Third-rate Martial Family Becomes the Best Under Heaven - Chapter 51

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Third-rate Martial Arts Family, Greatest Under Heaven – Episode 051
“Little brother.”
Gu Ak’s quiet call struck a nerve, so Yang Hwi deliberately answered with cheerful innocence.
“Yes, Elder Brother! You called for me! I’m right here!”
But it didn’t work. Gu Ak immediately growled.
“Didn’t we agree? That you’d guarantee time with Rang-rang after returning from your travels?”
“Haha, did I say that?”
“How much longer do you plan to work me?”
Gu Ak burst out loudly. It seemed trying to dodge the issue and slip past wouldn’t work this time.
“My apologies. Still, this mission should take at most four days. Don’t worry. That includes travel time!”
“Really?”
Gu Ak shot him a look full of suspicion.
Having suffered so much lately, he couldn’t easily believe such promises.
“You’re going to capture a demon, and you claim you can finish in that short a time? Even if the target were an ordinary person rather than a martial artist, finding someone in hiding takes considerable time.”
“How about we make a wager? What will you bet, Elder Brother?”
Despite the valid objection, when Yang Hwi spoke with such confidence, Gu Ak quietly backed down.
He’d never won when accepting such bets before.
“I’m just saying. I’ll trust you.”
“Yes, if you believe, even rice cakes will fall from the sky while you sleep.”
In truth, Yang Hwi was confident he could capture his target within four days.
Because he knew exactly where his quarry was and what he was doing.
‘Saek Gwang-hori Chu Mun-jik.’
True to his epithet—a fox mad with lust—he was a Color Demon who went about raping women.
Moreover, he’d violated a woman of the Tang Family and was currently being hunted for it.
‘If I capture him alone, I can make the Tang Family an ally of the Main Residence.’
The Tang Family members currently traveling through Jiangxi Province had two objectives.
First was to capture and kill Saek Gwang-hori, and second was to find a suitable location to establish their sect.
‘In my past life, the Tang Family members captured Saek Gwang-hori alive near Ak-an County, then tortured and killed him.’
This was why Yang Hwi knew about Saek Gwang-hori’s whereabouts and the Tang Family’s movements.
Gossips had talked about it quite extensively, praising how the Tang Family repaid grudges tenfold.
‘Since I know exactly where and how they captured him, taking him alive is as easy as eating cold rice.’
Even if Saek Gwang-hori was a first-rate martial artist approaching the pinnacle.
“From now on, I’ll share my strategy for capturing that Color Demon Saek Gwang-hori, Elder Brother.”
Yang Hwi explained the plan simply.
The essence was to dig a trap, seize the advantage, and capture him as planned.
“Little brother, you certainly know many things. Sometimes I wonder if you’re reading the very secrets of heaven.”
“I merely make educated guesses based on rumors I’ve picked up.”
“Your guesses are never wrong, which is what’s remarkable.”
“That may be true. Criminals can never match a genius’s perspective, after all.”
“…”
Yang Hwi and Gu Ak headed toward a hill located on the boundary between Mu-gan County and the north of Ak-an County.
“His hideout should be somewhere here. Let’s search for a cave or shelter with signs of habitation.”
Thanks to departing from Baek Manor in the early dawn, by noon we had discovered a cave suspected to be Saek Gwang-hori’s hideout.
“Women’s clothing scattered about like this. How predictable.”
A short distance from the cave, there were traces that appeared to have been recently dug and covered over.
Undoubtedly, it was where he had buried his murdered victims.
I offered a brief prayer for the departed souls. Then I made a vow.
‘I don’t know who you were, but I’ll give you a revenge so satisfying you’ll find peace even in the afterlife.’
“Elder Brother, I’ll set things up now. I’d appreciate it if you could keep watch.”
Based on my memories from my previous life, Saek Gwang-hori was currently searching nearby villages for his next victim.
Even while being hunted by the Tang Family, he couldn’t abandon his lust—truly fitting behavior for a creature obsessed with depravity.
With such thoughts, I lowered the bundle from my back to the ground.
Normally I had Gu Ak carry the luggage, but this time I felt compelled to prepare it myself.
‘Hehehehe, let’s see how you like this.’
The contents of the bundle were poison pellets.
The very ones Gu Ak had procured when we raided Cheongsa-bang’s treasury after my regression.
This was a perfect opportunity to use them, something we hadn’t employed even during the Black Island conflict.
‘There’s no need to be scrupulous when dealing with a Color Demon.’
“Hehehehe.”
Chuckling wickedly, I hid poison pellets throughout the cave and, drawing on my experience as a wanderer, covered my tracks perfectly.
“Elder Brother, I’m finished.”
“Already? You’re quick. Do I need to verify it myself?”
Looking at Gu Ak’s expression, I could see a hint of anxiety.
Well, it was understandable.
After all, a child had just handled the most crucial task.
“Trust me. We have plenty of time anyway, so if you don’t believe me, you can go check yourself.”
After inspecting the cave, Gu Ak clicked his tongue.
“I can’t figure out where the poison pellets are hidden at all. Younger Brother, where did you learn such tricks?”
“A supreme genius can create something from nothing.”
Shrugging my shoulders, I surveyed the surroundings and found a suitable place to hide.
A spot close enough to detonate the poison pellets through the connected fuses and ideal for an ambush.
Finding just the right location, Gu Ak and I concealed ourselves.
“Elder Brother, are you skilled in the art of silent concealment?”
“What do you take a former Black Island member for? Of course I’ve mastered it.”
We exchanged smiles and simultaneously suppressed our presence using silent concealment techniques.
Thus, approximately two hours passed.
As the sun began to set and the sky turned crimson, I sensed someone’s presence.
-Elder Brother, it’s Saek Gwang-hori.
-He’s carrying a woman over his shoulder. It seems certain.
-See? My deduction was correct. Never underestimate the schemes of a supreme genius again.
Gu Ak didn’t respond. Since he hadn’t really expected an answer anyway, Yang Hwi immediately sent another transmission.
-The woman must not be exposed to the poison gas from the poison bombs. Please use a surprise attack to force Saek Gwang-hori to put the woman down.
-I’ll do that. But are you sure about this? To be honest, I’m not confident I can win alone.
Saek Gwang-hori was known to be a first-rate master approaching the pinnacle realm.
Moreover, since he had mastered the techniques of absorbing yin and nourishing yang, his inner energy was considerable as well.
Yet Yang Hwi still hadn’t lost his confidence.
-Don’t you feel that bastard leaking demonic energy everywhere?
-I don’t feel anything.
In fact, Saek Gwang-hori, who was being pursued, had thoroughly concealed his aura.
Yet despite this, Yang Hwi’s sensitivity to detecting energy fluctuations was extraordinarily sharp.
-Since the opponent carries demonic energy, I’m at least confident I can pin him down.
-True, ever since consuming the Spirit Pill, my younger brother’s inner energy has gained special properties.
Gu Ak recalled Gwi-no Baek-ma, who commanded countless demons and boasted overwhelming power beyond reach.
Even that terrifying demon lord was helpless before Yang Hwi’s special energy.
So Saek Gwang-hori was nothing in comparison.
With newfound confidence, Gu Ak immediately launched a surprise attack on Saek Gwang-hori.
“Who goes there!”
True to a master standing on the brink of the pinnacle, Saek Gwang-hori’s reaction was swift.
Clang!
He immediately discarded the woman and blocked Gu Ak’s axe with his bare hands.
Despite flesh and steel colliding, a metallic ring echoed through the air.
From just this exchange of moves, Gu Ak realized one crucial fact.
‘I absolutely cannot win in a fair fight to the death.’
However, as someone who had lived as a Black Island member, Gu Ak had never intended to fight fairly in the first place.
“Here! Tang Family, Saek Gwang-hori is here!”
“What! The Tang Family!”
At Gu Ak’s shout, Saek Gwang-hori’s expression turned pale and he immediately fled.
What was strange was that instead of running far away, he entered the cave.
Yang Hwi let out a triumphant laugh.
‘I knew it would be like this.’
While searching the cave, he had discovered a hidden escape route.
Naturally, he had hidden poison bombs all around the escape route.
“Taste some poison bombs, you bastard!”
Boom!
Thick poisonous smoke billowed out along with the explosion.
“Ugh! Cough, cough, what is this!”
Saek Gwang-hori, who had darted into the cave like a rabbit, came bursting back out.
By then, Yang Hwi and Gu Ak were already positioned at the cave entrance, fully prepared.
“Elder Brother!”
With the shout, he scattered sword energy infused with inner force.
Just as before, Saek Gwang-hori attempted to block the blade with a hand saturated with demonic energy.
Clang!
Saek Gwang-hori’s hand split cleanly down the middle, spraying blood.
“Krraaaaaagh!”
No fool waits for an enemy screaming in agony to recover their wits.
Following Yang Hwi’s sword strike, Gu Ak’s twin axes buried themselves in Saek Gwang-hori’s shoulders.
By then, Saek Gwang-hori had regained enough consciousness to attempt a counterattack.
Squelch!
Yang Hwi’s sword thrust pierced straight through the bastard’s dantian.
“Krraaaaaagh!”
The Hwacheon Qi, infused with the wondrous essence of immortal energy, ravaged and sealed the dantian.
Now the creature had lost all martial prowess.
“My dantian! My inner energy! You miserable bastards! I’ll chew every last one of you to pieces!”
Saek Gwang-hori continued shrieking while curled up—a single sword strike to the neck would have sent him to the afterlife, yet still he raged.
Most martial artists who lost their dantian reacted similarly.
For a warrior, the dantian represented everything they had built through a lifetime of dedication.
Still, I had no intention of tolerating such arrogant behavior.
“A wretch who spent his time cultivating aphrodisiac poison—look at him now.”
I delivered a merciless kick.
My foot struck precisely at Saek Gwang-hori’s groin.
Crunch!
“Krraaaaaagh!”
They shattered. I felt both of them burst distinctly.
“What a shame. Looks like he won’t be cultivating aphrodisiac poison anymore.”
“Krraaagh! Krraaagh! Kuh, kuh….”
The pain overwhelmed him, and Saek Gwang-hori thrashed about before collapsing unconscious.
Of course, I had no intention of letting the bastard rest comfortably while unconscious.
“Hey, wake up. This isn’t the time to be sleeping.”
Stimulating acupoints to wake someone was far too courteous.
Gu Ak and I proceeded to beat Saek Gwang-hori senseless until he regained consciousness.
“Kugh, kuh, cough! Kuh…!”
“Awake now? This isn’t your bedroom, so why are you sleeping? I woke you up so your mouth wouldn’t get twisted. You’re welcome, right?”
Saek Gwang-hori glared at me as I spoke with casual mockery.
Curses dripping with primordial venom flowed from his lips.
“I’ll kill you. By any means necessary. Even if I go to the afterlife first, I’ll wait for you there and gnaw every last fragment of your bones.”
“You’re delusional. You’ll be waiting for at least a hundred years.”
As I scoffed, Saek Gwang-hori’s expression hardened with sudden resolve.
“No doubt you were sent by the Tang Family to capture me. Hahaha, you’re as blind as a fool who can’t see an inch ahead.”
“What are you babbling about?”
“The aphrodisiac poison I created belongs to the Tang Family. You’ve heard the rumors, haven’t you? The Tang Family will kill you all! Ahahaha!”
What in the world is he talking about? The Tang Family creating an aphrodisiac poison?
I’ve never heard of such a thing in my previous life.
“You wretches have learned the Tang Family’s secret. They show no mercy! Just like those who deal in poison, they’re utterly ruthless.”
A Color Demon who mastered the Yin-Yang Cultivation Technique dares to disparage poison techniques?
Yang Hwi responded with exasperation.
“I’m doing you a favor by capturing you and turning you over. What’s the problem with that?”
“At that moment, the Tang Family will suspect you’ve learned the truth about the aphrodisiac poison! And they’ll reach the conclusion to eliminate all traces! You’ll die under torture, marinated in poison—that’s your fate!”
In short, it was nonsense claiming that since they’d captured Saek Gwang-hori, who used the aphrodisiac poison created by the Tang Family, the Tang Family would kill Yang Hwi and Gu Ak to hide the secret.
Thwack!
“Gaaaaah!”
For nonsense, a kick to the mouth was the best cure. I drove my heel into his jaw, making him spit out all his teeth.
At that moment, Gu Ak posed a question with a worried expression.
“Elder Brother. That Color Demon’s words do have a point. I’m concerned we’ve gotten too hastily involved in the Tang Family’s affairs.”
Only then did Yang Hwi realize what kind of reputation the Tang Family carried at this point in time.
‘Ah, even at this time, the Tang Family’s reputation wasn’t particularly good, was it.’
Those who shamefully wielded poison and assassination techniques.
Precisely because of this, they were unorthodox, and they followed a family motto of repaying grudges tenfold—utterly ruthless individuals.
This was what people commonly said about the Tang Family.
It was understandable that Gu Ak would fall prey to Saek Gwang-hori’s curse and harbor such concerns.
But.
“Don’t worry. The Tang Family will absolutely not harm us.”
“How can you be so certain, Elder Brother? The Tang Family boasts methods more ruthless than most Black Island gangs. And haven’t we now learned information about them creating an aphrodisiac poison?”
Yang Hwi, who had been staring at Gu Ak for a moment, let out a slight smile.
“Elder Brother, shall we wager? I’ll bet one hundred silver taels that the Tang Family will say they’ll repay our kindness twofold.”
Gu Ak, who had immediately backed down from betting when they first set out, was different now.
“Hmm. Then I’ll wager that the Tang Family will try to hold us accountable in some way.”
“Agreed!”
Yang Hwi had no doubt he would win the bet with Gu Ak.
Because if it was the Tang Family he knew, they would respond exactly as he predicted, without the slightest deviation.
‘I wonder if Elder Brother and Elder Sister are growing up well.’

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