Saved a Heroine From the Brink of Death

chapter 63



62. An eye for an eye

#62. An eye for an eye

Declared war on Yun Hyuk-kwon.

And a month passed since then. During that time, I didn’t take any offensive action against Yun Ga. And those guys didn’t make any moves either.

Preparation period.

Before the war, they are preparing and making plans. They know that it is more important to make plans and execute them than to just fight against the enemy.

Neither I nor Yoon Hyuk-kwon were lucky enough to get to this position. He was born into the family of the Seven Great Aristocrats, but the position of head of the family is not something that can be achieved through luck alone.

‘In about a month… Yoonga’s side will probably have made some plans. They’ll start to attack now.’

I finished calculating coolly.

‘Before that, I will attack first.’

Currently, Yun Ga cannot rely on external forces.

Also, we have started to conquer the S-class gate according to the scheduled schedule. Ilwol Yoonga would like to withdraw from the gate conquer, but that is not possible.

It has been a long time since they announced their strategy, and they withdrew it once last time. If they withdraw twice, they will suffer financial losses and lose a lot of social respect.

‘Even if we tie up a few of the best and some of the higher-level members at the S-class gate, the Yun family’s power won’t decrease drastically… but this much is enough. Now is the time to attack.’

Before I confronted the Sun and Moon Family, I recruited the other Seven Great Families. To be exact, I paid them a price for not interfering with the game.

Accordingly, the Madochon family, Jeokryungju family, Seonggeommin family, and Changcheon Kim family took a neutral stance.

Shin Chang-baek-ga sided with Yun Hyeok-kwon.

It was somewhat unexpected. The Seonggeommin family was the one who supported the expulsion of the Shin family during the Seven Great Heads of State meeting, while the Shinchangbaek family was the one who opposed it.

It was virtually a 2:1 fight.

But it was also a fight in my favor.

“It really helps to have laid the groundwork in advance….”

Currently, the three families, Ilwol Yoonga, Jeoknyeongjuga, and Seonggeomminga, are in conflict over the Shinga Yeoncheol technique.

Of course, from the perspective of the stock and the people, there was no reason to stop Yoonga from fighting the other guy on his own.

And, whenever Yun-ga gets weak, they are the ones who will stick to me and attack Yun-ga together.

“Shinchangbaekga is in conflict with Minga… but that conflict will end sooner or later, so we can’t waste time.”

And Shin Chang Baek Ga.

This side was in conflict with the Seonggeommin family, so they couldn’t afford to provide much power to the Yun family. However, the conflict was expected to end soon. With the Baekga’s victory.

If that happens, I will be at a great disadvantage. This is also a reason why I have to hurry up and attack.

‘Attack right away.’

Seven Great Mysteries 2:1 There were several reasons why I wasn’t too worried in this situation.

But the most important reason among them was this.

Kwon Seong-shin’s song.

At least in terms of using their bodies, there were a lot of very solid people.

Even though he didn’t have money, he wasn’t without power. He was still lacking compared to his prime, but not by much. He had spent all his money on elixirs and healing to restore his family.

“I need to cut off the funding first… .”

I fired the first shot at Yun Ga.

***

Cynthia entered Cheonmu Bong as a disciple.

Currently, she is learning the Thousand-Yi-Mu-Bong while practicing the Shin-ga-Yeon-Cheon-Taek-Sul.

‘… Ugh. This is difficult.’

She stared blankly at the book for a while, then lowered her head.

I just couldn’t understand the contents of the Thousand-Yi-Mubong.

The Shin Ga Yeoncheol technique was profound yet simple, but the Cheon Imu Bong was simply incomprehensible.

“… I don’t understand!”

Cynthia put down the book and spoke confidently to Cheonmu Bong.

It had been over a month since I became his disciple, but I still had no significant results with regard to the Thousand-Yi-Mu-Bong.

“Hmm… Is there no power left from the trait at all?”

Cheonmu Bong nodded toward Cynthia and muttered quietly.

“There is no power left in the trait at all?”

“To be honest, it is very difficult for Sia to learn the Thousand-Eyed Sword without borrowing the power of her special ability.”

“yes!”

Cynthia didn’t look at all disappointed or sullen, even though she was told to her face that she was unqualified.

Because it was something I already knew.

“You are born with physical talent as a direct descendant of the Shin family. For some reason… you are both outstanding and dull, but I’ll think about that later. There are only two things you lack: intelligence and brains.”

Cynthia nodded and listened carefully to Cheonmu Bong’s words.

“I realized this after many years, but in order to master the Thousand-Yi-Mu-Bong, you need to excel in your physical body, mind, and brain. Only then can you truly grasp the essence of nothingness contained within it.”

Cheonmu Bong simply found a reason why he understood but others did not. And after a long time, he figured out the reason.

It was because of the three elements I mentioned earlier: the body, the mind, and the brain.

None of them should be lacking. I figured it out by teaching the Thousand-Minute Manner to several people.

“Sia, you have drawn out your intelligence and brain to the realm of your physical talents with the power of your special traits. And your body, as a direct descendant of the divine family, is suitable for learning the Heavenly Sword. Do you understand up to this point?”

“Yes! Doesn’t that mean I’m not smart?”

Cynthia summarized Cheonmu Bong’s words in one go.

In short… doesn’t that mean you’re not smart?

“Ahem… That’s not always the case. There are very few people with the intelligence and talent to master the Thousand-Yi-Mu-Bong. Of course, the Shin family…”

“Why our family?”

“Haha. No. I misspoke.”

Cheonmu Bong accidentally tried to spit out a disparaging remark about Shinga in front of Shinga’s successor, but quickly put it back.

If she were a normal Shinga successor, it wouldn’t matter… but Cynthia was a precious person who might become my future daughter-in-law.

“Anyway, I’ve been working on your stamina and determining if you still have any remnants of your trait. And I just got the results. As I said earlier, you have no more trait power left.”

Cynthia nodded to Cheonmu Bong’s words.

“Besides, you said that you don’t understand the grafting and water aggregation that you used to understand when you used the traits anymore?”

“yes.”

“But if you use the traits, it makes sense again.”

“that’s right.”

Since becoming Cheonmu Bong’s disciple, Cynthia has used the Mansinjeon’s scales about ten more times.

“But… the problem is that it’s difficult to use in actual combat.”

And only four of them were blessed with the same balance as that time.

The remaining six were completely different blessings. The price was also different. In severe cases, I almost lost consciousness due to anemia, as the blood in my body suddenly drained away.

Cynthia can’t properly use the Thousand-Eyed Blessing without the Blessing of Balance. That’s why it’s hard to use in real battles. If you want that and another blessing comes out… and you have to pay a bad price, the battle situation will actually be disadvantageous.

So, Cheonmu Bong trained Cynthia with the special ability and checked if she could leave the remnants in her body.

Unfortunately, it ended in failure.

“… So is this the end of learning the Thousand-Yi-Mu-Bong?”

Cynthia asked with a slightly anxious expression.

“No, that’s not true. There are several ways. Listen and choose the one you want.”

Cheonmu Bong suggested several methods for Cynthia to practice in the future.

***

“The Yoon family’s power is truly amazing.”

I stuck out my tongue as I looked at the financial situation of Ilwol Yoonga.

“The domestic route is completely blocked. Is this the Seven Great Aristocrats?”

I certainly felt that the Seven Great Families hold a significant position in this country.

I tried to contact several domestic organizations and companies to cut off their funding, but they were all terrified and refused. Nothing could persuade them, such as a comfortable retirement, a huge amount of money, or a condition of personal protection.

“Well, I didn’t have high expectations for the domestic side anyway. It’s not that important.”

I laughed heartily and finally figured out Yun Ga’s situation.

The financial situation wasn’t very good, and it wasn’t going to get any better as the days went by.

Why?

Even though we were able to protect the domestic route, we were unable to protect the rest.

Right abroad.

Among them, the United States and Europe.

Because I cut off all the routes connecting there.

Yun Ga’s influence reached even within the country.

And overseas is a place where my influence is very strong.

‘Yoon Hyuk-kwon would have expected this much…’

You can’t defeat Yun Ga just by cutting off their money supply. The greatest power they have is force.

No matter what, the essence of a noble family is a group of powerful heroes who have awakened their magical powers and developed their special traits.

Therefore, it is impossible to completely break the cycle of yin and yang unless it is tamed.

‘But, what about this?’

I sent assassins to key figures in the Yoon family, including Yoon Hyuk-kwon. Starting yesterday.

Oh, they weren’t my bodyguards. They were all mercenaries or heroes hired overseas with money. They all said it was good because they were making a lot of money, so they came all the way to Korea.

They must know Yoon Ga’s power, but in this industry, there were many people who valued money more than their lives. And I hired all of them with money.

Every night, at dawn, the assassins will come for them until they are discovered.

After all, money is the best.


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