Rebirth of an Idle Noblewoman || LK Adaptation

𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑿𝑪𝑰𝑿

“What’s going on?” Hanbin hastily hurried over to the scene in which the two were facing off. Uncle Tai had already given him a brief description of what was happening but even so, he was still shocked beyond words the moment he arrived.

Chi was swirling around the pitch dark wormhole and above his head was a thick layer of dark clouds. From time to time, screams of the combatants could be heard coming from within the cloud cover. It sounded so mortifying that it made peoples’ hearts go numb.

Eunwoo peered up at the respected elder standing near the opening, his gaze becoming duller by the moment. Turning over to face Hanbin, he said with a bitter smile, “Hanbin, trouble’s brewing…”

Hanbin remained silent. He produced a couple of pieces of jade from his pocket before making some calculations on his lap.

A while later, he looked up with disbelief in his eyes. Coincidentally, his eyes met Sungwoong’s.

Sungwoong was nearly eighty years old as of this year. One could discern his agedness from his eyes, which right now, peered back at Hanbin tenderly.

Sungwoong’s mouth did not move. As if their minds were connected, Hanbin understood in the blink of an eye what Sungwoong was implying.

“Everyone.” Sungwoong slowly made his way towards the cave entrance. “An evil force is behind this cave’s creation! It has a radius of one hundred li, for now. After 49 days of development, it has become quite literally, purgatory in the human realm! If we do not break it now, in a matter of days, even the entire capital will be swallowed up, what more to say of this hundred li radius!”

“Amithaba.” An abbot who responded by chanting the name of the Buddha rose up. “Does the head of the Baili family have a solution for this?”

“Yes.” Sungwoong’s voice was firm. “I will break the formation with my flesh and blood.”

After announcing his decision, a white bearded Taoist elder approached the cave entrance. “Mr. Yi, let us head on in.”

Hoseok recognised who this old man was. He was a high-level Taoist practitioner, famous throughout China.

“Murong boy, have you any wine? I have not had many hobbies in my life, but wine certainly is something that I enjoy!” Sungwoong’s smile was unexpected. Surprisingly, there was still a glow in his eyes.

The people gathered here today were all high-level individuals from the ancient martial arts world. Their conversations had stopped the moment they realized the weight of the situation they were in. Eunwoo was a little hesitant but he produced an expensive-looking bottle of fine wine nonetheless. After filling a cup with said wine, he presented it with both hands to Sungwoong.

After that came the Taoist elder and the men who followed behind him.

“To all great masters,” For once, Hosoek’s face was respectful and somber. “Yi Hoseok understands your righteousness but Yi Hoseok absolutely cannot allow you all to commit such a selfless act.”

Standing behind Hoseok was a group of Jungkook’s followers. Emanating off each one of them were incredibly daunting auras. Even Sungwoong and his allies did not look down on this lot.

Sungwoong sipped a mouthful of wine while he looked at the Seven-Frosted Blade that was producing a freezing aura within the cave. He then responded with a hearty laugh. “Mr. Yi, I know that you won’t listen to any other person’s command other than Jungkook’s. We will lie here waiting. If by tomorrow morning, he still fails to come out, we will force our way in come hell or high water!”

With his head lowered, Hoseok went silent. As long as Big Boss Jeon’s sword was here, he wasn’t afraid that these people would breach their defensive perimeter.