The Genius Youngest Disciple of the Wudang Sect

Chapter 140

Nangong Sang-hyeon even took out a splendid scabbard that matched the sword and even put it on my waist himself.

"Instead, I'll take your blue steel sword. I need to get a souvenir too."

He said he would send a separate letter to the Wudang Sect and contact them.

Strictly speaking, my sword is not my own, but was given to me by the sect, so if I leave it somewhere and bring another sword, I might get in trouble.

And he said he would rest a little more and then go, so he sent me out, telling me to enjoy the banquet first.

"Grand Master. You're out... Hup!"

When I came out of Nangong Sang-hyeon's room, Nangong Yu-hwa, who was waiting in front, was so surprised to see me that she stopped talking and covered her mouth.

It seems she is like that because she saw my sword.

However, she soon became calm. It seems she has convinced herself that the Sovereign Sword Emperor gave me this sword.

"I will escort you back to the banquet hall. Grand Master."

"Thank you."

On the way back to the banquet hall, following her.

I let out a deep sigh and said, "Hoo... the annoying time is slowly approaching."

"What is so annoying?"

"Now when I go to the banquet hall, there will be no one to protect me, so various people will come to talk to me and try to build a relationship, right? Actually, I don't really like crowded places."

Then she said to me with her eyes wide open, "To be honest, it's unexpected. I thought you would like such places because you usually speak well and seem sociable."

"Rather than liking it, I'm good at it. Liking something and being good at something are completely different. When I actually go, I'll probably introduce myself to various people, talk, and do well. However, when it's all over and I go back to my lodgings... I'll have to lie down for a while."

"Are you saying that you can pretend to like something even if you don't like it, as long as you're good at it?"

"I don't have to pretend to like it. When you do something you're good at, you get results, right? And you do it again for the fun of getting those results. And although there are people who really like people and go around meeting them, I do it because I need to. Things like connections and relationships."

Although I said it half-jokingly, her expression became a little serious.

This is why Nangong Yu-hwa is a talent.

She doesn't miss the meaning contained in the small words I say as if I'm just passing by.

She will surely interpret the conversation we just had in her own way and accept it in a way that will help her own development.

"I know the way from here, so it's okay for me to go alone. If you want to go in and rest, please do."

"....... No. I will also go to the banquet hall. If I want to be active in the martial world in the future... I will also need connections."

I let out a small laugh when I heard her answer.

Because I could imagine her doing her best and talking seriously even when dealing with people, just like now.

"Then let's go. Perhaps if it's Miss Yu-hwa, people will try to approach you first even if you just stand still. Please accept the people who come well."

And I started to walk ahead.

In fact, I'm more worried about our senior brothers than Miss Yu-hwa.

I'm worried that they might be eating in a corner without being able to get along with other people at all because they are so shy.

I quickened my steps and hurried to the banquet hall.

***

When I returned to the banquet hall...

My worries were really meaningless.

My senior brothers were not huddled together, but were scattered and getting along well with different people.

I thought they were all shy, but now that I see them, they are completely captivating the atmosphere among the people.

It seemed there was no need for me to worry.

"Aren't you Taoist Master Unhwi of the Wudang Sect?"

"I was very impressed by the spar yesterday. I am Do-eul of the Cheong-seong Sect."

"I am Seo-mun So-yu of the Seo-mun family. It's my first time meeting a Taoist master from the Wudang Sect, but you have tremendous internal energy, just as I've heard. I couldn't forget that figure yesterday."

And as I had expected, I became the object of people's interest and had to greet them all night long, and greet them again, and talk, and talk again.

Nangong Sang-hyeon, as he had told me, appeared at the banquet hall again after a while and made everyone enthusiastic, and when he appeared, the rising stars, who had been talking in a disorderly manner, began to discuss the sword dance that Nangong Sang-hyeon had shown earlier.

Although it cannot be said that it gave me such a great enlightenment, it will surely have a different meaning for those rising stars.

If I had received confirmation of the path I had been on until now, they would feel as if they had found a path in a desolate field where nothing could be seen around them.

'As the elder wishes... the martial world will be able to develop even further.'

Although it might be thought that it has only brought a very small change for now, I am confident that in ten or fifteen years, when the rising stars who have gained great and small enlightenment today become the center of the martial world in earnest, the orthodox martial world will be much stronger than the future I know.

And so, after the hectic banquet was over, we scattered to our respective lodgings.

Lying down my tired body on the bed, I closed my eyes and thought.

'I have gained a lot from this trip to the Nangong family.'

Although Nangong Sang-hyeon said that meeting me was a fortunate encounter for him and the direct descendants of the Nangong family, in fact, I think I have gained the most.

First, building such a close relationship with the Nangong family. The Nangong family is, in name and reality, the number one family under heaven, so it will surely be a great help to me in the future.

And getting to know the rising stars of numerous families and sects.

In fact, I don't even remember who is who, but the important thing is not that I remember them, but that they remember me.

In that sense, the rising stars who came to the Nangong family this time will not easily forget me, so it is very successful.

Because no one knows what kind of effect these relationships, one by one, will have in the future.

And the Red Dragon Sword.

I lay on the bed, drew the sword, and admired its blade sparkling in the moonlight.

It is the most splendid and outstanding sword I have ever had in my life.

In fact, even in my previous life, I had gained a considerable reputation and had plenty of money for a few years before I died, so I could have obtained a good sword if I had tried, but I insisted on an ordinary blue steel sword until the end.

I don't know why I did that back then, but I thought that using a good sword was a matter of pride.

Perhaps, just as I, who had an insignificant background, had jumped into the martial world alone and proved myself, I wanted to show that even an ordinary sword was enough.

'Although it was a very foolish thought.'

But it was when I was defeated by the Mok-hwa God and was dying that I realized that it was a useless bravado.

At that time, I blamed everything.

If I had been born into a good family, if I had entered a good sect, if I had obtained a fortunate encounter and learned a good martial art, if I had trained a little harder, if it had been a good sword that is commonly called a famous sword, not a cheap sword like this...

So in this life, I decided not to repeat the same mistake. To use even a small thing that can be used, and to train a little more when I can train.

This is not a kind of vow like not wanting to leave regrets, like in people's splendid stories.

It is a desire to win the war that will happen someday in the future, and it is a mindset of struggling not to die at that time.

'I must never make the same mistake.'

I sheathed the sword again and went to sleep.

Although it's good to pull myself together, and it's good to have built connections...

As expected, acting like a good person in front of people is a very tiring thing.

***

Three days have passed since the banquet ended.

During that time, the Nangong family was very busy. Because it takes time and manpower to clean up as much as it does to prepare for a festival or a banquet.

First, most of the guests who had come here packed their luggage and went back home.

It seemed like they had gathered slowly over a long period of time when they came, but when they went back, it felt like they had left in an instant, perhaps because their destinations were different.

Some stayed at the Nangong family for a few more days, saying that the road would surely be crowded if they left now, and helped with the cleanup.

And so, while most of the Nangong family was busy trying to return to their daily lives, we spent a completely different busy daily life.

"Legs, legs are falling off! Tense your abs and hold on!"

"Keu-heu-eu-eup!"

"Don't make a sound out of your mouth, even a five-year-old child can endure this much!"

The ten young men and women, including me, devoted ourselves only to training, without paying any attention to what was happening outside.

No matter how much of a Grand Master I am, I can't stay here forever, so it was to make my training method completely ingrained in their bodies in the shortest possible time.

Although it might seem like you just have to move your body recklessly, it is still a Dynamic Qigong, so the minute posture and angle are really important.

I repeated these movements countless times and found the posture that required the most strength and grew the fastest, and thanks to that, it seems to have naturally developed into a Dynamic Qigong.

"Good. Three more times. Three, two, one and a half, one and a half of a half, one and a half of a half of a half, one, that's it."

Everyone's faces were bright red, and they let out a big breath and collapsed on the floor.

"You can't collapse with just this much. You have to make your body to the point where you can do what you just did with a smile later. I think you will gradually get better. You've all worked hard."

At my words, Nangong Ryu-jin struggled to get up and said to me, "Grand Master. I'm sorry to interrupt, but the atmosphere sounds a little strange. It sounds like not just 'today's' training is over, but that the training is completely over..."

"That's right. You heard correctly. My senior brothers and I have to go back to the Wudang Sect soon. We can't stay here forever."

"Ah..."

Nangong Ryu-jin seemed to be swallowing his disappointment.

Looking at him, I let out a small laugh.

In fact, I had persistently tormented him for the peace and tranquility of the martial world while I was here, so I thought he would be the happiest if I left, but he has such a gloomy expression, as if he has grown fond of me.

"And one more thing. The slave life of Young Hero Nangong Mu-jin and Young Hero Nangong Ryu-jin is now over. You have worked hard until now."

"Ah, no. We deserve to be punished a little more."

"That's right, Grand Master. Please treat us as slaves!"

The two of them, as if they had forgotten their hardship, jumped up from their seats and shouted like that, but rather than feeling good, it was even scary, so I barely managed to stop them.

"Everyone here, in my opinion, are all people with tremendous abilities. When we meet next time, I hope we can meet in an equal relationship, having worked even harder than now. Thank you for following me well until now."

When I said this, the three Nangong siblings got up from their seats and said a word to me in turn with a fist-and-palm salute.

"I will be the one to thank you. I will work harder so that when I see you next time, I can see you in a way that is not shameful to the Grand Master's teachings."

Nangong Mu-jin, who has a strong pride and lacks flexibility, but in other words, knows how to go his own way with integrity.

If he continues as he is now, he will surely become a good martial artist.

"I have lived my life thinking that I was the best in the world. But, after meeting the Grand Master, I have realized that there is a sky above me. I will always live humbly from now on."

Nangong Ryu-jin, who was caught by me as if he were a mouse because of something that didn't even happen in this life.

Although it was a short time, I have no doubt that his character has been corrected so that he will not commit the things I was worried about.

"If I hadn't met the Grand Master, I might have lived an ordinary life as a mediocre martial artist. I will aim for a higher place and become a martial artist who can be of great help to the Grand Master in the future."

In fact, as she said, she is a person who lives an ordinary life to the point where I don't have a big impression of Nangong Yu-hwa.

I think it can be said to be a great harvest just by discovering the talent of Nangong Yu-hwa and changing her destiny on this trip to the Nangong family.

I made eye contact with them one by one, and then I also said with a polite fist-and-palm salute, "I also learned a lot with all of you. Then finally, we should check how much stronger you have become in the meantime, right?"

"How do we check?"

I smiled at them and said, "Everyone, pick up a wooden sword and come up. Shall we try three against one this time? No going easy on each other."

The pupils of the three siblings tremble.

Although it is a situation that can be concluded very warmly, such a soft memory does not last long.

Perhaps if we sweat and bleed together while having a spar, they will surely be able to engrave my teachings and presence on their bodies even if I go back to the Wudang Sect.

Wait. I wonder if it wasn't blood... but isn't it important to shed something together?

I think so.