The Genius Youngest Disciple of the Wudang Sect

Chapter 146

When Unjeong entered the brothel, several people lined up in front of him.

He was tense for a moment, but as he had heard from Unhwi, he did his best to walk inside as if it were natural.

Then a short man with a beard grown in two forks approached him and said, "Young master. Please come this way. I will serve you."

He said as he naturally led Unjeong to a room, "I'm very sorry for not recognizing you, young master. Our kids were replaced a few months ago."

"Are you addressing me without even revealing your name, you insolent fellow?"

"Ah! I'm sorry. My name is Wang Gwang."

"Wang Gwang? A funny name. The manager who greeted me last time was named Jin Yeong-ha. Where did he go?"

"Ah! He quit his job a while ago."

"Quit? He said he had worked here for over ten years."

"That is... I heard he went down to his hometown."

Unjeong said with a smirk, "To his hometown? I'm sure I heard him say he was a native of Wuhan when I talked to him last time."

"T-To his parents' hometown..."

Wang Gwang answered with a troubled face and secretly avoided his gaze.

"Alright. Well, that's not important. Is Mi-hyang here today?"

"Mi-hyang?"

"You haven't been able to understand what I'm saying since a while ago! Don't make me say it twice!"

As Unjeong poked Wang Gwang's chest, the surrounding martial artists flinched.

They were about to draw their swords. Although Unjeong felt a chill run down his spine, he pretended not to notice and shouted, "So is Mi-hyang here or not!"

"Ah, she is. But Mi-hyang is a little..."

"A little what?"

"Mi-hyang has been resting from work recently because she has not been feeling well. If you are okay with it, young master, we can get you a prettier girl who is also good at playing instruments..."

"Don't talk nonsense, just bring me Mi-hyang. If you tell her that the third son of Minister Jeong of Chang'an has come, she will surely come out. Understood?"

"....... Yes. I understand."

As Unjeong said that, he threw a pouch on the floor.

"It's twenty silver coins. Bring out some alcohol that you can make a lot of profit from, and as for the remaining money, you and the big guy behind you can have it as pocket money."

"Thank you. Young master!"

At the pleasant clinking sound, Wang Gwang bowed his head and led Unjeong to a rather spacious room.

***

After taking Unjeong to the room, Wang Gwang immediately ordered his subordinate to prepare Mi-hyang and then headed somewhere with quick steps.

He went to a rather deep room in the brothel and bowed his head to the man who was waiting for him there, and said, "Gang Leader. I've tested him a little, and I think he's just a customer."

The man called Gang Leader was the gang leader of the Red Snake Gang, Go Mun-tak.

Even at Wang Gwang's words, he could not hide his suspicious expression.

"Hmm... his footsteps were clearly the footsteps of a person who has learned martial arts. Such a deep and consistent gait is not something that can be obtained by training casually for just one or two years. It means that he has trained in orthodox martial arts, and for a long time at that."

"Isn't it common these days for the children of high-ranking officials to learn martial arts from a young age? Or he could be someone who is trying to apply for the military examination, even if he looks like that."

"Hmm..."

"Above all, only the customers at that time know the name of the former manager and the existence of Mi-hyang. But that person called for Mi-hyang."

"Mi-hyang?"

"Yes. That's right."

"Of all the many courtesans, he called for Mi-hyang? Do you really think that's a coincidence?"

"Wouldn't it be? In fact, a few months ago, Mi-hyang was the most popular courtesan at the Shi-yue Pavilion..."

After listening to Wang Gwang's words, Go Mun-tak thought for a long time and then said, "For now, find out who Minister Jeong of Chang'an is, and whether he has three sons. As soon as possible."

"May I ask why you are doing this?"

"I have a bad feeling. Isn't it too exquisite? He's giving an identity that we can't know for sure, and he's rattling off the names of the people who used to work here as if to let us know that he used to come here often in the past."

"That is..."

"Do you know how I got to this position? It's because I doubt everything and believe nothing. So don't talk nonsense and do as I say."

"I understand. Gang Leader."

Wang Gwang bowed to him again and, while leaving the room, he kept pouting and cursed Go Mun-tak in his heart.

'It's one thing for that suspicion to flare up once or twice, but does he not know that the more he does that, the more my work increases? Hoo... but I have to do it. If I don't want to die.'

He went to greet the next customer with an annoyed expression.

He, who was originally the manager of a small sect called the Red Snake Gang, suddenly became the manager of the brothel when the gang leader took it over.

His salary was the same, but his work had increased three or four times.

However, he was so afraid of Go Mun-tak that he couldn't say a single word to his face.

He already had quite strong martial arts for the leader of a mediocre Black Way sect.

But after he joined the Red Snake Gang to some organization called the Evil Way Alliance, he went to the Evil Way Alliance for about six months to learn some martial arts, and after that, his martial arts became much stronger, and his personality became as cruel as his martial arts had become strong.

'In order to live, I have no choice but to do as he says for now.'

He hid his true feelings and began to greet the next customer with a smiling face.

"Welcome to the Shi-yue Pavilion!"

***

After sending Senior Brother Unjeong to the Shi-yue Pavilion, I continued to talk with Gongsun Huan.

Although I wasn't that worried, Gongsun Huan seemed to be very worried about Unjeong.

"The man named Go Mun-tak is a very suspicious person. If he finds out that Taoist Master Unjeong is the one I sent... he could really die at his hands."

"That's why I taught him the name of the old manager, and the structure and business methods of the brothel in detail, right? And you also taught him about that courtesan named Mi-hyang. Is it true that she is on your side, Master of the Pavilion?"

"Still... I'm anxious. In the first place, asking for Mi-hyang might rather arouse his suspicion. I heard that Mi-hyang has not been receiving customers and has been staying in her room since I left."

"That's why I said he's the third son of Minister Jeong of Chang'an, right? In my opinion, if he says that, she won't be able to not come out."

He slowly nodded his head.

I found out while talking with him, but the third son of the person named Minister Jeong of Chang'an is Gongsun Huan.

At first, I thought he was using a pseudonym because his surname was different, but it turns out that he is, to be precise, Minister Jeong's nephew.

Originally, Minister Jeong had two sons, but after Gongsun Huan lost his parents at a young age, Minister Jeong took him in and raised him like his third son.

And he said that only the now-dead former manager and the courtesan named Mi-hyang knew that.

"And even if Go Mun-tak really checks if Minister Jeong of Chang'an has a third son, he will only hear the answer 'yes'."

"That's true, but... he is really strong. He also has a cruel nature of first cutting down anyone who is suspicious."

His face was full of fear.

To be honest, I was starting to get curious about how strong he was.

"How strong is he? Although our Senior Brother Unjeong's presence is not that great, his martial arts are quite strong."

"What level is 'strong'?"

"Probably to the point where he can beat most of the rising stars? He was at the Nangong family until a while ago, and he was a little lacking compared to the Sword Dragon, Nangong Mu-jin."

"Sword Dragon... I don't know how strong he is, but Go Mun-tak's strength is real. It's not that I didn't do anything when the Shi-yue Pavilion was taken. The Shi-yue Pavilion was originally guarded by the martial artists I had hired and raised for over ten years, and I had also entrusted the protection of the brothel to two nearby escort agencies."

"Then now...?"

He lowered his eyes and said, "Most of my subordinates were killed by him, and many of the escorts were also killed by him. In an escort agency, the escorts are ultimately their strength and property. As the escorts continued to die, in the end, the escort agencies also gave up... so I had no choice but to be kicked out."

"So after taking the Shi-yue Pavilion, he's now trying to take the Flying Dragon Inn as well?"

"Yes. When Go Mun-tak kicked me out, he said he would not take the Flying Dragon Inn and would leave it. But..."

"He's breaking his promise? Well, I wonder what a promise would mean to those Unorthodox Faction guys anyway."

He nodded his head with a firm face.

I have resolved a few of the questions I had until now.

Usually, a popular brothel like that is either thoroughly guarded, or it is run with a Black Way sect.

But it's unlikely that the Shi-yue Pavilion, which is said to be the best brothel in Wuhan, would not have such basic defenses.

But if it has already been taken over, it's understandable.

And another question I had was why the Red Snake Gang didn't occupy the Flying Dragon Inn with force like that.

I thought it was because the inn was more open than the brothel, and many ordinary people who didn't know martial arts frequented it, so they were being mindful of the authorities, but it seems he didn't want to break his word after saying he wouldn't take it, as a man and a martial artist.

'Anyway, that guy named Go Mun-tak's martial arts seem to be quite strong.'

But in my memory, there is no name Go Mun-tak.

In this case, it's one of two things.

The first is that after he settled this matter, he died of some other matter before he could build up more notoriety, and the second is...

'In the future, when he becomes a greater master than now and makes a name for himself in the martial world, he is using a different name.'

To check if he is someone I know, I have no choice but to face him directly.

For now, I'll check the face of the Red Snake Gang Leader, Go Mun-tak, later, and I stood up from my seat and said to Gongsun Huan, "I understand. For now, I have a rough grasp of the situation. Please think about if there is anything else you would like to tell me, and I will go out for now."

"Where are you going, martial artist?"

"The swallows have probably brought news by now. Since the Red Snake Gang is a pretty big organization around here, there will probably be a lot of information spread around."

"By swallows, you mean the Hao-men, right? Then the information fee is..."

"For now, I'll put it on a tab. You don't have much money right now, do you? Instead... if you really reclaim the Shi-yue Pavilion, you have a lot of money there, right?"

"That's right. Besides what was taken by the Red Snake Gang, I have also hidden something else, and since I have hidden it secretly, they probably haven't found it."

At the immediate answer, I smiled pleasantly and nodded my head.

"Good. I'll get it all settled to the last penny, so remember that."

"Yes. Martial artist."

I received his greeting and left for the inn run by the Hao-men, which was a little far from here.

For now, more than anything else, my hands seem to be itching.

I don't know how much of a master that man named Go Mun-tak is, but it's because I haven't had a proper fight with a real master for a while.

Of course, being beaten up mercilessly by Ho Baek-gwi should not be counted as a fight.

Because although it was called a spar, to be honest, it was no different from being beaten up.

'Go Mun-tak? How strong is he?'

Right now, I don't know what the relationship with the Evil Way Alliance is, or how large the enemy's forces are, so I can't do it my way, but the fastest solution to this kind of problem is to charge through the main gate and wipe them all out.

Because the Unorthodox Faction guys are originally ruled by the logic of power, that way is faster to make them understand and faster to clean up.

'Just don't have any relationship with the Evil Way Alliance. Even right now...'

I continued to move forward, gripping the scabbard with my hand.

Those who torment people for money are trash.

And I am no different from an expert in dealing with that trash.

(End of Chapter)