I Became an Evolving Lizard in a Martial Arts Novel-Chapter 242

“Huh?”

Why is this guy suddenly performing a bow?

I thought he was about to attack as he flew at me with murderous intent, but then he suddenly wiped it all away?

“Oh, older brother? I haven’t introduced you yet...”

Didn’t the person lying down just now say they were Tang Soyeong’s older brother?

The position is that of a second son?

Wait, if that’s the case, Tang Soyeong really is the daughter of the Tang family, huh...

Could it be that she really grew up as a precious jewel?

I still can’t believe it, though.

“The second son of the Tang family, would he not recognize the Great Master?”

Great Master!

What’s with that impressive title?

I’d heard that the Tang family revered Gomodo as sacred.

Even when I was the Crocodile King Lizard, Soyeong insisted that I was Gomodo and trailed behind me, so I thought it was just because I was a poisonous lizard, that they treated me like something special.

But after hearing about Gomodo and the True Dragon from Cho-Do, I had to reconsider my thoughts.

And then, they’re calling him Great Master, too.

Soyeong is eyeing me closely.

It’s true that I’m Gomodo, but I’m not the same Gomodo the Tang family reveres.

Cho-Do claims that I’m more like the descendant of the previous Gomodo.

Soyeong asked for my permission to speak about it, and I lightly nodded in agreement.

“Gek gek.”

With a brave cry, the Bicorn spoke.

“Great Master Ko is indeed Gomodo, but he’s not the same Gomodo you’re thinking of, older brother.”

“Yeah, I figured as much. The Gomodo recorded in history is much larger than the one in front of us.”

So, they know about the previous Gomodo too.

But they’re saying that they recognized the size difference?

Just how big was the previous Gomodo, that they could tell just by looking?

“Even so... being Gomodo doesn’t change. We must still show respect for the Great Master.”

That’s a good mindset.

But Soyeong hasn’t really shown any of that, has she?

She’s only shown a bit of recognition, like, ‘Oh, you know Gomodo!’ But there’s never been any real respect shown for the Great Master.

“Wait, ‘Great Master’? What does that mean?”

Tang Mu-yeong, still in his kneeling position, tilted his head slightly and switched his posture to a more formal one.

“Great Master, may I speak?”

“Gek gek.”

He nodded.

“If you were to select the best poison masters in the central plains, without a doubt, they would all be from the Tang family.”

That’s an indisputable statement.

Though sometimes a group called the Odd-Dokmun claims to overthrow the Tang family, the fact that they even show up is a testament to how the Tang family remains unchallenged at the top.

“Children of the Tang family are all raised on stories of Gomodo. Of course, it’s not very detailed. They just teach about the legendary spiritual beast that the Tang family reveres, along with other spiritual creatures.”

It doesn’t seem like it’s taught in great detail.

In the end, I did become Gomodo, but Soyeong used to claim that I, as the Crocodile King Lizard, was Gomodo.

Perhaps it was just because I was a big lizard with poison.

“I am the second son of the Tang family. I inherited more knowledge than others.”

“Huh, really? I didn’t expect that from you. You’re being kind of discriminatory, huh?”

Tang Mu-yeong’s eyebrows furrowed in his bowing position.

Earlier, he was treated like a precious jewel, but now, when he’s talking to the Tang family’s revered spirit beast, he seems like a clueless fool.

...But how long is this going to last?

“Gek gek.”

“Great Master Ko said it’s fine, right?”

“How dare you speak like that in front of the Great Master! But... in this position, we can’t converse smoothly. For the Great Master’s sake...”

So, it was uncomfortable for him too.

Tang Mu-yeong straightened up and continued speaking.

“As the second son, the stories I inherited are about the True Dragon and Gomodo.”

The True Dragon and Gomodo.

Even Gongbok, who belongs to the Yongsaengguja, doesn’t know much about them. Only Cho-Do has a vague understanding.

Yet, this human knows about it.

It’s almost certain that there’s some connection between the Tang family and Gomodo.

“And that’s not all... contrary to what’s commonly believed, the truth is the exact opposite. The True Dragon sought to kill all humans, while Gomodo stood in his way and prevented it.”

Soyeong didn’t know about this either.

She only learned this after hearing it from Cho-Do.

So, it’s clear that Tang Mu-yeong knows much more about Gomodo than Soyeong.

But on the other hand, it’s not exactly new information.

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I’ve already heard this story from Cho-Do.

And just this story alone doesn’t explain why he’s called the Great Master.

“Earlier, you said that the Tang family is the best at handling poison. I’m sure you also know the greatest martial art in the Tang family, don’t you?”

The martial art that comes to mind when you think of the Tang family.

“Flowers rain down from the sky, thus Mancheonhwa-u.”

A martial art of the Tang family that scatters poison.

Though some argue that it belongs to the opening school, if someone from the Tang family says it’s theirs, then it’s definitely theirs.

“Mancheonhwa-u was originally known as a martial art to deal with snakes. To avoid being bitten by a snake, the poison was scattered, and that was the origin of Mancheonhwa-u.”

Why is he suddenly explaining Mancheonhwa-u?

It seemed out of place, but considering the attitude he had shown, it must be related to Gomodo somehow.

“In fact, this story has been misunderstood. Mancheonhwa-u wasn’t made to kill snakes. It was created by Gomodo to kill the White-Scaled Heavenly Dragon, the True Dragon.”

Mancheonhwa-u was created by the previous Gomodo?

That made Soyeong’s expression change slightly.

She seemed to be smirking a little.

Could it be... that she remembers how I mocked the Tang family’s Mancheonhwa-u with joy?

That was a silent long-range attack, so how would she know?

“That’s not all. Gomodo also imparted his poison and other martial arts to the Tang family. So, that’s why we call him our Great Master.”

The Tang family’s poisons and martial arts originated from Gomodo.

Now it was clear why they revered Gomodo as sacred.

“Our Tang family’s close relationship with spiritual creatures is precisely because of this. It is to honor the will of the Great Master.”

I could also understand why they had such a high affinity for spiritual creatures.

“But as time passed, the deeds of Gomodo were bound to be forgotten, and radical factions who thought spiritual creatures should be used as mere tools started to emerge... But this time, a fortunate connection allowed us to resolve the troubling issue.”

The events between Gomodo and the Tang family were things of the past.

Very distant past, in fact.

So, over time, it was inevitable that they would be forgotten.

But a question arose.

Didn't Tang Mu-yeong already know about this story?

If there was such an internal struggle within the Tang family, wouldn't it have been solved if the truth had been revealed to everyone?

Why is it that only the head of the family and the second son know the truth?

“If we had told everyone about the relationship between Gomodo and the Tang family, it would have been solved long ago... But because of the True Dragon’s watchfulness, we couldn’t. If it were known that this truth had been passed down, the Tang family would have been erased by any means necessary.”

I thought they were in seclusion at Kunlun, but for something this significant, could it be that they were able to take action themselves?

“The Tang family is in a precarious position with the True Dragon. To be more precise, it’s one woman of the Tang family who earned his wrath.”

A woman of the Tang family.

That person must have been the link to Gomodo.

“She is erased from both the registry and the records. What I know is that the True Dragon loved her.”

It was quite an intriguing story.

Tang Soyeong, who had been chattering beside me, seemed to be fully focused on this story, not making a sound.

“It was unrequited love. She didn’t love the True Dragon. Perhaps she realized his cruel nature. In the end, she ran away, and Gomodo, who had seen her, took her in.”

...Could it really be that they clashed over a woman?

“The True Dragon had many wives and concubines, which was a well-known secret. But with her, the True Dragon didn’t love her as much as he desired her body. In the end, he failed to win her over.”

Well, it seems like they were a family, after all.

No, but what’s with these dragons and their obsession with women?

“For the True Dragon, the woman from the Tang family was just another ordinary woman. Though her body was extraordinary.”

“Gero-ro-rong.”

Huh?

“That cry... no, never mind.”

Even if her body was beautiful, there were countless humans who could replace her. But the True Dragon, being a greedy being, tried everything to claim what he had set his eyes on. In the process, he clashed with the Great Master many times.”

Even without the woman issue, it seems like Gomodo and the True Dragon clashed multiple times.

Over wealth, women, or power.

The True Dragon, blinded by these things, and Gomodo, trying to stop him.

Then, the True Dragon decided to kill all humans, and a war much bigger than all their prior disputes broke out.

“After the war ended, Gomodo withdrew, but the True Dragon couldn’t wield his power as he wished. Thanks to that, even though the Great Master was absent, the Tang family wasn’t struck by his wrath.”

After the woman from the Tang family, the Tang family became a thorn in the True Dragon’s side.

I heard that they helped Gomodo during the war.

“Mancheonhwa-u was a martial art created to kill the white-scaled dragon. The fact that it was passed down to the Tang family meant that the True Dragon couldn’t act recklessly. Of course, while no human could kill him, they could certainly worsen his wounds.”

It’s easy to kill a bee.

But if you were told to catch a bee without any equipment or even clothes, you’d hesitate.

You might get stung by its poison.

The situation with the True Dragon was exactly like that.

“But the True Dragon was no slouch. Even as he withdrew, he cast a terrible curse on the Tang family.”

A terrible curse!

“Specifically, it’s a curse aimed only at the women of the Tang family.”

The more I heard, the worse my opinion of the True Dragon got.

Really, after being rejected by a woman, he cast a curse only on women?

Tang Mu-yeong looked at Tang Soyeong with sad eyes.

...Could it be that Soyeong is also cursed?

Of course, Soyeong only looked at him with a confused expression, wondering why he was looking at her that way.

It seemed like she was hearing this story for the first time and had no idea about such a curse.

“The women of the Tang family will never be able to feed their children well.”

I couldn’t believe my ears.

This is the curse that a so-called True Dragon would cast?

“In other words, it’s a curse that prevents their chests from growing.”

The True Dragon.

You shouldn’t have existed.