Chapter 92. Maksu’s Sorrow (2/2)
When the tiger moaned in pain, Maksu spoke.
[I’m going to get shit on if I kill a weakling like you, so I’ll let you go for now. Leave.]
“Hnng……”
When the tiger left with its trembling body, Maksu shook his head and sighed.
Since when did he start doing shameful deeds like this?
The fact that he actually got himself involved with such a thing made him feel extremely humiliated.
Humiliation bubbled up in his body.
Maksu stood dumbly at his spot for a moment, then shook his head, and opened his mouth.
[I should go get that child.]
Maksu looked around a bit, and became a bit confused.
[It should be here…?]
He couldn’t find anything when he looked around, though.
Did someone take it?
[No way.]
The Godly Herb wasn’t something people could easily get their hands on.
It only begged for its life because Cho Ryu Hyang and Un Hui were that strong. If a normal person were to approach it, its roots would wrap around the person and turn him/her to food.
After looking around for a moment, Maksu realized something.
[Could it be?]
Something was strange.
He stretched out his senses, and scanned the area once more. When he did so, his jaw dropped.
[Magic? No, a formation? Wait, what? It’s both? What the hell?]
Maksu began to mumble to himself like a buddhist monk uttering prayers.
[Come to think of it, that strange old man with the weird fan did a similar thing. So that kid was imitating that old man’s works.]
As Maksu did not realize that all this was created with mathematics, he simply became even more confused about Cho Ryu Hyang.
[Is the kid the old man’s disciple or something…….]
When he thought of the old man, he became annoyed again.
But he quickly came out of his imagination and began to look around once more.
There had to be the “core” of the formation nearby.
He managed to find it rather quickly.
[…….He used this rock as the core?]
Maksu’s face turned strange.
Normally, one would make a formation with precious gems, or something that was as abnormal as a gem.
But using a rock as a core? That was the first, even for Maksu.
Crack-
When Maksu lightly exerted pressure into the rock, it turned to dust.
At the same time.
Whoosh-
The air rushed out, and the space in front of Maksu exploded.
There, Maksu was able to see what he had been searching for.
“Have you waited long, Heng’e (姮娥)?”
Tremble-
Heng’e.
It was the name of the beauty who was said to live in the palace of the moon.
Maksu had given the flower this name, and had been taking care of it for long.
The Nine Lands Medicinal Flower trembled one of its leaves slightly.
Maksu grabbed onto that leaf, and spoke.
[I have come for you, for I knew you were still alive. It looks like I came at the right time.]
Maksu spoke tiredly as he stroked the body of the flower.
[Now, I must follow the arrogant kid on his journey. That would be the best way to recover my strength. But it worries me to just leave you here.]
The Nine Lands Medicinal Flower stretched out its other leaf and stroked Maksu’s cheeks.
It seemed to be telling him that it was alright, and that he shouldn’t be worried about it.
Maksu, who had been staying silent for a while, spoke.
[Will you follow me?]
The Nine Lands Medicinal Flower stopped moving.
It was thinking.
Maksu looked at the flower with patience.
After a moment, when the flower made a positive movement, Maksu opened his mouth with a gleeful face.
[Thank you for trusting me.]
Maksu carefully put his feet at the ground where the roots of the flower were located.
He then asked a question.
[You will never be able to go back. Are you fine with this?]
The flower once again made a positive movement.
Maksu smiled as he saw this.
[You will accompany me from now on.]
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When he exerted force, the ground shook like water.
Maksu then breathed in a large amount of air.
He was trying to exert as much godly power as he could.
[Huaaa!]
Dududu-!
The giant roots of the flower were exposed and was floating in midair.
Maksu opened his mouth.
[Put your roots down into where my neidan is.]
The roots of the flower flew towards the abdomen of Maksu.
Vuun-
It seemed that Maksu’s body was going to get pierced by the roots, but that was not the case.
The giant roots of the flower got sucked into Maksu’s abdomen.
Soon, Maksu looked down at his abdomen, and smiled.
Most of the flower, save for a single, tiny leaf, had set into the body of Maksu.
Maksu began to move slowly.
[Nnnn…….]
His body was extremely tired from using so much energy, but he had to walk.
He would recover fast as long as he was next to Cho Ryu Hyang.
Although he didn’t like the kid, there was no choice.
[Just wait until I recover completely…….]
There would be no need to be so concerned with the pearl that the kid had when that happened.
He’d go up to heaven, then perform his revenge.
He tried to take a step, and swore without even realizing it.
[Shit! Damn!]
He couldn’t even teleport because he had used too much power.
He’d have to walk the whole distance.
Walking to the branch of the Heavenly Demon Church by feet made Maksu feel very, very sorrowful.
He realized something then.
[Come to think of it……]
Didn’t he have some ability other than his strength?
How did he forget about it?
Maksu’s sorrowful gaze immediately began to turn evil.
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TL Note: Above pic is a present from the author’s friend who drew this for him on the author’s birthday.