"General Manager Xin, how did you injure your wrist?"
Mo Dahou, who was entering the eting room, asked upon seeing General Manager Xin with a splint on his arm and a bandage wrapped around it.
General Manager Xin just smiled bitterly. It was better not to answer, as making excuses would only be pathetic.
It was ti for the eting of the general manager and the brigade leaders.
Hu Yeonjo, as if displeased, glared at Mo Dahou and said, "Brigade Leader Mo, you were the one who called for a eting, so why are you so late? Do you see us as your subordinates?"
Hu Yeonjo's stomach was also wrapped in bandages, but fortunately, it was hidden by his long robe, so no one could see.
Mo Dahou rubbed his bloodshot eyes and said, "My subordinate died. I was tossing and turning, thinking of him, and didn't sleep well."
To anyone watching, it would seem as if he cared deeply for his subordinate. But no one in this room believed his words.
"And Brigade Leader Yu?"
"Let's not mind that brat. The White Mountain Brigade is, frankly, the Sect Master's personal guard, isn't it? How can he dare to sit side by side with the two brigade leaders?"
General Manager Xin said.
"That's true. Brigade Leader Yu can't play with us."
Hu Yeonjo nodded.
Mo Dahou frowned for a mont. Yu Mungwang was the most troubleso brat because his true intentions were unknown.
'Brats who can't even reach Yu Mungwang's ankles...'
Mo Dahou didn't want to talk for long.
"The White Temple Brigade will chase the one who uses the Blood Hand Grand Seal."
Hu Yeonjo, feigning surprise, said to Mo Dahou, "Are you saying you will step in personally, Brigade Leader Mo?"
"My subordinate died. Of course, I have to step in."
General Manager Xin frowned but said nothing.
"Why are you silent, General Manager Xin?"
"Do you really believe that the Blood Sect has appeared, Brigade Leader Mo?"
General Manager Xin asked.
"Isn't the Blood Hand Grand Seal the proof?"
"What if it's a fake?"
"Fake or real, I can't just let the one who touched the White Temple Brigade go."
"Do you know where the culprit is and are you chasing him?"
"I know that he won't just walk in on his own if I just sit here and rack my brains."
Mo Dahou had pondered all night and had co to a conclusion.
Although the words of the one who had co last night weighed on his mind, it was a golden opportunity to eliminate the Sect Master and the Young Sect Master with soone else's hands. He was planning to close his eyes and play along with the Twin Swords of ixian's tune.
'It would be great if the Twin Swords of ixian would wipe out all these brats.'
Unaware of Mo Dahou's thoughts, Hu Yeonjo rolled his eyes and said, "He might be surprisingly close. Don't you know the saying, 'it's darkest under the lamp'?"
Hu Yeonjo was determined to make Mo Dahou and the Twin Swords of ixian fight.
"What do you an?"
"The Blood Hand Grand Seal appeared after the Twin Swords of ixian ca. I can't help but suspect them."
"The Twin Swords of ixian are a secular branch of Huashan. How can they use the Blood Hand Grand Seal?"
Mo Dahou feigned ignorance.
"What if it's not the Blood Hand Grand Seal?"
General Manager Xin said, lowering his voice. Mo Dahou frowned, feigning ignorance.
"It's not the Blood Hand Grand Seal?"
"I saw the Blood Hand Grand Seal imprinted on the Sect Master. The one the White Temple Brigade warrior was hit by is not the Blood Hand Grand Seal."
"..."
"It seems there is soone in our sect who has other thoughts."
"Other thoughts? Who?"
"Are you saying there's a traitor?"
Hu Yeonjo and Mo Dahou asked at the sa ti.
"If you think about it, isn't it strange? The White Mountain Brigade was guarding like an iron fortress, so how could the Sect Master have been attacked? I can't help but think that the ixian Fang has been scheming in the shadows for a long ti. If so, there might be a collaborator in our sect. Perhaps he is surprisingly close. No, it must be soone close to be able to harm the Sect Master."
General Manager Xin was subtly trying to fra the White Mountain Brigade Leader, Yu Mungwang, as a traitor.
'Has he fallen out with Yu Mungwang?'
Mo Dahou understood the hidden intention in General Manager Xin's words. If sothing had happened between General Manager Xin and Yu Mungwang, it was a welco developnt for him.
'Then should I wipe out the Twin Swords of ixian and Yu Mungwang at once?'
Mo Dahou's mind raced. But could he really do it? The Twin Swords of ixian alone were a handful, so it would be difficult to deal with Yu Mungwang as well. Besides, he had to confirm what General Manager Xin's intention was in saying this.
Hu Yeonjo's mind did not turn as quickly as Mo Dahou's.
"A traitor... who could it be?"
Hu Yeonjo said, glancing at Mo Dahou.
"Why are you looking at ?"
Mo Dahou frowned.
"If there is soone who has other thoughts, he must be the traitor."
'This bastard...'
Mo Dahou wanted to kill Hu Yeonjo right away, but now was not the ti. Hu Yeonjo was a brat he could kill anyti.
Mo Dahou stood up and said, "If there is a traitor in our sect, General Manager Xin should find him. I will search the outside for now. Brigade Leader Hu, what will you do?"
"? I will take charge of the sect's security."
"Do as you please."
Mo Dahou left the eting room.
"He's becoming more and more arrogant. General Manager Xin, are you just going to watch Mo Dahou act so tyrannically?"
"Brigade Leader Mo's martial prowess is second only to the Sect Master. What can I do?"
"Hmph! To , it seems much of it is exaggerated. Frankly, I don't know when I last saw Brigade Leader Mo fight."
"I do not wish to get involved between the two brigade leaders."
"Don't be like that, and lend
your strength. I will not let you down."
"I am just a general manager in charge of the household, so what strength do I have?"
As General Manager Xin was about to turn away, a good idea suddenly occurred to him.
"Brigade Leader Hu, there is a brat I suspect. Would you like to earn so rit?"
"...?"
"He is a servant under the Acting Sect Master Yang, but he seems to be a spy planted by the ixian Fang."
"The Acting Sect Master's servant?"
"A brat nad Baekji..."
Hu Yeonjo's face ca to mind. The young brat's martial arts were incomprehensibly high.
'As expected, that brat was a spy.'
But since he had personally seen Baekji's martial prowess, he had no intention of stepping forward.
"What can a re servant do?"
He answered indifferently and tried to leave.
General Manager Xin, who did not know what had happened to Hu Yeonjo, followed him and said, "The brat is a hidden master."
Hu Yeonjo turned around and glared at General Manager Xin.
"What is your sche? Weren't you the one who put the Acting Sect Master forward? But you say her subordinate is a spy. Then is the Acting Sect Master also a spy of the ixian Fang?"
"..."
"Instead of doing useless things, go and find the traitor in our sect."
* * *
'They don't seem like the kind of brats who will turn over a new leaf.'
Baekji sat in a corner of the training ground, watching Ajok and the others train, and racked his brains. Killing was simple, but making them turn over a new leaf was difficult.
Still, he didn't want to disappoint Yang Soryeong.
But suddenly, shouts and screams were heard from here and there.
"Gasp! What is it?"
"Has a fight finally broken out?"
Ajok and the others were surprised and looked around.
"Everyone, gather at the Songhua Hall!"
Baekji called everyone to the Songhua Hall.
"You all protect the master."
Baekji instructed Gayang and the other seven, and had Ajok, Senior Oh, and Jang Sam guard the outside.
"If anyone attacks, kill them all."
"Where are you going, master?"
"I have to find out what's going on."
Baekji jumped over the back wall and ran towards the sound of clashing weapons.
The place where the fight was taking place was near the stone chamber where Bai Renguang was soaked in dicinal water. Baekji lay on the roof of a building overlooking the stone chamber from a distance and looked down.
'As expected, it was those brats, the Twin Swords of ixian!'
The Twin Swords of ixian stood behind, and the ixian Fang's martial force was trying to enter the stone chamber, while the White Mountain Brigade was blocking them and fighting fiercely.
Yu Mungwang, who was guarding the front of the stone chamber with a sword, shouted, "Twin Swords of ixian! And you call yourselves a righteous sect?"
"What are you talking about? We are just trying to find out after receiving a report that your sect master is being held captive. Seeing you block us so desperately, it is clear that you are the ones who have started a rebellion."
"Don't give
that crap! Do you think we don't know your intentions, you brats of the ixian Fang?"
Although Yu Mungwang shouted with flashing eyes, the situation was not good.
'These sons of bitches...'
Yu Mungwang resented Mo Dahou and Hu Yeonjo, who did not appear in this place, more than the Twin Swords of ixian.
No matter how much they coveted the position of sect master, to give up their ho to the enemy.
"Keuk!"
A White Mountain Brigade warrior fell, spewing blood.
Seeing the red blood, Baekji's head suddenly ached.
'Ugh...'
The image of countless people falling and spewing blood ca to Baekji's mind. His whole body itched.
'No. I have to live kindly in this life.'
Baekji closed his eyes, regulated his breathing, and cald his mind.
The Twin Swords of ixian seed to have prepared thoroughly, and the White Mountain Brigade was pushed back in an instant. The Twin Swords of ixian followed the path that the martial force had made and went to the stone chamber.
"Do you not value your life? Get out of the way!"
"You cannot pass until you kill ."
"Hmph!"
The ixian Left Sword snorted coldly and then suddenly struck down at Yu Mungwang with his sword.
It was a swift sword draw, so fast that no one knew when he had drawn it.
Clang!
Yu Mungwang t the sword.
Cha-chaeng!
As the ixian Left Sword swung his sword left and right, sword lights danced wildly.
Yu Mungwang calmly confronted him and then looked towards the ixian Right Sword. But the ixian Right Sword was not there. He had entered the stone chamber while the ixian Left Sword was drawing attention.
"You brats!"
Yu Mungwang shouted and, with all his strength, swung his sword to push back the ixian Left Sword, and was about to jump into the stone chamber.
Boom!
An explosion was heard from inside the stone chamber, and the ixian Right Sword was thrown out.
The ixian Right Sword's hair was disheveled, and his clothes were torn in places. He rolled and then stood up, but he staggered as if the shock was great.
"What happened?"
The ixian Left Sword quickly supported the Right Sword and stood on guard.
A person appeared at the door of the stone chamber. It was Bai Renguang, wearing torn clothes soaked in dicine.
Seeing Bai Renguang, Yu Mungwang slumped to his knees.
"Sect Master!"
A fierce light flowed from Bai Renguang's eyes.
"How dare you rat-like brats ruin my training?"
The Twin Swords of ixian were truly on the verge of fainting.
The White Mountain Sect Master, who was said to be dying, was perfectly fine. Moreover, the energy flowing through his entire body was unusual.
Bai Renguang stretched out his hand.
Then, Yu Mungwang's sword was sucked in and flew towards Bai Renguang.
The Twin Swords of ixian raised their swords and hesitated, backing away.
"Trying to escape?"
Bai Renguang glared at the Twin Swords of ixian. The Twin Swords of ixian t each other's eyes and then, like lightning, shot forward and thrust their swords.
Pa-pa-pat!
Sha-sha-shak!
Sword energy rushed towards Bai Renguang. As expected, the Twin Swords of ixian were masters.
Bai Renguang suddenly shouted towards the sky as if roaring.
"Kaaah!"
Then he swung his sword wide to the left and right.
With a trendous sword wind, light exploded.
"Gasp! Sword Aura!"
Yu Mungwang shouted without realizing it. A brilliant sword aura was emanating from Bai Renguang's sword.
"Kaaak!"
"Keok!"
The Twin Swords of ixian were instantly cut in half at the waist and died, screaming.
Blood spurted like a fountain.
"Kaaah!"
Bai Renguang let out a roar of rage and charged towards the ixian Fang warriors.
"Keo-heok!"
With one sword strike, three or four people fell, spewing blood. If they raised their swords to block, the sword and the person were cut down as they were. It was a terrifying divine might.
"Gasp! Get away!"
"Inform the main sect of this!"
The ixian Fang warriors hurriedly fled.
"Chase them and kill them! Leave no one behind!"
Yu Mungwang ca to his senses and shouted to the White Mountain Brigade warriors.
Just then, Great Light Brigade warriors appeared from all sides.
"Where do you think you're escaping to?"
"How dare you look down on the White Mountain Sect!"
The Great Light Brigade warriors surrounded the ixian Fang warriors in a wide circle and captured them one by one.
"Leave a few of them alive! We must interrogate them to find out which brat they conspired with to dare to aim for the Sect Master."
Hu Yeonjo, who had appeared at so point, was directing the operation.
Baekji, hidden on the roof, watched all of this.
'What happened? For Sect Master Bai to wake up.'
(End of Chapter)
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