Woonhyun's sword accurately pierced the gap between Cheon Youngyoung's sword paths.
Cheon Youngyoung moved her sword quickly.
It was a small gap. She just had to fill it quickly.
That's what she thought.
But Woonhyun changed his sword. The tip of the sword, which had been extending in a straight line, shook in all directions.
Thwack, thwack, thwack, thwack!
Woonhyun's sword dug into the small wound, and the wound finally split open. And then, it caught Cheon Youngyoung's neck at once.
Woonhyun grinned.
"Oops. I won again."
Cheon Youngyoung bit her lip as if Woonhyun, who was making a fuss, was hateful. Her eyes turned red as if she was about to burst into tears at any mont.
"Damn it."
It wasn't because she had lost once. She had been losing continuously recently. The starting line was the sa, but it was unfair that only Woonhyun was far ahead.
"That's why I told you to use your head. You're in that state because you only do what you've always done."
She was angry. She was so angry that the blood vessels in her reddened eyes bulged. Cheon Youngyoung's body trembled.
Only then did Woonhyun realize his mistake and shut his mouth.
And then, before Cheon Youngyoung could have a fit, he quickly pulled back.
Woonhyun, leaving Cheon Youngyoung behind, approached So Moogyeol, who was sprawled in a corner.
"Hey, are you just going to lie there?"
So Moogyeol just turned his eyes and looked at Woonhyun.
"Why again?"
"What do you an, why again... how long are you going to be so lazy? Isn't it about ti you moved?"
"You don't know yet, but rest when you can. Once you start training properly with that devil-like guy, Gi, you won't even have ti for this."
"But your skills are improving so much, right? I don't mind if it's a little tough, I just want to beco a master quickly and end this tedious training."
"What master... and do you think training ends when you beco a master?"
"That's true, but... still, you won't have to work to death like now, right? I want to have so leisure too..."
It seed like the conversation would get long. So Moogyeol groaned and sat up.
"What are you going to do after you finish training quickly? Do you have sothing to do?"
Then, Woonhyun replied with a serious face.
"Lately, I've been thinking while watching that guy, Gi, and Yeon... eting a woman seems pretty good. I'm going to finish training quickly and et a woman."
"Wow... you're going to finish training quickly to et a woman?"
"Of course. Think about it. While I'm doing this, my future spouse might be flirting with another guy. I can't sleep when I think about that. And you still want to be lazy? Can you sleep even after thinking about that?"
So Moogyeol looked at Woonhyun with a look of disbelief. And then, after a while, he barely opened his mouth.
"You don't have to worry. It won't happen in this life."
Woonhyun, not understanding at first, blinked his eyes for a mont. But he soon understood the aning. And then he looked at So Moogyeol with a pitiful face.
"Well... who would a beggar et."
It was a look of blatant disregard.
However, So Moogyeol, far from being offended, was just dumbfounded. So he burst into a hollow laugh.
And then he scanned Woonhyun with an ambiguous gaze. But that gaze was unpleasant.
Woonhyun narrowed his eyes and looked at So Moogyeol.
"What? Why are you looking at
like that?"
So Moogyeol chuckled.
And then, as if letting it slip, he said lowly.
"A beggar or a daoist..."
However, since they were so close, Woonhyun, who had heard everything, got angry.
"Hey, you bastard! How dare you compare a beggar to a daoist?"
And then he looked back at Cheon Youngyoung, who was approaching late.
"Hey! You say sothing too. This guy seems to be out of his mind."
Cheon Youngyoung had also heard everything. Cheon Youngyoung looked at So Moogyeol.
"That's right. He's different from you."
It was Cheon Youngyoung, who bickered with Woonhyun every day. So Moogyeol looked at her with a face that said, 'what did she eat wrong'.
On the contrary, Woonhyun's face lit up.
"See? I told you, you and I are different. How dare you compare
to a beggar? So unpleasant..."
Woonhyun grinned with an excited face.
But Cheon Youngyoung added a word in a low voice.
"He won't have one in his next life either."
***
"Why are you so late?"
So Moogyeol grumbled at Myung Jin. Myung Jin glanced at So Moogyeol and answered.
"I brought a guest."
"A guest?"
So Moogyeol repeated Myung Jin's words. Woonhyun and Cheon Youngyoung also showed curiosity.
As Myung Jin took a step aside, Hong Sochen suddenly stuck his face out.
"You brat. I'm here."
"What? It was our master?"
"Why? Are you disappointed because it's ?"
Hong Sochen glared.
"It's not that I'm disappointed, but..."
As So Moogyeol flinched and stealthily averted his gaze, Zhuge Guk and Chunghuh appeared behind him.
"Strategist? Huh? And I've seen this person sowhere..."
He was definitely familiar. But nothing ca to mind at first glance.
So Moogyeol narrowed his eyes and observed Chunghuh.
Cheon Youngyoung and Woonhyun greeted first before thinking.
"Hello?"
"You're here? It's been a while."
Hong Sochen nodded lightly. Zhuge Guk smiled and stepped forward.
"Yes. Have you all been well?"
"As for us..."
Woonhyun smiled and scratched his head.
Even if he got along with Zhuge Yeon, the people of the Five Great Families were still awkward. And difficult. So he stealthily turned his gaze to Chunghuh.
"By the way, this person is..."
Myung Jin stepped forward and replied.
"He is our master."
"Your master?"
As Woonhyun rolled his eyes, So Moogyeol's eyes flashed.
Cheon Youngyoung also looked at Chunghuh with a startled face.
So Moogyeol was the first to cup his hands.
"I thought I had seen you sowhere, so you were the True Man Chunghuh. Do you rember ? I saw you when I was young..."
Chunghuh nodded with a smiling face.
"You're the Moogyeol who peed in the True Martial Pavilion, right? How could I forget that? It was the day our sect leader blushed for the first ti."
So Moogyeol's face turned red. And then he couldn't find a place to put his eyes and was restless.
Chunghuh patted So Moogyeol's shoulder with a face that said he understood everything.
"Everyone is like that when they're young. It's okay."
So Moogyeol couldn't even retort and unknowingly lowered his head.
Woonhyun poked So Moogyeol's side.
"This guy was a real character. To think he's still alive after peeing in the True Martial Pavilion."
"Shut up."
So Moogyeol growled lowly. Woonhyun chuckled and poked So Moogyeol's side again.
"By the way, who is he?"
"Who do you think he is? He's Myung Jin's master. Don't you know who Myung Jin's master is?"
"His master?"
Sothing was about to be caught.
As Woonhyun narrowed his eyes, Cheon Youngyoung stepped forward and solved the mystery.
"I am Cheon Youngyoung of Ei. I greet the Wudang's number one sword."
"Hut! The Wudang's number one sword!"
Woonhyun's eyes widened.
Chunghuh smiled brightly and t Cheon Youngyoung's eyes.
"It's a pleasure to et you. Is Reverend Jeonghyun well?"
"Yes. My master is well."
"That's a relief."
Then, Woonhyun hurriedly cupped his hands and bowed his head.
"It's an honor to et you. I am Woonhyun of Kunlun."
"What honor... anyway, it's a pleasure to et you."
Hong Sochen shook his head as if he was not pleased.
"Aish... what's so great about a guy who doesn't even co down from Wudang..."
And then he looked at So Moogyeol.
"You brat. By the way, where did that guy go?"
"Who? That guy, Gi?"
"Yes. That guy, Moyong Gi. Why isn't he here?"
"That guy went to get Yeon."
"Yeon? Are you talking about Zhuge Yeon?"
"Yes."
As Zhuge Yeon's na ca up, Zhuge Guk intervened.
"Why our Yeon?"
"Ah, that's..."
So Moogyeol scratched his cheek with a troubled face. Zhuge Guk's face hardened slightly as he asked again.
"Is there sothing wrong with Yeon?"
"It's not that. She's throwing a tantrum, saying she won't learn martial arts..."
Zhuge Guk, who understood the aning of those words at once, his face contorted.
Hong Sochen giggled and sneered.
"What a spectacle. A real spectacle. How did you raise the child to be like that?"
Zhuge Guk had nothing to say even if he had ten mouths.
Even if she was a girl, she was basically a child of a martial family. The family had taught her wrong.
As Zhuge Guk had a troubled face, Chunghuh, who could not watch any longer, intervened.
"His nasty temper is still the sa. Stop it. Isn't the strategist in a difficult position?"
"Of course he should be in a difficult position. He raised the child to that state, if he holds his head up high, is he even a person?"
"Oh, co on. Isn't it because she's still a child?"
"What child. Once you step into the martial world, there's no child or adult. Are you saying that without knowing? At least the basics should be there."
Hong Sochen was right. Age was not important in the martial world. You had to believe only in your own skills. For that, a strong ntality was the most basic of basics.
Zhuge Yeon did not have that.
However, Chunghuh chuckled. Hong Sochen's eyes narrowed.
"What? Why are you laughing like that? It's making
feel bad..."
"No. I was just suddenly reminded of sothing from the past..."
"The past?"
"You know, that ti? When we caught the lecherous thief, Lee Dohwan. That was the first day you killed a person, right? That evening... hup!"
Hong Sochen quickly covered Chunghuh's mouth. And he unknowingly raised his voice.
"What are you talking about now?"
Chunghuh removed Hong Sochen's hand. And then he replied with a gentle smile.
"What do you an, what am I talking about... I'm saying that what you call the basics is not that big of a deal. As long as you live in the martial world, you'll learn it naturally. It's not sothing to scold her for just because she can't do it right now."
Hong Sochen let out a groan.
It was because Hong Sochen himself, in his youth, had been worse than Zhuge Yeon, if not more.
So he just kept his mouth shut, but So Moogyeol, who was watching, stealthily spoke to Chunghuh.
"By the way... what happened that evening?"
Chunghuh just laughed without a sound. Hong Sochen quickly swung his Dog Beating Staff.
Thwack!
"Ouch! Why did you hit ?"
"Shut up, you brat."
***
"I said I'm not doing it! Let go of this!"
Zhuge Yeon, who was being dragged by the wrist by Moyong Gi, shouted shrilly.
However, Moyong Gi didn't even pretend to listen. All he did was occasionally pick his ear.
'Ah, damn it! Of all things, to have my pulse gate caught...'
In terms of internal energy, there was no big difference between Moyong Gi and Zhuge Yeon.
If you had to say, Moyong Gi was a little higher, but it wasn't a big difference.
But the reason why Zhuge Yeon was being dragged without being able to use any strength was because Moyong Gi had accurately grabbed Zhuge Yeon's pulse gate.
The internal energy in her body was not circulating. Even if she was better than an ordinary person, if she swung her fist with that much, it would be nothing more than a cotton bat to Moyong Gi.
So the only thing she could do was raise her voice.
"Huh?"
But after being dragged like that for a while, she was already at the training room. She still didn't want to see it. Zhuge Yeon's heart beca more and more urgent.
"Ah, really! Let go of this! Who the hell do you think you are? Why are you doing whatever you want? I said I don't want to!"
What had been alternating between informal and formal speech now only ca out as informal speech. But as if that had worked, Moyong Gi flinched and stopped walking. Zhuge Yeon finally let out a sigh.
"So let go of this..."
"Who is it?"
"Yes?"
At the words that ca out of nowhere, Zhuge Yeon showed a question.
However, Moyong Gi, instead of answering, flung open the door.
"You brat, why are you so late? I was about to break my neck waiting."
Hong Sochen grumbled at Moyong Gi.
"What? It was the Sect Leader. Then the other one is?"
Having confird that it was Hong Sochen, Moyong Gi soon turned his gaze.
On the other hand, Zhuge Yeon, who had confird Zhuge Guk next to him, looked crestfallen.
"Oh!"
Zhuge Yeon quickly hid behind Moyong Gi.
(End of Chapter)
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