Chapter 1151

Return of The Mount Hua – Chapter 1151. Well, if it's absolutely necessary (1)

Editor: Hoamzz

Co-Translator: Xoxo

“Positions?”

Chung Myung's reaction was quite lukewarm.

“Is that really necessary?”

He looked around at everyone sitting in the room and then said.

“Well, even without that, we all roughly know who does what. There’s no need to...”

Then Namgung Dowi became angry and said,

“No, that’s just between us, isn’t it?”

"…Huh?"

“Think about it when a war breaks out! Suppose the Evil Tyrant Alliance attacked. What will the small and medium sects in the Yangtze River area do?”

“Well….”

“Wouldn’t they all line up to fight alongside us, the Heavenly Comrade Alliance?”

Chung Myung looked at Namgung Dowi with a slightly impressed expression and said.

“Wouldn’t they go to Ten Great Sects instead?”

“….”

Namgung Dowi, who was momentarily speechless, stared blankly at Chung Myung. The Five Swords nodded and added their thoughts.

“Even I would stick to Ten Great Sects.”

“Honestly, that’s overconfidence. If you want to survive, you should join Ten Great Sects.”

“Shaolin vs Mount Hua. Ten Great Sects vs Heavenly Comrade Alliance. Eii, this isn’t even a question.”

Namgung Dowi's eyebrows twitch.

“I wonder where that confidence came from?”

“Sahyung, isn’t that man from Namgung Family? They always think they have nothing inferior to Shaolin.”

"…Really?"

“Would they act like that otherwise?”

These bastards? Namgung Dowi barely managed to suppress his rising anger. In debates, the first one to lose their temper loses. At times like this, he needed to show his most rational side.

“That… Of course that could be the case, but depending on the situation, there might be some who can’t go to Ten Great Sects and come to us, right?”

“…I think… that’s possible?”

Chung Myung reluctantly agreed in a trembling voice. The underlying message was clear: ‘I don’t know what nonsense you’re talking about, but I’ll listen to it, whether it’s dog barking or not, for now.’

“Think about it. Would those people know who is who and follow orders properly?”

“Hmm?”

The listeners nodded in agreement, acknowledging the point.

“That makes sense.”

“Hmm. I hadn’t thought about that problem.”

“No, but… Isn’t that something you can just do by observing others? People generally have some sense of perception.”

When Namgung Dowi heard that, he looked at Jo-Gol with his mouth slightly open. Jo-Gol grumbled.

“What is it? That ‘I can’t believe the word ‘perception’ came out of your mouth.’ face”

“Wow, you’re like a mind reader.”

"Huh?"

“N- No.”

Namgung Dowi cleared his throat loudly and continued,

“Of course, if people are perceptual, it could work. But it’s still less efficient. And think about it. Imagine an elder from a famous sect with white hair gives an order, but suddenly a young brat jumps in saying that that’s wrong and that we should go this way.”

"Huh……."

“Who should they listen to? It’s a difficult situation to...”

“The young brat.”

“The young bastard.”

“The young, mannerless bastard.”

“The most disgruntled one between them.”

Namgung Dowi blinked at the answer that came out almost simultaneously.

“W- Why?”

He was genuinely taken aback and asked again. Baek Cheon responded with a satisfied smile.

“Is there another person in Heavenly Comrade Alliance who ignores the elders, always disgruntled, and says whatever he wants to say?”

Wow, that’s really convincing.

Namgung Dowi nodded in agreement. Then he soon came to his senses.

“That, that may be true… but that’s something only we know! Outsiders might know the nickname Mount Hua Chivalrous Sword, but they don’t know what Chung Myung Dojang looks like.”

“Excuse me, Sogaju.”

"Yes?"

“…We didn’t say it was Chung Myung.”

“….”

“….”

Namgung Dowi looked at Chung Myung with trembling eyes.

Chung Myung was looking at him with a smile on his face as if to say, ‘Oh? So that's how you see me?’ Namgung Dowi unconsciously avoided Chung Myung's gaze.

“Keu- Keuhum.”

In times like these, you need to quickly change the subject.

“Anyway… in order to prevent confusion for those who don’t know who is who, a system and positions are necessary.”

At that moment, Yoo Iseol raised her hand.

Everyone looked at her in surprise. Even Tang Gun-ak couldn’t hide his bewildered expression. Yoo Iseol had attended countless meetings without fail. However, this was the first time she had tried to express her own opinion.

“That, that… Uh, yes. Speak up, Iseol.”

“Do they really not know?”

"…Huh?"

“Him?”

Yoo Iseol turned her head and looked at Chung Myung.

Although Yoo Iseol's words were just two sentences, they convinced everyone.

“...Honestly, is it possible not to know?”

“In fact, if they still don’t know, they aren’t really martial artists.”

“Even if they don’t recognize his face if they see a young person causing a ruckus from Mount Hua, even the neighborhood kids would go, ‘Oh, that must be Mount Hua Chivalrous Sword.’”

“They would need to live with their ears plugged to not know Chung Myung, wouldn’t they?”

Namgung Dowi kept his mouth shut.

Thinking about it, those statements weren’t wrong. The infamous reputation... No, the renowned reputation of Mount Hua Chivalrous Sword was widespread. It may feel like an old story now, but at one time, when he was called Mount Hua Divine Dragon, he was recognized as the greatest swordsman among rising stars in the world...

‘After the Hangzhou Magyo disaster, his fame skyrocketed beyond comparison.’

The opponent is none other than Magyo.

In reality, he had joined forces with Jang Ilso to fight the bishop, but even Heavenly Comrade Alliance couldn’t reveal the truth as it was, so they could only say that Chung Myung and other Heavenly Comrade Alliance members had defeated the bishop.

Evil Tyrant Alliance claims that Jang Ilso captured the bishop.

Anyway, even Ten Great Sects, who couldn't bring themselves to openly confront this fact, kept silent, and the news that Chung Myung had defeated the bishop had already spread throughout the world.

Perhaps the name Mount Hua Chivalrous Sword Chung Myung was more famous than the name Heavenly Comrade Alliance?

You can tell how famous a martial artist is by looking at the small alleyways of the neighborhood. When children wave sticks and shout ‘Plum Blossom Sword Technique’ and ‘Mount Hua Chivalrous Sword,’ it’s clear that their fame is well established.

“That, that….”

Namgung Dowi, at a loss for words, stammered, causing people to click their tongues.

“Sogaju-nim, you have a tendency to obsess over useless things….”

Im Sobyeong did not miss this opportunity.

“Isn’t this because the children of the prestigious family can’t stand but to make useless formalities? How much more so when you’re sogaju of Namgung Family? If Namgung Family had become the leader of Heavenly Comrade Alliance, even the laborer who sweeps the street would have been given a position. Something like the Manor Environmental Management Officer.”

“Ugh….”

Getting hit by Im Sobyeong hurts three times more than getting hit by someone else. He wanted to somehow protest, but he had the wrong example from the beginning, so he couldn't come up with any excuse.

But at that time, the kind-hearted Hyun Jong came to Namgung Dowi's rescue.

“Humm, it's not entirely wrong to say that.”

Everyone looked at Hyun Jong.

“Not everyone in the alliance is as famous as Chung Myung, right?”

“That is correct, Maengju-nim.”

"Actually, a position is a way to create authority, so I'm not so fond of it either, but....”

Hyun Jong looked at everyone with a slightly embarrassed expression.

As a Taoist following the teachings of letting things flow naturally, the process of defining and segmenting people’s roles didn’t sit well with him.

“Even so, I agree that appropriate titles are necessary where people gather. Problems can arise when elders from different sects have differing opinions.”

“Indeed...”

“It’s a sensitive issue.”

Tang Gun-ak and Maeng So nodded as if they understood.

There’s rarely any conflict between the heads of the sects. This is because there is a certain amount of implicit rules that have been built up between them. However, there are still cases where the elders of each sect are unable to break away from their own positions.

If there’s time to coordinate opinions, it wouldn’t be an issue. But in a war, where decisions must be made quickly and can change the course of events, even minor disagreements can lead to major problems.

Especially….

“Wouldn’t most of the damage be borne by the small and medium-sized sects that fight alongside us, rather than by us? I don’t think we should just ignore it with the excuse that there’s no particular problem for us.”

“Hmm.”

“In that sense, I think Namgung Sogaju made a very good point.”

“Maengju-nim….”

Namgung Dowi's eyes were filled with emotion as he looked at Hyun Jong.

Indeed, such deep thought, warm consideration, and personality that is not lacking in the slightest to become the leader of Heavenly Comrade Alliance!

A little while ago, Im Sobyeong talked about the situation where Namgung Family became the leader of Heavenly Comrade Alliance, but that would not have happened.

Originally, Namgung Hwang was one of the most arrogant people in the world. Even his son, Namgung Dowi, thought so. However, even such Namgung Hwang would have had no choice but to give up the position of Maengju if he came to know Hyun Jong.

It was fortunate that Mount Hua led Heavenly Comrade Alliance. With someone like Hyun Jong as the leader...

"…However."

At that moment, Chung Myung spoke in a slightly dubious tone.

"Yes?"

“No, well… it’s not that I’m against it. I just suddenly have some fundamental questions.”

Tang Gun-ak asked with a puzzled look.

“What do you mean by fundamental questions?”

“That... you seem to be saying that protecting the small and medium sects is important.”

"Right."

“Do we really need to care about their lives?”

“….”

“Honestly, what have they done for us?”

“….”

“….”

Everyone was at a loss for words and stared at Chung Myung. However, Chung Myung tilted his head as if he really didn't understand.

“Did I say something wrong?”

"That…."

For a moment, everyone looked at Chung Myung with astonished faces, and then they all squeezed their eyes shut. Even Hyun Jong simply cupped his face with both hands and could not bring himself to say anything.

How on earth… How on earth did such a person come from under someone like Hyun Jong? And how did everyone here end up following the orders of someone like him?

Chung Myung wasn't completely tactless, so he looked around and then changed his words.

“Well, if it’s really necessary, I wouldn’t be against it but….”

“Excuse me. Sogaju-nim.”

At that moment, Jo-Gol cautiously spoke up.

“Huh? Yes, Jo-Gol Dojang.”

“If it’s as Sogaju-nim said, then that kid will probably get a reasonably high position, right?”

Namgung Dowi looked at Chung Myung and pondered for a moment.

Chung Myung, Chung Myung....

“I guess so?”

No matter how he thought about it, there is no way to leave that person out. If this is done under the pretext of efficiency, he would have to be given a chief commander level position for everyone except the sect leaders to follow his orders...

As he continued to think, Namgung Dowi suddenly realized the seriousness of the situation and froze. His face paled in an instant.

‘Giving him a title on top of what he is now?’

To that man?

Jo-Gol hurriedly raised his hand.

“I, I object…!”

“Oh, really?”

But at that moment, Chung Myung suddenly intervened without missing the beat.

“So, if they don’t listen to me, they’d be considered rebels?”

“…Wa- Wait a sec, Doja-….”

“Then I agree.”

The corners of Chung Myung's mouth curled up.

“Let’s make it, that position or something.”

At that moment, everyone's sharp gaze was fixed on Namgung Dowi.

Only then did Namgung Dowi realize what he had done. His soul began to leave his body.