The World’s Greatest Martial Arts Instructor - Chapter 412

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Chapter 412. Do You Have a Lot of Time?

 

 

 

 

 

“How admirable.”

 

At Ha Mu-baek’s words, Peng Do-yul nodded his head.

 

“I think so too. But it’s different from giving up without even trying. Of course, I failed.”

 

It wasn’t wrong.

 

“And at first, it wasn’t entirely wrong to say it was just an assigned post. I definitely came with that mindset at first. Actually, the reason I accepted the position of Gyoryong Hall Master was because Gyoryong Hall was located in Muchang.”

 

The real reason began to flow from Peng Do-yul’s mouth.

 

Before continuing his story, Peng Do-yul looked around.

 

Even though it was his own office.

 

“I’ve blocked the sound with my energy. No one except us can hear.”

 

Peng Do-yul nodded his head.

 

“It’s embarrassing to say, but in my youth, I embraced a woman with youthful passion.”

 

Ha Mu-baek said nothing.

 

He just listened quietly.

 

Since it seemed to be a story related to family.

 

“She was just an ordinary woman I met by chance at the market, but I fell in love at first sight. Hah. I was really young then.”

 

Peng Do-yul smiled gently as he recalled those times.

 

It was certainly a good memory for him.

 

“It didn’t work out, I suppose.”

 

Ha Mu-baek’s tone, which had been sharp, softened considerably.

 

“That’s right. I was just a third son, and even though I was a child who didn’t receive father’s attention, I was still a legitimate son of the Peng Family. I couldn’t marry just anyone. So she left Yanjing.”

 

Yanjing in Hebei Province.

 

The place where the Peng Family was located.

 

“Actually, I didn’t even know she had left. One day I looked, and she was gone. It was father’s doing.”

 

The smile on Peng Do-yul’s lips turned melancholy.

 

“Well, after that I made every effort to find her. I put in requests to Haomun and mobilized connections in the Beggar Sect too.”

 

Ha Mu-baek sensed from Peng Do-yul’s tone and expression that it hadn’t been easy.

 

That was natural, because if the Peng Family Head had moved directly, he would have already used such means.

 

With the Peng Family Head’s power, he could easily block Peng Do-yul’s eyes and ears.

 

“Well, it was useless… but I didn’t give up and kept searching steadily. And a few years ago, the clue I obtained led to this place, Muchang. Just then, a proposal came in asking if I would become the Gyoryong Hall Master.”

 

“It really was just a simple position. Merely a means.”

 

At Ha Mu-baek’s words, Peng Do-yul nodded his head.

 

“That’s right. It was a location I had barely discovered while avoiding father’s interference. At that time, I desperately needed a justification to go to Muchang. That’s how I became the Gyoryong Hall Master and came to Muchang.”

 

“Did you find her?”

 

At Ha Mu-baek’s question, Peng Do-yul closed his mouth.

 

Then he rose from the tea table and headed to the window.

 

The scenery of Muchang visible outside the window.

 

The view of Muchang seen through the window of this Administrator’s Office could truly be called spectacular.

 

The view of Muchang visible from the window where Peng Do-yul stood included the slums.

 

The place where Dan Mok Un-rae used to live.

 

“I did find her, but she was no longer of this world.”

 

“…”

 

Ha Mu-baek said nothing.

 

He just remained still.

 

“She had fallen seriously ill and passed away after suffering in that place.”

 

The place Peng Do-yul’s finger pointed to.

 

That place was the slums.

 

“Dan Mok Un-rae. That child is really lucky. He came to the Maengryong Corps for money, but he met you.”

 

Those words were filled with deep regret.

 

“My child couldn’t do the same, it seems.”

 

“?!?”

 

Ha Mu-baek was shocked.

 

A child?

 

“She apparently had a son. I didn’t know she was pregnant either. He took her surname, but she named him Peng-yul. The character ‘Peng’ is used in surnames, not in given names.”

 

It was Peng and yul from Peng Do-yul.

 

“He joined the Maengryong Corps for his mother’s medicine money. And after his mother passed away, that child went to Sanwol Demon Forest after completing two years.”

 

It was a story with a predictable outcome.

 

Sanwol Demon Forest.

 

The survival rate there was only about fifty percent.

 

“Using my connections, I obtained the casualty list of the Maengryong Corps through the Bongma Corps, and it was there. Yeo Peng-yul. Those three characters of my son’s name.”

 

Peng Do-yul turned around and smiled broadly.

 

His eyes were tinged red.

 

Tears slowly flowing down.

 

This story had probably been buried only in his heart without telling anyone until now.

 

He was revealing his inner feelings to Ha Mu-baek for the first time.

 

So his emotions became intense and he shed tears without realizing it.

 

Ha Mu-baek quietly turned his gaze away.

 

“I’ve shown you an unsightly appearance. Don’t blame me too much. Since you told me to speak, I ended up like this while talking.”

 

Ha Mu-baek said nothing.

 

He just waited for Peng Do-yul to calm down.

 

“Do you have a lot of time?”

 

Peng Do-yul’s sudden question.

 

“I do, but…”

 

“Then come with me for a moment.”

 

Peng Do-yul led Ha Mu-baek out of Gyoryong Hall.

 

He stopped by a tavern that was still open late at night, bought three bottles of white liquor, and then moved outside Muchang Castle.

 

A mountain located where they moved straight north and then turned slightly east.

 

“This is Muchang’s Mang Mountain.”

 

Indeed, it was a mountain where ghostly energy subtly resided.

 

A place where one wouldn’t easily venture at night.

 

“When people from the slums die, they bury each other here.”

 

Peng Do-yul said as he walked.

 

Ha Mu-baek could guess where Peng Do-yul was heading.

 

The place they arrived at had six low burial mounds.

 

“I heard it’s one of these, but I couldn’t find out more than that.”

 

Saying this, Peng Do-yul sprinkled all the white liquor he had brought on the graves.

 

There was a reason he had brought three bottles.

 

“When I learned that my child had been sacrificed like that in the Maengryong Corps, I began to see the Maengryong Corps differently. I came to see clearly those who were dying there.”

 

Since he didn’t know where the child was buried.

 

Peng Do-yul took in all six burial mounds with his eyes.

 

“To change the Maengryong Corps, I realized I had to change Gyoryong Hall. But as I said before, I had no power. So I honestly sought advice from the Cheonmokgak Leader. I asked how to find a solution when Gyoryong Hall’s reality was like this.”

 

Gongsun Dan-gyeong.

 

How did he judge after hearing this news?

 

The timing was probably fortuitous.

 

It must have been right when the dark struggle over Ha Mu-baek’s demotion was at its peak.

 

Of course, without Ha Mu-baek knowing.

 

“He said that someone whom the existing powers couldn’t dare touch should shake up Gyoryong Hall. He also said he would look for a suitable person.”

 

Peng Do-yul chuckled softly.

 

“Still, I never imagined you would come.”

 

How shocked he had been when he saw the appointment letter that had arrived at Gyoryong Hall before Ha Mu-baek.

 

To think they would send Ha Mu-baek.

 

“Well, looking back, you were the most suitable person. Didn’t you resolve the Damryong Pavilion matter in an instant?”

 

“Didn’t the Academy Director resolve it?”

 

At Ha Mu-baek’s question, Peng Do-yul shook his head.

 

“Because you turned everything upside down, I was able to resolve it. If I had tried to do it directly, those bastards would never have been overturned. That’s why I had no choice but to leave them alone even though I knew. Guard Gi didn’t bother to inform me either.”

 

“How did you know what wasn’t reported?”

 

“I’m quite good at examining documents too. When you look at the financial documents of Damryong Pavilion, you can see the missing parts. Those bastards and Guard Gi probably never imagined it.”

 

Peng Do-yul smiled smugly as if boasting about his abilities.

 

“Even so, what was actually cut down were just the small fry. The main bodies are still there. Even now.”

 

Ha Mu-baek frowned at Peng Do-yul’s words.

 

The Righteous Path Alliance too.

 

The Eight New Gates too.

 

It was all the same.

 

The moment power was gained.

 

Ugliness would parasitically attach somewhere and bloom its filthy flowers.

 

“The Maengryong Corps has changed beyond recognition too. I never imagined the Maengryong Corps could achieve such results at Hatuje and the Eastern Tournament. I truly thought, ‘This is indeed Ha Mu-baek.'”

 

Peng Do-yul’s high praise came flooding in.

 

Ha Mu-baek chuckled softly.

 

“With just that much. What’s the big deal.”

 

“Does that answer your question now?”

 

Peng Do-yul looked at Ha Mu-baek and asked.

 

Ha Mu-baek nodded.

 

He had suspected that Peng Do-yul had conspired with Gongsun Dan-gyeong to use him.

 

But the reality wasn’t like that.

 

Gongsun Dan-gyeong had simply cleverly exploited the situation at Gyoryong Hall.

 

He was like a thousand-year-old nine-tailed fox.

 

A cunning snake and a nine-tailed fox.

 

With these two old monsters establishing themselves in the Jeongcheon Alliance and waging fierce battles in the shadows.

 

In a way, it was natural that the Jeongcheon Alliance couldn’t be quiet.

 

“That’s more than enough. And I formally apologize for what happened in the office.”

 

Ha Mu-baek took a cupped fist salute and bowed to Peng Do-yul.

 

It was an apology for using his energy to intimidate him in order to gain certainty about his suspicions.

 

“It’s fine. Still, I get to experience all sorts of novel things. Receiving an apology from the renowned Ha Mu-baek himself. Well then, you should head back now.”

 

The two men came down from Mangsan and headed back to Gyoryong Hall.

 

It was early in the Hour of the Ox when they passed through the gates of Gyoryong Hall.

 

Though it was the deep, deep night.

 

Ha Mu-baek stopped in front of the Director’s Pavilion.

 

“What’s wrong?”

 

“I have another place to visit.”

 

Peng Do-yul nodded at Ha Mu-baek’s words and entered the Director’s Pavilion alone.

 

Since his work wasn’t finished yet either.

 

He had to do additional work equivalent to the time that had stopped due to Ha Mu-baek’s sudden visit.

 

It was a fortunate thing.

 

That there was still a lot of work piled up.

 

If he buried himself in all that work, the sorrow he had recalled again tonight would gradually fade away.

 

 

 

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Ha Mu-baek’s steps headed toward the Maengryong Corps 7th Group Training Hall.

 

Because one person was still training there.

 

‘Come to think of it, didn’t she say she obtained a new sword technique?’

 

He recalled the story he had heard from Han Seol-bing.

 

When he arrived at the training ground.

 

Yeon Ha-min was completely absorbed in sword dancing.

 

Ha Mu-baek quietly watched her.

 

Yeon Ha-min repeatedly performed her sword dance without rest, unaware that Ha Mu-baek was watching.

 

Starting with the basic stance, from the first form to the last form.

 

She moved her sword countless times.

 

‘It is beautiful indeed.’

 

It was a sight that even Ha Mu-baek had to acknowledge.

 

As he watched, he could roughly understand the context of the sword dance Yeon Ha-min was performing.

 

“Huff. Huff. Huff.”

 

Finally the sword stopped.

 

Yeon Ha-min gasped for breath.

 

As she wiped her sweat and turned her gaze around, she was startled.

 

Only then did she notice Ha Mu-baek’s presence.

 

“It’s an excellent sword technique.”

 

“Thank you.”

 

Yeon Ha-min responded to Ha Mu-baek’s praise.

 

“Your mastery isn’t bad either.”

 

At Ha Mu-baek’s continued words, a small smile appeared on Yeon Ha-min’s lips.

 

“Is there anything I can help with?”

 

At Ha Mu-baek’s question, Yeon Ha-min pondered for a moment, then carefully took out a manual wrapped in oiled paper from her bosom and offered it to Ha Mu-baek.

 

Ha Mu-baek looked back and forth between the manual and Yeon Ha-min.

 

“Though I may be lacking, please give me your guidance.”

 

“Is it alright for me to look at the manual?”

 

“It’s my own martial art. Since I’m the owner, it’s fine.”

 

He had heard the general circumstances.

 

The martial art that Yeon Baek-un had chosen and Yeon Baek-jin had delivered.

 

Ha Mu-baek opened the manual.

 

Ten Thousand Flowers Moon-Fall Sword Dance.

 

The six-character name was the first thing he saw.

 

‘It’s a well-suited name.’

 

Ha Mu-baek recalled the sword dance Yeon Ha-min had performed.

 

Rustle.

 

The pages turned quickly.

 

What came first wasn’t the sword dance but the mental cultivation method.

 

Full Moon Harmony Mental Cultivation Method.

 

Ha Mu-baek carefully examined its contents.

 

Since he couldn’t accurately discern the mental cultivation method just from watching the sword dance.

 

Though he could roughly understand the flow of internal energy if he used his Infinite Bright Wheel Eye.

 

And then came the incantations of the Ten Thousand Flowers Moon-Fall Sword Dance that followed.

 

“Hmm.”

 

Ha Mu-baek quickly yet carefully examined all the contents.

 

Yeon Ha-min looked at Ha Mu-baek with a tense expression.

 

‘This is….’

 

Ha Mu-baek tilted his head.

 

It was quite a coincidence.

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