[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-myst-might-mayhem":3,"chapter-myst-might-mayhem-myst-might-mayhem-chapter-138":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Myst, Might, Mayhem",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},555603,804,"Chapter 138","myst-might-mayhem-chapter-138",138,"\u003Cp>Chapter 138 – Shadow Clan Master (2)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just an hour and fifteen minutes ago,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mok Gyeong-un sighed lightly as he looked at the window paper, illuminated by the surrounding torches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Things were unfolding just as he had anticipated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mok Gyeong-un glanced at the scroll he held in his left hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was something that the evil spirit possessing Byeok, the bodyguard of the Shadow Clan Master, had secretly brought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every day at the same time, the Shadow Clan Master repeatedly read this scroll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hmm. I think I should read it now.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-You should.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging by the situation, it seemed there wouldn’t be an opportunity to examine it leisurely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if he were to be caught with it during a room search, things would escalate further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Mok Gyeong-un unrolled the scroll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Rustle!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was quite worn, indicating how much it had been handled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The half-unrolled scroll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The evil spirit possessing Byeok frowned upon seeing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[This is…]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The evil spirit had only seen the Shadow Clan Master reading it but had never seen its contents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he had no idea what it was about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-This… It’s not our language.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surprisingly, the scroll was not written in Hanyu (Chinese) but in an utterly unrecognizable script.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheong-ryeong, seeing it for the first time as well, tilted his head while holding his pipe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The curvy writing was difficult to find any regularity in, making it unlikely to be a secret code.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that was the case, it might not be a language from the Central Plains…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Oh, this looks like the language of Persia.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheong-ryeong’s eyes widened as she stared at Mok Gyeong-un.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The country known as Persia, or Parsa, was a place he knew to be located on the northern coast beyond the Western Regions, not in the Central Plains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Kid, can you read this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Roughly, yes.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could this kid read it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she was puzzled, Mok Gyeong-un scratched his head and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[My grandfather taught me.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Grandfather?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Yes. He taught me a few languages besides Hanyu. He said it would be helpful for studying medicine from the Western Regions.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Hah…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He taught the language of Persia, which might never be used in a lifetime, just to teach medicine?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheong-ryeong became curious about what kind of person Mok Gyeong-un’s grandfather was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that wasn’t important right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-What does it say?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Well, it seems to be some kind of poetic verse. This body, burned in the sacred fire, has no attachment to life and death. On the path I wish to take, I illuminate the light…]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Pardon?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-… I understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You do?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Yes. I thought it might be a martial arts verse, but it’s not. This is a scripture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Scripture?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A scripture, like a Buddhist sutra, isn’t it a text used for religious prayers?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of scripture was this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Mok Gyeong-un was puzzled, Cheong-ryeong clicked his tongue and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-It’s truly deplorable. The head of the confidential information department in the sect is a worshipper of fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Worshipper of fire?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something came to Mok Gyeong-un’s mind as he tilted his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the word “Baehwa” mentioned in the conversation between the Shadow Clan Master and the External Affairs Director.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baehwa literally meant bowing to fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be related to this scripture about worshipping fire?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Worship… Baehwa[1]…]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Huh? How do you know about the Baehwa Faith?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Baehwa Faith? What’s that?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-This scripture. It seems to be a scripture of the Baehwa Faith.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Baehwa Faith?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike Mok Gyeong-un, who was questioning, the evil spirit also nodded as if he knew something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheong-ryeong puffed on his pipe and explained to the puzzled Mok Gyeong-un,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-They’ll likely break in soon, so I’ll give you a brief explanation. The Baehwa Faith is literally a religious group that reveres fire. They worship a god from the Western Regions that you’ve never heard of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[A god from the Western Regions?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Yes. It’s a kind of impure heresy. Well, it’s tiresome to discuss such things. At one point, this Baehwa Faith entered the Central Plains and spread among the common people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hmm.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most religions were like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They started from the lowest class, the commoners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who had nowhere to rely on and were impoverished wanted to hold onto something and rise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-As the doctrine of the Baehwa Faith spread, it suddenly grew rapidly and became a threat to those who believed in Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism as their core principles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘A threat?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather than a threat, wouldn’t they have viewed it unfavorably?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anything new was bound to face rejection in some way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[… Listening to the story, it doesn’t seem to have had a good outcome.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-That’s right. They were accused of deceiving the world and misleading the people, leading to a massive crackdown. That was about a hundred years ago. But I didn’t know there were still people who believed in the Baehwa Faith, let alone someone in charge of information and secrets in the Heaven and Earth Society.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheong-ryeong spoke as if disappointed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From this, it seemed that she also didn’t view the Baehwa Faith favorably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a dead spirit like her felt this way, it could be imagined how most people would think about this religious group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a shout was heard from outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Intruder, listen up. If you don’t surrender immediately, we will shoot to kill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mok Gyeong-un tried to roll up the scroll again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as he did so, something fell out from inside and was about to hit the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He caught it as if snatching it mid-air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Tap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Hmm?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[اهریمن]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along with this word, something was written below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather than a doctrine, it seemed to be giving a strong warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mok Gyeong-un stared at it intently, then inserted the paper with that word back into the scroll and handed it to the evil spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back to the present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shadow Clan Master gripped the blade’s handle, ready to exert force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was at that very moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But you know, if you behead me, everyone will find out that Master is a worshipper of fire. I wonder if that would be alright.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘!?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At those words, the Shadow Clan Master’s expression stiffened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing his reaction, a glimmer of surprise flashed in Mok Gyeong-un’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His prediction was indeed correct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he mentioned reciting the scripture at a similar time every day, Cheong-ryeong had said that the Shadow Clan Master might be a believer of the Baehwa Faith, a religion that worships fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Slam!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the Shadow Clan Master grabbed Mok Gyeong-un by the collar and roughly shoved him against the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His characteristic demeanor that seemed infinitely light had completely vanished, and he glared with eyes filled with murderous intent as he spoke,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You bastard… Where did you hear such a rumor?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A rumor?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Slice!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade slightly dug into Mok Gyeong-un’s neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he slashed here, his neck would be cut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mok Gyeong-un chuckled and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If it’s a rumor, you could just laugh it off. Why are you overreacting like this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Stab!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade dug deeper into Mok Gyeong-un’s neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was to clearly show that he could kill him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘This kid?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shadow Clan Master’s eyes sharpened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when his life was in immediate danger, Mok Gyeong-un still maintained a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t because he was confident that the Shadow Clan Master wouldn’t slash him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed as if he had no attachment to his life or wasn’t afraid of death at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the first time he had seen someone like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aren’t you afraid?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of what?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That you might die at any moment.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I die, I die. If I live, I live. What more is there to think about?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Mok Gyeong-un’s words, the Shadow Clan Master fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, after glaring at Mok Gyeong-un for a moment, he spoke again,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You said everyone would find out if you killed me. Have you told this to anyone else?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shadow Clan Master’s eyes trembled slightly as he asked this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was worried that someone else might already know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mok Gyeong-un smiled and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who knows? Maybe I said that because those who should know already know?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he finished speaking, the Shadow Clan Master’s hand struck Mok Gyeong-un’s abdomen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked like a simple strike, but the impact spread inward, causing pain throughout his internal organs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it didn’t end there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Twist!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shadow Clan Master grabbed Mok Gyeong-un’s abdomen with his five fingers and twisted it as if turning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the muscles twisted, immense pain surged through him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you don’t speak properly right now, you…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shadow Clan Master frowned as he spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This technique was something he had personally devised as a master of torture, maximizing pain by inducing internal pain and then twisting the muscles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a method as painful as bone-breaking and muscle-tearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was no change in Mok Gyeong-un’s expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘This kid?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except for briefly holding his breath the moment the internal pain was inflicted, he maintained a smile amidst this tremendous pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of person was he?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Drip!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, blood flowed from Mok Gyeong-un’s mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a natural phenomenon since he had suffered internal injuries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was such a vicious person that his expression didn’t change even when he was in pain and bleeding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more he learned about him, the more he realized that this kid was truly unique in many ways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From his martial arts talent to everything else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it was a pity, this secret must never be revealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“… Tell me who you told. Then I’ll spare your life.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You shouldn’t do that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you find out who I told, you’ll have to kill that person and me too. That’s how a secret disappears, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Twist!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shadow Clan Master twisted Mok Gyeong-un’s abdominal muscles even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he pressed on in a low voice,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who are you trying to teach?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m not trying to teach you. I just said that because you were telling such an obvious lie about sparing my life.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mocking him in this situation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was incomprehensible what he was doing in a situation where provoking the other party would bring no benefit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he wasn’t afraid of death, this was going too far…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This body, burned in the sacred fire, has no attachment to life and death. On the path I wish to take, I illuminate the light. Joy and sorrow shall remain as mere dust. Pity the troubled sentient beings.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘!!!!!!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the scripture recited from Mok Gyeong-un’s mouth, the Shadow Clan Master’s expression froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How did this kid know the scripture, the doctrine of the Baehwa Faith?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shadow Clan Master couldn’t hide his bewilderment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘How could it be?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was absolutely impossible for him to have seen his scripture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he had seen it, it was written in the language of Persia, the predecessor of the Baehwa Faith, so only a handful of people in the Central Plains, let alone within the Heaven and Earth Society, could read it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even among the few remaining believers of the Baehwa Faith, who had barely survived the persecution, most couldn’t read it properly, so how could this kid recite it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was absolutely not the case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But how could he recite the contents of the scripture so fluently and accurately?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless he already knew…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Release!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shadow Clan Master hurriedly removed his hand completely from Mok Gyeong-un’s abdomen and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You… Could it be that you’re a believer of our faith?”\u003C\u002Fp>",1941,"2026-05-30T14:58:18.409Z","2026-06-01T04:31:31.827Z",1,"novelbin.me","513a51aeec4fb2b52e97b361e98d77701eb28e1139045f57f0500f8f4e45a48d","myst-might-mayhem-chapter-139","myst-might-mayhem-chapter-137",526,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmyst-might-mayhem-cover.jpg"]