Chronicles of the Mad Demon - Chapter 34

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Chapter 34. Winds of Change (4)

 

A smile settled on Moyong Bi’s face.

 

An expression completely different from when dealing with his squad members.

 

“Su Hyang has come.”

 

Moyong Su Hyang trembled for a moment. Goosebumps rose as her troublemaker Elder Brother called her name so affectionately.

 

Suppressing the curses that instinctively wanted to burst out, she spoke with forced indifference.

 

“What are you doing with half-naked warriors in the middle of the night? Dancing?”

 

“Flexibility training.”

 

Moyong Su Hyang snickered.

 

“Flexibility? Can you even split like them?”

 

Moyong Bi’s response to her mocking tone was astoundingly confident.

 

“Of course I can’t split.”

 

Bewilderment appeared on the squad members’ faces.

 

Moyong Su Hyang also spoke as if she was dumbfounded.

 

“I knew you were shameless, but I didn’t know it was to this extent.”

 

“I can’t split now, but I’ll be able to later.”

 

“So you’re only making the squad members do it?”

 

“What’s important to me right now is recovering my stamina, not something like flexibility.”

 

“That sounds plausible.”

 

“Everyone has different circumstances they face. Just as what’s important to me now isn’t important to them, what they need isn’t necessarily what I need right now.”

 

There was an indescribable profundity in his calm voice.

 

Moyong Su Hyang, who had been staring at her Elder Brother, went to one of the squad members and said.

 

“You remember how every single accident that bastard caused was beyond imagination, right? Don’t ever be fooled.”

 

“Nnngh.”

 

“But doesn’t it really not split that way?”

 

“Th-this is no ordinary matter, Young Miss.”

 

“Is that so?”

 

Moyong Su Hyang tilted her head and smoothly split her legs.

 

The squad members’ groaning stopped instantly.

 

Moyong Su Hyang, who had split her legs into a perfect straight line, rose naturally. She lifted her body using only the strength of her heels and toes.

 

Moyong Su Hyang tilted her head.

 

“It’s not as difficult as I thought?”

 

The faces of the squad members who had been staring at her blankly turned bright red.

 

“Young Miss is a woman, so flexibility…”

 

Swoosh.

 

“Kyaaaah!”

 

Moyong Bi, who had pressed down on the squad member’s shoulder, clicked his tongue and said.

 

“Because she’s a woman? Then are all the men in the world as stiff as you guys?”

 

“Th-that’s not it… Grrk.”

 

“Gender, talent, and environment are all different. What’s important isn’t obsessing over things you can’t change, but knowing what advantages you have and developing them.”

 

Moyong Su Hyang’s eyes trembled slightly.

 

Moyong Bi continued speaking.

 

“And hey, you’re making excuses about being female just because something tears? Guys who make a living with swords should have torn theirs long ago. Don’t you feel ashamed making excuses instead?”

 

“I get it, so please, this…”

 

“It’s going down just fine, what’s the problem? Go lower!”

 

Press.

 

“Aaaahhh!”

 

Amazingly, the Squad Member’s hat became even flatter. In the end, it was possible if you tried.

 

Moyong Bi dusted off his hands and spoke with a displeased expression.

 

“I’d like to switch legs and extend this for another half hour, but time’s almost up. Try to stretch as much as possible during the last half period.”

 

The Squad Members’ upper bodies swayed like seaweed in the ocean, crying out in protest.

 

Moyong Bi asked Moyong Su Hyang.

 

“Did you visit Elder Sister?”

 

Moyong Su Hyang stared at Moyong Bi without answering.

 

Moyong Bi pretended not to notice and continued speaking.

 

“She looks fine, but she still shouldn’t overexert herself. The Chief Administrator will help her well, but we also need to do our part without making Elder Sister worry.”

 

Moyong Su Hyang laughed coldly.

 

“Hearing that from you is really funny.”

 

“Is that so.”

 

“Elder Sister’s health deteriorated because of you. And now you’re pretending to care about her?”

 

“You’re wrong.”

 

“What?”

 

“It’s not ‘now I’m pretending,’ but ‘at least now I’m doing something.'”

 

“…Shameless bastard.”

 

Moyong Su Hyang turned around with an audible swish.

 

“I don’t trust you.”

 

With a slightly trembling voice expressing her distrust, Moyong Su Hyang left for her residence.

 

Watching her retreating figure, Moyong Bi thought.

 

‘As expected, Flame Blood would suit that child.’

 

Her flexibility was good, but her resilience was particularly notable.

 

Moreover, she seemed to have the temperament to charge forward without looking back once she set her mind on something. If she had the nature to act first despite overthinking, Flame Blood would be perfect for her.

 

‘Well, her Martial Talent is so good that she’d be fine learning anything.’

 

If she just had someone to help her, she could master various martial arts of the Family Clan.

 

‘I’m looking forward to it.’

 

Just thinking about a grown Moyong Su Hyang wielding two Sword and Saber like a storm in Jianghu already made him pleased.

 

‘Though Su Hyang’s words aren’t entirely wrong.’

 

He wanted to train with them, but he needed to preserve his stamina until tomorrow night.

 

‘Will the Honyuan Heart Method alone be enough? If things go wrong, I might need to learn the Honyuan Unity Qi Art as well.’

 

Since the Honyuan Unity Qi Art was also a Super First-Rate martial art, there would be no problem learning it.

 

However, Moyong Bi’s True Divine Ultimate Art was not a martial art of the family.

 

To be precise, since I had learned it, it was indeed a family martial art, but it was a martial art that no one else in the family had ever learned.

 

‘Once I reach Infinite True Qi, then I’ll finally be able to breathe easy.’

 

Due to the characteristics of the Brain Gate Heart Technique, he was capable of simultaneously operating two martial arts, and one of them was precisely the Three Pure Formula.

 

Infinite True Qi was the Internal Energy Cultivation Method of the Three Pure Formula, or rather the Three Pure Infinite True Formula, a divine supreme art that discussed the pinnacle of Taoist martial arts.

 

‘If it weren’t for the Brain Gate Heart Technique, I would have gone straight with the Forbidden Demon path.’

 

The Three Pure Formula, and the Forbidden Demon Formula.

 

Those two supreme arts were precisely his true martial arts as the one called Gwangmyeong Mujon and Mad Demon.

 

‘Though my lifespan has shortened, my enlightenment hasn’t gone anywhere. Perhaps in this lifetime, I might be able to master all three – Brain Gate, Three Pure, and Forbidden Demon.’

 

Moyong Bi, who had been lost in thought, suddenly turned his head at a gaze he felt.

 

The squad members who were doing leg splits were looking at him with pitiful eyes.

 

“Ah, is it not over yet?”

 

“Huh? Has half an hour already passed?”

 

“A full hour has passed!”

 

Still, seeing how they didn’t disturb someone lost in contemplation, they’re not bad guys.

 

“Wouldn’t it be good if you trained more than the next squad? Should we just go for another half hour like this?”

 

“We’d like to take turns!”

 

Moyong Bi chuckled and gestured to Gwan Hyeon.

 

Then the three squad members relaxed their postures. They groaned in pain, but seeing them stagger toward their positions, their patience wasn’t too bad.

 

Gwan Hyeon and Jong Hweon immediately did front and back leg splits.

 

Surprisingly, both of their legs split further than before.

 

Moyong Bi pressed down firmly on both of their shoulders and said.

 

“I’ll say it again. Splitting perfectly isn’t what’s important. You need to know how to check the limit point where your muscles stretch at every moment. When you can feel everything from the hip joints, lumbar spine, thoracic spine, cervical spine, to the muscles around the shoulder joints, that’s when the real beginning starts.”

 

The evening at the Moyong Family grew heated with an unexpected training fever.

 

And how much time had passed?

 

“Young Master!”

 

One of the squad members who had gone out with Jin Gwang came in.

 

“The Ten Swords Sect has sent people!”

 

“Who is it?”

 

“The Ten Swords Sect Master’s Eldest Daughter, the Flame Sword Elder, and an escort warrior – three people in total!”

 

A smile spread across Moyong Bi’s face.

 

“Good that they’re quick.”

 

* * *

 

The Wuhan Market was even more bustling in the evening.

 

There were many drunkards and many outsiders sightseeing the city that never sleeps.

 

At first glance, it seemed completely chaotic, but from another perspective, it was a street overflowing with vitality. There was a good reason why people from Hubei loved Wuhan.

 

“It’s noisy.”

 

A graying man in his forties, almost approaching fifty, scratched his ear with his small finger.

 

“This damn street is always annoying no matter when I come here.”

 

Hwang Ji Hwa, wearing a veil, spoke calmly.

 

“We have many businesses on this street as well, Elder.”

 

“I know that too. If it weren’t for these mindless fools, we couldn’t make money either. But what can I do? I hate bustling places.”

 

“I’m sorry. It’s because of me for no reason.”

 

Salt Sword Lee Jeong waved his hand dismissively.

 

“What disappointing words are those? If it’s the main gate’s business, I should naturally step forward. Rather, I’m grateful that Branch Leader Hwang recommended me.”

 

A strange excitement was dwelling on Lee Jeong’s face.

 

His personality was so explosive that if he didn’t get into a fight for even a day, thorns would sprout on his tongue. Recently, he’d been dying from the Ten Sword Gate’s business expansion and felt restless, so he couldn’t be happier to step forward like this.

 

Hwang Ji Hwa thought to herself.

 

‘I hope it doesn’t come to that though.’

 

Personality aside, Lee Jeong’s martial arts ranked within the top three in the gate, excluding her father. She could see that he was at least one level stronger than her current self.

 

‘If necessary, I’ll have to suppress them even if it means drawing my sword.’

 

It was something that could be resolved with words, so drawing swords first without considering the consequences wasn’t what she wanted.

 

In that sense, Lee Jeong’s presence was reassuring. There was no one in Wuhan who didn’t know Lee Jeong, and naturally the Moyong Family people knew him too.

 

In other words, Lee Jeong’s very presence would be powerful pressure. It would become much easier to lead the conversation dominantly.

 

But even so, if they stubbornly held their heads high?

 

‘Then I’ll have to show them the difference in power.’

 

She really shouldn’t cut down anyone.

 

Just enough to show the difference in power. That much would be sufficient threat.

 

‘What I’m curious about is Moyong Bi’s martial arts.’

 

He annihilated the Black Tiger Gang by himself?

 

That much was sufficiently possible for all three of them, including herself. And not even very difficult.

 

‘It’s unlikely, but I should proceed under the premise that he’s stronger than me.’

 

Even so, it wouldn’t be enough to block the power of three people. To handle the martial force of herself, Lee Jeong, and escort warrior Yeong alone would require at least her father’s level of martial arts.

 

Naturally, no matter how long he’d learned martial arts, a nineteen-year-old young man’s martial arts wouldn’t be great enough to rival her father.

 

‘Unless he’s a late-stage expert deliberately cultivated by a great sect.’

 

It was around the time her thoughts were deepening.

 

“…?”

 

Hwang Ji Hwa looked up at the left side pavilion.

 

“What’s wrong, Branch Leader Hwang?”

 

“Something feels a bit….”

 

“Hmm?”

 

“It feels like someone is watching us.”

 

Lee Jeong chuckled.

 

“Even covered by a veil, where would that beauty go? Even at this moment, there are probably ten men stealing glances at the Branch Leader’s face.”

 

Of course that would be true.

 

But Hwang Ji Hwa felt an inexplicable uneasiness.

 

‘Have I become too sensitive?’

 

Come to think of it, she hadn’t slept properly lately due to many affairs. In the midst of it all, she’d also swung her sword all dawn long, claiming to train in martial arts.

 

“I must have been overly sensitive.”

 

“Don’t worry about it. After all, isn’t it just the Moyong Family? I’ll stand firmly by your side and support you, so Branch Leader, go ahead and crush those arrogant bastards.”

 

“Your words alone give me great strength.”

 

“Hahaha!”

 

Lee Jeong’s laughter was particularly hearty.

 

It was rather fortunate. If he hadn’t been intoxicated by his own mood, he might have exploded in anger at the conversations that could be heard here and there.

 

“I had no idea the Moyong Grand Young Master was such a master.”

 

“Being a master isn’t what’s important. He single-handedly destroyed that Black Tiger Gang!”

 

“To accomplish alone what even the Ten Sword Gate and Hong Clan Sword Family couldn’t do, I really see him in a new light.”

 

“If I had a daughter, I would have seriously considered him as a marriage prospect.”

 

“Tsk, how desperate must things have been for the Moyong Family’s Young Master to step forward? Rather than the Young Master being impressive, I’m more concerned about the Ten Sword Gate and Hong Clan Sword Family. Something seems suspicious about them.”

 

Hwang Ji Hwa’s face turned cold.

 

‘Lowly creatures.’

 

Since they were on Wuhan Streets, she couldn’t speak too loudly, but every single voice was full of complaints.

 

‘You’ve all forgotten who you depend on for your livelihood, haven’t you.’

 

This is why there’s no need to treat commoners well.

 

They should be trained just enough to barely stave off hunger. Only then would they know to fear their master.

 

‘Go ahead and chatter to your heart’s content. You’ll soon learn again who the true master of Wuhan is.’

 

A moment later.

 

The group arrived in front of the Moyong Family.

 

Before Hwang Ji Hwa could even open her mouth, Lee Jeong kicked the main gate and shouted.

 

“We’ve come from the Ten Sword Gate! Open the door!”

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