The next morning, Seojun led the courtesans toward the Clear River Sect.
Their expressions weren’t exactly cheerful. On their faces were a complex mix of anxiety, excitent, and fear of the unknown.
Churyeong in particular looked rather overwheld.
She would nervously look around, but whenever her eyes t Seojun’s, she would glare at him like she wanted to kill him.
By now, rather than thinking she was rude, he felt more sorry for her. At that level, wasn’t it just so kind of defense chanism?
“Well, we’re here.”
When Seojun pointed at the Clear River Sect, the courtesans’ expressions went blank.
“T-The Clear River Sect...?”
“Real...ly?”
Their reactions were intense.
Tears were the bare minimum, with so sitting down, and others bursting into loud sobs.
“Wait, what’s wrong... Does the Clear River Sect eat people or sothing?”
“N-No! That’s not it...”
From what they explained, they never dread they’d achieve such success.
Though he wondered how being a maid or servant at the Clear River Sect counted as success.
“It’s quite a promotion actually. The Clear River Sect is basically the ruler of this area.”
“Ruler? Do they collect taxes and stuff?”
“Of course. It’s necessary to run a city.”
“Huh? Run a city?”
What’s this about? Shouldn’t there be a country and an emperor? Can they just run cities as they please?
When he asked Chunbong, she instead furrowed her brow.
“What are you talking about? Even the emperor can’t rule the Central Plains. Wait a minute. That reminds , didn’t you say sothing before about my dad being the emperor or whatever?”
“Yeah.”
After glancing around, she pulled on his sleeve.
“Hey, let’s talk for a bit.”
“Sure.”
They moved a few steps away from the courtesans waiting at the Clear River Sect’s gate.
“No, let’s go further.”
Though Chunbong kept tugging at his sleeve, Seojun shook his head.
“Ahh, you don’t know.”
Snap! He flicked his fingers.
Her eyes widened.
“A q-qi barrier...?”
“Why so surprised? You saw use a sword veil before.”
“How is that even the sa thing!?”
Chunbong shouted before shaking her head vigorously.
“No, no. That’s not what matters right now.”
Their voices wouldn’t leak out with the qi barrier up, so with a serious expression she said.
“That thing you said before, about being from another world. Were you serious?”
“Of course. Wait! You didn’t believe until now!?”
“Who would believe sothing like that!”
“Geum Chunbong, you brat! You should have believed from the start!”
Chunbong pressed her lips together at that.
Then she slowly approached, grabbed his sleeve tightly, and looked up at him with a coy giggle.
“Well, I believe you now. Right, big brother?”
“You brat...”
Does she think big brother is so kind of cheat code?
Surprisingly, she was absolutely right.
Add that cute deanor on top, and there was no way he couldn’t forgive her.
“I forgive you, Geum Chunbong.”
“Hehe.”
That satisfied expression is annoying for so reason... But since she’s cute, I’ll let it slide.
“Well anyway... I believe you, but it’s still hard to accept. Another world...”
Chunbong frowned and muttered.
“No wait. The Immortal Realm is kind of like another world too, right? Is it sothing like that?”
“I don’t really know, but maybe?”
“Hmm...”
She nodded with a sowhat unsettled expression.
“Well, whatever. I guess this explains why you have no common sense.”
“Ah, you bastard! So you’ve been thinking I had no common sense this whole ti!”
“Isn’t that obvious...?”
Anyway, that’s not what’s important right now.
She smoothly returned to the main topic when he stared at her blankly.
“In any case, you seem to have so misconceptions. The emperor isn’t exactly the ruler of the Central Plains.”
“Then what is he?”
“What else? He’s just the head of a sect.”
“What...”
The emperor is a sect leader...?
He felt dizzy trying to comprehend this completely incomprehensible concept.
“But shouldn’t there be countries in the Central Plains?”
“There are though?”
“With martial artists and common people.”
“Right.”
“Shouldn’t there be an emperor ruling the common people? That’s why there’s the whole, ‘The governnt and murim do not interfere with each other,’ isn’t there?”
“Ah, that.”
Chunbong made a strange expression.
“I read about that in history books. There was a very brief period when the Imperial Family unified the Central Plains, and that’s when that saying ca into existence.”
But not anymore.
The Imperial Family was just one of the great sects now. Though their prestige hadn’t completely vanished, as they were still considered one of the Six Noble Clans.
“What do you...”
“Oh, then you probably don’t know this either. Rember I said the Imperial Family once unified the Central Plains? The emperor at the ti was Ju Wooncheon, the Martial God.”
“Wow.”
Chunbong’s common sense lecture continued.
“The Central Plains can be seen as one large country, or as an alliance of several smaller countries.”
Broadly speaking, the Central Plains itself was one country, while narrowly speaking, the Six Noble Clans and the Nine Major Sects were each considered individual countries.
“Taking the Namgung Clan as an example, Anhui Province is their country, and the smaller sects within it are like cities or villages.”
“Aha, I see... So you’re saying this place is basically a city ruled by the Clear River Sect?”
“Yeah, that’s it.”
In other words, these courtesans are becoming direct city employees?
It wasn’t quite the sa but thinking of it that way probably wouldn’t cause any problems.
“Wait a minute. So I beat up the mayor?”
“That’s right.”
“Oh... That’s quite a life achievent! I’m excited!”
Chunbong shook her head.
...At least say sothing. That kind of reaction hurts my feelings.
After getting his crash course in common sense, he returned to the courtesans.
Chunbong said she’d tell him things as she rembered them since she didn’t know what he knew and didn’t know, and since he’d been living fine without knowing anyway, they decided he could learn gradually.
“Well then, shall we go in?”
Boom boom!
Seojun knocked on the Clear River Sect’s gate.
“Who goes there!”
Creak— the gate opened, revealing a familiar face.
“I thought you’d be coming soon.”
Cheongwoon made a fist-palm salute.
“It’s good to see you again, Young Expert. I am deeply grateful for your help last ti.”
“Uh... Your attitude’s changed so suddenly, I’m not sure how to respond?”
“Even beasts know gratitude. Thanks to your advice, I gained a small insight, and that is a great favor that cannot be repaid with re words.”
Seojun raised his eyebrows at his words. Looking closer, his qi flow had indeed beco noticeably smoother.
He honestly thought Cheongwoon might just ignore the advice, but seeing that he’d followed it made him feel oddly proud.
“Oh co on. It’s not that big a deal. You’ll probably hit Peak Realm soon. Fighting!”
“Fighting... Indeed. I will fight on.”
Cheongwoon clenched his fist.
A martial artist saying fighting. This is really sothing else.
It seems the more educated ones know English better. Chunbong probably didn’t get that far in her studies since she was young, but soone like the Clear River Sect Leader might even be able to have conversations in English.
What kind of crazy wannabe martial arts novel is this?
If I’d read this kind of martial arts novel in modern society, I would’ve coughed up blood and left a 1000-word comnt for the author.
Are you a fucking heretic? I’m dropping this garbage, you should just quit writing.
Wouldn’t I have been transported here then? The result’s the sa either way. Damn it.
Seojun smacked his lips and followed Cheongwoon, who volunteered to guide them.
The courtesans watched him with strange looks. Especially Churyeong, her eyes visibly trembling.
“Hmm...”
Chunbong’s eyes glead sharply.
*Seojun headed straight to the sect leader’s quarters to et him.
“Been a while, hasn’t it?”
“It hasn’t even been a few days.”
“Let’s not sweat the small stuff.”
“Keugh...”
The sect leader looked at the courtesans lined up behind Seojun.
“So, these are the ones you ntioned?”
“Yeah, pretty much.”
“Very well. Those who can cook will be sent to the kitchen, those who cannot will serve as maids.”
“Good.”
Seojun gave a thumbs up. But before that.
“Still, I do have so conscience. Before leaving them in the Clear River Sect’s care, I’ll provide so service.”
“Service... You know Western words quite well.”
“Er... Are you maybe racially discriminatory...?”
“I’m not racist.”
“Oh shit.”
This guy’s pretty good at English. Seojun clapped in admiration.
“Anyway, let borrow a training ground for a day. You have a spare one, right?”
“Very well. Woon, guide them.”
“Yes, Sect Leader.”
Cheongwoon bowed deeply.
“I shall guide you.”
*Seojun examined the training ground upon reaching their destination.
Not bad.
It was spacious and clean despite being a spare training ground. This would be perfect for what he planned to do.
“Alright everyone. From now on, this instructor will not be speaking formally to you.”
“Y-Yes...? Instructor?”
“Let’s all speak in simple—tsk, nevermind, let’s not go there. Anyways, I’ll be talking casually now so keep that in mind.”
What exercises could won who haven’t regularly worked out do?
Wait, does sex count as exercise?
No, no. Even for , that’s too much of an asshole thing to say to courtesans.
Anyway, I thought of sothing good.
“A healthy mind dwells in a healthy body. Any of you heard of calisthenics?”
“No...”
“Then just follow my commands. First...”
Wait. Did it start with arm and leg exercises? Or was it leg exercises?
Due to a minor case of being unable to rember properly, he quickly changed the plan.
“Should we just do the Three Principles Sword Technique? Co to think of it, yeah that should be enough.”
“Y-Yes...”
*The reason for making the courtesans do strange things like calisthenics or the Three Principles Sword Technique wasn’t anything special.
First of all, these were people I introduced to the Clear River Sect.
If they went into the Clear River Sect and acted like idiots, I’d feel bad towards the sect.
So he worked them hard, and the courtesans lted like puddles on the ground.
Seojun grinned as he checked the complexions of the panting courtesans.
Though they looked like they might die from exhaustion at any mont, their expressions were fundantally bright.
The na Clear River Sect seed to have the power to make even this training enjoyable.
“Sothing you have to say?”
Once again, his eyes t Churyeong’s.
In a way, she had been his first encounter after falling into this martial arts world. As he quietly looked at her, her eyes darted all over the place.
“Why... why did you give this opportunity?”
Ah, so you’re aware that you were being rude?
But he could understand where she was coming from, so he wasn’t particularly upset.
“Want to know?”
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