Chapter 51
After sleeping properly for two hours, Baek Mu-Gun switched with So Yeon-Hwa for the night watch. Yeon-Hwa was conscious of the fact that she was in the same room with Mu-Gun, so she tossed and turned for a long time before finally falling asleep. Mu-Gun looked at Yeon-Hwa as she fell asleep amid her whimpering. Seeing her sleeping so beautifully was quite lovely. Looking at her made him want to hug her.
‘I’ve been maintaining abstinence for too long.’
Mu-Gun smiled bitterly. He was in the prime of his life. However, he had never bedded a woman since he reincarnated. It could’ve been fine if he had never been with one before, but Mu-Gun had experiences with such things already. Hence, he craved the touch of a woman. He had been suppressing his lust all this while, but his sexual desire soared when he saw Yeon-Hwa sleeping soundly. Mu-Gun took a deep breath and calmed himself down.
He had no aversion to sleeping with a woman. With or without marriage, he believed that if two people were interested in each other, they could have a relationship as long as they wanted it.
However, he wasn’t the type to recklessly sleep with a woman. He knew full well that being in a relationship came with various responsibilities.
While some people did enter a relationship simply for the purpose of having fun, Yeon-Hwa wasn’t that kind of person. Mu-Gun didn’t particularly like those types of relationships either. Therefore, he couldn’t just thoughtlessly sleep with her unless he intended to take responsibility for her.
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Mu-Gun smiled bitterly and moved toward the window. He found it ridiculous to think about whether to take responsibility or not without even considering Yeon-Hwa’s heart.
“...!”
Mu-Gun opened the window to get some fresh air for a while, but he noticed dozens of people approaching the inn from afar. Mu-Gun expanded his qi senses to check their aura. Although their level was low, they all seemed to have learned martial arts. A particular energy stood out among them, which Mu-Gun judged to be a Peak Realm master.
There was only one faction in Shaoxing that could move a Peak Realm master and dozens of martial artists—the Black Sword Gang. They seemed to have come. Mu-Gun immediately woke Yeon-Hwa up. He could handle them alone, but he didn’t know how the situation would go, so he had to wake her up first. Yeon-Hwa woke up right away.
“Is it the Black Sword Gang?”
“Most likely.”
“He really doesn’t know how to reflect.”
“Under normal circumstances, people don’t change that quick, even more so if they’re evil. When you meet such individuals, you have to root them out.”
“Still, shouldn’t we at least give them a chance to have a change of heart? If even one person out of ten—no, out of a hundred, change their ways, then doing so would be meaningful.”
Befitting the disciples of the Putuo Sect, which was influenced by the Putuo Hermitage, there was a deep benevolence in Yeon-Hwa’s train of thought. Mu-Gun had different thoughts from hers, but he didn’t want to make her change her mind either. There was no right answer in the world. Everyone lived their own way, and they would have to take responsibility for that.
“Let’s deal with the Black Sword Gang first.”
Mu-Gun and Yeoh-Hwa flew straight out through the window. The height from the inn’s third floor was over thirty feet, but they descended to the ground with ease. The Black Sword Gang members who stormed into the inn noticed and quickly surrounded them.
“Where do you think you’re going? There’s not a chance I’ll let you escape.” So-Chu provoked under the assumption that the two were trying to run away.
“Escape? We just came out so the fight wouldn’t damage the inn. You’re really beyond redemption, though. I sent you away for your own good, but rather than reflecting on yourself, you’re doing this,” Yeon-Hwa spoke up first.
“Self-reflection? You fuckers should be the ones reflecting. How dare you oppose and even injure me, the Black Sword Gang’s young leader? You two seem to have pretty good skills, but it’s useless now that Master Meteor Saber is here.”
Mu-Gun looked at the middle-aged man standing behind So-Chu. As he had expected, he was a Peak Realm master. His eyes and expression contained the composure that only those who had experienced all kinds of hardships could have. It was nothing short of ridiculous for Mu-Gun.
“You likely lived your life in vain, considering you can’t even determine when an adult should butt in or not.” Mu-Gun’s words made Gun-Seong’s expression turn menacing.
“You really want to die, huh.”
“Do you have the ability to kill me?”
“A young man like you shouldn't be elated just because you’ve cultivated your martial arts for a bit. This old man will teach you some lessons today.” Gun-Seong unsheathed his saber and walked toward Mu-Gun.
“The rest of you, quell that bitch!” So-Chu ordered the Black Sword Gang members as he pointed to Yeon-Hwa.
The Black Sword Gang members unsheathed their sabers and surrounded Yeon-Hwa. Mu-Gun looked at Yeon-Hwa, gesturing to her as if to ask if she would be fine.
“Don’t worry. This much won’t even be a problem.” Yeon-Hwa responded as if it was a trivial matter.
“If we let them go, they would spread the news of their young leader’s death, and the Black Sword Gang likely won’t stay quiet, right?”
“Most probably.”
“That doesn’t mean we can kill them all, though. Why don’t we subdue them and render them immobile for now?”
“Alright, let’s do that.”
Mu-Gun and Yeon-Hwa pressed the Black Sword Gang members’ numbing acupuncture points to prevent them from moving and gathered them in one place. They wouldn’t be able to move until their numbing points were released, and it would also be difficult for the Black Sword Gang to get news regarding the recent fight. Mu-Gun and Yeon-Hwa returned to the inn after dealing with the Black Sword Gang members.
“What do we do now?”
“What do you mean?”
“If they find out that their young leader is dead, the Black Sword Gang won’t just stay still.”
“What else can we do? If they come, then we’ll just have to destroy them,” Mu-Gun replied as if it wasn’t a big deal.
Even if the entire Black Sword Gang came, he wasn’t afraid at all. He didn’t find the need to worry about how the Black Sword Gang would react to the situation. Mu-Gun’s relaxed demeanor dumbfounded Yeon-Hwa, but considering his martial prowess, it was understandable.
“By the way, I’m all awake now because of them. There should be about two hours left under the sun rises.”
“Why don’t we just circulate our qi for now?” Mu-Gun replied. He would rather circulate his qi than stay still, which would give him time to think of weird things.
“That’d be great.” Yeon-Hwa nodded. She had nothing to do anyway.
They immediately assumed a lotus position and began circulating their qi until daybreak. When the sun had risen, they ended their qi circulation and briefly washed up before heading to breakfast.
They left Shaoxing afterward. They didn’t leave early because they were afraid of the Black Sword Gang’s revenge. Rather, they just moved as planned.
***
Yang Tae-Seok, the Black Sword Gang Leader, trembled at the sight of his son returning as a corpse.
“Wh-who in the world did this?” Tae-Seok suppressed his anger and asked his subordinates.
“That’s... It’s said that a man and a woman did it. However, we don’t know their exact identity.”
“Are you hearing yourself right now? The young leader of the Black Sword Gang died in Shaoxing, not anywhere else, yet you don’t even know who killed him?”
“I’m sorry.”
“So, where are those two fuckers?”
“They left Shaoxing early this morning. We’re tracking them right now, so we should be able to find their whereabouts soon.”
“What on earth have you been doing?! Find out where they are within the day. If that can’t be done, know that your necks will fall instead of those two motherfuckers.”
“We’ll be sure to locate them.”
“What are you standing around here for, then? Quickly go!”
“Understood.”
His subordinates left the pavilion in a hurry. Left alone, Tae-Seok looked at his son, who was now a gruesome corpse. He gnashed his teeth.
“Do you think you’ll be safe after killing Yang Tae-Seok’s son? I will chase you two fuckers to the depths of hell and tear you to pieces.”
Tae-Seok’s words weren’t meant for others. It was an oath to his dead son and a pledge to himself. Meanwhile, the Black Sword Gang members devoted all their forces to finding Mu-Gun and Yeon-Hwa, the ones responsible for So-Chu’s death.
However, they couldn’t find traces of Mu-Gun and Yeon-Hwa anywhere since they moved without leaving any behind. In the end, Mu-Gun and Yeon-Hwa slipped through their fingers. Enraged, Tae-Seok beat the gang executive, who was in charge of tracking the two people, to death.
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