Return of Mount Hua Sect - Chapter 473

The teacup on the table emitted steam.

The Chief looked into Chung Myung’s eyes as the Mount Hua disciples began to drink tea.

He knew who he had to deal with because he had years of experience and didn’t need to listen to explanations.

“So…… what do you want to hear?”

Chung Myung replied sternly.

“It’s obvious. The North Sea Ice Clan.”

The Chief’s eyes trembled as soon as the words “Ice Clan” were spoken. He could tell he was nervous.

“That…….”

The Chief shook his head with an awkward smile.

“I’m just a villager. I know very little about the Ice Clan.”

“Hey. This old man is trying to get his feet out.”

But Chung Myung wasn’t that easy. It was unusual to see him bend his neck left and right.

“It said that people are different when they come out of a predicament, now that you’re all cured, would come out like that too?”

“Aigo, is that possible? Even animals know grace, how come humans do not know?”

“Then tell me quickly.”

At Chung Myung’s urging, the Chief sighed deeply.

From a gracious standpoint, he can’t refuse him, but it seemed a little burdensome to talk about the North Sea Ice Clan without hesitation.

Back Cheon, who couldn’t bear seeing it, offered a gentle helping hand.

“It doesn’t have to be about the Ice Clan. You can start by telling us why the situation in the village is like this.”

Tang Soso also helped Baek Chun.

“Why did everyone refrain from going outside?”

“That’s…….”

The Chief, who glanced at Baek Chun, began to open his mouth as if he could not help it.

“It wasn’t like this from the beginning.”

As if he was frustrated when he brought it up, he let out a voice similar to sighing.

“Originally, the Ice Clan was like an adult who North Sea people could rely on. It was a place where they ran to help us when we had a hard time, they were the ones who came out first and solved our difficulties. That’s why the North Sea people believed and followed Ice Clan with their whole hearts.”

The Chief’s voice was very serious. There was a slight sorrow and sadness.

But Chung Myung waved his hand lightly.

“No, that’s enough.”

He has already heard enough of this story from Han Yi-Myung.

“What’s the story of a sudden disappearance of a person?”

The Chief glanced around at the question. He seemed to look around instinctively even though the disciples were right in front of him.

Finally, the old man carefully opened his mouth.

“…… Half a year ago, people suddenly went missing.”

Everyone’s eyes narrowed slightly.

“If it’s a person, what kind of……?”

“It did not discriminate between men and women of all ages.”

The Chief sighed deeply.

“At first, I thought it was just an accident. As you may have seen on your way, the North Sea is barren land. The beasts are also ferocious and harsh. There were often cases where those who went out could not come back due to an accident, so I thought it would be the case this time as well… … .”

As he spoke, his eyes kept moving towards the door as if anxious. He seemed to think that someone might open the door and come in right away.

Seeing the scene, Chung Myung eventually moved toward the door. As if he will hit anyone who barges in right away.

The old man’s words continued again.

“But the number of people who disappeared increased one by one. And the bigger problem is…There’s no trace left. When a beast attacks a person, it leaves traces somehow. But this time, no matter how hard we search…….”

Chung Myung’s face was slightly distorted.

‘They abduct people?’

“Hmm.”

He asked while scratching his cheek lightly.

“What about the Ice Clan?”

“…….”

“I don’t think they would have left their hand out in the situation where a person was missing, but what did the Ice Clan say?”

But the Chief shook his head at the question.

“The Ice Clan…… They just told us not to spread rumors just because of a beast problem. Those who unnecessarily cloud the atmosphere will surely be… … .”

The faces of Mount‘s Hua disciples became distorted.

It is these civilians who actually experienced hunting beasts. No matter how great the Ice Clan is, how can they know the habits of a beast better than them?

And yet to say that and send them back, their intention seemed too obvious.

The one who stiffened his face the most was Tang Soso.

“Did the Ice Clan really come out like that?”

“……Why would I lie, Doctor-nim?”

Tang Soso bit her lips with an incredulous look on her face.

“They’re out of their mind.”

Those in positions governing an area should never go against public sentiment.

Of course, the Sichuan Tang family is also a sect that is said to be evil for a Righteous Faction, but they never intimidate the people living in Chengdu.

In addition, they understand very well that the power of the Tang Family weakens as soon as the public sentiment leaves them.

But instead of helping people in this barren place, they’re trying to intimidate and weigh them down…….

“What a mess.”

Chung Myung clicked his tongue.

If the North Sea Ice Clan was originally such a place, it would not have dominated the North Sea for hundreds of years.

Clearly, the new Clan Leader who caused the rebellion seemed to be the cause of the problem.

Baek Chun then asked with a stiff face.

“How many people have disappeared?”

“…It’s over thirty in my village alone.”

“30…….”

A groan-like voice leaked out.

“There must be other villages around here, right?”

“Yes, as far as I know, things are not that different there.”

The Chief bit his wrinkled lips and lowered his head slightly.

He seemed to suppress his overwhelming emotions.

“The word you mentioned before that demons roam about… … .”

“That is the demons.”

The old man’s voice was trembling as if suppressed.

“People suddenly started to disappear after the demons were seen. Even if you doubt it…….”

“Hmm.”

Chung Myung frowns.

“Maybe?”

“Do you think that’s right?”

Mount Hua’s disciples looked at each other and nodded.

The demons in those black robes must be Magyo.

Ice Clan wears white robes as a symbol of snow. They wouldn’t bother to not wear black robes to hide their identity in this land where the North Sea is completely in control.

“To sum it up…….”

Chung Myung tapped on the table.

“A few months ago, all of a sudden, black-robed men were spotted, and at the same time, people began to disappear?”

“……That’s right.”

“So you guys stayed at home to avoid the black people, and contracted a strange disease…. Normally, you guys would have traded with Jungwon to get some fresh food, but that didn’t work either.”

Chung Myung, who was tidying the information up, smiled.

There is a side of the world that flows very strangely. Different things that happened were intertwined and became a cause, creating such a terrible situation.

Chung Myung, who was organizing his thoughts, looked back at the Chief as if he had noticed something was missing.

“Did you say there were other villages?”

“Yes, I am.”

“Then there? If the situation is similar, I’m sure there’s a mysterious disease going around over there too, right?”

“I don’t think it’s any different…..”

Even before the Chief’s words were finished, Tang Soso jumped to her feet.

“Then we need to treat them right now……!”

Kong!

But before that, Chung Myung reached out his hand and stopped her.

“Don’t get too excited, because they can still be cured if we don’t come out directly.”

“Still…….”

“It’s not something to get worked up about.”

Chung Myung’s eyes, which stopped Tang Soso, had subsided slightly.

‘Well, this could be worse than I thought.’

The other Mount Hua disciples seemed to be paying attention to the fact that the Ice Clan were intimidating the civilian, but Chung Myung’s attention was a little different.

A sect cannot abandon the people who protect the area.

Basically, a sect is like a leech that sucks the blood of the poor. This is a reality that does not discriminate against any sect.

In the first place, those who do not plow a field on their own and swing a sword in the mountain cannot do anything without those who live digging the soil.

No matter how crazy the current Ice Clan Leader is, he must have come from a key position in the North Ice Clan, and there is no way such a person is unaware of this principle.

Then….

‘It means the North Sea Ice Clan is completely out of control.’

The Clan Leader may already be a puppet of the Magyo.

‘I’ll have to check it out.’

A little while ago, something gross started to creep up deep inside his heart.

It’s like…

“Chung Myung-ah?”

“Huh?”

At the sound of the call, Chung Myung, who was lost in thought, looked at Baek Chun.

“What?”

“N- No…Your expression is…….”

Baek Chun closed his mouth while trying to say something. He had no idea what to say.

‘Strange, if not…….’

‘Scary?’

It was a look he had rarely seen in Chung Myung.

Of course, there were times when he showed an unusually serious face whenever he was angry or faced with something serious, but this one was different.

“Hmm.”

Under Baek Chun’s gaze, Chung Myung loosened his face as if the expression before was never there. Then he nodded lightly and looked at the Chief.

“So, what did you do?”

“Yes?”

“The Ice Clan gave you a ridiculous answer, but you didn’t complain?”

“Aigo… How dare we protest against the Ice Clan? If we do that, we’ll lose our neck.”

Chung Myung sighed softly and narrowed his eyes.

“Is it the same elsewhere?”

“That’s right. That’s right.”

“……Yes, I understand for now.”

When Chung Myung nodded, Baek Chun and the other disciples asked implicitly.

“Chung Myung, this is…….”

“Hmm.”

But the answer was the same as already set. Chung Myung’s face was already gloomy.

“Well, it’s a matter of no conclusion unless we go to the Ice Clan. Now that we’ve done everything, let’s go to the Ice Clan.”

“What about other villages?”

“It’s a problem that’s solved by feeding them raw food. It’s fine when we didn’t know how to treat them, but we no longer have reason to stick here now that we figured out the cure. If it becomes a real problem, we just can catch more fish.”

“Mo- More? Amitabha! Amitabha!”

Hye Yeon, who had been quiet, said with great fright.

“Si- Siju! Please leave me out this time!”

“Why? Are you tired? Shaolin’s monk, who’s supposed to save lives, refuses to get in the ice water for people?”

“It’s not like that.”

Hye Yeon shook his head with a heavy face.

He was frightened a bit, but there is no big problem if Hye Yeon, who is a martial artist, goes into the ice water. The real problem was somewhere else.

“No matter how much it is to save people, the fish we catch is also a life. To be a Buddhist Monk and kill…….”

“You only catch and I’m the one who pulls you up. And it’s not like you’re directly killing it.”

“Even so, it is difficult to deceive the mind. Amitabha.”

Hye Yeon chanted while in Banzhang position.

“I’ll do as many other things as I can, so please understand me for this, Siju.”

In his desperate complaint, Chung Myung tilted his head as if he really didn’t understand.

“You don’t want to do it because you don’t feel comfortable killing?”

“That’s right.”

“…Don’t you think it’s meaningless at the time when the bear leather is covering you like that?”

“…….”

“Who in the world a monk wear animal skin? Have you ever heard of it?”

Hye Yeon opened his mouth and eyes wide.

“A- Amita…….”

“Oh, to hell with Amitabha. If Bodhisattva saw a monk wearing animal skin, she would slap them on the chin with Buddha’s kidney. Who are you chanting for?”

“Ha- Haha.”

Hye Yeon seemed really perplexed. He was looking at Chung Myung’s face and the bear leather that he was wearing over his head alternately.

“Yes. It’s strange when you think about it, but I didn’t notice it at all.”

“… … If it had been worn by another monk, he would have known immediately that it was strange.”

None of Mount Hua’s disciples even noticed that it looked strange. The monk is wearing animal skin, and they take it for granted.

“………a family.”

“Yes, I guess it’s because we’re friendly.”

“His round is kinda cute too.”

It was Mount Hua’s disciples who found out that Hye Yeon had been completely dyed by Mount Hua.

“U- Uuuh! What should I do!”

When Hye Yeon tried to take off the bear leather in an urgent manner, Yoon Jong grabbed his shoulder and shook his head.

“… … Isn’t that better than being frozen? Even the Buddha will understand.”

“…….”

Chung Myung clicked his tongue as he saw Hye Yeon, who was devastated by the suffering.

But then.

Flinch.

Chung Myung, who was about to make a rebuke, suddenly shut up. Then he glanced at the door with glaring eyes.

It was the very moment when everyone was puzzled by the sudden reaction.

“This punk?”

Chung Myung, who muttered softly, kicked the door and went out. The speed was so great that by the time everyone else went outside, he was already far away and looked like a dot.

“Chung Myung-ah!”

“Wha- What! What’s wrong with him all of a sudden!”

“Let’s chase!”

Everyone followed Chung Myung’s footsteps without any hesitation. Chill tension began to grow on their faces chasing the already distant back of Chung Myung.