Fist Demon of Mount Hua - Chapter 145

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Episode 144. Laying the Mat and Waiting—1
Yi Ka Heun’s lips trembled.
“How dare you!”
In her eyes, rage burned like wildfire.
A woman who had clawed her way to the position of Faction Master of the Cheongang Faction, one of the Eighteen Green Forest Factions—Yi Ka Heun’s rise could never have been ordinary.
At first, she had been weak, forced to endure what came her way.
Because she was so beautiful, many sought to exploit her body, and she suffered countless assaults. She yearned desperately for rescue, but not a single soul extended a hand to her.
When her body and spirit were shattered beyond recognition, she understood something.
‘In this godforsaken world, the only one I can trust is myself.’
Once her thinking changed, her actions transformed.
She no longer shrank back. Instead, she began to act with deliberate purpose.
Her weapons were her beauty and her provocative body.
Her first target was Geum Han Tae, the second-in-command of the Cheongang Faction. Geum Han Tae was a trusted aide of the Faction Master Mok Gwan Seul and served as the faction’s strategist, blessed with a brilliant mind.
Wrapping Geum Han Tae around her finger proved simple enough. Yi Ka Heun granted him pleasures beyond heaven.
In exchange, she gained fragments of his martial arts.
He shared only fragments of his Secret Techniques—not the complete set—so Geum Han Tae harbored little suspicion.
But Yi Ka Heun had not stopped at Geum Han Tae alone. She extracted martial arts from every master of note in the Cheongang Faction, then drove wedges between them all.
By the time Gwak Han Seul, the Faction Master, discovered what she had done, internal strife had spiraled beyond control. Eventually, he moved to kill Yi Ka Heun and eliminate the threat entirely.
But Yi Ka Heun turned the tables, persuading Geum Han Tae to stage a rebellion. In the end, Gwak Han Seul collapsed beneath the unexpected uprising.
Yi Ka Heun stole the martial secrets from Gwak Han Seul’s corpse and, armed with this knowledge, cultivated her skills until she could even kill Geum Han Tae himself.
Through her own ruthless will alone, Yi Ka Heun became Faction Master of the Cheongang Faction. To such a woman, Dam Ho’s insult delivered unbearable humiliation.
“I will tear you to shreds and watch you die.”
The words spilled from Yi Ka Heun’s lips, dripping with poison.
Crack!
Suddenly her head snapped sideways with a heavy impact. Dam Ho’s massive palm had raked across her cheek.
Yi Ka Heun’s pupils dilated in shock.
For a moment she could not comprehend what had happened to her. But understanding swiftly came, and with it, fury ignited.
“How dare you! You—”
Crack!
In an instant, Dam Ho’s palm struck her cheek again.
Her head snapped to the side once more, and the struck cheek swelled grotesquely within moments.
“Faction Master!”
“You bastard!”
The Green Forest outlaws of the Cheongang Faction rushed forward in fury at Yi Ka Heun’s humiliation.
In that instant, Dam Ho’s body arced backward, his fist cocked like a drawn bow.
“Brother!”
“Brother!”
Bang Jin Bo and Hwang Hye Ryeong called out to Dam Ho simultaneously.
Then Dam Ho drove his fist downward at the ground.
Boom!
Crack-crack-crack!
The stone floor shattered with a deafening roar, scattering shards in all directions.
“Gah!”
“Keck!”
The Green Forest outlaws who had rushed to aid Yi Ka Heun were struck by the flying stones and fell where they stood.
Some with split skulls bleeding, some with broken arms and moaning, some struck in the belly gasping for breath.
Dozens upon dozens fell.
Yi Ka Heun too was struck by a stone fragment, blood streaming from her forehead. She suddenly collapsed to the ground.
Dam Ho seized Yi Ka Heun by the collar and hauled her to her feet.
“Die, worm!”
In a flash, Yi Ka Heun’s hand struck like lightning. In her grip was the jade hairpin that had been pinned in her hair—the Hae Ryong Bi.
The Hae Ryong Bi was a cursed weapon known by that name. Once embedded in flesh, it would never come free, and it induced massive hemorrhage, plunging its victim into death within moments.
Clink!
But the Hae Ryong Bi never reached Dam Ho. His hand had already seized Yi Ka Heun’s delicate wrist.
“You?”
Dam Ho applied pressure to his grip.
Crack!
“Aieeeee!”
Yi Ka Heun’s slender wrist shattered like dry straw.
With her wrist broken, Yi Ka Heun shrieked with mad, piercing screams—a sight terrifying enough to chill one’s blood.
Crack!
Dam Ho’s fist struck Yi Ka Heun’s face hard. She couldn’t even resist—consciousness abandoned her.
……
In that instant, a suffocating silence descended over the hall.
This was the Pae Wang Faction.
At the headquarters of the Eighteen Green Forest Factions, one of their Faction Masters was being trampled savagely by an outsider.
Dam Ho’s foot ground down on Yi Ka Heun’s voluptuous body as she writhed like a worm.
“Even in heat, one should choose one’s partner carefully.”
The cold, emotionless voice made Yi Ka Heun’s body shudder, though her mind remained unconscious. The body responds where reason cannot.
The Faction Masters of the Eighteen Green Forest Factions rose in alarm.
“Who—who is this?”
“How dare you cause a disturbance in the Green Forest.”
Yet no one moved rashly.
Dam Ho was a guest of Hwang Gyeong Moon, the Supreme Master. Though he had committed an offense, none could act against him without Hwang Gyeong Moon’s permission.
Gwak Sam, Master of the Baekrok Faction, stepped forward.
“Supreme Master.”
“Speak.”
“An outsider is causing a disturbance here at the Pae Wang Faction. Should we truly allow this to continue?”
“A disturbance, you say……”
“This Faction Master has been gravely insulted. Such an offense must be repaid with death.”
“Is that so?”
“It is. To return what was given is the discipline of the Green Forest. You must punish this man immediately, Supreme Master, and establish the order that binds us.”
“Is that so?”
“Indeed. Any outsider who dares lay hands on a Green Forest Outlaw must face retribution without fail.”
“I see!”
Hwang Gyeong Moon nodded slowly.
He turned his head. Jo Yun San and O Jong Sam were watching him with cold eyes—waiting to see what decision he would make.
Hwang Gyeong Moon’s gaze grew sharp.
What they said was not wrong.
Whatever Dam Ho intended by insulting Yi Ka Heun, this place was governed by the discipline of the Green Forest.
If he allowed Dam Ho to walk free, the entire order of the Green Forest would be shaken.
Tsk.
Hwang Gyeong Moon clicked his tongue and rose. In that moment, a mountainous presence surged forth, dominating the entire hall.
Hmm.
Jo Yun San and the others let out a low sound.
‘So the old man still carries this much Aura.’
‘Truly, he is the absolute ruler who has commanded the Green Forest for decades.’
But they revealed nothing of their inner thoughts.
Hwang Gyeong Moon passed over Yi Ka Heun, who lay crumpled on the floor, and moved toward Dam Ho.
“Father!”
Hwang Hye Ryeong called out, but Hwang Gyeong Moon did not even answer.
His gaze fixed solely on Dam Ho.
Dam Ho still trampled Yi Ka Heun’s body. That voluptuous form which had stirred so many men’s hearts was now nothing but a filthy mass of flesh.
Hwang Gyeong Moon finally opened his mouth.
“You plan to continue like this?”
At that, Dam Ho kicked Yi Ka Heun’s waist.
Ahhh!
Even unconscious, Yi Ka Heun cried out and was sent flying.
Hwang Gyeong Moon watched for a moment as Yi Ka Heun lay on the floor, pathetic as a rag doll.
His eyes were deeply shadowed, revealing nothing of his thoughts.
“This is the Green Forest, you know.”
“I know.”
“She is the Faction Master of the Cheongang Faction, one of the Eighteen Green Forest Factions.”
“I know.”
“I am the Supreme Master of the Eighteen Green Forest Factions.”
“I know.”
“What you’ve done is no different from spitting on my face.”
“I know.”
“You know all of this, and yet you’ve reduced Yi Ka Heun to this state. How amusing.”
Hwang Gyeong Moon let out a soft laugh.
In that instant, a tremendous aura surged forth like a tidal wave crashing over Dam Ho. Yet he didn’t so much as blink, and continued speaking.
“I don’t care for bitches in heat who throw themselves at just anyone.”
“Even so, she is family to this faction.”
“And?”
“If she has committed a crime, she must pay the price. There is a place called Chamhoe Cave behind here. Let her spend three or four days there.”
“Very well.”
Dam Ho nodded readily.
“Supreme Master!”
“This cannot be allowed.”
The Faction Masters standing behind Hwang Gyeong Moon protested against his decision.
Hwang Gyeong Moon turned around sharply.
“Then solve it yourselves.”
“Supreme Master!”
“Do you know what this man’s alias is? Gwon Ma.”
…….
“He’s the one known throughout the Jianghu as the finest fighter. But I’m already old, rust creeping into my bones—I squeak and creak with every movement. Would you have me fight him directly? You jest.”
Hwang Gyeong Moon chuckled, and the Aura that had dominated the hall vanished as if washed away.
Jo Yun San watched him and ground his teeth.
‘That old fox is desperate to keep blood off his hands.’
Yet it was not easy now to openly oppose Hwang Gyeong Moon’s decision. One misstep could deplete their forces in a bitter clash with Dam Ho before the main operation could even begin.
It was then that Yun Choong stepped forward.
“If you mean to confine him in Chamhoe Cave, then bind him with the Geum Ma Gu.”
“The Geum Ma Gu?”
Hwang Gyeong Moon’s brow furrowed at Yun Choong’s unexpected suggestion.
The Geum Ma Gu was one of the treasures passed down through the Green Forest for ages. Forged from Mannyeon Muk Chul, the hardest and heaviest metal under heaven, the Geum Ma Gu weighed a thousand pounds.
Once fastened to the limbs, it bore down with such tremendous weight that no strength of one’s own could remove it—it was called the most fearsome shackle ever made.
Yun Choong approached Hwang Gyeong Moon and whispered.
“Only that will quiet the other Faction Masters’ discontent.”
“Hmm.”
At once, as if waiting for this cue, the remaining Faction Masters raised their voices.
“Bind him with the Geum Ma Gu.”
“It must be done.”
“Hmm.”
In the end, Hwang Gyeong Moon let out a low sigh.
At that moment, Dam Ho stepped forward and extended both arms.
“Bind me.”
“Are you certain?”
To Hwang Gyeong Moon’s question, Dam Ho answered with a silent nod.
“Brother.”
Hwang Hye Ryeong looked at him with anguished eyes.
She could not understand it.
Yi Ka Heun had given cause, yes, but there was no need to react so ruthlessly.
The harsh response had unleashed a backlash that now consumed the entire Pae Wang Faction. This unease gnawed at Hwang Hye Ryeong.
Then it was.
“It will be all right.”
Bang Jin Bo offered her comfort.
“What do you mean?”
“My brother would never act this way without good reason.”
“But…….”
“I trust him.”
While everyone else’s eyes betrayed suspicion, Bang Jin Bo’s held not a shadow of doubt.
He believed in Dam Ho.
‘When my brother does something like this, there is always a proper reason behind it.’
His faith was almost religious.
The Geum Ma Gu was being fastened around Dam Ho’s arms and legs.
A thousand pounds of weight pressed down upon his limbs. For an ordinary man, it would be impossible even to breathe, let alone move.
Jo Yun San approached Dam Ho and whispered.
“You will never leave Chamhoe Cave alive.”
“Still, you haven’t remembered, have you?”
“You?”
“You’d better dredge up those memories quickly. Turn your mind inside out. If you don’t, I’ll make you remember.”
Dam Ho’s voice carried an oddly chilling aftertaste.
When Jo Yun San looked up again, Dam Ho was already moving toward Chamhoe Cave, surrounded by the Green Forest warriors.

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