Moyong Gi's face contorted.
"Shut up. If you guys don't let go of this right now, I'll really make you shit blood."
Woonhyun and So Moogyeol, with faces that said 'ouch, hot,' quickly let go.
Moyong Gi, his face contorted, plopped down on the bed.
'A person like the True Man Chunghuh wouldn't spout nonsense...'
It was clear that he had said it after seeing everything.
It would be the sa principle as Moyong Gi seeing the path that Myung Jin or So Moogyeol would take.
'Damn it.'
Moyong Gi cursed.
He had thought it would be easy, but in the end, it was the Orchid Thirty-Six Swords.
He had gone around and around and co back to the sa place.
Moyong Gi, who was frowning, suddenly threw his gaze out the window.
"Huh?"
Myung Jin, a beat later, felt the sa thing as Moyong Gi.
So Moogyeol asked.
"Did soone co?"
"You punk, you should train a little too."
"Does that happen quickly just by training?"
Moyong Gi gestured with his chin at Myung Jin.
"He does it, doesn't he?"
"Didn't you tell
not to compare myself to him?"
So Moogyeol replied with a shaless face.
Moyong Gi's face contorted.
As he was contemplating whether to kick him or not, soone knocked on the door.
Thump, thump, thump!
"Are you in there? It's , Tang Hwagi."
***
Hong Sochen looked at Jeoksong and Jeonghuh, who were sipping tea.
He had called them, but it was not an easy task.
Unlike the Beggars' Sect, which was relatively free in its actions because it was centered around beggars, Kunlun and Ei had to be mindful of the public eye.
It was not a situation where they could move carelessly just because they agreed.
'You have to cause trouble in moderation.'
Although he was a guy who had always attracted attention, the degree had changed since the mid-term examination.
Now, the Beggars' Sect alone could not be a shield.
The range to be blocked had beco too large.
'That guy should have helped a little, what was so urgent that he pulled out so quickly.'
If Wudang helped, it would be a great help. But Chunghuh did not seem to have any intention of doing so.
Rather, saying that he hated troubleso things, he had returned to Wudang without looking back. That was disappointing.
'No, this is not the ti. First, the urgent things...'
Hong Sochen quickly shook his head. And then, as he turned his gaze to Jeoksong and Jeonghuh, his eyes t with the two who were looking at Hong Sochen.
"Is it the first ti you've seen a beggar? Why are you staring like that?"
Jeoksong and Jeonghuh had looks of disbelief. However, Jeoksong, who had quickly gathered his senses, spoke first.
"Aren't you the one who called us, Sect Leader? Didn't you call us because you have sothing to say?"
"That's true, but..."
Hong Sochen nodded his head and had a troubled expression. However, that was only for a mont, and he soon continued with a tone tinged with annoyance.
"You all know, so why are you asking? Are you going to keep pretending you don't know?"
This ti, Jeoksong had a troubled face. Hong Sochen, without caring, continued.
"I'll be frank. Help ."
Even without a detailed explanation, it was easy to understand what he ant.
If they didn't have that much sense, they wouldn't have been dispatched to the Orthodox Justice Alliance representing their own sects in the first place.
So Jeoksong was in a difficult position. However, Jeonghuh was not like that at all.
"I understand."
"Huh?"
"Abbess!"
Jeoksong could not hide his flustered face.
However, Jeonghuh, without being shaken in the slightest, t Hong Sochen's eyes with a calm face.
"Our Ei will be with the Beggars' Sect."
This was unexpected. While Hong Sochen was at a loss for words for a mont, Jeoksong quickly said.
"Abbess Jeonghuh! Do you know what you are saying right now?"
"I do."
"Do you really know? And you're saying that even after knowing? This is not an easy problem."
"I know well enough."
"No, really..."
"Be quiet for a bit."
"But..."
Hong Sochen raised his hand and cut off Jeoksong's words. And then he t Jeonghuh's eyes again.
"Do you really know?"
"Of course."
"And you're still going to do it together?"
"Didn't you ask
to?"
"That's true, but..."
Things were going too easily. Hong Sochen had a reluctant face.
Jeonghuh smiled gently and explained the reason.
"Youngyoung ca to see
the other day."
"Huh? She did?"
"And?"
"She asked
for a duel."
"So?"
"I was really surprised. She had improved a lot. She had grown to the point where she couldn't even be compared to what I saw in the sword examination. It was to the point where I wondered if this was really our Youngyoung."
Hong Sochen also knew that feeling.
It was because he had been surprised more than once or twice by his skills, which were growing day by day, whenever he occasionally exchanged hands with So Moogyeol.
"I couldn't handle it by doing it moderately. I used so strength for the first ti in a while. Thanks to that, I was excited."
"That's right. If you try it, the feel of it is quite good."
Hong Sochen laughed heartily as if he agreed.
However, Jeoksong still had a face that said he could not agree.
"Are you going to do this just for that?"
Jeonghuh t Jeoksong's eyes with a serious face.
"That day, I expected Youngyoung to co again. They say a late-learned thief doesn't know the day is breaking, and I was just like that. That night, my heart was pounding and I couldn't sleep a wink."
"Then you should just duel with Youngyoung, right? Why do you have to..."
Jeonghuh shook his head.
"Youngyoung hasn't co to see
since that day."
"What do you an by that?"
"It's just as I said. She hasn't co to see ."
"No, why?"
"I didn't know either. Since I'm an elder of the sect and an elder of the Orthodox Justice Alliance, I couldn't just go and ask for a duel, so I couldn't ask. But after seeing this mid-term examination, I could guess the reason."
"What is it?"
"It seems that Youngyoung didn't find it fun to duel with ."
"No, that's..."
Jeoksong's eyes widened.
Jeonghuh smiled faintly and then, after a beat, continued.
"Watching that child unfold her martial arts, I could see that her understanding of the moves had deepened a lot. She seed even better than . It's embarrassing, but I couldn't predict Youngyoung's sword. Even though I had looked at the sword of Ei for at least twenty years more than that child."
Jeoksong shut his mouth. It was because he had also felt the emotion that Jeonghuh had felt through Woonhyun's sword.
"That's because you guys haven't had a proper fight."
The period of peace after the Orthodox-Demon War was too long.
Because of that, everyone had forgotten how to fight.
Naturally, the overall level of martial arts had lowered.
"Sect Leader Hong, you experienced the Orthodox-Demon War, right?"
"I did. Although it was at the tail end, thanks to that, I'm making a na for myself, aren't I?"
Chunghuh, Hong Sochen, and Johwasim, although it was at the end, had at least experienced the Orthodox-Demon War.
Hong Sochen thought that was the reason why they were ahead of the others.
"Anyway, I knew then. That it must have been really not fun for that child to duel with . Why wouldn't it be? That child was looking for the path of the sword, but I was just crushing her with strength."
Jeoksong quietly closed his eyes.
'Was that so?'
He sympathized with what Jeonghuh was saying.
It was because Woonhyun, who had been pestering him so much, had also not co to see him since he had started hanging out with Moyong Gi.
However, Jeoksong could not easily make up his mind.
Unlike Jeonghuh, he was the head of the Dragon and Phoenix Inn.
If he were to take Moyong Gi's side, there would be talk.
It would be incomparable to the words that Hong Sochen and Jeonghuh would hear.
'It's difficult.'
Jeonghuh, leaving the alone-in-thought Jeoksong, looked at Hong Sochen with sparkling eyes of curiosity.
"What about that child, Moyong Gi?"
"Huh?"
Hong Sochen, who was defenseless, flinched at the arrow that suddenly flew in. However, he soon organized his thoughts and said what he had prepared.
"I don't know either."
"Yes?"
Jeonghuh's eyes widened. Hong Sochen, with an indifferent face, said again.
"I've never seen that little guy use martial arts, so how would I know? Rather, you guys who participated in the sword examination would know better."
He had agreed to keep the duel between Chunghuh and Moyong Gi a secret. If word got out, it wouldn't help anyone. Putting aside Chunghuh, who hated troubleso things, it was Moyong Gi, who had many eyes watching him. Keeping it under wraps was the way to prevent useless commotion.
However, Jeoksong, who did not know such facts, was dissatisfied.
"Sect Leader, how can you be so carefree? It's a matter of entrusting our children."
"Is that important?"
"Of course it's important. We have to know what kind of child Moyong Gi is to entrust our children to him, right? If he's a child of the evil path..."
"Don't worry about that. He's a child of the Moyong family."
"His disposition might be twisted..."
"You know that guy, Myung Jin's personality, right? Since he's a guy who gets along well with that guy, put aside such worries."
"Then we have to at least know his skills for sure..."
Hong Sochen looked at Jeoksong with a pathetic expression.
Jeoksong had a reluctant face.
"Why are you looking at
like that?"
"You're asking because you don't know? I'm doing it because it's pathetic. Are you saying you don't know who brought out the children's skills now?"
Jeoksong had no choice but to shut his mouth.
Hong Sochen, after clicking his tongue, said again.
"Since we're on the topic, let
add one more thing. I heard from Moogyeol that that little guy taught your children carelessly."
"Yes? What do you an by that?"
"It's just as I said. He taught them carelessly."
Jeonghuh glanced at Jeoksong and said.
"Sect Leader, if you just cut off the beginning and end like that, it's difficult to understand. You have to explain it in detail for us to understand, right?"
Hong Sochen, with an annoyed face, shook his head and then finally sighed and said.
"I heard from Moogyeol that the period of ti that your children and Moogyeol learned the sword from that little guy, Moyong Gi, is not that different. It's about two months at most."
Jeonghuh's eyes widened. But Jeoksong was faster. Jeoksong shot up from his seat.
"That's impossible! I know that Moogyeol's talent is excellent, but in terms of talent alone, our Woonhyun is also more outstanding than anyone. Such a difference in just two months..."
"That's why I said. That little guy taught them carelessly."
"No, that's, so..."
Jeoksong still did not understand.
Jeonghuh also had a face that said he could not be convinced.
Hong Sochen explained in detail.
"I heard from our Moogyeol that that little guy made him, Myung Jin, and the girl from the Zhuge family practice their swords all day, as if he was nagging them. But he said your children only did it three tis a day. That's why such a difference occurred."
Jeonghuh let out an exclamation of 'ah,' and Jeoksong also had a face that said he finally understood.
However, Jeoksong, with an even more excited face, spluttered.
"No, what do you an by that? He teaches so properly and teaches so carelessly. What kind of case is this? Does this even make sense?"
Although it was Jeoksong who was raising his voice, Hong Sochen, whose excitent was dark, quickly answered.
"Yeah. It makes sense."
"Yes?"
"I said it makes sense. Can't you understand what I'm saying?"
Jeoksong stared at Hong Sochen's shaless face for a while and then, belatedly, let out a hollow laugh with a look of disbelief.
"Ha..."
Hong Sochen, without caring, said again.
"Why can't you understand?"
"Of course I can't understand. If you're going to teach, you should teach everyone the sa..."
"Why should he?"
"Yes?"
"So why should he teach your child? Is he a Dragon and Phoenix Inn instructor? Did he say he would volunteer?"
Jeoksong was at a loss for words for a mont.
That was the truth. It was because there was no reason for Moyong Gi to teach Woonhyun.
"Then Moogyeol and Myung Jin...?"
"You're asking because you don't know? Have you already forgotten the reason why I called you guys?"
Only then could Jeoksong put together the pieces that were floating around in his head.
"So that's..."
"What you're thinking is right. Ei has already decided, so you decide quickly too. That way, that little guy will decide whether to teach the child of Kunlun more or not."
(End of Chapter)
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