Chronicles of the Mad Demon - Chapter 24

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Chapter 24. Even the Strong Get Devoured (4)

 

Moyong Bi was dumbfounded.

 

‘Wudang Sect?’

 

The Honyuan Heart Method was the Moyong Noble Family’s unique heart method.

 

While he couldn’t say the same for other restored martial arts, the Honyuan Heart Method and Honyuan Unity Qi Art were perfect Moyong Family martial arts that he could confidently say were no different from before they were lost.

 

But to confuse such martial arts with Wudang Sect’s martial arts? How could that be possible?

 

Su Jeong didn’t even know about the Honyuan Heart Method itself, right?

 

“I heard that Wudang Sect’s internal energy techniques are uniquely freer than other sects’ studies. They say you can skillfully handle qi itself even without reaching a great level.”

 

“…Is that so?”

 

“If you, with your poor health, performed Body-Separated Energy Transmission and even brought down the Black Tiger Gang, I can only see it as having mastered the method of using internal energy freely.”

 

Now he could see there was a reason she thought that way.

 

‘Should I call it relief?’

 

Seeing how she wasn’t greatly surprised even when he noticed Yang Hyo Myeong’s martial arts origins earlier, it seemed she had been continuously worrying about that aspect.

 

Moyong Bi sighed.

 

“No, it’s not like that.”

 

“…Really?”

 

“Of course.”

 

The martial arts of those free-spirited idiots wouldn’t suit me in the first place.

 

‘Seriously, the Main Family’s real martial arts aren’t inferior to Shaolin and Wudang, so why would I bother learning theirs?’

 

Moyong Bi, who had been grumbling inwardly, let out a deep sigh.

 

“Elder Sister, regarding this matter…”

 

“Then that’s enough.”

 

“Huh?”

 

Moyong Su Jeong’s expression became much calmer.

 

“I was just curious whether you had learned Wudang’s martial arts. I only asked you to answer that.”

 

That was true, wasn’t it?

 

“Bi Ah.”

 

“…”

 

“I trust you.”

 

Somehow, it gave him goosebumps.

 

Su Jeong’s gaze looking at him with affectionate eyes was truly beautiful. So much so that he wanted to carry her around all day, saying she had worked hard.

 

But his body was having a rejection reaction. It was like the instinct of his physical body, not his mind and soul.

 

His instinct seemed to be shouting:

 

‘What kind of elder sister looks at her younger brother with those eyes! Put away the emotion in your eyes, damn it!’

 

Since he couldn’t voice his instinct’s cry out loud, Moyong Bi remained silent.

 

“People say worry and trust are different things. I think so too.”

 

“…”

 

“But there were moments when worry sometimes overwhelmed trust. When that happened, I didn’t know what to do either.”

 

To Moyong Su Jeong, Moyong Bi was both a reliable younger brother and a source of guilt.

 

That’s why she was even more worried, and while showing her heart as it was, she couldn’t bring herself to say that it wasn’t wrong.

 

That Younger Brother had faced an unimaginable change and now stood before her.

 

“Now you’ve appeared before me with a faith that overwhelms my worries.”

 

“Ahem.”

 

“Now I should change too. I’ll definitely say what needs to be said. Since you’ve forgiven me, I can treat my Younger Brother as an Elder Sister rather than as Family Head Deputy, right?”

 

Her voice was faintly trembling with those last words.

 

Hearing the words she had squeezed out with her own courage, Moyong Bi could understand her heart to some extent.

 

For Moyong Su Jeong, her Younger Brother’s change was an unprecedented surprise, but even that surprise was meaningless before her Younger Brother’s ‘forgiveness.’

 

The Younger Brother she thought would hate her forever had saved her life, even consuming his Primordial Energy.

 

Finding out when he learned Martial Arts and how he learned those Martial Arts was also important. But more important than that was formally restoring their sibling relationship.

 

Moyong Bi let out a bitter smile.

 

“I was just lost, that’s all. I’m the one who should ask for forgiveness, and you’re the one who should accept it, Elder Sister.”

 

He spoke as a Younger Brother, and furthermore as a Great Grand Uncle.

 

“Thank you.”

 

“Don’t mention it.”

 

With those words, the two maintained silence until a moment passed.

 

Moyong Bi, who could no longer bear the silence, slightly lifted his hips.

 

“Anyway, your body definitely looks fine. That doesn’t mean you’re completely healed, so don’t overdo it.”

 

“Where are you going?”

 

“I came to talk about the Black Tiger Gang matter and check on your condition. Now that we’ve talked and I’ve seen you’re fine, I should go rest.”

 

Moyong Su Jeong spoke urgently.

 

“Don’t do that, let’s eat together. You probably didn’t eat outside, right?”

 

He certainly hadn’t eaten anything.

 

‘Ah, I did drink Alcohol though.’

 

It seemed he should avoid drinking for a while. His body wasn’t in condition for it, and it would only cause unnecessary worry.

 

“I’m fine. I don’t want to disturb your rest for no reason.”

 

“Disturb? What are you talking about?”

 

“It’s fine, so just rest well…”

 

Just then, his stomach made a growling sound.

 

He’d been so busy worrying about this and that, he didn’t realize he was hungry, but now his stomach was making thunder sounds.

 

Moyong Su Jeong’s face immediately brightened.

 

“Let’s eat together.”

 

Moyong Bi could no longer refuse.

 

“Let’s do that.”

 

A moment later.

 

Seok Woong personally brought food for the two. It was a simple meal without many side dishes, but it was a diet that wouldn’t strain the stomach.

 

‘It’s delicious.’

 

Moyong Bi’s face brightened.

 

‘It tastes about right.’

 

Honestly, it wasn’t even cooked by the chef from Liaoning Main House, so there was no way it could taste like the food he ate at Home.

 

Still, it was comfortable and familiar. He realized anew that when it comes to meals, who you eat with and where you eat matters more than the food itself.

 

Moyong Bi managed to finish a whopping five bowls. Though his insides ached from internal injuries, since he had internal energy, his body was ready to accept the nutrients.

 

Moyong Su Jeong watched this scene with a smile.

 

The two finished their meal in silence like that.

 

Though there wasn’t much conversation to speak of, it was quite a warm time.

 

* * *

 

The next morning.

 

Moyong Bi woke up feeling refreshed.

 

“How long has it been since I slept this soundly?”

 

Perhaps because he ate so much, he had fallen fast asleep as soon as he entered his residence.

 

With slight exaggeration, it felt like he had just closed his eyes and opened them, and it was already morning.

 

“Let’s see.”

 

Moyong Bi immediately sat in lotus position and began energy cultivation.

 

How much time had passed?

 

‘Oh?’

 

Internal injuries aside, surprisingly, his damaged primordial energy had been minutely restored.

 

Nutrients from outside and quality sleep greatly help recovery. But even considering that, it was an amazing level.

 

Moyong Bi could immediately find the reason.

 

‘It’s the breathing.’

 

The breathing technique that had completely settled with the Brain Gate Heart Technique.

 

The breathing technique of a master who was counted among the best in the world was different no matter what. Even with the same method, the level of accepting natural qi was different.

 

‘It’s also thanks to the Honyuan Heart Method. Complete restoration of damaged primordial energy is impossible, but it’s a heart method with excellent healing abilities.’

 

His internal injuries had improved considerably. Since they weren’t from external attacks but from excessive movement and internal energy use, if he rested well, he would return to his original state soon.

 

‘Damn.’

 

A clicking sound naturally escaped his mouth in regret.

 

‘If I had known this would happen, I didn’t need to learn the Brain Gate Heart Technique…’

 

The Brain Gate Heart Technique? It was certainly a great martial art. Why else would the Moyong Family call it a secret art?

 

But he was someone knowledgeable enough in martial arts to be called a master of his generation. If he gave up the Brain Gate Heart Technique, his initial development speed might be a bit slower, but he would gain the advantage of not experiencing side effects.

 

‘Thanks to this, I do have more options. Still, damn it, living with a sound mind is much better than living like a crazy bastard.’

 

It was regrettable, but it was already a thing of the past.

 

Rather, since he had learned it again, thinking about learning it more carefully and thoroughly than before would be better for his mental health.

 

‘Anyway, this much is sufficient.’

 

Moyong Bi, who had loosened his body with one hour of energy cultivation, stood up.

 

Growl.

 

His stomach actively threw a tantrum.

 

It seemed that once he put something in it, it was now working properly. Moyong Bi clutched his hungry stomach and headed straight to the Warrior Dining Hall.

 

Two hours later.

 

“Buuurp! Excellent!”

 

Moyong Bi, who had vigorously emptied five bowls since morning, left the restaurant.

 

“The weather is nice today too.”

 

With food in his stomach, his mind seemed to become even clearer.

 

‘I wonder if Su Jeong slept well?’

 

He wanted to teach her the Honyuan Heart Method right away, but now wasn’t the time.

 

There was an order to everything. Since he had returned to a healthy body after so long, he would need to get accustomed to that body for a while.

 

Moyong Bi’s face, which had been smiling contentedly while thinking of Moyong Su Jeong, suddenly became troubled.

 

“…Su Jeong is one thing, but what do I do about the youngest?”

 

He had to pass on martial arts to Moyong Su Hyang as well.

 

Since the severed meridian syndrome hadn’t come to her even at sixteen, Moyong Su Hyang should be considered free from the hereditary disease. In that case, there was no need for her to learn the Honyuan Unity Qi Art.

 

“There are martial arts that would suit her.”

 

…How much must she hate her elder brother, damn it.

 

Moyong Bi clicked his tongue and steeled his resolve once again.

 

“It’ll work out somehow.”

 

Frankly speaking, when there was a path to become stronger, giving up that path because of pride was absolutely outrageous.

 

“Still, if she really won’t learn it, I’ll have to make her learn it by force, right?”

 

He’d have to make her learn it even if he had to beat her.

 

She might hate him more in the process, but then he could beat her more and nurture that hatred thoroughly. She’d grit her teeth and train hard to try to beat him even once.

 

Moyong Bi, who had been burning with motivation while clenching his fists, soon sighed and let his shoulders droop.

 

‘What a trashy personality this is.’

 

Yes, I know how fundamentally flawed my methods are.

 

Honestly, my heart isn’t like that, but after twenty years of nothing but war, I realized that the best way to handle kids was to beat them up.

 

On top of that, my nature was like this, so I mastered the method of beating people with swift decisiveness. At least in the realm of intimidating people, I could truly be called the best under heaven.

 

It was such a brutal time that I made them move quickly even if I had to beat them…

 

“There’s not zero possibility that my thinking could be wrong, right?”

 

Thinking of the worst case scenario, he gradually became anxious.

 

“That can’t be. It absolutely won’t happen. But what if, by any chance, those bastards come charging in with shameless faces?”

 

I can’t stop them.

 

At least not at my current level.

 

“Damn it, the Family Clan’s total strength right now is just the three Great Grand Nephew brothers including me and about ten… huh?”

 

Moyong Bi’s eyes blinked.

 

“Come to think of it?”

 

About ten swordsmen.

 

Though he had only glanced at them briefly, there was no problem in assessing their skills.

 

“They did look troublingly weak…”

 

Considering the Martial Arts Books remaining in the Martial Arts Library, it was an environment where becoming strong itself was unreasonable. Honestly, he wondered if they were even properly paid their Monthly Salary.

 

However.

 

“Those guys are the Main Family House’s spear and shield, right?”

 

Moyong Bi, who had been thinking deeply, stood up from his seat.

 

“Right, I need to see those guys first.”

 

If nothing else, he had to check their potential.

 

For a martial artist, the greatest talent isn’t physical ability or outstanding intelligence, but the fierce determination to dig through Mount Tai with just a single pickaxe. Even if skills are lacking, Martial Arts can somehow work out if there’s just that fierce spirit.

 

Moyong Bi immediately headed to the Training Ground where the Fire Sword Group trained.

 

There, Fire Sword Group leader Jin Gwang was training the swordsmen with a stern face. Since the Family Head Deputy had regained her senses, they had resumed training from today.

 

Jin Gwang shouted in a booming voice.

 

“We start again from the Vertical Sword Style! One!”

 

“Don’t count two.”

 

“Don’t count… huh?”

 

Jin Gwang, startled, turned his head.

 

Moyong Bi waved his hand with an awkward expression.

 

“Good to see you.”

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