The Genius Youngest Disciple of the Wudang Sect

Chapter 159

After gaining so much, I returned to my lodging.

I was already wearing the Ghost Armor and the Flexible Sword Belt that the master of the Shi-yue Pavilion had given me, because he had told me to be sure to wear them before I returned to my lodging.

He asked me to keep these a secret from my master and senior brothers as much as possible.

Because he spoke so earnestly, I could only return to my lodging after saying that I understood.

After returning to my lodging, I didn't rest right away, but sat down on the bed with a serious expression and was lost in thought.

"Surely... I know that the Ghost Armor was worn by the head of the Xinjiang Tian family."

Xinjiang Tian family.

The Xinjiang Tian family is one of the three major families of the infamous Demonic Cult.

The three major families of the Demonic Cult are the Xinjiang Tian family, the Tianma Mu family, and the Riyue Mo family, which played a key role in establishing the Demonic Cult in the old days. The Mok-hwa God, who fought with me to a bloody draw in my previous life, was the head of the Tianma Mu family at that time.

At that time, I had never met or fought with the head of the Xinjiang Tian family, but I had heard many rumors about him.

In particular, he was said to be impervious to most weapons, and I had also heard that it was not because he had reached the realm of being impervious to swords and sabers, but because he was wearing the Ghost Armor.

There was also a testimony that a leader of the Martial Alliance had cut off a piece of his clothing at the risk of his life, and had discovered the translucent Ghost Armor that I am wearing now inside.

"Let's think about it slowly. If I hadn't helped the master of the Shi-yue Pavilion here, he would have been caught and killed by Go Mun-tak, or he would have gone back to his maternal grandfather, right? If he had gone back to Minister Jeong properly, the probability of this Ghost Armor falling into the hands of the Demonic Cult guys would be almost nil. No matter how crazy the Demonic Cult guys are, they wouldn't have been able to touch Minister Jeong, who had served as the prime minister of the court."

Then the only conclusion is that Gongsun Huan was killed by Go Mun-tak or Dokgo Jugwak.

"If he was killed by them and these items were taken, then shouldn't these have gone to the Evil Way Alliance, not the Demonic Cult? But when the Evil Way Alliance caused a dispute about eight years later, the Ghost Armor was not revealed to the world..."

Then there are only two possibilities left.

"Either the Evil Way Alliance was related to the Demonic Cult from the beginning, or the Demonic Cult guys were able to obtain this item that the Evil Way Alliance had through some route."

But in the latter case, there are too many things that don't make sense.

First, the case where they took this item before the Evil Way Alliance and the orthodox martial world fought.

Both are formidable opponents, so it's absurd that they took only that item without any fight.

If the two had fought a big battle, the Beggars' Sect or the Hao-men would have obtained information somewhere, and if so, there's no way I wouldn't have known.

And the second is the case where they obtained the Ghost Armor after the fight between the Evil Way Alliance and the orthodox sects.

This is also a little strange.

In conclusion, although the Evil Way Alliance inflicted a great blow on the orthodox martial world, in the end, they were completely wiped out, and in the midst of that, there is no way they would not have used a high-performance divine weapon like this Ghost Armor.

It is natural that someone among the martial artists of the Evil Way Alliance should have been wearing this.

"Then... could it be. Are you saying that the Evil Way Alliance was related to the Demonic Cult from the beginning?!"

After thinking like that, there are also a few points that fit.

Why did the Evil Way Alliance provoke the orthodox martial world, which had no intention of fighting, and cause a dispute?

The Four Tyrants Heaven was living quite well in the Unorthodox Faction, and the Green Forest Bandits were not the target of our orthodox sects' extermination in the first place.

Because they were being kept in check by the imperial court.

The reason why they gathered their forces and caused a dispute with the orthodox martial world... it is natural to think that it was to reduce the power of the orthodox martial world before the Demonic Cult invaded.

"Crazy... then in the end, attacking the Evil Way Alliance means weakening the power of the Demonic Cult?"

After coming to this conclusion, there were even more reasons to eliminate the Evil Way Alliance quickly.

And at the same time, a thought comes to mind.

"Since the leader of the Four Tyrants Union, Dokgo Jugwak, is a disciple of the leader of the Evil Way Alliance... could it be that the Green Forest King, Ma Cheon-deuk, and the First Sword of the Evil Way, Gal Ryeok-hyeok, are also disciples of the leader of the Evil Way Alliance?"

Suddenly, I started to get goosebumps.

Of course, they are not called by those names now, but in at least eight years, they are super masters who will rise to those positions.

And the identity of the leader of the Evil Way Alliance is not revealed until the end.

After thinking about various things, I came to one conclusion.

"Could it be... is the leader of the Evil Way Alliance the head of the Xinjiang Tian family?! The Great Completion Divine Art that they are said to have learned was a martial art of the Demonic Cult."

Although there is no definite evidence yet, only a suspicion, I somehow thought that it was a very plausible story.

Because if you think like that, it fits so perfectly.

Although I didn't feel any demonic energy when I fought with Dokgo Jugwak or Go Mun-tak, there can be plenty of martial arts in the Demonic Cult that have no demonic energy.

Because their martial arts are as deep in history and as diverse in type as the martial arts of the Central Plains.

In the first place, since the Demonic Cult guys are very cunning guys, it is even more natural to think that they taught the disciples of the leader of the Evil Way Alliance an advanced martial art with no demonic energy.

Strength enters my hand without my realizing it.

Although it was not intentional, at the same time as the thought that I had tricked the Demonic Cult guys, I also feel that their plan to occupy the Central Plains was really meticulous.

Of course, all of this could be my speculation.

It is not impossible that the Evil Way Alliance and the Demonic Cult have no relationship at all, and that only the Ghost Armor happened to flow into the Demonic Cult by chance.

But, that doesn't mean that the reason to beat up the guys from the Evil Way Alliance disappears.

"Good. Evil Way Alliance... I'll take care of you first."

I made that promise and then lay down quietly on the bed.

Because it was time to go to bed soon.

"First, I need to heal my body completely..."

Because sufficient sleep is essential to recover the body quickly.

***

And two days passed.

We finally finished preparing to return to Mount Wudang.

Originally, we were supposed to leave yesterday, but my physical condition was what it was, and above all, we wanted to leave after seeing the Zhuge family siblings leave.

Fortunately, the martial artists of the Zhuge family took Zhuge Yun and Zhuge Ling as soon as they arrived yesterday.

Zhuge Ling, even as she was leaving until the end, told me several times that she would work hard, and for some reason, those words sounded like a promise to herself, which was good.

And today, around the time the sun was at its peak.

When we had almost finished loading our luggage onto the carriage that my master had obtained and were about to leave, the master of the Shi-yue Pavilion appeared with a sleepy face and said to us, "Taoist masters. Are you leaving now?"

"It's still time for you to sleep, so why did you come out today?"

"No matter how much it's time to sleep, I have to see you off, Taoist masters, don't I?"

The master of the Shi-yue Pavilion, and most of the people at the Shi-yue Pavilion, had said their goodbyes yesterday.

Due to the nature of the people at the brothel who are active at night, we, who had to leave during the day, had said our goodbyes in advance.

Of course, everyone didn't want to let us go, and we could only finish our goodbyes after promising to come back soon.

"And I thought there was one person I couldn't say a proper goodbye to yesterday, so I brought her out."

"Who? I don't see anyone."

"Well, she came all the way here and then said she couldn't go out from behind that door. She said she would just watch you leave from a distance."

"Who is it?"

"Mi-hyang-ah. Come out quickly."

When the master of the Shi-yue Pavilion called her name, only then did a woman come out from behind the door, hesitating.

She was the courtesan of the Shi-yue Pavilion, Mi-hyang, whom I also knew well.

Her plain face, without any makeup, was such that if you saw her somewhere else, you wouldn't even think she was a courtesan.

"Miss..."

Senior Brother Unjeong, upon seeing Mi-hyang's face, said in a faint voice and slowly approached her.

"The one who couldn't say goodbye was not to us, but to Senior Brother Unjeong."

I whispered to Gongsun Huan, who was standing next to us and looking at the two of them, and he smiled and nodded his head.

The two of them were standing close to each other and talking in a low voice, and that sight was very touching.

"But what is the relationship between you, Master of the Pavilion, and Miss Mi-hyang? Miss Mi-hyang knew your identity, Master of the Pavilion, and the two of you seemed to be very close."

"Mi-hyang is actually..."

He glanced at Senior Brother Unjeong and Miss Mi-hyang and then said in a low voice, "She is my younger sister."

"Yes?"

"Haha. Not a real sister, but my sixth cousin. After Mi-hyang's parents passed away, their family was scattered... and somehow I started to take care of her like my real younger sister. At first, I was just going to have her do chores, but she showed talent in dance, instruments, and calligraphy and painting, so I raised her as an artist."

"I... see?"

He smiled and said, "Mi-hyang is not the type to talk much about other people, but she told me about Taoist Master Unjeong several times. It seems Mi-hyang also likes him."

"What do you think of Senior Brother Unjeong, Master of the Pavilion?"

"Me... of course, since you are the benefactors who saved me and the Shi-yue Pavilion, there is nothing to like or dislike, is there? However... the fact that Mi-hyang is a courtesan is a bit of a concern."

I let out a small laugh and answered, "Well. What about it? A Taoist and a courtesan. In my opinion, they seem to be a good match."

"But Taoist Master Unjeong can't just leave the mountain right away, can he?"

"That's true. Well... there are people in the Wudang Sect who end up leaving the mountain after things work out well, and there are also people who never meet again for the sake of their respective dreams."

"That's something that only time will tell."

"That's right."

Looking at me nodding my head, the master of the Shi-yue Pavilion said to me with a surprised face, "But, usually, in the Taoist sect, they are wary of such relationships, but it seems you don't think so, Taoist master?"

"It depends on the person. There are people who look at others when they have someone in their heart, but there are also people who can work harder because of that. Those people are usually warm-hearted people... and our Senior Brother Unjeong, I don't know about other things, but his heart is extremely warm."

While we were chatting like this, Senior Brother Unjeong and Miss Mi-hyang, as if they had finished their conversation, my senior brother began to walk towards us.

But Miss Mi-hyang had a tearful expression, while Senior Brother Unjeong had a wide smile.

"Master of the Pavilion. Thank you for taking the time to see us off. Senior uncle, senior brother. I think we can leave now."

The expression of Senior Brother Unjeong, who spoke calmly, looked strangely determined.

My master, who was leaning against the carriage with his arms crossed, waiting for Senior Brother Unjeong, said, "Yes. Let's go back now. To home."

"Yes. Senior uncle!"

The master of the Shi-yue Pavilion bowed his head deeply to my master and said, "I will live with the grace you have given me in my heart for the rest of my life. Thank you. Great hero."

"I haven't done anything great enough to be called a great hero. It's time for you to rest, so please go in."

"Yes. I will."

Although he said he would go in, he waved his hand until we got on the carriage and left, and until we were out of sight.

Next to him was Miss Mi-hyang, who was dabbing her tears with her sleeve.

By the time the carriage had gone quite a distance and had completely left Wuhan.

I looked at Senior Brother Unjeong with a suggestive look and asked, "Senior brother."

"Yes?"

"What did you talk about earlier?"

"What talk?"

"With Miss Mi-hyang. You two were talking in secret. Tell me what you said."

"Hmm... we didn't talk about much. Just..."

"Just?"

As if he were embarrassed to say it himself, he cleared his throat with a slightly flushed face and then opened his mouth.

"She said she would wait for me, so I told her not to wait."

"Huh? You did?"

"Yes."

"Somehow, I don't think that's the end of it."

Now, not only me, but also the other senior brothers and even my master are looking at Senior Brother Unjeong's mouth.

Senior Brother Unjeong, as if he didn't know that everyone would be paying attention, was very flustered, and then he finally opened his mouth.

"I told her not to wait for me, but to just live well... and that I would go to see her again someday. That someday... is when I have become a master recognized by the entire martial world. I said I would go to see her when I have been recognized for my skills and can leave the Wudang Sect."

"Oh... that's cool, isn't it? It's no different from a declaration that you will become a master for Miss Mi-hyang. But what if another man comes along or she gets married while you told her not to wait?"

Then he smiled and answered, "Then there's nothing I can do. I can't control her life because of this short meeting, can I?"

For a moment, everyone was at a loss for words.

I raised my fist without my realizing it and hit Senior Brother Unjeong's arm with a thud.

"Ugh! No, what is this?"

"I don't know. I had to hit you once because you're so unlucky."

Then the other senior brothers, and even my master, raised their fists and approached Senior Brother Unjeong.

And they all swung their fists at various parts of his body and hit him.

The greasy feeling, as if a bucket of oil had been poured, seems to have subsided a little.

"It hurts! How can you all hit so hard! It hurts..."

Senior Brother Unjeong began to cry because the part he was hit was so painful.

We all pretended not to know and let Senior Brother Unjeong cry.

My senior brother's tears continued for a long time after that.

(End of Chapter)