Novel Return of Mount Hua Sect Chapter 947
Black Dragon King gritted his teeth. Pirates were retreating from Plum Blossom Island.
“Those....”
Eudeuk!
Biting his lips tightly, he trembled with rage.
‘Those idiots.’
He hadn’t given any orders to the pirates. His command was to annihilate the Namgung Family, nothing more. Yet, those foolish men were retreating, following the instructions of Ho Gamyeong.
“This....”
Of course, Ho Gamyeong was Jang Ilso’s right-hand man, the second in command of the Evil Tyrant Alliance. Given the system of command, it is not so wrong to listen to his orders. In any case, the Eighteen Water Fortress of the Yangtze River was also a part of the Evil Tyrant Alliance.
Nevertheless, the fact that the bandits followed Ho Gamyeong’s command without even confirming with him, who was right there, twisted his guts with anger.
“Huuu.”
Black Dragon King took a deep breath.
Despite the surging rage, shouting out would only mean acknowledging that he had momentarily lost control over the water fortress to them even for a moment. Instead, he clenched his teeth and leaped off the Black Dragon Ship.
Then he approached Jang Ilso heading for the ship.
“Jang Ilso!”
Then he called with the voice of an enraged beast.
“What are you doing? Why are you letting them go just like that? It would be over if you just twist their necks.”
Jang Ilso stopped in his tracks. He didn’t turn his body, just slightly turned his head to look at the Black Dragon King.
“You want an explanation for...”
The words he was about to utter came to a halt. Black Dragon King bit the inside of his mouth tightly without realizing it.
There was not a trace of emotion in Jang Ilso’s gaze.
As soon as those colorless and odorless eyes penetrated through him, Black Dragon King felt a chill as if he had fallen into an ice cave.
“Uh....”
Jang Ilso kept silent and stared at Black Dragon King. Black Dragon King struggled to meet the transparent gaze with bloodshot eyes. As if he had to prove who he was right then and there.
However, the standoff didn’t last long. Eventually, Black Dragon King was the first to avert his gaze.
“My apologies, Ryeonju... I was too heated.”
The slight bow of his head.
It wasn’t a gesture of complete submission, but it was enough to show a sufficient level of respect for the other party.
“Hm.”
Jang Ilso glanced at him with slight displeasure and then slowly nodded his head.
“I understand why Black Dragon King is so angry. It must be because I ordered the water fortress to retreat at will.”
“N- No, that’s not necessarily...”
“But it’s not something to be too upset about.”
Jang Ilso smiled and continued speaking.
“Killing and eradicating them isn’t such a big deal, is it?”
Black Dragon King doubted his ears for a moment.
‘Not a big deal?’
They are Namgung Family. The head of the Five Great Family and the prestigious family that has been in existence for hundreds of years. Just by exterminating them, Evil Tyrant Alliance and water fortress would be leaving behind an achievement they could boast about for millennia.
And yet... not a big deal?
“It’s just catching minnows.”
Jang Ilso continued.
“If you catch a minnow, you should catch at least a snakehead using the minnow as bait. What difference will it make if you catch just one minnow?”
“...a snakehead?”
“It is quite a big fish (??(大魚)).”
Jang Ilso slowly turned his head. His gaze stopped at the Black Dragon Ship, a symbol of Eighteen Water Fortress of the Yangtze River. A strange smile appeared on his lips.
“I’ll give you a detailed explanation once we’re aboard the ship.”
Black Dragon King’s expression stiffened slightly. But the moment Jang Ilso looked back at him as if asking if there was a problem, Black Dragon King had no choice but to nod.
“...Understood.”
“Let’s go, Gamyeong-ah.”
“Yes!”
Jang Ilso and Ho Gamyeong slowly headed for the Black Dragon Ship. Black Dragon King followed them without a word.
“.......”
He bit his lips quietly, glaring at Jang Ilso’s back.
The Black Dragon Ship symbolizes the authority of Black Dragon King. No one can board this ship without the permission of Black Dragon King. There is no way Jang Ilso would not know about that fact, yet now he notified Black Dragon King that he will board the Black Dragon Ship.
“.......”
The ships docked at the island and slowly moved back. Even the pirates, who had pushed the beached ships back, eventually boarded them.
“A- Are they really leaving like that?”
“...Just why?”
“What are they thinking?”
Murmurs echoed from behind.
Shaolin, which was considered one of the most strict places in the world, was so deeply confused that even when the Bangjang was right in front of them, they started muttering to themselves.
“Are they really retreating from the island?”
“...What is this....”
They could see it in their eyes.
On an island where all enemies have retreated, the survivors of Namgung Family are standing sparsely in the center.
Bop Kye spoke again with a pale face.
“Ba- Bangjang. This can only mean that they’ve made some deal...”
“Didn’t I tell you to shut up!”
As formidable anger poured out of the eyes of Bop Jeong, Bop Kye quickly silenced himself again. Bop Jeong clenched his fist tightly.
‘It can’t be such an obvious trick.’
Namgung Family made a deal with them and returned alive?
What does that mean?
It is not Bop Jeong to suspect and ostracize Namgung just because of that. What can’t one do to survive? In order to achieve a cause, a gentleman does not hesitate to crawl between the crotch of the enemy and is willing to accept licking the gallbladder.
There was no reason for Bop Jeong to get caught up in such an obvious trick.
‘That’s not it. It’s something else. But just what... what can be gained from this situation?’
But soon, Bop Jeong realized.
The fact that it might be better not to know.
“The ships...”
“Ba- Bangjang, the ship is surrounding the island again.”
The Shaolin monks exclaimed in dismay. True to their words, the ships that had left the island did not retreat completely but started slowly encircling Plum Blossom again.
“Siege?”
Why again?
If that’s the case, it would be better just to kill them all...
“Ah...”
At that moment, Bop Jeong’s eyes widened as if they were about to split open.
“Ooh!”
A sound burst out as if his soul had entirely escaped through his mouth in an instant. Even Bop Kye, who had served Bop Jeong for a lifetime, had never heard such an intense groan.
His mouth was wide open and his eyes were shaking as if there had been an earthquake.
“H- How...!”
The bows of the ships, thickly encircling the island, were clearly turned outward, towards the north side of the river.
“H- How can a person do this? How can a human being use his power to do something like this! How! How on earth!”
“Ba- Bangjang!”
Bop Kye, who did not yet understand the situation, was greatly perplexed. He could swear it was his first time seeing Bop Jeong use such curses.
“Paegun! Paegun, you fiend who should fall into hell! How can a person do this? How can a person!”
“Ba- Bangjang, calm down!”
It was just then.
The huge Black Dragon Ship, which was intimidating just to look at, slowly approached them, cutting through the current. Eventually, the ship reached the river between the Shaolin monks and Plum Blossom Island, gradually reducing its speed and coming to a halt.
No one could breathe.
No one could speak.
On the sharp bow of the Black Dragon Ship, a man dressed in a crimson cloak appeared leisurely.
Everyone was frozen, unable to twitch a finger, just staring at Paegun Jang Ilso. Every look on his face, every gesture, every fluttering hem of his cloak in the wind!
“Hmm.”
Jang Ilso’s two eyes precisely targeted the Shaolin side.
“Oh dear, why are you all so angry?”
A soft, low voice penetrated their ears.
“I came here to give you...”
The silence during the brief pause in his speech made everyone’s hearts sink. Soon the demon continued with a smile.
“I came here to give you an opportunity.”
His lips, red as blood, resembled a crescent moon.