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Chapter 255
Chapter 255. The Time the Fruit Is Borne (2)
The founding of the Black Thought Alliance was formally proclaimed.
Cha Seok-du, the First Alliance Leader, declared to all under Heaven the justification for the founding of the Black Thought Alliance.
『—Demonic Deceit, Disturbance, and Poison.
You who have long borne the disgraceful name of those who disturb Jianghu. I wish to ask whether your essence is truly so.
Ẁ е̌ b n о v̇е̂ l Е ǹ ũ m̀ а̌
I ask you who possessed the human instinct to grow stronger, yet were born of lowly status, had nothing to your names, and thus had no choice but to become the Black Path.
Are you truly those who disturb Jianghu and shake all under Heaven?
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Just as humans took up sabers and swords to cut down their enemies, we too merely take up Demonic Deceit, Disturbance, and Poison to protect ourselves.
I wish to ask whether it can truly be called ‘justice’ to regard us ourselves as chaos simply because the color of the martial arts we possess is chaotic.
After tomorrow, a ‘new justice’ shall also take root in Jianghu.
Just because the weapon you chose is deemed wicked, we shall not judge you as wicked as well.
W èb̃ nov̀ е̃l Еñ ů ṁ ã
Those without background, those who wish to be free, and those who wish to rise through their own abilities alone—all of you, come to the Black Thought Alliance.
We do not, like ‘someone,’ discriminate in how we use people based on their origins, their wealth, or the connections they have built.
We will acknowledge only your own ability and effort, and by those alone shall we judge you.
Even if you are among those who once hated Demonic Deceit, Disturbance, and Poison, if you wish to set foot in the Black Thought Alliance, we shall not judge your past.
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The most important proposition pursued by the Black Thought Alliance is only one thing.
‘Freedom,’ and the ‘responsibility’ that follows it.
W е̃ b̃ ñȯv е̇l̄ Ĕ ńūm̌а̄
As much as you bear responsibility, so shall we grant you freedom.
Come to the Black Thought Alliance at any time!
The gates of the Black Thought Alliance shall not close.』
As Cha Seok-du’s proclamation spread across all under Heaven, Jianghu stirred.
Throughout Jianghu’s long history, this was not the first time the formation of a Black Path alliance had been attempted.
However, organizations that had been clumsily made would soon vanish or turn into private factions, causing their influence to shrink.
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Even after being formed somehow, they would fail to overcome internal strife and quickly collapse.
But Cha Seok-du’s Black Thought Alliance showed, together with its founding ceremony, that it was reorganizing its internal structure in perfect order. This inspired expectation among Black Path people and concern among Orthodox Path people.
In particular, the fact that Cha Seok-du, the first Alliance Leader, was not the foremost person in the Black Path Murim made people even more certain of the Black Thought Alliance’s continuity.
Were Black Path bastards the sort to listen to someone weaker than themselves?
However, subordinates who followed only out of fear of the lash could strike one in the back at any time.
That was how the alliances created by the foremost figures of the Black Path had collapsed until now.
W еḃǹ ӧ v̇ е l Е n̊ um â
Therefore, the fact that this was not the formation of a force through the Black Path’s essence of the strong preying on the weak, but rather the formation of an organization through a system, shocked both the Black Path and the Orthodox Path.
Because of this, the sects and gangs of the Black Path Murim that had been watching the Black Path alliance from the sidelines began rushing to gather in Shanxi Province, each anxious that they would be too late.
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Of course, the Orthodox Path sects could not applaud and rejoice at the birth of the Black Thought Alliance.
If the Black Path sects united and the Black Thought Alliance’s scale itself grew, it was obvious that it would try to spread its influence across all under Heaven, just like the Murim Alliance.
To those who already dreamed of expanding the influence of their own sects, it was as though a new enemy had appeared.
Because of this, petitions calling for the subjugation of the Black Thought Alliance poured into the Murim Alliance.
Wе b̀n̄о̌v ẽ.l̂ Е n u m.а
However, for the Murim Alliance, which had yet to fully conclude the war against the Blood Cult, the subjugation of the Black Thought Alliance was a distant matter.
Moreover, since they had only just entered a peace agreement with the Black Thought Alliance for the sake of subjugating the Blood Cult, they were instead cautious lest even the words “subjugation of the Black Thought Alliance” leak out.
The Murim Alliance’s lukewarm response was conveyed to each sect as a new message.
It meant that they acknowledged the Black Thought Alliance and, at the same time, would treat it as a future competitor.
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Those quick to read the situation realized that the Black Thought Alliance’s power would inevitably grow, and they came to judge that they had to expand their own sects’ influence before the Black Thought Alliance could spread its own.
Because of this, with the Black Thought Alliance at the center, the Black Path martial sects sprang up in disarray, while the Orthodox Path martial sects also began moving to expand their influence as much as possible before the Black Thought Alliance took root. Though Jianghu had entered the cold winter, it boiled with heat.
Еň um̃ а̄
“You must be pleased. You have such an excellent son.”
“…….”
Beside Jin Tae-san, whose complexion was still pale from being crushed under the work pouring in, Wang Geum-san bustled about.
“They say the Black Path bastards open the road on their own as long as one carries the Great Heaven Merchant Guild flag. Kyaa! How impressive is that?”
He spoke as though he were genuinely envious, but Jin Tae-san’s face turned bright red.
“The Great Heaven Merchant Guild will no longer need to use an Escort Agency in the future. If the Black Thought Alliance’s influence grows, what Black Path member under Heaven would dare obstruct the Great Heaven Merchant Guild’s path?”
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Even though his face had reddened as though it might burst at any moment, Jin Tae-san stubbornly focused on stamping documents with trembling hands. Seeing this, Wang Geum-san thought he was enduring it quite well today.
However, Wang Geum-san had gained a friend he could openly tease for the first time in a long while. There was no way he would stop here.
“Ah! Did you hear that story? I heard your remarkable son has gained a new sobriquet.”
Jin Tae-san, who had been desperately ignoring Wang Geum-san’s words, came to a halt. When the subject of his son’s sobriquet emerged, he had no choice but to raise his head.
“A sobriquet?”
How much had that ominous sobriquet, Black Flame Dragon, bothered him until now?
Еñù m̊ а
Just as the sobriquet of the Gold-Silver-Copper Brothers had changed from the Black-Blood Three Dragons to the Ironwall Three Dragons, Jin Tae-san had hoped that the sobriquet Black Flame Dragon would also change quickly into something else.
Looking at Jin Tae-san’s face, which was pretending otherwise but was filled with expectation, Wang Geum-san gave a meaningful smile.
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“You see……”
Just as Jin Tae-san’s brow was about to twist at Wang Geum-san’s needless pause,
“It is Black Maitreya. Black Maitreya!”
“!”
Èn̂ u m̌ а́ . іd́
……Jin Tae-san’s entire face crumpled viciously like a yaksha.
He was so shocked that he even put down his brush carelessly, regardless of whether the document he had been reviewing turned black.
Wang Geum-san shook his head and burst into admiration.
“Kyaa! Is that not remarkable? A disciple of a Daoist martial sect receiving the sobriquet ‘Maitreya.’”
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“D-do not mock me. Even jokes have limits!”
Jin Tae-san even began stammering, but Wang Geum-san looked more delighted than ever.
W еbnоv̂ еl̄ Ѐ num̀а̄
“It is hard to believe, is it not? That is why I personally confirmed it with the Beggars’ Sect and Hao Gate.”
“……The Beggars’ Sect and Hao Gate……?”
No, had he paid those expensive intelligence organizations just to confirm a single sobriquet?
“Do not be surprised.”
Wang Geum-san made a serious expression, as though he were telling a secret.
Jin Tae-san felt an indescribable unease come over him……
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“They say your son uses Mind-Reading Art!”
What the hell was that supposed to mean now?
“They say every time your son’s gaze touched those Black Path people of the Black Thought Alliance, those vicious bastards avoided his eyes on their own and lowered their heads. Is that not truly remarkable?”
“…….”
“Kuhahahahahahaha!”
If not for that final laugh, Jin Tae-san might have believed that he was truly admiring him.
W е̇ bñ о̀ v е̄l̊ E n̂ ũm а
Jin Tae-san quietly rose from his seat.
“That is enough.”
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His voice settled coldly.
He was only third-rate, but he was still a martial artist.
Wang Geum-san forced himself to suppress the laughter that was about to burst out.
Then Jin Tae-san politely extended his hand toward the door.
Ŵ е̊ b̆ n о̌v ēl̊ Ě n̂û mа
“If you are done mocking me, would you please leave now? I have work to do.”
Jin Tae-san spoke as if nothing was wrong.
His already gaunt face, combined with his hardened expression, made him look rather frightening.
“Um…… This is my office too.”
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“……Then please do some work.”
“Ahem, ahem……”
Е̊ ǹu̇m а . і d̀
In the end, Wang Geum-san sat down across from Jin Tae-san.
While pretending to work and watching Jin Tae-san, whose anger had risen all the way to the top of his head, Wang Geum-san cautiously opened his mouth again.
“May I ask one thing?”
“……Is it about my son?”
Wang Geum-san slowly shook his head.
“No. It is a different matter.”
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“Speak.”
“Hmm…….”
For a moment, silence settled around them.
Then Wang Geum-san’s voice continued.
“How long does the Taeul Sect intend to continue keeping its gates sealed?”
“…….”
W еb̊ ňô vеl Ěṅ ũ m.а̃
Jin Tae-san, who had been looking at the documents, turned his head toward Wang Geum-san.
Wang Geum-san had erased the laughter from his face and, before Jin Tae-san knew it, had become serious.
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“Why do you ask?”
“While collecting information from all under Heaven through the Beggars’ Sect and Hao Gate, I heard something else as well. The rise of the Orthodox Path martial sects.”
“…….”
“There are rumors that they have begun demonstrations of force to expand their influence before the Black Thought Alliance takes root.”
W̃е̊ b̌_nо̀ v̈ е̂l̈ Ѐ ń u̇m̃ а
When the Black Thought Alliance did not exist, they only had to watch the Murim Alliance’s mood.
However, if the Black Thought Alliance appeared and even the Black Path martial sects began spreading their influence, there was a danger that even the influence they barely possessed would diminish.
To prevent that, the Orthodox Path martial sects were moving recklessly to expand the influence of their own sects before the Black Thought Alliance established its branches.
“There is no one who does not know that the Great Heaven Merchant Guild belongs to the Taeul Sect. Already, within Anhui Province, there are places beginning to keep the Great Heaven Merchant Guild in check. In the near future, obstacles will be placed in the way of the guild’s operations.”
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“That is likely.”
The Iron Sword Sect, the local power of Hefei, and the Namgung Clan, the hegemon of Anhui Province.
E̊n ůmа̀ .і̂d
They maintained close relations with these two places, but that was only at the level of cooperation.
If an actual armed conflict broke out, it was impossible to know whether they would step forward.
In addition, there were many who looked unfavorably upon the Taeul Sect engaging in economic activity despite having sealed its gates. Thus, the greater the Great Heaven Merchant Guild’s influence became, the closer the crisis also drew.
Wang Geum-san, who had been studying Jin Tae-san’s expression, brought up the main point.
“How about opening the gates soon? Before hands reach toward the Great Heaven Merchant Guild, it seems the Taeul Sect must also prepare.”
Of course, this was not an issue Jin Tae-san could decide.
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However, from Wang Geum-san’s perspective, he simply wanted to tell him somehow what direction the Taeul Sect should take in the current situation.
Jin Tae-san, who had sunk into thought for a moment, shook his head.
“The Taeul Sect has developed a great deal compared to before, but it is still not at a level where we can open the gates.”
“That must be true.”
Even if they had recovered the Founding Patriarch’s martial arts and were earning money through the mine, military force was not something that could be raised in a day or two.
With the money coming in through the mine and the Great Heaven Merchant Guild, they were buying Spiritual Medicines and all manner of things that would help with martial arts, but they lacked the ‘absolute time’ needed to catch up with their competitors.
W е b̄n̆ о̀ v̆ е̄l̄ .Е n̂ u.m̌ а
“As you know, the Wang Estate does not belong to either the White or the Black. Therefore, while matters of the official authorities may be different, we cannot interfere in matters of Jianghu.”
“I know.”
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Even apart from that, they had already received more help from the Wang Estate than they could ever repay.
Even now, despite the Wang Estate being unable to step forward, Wang Geum-san was worrying about the matter first as though it were his own.
However, Jin Tae-san had no choice but to shake his head again.
“Even so, how can we pluck the fruit before the flower has even bloomed?”
Е nu m̀ ӓ
The time when flowers bloomed and fruit was borne could not be hastened by human strength.
And what the Great Heaven Merchant Guild absolutely needed right now was time.
“Well, that is true.”
Wang Geum-san, who had been wearing a grave expression, forced himself to smile.
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“Still, do not worry too much. If someone appears to pick a quarrel with the Taeul Sect and the Great Heaven Merchant Guild, and there is truly no other way, we can simply release money into the wandering warrior market and crush them with numbers, can we not?”
The moment Wang Geum-san’s money helped the Great Heaven Merchant Guild, it would be the same as the Wang Estate placing one foot into this power struggle.
Е́ ǹ ŭ m a .ī d̊
It was impossible to even estimate how much damage the Wang Estate might suffer because of that.
That was why Jin Tae-san would not easily ask Wang Geum-san for help.
Despite that, a smile slowly formed on Jin Tae-san’s lips.
Because he could feel the heart of a ‘friend’ who cared for him and the Taeul Sect more sincerely than anyone.
Jin Tae-san respectfully cupped his fist toward his friend.
“Thank you, Family Head Wang.”
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“Eh-hei! My friend! Why are you suddenly acting like this between us?”
As Wang Geum-san scratched his cheek in embarrassment, he added in a voice full of certainty,
“I may have said all that, but who would dare look down on the Great Heaven Merchant Guild so carelessly?”
“Pardon?”
The Great Heaven Merchant Guild had grown rapidly, but that did not mean it was such a threatening existence.
The moment Jin Tae-san tilted his head in doubt,
Еn̊ŭm̈ а
“Is it not the guild operated by the sect of Jin So-un, the Black Maitreya under Heaven……! Unless one is unafraid of Mind-Reading Art, who would dare target the Great Heaven Merchant Guild……”
CRASH—
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“P-put that down before you speak……!”
Seeing Jin Tae-san suddenly pick up an inkstone, Wang Geum-san panicked and fled the office.
“Where did you say you came from?”
At Jin Tae-san’s question, the man answered arrogantly.
W̃ еb̃.nоv̌ el Е ňù m̄ а
“The Asura Sect.”
Then, for a moment, he glanced at Wang Geum-san, who was sitting beside them, and added,
“……is what I said.”
The Asura Sect.
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It was a sect founded by Jang Yeong-gi, a Lay Disciple of Shaolin, after he created his own independent martial art, the Asura Fist Art.
Starting with Jang Yeong-gi, later generations had walked an independent path based on new martial arts, but recently, it had been called a Lay-Affiliated Martial Sect of Shaolin Temple and was also serving as Shaolin Temple’s branch in Anhui Province.
Еñ ù m ӑ . і̄ d̄
“Why would…… a place like that come here……?”
When Jin Tae-san trailed off, looking as though he did not understand, the man immediately brought up the main point.
“I came because I have a proposal.”
“A proposal?”
“That is right.”
After receiving Shaolin Temple’s influence, the Asura Sect had come to hold an upper rank even among the One Hundred Eight Peaks.
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What business could such a great sect possibly have with the Great Heaven Merchant Guild?
After tilting his head briefly, Jin Tae-san said,
“I will hear it first. Please speak.”
“…….”
The man from the Asura Sect briefly turned his gaze toward Wang Geum-san.
It was a clear expression of his desire that an outsider not hear it.
W̃ е bn̂ ӧ.v̄е l̇ Ѐǹu m̄ а
Wang Geum-san, realizing this, furrowed his brow.
“Ahem…… How unpleasant. There should be no one who does not know that I, Wang Geum-san, have promised to become sworn brothers and in-laws with Jin Tae-san.”
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Jin Tae-san wore a bewildered expression.
“……What do you mean, sworn brothers and in-laws?”
“Ahem! You stay still, my friend. I will do the talking.”
Wang Geum-san did not stop growling, as though he had smelled something.
W̆ ёb̊n о̃v еl Е nŭm а
In the end, Jin Tae-san sent Wang Geum-san outside.
“You must tell me what this is about later……!”
BANG—
Jin Tae-san struggled to drive Wang Geum-san out of the office.
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“I apologize.”
“Not at all. I am well aware that the Wang Estate and the Great Heaven Merchant Guild share a close relationship.”
Е́ṅ û m а́.
“Hmm……. Is that so?”
In the space where only the two of them remained, the man from the Asura Sect stared piercingly at Jin Tae-san.
Jin Tae-san, who was pretending nothing was wrong, opened his mouth first.
“What was it you wished to discuss?”
“Do you know that the Asura Sect recently opened a small merchant guild?”
Information of importance in Anhui Province was conveyed to Jin Tae-san through Wang Geum-san every day.
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He had known this news long ago, but since it was not a threatening opponent to the Great Heaven Merchant Guild or the Wang Estate, which had already firmly established their foothold in Anhui Province, he had not paid attention to it.
“Yes. I know.”
“Then this will be quick.”
The man nodded as though pleased, then continued speaking.
“Our sect is thinking of expanding the merchant guild somewhat. So that it may be of help to ‘Shaolin Temple’ in the future.”
The man clearly singled out and emphasized ‘Shaolin Temple.’
Ě ńû m̂ȧ
Jin Tae-san felt bothered for some reason, but he quietly waited for the man’s next words.
“However, perhaps the people of our sect have no mercantile talent at all, because we are struggling with operating the guild.”
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“Hmm…….”
“Thus, we thought of another method.”
In the office from which Wang Geum-san had disappeared, The man from the Asura Sect looked around once and then spoke with an expression that was almost arrogant.
“The Asura Sect wishes to buy the Great Heaven Merchant Guild.”
Ên û m à . і d̄
“…….”
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