Chapter 287

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Return of The Mount Hua – Chapter 287. The end is another beginning (2)

"Being stuck in a mountain and practicing Taoism doesn't mean money will fall from the sky. From now on, you have to feed those blockheads who know nothing but wielding a sword. If you decide what you will do based on how noble, what you want, what’s comfortable, you'll soon live off the bark of a tree."

"……."

It was a word that came from experience.

"No matter how you earn it, money is money! If it's not something that's harmful to people or illegal, it's a good thing to earn another penny somehow!"

Baek Sang shed a cold sweat as he looked at Hyun Young’s twinkling eyes.

‘I think Elder has changed a lot more than I thought.'

‘Maybe it's because of him, I'm sure.’

“You are saying that you need money to practice Taoism.”

"Of course. Why is Shaolin the best in the world?"

"The martial arts..."

"Because they have a lot of money!"

"……."

Hyun Young said with bloodshot eyes.

“In other places, the warriors who have reached the highest level have to stand up for a reward or settle a request to earn a penny, right? But Shaolin can only train without worrying about anything because they have money in their temple even by leaving the door open! That's why they’re so strong! D*mn it, I'm so jealous!"

"……."

"So you have to earn money! Remember! How much money you earn determines how strong Mount Hua can get! Don't take your role lightly!"

"I'll keep that in mind!"

Under the pressure of the momentum, he nodded his head at once and thought that the work of Finance Hall might be a little different from what he thought.

It was then.

Hwiik!

Took!

A large roll of paper flew from somewhere and fell on the vendor.

"Huh?"

Wei Lishan's eyes, which saw the flying object reflexively, widened as if they were about to tear apart.

A large seal was engraved on the paper with many numbers.

"A-A slip?"

That whole bunch of paper?

'Just how much is that?'

A familiar voice penetrated the ear of Wei Lishan Wei Lishan, who could not even dare to check.

"Ten Thousand for Mount Hua Baek Chun."

The surroundings become quiet in an instant.

All eyes turned to the direction the sound was heard.

Wei Lishan screamed in surprise.

"Chu- Chung Myung Dojang!"

Chung Myung walked out of the crowd with a grin.

"Can I bet?"

Wei Lishan's head spun quickly.

"No, of course. But where the hell did you get all this money from…?"

"I have a lot of money."

Wei Lishan opened his mouth wide at his confident words.

And he wasn't the only one who opened his mouth wide. Those who were filling the front of the vendor and Baek Sang, who was watching the situation from behind, were astonished.

"That- That crazy bastard!"

‘Gambling Taoist?’

‘N- No, of course, Mount Hua is the one who set up the gamble right now, so he can't blame Chung Myung for that, but... … .’

'Still, we are working behind Huayin Sect's name.'

Wearing a robe engraved with Mount Hua plum blossoms and gambling?

"That crazy guy! Elder, I'm gonna...…!"

"Huhuhuhu. How much is the fee for ten thousand nyang? As expected of our Chung Myung! He knows how to make it bigger. That cute guy!"

"……."

‘Elder?’

‘I think you have something on your eye...….’

‘A cute guy?’

"Sho- Shouldn't we stop him?"

"Why?"

"Why? Everyone's looking...…."

Hyun Young snorted as Baek Sang hesitated.

"There is a gambling den in Shaolin, why is it that a Taoist cannot gamble!"

"……."

"And look."

"Yes?"

Baek Sang turned his head to the direction  Hyun Young pointed at.

Those who flocked to the vendors were screaming at the pile of slips.

"Are- Are you sure about that?"

"What?"

"Is this really the right slip?"

Before Wei Lishan could answer, someone rushed forward before he can stop him and picked up the bunch of slips, and began to check.

"Ee, this is the slip of the Great Habuk Bank! It's genuine!"

"Who are you?"

"I'm a person who makes a living by working in a bank! I'm a staff worker in Habuk Bank!"

"Oh, come to think of it, I've seen him in the Habuk Bank!"

That brief conversation put an end to the situation.

When it was confirmed that a ten thousand nyang slip for Baek Chun was genuine, people's eyes began to seethe like crazy. The created madness circulated.

Ten Thousand Nyang!

The odd multiplied several times in an instant. Gamblers' eyes were turned upside down when they calculated the amount of money they could receive if they won the bet.

‘Ten thousand for Mount Hua Baek Chun?'

‘Baek Chun's opponent is Southern Edge Sect's Jong Seo-han! Although Baek Chun's reputation is higher, Southern Edge Sect's Jong Seo-han is also known for his name. It doesn't necessarily mean that 100 thousand wins.'

'Southern Edge Sect is also a sect that fights for the best sect in the world. There is a possibility.'

Finally, a riot broke out.

Even those who were only looking around rushed to the vendor with foam in their mouth. Those who bet first also ran with more money.

"Argh! Shut up and take my money!"

"A hundred nyang! A hundred more!"

"What is the odds of this! Can't you check it right away?!"

Hyun Young smiled happily at the sight.

'Yes, yes. Hurry up and pour it.'

The bigger the den, the higher the commission. If they do well, they may have a few months' worths of operating expenses for Mount Hua in one day's business.

"That's how the betting den grows. If you intend to lead the Finance Hall, you should watch what Chung Myung is doing."

"……."

It was Baek Sang who realized why Hyun Young liked Chung Myung.

Meanwhile, the bet began to be sorted out. The start of the match is imminent.

"We- We will stop here!"

"Take my money, please!"

"You can't stop here!"

"It must be stopped before the match starts! There is also the next round, so please understand this time!"

"It hasn't started yet!"

"This guy gambles once or twice! Until they pick their sword, you'll have to accept it!"

"Take this! Hey, just this!"

Wei Lishan, in a cold sweat, sneaked a look at Chung Myung. As Chung Myung nodded graciously, Wei Lishan also nodded to him.

"Then I'll take it only for the people who are here!"

Another round of Abyss passed and somehow the stakes were settled.

Wei Lishan approached Chung Myung while wiping his sweat and whispered.

"Thanks to Chung Myung Dojang, the bet has grown. Thank you."

Then Chung Myung slowly turned his head. Before he knew it, Hyun Young was looking at him with a pleased face.

Chung Myung grinned.

"Well, it's all for the best."

It is Huayin Sect that runs the vendor, but it is actually Mount Hua who leads it. Mount Hua takes the commission and shares it with Shaolin. The bigger the bet, the more money Mount Hua earns.

That’s why he can't help but like Hyun Young so much.

"By the way, Chung Myung Dojang, are you sure you don't mind? If he lose, you'll lose all that money."

"Lose?"

Chung Myung grinned.

"Back Chun Sasuk?"

"Of course, I'm not ignoring Baek Chun Dojang. But the match is not settled until the result is out."

"That's true. It is the case if the two are on the same level."

"…Yes?"

"Just because a tiger catches a cold and got a runny nose, it still won’t lose to a rabbit."

"So……."

"And, well, it's okay to lose. I'll get my money back even if I have to sell Sasuk!"

Wei Lishan shakes his head when he sees Chung Myung's glistening eyes.

"By the way, where did you get all that money from? Do you happen to……?"

"Oh, I'm rich by nature."

"…Yes?"

‘To be exact, Cheon Mun Sahyung was rich.’

‘But what about it? He’s not such a cheap guy that blames his marvelous Saje over spending some money, such is my Sahyung!’

‘Right? Cheon Mun Sahyung?’

- … … you'll see later.

‘See? He likes it.’

Chung Myung giggled and looked at the stage.

"Well, it's time for Sasuk to make some money."

On the stage.

Jong Seo-han roared back at Baek Chun.

"I'll twist that snout. I won’t let you go just because you're Sahyunhg’s Brother."

The nonsense left Baek Chun laughing loud.

‘Whose brother are you going to let go?’

"You've been together with him for so long, but you still don't know Hyung-nim."

"…What are you talking about?"

"That person is not a person who gives it easily if the opponent were of his blood. Rather, he is a person who will be harsher because the blood is connected."

Jin Geum Ryong is like that.

Of course, he's not saying that's bad. It just doesn't fit Baek Chun.

‘My family is Mount Hua.'

Baek Chun looked at Jong Seo-han with his low, sunken eyes. And he said softly.

"That's enough of me. Because swordsman proves himself with a sword."

Jong Seo-han closed his mouth tightly.

He can't agree with a human being named Baek Chun, but he has to agree with that statement. Because he's also a swordsman.

Jong Seo-han lightly waved his sword and took the stances.

Baek Chun, who identified the sword's trajectory, grasped his sword handle tightly.

‘Is it Twelve-movement Snow Flower Sword?'

It's a sword he has already seen a few times.

The sword that Jin Geum Ryong and Southern Edge Sect's second-class disciples used to destroy the second-class disciples of Mount Hua.

‘And it's a sword that was completely smashed by Chung Myung.'

However, it could not be ignored. Because he's not Chung Myung.

Baek Chun took a deep breath.

Three years ago, he was unilaterally defeated without resisting by Jin Geum Ryong's Twelve-Movement Snow Flower Sword.

No, in fact, even the word defeat was too much. To be exact, he was one-sidedly badly beaten.

So now he has to prove it.

‘How strong Mount Hua has become.'

And how strong he has become!

Beyond Twelve-Movement Snow Flower Sword!

"Taaaat!"

White buds began to bloom at the tip of Jong Seo-han's sword which rushed at him with a shout.

'Let’s see.'

It is a completely undeveloped sword, but it's clearly visible.

The flower blooming from Jong Seo-han's sword is clearer and sharper than Jin Geum Ryong showed in the past.

The white petals that have bloomed swept over Baek Chun with the wind.

It's as colorful as it can be.

It was a sword so beautiful that it was dazzling. If it was he in the past, he would have been mesmerized not knowing what to do.

But…….

'......what is it?'

Baek Chun frowned unknowingly.

It's gorgeous and beautiful. The visible scene was a series of sharp swordsmanship that gave him goosebumps.

Nevertheless, he felt an unknown emptiness in Jong Seo-han's sword.

Red sword energy rose from Baek Chun's sword in an instant.

Chwaaak!

As Baek Chun lightly swung his sword, the petals that flew were torn at once with the sound of splitting silk.

"Thi-This...!"

Jong Seo-han, who was rushing in, was so surprised that he took a step back unknowingly.

Baek Chun looked at him with a serious face and shook his head.

"It's empty."

"…This guy?"

"Now I understand what Chung Myung means. People pay attention to the beautiful flowers of plum blossoms, but it is said that it is the hard roots that dig into the ground that make them bloom."

In order to build its roots, Mount Hua has undergone arduous and harsh training over and over again. And the process will continue even in the future.

In order to have the heaviness that supports the splendor, not the splendor that can be seen.

But Southern Edge Sect is different.

They just make the blooming flowers more dazzling and beautiful.

The more they do that, the more they don't know that the trees are drying up.

- Southern Edge Sect is over.

'Scary bastard.'

Now that he understood what Chung Myung's short words meant, he slowly relaxed his shoulders.

And he put more strength on the lower body that had hit the ground. To avoid making the same mistakes as them.

"Let me show you."

"……."

"I don't know if you can understand it by watching it."

Baek Chun's sword slowly slashes through the air.

Mount Hua's plum blossoms bloom, wither and bloom again.

The reason plum blossoms fall and bloom again is that plum trees exist.

What they need to pursue is not the gorgeous flower. But the tree that produces its flowers.

It is life itself.

Red petals bloom at the edge of Baek Chun's sword, aiming at Jong Seo-han.

One more. Another one.

The petals that bloomed nonstop spread, again and again, filling the entire sparring stage with red petals.

It is overwhelming and full of red sword energy.

"Thi- This?"

Jong Seo-han opens his eyes wide.

It's similar.

It was clearly a martial art similar to his Twelve-Movement Snow Flower Sword Technique.

But it's different.

He can't put it into words, but something was definitely different. That sword contained something that did not exist in his sword.

‘What's the difference?'

Jong Seo-han clenched his teeth and shook his sword.

The pure white petals that bloomed from the edge of his sword collide with the red plum blossoms that tighten around him.

However, his white flowers could not withstand the plum blossoms of Mount Hua.

The white petals that hit the plum blossoms melted down like snow under the warm spring sun.

"Thi- This can't be! Damn it!"

Jong Seo-han grabbed a sword and screamed and jumped into the forest of plum blossoms....

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Note*

It is one of a good chapter too this time, huh. What Baek Sang would do in future is quite interesting to wait. At first, I thought he was going to Martial Hall, following the story Chung Myung tell to him. But here it is, in front, you got chung myung, in back you got Hyun Young. I mean, does that make much difference?.

We also got a few name too. Chung Jin and Chung Gong. It was revealed that Chung Jin was a remarkable Elder of Martial Hall. I’m quite interested as to who is this Chung Gong would be. Is it perharps Finance Elder (Elder in charge of Finance Hall.). Don’t give others spoiler please. 

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