The World’s Greatest Martial Arts Instructor - Chapter 285

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Chapter 285. Gwancheon Sahwagung?

 

 

Gongya Hwi-yeon had entered Anhui Province.

When crossing the border from Hubei Province into Anhui Province, she kept looking back.

Her beloved weapon hidden in an unnamed village kept weighing on her mind.

However, it was a choice she naturally had to make to shake off Shaolin’s pursuit.

It was a weapon gifted by her grandfather and used by her mother, making it all the more precious and cherished.

‘Should I not have brought it…?’

Such a thought suddenly occurred to her.

But entering the orthodox sect’s territory alone while hiding her identity.

She needed her beloved weapon to fill her with confidence and calm her mind.

Just holding her beloved weapon had been helpful.

That’s why she had no choice but to bring it.

Soon, Gongya Hwi-yeon shook her head vigorously.

‘Let’s forget the past. What matters is the future.’

She had entered Anhui Province.

She needed to decide her next course of action.

Fortunately, the Shaolin monks’ pursuit seemed to have slowed down a bit.

She had worked really hard creating false traces and erasing tracks for exactly this purpose.

With her male disguise, it would be even harder to recognize her.

She had even changed her shoes.

To match a man’s foot size.

She even paid attention to the depth of footprints, adding appropriate weight to the empty spaces inside her shoes.

However, she couldn’t feel at ease.

Sitting in the tea house with her gaze on the scenery outside, Gongya Hwi-yeon’s mind raced quickly.

Soon, she lightly bit her lips.

‘Do I have no choice but to return?’

He said that a master who could see the aura of the Four Thunder Palace might be tracking them.

She didn’t know how this had come about.

In any case, it was quite a dangerous situation.

Even if caught, she wouldn’t die.

‘Because I’m Grandfather’s granddaughter.’

Instead, she would burden the Sahae Alliance greatly.

In the past.

She would be committing a greater sin than the one her mother had supposedly committed.

The granddaughter of the Four Seas Alliance Leader, the supreme being of the evil sect, being captured as a prisoner by the orthodox sect.

The stage of discussing victory in the Eastern Competition had already passed.

She realized this while being pursued by Shaolin.

The Shaolin monks chasing her were serious.

Gongya Hwi-yeon recalled the geography of the Central Plains in her mind.

Since escaping Hubei where Muchang was located was the urgent priority, she had crossed over to Anhui.

This place wasn’t safe either.

The Namgung Family Estate was in Hefei.

‘I’ll pass through Jiangxi Province and enter Hunan Province.’

Hyeongsan Mountain in Hunan Province.

It was where the Sahae Alliance was located and the frontline of evil sect territory.

Once she entered that area, she could feel safe.

However, north of Hyeongsan Mountain.

The problem was that the Hunan Province area centered around Changsha was orthodox sect territory.

What she had realized while evading pursuit so far was.

‘Shaolin is chasing me alone.’

It wasn’t the Jeongcheon Alliance that had stepped forward.

It was solely Shaolin Temple’s independent movement.

If so, the path home might not be as difficult as she thought.

 

***

 

The disciple had left.

“Amitabha.”

Hyeon-gwang rolled his prayer beads and chanted the Buddha’s name.

It was to calm a trace of anxiety about whether he had unleashed a calamity upon the world.

“Everything is for the greater good… Buddha Lord. Amitabha.”

The range of the spell was vast and wide.

As long as they didn’t move far enough to cross two provinces, he could suppress Hyeon-hwang with the spell.

“Is it now time to move the Alliance Leader?”

Hyeon-gwang walked toward the abbot’s chamber again.

The granddaughter of the Four Seas Alliance Leader was in orthodox sect territory without even giving notice to the Jeongcheon Alliance.

This wasn’t just Shaolin’s affair.

Of course, it would be Shaolin that captured her, but still, they had to move the Jeongcheon Alliance.

Because it was orthodox sect business.

From Shaolin Temple’s abbot chamber, a messenger hawk flew toward Luoyang where the Jeongcheon Alliance’s main headquarters was located.

 

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“Urgh…”

“Th-this can’t be…”

The Saijaroegung, revealed in its true form, was tremendous.

The moment its full majesty and dignity seemed completely revealed.

A literal storm of demonic energy was swirling out from the bow in Ha Mu-baek’s right hand.

Not only the second and third disciples but even Yeon-jin raised their internal energy to resist the storm of demonic energy.

After the momentary storm passed.

Yeon-jin let out a cry filled with rage.

“Ha Mu-baek! Are you saying you betrayed the orthodox sect and learned evil sect martial arts?!”

However, Ha Mu-baek showed no reaction.

He just stared blankly at the bow in his hands.

‘This bow is…’

“Shaolin disciples, immediately form the Arhat Formation and surround that evil one who betrayed the orthodox sect!”

At Yeon-jin’s command, the Shaolin monks formed the Arhat Formation and surrounded Ha Mu-baek.

And Yeon-jin sent a telepathic message to Hang San.

[You must immediately report all these facts to the main temple through a messenger hawk.]

This referred to how Hamubaek had awakened the Sailja Lightning Bow, which only responds to the Sagong.

Hang San withdrew from the Arhat Formation and moved hesitantly.

Ha Mu-baek paid no attention to the Shaolin monks’ movements.

Right now.

He was wandering through old memories.

 

“I also have a daughter around that child’s age.”

The woman, who seemed as beautiful as a heavenly fairy, smiled gently.

No, could she really be a heavenly fairy?

But do fairies even give birth to children?

Perhaps because he was young, he gazed at his benefactor before him while having such absurd fantasies.

Even in martial uniform, she looked elegant and noble.

She seemed like a noble person incomparable to himself, who was no different from a beggar—strictly speaking, was a beggar.

Such a person had helped him and his younger sibling.

Simply because his sibling was around the same age as her daughter.

Until now, there had been people who helped and people who caused harm.

Those who ignored them were countless.

But for such a noble fairy to help them.

“For now, move with me. If I leave, who knows what those people might do again.”

The fairy glanced toward one side.

Then the sound of the beggar group hurriedly moving could be heard.

“Yes…”

Young Ha Mu-baek, holding Seol-ran in his arms, barely managed to answer.

“Hic. Sob. Sob.”

He couldn’t even think of comforting his crying younger sibling.

“Oh my. It’s alright. Come here.”

The fairy smiled warmly at Ha Mu-baek and took Seol-ran into her arms.

And she gently patted and comforted Seol-ran.

Her words about having a child seemed true, as her movements looked very natural and practiced.

‘If Mother were still alive…’

At that sudden thought, Ha Mu-baek’s eyes reddened.

Ha Mu-baek etched the sight of the fairy comforting Seol-ran into his memory.

He had to remember it clearly to repay the favor someday.

The image he captured in his memory.

There was a bow slung across her shoulder.

A bow shaped like a dragon that shone with platinum light.

 

A bow with the exact same shape as the one now in his hands.

Ha Mu-baek emerged from the ocean of old memories.

He lightly kicked off the ground.

The Arhat Formation created by the Shaolin monks could do nothing.

The place where Ha Mu-baek landed after launching his body.

Was right in front of Hang San, who had been slowly retreating.

“Eek!”

Hang San, startled by Ha Mu-baek’s sudden appearance, collapsed on the spot.

“What did you say the name was?”

“Huh? Huh?”

“The last person to use this dragon-shaped bow.”

“Ah, ah… It’s Gwancheon Sahwagung.”

Hang San answered stammering.

“Capture that evil one! We must save Hang San!”

With Yeon-jin’s shout, the Shaolin monks rushed toward Ha Mu-baek.

“These fly-like things… Don’t interfere!”

Ha Mu-baek, filled with anger, swung his left arm.

Kwakwakwakwakwa-bang!!

With a tremendous sound, the ground in front of the Shaolin monks was deeply carved.

The Shaolin monks, covered in dirt and dust, hesitantly retreated.

Several who were startled even collapsed.

Yeon-jin looked at Ha Mu-baek with shocked eyes.

The scene revealed by a single swing of his arm, as if truly shooing away bothersome flies.

“Mon, monster… Amitabha…”

“Stay right there. If you interfere one more time, then you’ll die.”

Tremendous killing intent exploded from Ha Mu-baek’s body.

“Hik!”

“Hi, hiccup.”

Several disciples who couldn’t withstand the killing intent trembled all over.

Yeon-jin couldn’t act rashly at Ha Mu-baek’s warning.

If that man had spoken to such an extent, he would certainly follow through.

In other words, moving could really mean death.

It wasn’t that he feared death. However, he needed to confirm what that man was trying to say.

If he was trying to harm Hang San right now, he would have rushed in immediately.

But now he seemed to be trying to ask something.

Hang San, right in front of Ha Mu-baek, was also trembling just the same.

He trembled all over from the tremendous killing intent.

“Gwancheon Sahwagung?”

Ha Mu-baek’s gaze turned back to Hang San.

“…Yes…”

Hang San nodded and answered.

Ha Mu-baek frowned.

Gwancheon Sahwagung.

It was a name not in his memory.

At least he had never heard it since entering the martial world.

“You said this bow shone with platinum light when Gwancheon Sahwagung used it?”

Hang San nodded vigorously.

Now it was shining with seven colors. That looked more brilliant and mysterious than platinum light.

“Who is Gwancheon Sahwagung?”

This talkative monk would probably know.

“Her… her name is Woomun Ga-yul. She’s also known as the First Archer of the Evil Sect and is the daughter-in-law of Four Seas Alliance Leader Gong Ya-jang-cheon. In the war with the Blood Cult…”

Hang San, who had forgotten even his fear from the killing intent and was absorbed in explaining at Ha Mu-baek’s question.

At his explanation, Ha Mu-baek’s eyes lit up.

‘Gong Ya-jang-cheon’s daughter-in-law!’

Hang San’s explanation continued.

“She committed a crime and was confined by the Sahae Alliance, so she’s now forgotten.”

“A crime?”

Ha Mu-baek asked again.

“It’s said she arrived late to the gathering place before an important battle… Because of that, the Sahae Alliance suffered a great defeat to the Blood Cult, according to the records.”

Hang San spoke while searching his memory.

Ha Mu-baek frowned at those words.

The memory of that day came back to him.

 

“This is also fate. I am busy, but I must see that you reach a safe place for my heart to be at ease. Otherwise, I don’t think I’ll be able to walk properly from worry.”

 

Back then, she had said she was busy.

She had delayed time helping Ha Mu-baek and Ha Seol-ran.

‘Could it be because of that?’

A small question arose in Ha Mu-baek’s mind.

‘I should confirm this with Elder Gongya.’

He decided his next destination after this matter would be the Sahae Alliance.

Though his return to Gyoryong Hall would be delayed.

This matter was extremely important to Ha Mu-baek.

Because he had found a clue about his unknown benefactor.

At least now he knew the name Woomun Ga-yul.

Ha Mu-baek glanced at Yeon-jin.

Yeon-jin flinched when their eyes met, but still shot out an angry glare.

“Foolish bastard. Where on my body do you sense evil energy? Is that all the Prajna Bodhi Mind Eye amounts to?”

Ha Mu-baek mocked Yeon-jin.

Yeon-jin, about to flare up at those words, activated his Prajna Bodhi Mind Eye to look at Ha Mu-baek.

“Wh-what? How…?”

And he was shocked.

It was natural.

He couldn’t sense even a speck of evil energy from Ha Mu-baek.

Even though tremendous evil energy was flowing from that bow in his right hand, Ha Mu-baek’s body remained completely clean.

“That bow is supposed to only react to evil energy…”

“I don’t know either. Why it reacted to my internal energy.”

Ha Mu-baek glared at Yeon-jin.

“I want to smash you right now for that ridiculous nonsense. But you all lived thanks to this guy.”

Ha Mu-baek patted Hang San’s shoulder once and launched his body.

He had to find Gongya Hwi-yeon quickly.

The facts he heard from Hang San were telling him.

That Gongya Hwi-yeon was his benefactor’s daughter.

Now his purpose for finding Gongya Hwi-yeon had changed.

‘I’ll safely take her to the Sahae Alliance.’

That was the way to repay his debt, even if only slightly.

If it hadn’t been for her back then.

Ha Mu-baek and Ha Seol-ran.

There was no telling what those beggar bastards would have done to them.

The two of them might not even exist in this world.

 

 

***

 

“Kahahahahaha!!”

Mad laughter burst forth, echoing through the night sky.

Boom boom boom boom bang!

And then followed a tremendous air-rending sound that tore through the air.

Hyeon-hwang ran across the ground while laughing heartily.

How long had it been since he felt this refreshing outdoor air?

It was completely different from the damp and gloomy air of the dark cave.

“Moklan Mountain in Hubei Province, was it? Keheehehe.”

If he could follow his heart, he would want to move slowly.

It was only frustrating that he couldn’t do so.

“That cowardly senior brother of mine.”

The time Hyeon-gwang gave Hyeon-hwang was five days.

If he didn’t return to Shaolin or send news of capturing Gongya Hwi-yeon within that time, he would recite the incantation.

Moklan Mountain was within the range where the incantation could reach.

So he had no choice but to run quickly.

His body movement as he ran through midair was fast.

Tremendously fast.

The eyes of Hyeon-gwang running like that glowed red.

“A young woman of the evil sect, he said.”

His eyes emitted light as he surveyed all directions.

This was a world seen with eyes, not ki sense.

Eyes that see essence, at that.

It was one of the abilities he gained the moment he saw that divine scripture in the Sutra Repository.

In the distance.

He could faintly see evil energy.

It rose up very thickly.

“Keheehehe.”

Hyeon-gwang let out a strange laugh and ran even faster.

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