The Genius Youngest Disciple of the Wudang Sect

Chapter 387

Yeon Tae-seon. He was the name of the former Hao Mun Leader who had been close to me and eventually met his death after being betrayed twice. Of course, he would still be holding the position of Hao Mun Leader now. Before long, a rebellion would break out, and he would step down from the leader position. Because his surname was Yeon, the Hao Mun disciples were referred to as Swallows, and this had now spread throughout the Central Plains.

"You must explain immediately how you know our Leader's honorable name!"

While I was briefly recalling him from the past, the Owl in front of me spoke to me as if growling. It seemed she was angry not at anything else, but at the very fact that I knew about him.

"Look. No matter how much you're the Hao Mun, aren't you ignoring the Beggars' Sect too much? Someone of your level should know, right? Who I'm close with in the Beggars' Sect."

"Maeng Gwang-gae...!"

Her pupils shook. As expected, someone of her level seemed to have grasped who I had been traveling with recently. This is because everything we do, using inns, using restaurants, and walking around the marketplace is ultimately an action taken under the watchful eyes of the Hao Mun. By the way, being close to Old Man Maeng Gwang-gae is convenient in many ways. When asked how I knew information I've known since the past, most people accept it and move on if I answer that I learned it from the Beggars' Sect.

"But please know this one thing."

"What...?"

"This wasn't information I found out to use in this way. Originally, I was just going to tell you. But I couldn't find a way. It ended up being said like this, though. Still, with information of this level, I don't think it's information that falls short of the requests I made. How about an exchange?"

She seemed to stare at me silently for a moment.

"Whew.... Until now, I didn't recognize a noble person and was only being irritable."

Saying so, she slightly lifted her face veil. To be honest, I was startled. Because as soon as she moved the veil, it felt as if light were flashing inside the room. She possessed such outstanding beauty.

"I am Geum Sa-hyang. I'm a Hall Master of the Hao Mun. My original affiliation isn't here, but while I was here for a while due to circumstances.... I met Unhwi Dojang."

"Geum Sa-hyang...?"

I couldn't hide my slightly surprised expression upon hearing her name.

"Why? Was my name also in the Beggars' Sect's information network? Ha.... I can't even estimate the extent of the Beggars' Sect's information power."

She made her own assumption, but that wasn't actually the case. When I talked with Yeon Tae-seon in the past, he had once said this to me:

'Among my subordinates, there was one with the surname Geum. During the first rebellion, she noticed it alone and tried to stop it.... but died instead of me. The reason I'm trying to become the Hao Mun Leader again is.... because I don't want to make the efforts and life of my subordinate at that time in vain.'

Of course, the surname Geum is very common, so I couldn't guarantee that she was that subordinate with the surname Geum.... but for some reason, I had an intuition that she might be the subordinate Yeon Tae-seon had mentioned before.

"No. It's not that far. I was just a bit surprised because I know someone with a similar name."

"It's not a common name.... Anyway, can't we continue the story from earlier? Where did the signs of betrayal appear?"

She spoke urgently, and although I could have told her right away, I spoke while slightly crumpling my expression for no reason.

"I expected that since I'm dealing with a Hao Mun member, you would observe basics and etiquette. What is this situation now?"

"Ah, that's...."

"Isn't it an unwritten rule that when trading information, you either reveal one card each or the one who is more desperate reveals first?"

"Are you saying... our side would be more desperate now?"

"Yes. Of course."

"Ha...!"

She snorted, but she couldn't hide the slight trembling of her eyes. Seeing that expression, I was certain. I held the initiative in this place. She is deeply loyal to the Hao Mun Leader, enough to sacrifice her own life. If so, the news of a rebellion against him would be her top priority.

"Sigh.... Understood. I lost."

As I thought, she declared defeat to me with another sigh.

"However, I can easily tell you the first two things you mentioned, but I can't tell you the third one right now. In fact, we also... speculated that there might be such a strategist, but we haven't found out who he is or where he is yet."

"Well then. It can't be helped. Let's hear the first two first, then I'll give you my information, and for the last third request, you'll teach me as soon as you find out later. How about it?"

"Fine. Let's do that."

"You're not going to just wipe your mouth later after hearing the information I give, right?"

"What do you take our Hao Mun for...! Even if we seem to work at the bottom of the martial world, we are people united with pride in the work we do. Especially when it comes to handling information, that's even more so. That will never happen."

It's a fact I know well. But I just tested her a bit to see how she would react. Fortunately, judging by that reaction, she seems trustworthy. She glanced at me and then hurriedly opened her mouth again as if time were too precious.

"First of all, the first one. The Four Evils Alliance Leader was recently changed."

"I know."

"The former Four Evils Alliance Leader disappeared after leaving words that he was going to meet his master and hasn't returned yet. So his whereabouts are also unknown."

In fact, I probably know that situation better than these people. Dokgo Ju-gwak received an order from the Leader of the Four Evils Heaven to kill me, came to the outskirts of Mount Wudang to fight me, met the Demonic Fire Hall Master, eventually lost to me, and was taken away by the Demonic Fire Hall Master. Since even the Hao Mun Leader wouldn't be able to know the internal affairs of the Demonic Cult, it was highly likely they hadn't grasped the fact that he was there.

"So the one who has become the Four Evils Alliance Leader now is Hwang Geom-gu, who was originally one of Dokgo Ju-gwak's confidants."

"I know that much. You know that I bought that information here last time, right?"

She nodded and immediately opened her mouth.

"From here on is the information I'm going to tell you. Currently, Hwang Geom-gu is settled in an area called Meishan, which is a bit below Chengdu. That place is almost in the center of Chengdu, Mount Qingcheng, and Mount Emei."

"He intends to control the three sects that are the center of Sichuan Province at once. It's a location selection where such a will can be glimpsed."

"That's right. But other than that, there's not much else we can know."

"Why?"

"There's a large pavilion there, and he's holed up in it and won't come out at all. For us to get information, he has to come out to buy food or go to a brothel to drink, but everything is handled inside. He almost never comes out of the pavilion at all."

It was a somewhat disappointing answer, but I had no choice but to nod. In this situation, asking for a more detailed answer would be nothing but stubbornness.

"Then what about those in charge of the Sichuan Tang Family?"

"I think I can give you a more detailed answer to that. Because they are in a place not very far from here."

"Is that so?"

"They are the ones called the Shadow Annihilation Bag, which is the place with the most numbers and the most masters among the Four Evils Alliance. The leader of the Shadow Annihilation Bag is a man named Gu Gung-hwan, the Poisonous Mountain Single Sword."

"Gu Gung-hwan...!"

"Is it a name you know by any chance?"

"Ah, no."

I hurriedly shook my head, but that name is one I also know. Although he died during the Four Evils Heaven conflict, he was a man who had become quite a headache by cutting down more than dozens of orthodox masters before he died. Rather than being a man with strong martial arts, he was closer to a crafty man who knew exactly where to fight, and thinking about it, what they are doing to the Sichuan Tang Family right now is exactly like that. Additionally, the act of forcibly increasing the tribute ten times and then lowering it to twice seems like a shallow trick that he thought of.

"Anyway, he is in a place not very far from here. The Shadow Annihilation Bag is an organization made up of about two thousand people, and among them, there are about ten people who can be called peak masters."

She told me many other things about him and the Shadow Annihilation Bag. Perhaps because the Shadow Annihilation Bag warriors or Gu Gung-hwan had a base near here, they frequently visited places like taverns, so she knew relatively in detail.

"Thank you. It seems it will be a big help."

"I hope so. I'll deliver the last request to you as soon as I obtain it."

I didn't say where I would be or where to send the information. This is because I believed that if it were the Hao Mun, they would definitely find where I was and deliver the information unless I was in the middle of the Demonic Cult.

"Then now... wouldn't it be time for you to tell me?"

She spoke with an earnest expression. That's right. It must be because she's treating me this kindly on the condition of giving information about the rebellion.

"Actually, I said earlier that I'm down here because of circumstances, right? Those circumstances... we also heard similar rumors, so I came for a while to manage that information myself. In the meantime, you came to find me."

"Is that so? Then the timing of my visit was exquisite."

"Yes. That's why I couldn't help but be even more surprised when you mentioned the Leader's honorable name earlier. Because it was such a sensitive situation."

It felt closer to being angry than being surprised, but well, I shouldn't dig that deep.

"Right. First, I'll tell you in detail what I know. I don't know why you're in Sichuan, but the leader of the Horse Sect in Lanzhou, Gansu Province. A man named Hu In-chwi. You know him, right?"

"Hu In-chwi...?! As expected...!"

Her eyes widened as if to see if the name she was thinking of was correct. Then she asked me with a somewhat suspicious look.

"But Hu In-chwi is not in Lanzhou, Gansu Province right now. He's in charge of the branch manager of Deyang here in Sichuan Province. That's why I'm here in Sichuan Province."

"Ah, then that must be correct. In the information we have, we knew he was scheduled to go as the leader of the Horse Gate in Gansu, so we thought he had already moved there, but it seems not yet."

The time when the first rebellion breaks out is about a year from now. I hadn't thought that Hu In-chwi would still be in Sichuan Province.

"You even have information that he's trying to move to Gansu...?"

She spoke to me with her eyes wide open. I rolled my eyes and swallowed hard, wondering what excuse I should make.

"The Beggars' Sect's information power is indeed truly amazing...! We should also work harder in the future."

Suddenly, she said that herself and accepted it. I let out a sigh inwardly and opened my mouth.

"I'll explain everything I know about from where and how they are preparing for the rebellion, so remember it well."

And I began to tell her the story I had heard from the Hao Mun Leader in my past life. She began to listen to my story intently.

(End of Chapter)