Chapter 200

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Return of The Mount Hua – Chapter 200. If it's unfair, you should survive. (5)

Two people raced around the Tang Family residence.

"Chung Myung Sohyup! Stop right there!"

'It's stopped.'.

No matter how much Tang So-so is, it seemed that she could not come this far.

Chung Myung sighed and turned around.

"……."

"……."

Tang Gun-ak and Chung Myung's eyes meet each other.

"……have you come?"

"...yes."

Something subtle began to flow between the two.

"For now……. Yes, sit down for now."

"Sure."

Chung Myung sat across Tang Gun-ak. Then Tang Gun-ak quietly pushed the teapot toward Chung Myung without a word.

"Would you like some tea?"

"It's okay. I have a fever."

"It's cold."

"Oh, well."

Chung Myung poured the tea into a glass and drank it at once.

"Keuh."

Then he put the glass down and looked at Tang Gun-ak.

"…… what is it?"

"Hmm?"

"What are you going to marry your daughter to this Taoist? Even though blood is thicker than water, isn’t this coming out too blatantly?” 

(Blood is thicker than water is a medieval proverb in English meaning that familial bonds will always be stronger than bonds of friendship or love.)

"Objective?"

There was a vein on Tang Gun-ak's forehead.

"Huh?"

Chung Myung, who saw the reaction, tilted his head.

"Didn't you order this?"

"I won’t give my daughter to you even if I’m blind!"

"……."

"……."

The atmosphere becomes strange.

"No, then what's wrong with her?"

"Do I know!"

Tang Gun-ak gripped the thigh.

- Oh, please do this for me! Just introduce me! You want me to get married to an old man in the back room? All you have to do is close your eyes and introduce me!

"Ugh!"

Tang Gun-ak grabbed his head.

Then he looked at Chung Myung.

Of course, Mount Hua Divine Dragon is a good candidate. From the Tang Family's point of view, there is no better candidate to get married. Isn't it Chung Myung who took the seat of the next generation world's best man?

‘I'm still this strong, but after 10 years, we won't be able to win even if my grandfather comes back alive, let alone me.'

Perhaps it is rare throughout the history of Murim to have such a force at this age.

Besides, isn't the background moderately good for the Tang Family to stretch out? From the point of view of Tang Gaju, it is a place that will make one mouth water.

But...

'Should I get this guy as my son-in-law?'

Isn't he the one who leaves?

Marrying a daughter to Chung Myung as a human being was never an option. (I am speechless)

'I can't see things like that until I get dirt in my eyes!'

Tang Gun-ak's eyes were on fire.

She is a daughter whom he has cherished. Isn't it father's last wish to see his daughter grow up like a flower, to meet someone nice and live happily ever after?

Even if hawks visited countless times and the elders of the family nagged, it is his daughter that he managed to protect somehow.

What? Chung Myung?

Come on!

"Don't even think about it."

"No, you introduced her to me!"

"I did it because she asked me to!"

"……."

Chung Myung looked at Tang Gun-ak with a dumb face.

"It's embarrassing to hear that. What's wrong with me?"

He has no intention of doing so, but it is only natural to get angry when he is depreciated like this.

But Tang Gun-ak was cool-headed.

"You're a great warrior."

"Right!"

"But you're not a good person, are you?"

"……."

How many times in his past or this life have he ever heard a statement so difficult to refute?

Chung Myung, who always talked back, could not refute this remark.

“Uh… that’s… uh…”

That's true.

He is so sharp.

"A father doesn't want to marry his daughter to a good warrior, he wants her to marry a good person. I just don't let my position in Tang Gaju actively block it."

"Look like you're having a hard time making it compatible."

"It's a tough job."

Tang Gun-ak shrugged his shoulders.

"That's why I believe you and Mount Hua will be my breakthrough. Are you ready?"

"Of course."

"Then let's talk about it. What do you want from the Tang Family?"

Chung Myung didn't just come here to avoid Tang So-so. Meeting and negotiating with Tang Gun-ak today was already set in stone.

Chung Myung wiped a smile off his face and looked at Tang Gun-ak.

"I think I should call Sasuk."

“Then it should be a more serious place, but…”

Tang Gun-ak slightly rolled up the corners of his mouth.

"It's not going to be easy to get out of here."

"Well."

Chung Myung looked at Tang Gun-ak and  shook his head.

‘He's a funny guy.'

Although it seems supremely pragmatic, he clings to a cause and seems cold enough to sacrifice even his family, but there is still compassion.

‘You're not like Tang Bo.'

After all, a person in charge of the heavy duty of being the head of the Tang family cannot be as free as Tang Bo. Tang Bo was only able to secure the position of the elder of the Tang family thanks to his enormous talent in martial arts, and it would not be strange if he were ousted from the family.

"Well, that's good. First of all."

Chung Myung stared at Tang Gun-ak and opened his mouth.

"Let's get it right. Does the Tang Family want to form an alliance with Mount Hua?"

"All I want is you, not Mount Hua."

"But I'm inseparable from Mount Hua."

"I know, I just want you to know that. If I can get you, I can form an alliance with Mount Hua."

Tang Gun-ak smiled.

"Supporting Mount Hua isn't difficult either. Don't forget that Tang Family appreciated you that much."

Chung Myung also smiled at Tang Gun-ak.

"So I'll look at that one and support Mount Hua." (The raw is 그러니까 저 하나를 보고 화산을 지원해 주시겠다.)

"That's too much. But it's worth it."

"Hahaha. As expected of Gaju-nim."

"What do you mean?"

"You're good at lying."

"……."

Tang Gun-ak's face hardened slightly..

"……what do you mean?"

"Oh, don't look at me like that. I'm not saying there's an impure intention to ally with Mount Hua. But that unilateral attitude of giving is a little annoying."

"Hmm."

Tang Gun-ak looked at Chung Myung and said,

"You're still young and you don't seem to be able to see the situation properly. Of course, your strength is excellent, but that's still a realm of possibilities. The cub of a tiger doesn't necessarily become a tiger."

"Yes, that's true."

Of course, Chung Myung is different, but from Tang Gun-ak's point of view, he has no choice but to think so.

"With that in mind, Mount Hua can't negotiate on a par with the Tang Family. And even if you become the best person in the world, it is the same. You can't make Mount Hua on a par with other sects by yourself."

"Of course it's fair to think so."

"And you're saying I have to be equal to Mount Hua? For what reason?"

Chung Myung grinned.

"What's wrong with you? Tang Gaju-nim, negotiations are not between equals. It's between those who need something."

"……Hmm?"

"Mount Hua doesn't want Tang Family. Tang Family wants Mount Hua."

Tang Gun-ak narrowed his forehead.

What does he know to say this?

Chung Myung rose from his seat after receiving such attention from Tang Gun-ak. Then he strolled to the wall and tore off a large map of Sichuan that was hanging.

"Hmm?"

Chung Myung, who brought a map and spread it on the table, pointed his finger at the Sichuan Tang Family.

"This is where we go."

"I have eyes too."

"There's Emei sect down there."

"……."

"Up there is Qingcheng. If you go to the right, there is Wudang. Above that is Southern Edge Sect. Oh, of course there's Jeomchang down there, but let's skip that. Having Jeomchang there doesn't really make any difference."

Tang Gun-ak looked at Chung Myung with a completely different look.

The face of a warrior without any mischief.

It was a face befitting the head of the great Sichuan Tang Family.

"You're serious now, aren't you?"

However, Chung Myung received such Tang Gun-ak spirit with a relaxed face.

'There is no way that a person called the head of the Tang Family is so sloppy.'

He doesn't think everything that Tang Gun-ak has shown since he entered the Tang Family is fake. Like Tang Bo, Tang Gun-ak might be a lighthearted person.

However, the position of "Gaju" in the Sichuan Tang Family is by no means something that can be taken by a person who moves easily.

It is clear what Tang Gun-ak wants.

Thorough practical use.

If he had nothing to gain, he would not have shown this infinite favor even if he had liked Chung Myung.

"What do you want to say?"

"Isn't that a coincidence?"

"What?"

"It is blocked in all directions. It's also by the Ten Great Sect that have power on par with or above the Tang. Considering the beggars scattered all over Sichuan, um..."

Chung Myung trembled looking at the map.

"There is no room for breath."

"……."

Tang Gun-ak regains his composure a little.

"You seem to be mistaken. The relationship between our family and the Ten Great Sect is not so bad. Rather, you can say that we are comrades and colleagues."

"Yes, I suppose so."

Chung Myung shrugs his shoulders.

"Until the fall of Magyo."

In an instant, a blue light flashed in Tang Gun-ak's eyes.

Chung Myung continued to talk, keeping an eye on Tang Gun-ak's reaction.

"When there is a common enemy, they will unite. But what if the enemy disappears? Those who are united have no choice but to split up and find a new enemy. Even if it's a colleague they have been with so far."

"……you."

"The other Clan isn't too much of a problem. Namgung, Paenga, Moyong, and other prominent Clans are all in the east. They can help each other. But the Tang Family is the only one?"

"…in the west."

"Yes. And Ten Great Sect are taking up all the paths that lead to the other Clan. In other words, the Tang Family has no choice but to be alone. Isn't it?"

Tang Gun-ak did not reply.

He doesn't know if it was because Chung Myung accurately pierced his heart, or whether it was because he was bewildered by this absurd interpretation, but Tang Gun-ak remained silent for a while.

And after a while, he let out a heavy sigh.

"Go on."

"Tang Family is under siege."

"……."

"A local ruler is a very good word. But in other words, you are nothing outside of that region. Those who became local rulers eventually turned to this place."

Chung Myung pointed his finger to the middle of Jungwon.

"No?"

"……."

"It doesn't matter if it isn't. It's not what the Tang Family wants to be surrounded by the Ten Great Sect and be pressured. That's why the Tang Family needs a good friend. Friend to keep them in check. But lo and behold."

Chung Myung's fingers moved along the map.

He pointed to certain places.

It was behind Southern Edge Sect and Wudang.

"There is Mount Hua."

"……."

"Hehe. That's a coincidence. Why is Mount Hua here? It's exquisitely in a good position to keep Wudang and Southern Edge Sec in check? It's so strange."

Tang Gun-ak's face hardens at Chung Myung's ramble.

‘How far does this guy know?'

Chung Myung smiles when he sees Tang Gun-ak's expression.

"Hey, don't be so nervous. It's not a big deal."

"May I ask you a question?"

"Yes."

"When did you start thinking about this?"

"Well, maybe...."

Chung Myung shrugged.

"By the time Tang Gaju-nim heard that we had reached Sichuan?"

"……."

Only then did Tang Gun-ak realize one thing.

'I saw this guy completely the wrong way.'

He is not just a powerful idiot.

This guy's a viper. That's also a sneaky one.

And, perhaps, at this place today, the snake's tail may strangle Tang Gun-ak.

It was Tang Gun-ak, who felt a chill on his spine thinking that he was in Chung Myung's palm.

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