Chapter 136

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Return of The Mount Hua – Chapter 136. Even if I die, I have to eat this! (1)

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Jin Hyun, who has moved away from the other disciples, swallows dry saliva and looks at Chung Myung.

‘What the hell he eat to become like this?'

There is no doubt that Chung Myung is the masked man in front of him.

‘I heard he is the Mount Hua’s Divine Dragon. Who the fu*ck gave this dog such a nickname? It should be Mount Hua Evil Dragon or Mount Hua Devil. Or even just call him Mount Hua Mad Dog!'

It was a question that Jin Hyun, who was not aware that Chung Myung was already called Mount Hua Mad Dog, had no choice but to ask.

Now, he doesn't even wonder why Chung Myung is so strong. Rather, he is curious a hundred times more about what he has experienced to become such a crooked person.

Chung Myung, who arrived at the place so that could not be heard by others, opens his mouth.

"So, what is that Sword Tomb?"

"……Put ‘it’ down for now."

"This?"

Chung Myung shook the thing in his hand.

Mu Jin's unconscious body shakes around.

"Put it down?"

"……Do as you please."

He doesn't care anymore.

‘I hope this is all a dream.'

But it will never be a dream. No matter how cruel a nightmare may be, it cannot be more terrifying than this. If nightmares are made based on human imagination, this will never be a dream.

Because he has exceeded that limit.

"Don't drag the time and talk. What's that Sword Tomb?"

“…Please make a promise first. If I tell you this, you will return Sasuk Mu Jin and won’t persecute us.”

"When did I persecute you?"

"……."

"……."

‘Uh...’

‘If you say so, so be it.’

"Please."

"Well, I will. Do you think I will turn my back after hearing it all?"

Jin Hyun is afraid because he seems exactly a person who will do that.

Jin Hyun sighed and opened his mouth. He can't solve this situation without telling him anyway.

"……It's a grave."

"A tomb?"

"Yes."

Chung Myung's eyes narrowed.

"Are you guys going to dig grave now? Is Wudang short of money?"

"……It’s not that."

Jin Hyun was curious about how every word he said could turn a person's stomach upside down, but now it feels useless to question this man.

"It's the tomb of Talgeum Muheun-un."

"Huh?"

Chung Myung's eyes widened in surprise.

"Uh, if it's Talgeum... 20 years ago... That... uh..?"

"He is the greatest man two hundred years ago."

"Oh, that's right."

He is a master of that time more than Chung Myung.

To be exact, the greatest of all time.

Chung Myung tilted his head.

"So his grave is that Sword Tomb?"

"Yes."

"Are you trying to excavate it?"

"Yes."

Chung Myung shook his head.

"Why?"

"……Yes?"

"No, you don't have to."

There is a reason why Chung Myung asks this question.

World’s best. The most glorious name in the world.

Anyone who lives in Murim dreams of being the best in the world. Even those who know that they can never be, definitely have portrayed themselves become the best in the world at least once and dominating the powerhouse.

The word "World’s best" was a dream and romance for the Murim people.

However, surprisingly, many people pass through the position of being the first in the world.

‘Even if one person comes out per generation, it means there will be four or five people in a hundred years.'

In reality, it's not just one per generation. There is always a person who challenges the position of the first person in the world and wins the position.  If such a thing is repeated frequently, more than ten people may get the title of the first person in the world even within a hundred years.

Perhaps if there had not been a war with Magyo, Chung Myung would have naturally taken the name.

When they heard that Chung Myung was coming, they ran away saying they were traveling or going to a closed-door training, so they couldn't face each other properly. But if they hadn't, he might have already got it.

No matter what anyone says, Chung Myung is a swordsman acknowledged by Heavenly Demon (Chunma).

"If it's Muheun...… It is one of the most famous people in the world 200 years ago."

Was he that strong?

Of course, he is. He was the best in the world, he must have been very strong.

But the problem is that they are Wudang.

It can be a huge surprise for an ordinary man, but there is nothing special about Wudang excavating the grave of such a person.

The value depends on how much the tomb's owner has.

Jin Hyun continued to explain whether he was aware of Chung Myung's thoughts or not.

"A thief recently broke into one of Wudang's subsidiary sect. In the process of arresting and investigating the thief, we were able to get our hands on his treasure map. And when we deciphered the map...…."

"There's one near Namyung?"

"That's right."

"You roughly know the location, but you haven't found the exact location. So you are supposed to investigate it, but if Wudang rushes in and investigate, people will suspect and rush in like a flock of bird, so for now, you try to push Huayin Sect from Namyung to clear the suspiciousness?"

"……Exactly."

"Hmmm."

Chung Myung nodded quietly.

'It makes sense.'

But it was strange.

Namyung is not a big city. No, it is an excessively small city for Wudang's subsidiary to be located in. The reason why Huayin Sect has survived while advocating the slogan of Mount Hua is that Namyung is such a small place that other sects has not interested in.

It's ridiculous that Wudang's subsidiary sect suddenly comes into such a place.

"But I guess you didn't pick a fight because it was Mount Hua." (The raw is "그래도 화산이 아니꼬워서 시비 걸었던 건 아닌 모양이네.")

"……."

"Right?"

"Y- Yes."

Jin Hyun could never say that he was thinking of eating some pheasants and eating eggs. (It means to kill two bird with one stone.)

"Hmm. That's right."

"Yes."

"What's in that Sword Tomb?"

"That's……."

Jin Hyun seemed a little hesitant and then opened his mouth.

"Do you know who Talgeum Muheun-un is?" (It is 탈검무흔은. talgeommuheun-eun)

"The best in the world. A long time ago."

"No. Do you know his deeds?"

"No, I don't know."

Chung Myung proudly held out his stomach.

When there is not enough time to learn martial arts and drink, why would he be interested in a person a hundred years ago?

"Plunder Sword (奪劍). He is literally sword plunderer. He did not belong to any sect. One day, he suddenly appeared mysteriously and ask a duel to all swordsmen in the world. And then he won all the battles with them." (The raw is 말 그대로 탈검입니다)

"It's an obvious story."

"From now on, it's not obvious. After winning, he always took his opponent's loved things as a spoil."

"So?"

"He took our sword."

"Why?"

"……I don't know."

Jin Hyun shrugs his shoulders.

"How can we know the intentions of a person two hundred years ago. Anyway, he attracted all the love and sorrows of the masters of his time and disappeared."

"If it's the love of masters...…."

"Yes, It is naturally Hwandan pills." (I thought -dan mean pill but I will leave it as it is. The name hwandan itself, I’m not sure if it’s right.)

Chung Myung had a strange look on his face.

‘That's probably it.'

Those who have reached a high level of martial arts can perform martial arts without the help of such pills.

But that's half right and half wrong.

‘We don't need any pills. But it's definitely better to have one.'

Furthermore, the masters of that time are in a position of authority in each sect. Isn't it the way high-ranking guys to hoard all the good stuff?

Such precious pills...

'I don't need it anymore, so share it with each other.'

It is rare to find a gentleman who says that.

People can't let go of what they have in their hands until they die.

"Then all the pills of each sect’s disciple must have been taken away too, right?"

"That's right."

"Why do they abide such ridiculous things?"

"I don't know, but it seems like a bet was made. If we lose, we will give up our pills, and if we win, to return all the weapons he have taken so far." (The raw is 지면 애병을 내어 놓고, 이기면 지금까지 빼앗아 간 병기들을 다 돌려주는 걸로)

They have to take that.

This is an inevitable bet.

"But they lose it all."

"Yes."

Chung Myung nodded.

"So what about that Sword Tomb?"

"...After Talgeum disappeared from Murim, rumors like that spread throughout the world. That Talgeum placed the weapons he had gathered in one place. Whoever finds the grave, Sword Tomb, has the world in his hands..."

"Oh, stop there. It's obvious from there."

Chung Myung looked indifferent as if he had lost his interest in an instant.

"It's just a normal legend, a cliche. So, that obvious story has become true?"

"Yes, we didn't believe it until we got our hands on them.…. The treasure map is so sophisticated...…."

"Oh, it's fine."

That's obvious, too.

Chung Myung shrugs.

"So you're going to dig up the tomb and get your hands on those pills and Talgeum Muheun-un’s martial arts?"

“…So to speak, yes.”

Jin Hyun looked rather relieved. Chung Myung nodded at the sight.

"Oh, really?"

"Yes."

"Oh, I see."

Chung Myung, who was looking at Jin Hyun with his dim eyes, grabs Mu Jin by the collar.

"Huh?"

And without a moment's hesitation, he slapped Mu Jin's ear.

Smack!

"What, what are you doing!"

"If the lower one does something wrong, the top one gets hit! How did you educate him? He's lying with such a nonchalant face! Wake up, you son of a b*tc*!"

Smack! Smack!

Mu Jin's head turned left and right..

"You shouldn’t open your mouth and lie to me! No, you're not lying. You didn't lie! But you didn't say it all either. So that’s how it is? All right. You can just wait. I'm gonna wake him up."

"Wha- what are you talking about? I really told you everything!"

It was that moment.

"Ugh!"

Chung Myung turns around and puts his face right in front of Jin Hyun's face.

When Jin Hyun stepped back in surprise, Chung Myung slightly grinded his teeth.

"Do I look ignorant to you?"

"……Yes?"

"The strong Wudang covets the martial arts of others? That Wudang?"

"……."

"Oh, if your ancestors underground hear it, they will jump out of the grave and pierce your head with Taichi. What nonsense are you talking about!"

Jin Hyun closed his mouth tightly.

"And, what? All your pills? Hey, dude. If you gather disciple’s pills and use them for the sect’s bet, would they say "Oh, thank you" and leave it alone! It's a good thing they don't all turn their back and attacked Wudang instead!"

"……."

"Wherever a young man opens his mouth, lies come out. All right. What am I going to get by beating you? The one who gets hit should get hit. Hey, won't you wake up?"

Smack!

When Chung Myung slapped Mu Jin once again, Jin Hyun freaked out and grabbed Chung Myung's hem.

"He- He’ll die if you keep doing that!"

"He does if the time calls for it!" (the raw is "죽으라고 하는 건데 죽어야지!")

"He really gonna die!"

"I know, I know. I know what I’m doing. Don't worry."

‘Don't worry about what, you crazy punk!’

Even though Jin Hyun was nagging him while holding his hem, Chung Myung grabbed Mu Jin by the collar like an honest cow.

“You think I won’t recognize it if you don't tell me? The fact that you came alone means that the treasure map is in your hands. I just need to take it and have it decrypted. Moreover!"

Chung Myung's eyes became cold.

"You have to pay for playing with people. I won't kill you. Instead, I'll make you never hold a sword again!"

Chung Myung's pulled his fist back. Jin Hyun's pupils shake hard when he sees his energy frozen in his tight-pulled fist.

‘This guy is unbelievable.’

If Mu Jin is ruined here, Jin Hyun will have no choice but to live with regret for the rest of his life.

"Go die!"

Chung Myung's fist flew into Mu Jin's face.

Frightened Jin Hyun shouted without realizing.

"Immortal Medicine!!!"

Chung Myung's fist stops right in front of Mu Jin's face.

Whoosh!

Mu Jin's hair fluttered in all directions because of the wind. Chung Myung turns his head around, still holding Mu Jin by the collar.

"What?"

“Im- Immortal Medicine."

"Immortal Medicine?"

Jin Hyun said as if he had given up.

"……The true owner of the tomb is Immortal Medicine."

"…… Immortal Medicine?"

"Yes."

"Immortal Medicine, who can make great medicine, him?"

"Yes."

"That Immortal Medicine that called the best of all times with his pills refinement method two hundred years ago?”

"……Yes."

"One pill awoke the dead, and one who made that medicine that greater than the Daehwandan."

Chung Myung's eyes began to shine more and more strangely.

It is an aspiration, hope, and desire.

"……."

Jin Hyun couldn't answer and flinched back.

However, Chung Myung's eyes were already emitting formidable light.

"The Sword Tomb is Immortal Medicine's grave? Immortal Medicine's?"

"That, that......."

"Hmm……."

"……?"

"Heh heh heh heh."

Chung Myung kept rubbing his lips with his sleeve. He seemed to have forgotten that he was wearing a mask.

"Immortal Medicine, Right. That's why Wudang would do this. I see, you mean Immortal Medicine, right?"

"This is totally different....…."

"……Where?"

"……Yes?"

"Where is that place?”

"……."

At that moment, Jin Hyun saw it.

The Taoist, who has let go of his reason for desire, glares at his eyes. The terrifying material desire that flows out made one who saw it freak out.

"Where's the place where my elixir and the refinement method are, you son of a b*tc*!"

‘Why is it yours...….’

‘That's so ridiculous.….’

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