Chapter 35

[Quote: "Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction."]

Chapter 35: Heavenly Demon Divine Cult

The scorching heat of sun rays was pouring on the streets.

Even then after so much heated temperature, the crowd didn't dimnished in the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult.

Wandering traders were selling their products, blacksmiths were making swords and blades.

These worldly things happening was a normal sight.

In the middle of this normal sight, some people looked like someone from the upper echelon.

They were all wearing expensive clothes; their beauty was not something common people had seen.

That type of beauty was a rare sight to see, and the most beautiful among them was a young man.

Walking in the middle of these two ladies, he was drawing all the attention towards him.

Not that it meant something to him, the trio walked towards a street where the shops were nearly absent.

There was only one seller; the thing he was selling was home furniture, meaning he was a carpenter.

But in that street, there was a not-so-big house, and the door of this house was opened.

Many men and warriors came and returned from this house; it was a typical inn.

The trio walked to the inn and entered it while drawing all the attention.

It was a good sight to see because there were some girls present in the inn.

Their gaze was like a predator's gaze at the prey.

Ryoung didn't give them attention and walked to a corner table; this was the same table on which he ate before going to the academy.

And after 2 years this table was intact without any cracks because it was polished daily by the owner.

They sat there for some time before a middle-aged lady with striking silver hair came; her eyes were brown, and her face slender but became dishevelled because of not taking care of it.

Her beauty was on par with Mun Ku, and even then, her face had some pores of soil.

Ryoung noticed the pores, he sighed in his heart and thought.

'Aunt has to close the inn, I don't think she can live her life comfortably like this!'

While he was thinking of closing the inn, her aunt and self-proclaimed mother was shocked.

The plates from her hand fell, the whole inn became silent, and those who were eating started to stare at them.

Ah Rim composed herself and began to decline the customers.

"We are closing; we are closing today."

Said Ah Rim with a melodious voice, and of course, the customers abided by her.

It was not something difficult, because her cooking skills were even more good than professionals.

So what if they didn't get to eat today, they'll come back tomorrow!

After two minutes, the whole inn became empty except for four people.

Three were sitting on the corner table, while Ah Rim was hanging the closed sign.

After hanging the wooden signboard she came very quickly to the corner table.

She extended her hands and hugged Ryoung; after some seconds of silence, she released Ryoung from her grip.

After releasing him she began to ruffle his hair.

"My son, did you take care of yourself in the academy."

Asked Ah Rim in a more melodious voice than it was initially.

"How can I neglect myself, aunt? How were you doing in these 2 and half years."

Said Ryoung in a soft voice, but the reaction he had expected didn't come.

Ryoung thought that she would be happy if he said that he took care of himself.

But her face had a shocked expression, it was shock and joy.

She ruffled his hair more and caressed his face.

"My son has matured, but how did you take care of yourselves like this?"

Said Ah Rim while lifting his hair and showing it to him.

"They are so long, on the verge of reaching mine."

Ah Rim scanned Ryoung's body and smiled at her self-made son.

She released Ryoung and sat in the front chair.

They all four were sitting in a round formation.

Ah Rim noticed the girls and raised an eyebrow.

"Care to introduce these ladies?"

Asked Ah Rim playfully while a smile formed on her face.

Mun Ku's face flushed red; she was ready to announce herself as Ryoung's wife.

But a hint of sadness generated in her eyes; she had given Ryoung many hints, but Ryoung was so dense that he hadn't noticed it.

Or was it that he noticed it but didn't care about it?

Of course, it was the former one; how could he doesn't care about it?

Ah Rim noticed her red cheeks and gave a thumb up to Ryoung in her mind.

While Baek Yun Ji was bewildered by it, her face was redder than Mun Ku; she didn't know that they were going to meet Ryoung's mother.

She only knows Ah Rim as Ryoung's aunt, and that was also said personally by Ryoung.

Now, listening to Ah Rim's words, she lost her composer; she stammered some words answering Ah Rim's question.

"Myself Baek Yun Ji, I am Ryoung's fr...friend."

"I am Mun Ku, Ryoung's friend."

Replied Mun Ku with a smile on her face; even if she was embarrassed about it; how could she show her cowardly sight to her future mother-in-law?

Ah Rim smiled at their introductions and gazed at both of them; she mentally approved of both of them.

"Ah, I forget it, Ryoung. Wait a minute; I'll prepare a delicious meal."

Said Ah Rim, standing up and walking to the kitchen; she gave a nod of approval to Ryoung before going.

Ryoung was confused about the things happening in his surroundings, he thought of rewinding his memories once more.

'I have to search why they are all like this.'

While he was thinking about it, he noticed Baek Yun Ji's condition and Mun Ku's cheek was also slightly red.

'What happened to them?'

Thought Ryoung, he had an idea to understand all these things better. Why not just ask them?

"What happened to Yun Ji?"

Asked Ryoung with a enough loud voice that echoed in the inn.

Of course, it was also because the inn was empty.

Baek Yun Ji felt Ryoung's gaze and tried to change the topic.

"By the way my liege, why have you ordered them to return?"

Ryoung listened to her question and noticed that she was changing the topic.

His resolve to check anything related to it being in his memories intensified.

"I was planning to create a clan, and they are necessary in its foundation."

Said Ryoung while he leaned on the chair he was sitting on.

"What about the lord of the cult, you can directly replace the lord."

"Just say the word, we'll start to rebel and create a new Heavenly Demon Divine Cult."

Spoke Baek Yun Ji, giving her opinion or rather she was asking him to become the lord.

"Even if we replace the lord, what's there to gain?"

"The power balance is in the six clans' favour, and you know the lunatic from the guardian family."

Said Ryoung while asking a question and even answering it himself.

"But I have heard that great guardian Marakyum is very loyal to anyone who becomes lord?"

Asked Mun Ku; she was listening with great focus; of course, she also wanted Ryoung to become a lord.

But she knows it's nearly impossible to become lord if you are not from the Cheon family.

"Let me tell you about something, something very dark."

Said Ryoung while straightening his body, he placed his hands on the table and spoke seriously.

"There are many types of parasite worms in the Murim world."

"From those many worms, two are mainly used in the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult. "

Spoke Ryoung while letting them absorb the information.

Mun Ku was shocked, but not so much. Because she knows the dark side of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult, even if it is the tip of the iceberg.

But Baek Yun Ji was utterly shocked, and a disgusting look appeared on her face.

Even just listening to the sentence that contained worms and parasites, she frowned.

Nonetheless, Ryoung continued speaking,

"One of them is a Yin and Yang worm, and the other one is a blood-sucking worm."

Saying this Ryoung began to explain their characteristics and the method to let the host live.

Yin and Yang's worm is a type of pair parasite; they are always in pairs.

One of them is black while the second one is white.

If you feed the white one to a host and capture the black one in a little glass bottle, then you can torture the host infinitely.

Because when you poke a needle into the black one, the damage will be received by the white one.

And the host of white ones will suffer the pain of those damages.

They work in harmony always connected in pairs.

The second worm, the 'blood-sucking worm', is a simple one.

It has only one characteristic, it sucks the blood of the host.

If you feed it to anyone, you can control him by giving him the required medicine to last for the desired time.

Even if it's simpler than the Yin and Yang worm, it is more deadly than anyone can imagine.

Because if the host snatches the bottle that has the black worm he will be safe for his entire life.

But this type of loophole is not present in the blood-sucking worm.

Both Mun Ku and Beak Yun Ji were horrified after Listening to their characteristics and usages.

It was understandable clearly why Great Guardian Marakyum was so loyal to the lord of the cult.

'So the guardians live a life of slavery, tsk here I thought our cult would be different from the evil forces.'

Thought Mun Ku, Baek Yun Ji was also in deep thought while her liege's image in her mind grew more respected and mysterious.

She was deeply moved by Ryoung and the knowledge he possessed.

While they both were thinking, Ah Rim's voice came.

"Food is ready, go and wash your hands."

Ryoung listened and stood up, going to the nearby source of water.

While Mun Ku stood up and walked towards the kitchen, she was thinking of helping and arranging the food on the table.

Seeing her going toward the kitchen, Baek Yun Ji also followed.

'How can I let my liege's mother carry the plates.'

While she was thinking this, her eyes flashed a competitive spirit.

After some time they all were eating in the same corner table.

Ryoung ate the delicious meal made by Ah Rim with a satisfied expression on his face.

As they were all eating Ryoung asked a question.

"How about closing the inn permanently? Aunt."

Ah Rim smiled at his question and picked up a piece of the meat they were eating.

"Mm, we can, but how will we survive?"

Ryoung sensed her aunt's uneasiness and said with a calm face.

"Don't worry about the expenses, we will be able to cover it."

Seeing his calm face Ah Rim nodded and continued eating.

After some time they finished their meals; Baek Yun Ji stood and carried the plates and cups to the kitchen.

She was behaving exactly like a model 'friend'.

Mun Ku also began to carry them while leaving both, their future decider and Ryoung alone there.

When they were gone Ryoung turned his attention to his aunt and asked.

"Aunt I'm going to establish a clan, there you don't need to do anything."

His aunt's face held a little surprise, but that was expected.

She know how Ryoung has passed the whole academy's tests and is hailed as a genius born once in a century.

While Ryoung and Ah Rim were talking to each other, a figure clad in a black robe and sword on his waist ran to their inn.

His face was covered with black clothes and his hair was tied in a organised manner.

After reaching to the inn, he knocked on the door for many times.

Ryoung was annoyed at the pest that was disturbing his talk with his aunt.

He walked towards the door and opened it; there, he saw the black-clad figure standing.

Their eyes met for a second before the black-clad figure bowed and said in a respective tone.

"Greetings, Elder Ryoung; Lord has said to deliver the 'order' to come in tomorrow's meeting."

The supposed to be an informer of the cult spoke Highlighting the word order.

Ryoung just waved his hands and closed the door.

'You want to show me your authority, I thought that this world is different and you will also be different.'

Thought Ryoung, he had already considered the lord of the cult as a thorn in his process of living his life in peace.

However, Ryoung didn't give the lord so much attention before at the academy.

'Now that you have tried to bare your fangs, I'll also show you how to cut a creature's fangs.'

Thought Ryoung while a plan was forming in his mind.

[Chapter end]

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