novelraw Chapter 94 : Chapter 94
Chapter 94 : Chapter 94
Chapter 94 - I'm envious
After the inauguration ceremony, the night grew deep.
The food and alcohol that seemed to last forever, and the voices of the people, gradually subsided, and it was a time when most people had left for the dream world.
However, the rising generation of the Diancang Sect were still gathered in one space.
“Tomorrow morning, we will leave for Jade Dragon Snow Mountain.”
At Biyoung’s words, the rising generation’s eyes widened.
Eung Gajin asked on behalf of the senior brothers.
“The inauguration ceremony was held today, and you’re leaving tomorrow? You’re not going to rest for a few more days?”
“There’s work to be done, so why drag it out? Senior Brother Eung Gajin has a bad habit from the old days, doesn’t he?”
“This bastard….”
Eung Gajin’s face turned hot, as if he remembered an embarrassing memory from Simao.
“Am I saying this for my own comfort? I’m saying it because you must be tired from going back and forth to the Beggars' Union. Besides, do you know how much alcohol you drank today?”
“It’s fine. I drank that much yesterday too.”
“?”
At this moment, even the Absolute Protector, who was standing with them, tilted his head.
Is he… calling that an explanation right now?
‘Sigh. The sect is in a fine state.’
Eung Gajin had a lot to say, but he forced himself to swallow it.
No matter how pleasant the event was, the act of drinking alcohol in a Daoist sect was a very unconventional thing in the first place.
Besides, weren't most of the rising generation, including Biyoung, not even twenty years old?
But the Diancang Sect could no longer make an issue of drinking alcohol.
Why?
Because the Sect Leader himself was a person whose nose was flushed red from the influence of alcohol…!
Jeokseo was respectable in many ways, but as for alcohol, Eung Gajin could not agree with his opinion.
“This time to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, we will be accompanied by Gwangyo… no, Guardian Gwang. I will take two of the senior brothers.”
“Guardian Gwangyo is accompanying us to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain?”
That was enough to cause a stir among the rising generation.
He didn't seem as completely crazy as the rumors suggested, but every time he twitched the whites of his eyes, he felt a shiver down his spine.
It was to the extent that even Uma, who was not easily intimidated by a person’s appearance, had to feel a sense of tension.
Besides, Biyoung had no inhibitions because of his past life's memories, but Gwangyo was at least twice as old as the rising generation.
In terms of rank in the Beggars' Union, age, and unpredictable eccentric personality.
He was a person they absolutely did not want to accompany.
“Is there anyone who wants to go?”
Biyoung asked the rising generation with a strange smile.
“!”
At this moment.
The rising generation each avoided Biyoung’s gaze in the best way they could.
‘If I make eye contact, it’s over.’
‘Just going with that brat Biyoung is a headache, but with Guardian Gwangyo?’
‘I’d rather climb Diancang Mountain a few more times!’
‘The road to hell. That is the road to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain…!’
When no one volunteered, Biyoung’s smile became a little thicker.
“Hooooo? So passive about the sect’s affairs? This is disappointing.”
Then, the quick-witted Danseol stepped up to appease Biyoung.
“Rather than being passive, aren't we currently learning the Flying Eagle Steps and the Eagle Talon Twelve Swords? Accompanying Guardian Gwangyo would certainly be a good experience, but what is urgent for us now is to improve our swordsmanship and internal energy as quickly as possible.”
Plausible words, as if his tongue was coated in honey, flowed from Danseol's mouth.
The rising generation secretly clenched their fists as they watched him.
‘Well done, Danseol.’
‘That’s our Senior Brother Danseol. A master of rationalization!’
‘Slit eyes are advantageous at times like these, aren’t they? It’s hard to read his expression.’
But there was one thing that was not visible to others’ eyes.
Beads of sweat were forming on the temples of Danseol, who was speaking so calmly.
‘I’d rather train at the main mountain where that brat isn’t. I can’t stand being dragged around and training.’
That was Danseol’s honest feeling.
“Really? You value training that much? Well, fine. Then I’ll decide as I please.”
The gazes of the rising generation once again turned to an irrelevant place.
On the left, Biyoung.
And on the right, Gwangyo.
To go on a journey with those two.
They absolutely did not want that.
No way!
“First, one person is Senior Sister Jeong.”
At the words Senior Sister Jeong, a few of the rising generation clenched their teeth.
They had almost let out a sigh of relief without realizing it.
“Understood.”
Senior Sister Jeong silently nodded and stood next to Biyoung.
“Other people are busy avoiding my gaze, but Senior Sister Jeong is calm?”
“Because I knew this would happen.”
Jeong-i gave a slightly self-deprecating smile.
In fact, it was more or less a confirmed matter that she would be traveling with Biyoung.
As long as she could not perfectly operate the Profound Heaven's True Energy Unification Art on her own, Biyoung had to continue to help her with her energy circulation.
Jeong-i also found the company of the madman Gwangyo burdensome.
But unfortunately, the Profound Heaven's True Energy Unification Art was not an internal energy technique that could be learned in a short period of time.
And a considerable amount of the elixir that had accumulated in her body still remained.
‘So far, so good….’
The other rising generation had also somewhat expected that Jeong-i would accompany them.
Now there was one spot left.
From here on, it was a situation that was truly unpredictable.
‘Who could it be? It won’t be me, right?’
‘As long as it’s not me…!’
‘Primordial Lord of Heaven. Please have mercy so that I do not have to accompany the two beasts in front of me….’
In the ears of the anxious rising generation, Biyoung’s clear voice was heard.
“It’s Senior Brother Solbo!”
“?!”
All the senior brothers except for Solbo clenched their fists at once.
On the other hand, Solbo had an expression as if he had lost his country.
“Why… why me of all people?”
“Hmm… Because there’s a lot of luggage?”
“L-luggage?”
“Yeah. This time when we go to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, we’re going to bring back Grandpa Hyeokri Chong and his granddaughter. Since they’re moving their home, there will be a lot of things to bring.”
“So… you’re using me because you need a baggage carrier?”
Solbo, as if he was dumbfounded, kept flaring his small nostrils.
It was unfair enough to go on a long journey with two madmen, and now he had to be treated as a baggage carrier!
“Senior Brother Solbo is the one with the best movement technique among us. The other senior brothers can’t go far quickly with luggage on their shoulders. This is something only Senior Brother Solbo can do.”
At first glance, it was a satisfying statement.
Being acknowledged for something by Biyoung was as difficult as plucking a star from the sky.
But.
The fact that the role was a baggage carrier made Solbo feel very somber.
“Hehehehe. You brat! Why are you hesitating like a mouse that needs to poop! It’s something you can just nod and agree to!”
“!”
As if annoyed by Solbo’s lukewarm attitude, harsh words came out of Gwangyo.
Solbo, startled, shouted reflexively.
“I-I will do so!”
“Kehehe. Alright. You’d better keep your wits about you and follow.”
As they say, see one and you know ten, the journey ahead seemed to be laid bare just from this conversation.
In the eyes of the senior brothers looking at Solbo, there was a sense of pity beyond regret.
‘Too bad.’
‘Poor guy.’
‘How did he get caught by those two madmen.’
‘To think that having a superior movement technique would hold him back like this.’
Once the two victims(?) were decided, Biyoung’s gaze now turned to the remaining senior brothers.
“Alright then. Since Senior Sister Jeong and Senior Brother Solbo are suffering outside, the senior brothers can’t just sit still, can you?”
“!”
The faces of the rising generation, who had been looking at Solbo with pity, rapidly contorted.
They thought they were watching a fire across the river, but it turned out their own house was on fire?
“Point five.”
“?”
At the out-of-the-blue words, Eung Gajin asked.
“Point five? What does that mean?”
“You don’t get it? Increase the training amount by half.”
“What, what?”
“Increase the training by 1.5 times starting from dawn. Morning, noon, and night.”
The mouths of the remaining rising generation instantly dropped open.
It was already enough to make their mouths go dry just to complete the usual training amount, and now they had to add point five to it?
“Why? You can’t do it?”
“You brat. If you suddenly increase the training amount like that…!!”
“You mean it’s impossible? What do you think?”
Biyoung’s gaze shifted from Eung Gajin to another swordsman.
Eung Gajin was terrified as he watched.
‘N-no…!!’
Please.
Don't ask him.
There's no point in asking him.
You vicious bastard!
“Will it be impossible?”
Where Biyoung’s gaze was directed, a tall man was standing with an expressionless face.
A man who had no other interest than the protection of the Diancang Sect.
A man who was filled with one thought from head to toe.
Absolute Protector.
He soon answered Biyoung in a determined voice.
“I can do it.”
“……!”
Unfortunately, Eung Gajin’s desperate inner cry did not reach Absolute Protector.
Absolute Protector was a man who would silently carry out even the most difficult tasks.
Even if the training amount was increased not by point five but by two times, the brat would have given the same answer.
‘That vile bastard…!!’
Uma’s demonic eyes shot up to the sky.
That brat definitely knew and asked on purpose.
Because Absolute Protector would never say ‘I can’t do it’!
“Keuh! As expected of Yeoho!”
With a fierce reaction as if he had drunk carbonated water, Biyoung looked at the remaining senior brothers.
“Surely, if the youngest junior brother of the sect says he can do it, the senior brothers won’t back out, right?”
“……!”
A thoroughly calculated scheme from the beginning.
Biyoung was preparing another hell for the remaining senior brothers who were staying on Diancang Mountain.
‘What a demonic bastard!’
‘You can’t stand to see us comfortably at the main mountain, can you?’
‘The current training amount isn’t comfortable either!’
Everyone was silent as if they had eaten honey, but a hot flame was flickering in the hearts of the senior brothers.
Primordial Lord of Heaven.
Just once.
Please, just once, give me the strength to beat that brat up.
Otherwise, I don’t think I can sleep tonight!
“Alright then, see you tomorrow morning.”
However.
There was no way the Primordial Lord of Heaven would listen to such an impure prayer.
Biyoung left with a triumphant look on his face, whistling.
“…………Haa.”
Those heading to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain.
Those remaining at the main mountain.
Their missions were different, but the expressions of the rising generation were all the same.
***
Pabababak!
As if they were riding a slide, four figures were rapidly descending the rough Diancang Mountain.
Their appearances were distinctly different, but they had a clear commonality in their light and fluid movement techniques.
“Kehehe! Your movement technique is not ordinary either.”
“Thank you.”
At Gwangyo’s praise, the martial artist in the lead smiled warmly.
Contrary to expectations, the one in the lead was not Biyoung or Solbo.
Jeong-i opened the mountain path at the very front of the group, and Gwangyo and Solbo followed behind her.
Biyoung was at the very back, checking every single movement of someone.
“Senior Brother! That’s not it! Just let your heel touch the ground again!”
“Hic!”
What a demonic brat he was.
Even though he was moving his legs so quickly, if he made even the slightest misstep, a thunderous roar would fall from behind.
“Again! Are you kidding me right now?!”
“Hic!”
Solbo was making a grimace like a deer that had encountered a tiger.
He had somewhat braced himself for a difficult journey.
But he had not expected to be tormented by Biyoung like this as soon as he left the mountain gate.
Biyoung had made Solbo assume a special posture, and if he deviated even slightly from that posture, he would hurl curses at him.
It would not be easy to keep up with the speed of Jeong-i in front, and trying to assume an unfamiliar posture must be driving him crazy.
If the senior brothers remaining in the Diancang Sect had seen this, they would have sent him a look of pity once again.
Swoosh.
However.
In Jeong-i's smile as she looked back, there was a feeling other than pity.
‘I'm envious.’
Jeong-i knew better than anyone.
Just as with the Profound Heaven's True Energy Unification Art, when Biyoung made someone do different training, there was a reason for it.
Solbo was now preparing for a special development that the other senior brothers had not yet begun.
“Again! I’ll stab a knife into the sole of your foot!”
“Hic!”
Of course, the person in question was making a grimace, completely unaware.