The Genius Youngest Disciple of the Wudang Sect

Chapter 151

The very next day.

We briefly made our next plan and decided to move immediately.

It was something that had to be done anyway, and the number of people involved was not a small number, but over a hundred.

So we decided to move as quickly as possible, in case our plan might be leaked to the enemy.

That's not to say that there will be a spy among them.

However, if the preparation period becomes long, someone might make a slip of the tongue, or they might talk nonsense while drunk.

Because there was a possibility that the information that we were trying to retake the Shi-yue Pavilion might leak out absurdly, we decided to move first before such a thing could happen.

"It's still broad daylight, is it okay to move now?"

At the question of one of my senior brothers, I answered immediately.

"That's why we have to move now. For those who work at night, like in brothels or taverns, a time like this is no different from midnight. And above all, when the sun starts to set, customers will start to come one by one. Since there will be no one in their right mind who would drink at a brothel at this hour, it's the perfect time to attack."

Everyone nodded their heads at my explanation.

Although it is very natural that day is better than night if you are going to raid a brothel, it seemed to be accepted as a new fact by my senior brothers who were unfamiliar with such things.

"Hwi-ya. Since that man named Go Mun-tak is said to be so strong in martial arts, I will go to him. He's probably at the Red Snake Gang, right?"

"Probably, right? He wouldn't be staying at the brothel, would he?"

"Yes. The places we have to attack now are two. The Red Snake Gang and the Shi-yue Pavilion. What are the numbers of the martial artists guarding each place?"

"For now, there will be about two hundred to two hundred and fifty martial artists at the Red Snake Gang, and about one hundred and fifty at the Shi-yue Pavilion."

"Then I will take Unsik, Unmi, and seventy of the master of the Shi-yue Pavilion's subordinates and go to the Red Snake Gang."

"Yes. Then I will take the remaining forty people, Senior Brother Uncheol, and Senior Brother Unjeong."

The situation was quickly organized.

Although the master of the Shi-yue Pavilion also wanted to go to the Shi-yue Pavilion with us, my master dissuaded him.

"As you know, our numbers are much inferior right now. Although the level of me, my disciples, and my nephews is much higher than theirs, it is a difficult situation to fight while protecting someone right now."

To put it simply, he was very politely and well-phrasedly telling him to stay out of it because he would be a burden.

I thought I should learn that kind of speech.

"Please... take care of it. So that I can surely repay you..."

"Don't worry. I also plan to receive that reward handsomely."

And my master gathered all of Gongsun Huan's subordinates who had gathered at the inn and began to speak with his voice full of internal energy.

"Now we are going to fight. Is there anyone who is not ready?"

Although my master spoke in a very natural informal tone, no one seemed to have any complaints about it.

Even though most of them didn't know that my master was a Taoist of the Wudang Sect because we were not wearing the clothes of the Wudang Sect.

In the first place, the level of martial arts that can be seen with the eyes is on a different level.

They are at the level of ordinary people who have hardly learned martial arts, but my master is a master who can be called a master in the martial world in name and reality.

"Good. I also know that there are many who are not in good health. And I also know that your overall skills are lacking compared to the guys from the Red Snake Gang. And we are also very short on numbers."

My master looked around at them, who couldn't say anything, and then continued, "But, the enemies don't know that we are attacking. And aren't you all people who have gathered here with the determination to risk your lives?"

At those words, everyone nodded their heads at the same time.

A sense of determination can be felt from each of their faces.

"So risk your lives. If your arm is cut off, kick with your leg, and if your leg is also cut off, bite with your teeth. A person who is determined to die can exert a power that is several times stronger than a person who wants to live. Our goal is not survival, but victory."

My master's words seemed to have penetrated into everyone's hearts.

Although it was a very short speech, a fire was lit in everyone's eyes.

I didn't see him like that, but my master seems to have a considerable ability to handle people.

If he hadn't become a Taoist of the Wudang Sect, it would have been a good fit for him to have taken the military examination and become a general.

"Now let's move. There's no need to answer loudly. Moving stealthily is the top priority."

"I understand."

"We will follow your orders."

And my master gave me a wink and then left first with the martial artists and the two senior brothers.

"Senior Brother Unjeong. You lead the way. Is there no other way to the Shi-yue Pavilion besides the main road?"

"There is. Just follow me."

The remaining martial artists and we also began to move immediately.

The Shi-yue Pavilion is located on a brothel street where several brothels are gathered.

If so many strong men were to go on the main road, it would be the same as advertising that they were attacking them, so I asked if there was a side road, and it seems Senior Brother Unjeong has already figured it all out.

Although I feel it anew, my senior brothers are a pleasure to teach.

If you teach them one thing, they are geniuses who can learn at least four or five things, although not ten.

"This way. If you go straight through the narrow path from here, the Shi-yue Pavilion will appear."

Although the side road was a little far because we had to go around the back mountain, it was a place with almost no traffic, so it seemed we didn't have to worry about being seen by the martial artists at the Shi-yue Pavilion.

"Senior Brother Unjeong. You go to the Shi-yue Pavilion first."

"Me first?"

"Yes. Go and pretend to be a customer who came at an early hour and go in first."

"The sun is in the middle of the sky right now. You said earlier that there would be no one in their right mind who would drink at this hour."

"Senior brother. Think carefully. Was the person you showed at the Shi-yue Pavilion for the past few days in their right mind?"

At my question, Senior Brother Unjeong lowered his eyes and said, "Certainly... I wasn't in my right mind."

"That's right? If another customer suddenly appeared and said they would drink at this hour, they would be called a crazy person and chased out, but if you, senior brother, do that, everyone will probably think, 'that person is being a pain in the ass again'."

"P-Pain in the ass..."

"You've definitely sprinkled the money pouches I told you to sprinkle until now, right? You didn't hide them somewhere else, did you?"

"No! I sprinkled every single penny."

"Then the people at the Shi-yue Pavilion will have this impression of you, senior brother. That customer is completely out of his mind. He has no manners, no etiquette, he looks down on people, and he does as he pleases..."

"Wait, Unhwi-ya. I get it. I'm about to get my feelings hurt, so can you get to the point?"

I let out a small laugh and said, "So, anyway, although he is a really terrible customer, he is a good customer who sprinkles money if you please him."

"A good customer?"

"Originally, in that industry, the customer who sprinkles a lot of money is the best. If you just endure for a moment, silver coins will fall like rain, so maybe everyone is waiting for you to come, senior brother?"

"No way..."

"What do you mean, no way? You don't believe me?"

"Of course I believe you."

"Then run quickly. Go and cause a scene, saying you have to see Mi-hyang right now. And when Miss Mi-hyang comes out, tell her to take the courtesans and run away outside."

My senior brother, as if he had just understood what I was trying to say, nodded his head with a firm expression.

"We will be waiting right in front, and the moment we confirm that the courtesans have escaped, we will immediately charge into the brothel. If you hear the sound of fighting outside, you, senior brother, will look for an opportunity inside and join us while cutting down the enemies from behind. If you think you're going to be surrounded, just run away."

"Good. I understand. It's a kind of pincer movement."

"That's right. Your role, senior brother, is really important."

At my words, my senior brother nodded his head greatly.

"Yes. I'll have to arrive as soon as possible to save even a little time."

He took a few deep breaths, shook his legs to loosen up his body, and then.

"I'm going. See you later."

After leaving those words, he began to perform a lightness skill at an incredibly graceful speed.

Both I and Senior Brother Uncheol, who was listening to our conversation next to me, were a little surprised by that speed and blinked at each other.

"Senior Brother Uncheol. Did you see that? Was Senior Brother Unjeong originally that fast?"

"That's what I'm saying. For some reason, it seemed like he was gritting his teeth and performing the lightness skill..."

"That's right. His will is extraordinary."

"I never knew Unjeong had such a strong sense of justice. He must have deeply sympathized with the unfair situation of the master of the Shi-yue Pavilion."

I looked at the clueless Senior Brother Uncheol and said with a bright smile, "Is that really so? Could it be the power of love?"

"Love?"

"There's something like that."

I chuckled to myself and then urged the martial artists to quicken their steps.

Although we have to watch for the right time to go in, there is absolutely nothing wrong with going quickly.

***

Unjeong, who had arrived at the Shi-yue Pavilion so quickly that he was out of breath even though he had used a lightness skill.

He began to knock on the firmly closed main gate of the Shi-yue Pavilion diligently and loudly.

"Is anyone there! It's a customer. Someone come out and greet the customer right now!"

At first, there was no answer, but after a while, a man with a face as if he were still drunk with sleep opened the main gate and came out.

"No, who is it at this hour... Minister Jeong's young master?!"

Fortunately, he was someone who already knew Unjeong's face, and Unjeong shouted at him, "It's urgent. Bring Mi-hyang right now. Hurry!"

"Young master. I'm very sorry, but it's not business hours right now. Please come back later in the evening..."

"Didn't I say it's urgent! Can't you bring Mi-hyang right now?!"

"But, right now, even the cooks who make the food are all asleep..."

Unjeong took out a money pouch from his bosom and handed it to him.

The man took the pouch in a hurry and seemed a little surprised by its weight.

"I don't need food or anything. Just bring Mi-hyang right now!"

"Ah, yes. I understand. But it might take a little long. It's a time when all the courtesans are asleep, so they need time to get ready..."

Unjeong said with a very delinquent expression, "I don't need makeup, and I don't need pretty clothes. I just need you to bring Mi-hyang. Hey, are you going to give me back that money pouch? I'll ask someone else."

"Ah, no! I will bring her right away. Young master!"

"You should have done that from the beginning. I'll be in that room. It's empty anyway, right?"

"Yes. I understand."

Unjeong entered the room with long strides without even properly receiving his greeting.

As he was going in, he heard the man say, 'Did his yang energy rise to the top of his head from the daytime?', but he deliberately pretended not to know.

Usually, in this situation, it would be reasonable to think his actions were strange, but thanks to the hard work he had put in for the past few days, the man followed Unjeong's words without a single doubt.

A little while later, Mi-hyang appeared with a plain face and attire.

Having only seen her with her face powdered white, seeing her without makeup like this, Unjeong once again felt his heart pound, but he tried to pull himself together and said, "My colleagues are waiting nearby. Miss, could you wake up the other courtesans and evacuate them? If you get caught up in a fight here, I don't know what will happen."

Even with Unjeong's simple explanation, she understood perfectly.

Because she had been waiting for a day like this.

"I understand. I'll take my older and younger sisters and sneak out. There's a door in the back garden where we courtesans live that leads directly outside. If we wake everyone up and go out through there, we can get out within a quarter of an hour. But the problem is where everyone will go..."

"How many are there in total?"

"About fifty."

"Then go to the Flying Dragon Inn. The master of the Shi-yue Pavilion will also be waiting there."

"I understand. I'll do that."

And Unjeong asked if she could show herself at the main gate once when they were heading to the Flying Dragon Inn.

It was to show Unhwi and Uncheol that they had escaped safely.

She immediately nodded her head at those words.

Although Unjeong had come through a side road, they could just go to the Flying Dragon Inn through the main road in front of the main gate.

Anyway, as soon as they came out, Unhwi's group would charge in, so there was no need to hide and run away.

"Get out safely... and I'll see you at the Flying Dragon Inn after it's over."

"Yes. Young master..."

She was about to leave the room in a hurry... but she turned around and looked at Unjeong.

And she grabbed the end of Unjeong's sleeve and said, "Don't die... no, don't get hurt either."

She said that and then quietly opened the door and went outside.

Although it was a very serious situation, Unjeong couldn't hide the smile that was strangely blooming.

And he made a promise. That he would never get hurt or die.

(End of Chapter)