Chapter 33 : Chapter 33

Chapter 33. Go Quickly! You Wench! (1)

A nonsense thing happened.

What is an Elder of Mount Hua?

Entering the prestigious Orthodox Sect Mount Hua Sect in childhood…….

Humans who trained those teachings for as short as sixty years to as long as over a hundred years.

Once risen to the position of Elder, regardless of individual talent, the martial prowess possessed in that body should be seen as far surpassing first-rate.

Undeniable proof of the strong.

Strong ones reigning in the top tier even in the harsh world of survival of the fittest called Jianghu.

The existence called an Elder of Mount Hua is such an existence.

But such a person lost.

And that to a young young master not yet of age.

“…….”

“…….”

The mouths of Mount Hua’s first-class disciples who watched this situation dropped open.

They knew he was strong, and when he beat them, they thought he was a monster.

But…….

‘Even so, beating the Elder?’

Saying monster is also insufficient for this.

An existence outside of common sense.

“Grandmaster…….”

A single word muttered by one of the Junior Brothers.

To that single word, Yun Sang agreed without realizing it.

Wudang Sect’s Founder Zhang Sanfeng.

Shaolin’s Founder Bodhidharma.

Demonic Cult’s Founder Heavenly Demon, now disappeared.

Figures who left huge footprints that will never be erased in the Jianghu.

Calling them, one says Grandmaster.

Perhaps the figure in front of their eyes right now might be a figure who will become that great Grandmaster.

Thinking like that, this defeat is also understandable.

Remaining as a page in the journey of a great Grandmaster who will leave his name in the Jianghu in the future…….

Thud.

“Groan……. That was close.”

It was then.

Han Cheong-un, who was holding his weight for a while, sighed deeply and sat down.

“What are you doing? Sect Leader.”

“It’s hard. I used up all my internal energy and stamina.”

“Didn't you win overwhelmingly with composure?”

“Are you kidding? Do you think a Mount Hua Sect Elder is the name of some mahjong table sharper?”

“…….”

“I barely won by fighting desperately, what…….”

To some extent, it is true.

In a situation where the inferiority of internal energy was large, he had to win purely with technique.

Even with the condition that he couldn't kill and had to spare him considering the future relationship with the Mount Hua Sect.

Winning against an Elder of the Mount Hua Sect under these adverse conditions was quite unreasonable for the current Han Cheong-un.

“That was close.”

“…….”

“What? Why are you looking at a person so pitifully?”

“No, just……. Just because.”

“It’s an expression like you have something to say?”

“If I have to say it, I am just admiring the new fact that magnificence and patheticness can coexist.”

“This Vice Sect Leader…….”

Seeing Han Cheong-un and Dang Jin bickering, the Grandmaster title felt a bit excessive.

Isn't the weight too lacking?

Then Baek Sua approached Yun Sang and spoke.

“Senior Brother, what will you do now?”

“Hmm…….”

“Since the Elder has collapsed, right now Senior Brother’s hierarchy is the highest.”

That is correct.

But…….

“Isn't the Purple Mist Divine Sword held in Junior Sister’s hand?”

At Yun Sang’s words, Baek Sua thought deeply and then handed the Purple Mist Divine Sword to Yun Sang just like that.

“This is fine, right?”

“Haaaa…….”

Eventually, it seems he has to make the judgment.

Yun Sang sighed deeply and thought.

Right. Anyway, he had to make a correct judgment on the current situation.

Yun Sang corrected his posture and spoke to Han Cheong-un.

“Young Master Han……. No, Sect Leader Han.”

“Why?”

Han Cheong-un, who was fighting with Dang Jin pulling each other’s cheeks telling to let go first, turned his head.

Then Yun Sang spoke…….

“We lost. Now I wish to organize this situation according to your disposal.”

“Are you saying to do as I please?”

“……Would you please show leniency?”

“If leniency, how far?”

“Elder and Junior Brothers’ safety. And up to the Purple Mist Divine Sword, I ask of you.”

“That is almost everything?”

“If an apology is needed, I hope you take my life instead.”

Han Cheong-un looked at Yun Sang intently.

Seeing the serious eyes, it seems he is sincere.

‘I can’t lose a man of this level like this.’

Han Cheong-un nodded and spoke.

“Good. Then, I will organize it.”

Han Cheong-un corrected his posture and continued.

“First, Elder Hyun Myeong tried to commit tyranny ignoring the agreement made between sects beforehand. I will formally ask Mount Hua about the sin he committed.”

“……I understand.”

“And I hope Mount Hua faithfully fulfills the promise made initially with our Ultimate Path Gate.”

“Good.”

Mount Hua and Ultimate Path Gate’s contract.

There were three things.

The Purple Mist Divine Sword belongs to Mount Hua.

Among items other than the Purple Mist Divine Sword, the Ultimate Path Gate has priority on one item.

The remaining treasures are divided fifty-fifty.

“This was the agreement between the Mount Hua Sect Leader and myself originally. Do you acknowledge it?”

“I acknowledge it.”

“Keuhmm, you definitely said you acknowledge it? No mistake.”

“Yes. That is correct.”

“Really?”

“…….”

Why does he ask repeatedly like this?

Yun Sang, who was about to get annoyed, recited the Infinite Life Buddha inwardly and maintained the righteous heart befitting a Taoist again and spoke.

“I swear on the names of successive founders of the Mount Hua Sect to faithfully fulfill all promises.”

“Hmm, indeed, understood well.”

Only then did Han Cheong-un understand.

And he smiled broadly and spoke.

“The Purple Mist Divine Sword has already been handed over, and the item I claim priority on is exactly this.”

Saying so, Han Cheong-un showed the red pouch he had secured beforehand.

“What is that?”

“It is a treasure that was inside this Secret Cave. I claim ownership of this pouch. Of course, up to everything inside this pouch too.”

Han Cheong-un shaking the pouch as small as a fist.

Yun Sang nodded coolly without much thought.

‘Must be a quite covetable item.’

Looking at the shape, it doesn't look like a martial arts manual or martial art. It seemed to be a type of spiritual medicine.

“Good. I acknowledge it.”

The moment Yun Sang said that.

The corners of Han Cheong-un’s mouth rose to hang on his ears.

Then opening the pouch…….

“O Ruyi Pouch, sweep all the treasures in front of eyes into it.”

He said.

Then a surprising thing happened.

All the treasures filling the Shadowless Divine Thief’s Secret Cave were sucked into the small pouch.

Seeing this scene, others dropped their mouths open.

In the time of a few breaths, all items went inside the Ruyi Pouch.

And Han Cheong-un smiled beamingly and spoke.

“Now, I also took my share according to the promise.”

“…….”

To Yun Sang opening and closing his mouth, Han Cheong-un spoke as if driving a wedge.

“I hope you keep the promise.”

“No…… This…….”

“Since you even staked the names of Mount Hua’s successive founders, surely you will keep it.”

“…….”

He is a scammer.

Here is a scammer.

* * *

Cleaning out the Shadowless Divine Thief’s Secret Cave neatly.

Han Cheong-un, who came out after organizing it really, very neatly, even did the cleanup of destroying the Secret Cave itself just in case.

And leading the whole group, he returned to Mount Hua.

Unlike coming to the Secret Cave, the way back to Mount Hua did not stop by civilian houses, just running fast through mountain paths and running again to arrive at the shortest distance.

The result…….

“Like this, I became able to sit face to face with the Sect Leader again and drink tea.”

Han Cheong-un looked at the Mount Hua Sword Immortal in front of his eyes and spoke with a smiling face.

And the Mount Hua Sword Immortal in front of his eyes…….

“Should I kill this bastard?”

He was pissed off to the point where his inner thoughts came out of his mouth without realizing it.

“Oh my, what bloody words are those? Someone called a Taoist behaving without dignity…….”

“Groan…….”

Well, even doing that, Han Cheong-un didn't blink an eye though.

Han Cheong-un still drank the tea in front of him with a leisurely attitude and spoke.

“Suffering hardship, I conquered the Shadowless Divine Thief’s Secret Cave and even found Mount Hua’s lost divine object for you.”

The words are correct.

“But why does the Sect Leader look at me as if looking at a scammer?”

“Because you are a scammer.”

Well, this is also correct.

Han Cheong-un claimed ownership of only one item inside the Shadowless Divine Thief’s Secret Cave.

The Sect Leader of Mount Hua even made a promise to divide the other treasures in half because Han Cheong-un seemed to have no greed at those words.

But that promise was meaningless in the first place.

Because…….

“A Precious Jewel? Isn't that alone already practically a priceless treasure?”

“Right?”

Precious Jewel.

Implements discovered occasionally; the value of each one is not comparable to a thousand gold.

Han Cheong-un took the most precious item inside the Secret Cave.

But as if that wasn't enough…….

“You even swept up all the items inside the Secret Cave?”

“Quite smart, right?”

“Hey you dog…….”

“Uh-huh, you have to think of your face. Mount Hua’s successive founders are watching.”

Wouldn't those founders understand if they were in the same position as him right now?

Thought the Mount Hua Sword Immortal.

To him, Han Cheong-un spoke.

“Well, let’s postpone the issue about the Secret Cave to later actually, and I want to talk about something a little more serious than that.”

“What is it?”

“What will you do about Elder Hyun Myeong?”

“…….”

At Han Cheong-un’s words, the Mount Hua Sword Immortal closed his eyes and frowned as if his head throbbed just thinking about it.

He also already heard the situation.

A Junior Brother disobeyed the order he gave and tried to disclose the Shadowless Divine Thief’s Secret Cave to the Murim Alliance, no, practically tried to lift and offer it.

How despondent was he when he heard this fact?

‘I knew the Junior Brother was obsessed with the Murim Alliance, but…….’

Still, he didn't know he would prioritize it over the sect.

The action Hyun Myeong took was an action prioritizing the Murim Alliance over himself, the Sect Leader.

From the Mount Hua Sword Immortal’s position, it was understandable to feel betrayed.

But, even so…….

“It is difficult to just pass over the fact that you made him a cripple.”

“Strictly speaking, he became half a cripple. I left room for recovery.”

“Isn't that practically the same?”

“Different.”

“What?”

“Becoming a real cripple means cutting limbs and muscle meridians, destroying the dantian, and then locking in prison to keep in a place where not a single point of light enters for decades.”

“…….”

“Compared to that, what I did is nothing.”

What to say? For some reason, it was difficult to argue.

Because a chilling coldness hung in the eyes of Han Cheong-un speaking.

‘Is there some personal grudge with the Junior Brother? Otherwise, how can he harbor such malicious intent?’

But soon he nodded.

Because there was no way there would be any contact between Hyun Myeong, an Elder of Mount Hua, and Han Cheong-un, who still has zero experience in the Jianghu.

Anyway, with this matter, kindness and vengeance arose between Mount Hua and Han Cheong-un.

Since he made one of Mount Hua’s Elders into a half-cripple indeed.

However…….

“You finding the Purple Mist Divine Sword is definitely a great grace from Mount Hua’s perspective too.”

“I know.”

“Regarding the problem that existed between you and the Junior Brother, it seems best to replace it with that grace.”

In short, let’s add the kindness and vengeance and pretend neither happened.

He is saying.

“I feel like I am losing a bit?”

“It seems you look at our Mount Hua too lightly.”

“Me? No way?”

“…….”

“I know Mount Hua’s strength better than anyone.”

Through two Great Wars of Orthodox and Unorthodox, if one were to pick the Nine Sects One Gang and Five Great Families that established the most dazzling war merits, in the Nine Sects there were Wudang, Shaolin, and Mount Hua, and in the Five Great Families, the Paeng Clan shone dazzlingly.

But how would he evaluate Mount Hua lightly?

Mount Hua is strong.

However, that is…….

“That is a story when Mount Hua is intact.”

“What?”

“No, talking to myself.”

“…….”

Han Cheong-un smirked.

Even if he tells the current Mount Hua Sword Immortal, he wouldn't know.

If it flows as originally, the Mount Hua Sword Immortal dies in action during the First Great War of Orthodox and Unorthodox.

And after that, the Mount Hua Sect had to end the war without a Sect Leader.

And even after the First Great War of Orthodox and Unorthodox ended, they couldn't elect the next Sect Leader.

Since he wasn't an insider, he couldn't know the detailed circumstances, but he heard conflict among Elders was severe over who would be the next Sect Leader.

Eventually, when the Second Great War of Orthodox and Unorthodox broke out.

Mount Hua had to fight like a disorderly mob, scattered without a focal point.

Of course, Mount Hua is Mount Hua.

It was strong even in that state and became a considerable force of the Orthodox Faction, but the Mount Hua Sect itself suffered tremendous loss.

When it reached the final stage of the war, it was difficult to even list its name in the Nine Sects anymore.

That was Mount Hua’s future.

Han Cheong-un looked intently at the Mount Hua Sword Immortal in front of him and spoke.

“I cannot acknowledge Sect Leader’s words.”

“Do you mean to try until the end eventually?”

“No way. Just, we must calculate accurately.”

“What calculation and how do you intend to do it?”

“Sect Leader is calculating me making Elder Hyun Myeong a half-cripple as a debt owed to Mount Hua, right?”

“Even if Hyun Myeong committed a fault, wasn't your hand too excessive?”

“I think it’s the peculiar unreasonableness of a giant sect, but well, I won't discuss that now.”

“You…….”

“Hyun Myeong is a figure who betrayed Mount Hua.”

Han Cheong-un cut off the Mount Hua Sword Immortal’s words and spoke.

Then the Mount Hua Sword Immortal frowned and spoke.

“It is true that my Junior Brother does a lot of political activities inside the Murim Alliance. But it is not to the extent of saying he betrayed the sect.”

“Is that so?”

“Right. In the first place, isn't that not something for you to be involved in?”

“I see. Then, is the fact that an Elder of Mount Hua is learning Qingcheng Sect’s martial arts also not something for me to be involved in?”

“…….”

The Mount Hua Sword Immortal’s eyes opened wide.

Among all remarks so far, it was the most surprising remark.

He clenched his fist until veins popped out and spoke.

“Just now……. Do you know what you said just now?”

“Yes. I know.”

“…….”

“While dueling with me, Elder Hyun Myeong used the Light Splitting Hand as a trump card.”

“…….”

“It is a martial art of Qingcheng Sect masking the opponent’s vision with high-level martial arts. An Elder of Mount Hua unfolded that.”

The Mount Hua Sword Immortal’s body trembles.

And Han Cheong-un spoke as if driving a wedge.

“Surely the Sect Leader would not be unaware of what this means, right?”

The moment Han Cheong-un’s words ended, the Mount Hua Sword Immortal sprang up from his seat.

And he shouted loudly towards the outside.

“Drag Hyun Myeong here right now!”

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