The World’s Greatest Martial Arts Instructor - Chapter 277

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Chapter 277. Shaolin Has Come?

 

 

It was a day where the long daylight made the day feel lengthy.

However, the people of Muchang felt something entirely different.

A feeling of stuffiness and being watched by someone.

It was because of the Shaolin monks roaming throughout Muchang.

They employed a certain eye technique while scrutinizing the people of Muchang thoroughly.

The Seventy-Two Unique Arts housed in Shaolin Temple’s Sutra Repository.

One of them.

Prajna Bodhi Mind Eye.

An eye technique that finds evil things with Buddha’s great compassionate sight.

Evil things referred to demonic arts, blood arts, and evil arts.

At some point, it had become an eye technique that all Shaolin warrior monks must learn.

Therefore, all the Shaolin monks who entered Muchang today had mastered this.

Those who thoroughly swept through Muchang while operating the Prajna Bodhi Mind Eye.

They could sense traces of evil arts from the ruffians and street thugs in the back alleys.

However, the amount was so insignificant that they simply ignored it.

Shaolin also knew that if they punished all such people, there would be no one left in Gangho.

Those who spent the entire day examining Muchang and returned to Darim Tea House looked at each other and shook their heads.

They had failed to find their target.

“Hmm…”

Yeon-jin let out a contemplative sound.

This couldn’t be right.

Their information was reliable, and according to that information, an evil villain from the unorthodox faction should definitely be in Muchang.

With that level of evil arts, they shouldn’t be able to escape the Prajna Bodhi Mind Eye…

“Master Uncle. Perhaps the Gyoryong Hall Master…”

One of the Shaolin monks spoke cautiously with suspicious eyes.

They hadn’t entered Gyoryong Hall today after all.

Several seemed to agree with that opinion.

However, Yeon-jin shook his head.

“Today is the summer solstice. It’s the day when Gyoryong Hall’s Ha Tu-je is held. Peng Gwan-ju is probably at the place where Ha Tu-je is being conducted. He wouldn’t have specially hidden any villain.”

“Couldn’t that villain have noticed and hidden in some deep place? You haven’t properly examined places like the slums yet.”

Gong Ji-deok, the proprietor of the tea house, spoke cautiously.

“Let’s take another proper look tomorrow.”

Yeon-jin nodded and said.

At that moment.

Hae Pyeong-so was hiding in a small forest outside Muchang.

It was a full half-day’s distance from Muchang.

Only after retreating this far had his sixth sense stopped warning him.

“Tsk. What on earth is happening in Muchang…”

Hae Pyeong-so muttered as if feeling wronged.

The distant view of Muchang in the sunset could be seen faintly.

It didn’t seem like any particular trouble had occurred in Muchang.

Though it was frustrating to be in a situation where he had to sleep outdoors here.

He had firm faith in his sixth sense.

He rummaged through his leather pouch, took out some dried provisions, and chewed them in his mouth.

“About three days?”

He muttered while gauging the amount of dried provisions and water he had.

If the supplies he had prepared for emergencies ran out, he would have to find a nearby village to resupply and then return.

Since he hadn’t met Ha Mu-baek yet.

 

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Before long, darkness had descended upon Muchang.

Byeokryeokgae looked at the tea house before him.

Darim Tea House.

He knew it was a place operated by Shaolin’s secular disciples.

Just as the Beggar Sect sent beggars to every corner of the world.

Shaolin also sent secular disciples to every corner of the world.

The only difference was that the Beggar Sect had an enormous number of people.

Darim Tea House was the only place in Muchang related to Shaolin’s secular faction.

He had already received reports about Shaolin monks ransacking Muchang.

His eyes clearly showed his dilemma about what to do.

The Beggar Sect’s information had definitely leaked somewhere…

He couldn’t figure out where it had leaked from.

He had only sent a report to headquarters.

Byeokryeokgae couldn’t even imagine.

The truth was that information had never leaked.

How could he know that it was actually the Hubuk Yeon Family’s scheme, where information flowed in through Shaolin’s secular faction from a branch in Shanxi Province.

Byeokryeokgae spread out a mat and drank alcohol while watching Darim Tea House.

“Hehe. You’ll bore a hole in the tea house. Amitabha.”

Yeon-jin came out of the tea house and put his palms together toward Byeokryeokgae.

Byeokryeokgae, who had been frowning at him, nodded slowly.

“You’ve aged quite a bit too, Yeon-jin.”

“Fortunately, you’re still in good health, elder.”

Gaebong where the Beggar Sect’s headquarters was located, and Deungbong County where Shaolin Temple was located weren’t very far apart.

Naturally, there were many people who knew each other from coming and going.

Even more so for a renowned figure like Byeokryeokgae.

“Hyeon-gwang. Did that monk send you?”

“Yes. It was an order from the Abbot Master Uncle.”

“For what business?”

Byeokryeokgae’s eyes gleamed sharply.

“Hehe. Just to look after the secular disciples.”

“So you made Muchang like this? You must have quite a lot of secular disciples?”

“Amitabha.”

Yeon-jin quietly chanted the Buddha’s name.

“Even with me in Muchang, you don’t find it trustworthy?”

“How could we have such thoughts when Elder Byeokryeokgae is here? Shaolin simply does Shaolin’s work.”

Yeon-jin answered with a gentle smile.

Byeokryeokgae wanted to slap that shameless face.

“What work are you doing?”

“We must bestow Buddha’s mercy upon the wicked groups that disturb the world. Amitabha.”

That damn Amitabha.

Every time he chanted that prayer, he wanted to smack his mouth.

Playing dumb to the very end.

Even knowing that they had obtained information from the Beggar Sect midway and come to Muchang.

“Understood.”

There was no evidence or justification.

That’s why Byeokryeokgae had no choice but to turn his steps away.

However.

Byeokryeokgae stopped abruptly.

“Don’t do anything foolish and just leave. From what I can see, you haven’t found anything. If you keep messing around and rummaging through Muchang only to run into that guy. It’ll become troublesome.”

And then he started walking again.

That guy.

Yeon-jin knew well who he was referring to.

Probably the monster who wouldn’t be in Muchang today.

“Amitabha.”

He simply recited the Buddhist invocation quietly.

 

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The area around Moklan Mountain was in an uproar.

Once due to the shocking fact that Maengryong Corps had won.

Twice due to the betting results between Waryong Corps 1st Group and 20th Group.

It was worth being in an uproar over.

That wasn’t all of it.

Stories about what each person had experienced also flowed endlessly.

Having finished Ha Tu-je, only the return journey remained.

Right after returning would be the start of the break period.

The first half of Gyoryong Hall had ended.

The problem was.

Waryong Corps 1st Group and 20th Group, and Chu Hwi-yeon from Maengryong Corps 9th Group.

These people had been moving all night on Moklan Mountain.

In reality, only Waryong Corps 1st Group had moved all night, while 20th Group and Chu Hwi-yeon had taken some rest.

Anyway, since the conclusion had only been reached at dawn today, it would be difficult for them to move immediately.

Eventually, a decision was made that about a day’s rest was necessary.

And the one who remained with them was.

“Huh, so you mean we’re leaving tomorrow?”

Dang Jin-san asked.

“If you want to go ahead, go ahead. Together with Instructor Han.”

Ha Mu-baek answered bluntly.

It was because he had volunteered to take care of those who remained.

When Ha Mu-baek conveyed such intentions, Peng Do-yul smiled mysteriously as if he understood.

He had assumed it was because of the troublesome guest from Sahae Ryeon.

He was half right.

Up to the connection with Sahae Ryeon.

However, Peng Do-yul didn’t know about Chu Hwi-yeon either.

“I’m also going tomorrow, you know? Now I should take it easy.”

At Han Seol-bing’s words, the return date for Maengryong Corps 7th Group was naturally decided as well.

Meanwhile, the others began moving slowly as if they had finished organizing.

The vanguard departed and they left for Muchang in formation one after another.

Peng Do-yul was at the very end.

This was to take care of anyone who might fall behind along the way.

A crow flew down from the sky toward Peng Do-yul.

There was a message tied to the crow’s ankle.

Peng Do-yul took out jerky from his chest, gave it to the crow, and unfolded the message.

Soon he frowned.

And then immediately went to find Ha Mu-baek and Han Seol-bing.

“What’s the matter?”

Ha Mu-baek, who had been apart from those about to leave, asked as Peng Do-yul suddenly approached.

“There are more guests.”

Ha Mu-baek also frowned.

His expression was saying it.

Don’t say anything more.

“Shaolin stopped by Muchang, so I need to hurry and go. Could Instructor Han take care of the rear?”

Han Seol-bing made a face that said she had no choice.

“I can’t get any rest.”

She shrugged her shoulders and mounted one of the remaining horses.

Her gaze turned toward Maengryong Corps 7th Group and 20th Group.

“What about you guys?”

“We’ll go tomorrow.”

Han Seol-bing nodded at Dang Jin-san’s answer.

“Then I’ll leave it to you.”

Peng Do-yul left those words and spurred his horse’s flanks.

Neigh!

The horse that let out a cry galloped swiftly across the ground.

And so everyone departed.

“Rest comfortably today, and we’ll leave at dawn tomorrow.”

Ha Mu-baek left those words and headed toward suitable tree shade.

The tents for them to stay in remained.

It was luggage they would have to organize and take with them tomorrow.

‘Shaolin came?’

Ha Mu-baek’s face looking up at the sky was rigidly hardened.

He had thought it would become troublesome if that monk Hyeon-gwang found out.

But Shaolin really came.

What did they know when they came?

Was it because of the guest from Sahae Ryeon? Or was it because of that troublesome immature Young Lady?

The former was more likely.

Then why did the guest from Sahae Ryeon look for him?

Ha Mu-baek’s relationship with the unorthodox sects wasn’t bad.

The beings he hated were the Demon Cult and Blood Cult, not the unorthodox sects.

It was because of experience.

Ten years old.

Was it when Ha Seol-ran was only about six months old?

The village where he was born and raised disappeared.

By the Blood Cult and Demon Cult.

A ten-year-old child who could barely take care of himself was thrown into the world like that, responsible for his six-month-old younger sibling as well.

He met his Master when he was thirteen.

For roughly three years, he wandered All Under Heaven holding his younger sibling in his arms.

The Blood Cult and Demon Cult were rampant, and All Under Heaven was in the midst of war.

In such chaotic times, it was impossible for a ten-year-old child to survive while carrying a newborn baby.

But he was lucky.

He met good connections and bad connections too.

Like that, he desperately struggled day by day to meet the next day, and the day after that.

He still remembers it vividly.

The righteous sect warrior had tried to sell him and Seol-ran out.

Ironically, it was an unorthodox sect warrior who saved Ha Mu-baek.

However, that warrior died within a few months.

At the hands of another unorthodox sect warrior.

And once again, it was a righteous sect warrior who saved Ha Mu-baek and Ha Seol-ran from crisis.

Until he met his Master.

He encountered many people.

Among all those Ha Mu-baek encountered, there were no righteous sects or unorthodox sects.

There were just people.

The righteous sect wasn’t necessarily just, nor was the unorthodox sect necessarily evil.

Simply, righteous people were righteous, and evil people were evil.

That’s why Ha Mu-baek had no prejudice against the unorthodox sects.

Because that was his experience.

The only ones Ha Mu-baek hated by their very existence were the Blood Cult and Demon Cult.

That’s why even during the recent war, his relationship with the Sahae Alliance wasn’t particularly bad.

Though it wasn’t particularly good either.

At least the Sahae Alliance knew that Ha Mu-baek himself didn’t antagonize them.

That’s why they would have sent someone to him.

The reason they sent someone was probably.

‘They want to ask for help.’

If not that, there was no reason for the Sahae Alliance to seek him out.

And what the Sahae Alliance would ask Ha Mu-baek for help with.

Ha Mu-baek tilted his head back and glanced at the person alone in the tent.

‘Because of that brat.’

In the end, going round and round, the cause was the latter.

That troublesome, immature Young Lady.

It was difficult to find her with the Sahae Alliance’s power alone, so they sent someone to ask for his help.

But it seems Shaolin noticed that movement.

If not, there would be no reason for Shaolin to seek out Muchang.

Peng Do-yul must have noticed that fact too and is hurrying back to Muchang like that.

‘There’s never a peaceful day.’

He felt a surge of irritation.

Irritation aside.

What needed to be done had to be done.

Now he really wanted to rest a bit.

He was just going to rest while ordering around the Maengryong Members.

So for now, he needed the Shaolin Monks to leave quietly.

Ha Mu-baek got up.

And went to find Gongya Hwi-yeon.

“Let’s talk for a moment.”

He called out to her in front of the tent where she was alone.

“Yes. You may come in.”

Ha Mu-baek entered the tent.

And set up an energy barrier.

Gongya Hwi-yeon looked at Ha Mu-baek with bright, sparkling eyes.

Eyes full of expectation, wondering if Hatuje might praise her achievements.

“Where are the Seven-Colored Sealing Rings?”

However, his emotionless voice ruthlessly shattered her expectations.

“Uh, oh. Well… here they are.”

She took out a pair of bracelets from her packed backpack.

Dull-colored bracelets.

They looked like cheap trinkets of no value.

“Put them on.”

“Pardon?”

“To restrict your internal energy.”

At Ha Mu-baek’s words, she immediately put the Seven-Colored Sealing Rings on both wrists.

Instantly.

The Seven-Colored Sealing Rings transformed beautifully, glowing with subtle seven colors.

They changed to this appearance by absorbing the wearer’s internal energy.

The price was the restriction of internal energy.

“But why now…?”

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