The Genius Youngest Disciple of the Wudang Sect

Chapter 288

After that, I and they didn't say a single word until the Beggars' Sect disciples came.

Then, when the Beggars' Sect disciples opened the manor gate and came in.

I, lightly getting up from my seat, clasped my hands in a fist and palm salute to the one wearing three knots and said, "Thank you so much for coming as I asked."

I deliberately spoke in a more polite voice and attitude.

The three-knot knot signifies a branch leader.

They also knew the name Black Sand Moon, so the branch leader had come leading the disciples himself.

"No. It is a natural thing for a Beggars' Sect disciple to support a martial artist who has performed a mission under the order of the Martial Alliance Leader. You have worked hard."

"Thank you. And could I ask you to take care of those two over there?"

"Ah! The martial artists who said they were worried and had to go back first."

"One is Senior Snow-Stepping Swordsman, and the other is Young Master Ak Sang-gil of the Shandong Ak family. It seems the two of them also happened to come to punish the Black Sand Moon at the same time as me, but their strength was stronger than they thought, so they were trapped after suffering all sorts of hardships."

"I see...! Are you two alright? Are you not injured anywhere?"

"I am injured... but I'm fine."

"I'm also fine."

After confirming that the Beggars' Sect branch leader was taking care of them, I approached them.

"You two. I will now return to the Martial Alliance. Please return safely."

"Hmm, hmm. Thank you so much for today."

"I also... have nothing to say but thank you for saving my life."

"Of course. You can show me with your actions instead of words. I want to have a duel with them in at least three days, so please arrange it for that time."

"......"

"......"

Seeing the two who couldn't answer, I laughed cheerfully and, after greeting the branch leader, went deeper into the manor.

After that, I found the book containing their death list and customer list, put it in my bosom, and then left the manor.

Of course, it was after I had told the branch leader that I had found these things and that I would report them to the Martial Alliance Leader now.

As I walked in the direction of the Martial Alliance, I thought.

'You make a person's heart weak at the end.'

Although it was resentful that they had tried to grant the foolish request of the idiots, perhaps because they were not evil people, they obediently acknowledged that I had saved them even in the place where the Beggars' Sect disciples were, and expressed their gratitude to me.

With that kind of mindset, I thought that they might really be able to bring the three foolish young ones and create a duel.

'Now the important thing is the Seo Mun family...'

The key is how the Seo Mun family will react. Especially how Seo Mun-wang-ryang will react.

If it were my past life, I would have had a lot of worries in this situation.

Because confronting a huge family like the Seo Mun family would have been a tiring thing for me.

But this time, I didn't have such worries or concerns.

'Because I'm not alone.'

Now, I am not alone either.

There is the Wudang Sect, and now my master is also with me in the Martial Alliance.

So I thought I could endure whatever they did.

***

When I returned to the inn in front of the Martial Alliance, my master had not yet arrived.

Because I had dealt with the Black Fist Gang, no, the Black Sand Moon bastards, and returned faster than I thought.

Since Fengqiu, where my master had gone, was quite a distance away, I thought my master would probably return tomorrow at the earliest.

So I left the inn alone.

Because I had to report the matter of the Black Sand Moon bastards to the Martial Alliance Leader quickly.

If I had only dealt with the Black Fist Gang bastards as in the original mission content, I wouldn't have had to go so quickly, but since it was related to the Black Sand Moon bastards, I couldn't postpone the report.

I, after carefully taking the two books I had taken from the Black Sand Moon, arrived at the Martial Alliance, passed through the gates, and went to the very center.

Since I still had no particular fame, and I hadn't accumulated any achievements, there was a rather tricky procedure to enter the inner part.

"Martial Alliance Leader. I have returned."

"You're already here?"

The Martial Alliance Leader was also looking at the sky next to the pond today.

He didn't seem surprised at all that I had come so quickly.

And for good reason; if he is a martial artist of that level, he would be able to grasp the opponent's martial arts to some extent just by having a conversation like this, and it seems to be thanks to the fact that he had expected that with the martial arts he had grasped, I would easily finish off the Black Fist Gang.

"Yes. I came right after I finished the job."

"Is that so? And did you deal with all of them?"

"No. To be honest, strictly speaking, the mission is close to a failure."

"What did you say?"

"Because I couldn't catch many of the Black Fist Gang bastards I went to catch, and most of them escaped. If I had tried to track them, I could have caught a few more, but I thought it was more right to deal with the immediate enemies than to chase after them and catch them."

"Immediate enemies?"

I slowly walked up to him and handed over the two books I had carefully brought in my bosom.

"The place known as the Black Fist Gang was actually the secret headquarters of an assassin group called the Black Sand Moon."

"Black Sand Moon?"

The Martial Alliance Leader's voice became a little louder, as if he were a little surprised.

At the same time, his presence, which had seemed to be a part of nature, is felt right next to me.

My heart was stirred thanks to what I said.

"Did you just say Black Sand Moon?"

"Yes. One of the books I gave you is a death list with a record of their killings so far and the requests they have received for the future, and the other is a list of the clients who made those requests. They probably told the clients that they would never record their identities... but perhaps because of the vile habits of assassins, they had left such evidence."

The Martial Alliance Leader hurriedly opened the death list and scanned the names written there.

He must have been a little surprised.

Because the names of those who were presumed to have died at the hands of the Black Sand Moon would have been written there in large numbers.

And since the names of those whose deaths were not known to be by the Black Sand Moon would also be written there, he would be able to tell the truth to those who wanted to know at least the reason why a close person had died.

"How did you... the Black Sand Moon?"

He looked at my body here and there.

He must have felt curious because it didn't look like I had any injuries at a glance.

"At first, the Black Fist Gang bastards faced me, but perhaps because they judged that they couldn't handle me, they called the Black Sand Moon. So I fought with them. At first, I was about to have a hard time because they were facing me using stealth techniques..."

I, lightly touching my head, continued, "Fortunately, perhaps thanks to not neglecting the training of my divine energy in Wudang, I was able to grasp their stealth. It was not that difficult to face them, whose hiding places had been identified."

The Martial Alliance Leader looked at me intently.

He must have first doubted whether what I said was true.

But since most of what I told him was true, it would be hard to find a lie in my words.

"I see. So how did you handle the aftermath?"

"I went to the nearby Beggars' Sect branch and asked them to take care of the aftermath, and I just took the two books I gave you a little while ago and am on my way back in a hurry. I thought that reporting to you, Alliance Leader, was the priority above all else."

"Yes. Well done. The Black Sand Moon was actually one of my headaches. It's hard to find them if you just look for them moderately. And if you try to root them out with all your might, their influence on the martial world is insignificant."

Perhaps that's why they were able to live well, killing people for money, even after a few years.

"Although I didn't intend to catch them, I was lucky to be able to subdue them. I am proud that I seem to have saved the lives that would have been killed by them."

I, with a slight smile, said to him.

He, after thinking deeply about something for a moment, said to me, "Does Hyeon Yang know about this?"

"No. He doesn't know yet. I know that my master has gone to Fengqiu to perform another mission he received from you, Alliance Leader."

"That's right. This is... haha..."

He ended up laughing.

He must be feeling both dumbfounded and relieved.

Even in my past life, he had laughed when I solved this matter.

I found out later, but it is said that the Martial Alliance Leader rarely laughs.

Whether it's because he has taken on the important position of the Martial Alliance Leader. Or whether it's his original personality, I don't know, but he is a person who is always full of worries and concerns about the martial world.

It was said that the fact that such a Martial Alliance Leader laughed was not an ordinary meaning.

"This. I have unexpectedly discovered a treasure. Although you have learned divine energy, your qi sense must be exceptionally good to see through the stealth techniques of assassins. And I predict that their own martial arts were not that weak either. It seems you have a more amazing martial art than I thought."

He, with a chuckle, continued, "In fact, I met Senior Namgung a little while ago."

"If you say Senior Namgung..."

"Is there anyone else in the Namgung family that I can call senior?"

"Ah! The Sovereign Sword of the Emperor!"

"Yes. During the short time I met with Senior Namgung, he only talked about you until my ears were sore."

"Is the Sovereign Sword of the Emperor's health alright?"

"Hahaha!"

Suddenly, the Martial Alliance Leader laughed out loud.

As I looked at him with a puzzled expression, he said with a pleasant face, "You're not curious about what Senior Namgung said about you, but you're curious about the senior's health first?"

"Ah, yes. Because that would be a more important matter."

"Huhu. You're really just as the senior said. He was so confident that if you two met, you would worry about him first."

He chuckled for a moment.

Then he returned to his original expression, which was close to expressionless.

"You... seem to be a trustworthy person."

"Thank you for looking at me favorably."

"For now, go back to the inn you are staying at. I will call you again not long from now."

"Yes, Alliance Leader."

I, after greeting him, left his quarters without looking back.

***

The Martial Alliance Leader, who was left alone after Unhwi left.

He, after looking at the pond for a moment and thinking about something, soon opened his mouth.

"Hui-eun."

"Yes, Alliance Leader."

Then someone appeared as if he had torn through space from the empty air.

He was wearing a white martial arts uniform, and he was a master of stealth who was in charge of the Martial Alliance Leader's escort.

"Can you go to the Black Fist Gang now and find out what happened?"

"Yes. I will."

He, without any argument to the Martial Alliance Leader's words, immediately answered and then disappeared.

Although Hui-eun's stealth and martial arts were outstanding, more than anything, his ability to grasp what had happened by looking at the remaining traces was unparalleled.

"Hmm... I should go to the military strategist for a moment."

He, as if he didn't want to leave his quarters, hesitated for a moment and then began to move his steps.

Since the Martial Alliance Leader rarely leaves his quarters, everyone will probably be surprised when he enters the Cheongcheon Pavilion.

"Tsk. I'm trying to ask for a gift for a martial artist out of my goodwill, but I can't just call the busy people to come and go because of that."

He, while constantly grumbling as if he were annoyed, headed to the Cheongcheon Pavilion where the military strategist would be.

Although his face was expressionless on the outside even now, he was smiling in his heart.

It was thanks to the joy that naturally arose from the feeling that he had discovered an outstanding martial artist with new possibilities.

(End of Chapter)