Return of Mount Hua Sect - Chapter 513
“No…….”
Chung Myung’s eyes trembled.
“I understand why you’re upset. After all, the current situation is such that I understand. But to hit me so hard? Huh?”
“Yoon Jong-ah.”
“Sasuk, yes!”
“Did you pack everything there?”
“I did pack everything.”
Jo-Gol then raised his hand.
“Sasuk! These are previous gifts from the Ice Clan. What should I do?”
“You don’t have to leave what they gave. Take everything.”
“Yes!”
“…….”
As Mount Hua’s disciples packed, Chung Myung just looked blankly.
Jo-Gol and Yoon Jong focused on packing without sparing any glance at him.
‘Huh?’
Why is Baek-ah there?
Is a marten packing?
Chung Myung, whose mouth was open in confusion, quickly came to his senses and stuttered.
“N-no! That’s why I said beforehand! That’s just how humans usually…….”
“So-so.”
“Yes, Sago!”
“Medicine. Supplement for the journey.”
“Yes! I’ve already got a lot of it. Oh, I didn’t bring licorice on purpose. So that yangban’s mouth will die.”
“Good job.”
‘No, why didn’t you bring licorice…….’
‘No, this isn’t the point.’
“Excuse me? Are you listening?”
‘A person is speaking here, these yangbans!’
It was Chung Myung, who had never been ignored anywhere in the world. Even when he was a beggar, people would curse at him, but they didn’t ignore him so cleanly.
“No, I’m telling you now! Listen to me!”
When Chung Myung kept shouting and waved his arms, Baek Cheon straightened his back and looked at him.
“Chung Myung-ah.”
“Yes?”
“It’s noisy. If you won’t help us pack, go over there and play quietly.”
“…….”
“Don’t keep babbling.”
Chung Myung, who had been pouting, sighed as if he was dumbfounded.
“So, we’re just gonna go back now?”
“Yeah.”
“Heavenly Demon is resurrecting?”
“All the more reason then.”
“Huh?”
Baek Cheon looked Chung Myung in the eye and said,
“If this is the case, we can’t stop them no matter what we do. It is better to return to Jungwon as soon as possible than to remain in the North Sea and be set on their fire for no reason.”
“No, you don’t seem to understand, but before the Heavenly Demon is resurrected… … .”
“You’re the one who doesn’t understand.”
Baek Cheon frowned as he cut off Chung Myung’s words.
“I know this is not just a matter of the North Sea. But that doesn’t mean we must replace what the North Sea won’t do.”
Chung Myung tried to refute with something, but support shots poured out at that moment.
“There is a limit to seeing a person as a pushover. These bastards don’t understand the subject.”
Jo-Gol growled, grinding his teeth.
Then Yoon Jong frowned and rebuked him.
“Bastards? They’re still an Elder of a sect, you’re being harsh.”
“Then what should I say?”
“How about punks instead? I’m sure Tianzun will forgive that much.”
“If Tianzun were here, he would take a Tao sutra in his hand and break their head.”
“Well, that’s possible.”
Yoon Jong nodded silently and moved his hands busily.
Chung Myung’s mouth, which was barely shut, opened again.
‘When did they get so rough?’
‘Huh? Because of me?’
‘What?’
“N- No….”
At that time, Yoo Iseol, who stared at Chung Myung, quietly raised her finger and put it on his lips.
“Shh.”
“…….”
“Sahyung. Sago wants you to shut up.”
“You don’t have to interpret it. I know!”
‘Who the hell do you think I am?’
“No, everyone doesn’t seem to understand the situation, but if the real Heavenly Demon comes back to life, everything will be ruined.”
“That’s why we have to leave here quickly.”
“…….”
‘Sahyung.’
‘Cheon Mun Sahyung.’
‘I think something’s really screwed up.’
– You’re crazy. You’re the one who did this.
‘No! I didn’t expect it to be this bad!’
‘How the hell did Sahyung handle me? Wow……. I’m starting to reflect on myself.’
“Amitabha.”
At that time, Hye Yeon, who was quietly packing his luggage and watching the situation, chanted.
“Siju, the Buddha also cast off the demons that hindered his practice and punished the wicked. But it’s not always about showing mercy unconditionally.”
Even Hye Yeon came out with such a straight face that Chung Myung really lost what to say.
“Monk Hye Yeon is right.”
And Baek Cheon became more determined than when he started the conversation. Throwing the tightly tied luggage into the corner, he said coldly.
“Originally, our mission was to figure out the situation in the North Sea and deliver it to Shaolin. And that mission has already been completed. What remains is for the sects in Jungwon to work together to solve. Do you understand what I’m saying?”
“No, I mean…….”
“Everyone in Jungwon! It’s not something you can figure out on your own!”
Chung Myung flinched at the sudden thunderous roar.
“Mount Hua has already been through the same thing in the past! If our Mount Hua Sect’s ancestors did nothing to protect Jungwon, what would have become of Jungwon then? But, in the end, what was left of Mount Hua Sect?”
“…….”
“If we die here, we will only do the same thing repeatedly. As a person in charge of our sect, I cannot see that happen even if I die!”
Baek Cheon’s blazing gaze was stuck in the bandage wrapped around Chung Myung’s body.
He gritted his teeth as if he was feeling unbearably angry just by looking at them, and said with his back straight.
“So don’t think about making a fuss and follow me. I’m not kidding.”
“……What kind of nonsense……….”
As Chung Myung pouted and murmured, Baek Cheon glared at him as if he was about to eat him up.
“Isn’t it obvious what you’re going to do? You’ll try to turn the situation around somehow. But this time, it won’t go the way you want. Soso!”
“Yes!”
“Did you bring it?”
“Yes!”
‘Huh? What do you mean…’
Chung Myung, who stared blankly at So-so, opened his eyes wide.
“That, why are you holding that?!”
“I, the daughter of the Tang Family, hold the sword made by the Tang Family, is there a problem?”
‘That’s mine!’
Chung Myung, who saw the Dark Fragrance Plum Blossom Sword in Tang So-so’s hand, was momentarily speechless.
“Give it to Samae, So-so.”
“Yes, Sasuk.”
Tang So-so handed over the sword to Yoo Iseol. Then she took it with an indifferent face and put it around her waist. Then, she pulled back slightly as if she was wary of Chung Myung.
Baek Cheon said softly.
“No matter how strong you are, you can’t fight all of us without your sword.”
“Haha. Sasuk seems to be looking at me!”
“You’ll change your mind after getting hit by Monk Hye Yeon on the chin.”
At that moment, Hye Yeon smiled and clenched his fist.
“Amitabha, that shouldn’t happen, but…… I won’t refuse and will do my best.”
“…….”
Chung Myung’s cheeks flinched.
‘Wow…….’
‘That bastard is smiling, why is he being so cruel?’
‘I should’ve ground him moderately.’
“Anyway, that’s it.”
Baek Cheon cut it off firmly.
“As a leader who has been entrusted with authority by the Sect Leader, I have no intention of further involvement in the affairs of the North Sea. So you stop making up your mind, too. I know you feel sorry for the North Sea people, but in the end, they made the choice.”
His cold face was so resolute that there was no room for a single needle to go through.
“It’s Mount Hua’s teaching to uphold Righteousness, but it is also not Righteousness to force them to receive unwanted Righteousness.”
“That’s right, Sasuk.”
“Yes, it is.”
The same was true for other disciples. Chung Myung, who stared blankly at them, shut up.
In fact, he knows. That they are not wrong.
But…….
‘It’s not that simple.’
They can think like this because they haven’t experienced Heavenly Demon in person. Those who know can never simply walk away like this.
The moment Chung Myung was about to say another word.
Knock, knock.
He heard a knock on the door. The heads of Mount Hua’s disciples turned in unison.
“Who is it?”
As Jo-Gol calmly tried to head toward the door, Yoon Jong grabbed him by the shoulder. Then he opened his mouth, clutching the sword at his waist.
“Sasuk.”
“Be prepared, I’ll go.”
Baek Cheon approached with firm steps and opened the door wide. Light tensions settled in the face of Mount Hua’s disciples.
“Huh?”
However, as soon as he saw the man standing in front of the door, everyone’s face loosened.
“Wa- Wait a minute……….”
Seol So baek, a boy standing in front of the door, spoke in a slightly trembling voice.
“Can I speak to you for a moment?”
As Chung Myung’s buttocks moved slightly, Baek Cheon grabbed his hem and forced him to sit down.
“I heard that it is Snow Ice Pill (설빙단(雪氷團)). It is said to be the elixir of the Ice Clan made from hundred years old snow ginseng. It is said that there are only a few of this in the Ice Clan right now… … .”
“Hahahaha. This is….”
“Sit down, you punk!”
When Chung Myung grinned and tried to take the pill, Baek Cheon rebuked and Yoo Iseol slapped the back of his hand and blocked him.
Chung Myung’s face was full of resentment.
“Oh, come on! He’s giving it to me!”
“Noisy!”
Baek Cheon shouted aloud, looked at Seol So baek and said seriously.
“Thank you for your consideration. However, please understand that circumstances are circumstances, and we cannot simply be happy to receive what is being given.”
“N- No. I didn’t bring it to ask for anything. I brought it because Chung Myung Dojang needs this.”
Seol So baek said quickly, waving his hand in embarrassment.
At the sight, Baek Cheon smiled a little without realizing it.
‘That’s just like a child.’
Now that he has risen to the position of the Clan Leader of the Ice Clan, he deserves to be proud, but Seol So baek hasn’t changed much since he first met them.
He doesn’t know if Han Yi-myung is a great person, but it seems clear that he is a great educator.
“You’ve been injured because of the Ice Clan; if you refuse this, I’ll be so ashamed of myself. Please receive this.”
“Hahaha. Of course, of course. I…….”
“Stay still, you punk! Gol-ah, hold this bastard.”
“Sasuk always makes me do things that are too much for me.”
“Noisy.”
“Yes.”
Yoon Jong and Jo-Gol grasped Chung Myung tightly from both sides.
Baek Cheon spoke after checking Chung Myung had finally calmed down a bit.
“But how did you come here alone? As the Clan Leader….”
“I just came on my own.”
“…….”
“Some people followed me, but I let them back down.”
Seol So baek stopped for a moment while trying to talk more and bowed his head.
“…I said I’d go alone from the beginning, but the guards won’t listen to me. Elder Yo and General Han’s orders for them were to be always by my side. There’s nothing wrong with what Chung Myung Dojang said. I’m called Clan Leader, but there’s nothing I can do as I please.”
Baek Cheon looked at Seol So baek with a little pity.
‘It’s something he can’t do about.’
An excessive position that does not match one’s ability is sure to be poisonous. Especially in a place where there is a person like a tiger, such as Elder Yosa Hon.
“So, please accept this. It’s not the will of the Ice Clan, it’s my will. If I can’t repay this much to the person who shed blood for me, I’m too shabby.”
“Hum.”
At this point, Baek Cheon had no way to stop Chung Myung from receiving the elixir. But unexpectedly, Chung Myung frowned upon hearing it.
“It seems the Little one got the wrong idea.”
“… Yes?”
“We didn’t fight for you. Don’t get me wrong.”
It was a statement that would make listeners very embarrassed or ashamed. But Seol So baek smiled rather lightly.
“Then, please understand that I am giving it to you on behalf of the North Sea people.”
“You’re such a jerk.”
Chung Myung finally reached out and took the elixir.
“If you say so, I have no choice but to receive it. Ei, I won’t accept it, but I can’t ignore sincerity. It’s troubling, ei.”
“…….”
Seol So baek realized what kind of person Chung Myung was.
“But…….”
Baek Cheon looked at Seol So baek and said,
“What can we do? I’m sure Clan Leader didn’t come here to give us this.”
Then Seol So baek nodded quietly.
Baek Cheon asked the question, but his eyes were fixed on Chung Myung.
No, not only now, but ever since he got here, his eyes have never moved away from Chung Myung.
“……I…….”
After a long hesitation, Seol So baek managed to talk.
“I am not sure what to do.”
“…….”
“Even though I am the Clan Leader, I never thought I would reach this position. It was so sudden that I don’t know what to do for now and from now on.”
Baek Cheon, listening to him, nodded with a heavy face. Rather, it would have been stranger if he had done so well.
“So I’d like to ask you, Chung Myung Dojang.”
“Yes?”
“……What am I supposed to do now?”
Responses to this question immediately erupted here and there.
“No, why are Clan Leader asking him that?!”
“Even if you ask everyone in the world, you can’t ask that bastard! Calm down, Clan Leader!”
“Trouble. It won’t do. It’ll only invite trouble.”
“You have to be calm! Even if you’re thirsty, you shouldn’t drink salt water!”
In response, Seol So baek looked around with his eyes wide open.
“… Huh?”
But.
Chung Myung, who was asked that question, only smiled happily no matter what was said around him.
“What are you supposed to do?”
“… Huh? R- Right.”
“Keueu! I’m an expert in counseling.”
“Nope! No, you crazy bastard!”
They were the disciples of Mount Hua Sect who had a hunch that the Ice Clan was really starting to sink into the mire.