Return of The Mount Hua – Chapter 1461. What is this we're seeing? (1)
Editor: Hoamzz
Co-Translator: Xoxo
"Keuung."
“....”
"Keuuuung."
“....”
"Keuuuuuuuung."
"You'll suffocate if you keep that up."
At Un Am’s remark with a click of his tongue, Hyun Jong glared at him as if he had been waiting for a reason.
"No, you rascal! Why on earth...!"
But before Hyun Jong’s voice could fully rise, blade-like rebukes flew in from both sides.
“Oho, it’s Sect Leader for you!”
"Others are watching!"
The elders shot him dagger-like glares. Shrinking back, Hyun Jong groaned again and lowered his voice.
"Keuung... Why did you send the children to Chengdu? Do you even know what might happen! What if Evil Tyrant Alliance bastards target them!”
“I’m sure Chung Myung will take care of it.”
"I-I've never seen such an irresponsible person! Hey, you rascal! Is that what a sect leader should say?"
Un Am shrugged his shoulders.
“What can I do? That child is smarter than me, so how could I, in my dullness, simply oppose him from the start?"
"Wh- What... Urk!"
Hyun Jong grabbed the back of his neck, his face flushing red.
“Aigoo. Please control your temper, Sahyung!”
“...Why do people become more eccentric with age? At least in the past, there was a certain dignity about you."
“Quiet, you punks!”
Hyun Jong pushed away the elders trying to support him and shouted at Un Am.
"Is that what the position of sect leader is for!"
“Hm, well, yes. That’s a fair point."
"Isn't it?"
"So please consider this. I also find it rather uncomfortable and ill-fitting, so once we return to Shaanxi, I should probably hand over the sect leader position to Baek Cheon. That seems more..."
"What, you rascal? Th- This... Urk!"
“Aigoo. He’s really going to ascend to the heavens at this rate.”
"Easy now, deep breaths. Sloooowly."
Half-held by Hyun Sang, Hyun Jong beat on his own chest in frustration. Seeing that, Un Am smiled softly and shrugged.
"You'll harm yourself that way."
"Y- You rascal. I'll...!"
“How dare you call the sect leader a rascal!”
“This won’t do. Saje, let’s take him away.”
“Yes, Sahyung.”
"Let, let go! Let go, you rascals! I've put a tiger cub in the sect leader's seat. If you don’t let me go…. You rascaaaaaaaal!”
Un Am smiled gently as he watched Hyun Jong being dragged away by Hyun Sang and Hyun Young.
“Will it really be alright?”
Un Gum asked quietly. Un Am answered calmly.
“Since it’s something that Chung Myung decided, won't he handle it himself?"
“That may be, but… I can understand why Grand Sect Leader is so worried. Sect Leader, no matter how you look at it, this is far too dangerous….”
“Then you be the sect leader.”
Un Gum blankly looked at Un Am.
"You don’t want to?"
“N- No, Sect Leader. What are you...?"
“Then just stay quiet and let it be.”
Un Gum closed his mouth with a thoroughly displeased expression. Maybe he disliked blindly following Un Am’s orders, or he may think that those firm words were uncharacteristic of Un Am.
Un Am smiled brightly upon seeing that expression.
“Un Gum.”
“Yes, Sect Leader.”
“Honestly, I used to think that becoming sect leader didn’t mean anything to me. Until recently, I thought it was a useless process and wanted to shed this ill-fitting role as soon as I could.”
“...Is that so?”
"But now I see that I was indeed a person who had to become sect leader."
“Huh? What do you mean by that...?"
"Isn't it obvious? If Baek Cheon, not me, were sect leader right now, wouldn’t you and the Grand Sect Leader be meddling in the childs’ decisions at every turn?"
Un Gum clamped his mouth shut. It was not easy to deny. After all, the same thing was already happening here.
“I didn’t mean to....”
“Good intentions don’t always lead to good outcomes.”
Un Gum eventually bowed his head.
Un Am was not a man who revealed himself easily. That was what made him so difficult to oppose.
Perhaps, as Un Am said, the person that Mount Hua needs most right now is someone like Un Am.
"They say nothing in the world is without use."
Un Am held back a wry smile. Then he instructed.
“Don’t worry about needless things. Just keep a close eye on Tang Family. We need to arrive at Huayin before they return.”
“Yes, Sect Leader.”
Un Am glanced back over his shoulder. Somewhere far in the opposite direction of where they were headed, the kids must be.
"...I hope they don't go too wild."
"Yes?"
“No. It’s nothing.”
Un Am shook his head. No way they would go that far. Surely not.
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“Uh....”
Jo Woong scratched his head. As the initial bewilderment faded, rather than his mind settling, an even greater astonishment washed over him.
If the question that first came to him was why ‘Jo-Gol' was here, the question that came to him now was 'why' Jo-Gol was here.
“Hyung-nim, get ready quickly. We're going to escape Chengdu with the family members."
"W- Wait a moment."
“No, I said there’s no time!”
“Screw the time, why are you here! Do you know where this is?!"
At that, Jo-Gol made a baffled expression, like he was staring at a madman.
“Where else would I be? This is the Sahae Merchant Guild in Chengdu. Did you hit your head or something?”
“Cough.”
A dry cough burst out of Jo Woong's mouth. Seeing his brother's eyes that seemed to ask, 'Does this yangban not understand the situation?', he didn't even know where to begin.
“Y- You idiot! Do you know what Chengdu is?! Did you walk in here on your own legs without knowing how dangerous this place is? Is this what I taught you? No matter how worried you were, acting on your own and dragging your sect into trouble is unacceptable!”
"Dangerous?"
"Yes!"
"...Dangerous?"
Just then, over the high walls of the Sahae Merchant Guild, Evil Sects went flying into the air like fireworks.
“Wahahahahah! Out of the way, Tang Gaju! These ones are mine!”
"Hmph!"
Tang Gun-ak was running across the top of the wall like a black flying bird. Jo Woong stared blankly at the sight. His mouth dropped open on its own.
“Do you mean dangerous for Evil Sects?”
There was definitely such a thing as common sense in the world, but sometimes that common sense certainly loses its power.
“...No, I mean....”
“Enough.”
Chung Myung abruptly cut in.
“Brotherly squabbles can wait until later. We're busy right now, so let's move first.”
“Chung Myung Dojang?”
"Let me clarify. Right now, I'm not here as Chung Myung, the disciple of Mount Hua and Sahyung Jo-Gol, but as the general of Heavenly Comrade Alliance."
“Ge- General?”
"So it's not Jo-Gol or Mount Hua escorting the people of Sahae Merchant Guild, but Heavenly Comrade Alliance. Let’s make this clear first.”
Chung Myung jerked his chin toward the people behind Jo Woong.
"Hurry and prepare. We need to leave right now."
Jo Woong nodded hastily. He didn’t really understand what was going on, but for now, he had to do as they said and get out of Chengdu.
"There's not much to prepare. There aren't many people left inside, so we can just take those we see. But is it even possible to leave Chengdu...?"
"Tsk, you really don't get it. No wonder you're brothers."
"Huh?"
"I said prepare, prepare?"
"...Wh- What do you..."
Right at that moment.
“Over here!”
“Move quickly! Into position!”
“Yes, Sasuk!”
Five Swords, who had poured over the walls into Sahae Merchant Guild, urgently scanned the surroundings before darting off in one direction.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
“...Huh?”
Five Swords gazed at Jo Woong with determination. In their hands were carts that had been parked at one side of the yard.
“Ah...!”
Jo Woong instantly understood the meaning and nodded hastily.
"E- Everyone get on the carts! These people..."
“What’s he on about?”
"Yes?"
Jo Woong flinched and turned around at Chung Myung's indifferent voice.
"Why take carriages when you have perfectly good legs? You yangban travel thousands of miles for business."
"Th- Then why the carts..."
“Ha, really… Sahyung!”
As Chung Myung shouted, Jo-Gol sneaked closer and whispered in Jo Woong's ear.
“...Hyung-nim.”
"What?"
“Get someone to load all the valuable stuff in the warehouse.”
“....”
"Hurry."
...Jo Woong nodded his head weakly.
Kwaaaaang!
The walls of the Sahae Merchant Guild literally burst open, and numerous carts appeared in a line through the dust.
Goods stacked so high it was a miracle the wheels held up. Chung Myung, who had climbed on top, drew his sword and elegantly pointed forward.
“Let’s go! Sasuk! Sago! Sahyung!"
“Hey, you crazy bastard! Why the hell are you breaking down perfectly good walls? There’s a gate, a gate!”
"Ah, don't we need everyone to come out and see! Do I have to explain even things like this one by one?”
“What the hell are you saying, you madman!”
Jo-Gol, who had only received a scolding in return for making a common-sense point, glared at Chung Myung with veins bulging in anger. On Mount Hua, this was an everyday sight.
But for Jo Woong, dangling precariously at the top of the towering pile of goods, it was an endless succession of bewildering events.
‘What even is this?’
Outside Sahae Merchan Guild, it was utter chaos.
The Evil Sects who had been sprawled like ants throughout Chengdu were now decimated as if attacked by an anteater.
'I- Is this the power of Heavenly Comrade Alliance?'
Jo Woong realized. His judgment that Heavenly Comrade Alliance would not return to the land dominated by Evil Tyrant Alliance was wrong.
"Then, n- now we join the main force?"
“Hm? But we’re the main force?”
“Pardon? But there are only six people here…”
“That’s right. You saw it well.”
Jo Woong's eyes trembled as if an earthquake had struck.
"Then, d- don't tell me these people we see are all there is?"
“Ah, there are like, three or four more people. Now that I think about it, where did they go? I told them to stay nearby.”
"Hie- Hieeek..."
No, this wasn't a scene demonstrating that his judgment was wrong. It was a scene showing just how insane these people were.
"Well then, we've gathered what we need..."
Chung Myung swept his eyes across the still-rampaging sect leaders and the slightly open doors of nearby pavilions. The gazes of those who had been holding their breath indoors but couldn't resist peeking out to check the situation outside were all directed at Chung Myung.
“Guess all that’s left is to wrap things up?”
Chaeaeng!
The Dark Fragrance Plum Blossom Sword was drawn from its sheath.
“Huh? What are you about to do?”
"I'll be right back!"
Chung Myung kicked the cart and soared into the air, leaving his sahyung behind.
Wooooong!
The Dark Fragrance Plum Blossom Sword burst with a majestic sword cry. It cut through the commotion that had engulfed Chengdu and spread out with utmost clarity.
"Hm?"
Jo-Gol's gaze turned to Chung Myung, who had risen into the air. Chung Myung was backlit by the sun that floated above Chengdu’s sky. The Dark Fragrance Plum Blossom Sword swirled and emitted a red energy.
“T– That…”
“Wow....”
At that moment, the people of Chengdu clearly saw it.
Above the sky of Chengdu, now blue but no longer as beautiful as before, the vivid image of an enormous plum blossom distinctly blooming.
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