The Evil Martial God Chronicles - Chapter 139
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Legend of the Evil Martial God
Chapter 139
Even with Mujin’s kind explanation, no one raised their hand.
At this, the Gate Masters shouted.
“You ungrateful bastards! Who do you think allowed you to learn martial arts and live without starving!”
“How can you betray our kindness like this? Are you even human after doing such things!”
At the Gate Masters’ outcries, the warriors looked at them with expressions of disbelief.
One of them spoke up.
“Anyone listening would think it’s true. When we were captured, you pretended not to know us and ran away without looking back.”
“Didn’t we come here like this to save you even now!”
“We heard everything. You said you were dragged here after being hit with pressure point strikes.”
“It seems like there’s no going back, so just give up.”
“They say we didn’t starve thanks to them. That’s really funny.”
“We suffered so much trying to feed and support them.”
The atmosphere was cold.
“Just how did you brainwash those children to make them act like this!”
At the three Gate Masters’ desperate outburst, Mujin smiled and said.
“It’s proper treatment. Just give them the proper treatment they deserve – it’s a very simple matter. Easy, right?”
“What?”
“For those with talent, help them bloom that talent, and even for those without talent, help them achieve their dreams. When they become strong, it’s good for everyone. Isn’t that right?”
Everyone nodded and listened intently to Mujin’s words.
Then one person raised their hand and shouted.
“If you have nothing more to ask, may we go and train now?”
“In the time we’re wasting like this, we could have swung our swords over a hundred times!”
Everyone was overflowing with enthusiasm.
At this, Mujin nodded and said.
“That attitude is very good. Well, sorry for interrupting your training. Everyone go and train hard to become the reliable pillars of the Howei Gate.”
“Yes!”
Everyone shouted spiritedly and hurried off running to the training ground.
“There, you’ve confirmed it, haven’t you? Now, give up your lingering attachments. They have become martial artists of the Guardian Gate.”
“Th-this is impossible…”
“So futilely…”
“That’s right, isn’t it? Futile, right? Life is originally like that. It’s like a spring dream. So there’s no need to live struggling desperately.”
The three Gate Masters looked at Mujin.
“Now, I’ve granted the three Gate Masters’ final wishes, so you have no regrets, right?”
“Wishes? What wishes did we ever mention?”
“Oh my. There you go again. It’s troublesome if you keep saying different things like this.”
“No, when did we ever make any wishes?”
“You said you wanted to see your subordinates. I granted it all, so it’s troublesome if you act like this now.”
“Th-then what do you plan to do with us now?”
“What do you mean? I’ve resolved your regrets, so now you can go to the afterlife and rest peacefully.”
“M-my regrets aren’t resolved!”
“I’m a person with many regrets.”
“I have so many regrets that I couldn’t resolve them all even if I spent my whole life!”
To the Gate Masters desperately struggling to live, Mujin said with a smile.
“Life is originally like that. But you don’t need to worry. Once you die anyway, you’ll forget all those remaining regrets.”
Seureu-reung-.
When Mujin drew his sword, the three Gate Masters’ faces turned deathly pale.
“S-spare us!”
“W-we’ll never come near this place again! Really!”
“Please sp-spare our lives!”
Despite their pleas, Mujin paid no heed.
“Still, since we have a connection, I’ll send you off without pain. That’s also my specialty, you see. Killing people without pain.”
The moment he swung his sword with a bright smile, as if truly happy at the thought of killing people.
“Wait.”
At someone’s voice, the sword stopped.
“Hieek!”
The Gate Masters were terrified by the blue blade that had stopped right in front of their necks.
Step- Step-.
When they looked up at the sound of someone approaching, they saw Jeok Wigang, the son of Jin Mugun, standing there with his hands clasped behind his back.
Jeok Wigang looked steadily at the three Gate Masters and sighed.
“Haah… It’s awkward to kill them. They’re not particularly evil either…”
At Jeok Wigang’s muttering, Mujin spoke.
“I will take care of cleaning this up neatly myself.”
“No. I think I’d feel uneasy about it. Just… accept those guys into the Guard Sect too.”
“There’s no use for them. They’re old and their realm is pathetic.”
“Still, put them to use. Make them stable keepers if nothing else.”
“Understood.”
Mujin sheathed his sword with a displeased expression.
I should have swung it just a little faster.
“L-look here! A-aren’t you the son of Jin Mugun? Then how is it that the Guard Sect follows your orders?”
At that, Jeok Wigang looked at the three Gate Masters and smirked.
“Why would they follow me?”
“Huh?”
Jeok Wigang sighed as he looked at the three Gate Masters making stupid expressions.
“How frustrating. There really is no use for them.”
Mujin brightened up.
“Right? It would be better to just clean them up neatly.”
“No. We should still give them a chance.”
Leaving behind the dejected Mujin, Jeok Wigang spoke to the three Gate Masters.
“Why would they follow me? Because I’m the owner of the Guard Sect.”
“Th-that’s impossible.”
“I was just wondering what justification to use to deal with you guys. Thanks. For creating the justification first. Don’t worry. I won’t let you starve.”
The three Gate Masters looked around nervously at the sight of Jeok Wigang speaking with a sinister smile.
To see if there was any hole they could escape through.
At that sight, Mujin chuckled and said.
“Trying to run away? Go ahead and try. I’m curious. Will my sword be faster, or will the Gate Masters’ legs be faster?”
At Mujin’s words, the three Gate Masters shook their heads in terror.
“N-no. We were just looking around to familiarize ourselves with the place where we’ll be living from now on.”
“Th-this person is right.”
“Is that so? I misunderstood without knowing that.”
Click-.
At the sound of the sword fitting into the scabbard, the Gate Masters trembled all over.
“Now then, would our former Gate Masters please follow me? I’ll kindly explain the method of joining our sect.”
The Gate Masters followed Mujin with tearful faces, their heads hung low.
From that day forward, all assets of the three sects were incorporated into the Howei Sect, and only two sects remained in Yullyang County: the Jin Mu Sect and the Howei Sect.
***
When Jeok Wigang returned to the Jin Mu Sect, Jeok Rihyeon held out ginseng to him.
“Father, what is this?”
Jeok Wigang played dumb even though he knew everything.
“The Howei Sect gave it as a gift, but it’s too burdensome. So I’m thinking of returning it.”
“It’s Thousand Year Ginseng.”
“I thought so? It didn’t seem like ordinary ginseng. Thousand Year Ginseng. That’s too excessive.”
“Please take it. It’s their sincerity, so would it be right to ignore it?”
“Even if it’s sincerity, isn’t this too excessive?”
“They must have given it because they have the means to do so. Please keep it.”
“Is it really okay to accept this?”
“Of course. Chew it thoroughly when you eat it. Father will have a lot of work to do from now on.”
“Huh? A lot of work? What? What’s this ominous sound?”
“What’s ominous about it?”
“That tone just now sounded like you’re going to work this father to the bone?”
“Work you to the bone? If someone heard that, they’d think I’m an unfilial son like no other in the world.”
“Aren’t you?”
“I’m just saying Father will have a lot more work to do.”
“You rascal. That’s the same thing. What are you planning to cause?”
“I’m thinking of greatly expanding the Jin Mu Sect.”
“Huh? It’s already big now.”
“Come on. How is this big? We barely have two hundred disciples.”
“You rascal! Two hundred disciples is big! We’re not one of the Nine Sects and One Alliance, nor are we one of the Five Great Families, so that’s incredibly large for us. Plus, don’t we have our own trading company? If you include all the people attached to that, the numbers grow even more.”
“Still, it’s small. We need to become much bigger than the Nine Sects and One Alliance, and the Five Great Families.”
“That’s not as easy as it sounds. Do you know how many talented people we’d need for that? Do you think talent just falls from the sky?”
“Why don’t we have talent? Look at how many people I’ve brought.”
“The people you brought are talented, but you can’t build up a family with just those few. To grow a family, you need not only many people, but above all, you need the resources to support such a large family. But we don’t have those resources.”
“We just need to greatly expand the trading company.”
“Even if we want to expand it greatly, that’s not an easy task.”
“Should I try expanding it?”
“Huh? What? You?”
“Yes. I think I could do it well.”
Jeok Rihyeon pondered at these unexpected words.
A trading company couldn’t be expanded just through hard work.
It required natural business talent to back it up.
Jeok Rihyeon looked at Jeok Wigang, lost in thought.
The position of trading company leader was currently vacant.
The previous trading company leader had stepped down recently, taking responsibility for a failed business venture.
While he said he was taking responsibility, in reality, he had fled.
He must have judged that he could no longer see a future in the Jin Mu Trading Company.
Honestly, looking at the current state of the trading company, it would be difficult for anyone who took over to restore it to its original state anytime soon.
Jeok Wigang would have to enter such a difficult situation.
As he looked on with a worried expression, Jeok Wigang smiled and said:
“What? Are you worried about entrusting me with a trading company that’s not doing well?”
“Huh?”
“Just trust me and let me try.”
Jeok Rihyeon pondered for a moment at Jeok Wigang’s confident words.
Soon he nodded and said:
“Well, since you’re the eldest son, you should have something to do. Fine. Go ahead and give it a try.”
With the deputy leader helping from the side, he should be able to do well.
“Thank you. I’ll make it the greatest trading company in the Central Plains.”
“Hahaha. That’s right. A man should always dream big.”
“It’s not a dream. I’m going to make it a reality.”
“For that, talented people would be essential. Are you really confident about it?”
Jeok Wigang grinned.
Then he took something out and held it forward.
“What’s this? A receipt?”
Jeok Rihyeon took the receipt and was shocked when he saw the amount.
The amount Jeok Wigang had given was enough money to operate the Jin Mu Sect for ten years.
“Gasp! H-how much is all this?”
“Don’t worry about talented people. For now, use the money I’ve given you to expand the palace halls of our family first.”
“N-no, but how can I use the money you worked so hard to save?”
“I saved this money to greatly expand the Jin Mu Sect, so feel free to use it.”
“Really?”
“What do you mean?”
“You really want to greatly expand the Jin Mu Sect?”
“Yes. I’m going to make it a place where even the Five Great Families bow their heads.”
“If that’s the case, then you should become the Gate Master. How about it? Shall we reselect the successor position?”
Jeok Wigang shook his head.
“Nah. I don’t want to. Wi Gang can do it. I’m satisfied with just quietly helping from behind.”
It was regrettable.
If Jeok Wigang became the Gate Master of the Jin Mu Sect, it would already become the strongest sect in the Central Plains by that fact alone.
But since he said he didn’t want to, there was no point in urging him further.
He knew well that Jeok Wigang had a personality where he absolutely wouldn’t do something if he didn’t want to.
Still, there was no need to worry.
Hadn’t he just said so?
That he would quietly help from behind.
That alone was reassuring.
The Jin Mu Sect would have nothing to worry about in the future.
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