Little Demon Reversion to Youth

Chapter 173

If this continues, all the caravan's guards will die.

"Hwa-ap!"

Baekji let out a loud shout, soared into the sky, and then fell.

Ku-ung!

The immense energy that had been contained in his entire body exploded on the sandy ground.

The sand soared up to one 'zhang', and then.

Ku-ku-ku-kung!

The huge sand ridge collapsed, and the men in gray and the caravan's guards were all swept away.

"Flee, flee!"

The caravan's party, which was behind the guards, hastily retreated.

Oh Jeong-ri's party, who had been running and had seen this, was surprised and stopped. A huge sand ridge had disappeared in an instant.

"That's... not a person. A monster... a monster..."

The demonic person muttered, having lost his senses.

Wu Ha bit his lower lip. He had thought his masters were the best masters in the world, but now that he saw Baekji... he thought that might not be the case.

Oh Jeong-ri and Seomun Jeong-ha just stood with their mouths wide open, unable to speak.

The 'Silent Saber' watched without a word and then ran again.

"Ugh!"

The men in gray and the caravan's guards stood up one by one from the sand pit. The guards were safe, but the men in gray were not.

Thwack! Peo-peok!

Baekji, using them as a stepping stone, walked on the heads of the men in gray and struck the back of their heads with his scabbard.

"You're wearing matching colors... it's easy to distinguish. Keep wearing them from now on."

A few of them hid in the sand pile again. Baekji jumped up and then landed, and a scream of was heard from inside the sand.

"Shall I bury you just like that?"

The brats who had been hiding crawled out and were hit on the back of the head and collapsed.

But the leader was not seen.

"He's a quick-witted brat..."

As Baekji spread his energy to find the leader, an arrow soared into the sky from a distance of about ten 'zhang'.

Pi-yu-yung―!

The arrow that had gone up high exploded in mid-air. It seemed a firecracker had been attached.

Baekji ran and pulled out the leader who had been hiding in the sand.

The leader, who was covered in sand, let out a strange laugh.

"Keul-keul-keul. I don't know who you are, but you will regret it."

Peok!

Baekji fairly struck the leader's back of the head and knocked him out.

The caravan's guards came out of the sand pit and, seeing the men in gray lying down, let out a sigh of relief.

If Baekji had not appeared, they would all have been dead.

The leader among the guards approached and cupped his fists to Baekji.

"I am Go-gwaeng. Great hero... may I ask for your honorable name, young master?"

"I am So Baek-cheon. The legitimate son of the Demonic Cult's So family."

Go-gwaeng's complexion changed. The men in gray who had suddenly appeared and had attacked, and the Demonic Cult, were all the same brats to them. The Demonic Cult members do not treat outsiders as people.

Although they do not deliberately try to harm them, if they are crossed, they use their killing hands without hesitation.

"Don't be scared. Would the Demonic Cult, of all things, rob a caravan like this? Are you the leader?"

"I'm not much of a leader... I'm just a person who was hired as a caravan guard."

Go-gwaeng's tone became polite.

"Line those brats up and lay them down."

As Baekji was going towards the caravan, a sturdy-looking middle-aged man came forward and met him. Although he was a merchant, his 'taiyang' point was bulging, as if he had learned martial arts.

The middle-aged man had heard the conversation between Go-gwaeng and Baekji.

Although he was wary because he had said he was from the Demonic Cult, since he had saved the party that had been on the verge of being annihilated, he politely bowed.

"I am Zheng Xingbiao, the head of the 'Mainland Merchant Sect'. If the chivalrous gentleman had not saved us, we would have been in big trouble."

"Yes. Are those brats horse bandits?"

Zheng Xingbiao shook his head.

"This area is not a place where horse bandits appear. Besides, horse bandits do not wear matching clothes like that. We also do not know their identity. They suddenly chased us and attacked."

"Is that so? Are you transporting something precious?"

Although Baekji had asked without thinking, it did not sound that way to Zheng Xingbiao's ears. He was flustered and waved his hand.

"There is nothing great. Most of it is tea going to the Western Regions. We also do not know why they attacked."

"Is that so?"

As Baekji tilted his head, Zheng Xingbiao became anxious. He had subdued dozens of people in an instant as soon as he had appeared. If Baekji put his mind to it, he could take all the goods.

'I'd rather give it to him first.'

Zheng Xingbiao took out a promissory note from his bosom.

"This... since we have received the grace of having our lives saved, we must show our gratitude. The promissory notes of the 'Mainland Merchant Sect' are also valid in Qinghai and Xinjiang."

"Huh? You don't have to do this."

It was not Baekji to refuse what was given. After taking the promissory note, he said, "Where are you going?"

"We are going to Beiting. We will exchange tea and goods from the Western Regions there."

"Oh... then you will be passing through the Heavenly Mountains?"

"We are not going to the Heavenly Mountains, but to the south of the Heavenly Mountains..."

"That's good enough."

"What do you mean...?"

"I am also going to the Heavenly Mountains. The Demonic Cult is there. Let's go together."

Zheng Xingbiao was flustered. Although he looked young, he was a master of the Demonic Cult... a demon head. There was nothing good about accompanying him.

"We have luggage, so it will take a lot of time to move..."

"That's okay."

Although he had walked in the desert for a short while, Baekji, who was tired of the much more extreme desert environment than the highlands, prioritized comfort over the time it would take.

As Zheng Xingbiao was hesitating, someone from behind approached and said, "Let's do that."

"Ah... shall we?"

Although he was a handsome young man who still looked youthful, Zheng Xingbiao seemed to be treating him with respect.

"Yes? You gave me water. Thank you."

Baekji, who had remembered the voice, looked the young man up and down.

"You have a bit of a bad way of speaking. I clearly look older than you..."

Baekji, without even answering, turned his head and said to Oh Jeong-ri, who had just arrived, "Those brats, they're not horse bandits, but they attacked the merchant sect. They say there's nothing precious in the merchant sect. I think they might be the brats we're chasing... if you feed them this, they'll spill everything. Find out their identity."

Baekji handed a truth-telling pill to Oh Jeong-ri.

"What is this medicine again?"

The demonic person, who still had not given up on the half of the 'Blood Exhausting Pill', was curious.

"It's a truth-telling pill. If you eat just one, you'll spill all the sins you've committed in your youth."

Oh Jeong-ri took the truth-telling pill and went to the place where the leader had collapsed.

Zheng Xingbiao, who was listening from the side, frowned.

To think that the men in gray were not aiming for them, but for Baekji's party... he could not shake the feeling that he had been caught up in something bad.

The young man panted because Baekji had ignored his words.

Baekji turned his head and said to the young man, "I had something urgent... but, what did you say?"

"Hmph! You arrogant brat!"

The young man snorted and went away. Zheng Xingbiao's complexion turned pale.

He hastily bowed to Baekji and said, "Let's think about accompanying you later... let's move quickly. We have to hurry to get to a place where we can get water before the sun sets."

"Let's do that... but, can't I ride that?"

Baekji pointed to a camel.

"Of course you can ride it."

Zheng Xingbiao shouted to the merchant sect's party, "The bandits might come again, so move quickly! Hurry and move! You there, bring a camel."

The merchants and the guards busily gathered the camels and packed their luggage. When a guard brought a camel, Zheng Xingbiao handed the reins to Baekji.

When Baekji got on the camel's back, Oh-ryong stuck to his side and snorted repeatedly.

"It's okay. I'm not abandoning you, so don't worry."

As the front procession was starting, Oh Jeong-ri and the demonic person hastily approached.

"Did he confess already?"

―There was no need to feed him. We're in big trouble. Those... they seem to be the 'Mount Ming Sect'.

Oh Jeong-ri said through telepathy.

"What? Are you saying they are really the descendants of the 'Mount Ming Sect'?"

"Th-that's not all, they say the 'Yin Wind Twin Ghosts' are still alive."

"Heo-geok... then how old are they?"

Baekji asked in surprise. The demonic person said, "This is not the time to be asking their age. That brat raised a signal flare, so the 'Yin Wind Twin Ghosts' will be here soon. We have to flee quickly."

The demonic person seemed to be on the verge of running away, even if it was just himself. Baekji frowned. He had felt a trace of killing intent from the demonic person.

When he turned his head, he saw the leader of the men in gray, 'chuk', lying limp.

"What? Did you kill him?"

The demonic person looked at him as if to ask why he was asking something so obvious.

Oh Jeong-ri said with a troubled expression, "He suddenly used his hands, so there was no time to stop him."

When Baekji glared at the demonic person, he stammered and said, "To get rid of the future trouble... what, is it wrong?"

"I... think you will be the future trouble."

At that, the demonic person, stepped back and said, "Those brats attacked the 'Blood Wind Squad'. Are you saying it's wrong to kill the enemy?"

Baekji sighed. Looking at it from the sentiment of the martial world, the demonic person's actions were not something to be greatly blamed.

When he looked at the men in gray, the rest were alive.

The demonic person said as if to make an excuse, "I am not a murderer either. I do not kill the small fry."

Baekji did not answer and said to Oh Jeong-ri, "But why did they aim for the caravans?"

"They were not aiming for them specifically. It seems they were chasing the 'Blood Wind Squad' and decided to plunder the caravan since they had met them."

"They are brats who deserve to die. To plunder without asking..."

The demonic person said again as if to make an excuse, "More than that, we have to flee quickly. The 'Yin Wind Twin Ghosts' are coming."

Since Baekji showed no signs of running away, the demonic person was anxious.

Although Baekji's martial arts were high, it did not seem he could deal with the two 'Yin Wind Twin Ghosts', who had spread their notoriety for decades.

'If he loses by any chance... no, that side has two absolute masters. He will surely not be able to handle them...'

Baekji could run away if he was at a disadvantage while fighting the 'Yin Wind Twin Ghosts', but he would be caught after not even taking a few steps.

'This won't do. I'll have to flee, at least just myself.'

As the demonic person was stealthily trying to slip back, Baekji said, "Look at that. It's true that he lived a thin and long life. He kills those who might be a future trouble in advance... and runs away when a strong enemy comes... he lived like that."

The demonic person said, "I have served as a guest of the So family for thirty years. Even if I leave now, there is no justification to catch me."

"Alright. Go. But there is no 'Soul Splitting Heart Art'."

The demonic person did not answer. Bringing back So Jin-ha was his last mission.

'So Jin-ha is going on his own. The 'Yin Wind Twin Ghosts' are a variable that was not in the mission. They can't hold me responsible. So... I can go to the So family later and demand the 'Soul Splitting Heart Art'.'

You need the 'Soul Splitting Heart Art' to be alive.

As the demonic person was slipping back, the 'Silent Saber' looked and said, "It's already too late."

The demonic person was greatly surprised and looked around. He saw two black dots in the distance. They seemed to be people.

The demonic person's heart sank. He hastily ran forward and stuck to Baekji's side. Since it was too late to run away, he thought that if he was next to a master, he would at least have a chance of survival.

The 'Silent Saber' sneered at the demonic person's extremely shameless behavior.

"Aren't you ashamed? It's a waste that I treated you as a senior all this time."

The 'Silent Saber' got off his horse and said as if to be heard, "I don't believe it unless I see it with my own eyes. I don't think the 'Yin Wind Twin Ghosts' are that great. Hmph, I haven't seen a brat with proper skills among the old people who are called 'former generation masters' and 'reclusive strange people'."

"Hmph!"

The demonic person snorted. If you count the brats who died while acting so rashly, you would run out of fingers.

The demonic person looked back. A while ago, they had looked like dots, but now they looked like beans. The 'Yin Wind Twin Ghosts' seemed to have no intention of hurrying.

Was it the leisure that only masters could afford? It was as if they were saying, 'if you can run away, then try'.

The demonic person was worried.

'Shall I just run ahead?'

While the 'Yin Wind Twin Ghosts' came and clashed with Baekji, if he used his 'lightness skill' to the fullest, wouldn't he be able to find a place to hide?

But when he looked ahead, he could only sigh. What he saw was just an endlessly stretching desert. Where on earth would he hide?

Baekji also looked back and then said, "'Silent Saber'... just get on your horse. Those brats... are a bit ominous."

"You don't know if it's long or short until you measure it."

The 'Silent Saber' instead drew his sword. Although the demonic person and the 'Silent Saber' were the same martial arts fanatics, their personalities were completely opposite.

Baekji shook his head.

"They are not your opponent. Those brats are not human."

At Baekji's words, the 'Silent Saber' frowned.

"Then, are you saying they are 'jiangshi'?"

"They don't seem to be 'jiangshi' either. I don't know either."

Baekji kicked the back of the camel and soared into the empty air.

"Go ahead with the caravans."

(End of Chapter)