The Genius Youngest Disciple of the Wudang Sect

Chapter 371

Quite some time had passed since I returned to the Wudang Sect.

During that time, I spent satisfying days. The Thunder Stopping Divine Art I learned from the Alliance Leader was not just a powerful martial art.

In order to unleash the extreme yang true qi of the Thunder Stopping Divine Art, I had to instantaneously push my own energy to its limit, and in the process of repeating that, the speed of my internal energy circulation became much faster than before.

"Unhwi-ya. A letter came for you."

I had just finished training and returned to our room when Un Mi, my senior brother who had returned first, handed me a letter and said.

"A letter? Who sent it?"

"I don't know. The sender isn't written on it."

"Really?"

I took the letter and examined it from all sides.

The letter was folded very neatly, and it was even sealed meticulously in an envelope.

I didn't know who sent it, but I thought they must have a very neat and perfectionist personality.

Otherwise, there was no way they would have folded the envelope so elaborately.

Rip—

Although I felt it was a waste of the envelope, I tore it open and read the contents.

"Huh...?"

[Tonight at midnight. I will be waiting at the inn at the entrance of Mount Wudang. If you don't show up, I will kill fifty people I see and run away.]

It was an absurd content that made me frown as soon as I read it.

There is only one person who would send such a trashy letter.

'That Demonic Fire Hall Master, that human...!'

I don't know why he suddenly wants to see me, but he certainly knows what kind of threat works best on me.

Because having innocent people get hurt because of me was something I hated more than getting hurt myself.

'The promised period isn't even over yet, what's going on now?'

When I last met him, he had clearly promised not to touch me for a year.

And it hadn't been a year since that day yet. Because only about nine months had passed.

'For now, there's no point in thinking about what's going on. It's not like I'm not going to go anyway.'

If it was the Demonic Fire Hall Master, Lee Gwak-sa, the threat of killing any fifty people he saw would by no means be a bluff.

'I have no choice. I have to go.'

As I crumpled the letter without realizing it, Un Mi, my senior brother, heard the sound of the paper crumpling and turned to me, saying, "Unhwi-ya. What's wrong? Is something the matter?"

"Ah, no. I was just going to crumple it and throw it away, but I put a little too much strength into it."

"Really?"

Fortunately, my senior brother didn't seem to notice anything strange in my actions and just went about his business.

I also pretended that nothing was wrong, tidied up my area, and began to circulate my qi.

It was to recover my energy even a little and get my body in the best condition, as I didn't know what would happen tonight.

***

That night came.

After watching my senior brothers go to bed, I quietly slipped out of the room.

Checking the position of the moon in the sky, it seemed that midnight was not far off, so I hurriedly performed my movement technique.

When I reached the entrance of the village through the shortcut down Mount Wudang, it was natural, but the village was very quiet as it was a time when everyone was asleep.

'The inn at the entrance of Mount Wudang... is that it?'

I approached the inn where a light was on in the distance and sensed the energy.

'This is the place.'

And from within, I felt a very strong and sticky energy.

It was a familiar energy. It was the energy of the Demonic Fire Hall Master, Lee Gwak-sa.

'What. There's one more...?'

And right near him, I felt another energy. I feel like I've definitely felt this energy before, but... it was difficult to identify exactly whose energy it was.

And fortunately, I didn't feel the energy of any other martial artists.

I didn't know who the Demonic Fire Hall Master had brought, but it seemed they had come to find me alone.

Creak—

So I opened the door without hesitation and entered the inn.

All the other tables inside the inn were cleared away, and only one large table was placed in the middle.

And there, only the Demonic Fire Hall Master, Lee Gwak-sa, and a young man were sitting opposite him.

I suddenly had the thought that Lee Gwak-sa had probably rented out this inn and demanded that all the tables be cleared.

"Oh? You're here?"

The Demonic Fire Hall Master greeted me with a wide smile, like someone meeting a very close friend after a very long time.

I'm not that happy to see him, but it seems Lee Gwak-sa is happy to see me.

Instead of answering, I frowned at Lee Gwak-sa. Then Lee Gwak-sa, as if even that was good, laughed heartily.

My gaze naturally went to the man sitting opposite him. When I got close enough to clearly distinguish his face.

"Huh?! N-no. How are you?"

I was so surprised that I ended up screaming.

As if my screaming was funny, Lee Gwak-sa started laughing heartily again.

I didn't have the mind to laugh, so I looked back and forth between him and Lee Gwak-sa.

"Dokgo Ju-gwak. Why are you here? And with the Demonic Fire Hall Master of the Demonic Cult?"

"......"

"Ah...! By any chance, has the Evil Faction Alliance given up everything and decided to be absorbed by the Demonic Cult? So you two are together?"

"....... You already knew."

"What?"

Unlike Lee Gwak-sa, who looked like he was dying of interest, Dokgo Ju-gwak's face looked very heavy.

"What do I know?"

"The fact that our master is the First Elder of the Demonic Cult."

"What?! He was? He was the First Elder?!"

"Hmm...? You didn't know?"

"Not the head of the Xinjiang Cheon family?"

"The head of the... Xinjiang Cheon family?"

Lee Gwak-sa, who had been just laughing, stopped laughing and looked at me, and then said to me in a sharp voice, "My. From what I've deduced so far, I thought the Evil Faction Alliance Leader might be the head of the Xinjiang Cheon family, but it seems that's not the case."

"What's the reason you thought so? And how do you know about the Xinjiang Cheon family?"

Although the Demonic Fire Hall Master asked, looking me straight in the eye, I couldn't answer.

Because the reason I thought the Evil Faction Alliance Leader might be the head of the Xinjiang Cheon family was because the head of the Xinjiang Cheon family would later wear the turtle shell that I am still wearing now.

I received this turtle shell from the Lord of the Tenth Month Tower.

And the Tenth Month Tower would have fallen into the hands of the Evil Faction Alliance Leader if I hadn't intervened.

So I naturally concluded that the Evil Faction Alliance Leader, who had obtained the turtle shell, would have used it himself since he wouldn't hand over such a treasure to someone else, and therefore, the person who uses the turtle shell is the Evil Faction Alliance Leader.

'But the Evil Faction Alliance Leader is the First Elder? Then... it means that in the end, the First Elder offered the turtle shell to the head of the Xinjiang Cheon family?'

While I was racking my brain, the Demonic Fire Hall Master, as if he were frustrated with me not answering, shouted again, "Unhwi! I asked how you know about the Xinjiang Cheon family!"

"Demonic Fire Hall Master. As I said last time, I think you're looking down on the Beggars' Sect's information network too much. Do you think we haven't even identified the three great families of your Demonic Cult?"

"The, the three great families?"

"The Xinjiang Cheon family, the Heavenly Demon Mok family, and the Sun and Moon Muk family. Everyone knows this much."

"H-how..."

He had a dumbfounded expression.

In fact, the Demonic Cult is currently keeping the existence of the three great families top secret.

It must be because they wanted to hide their strength until they attack the orthodox martial world in the future.

And in fact, the Beggars' Sect currently has no clue about the three great families of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult.

Then shouldn't I be pretending not to know here?

No. This is for my survival.

If the Demonic Fire Hall Master suddenly pretends to be crazy and attacks me and Dokgo Ju-gwak together in this place, I'm a dead man.

So I have to keep shaking him with the best weapon I have, the imbalance of information, so that he won't think of killing me.

"Why... did you think the Evil Faction Alliance Leader would be the head of the Xinjiang Cheon family?"

"There are many reasons. But I don't really want to tell you. Why should I tell you?"

"Eek...!"

Although he gritted his teeth as if he were annoyed by my words, I really had no intention of telling him.

Since his relaxed expression disappeared and he was frowning like that, I somehow felt like I had won, so I felt a little better.

"Phew... yes. That's not important. Since we also have a reliable source of information in the Martial Alliance, it's not like you wouldn't have information about us."

"That's right. Keep your eyes open and look carefully for who is selling information around you."

Although I spoke sarcastically, Lee Gwak-sa, as if he had regained his composure, began to look at me with a relaxed gaze again.

"So what's the situation? From what Dokgo Ju-gwak said a little while ago, it seems the Evil Faction Alliance bastards didn't know they were collecting money and fighting for their lives for the Demonic Cult like fools."

A deep wrinkle formed on Dokgo Ju-gwak's brow.

It seemed my words had hit the mark.

But he couldn't get angry. Because right now, he was literally sitting at the same table as the Demonic Fire Hall Master, Lee Gwak-sa, a figure of the Demonic Cult.

"Oh-ho. I get the gist of it. For some reason, you found out a while ago that the Evil Faction Alliance Leader is the First Elder of the Demonic Cult, right? So you're leaving the Evil Faction Alliance Leader to go under the Demonic Fire Hall Master? Yes. That was a wise decision. If you had stayed under the Evil Faction Alliance Leader, you would have just been one of the consumable chess pieces, but if you go under the Demonic Fire Hall Master, you'll be able to stand at the center of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult."

As soon as I finished speaking, Lee Gwak-sa and Dokgo Ju-gwak's eyes widened and they looked at each other.

It seems that what I had deduced after listening to the information for a short time was almost all correct.

"Hahahaha! As expected! See? This is why I like our Unhwi!"

"Can you leave out the 'our'? Why am I 'our'?"

"Won't we become 'our' soon? Our Ju-gwak is also to my liking, but it seems I only have you, Unhwi-ya."

"Ugh! Ah! Sorry. I almost threw up without realizing it."

The more I reacted like this, the more the Demonic Fire Hall Master laughed as if it were more fun.

Since even that was disgusting to see, I just stood still without reacting, and he asked me in a suggestive voice, "Unhwi-ya. Then guess. Why am I here with Dokgo Ju-gwak? And what do I want right now? If you guess that too, I'll cherish you even more."

"If those are the conditions, I don't want to guess."

"Think carefully about the fact that I've kept you alive until now because I cherish you."

"Alright. Why is Dokgo Ju-gwak here? Probably, because of the matter with Ma Cheon-deuk, the Evil Faction Alliance Leader sent him to kill me. But the Evil Faction Alliance Leader is the First Elder? Since the Demonic Fire Hall is currently at the center of the Demonic Cult, you would have heard the news that he was trying to kill me, and you, surprised, came to stop Dokgo Ju-gwak. But when you actually met him, you liked Dokgo Ju-gwak so much. So you must have proposed. Either go under you or die. But Dokgo Ju-gwak betrayed his master and decided to go under you. How about it?"

The more I spoke, the wider the smile on the Demonic Fire Hall Master's lips became.

I shouldn't keep showing my charm like this, but for now, I decided to endure it until I could build up more strength.

"So, so? What do I want right now?"

"I don't know that. You tell me. What I'm good at is deduction, not guessing your thoughts."

"Hahaha! That's right. Even I think this was too much."

The Demonic Fire Hall Master looked back and forth between me and Dokgo Ju-gwak once, and then said with a meaningful look, "You two fight."

"What?"

"Didn't you hear me? I said fight. That's what I want."

Although it was a playful voice, his voice was filled with sincerity.

(End of Chapter)