noveltune Chapter 427
Chapter 427
Chapter 427 – Soul and Spirit (5)“I’m sorry, but I can’t let you go. You’re already my life, Cheong-ryeong.”
‘!!!!!’
The moment she heard Mok Gyeong-un’s words, Cheong-ryeong’s dark red eyes briefly returned to normal, if only for an instant.
However, it didn’t last long.
When the connection was intact, she often resonated with Mok Gyeong-un’s emotions.
While their time together played a part, the influence of their connection couldn’t be ignored.
But because Cheong-ryeong’s very existence was formed from resentment, from the moment the connection was severed, even if she wavered emotionally for a moment, her inherent nature as a vengeful spirit was bound to intensify.
‘No.’
Cheong-ryeong gritted her teeth, holding back her heart that almost wavered for a moment.
Then she shook off Mok Gyeong-un’s hand gripping her wrist with all her might.
-Pak!
‘!?’
At her cold rejection, Mok Gyeong-un’s eyes trembled slightly, though barely noticeable.
Seeing this, Cheong-ryeong recalled what the Society Leader had said.
***
[The northern edge of Shaanxi Province. Where there are ruins of a collapsed fortress.]
-…Are you certain the sorcery to unite soul and spirit is there?
[Cough, cough… The Ghost Blade has been
But with all of them dead, it was difficult to guess what had happened.
If they were alive, maybe something…
-Flinch!
Mok Gyeong-un turned his head somewhere.
He saw a man and a woman collapsed in a corner.
They were Na Yul-ryang, the Society Leader’s first disciple and chief disciple, and Mo Yak, his loyal subordinate and the woman he cherished most.
As Mok Gyeong-un looked at them, his eyes narrowed, then,
-Suk!
He reached out to one of them.
It was Mo Yak.
The moment Mok Gyeong-un made a gesture of pulling, her body rose up on its own and was sucked into Mok Gyeong-un’s hand.
-Pak!
Grabbing her neck, Mok Gyeong-un whispered in her ear.
“You… Why are you pretending to be unconscious when your acupoints have been unsealed?”
-Gulp!
Caught off guard, Mo Yak unconsciously swallowed dry saliva.
***
In a deep valley about thirty li east of the Heaven and Earth Society’s main compound.
There, a group of masked people were catching their breath.
One of the masked figures was carrying a backpack, on which something that looked like a coffin was loaded.
One masked person tapped the coffin with their hand and muttered.
“She won’t wake up, right?”
To this question, the masked person carrying the backpack on their shoulders answered.
“They said she’d be in a state of suspended animation for two weeks, so she won’t wake up for a while. If it seems otherwise, we can just keep applying acupoint seals periodically, so what’s the problem?”
“I guess so.”
The masked person who seemed to be the leader approached them and said.
“Enough chatter. We’re leaving now.”
At this, the masked people stood up with regretful looks in their eyes.
As they stood up, someone somewhere was pondering this situation.
That somewhere was inside the coffin.
-Tak!
The being who should have been in a state of suspended animation inside the coffin opened their eyes wide.
That being was Wi So-yeon, or more accurately, Guard Go Chan who had possessed Wi So-yeon.
Go Chan clicked his tongue as if in a difficult situation.
‘I managed to succeed in possession because of the suspended animation, but what do I do now?’