Qingming looked at Zhuge Zain with eyes that seemed to ask, ‘Why is that gentleman like that?’
“Why are you losing your temper? “Did I say something I shouldn’t have done?”
Then Zhuge Zain lowered his voice and pushed Qingming away.
“I’m curious about this. “Is that really the Musketeer’s perception of reality?”
“Eh?”
“I’m asking whether you really think it’s not a big deal even if there are traitors within the political faction.”
Zhuge Zain looked not only at Qingming but also at everyone sitting next to him.
“This is something I can’t believe. Or maybe… … Don’t you think the traitor wasn’t there in the first place? “Because you don’t think what I say can be trusted?”
“Jeez, I’m going to go to you.”
Mo Yongwei tried to dissuade him, but Zhuge Zain did not back down at all.
“Which one?”
I couldn’t tell if he was trying to make this point clear, or if he was determined not to miss the other person’s mistakes.
However, Cheongmyeong’s reaction was truly heartbreaking.
“I’m not really interested in either one or the other.”
“… … what?”
“I’m not interested.”
Zhuge Zain was dumbfounded and looked at Qingming, wondering what kind of nonsense this was.
“Wow, you’re not interested? This is something to say… … .”
“Then let me ask you.”
Cheongmyeong turned his head, glanced at the people sitting here, and asked.
“Who betrayed you here?”
Of course there was silence. The long writers couldn’t even think to hide their bewilderment at that ridiculous question.
“there is?”
“Okay. Cheongmyeong… … . No, musketeer. Something worth asking… … .”
Hyeonjong tried to somehow control the situation, but Cheongmyeong just smiled.
“no way. It’s better to be certain. So, who betrayed you?”
Normally, I would have thrown out a bunch of curses, but we all know that this is not the time.
In the end, Tanggunak was the first to respond with a sigh.
“It’s not a party.”
“Neither do we.”
“Is that possible? “What a betrayal.”
The heads of the sects all shook their heads with tired faces. Cheongmyeong, who was watching the reactions one by one, looked at Zongligok this time.
“if?”
Zhongligok’s eyebrows twitched with anger.
“… … It’s too much. The day when Jongnam joins Sapa will not come even if the central plains are destroyed.”
Qingming looked at Zhuge Zain, who had pulled out the words no from everyone’s mouths.
“Did you hear? “They say it’s not inside?”
“… … What naive words! How can you believe that? of course… … .”
“Uh, uh. I think you need to be careful what you say? The people I asked just now are all members of the Cheonwoo Alliance, right? Are you saying that there is a traitor within the Cheonwoo Alliance? “The great Lord of the five generations?”
Zhuge Zain’s face became pale for an instant. As expected, an uncomfortable look appeared on the faces of those who saw him.
Even if it were true that there was a traitor here, given his current position, he couldn’t say such a thing without permission. Zhuge Zain realized this again and was at a loss for words.
At that time, Cheongmyeong opened his eyes.
“ah. Now that I think about it, you’re not Jongnam, are you? Then, are you suspicious of Jongnam? … .”
“W-what does that mean! “I definitely didn’t mean that!”
“Yes?”
Cheongmyeong said with a grin.
“Then there are only two factions left? “I don’t doubt it, but did the Zhuge family or the Mo Yong family betray you?”
“What nonsense is this! we are… … .”
“Yes? Then there are no traitors here. “Isn’t that what happened then?”
Qingming stares at Zhuge Zain with a face that seems to be asking, ‘What’s the problem?’ In front of those eyes, Zhuge Zain was left speechless. She had no idea where to start.
“Hey, look here, Commander.”
Perhaps that’s why his voice also lost strength compared to before.
“Isn’t this a problem that will end only if there are no traitors within? Within the political faction… … .”
“Wow, you really don’t understand what I’m saying. “I don’t know how a gentleman like that became the head of the Zhuge family.”
Cheongmyeong, who was muttering as if trying to hear, distorted his face and screamed.
“No, you idiot! The important thing now is that there is a traitor? Or are you revealing who the traitor is?”
It was an incredibly rude remark, but Zhuge Zain didn’t even have time to point out that fact.
“Yeah… … .”
“What’s the difference between when the traitor is a shaman, when he’s Kunlun, or when he’s just a bunch of kids who don’t even know who they are? “Isn’t it the same that strong guys will attack anyway?”
Zhuge Zain’s mouth opened wide.
“If we find out who it is, the people who betrayed us will change their minds and become our side again? If there is a traitor, just assume they are there, take that into account, devise a strategy, and fight.”
Finally, Zhuge Zain, who had run out of patience, was about to fight back.
“That is correct.”
“… … “Yes, that’s right?”
Zhuge Zain made a dumbfounded noise and turned around. It was even the party evil that said this absurd thing.
“It wasn’t a particularly important task, but I thought it was difficult for no reason. “If there is no traitor within, it will be okay to just fight whoever betrayed us, treating it as the new power of the Sa Sect.”
“That’s right.”
Lim So-byeong also nodded.
“What was the reason for their betrayal, what was their purpose, those are all secondary issues. The Sapa bastards have become stronger by attracting new forces. All you have to do is look at the simple facts.”
“Hmm, indeed.”
“From what I heard, that’s also true.”
The atmosphere began to settle in an instant. Zhuge Zain’s feelings as he watched the process could not be expressed in words.
‘Are they all crazy people?’
There is a traitor. The fact that the political faction latched onto the Sa faction and attacked the political faction was an unprecedented event in the history of Kangho. But how can such a huge event be dismissed in this way?
okay. Let’s say we can do that by yielding a hundred steps. A few radical figures can use such logic. Then shouldn’t the so-called middle-class people correct that logic and mediate?
But does it make sense to go along with it instead of correcting it?
“What on earth is this… … .”
“Sit.”
Cheongmyeong gestured toward his seat. But now, there was no way Zhuge Zain would obediently follow those words.
“I still… … .”
“Sit down.”
At that moment, a cool voice passed through Zhuge Zain’s ears. Goosebumps ran down his spine, and he unconsciously closed his mouth.
Cheongmyeong’s eyes, glaring at Zhuge Zain, were like blades.
“You seem to be mistaken, but there is no reason for us to listen to everything they say. Because they are not affiliated with the Cheonwoo Alliance or anything. “The reason I have allowed you to speak so far is simply to show maximum respect for your status and authority.”
Zhuge Zain swallowed dry saliva. Cheongmyeong added coldly.
“If you are a guest, act like a guest. Don’t pretend to be the owner. Because there is no one here who would get caught up in such a foolish scheme and give up the initiative. “This is Cheonwoomaeng.”
At those words, Zhuge Zain unconsciously looked around.
Before I knew it, unpleasant looks were pouring in. Even Zhong Ligu and Mo Yong Wei Jing do not make eye contact with him.
‘Why all of a sudden… … .’
It wasn’t like this until the last meeting, so why has it suddenly become like this?
“sit down please.”
When Qingming spoke again, Zhuge Zain finally gave up and sat down helplessly. Just as Cheongmyeong, who was glaring at him, was about to open his mouth again, Baekcheon leisurely raised his hand.
Cheongmyeong asked awkwardly.
“What?”
“So you’re saying that those who are guests should not speak out?”
“hmm.”
Cheongmyeong shook his head as if he had a good point.
“A host must be generous, and a guest must be polite. If you have something to say, speak with proper etiquette. “The courtesy that the old school people loved so much.”
“… … .”
“it’s okay?”
Baekcheon chuckled. She seemed satisfied.
Then this time Lim So-byeong opened his mouth.
“It looks like the situation has been sorted out, so we will continue the meeting. “First of all, I would like to ask you something. What do you plan to do now?”
“Whatever.”
Cheongmyeong said harshly.
“We need to reorganize the plan.”
“… … “You’re going to knit it again?”
When someone asked, Cheongmyeong glanced at Zhuge Zain, who was depressed, and said,
“Well, it’s not completely nonsense.”
Zhuge Zain’s clenched fist trembled slightly. Cheongmyeong asked.
“Do you know what the best way is to deal with an attack that may come at any time?”
“It’s about finding out when and where that attack will come.”
Someone suddenly stood up with a confident answer.
“I know what you mean, Volcano God Dragon! In the end, the answer to all these problems depends on our openness. I can’t believe you entrusted me with such an important mission. It never fails… … .”
Pow!
A shoe flew into the face of Hong Dae-gwang, who was shouting loudly. At exactly the moment his shoe got stuck, Hong Dae-gwang’s body fell.
“That useless beggar! Aside from the fact that they are people whose identity I don’t know, raise your voice and say that you have something to say about not being able to find out where Jegal or Mo Yong’s family is right now!”
Poongyeongsingae, who indifferently supported Hong Dae-gwang as he was falling, spoke indifferently.
“You can tolerate ‘useless’ and ‘beggar’, but you are still an ark of openness. “Please leave out the ‘cub’.”
“You useless beggar!”
“That’s right. “That would be perfect.”
Hyeonjong just covered his face in silence.
It tastes familiar. So sad. Why is it like this again when Kang-ho’s fate is about to change and change?
Hong Dae-gwang argued.
“Off… … . Well, it’s not our fault! “You were the one who told me in the first place to mobilize beggars to track down the Sapae-ryeon!”
“No need for excuses! “When will you be good at your job if you just do what you’re told?”
“Why does a man who works well live as a beggar?”
“… … ah. “After hearing it, I saw it.”
“Don’t be convinced!”
Cheongmyeong shook his head as if that was indeed the case, but the look on his face again hurt Hong Dae-gwang.
“now. Go there and do it. so? What is the best move to deal with an attack?”
Lim So-byeong asked, organizing things in a familiar way. Cheongmyeong shrugged her shoulders.
“Let’s assume the same situation.”
“… … huh?”
“Unknown guys appeared in front of Zhuge and Mo Yong. “In the end, this situation arose because we were not confident that we would win against them.”
“Of course.”
Zhuge Zain and Mo Yongwijing flinched slightly, but after listening more, it didn’t seem like he was criticizing them anyway.
“Then, if we change the situation a little, what would it have been like if Jongnam had been there?”
“It’s a family with nothing to worry about. No matter who stands in the way, they cannot stop Jong-nam. I wouldn’t have made it that way.”
Jin Geum-ryong answered instead of Jongli Gok. Cheongmyeong grinned.
“I agree. “It would have been different if I had a Jongnam.”
Jingeumryong’s eyes narrowed with suspicion. There’s no way that guy would just nod his head like that.
“But it’s not just because I have a Jong-nam. “This is because the moment there are three factions, they can no longer create variables on their own.”
Tanggunak’s expression hardens slightly.
“… … Musketeer, where are you now?”
“yes that’s right.”
Cheongmyeong nodded.
“The Cheonwoo Alliance is an alliance. “With many heads.”
“… … .”
“So far, we have used many methods to overcome it. But in the end, it was all just a temporary solution. “It doesn’t work that way anymore.”
“The reason is?”
“It’s simple. Because it has already been proven. “What I’m saying is that there is no one in the world who can match that damn bastard, Jang Il-so, in his ability to understand and exploit people’s sympathy and desires.”
Even Qingming could not fully predict the court’s actions. However, Jang Il-so perfectly read the court’s movements.
It is not because Jang Il-so is a much better person than Cheongmyeong. This is because he read the aspirations that anyone who prioritizes themselves and their own faction would have and cleverly shook those desires.
“It can’t go on like this.”
It may seem perfect now. But eventually Jang Il-so will be found. A small gap between them. They will tear the gap open and cause blood to bleed.
Cheongmyeong’s eyes shone coldly.
“So we have no choice but to tear it down. “The boundaries we have.”
Stern and heartless words fell on everyone.
