Ryo’s reaction was also completely different from what Jin Ja-gang expected.

Mang Ryo took a deep breath and exhaled. Just with that, he regained his composure and returned to his original expression.

“Whew. I almost lost my reason first. This is truly shameful that at this age I’m still lacking in mental cultivation.”

Mang Ryo looked into Jin Ja-gang’s eyes that were only staring at him and shook his head.

“But I’m disappointed. Disappointed. This isn’t what I wanted. This doesn’t suit us.”

Jin Ja-gang still silently watched Mang Ryo.

Mang Ryo clicked his tongue and shook his head again.

“Roughly baring fangs and charging in, bleeding profusely while biting… I expected that kind of thing. Where did all that wildness go when you stabbed poison needles into me before? Who taught you to be picky about prey?”

Jin Ja-gang sneered.

“With big prey in front of me, it would be wasteful to spoil my appetite with rotten bait.”

Mang Ryo was certainly an enemy who must be killed.

However, with King of Hell Tang Qing, the ultimate enemy of the entire Medicine Sect, right before his eyes, he couldn’t ruin things over someone like Mang Ryo.

Jin Ja-gang wanted to rush at Mang Ryo immediately, but he exercised superhuman patience and suppressed his killing intent.

But Mang Ryo had noticed Jin Ja-gang’s thoughts.

Mang Ryo wagged his finger.

“No, no. That’s wrong. The king of beasts must do his best even against trivial prey. One who is picky about food is no longer a beast. Not a fierce animal either.”

“I never wanted to become a beast, nor did I want to be treated as a fierce animal.”

“Oh?”

Mang Ryo clapped his hands. He caught a glimpse of Jin Ja-gang’s anger that was inadvertently revealed.

“That’s it, that look in your eyes. That’s what you call Poison Dragon! A little more, do it more, hmm?”

Jin Ja-gang’s lips twitched.

“Now go and wait your turn. When the time comes, I’ll visit you.”

“Hmph. Are you becoming an adult? How boring…”

Mang Ryo suddenly grinned wickedly.

“Then shall I stir up some excitement to restore a bit of wildness?”

At that moment, Jin Ja-gang felt massive killing intent piercing his entire body.

It was right behind him… A larger shadow was cast over Jin Ja-gang’s shadow.

Someone appeared behind Jin Ja-gang.

He was trying to grab Jin Ja-gang’s head from behind with both hands that had nothing but bones and skin remaining. Jin Ja-gang drew needles with both hands, crossed his arms, and thrust the needles out to both sides of his face.

If he grabbed Jin Ja-gang’s head, the hands of the one behind him would be pierced by the needles.

But he didn’t stop. The needles only penetrated his palms very slightly and couldn’t pierce further.

Rather, when he applied force and pressed down, the needles caught between Jin Ja-gang’s fingers began to slowly push back. The force pressing on the needle tips was stronger than the force gripping the needles.

At this rate, Jin Ja-gang’s cheeks would be pierced by the needles.

Jin Ja-gang pushed his ring finger nail under the long needle to support it so it wouldn’t be pushed back further.

He applied more force.

Puk, puuk.

The needle instead broke through Jin Ja-gang’s nail and burrowed in.

Jin Ja-gang gritted his teeth. The hot heat emanating from his palms was approaching Jin Ja-gang’s cheeks.

Crack.

The needle pierced through the ring finger’s nail and burrowed deeper until it was embedded between the palm bones.

“Urgh!”

Jin Ja-gang let out a groan. His strength was so great that the embedded needle was bending.

Finally, his hands completely covered Jin Ja-gang’s face, the hands blocking his face. In that state, he spread his skeletal fingers wide, grabbed Jin Ja-gang’s head, and lifted him up. Jin Ja-gang was caught with his arms crossed and helplessly lifted into the air. Blood flowing from his broken nail dripped down his palm.

He pressed against Jin Ja-gang’s ear and whispered while grinding his teeth.

“It’s been a long time, brat.”

Demon Buddha!

Mang Ryo looked at the scene and smiled with satisfaction.

“True wildness should be about that much. Well, they’re greeting each other now, so let’s leave it at that.”

Myowol glared at Mang Ryo. Blue flames were rising from her eyes. Myowol growled in a hoarse voice.

“Stop? Are you giving me orders right now!”

Mang Ryo shrugged.

“It seems this side has too much wildness.”

“What?”

“Ah, no. Anyway, I was going to say that the Tang family wouldn’t be too pleased if you made the prospective groom bloody. The monk is in the position of a wedding guest, isn’t that right?”

Myowol fumed, then raised both arms higher and threw Jin Ja-gang down with all her might. The moment Jin Ja-gang was thrown, he bent forward and kicked Myowol’s stomach with his back foot. Myowol tensed her stomach and deflected Jin Ja-gang’s foot. Jin Ja-gang used the rebound to twist his body sideways and cleverly kicked at Myowol’s injured left eye, her eyepatch.

No matter how little force was behind it, being hit in the face was unpleasant. Myowol slightly turned her head to avoid it. Jin Ja-gang’s foot passed by right in front of her nose.

Jin Ja-gang jumped down, rolled once on the ground, and got up.

Mang Ryo clapped.

“Your movements are much better than before. I like it.”

Jin Ja-gang shook his stiffened arm. His ring finger was bent and stuck to his palm. The needle had penetrated through the ring finger’s nail and pierced all the way to the palm.

Jin Ja-gang bit the needle with his teeth and pulled it out. The needle that had been embedded in the bone was extracted with an unpleasant feeling of scraping against bone. Blood drops dripped from the holed nail and palm.

Mang Ryo asked.

“It seems your wildness hasn’t completely disappeared. Kek kek kek!”

Mang Ryo lifted his body from leaning against the garden stone and began walking slowly toward Jin Ja-gang.

Thud-thump, thud-thump!

As if deliberately trying to revive old memories, he was putting force into the sound of his crutch.

Mang Ryo didn’t fight further and passed by Jin Ja-gang. Of course, he didn’t forget to leave a word.

“Look forward to it. The fun is just beginning.”

“No.”

Jin Ja-gang spoke through gritted teeth to Mang Ryo who was passing by close enough to almost touch his shoulder.

“That won’t happen. From now on, I’ll make you bored.”

“Really? Then I welcome it. Kek kek kek!”

Mang Ryo passed Jin Ja-gang while laughing heartily.

Myowol glared at Jin Ja-gang with fierce eyes for a while, then followed Mang Ryo out the door.

After Mang Ryo left, Jin Ja-gang’s face actually hardened more than when Mang Ryo was there.

Knowing that Mang Ryo had injected Mad Blood Heaven technique to torment him, not getting angry was an extremely difficult thing.

However, Jin Ja-gang didn’t want to show it. He didn’t want to show that he was suffering because of Mang Ryo. The more he got angry, the more he would only let Mang Ryo know that he was suffering.

Now, and in the future, he would never show Mang Ryo any signs of suffering!

Jin Ja-gang regulated his breathing and entered the room.

Myowol, who had been walking behind Mang Ryo, was still fuming.

Mang Ryo stopped walking for a moment and looked back.

“Are you still not satisfied?”

Myowol answered through gritted teeth.

“Don’t… treat this poor nun as your subordinate. If you carelessly misinterpret this poor nun’s goodwill, even you will find it difficult to escape Buddha’s wrath.”

“Buddha is in my heart, in the monk’s heart, and even in the roadside stones. Roadside stones don’t get angry, do they?”

When Mang Ryo chuckled, Myowol’s single eye rolled up.

“Shut…!”

But at that moment, Myowol staggered.

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Jin Ja-gang stopped walking and glared ahead.

Mang Ryo!

Mang Ryo was there!

Leaning against a garden stone with a crutch.

A chilling killing intent rose from Jin Ja-gang’s body.

Flying insects and birds responded to Jin Ja-gang’s killing intent, fluttering and flying about in all directions.

The Tang family warriors hidden everywhere also reacted uneasily. He could feel several pairs of eyes watching Jin Ja-gang.

Mang Ryo looked at Jin Ja-gang with satisfaction and said.

“This is the first time we’re meeting while you’re in good health, isn’t it? How do you feel?”

Jin Ja-gang silently looked at Mang Ryo.

“It seems you quite liked the bride I sent you? Still, we have a ten-year connection, so how could I ignore you when facing marriage? So I took care to choose a bride for you.”

As expected, it was Mang Ryo’s scheme that sent Tang Ha-ran.

Mang Ryo asked with a grin so wide it seemed his mouth would tear.

“Speak up. Don’t just stand there dumbfounded.”

Only then did Jin Ja-gang open his mouth.

“About what?”

“Anything.”

Mang Ryo rubbed his hands together, his eyes shining with anticipation, even swallowing his saliva.

“Your thoughts or your current mood. Say whatever comes to mind. Ah, yes. How does it feel to face me here? Hmm?”

At last… the day had come when he could meet directly like this and hear Jin Ja-gang’s feelings from Jin Ja-gang’s own mouth!

“Last time was regrettable due to unfortunate circumstances. Now there’s no one to interfere, so go ahead and speak.”

Ten years of waiting had not been in vain. For Mang Ryo, who had been anxiously worried that Jin Ja-gang might die midway, this was the supreme moment.

It was like looking at rice that had begun to bear its first grain after ten years of farming.

Mang Ryo was so excited that he unknowingly spoke at length.

“You have done very well. You don’t know this, but to get you standing in this place, I prepared a great many things. There were countless moments when I was worried you might give up midway and fall away.”

When Jin Ja-gang only silently looked at Mang Ryo, Mang Ryo became heated and continued speaking.

“Don’t you feel it now that you’ve experienced it? The Central Plains is very dangerous. We country folk from Yunnan thought Yunnan was the best, but outside Yunnan was an even worse hell. We lived protected like frogs in a well, thinking we were great. We should reflect on this. I reflected greatly. That’s why I made many considerations so you could adapt more comfortably.”

Mang Ryo chuckled and continued.

“I’m sorry. Seeing you face to face like this, I can’t stop laughing. I just can’t stop.”

Honestly, Mang Ryo was impatient.

He was so eager to hear what Jin Ja-gang would say that he raised every hair on his body and waited for Jin Ja-gang’s reaction.

“So speak more. How are your feelings right now? How were the things you experienced? I didn’t pull out your tongue, so why are you sparing words?”

Mang Ryo, curious about Jin Ja-gang’s heart, kept urging him.

But strangely, Jin Ja-gang’s reaction flowed opposite to Mang Ryo’s expectations.

Suddenly, Jin Ja-gang’s killing intent began to disappear.

Mang Ryo made a puzzled expression.

Jin Ja-gang gradually became indifferent.

Before long, the killing intent completely disappeared.

Mang Ryo asked in bewilderment.

“Huh? That’s strange. You’re looking at me but why aren’t you angry? You should be angry. You should be furious. You should be itching to kill me right now. Why aren’t you getting angry?”

But Jin Ja-gang only slightly raised one corner of his mouth in a smile.

Jin Ja-gang spoke lowly, but clearly enough for Mang Ryo to hear distinctly.

“You’re just a lackey after all. No, even lackey is too much. What are you saying when you’re at most a parasite leeching off the Tang family?”

“……”

Mang Ryo’s face froze while still smiling.

In that state, his face began to contort in an indescribably bizarre way. It was a strange expression that was neither smiling, frowning, nor angry.

Mang Ryo made a laughing sound with that strange face.

“Kek kek.”

Jin Ja-gang only stared at Mang Ryo.

“Kek kek, kek kek kek kek!”

Mang Ryo’s laughter grew increasingly intense. Jin Ja-gang thought curses would burst out any moment, but Mang Ryo’s reaction was also completely different from what Jin Ja-gang expected.

Mang Ryo took a deep breath and exhaled. Just with that, he regained his composure and returned to his original expression.

“Whew. I almost lost my reason first. This is truly shameful that at this age I’m still lacking in mental cultivation.”

Mang Ryo looked into Jin Ja-gang’s eyes that were only staring at him and shook his head.

“But I’m disappointed. Disappointed. This isn’t what I wanted. This doesn’t suit us.”

Jin Ja-gang still silently watched Mang Ryo.

Mang Ryo clicked his tongue and shook his head again.

“Roughly baring fangs and charging in, bleeding profusely while biting… I expected that kind of thing. Where did all that wildness go when you stabbed poison needles into me before? Who taught you to be picky about prey?”

Jin Ja-gang sneered.

“With big prey in front of me, it would be wasteful to spoil my appetite with rotten bait.”

Mang Ryo was certainly an enemy who must be killed.

However, with King of Hell Tang Qing, the ultimate enemy of the entire Medicine Sect, right before his eyes, he couldn’t ruin things over someone like Mang Ryo.

Jin Ja-gang wanted to rush at Mang Ryo immediately, but he exercised superhuman patience and suppressed his killing intent.

But Mang Ryo had noticed Jin Ja-gang’s thoughts.

Mang Ryo wagged his finger.

“No, no. That’s wrong. The king of beasts must do his best even against trivial prey. One who is picky about food is no longer a beast. Not a fierce animal either.”

“I never wanted to become a beast, nor did I want to be treated as a fierce animal.”

“Oh?”

Mang Ryo clapped his hands. He caught a glimpse of Jin Ja-gang’s anger that was inadvertently revealed.

“That’s it, that look in your eyes. That’s what you call Poison Dragon! A little more, do it more, hmm?”

Jin Ja-gang’s lips twitched.

“Now go and wait your turn. When the time comes, I’ll visit you.”

“Hmph. Are you becoming an adult? How boring…”

Mang Ryo suddenly grinned wickedly.

“Then shall I stir up some excitement to restore a bit of wildness?”

At that moment, Jin Ja-gang felt massive killing intent piercing his entire body.

It was right behind him… A larger shadow was cast over Jin Ja-gang’s shadow.

Someone appeared behind Jin Ja-gang.

He was trying to grab Jin Ja-gang’s head from behind with both hands that had nothing but bones and skin remaining. Jin Ja-gang drew needles with both hands, crossed his arms, and thrust the needles out to both sides of his face.

If he grabbed Jin Ja-gang’s head, the hands of the one behind him would be pierced by the needles.

But he didn’t stop. The needles only penetrated his palms very slightly and couldn’t pierce further.

Rather, when he applied force and pressed down, the needles caught between Jin Ja-gang’s fingers began to slowly push back. The force pressing on the needle tips was stronger than the force gripping the needles.

At this rate, Jin Ja-gang’s cheeks would be pierced by the needles.

Jin Ja-gang pushed his ring finger nail under the long needle to support it so it wouldn’t be pushed back further.

He applied more force.

Puk, puuk.

The needle instead broke through Jin Ja-gang’s nail and burrowed in.

Jin Ja-gang gritted his teeth. The hot heat emanating from his palms was approaching Jin Ja-gang’s cheeks.

Crack.

The needle pierced through the ring finger’s nail and burrowed deeper until it was embedded between the palm bones.

“Urgh!”

Jin Ja-gang let out a groan. His strength was so great that the embedded needle was bending.

Finally, his hands completely covered Jin Ja-gang’s face, the hands blocking his face. In that state, he spread his skeletal fingers wide, grabbed Jin Ja-gang’s head, and lifted him up. Jin Ja-gang was caught with his arms crossed and helplessly lifted into the air. Blood flowing from his broken nail dripped down his palm.

He pressed against Jin Ja-gang’s ear and whispered while grinding his teeth.

“It’s been a long time, brat.”

Demon Buddha!

Mang Ryo looked at the scene and smiled with satisfaction.

“True wildness should be about that much. Well, they’re greeting each other now, so let’s leave it at that.”

Myowol glared at Mang Ryo. Blue flames were rising from her eyes. Myowol growled in a hoarse voice.

“Stop? Are you giving me orders right now!”

Mang Ryo shrugged.

“It seems this side has too much wildness.”

“What?”

“Ah, no. Anyway, I was going to say that the Tang family wouldn’t be too pleased if you made the prospective groom bloody. The monk is in the position of a wedding guest, isn’t that right?”

Myowol fumed, then raised both arms higher and threw Jin Ja-gang down with all her might. The moment Jin Ja-gang was thrown, he bent forward and kicked Myowol’s stomach with his back foot. Myowol tensed her stomach and deflected Jin Ja-gang’s foot. Jin Ja-gang used the rebound to twist his body sideways and cleverly kicked at Myowol’s injured left eye, her eyepatch.

No matter how little force was behind it, being hit in the face was unpleasant. Myowol slightly turned her head to avoid it. Jin Ja-gang’s foot passed by right in front of her nose.

Jin Ja-gang jumped down, rolled once on the ground, and got up.

Mang Ryo clapped.

“Your movements are much better than before. I like it.”

Jin Ja-gang shook his stiffened arm. His ring finger was bent and stuck to his palm. The needle had penetrated through the ring finger’s nail and pierced all the way to the palm.

Jin Ja-gang bit the needle with his teeth and pulled it out. The needle that had been embedded in the bone was extracted with an unpleasant feeling of scraping against bone. Blood drops dripped from the holed nail and palm.

Mang Ryo asked.

“It seems your wildness hasn’t completely disappeared. Kek kek kek!”

Mang Ryo lifted his body from leaning against the garden stone and began walking slowly toward Jin Ja-gang.

Thud-thump, thud-thump!

As if deliberately trying to revive old memories, he was putting force into the sound of his crutch.

Mang Ryo didn’t fight further and passed by Jin Ja-gang. Of course, he didn’t forget to leave a word.

“Look forward to it. The fun is just beginning.”

“No.”

Jin Ja-gang spoke through gritted teeth to Mang Ryo who was passing by close enough to almost touch his shoulder.

“That won’t happen. From now on, I’ll make you bored.”

“Really? Then I welcome it. Kek kek kek!”

Mang Ryo passed Jin Ja-gang while laughing heartily.

Myowol glared at Jin Ja-gang with fierce eyes for a while, then followed Mang Ryo out the door.

After Mang Ryo left, Jin Ja-gang’s face actually hardened more than when Mang Ryo was there.

Knowing that Mang Ryo had injected Mad Blood Heaven technique to torment him, not getting angry was an extremely difficult thing.

However, Jin Ja-gang didn’t want to show it. He didn’t want to show that he was suffering because of Mang Ryo. The more he got angry, the more he would only let Mang Ryo know that he was suffering.

Now, and in the future, he would never show Mang Ryo any signs of suffering!

Jin Ja-gang regulated his breathing and entered the room.

Myowol, who had been walking behind Mang Ryo, was still fuming.

Mang Ryo stopped walking for a moment and looked back.

“Are you still not satisfied?”

Myowol answered through gritted teeth.

“Don’t… treat this poor nun as your subordinate. If you carelessly misinterpret this poor nun’s goodwill, even you will find it difficult to escape Buddha’s wrath.”

“Buddha is in my heart, in the monk’s heart, and even in the roadside stones. Roadside stones don’t get angry, do they?”

When Mang Ryo chuckled, Myowol’s single eye rolled up.

“Shut…!”

But at that moment, Myowol staggered.

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