Kwareureung!
Kureureung!
“Wha- What is this noise?”
“Is there a landslide somewhere?”
Farmers who had been plowing the field with their backs bent all the time raised their heads in surprise. A sound like a huge chunk of rock rolling down from the high mountain rumbled loudly..
“It- It seems to be coming from over there?”
“Huh?”
As they followed the direction someone was pointing at, they saw a huge dust cloud rising in clumps from the end of the street.
“What, what is that?!”
“Is there a foreign enemy invading?”
“No! You punk! Where do you think this place is for foreign enemies to invade? Even foreign allies won’t be able to come this far.”
“Tha- That’s why I’m saying it! What is… that…?”
Faced with such an absurd sight they had never seen before, the farmers just stared blankly, still holding their farming tools.
“…It seems to be getting closer?”
“Huh? Uuh…”
The cloud of dust was indeed getting closer. Realizing this, the approaching speed was truly astonishing.
“Should- Shouldn’t we run?”
“What should we run from? We don’t know what it is.”
While they were at a loss of what to do, the dust cloud rushed toward them in an instant.
Moments later, the farmers who had discovered the identity of the cause of the uproar involuntarily opened their mouths wide.
“People?”
“It, it looks like a cart?”
A group of people dressed in black were pulling several carts and running at an incredible speed.
And on the leading carriage, which seemed like it would break at any moment, stood a man who’s pointing his finger vigorously.
“Oho? It’s getting slower, isn’t it? Is that how it is? Now that you’ve defeated Wudang, you took training easy? Alright! Let’s run until the sky turns yellow today!”
“Aaaaghh! You bastaaaaaard!”
“Kill me! Just kill me, you bastard!”
“Why kill you! What’s more comfortable in this world than dying? Stop talking nonsense and run! Whoever falls behind today will be hung upside down from a tree all night! Let’s see if anyone dares to fall behind!”
“Aaaaaaghhh!”
Everyone ran with foam in their mouths and bloodshot eyes like mad cows.
Kwareureung!
The thunderous sound of the cart’s wheels passed by. A huge dust cloud that rose afterward engulfed the farmers who had been staring blankly at the sight.
“….”
“….”
Silently watching the back of the carts that had disappeared far away, someone finally spoke.
“What the hell is this…”
“Not even foreign invaders…”
Then one person tilted his head.
“But didn’t those people just now have flower embroidery on their chests?”
“It seemed like that, didn’t it?”
“Eii. What nonsense is it for men to have flower embroidery?”
“N- no, it’s not that it’s ridiculous… If we’re talking about people with flower embroidery on their chest these days, wouldn’t it be that Mount Hua Sect or something? The sect that fought sparring matches with Wudang in Wuhan and won against Wudang Elder?”
“Huh?”
Everyone looked in the direction in which the group had disappeared. Now the dust clouds were slowly sinking.
However….
“No way.”
“Ei, come on. Say something that makes sense. Are you saying that those respectable Taoists would run while pulling a cart like some cows?”
“Blasphemy!”
“Is- Is that so?”
Everyone furrowed their brows.
“If they had defeated Wudang, they would be returning in triumph. Even if they were riding in carriages, it wouldn’t be too extravagant. Does it make sense to have them pull the cart instead of the horses and cows!”
“Right! Mount Hua isn’t a poor sect either!”
“…Listening to that, it does make sense. Then… who are those people?”
“Who knows? Maybe they are some criminals on the run.”
“At first glance, wasn’t they had the impression of a bandit! It could have been a disaster.”
Everyone nods their heads in agreement.
“What are the officials doing? Not catching people like that.”
“Exactly! What kind of official is that? When it comes to bandits, it’s Mount Hua! If those guys get caught by Mount Hua, they’ll be done for.”
“Not Wudang?”
“Mount Hua is the enemy of bandits! Mount Hua!”
The person who first mentioned Mount Hua awkwardly picked up their farming tool again.
‘But those people earlier seemed to be from Mount Hua?’
However, he couldn’t bring himself to say it out loud.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
As soon as the cart stopped, Mount Hua’s disciples collapsed on the spot, unable to even groan. About half of them had foam in their mouths, and the rest didn’t even seem to have the strength to do that.
“Get up!”
Chung Myung, who came here comfortably without a single inconvenience while riding on a cart pulled by another person, narrowed his eyes.
“How far have you come to be so exhausted! When I was young, huh? I crossed Jungwon in three days with a thousand pounds on my back!”
Normally, they would have responded to that nonsense with a lively swear word, but now everyone lacked the energy even to open their mouths.
‘How can this be so hard?’
‘I feel like I’m going to die. I really feel like I’m going to die.’
‘Oh, Jade Emperor. It’s not time for me to go yet!’
Chung Myung clicked his tongue at the sprawled disciples of Mount Hua.
“After fighting a little with those Wudang guys, you think you’ve become something?”
“….”
“Yeah, confidence is good. But the moment confidence becomes arrogance, it’s worse than having none.”
Chung Myung, who was talking, looked back slightly. As if to look back at his past.
“I’m sure Sahyungs are happy to have won, but Wudang will grind their teeth in this defeat. Starting today… No, I’m sure they’re already grinding his teeth and devoting themselves to training even now. On the other hand, Sahyungs are becoming intoxicated with that small victory. Then who do you think will win next time?”
Then Jo-Gol, who was panting on the floor, raised his hand as he stood up.
“What? Tell me.”
“I’ve never been drunk (intoxicated).”
“Get down.”
“…Darn it.”
Jo-Gol lay down again.
“When people applaud you for doing well, you should grit your teeth even harder! If you start relaxing and playing around because you think you’ve achieved something, all the progress you’ve made so far can be gone in an instant! Are you happy because you defeated someone you couldn’t beat before? If you lose to someone you’ve defeated before, you’ll want to jump off a cliff!”
“We’re already jumping! You bastard!”
“It’s not just once or twice, you punk!”
“What? Are you rebelling?”
Mount Hua’s disciples looked up at the sky with tears in their eyes.
‘The rotten guy only says the right things.’
‘That’s why they say people who only say the right things die early!’
They were Mount Hua’s disciples who realized the truth of history.
In fact, they did well against Wudang’s first-class disciples, so they have the right to protest, but that devil-like fellow just happened to beat Wudang’s Elder. They couldn’t dare to rebel since they saw it with their own eyes.
Everyone had to painfully realize that the scariest thing in the world is not one’s personality or position but their actual achievements.
Besides…
“Ugh. Damn it.”
“Just fall back and break your nose!”
“Then I’ll go and put up a needle where he falls!”
Baek Cheon, the Five Swords, Tang Soso, and even Hye Yeon glared at Chung Myung with venomous eyes. They had to run at a burdensome speed with the added weight of a cart, straining their entire bodies.
“….”
With those people running beside them, the rest of the disciples couldn’t even think of complaining.
Chung Myung smiled as he received their resentment.
“People, you see, are not much even if they look great. They can’t endure even two hours of sprinting with full power. Do you think training gets easier as your level gets higher? That’s because you’re doing the same training!”
His eyes began to roll.
“Training should be hard! If it’s not hard then can it even be called training? Break time is over! Everyone, get up and run!”
“Aaah! Damn you!”
“Someday, I’ll really kill you!”
Un Gum, who had been watching the group from behind, nodded in admiration.
‘They all curse to death with their mouths, but their bodies are diligently preparing.’
In fact, weren’t all these guys enjoying the training?
“Chung Myung-ah.”
“Yes!”
At the call of Un Gum, Chung Myung quickly turned around.
“I don’t really want to interfere with your training, but isn’t it a bit too much? They must be tired from the long journey and the battle.”
Chung Myung looks back slightly.
After confirming that everyone else was preoccupied with getting ready to run again and not paying attention, he whispered in a voice that others couldn’t hear.
“That’s why we need to train at times like this.”
“Huh?”
Chung Myung shrugged as Un Gum expressed doubt.
“There are various ways to train, but we can’t create situations. Someday, we might have to fight when we are too tired and our bodies are so heavy we can’t recover even with our martial arts.”
“Um, that’s true.”
“What helps us endure such situations is experience. People remember what they’ve endured with their bodies.”
Un Gum looked at Chung Myung with renewed admiration.
‘It’s not just physical training.’
Un Gum is also a position to teach disciples. Therefore, he was sometimes surprised at how Chung Myung taught the disciples.
On the surface, it seemed like he was just mercilessly tormenting them, but often there was a deep intention hidden within the training that even Un Gum couldn’t have guessed.
‘How many of these training have there been so far?’
Mount Hua’s disciples did not simply become stronger.
In the past, they used to shrink away as if they had seen a ghost just by hearing about Southern Edge Sect’s disciples, but now they don’t falter even when facing the first-class disciples of Wudang.
This is not possible just through achievements.
Chung Myung’s words, which sounded like constant torment, have steadily changed the mind of Mount Hua’s disciples.
‘It’s almost like brainwashing.’
He doesn’t know if this is really what Chung Myung intended.
“Still, don’t they need some rest?”
“We’ll have it soon.”
Chung Myung looked into the distance. Now, the ridgeline of Mount Hua could be faintly seen far away.
“I’ll be busy once we return to Mount Hua. For a while, I won’t be able to properly watch their training because of things regarding Heavenly Comrade Alliance and other matters.”
There was a slight concern in his voice. Un Gum chuckled at Chung Myung’s discreet glance that was directed at him.
“Don’t worry. Situations like me not being able to look after the kids due to focusing on my own training won’t happen.”
“Hehe. That wasn’t my intention…”
Chung Myung scratches the back of his head with an awkward face.
‘This guy.’
The preparation for establishing the ‘Heavenly Comrade Alliance’ is complete. However, that only meant the preparations were finished, not that everything was done.
No matter what anyone says, Heavenly Comrade Alliance is an organization formed around Chung Myung. Naturally, there would be many things that he would have to take the lead on.
It is Chung Myung who still worries about training Mount Hua’s disciples even while facing that important work. He adores this aspect of him, but…
‘Hmm.’
Chung Myung’s words are logical as always and not much different from his usual demeanor.
It’s just…
Un Gum, quietly watching Chung Myung, opened his mouth.
“Chung Myung-ah. I may not know everything you’re thinking.”
“…Yes?”
When Chung Myung asked back, Un Gum smiled.
“But even though they’re lacking, everyone is trying their best, so don’t be in too much of a hurry.”
“….”
Chung Myung scratched the back of his head with a slightly awkward face.
“I didn’t mean they were lacking.”
“Yes, I see.”
Un Gum just smiled. Chung Myung once again scratched the back of his head awkwardly and glanced away.
Then Mount Hua’s disciples, who had finished their preparations, let out a spirited shout.
“Let’s gooo!”
“Mount Hua! Once we reach Mount Hua, this madness will be over!”
“Let’s hurry up and go!”
Chung Myung looked at Un Gum with a slightly subtle face as he looked at Mount Hua’s disciples, who were running with their eyes wide open like mad cows.
“It seems like those guys are in more of a hurry than me.”
“….”
‘Well, what could be done about it now?’
‘Haha….’
The towering Mt. Hua began to reveal itself as the noisy Mount Hua group ran ahead again.
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