Return of Mount Hua Sect - Chapter 747
“Hnggg, this is the worst.”
Chung Myung’s face was distorted.
“Aigoo, my fate. Now I’m in a situation where I can’t come and go freely while being scolded by my descendants. Aigoo!”
After grumbling for a while, he suddenly turned to look at Cheong Jin’s tomb.
“Hey, what do you think?”
Of course, the tomb could not reply. Cheong Jin’s grave just remained silent……
“Not answering, you bastard? Are you running away?”
If Cheong Jin was watching this from the afterlife, he would be foaming at the mouth and swearing by now. Of course, since he’s one of the people who know Chung Myung best, he might be grateful just for not kicking his grave.
“Argh! I! I… Argh!”
Chung Myung could not fully express his complex feelings in words and just kept groaning.
Strictly speaking, wasn’t Hyun Jong a distant descendant of him?
No matter how much he is the Sect Leader of Mount Hua, if the actual Plum Blossom Sword Sovereign is in front of him, it is a generation gap that they have to listen to while laying flat on the floor.
But now, Chung Myung can’t do what he wants to do because of Hyun Jong’s order. Isn’t this situation absurd?
“Ugh, everyone has grown too much.”
How is it in the past, huh? Everyone was so naive to the extent they were practically singing Chung Myung-ah this, Chung Myung-ah that……
“Ugh…… This is giving me the creeps.”
Chung Myung sighed heavily.
“Ugh. It’s good that everyone has opinions…… but if I listen to all of them, I feel like I won’t be able to do my job……”
– Even if Sahyung says it’s Sahyung’s job, is there anything else besides causing trouble?
“What the hell? Whose side are you on?”
– Hohoho. Surely not yours, if one is a human!
“Ah! I told you not to come out together!”
One is enough to make him explode, but they are causing a ruckus together, they both!
Should he perform a ritual or something?
Ugh. That’s not the problem.”
Chung Myung folded his arms.
In fact, although he spoke in jest, this was a sensitive issue.
Should he respect Hyun Jong as the Sect Leader or lead him as a descendant?
So far, he had maintained a balanced approach. There were parts that he had to lead, but respect was also needed for the seniors who had devoted their lives to protect Mount Hua while he was absent.
But he had a hunch that there would be more of a clash between the two sides in the future.
“What should I do……”
Chung Myung’s lips subtly twitch while looking up at the sky in agony.
“I don’t know. I’ll think about it later!”
He sprang up from his seat.
“Not this time. No one can stop me!”
The grave, covered in fresh grass, silently watched Chung Myung, who was going down while chuckling in joy.
* * *
“What is it?”
‘Why isn’t it here?’
“I’m sure I left it here?”
Chung Myung tossed out the items in the closet. It was so sparse that it was only keeping a few sets of clothes, so it quickly became empty after throwing things away.
“How can this be?”
Chung Myung’s eyes trembled.
“I- Did I put it somewhere else? Is my memory already failing? At this young age?”
Although it wouldn’t be strange for him to be senile if you combine his age from previous life with this one, but this body is still new, isn’t it? And yet he’s already forgetful……
“Are you looking for this?”
Hwak!
Chung Myung looked back in surprise, startled by the sudden voice.
Familiar faces, led by Baek Cheon, stood in front of the door. And black clothes were dangling from Baek Cheon’s hands.
“My, my night clothes!”
“It’s obvious what you’re going to do. This is confiscated.”
“Confiscated?”
Chung Myung’s eyes spun at the unexpected remark.
‘Confiscated? My stuff?’
The shock was so great that he couldn’t utter a word and his mouth fell open.
It is Chung Myung who robbed other people’s things in his previous and second life, but never had his things taken. And now, confiscated?
“Sasuk.”
“What?”
“I think Sasuk is losing your mind now? It’s me, Chung Myung.”
“I know, you brat! That’s why I’m doing this!”
Baek Cheon’s face twisted in anger and scolded Chung Myung.
“It’s like you’re closing your eyes and ignoring everything! Sect Leader tells me not to go but hey, wearing night clothes and sneaking along will solve anything, huh?”
Jo-Gol chuckled as Chung Myung looked blank and looked for something to say.
“See? I told you this would happen.”
“…Hum. Well done.”
Yoon Jong patted Jo-Gol on the head uncharacteristically. Then Jo-Gol’s face smeared with pride.
Baek Cheon looked as if he was about to spit fire out of his eyes, and Yoo Iseol, who stood by him, also appeared extremely firm. Baek Cheon spoke sternly.
“I’ve tolerated everything you’ve done up to this point!”
“Ah, Sasuk. That’s not tolerance, that’s you being unable to stop me…”
Squeeze.
“…No, you’re right. It’s tolerance. Yes, it’s definitely tolerance.”
As Yoon Jong’s hand, which was stroking his head, tightened and grabbed Jo-Gol’s hair, Jo-Gol quickly changed his tune.
“But… this time it’s not possible! Even you can’t ignore Sect Leader’s command! Isn’t it none other than you who said that if the sect ignores its leader’s order, then it’ll be turned upside down, it’ll be a mess! A wise person doesn’t speak two words with one mouth, right?”
“…I say three things at once though?”
“….”
‘No… That’s not something to brag about. You keep saying that.’
“No, Sasuk!”
“What!”
“Do you really think things will go well without me?”
“It might not go well.”
“Sasuk knows that, so why is Sasuk doing this? Sasuk should help me persuade Sect Leader…”
“However!”
Baek Cheon decisively cut off Chung Myung.
“Sometimes failure is better than success. It’s better for Mount Hua to fail while adhering to Sect Leader’s words rather than to succeed by ignoring them!”
Flinch.
Chung Myung stepped back without realizing it.
Even the world-renowned Chung Myung couldn’t find a word to refute that perfect logic.
“Even if we lose our lives because we don’t bring you along, I won’t regret it!”
“Re- Really?”
“….”
For a moment, Baek Cheon, who was speechless, pursed his lips as if he was about to say something.
Then the Five Swords in the back began to murmur.
‘He seems like he will regret it, though?’
‘To be honest, I’m sure he will regret it, would that make sense otherwise?’
‘Ei. He should’ve boasted moderately…’
When Baek Cheon looked back with bloodshot eyes, the third-class disciples flinched and turned away.
“…Of course, I might regret it. But the fact that this choice is right remains the same! So you should give up and follow Sect Leader’s decision.”
“Whoa….”
Yoon Jong helped Baek Cheon.
“That’s right. This time, we should do as Sasuk says.”
Jo-Gol quickly sided with Yoon Jong, too.
“That’s right, you punk! Since Sect Leader has commanded, you can’t violate it no matter what. Are you going to tell the other Sahyungje to obey and listen well while you do that yourself? You should have a conscience.”
Yoo Iseol also added words with a frown.
“You’re going to get scolded.”
“….”
“You’re going to get scolded a lot this time.”
Soul slowly slipped out of Chung Myung’s mouth.
‘It wasn’t just the Un generation that was the problem.’
Now, the second-class disciples and the third-class disciples are shouting at him.
‘Sahyung! Cheong Mun Sahyung!’
‘Do I have to put up with this treatment? What? Me! This Plum Blossom Sword Sovereign, Chung Myung, to those descendants……!’
– If it’s Sect Leader’s command, you should follow, you punk! If you disregarded me in your past life, shouldn’t you listen at least this time!
“When did I ignore you! I did everything you asked me to do!”
“Why are you yelling all of a sudden?”
“…Oh, no, it’s nothing.”
Chung Myung was flustered, and just as he was about to say something, Baek Cheon decisively settled the situation.
“Anyway, it’s absolutely impossible this time. If you secretly follow us, we’ll immediately stop moving and return to Mount Hua. After that, if you continue to ignore the orders of Sect Leader and go to the Yangtze River alone, I will ask Sect Leader to lock you up in the Repentance Cave for a whole year!”
“What? Are you crazy, Sasuk?”
“I’m saying this because I’m not crazy, because I’m not! You’re the crazy one! How dare you casually break the command given by the leader of a sect! Don’t you know what ‘Deceiving the Master and Disgracing the Ancestors’ means?”
“De…Deceiving the Master and Disgracing the Ancestors?” (기사멸조(欺師滅祖))
“Yes, Deceiving the Master and Disgracing the Ancestors!”
Chung Myung was about to explode with rage.
Hey, you bastards…….
What you guys are doing right now is ‘Deceiving the Master and Disgracing the Ancestors.’ You’re doing ‘Deceiving the Master and Disgracing the Ancestors’…
Aigoo, my goodness.
“I won’t say it twice! Stop your nonsense and keep your butt!”
Baek Cheon turned his back on Chung Myung, who was dumbfounded, as coldly as possible.
Then Yoon Jong quickly followed and whispered.
“Will it be all right?”
“It’s something that had to be done at least once. Now, he’ll probably understand what he needs to protect.”
Baek Cheon boldly moved his foot. Even so, he was a little worried and glanced back subtly from time to time.
“Well, he’s not a guy who will get discouraged by this much.”
Five Swords shrugged their shoulders and came out of Chung Myung’s room. Then other third class disciples, who were holding their breath without being able to come out of the room, came out one by one and then lurked around in front ofChung Myung’s room.
Seeing Chung Myung, who had completely lost his soul and was sitting idly on the bed, they clicked their tongues and made a few comments before leaving..
“Chung Myung is done now.”
“It’s about time he lost his power.”
“Now it’s just Sasuk left. Let’s stick to Sasuk in advance.”
“Come to think of it, the next Sect Leader are Baek Cheon Sasuk and Yoon Jong Sahyung. That guy has no power when it comes to it.”
“Right? Why didn’t I think of that until now?”
‘Sahyung. Cheong Mun Sahyung…..’
‘The kids have grown up so much, really…’
‘But why…’
‘Why am I crying?’
‘Hoho. Hohoho.’
‘Mount Hua. Right, Mount Hua…..’
‘Get ruined! Damn it!’
* * *
“Well, then, we’ll be on our way, Sect Leader.”
“Y- Yes.”
Hyun Jong nodded with a heavy face and looked at the disciples lined up in front of him.
Baek Cheon, Yoo Iseol, Baek Sang, Yoon Jong, Jo-Gol, Tang Soso, and even Hye Yeon.
It’s a familiar combination. Whenever there was a foreign exchange, these disciples of Mount Hua… No, one disciple of Mount Hua and disciples from other sects would go on such an expedition like this.
But why…
‘Why does it feel so unfamiliar?’
There was only one person missing, but he felt restless and couldn’t calm down.
“That… uh, um… That….”
Hyun Jong stuttered as if he was unable to find the right words.
‘Where did he go?’
Why isn’t even his shadow visible?
It might be a bit easier to stomach if he could see his sulky face, but this guy didn’t even show his face right here, probably because he was so sulking.
Hyun Jong, who gave up, managed his expression and looked at the disciples.
“As you know, this matter is… a very sensitive issue. So…”
“Yes, Sect Leader. We’ll take care and double-check to prevent any problems.”
“Good.”
Seeing Baek Cheon’s determined face should have given him a sense of relief… It should have, but…
Hyun Jong nearly bit his index finger’s nail without realizing it.
“If, If any problem arises, don’t try to solve it, just run away immediately.”
“Yes, Sect Leader.”
“The pirates are extremely cunning. Always be on guard.”
“Yes.”
“Don’t ever try to solve it among yourselves. I have spoken to Beggar Union, so report the situation regularly, and request for support in case of emergency.”
“…Yes.”
“Eat three meals a day. Be careful about drinking water, as it might not suit you, and you might get stomach upset. Oh, and you might catch a local disease…”
“We’ll be here all day at this rate!”
“…Ah, right.”
In the end, Hyun Jong shook his head at Hyun Young’s irritation that had exploded.
His face had been getting hot and his heart had been pounding since earlier, and it wouldn’t calm down. It was as if he was sending his disciples out for the first time.
“Sect Leader, don’t worry. We will be extremely cautious! Please trust us.”
“I see.”
Hyun Jong closed his eyes tightly. When his disciples spoke like this, how could he, the sect leader, not trust them?
“Take care and return safely.”
“Yes, Sect Leader!”
They all bowed to Hyun Jong at once, turned around, and left the gate.
“Have a safe trip, Sahyung!”
“Be careful!”
“Take care and come back! And give those pirate guys a good beating!”
Baek Cheon turned back, nodded his head, and only then did he sneak a look around.
“…Is he not around?”
“It doesn’t seem so.”
“He’s not secretly following us, is he?”
“Nah. We’ve told him so much, he wouldn’t dare.”
Baek Cheon sighed softly.
‘It’s the first foreign trip without Chung Myung.’
It’s true that he felt nervous, but they had to do their best. They should take this opportunity to prove that they can stand alone without Chung Myung.
‘Don’t feel too bitter, you rascal.’
Baek Cheon, who captured Mount Hua’s scene in his eyes, turned his head and stepped forward firmly.
“Let’s go!”
“Yes!”
Mount Hua’s disciples proudly left the gate.