Return of The Mount Hua – Chapter 1402. It was so wonderful (2)
Editor: Hoamzz
Co-Translator: Xoxo
"Protect! Protect with your lives!"
A rough voice echoed across the battlefield.
Everyone surged forward like a raging torrent and surrounded the encircled Five Swords and the group. Mount Hua's disciples, Tang Family's members, and Namgung Family's sword warriors who followed charged and pushed back the enemies.
"Retreat, dogs of Evil Sects!"
Toward the space Heavenly Comrade Alliance created by throwing their bodies forward, the remaining Mount Hua disciples kicked off and stepped in.
"Sahyung!"
“Damn it, Sasuk!”
The eyes of Mount Hua disciples were filled with intense hatred as they saw the utterly wretched state of their sahyung.
Unable to contain their fury, they turned to charge at the enemies but were held back by the booming voice from Un Am.
“Hold your position!”
"S- Sect Leader..."
“Our task isn’t to hunt the enemy! Protect your sahyung. Do not let any of them set foot in here!”
“Yes!”
The disciples of Mount Hua pushed back the Myriad Man Manor martial artists who were targeting Chung Myung and his group with murderous intent in their eyes. The sword energy they unleashed left the Myriad Man Manor martial artists in panic, unable to do anything but be pushed back.
Mount Hua and Heavenly Comrade Alliance formed an impenetrable wall that the enemy could not breach.
“Yoon Jong-ah!”
Meanwhile, Hyun Sang, who had charged forward like lightning, was momentarily at a loss for words when he reached Yoon Jong. As Hyun Sang barely came to his senses and tried to check Yoon Jong's pulse, Yoon Jong weakly shook his head and pointed elsewhere.
"Elder... not me... Chung Myung, Chung Myung..."
"Hey, you rascal! Who's talking about who...!"
“Elder, please hurry, Chung Myung....”
Hyun Sang bit his lips hard. At that moment, Baek Cheon held out Chung Myung, who was in his arms.
“Elder....”
“....”
“My energy... that bastard Chung Myung....”
Although his words was incoherent and muddled, Hyun Sang quickly understood what he meant.
But he could not bring himself to take Chung Myung. He had no idea where to even place his hands. There wasn’t a single spot on Chung Myung’s body that wasn’t injured. How could he even touch him?
“Step aside.”
“S- Sect Leader, Chung Myung is…”
"Pull yourself together!"
Hyun Jong shoved Hyun Sang aside and took Chung Myung into his arms. The hem of his clothes was instantly soaked with Chung Myung’s blood. But Hyun Jong didn’t even blink as he held Chung Myung and channeled a surge of powerful internal strength into his abdomen.
"I- Is he all right? Is he going to be all right?"
When Hyun Sang asked urgently, Hyun Jong, instead of answering, hardened his face and shouted.
“All who have any strength left, tend to the wounded! Now!”
“...Yes?”
“What are you all standing around for? Is Chung Myung the only one who’s injured?”
“Yes? Ah, yes, Grand Sect Leader!”
That snapped everyone out of their daze.
Of course, Chung Myung was in the most critical condition, but the others had also sustained injuries so severe they defied description.
Those with strength to spare rushed over and began to channel internal strength. Hyun Sang too held Yoon Jong and channelled internal strength into his back.
“...S- Sect Leader.”
“Don’t speak, Gol!”
Un Am placed his hand on Jo-Gol’s back and began channeling energy.
"R- Rather than me, the others..."
"R-rather than me, the others..."
“I’m still fine! Sasuk first…”
“I said shut your mouth!”
Un Am bit his lip tightly. Even now, they were worried about others? He couldn’t tell if that was kindness or plain stupid.
‘You idiots…’
How could they care so little about their own bodies like this? He felt proud. But simultaneously, deeply resentful.
And among them was one who refused to listen the most.
“Soso! You can’t do this!”
“Let go!”
“Soso! Your injuries are serious too!”
"I'm not dying, so let me go!"
Tang Soso stubbornly shook off those trying to treat her and clung to Chung Myung, whom Hyun Jong was holding. Before Emperor Hyun Jong could stop her, Tang Soso grabbed Chung Myung’s wrist and examined his pulse, then lifted her head with a jolt.
“Where’s Father? Where’s Tang Gaju?”
“He’s holding off the enemies. He’ll be here soon.”
“Hurry! As fast as possible! Grand Sect Leader! Sahyung is dying!”
Hyun Jong shouted without a moment’s hesitation.
"That won't be necessary."
“You don’t have to do that.”
At that moment, a single streak of green light suddenly landed before them.
“Father!”
“Come here.”
Tang Gun-ak took Chung Myung from Hyun Jong’s arms as if snatching him away. His stern face turned deathly pale after examining his condition. The composed and cold expression he had always had, unchanging even if the great mountain collapsed, vanished. It was more chilling than any scream or wail.
“What were you thinking?!”
Tang Gun-ak bit his lip and laid Chung Myung down with lightning-fast movements. He took out a small box from his bosom, flung it open, and drew out more than ten large gold needles.
"No one! Absolutely no one approach, ever!"
There was no need for Hyun Jong to say anything. The moment Tang Gun-ak spoke, Mount Hua disciples’ stance changed. Even those who were struggling to stand stood up and tried to protect Chung Myung, to the point where they had to be restrained.
“Soso! Pae! Help me!”
"Yes!"
“Tang Gaju. Even Soso....”
"Do not interfere and step back!"
Baek Sang, who was trying to dissuade Tang Gaju, turned pale at the sharp rebuke laced with killing intent and stepped back. He realized how critical the situation was.
“Tang Pae!”
“Yes, Gaju-nim!”
Tang Pae pushed away those channeling energy into him and leaped forward. The moment he clung to the opposite side of Chung Myung, Tang Gun-ak infused energy into the needles he had drawn.
Wuuuuung!
The golden needle in his hand shook violently. At the same time, Tang Gun-ak’s long sleeves began to swell as if they might burst under the force of his internal strength. The tremendous momentum made even the disciples of Mount Hua look back for a moment.
As Tang Soso was about to be pushed back by that energy, Hyun Jong grabbed her shoulder and channeled energy into her.
Wuuuuuuung!
The golden needle on Tang Gun-ak's palm thrashed like a living carp before gradually settling down. At the precise moment the minute vibration completely stopped, Tang Gun-ak drove the needle into Chung Myung's neck like a thunderbolt.
Chung Myung's body jerked violently on the spot. Tang Gun-ak pressed down firmly on his body and shouted.
“Dubi (독비(犢鼻)), Zhong Wan (중완(中脘)), Shui Gou (수구(水溝))!”
(H: These are acupuncture points)
"Yes!"
Tang Pae and Tang Soso hit the acupoints that Tang Gun-ak had instructed.
"Chung Yang point, three-tenths deeper!"
"Fa- Father. Sahyung's body..."
“Do as I say!”
"Yes!"
Tang Soso gritted her teeth and struck the acupoint Tang Gun-ak had instructed. At that moment, black dead blood gushed from Chung Myung's mouth.
Wuuuuung!
Another large needle burrowed into the center of Chung Myung's chest. The long needle, as wide as an adult’s palm, disappeared completely into his body.
“Baihui (회(百会)), Juque (거궐(巨闕)), Chung Yang (충양(衝陽))!”
"Yes!"
Tang Gaju Tang Gun-ak was a martial artist who had stepped into a transcendent realm. Yet his face was quickly drenched in sweat. It was a sight that made one realize just how much mental and physical energy he was spending on this acupuncture.
Wuuuuuuung!
Tang Gun-ak once again gritted his teeth and channeled energy into the needle once more. His hands began to tremble from the sudden depletion of internal strength.
A moment later, the last of the twelve needles pierced the center of Chung Myung's forehead.
"C- Can you really do that to a person's head?"
When someone finally couldn’t hold back and cried out, Tang Soso replied in a loud voice,
"These aren't needles!"
"...H- Huh?"
Too exhausted to explain further, she gave up on answering and grabbed Chung Myung's wrist, channeling energy into him.
These golden needles that Tang Gun-ak was using weren’t actually needles. They are elixirs refined from rare and precious items difficult to find even within Tang Family. Each was beyond monetary value.
Tang Clan called them the ‘Soul-Returning Great Silk Golden Needles’ (환혼대라금침(還魂大羅金針)). This was a Tang Family heirloom that only the patriarch of Tang Family was allowed to possess.
In other words, Tang Gun-ak was now consuming a generations-old family treasure without the slightest hesitation, for someone who was not even a Tang Family member.
But....
“Not enough.”
Tang Gun-ak lifted his head.
“Ice Palace! Bring the Ice Palace Elder here! The Beast Palace Gungju too! Now!"
“Un Am! Hyun Sang!”
“Yes! Grand Sect Leader!”
"Clear a path! Bring the Ice Palace and Beast Palace here now! Hurry!”
Hyun Sang and Un Am rushed out with determined expressions. Hyun Jong, placing his hand on Chung Myung's lower abdomen, softly spoke to Tang Gun-ak who was guiding the internal strength.
“...Tang Gaju, can Chung Myung....”
“I’ve done everything I can.”
“...Can he survive?”
Tang Gun-ak did not answer. However, Hyun Jong did not take his silence negatively. Tang Gaju was now gathering every ounce of his strength to care for Chung Myung. That was his determination to save Chung Myung.
And that determination wasn’t limited to Tang Gun-ak.
“Move aside, you vermin!”
Kwaaaaaaaang!
Beast Palace Gungju Maeng So struck down a dozen or so Myriad Man Manor martial artists with one blow and arrived where they were.
“Where is Mount Hua Chivalrous Sword!”
As he bellowed in his booming voice, the Ice Palace warriors arrived right on his heels.
“Gungju-nim!”
“Elder Han, it’s not me! Over there!”
Seol So-baek shook his head and shouted. Maeng So and Han Yi-myung immediately assessed the situation and rushed toward Tang Gun-ak with all their might.
“Tang Gaju!”
“Elder Han!”
Tang Gun-ak turned his head sharply to look at Han Yi-myung.
"We need someone most proficient in cold yin energy techniques in the Ice Palace!"
“Huh? Tha- That’s....”
A look of confusion flashed across Han Yi-myung’s face. Naturally, the one who can use the most powerful cold yin energy in the Ice Palace is the Ice Palace Gungju. The most powerful ice techniques of Ice Palace could only be mastered by the Ice Palace Gungju.
But right now, Seol So-baek is not yet proficient in all those ice techniques.
"If, if not me, then it would be Gungju-nim."
“Then both of you come!”
“Pardon?”
Tang Gun-ak sharply turned his head to look at the Beast Palace Gungju.
“Gungju-nim! Can you use the yang heat energy technique?”
“Tha- That’s the specialty of the Southern Sun Palace, but I....”
“Can you?”
Maeng So's face hardened.
“Is this something that must be done? To save Mount Hua Chivalrous Sword?”
"Absolutely!"
Maeng So nodded as if there was nothing to consider.
“Then I must! Even if I burn alive, I’ll draw it out.”
Tang Gun-ak nodded and spoke urgently.
“Channel cold yin energy technique and yang heat energy technique into the Mount Hua Sword Hero from both sides. Use all your strength.”
“Ta- Tang Gaju? What are you…?”
In an instant, Maeng So and Han Yi-myung’s faces turned pale.
Those two forces are direct opposites. When those two energies collided within a body, wasn't the outcome as clear as day?
They knew too well how dangerous this was because they knew how to handle each energy. As the three hesitated, Tang Gun-ak shouted angrily.
“Do as I say!”
But they couldn't move easily. Tang Gun-ak spoke with conviction on his stern face.
“He will endure.”
“....”
“If it’s Mount Hua Chivalrous Sword, if it’s not just any person but him, he'll definitely endure it!"
Maeng So, Seol So-baek, and Han Yi-myung's gaze turned to Chung Myung who was lying unconscious.
One misstep and they could end up killing him with their own hands. So it couldn't be an easy decision to make.
But at that moment, Seol So-baek kneeled beside Chung Myung and grabbed his hand.
“Gu- Gungju!”
“I’ll do it!”
Seol So-baek gritted his teeth.
"If it's Dojang, he will endure! Because it's none other than Chung Myung Dojang!"
A firm belief filled Seol So-baek's eyes. Seeing that, Maeng So and Han Yi-myung finally nodded and grabbed Chung Myung’s hand.
“No one! No one must come near…”
Tang Gun-ak was about to warn them but clamped his mouth shut.
All he could see were the backs of Mount Hua disciples surrounding them. Their resolve weighed so heavily it was suffocating.
Tang Gun-ak took a deep breath.
'I will save him no matter what.'
The man holds everything about Heavenly Comrade Alliance. The one who showed them what they should pursue.
And above all… he was their friend.
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