The Genius Youngest Disciple of the Wudang Sect

Chapter 314

"So, to summarize... your clan has been living trapped here because of the legacy left by the Meteor King, and you can only escape from here when someone takes that legacy?"

"That's right. But for that to happen, a qualified person must first appear."

"A qualified person? Isn't there one right here?"

As I pointed to myself and spoke, he frowned.

I, with a broad smile, continued, "There are two conditions, right? The first is to have the treasure map of the Meteor King, and the second is some kind of formation? The Cheonmokhwa Formation? To break through it with one's own strength."

"You crazy bastard! Was that breaking through? You shattered it."

"That or that. There's no mention in the Meteor King's will that you can't break the formation to get out, is there?"

Although I thought I was speaking annoyingly, since there was nothing wrong with what I said, he was angry but couldn't do anything and just fumed.

"But why have you been so angry since a while ago?"

"That's..."

As if he were about to say something, he shouted! Then, he said in a slightly calmer voice, "Perhaps because of you... we might not be able to escape from here for the rest of our lives. So how can I not be angry..."

There was even sadness in his voice.

Suddenly, I remember the face of the little boy who was so happy a little while ago.

"Why can't you escape?"

"First of all, I don't know if I can even recognize you as a qualified person..."

"How many times have I told you? You have to see me as qualified. Isn't that right? I brought the treasure map, and I broke through the Cheonmokhwa Formation."

"You bastard... alright, just listen to me."

"Go ahead."

"Second, it's a problem even if you are qualified. To take the legacy of our ancestor, you have to break through a place full of all sorts of other formations and traps. But what if you die while breaking through it? Then there's no Cheonmokhwa Formation anymore, so no one who can challenge the legacy will ever appear again, will they?"

Now I understood why he was so angry.

The Cheonmokhwa Formation that I had destroyed was, to them, a kind of hope to go out into the world.

But since I had completely destroyed it, he had no choice but to be angry.

"Well. I don't think that's a problem at all."

"Can't you just leave it and go? Outsiders always talk so lightly. Without even knowing what meaning it has for us to protect this legacy...!"

"No? That's not what I was trying to say. I've met many people who value their own beliefs and traditions."

"Then?"

"Can't I just get that legacy? It's a very simple matter. I'm saying I'll be the last challenger."

"......"

At my confident tone, he said as if he were dumbfounded.

"How can you be so sure?"

"Of course, I'm sure because I don't know what will happen. If you start something thinking it won't go well from the beginning, won't it really not go well?"

But still, he is just looking at me without loosening his suspicious expression.

I, with a meaningful expression, said to him, "And, anyway, don't you have to hope that I succeed?"

"What do you mean by that?"

"As you said, I shattered the Cheonmokhwa Formation, right? You also said with your own mouth that there will be no more chances in the future. So, only if I succeed can your clan go out into the Central Plains again."

"......"

"What do you think? Am I right? Then what should you do? Shouldn't you help me succeed? You should give me some information about what the Meteor King's legacy is, and what kind of traps are there."

"Th-That's ridiculous!"

Although he shouted in vain, is it because he hasn't met people for too long? I feel his embarrassment being transmitted this far.

He has realized that I am right.

"Well. Whether that makes sense or not is something for you to think about slowly."

"You bastard, you really..."

He, trying to say something, stopped and, with a deep sigh, said, "For now, that's enough. Since it's a situation where you have no choice but to challenge, I will prepare. If you go to the next room, it will be prepared for all of you to rest. Go to the next room and wait."

"Alright. I understand. Then please take care of it."

I, with a grin, said and left the room with my senior brothers.

Since it's obvious how Yu-hoe's expression, which seemed not to know what to do until the end, will change, I thought I should wait for his decision with a light heart.

***

Returning to the room, I was lost in thought for a moment.

'I never knew something like this had happened in my past life.'

At that time, I only knew that a thousand martial artists had rushed here after seeing the map and had turned this area upside down.

Because I had never heard that the descendants of the Meteor King were guarding this place, or anything like that.

And in fact, there are some things about the attitude of the people who are the descendants of the Meteor King that I don't quite understand.

'Although a thousand taels of gold is amazing, is it so amazing that they have to guard it for generations? Money is important, but... with just that?'

What can be obtained here is, in the end, a thousand taels of gold.

In the first place, what was known to the public was also related to gold, and in fact, in my past life, a thousand martial artists had each taken one piece of gold.

And there is another strange thing.

If they had searched this entire area thoroughly, they should have naturally found this building where my senior brothers and I are now.

But there were no rumors about this building anywhere.

"Agh. I don't know."

I, for now, stopped thinking and lay down in a corner of the room.

In fact, it wasn't just that I lay down, but I was trying to replenish the true qi I had consumed while cutting down the trees earlier.

As if my senior brothers also knew that, they were each meditating or moving their bodies lightly.

In any case, we all have to take the test of the Meteor King together.

It seemed they were preparing in that way before each taking the test.

"Excuse me..."

At that time, someone's voice was heard from outside the door.

As I slightly raised my head and looked at the door, Senior Brother Un-sik, who was closest to the door, opened it.

"Can we talk for a moment?"

In front of our door stood the little boy I had seen when I came in here.

Although I don't know what his intention was in coming, for now, I nodded and said, "It's okay. What is it?"

"Can I come in for a moment? I can't let my father see me."

"Yes. Come in."

The boy, after glancing around, came into our room.

He naturally looked us over and then came up to me.

"Excuse me. You're the leader here, right?"

"What? No. I'm the youngest."

"Really? That's strange. You were the one who talked to my dad earlier, and you were the one who came in at the very front."

The boy looked quite smart.

I, with a chuckle, said, "Well. I'm not the leader, but if you have something to say, you can say it to me. Right, senior brothers?"

"Yes. That's fine."

"Little boy. You're good at judging people."

"What's your name?"

"My name is Yu Su-yeong."

"So your name is Su-yeong. What do you want to say?"

Su-yeong, after hesitating, suddenly poured something out from his bosom.

I was surprised by the yellow, shining object.

Because what the boy had brought and poured in front of us was gold.

"N-No. What is this?"

"It's gold. Senior brothers. Since there are five of you, I secretly brought ten so you can each have two."

"Why are you suddenly giving this to us? And where did you get this?"

"I heard that people in the Central Plains think this gold is really important. I'll give you this... so please do your best and get our ancestor's relic. If you succeed, I'll give you a few more of these!"

There was desperation in Su-yeong's eyes.

My senior brothers and I, flustered, looked at each other, and Senior Brother Un-jeong, who was closest to Su-yeong, met the boy's eyes and said in a gentle voice, "You said your name is Su-yeong, right? Can you tell me where you got this?"

Is it perhaps because Senior Brother Un-jeong, who is the most handsome after me among us, spoke? Su-yeong, without being wary, said to Senior Brother Un-jeong, "There's a lot of this piled up in that room over there. I heard that this is very important if you go out to the Central Plains... but there's no use for it here."

He, after swallowing hard, continued, "I learned about the concept of money and currency from my father... but to be honest, since I've only lived trapped here, those gold nuggets are no different from stones... even if I give them all to you, if you can just help us get out of here, I don't need any of those things!"

"There's a pile of this? How many?"

I asked him not out of greed, but out of pure curiosity.

Because I don't know how much is piled up that they treat it like stones.

"I haven't counted properly... but I think there are probably about a thousand. I heard that this money was left by our ancestor so that we could settle down when we go out to the Central Plains later."

"Wait. There are a thousand of these?!"

"But I heard that if you go to the Central Plains, you can live comfortably for the rest of your life with just a hundred pieces of gold. No, I don't even want to live comfortably... I don't need this kind of money either."

The boy, as he was speaking, as if his emotions were welling up, continued with tears in his eyes, "I just want to live a normal life like other people, not just live trapped in a mountain like this. Please help me."

"Have you ever been to the Central Plains?"

"Yes! My uncle took me to the village once to buy groceries. Since that day, I've wanted to go out and live in the outside world so much."

"Yes. Yes. I understand. We'll do our best."

Senior Brother Un-jeong, as if he felt sorry for the crying boy, hugged him.

Is it because he misses human warmth? The boy, although he had just met Senior Brother Un-jeong today, hugged him tightly.

'What is going on?'

And now, my mind is in a state of confusion.

Various pieces of information are combining to form one conclusion.

First, what Yu Su-yeong just said.

'There are a thousand of these in that room over there!'

And what Yu-hoe said on the way here.

'Follow my footsteps carefully. If you step on the wrong place even a little, the formation and traps will be activated and you will die.'

Finally, if I combine the fragmentary information I heard in my past life and various other things...

'My god! The place that the martial artists in my past life were looking for as the legacy of the Meteor King was right here! The martial artists in my past life couldn't even set foot in the tomb of the Meteor King!'

That's right.

The place known as the tomb of the Meteor King in my past life is right here where I am lying.

And the real tomb and legacy of the Meteor King were somewhere else.

What these descendants of the Meteor King were guarding was not just a piece of gold

(End of Chapter)