The Genius Youngest Disciple of the Wudang Sect

Chapter 212

My master and I, after leaving the dead Mayu Sect leader behind, leisurely walked out of the Mayu Sect.

Even though the enemy who had killed their sect leader was leaving as if he were coming and going from his own house, no one from the Mayu Sect members blocked our way.

It was probably because they were afraid of me, who had cut down the sect leader they had looked up to like the sky, and more than that, they didn't want to die at the hands of Maeng Gwang-gae, who was exuding a greater presence than me from behind.

The term 'disorderly crowd' must be referring to such people.

As if Maeng Gwang-gae had a similar thought, after leaving the Mayu Sect for a while, he looked back and, after confirming that no one was following, clicked his tongue and said, "Tsk tsk. It's funny that such things are also called martial artists. They have no grit."

"If they are such a problem, why did you just leave them all alive and come?"

Thwack!

"Ouch!"

At my question, Maeng Gwang-gae hit me on the head and said, "We are martial artists, not human butchers. There's nothing left but a bad taste in my mouth if I cut down guys who have no will to fight."

"But it seems they will cause similar problems again someday..."

"In the first place, that problem is a problem that will arise again even without those guys. Unless the Nine Sects and One Gang set up a branch here, someone is needed to take care of the security and order here, and if so, it's better to leave the guys who are afraid of us and will be a little more careful with their actions."

"I see. Well, since they will just have to elect a new Mayu Sect leader and continue what they have been doing until now."

"That's right. Instead, we'll have to start managing them slowly now. We'll have to stop them from collecting unreasonable tolls as they have been doing until now, and we'll have to prevent them from collecting tolls in some sections. And we'll have to make them develop the places they had neglected because they were dangerous."

When I think about it, it sounded like a really good idea.

To put it simply, it means to make them earn the value of the tolls they receive.

"There are quite a few places where people can't go because there are too many wild animals or the mountains are rough, but if we just make a path, the distance to the next region will be overwhelmingly reduced. We have to make them develop and manage those places."

"That's a good idea."

"And there's another reason why I left them alive. Do you know what it is?"

"I don't know."

"It's to spread rumors."

"Rumors?"

I couldn't understand what he meant.

Usually, when you plan an operation, you have to control the information as much as possible.

That way, the enemies can't properly grasp our movements and thoughts, and we can lead the operation as we want.

"A little while ago, hundreds of people saw you fight. They will tell the other six of the Yellow Sea Seven Tyrants this. A survivor of the Hwanho Sect has appeared to take revenge. And he has become incredibly strong, as if he has obtained some kind of fortuitous encounter."

"That's right, isn't it?"

"Then their reaction will be one of two. They will either step in first to catch you, or they will avoid you from afar. If the guys step in first to catch you, it's actually a good thing. Because we don't have to go to their sects, and the guys will come to us on their own."

"But if they avoid me, isn't it a little troublesome? They might run away to another province, or they might close the gates of their sects and not come out... No matter how much it's revenge, and no matter how strong I am, it might be difficult to break through the main gate alone, kill the sect leader, and come out..."

When I let out a groan, Maeng Gwang-gae let out a small laugh and said, "Although it seems you could do it somehow... well, let's put that aside and continue talking, that's what I wanted. It seems you're too immersed in the role of the avenger right now, but have you forgotten what our real purpose is?"

"Ah...! Was the purpose to make the Yellow Sea Seven Tyrants focus on their own affairs and not pay attention to Shandong Province?"

"That's right. The purpose is to buy time for the Hwangbo family. Even if they target the Hwangbo family again someday, so that they can be sufficiently prepared by then."

I nodded my head greatly.

As Maeng Gwang-gae said, it seems I was too immersed in the role of the avenger.

Because I was only thinking about how to kill the guys.

Maeng Gwang-gae, after finishing his explanation, glanced at me and then continued, "Yes. Are you hurt anywhere?"

"You're asking that so soon. No. I'm not hurt anywhere."

"Your movements seemed a little slower than I thought."

"I deliberately controlled my strength. Because I thought the picture wouldn't look good if I won too overwhelmingly in an instant, even if I had obtained a fortuitous encounter."

"Hehe. You cunning bastard."

He, looking at me, smiled with satisfaction and then, after increasing his speed, began to perform his lightness skill.

But the place he was heading was not the direction of the lodging.

"But where are you going now?"

"Where am I going? I have to continue to take revenge."

"We fought today, but we're fighting again?"

"You're still full of energy, aren't you? Are you running out of energy? Then tell me right now. I'll go back to the inn."

"No. I'm fine."

"Then stop talking and follow me!"

He, who had said that, began to run ahead again, as if he had not thought about my speed and stamina, and I had no choice but to follow him.

Fortunately, the next destination was not that far.

Because we were able to arrive after running for only about half an hour.

Maeng Gwang-gae, after taking me under the shade of a tree, said, "Sit down and rest for a bit. If you need to, you can do a little qi circulation."

"I don't think I need to do qi circulation, but can I sit a little more comfortably?"

"I'm not your master, so why are you being so polite? Sit with your legs stretched out."

As Maeng Gwang-gae said, I really sat down with my back against a tree in a comfortable position, and he, as if he were dumbfounded that I was really doing as he said, let out a small laugh and said, "Do you see that big red main gate over there?"

"Yes. I see it."

"That's our second destination. We'll just do this much today, and we'll go around tomorrow."

"That's a little bit of good news. Is that also one of the Yellow Sea Seven Tyrants?"

"That's right. That's a place called the Hongju Sect. Just by hearing the name, you know what they do, right?"

"Probably... it seems to be a place that manages bars like brothels?"

"Yes. Exactly. The guys over there have a tight grip on all the bars and brothels in this area. The Hao-men are not in this area. I don't know if those guys set up shop where the Hao-men are not, or if the Hao-men didn't come in because those guys had set up shop, but those guys are also a lot of trouble."

"What kind of trouble?"

Maeng Gwang-gae, after clicking his tongue, said, "Well, since they are guys who do business with alcohol and women, there are always problems, but the biggest problem is that those guys use women to extort money from innocent men."

"It may sound heartless, but since they are people who do such things, what's the problem?"

"It's not a reason for us to intervene if they just give good service and good alcohol and extort money. But those guys first lure innocent men using women, and then they continuously extort money by listing all sorts of ridiculous reasons. At first, they play with people's hearts, and later, they even extort money by threatening them with guys who have learned martial arts on the side."

"They even do that?"

The situation is more serious than I thought.

Even from what I've heard, what they are doing is far beyond the bounds of what is right.

What the Mayu Sect did sounds like a normal and legal business compared to what these guys are doing.

"Until that happens, what on earth is the government office doing? Doesn't the local magistrate work? Isn't it the job of the government office to catch and punish such guys and maintain public order? No matter how much it's a non-aggression pact between the government and the martial world, this seems to have crossed the line a little."

Maeng Gwang-gae let out a deep sigh.

"I think so too. But the farther you get from the capital, the more frequently these things happen. It's a common story. The Yellow Sea Seven Tyrants bribe them with a portion of the money they earn."

"As expected... it was like that in this period too."

"What?"

"Ah, it's nothing. Then should I go in right away, have a spar, and win?"

"Yes. It's a simple matter. Have you rested enough?"

"Yes. I've recovered completely. Let's go in."

"The Hongju Sect leader you'll be fighting this time is a guy named Mak-ha. He's a type of fighter who wields two small knives and relentlessly engages in close combat with his opponent to see blood."

"What about his martial arts level?"

Maeng Gwang-gae, with a smile, said, "He's more outstanding than the Mayu Sect leader, but he's no match for you."

"Alright. Since I'm starting to get tired today, I'll have to finish it quickly."

"Yes. Then follow me."

Maeng Gwang-gae began to walk with a swagger, and I followed him.

No matter who the opponent is, or how strong they are, my job is set.

To become An Hwi of the Hwanho Sect and punish the enemies.

That's all.

***

A dark night.

In a rather large room, five people were sitting around a round table.

Although there was a cup of tea in front of each of them, the tea had grown cold, as if they had all left it there without drinking.

They were the leaders of the Yellow Sea Seven Tyrants.

Since two of them had been killed by Unhwi, only five of them could gather here.

Of course, they would only know that An Hwi of the Hwanho Sect was taking revenge, not Unhwi.

"To think two of them were taken down in just one day... does this even make sense?"

A man wearing a hero's headband and brown martial arts clothes broke the long silence and said.

"The Hwanho Sect... Baek-san Sect leader. Please say something. Didn't you say that you had completely taken care of the Hwanho Sect guys at that time?"

Then a man dressed as a scholar frowned.

Because it was he, the Baek-san Sect leader, who had suggested attacking them because he coveted the several escort businesses that the Hwanho Sect had.

"I definitely killed them all. No, I thought I had killed them. Although one of the youngest disciples had run away, he couldn't have survived with those serious injuries..."

"But he came back alive and well, didn't he? And with such a fortuitous encounter at that."

"Since he's walking around with Maeng Gwang-gae, isn't there a possibility that it's a trick of the Nine Sects and One Gang?"

"Although there is a possibility, in the end, the important thing is that there is no reason to stop the revenge of the Hwanho Sect. If he comes in like that and asks for our lives, we have no choice but to fight, don't we?"

At that time, a man in a black martial arts uniform who had been quiet in the corner until now opened his mouth.

"That survivor of the Hwanho Sect... shouldn't we just kill him?"

"Heuk-su Sect leader. It's not that easy. Didn't you hear that the Mayu Sect leader and the Hongju Sect leader were taken down this morning?"

"Isn't it because their martial arts were weak? It's not like he's doing an ambush, and to be defeated in a fair and square fight that comes walking in like that, he deserved to die."

"Ha! Heuk-su Sect leader, since you are the most outstanding in martial arts among us, you can say that, but I was on the same level as the Mayu Sect leader. Are you saying that I also deserve to die?"

The man with the hero's headband. The Jin-cheong Guild leader said in a slightly angry voice.

But the Heuk-su Sect leader, with a sneering laugh, said this, "No. Why do we have to fight? If we just lock the sect gates and don't accept his spar, or if we just leave this area for a while, we won't have to fight."

"Ah...!"

The Jin-cheong Guild leader seemed to have had a small realization at the Heuk-su Sect leader's words.

"Then our Jin-cheong Guild will leave Zhejiang Province tomorrow and go down to Guangdong Province. Since we really have business there. What will the Heuk-su Sect leader and the other sect leaders do?"

"I... want to go see the guy first. I'll go first before he comes to our Heuk-su Sect. And Baek-san Sect leader. Don't even think of running away. Since you started it, you have to be on the scene, whether you live or die."

"Ugh..."

The Baek-san Sect leader let out a groan at the Heuk-su Sect leader's firm words.

The Heuk-san Sect leader had always acted as their leader.

But in a situation like this, it was inevitable that he, who was strong in martial arts, would have the most power.

(End of Chapter)