Return of The
Mount Hua – Chapter 285. Life is
supposed to be unfair (5)
"What?"
Hyun Young opened his eyes wide and looked at the person sitting in front of him.
"I've been looking for you since the morning breeze, and now what?"
Baek Sang looked at the puzzled Hyun Young and said firmly.
"I want to enter Finance Hall."
"...why in this situation?"
"Of course, I know it's not the right time to say this. However, I thought it would be better to move as soon as possible because it was something my heart wanted."
"Hoho."
Hyun Young looked at him with both absurdity and curiosity.
‘It's not a bad thing.'
Now was the time to look for those who would enter Finance Hall in the second-class disciples.
Now is the time to focus on the cultivation of second and third-class disciples, so he couldn't even bring it up, but Mount Hua is improving day by day, and the money flowing in is increasing day by day.
It is now difficult to handle Mount Hua's financial affairs with existing Finance Hall personnel alone.
But isn't it something to be happy about because there are people who are willing to join Finance Hall?
“But why are you suddenly wanting to enter Finance Hall?”
"I've been thinking about it, but...…."
"Yes."
"I can't beat other Saje with martial art."
"You're not old enough to think that way already."
At Hyun Young's words, Baek Sang shook his head firmly.
"No, Elder! I know myself well. Even if it's comparable now, they'll one day get ahead of me."
Hyun Young slightly distorted his face.
"So, since you can't walk the path through martial arts, you're going to go to the Finance Hall? Because it looks comfortable?"
"No!"
"Huh?"
Hyun Young was slightly perplexed by Baek Sang's voice, which was so determined. He was almost a little angry, but he inclined to listen a little more.
"Elder, I'm their Sasuk, and I'm their Sahyung. Even if I'm lacking in martial art, I don't want to be pushed by them!"
"Hou?"
Look at this.
Hyun Young’s eyes shone with interest.
"So I thought deeply and realized one thing!"
"What was that?"
"Mount Hua's true power comes from Finance Hall!"
"Oh?"
From Baek Sang's eyes, there is a glow of brilliance.
"What's the reason for Mount Hua regain its past reputation? Martial art? Yes, I guess so. Talent? Well, that’s too. But more importantly, it is because Mount Hua has money."
"That’s right! That’s right! You do understand!"
"Money! If you control money, you control power! I want to be a man who counts money until his fingers wear out rather than a man who rolls until he sweats on the soles of his feet. Please accept me, Elder! No, Finance Hall Elder!"
Hyun Young smiled pleasedly.
Isn't a very haughty and devious person the perfect fit for finance hall?
‘To be honest, Jo-Gol would suit more.’
He came from a merchant family, so Hyun Hyoung thought he would be perfect for Finance Hall. But before he knew it, he got tainted by Chung Myung and started using his body before his head. He doesn’t fit for Finance Hall by then.
But now, listening to Baek Sang’s words, he definitely a talented person who will serve as the next generation of Finance Hall Elder.
"I'm proud of you. Then, did you think of that by yourself?"
"……No, it's not like that……."
"Then?"
Baek Sang scratched his head slightly.
"I was talking to Chung Myung last night and thought of it."
"Really? Did you talk to Chung Myung?"
A warm smile settled on Hyun Young's face.
‘As expected of Chung Myung.'
He can't believe he sent such a talented to Finance Hall. It is clear that Chung Myung recognized his talent and started to push him to Finance Hall.
Otherwise, how can he make up
his mind to enter Finance Hall in one day?
"Have you thought it well?"
"Yes, Elder!"
Hyun Young shook his head.
"If so, I will tell the Sect Leader and accept you as a member of the
Finance Hall. However, if you become a member of the Finance Hall, you will not
be able to concentrate on training as you are now. Won't you regret it?"
"I'll do both."
"Both?"
"Yes!"
Baek Sang firmly continued.
"I don't want to forget the duty of a martial artist just because I belong
to the Finance Hall. It will not be easy, but I will try to balance myself as a
martial artist and myself as a member of Finance Hall as much as
possible."
"Hum."
Hyun Young nodded his head.
"It won't be easy as you say, but if you have the will, there's nothing
you can't do. But for your training, I won't take care of you. Keep this in
mind."
"Of course."
"Okay."
Hyun Young smiled brightly.
People come in, money comes in. Finance Hall was at its peak since he took the
charge of it.
In the meantime, he can't just sit around and watch the money coming in, can
he?
"Then move aside and sit."
"What?"
"It's not really a sight to show you, but now that things have come to
this, you should know what the Finance Hall is doing."
Baek Sang nodded heavily.
'He are trying to show me the work of Finance Hall.'
He doesn't know what it is, but it must be important. So he has to engrave it
clearly in these two eyes.
When he stepped aside and sat down, Hyun Young raised his voice.
"Come in."
Squeak.
Immediately the door opened and Huayin Munju Wei Lishan entered.
"I heard that the Elder was looking for me."
Hyun Young looked at him and showed a supremely kind smile.
"Welcome."
"Tha-Thank you for your hospitality."
Wei Lishan sat down with a heavy look on his face.
At first, the hospitality was very pleasant and good, but he keep feeling
something subtle as he meet Hyun Young every day.
"Did you look at me for a reason?"
Hyun Young laughed at Wei Lishan's question.
"Hey, Huayin Sect Munju."
"Yes, Elder."
"You came here as Munju of Mount Hua’s subsidiary sect, aren't you?"
"Yes, I am."
"Does a subsidiary sect belong to Mount Hua or not?"
Wei Lishan tilted his head slightly and agonized.
This is because he was a little hesitant about what to answer because he didn't
know the intent of the question.
"O-Of course Huayin Sect belongs to Mount Hua……."
"Hahaha!"
"…… but subsidiary sect and the Main Mountain are a strictly separate
thing. If not, shouldn't it be called a branch sect, not a subsidiary
sect?"
"That’s right! That’s right! You do understand."
There was little relief on Wei Lishan's face, who managed to get the answer
Hyun Young wanted.
"But why do you ask that?"
"Hey, Huayin Sect Munju."
Hyun Young started his word with a smile on his face. At first glance, he
looked like he was very kind, but the two eyes that were covered by that smile
were shining very brightly.
"Don't you want to make some money?"
"…Yes?"
Hyun Young rolls her thumb and forefinger in a circle and shakes it slightly.
"Money."
"……."
It was the moment when Huayin Sect Munju realized that something was wrong.
* * *
The day when the finals were held came quickly.
As if the silence for two days was a lie, as soon as the sun came up, people
flocked in and formed a crowd.
"The finals start today!"
"It was just entertainment until now. From now on, the real Murim
Competition will be held!"
"That’s right! That’s
right! Can you say that those who went back after just watching the preliminary
round of the Murim Competition? This is a real competition!"
People's faces were already full of excitement.
Why wouldn't they?
The true Murim Competition is as good as starting today.
It is said that the world's prestigious sect sent out their own rising star
here, but when all are gathered, the number goes over a thousand.
How many masters will make a name for themselves?
There wouldn't be more than 1% at best.
The finals to be held from now on will be a battleground where the filtered
contestant compete against each other.
Isn't it self-evident that those who win and gain fame here are the same people
who will lead the world in the future?
Therefore, the number of crowds gathered in Shaolin far exceeded the
preliminary period.
"That's a lot."
"I know."
"What are those people back there? What do you think they're
selling?"
"Since there are so many people here, there would be some who sell food.
Chung Myung, there's sweet potato there."
"Where? Where?"
Chung Myung turned his head sharply.
Behind the crowd, vendors of food and simple items gathered, and there was an
open battle.
"What's that?"
"Huh? It seems there's a lot of people flocked here?"
Hyun Jong, who was looking at the scene, also smiled broadly.
"Hahaha. A lot of people
are here."
"Looking at it, I think I'm hungry. Sect Leader, would you like something
to eat?"
"No, I have to go to my seat soon, so I won't have time to eat."
He looked at the crowd with a smile and tilted his head as if he had found
something.
"But it doesn't look like they're selling anything, so why are there so
many people there?"
At Hyun Jong's words, Hyun Sang narrowed his eyes and looked at the big vendor.
“Red and blue….. multiplier? Ummm… it’s probably a bet."
"A bet? You mean gambling?"
"Can't you see that?"
Hyun Jong opened his mouth wide.
"Ga-Gambling?"
In Shaolin?
Betting on this sacred land Shaolin?
" hahaha. Does Shaolin allow that? No, even if Shaolin gave them
permission, there's no one who has the courage to do such a thing. You got to
see a lot of things if as you live longer.”
"Haha. I know. I thought we were the only ones who caused the
accident."
"That's right. I hope it's not just us... uh...?"
Hyun Jong tilted his head.
There's something strange about the face of the merchant pulling people from
behind with a large plank.….
"He looks familiar."
"Haha. Me too. Doesn't he look like Huayin Sect?"
"That's right. They look alike..."
Resemble.
They look so alike, it is as if a twin.….
‘Huh?’
"…Hu-Huayin Sect Munju?"
A murmur came out of Hyun Jong's mouth which had been opened blankly.
"No, why is Wei Lishan there...…."
It was that moment.
Wei Lishan opened the fan in his hand, half-covered his face, raised his voice loudly,
and shouted.
"Come on! You have to bet before it starts! Before it starts! You can't
bet anymore when the match starts! Those who have bet, take the ticket next to
you! Tickets without a seal cannot be exchanged, so you must never lose
them!"
Ticket? Seal? Exchange money?
"Bi-Bidding?"
Hyun Jong muttered with blank eyes.
"What is he doing now?"
"…… I guess they opening a gambling den."
"So you're saying the owner of that den is Huayin Sect Munju Wei
Lishan?"
"……."
"N-No, that crazy guy?"
Mount Hua was the one who gambled in the sacred Shaolin?
Hyun Jong's eyes began to tremble.
His face turned red and white repeatedly.
Soon afterward, he came to his senses and turned his head, and began to look
for a person in a hurry.
"Whe-Where is this guy?"
Huayin Sect Munju?
No!
Wei Lishan whom he knows is not a great person who can do such an absurd thing
alone.
There must be someone else who made him do that!
"Chung Myung! Where is this guy, Chung Myung!"
"Yes?"
Chung Myung, who had been buried between the Sahyung poked his head out. Then
Hyun Jong rushed at him like lightning.
"You punk! What have you
done?"
"Yes? What?"
"That! Wasn't it you who told him to open that gambling den?"
"Gambling den?"
Chung Myung, who opened his eyes wide, looked to the side where Wei Lishan was
and smacked his lips.
"Wow. Huayin Sect Munju, that yangban is not normal. Why didn't I think of
that?"
"…it’s not you?"
"Yes, it's not me."
Watching Chung Myung who really doesn't understand Huayin Sect Munju behavior
too, Hyun Jong was in great confusion.
‘It's not Chung Myung?’
‘Then who the hell...….’
"Keuhum!"
Then a low cough came from behind. Hyun Jong shivered as if he had been
struck by lightning and slowly turned his head.
Hyun Young.
Hyun Young, his lovely Saje and financial adviser of Mount Hua, was smiling
with a glossy face as if oil has been applied.
Hyun Jong muttered in a voice that sounded like his soul had escaped.
"…is it you?"
"What do you mean?"
"Is that you?"
"I mean, what are you talking about?"
Hyun Young shrugs his shoulders.
"That's just what Wei Lishan, Huayin Sect Munju, did personally. No matter
how much I am as the Elder of Mount Hua, I cannot meddle in the affairs of the
subsidiary sect, right?"
"....do-doing gambling? At Shaolin?”
Then Hyun Young looked around quietly. He then approached Hyun Jong, wrapped
him around his shoulder, and pulled him gently.
"I've decided to give you half."
"……."
"These monks are brighter than we thought regarding money. The guys that
started the vendor got their spot by promising half of their revenue to them.
They didn't state anything about not allowing gambles. I figured it out in
advance. Fufufufufu.”
"……."
"Hohoho. Don't worry about anything, Sect Leader. You can make a lot of
money...…."
"Hey! You! You crazy man!"
Hyun Jong, who had been trembling for a while, kicked Hyun Young's butt and
blew him away. Then he screamed with a bloodshot face.
"I told Chung Myung not to cause trouble, and the Elder of the sect is
causing trouble!? Is this what an Elder of a sect would do!"
"Shh! Keep your voice down."
Hyun Young, who flew away, quickly returned to his place as if nothing had
happened.
And whispered with a grim face.
"This is what Huayin Sect did, Huayin Sect. Mount Hua doesn't know
anything."
Hyun Jong grabbed the back of his neck as if to hold back the rising blood
pressure.
‘This damn sect!’
‘Now even the Elder is doing something crazy!’
"You-You punk. Don't you even know how to save face!"
"What did face do in Mount Hua? And when did we ever gain by saving face? We
should just get money, money!" (돈이 남는 겁니다,
돈이!")
"K-Keuk...…."
"And!"
Hyun Young grinned and pulled Chung Myung to the side and touched his head.
"There's nothing to worry
about. This guy will save Mount Hua’s face. Don't you think so, Chung
Myung?"
"Yes, but can I bet on it, too?"
"Sure, sure. You're betting on winning, aren't you?"
"Of course."
"Yes! Let's make a fortune. Hahahaha!”
"Hehehehe!"
Hyun Jong closed his eyes tightly as he saw the two of them smiling in a
similar way.
‘I'm going to give up my position as Sect Leader. It is a sect beyond help!'
(이 답도 없는 문파 같으니!')
Mount Hua's living is getting better day by day, and his life is getting harder
and harder.
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