Chapter 97 (1/2)

Byeok Tae-san looked down at Baekhwaruju, who was lying flat in front of him.

“Thanks to Confucius, we were able to finish the work for sure.” After saying that, Ru Baekhwa took out some papers from his arms and politely held them out.

When Byeok Tae-san received it and read it, it was full of details about how he took control of Haomen. He knew what he had been doing in the first place, who he killed, and how he saved someone, and how to use it.

He was honestly a little surprised. After reading all of the papers, Byeok Tae-san swiped it up. Papers fluttered in the air with a pararack sound. Then, each document suddenly caught fire.

Whoops!

In an instant, the papers turned to ashes and scattered in the air. Ru Baekhwa looked at the scene with enchanted eyes.

Who in the world could do something like this casually?

“It was impressive. So, have you become Hao Munju now?”

Ru Baekhwa bowed. “Yes. Now I am Hao Munju.”

At this, a smile formed on the corner of the other man’s lips.

Actually, he had expected this to happen. This was because Ru Baekhwa had great confidence at the time. However, he didn’t know he could take Haomen so quickly. He had just read the method and process, but it was never something he had prepared for a day or two.

He must have been preparing to eat Haomen from a very long time ago. And even though he had now become Master Haomen, to lie on his face like that in front of Mount Tai was the same as saying that from now on, he and Haomen would go under Mount Tai by the wall.

There was no one left to say anything about doing that. This was because everyone who truly deserved it had disappeared this time, all from the previous generation Hao Mun-ju, to the old elders who only grew old with fear and greed.

Byeok Tae-san took a booklet out of his pocket and hurriedly threw it. Ru Baekhwa saw the booklet that fell in front of his forehead, almost touching the floor, and carefully picked it up with trembling hands.

“This is an award.”

Upon hearing this, Ru Baekhwa found himself wanting to open the booklet right at that moment. However, this shouldn’t be the case. Byeok Tae-san was clearly reading his feelings.

“You can check it out.”

“Go, thank you.”

After bowing so low his forehead hit the floor, Ru Baekhwa raised his upper body and carefully opened the booklet. Again, it was dark. It also seemed to be a complete shadow, not a brief snippet, as he had been given so far. His eyes were dyed with pure joy.

“On the way back, meet Cheon Chushinui’s manna and get some medicine. That’s another part of your reward.”

Ru Baekhwa bowed down once more to express his gratitude.

Then, Byeok Tae-san’s voice could be heard in his ears. “I decided to step on them.”

At this, the other man almost couldn’t control his expression. However, she actually said that from the first time she intervened in it, it was something she expected to some extent.

“I will start the investigation right away.”

“You can do it slowly until you get it right.”

At those words, Ru Baekhwa looked at Byeok Tae-san with an expression of excitement.

In fact, putting oneself in Byeok Tae-san’s shoes, he said this because Haomun had to digest Amyeongbo properly to improve his abilities, but from the standpoint of accepting it, that was not the case.

With this, Ru Baekhwa politely bowed and backed away. From now on, Haomen would settle in Wuhan. The Wuhan branch would then be reborn as a real Haomen.

Ru Baekhwa, struggling to suppress his pounding feelings, went to Lu Baekhwa.

* * *

Located within the Geumbyokjang was Byeok Tae-san’s personal dance studio.

And today, Cheon Kyung-wan was standing in the dance hall. Today was the day when Byeok Tae-san would give one-on-one guidance to Cheon Kyung-wan’s martial arts.

Cheon Kyung-wan then looked at Tae-san with a feeling of half fear and half expectation. Meanwhile, Byeok Tae-san wore a calm expression, as per usual.

However, Cheon Kyung-wan could see that Byeok Tae-san was in a particularly good mood. Of course, one could never be too sure.

To get an answer that was close to certainty, he had to summon Yu Seoyeon. If it was Yoo Seoyeon, one would know for sure.

With this, Cheon Kyung-wan raised the tension. He must not be vigilant.

‘Didn’t you say you’d think it’d be better to die?’

However, Cheon Kyung-wan had already done similar training.

He even risked his life with Yu Seoyeon, simply because he overcame the limit of pain to see innumerable on the swinging bridge every time.

Byeok Tae-san then looked at Cheon Kyung-wan, who was standing so determinedly, with an indifferent expression. From the looks of it, it seemed that now Muryangbo had to be done for a day or two more.

The psyche itself was almost perfectly seated. Of course, that wouldn’t just end there. If one’s body ended up getting damaged through debauchery, they would have to revitalize their body through Muryangbo again.

In addition to this, even if he maintained a neat life, his heart and body would naturally shift, little by little. It was as if the non-cheondan members who had already corrected their minds with Muryangbo had to practice Muryangbo all over again.

Byeoktaesan went to the middle of the theater and materialized a window right into the floor.

Whoops!

He then thrust the spearhead, and the spear stood upright into what he created and swayed.

Cheon Kyung-wan looked at Mt. Byeoktaesan and the window with a puzzled expression.

“Today’s training is to split this spear vertically.”

“Yes?” Cheon Kyung-wan was momentarily perplexed. “Can I just do that?”

“If you split it up correctly, today’s training is over. Just go home and rest.”

“No, you’re not even doing the Muryangbo?”

“Of course.”

Hearing this, Cheon Kyung-wan’s eyes twinkled like stars.

‘Today, Confucius deliberately called me to rest.’

That was Cheon Kyung-wan’s idea. He knew that Byeok Tae-san was never like that, but today, no matter how much he was to think about it, there was no answer other than that.

“Then let’s break it up right away.” Cheon Kyung-wan strode towards the window.

Then, naturally, he drew his sword. Perhaps a low-status person would not have noticed when Chun Kyung-wan drew his sword if he had seen this scene now. All of a sudden, however, the window rematerialized into the gap between Tae-san and Cheon Kyung-wan.

Cheon Kyung-wan’s sword fell towards the end of the spear as it was. This was undoubtedly a success. Chun Kyung-wan did not doubt the result.

Wow!

If it wasn’t for the sudden pain in his side…

Kudang Tang!

“Wow!”

The tremendous pain that started in his side spread like waves all over his body. The pain didn’t go away and stayed with me. It hurt so much that he couldn’t even breathe well.

“Who told you to sit and rest like that?”

Cheon Kyung-wan forced himself to stand up at the voice of Byeok Tae-san, which now sounded like thunder. His eyes were now mixed with regret and disappointment.

Byeok Tae-san stood in the first place without moving a single foot. He never said that he would just keep an eye on the wall when he cut the spear.

Cheon Kyung-wan had a sense of how difficult today’s training would be.

‘How do you do that!’

Breaking through the obstruction that was Byeok Tae-san? Not cutting? That was impossible.

While Cheon Kyung-wan was immersed in such a thought, a pain arose in his stomach.