Return of The Mount Hua – Chapter 1000. Just leave it alone (5)
Editor: Hoamzz
Co-Translator: Xoxo
"Why the list of assets all of a sudden..."
“…….”
“Ah, of course, since you are now Gaju of the family, you have the right and obligation to check the family assets. But why so suddenly…?”
Namgung Myung looked at Namgung Dowi with suspicious eyes. Namgung Dowi just muttered with a soulless expression on his face.
"Just….”
"Yes?"
“Don’t ask… Please let me know. Just….”
“… … .”
What on earth happened to the man who left his lodging this morning with a gleam in his eyes, to return looking like someone who gambled away his entire fortune?
Namgung Myung glanced at Namgung Dowi with suspicious eyes and said nervously.
"Then I'll hand over the organized ledger."
“Uncle.”
“…Really, what’s wrong?”
"Our Namgung Family is wealthy, right?"
"Hoho."
Namgung Myung said as if it were absurd.
"Are you kidding? It is said that in this world there are as many merchants as there are clouds, and wealthy men rolling around in abundance, but no matter how wealthy they are, they cannot compare to the wealth that our Namgung family possesses.”
It was a statement filled with pride.
It is only natural. As far as Namgung Myung knows, the only sect in the world that can compare to Namgung Family in terms of wealth is Shaolin. The reality is that even Peng and Wudang were a step behind them.
However, rather than being happy after hearing those words, Namgung Dowi started biting his nails.
"Wealthy, huh... wealthy... so we’re wealthy."
“So- Sogaju?”
"We were wealthy, weren't we... wealthy..."
Has this guy gone crazy?
Kkadeudeuk.
Namgung Dowi, who had been biting his nails, finally opened his trembling lips.
“Where can I get the ledger?”
"If you want a copy, the Second Accountant should have it."
"...Yes, then."
Watching Namgung Dowi trudge out, Namgung Myung was overcome by an inexplicable anxiety.
It was because he faintly heard Namgung Dowi muttering, "It’s the right thing to do. It is. It has to be. Please let it be right."
"What exactly..."
It was Namgung Myung who did not yet know the exact nature of the disaster that was approaching Namgung Family.
* * *
Chung Myung’s eyes grew as big as a lantern.
His mouth involuntarily gaped open, and his hand holding the ledger trembled as if he had caught a chill.
"...Thi, this..."
“…...”
“All of this?”
Namgung Dowi nodded his head grimly.
“Is Namgung Family’s assets.”
“….Oh, oh God.”
Chung Myung’s head cracked and turned arbitrarily. Even if Heavenly Demon were to appear right before his eyes this very moment, he wouldn't have been this shocked.
Chung Myung, who continued to look at Namgung Dowi and the ledger alternately, expressed his impressions without hesitation with half-opened eyes.
"I wondered why people in the world starve even when they worked so hard, it’s because these bastards had all the money. These thief bastards.”
“…...”
"Ho…. Just what.... Hohoho.”
Chung Myung looked at the ledger again with a sickened look.
To be clear, Mount Hua was by no means a sect without money. Although it may not have been so a few years ago, it can now be said to be one of the richest sects in the world.
The wealth it has accumulated might not yet match that of Central Plain's richest, but considering the income alone, it could now slap around any average clan in the face with money.
Looking at the revenue alone, they can be confident that they have surpassed the past Mount Hua, which was well off. However….
"This… crazy. That’s why they say the real wealthy are the worst.”
Perhaps surprised that Chung Myung's reaction was so strong, Baek Cheon quietly approached.
"What's in there that has you reacting like this?"
"Look."
Chung Myung handed over the ledger to Baek Cheon without a word.
Baek Cheon said indifferently as he turned over a few pages of the ledger.
“No, it's possible for them to have a lot of money. It's Namgung Family, after all. But to speak to Sogaju like that is a bit..."
At that moment, Yoon Jong witnessed a sight he had never seen before.
Baek Cheon's eyes slowly widened, then bulged out.
"This, this is..."
Chwarak! Chwarararak!
Baek Cheon's hand as he turned the ledger began to become aggressive.
Baek Cheon, with an expression utterly unbecoming of his neat appearance, abruptly stopped flipping through the ledger. Then he raised his head and looked blankly up at Namgung Dowi.
But that was only for a moment, and the blank expression on his face quickly began to change into a look full of resentment. Namgung Dowi was taken aback.
"Why, why do you look like that?"
"Rich bastard..."
"Yes?"
Namgung Dowi was so baffled that he could not believe his ears. Are those words really coming from Baek Cheon’s mouth?
At that time, Chung Myung shouted loudly.
"With all this money, why would you wander around swinging swords, you madman!"
"What, what do you mean..."
"The rich really are the worst! Truly the worst!"
A voice full of venom flowed from Chung Myung’s mouth.
"Damn it. There's a limit to how unfair the world can be! Some were born an orphan, barely keeping their lives in a place worse than a beggar's den like Mount Hua! Some were born as son of Namgung Family!"
"I know right!"
“Sasuk is from Southern Edge Sect, aren't you!”
“Compared to Namgung, Southern Edge Sect is a beggar’s den too!”
"Ah. That’s right.”
"Damned rich bastards."
"Damned land owner bastards."
Jo-Gol looked at the scene and rubbed his eyes. Somehow, it seemed like a red aura was swirling behind Chung Myung and Baek Cheon. It looked as if scythes and hammers were faintly visible...
"Oh my gosh…. And here I thought I was rich.”
Chung Myung muttered with a vacant face.
Now he knows for sure. The brainwashing of that damn Cheong Mun Sahyung was making his world narrow. No matter how much Chung Myung boasted about making a lot of money, in the end, he was nothing more than a Taoist fool who was satisfied as long as he had food to eat and alcohol to drink.
Human greed(?) surpassed Chung Myung’s imagination, who lived in a clean and magnanimous environment.
"Wait a minute. So, you’re saying that Shaolin and Wudang bastards have a similar amount of money?”
Chung Myung gritted his teeth.
“But these bastards are asking for military funds? You, see me go and rampage these bastards’ graves.”
“…What are you even talking about? Since a while ago?"
“Keuuuu.”
Chung Myung scratched his throat as if he had swallowed scroching coals.
Yoo Iseol, intrigued by the reaction that seemed like they would foam at the mouth at any moment, quietly approached Chung Myung and took the ledger.
And.
Kung.
“Kyaak! Sago! Why are you collapsing?”
Tang Soso was shocked and ran to Yoo Iseol, who had fallen backwards.
Watching this, Chung Myung clicked his tongue.
“That’s right, that’s right. It's normal for people from the street to faint when they see such amounts."
“Sago is not an orphan!”
"It's all the same."
"No, just how rich are they that you all make such a fuss?"
Tang Soso picked up the ledger and looked at it.
“Hmm.”
Then she handed over the ledger to Jo-Gol with a slightly grumpy look on her face. Jo-Gol also read for a moment and then said.
“…It looks just like an ordinary ledger, doesn’t it?”
“Isn’t it necessary to have this much in Namgung Family?”
At the two's reaction, Baek Cheon and Chung Myung's eyes began to turn bloodshot anew. Yoo Iseol, who was lying on the floor, also lifted her head and grabbed the sword on her waist.
"Filthy land owner bastards."
"Rich brats, I swear!"
“Exterminate!”
The trio of orphan, runaway, and street-born glared at the three who were born with silver spoons in their mouths.
"Wa- Wait a minute! I don’t know about the others, but Sasuk is an exception, right?"
"That's right! Sasuk also comes from a good family! He left by his own choice!"
Jo-Gol was confident that this attack would definitely work. However, the moment Baek Cheon's answer came out, Jo-Gol gave up his counterattack.
“I was born, and it turned out the older brother was Jin Geumryong.”
"Wow..."
"I can’t not acknowledge this one."
“Please stay there, Sasuk. Forgive my rudeness.”
In an atmosphere where the flames of revolution seemed to be rising at any moment, Yoon Jong quickly intervened.
“Thi- this is not the time for us to fight among ourselves, is it Chung Myung-ah?”
“Uuuuuunghh.”
Chung Myung forcibly twisted his neck.
"Huft. Huft."
His insides twisted and turned, but didn't this ledger come into his hands anyway?
"That….”
Chung Myung looked at the ledger and Namgung Dowi alternately, and then with difficulty parted his lips.
“Just……percent...”
"Yes?"
“…Fo- fourty… perce-…. N- No. Twenty percent....”
At that moment, Chung Myung realized.
Deep within him, there indeed existed something called 'conscience' that he himself was unaware of.
Tears streamed down Chung Myung’s eyes.
‘I can't ask for more….'
Of course, his labor is so precious that it cannot be exchanged for gold. The problem was that the Namgung Family's wealth was so vast that they could use gold as feet wiping rags.
No matter how highly he thought of himself, Chung Myung couldn't ask for too much just for a few sword strokes.
'Sahyung! Cheong Mun Sahyung! Today I finally understand what conscience is, Sahyung!'
- Is that conscience? You madman!
Ah, just be quiet and still for now!
Chung Myung took a deep breath again and opened his mouth.
"That… I will see what I can do if you could just give twen…. twenty percent..."
"What? Twenty percent?"
As Namgung Dowi asked back in confusion, Chung Myung shrank and spoke in a retreating voice.
“The- Then, ten percent…. please."
Later, Jo-Gol would recall this scene like this:
It was like the sight of the sun in the sky shrinking and the water in Dongting Lake drying up, that the world renowned Chung Myung was suppressed by money out of everything else.
At that moment, Namgung Dowi shook his head.
"That's not it, Dojang. The amount is too little."
“…Yes?"
"Namgung has been saved. And now, aren't we part of Heavenly Comrade Alliance?"
"That, that's true...?"
"I will offer fifty percent of our assets. Please use it as the military fund for Heavenly Comrade Alliance."
Tuk.
The ledger fell from Chung Myung’s hand.
With a face as if he had seen a ghost, Chung Myung’s jaw trembled.
"Fif… fifty… fifty percent? Fifty… percent, sir?”
"Yes!"
Namgung Dowi nodded with a stern face.
“I think it will be good to have Dojang divide it appropriately. Dojang’s share, Mount Hua’s share, and Heavenly Comrade Alliance’s share.”
“Are- are you really… giving out fifty percent, sir? Of all this?”
“Of course.”
Namgung Dowi lightly tapped his chest.
"No matter how important wealth may be, it cannot compare to the grace of having one's life saved. Please understand that we can only repay you in this way.”
Chung Myung rushed towards him and grabbed his hand tightly.
"Th- Thank you, sir! Thank you!"
“Do- Dojang! Why are you doing this? It's nothing."
Tears streamed down Chung Myung’s eyes.
'To you, it might be nothing.'
Thank god.
It's really fortunate that he's a fool.
Huh? He’s not a fool, but kind? That's what makes one a fool.
"I will..."
"Yes?"
"I will devote my body and life! By any means necessary, I will ensure to make a man out of Namgung Family members! I will do my best!"
“…...”
"Definitely!"
“Tha- Thank you.”
At that time, Jo-Gol, who was watching quietly, whispered to Yoon Jong.
"Sahyung. The situation seems a bit odd, but when you think about it, isn't this like paying to get beaten up?"
"Shh. Be quite."
“…….”
That day, Namgung Family became a friend of Mount Hua.
Whose friendship rises up from the heart, a true friend…
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A note from Author-nim.
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Hello. This is Biga.
The Return of Mount Hua has already reached chapter 1000. This is my first time writing 1000 episodes without taking a break.
I think this was made possible thanks to the support of the readers. I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude once again.
Although I have many shortcomings, I am doing my best every day. I will do my best to write something that you will not regret until the end.
Thank you.
PS: I am starting to have physical problems, so it might be hard to maintain the current pace of daily releases moving forward. I ask for your understanding on this matter and will try my best to adhere to the publishing schedule.
Never would I have imagined CM not being greedy about money
Thank you for the Chapter """
Take rest when you have to and write when you want to. I really appreciate your hard work.
"Fif… fifty… fifty percent? Fifty… percent, sir?”
"Yes!"
I'm crying from laughing!! Who knew I would get to read Chung Myung hesitating in money matters and trying to be courteous!🤣
The way he's calling Dowi as Sir?! Oh my poor Chung Myung. He's too cute when he's hesitant like this<33
Tang clan is also known for being closed off except to a few people they recognize, so its even more difficult for people to get Tang clan products
But the scene of the trip trying to "eat the rich" make me 😂😂😂