Return of Mount Hua Sect - Chapter 488

“…….”

The object in front of him completely enthralled Bang Pyo.

Ice Crystal.

The North Sea specialty and treasure, Ice Crystal, was literally piled up in front of him.

‘I never thought I’ll be able to see a scene like this in my lifetime.’

He hasn’t been in charge of the mine digging for Ice Crystal in years. This was, however, the first time I had seen Ice Crystals piled up like this.

Finding two or three Ice Crystals per month is difficult even with so many people digging. Isn’t this more than enough for at least six months?

‘They dug it all up in less than three days?’

He can’t understand how this could happen.

“Count it.”

“…….”

“What did you say? Ten?”

“…….”

“Aigoo, my eyes are blurry, so I can’t really see how many of these are. More than ten? I think it’s over the promised amount and also not.”

With a flurry of teasing, Bang Pyo’s veins finally stood on his forehead.

‘Beyond! It’s beyond the promised amount, you bastard!’

‘Even if it doesn’t, it would be more than twenty!’

His face flushed red, but eventually, Bang Pyo couldn’t say anything and sighed.

“……I lost.”

“Hoh?”

Chung Myung grinned.

“Still, you are quick to admit it.”

“There’s nothing I can do because I said it myself. Making excuses here and there is only ugly.”

Bang Pyo shook his head slowly and said.

“I’ll give them a break, as you ask. Let’s not work until you guys leave.”

“That’s different.”

Chung Myung narrowed his eyes and said bluntly.

“… … What do you mean different?”

“I’m sure you said you’d let them rest as much as I wanted before.”

“…….”

Bang Pyo, who was briefly speechless, gestured as if to come closer to Chung Myung with a sour face.

Chung Myung ran in front of him. Bang Pyo took his face close to Chung Myung’s ear and quietly whispered.

“… Spare me.”

“…….”

“If the Clan Leader knows, I’m dead.”

“…….”

Even the world-famous Chung Myung was also perplexed by this remark.

“Wow… …. People in the North are said to be pragmatic, but to this extent…….”

“I’ll have to live first.”

Chung Myung, who was lost in thought while looking at his desperate expression, smirked.

“Okay, then let’s just let them rest until we leave. But you have to take care of the alcohol and meat you promised.”

“Of course.”

Chung Myung shook his head as if this was enough.

Negotiation should only touch the limits that the other party can give. If he went beyond this, unnecessary animosity and arguments would follow.

At that time, Bang Pyo turned his eyes slightly.

“Then this Ice Crystal… … .”

“Don’t touch it! Get your hand away.”

“…….”

Bang Pyo, who was secretly reaching for the Ice Crystal, retrieved his hand while smacking his lip. Chung Myung quickly swept the Ice Crystals that had been left on the ground and pushed them into his sleeves.

“Oh, it’s cold!”

Despite frowning and shivering, he never took out the Ice Crystal again.

“Ugh, I’m gonna die from the cold.”

“…….”

“Well, then….”

“Ho- Hold on!”

“What?”

When Bang Pyo called urgently, Chung Myung stared at him with a sour look.

“That…… I’ll do whatever you want. Instead, can you tell me how you found these Ice Crystal?”

“Hmm.”

Chung Myung, who was pretending to be seriously concerned, smiled and said.

“I’ll look forward to the good wine and meat that come.”

“… Wo- Would that be enough?”

“Yes, it is. Why not?”

But Bang Pyo saw it.

Chung Myung smiles with a benevolent face and makes a round shape with his thumb and index finger.

“Hahaha. There’s nothing in the world that can’t be done. …… is all I need.”

The middle part was so small that he couldn’t hear well, but Bang Pyo know what it was even without hearing it. Bang Pyo nodded with a disastrous look.

“…I’ll try.”

“We’re on the same wavelength. Hehe.”

Chung Myung grinned and turned around. The group who had been waiting from a distance slowly followed to his side.

“Chung Myung-ah.”

“What?”

“… Is it fine to tell them the secret?”

Of course, there was no reason not to tell them. However, he did not want to do anything that would benefit the other person when it was unclear whether the North Sea Ice Clan was an enemy or an ally.

“Oh, that?”

Chung Myung grinned and whispered secretly.

“We can tell them.”

“……Huh?”

“Because it’s not that great…….”

Chung Myung, whispering with his head down, stretched his shoulders wide and out his belly.

“It’s just that I’m such a great guy.”

“…….”

The speechless disciples of Mount Hua looked at him blankly and sighed.

But Hye Yeon-man smiled and agreed with Chung Myung.

“That’s true, Siju. Siju always says the right thing.”

“Oh, our fake monk finally knows something?”

“But Siju, do you know what?”

“What is it?”

“From ancient times, those who speak only the right words are the earliest to die.”

“…….”

No, someone who is called a monk… How did this happen? At any rate, he has learned bad things from somewhere.….

Chung Myung, who stared blankly at him for a moment, clicked his tongue.

He had no awareness of what he had done.

Mount Hua’s disciples approached the prisoners with bright faces. They only looked at each other with puzzled faces.

“……what’s going on?”

“Ca- Can we really take a rest?”

They looked at the guards, but the guards, who would normally have used all kinds of harsh words, were just watching with a stiff faces and did not speak anything.

So they had no choice but to focus their attention on Chung Myung, who was just swirling towards their side.

Chung Myung opened his mouth.

“What are you doing?”

“…Yes?”

“Why are you doing that when you heard everything? You can all rest from now on.”

“…….”

But they were also adamant.

Chung Myung frowned slightly and looked back and told Bang Pyo.

“What about food? When is the food coming?”

“Ugh… It’s on the way, so please wait a little bit.”

“Be quick.”

Bang Pyo sighs deeply.

All the prisoners couldn’t believe the sight at all.

Isn’t that Bang Pyo, who used to be the devil of hell, playing into the hands of that young man from Jungwon?

Chung Myung, who asked Bang Pyo, smiled brightly at the prisoners.

“Then let’s talk a little bit, shall we?”

As Bang Pyo proves that he is by no means an incompetent human, he succeeds in bringing the alcohol and food before the sun goes down.

Looking at the mountains of food and alcohol, the prisoners opened their mouths as wide as they could, and Chung Myung nodded as if satisfied.

Of course, that doesn’t mean Chung Myung’s bullying of Bang Pyo is over.

“…Get out of here?”

“Yes.”

“Why should we?”

“You said you’d let them rest.”

“……But isn’t that a different matter?”

“What a strange thing to say. How can they rest comfortably when the guards who were whipping them are right next to them? They will have an upset stomach!”

“Ugh.”

Bang Pyo took a deep breath as he tried to respond.

‘If it weren’t for the Ice Crystal searching method…….’

Nothing was more important than that for him, who was in charge of the Ice Crystal mine. He doesn’t know how Chung Myung find that, but if he could learn that method, it was clear that his position in the Ice Clan would rise vertically.

‘If it weren’t for his status, I’d have locked him up and interrogated him.’

Unfortunately, however, they came as guests of the Ice Clan. If he touched the Ice Clan guest, his head would have been cut off.

At first, it would be best to report to the Clan Leader and receive instructions without going against their intentions.

“…I see. I’ll do that.”

“E- Elder?”

“Empty your position!”

“But if they escape…….”

Bang Pyo frowned.

“Escape! How did they get out of this deep valley? If you’re worried like that, should I make you guard the perimeter!”

At that moment, other guards stared at the guard who opened his mouth.

He had to say a word for nothing and then they stand all the time in the valley where the blizzard hits?

“Nothing to say. Do it!”

“Yes!”

All the guards grabbed the rope and started climbing the cliff.

The prisoners stared blankly at the guards who gradually disappeared over the cliff. Finally, when they all disappeared, the eyes of the prisoners naturally shifted to the food piled up.

Gulp.

There were drooling sounds all over the place, but no one was willing to touch the food.

“What are you doing?”

“…Yes?”

“Hurry up and eat. It’s going to be cold.”

Baek Cheon frowned and said.

“Chung Myung-ah. It’s not that it will be cold, but it’s already cold. It’s like a chunk of ice.”

“Ugh.”

A groan of pain escaped from Chung Myung’s mouth.

“Anyway, it’s difficult. Do we have a proper cave or something? Can everyone get in?”

“Rather than a cave… … There is a space in front of us that gets less wind.”

“Oh, really?”

Chung Myung nodded as if he had done well. And he glanced at the disciples of Mount Hua.

“What are you doing? Move it.”

“Okay.”

As soon as the word come out, Mount Hua’s disciples began to carry the food busily. The prisoners who were noticing slowly moved food with them.

After everyone moved to a less cold place, Chung Myung looked around.

“……there’s no firewood here?”

“It’s a place where trees can’t grow.”

“Sigh.”

Taking a deep breath, he looked closely at the people.

Judging from the worn appearance, it was clear that eating this icy meat would immediately cause a problem.

“Tsk.”

With his tongue clicked, Chung Myung swirled toward the food and stretched his hand.

Fwooosh!

Soon hot energy began to radiate from his hands. It was hot energy that melted the Everlasting Metal. Using it to heat up the cold food wasn’t a big deal.

The only problem is that his energy is too precious to be used for such things.

“Hurry up and eat!”

Chung Myung shouted, but none of the prisoners tried to step up first.

“No!”

Eventually, Chung Myung, who couldn’t stand it, glared at them.

“If you don’t eat now, I have to heat this up again! Are you trying to kill me?”

“Ca- Can we have some?”

“Hurry up and eat! Quick!”

The prisoners rushed to the food as if the words were a signal.

“Don’t touch anything that’s cold there! I’ll heat it all up for you! Sasuk! What are you doing!”

At Chung Myung’s words, Baek Cheon moved swiftly. But Yoon Jong, who had already stepped up before he did anything, began to help the people.

“Take your time. Slowly! If we run out of food, we’ll get you more. And don’t touch the cold ones. He’ll heat it up for you!”

When Yoon Jong stepped up, Jo-Gol quickly followed him to help people.

Prisoners who receive Chung Myung’s heated food look blankly at what they hold.

“……… This……… How long has it been since I saw proper food…”

“I was busy eating anything to survive… … .”

“I can’t believe this day comes in my life.”

Some wiped the corner of their eyes as if something was bothering them, and some ate their food frantically.

“Eat slowly. You’ll have an upset stomach.”

“Yes, yes. That’s it. Come and eat.”

Baek Cheon, who watched them rush to eat, glanced at the bottles of alcohol next to them. It was obvious that he was worried.

“Sasuk, what’s wrong?”

“Well, I don’t know if these guys can drink … .”

He was worried that it might become poisonous to their weakened body.

But his troubles were quickly resolved. Because Tang So-so gave him an answer.

“That’ll be fine.”

“Really?”

“Yes, they’re originally martial artists, so there’s no big problem.”

“Then it’s fine.”

Baek Cheon, who had shaken off his worries, dropped the alcohol by the people’s side.

“Here you go. Please drink.”

“…… An alcohol………..”

To the prisoners who looked at the drink in emotion, Baek Cheon quickly whispered. He didn’t forget to glance back.

“You have to eat quickly. There’s a guy here who’s crazy about alcohol, so after all the food here is warmed up, there won’t be any alcohol left……. No! Monk Hyeyeon! How come a monk does this!”

Just in time, Hye Yeon, who was secretly hiding a bottle, saw Baek Cheon’s ax eye and put the bottle down.

“I’m just… Just to see how it tastes…….”

“If you drank the whole thing by yourself, you won’t even remember the taste.”

“I know right?”

“Why is that yangban like that?”

Since entering the mine, Mount Hua’s disciples have been constantly discovering a new sides of Hye Yeon.

As the food dwindled to a certain extent and alcohol circulated two or three glasses each, the faces of the wary prisoners began to soften.

“Thank you very much.”

“… … I will never forget this grace.”

Whenever they encountered Mount Hua’s disciples, they bowed their heads and did not hesitate to express their gratitude.

“No, what did we do?”

“Eat a lot.”

Chung Myung heated up the last dish and slowly put it down.

“Ugh……. It’s harder than I thought.”

At that moment, he thought there was more and more work to be done after coming to the North Sea.

“Huh?”

About two or three of the prisoners, who were gathered, looked around, stood up, and approached Chung Myung.

“What?”

When Chung Myung saw them in wonder, they fell flat on the spot.

“Thank you for your kindness, Savior (은공)!”

“…….”

Chung Myung flinched at the low position.

“…Get up. If you’re bowing to me just because I gave you food, would you still have the waist to stand up in the world? Some beggars don’t bow down even though they get everything they want to eat.”

Hong Dae-gwang’s ears in the far-off Jungwon were itchy.

But even after that, they didn’t get up. They just looked at Chung Myung with their face up on his head down.

“Can I have a word with you?”

An old man dressed in thick fur said in a hoarse voice.

Chung Myung checked his face and rolled up the corners of his mouth.

“We can talk as much as we want.”

Especially if it’s a conversation that helps each other.