The Genius Youngest Disciple of the Wudang Sect

Chapter 279

My master's eyes were serious and full of enthusiasm.

Naturally, my master was not destined to become the Sect Leader.

Although I don't know if my master really died when he went to Xinjiang or not, in any case, I have never seen my master become the Sect Leader of the Wudang Sect.

"Of course, the position of Sect Leader is not a position that can be obtained just because I want it. No matter how much I am the Sect Disciple, if there is a more outstanding person, giving the position of Sect Leader to that person would be the right thing for the development of our Wudang Sect."

An ordinary person would never miss the opportunity to become the Sect Leader even in that situation, but since my master said that, I think it could really be so.

"So, for now, my goal is to become the most outstanding martial artist in our Hyeon generation. Regardless of reasons such as me being a senior brother or the Sect Disciple, I will just have the skills that will naturally make everyone think that I should be the Sect Leader because I have the most outstanding skills."

"If it's you, master, you can definitely do it."

"Yes. I don't know why I'm saying this in front of you, but for some reason, I felt like I had to tell you."

I feel something touching in a corner of my heart.

It's because of the feeling that I have changed a person's destiny, and at the same time, the conviction that it can become a much stronger and better Wudang Sect than the Wudang Sect I remember.

Although my master may be a little uninteresting and a stickler for old-fashioned principles, such points would be good qualities for the head of an organization.

"Anything I can do to help. I will do whatever I can."

"Yes. I'm counting on you. In the first place, the reason I made this decision was because of your existence."

My master, with a broad smile, said, "Then, may I ask you for the first favor to help me?"

"What favor?"

"Promise me you'll grant it. Then I'll tell you."

"Yes. I'll grant you anything."

My master took out a few coins from his bosom, put them down in front of me, and said, "Go to that shop and buy some dumplings. I've been craving them since I had them a while ago."

"...... Yes, master."

I picked up the coins and stood up to leave immediately.

My master, seeing me get up from my seat right away because of the words I had said a little while ago that I would grant any favor, even though I had a very displeased face, laughed heartily.

He is not a person who expresses his feelings much, but seeing him have so much fun like this, I feel like I'm getting in a good mood too.

"Hwi-ya. You don't have to buy only the dumplings and come back right away, so take your time and look around here and there. I'll go up to my room and meditate for a bit."

"Yes, master."

I actually thought that the reason my master was sending me out of the inn was not really because he wanted to eat dumplings, but because he actually wanted to have some time alone.

Because I also had the desire to do some qi circulation and meditate right now.

'To think I would get a small enlightenment just by receiving the Martial Alliance Leader's energy.'

The reason both my master and I are like this right now is because of the experience of having a qi battle with the Martial Alliance Leader a little while ago.

At that time, I had experienced the Martial Alliance Leader's energy for a very short time, but even in that, I could feel the profound principles of martial arts.

Although my master did not receive the Martial Alliance Leader's energy directly like me, it seems he had a small enlightenment just by seeing me receive it in the same space.

"Then I'll be back."

I immediately got up from my seat and left the inn.

Because the sooner I get up, the sooner my master will also go up to his room.

"Be back."

As I left the inn, I prayed inwardly.

That my master's enlightenment this time would be a meaningful one.

And that that enlightenment would take my master to a higher realm.

***

Although my master had told me to look around here and there, to be honest, there was nothing to see.

Although it was about ten years before the period when I was mainly active, there were not many major differences.

I walked, comparing the familiar streets with the streets in my memory.

The shops that exist now but not then are shops that will go out of business within ten years, and the shops that are also in my memory are shops that will survive without going out of business.

Generally, the shops that survive until then, as in my memory, are full of customers.

Then I stopped my steps at a familiar place.

[Paewol-ru]

It was a tavern named Paewol-ru, and perhaps because its scale was much larger than other taverns, it was bustling with customers.

This is also a place I frequented quite often in my past life.

Because it was a pub that operated without courtesans, and there were many large and small rooms, so I could get a room and have a drink quietly by myself.

'And, the place where that incident happened is also right here.'

It was something I had forgotten in my mind, but is it because I met Jeong Ha-rin at the Martial Alliance earlier?

The things that happened with her are slowly starting to come back to me.

In my past life, I began to frequent the Martial Alliance, and the Martial Alliance Leader, who had become an old man, older than he is now, trusted me.

One day, after completing a very dangerous mission given by the Martial Alliance Leader and returning to the Martial Alliance, the Alliance Leader said to me, 'I highly value your skills and perseverance, but a person who runs too much will get tired and collapse. I will not give you any missions for at least three months.'

At that time, I was desperate to raise my fame and reputation, so I was in a state of repeating receiving and performing various missions.

After sprinting, I was suddenly stopped by the Alliance Leader, so I didn't even know how to rest, and I had a complaint against the Martial Alliance Leader who didn't give me missions.

Of course, the Martial Alliance Leader, as if he had accurately grasped my situation, called me separately one day and introduced me to a person.

'Unhwi. This is my granddaughter, Jeong Ha-rin. Ha-rin. You've heard of Hwi's fame, right?'

'Of course, grandfather. It's a pleasure to meet you. I'm Jeong Ha-rin. I've always wanted to meet you, and my grandfather has created this opportunity.'

At that time, I fell in love with her smiling eyes and her voice as she looked at me and smiled.

After that, I met her often. Since I had never met a woman before, I thought she also liked me.

Because she was the one who would say let's meet next time without me saying it first.

And so, after meeting several times and when I had come to genuinely like her, I asked her if she had any thoughts of meeting me, and she accepted.

At that time, I felt so good that I could fly.

But the incident happened less than two months after I started dating her.

One of the important things Jeong Ha-rin does at the Martial Alliance is to gather the next-generation talents and hold a kind of banquet.

The banquet seems to be just a matter of meeting, playing, and drinking, but in fact, it also makes the next-generation talents who have no connection with each other become close, and as they become close, it creates a strong bond.

It can be said to be the work of creating the foundation that maintains the alliance between the various sects and families, which is the Martial Alliance.

The banquet was held once a month, and almost all the famous next-generation talents attended.

But, I never attended the banquet even once.

First of all, I extremely disliked places with many people, and more than anything, I didn't want to be ignored by the bastards from famous families there.

Because some bastards were bastards who judged people only by their background, regardless of their skills and achievements.

'I would like you to attend the banquet, sir.'

But Jeong Ha-rin's words were the problem.

I couldn't refuse the invitation of Jeong Ha-rin, of all people, and in the end, I ended up participating in the banquet once.

I went there after buying a new formal attire and doing my hair neatly.

At that time, with my manly and cool face, tall height, and good body, I had received the attention of the women at a glance.

But that attention soon turned to indifference, after they found out that I was the Self-Taught Swordsman Unhwi.

Moreover, some bastards even picked a fight with me.

Because there was a bastard who said to himself that he didn't know this banquet was a place where anyone could come, and some bastard complained that the smell of blood was too strong because I was crazily performing missions to build up my reputation.

'But... on what qualification did you come here, Young Master Un? Who invited you?'

Then a bastard named Seo Mun-jong-tak from the Seo Mun family started to pick a fight with me in earnest and asked me that.

If it were my usual self, I wouldn't have even gotten angry at such a provocation.

But on that day, perhaps because I had been drinking, or perhaps because it was in front of Jeong Ha-rin, I lost my temper and said this.

'I came at the invitation of my lover and the granddaughter of the Martial Alliance Leader, Miss Jeong Ha-rin. What is your complaint about me being here?'

I thought Jeong Ha-rin would surely take my side.

Although we had only met for a short time, she and I had definitely agreed to date, and she had also called me 'sir'.

But the words that came out of her mouth were shocking.

'Lover? Young Master Self-Taught Swordsman. Aren't you mistaken about something? Did we hold hands, did we kiss? And why am I your lover? I just went along with you a few times because my grandfather was so insistent...'

If I had been in my right mind, I would have beaten down Jeong Ha-rin, who was lying on the spot, and all the next-generation talents who were laughing at me.

But at that time, I was so shocked that my mind went blank, and I just ran away from that place.

And after that, I never met Jeong Ha-rin again.

Even if we happened to run into each other while going in and out of the five gates of the Martial Alliance, I passed by without even acknowledging her.

And so, after that, I did not meet a woman.

'What's the use of thinking about the old days? It's too early to go back, so let's go see some other places.'

I stopped thinking about the old days and tried to move my steps.

Because I didn't know how long my master would meditate, but I thought it would be for my master's sake to go in as late as possible.

At the moment I turned around, thinking about where another famous restaurant was.

"Oh my! Young Master Unhwi. We meet in a place like this."

Of all things, I heard the voice I wanted to hear the least, in the place I wanted to hear it the least.

Because in front of me, Jeong Ha-rin was approaching me, almost running, with a very happy voice.

"...... Miss Jeong."

"Young Master. Are you interested in this place? Is it okay for a Taoist to come to a tavern? Hoho."

She is pretending not to know, even though she often comes here with the next-generation talents from places like the Huashan Sect, Kunlun, and Kongtong.

I was about to give her a piece of my mind, but I just held back.

Because she was not alone, but several people were approaching her.

"I'm just passing by. I was just looking because the building is magnificent."

"Do you have something urgent to do?"

"I have nothing urgent."

"Then let's have a meal with us for a while. I'll introduce you to my friends."

"I just ate."

"Oh, come on."

She stealthily grabbed my arm and led me.

Regardless of whether I liked Jeong Ha-rin or not, it was true that I had just eaten, so I was about to refuse again, gently pulling my arm away.

"You're playing hard to get. We're not bad people, so let's just say hello for a while. I am a person named Seo Mun-jong-tak from the Seo Mun family."

At that time, a man stepped forward and said to me.

As soon as I saw him, I almost frowned, but I barely maintained my expression.

'You guys... you've been close since this time.'

Somehow, I thought it was not a coincidence that Seo Mun-jong-tak had picked a fight with me in my past life, asking whose invitation I had come with.

I, who had been staring at him, did not answer his words, but turned my body towards the tavern and said to Jeong Ha-rin, "Since you all are saying that much, I will stop by for a while."

And then I opened the door first and came inside.

I wanted to check if they were still bastards worthy of my suffering.

(End of Chapter)