Trash of the Count's Family - TCF Part 2 - Chapter 80

Cale was smiling and proudly talked about the helper they would have this time. He excitedly said that it was the emperor’s mother. CH looked at him strangely, and Cale added that the emperor was a filial son. Cale asked Central Plains to explain more, so Central Plains gave a detailed explanation.
Emperor 1: Died in battle, leaving behind 3 young children.
Emperor 2: Emperor 1’s younger brother. Seizes the throne and persecutes Emperor 1’s family.
Emperor 3: Current emperor. Youngest child of Emperor 1 and nephew of Emperor 2.
When Emperor 2 sat on the throne, Emperor 1’s wife, the empress, only managed to escape with her youngest son with the help of her loyal subjects, but had lived her life in misery since. Time passed and the youngest son eventually became Emperor 3, though the sacrifices his mother made in the process were great.
Cale asked how that empress, now the Empress Dowager, became Central Plains’ follower. Central Plains replied that the emperor’s mother fled to the mountains where Central Plains’ alter ego lived. There, he hid her from her enemies. Cale was puzzled about what alter ego meant.
Central Plains explained that since he was not strong enough to coordinate tasks like Xiaolen-nunim, there were times he had to personally do things himself. That was why he created an alter ego, something like a clone or physical body of himself.
Cale: Oh. *eyes change strangely upon hearing about alter ego*
Central Plains: I-I think I said something wrong! (grows tense)
Cale: *speaks softly* Central Plains-ah. Can I meet you when I go to the Central Plains? Huh?
Central Plains: E-Eh?
Cale: I heard you have an alter ego.
Central Plains: O-Oops!
Cale: *gently strokes the mirror* I look forward to it.
The mirror: *trembles greatly*
CH asked Central Plains if he could tell them CJS’s location. But there was no answer, so Cale thought that as he thought, the worlds and the gods would not reply properly when asked. The problem was, even LSH did not know where exactly CJS was. But at that moment…
Mirror: *vibrates very strongly *
Raon: Human! Isn’t the mirror acting strange?
Cale: *gulps*
Mirror: *continues to shake greatly*
Cale: (What is this? Why do I have an ominous feeling?)
Mirror: Ting-ting-ting-ting-ting-ting!
Raon: Human, why is it doing that? *steps away from the mirror and hides behind Cale*
Cale: *freezes when he reads the messages*
Central Plains: When his sword points to the sky, the white dragon devours it!
Cale: Huh? White dragon? …CJS turns his sword into a white dragon?
Central Plains: The moment the white dragon appears, everyone will stop moving and lose their senses at the intense pressure!
Cale: …Umm.
Central Plains: In a world full of hypocrisy! Only the white dragon blooming from the sword walks on the righteous path!
Cale: …Uh…. Umm…
Central Plains: The Sword Demon rocks! The Sword Demon is the best! The Sword Demon is super strong!
Cale: …Umm.
Central Plains: The Sword Demon, who continuously beats all the murim troublemakers, is the best! Sword Demon-nim, I’m your fan!
Cale: …Umm.
Jungwon: Sword Demon-nim, please beat harder all the murim troublemakers that bully this Central Plains! Please destroy it with the white dragon!
Cale: …
Central Plains: …
Cale: …
Central Plains: Of course, I respect Cale-nim the most. I respect you more than god. -From Central Plains who holds on to his string of reason as he waits for Cale.
Cale: Where is he?
Central Plains: …Look for him. A wanderer is like the wind, so they avoid the eyes of the world!
Cale: We’ll have to look for him.
CH: Okay.
Cale: *puts the mirror away* Shall we go on a tour now?
***
Pitter-patter.
The man escaped the rain and stepped inside a small shrine. It was old and collapsed here and there, to the point of not knowing what was enshrined here, but it was a decent place to escape the rain.
Brrr.
At the sound of a vibration, the man took out a small board from his chest. Letters appeared there.

The man stared at the letters and pondered for a moment, then sighed briefly.
A sky dyed gray. A dark forest with not a single ray of sunlight.
He drew his sword. A pure white blade came to sight.
His mouth opened, “I won’t return.”
At the same time, white smoke rose from his pure white blade.
Pitter-patter.
The moment the wind in the rain passed, a white dragon rose from his sword, and Choi Jung Soo kicked the ground.
Piiii!
At the sound of a pipe, dozens of people in black suddenly appeared from the dark forest. At them, the white dragon opened its mouth and shot out.
Baaang!
Soon, the white dragon soared into the sky, and Choi Jung Soo looked at the constant blood flowing down the white sword as he spoke, “It’s almost time for them to come here, right?”
He murmured even though no one else was listening, and shook off the blood from the sword. Then he moved on. All that was left were the corpses losing their warmth.
Tak. Tak.
After a while, two men appeared there at a rapid pace with a small sound. Two figures in the form of an monk and a beggar.
They spoke in short murmurs.
“…Amitabha.”
“The Sword Demon must have passed by.”
“We have no other choice.”
The monk from the Wudang Sect and the beggar from the Beggars’ Sect looked at each other and spoke.
The first person to speak was the beggar from the Beggars’ Sect. His waistline had a cord with five knots.
“We need to raise the Sword Demon to Rank 3 public enemy.”
“…Amitabha.” The monk closed and opened his eyes, continuing. “Will the Evil Faction and the Demon Sect stay still?”
“There’s no other way.” The beggar shook his head. “As long as the Sword Demon has that martial arts book, they will catch him no matter what.”
“…Amitabha.” The monk sighed, “…The Sword Demon is not an evil person.”
“I know. Monk-nim.” The beggar also sighed and pointed to the dead, “These guys are the assassins from the Salmun! The Salmun! You know that it’s one of the three big assassin groups in the Evil Faction, right? The fact that these guys stepped out means that the Evil Faction is aiming for the Sword Demon’s life.”
“Hmm.”
“We must find him before them. At least, we must find the Sword Demon before the Five Great Clans. In particular, we must find him faster than the Namgung Clan. Hasn’t the Sword Immortal there gone crazy from looking for the Sword Demon? I heard that he even brought in the Changcheon Guards.”
“…That’s a big deal.”
The beggar spoke sternly, “We need to find the Sword Demon and raise him to a Murim Public Enemy. Aren’t Rank 3 targets captured alive? So we have to do it straight-out. If we want to save the Sword Demon.”
“…Amitabha.”
The monk opened his closed eyes. “I will go to Shaolin.”
“I understand, monk-nim. I will head to Kunlun first.”
Kunlun Sect, one of the Nine Great Schools.
It bordered the Xinjiang region where the Demon Sect was located. The frontline battlefield against the Demon Sect.
The monk spoke out, “…Did the Demon Sect move?”
The beggar was about to take a step, but paused and replied, “The Great War Between Good and Evil should never happen.”
“Hmm.” The monk answered with a nod.
Soon, the two people disappeared in different directions.
After a while, a person appeared there. It was Choi Jung Soo who had disappeared.
“…What a headache.” He sighed and took out a small book from his inner chest pocket.

It only had two words written on it.
The Heavenly Sword.
The sword of the skies.
“That punk who uses his brain will need it.”
He shook his head.
“When will my coworkers come?”
Choi Jung Soo returned the book into his pocket and soon vanished in the darkness of the forest.
He left with the words, “This is for my uncle.”
***
Terms used:
Amitabha – in murim novels, monks usually utter ‘Amitabha’ at the end of their sentences.
Uncle – the exact word CJS used here is ‘dangsuk,’ which means the male cousin of one’s father. In short, he was referring to Choi Han.
***
Fredo: *approaches with wide open arms* Son, will you come here?
Cale: Do you want me to be your son?
Fredo: Well… *ponders with a serious face* …No. It was a slip of the tongue.
Cale: *frowns* …I think I’m a good son.
Fredo: You may be a son I can be proud of, but as a parent, I wouldn’t be able to sleep if I have a son who is getting into dangerous situations.
Cale: …
Raon: Human! Duke Fredo spoke the right words!
Cale: …
Fredo: Duke Deruth is a great man.
Cale: …
Fredo asked Cale about his opinion on the changes in Endable. The place was undergoing restoration work, but it looked livelier than before. Cale was a bit surprised at that. Fredo explained that the eastern continent was aiming for them. They did not want to acknowledge Endable. In the past, they knew of the place’s existence, but pretended not to know they existed.
But now, they could not pretend to not know. Fredo said that conflict might arise in the future. Nevertheless, Fredo smiled, saying that they could do it. So he said that it would be nice if the Roan could help them sooner.
Raon said that calls kept coming from Caro’s crown prince, and asked if they would continue to ignore it. Cale had previously gone to Paerun, and other countries had heard of it. The air had changed then. After Cale entered the Jungle, calls came from other countries. The crown prince of Caro even contacted Cale directly.
Raon said that judging from Cale’s lack of answer, they should ignore it like usual. Cale asked Fredo if he wanted a mine. Fredo just stared blankly for a while before going, “Huh?” Cale shrugged and thought that before he went to the Central Plains, everyone would know what his allies had gained from his tour. Raon asked why he was smiling evilly again.
Time skip. It was now time for them to leave for the Central Plains.