Return of The Mount Hua – Chapter 1506. There are some people who can be solved with words (1)
Editor: Hoamz
Co-Translator: Xoxo
Wind Shadow Divine Beggar’s fist trembled finely.
Was all of this truly his fault? As Chivalrous Sword said, was this the result of his actions?
He wanted to scream that it wasn't. That this was not what he had intended.
But he had no way to deny it.
“Righteousness is called Righteousness precisely because it does not calculate.”
Chung Myung's cold voice pierced Wind Shadow Divine Beggar’s ears again.
“You… No, you all said you were saddened by those who wagered everything on Righteousness without reward."
“....”
"Yes. It is sad. It is pitiful. But that's what makes it Beggar Union. That is why it’s worth protecting. Look. Is this Beggar Union you sought to protect?”
Wind Shadow Divine Beggar tightly shut his eyes.
He too had seen what filled the elders' eyes as they looked his way.
They were the gazes of those who clearly understood how the situation was flowing, yet deceived themselves for momentary benefit and safety.
At this point, even Wind Shadow Divine Beggar had no choice but to realize.
He and his master, Divine Beggar Hyeonpung, might have protected Beggar Union itself, but they had changed the very nature of the Union they originally sought to protect.
More than they intended.
Those gathered here were no longer Beggar Union disciples of old who could sacrifice everything for the righteous blood boiling in their chests. They were no more than merchants, used to calculating their profit and finding ways to slip out safely.
Can such a gathering truly still be called Beggar Union?
Just as they had not truly known him and Divine Beggar Hyeonpung, those two had also failed to see how the Union was changing, even though they were watching each other from so close by.
Could Beggar Union disciples be blamed entirely? No, they could not.
Whatever situation arose, it was none other than Wind Shadow Divine Beggar himself who had instructed them to think first of their own safety and the sect's interests.
Ten years, then another ten years, and thus decades.
During that long time, what he had done slowly rotted away the blood of Righteousness overflowing in Beggar Union, bringing it to where it was now.
“...Chivalrous Sword.”
He couldn't raise his face before Chung Myung.
But unfortunately, Wind Shadow Divine Beggar was not even given the leisure to sufficiently regret and repent.
"What is the Blue Dog Unit doing? Didn't you hear the order to seize that bastard immediately!"
“Yes!”
With Lone Tiger Divine Beggar’s shout, the beggars who had burst into the hall moved to surround Lone Tiger Divine Beggar.
Then.
“Please wait a moment.”
Baek Cheon, who had been silently observing the situation, finally spoke. Lone Tiger Divine Beggar frowned.
"Acting Sect Leader should step back. If you retreat now, we will not question the sin of bringing that cunning bastard to Beggar Union's ceremony."
Baek Cheon smiled brightly.
"Did you say sin?"
In an instant, Lone Tiger Divine Beggar groaned inwardly in dismay. He had made a slip of the tongue in his excitement.
“May I take what you just said, Elder, as the official stance of Beggar Union?”
“...Acting Sect Leader.”
"I mean your words that a Beggar Union elder could question Mount Hua's Acting Sect Leader for crimes."
It wasn't that he showed an overwhelmingly powerful presence. He didn’t release any energy, nor did he take an aggressive stance. Baek Cheon just stood upright and looked straight at Lone Tiger Divine Beggar.
But at that moment, the elders in the great hall found themselves weighed down by an indescribable pressure. All while facing a young swordsman who had lived less than half their lives.
“Is that right?”
Lone Tiger Divine Beggar silently bit his lower lip.
It was difficult to answer rashly.
If he said it wasn’t, it would look like he was backing down. But if he said it was, it might turn Mount Hua Sect into an enemy.
Instead of the troubled Lone Tiger Divine Beggar, the elders following him opened their mouths.
"Acting Sect Leader! This is not proper, is it not! Not only did you bring along someone who impersonates Sect Leader, but now you're pressuring a Beggar Union elder in return!"
“Even for Mount Hua, this is not something that can be tolerated.”
Baek Cheon glanced at them. The elders flinched. Contrary to their worries, however, Baek Cheon simply nodded calmly.
"Indeed... that wouldn't be wrong. If the person I brought truly impersonated Sect Leader, I should naturally apologize. No, not just me, but Mount Hua and Heavenly Comrade Alliance should also formally apologize to Beggar Union.”
“Of course...."
"But."
Baek Cheon's voice rang out clearly through the great hall.
"If the person I brought is indeed Beggar Union's Sect Leader, then who should apologize at that time?"
"Wha- What does that…?”
“As Acting Sect Leader of Mount Hua, I hereby guarantee on behalf of Mount Hua Sect that the person present here is Wind Shadow Divine Beggar, Sect Leader of the Beggars’ Union.”
The shocked elders’ eyes widened almost to the point of tearing at the corners.
"Wha- What are you saying!"
"Those who deny that this person is Beggar Union's Sect Leader must clearly prove that fact before Mount Hua!"
The elders’ faces were now not just white, but deathly pale. Even Lone Tiger Divine Beggar seemed shocked by this turn of events and blankly stared at Baek Cheon.
It wasn't only they who were flustered by this situation.
"...Sahyung."
"Why...?"
“Was this the plan all along?”
"...At least I didn't hear about it. And..."
Yoon Jong subtly checked the expressions of the other Five Swords before letting out an incredulous laugh.
“Looks like the others didn’t hear either.”
“…Then what’s with that yangban?”
“How would I know?”
Yoon Jong's eyes turned to Baek Cheon's back, who was standing firm and proud.
“Just… there’s no need to argue. When something's right and you're saying it's right, what reason would be needed?"
“…If things go wrong, I don’t think we’ll make it out of here alive?”
"Probably. But then again, hasn't that been the case every day anyway?"
“That’s true.”
Hearing the whispering voices, Wind Shadow Divine Beggar blankly scanned the Five Swords.
It wasn't just Yoon Jong and Jo-Gol. Chung Myung and his group were just bewildered by Baek Cheon's sudden actions, but didn't particularly feel dissatisfied.
Even though Baek Cheon had just declared that he would completely oppose Lone Tiger's will right in the middle of Beggar Union main headquarters, which was no different from a tiger's den.
'What exactly are these people…’
Amidst everyone's confusion, Lone Tiger Divine Beggar's mouth finally opened again.
“...Can Acting Sect Leader take responsibility for those words now?"
Lone Tiger Divine Beggar and Baek Cheon's eyes clashed in midair.
“If that man is our Sect Leader of Beggar Union, it would mean that I and the Union’s elders have spoken falsehoods. I ask whether you, Acting Sect Leader, can also take responsibility for those words.”
“No, Elder.”
Baek Cheon smiled faintly and shook his head.
“I believe we need to be clear about this. If this man is indeed the leader of Beggar Union, then the one who told a lie is none other than you, Elder. Not you and the other elders.”
Lone Tiger Divine Beggar’s pupils trembled faintly.
Baek Cheon looked around at the other elders, not at Lone Tiger Divine Beggar, and declared sharply.
"You cannot cover the sky with your palm! I will clearly convey what I know, and what I have seen and heard in this place."
"What trickery!"
Lone Tiger Divine Beggar burst into a furious roar.
“Mount Hua is not a sect trying to pull Beggar Union into Heavenly Comrade Alliance! Who can prove you're not scheming in this situation!"
“Amitabha. What’s so difficult about that?”
At that moment, Hye Yeon, who had quietly walked out from behind Baek Cheon, put his palms together.
"If not Mount Hua, then can it be proven?"
“...Shaolin Hye Yeon. You....”
Lone Tiger Divine Beggar bites his lips.
“You are already someone excommunicated from Shaolin! And it is already widely known that you share the same intentions as Mount Hua Five Swords, so how can we trust you!"
The listening Five Swords burst out laughing.
"Now the monk is practically treated as a disciple of Mount Hua."
“Well, it’s not exactly wrong, is it?”
“He might as well grow his hair out.”
“Wouldn’t that be kind of weird though, Sago?”
In fact, Lone Tiger Divine Beggar's point was sharp and valid.
In the eyes of outsiders, Hye Yeon was already considered half a Mount Hua people. Any defense of Mount Hua coming from his mouth was bound to lose its power.
But.
“Well then.”
"Yeah. Can't be helped."
"Sorry about it, though."
Five Swords, Hye Yeon, and Wind Shadow Divine Beggar's gaze slowly turned to one place.
The person who received all their stares flinched as if flustered. But only briefly, then he nodded heavily as if making up his mind and stepped forward.
“In that case…”
He stood next to Hye Yeon and thumped his chest.
“I too, along with Mount Hua, will guarantee that this man is Lone Tiger Divine Beggar, the sect leader of Beggar Union.”
“You are…”
“Southern Edge Sect Isong Baek.”
Isong Baek looked at Lone Tiger Divine Beggar and spoke firmly.
“I am in no position to represent Southern Edge Sect, but as a single swordsman, and as a single man of Kangho, I will guarantee that this man is the leader of Beggar Union.”
The color instantly drained from Lone Tiger Divine Beggar's face.
This was Southern Edge Sect of all places.
Even though the young swordsman wasn’t in a position to represent Southern Edge Sect, the fact that someone from Southern Edge Sect shared his opinion on the matter of Mount Hua was not something to be taken lightly.
If Mount Hua and Southern Edge Sect share the same goal, no one in the world will doubt that it is right. This is because the world knows that the two sects are enemies who will fight for a hundred years even if they have only a small difference of opinion.
Lone Tiger Divine Beggar swallowed dry saliva and cut in with a deliberate cold voice.
"What qualifications do you have to vouch for them? Mount Hua wouldn't have even sought Southern Edge Sect's opinion in the first place."
At those words, Isong Baek tilts his head slightly.
"I find your words difficult to comprehend."
"What...?"
“I may not be a wise man, but I am not so foolish as to not know right from wrong. What does the stance of my sect have to do with guaranteeing something I have seen with my own eyes and confirmed with my own ears?”
Lone Tiger Divine Beggar's eyes trembled.
It was sound reasoning. Sound reasoning with nothing to add or subtract. But how could there be such a stubborn person in this world? Even sound reasoning must be presented at the right place and time.
"What will you do?"
Baek Cheon glared at Lone Tiger Divine Beggar with sharp eyes.
“Mount Hua, Shaolin, and Southern Edge Sect have confirmed that this person is Beggar Union Sect Leader. Do you still intend to continue making such ridiculous claims?”
“....”
"Or will you now acknowledge him as the sect leader and correct this wrongdoing?"
Lone Tiger Divine Beggar looked at Baek Cheon, Hye Yeon, Isong Baek, and even Wind Shadow Divine Beggar without missing a single one. Then he looked back at the elders. It was plain to see they didn't know what to do.
His moving gaze reached Chung Myung and stopped abruptly. Lone Tiger Divine Beggar, who had been silently glaring at Chung Myung for a while, slowly opened his mouth as if having decided something.
“There are two kinds of correct information.”
His tone had suddenly changed.
Lone Tiger Divine Beggar who had tried to restrain the situation as much as possible was nowhere to be found. What now stood here was an elder of Beggar Union, exuding terrifying momentum, as if to prove why he had earned the nickname ‘Lone Tiger Among Pack of Dogs’.
"One is what was right from the beginning. And the other is... what ultimately becomes right."
"Elder!"
"Since it has come to this, there's no choice. The information that Sect Leader is dead... we have no choice but to ultimately make it right."
Udeudeuk!
Wind Shadow Divine Beggar’s roar burst out like a tiger’s.
“Do not let them escape! And cut off the head of the one impersonating Sect Leader and bring it to me!”
In an instant, the inside of the great hall began to fill with killing intent.
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