Chapter 1108
Thud.
The knees, which had endured until the end, finally buckled and touched the ground.
Blood flowed from the corner of his mouth, and his hands trembled. Eyes filled with venom.
The mouth filled with all hatred and resentment slowly opened.
“How... could...”
“Huhuhu.”
A handsome man in white clothes stood tall and looked down at the man kneeling in front of him with a chillingly expressionless face.
“Don’t resent me too much.”
“....”
“Isn’t this just the way of Kangho?”
“You....”
Before the voice full of indignation could fully come out, a man with curly hair and a sinister expression, standing beside the handsome man, stepped forward with a twisted smile.
A look of contempt and ridicule poured from his eyes.
“This...Why did someone like you act like this?”
The one he trusted.
Looking at the vile face of the person he trusted more because they were from the same hometown felt like being stabbed in the chest with a sharp knife.
“Is there any other word in the world as useless as faith? Kukukuk. Think of it as paying the price for your stupidity.”
“Yoy dog....”
The man slowly collapsed forward.
“Bas...tard....”
Thud.
The moment Tang Pae who had held on until the end collapsed, Mount Hua’s disciples shouted hurray like thunder.
“We won!”
“We get half a day off tomorrow!”
“Mom! I beat Tang Family!”
Mount Hua’s disciples, who were guaranteed a half-day rest, hugged each other, jumped around, and cheered.
“Half a day! Half a day! Unbelievable!”
“This is my first time resting for half a day since Chung Myung came back!”
“I’m sleeping in tomorrow! I’m definitely not getting up and I’m going to sleep!”
“Alcohol! It’s alcohol tonight!”
They almost went crazy.
Tang Pae watched the scene with a boiling face.
Among Mount Hua disciples, acting like they would do somersaults, a shining bald head stood out.
‘...The monk too.’
Of course, he’s not saying that other Taoists did well, but even so, a person who is famous as a monk is happy to beat up people and drink alcohol. What has the world come to...?
Huh? ...Soso?
You shouldn’t be that happy. I’m your brother...
You look the happiest? Huh? Soso?
“Kyahahahahat! Rest! Rest! Let’s go out and play tomorrow!”
“As we live, days like this come.”
“Rest. Recharge. Rest. It’s good.”
Tears flowed from the eyes of Tang Family members who were looking at Mount Hua disciples jumping in joy.
‘I trusted you, you bastards.’
What? Colleagues? Comradeship? We shouldn’t have expected that from such scoundrels.
‘This is unfair. It’s unreasonable.’
It was a fight that was wrong from the start.
No, does it make sense to start a fight when someone who uses a sword and someone who uses a hidden weapon are practically next to each other? Besides, Tang Family was all lined up closely together!
Basically, hidden weapon requires distance to show its effectiveness. They need to maintain a proper distance to have room to show their true power.
This means that it is a much more delicate weapon than a sword that they just have to rush in and swing!
But when you’re not given any distance, and you’re attacked by those you thought were comrades without even having time to prepare?
‘This is what happens.’
The members of Tang Family, who had been completely smashed and were rolling on the ground, trembled with humiliation and anger.
“This... Such cowardice....”
“Huh? Sasuk? What are they saying over there?”
“What? What are they saying?”
“They say it’s cowardice?”
“This punk!”
Baek Cheon scolded Jo-Gol with a solemn expression.
“They are members of the prestigious Tang Family. Do you think Tang Family members are such petty little humans that they make excuses even after losing? Where do you get the nerve to say such nonsense?”
“Keuu, Sasuk, I was short-sighted.”
Tang Pae’s expression turned blank for a moment.
He realized it a little while ago. What is it like to be speechless when a person is so angry?
However, Tang Zhan seemed to be less angry than him, as he suddenly raised his head and shouted with bloodshot eyes!
“The victor deserves to enjoy the victory. You will rest with Mount Hua tomorrow. As long as possible.”
“No, only in the morning....”
“Take a long rest. It’s not good for a person to run without any rest. Didn’t I already mention this?”
“No... That was already settled....”
“Listen to me.”
“Yes.”
Tang Gun-ak nodded in satisfaction and raised his voice slightly.
“Now, Mount Hua disciples, please vacate the premises.”
“Keuh! Gaju-nim, we won....”
Thump!
Baek Cheon quickly covered Jo-Gol’s mouth, who was talking carelessly, and Yoon Jong threw his fist into Jo-Gol’s lower abdomen.
“Keueuk....”
In an instant, Baek Cheon, now carrying Jo-Gol who was foaming at the mouth, bowed politely towards Tang Gun-ak.
“Then, we’ll be on our way.”
“Get some rest.”
“Let’s go, quickly!”
“Yes!”
“Everyone, run!”
Tang Soso, whose face turned pale, urged the others.
Except for Jo-Gol, the sharp-witted Mount Hua disciples rushed out and disappeared from the training ground. Even Baek-ah ran after the disciples with speed that seemed to set its feet on fire.
“Hmm...”
Tang Gun-ak, who was leisurely staring at Mount Hua disciples running away as if they had seen a ghost, turned his gaze to Tang Family members.
“Ga- Gaju-nim....”
“I hope there are no misunderstandings.”
“Yes?”
Tang Gun-ak quietly shook his head.
“There is never any shame in losing. If your skills are lacking, you can lose. Even I haven’t won every time in my life.”
“Ah....”
“So, don’t make that face. The important thing is not avoiding defeat but learning from it.”
Warm tears welled up in the eyes of Tang Family members when Gaju, who they had expected to rebuke them sternly right away, spoke in a soft voice.
They felt a mix of anger and frustration.
“Gaju-nim....”
“Sogaju.”
“Yes!”
“What did you learn?”
Tang Pae gritted his teeth and answered.
“That there’s no one in the world to trust.”
“And?”
“Also, that we must never let our guard down anywhere or anytime.”
“Good.”
Tang Gun-ak quietly nodded. His thick eyebrows twitched pleasantly.
“But.”
“...Yes?”
“That’s not all, is it?”
Suddenly, the expression disappeared from Tang Gun-ak’s face.
“No matter how much of a surprise attack it was, as members of Sichuan Tang Family, you should never collapse so easily. Your biggest mistake is that once the ranks are broken, you give up the fight.”
Emotion also disappeared from his voice.
“And that’s ultimately because of a lack of fierceness. Do you know why?”
“Tha- That’s....”
“Because you have nothing to lose. Because even if you lose, you won’t die, and even if you lose, you won’t suffer any real damage.”
“....”
“Today, watching you and Mount Hua clash, I also realized my mistake.”
“Wh- What...”
At that moment, Tang Gun-ak’s hand, which was hidden inside the sleeve, slowly emerged.
“I failed to realize that there was no need to use hidden weapons to train you.”
“....”
“Obviously, this happened due to my inadequacy. So, I’ll reflect first...”
Udeudeudeuk.
Tang Gun-ak’s hand that came out of his sleeve slowly curled into a fist. Veins popped out on the back of his hand.
“Never... I’ll do my utmost to ensure you never face such a disgraceful situation again.”
Tang Pae, who was looking at the approaching Tang Gun-ak with a clenched fist, suddenly cast his gaze at the distant sky.
‘Ah.... Screw it.’
When he thinks about it again, he had a bad relationship with those Mount Hua bastards from the beginning.
Comrades, my foot. They’re just bastards to be fried to death.