Chapter 593

Chapter 593 - Side Story 27

"Why did you lie?"

In a place with just the three of them, Jin Heon asked Tang Yu-jeong.

Tang Yu-jeong looked back at Jin Heon without smiling. It was a sharper expression than usual.

"It's enough that Dad alone drove the world into terror. Do you want to follow in his footsteps too?"

Tang Gyeong answered from the side.

"Yeah."

Tang Yu-jeong hit Tang Gyeong's head.

Smack!

"Damn, my dream is to become like Dad."

"You can't distinguish where to butt in and where not to."

Tang Yu-jeong took a deep breath, calmed her mood, and then said.

"Dad succeeded in purifying the world, but in the process he massacred many lives. He left a deep wound on Jianghu. That wound remains so deeply that it still causes anxiety, fear, and pain to many people. What do you think will happen if they find out we have the same power?"

"There's no reason we need to live among them while lying."

"There is."

Tang Yu-jeong continued while looking at Tang Gyeong.

"Asura Blood is dangerous and great power. The people around us will feel the same terror toward us because of the wound Dad left. They'll watch us nervously, avoid us, and want to live rejecting us. Even though we, and they, haven't done anything wrong to each other."

Jin Heon gritted his teeth and said.

"You said to consider it a mistake. Didn't that mean we could live freely? Was that supposed to mean we should lie?"

"Heon."

Tang Yu-jeong called out to Jin Heon.

"We have no right to disturb their daily lives. This is the original sin we must carry for life. Because we're Dad's children, we must rightfully bear it."

"I'll decline such original sin."

Jin Heon smiled coldly.

"The cursed Asura Blood flowing in my body isn't something I can eliminate at will. It's not something I can hide just because I want to hide it. It could burst out at any time."

"Never let it out. For life. Until the day you die. If something like before happens again, if innocent people get hurt by mistake, at that moment we'll never be able to live in Jianghu again."

"I can't guarantee that. Jianghu won't trust us anyway."

"It doesn't matter if they don't believe our words and suspect us. Just live hiding it for life."

"If it becomes dangerous enough to die, I might make a mistake."

"Even then, don't make mistakes. If you become dangerous enough to die."

Tang Yu-jeong closed her mouth firmly and looked at Jin Heon and Tang Gyeong.

"I'll save you."

"..."

Jin Heon choked up.

Compared to Tang Yu-jeong, he felt like he was constantly whining, and his face grew hot with shame. But on the other hand, he felt a subtle sense of relief. Until now, Jin Heon only had people he needed to care for and protect, not anyone who said they would protect him.

'Is this... an older si...'

Is this the relief that the existence called an older sister gives?

Jin Heon was flustered with himself for thinking words he couldn't even say in thought.

But then Tang Gyeong asked Tang Yu-jeong.

"You will? Really?"

"Yes."

"For life? Then you won't even get married? Can you say that to Woong Elder Brother?"

Tang Yu-jeong's peaceful face twisted.

"I will get married! Ugh, you're really not helpful to my life!"

Tang Yu-jeong grabbed Tang Gyeong, caught his neck under her arm, and squeezed.

"Let's just have you die by my hand today. Huh? You, what are you going to do living like that."

"Gack gack, what did I! I just asked. Older Brother! Save me! Oh, right. Older Brother can't use his arms. Ah, see! That Older Brother is also not helpful to my life, so why are you only scolding me!"

Jin Heon burst into silent laughter.

The fact that he could now reveal all his innermost feelings, and that he could still be this pleasant, made Jin Heon feel compensated for the past.

When Tang Yu-jeong said she would share what she received, he didn't know what that was, but now he seemed to understand a little of it.

It wasn't Tang Family's power, wealth, or martial arts...

It was siblings.

Who could share the same pain.

***

Messengers continued to enter before Right Commander and Left Commander.

"The Poison Dragon's children revealed their identities themselves at Guangdong's Yeon Family Sect."

Left Commander laughed.

"Did their heads go crazy. Or are they bold. They openly revealed it knowing we're targeting them?"

Another messenger reported.

"Guangdong's fortress lord Soul Destroyer Kill was defeated by the Poison Dragon's children and dragged to the government office!"

"What. I said not to move alone when the Poison Dragon's children appear."

"The Guangxi fortress lord was going to help at Yeon Family Sect when he encountered Namgung Family midway and was utterly defeated."

"What?"

Left Commander frowned.

Right Commander asked.

"Poison Dragon. Is there no movement?"

"It's quiet."

"His friends are stepping up instead of him. He doesn't realize the fire has fallen on his feet yet."

Right Commander said to Left Commander.

"Left Commander. It's time. We move one step ahead of Poison Dragon."

Left Commander's body trembled with excitement.

"Finally...!"

Left Commander nodded and ordered his subordinate.

"Gather all the remaining ones at the strongholds in Guangdong and Guangxi, and command from Huguang to go to Yeon Family Sect! Prepare Guizhou, Jiangxi, and Fujian to move immediately too. Contact North Jiangbei to come down in advance. Pour out relentlessly to recreate Nanchang's hell at Yeon Family Sect."

The entire Green Forest moves.

Tens of thousands of people target the Poison Dragon's children and head for Guangdong.

With this, not only the Martial Alliance but other martial sects cannot help but move. Soon tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands would be entangled fighting frantically in Guangdong.

And then.

If Poison Dragon comes out to save his children, they kill Poison Dragon.

If Poison Dragon doesn't come, they kill those children.

Since Asura Blood has no eyes, it's obvious it will become hell without distinguishing allies from enemies.

And when that time comes, Jianghu martial arts will know.

What a great disaster the existence of Poison Dragon is.

Either way, it was a plan that could never fail.

They would make them cast out Poison Dragon, Poison Dragon's bloodline themselves!

The Martial Alliance wasn't even moving yet.

They always kept alert to the Martial Alliance's decisions and movements. However, among past Martial Alliances, there had never been one as powerless and incompetent as this one. For a long time, or precisely since Jin Ja-gang was alliance leader, they had never moved preemptively. They did so little it was impossible to know what they were doing.

Even right now, weren't they doing nothing while the Green Forest was moving! Soon they would call people for a countermeasure meeting or something, but by then it would already be too late.

Left Commander laughed.

"Idiots. Just rolling their heads talking about rules and whatnot with their mouths. Just all die!"

***

The words Soul Destroyer Kill shouted to survive definitely gave Tang Yu-jeong a very serious concern. It seemed Yeon Family Sect would suffer great damage. Though Yeon Family Sect told them not to worry, would they really be okay saying that?

In fact, Yeon Family Sect was just staying still and got hit by lightning out of nowhere because of the Tang siblings.

So Tang Yu-jeong decided.

"We'll have to get caught and go back soon anyway, but we can't go empty-handed."

Tang Gyeong also agreed.

"It's do or die anyway. Let's clean out all the remaining strongholds in Guangdong and Guangxi. We can't become Asura King like Dad, but we can become Green Forest King."

"Green Forest King isn't that kind of Green Forest King though?"

That was Jin Heon's words. Jin Heon was even already preparing to leave on his own.

Tang Yu-jeong was puzzled.

"We're going to catch bandits."

"I know."

"You didn't like bandits?"

Jin Heon opened his mouth and stared at Tang Yu-jeong.

"What on earth does that mean?"

"Never mind. Something like that."

"Until now I just left them alone because it was bothersome. Don't keep saying strange things."

Jin Heon shouldered a light bundle with his bandaged hands.

"And Yeon Woong was my friend originally."

"Wow."

The Tang siblings decided to pack and leave Yeon Family Sect.

But in the courtyard, others had already heard and all come out.

"No, you don't need to see us off this much."

Tang Yu-jeong was even slightly burdened, but their position was different from Tang Yu-jeong's thoughts.

"I heard you're going to handle the remaining stragglers at the strongholds."

"Please let us come with you!"

"We might not be great help, but we can do the small tasks."

Only then looking again, the young warriors were carrying packed belongings just like the Tang siblings. Tang Yu-jeong looked for Yeon Woong. Yeon Woong hadn't prepared for travel.

"I'd like to join you if I could, but it would be difficult."

There was much to do at Yeon Family Sect, so he couldn't just drop everything and follow Tang Yu-jeong. They had to escort hundreds of people to the government office right away.

"Instead, I've prepared provisions and some travel money."

Yeon Woong clasped his fists to Tang Yu-jeong.

"Have a safe trip, Miss."

Tang Yu-jeong also answered with a bright smile and clasped fists.

"Yes, young hero. I'll definitely come back. To drink good liquor."

Tang Gyeong said something from the side.

"You shouldn't come here but to Sichuan. We take in sons-in-la..."

Tang Yu-jeong covered Tang Gyeong's mouth and pulled him away.

Yeon Woong also clasped his fists to Jin Heon.

"Please take good care of the Miss, Chu-mong. No, Heon."

Jin Heon shook his head side to side.

"That's not something to ask of me. Rather you should entrust me."

Jin Heon and Yeon Woong turned their heads at a noisy sound. Tang Yu-jeong was taking the Merciless Twin Axes as a guide and chaos was breaking out.

"What are you looking at, you brats whose blood hasn't dried yet. Go home and drink your mother's milk and be filial before I pluck your eyes out. What do you mean what I said. No. I'm just telling you to be filial. Be filial when you go home. What strange thing am I saying. No. Why does the lady heroine keep misconstruing people's good intentions and oppress people by hushing all the time."

Tang Yu-jeong, Tang Gyeong, Jin Heon, and about twenty young men set off with the Merciless Twin Axes leading the way.

People always gathered beside Tang Yu-jeong and Tang Gyeong. But this time, some young men also approached and talked to Jin Heon, who was walking taciturnly.

When Jin Heon was about to be alone, Tang Yu-jeong quickly ran over and walked together.

Jin Heon said without even looking back.

"Do you know what the most absurd thing since meeting you guys is?"

"What?"

"People keep talking to me."

"Isn't that natural?"

"It wasn't natural. Until then."

Tang Yu-jeong walked for a while, then said quietly.

"Don't hurt yourself anymore."

She was referring to his self-destructive fighting style.

Jin Heon looked up at the sky without answering. Tang Yu-jeong also looked at the sky together. Since the two looked at the sky, the others also looked up wondering why.

"..."

They wondered if there was something strange, but there was nothing. Just bright sunlight reflected on ordinary passing clouds. No matter how much they looked, they couldn't find anything suspicious.

But after making others look at the sky, Jin Heon had already lowered his gaze as if nothing happened and was walking ahead first. Seeing the rest still puzzled and looking at the sky, the Merciless Twin Axes deeply sighed.

"Haa. These kids keep whining at every turn. Haa, it's vexing. Really."