Little Demon Reversion to Youth

Chapter 194

"The Cult Leader opened it for me."

No one gathered here knew how to enter the 'Heavenly Demon Cave'. So no matter what Baekji said, they could not verify its truth.

Since they were the successors of their families, their minds were sharp. Although they could not resolve the single thread of suspicion, since they could not confirm it right away, they just listened for now.

However, only Bi Jun-hua, who knew the inside story, wondered inwardly. She could not know what Baekji's intention was.

The gathered people were restless.

They had to inform their families of this fact as soon as possible.

The truth would be revealed as time passed anyway.

If the Cult Leader were alive...

Although they did not know why the Hyuk-ryeon family had played a trick and had said the Cult Leader was dead, if they had played along with that tune, their family could be annihilated.

In the thousands of years of the sect's history, there had been a few families that had been annihilated for rebelling against the Cult Leader, so they were anxious.

Tian Wen-you and Hong Wu-lie, who had participated in the 'Great Successor War', were ashen-faced.

Bi Jun-hua, pretending to be anxious along with them, was secretly amused.

The only calm person was Dongfang Yao. Since Dongfang Yao himself was the head of the Dongfang family, he was thinking about how to deal with the future.

"Why are you worried? It seems you have done something wrong."

At Baekji's words, everyone froze as if they had become stone statues.

"What did you do wrong?"

"..."

"Listen carefully. It doesn't matter who made what mistake until now. I will forget it. From now on is important. I will give you a chance to make up for it."

"Gulp."

Wu Wen-sheng, who was so nervous, swallowed his saliva, and the sound was heard.

Bi Jun-hua glared at Wu Wen-sheng.

'That, fool!'

Wu Wen-sheng, whether that was the case or not, just watched Baekji's mouth.

"Go and hide whatever you have to hide. It must never be revealed. I am a generous person, but... the Cult Leader... you know him better than I do, right? If you get caught, you don't know what will happen to you."

"......?"

"...Keum!"

Although everyone let out a groan, they did not get up readily.

Baekji's words could be a trap.

If they got up first, they might really get caught. Wouldn't it give the impression that they were going in a hurry because they had something to hide?

Since they were the successors of their families, their heads turned that much.

Rather, they just let out a dry cough with a dignified expression, as if they had nothing to hide.

Baekji could see right through them. He let out a hollow laugh inwardly and said, "Get up right now and run to your respective families. And I will give you exactly one 'shichen' to come back!"

Since it was a matter concerning the life and death of the Cult Leader, it was not a matter to send a subordinate or a messenger. In fact, even if the head of the So family went and reported it himself, it was a matter that the family had to confirm again.

Since Baekji also knew that, he was telling them to go and to come back.

"It's unfair!"

Wu Wen-sheng raised his hand again.

"I... am far away. You must give me two 'shichen'."

The Wu Wen family was at the northern end of the Heavenly Mountains.

"It is one 'shichen'!"

Baekji stood up and went out.

"Ha, damn... I'll go first."

Wu Wen-sheng unfolded his 'lightness skill' and flew away.

The rest of the people looked at the atmosphere of the main hall. Although it was urgent to deliver the matter, it was also important to know how the other families were moving.

"For his age... he is amazing..."

Tian Wen-you muttered, looking at the direction Baekji had gone.

He had shed tears of resentment when he had lost to Shi Fengsheng and had given him a pledge of submission, but he had clearly realized that this 'Great Successor War' was meaningless.

Although Baekji looked young, he had an energy that could not be approached.

This place had the heads of families, direct descendants, and even the family heads.

The twelve guardian families were the absolute families of the Demonic Cult. Since they were their direct descendants, their tempers were also great.

They all had to be seen as having a temper.

Nevertheless, overwhelmed by Baekji's atmosphere, except for Wu Wen-sheng, no one could even talk back properly.

An energy that seemed to hold and to press the center of the main hall.

Anyone could see that the Young Lord was Baekji. Besides, wasn't he the great-grandson of the Cult Leader?

Tian Wen-you's heart became much lighter.

Because if it was the So family, the head of the twelve guardian families, he could readily acknowledge it.

"Damn... what's going on? Suddenly, the Cult Leader is alive."

Zheng Zhu-wang of the Zheng family muttered lowly and then stood up and went out. At that, one by one, they stood up and left the main hall.

"Can you believe those words?"

Dongfang Yao asked Shi Fengsheng.

Since the Dongfang family was supporting the Shi family, they had readily given a pledge of submission, and the family head had come himself. Since he had just become the family head, his direct descendant was a child.

Since Dongfang Yao was slightly older than Shi Fengsheng, he spoke informally.

Shi Fengsheng nodded his head.

"I don't know either."

Shi Fengsheng's gaze turned to the opposite side. Weizhi Shouchuan and Bi Jun-hua were sitting there.

"Why are you two sitting there? Shouldn't you inform your families?"

"We can just have someone inform them. Is there a need to go back and forth?"

Outside 'Shi Fortress', the guards from each family were hiding. Nevertheless, the reason the heads of the So families had gone to their families themselves was because of the seriousness of the matter.

"It seems you are not surprised that the Cult Leader is alive."

"I am surprised. I am surprised, but... I was more surprised when I heard he had passed away. I think it's good that 'Shi Fortress' is so peaceful... will there be no trouble?"

It meant that the Weizhi family had already suspected the death of the Cult Leader. Since they were not on good terms with the Hyuk-ryeon family, they might not have taken it at face value.

Shi Fengsheng frowned.

"For some reason, it sounds like there is a bone in your words."

"If it sounds like that... does it mean you have something to be pricked by?"

Shi Fengsheng flared up.

"Weizhi Shouchuan! I have wanted to have a match with you for a long time. Since we have time, let's have a match!"

"Aren't we going to fight in the 'Great Successor War' anyway? Let's save some strength."

Bi Jun-hua had a desire to succeed to the leadership of the Bi family. So she was carefully observing the successors of the other families.

Seeing the two who were immediately clashing, she thought to herself.

Shi Fengsheng had the temperament of a hegemon, and Weizhi Shouchuan showed the qualities of a hero.

"Do you think the 'Great Successor War' will be held in this situation?"

"Of course, it must be held. Even if the Cult Leader is alive, since he is old, a Young Lord must be elected."

"Hmph! So Baek-cheon..."

He could not bring himself to say, 'the one who was broken by So Baek-cheon'. Because he had also been defeated.

Dongfang Yao interfered.

"Are you saying that in Young Master Weizhi's opinion, the 'Great Successor War' will be held as scheduled?"

Weizhi Shouchuan nodded his head as if it were natural.

"Didn't you hear what brother So said? He said he was not interested in the position of Young Lord. It won't be empty words."

"..."

Hearing it, it was so.

So he must not have participated in the 'Great Successor War'.

"Then..."

Shi Fengsheng bit his molars. A fighting spirit burned in his two eyes.

There was still... a chance.

* * *

"For some reason, I don't feel good."

Baekji, who had infiltrated Jian Yi's residence, muttered. When he was the Young Lord, he had gone anywhere with dignity. To have to climb a wall in the middle of the night to find a subordinate's residence was not to his liking.

"I can't go, can I? If the 'Four Divine Generals' were to visit... wouldn't that family be turned upside down?"

"Were the 'Four Divine Generals' that much of a presence?"

"Surely... are you saying... you have lost your memory again? Are you saying you don't know how high the position of the 'Four Divine Generals' is in the sect?"

"Shut up. Stop the nonsense and just tell me why you called me."

Jian Yi smiled stealthily and said, "I think I know what trick the Hyuk-ryeon family is playing. It is a deduction based on my sharp reasoning and delicate observation, so you can believe it."

"So I can't believe it even more. Hurry and spit it out."

At Baekji's nagging, Jian Yi suddenly had tears in his eyes.

"Why are you like that?"

"To be bickering like this... I can feel that the Young Lord has returned. I thought you had passed away."

Ugh... really... I can't tell where this brat's mouth will fly.

"Tell me. What trick are they playing?"

"Keum-heum. The Hyuk-ryeon family... it seems they are planning a rebellion."

Jian Yi leaned his upper body forward, narrowed the distance, and whispered. It was his own office, where no one was.

But to do this was to want to show off that it was a very important matter.

Thanks to that, he could hit the back of his head if he just reached out his hand. He held the fist that was about to go out with his other hand.

"Ha... I can tell that just by looking at what's going on, right?"

As Baekji's eyes narrowed, Jian Yi stealthily stepped back and said, "The important thing is... we need to know specifically what trick they are playing."

"Specifically? What is it? Tell me."

"This 'Great Successor War' is just a means to attract the attention of the people within the sect. Hyuk-ryeonhu cannot step forward for the 'Great Successor War'."

"What?"

If this was true, it was certainly unexpected.

"He couldn't overcome the aftereffects of the truth-telling pill?"

Jian Yi nodded his head.

"Hyuk-ryeon Gi will probably step forward himself."

"Is that possible? Their generations are different."

"Since when have we lived, clearly distinguishing generations like the Righteous Path? In fact, wasn't it that the strong person took the position of Cult Leader?"

That was true.

The fact that the generations were clearly divided like the Righteous Path... was something that had happened because his father, the Cult Leader, had lived too long.

Since he had been in power for nearly a hundred years after the 'Righteous-Demonic Great War'...

Because of that, he had had to be the Young Lord for fifty years.

"But the rebellion of the other families will be severe."

"What if... he steps forward with Hyuk-ryeonhu's body?"

"What?"

A murderous intent flashed in Baekji's eyes.

"'Reincarnation Great Art'?"

The 'Reincarnation Great Art' was a technique of the Blood Sect.

"These brats... did they really join hands with the Blood Sect?"

Baekji's face hardened frighteningly. If it was true, he was in a mood to annihilate the Hyuk-ryeon family.

Jian Yi waved his hand.

"Please calm down. The 'Reincarnation Great Art' is not something only the Blood Sect can do. Since the Hyuk-ryeon family has been putting all their efforts into the 'soul weaving art' in the meantime, they might have devised a similar great art."

"..."

"Hyuk-ryeonhu has not yet come to his senses. But looking at the medicinal herbs that are going in, they are only things that strengthen the body. My delicate observation did not miss this. And I thought. His reason is damaged, but he is only strengthening his body? The 'soul weaving art' of the Hyuk-ryeon family immediately came to mind."

Anyone could think that.

"Ahem. Please know that the key was to notice the medicinal herbs that had gone in so secretly."

I had felt it before... but for some reason, when I saw Jian Yi, the Demonic Advisor came to mind. His way of speaking and his boasting were really the same.

Baekji only had memories of So Ya-hu up to his twenties. At that time, the Demonic Advisor had not even been born.

So he asked, "By any chance... did you raise the Demonic Advisor?"

"Hehe... you recognize it. Among the things the Young Lord had ordered me to do was to look after the descendants of the Bi family. Of course... Wa-un was greatly influenced by me. Since he had no talent in martial arts, I had to at least open his literary talent."

So the child became like that. It was all my fault.

Jian Yi had originally intended to go the path of literature, but under Baekji's influence, he had turned to the path of martial arts. Although there was a saying that one should be well-versed in both literature and martial arts, in reality, it was not easy to see the end in both paths.

It seemed Jian Yi had poured his regret for the path he had not taken onto the Demonic Advisor.

"It is an absolute secret from the head of the Bi family. If he finds out, he will try to kill me."

To have tempted the eldest son of the Bi family and to have led him to the path of literature... I will have to tell him someday.

"So Hyuk-ryeon Gi will take his son's body and will step forward for the 'Great Successor War'... is that what you're saying?"

"Nine times out of ten... it will be so."

"Hmm..."

If that's the case... it makes sense that he didn't see Hyuk-ryeonhu when he went to the Hyuk-ryeon family.

Because he couldn't step forward.

Then a thought flashed through his mind.

"Hyuk-ryeon Gi... you said he was the posthumous child of Hyuk-ryeonjong, right? Do you know what happened? How did he get recognized as a posthumous child and become the family head?"

(End of Chapter)