Yama Rising

Chapter 553: Tales of Yeouido

Chapter 553: Tales of Yeouido

“You’re already dead. Act more discreetly.” The vortex of Yin energy contracted slightly and boomed with an authoritative voice. At once, the three sarcophagi grew silent without a single word.

It was a delegation of work, but the eyes of the black-cloaked man immediately narrowed at once, and he kowtowed with great respect, “Esteemed Lord Marquis… Would I… have other assistants?”

No. 3 is dead. How did she die? Who was the one who purged her soul? Wouldn’t I end up in the same fate if I take on No. 3’s responsibilities as well? Lord Marquis hasn’t mentioned this, but… I don’t want to end up like No. 3.

Dead silence, just like in a morgue where all of the corpses suddenly sat up at the same time.

Every bit of nethergale concealed by the four walls of the age-old cathedral converged into a mighty vortex in the crypt, from which a hand formed right out of Yin energy emerged. A chorus of grievous ghosts wailed from all directions. A split second later, the hand grabbed the black-cloaked man tightly and lifted him right up to the face that had just emerged on the surface of the swirling vortex.

“Silence!” Rumyantsev’s voice was like a bolt of thunder. Even the lids of the sarcophagi shook and rattled, “I make the orders, and you execute them. Any questions?”

Whoosh… At once, the dense, swirling Yin energy dissipated into the surroundings, and the wildly flickering candles reverted back to their original colour and form. Rumyantsev’s voice lingered on softly in the distance, “That’s good. The Russian Underworld will keep its word and make you Infernal Judges once all of these operations are over. But the precondition is that you have to give your best for us right now.”

A cab crossed the Mapo Bridge and drove straight into Yeouido Island.

Ever since the construction of the Mapo Bridge in the ‘70s, Yeouido has become one of the most coveted locations in Hanyang and even South Daehan. A good number of businesses have now situated their headquarters in Yeouido, a place known to be the old headquarters to two of the three main broadcasting stations, MBC and KBS. Then, there is still the South Daehan National Assembly Hall, as well as the unmistakable landmarks of Hanyang International Financial Center, Daehan Life 63 Building and the world’s largest Christian church, the Yeouido Full Gospel Church.

It was exactly noon. Qin Ye glanced at his watch and then smiled radiantly, “Shall we go try out some traditional Daehan fanfare?”

Although Oda Nobutada didn’t overtly indicate his preferences, his stance was likewise clear from his response as well, “I personally am of the view that since Your Excellency is thinking of snatching the meat from right underneath the tiger’s nose, we should make haste to the Yeouido Full Gospel Church as soon as possible.”

“... But--...”

Excellent… Just like that, Wang Chenghao followed closely behind in ‘forced worship’. But as they walked, Wang Chenghao soon noticed that there was an increasing number of pedestrians staring at them. At once, he turned to look ahead where they appeared to be heading, and the corners of his lips twitched uncontrollably, “Boss… are you looking to… debut?”

There are many cherry blossom trees located on the island of Yeouido. Unfortunately, it wasn’t springtime right now, and the trees naturally weren’t flowering. Three letters were displayed prominently on the building situated at the end of the road - KBS.

What the hell?! S.H.E.?!

Besides, is it really that good to be ignoring the composition of members, including our age and gender?

There was a shopping mall right in front of them. Amidst the dense forest of billboards, advertisements and idol training institutions, Qin Ye had spotted a simple restaurant called “Dalang Classic Daehan Food”.

Rather than describing this place as classic Daehan food, wouldn’t it be more accurate to say that this is classic Daehan fast food?! Stop messing with my mind like that!

Objection overruled.

Surprisingly, it was relatively quiet on the inside. The eatery was filled with many men and women in suits who were speaking softly to each other. The trio picked out a seat, called the waiter, and then ordered food in broken English.

Grilled meat around these parts aren’t quite the same as the kind that they had back in Cathay. The dipping sauce was built upon a sesame sauce base, and far less spicy than the ones back home. Furthermore, the table would even be filled with countless small dishes of appetizers and palate cleansers called banchan before the main dishes were even served up.

Qin Ye finally retracted his gaze, picked up his plum juice and took a sip, “Have you guys noticed--...”

“[in English]Yes.” Wang Chenghao responded. It was a tall balding man who appeared to be in his forties. His eyes gleamed brightly as he stared at Qin Ye, “At the risk of asking… do you happen to know anything about the Daeian entertainment industry? At present our entertainment industry can certainly be considered the best in the East Continent. Sir, I’d like to ask if… you have any intentions to debut?”

Wang Chenghao nearly spat out the food inside his mouth. Both he and Oda Nobutada stared at each other as though they had just seen a ghost.

“Who’s your supervisor?”

The bald man’s eyes flickered wildly, and he immediately pulled out a business card with great excitement, “I’m a talent scout in charge of the Yeouido region, and I come from Daehan’s largest entertainment company, SM Entertainment. Sir, I’m aware that Cathayan tourists who come over to Daehan are generally quite well to do, but have you ever thought of what it feels like to stand on stage at the center of all attention, with countless fans of all ages screaming out your name--…”

Qin Ye gently pulled the man’s ear closer to him and whispered to him, “What I’m asking is… which underworld are you from?”

The man was still smiling.

Before he could go on, Qin Ye promptly flicked the man’s ear, causing a wisp of Yin energy to flow straight into the man’s ear. At once, a centipede-like creature with a sharp head formed out of Yin energy screamed and crawled out of the ear.

No…

“Sss… SSS!!!” The worm struggled to extricate it from the man’s brain. Its shrieks were soft and low, but the part that had crawled out of the ear was already rapidly swelling up. Scarlet vessels bulged on its body. A split second later, Qin Ye gently pinched his fingers together, and the worm’s entire body froze with a dazzling green flash, before disintegrating into flying ash.

Dead silence.

“That’s right.” Qin Ye glanced at the banchan in front of him and explained, “If we’re going to succeed at taking a chunk of meat from right underneath the tiger’s nose, we’re first going to have to understand the attitude of the Russian Underworld. Their unknown emissary has seen me twice now. If he’s really intent on protecting Liu Yu, then… Yeouido should undoubtedly be covered with emissaries! Who knows, Liu Yu himself might even be here to eagerly welcome my arrival.”

“He was searching for me…” Qin Ye chuckled as he glanced at the patrons that were still stunned by the sudden collapse of a man, “Interesting, isn’t it? Instead of alerting Liu Yu to my presence, he’d chosen to search for my whereabouts through the Mite Overlord.”

Oda Nobutada chuckled coldly, “Simple.”

“In other words, the notorious nameless god of death of the Eastern Orthodox Church is prepared to give up the Hanyang Underworld in order to curry favour with Hell!”

1. S.H.E. is a C-pop girl group from Taiwan with 3 members.

2. Another C-pop group boy band from Taiwan with 4 members.