The World’s Greatest Martial Arts Instructor - Chapter 166

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Chapter 166. A Justification?

 

 

“Then how about we do this?”

“What are you now?”

Ha Mu-baek asked, looking at Sam-geom who had suddenly stepped forward.

“Ahem. I am Ban Jeok-pung, Sam-geom of the Eight Swords of Zhongnan. How about we make it so that if the instructor loses the martial duel, he approves Baek Ri’s withdrawal from the academy?”

Ha Mu-baek’s eyes widened.

His reaction was one of ‘what the hell is this guy?’

The Maengryong Corps cadets, including Han Seol-bing, had the same reaction.

They knew just how monstrously strong Ha Mu-baek was.

“If I win?”

“Zhongnan will not force anything regarding Baek Ri’s fate.”

“Do you have the authority to decide that?”

Ha Mu-baek spoke as if it was ridiculous.

“Such a trivial matter, I’ll guarantee it.”

Ju Si-un answered, his atmosphere suddenly changing completely.

His eyes gleamed wickedly. He licked his lips slightly with his tongue.

Nam Hwa-ryong made a dismayed expression watching what they were doing.

While he was looking for a chance to intervene, the conversation had flowed rapidly to an irreversible point.

“However, since you’ve been wagging your tongue uselessly, there should be a price for that, shouldn’t there?”

“A price?”

“One arm and one eye. That should be appropriate.”

Words befitting his cruel nature.

“An eye and an arm… Whose?”

Ha Mu-baek asked.

“Yours, of course. If those are eyes that can’t recognize the precious person before them, it wouldn’t matter if one was missing, right?”

Ju Si-un looked at Ha Mu-baek with eyes full of wicked energy.

“The stakes don’t match… Hmm. If I win, you’ll also give up one arm and one eye, right?”

“Heh. How confident you are. Fine.”

Ju Si-un accepted Ha Mu-baek’s proposal.

“So that’s how it is. Academy Director, would you serve as witness to a martial duel with these conditions?”

Ha Mu-baek’s gaze turned to one side.

When had he been there?

There stood Peng Do-yul, the Academy Director of Gyoryong Hall.

Nam Hwa-ryong was greatly shocked.

No matter how chaotic the situation was, for him to miss someone’s approach.

And Ha Mu-baek had known about it from the beginning.

He had felt it on the battlefield too, but that man was strong.

“I don’t see why not. I’ll serve as your witness. However… how about we remove the part about taking eyes and arms?”

Peng Do-yul answered readily. While doing so, he attempted to moderate the excessive parts.

“Hah. There’s no need to remove it! It’s outrageous. A baseborn instructor with no background insulted the great Zhongnan. Academy Director, could you stand it if the Peng Family was insulted?”

“…”

“I’m not such a generous person. I think my anger will only subside a little if I gouge out that bastard’s eyeball and take one of his arms.”

He spoke with a face that said ‘not a chance.’

“Tsk. Being so soft is why you’re stuck being the director of a place like this.”

Ju Si-un’s additional words crossed the line. Even so, Peng Do-yul didn’t show any particular reaction.

He thought there was no need for him to get angry when it was obvious the man was walking to his death.

A quarrel with Ha Mu-baek – it was rather pitiful.

“Hmm. Well, if that’s really how it is, it can’t be helped. I understand.”

Nam Hwa-ryong’s complexion turned deathly pale watching this.

He was the Peng Family Head’s brother.

Although the Peng Family’s power had greatly declined due to the recent major incident, they still maintained their position among the Five Great Families.

To speak so dismissively of such a family’s member, the family head’s brother.

Moreover, if the Academy Director stepped forward as witness to the martial duel, things would spiral out of control.

Great Senior Brother absolutely could not defeat that instructor. In other words, he would definitely have to give up one arm and eye.

They were being perfectly played by that instructor’s scheme.

Perhaps all the provocations toward his senior brother had been calculated this way.

“Well, then I’ll add one more proposal. It’s favorable to your side. No matter how I think about it, you don’t seem like you could beat our Baek Ri-pyeong. So one person designated by Zhongnan, and one person I designate. If you defeat both of them, Zhongnan won’t interfere with Baek Ri-pyeong’s fate. How about it? Ah, of course you’ll still have to give up one eye and one arm.”

Things were getting bigger and bigger.

“W-wait a moment…”

He tried to intervene to stop the situation from growing out of control.

But anger settled in Ju Si-un’s eyes. To think there was someone who would disregard him to this extent. Heat rose to the top of his head.

“A dog that barks without knowing how scary a tiger is. Hehehe. How will that arrogance come back to bite you? Yes. I accept.”

In Zhongnan, no one dared provoke him like this. It shouldn’t happen either.

For him, it was truly a novel experience since leaving Zhongnan.

He added while emanating killing intent from his entire body.

“However, you should be careful of that neck during the martial duel. There’s no guarantee that your neck won’t be the first thing to fall. I’m a merciful person, so if your neck happens to fall first, I’ll send it properly to your family.”

At those words filled with killing intent, Ha Seol-ran’s body trembled. To cut off her elder brother’s head and send it to her.

For her, still tender-hearted, these were shocking words.

“What’s open there isn’t a mouth, but a sewer. Judging by all the garbage pouring out.”

Ha Mu-baek glared at Ju Si-un. He gritted his teeth.

Seeing Ha Seol-ran’s state, he forcibly suppressed the killing intent that was about to pour out from his entire body. It wasn’t time to emit killing intent yet.

Nam Hwa-ryong roughly rubbed his face.

He couldn’t understand what on earth was happening.

“Then let’s start by writing up the documents.”

Ha Mu-baek said, suppressing his anger. It was solely because of Ha Seol-ran.

However, Ju Si-un misunderstood his reaction.

He thought Ha Mu-baek was scared. Like a cowardly dog barking loudly.

Thus they headed to the Administrator’s Office of Gyoryong Hall.

 

The training ground after Ha Mu-baek and the Zhongnan Sect party had disappeared.

The remaining cadets.

They had bewildered expressions on their faces.

It felt like a sudden storm had swept through and taken away the instructor and Baek Ri-pyeong.

“Instructor Han. Will it be alright?”

Yeon Ha-min asked, holding the hand of the trembling Ha Seol-ran.

Han Seol-bing, who had silently watched the entire situation.

“Hm? What?”

“Instructor Ha and Pyeong.”

At the response, Han Seol-bing thought for a moment about what to say, then opened his mouth.

“The Zhongnan Sect is fucked, isn’t it?”

 

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The Administrator’s Office.

Gi Yu-chan, who had received instructions from Peng Do-yul, came with a draft document.

“Clean work.”

Ju Si-un nodded after checking the contents.

However, Ha Mu-baek shook his head.

“It’s wrong though?”

“Where do you mean?”

Gi Yu-chan, who had written the document, asked.

“Ju Si-un. The martial duel content between that guy and Baek Ri-pyeong is missing. If he wants to fight me, he has to beat Baek Ri-pyeong first.”

“Then the conditions for victory and defeat here are…”

“If he beats Baek Ri-pyeong, consider it his victory, and I’ll give up my arm and eye.”

At Ha Mu-baek’s words, Baek Ri-pyeong was startled.

He thought he might be able to win, but to think the Instructor would stake his eye and arm on his own martial duel.

Baek Ri-pyeong’s body trembled slightly.

“In-Instructor…”

“Kuk, kukukuk. You’re insane. You’re crazy. How about just asking to have your eye plucked out and arm cut off?”

Ju Si-un’s mockery.

However, Ha Mu-baek was calm.

“Do as you wish.”

At Peng Do-yul’s words, Gi Yu-chan rewrote the document according to Ha Mu-baek’s instructions.

After another round of verification, Peng Do-yul’s hand seal was clearly imprinted on the two documents.

Of course, Ju Si-un and Ha Mu-baek’s hand seals as well.

Having divided the documents between them, they parted ways on their respective paths.

 

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“Great Senior Brother. What exactly are you trying to accomplish by making such a decision?”

Nam Hwa-ryong, who had entered the inn annex, said to Ju Si-un.

“I am Zhongnan’s great disciple. Where I am is Zhongnan itself. Are you telling me to just sit there like a fool after being humiliated by some bastard with no background? Are you truly a disciple of Zhongnan?”

Nam Hwa-ryong remained silent at the question directed back at him.

“I will definitely make him pay the price. I’ll crush him utterly and miserably.”

Ju Si-un growled and muttered with a voice full of killing intent.

Nam Hwa-ryong couldn’t figure out how to deal with this Great Senior Brother.

He was always full of anger toward him.

“Still, the matter of Baek Ri’s disposition is a direct order from the Sect Leader. He even used the Sect Leader’s Command Seal.”

Though Nam Hwa-ryong was displeased with the Sect Leader’s order, the authority of the Sect Leader’s Command Seal was absolute.

“I’ll speak to Father about that myself.”

Ju Si-un’s confident appearance.

He was past his mid-forties, yet how could he be like this?

Nam Hwa-ryong felt frustrated, as if his insides were completely blocked by something.

Ju Si-un was only brutal and cruel, completely unable to assess his opponent’s abilities, let alone his own.

 

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“Why exactly are you doing this?”

Baek Ri-pyeong, who had followed Ha Mu-baek as he left the Director’s Pavilion heading to the dormitory, asked. He couldn’t understand the intention at all.

To stake the Instructor’s eye and arm on himself. His legs were still shaking.

“I looked into something separately.”

Ha Mu-baek spoke as if it was nothing special.

“Yes.”

“Your Sect Leader’s character isn’t very good.”

At those words, Baek Ri-pyeong hesitated for a moment.

But he didn’t particularly refute it. Because it was true.

Wasn’t his behavior shown by sending him to this place and then calling him back again?

Of course, Ha Mu-baek had also expected that Zhongnan’s Sect Leader would be a piece of trash.

But it was better to be certain about everything.

Over the past few days, he had received some information through the Beggar’s Sect.

And this was his conclusion.

That he wasn’t the type of person who would give up just because he didn’t give approval.

“Not just bad character, but a narrow-minded and petty small man. Plus he’s brutal and cruel too. That son of his is exactly the same.”

Ha Mu-baek had also grasped information about Ju Si-un.

The continued badmouthing of the Sect Leader.

“That…”

Baek Ri-pyeong, who was about to say something, closed his mouth.

As a disciple of Zhongnan, he should have refuted, but he didn’t.

Because it wasn’t wrong.

Was that why? While listening, he also felt a corner of his heart becoming refreshed.

“Those kinds of bastards will keep being annoying unless you properly crush them.”

Ha Mu-baek said while walking.

“So I needed justification to crush them.”

“Justification?”

At Baek Ri-pyeong’s question, Ha Mu-baek nodded.

“Well, I could crush them without justification too. But that would be a bit troublesome.”

What would be troublesome?

A question appeared on Baek Ri-pyeong’s face.

“I might have to blow away about half of Zhongnan. Then the Jeongcheon Alliance would be troublesome again.”

When Ha Mu-baek answered that question, Baek Ri-pyeong stopped dead in his tracks.

Blow away half of Zhongnan?

One individual?

Was such a thing possible?

Of course, he knew the Instructor was incredibly strong from what he had shown in Sanwol Demon Forest.

But even so, against the Zhongnan Sect, one of the Nine Sects One Alliance.

He thought it was madness.

Baek Ri-pyeong’s expression changed moment by moment. Ha Mu-baek chuckled as if he found that sight amusing.

“Anyway, I was wondering how to build justification, but I’m grateful they’re creating it for me.”

Baek Ri-pyeong recalled Ban Sa-suk’s proposal.

The wager with his own disposition as the condition.

“But why specifically from Zhongnan…”

It was Nam Hwa-ryong who had brought up the matter of propriety. It was Ha Mu-baek who had seized upon it.

“Don’t you want to go?”

Ha Mu-baek’s question.

Baek Ri-pyeong kept his mouth tightly shut.

“You’re afraid you won’t be able to return.”

Baek Ri-pyeong nodded slightly.

The Zhongnan Sect was a massive sect.

He was worried that if just the two of them, himself and the Instructor, went there, he might be captured by Zhongnan and unable to return to Gyoryong Hall.

“That won’t happen. You’ll definitely return. I’ll take you there and bring you back.”

Ha Mu-baek spoke as if it was completely natural.

“And there, you’ll need to show Zhongnan how much you’ve grown.”

“I don’t understand what meaning that has.”

Baek Ri-pyeong said with a face that showed he didn’t understand.

“Zhongnan is unified as one, but it’s not truly one yet. With more time, it might become one. But not now.”

Baek Ri-pyeong couldn’t understand what he meant at all.

“So I’m going to go there and make them into one.”

“What? How?”

Baek Ri-pyeong was startled. The Instructor before him was completely unpredictable.

“I need to weed out those who aren’t qualified.”

A killing smile appeared on Ha Mu-baek’s lips. Seeing that smile, Baek Ri-pyeong’s body trembled.

“I need to crush that so-called Sect Leader and head disciple.”

Just how did he plan to do such a thing?

A mere instructor of the Maengryong Corps at Gyoryong Hall was saying he would crush the Sect Leader of Zhongnan Sect, one of the Nine Sects One Alliance.

“I didn’t say I’d designate my martial duel opponent for no reason.”

The moment he heard those words, Baek Ri-pyeong could tell who Ha Mu-baek would designate as his opponent.

“Whether it’s me or my opponent whose head gets cut off during the duel, we’ll have to see on that day.”

Killing intent gently rose from his body.

“Ah, even so…”

Baek Ri-pyeong’s voice trembled finely.

“Heh. Well, I won’t actually cut off their head, so you don’t need to make that face.”

Ha Mu-baek let out a low laugh.

“However, they’ll definitely have to pay the price for running their mouth carelessly.”

Remembering Ha Seol-ran’s trembling figure, killing intent slowly rose from Ha Mu-baek’s body.

To see the Instructor like this.

If Ha Mu-baek held a martial duel at Zhongnan, it felt like something big would definitely happen.

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