The World’s Greatest Martial Arts Instructor - Chapter 201

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Chapter 201. Elder Brother

 

 

Three days had passed since completing the antidote.

The antidote was still reacting to the Soul Sleep Poison, dispersing it.

The atmosphere was good.

Nevertheless, Dang Ja-cheong and Gongsun Mu-oe were still absorbed in creating new antidote combinations.

They were preparing for any unforeseen circumstances.

Dang Ji-yeon had taken the Soul Sleep Poison again this morning.

As expected, the antidote reacted and the Soul Sleep Poison dispersed instantly.

“Good.”

For the time being, there wasn’t much to do.

They had concluded to prepare the antidote in small pill form, so they had only prepared the medicinal ingredients and pill refining setup.

Now was the time to observe the results, so there was nothing more to do beyond that.

So she decided to go stretch her body for the first time in a while.

She was steadily practicing martial arts, but practicing alone was different from having an opponent.

‘That Jin-san fellow’s Shadow Snake Whip Technique was quite decent too.’

She was very pleased with her younger brother’s changed appearance after entering the Maengryong Corps at Gyoryong Hall.

Dang Ji-yeon headed toward the Maengryong Corps’ training ground with a gentle smile on her lips.

Thinking she would go easy on him today as well.

 

“Hiyah! Hah!”

Cadets were each concentrating on their training with clear battle cries.

She was naturally impressed that they were training so diligently even during the break period.

Moreover, this was the Maengryong Corps showing such dedication, not the Jamryong Corps or Waryong Corps.

She was even more impressed knowing how lazy those who left Gyoryong Hall during break periods became, using the excuse of returning to their main estates or sects.

The Jamryong Corps cadets at the Tang Family Territory were usually like that too.

Dang Ji-yeon’s eyes searched for Dang Jin-san.

Dang Jin-san was diligently wielding his whip.

Last time he had used a sword, but after suffering a miserable defeat against her with whips, it seemed he was now concentrating on whip training.

However, Instructor Ha Mu-baek was overseeing that training.

The Tang Family’s martial art, Shadow Snake Whip Technique.

A Gyoryong Hall instructor was.

‘Instructor Ha. Just what is his true identity?’

Of course she knew.

The hidden hero of the last two wars.

She had heard about it from Father countless times.

But the aspects of Ha Mu-baek she had directly experienced.

His appearance when facing Sik Gang-si, his appearance detoxifying the poisoned, his mysterious martial arts, and now even overseeing the Tang Family’s whip techniques.

The more she knew, the more unknowable he became.

“He’s an amazing person, isn’t he?”

At Gongsun Bi-yeon’s question from beside her, Dang Ji-yeon unconsciously nodded.

Gongsun Bi-yeon had also come to the training ground with her, saying she wanted to stretch her body a bit while things were idle.

Her reason was that her body seemed too stiff from being absorbed in antidote combinations and experiments.

“He seems like an unknowable person.”

At the returned answer, Gongsun Bi-yeon smiled softly.

As Dang Ji-yeon quietly observed that expression, it was truly dazzlingly beautiful.

So much so that even she, another woman, might fall for her.

Since there weren’t many people at Gyoryong Hall during the break period, Gongsun Bi-yeon went around without her face veil.

So that beautiful smile was fully revealed.

“Hm?”

Ju U-myeong, who had stopped his sword, turned his gaze toward them.

It was because he sensed their presence.

And.

Ju U-myeong almost froze in place but soon came to his senses.

He had seen an incredibly beautiful woman, but he already had immunity.

Yeon Ha-min, who trained with him, was equally beautiful.

No, Ha Seol-ran was too.

Ju U-myeong was startled while having that thought.

It was because he realized who the beauty he had been surprised to see was.

Fairy Chrysanthemum Gongsun Bi-yeon.

He had seen her from a distance several times during the last Eastern Tournament, but she had been wearing a face veil then.

This was the first time seeing her face so openly revealed.

He was startled by that tremendous beauty, but then calmed down, only to be startled again by the reason.

‘Ha-min and Seol-ran’s beauty is comparable to Fairy Chrysanthemum, one of the Five Flowers of Murim?’

He had thought they were beautiful, but he never imagined it was to this extent.

Ju U-myeong alternately looked at Gongsun Bi-yeon, Yeon Ha-min, and Ha Seol-ran, then his face turned bright red.

No matter how accustomed he had become to beauty, as someone from Wudang with Taoist origins, his immunity to women was weak.

Wasn’t it only after coming to Gyoryong Hall that he began seeing women this frequently?

“Hm? What’s wrong?”

At Ju U-myeong’s appearance, Baek Ri-pyeong also turned his head, followed by Dan Mok Un-rae and Nak U-jin showing similar reactions.

The difference from Ju U-myeong was that they couldn’t take their eyes off Gongsun Bi-yeon.

They had grown accustomed to seeing Yeon Ha-min and Ha Seol-ran daily, but were shocked by Gongsun Bi-yeon’s beauty, which they were seeing for the first time.

Seeing that, Yeon Ha-min and Ha Seol-ran shook their heads and clicked their tongues.

“Tsk. Really.”

“Tsk tsk. Men, honestly.”

At that muttering, Dang Jin-san finally stopped his whip and turned his head.

He had been that concentrated on his training.

The first person to enter his sight was Dang Ji-yeon.

“Witch! You came! Today I’ll finally… Hm?”

Dang Jin-san’s voice, which had been shouting spiritedly at Dang Ji-yeon, gradually grew quieter and then stopped.

It was because he had just discovered Gongsun Bi-yeon and his thinking had stopped.

Ha Mu-baek looked around at such cadets and shook his head.

They were still immature fellows indeed.

Stupid fools who might all be swept away by a single honey trap.

“What brings you here?”

At Ha Mu-baek’s question, Dang Ji-yeon smiled brightly and answered.

“I wanted to stretch my body and have some martial duels, so I came. Would this be inappropriate?”

There had been such occasions before. It couldn’t be inappropriate.

“Please do as you’re comfortable. Thanks to this, I’ve discovered these fellows’ weakness too.”

At Ha Mu-baek’s words, Gongsun Bi-yeon’s face reddened slightly.

It was because she knew the reason for such words.

She had been feeling the cadets’ gazes.

When she hurriedly tried to find her face veil from her bosom, Ha Mu-baek stopped her.

“It’s fine. It must be stuffy for you. I’ll handle those fellows myself.”

With Ha Mu-baek’s permission, the cadets moved to the edges of the training ground.

The outcome of the martial duel was all too obvious.

Dang Jin-san was walking confidently toward the center of the training ground.

Gongsun Bi-yeon came over to Ha Seol-ran and Yeon Ha-min’s side.

“I’m sorry for causing a commotion.”

She spoke cautiously.

“Not at all. Those guys are just pathetic. I didn’t know they had such a side to them.”

Yeon Ha-min said while sharply glaring at the cadets on the opposite edge.

Ha Seol-ran nodded slightly beside her.

“Today will be different.”

Then Dang Jin-san said while looking at Dang Ji-yeon.

“Oh ho. With just a few days of cultivation? You might suffer even worse today, you know?”

In response to Dang Ji-yeon’s words, Dang Jin-san replied by fiercely swinging his whip once against the ground.

The two people faced each other.

Dang Jin-san made the first move.

The whip flew with nimble movement.

Dang Ji-yeon lightly stepped with footwork technique to dodge the whip, then soon swung her own whip.

Crack! Snap! Snap!

Two whips intertwining in midair.

It looked like two black snakes fighting in the air.

Ha Mu-baek watched the scene quietly.

‘Her talent for poison overshadowed her talent for martial arts.’

Among the late-stage disciples of that age group he had seen since coming to Gyoryong Hall, Dang Ji-yeon was the strongest.

Even now as well.

Dang Ji-yeon was appropriately matching Dang Jin-san’s level as she sparred with him.

Just like last time.

Of course, she showed no mercy at the end.

As if conducting instructional sparring.

Though she seemed to treat Dang Jin-san roughly, watching like this, she clearly showed the appearance of an elder sister who cherished her younger sibling.

Ha Mu-baek could tell because he also had a younger sibling he cherished.

The martial duel gradually became more intense.

A strange light appeared in Dang Ji-yeon’s eyes.

‘How did he change so much in just a few days…’

He had changed beyond recognition.

What on earth had that man Ha Mu-baek taught her younger sibling?

Suddenly she thought she wanted to join Maengryong Corps 7th Unit and receive Ha Mu-baek’s teachings too.

Poison was good, but martial arts were good too.

The thrill of continuously growing stronger was like a drug.

The movement of Dang Ji-yeon’s whip became increasingly more mysterious.

Dang Jin-san followed those movements.

Sometimes he even surprised Dang Ji-yeon by striking unexpectedly.

The whip technique that had seemed clumsy compared to sword technique had transformed like this in just a few days.

While briefly lost in other thoughts, Dang Jin-san’s whip avoided Dang Ji-yeon’s defense and shot up from below.

Since Dang Ji-yeon naturally knew the next movement, just as she moved one step to the left.

The whip moved cunningly and pursued her.

‘What?’

Dang Ji-yeon was momentarily flustered by the unexpected movement.

He had mixed Eighteen Whips of Vast Energy into Nine Spirit Snake Whips.

Eighteen Whips of Vast Energy was the introductory martial art of Tang Family whip techniques.

Suddenly using Eighteen Whips of Vast Energy in the middle of dueling with Nine Spirit Snake Whips.

It was unimaginable.

Though it was a simple change and movement, it perfectly struck Dang Ji-yeon’s carelessness.

Dang Jin-san’s whip immediately showed the movement of Nine Spirit Snake Whips.

Crack!

He succeeded in striking Dang Ji-yeon.

“I did it!”

Dang Jin-san cheered at the success of his strategy.

Actually, this tactic was devised based on Ha Mu-baek’s advice.

Taking advantage of the enemy’s carelessness.

Dang Ji-yeon quickly retreated outside the range of the whips.

“Oh!”

“Oh my…”

The cadets watching Dang Ji-yeon opened their mouths.

The male cadets including Ju U-myeong turned their heads to the side.

Dang Ji-yeon looked down at where she felt pain.

The area between her upper chest and neck.

Her clothes were torn from the whip wound, revealing pale skin underneath.

The exposed area also had red whip marks.

Though the chest area wasn’t torn, it was a situation where it almost would have been if hit just a little lower.

Only then did Dang Jin-san realize this fact too.

“No, no. I… I really didn’t mean to do that…”

Dang Jin-san flailed his arms frantically and spoke incoherently in his panic.

Those words were probably true.

How could he have aimed for a specific body part when he was focused on landing a hit?

He had just swung wildly the moment a gap appeared.

This was the result.

Dang Jin-san hesitantly stepped backward.

Dang Ji-yeon covered the torn part of her clothes with her left hand.

Her face turned bright red.

She knew this could happen sufficiently during combat.

She also knew that if warriors fought a life-and-death battle, such things wouldn’t matter.

But this was a martial duel.

Her younger sibling’s colleagues and instructors were also watching.

It was embarrassing.

That was Dang Ji-yeon’s honest feeling.

That feeling soon turned into anger.

Her eyes blazed with fire.

As she grew angry, the whip in her right hand seemed to writhe and then slowly rose up.

Soon the whip became straight like a spear.

“Wh, whip qi.”

Dan Mok Un-rae was startled.

Though faint, there was definitely gang qi dwelling in the whip.

‘As expected.’

Ha Mu-baek nodded slightly as if he had anticipated this.

Still a young age not even thirty yet. But she had already reached the realm of gang qi.

She was remarkable.

“Si, sister! So this is…”

Instead of witch, the term sister came out.

That showed how urgent he felt.

“Die!”

With that cry, Dang Ji-yeon’s whip qi flew toward Dang Jin-san.

“Kyaaaak!”

Dang Jin-san’s screams echoed under the merciless strikes.

However, no one stopped it.

They just turned their heads slightly away.

How long did the attack continue?

“Stop!”

Ha Mu-baek shouted.

“At this rate, he’ll really die.”

At those words, Dang Ji-yeon wrapped her whip around her waist.

Yeon Ha-min hurriedly brought over the Wind-Avoiding Cloak.

Since the weather was still cold, she had been wearing it, but had taken it off during training and handed it to her.

“Thank you.”

Dang Ji-yeon bowed her head slightly, put on the Wind-Avoiding Cloak, and pulled the front closed.

Only then did the male cadets straighten their gazes.

“Tsk. Stupid fools. You’ll die like that on the battlefield.”

Despite Ha Mu-baek’s scolding, the red-faced male cadets’ faces didn’t return to normal.

“Ts… Tsk. Really pa… pathetic guys…”

Dang Jin-san, sprawled on the ground looking half-dead, muttered while watching that scene.

Glare.

When Dang Ji-yeon’s sharp gaze turned toward him, he immediately shut his mouth.

‘Sigh, those guys. Next time I’ll take them to the Capital City and properly straighten them out.’

Even in the midst of this, Dang Jin-san was having such thoughts.

After that.

Dang Ji-yeon and Gongsun Bi-yeon left the training ground, and Ha Mu-baek took care of Dang Jin-san’s injuries.

“Stupid fool.”

Ha Mu-baek’s scolding.

“Th, that wasn’t because I was aiming for that place…”

Just as Dang Jin-san was about to make excuses, Ha Mu-baek shook his head.

“That’s not it. Why did you stop? You succeeded in your attack, didn’t you?”

“Ah…”

“Your opponent was flustered by the result, but what’s the point if you get more flustered and back away?”

“…”

“On the battlefield, worse things happen. In Sanwol Demon Forest, if a jiangshi who was a young woman attacks you without clothes, will you just back away?”

Dang Jin-san hung his head low.

“Elder Brother.”

Then Ha Seol-ran called out to Ha Mu-baek.

Her expression was strange.

Ha Mu-baek was flustered by that look.

“No, this case is special so it could be understandable. I’m warning about what happens in real combat.”

Even Ha Mu-baek couldn’t help but hesitate before his younger sibling’s stern expression.

The cadets watching this scene had smiles creeping onto their lips.

Meanwhile, Dan Mok Un-rae’s eyes were slightly unfocused.

His mind was busy.

He was recalling the scene Dang Ji-yeon had shown earlier, intensely imagining how he would have faced her with the Eighty-One Style Galaxy Phantom Sword Technique.

He was essentially having a virtual martial duel with the earlier Dang Ji-yeon in his head.

Ha Mu-baek, who had turned his head to avoid Ha Seol-ran’s piercing gaze, discovered Dan Mok Un-rae in this state and chuckled.

He recognized what condition he was in.

‘As expected of a guy who’s this earnest about everything.’

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