The Genius Youngest Disciple of the Wudang Sect

Chapter 77

"H-How did you...?!"

Jin Tae-jin's eyes and jaw trembled as if there had been an earthquake.

He had an expression as if he couldn't understand why I was here.

He quickly rolled his eyes for a short moment and then said, "A trick twice...! Did you pretend to go to Xiangyang and not go?!"

That seems to be the only answer that makes sense to him.

Well, Xiangyang is not a distance that ordinary people would think can be traveled back and forth so quickly.

"No? I went and came back. I also took care of all the Black Society guys who were there. I thought you only sent them to rob the safe house, but you even knew we were going there and tried to catch us? You used your head twice, huh?"

"......!"

Jin Tae-jin, who made a shocked expression.

It seems he didn't even think that the name 'Black Society' would come out of my mouth.

Fear even began to appear on his face.

He had not learned any martial arts at all.

But in this room, two martial artists were glaring at him.

If they were to draw their swords and swing them right now, his life would be as good as gone.

"W-Wait a minute. Would you listen to my story?"

He barely managed to speak, but my Master's face was already cold.

My Master asked in a voice tinged with ridicule, "What story? The story of you hiring some thugs called the Geoungbang or something to kill my disciple and junior brothers?"

"N-No. How did you...!"

"If not that... then the fact that you betrayed your close friend Wang Hyeon-seong and leaked the information of the Eungnam Merchant Guild to the Baekma Merchant Guild?"

My Master took a step towards Jin Tae-jin.

That one step was so powerful that Jin Tae-jin, without realizing it, began to step back.

"If not that either... then the fact that you told me to throw away my pride as a martial artist and my pride as a Wudang Taoist and contribute to your trashy plan?"

The moment my Master took another step, Jin Tae-jin, while stepping back, missed his footing and fell.

Although he looked quite pitiful, my Master, perhaps because he had no intention of forgiving him, brought his hand to the scabbard that was set up next to the tea table.

But at that moment.

Kung-kung-kung—!

Someone knocked on the door roughly.

Everyone's gaze turned in that direction.

While no one could react, a hurried voice was heard from outside the door.

"Is this the room where the Taoist master of the Wudang Sect is staying?! It's urgent! It's a really urgent matter!"

It's a voice I think I've heard somewhere.

My Master looked back and forth between me and Jin Tae-jin.

He was checking if Jin Tae-jin had played some trick.

But Jin Tae-jin also had an expression as if he didn't know what was going on.

If that expression is also all an act, I really want to quit the merchant guild and arrange a theater troupe or a circus for him.

"Hwi-ya. Watch this guy. I'll go out and see."

"Yes, Master."

My Master held the scabbard and approached the door in a posture as if he could draw his sword at any time, and I, while watching Jin Tae-jin, approached his vicinity.

In the meantime, someone who had come in front of the door knocked on the door again and shouted.

"Is no one inside? This is a big deal. Should I tell the guild master..."

My Master burst open the door.

Then, a familiar person was standing in front of the door.

When my Master opened the door for him, he said hurriedly with a relieved face, "Taoist master! I am Yeo Jong-su, who is under the command of Taoist Master Unhwi."

"Yeo Jong-su? I've never heard of him."

My Master looked back at me.

Yeo Jong-su also spotted me right inside and shouted.

"Great Hero! I heard you had left somewhere, but you were here?"

"I went and just came back. What's wrong? This is my Master's room, how did you know to come here?"

"I asked a worker at the merchant guild. I heard that the Great Hero had left, but that there was another Taoist master from the Wudang Sect here, so I came here for now."

"What's so urgent that you came here like this?"

"The Black Society. It's the Black Society guys! They've started to move."

"The Black Society. Speak slowly."

He, perhaps because he was out of breath, took a deep breath and then began to speak.

"The Black Society martial artists will soon raid this place. I was in ambush and overheard their story, and they said they would occupy the Eungnam Merchant Guild. I clearly heard them say that they would first occupy it by force and then think about the aftermath."

My Master's and my gazes turned to Jin Tae-jin, who was still sprawled on the floor.

He had a very flustered face.

"They've lost their minds. They're trying to occupy the Eungnam Merchant Guild by force?"

"I-I don't know anything about it! I swear, it's the first time I'm hearing this story!"

"You're a spy of the Eungnam Merchant Guild, so does it make sense that you don't know? Aha... if my Master didn't yield to your threat, were you planning to take care of my Master as well?"

I looked back at Yeo Jong-su and said, "You did well not to run away and to think of coming here."

"Well, of course..."

"You did well. When do you think the Black Society martial artists will come? Did you find out roughly how many there are?"

"They said they would attack at the beginning of the Zi hour. I don't know the exact number, but I think there will be about forty or fifty."

"That's more than I thought. Did the head of the Black Society say he would come himself?"

"I didn't hear such a thing. But, judging from the fact that the vice-head is in command, it seems highly likely that the head will not come."

My Master and I nodded at the same time.

If what Yeo Jong-su said is true, there is about an hour left until the Black Society raids.

There is enough time to prepare for the enemies' arrival.

I first approached Jin Tae-jin, who was trembling all over, and pressed his vital points and mute points at the same time.

Jin Tae-jin couldn't even make a sound, and his body and tongue were all stiff.

And when I even pressed his fainting point, Jin Tae-jin fainted.

Since all his vital points have been suppressed like this, even if he wakes up from fainting, he won't be able to move or speak right away.

"I've investigated the Black Society separately. The Yeo Jong-su standing over there was also a person I had planted to investigate the Black Society."

"Really? Did you have time to investigate the Black Society?"

"I didn't investigate it myself, but I had people gather only that information. So I had enough time."

The reason I'm laying the groundwork like this first is because I'm going to tell my Master the information I know about the Black Society, and so that my Master won't be suspicious of how I know that information.

I can't say that it's information I learned while annihilating those guys in my past life, can I?

"I see. I also know a little about the Black Society. That it's an Unorthodox Faction that has taken over this area. But I don't know the details."

"First, the vice-head who is said to be bringing the martial artists today is a swordsman named Song Jin, who goes by the undeserved nickname 'Bamboo Mountain Ancient Sword'. He learned a proper martial art and uses a sword quite well, but he's a hopeless guy who has never trained properly because he's lazy by nature. And besides him, the rest are nothing special. As long as the head of the Black Society doesn't come himself, the two of us can take care of thirty or forty of them."

"Do you know who the head of the Black Society is?"

"The head of the Black Society is the White-Faced Gentleman, Lee Mun-hak. On the outside, he pretends to be a chivalrous hero, but in reality, he's a trashy Unorthodox Faction guy who sucks the blood of the common people."

"Lee Mun-hak...?"

My Master seems a little surprised.

Of course, it must be because my Master also knows something about Lee Mun-hak.

As his nickname 'White-Faced Gentleman' suggests, he is a person who always keeps himself clean and rarely gets angry.

Although he must be close to forty now, since his youth, he was the ideal type of many women due to his strong martial arts and clean personality, so it's natural that he can't even think of it.

"How did you... hmm. No. That's enough."

My Master was about to ask me something, but then he stopped.

It seems he now knows well that when he has a question about me, it's a better choice to just accept it rather than looking for a reason.

"Then for now, I'll inform the merchant guild that the Black Society guys are going to attack and prepare. There's no time."

"Yes. Jin Tae-jin won't be able to wake up from that closet for a while. Even if he wakes up, he won't be able to move or make a sound."

"You did well. I'll go to Guild Master Wang for now. You go and talk to the security martial artists of the merchant guild yourself. That there's going to be an enemy attack. The person in charge among them is..."

"I think I heard his name was Yeo Dong-gyu. I met him when I first came here."

"Yes. That's him."

Just as my Master was about to go to Wang Hyeon-seong.

A good idea flashed in my head.

"But Master."

"Hm?"

"I've thought about it, but do we have to wait for them to attack?"

"What did you say?"

"Isn't that right? There's about an hour left until the enemies come, and even if we perfectly prepare this place during that time, there's a possibility that at least one or two of our side will be casualties. It could be a martial artist who was protecting the merchant guild, or it could be an innocent merchant guild porter."

"That's right. If they attack from several directions at the same time, the two of us won't be able to handle it."

"After informing Guild Master Wang of the enemies' invasion and making the preparations more thorough, how about we strike them first?"

"We strike first? Haha... are you saying that offense is the best defense?"

"That's right. If we attack first, the enemies won't be able to scatter and will gather together to resist us. Then there's no need to create meaningless casualties, and it will be easier for us to deal with all of them. Even if some of them run away and we miss them, it's unlikely that the few who ran away will attack the merchant guild."

My Master nodded at my words.

Even I thought it was a really good plan.

And my Master is not a person who would ignore a good opinion just because his disciple suggested it.

He's rather a person who would praise me for giving a better opinion in the future.

"You've thought well. If we do as you think, it will be advantageous in many ways. You're really smart. But how do you know where the Black Society martial artists will be gathered? They could be gathered at the Black Society and then depart, but I think they're hiding in a nearby place and will attack when the Zi hour comes."

"I know that!"

At that time, Yeo Jong-su, who had been quiet, shouted.

"Not far from here, there is an abandoned mansion where no one lives. They said they would hide there for now."

"An abandoned mansion? You don't know the details of where it is?"

"I don't know that much..."

"Master. How about we ask Guild Master Wang Hyeon-seong? Since he's been in this area for a long time, he might know. I'll also ask the martial artist Yeo Dong-gyu."

"Good. Whether we get an answer or not, let's meet in front of the main gate in a moment."

"Yes, Master."

My Master went to meet Wang Hyeon-seong right away, and I called Yeo Jong-su into the room.

"Yeo Jong-su."

"Yes, Great Hero!"

"You did well. It was worth saving you."

"Thank you!"

"Guard the uncle who is fainted in this closet well. After I come back from the Black Society guys, I'll erase the Ten Thousand Li Fragrance I sprinkled on your body."

"Heot...! Can this be erased?"

"Don't look down on the medicine of the Sichuan Tang family. If it's possible to cover it, is it impossible to erase it?"

"I've never looked down on it! I will guard this person well!"

Seeing him speak so loyally, I let out a small laugh without realizing it.

"See you later."

"Yes. Please don't get hurt!"

I left Yeo Jong-su in the room and began to run towards the main gate.

To inform them of the possibility of an enemy attack and to ask where the abandoned mansion is.

'Please, someone has to know.'

We have to find out where the mansion is quickly so that we can move quickly.

Because it's a plan that will succeed only if we move first before the enemies move.

But I'm not that worried.

Because there will surely be a native of this area among the security martial artists, and if he's a native, he will surely know the location of the mansion.

My running steps became faster and faster.