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Dark Heaven Village
I noticed someone calling out to me just as I was trying to slip out of the outer city of Luoyang.
“Wait! You there!”
Glancing down from the city wall, I saw a man in blue martial attire looking up at me. There didn’t seem to be any guards around, so I intended to quickly climb down the wall, but unexpectedly, someone had spotted me soaring through the air.
‘Not particularly impressive.’
As I turned my head to leave, the man urgently sent me a secret transmission.
[To be able to cast Celestial Sage and float in the void so freely, you must be quite the master. I wish to offer you gold on behalf of our Zhang Clan! I have an urgent request.]
“……”
The Zhang Clan?
If it’s the Zhang Clan, they’re a renowned family among the Twin Gate Sect of Luoyang, headed by the powerful martial arts family, Zhang Bong. Of course, this held little significance for me now, but still, being a part of the Twin Gate Sect meant they weren’t in a position to be looked down upon in the Martial Arts World.
I wanted to escape quickly because of the Eight Parts of the Divine and Changhil, but at the same time, I couldn’t help but be somewhat intrigued by what he had to say.
‘Hmm, after all, Changhil probably can’t act against me immediately because of Master Mangnyang.’
Given that man’s cunning and composure, I was relatively safe until I joined my comrades. I decided to climb down the wall and look down at him from the roof while sending my own secret transmission.
[Get to the point quickly.]
“Uh… I wish to discuss it in our clan home.”
[I don’t have time for that. Just tell me your business. I will listen and then decide.]
“Ugh.”
He looked around nervously. Once he confirmed that there were no guards nearby, he spoke hurriedly, although he made sure to articulate his words.
“My name is Zhang Yi. All the leaders of the Twin Gate Sect have been invited to the Imperial Palace as martial arts masters, and they have not returned for a year. Please, confirm the safety of my Lord and the other clan leaders!”
A deep sense of anxiety and urgency seemed to linger beneath his words.
“……”
“If you resolve this matter, I will offer fifty pieces of gold as a reward.”
The leaders of the Twin Gate Sect have gone missing?
Upon hearing that, I questioned him.
[Zhang Yi. Has Han Jin-seong, the leader of the Han Clan, also gone missing?]
“Yes, he has.”
[Are the other members of the Twin Gate Sect safe?]
“Yes, they are. But everyone is on edge because the clan leader hasn’t sent a word. The junior members are looking all over for a Peak Master to find out the fate of our Clan leaders.]
[……]
It certainly seemed that the situation was urgent. I was a nobody in the Martial Arts World, yet they were asking me for help just based on my skill level and quickly divulging sensitive information in a plea. It appeared the warriors of the Twin Gate Sect were panicking, fearing that their leaders had been killed.
In truth, this was not a matter to be entrusted to a passing master, but still they must have begged with the mindset of grabbing at straws.
‘Could it be the work of the Eight Parts of the Divine?’
The commonality among the leaders of the Twin Gate Sect was that they were all Peak Masters or at the threshold of it. Regardless, they were great masters representing the large city of Luoyang with quite a high level; it stood to reason that the Eight Parts of the Divine might have taken notice of them. Of course, what the Eight Parts of the Divine had done to them was beyond my knowledge.
Another thing that troubled me was the fact that Han Jin-seong had been captured. Throughout my previous life, he hadn’t been a particularly bad person in my memory, and he had formed several friendly ties with me over time.
Thinking about him being cruelly murdered left a bad taste in my mouth. After pondering for a moment, I spoke to Zhang Yi.
[Understood, Zhang Yi. I will look into this matter with my companions shortly.]
“Wait a moment… What is the name and title of the missing leader?”
[No need to know