Gatewalker: Remnant of the Tang Clan Chapter 32: Chapter 31 - Schemes and Scars

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Two days after the spar. The Alliance Leader's private office looked as if a gate had opened and monsters wreaked havoc. Shelves were toppled, scrolls tattered, ink soaking maps. Jaegal Li stepping into the office carefully avoiding the wreckage. He paused at the sight of Hyeon standing on a flipped over desk, staring at the floorboards as if they may bring him answers. "Leader." Li said calmly as he approached. "Uh, is everything okay. It appears the demon himself tore through here." Hyeon didnt look up. "Of course nothing is okay." He kicked the leg cleanly off the desk and sent it flying, knocking books off a shelf. He raised his head, his eyes were filled with frustration and anger. "Those bastards killed Zhenghai. Emei and Mt. Hua both ran like cowards. My fucking brother showed up. Hyeon stepped off the table. "They ruined it all. Ryul was meant to come under the Iron Order. Brought into the fold. That cunning Cheng, i didn't think he still had it in him. Hyeon bent down and picked a scroll off the ground. An old map of what Murim looked like before the gates. He opened it. "Tch. So much has changed so fast." He threw the map into the trash bin. "Even my own brother is no longer neutral." Li stepped forward, carefully placing his hand on Hyeon's shoulder. "We still have a few moves to consider sir. One that could even tilt everything back into our favor." Hyeon's eyes grew bigger. "Speak." Li took a step back and picked up the leather pouch off the ground and smiled. "The red crystals. We let Blue still enter the vault. Show the sects that you are merciful and fair, that you wish for peace. Before he enters, we place these crystals in a golden box." Li reached for a normal box off a shelf, placed some crystals in it. He handed it to Hyeon. "Wrap the inside of the box in velvet, place them just like that, right in the open at the front of the vault. Li turned and placed his arms behind his back and paced the room. Looking at the carnage as he did. "No young martial artosts would ignore something like that. It feels as if it radiates qi, even more so than a thousand year old ginseng." He turned back to Hyeon. "He will take them, and give them to Silent Edge. Let them cultivate. Ryul, Cheng, all of them. And when they do, as the demon himself said. The corruption will take hold. Then we can hand deliver top martial artists to the demon. It will satisfy his needs and yours... sir." A gring spread across Hyeon's face. "There's a reason I trust you Li." Hyeon walked to him, placed the box in his hands. Then placed both hands on Li's shoulders. "There's a reason you are my strategist." Hyeon turned to walk to his window overlooking Chengdu. "We already have Seori. Kwan is sheltered by my brother. Ryul, was taken to Silent Edge. The youngest is tangled up with that damn battle hungry fool, Yong Ma. And that damned woman. She commands a corp and the entire Tang clan. They are all scattered like bugs." He turned to Jaegal. "Before this ends, i will see to it their cursed bloodline is wiped from Murim and her history." He clenched his fist. "And I will end Yeol personally. Send a bird to Silent Edge." Jaegal Li bowed. "I will have the invitation prepared and sent." ─── In the infirmary of Silent Edge, Blue was asleep in his bed. Body bandaged. His arm hung in the air from the ceiling by cables. Ryul sat on the floor, elbows on his knees, head rested in his hands and asleep. The door to the room slid open. Ryul's eyes opened. Tang So-Yeon entered, with Yeol just behind her. She stared at Blue for a long time. Her expression a mix of gratitude and irritation. She turned to Ryul who was now glaring at her. "I heard what happened. I also heard you're part of Silent Edge now. A wise decision." "That's all you have to say. When you are part of the reason our brother is laying there broken. Are you dense? You only think about the next move. Has martial arts really killed everything in you except anger? She stood there in silence for a mom