The Genius Youngest Disciple of the Wudang Sect

Chapter 207

I could feel that the skills of the three of them had become incomparably stronger than when I had met them before.

It wasn't just a judgment based on the energy I felt from them.

It was something more primitive, what should I say, a feeling that their bodies had evolved by one step?

Although it could be because they had gotten older and more mature in the meantime, I thought I knew the reason why their bodies had evolved.

'They must have trained my Dynamic Qigong to death.'

In fact, there is nothing special about the training method of my Dynamic Qigong.

It is just a simple matter of stimulating the muscles of different parts of the body to their limits every day to help the circulation of qi.

However, this simple training has the disadvantage that it is easy to do, but it is too boring and difficult to continue for a long time.

To do this training for a long time, you have to be very persistent and have grit... or you have to do it by force due to external pressure.

But, given the atmosphere of the Nangong family I had been to, there was no way they would force them to train, so it meant that they were martial artists who had both talent and persistence and grit.

"Have you all been well?"

"We have been well."

Nangong Mu-jin answered first.

His already broad shoulders seemed to have grown by a hand's breadth, and the tightness of the clothes on his forearms showed traces of his very diligent training.

As the eldest son of the Nangong family, he is always upright and reliable, so it seems there is no need to worry.

"I think you said you would train enough to get revenge on me when we meet next time. Do you think it's possible now?"

"Ah... that was just an expression of my will at that time... And as my level has risen a little, I think I can see the extent of the Grand Master's martial arts better. At that time, it was just a feeling of being stronger, but seeing you today, you are in a place I dare not reach."

He said with a calm expression.

Thanks to his training, he seems to have become a strong person, both in martial arts and in heart.

As I was looking at him and smiling with satisfaction, this time, Nangong Ryu-jin looked at me and said, "After the Grand Master returned to the Wudang Sect, the days I have rested are few enough to be counted on one hand. I wanted to show you a completely different appearance when we meet next time... I don't know if it went well."

His previous slick expression has faded a lot.

Although he still has the appearance of a pretty boy, it is because his previous peach blossom-filled eyes are not visible at all.

"Do you do anything other than training these days?"

"Anything else?"

"Well... like meeting women. Or frequenting brothels."

"No way. Not at all. I can say that with confidence. I don't see anything other than martial arts right now."

"Really?"

"Really."

"Lies."

At that time, Nangong Yu-hwa, who had been quiet, threw out a word.

Nangong Ryu-jin was astonished and rebuked her.

"Y-Yu-hwa-ya. What are you talking about?"

"I saw you with a woman at the entrance of the village last time. At that time, since it was my brother's private life, I didn't pretend to know, but if you lie to the Grand Master about it, the story changes."

"N-No... listen to me."

He, while being greatly flustered, looked back and forth between me and Nangong Yu-hwa and then hurriedly opened his mouth.

"That was nothing other than, a young lady from the next village was following me because she liked me, so I was refusing her, saying that I couldn't. That I have a greater purpose called martial arts. I haven't met her since then."

"But for that, you were smiling brightly, brother?"

"Then, since it's a matter of refusing a person's heart, should I do it with a dead face, even if I have to smile? What about the hurt that woman would have received then?"

“……. Well, I understand.”

Although Nangong Yu-hwa said she understood, he was strangely looking at me.

I, with a small laugh, said to Nangong Ryu-jin, "Well, what I asked was not to mean that you shouldn't meet women. You can meet them."

"Th-That's right?"

Nangong Ryu-jin's expression brightens slightly.

"But! Don't play with a woman's heart. When you meet, meet with courtesy, and when you break up, break up cleanly. Never leave a grudge in a woman's heart, that's what I mean."

"I will never try to make a woman shed tears. You don't have to worry."

"Yes. You'll do well on your own. Well."

I, with a small laugh, finally turned my head to Nangong Yu-hwa.

In fact, among the three, the most remarkably improved martial artist is Nangong Yu-hwa.

Her martial arts have improved by leaps and bounds and are now almost on the same level as Nangong Mu-jin and Ryu-jin.

Even though she was just an ordinary martial artist until she met me.

"Miss... you've improved a lot. If we only go by your energy, I would think you are a completely different person."

"Y-You flatter me, Grand Master."

"No. You know well that I never say empty words when it comes to martial arts, right?"

She nodded her head slightly.

I, with a small laugh, asked her, "Are the family head and the great family head doing well?"

"Yes. They are doing very well. My grandfather is gradually regaining his former martial prowess. To borrow my grandfather's words... he often says that he feels like he is rejuvenating these days."

"Really? That's a relief."

"It's all thanks to the Grand Master. Thank you."

I shook my head.

"That was not just for the Nangong family. For the sake of the entire martial world, a martial artist of the level of the Sovereign Sword Emperor should protect his position for a long, long time."

After that, we talked about our recent situation for a while, and then I realized that I had been keeping them standing in front of the door.

"Ah! I was so happy to see you that I didn't even say to come in. Would you like to come in?"

"It's okay. In fact, we also just stopped by on our way back from a mission. Since it will be time to eat dinner soon, how about we disperse to our respective rooms, rest for a while, wash up, and then see you at the dining hall?"

"Alright. Since food is more delicious when you eat with many people. I also have many people to introduce."

"Thank you for your understanding, Grand Master."

The Nangong family siblings went to their rooms like that, and only then did I close the door and sit on the edge of the bed.

Although I had only been talking for a while, for some reason, I feel drained.

"You look very tired."

"Yes, senior brother. I don't know why I'm so tired."

"Of course you're tired. You're always moving so much, training so much, and meeting and talking with so many people."

"Is that so?"

"Yes. Never forget that you only have one body. And I don't know if you know this or not, but your health and your body are no longer just yours."

"My body is mine, whose else would it be?"

"For now, you have changed our Wudang Sect so much that we can't do without you now. Because the system that has been established could collapse in an instant. So your body becomes Wudang's."

Senior Brother Un Cheol suddenly said in a very serious voice.

Although I wondered why this person was like this, since it was the words of a senior brother who doesn't usually say empty words, I listened quietly.

"And you are now having a huge influence on many people outside of the Wudang Sect. If you just count the people you met on the way here or the people you met here, that's the case. The Zhuge family, the Shi-yue Pavilion, the Nangong family, etc.... you have already become too big a presence for them, so your body can be said to be the martial world's, beyond the Wudang Sect's."

"The martial world's...?"

"The strong Wudang Sect that you talk about like a habit. The strong orthodox martial world. That is something that cannot be realized without you. So whatever you do, don't overdo it."

Although he had strung out his words like a long nagging, in the end, my senior brother's words were words of concern for me.

"Yes. I'll do that. Thank you for your concern."

"Ah, no. I just said what I had to say."

My senior brother, as if he had not expected me to admit it so easily, nodded his head awkwardly.

I, at that sight, let out a small laugh and then lay down on the bed.

That's right. As my senior brother said, shouldn't I rest well to be able to fight well next time?

Since old man Maeng Gwang-gae also said to rest well for a few days, I had the thought that I should also try to rest this time.

***

While a full day passed, I rested faithfully.

To be precise, it's not that I only rested.

Because I had time to organize my martial arts, which I hadn't had time to organize until now.

Since organizing by sitting still and crossing my legs was not to my liking, I did it while moving my body, and as I did, my senior brother, the Shaolin monks, and Zhuge Ling and the three Nangong family siblings also joined in.

"Tsk tsk... I told you to rest, but you can't stand it and are moving your body like that? How important it is to rest well."

As I was moving my body, sweating profusely, old man Maeng Gwang-gae, who had appeared at some point, clicked his tongue at us.

I greeted him happily.

"Elder, you've come."

"Yes. I was originally planning to come tomorrow, but I heard that you had started training, so I came now. Because I thought it would be okay to put you on a mission right away without giving you any more rest time."

"Alright. To be honest, just waiting like this is not to my liking."

"Others are in an uproar because they can't rest."

"The sooner we start the mission, the sooner we can take care of it. The sooner we take care of it, the less time people will suffer, right?"

When I answered his words clearly, Maeng Gwang-gae could not answer and glared at me.

But since what I was saying was not wrong, he couldn't say anything.

"If that is your wish, I will give you your work right away."

"Thank you, elder."

"Then I will be waiting in the inn, so when you are ready, come in and tell me. Since it could be a not-so-short story."

He, after speaking bluntly, went into the inn.

Although the others had a look of wondering why Maeng Gwang-gae was like that, I actually know why Maeng Gwang-gae is like that now.

'To think a person is so clumsy at expressing his feelings.'

Right now, he must like me very much.

But since his heart is soft and it's embarrassing to express it, he only knows how to react bluntly, as if he were annoyed.

"Everyone, those who want to do more, do more. I'll go in quickly. It's okay if I go alone and then tell you the story, right, senior brother and the two monks?"

"It's okay."

"Of course."

"Please do so."

I, after giving them a smile, patted my clothes with my palm to dust them off and then immediately followed Maeng Gwang-gae.

In fact, there is nothing to prepare or anything.

It's not that I sweated that much, and what if I sweated a little? This much sweat smell is probably a drop in the bucket compared to the smell coming from old man Maeng Gwang-gae.

"What. You're here already?"

"Time is gold, isn't it?"

He, seeing me who had come in almost immediately after him, let out a small laugh and then, after seating me in front of him, began to talk.

He talked about what I had to do for a long time, and I, who had understood his meaning at once, smiled with satisfaction.

Because what Maeng Gwang-gae was asking of me was one of the things I was really good at.

"As a disciple of the orthodox faction, and of the Wudang Sect, such a thing might be difficult..."

"It sounds fun."

"What?"

"To summarize, you're telling me to go and act like a nuisance and cause a scene, right? It's even better if I pick a fight and fight."

"Th-That's right?"

I, winking at him, said, "Don't worry. It's my specialty."

He couldn't even answer my words and just looked at me with a dumbfounded expression.

(End of Chapter)