My Younger Siblings Are the Greatest Masters in the World - Chapter 44
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44.
No matter how strong a government official was, they couldn’t help but feel intimidated by martial artists.
Occasionally there were soldiers among the government troops who could match martial artists, but those were soldiers, not officials.
But since the head constable had sent away twelve martial artists, it was natural to revere his martial prowess.
Seol Mujin, embarrassed, just waved his hand and went home to change his clothes.
He couldn’t go to Yeonji-ru wearing official robes.
As he came out to the main hall, the Triplets looked at Seol Mujin with bright, sparkling eyes.
“I heard you were really active today?”
“How was the fight?”
“Were you in any danger?”
The three took turns firing questions at him.
“They were martial artists from a dark path sect called Suryang Sect. Their Bang-ju was only about a top hundred expert in Shandong, so his subordinates were naturally weak.”
“Ooh! Look at big brother’s confidence rising.”
“Hmph! Who do you think taught me martial arts!”
Seol Mantong nodded vigorously.
“Of course! Since you learned from us, you should be able to blow away those weaklings with just a breath!”
Seol Changho said.
“Will Suryang Sect just back down? The characteristic of those types is that they don’t know their place.”
“That’s why I summoned the Black Society gang leaders. I want to strengthen surveillance of Jinan.”
Seol Ryeoseon asked.
“Wouldn’t it be easier to just go and wipe out Suryang Sect completely?”
“It’s not that I didn’t think of that, but then I’d probably have to kill too many people.”
“You dislike killing?”
“There’s no way I’d enjoy killing people. I didn’t kill them today because I liked it either. I only killed because I had to.”
Seol Changho nodded.
“I think that’s a good thing about you, hyung. You don’t enjoy killing, but you don’t hesitate when you have to. Actually, finding that balance as a martial artist is difficult, but I think you can do it well, hyung.”
“Thanks for believing in me.”
Seol Mujin left the house after saying, “Let’s cultivate internal energy when I get back.”
Watching his retreating figure, Seol Mantong said.
“Hyung seems a bit soft, doesn’t he?”
Seol Ryeoseon nodded.
“If it were me, I would have gone straight to Suryang Sect. We’re going to end up going there anyway, so why waste time.”
Suryang Sect would definitely come to Jinan again.
Seol Changho smiled and said.
“Still, it’s fortunate that hyung doesn’t enjoy killing. What was our reason for opposing the Cult Leader?”
“Should we just go to Suryang Sect ourselves?”
Seol Changho stopped Seol Ryeoseon.
“This is hyung’s matter. I think it’s not bad for him to experience what kind of place Murim is through this opportunity.”
***
“How do you do?”
The Gang Leader politely bowed his head to the courtesan who greeted him.
This was probably the first time since becoming a courtesan that she had received greetings from a Black Society Gang Leader.
The Black Society Gang Leaders who visited Yeonji-ru were polite even to the workers doing menial tasks.
Originally, they wouldn’t even touch Yeonji-ru, but after experiencing the Suryang Sect incident, they had clearly realized how terrifying Seol Mujin was.
So Yeonji-ru, which was practically no different from Seol Mujin’s house, had to be treated with respect.
Seol Mujin only showed himself half an hour after all ten Gang Leaders of Jinan’s Black Society had gathered.
Most were middle-aged men in their forties, but they all stood up abruptly and bowed toward Seol Mujin.
“We greet Boss Seol!”
Seol Mujin took his seat at the head of the long rectangular table.
The courtesans filled the table with food and brought out the finest Baekgokju.
The Black Society would take care of paying the bill.
Once the table was fully set, Zhuge Sangun stood up.
“First, let’s have a toast to express our gratitude to Boss Seol for preventing the Suryang Sect’s invasion.”
The Gang Leaders competed to express their thanks to Seol Mujin.
Among the ten Gang Leaders, there had been some who thought they should stab Seol Mujin in the back to show the Black Society’s fearsome power, but such thoughts would be completely erased by today.
Due to the Suryang Sect’s invasion, the Jinan Underworld had united under Seol Mujin.
After the alcohol had made one round, Seol Mujin opened his mouth.
The Gang Leaders who had been bringing their wine cups to their lips were startled and put their cups back down.
“You all must have realized from this incident. The Black Society is no longer just a stage for thugs. Martial Artists can invade that territory at any time.”
Being unable to handle even a small Dark Path sect like the Suryang Sect was the current reality of the Black Society.
“So you all need to stay sharp.”
Zhuge Sangun asked as the representative.
“What should we do?”
“First, stay on high alert. The Suryang Sect might come attacking again.”
“That’s right. Martial Arts Sects never forget grudges.”
“If the Suryang Sect appears, inform me immediately. Not just the Suryang Sect, but report any suspicious signs right away.”
What this meant was that Seol Mujin would protect the Black Society.
“I have to earn the money you’ve paid me.”
To the Gang Leaders, those words sounded like a threat: ‘If the money is too little, I might not protect you.’
Even though Seol Mujin hadn’t meant it that way.
“We’ll keep that in mind.”
“Don’t squeeze the common people. And refrain from doing anything too evil.”
After Seol Mujin became the boss, not a single Black Society organization in Jinan engaged in human trafficking.
After three Black Society organizations that ignored Seol Mujin’s warning were completely destroyed, no one dared to try.
“Of course.”
Though their livelihood had become somewhat difficult, survival came first.
“Well then, let’s loosen our belts and eat.”
There were two reasons why Seol Mujin summoned the Black Society gang leaders.
The first was to maintain strict vigilance since the Suryang Sect might invade again, and the second was for them to properly realize their position.
Without Seol Mujin, the gang leaders’ survival couldn’t be guaranteed.
In fact, three of the eleven gathered here were gang leaders who had been driven out by the Suryang Sect and returned thanks to Seol Mujin.
So Seol Mujin’s presence was bound to seem even greater.
Seeing with one’s own eyes is naturally more impactful than just vaguely feeling something.
One of the gang leaders stood up and raised his cup.
Judging by his face, he was one of the gang leaders who had been driven out and returned.
“I take this opportunity to express infinite gratitude to Boss Seol. I, Han Mo, swear to remain loyal to Boss Seol until death!”
Then all eleven gang leaders chanted “We swear!” in unison.
Seol Mujin felt embarrassed, but if this was the Black Society way, he had no choice but to watch.
Later, they even talked about “long life and prosperity” to Seol Mujin, who wasn’t even twenty yet.
This is why the Black Society is…
***
Suryang Sect’s Bang-ju Bok Juryang was dumbfounded seeing the twelve corpses loaded on the carriage.
Won Baekman, who had driven the carriage, just kept his head down.
“What happened?”
“They were all… defeated by Jinan’s boss.”
“You’re saying our sect’s disciples died to government officials?”
“Well… to one boss…”
“One person? Just one boss?”
“That’s right.”
Bok Juryang asked again with a dumbfounded expression.
“You’re saying twelve disciples died to just one boss?”
“Yes.”
“Then how did you survive? You’re the one with the worst martial arts.”
“He said he needed a coachman to load the corpses…”
With a thwack sound, Wang Nuni tumbled after being struck in the face.
“You bastard! You call that talking! What nonsense are you spouting!”
Wang Nuni said while blood streamed from his nose.
“Why, why would I lie?”
“Damn it! How the hell would I know! Anyway, it doesn’t make sense that twelve disciples were defeated by just one boss!”
“It’s the truth!”
His younger brother and deputy Bang-ju Bok Sanguk, who was watching from the side, spoke up.
“Brother. It doesn’t seem to be a lie.”
“You believe what he’s saying?”
“I examined the corpses, and they all had wounds from something like a club. Isn’t a boss’s weapon a club?”
“Did our guys really get beaten by just one constable?”
“Among the government forces, there are quite a few who possess martial arts skills comparable to Murim masters. There’s no guarantee that a constable hasn’t learned martial arts.”
Looking at Wang Nuni holding his face, the thought suddenly occurred: ‘That bastard has no reason to lie.’
“What kind of guy is this constable?”
“His name is Seol Mujin, and strangely, his home is a pleasure house.”
“A pleasure house? You mean he’s some idle constable who eats and sleeps at a pleasure house?”
“No, it seems the pleasure house owner took him in and raised him when he was young. It’s a place called Yeonji-ru, so they say no one in Jinan’s underworld dares to touch Yeonji-ru.”
“Ha! This is ridiculous. You’re telling me my subordinates got destroyed by some worthless brat raised in a pleasure house.”
Bok Sanguk spoke up.
“Big brother. First, let’s find out more about this constable…”
“Find out what? He’s just a constable. If his martial arts were really outstanding, would he be working as a constable?”
Constables were people who suffered from hard, dangerous work with meager pay.
It was common sense that a master with outstanding martial arts wouldn’t be in such a position.
“Of course that’s true, but he killed twelve of our men. We can’t take him lightly.”
“That’s why we need to lure him to our turf and eliminate him.”
“Pardon?”
Bok Juryang asked Wang Nuni.
“You know where this Yeonji-ru is located, right?”
“Yes.”
“Take three or four men and burn Yeonji-ru to ashes.”
Surprised, Bok Sanguk said.
“Big brother, wouldn’t it be better to learn more about this Seol Mujin first?”
“Do you think our Suryang Sect will crumble because of just one constable?”
“Of course not.”
To face the Suryang Sect alone, one would need to be at least the head of one of the Five Great Families.
***
Because of that debt, they couldn’t escape from the pleasure house and became ghosts of the establishment whether they liked it or not.
But Yeonji-ru didn’t have a single courtesan like that.
They never even considered holding courtesans through debt or violence.
Hwa Yeonshim liked this aspect of Yeonji-ru.
Her decision to accompany Seol Mujin was impulsive.
Since Bliss Gate Sect had also collapsed, she had nowhere particular to go.
Though she wasn’t entirely without thoughts of ‘Should I rebuild Bliss Gate Sect?’, there was no rush.
Rather, her curiosity about Seol Mujin was greater.
Why would Samtaesang, the greatest master under heaven, respectfully serve Seol Mujin calling him brother and elder brother?
From what she briefly heard, it was because he had taken him in and raised him as a child, but could that be the only reason?
So she followed along.
And she was able to understand the reason.
It wasn’t something she understood with her head.
Because this kind of thing couldn’t be explained with words.
The righteous actions Seol Mujin had taken at the Hwangbo Family Estate, the affection and warmth that people around him showed toward Seol Mujin.
That was what explained the person called Seol Mujin.
Seol Mujin had the power to gather people just by existing.
Even someone like the demon Samtaesang was no exception.
No matter how good an umbrella is, it can’t deflect all of a heavy downpour.
Samtaesang had surely been gradually soaked through by Seol Mujin as well.
Hwa Yeonshim could also discover herself being drawn to Seol Mujin.
While the fact that he returned her internal energy was significant, Seol Mujin’s actions during that process had completely melted Hwa Yeonshim’s cold heart.
If she had been around twenty years old, she would have staked her life on Seol Mujin.
It was the first time she resented the passage of time for reasons other than aging.
So she decided to watch over him a little longer.
Honestly, the emotional reason that she didn’t want to leave was greater.
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