Little Demon Reversion to Youth

Chapter 199

The main hall of 'Shi Fortress'.

Bi Jun-hua was rolling her head as she looked at the heads of the So families and the direct descendants of the twelve guardian families who were gathered.

"What? Why did you tell us to gather?"

Zheng Zhu-wang of the Zheng family pressed bluntly. Although he had come because Bi Jun-hua had told everyone to gather, saying it was So Baek-cheon's order, his pride had been hurt as much as it could be.

The twelve guardian families were the central families that supported the sect...

Naturally, their descendants were extremely arrogant.

As the position made the person, since everyone looked up to them, they naturally became like that.

They were the successors of such families. Within the family, except for the family head, they had lived without fear and without roughness.

But to be bound by a pledge of submission and to be held hostage in 'Shi Fortress' was naturally a living hell.

Although they had gathered because it was Baekji's order, they all wanted to ignore reality with an awkward expression and were just looking away.

Bi Jun-hua was observing them and was searching for which family had colluded with the Hyuk-ryeon family.

It was Baekji's order.

'These brats act like wolves on the outside, but they are foxes on the inside?'

Bi Jun-hua had thought it was not a very difficult task.

Since they all had a temper, she had thought that if she just scratched them a little, they would confess with their own mouths... but when she actually saw them, there were no such foxes.

Although she had told them to gather, they were just sitting there without even asking for the reason. It meant that this side should show its hand first.

Bi Jun-hua realized how these brats had become successors.

Anyway, they were the ones who had won the power struggle within the family and had become successors.

It meant that not only their martial arts but also their 'mental schemes' were supported.

The successors of the families were hiding their true intentions, saying that the Cult Leader was alive.

Even the talkative Wu Wen-sheng was just looking at the ceiling and rolling his eyes.

As Bi Jun-hua was thinking about how to coax them into confessing, Zheng Zhu-wang broke the silence.

Then Bi Jun-hua, inwardly thinking 'that's right', received his words.

"Do you know why So-gyo... Baek-cheon excluded the Hyuk-ryeon family and gathered only the rest of the families?"

"Hmph! How would I know that? Isn't that why I'm here, because I want to know that? You're close with that brat. What on earth is he thinking?"

Zheng Zhu-wang said bluntly.

'Lies! This brat is also a raccoon dog.'

Zheng Zhu-wang, who seemed to have a quick temper, also indirectly told Bi Jun-hua to tell him Baekji's true intentions.

Bi Jun-hua sighed.

"Let's put So Baek-cheon's thoughts aside for now... I'll ask you one thing. There are two main opinions in the sect right now. You know, right?"

After the death of the Cult Leader was announced, the sect was divided into two factions.

The faction that wanted to elect the Cult Leader and the Young Lord at the same time, and the faction that wanted to elect the Young Lord and to have the elder of the elected Young Lord's family act as regent, were confronting each other.

Although the twelve guardian families were keeping silent, as the fact that the Hyuk-ryeon family was supporting the latter flowed out, the other families were on high alert.

"The real reason the 'Great Successor War' was postponed for a month, on the pretext of the Cult Leader's forty-ninth day memorial service, is because the two factions are confronting each other so tightly that they can't reach a conclusion, right? What do the families gathered here think?"

"If one family produces both the Cult Leader and the Young Lord at the same time, power will be concentrated."

Shi Fengsheng opened his mouth. As expected, they came out in the order of their quick tempers.

"Isn't it natural for the Cult Leader and the Young Lord to be produced from one family? The So family was also like that."

"That's because it's the So family."

The perception that the So family was the Cult Leader's family was widespread.

Although there had been occasional cases where other families had produced a Cult Leader, it was considered that they were just temporarily taking the place when there was no suitable successor in the So family.

"If the Hyuk-ryeon family takes both the Cult Leader and the Young Lord, they will also take control of the Elder Hall. I don't want the sect to be subordinate to the Hyuk-ryeon family."

Shi Fengsheng stated his position.

If Hyuk-ryeonhu became the Young Lord, the old ancestor of the Hyuk-ryeon family would come out as regent. Besides, the center of the Elder Hall was the great elder of the Hyuk-ryeon family.

If that happened, it would be the world of the Hyuk-ryeon family.

"Hmm. So you're saying you'll acknowledge the So family... but you don't want another family to take control of the sect, is that it? What do the others think?"

Shen Yu asked with a displeased expression.

"Why are you asking that? Since the Cult Leader is alive, it has become a meaningless argument. To be honest. What is the reason for sounding us out?"

"I am giving you a chance."

"A chance?"

"Where did the news of the Cult Leader's death spread from?"

"..."

"Isn't it the Hyuk-ryeon family? If the Cult Leader comes out of the 'Heavenly Demon Cave', will he let them go? He will surely hold them responsible for causing a disturbance by saying that a perfectly fine person had passed away."

"..."

Everyone closed their mouths and just listened. If the Cult Leader was alive, it would naturally be so. But the fact that the Cult Leader was alive was just So Baek-cheon's claim.

If he was really dead...

Although there were countless masters in the sect, including the 'Ten Demonic People', the 'Four Divine Generals', the elders, and the 'law protectors', if one were to pick the top master, it would be the old ancestor of the Hyuk-ryeon family.

The old ancestor of the Hyuk-ryeon family was a person of the same generation as the Cult Leader and was a competitor. After the incident of his son, Hyuk-ryeonjong, he had handed over the position of family head to his grandson, Hyuk-ryeon Gi, early on and had been in seclusion for decades.

He could be called the top elder and the top master within the sect.

So they could not help but watch the Hyuk-ryeon family's expression.

Shen Yu thought for a moment and then said, "I acknowledge that our family's pledge of submission has been passed on to So Baek-cheon. But he did not step forward for the 'Great Successor War'. So it is practically meaningless. And the method of electing the Cult Leader and the Young Lord is a different matter. I need time to think."

If it was an individual, he could do as he pleased. But it was a matter on which the many lives and the future of the family depended.

He had to be careful.

Bi Jun-hua also knew that fact. She judged that it would be difficult to know their true intentions unless she pressed them considerably, so she fanned the flames.

"A-a∼. The men are so timid, so timid. Aren't you worrying about which line to stand in?"

"Shut up!"

Shi Fengsheng's face turned red.

"Don't play with your mouth! If I had thought that, why would I have stepped forward for the 'Great Successor War'?"

The faces of the other successors were also not good. Bi Jun-hua quickly scanned them.

Weizhi Shouchuan smiled and said, "Older sister Bi. What are you trying to do? You're trying to sound us out and to tell So Baek-cheon, right? Are you so curious about who is under the Hyuk-ryeon family's feet?"

"As expected, everyone is not to be trifled with. I can't handle you."

Bi Jun-hua shook her head. For some reason, using her head was as uncomfortable as wearing clothes that didn't fit.

"Alright. I'll be honest. So Baek-cheon said. Who is lining up behind the Hyuk-ryeon family. But since everyone is a fox, it's difficult for me to handle with my head. So tell me openly. It will be revealed anyway, right?"

"Why does So Baek-cheon want to know that? He has already received all our pledges of submission."

"How would I know his heart? I'm just doing as I'm told."

Wu Wen-sheng, who was looking at the ceiling and rolling his eyes threw a word.

"The 'Book of Life and Death'!"

"..."

"He's trying to confirm who has colluded with the Hyuk-ryeon family."

"..."

No one refuted Wu Wen-sheng's words. Everyone already knew.

"Older sister Bi, but you know. Who would reveal that in this place? If the Cult Leader comes out, he will surely smash the Hyuk-ryeon family. And the brats who lined up behind them will also be dealt with together... who would reveal that they have joined hands with the Hyuk-ryeon family? Isn't that right? Older brothers?"

Bi Jun-hua smiled.

"I have found out one thing."

"What?"

"Who is watching."

Wu Wen-sheng's face hardened. The other successors also flinched.

"The Shi family has revealed, and the rest are going to line up after seeing how the situation turns out, right? That's it. I will report it like that."

"Wait!"

Wu Wen-sheng hastily cut her off.

"Our family will do as the regulations say. We will follow the winner of the 'Great Successor War'."

"Hoho. You know how to use your head. Do you think that's the right answer?"

Bi Jun-hua stood up from her seat.

"I'm also tired of using my head. I will report it as I see fit."

Wu Wen-sheng was flustered and stood up along with her, and he said, "What do you mean you will report it as you see fit?"

Bi Jun-hua smiled meaningfully.

"Why are you smiling like that?"

Wu Wen-sheng frowned.

Bi Jun-hua, while speaking, had observed not only the successors' eyes but also every movement of their fingers. And the conclusion she had reached...

At least, she had concluded that there was no one among the successors who had joined hands with the Hyuk-ryeon family.

'That's right.'

Since there was still time until the 'Great Successor War' duel, no family had rashly reached a conclusion.

Bi Jun-hua said to Wu Wen-sheng, "You should be glad. If you had joined hands with the Hyuk-ryeon family... you would all have died. Since even So Baek-cheon will tolerate watching, you can rest assured."

"Hey, damn. Isn't that harsh? Is it fun to lift a person up and to put them down?"

Wu Wen-sheng got angry.

At that moment, a warrior of the Shi family rushed into the main hall.

"What is the matter?"

Shi Fengsheng frowned. The warrior approached and reported via telepathy. Shi Fengsheng's face hardened.

"What is it? What is the matter?"

Wu Wen-sheng could not hold back his curiosity and asked.

"So Baek-cheon... it seems he has smashed the great elder of the Hyuk-ryeon family."

"―!"

Everyone was astonished.

"Wh-what does that mean? He did that to the great elder?"

"...He even broke all four of his limbs and even broke his jaw."

A silence flowed. Although everyone was busy using their heads, they soon realized.

The So family and the Hyuk-ryeon family had crossed a river they could not return.

A bloody wind would blow.

Since the two families with the strongest power in the sect had clashed, the rest of the families would also be swept up soon.

It was no longer a situation to just watch.

"Hey, damn... you're driving me crazy."

Wu Wen-sheng grumbled. He had never seen the Cult Leader. Most of the people in this place were like that.

Since he had said he had entered the 'Heavenly Demon Cave' and was waiting for 'flying ascension', he had been considered a dead person. So he had been half-believing and half-doubting the words that the Cult Leader would come out.

On the other hand, it was said that the old ancestor of the Hyuk-ryeon family had rarely shown himself.

Although it was a word that had come out of the mouths of the people of the Hyuk-ryeon family, the spies who had been planted had also said so.

Whether to follow the Cult Leader he had never seen or to choose the living old ancestor of the Hyuk-ryeon family... the moment of choice had come.

Although he wanted to ask the family's position and his butt was restless, he could not.

Because of his pride.

To ask the family and to act here meant that he was not a proper successor.

At least, if he was a successor of a family, he should have already reached an agreement with the family head and the elders, or he should have received full authority.

Even if he had made a decision arbitrarily, he could be called a true successor only if he could receive endorsement.

Bi Jun-hua observed the successors, and a few seemed to have given up on their decision.

It meant that the successor's position was not solid.

Bi Jun-hua threw a word.

"It has come to this in the end. You know the position of the Bi family, right? That we have a deep connection with the So family."

She revealed her intention to stand on the side of the So family and looked at Shi Fengsheng. It meant to reveal clearly.

Shi Fengsheng looked at Weizhi Shouchuan. It was Weizhi Shouchuan, whom he thought was his only rival, except for Hyuk-ryeonhu.

"The position of the Shi family has been revealed. I am the Shi family. Since I have made a pledge of submission, I have no choice but to follow the So family."

Weizhi Shouchuan sighed and nodded his head.

"It is the same for me."

At that, it became easier for the other families to decide.

"Since our family's pledge of submission has also been passed on to the hands of the So family, we will respect it."

Shen Yu, who had just said that the pledge of submission was meaningless, also changed his words. At that, the other families also expressed their intentions one by one.

Weizhi Shouchuan, looking at the successors who had lined up on the side of the So family, thought to himself.

'He told me to collect the pledges of submission for this. You cunning brat.'

(End of Chapter)