Chapter 410: The Idler Investigates (5)

The atmosphere was terrible.

There had been many meetings, but it had never been this bad.

Tang Pyeong and Tang Yongmin were leading that gloomy atmosphere.

“Normally, in this case…”

Tang Yongmin’s voice was extremely low. Tang Pyeong was staring at Tang Yongmin coldly. It was unusual for them, who normally argued vehemently.

That meant they considered the situation very serious.

“I would normally suggest showing those guys what happens when they misbehave…”, Tang Yongmin said through gritted teeth.

“But, in reality, we can’t control Wei Yanho.”

The atmosphere in the room became extremely tense.

Tang Yongmin’s words were shocking.

“No!”

One of the elders stood up abruptly:

“What are you saying? That we can’t control him? Are you saying that the Tang family of Sichuan can’t punish that boy?”

Tang Yongmin looked at the one who had spoken:

“That’s right.”

“……”

“The reason is simple. To control a warrior like Wei Yanho, we need a large army. But, unfortunately, we need the leader’s permission to mobilize them… and Wei Yanho is a guest of the leader. As long as he has the leader’s protection, we can’t do anything against him.”

“…Even so…”

“Then.”

Tang Yongmin looked at the elders with cold eyes:

«Is there anyone here who can discipline Wei Yanho?»

There was no answer.

Everyone was avoiding Tang Yongmin’s sharp gaze.

Discipline Wei Yanho…

No one denied the strength of the Dark King. In fact, since they were in the same clan, they knew better than anyone how strong Tang Cheongun was. They didn’t want to overthrow the Dark King because he was weak, but because they could no longer maintain the fear of the Tang family of Sichuan with his name.

An unknown master is better than a defeated master. That is the way of the Tang family.

Wei Yanho had defeated the powerful Dark King. In other words, no one in the Tang family of Sichuan could beat Wei Yanho.

How could they discipline him?

Even if there was a chance, no one wanted to face Wei Yanho. Onlookers might applaud the actions of the young genius, but for those who face him directly, there is nothing worse. There is no need to prove that they are a wave that will be swept away by the next wave.

“This is the reality.”

Tang Yongmin said quietly:

“I’m not disparaging anyone. I’m in the same situation too. And Elder Yi has already been humiliated. I’m sorry, Elder Yi.”

“It’s okay.”

Tang Pyeong waved his hand.

Although he had been humiliated, he didn’t want to be a coward who hid the truth. That would be a greater humiliation than being beaten by Wei Yanho.

“It’s the truth. Wei Yanho is truly terrifying. I don’t even remember how I fainted.”

But he couldn’t forget the humiliation, and he groaned.

“But we can’t leave it like this.”

“Of course.”

Tang Yongmin’s voice was firm.

He wasn’t going to ignore this situation.

“Relying on the leader’s protection, they are acting as they please. We have already received a report that Wei Yanho visited the arsenal with the leader’s permission.”

«T…the arsenal?»

“They say he even opened Baekro (White Furnace).”

“Baekro…”

Gasps were heard.

“What was the elder thinking? Baekro for that guy? What is Baekro? How could he let a stranger in?”

“He can enter.”

Tang Yongmin said firmly, without emotion:

“He can enter. Of course, he can. The reason why we don’t allow strangers to approach the arsenal is because we fear that the secrets of the Tang family will be leaked. So, what if Wei Yanho, who is not an artisan, enters? We can tolerate that. The problem is that the elder asked to open Baekro and Wei Yanho went in with him. What will they do there?”

The elders’ expressions darkened.

Baekro.

The Tang family has many furnaces, but Baekro is special. Many hidden weapons of the Tang family and legendary weapons were created in Baekro.

Baekro, the White Furnace, has incredible firepower, so it can temper metals that cannot be tempered in ordinary furnaces, but it is dangerous and requires a lot of skill. Only one person in the Tang family can use Baekro.

And that person took Wei Yanho to Baekro.

“I don’t know what they will do there, but considering the characteristics of Baekro, it won’t be a bad thing for Wei Yanho.”

“What was the elder thinking? Bringing a stranger to Baekro, a place that they don’t even show us easily!”

“…He said he didn’t have the right to ask for a sword to be made for him.”

Anger grew on the elders’ faces.

The Tang family has three pillars.

The leader, who represents strength; the Poison King, who creates poison; and the Weapon Master, who creates hidden weapons.

The current Weapon Master is a very eccentric person. And he is so proud of himself that he has refused to open Baekro for years because he doesn’t want his weapons to fall into incapable hands.

But Wei Yanho, not a descendant of the Tang family, made him open Baekro.

That was a great humiliation for them.

“…We’re lost.”

Tang Pyeong’s resignation reflected everyone’s feelings.

“But, isn’t the leader’s permission needed to open Baekro? Did the leader allow it?”

“That’s right.”

Tang Pyeong closed his eyes.

Everyone waited for him to calm down. Although they were meeting to discuss, Tang Pyeong and Tang Yongmin were leading the meeting. They had to follow their opinions.

“In addition…”

Tang Yongmin spoke without waiting for Tang Pyeong to open his eyes:

“It seems that Wei Jeonghan, who is investigating the incident in the clan, plans to directly send the report to the Righteous Martial Alliance.”

“……To the Righteous Martial Alliance?”

“Rather, to the official Master of Divine Abilities.”

«I… is it possible?»

“It seems he is using a special item called jeok-eung (response).”

“Hmm…”

An uncomfortable expression appeared on the elders’ faces.

“Can’t we verify the contents of the report? We can’t stop the report, but we must prevent other information from being leaked. If they return to the Righteous Martial Alliance, they will know, but at least we can buy time…”

“I tried to censor it, but Wei Yanho stopped me.”

“Kgh.”

Wei Yanho again?

The elders sighed as they looked at each other.

Wei Yanho, Wei Yanho…

Some elders now suffered from indigestion just from hearing Wei Yanho’s name. Wei Yanho was a great nuisance to them.

“Can’t we stop that brat?”

“We can’t ignore him anymore. We are the Tang family of Sichuan. An enemy is causing trouble in the Tang family, should we watch without doing anything?”

«What if we all go together? It’s better to be a coward than to be despised.”

“Right! In this case…”

“Silence!”

When Tang Pyeong opened his eyes and shouted, the room fell silent.

Tang Pyeong looked at Tang Yongmin:

“Tell me.”

“Yes, third elder.”

«What do you think we should do first?»

Tang Yongmin took a deep breath.

This is the important thing.

“Regain the leader’s power.”

Even Tang Pyeong fell silent. The consequences of what Tang Yongmin was saying were enormous. Although they had been asking for the Dark King’s resignation, that was just a resignation. Now, Tang Yongmin was talking about expulsion.

Sensing the confused looks, Tang Yongmin added:

“As I said, we can’t punish Wei Yanho because only the leader can mobilize the Tang family’s army. How could Wei Yanho act so arrogantly if he could be controlled? He’s not that stupid. He knows that the Tang family can’t touch him, that’s why he acts like this.”

There was a big misunderstanding.

Those who had lived within the Tang family system couldn’t understand Wei Yanho. If they had known that Wei Yanho was like this with anyone, this meeting would have been different.

“In the end, it’s about power. But we can ask the leader to resign, but we can’t kick him out.”

“Of course, but…”

Tang Yongmin looked at everyone, as if he was tying them up.

“If all the elders here intervene, it will be possible. Even the leader can’t oppose the opinion of all the elders.”

“Hmm…”

Tang Pyeong looked at everyone, as if he agreed.

But the looks he received were not good. Everyone was avoiding his gaze, as if they felt uncomfortable.

‘How pathetic.’

They know that the Dark King is a threat to the Tang family, but they don’t want to intervene for fear of it affecting them.

He wondered how the Tang family had reached this point.

“And if that doesn’t work, there’s another way.”

«Another way?»

“Yes. As I said at the beginning. If there is no internal response, we seek an external one. Even the Dark King can’t ignore the Righteous Heavenly Alliance.”

The elders’ gazes turned to Tang Yongmin.

“That’s what we wanted when the Righteous Heavenly Alliance was created. To use our strengths and compensate for our weaknesses to make Sichuan the center of Central Plains. That person has arrived.”

«Hmm?»

Tang Pyeong looked outside the room with a mixture of doubt and expectation. He felt a presence.

«Elder Yi, can I let him in?»

“He has already arrived, so it is not polite to refuse him. Let him in.”

“Yes, come in.”

As soon as Tang Yongmin finished speaking, the door opened and someone entered. Everyone opened their eyes when they saw that person.

“Y…you are…”