I feel like I've finally figured out the question I had earlier.
Why the Evil Way Alliance suddenly popped out of the Baek-san Sect leader's mouth.
And what kind of ulterior motive they had to help the Yellow Sea Seven Tyrants.
"Junior brothers? Do you know that? Both of them lost to ."
"Go Mun-tak is a dreg who can't do anything right now, so I'll let that slide, but Dokgo Jugwak is a pretty good guy, so I was interested when you said you beat him. But now that I see you like this... I don't feel anything special."
"Really? I don't usually go around releasing my killing intent uselessly like you."
The Heuk-su Sect leader, with a small laugh, said to , "That's a funny thing to say. But why is a Taoist of the Wudang Sect pretending to be an avenger of the Hwanho Sect? And with Maeng Gwang-gae at that."
"Before that, how did you know I was a Taoist of the Wudang Sect? I'm curious where you got that information."
"My junior brother who fought you before. Dokgo Jugwak is not only outstanding in his talent for martial arts, but he also has a talent for drawing as much as his martial arts. After fighting you, he drew your face several tis and missed you. After seeing that drawing a few tis, I was able to recognize your face at once."
"Sigh... just thinking about it gives the creeps. Why do strange guys keep getting attached to ?"
In fact, just thinking about the Demon Flower Hall Master alone makes my head complicated, but thinking that Dokgo Jugwak is also like that made feel even worse.
But I've been like that since a long ti ago. I was strangely more popular with n than with won. Especially with my enemies.
"So. Why did you co today? To have a match? For your information, I've beco much stronger than when I fought Dokgo Jugwak. I'm not at a level where I would lose to a martial artist who is just the leader of the Yellow Sea Seven Tyrants."
"Hehe... you're so good at saying cheeky things. Although I especially favor my junior brother Dokgo, his martial arts are no match for mine."
"Well, we'll know when we cross swords."
"But unfortunately, I didn't co here today to fight you."
"If you're not going to fight, why did you co all the way here and waste my ti?"
"I ca to make a proposal."
"A proposal?"
I frown without my realizing it.
Because I know well from experience that the proposals that guys who make proposals like that first are all ridiculous.
Especially if it's a guy like the current Heuk-su Sect leader who is arrogant and thinks he is stronger than .
There is a high possibility that he will say sothing ridiculous like, 'I'll spare your life, so give up everything and leave,' thinking that it is a proposal.
"Persuade Maeng Gwang-gae to withdraw from the affairs of Zhejiang Province. Then we will also not have any interest in Shandong Province and the Hwangbo family."
"You want to persuade Maeng Gwang-gae? Do you think that's even possible?"
"You are the one who is closest to Maeng Gwang-gae right now. If you say you will persuade him, our Heuk-su Sect will also publicly declare our withdrawal from the Yellow Sea Seven Tyrants."
"Then the Jin-cheon Guild has moved to another province, and the Heuk-su Sect is also withdrawing. And you killed the other five... so the Yellow Sea Seven Tyrants are completely dismantled?"
"Yes. It won't be a proposal that will be a loss to you. In the first place, your purpose is not to take over Zhejiang Province, but to help the Hwangbo family, isn't it?"
The Heuk-su Sect leader's proposal was more reasonable than I thought.
Although I don't know how long he will keep his promise, in the first place, he is saying that he will fulfill our purpose of coming to Zhejiang Province, so in return, we should acquiesce to them ruling Zhejiang Province.
In the first place, since the Nine Sects and One Gang did not interfere in Zhejiang Province, and the Yellow Sea Seven Tyrants were ruling it, from the perspective of the orthodox faction, it is just that the person in charge has changed, and there is not much else that has changed.
'But... I can't do that.'
But although it may seem that nothing has changed, in fact, the situation is very different.
Even dregs like the Yellow Sea Seven Tyrants try to advance to the surrounding areas when their power grows, but a single organization like the Evil Way Alliance will have that ti co even faster.
In addition, the Evil Way Alliance are guys who will directly damage the orthodox martial world in the future.
Even without that, in a situation where I am worried about how to damage the Evil Way Alliance and prevent the atrocities they will commit later, to think that they are asking to help them. I can never let that happen.
"I don't think so."
"What...? I thought I had presented a rather reasonable proposal."
"Reasonable or not, your na is the Evil Way Alliance. You claim to be an unorthodox faction. How can the orthodox faction just believe the proposal of you unorthodox faction guys and say they will do it?"
"Leaving aside the righteous and the evil, I promise you on my pride as a martial artist. I will never turn my eyes outside of Zhejiang Province..."
"So!"
I, cutting off the guy's words, imdiately continued, "How can I believe the pride as a martial artist that you unorthodox faction guys are talking about?"
“……”
The Heuk-su Sect leader glares at .
It is clear that his pride was cracked by my statent a little while ago.
It is clear that he is living his life thinking of himself as a martial artist-like martial artist.
But I cannot acknowledge them.
If you are a martial artist, you should value righteousness and chivalry more than your own interests or interests, but the guys only know themselves.
How much experience does the Heuk-su Sect leader have in helping the powerless?
"And you know it's actually very uncool to co to like this, right? If you want to make such a proposal, you should go to Maeng Gwang-gae, not . You ca straight to without even trying because you knew it wouldn't work on Maeng Gwang-gae, right?"
"You bastard... you've been itching to die since a while ago."
"No? Who in the world wants to die. You didn't go to Maeng Gwang-gae because you wanted to live, right? Because it's obvious that you would die without even being able to put up a fight if you attacked Maeng Gwang-gae."
"You bastard!"
The Heuk-su Sect leader, who had only shown a leisurely appearance until now, stood up from his seat and shouted.
In his hand, as if he had drawn it at so point, a sword was even held.
I, with a smile, said to him, "See. I knew you would co out like this in the end. Why did you try to solve it with words when it doesn't suit you, instead of coming out like this from the beginning?"
"Although I heard from my junior brother that you were a cheeky bastard, I didn't know you were this much. Since my junior brother asked not to kill you, I had no intention of killing you, but even if I hear his resentnt, I'll have to kill you today to feel better."
"Good. That's what I wanted. Because I also wanted to see how much I have improved. You said you were the senior brother of Dokgo Jugwak, but are you stronger than him?"
"O-Of course."
"Judging by the way you're stuttering, it seems you're weaker than Dokgo Jugwak. But stronger than a dreg like Go Mun-tak."
"No!"
"What do you an, no. Anyway, follow out. If we fight here, the surrounding things won't be left intact. There's no need to cause damage to the innkeeper, right?"
I, after saying that, opened the door and just ca out.
Although I am showing my back to the Heuk-su Sect leader, I don't care.
Because I didn't think at all that he would ambush from behind with his personality.
"Huh? Senior. Where are you going?"
On my way down to the first floor and to the entrance, I ran into Yeon-rang.
"Yes. Just in front of here."
"Who's behind you? I didn't take my eyes off you today, but I didn't see you go up."
"Just soone I know. You don't need to worry."
Yeon-rang, after answering that he understood my words, went back to wiping the table with a dishcloth, and I, along with the Heuk-su Sect leader, ca out of the inn and moved to an open space nearby.
Unlike my leisurely expression, the Heuk-su Sect leader's expression is stiff.
I, to him, said in a low voice, "Shall we start? I don't think we need to drag it out."
"You're cheeky until the end."
"It's not cheeky, but I'm full of confidence. On my way here, I have grasped your qi and martial arts to so extent. Your gait, your breathing, the energy you are sheathing... considering everything, you are no match for ."
"Crazy talk."
"I'll have to kill you if we fight. So make your last choice. Either fight and die, or give up Zhejiang Province and go back to the Evil Way Alliance."
He, instead of answering my words, answered by drawing the sword he had put back in his scabbard at his waist.
"So you're coming out like that in the end."
I also drew my sword.
It is the sword of An Hwi, which has beco quite familiar to my hand now.
Every ti I hold this sword, my heart aches.
In fact, this sword itself is an ordinary blue steel longsword that can be bought at a local blacksmith's shop.
But, the previous owner of this sword treated the sword very preciously.
He had carefully sharpened the blade, and he had also carefully wrapped a clean and good cloth around the hilt.
The scabbard was well-oiled with beeswax and oil, so the feeling of drawing the sword is also very good.
So when I hold this sword, I can even feel a warmth.
'Although the Jin-cheon Guild leader is left, if I kill the Heuk-su Sect leader, your revenge will be over, right?'
I, after speaking to the owner of the sword in my heart, took my stance.
There is no one watching, and I am planning to kill the opponent I am fighting anyway.
Even the guy already knows that I am Unhwi of the Wudang Sect.
It ans that there is no need to use the Un family sword art to hide my identity, and it is okay to use the martial arts of the Wudang Sect.
I, without hesitation, extended my sword at him.
As if a lot of energy had suddenly rushed in at once, I feel a tingling sensation in both my hands.
The Heuk-su Sect leader lightly deflected my sword.
The disciple of the leader of the Evil Way Alliance, and the senior brother of the leader of the Four Tyrants Union. Although I said I would kill him easily, he is not an easy opponent.
A qi wave bursts out from his body. The true qi that had been extended for a mont strikes my body, and as if the air had suddenly changed, the Heuk-su Sect leader threw his body at with a strong wind.
His attack is very fierce.
But, the mystery of our Wudang Sect is to overco that strength with softness. The mystery of the Tai Chi Sword Art is unfolded as if I were breathing, and I, with a small amount of energy, deflect the guy's sword and return that force to the guy.
The Heuk-su Sect leader, as if he had grasped the energy I was shooting out, also shot out his energy forward, and the force that t in the air exploded.
Even in that explosion, I took about two steps forward, but the Heuk-su Sect leader retreated about five steps.
Because I had deflected most of the shock with the mystery of Tai Chi.
"N-No way! The level of martial arts I heard from my junior brother was not this much?!"
"That was then. You can't compare now to then."
He begins to be noticeably flustered. He must have been thinking that he would be ahead in internal energy because of the difference in their ages. But it seed he couldn't believe the fact that he was being pushed back.
I, stepping forward strongly, took a step.
The energy that had been shot out from the Yongcheon acupoint as if I were performing a lightness skill pushes my body forward.
As if I had moved too fast? At the mont I thought that a sharp sword wind was brushing past my body and face, I was able to reach right in front of the Heuk-su Sect leader.
The Heuk-su Sect leader probably thought I was using a ground-shrinking technique. Because I had reached right in front of him with just one step.
'Hyeon-cheon Sword Art’
A martial art flashes through my mind.
Although I had learned it from my master, it is the Hyeon-cheon Sword Art that I have not yet used in a real fight.
I raise my sword high up, and then I lightly draw it down.
Although it is a very simple movent, when I raised my sword up, the guy would have seen a black sky as my sword covered the sky.
The sword, which was struck down without rcy, started from the top of his head and split him in half, and I, before the Heuk-su Sect leader could spill blood, stepped back a few steps and, while looking at his collapsing body, turned around without any lingering attachnt and, while walking to the inn, thought.
'I've definitely gotten stronger. At this rate, I think I can fight Dokgo Jugwak and not lose.'
For now, I have to go back to the inn quickly.
Because I have to report what just happened to Maeng Gwang-gae and ask him to take care of the aftermath.
(End of Chapter)
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