The Genius Youngest Disciple of the Wudang Sect

Chapter 175

Yu Cheongja, after properly acupuncturing the Black King Flag Master's arms and legs, infused him with energy and woke him up.

He seemed to have received a considerable blow to the head, and even after regaining consciousness, he couldn't come to his senses for a long time.

It was about a quarter of an hour later that he, who couldn't even think of relaxing his frowning impression as if in considerable pain, was able to communicate.

"Ugh... what on earth happened..."

"To explain it simply. Your subordinates are all dead. You are captured. What we need from you is information. We can't let you live, but if we hear the answers we want, we will kill you cleanly."

Yu Cheongja said simply and clearly.

The Black King Flag Master, as if he were a person who had a good head on his shoulders as much as he had a strong martial art, seemed to have quickly grasped his situation.

"What if I say I won't say anything?"

"Then I will slowly slice you from your toes to the top of your head. The speed won't be that fast. Because I have to give you enough pain. And your corpse, some of it will be left in the deep mountains to become food for beasts, and some of it will be scattered in the river to become food for fish. I heard that if the corpses of Demonic Cult members are scattered here and there, they can't go to the side of your beloved Demon God. I'll be able to confirm if that's true."

"Y-You... you're so atrocious!"

He threatened him as naturally as flowing water.

That face, that tone, the content of his words... it's a sight that you can't even think of as a Taoist.

Of course, thanks to that, things will go well now.

Because the expression of the Black King Flag Master, which had been resolute until now, completely changed the moment Yu Cheongja's words ended.

"The atrocious ones are you guys who deceive the innocent common people who know nothing."

"Did the government send you?"

"Think as you please."

"Then what is the story you want to hear? If it is something that threatens our cult, I will die in this spot even if I can't go to the side of the Demon God."

"It sounds like you can tell me if it's not greatly related to the existence of the cult."

"... That's right."

Religion is truly a mysterious thing.

The Black King Flag Master, judging by his appearance and the way he spoke, did not seem like a person who would bend his will like that due to external pressure, but he lowered his tail.

I learned something good.

I don't know how far it will work, but someday when I threaten the Demonic Cult guys, I should threaten them like that.

"Good. The fact that you are gathered here now. Were you by any chance chasing the Taoists?"

"Th-That's right."

"Do you know how many of those Taoists there are, and where they are from?"

"We are chasing two. One is a Taoist of the Wudang Sect, and the other is a Taoist of Kunlun."

He answered right away and then, as if he had realized something, his eyes widened and he continued, "You, you guys, are you by any chance... the Taoists of Kunlun?"

"You don't need to know that."

The moment he heard his answer, joy flashed in my master's eyes, but my master did not show it at all.

Although it was very joyful that Senior Uncle Hyeon Cheong was alive, the Demonic Cult guys said they were only chasing two.

When combined with the story from the Demonic Cult members captured earlier that a large number of Kunlun Taoists had died, it was highly likely that the one remaining now was the only survivor.

Just in time, Yu Cheongja asked him to confirm that.

"There must have been quite a few Kunlun Taoists with them. What happened to all of them?"

"...They died."

"Is there a possibility that they are alive somewhere else?"

"No."

"How can you be so sure?"

"At first, they kept moving together. And we were also one at first. But our speed was faster. They tried to slow us down by sacrificing one person at a time."

Yu Cheongja, who had been listening up to this point, closed his eyes tightly.

Because it was very painful to hear how his senior and junior brothers had died.

Even while looking at Yu Cheongja, the Black King Flag Master continued to speak.

"But we are not fools either. Every time one of them was left, we left only the personnel to deal with him and the rest chased their main force. And so we chased for a month. And only two were left."

"A month? How long have you been chasing them?"

"A month and a half."

"Then you mean you couldn't catch the remaining two for a fortnight?"

"... That's right. And on top of that, more than thirty of my comrades died during that fortnight. Far more than your Kunlun Taoists."

"How could that be possible?"

"A formation."

"A formation?"

He bit his lip as if he were wronged and then continued, "The last two who survived walked into a formation on their own. We thought we had caught them and let our guard down. But to think that there was a master of formations among the two... I don't know how they did it, but the two of them modified the formation."

"They modified the formation?"

Yu Cheongja, hearing those words, looked at my master with wide eyes.

My master nodded his head and answered him, "Hyeon Cheong is originally skilled in formations. He used to complain that he was wasting too much time on miscellaneous skills... I guess I was wrong."

That's right. The reason why Senior Uncle Hyeon Cheong will be called Hyeon Cheong Jin-in and become famous in the future is not just because his martial arts are strong.

Because my senior uncle was skilled not only in martial arts, but also in formations and tactics.

He will become famous in the future battle with the Evil Way Union.

Although it was on a small scale, his power shone the brightest in that conflict that could be called a war.

"I see. Now for the last question. What do we have to do to find him?"

"I don't know that."

"You don't know?"

"To be precise, we can only talk to them if we break the formation, but I don't know how to break the formation."

"Tell me in detail."

"If you enter the formation, your five senses will be disoriented. So I can't guarantee how our words will sound to them. So to talk to them, we have to deactivate the formation first."

Everyone roughly understood his words, and Yu Cheongja, who had been asking questions continuously, had no more questions.

He looked at us as if asking if my master and I also had any questions, and my master shook his head.

To be honest, I wanted to torture this guy right now and ask him what the Demonic Cult was plotting, why they had suddenly moved their location, and so on... but I decided to hold it in for now.

Yu Cheongja and my master had already promised not to ask any questions that would harm the Demonic Cult, and the Black King Flag Master, in return for that promise, had taught them in detail about the current state of Senior Uncle Hyeon Cheong.

If I step in further here, the two of them might restrain me.

'Because that's what an orthodox martial artist is.'

They always keep their promises.

Even if it brings them harm.

Although it may seem a little frustrating, it is the foundation of the orthodox martial world.

Of course, I have no intention of keeping it to that extent, but it's also ambiguous for me to break the promise that my master and Yu Cheongja made here.

Because my master is a matter of course, and Yu Cheongja also has a very good impression of me, so there is no need to make him dislike me.

"This is it. Send me to my comrades."

"......"

Although the Black King Flag Master said as if he had given up, Yu Cheongja did not answer at all.

After thinking about something for a long time, he said to the Black King Flag Master, "I heard that those who have a flag like you can become disciples of the Demonic Cult Leader. Is that right?"

"... That's right. If I survive to the end and try hard, I might become one someday."

"Alright. The white one died before, and the blue one also just died. Are you the only one left?"

"No. As far as I know, there are more than ten."

"Are they all carrying flags like you?"

"No. There are only four flag masters like me. The others have their own positions. W-Wait. From now on, these are things I can't say any more. I can't say."

"Alright. I understand."

Yu Cheongja slowly approached the Black King Flag Master.

When he reached right in front of him, he reached out his hand to him without hesitation.

Although Yu Cheongja tapped the Black King Flag Master's body, it was a force that was far from enough to kill him.

The Black King Flag Master, who had closed his eyes tightly, opened his eyes, looked down at his body, and then slightly moved his arm.

As his arms and legs moved freely, it seems Yu Cheongja had released his acupressure.

"Go."

"...Why?"

"It's my heart. If I kill you in this spot, I feel like I'll have bad luck for the next few years."

"I-I think of you as my enemy, and that thought will not change in the future."

"Yes. I also think of you as my enemy."

"And yet you're letting me go?"

"It's a reward for answering sincerely. If we meet again in the future, I will surely kill you then."

He said with a cold face.

It didn't seem like he was letting him go because he liked the Black King Flag Master.

I was about to stop him, but since it was an atmosphere where I couldn't stop him, my master and I were silent.

"Don't regret it. If I survive here, I will do everything I can to become a disciple of the Cult Leader."

"Do as you please. Ah! And I don't know where you're going to run away, but you should be careful on the way. There are other Kunlun martial artists spread around this area. They have no way of knowing that I told you to let you live."

"... Yes. I am Dokgo Myeong. Let's meet again someday."

"I am Yu Cheongja."

The Black King Flag Master, no, Dokgo Myeong, who had heard Yu Cheongja's Taoist name, nodded his head greatly to show that he had remembered Yu Cheongja's name, and then he performed a lightness skill and disappeared from this place.

As my master and I were looking at him without being able to say anything, he spoke first as if to make an excuse.

"Since one of your junior brothers is alive, I thought it would be fair if one of them also lived."

"Well done. Since you've already sent him, I had no intention of arguing about it. Now we need to have a talk about how to find our junior brothers."

Yu Cheongja, seeing my master who was passing it over as if it were nothing, nodded his head slightly as if to say thank you.

My master also let out a small laugh and then continued, "By any chance, is there anyone here who knows about formations?"

Of course, no one raised their hand.

"If we go back to Kunlun, there will be some among our elders who have studied formations. We have no choice but to go and come back as quickly as possible."

"I don't think that's a very good idea. According to that guy's words earlier, our junior brothers have probably been chased for a month and a half and haven't been able to eat or sleep properly. But how long does it take to get to Kunlun from here?"

Yu Cheongja, after re-estimating the location here, answered my master, "If we run like crazy, it will take about five days."

"Good. Then let's say it's a round trip of ten days. In the meantime, they could be in danger, and other remnants of the Demonic Cult could raid this place."

"Then what do you want to do? There is no other way, is there?"

"We'll have to think about that from now on."

"Think? I think it's more beneficial to go to Kunlun a little faster in the time we're thinking."

The moment my master and Yu Cheongja were about to growl at each other.

I stealthily raised my hand and intervened in their conversation.

When the two of them looked at me, wondering what I was going to say.

I said what I had to say with conviction.

"That method. I think there is one."

"What did you say?"

"You mean you can break the formation?"

I shook my head.

Because I said there was a way, not that I could break the formation.

"It's not a joke, so what kind of method is there?"

"Why do you only think of breaking it? I don't know how to break a formation, but I do know how to destroy it."

"Destroy?"

"Yes. Can't we just destroy it all?"

I said to the two of them with my eyes sparkling, and the two of them looked at me with dumbfounded eyes.

(End of Chapter)