Return of Mount Hua Sect - Chapter 498

“What?”

Seol So-baek looked back and forth between Han Yi-myung and Baek Cheon with bewildered eyes.

“This…….”

Baek Cheon, who looked at the child’s reaction, glanced back at Han Yi-myung. There was a calm rebuke in his eyes. It means that the situation has come this far, but he still hasn’t explained it properly.

Han Yi-Myung had a bitter smile.

As he looked into the condemning eyes of this devoted young man, he felt that he had done something seriously wrong.

He looked straight at Seol So-baek, who looked confused, and spoke quietly.

“Young Master, you’ve known it to some extent.”

“……Yes, I’m not a fool either. But father…….”

Han Yi-myung shook his head slowly at the mention of his father.

“I am not Young Master’s father.”

Then Seol So-baek flinched and his eyes trembled.

Han Yi-myung pushed back the sadness and spoke firmly again.

“Young Master is the son of the former Clan Leader of the Ice Clan. Someone, I must serve with all my heart. Until now, the situation was not good, so I had no choice but to pretend to be Young Master’s father, but now I have to get back to where I was original.”

Seol So-baek still couldn’t respond with wide open eyes as if it was hard to accept the truth.

Yosa Hon, who was watching the scene, sighed and helped Han Yi-myung.

“Young Master is the only enemy of the current Seol Family that lead this North Sea. It may not be easy, but Young Master should lead the North Sea now.”

Seol So-baek looked at Yosa Hon with a stunned look.

It was well deserved. The sudden appearance of the Elder of the Ice Clan forces him to do something he has never thought of, and it couldn’t have been easy for the young man to accept the situation as it is.

“I- I’m….”

“Young Master.”

Yosa Hon said emphatically.

“I’m sure your father, who has gone early, is hoping for this, too.”

“Ah…….”

“There are things in the world that can be done and must be done. It is a must for Young Master to correct the twisted situation in the North Sea and save the people of the North Sea.”

Yosa Hon, who was speaking, soon knelt down.

“So please be firm in your heart. Only Young Master can save the North Sea and liberate the North Sea people. The fate of the North Sea lies solely in Young Master’s hands.”

Seol So-baek bit his lips without realizing it.

He also knew well how difficult the North Sea people are now. How much did he see and feel as he followed Han Yi-myung through the North Sea?

But…….

“Me?”

Just thinking about it made him feel like his shoulders were being crushed.

The words, “The son of the former Clan Leader, the fate of the North Sea,” stayed in his ears and did not touch his heart.

“Young Master.”

Han Yi-myung spoke again.

Meanwhile, Baek Cheon, who thought the conversation was progressing slowly, sighed and turned his head sideways. And at that moment.

Flinch.

He flinched without realizing it and stepped back.

‘Why is he like this again all of a sudden?’

Chung Myung’s face, which was full of annoyance, caught his eyes.

It doesn’t sound like it’s very dangerous, but it’s something he doesn’t really like.

After understanding the situation, Baek Cheon quickly winked at Mount Hua’s disciples.

If Chung Myung wants to do something, they should quickly stop him.

Unfortunately, however, his signal should be a little earlier.

“No, this….”

Chung Myung, who was watching the situation, trudged up and looked at Han Yi-myung and Yosa Hon with pathetic eyes.

“What are you saying to a child who’s still wet behind his ears?”

“…Yes?”

“We need to save the North Sea. You’re the only one who can do that. Why are you all saying such a thing to a pea-sized child?”

Chung Myung’s eyes sparkled.

“What does an adult do if he does it all? Huh? An adult!?”

“…….”

“In any case!”

Chung Myung, who screamed, gestured to Seol So-baek.

“Come here. Here!”

“…….”

“Come here.”

But Seol So-baek looked at his eyes, hesitating, and did not dare approach him.

Chung Myung looked at the reaction and tilted his head without knowing what to say.

“What’s wrong with him?”

Baek Cheon smiled warmly at him.

‘Would you go if you were him, you punk?’

‘Think about what you did to him last time, you crazy!’

Perhaps Chung Myung in Seol So-baek’s eyes now looked much more brutal than a bandit boss.

Sadly for Seol So-Baek, however, Chung Myung was not the one to give up just because he didn’t come.

Chung Myung stepped closer to him, pulled his shoulder, and placed him in front.

“What? Fate of the North Sea?”

“…….”

Yosa Hon and Han Yi-myung’s face were subtly shaken.

As expected, that young man had a strange knack for turning people’s insides upside down with only a few words.

“You leave the fate of the North Sea to this small child? What are you guys doing?”

“Look, Dojang, Seol Family in the North Sea has…….”

Han Yi-myung tried to protest, but Chung Myung couldn’t listen to it all.

“If the Seol Family is that important, you should have turned the North Sea upside down and offered it to him. Instead you went and said bullshit like it’s your fate, it’s something you had to do to a small child…. Go to hell!”

Chung Myung rolls his eyes.

“Don’t talk nonsense. If you have to bet your fate on a small child, the North Sea is already over.”

Chung Myung’s last voice was somewhat cold unlike before. The cold tone of the voice slightly hardened Han Yi-myung.

“That’s a bit harsh… .”

Just as Han Yi-myung was about to say something, Yosa Hon raised his hand to stop him.

“… Dojang is right.”

Chung Myung stared at such Yosa Hon.

“Please think that we said it just to get our minds together. I have no intention of hiding behind Young Master Seol.”

Only after hearing that did Chung Myung nod. Then he spun Seol So-baek and stretched his chubby cheeks with both hands.

“You don’t have to do anything.”

“I- I’m….”

“You just need to show your face. We’ll take care of the rest.”

It was a very determined voice.

Mount Hua’s disciples whisper with strange eyes stuck on him.

“That guy is strangely kind, isn’t he?”

“I know right. He’s not such a person.”

“He’s a little weird these days, Sasuk.”

“That’s right. It’s weird.”

But Han Yi-myung and Yosa Hon were just dumbfounded by their reaction.

‘Kindness?’

‘That?’

Doesn’t it look like he’s bothering the child?

They couldn’t quite understand Mount Hua’s disciple’s way of thinking.

“Don’t try to pass it on to the kid, if there’s something you need to do, do it yourself.”

Yosa Hon nodded at Chung Myung’s words.

“Of course, we will not hesitate to throw our lives in this battle.”

“Don’t be mistaken.”

“…….”

But what came back unexpectedly was Chung Myung’s cold voice. Yosa Hon was startled and looked at him.

Chung Myung looked at him with a dark face and opened his mouth with a sigh.

“Throwing your life is not a responsibility. Remember, the important thing is to win, and to survive somehow. To die after doing something is nothing more than putting the blame on future generations.”

He raised his head quietly. And he looked up at the sky in the North Sea. It was a sky without a thing, but Chung Myung seemed unable to take his eyes off it.

Without saying anything for a while, he tapped Seol So-baek on the shoulder without lowering his head.

“There’s nothing to worry about.”

The corners of Chung Myung’s mouth rolled up slightly.

“One fool is enough.”

* * *

One cannot fully understand the behavior of others.

Seol Chonsang was not stupid enough not to know such obvious facts. In the end, being a human only pretends to understand the other person in moderation, but looking inside at others perfectly is impossible.

But…….

‘It’s not like that.’

Nevertheless, there is the least ‘reason’ that one expects as a human being.

But the scene before his eyes was completely unaware of everything he knew.

Hwiiing!

A cavity with a wind colder than ice.

In the midst of it, an old man with white hair, with his forehead pressed to the ground, was bowing with the utmost reverence.

This alone is not a very strange sight.

It is common for humans to show respect and devotion to some beings. Even if the old man’s expression of faith is a huge Asura shape spread out in front of him, it is not very strange.

It’s not really that weird.

Seol Chonsang couldn’t understand how a person of that level could express such perfect obedience to others, even to someone who didn’t exist in reality.

‘What the hell is Heavenly Demon?’

Heavenly Demon.

He has heard the name countless times. Anyone who has set foot on Kangho cannot know his name.

But no matter how powerful and great Heavenly Demon was, in the end, isn’t it a name that has already disappeared a hundred years ago?

How could a man show such perfect reverence to a person who died a hundred years ago? Even though he himself is in such a high position.

Therefore, this scene was indescribably bizarre.

He got goosebumps when he watched it.

At that moment, the bishop, who had his head attached to the ground, slowly began to crawl back into that position.

“…….”

It was a sight that was even funny at first glance.

However, those who watched it did not dare to smile even faintly. It’s not because they’re afraid of the bishop. It was because the faithfulness contained in each movement made people sick of it.

Seueuk. Seueuk.

The sound of the bishop’s clothes and body rubbing against the ground was terrifying in the midst of the chilly breeze.

Soon after, the bishop, who had completely escaped from the cave, slowly rose up. And without even thinking about wiping the blood from his forehead, he turned his head and looked at Seol Chonsang.

Seol Chonsang quickly bowed his head.

“… Greeting to the bishop.”

As soon as he felt the cool gaze on him, cold sweat began to flow from his body.

The bishop, who was staring at Seol Chonsang with cold eyes, slowly opened his mouth.

“Clan Leader.”

“Yes, Bishop.”

“I asked you to bring the Ice Crystal.”

Seol Chonsang secretly bit his lip with his head down.

‘These f*cking bastards….’

Who would have imagined that Mount Hua’s disciple would defeat the warriors of the Ice Clan and run away with all the Ice Crystals in the mine?

“Bi- Bishop. Something unexpected happened. They lifted the sealed internal strength of the prisoners. It doesn’t make sense for the seal to be lifted but…..”

“Clan Leader.”

Seol Chonsang shrank again at the cold voice.

“…….”

“I asked you to bring Ice Crystal.”

Seol Chonsang’s body trembled.

“There is only one reason why I have helped you, who are mere unbelievers, by moving our members But if you can’t even do this right, why should I keep you, a filthy unbeliever, alive?”

Kung!

As soon as he finished speaking, Seol Chonsang knelt on the ground.

This was not Seol Chonsang’s will. The bishop’s energy weighed on him.

It was a vicious energy that he didn’t even dare to resist.

“Bi- Bishop! Give me one more chance! Surely! I will be sure to risk my life to recover the Ice Crystals!”

“You still don’t understand, piece of garbage.”

The bishop’s face gradually distorted like a demon.

“We’ve been waiting a hundred years for this moment.”

“Thi- This….”

“If the great cause of the resurrection goes wrong because you cannot obtain the Ice Crystal, even your life wouldn’t be enough to repay this. Our anger will not diminish even if all eyes in the North Sea turn red with blood.”

Seol Chonsang’s body began to tremble.

This is by no means a vain threat. Hasn’t he already experienced enough to know that these people would really do as they said, if not worse?

“Two days.”

The bishop spoke coldly.

“If you can’t recover the Ice Crystals after two days, I’ll move myself. If that prevents me from performing the ritual, even if we retrieve the Ice Crystals, you will have to pay the price.”

“Tha- That will never happen.”

Seol Chonsang swallowed dry saliva and nodded.

The bishop glanced at him with cold eyes and headed back to the cave without answering. Then he slowly knelt down again.

“Heavenly Demon Second Coming.”

He looked at the Asura’s image as if Seol Chonsang did not exist there and chanted his words.

Seol Chonsang, who had been glancing at his back, crouched tightly, and carefully walked away from the bishop.

“Heavenly Demon Second Coming.”

From the bishop’s mouth, the mantras he had repeated countless times flowed out endlessly.

The sharp wind shook the huge fabric engraved with Asura.

A figure of someone was revealed through the fluttering cloth. The bishop stared at the figure with a longing gaze.

“Heavenly Demon Second Coming.”

The seed of the devil was germinating right here.

Seol Chonsang, who had completely escaped the cave, hurriedly wipe his face with his trembling hands.

Sweat drenched his hands and dripped down to the ground.

‘Magyo…’

He knew immediately that they were the ones he shouldn’t have brought in. And yet he knew that it was his own choice.

But every time he faced that bishop, Seol Chonsang could not help but suspect that he had a great mistake.

Perhaps he did not join hands with the devil, but went up on the devil’s altar?

But…….

‘There is no turning back anyway.’

Seol Chonsang’s eyes were bloodshot.

All that’s left is to cooperate or die miserably in their hands.

And he had no intention of choosing the latter.

As he left the cave, he gnashed his teeth at the Elders waiting for him.

“… Mobilize all force in the Ice Clan and find those who took the Ice Crystals.”

“Yes!”

“Find them! Find them at all costs! I’ll tear them apart for sure!”

Seol Chonsang’s roar echoed like a blade over the North Sea’s land.

The blizzard that had obscured his vision had finally come to an end.