Novel Return of Mount Hua Sect Chapter 1000
“Why the list of assets all of a sudden...”
“....”
“Ah, of course, since you are now Gaju of the family, you have the right and obligation to check the family assets. But why so suddenly...?”
Namgung Myung looked at Namgung Dowi with suspicious eyes. Namgung Dowi just muttered with a soulless expression on his face.
“Just....”
“Yes?”
“Don’t ask... Please let me know. Just....”
“... ... .”
What on earth happened to the man who left his lodging this morning with a gleam in his eyes, to return looking like someone who gambled away his entire fortune?
Namgung Myung glanced at Namgung Dowi with suspicious eyes and said nervously.
“Then I’ll hand over the organized ledger.”
“Uncle.”
“...Why do you keep doing this?”
“Our Namgung Family is wealthy, right?”
“Hoho.”
Namgung Myung said as if it were absurd.
“Are you kidding? It is said that in this world there are as many merchants as there are clouds, and wealthy men rolling around in abundance, but no matter how wealthy they are, they cannot compare to the wealth that our Namgung family possesses.”
It was a statement filled with pride.
It is only natural. As far as Namgung Myung knows, the only sect in the world that can compare to Namgung Family in terms of wealth is Shaolin. The reality is that even Peng and Wudang were a step behind them.
However, rather than being happy after hearing those words, Namgung Dowi started biting his nails.
“Wealthy... so wealthy... truly wealthy.”
“So- Sogaju?”
“We were wealthy... so wealthy...”
Has this guy gone crazy?
Kkadeudeuk.
Namgung Dowi, who had been biting his nails, finally opened his trembling lips.
“Where can I get the ledger?”
“If you want a copy, the Second Accountant should have it.”
“...Yes, then.”
Watching Namgung Dowi trudge out, Namgung Myung was overcome by an inexplicable anxiety.
It was because he faintly heard Namgung Dowi muttering, “This has to be a good move. It has to be. It must be. Please, let it be a good move.”
“What exactly...”
It was Namgung Myung who did not yet know the exact nature of the disaster that was approaching Namgung Family.
* * *
Chung Myung’s eyes grew as big as a lantern.
His mouth involuntarily gaped open, and his hand holding the ledger trembled as if he had caught a chill.
“...Is, is this...”
“...”
“Is this all?”
Namgung Dowi nodded his head grimly.
“This is a list of Namgung Family’s assets.”
“....My, my gosh.”
Chung Myung’s head cracked and turned arbitrarily. Even if Heavenly Demon appeared right before his eyes, he wouldn’t have been this shocked.
Chung Myung, who continued to look at Namgung Dowi and the ledger alternately, expressed his impressions without hesitation with half-opened eyes.
“I wondered why people in the world would starve themselves even if they worked so hard, but these bastards had all the money. These bastard thieves.”
“...”
“Ho.... What is this.... Hohoho.”
Chung Myung looked at the ledger again with an expression of disgust.
To be clear, Mount Hua was by no means a sect without money. Although it may not have been a few years ago, it can now be said to be one of the richest sects in the world.
The wealth it has accumulated might not yet match that of Jungwon’ richest, but considering the income alone, it could now slap around any average clan with money.
Looking at the revenue alone, they can be confident that they have surpassed Mount Hua, which was doing well in the past. However....
“This... crazy. I heard there are real wealthy people.”
Perhaps surprised that Chung Myung’s reaction was so strong, Baek Cheon quietly approached.
“What’s in there that has you reacting like this?”
“Look.”
Chung Myung handed over the ledger to Baek Cheon without a word.
Baek Cheon said indifferently as he turned over a few pages of the ledger.
“No, it’s possible for them to have a lot of money. It’s Namgung Family, after all. But to speak to Sogaju like that is a bit...”
At that moment, Yoon Jong witnessed a sight he had never seen before.
Baek Cheon’s eyes slowly widened, then bulged out.
Chung Myung forcibly twisted his neck.
“Huff. Huff.”
His insides twisted and turned, but didn’t this ledger come into his hands anyway?
“That....”
Chung Myung looked at the ledger and Namgung Dowi alternately, and then with difficulty parted his lips.
“...It’s worth it.”
“Yes?”
“...This, this... worth.... N- No. This is worth....”
At that moment, Chung Myung realized.
Deep within him, there indeed existed something called ‘conscience’ that he himself was unaware of.
Tears streamed down Chung Myung’s eyes.
‘I can’t ask for more....’
Of course, his labor is so precious that it cannot be exchanged for gold. The problem was that Namgung Family’s wealth was so vast that it could use gold as a rag for wiping feet.
No matter how highly he thought of himself, Chung Myung couldn’t ask for just a few strokes of the sword.
‘Sahyung! Cheong Mun Sahyung! Today I finally understand what conscience is, Sahyung!’
– Is that conscience? You madman!
Ah, just be quiet for now!
Chung Myung took a deep breath again and opened his mouth.
“That... if... if you could just give this per...”
“What? What percent?”
As Namgung Dowi asked back in confusion, Chung Myung shrank and spoke in a retreating voice.
“The- Then, one per...cent.”
Later, Jo-Gol would recall this scene like this:
It was like the sight of the sun in the sky shrinking and the water in Dongting Lake drying up, that Chung Myung of the world was suppressed by money rather than anything else.
At that moment, Namgung Dowi shook his head.
“That’s not it, Dojang. The amount is too little.”
“...Yes?”
“Namgung has been saved. And now, aren’t we part of Heavenly Comrade Alliance?”
“That, that’s true...?”
“I will offer five percent of our assets. Please use it as the military fund for Heavenly Comrade Alliance.”
Tuk.
The ledger fell from Chung Myung’s hand.
With a face as if he had seen a ghost, Chung Myung’s jaw trembled.
“Five... five... Five percent? Five... percent?”
“Yes!”
Namgung Dowi nodded with a stern face.
“I think it will be enough for Dojangto divide it appropriately. Dojang’s share, Mount Hua’s share, and Heavenly Comrade Alliance’s share.”
“Re- Really five percent... Are really paying that much?”
“Of course.”
Namgung Dowi lightly tapped his chest.
“No matter how important wealth may be, it cannot compare to the grace of having one’s life saved. Please understand that we can only repay you in this way.”
Chung Myung rushed towards him and grabbed his hand tightly.
“Th- Thank you! Thank you!”
“Do- Dojang! Why are you doing this? It’s nothing.”
Tears streamed down Chung Myung’s eyes.
‘To you, it might be nothing.’
Thank god.
It’s really fortunate that he’s a fool.
Huh? This isn’t about being a fool, but being kind? That’s what makes one a fool.
“I will...”
“Yes?”
“I will devote my body and life (??(身命))! By any means necessary, I will ensure Namgung Family fulfills the role of being a human! I will do my best!”
“...”
“Definitely!”
“Tha- Thank you.”
At that time, Jo-Gol, who was watching quietly, whispered to Yoon Jong.
“Sahyung. The situation seems a bit odd, but when you think about it, isn’t this like paying to get beaten up?”
“Shh. Be quite.”
“....”
That day, Namgung Family became a friend of Mount Hua.
A true friend whose friendship comes from the heart....