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Chapter 259
Chapter 259. The Time the Fruit Is Borne (6)
At first, no one perceived it.
They merely thought a fool was hastening his own death.
The ones at the very front were the first to sense something strange.
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W̌ e bnо̌v́ e l̇ Е̌ n ŭ mа
Their garment ties were severed, exposing the fronts of their clothes, and when the cold wind chilled their chests, they all lowered their heads without realizing it.
And they could not hide their shock.
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“Huh!”
A distance of nearly five jang.
They still needed several more steps to reach Baek Hae-gwang, yet their chests had already been laid bare.
“…….”
Ẇе b̈ ñо́v̂е̄l̃ Е́ n u m̆ а
If it had only been that, they would not have stopped moving.
But those running beside them and those running behind them all reacted in the exact same way, so they had no choice but to halt.
“What is this……”
The garment ties of the people behind them, hidden from view by those in front, had been cut.
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And without leaving a single wound.
Just what realm did one have to reach for such swordsmanship to be possible?
Е́ n̄ umа
Before fear, those walking the path of the Martial Dao could not help admiring the phenomenon itself.
But on a battlefield, even a moment of carelessness could threaten one’s life.
Baek Hae-gwang had taken a sword-drawing stance again, and the disciples of the Asura Sect did not know what to do.
“Huh?!”
While they were unable to approach or flee, Baek Hae-gwang swung his sword.
PING—
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Once again, the sound of air being split rang across the area.
The disciples of the Asura Sect felt gooseflesh rise at the sound echoing in their ears, and at the same time, they felt their right arms grow light.
Clatter, clatter, clatter—
At the same time, one hundred wrist guards fell to the ground.
Click.
Baek Hae-gwang sheathed his sword and asked in the same calm tone as before.
E ṅú m̂ a . i̊ d̈
“Will you continue?”
Baek Hae-gwang’s calm question.
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Having lost their will to fight, the disciples of the Asura Sect looked at Ju Yeong-san with blank eyes.
“…….”
Those gazes resembled the eyes of puppies who, frightened, were searching for their master.
“Hah……”
Ѐn̄ ŭ mӓ
Wang Geum-san could not close his gaping mouth.
His feelings were no different from those of the Asura Sect disciples who had just received Baek Hae-gwang’s sword.
“What in the world……”
He had only swung his sword twice, yet garment ties were cut, and sturdy wrist guards fell helplessly to the ground.
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It was hard to believe that this was within the principles of nature.
Had he never seen so-called martial arts masters?
Е̄n̆ ǔm̀â
With the financial power of one of the Four Great Merchants of the Continent, one could do many things ordinary people could not even imagine.
He had invited famous martial arts masters and watched demonstrations of their martial arts, and there had also been those who came to him first to build ties and showed him their lifetime achievements.
However, among those famous figures, there had been no one who could create such harmony as Baek Hae-gwang.
“Tae-san, did you know?”
When he turned his head to look at Jin Tae-san, he too was so shocked that his mouth hung open, utterly dazed.
“Y-you did not know?”
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“H-how would I have known?”
“And yet you let him step forward on his own?”
“If anything had happened, I was planning to mobilize people.”
When Jin Tae-san pointed to one side, the wandering warriors inside the Great Heaven Merchant Guild were also staring at Baek Hae-gwang’s divine might with the same dazed faces as theirs.
“They say the number of hidden reclusive eccentrics under Heaven is greater than the number of warriors in Jianghu. It seems there is no falsehood in the words of old.”
At Wang Geum-san’s hollow words, Jin Tae-san answered with an equally blank expression.
W̌ ė b́nо̄vеl Ëň um а̊
“Even so, is that level not beyond common sense?”
“I do not know much about martial arts, but it certainly does not seem to be on the level of human power.”
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“I know a little about martial arts, and to my eyes as well, it does not seem to belong to the mortal world.”
When a shadow fell over Jin Tae-san’s face, Wang Geum-san tilted his head.
“But why is your expression like that? The one who should be worried right now is not you, but me……”
Wang Geum-san regretted having said that the matter had grown serious and such things in front of Baek Hae-gwang.
W еḃ ñ о̌v̊ е̇l Е̇ ṅ ùma
In that brief span, he had already finished calculating that he should bring a large donation to the sect Baek Hae-gwang was said to be establishing.
By contrast, Jin Tae-san had shown trust and loyalty to Baek Hae-gwang.
He had shown an unwavering attitude even under surrounding pressure.
Moreover, had he not promised to establish Baek Hae-gwang’s sect even if he had to empty all his assets?
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“Still, is he not t-too strong? For the mere Taeul Sect to handle……”
“What foolish thing are you saying?”
Е n̈ú m̃ а̂. і d
As a merchant, Wang Geum-san could immediately calculate just how tremendous a profit it was to build a friendship with an absolute master for the cost of establishing one sect.
“Do you not know that you and your sect, rooted in Jianghu, cannot escape the logic of power? If one could build ties with such a person, there are countless people under Heaven who would bring several golden carriages to offer him.”
“Th-that is true. But where did such a master of that age suddenly drop from?”
Wang Geum-san also shook his head as though puzzled.
“That is what I mean. I looked into him a little too, but I could not determine where he came from at all.”
Of course, during the investigation, he had found several people with similar names, but he could not imagine any of them being the same person as Baek Hae-gwang.
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‘Moreover, there was even the Sword Demon…….’
Thinking about it now, it was truly fortunate he had not said that Baek Hae-gwang was suspected to be the Sword Demon who, thirsty for blood, had gone around committing slaughter in great sects.
Leaving aside the fact that Baek Hae-gwang would have been displeased, Wang Geum-san could not leave such an unpleasant feeling with Jin Tae-san, who was struggling desperately to shake off misunderstandings that he had ties to the Black Path.
A short while later, Baek Hae-gwang, who had settled the situation, approached the two men.
“Guild Master.”
Wang Geum-san and Jin Tae-san’s bodies tensed on their own.
Е n̈ úm̈ ӓ
“Y-yes!”
“D-did you call?”
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At the sudden honorific speech, Baek Hae-gwang tilted his head briefly.
“Why are you suddenly acting like this…… In any case, this basta…… no, this gentle…… ha, goodness. This is not easy.”
Baek Hae-gwang frowned for a moment and cleared his throat.
“Ahem. In any case, this gentleman says he has something to say.”
Е̄ nu m̀ a .іd̈
In the place where Baek Hae-gwang quietly stepped aside, Ju Yeong-san was trembling with a pale face.
He bent his waist stiffly.
“I-I am sorr, I apologi…… Gah!”
Baek Hae-gwang tapped Ju Yeong-san’s thigh with his scabbard.
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“Are you not going to do it properly?”
“Hic!”
W̃ёb̂ n̈ ō ṽ ѐ ľ Е ňù mӑ
Ju Yeong-san, whose body trembled as though struck by lightning, knelt on the ground and lowered his head.
“I-I apolo, apologize. I apologize for everything that has happened until now.”
“What is this……”
Ju Yeong-san was trembling in fear even more than Jin Tae-san and Wang Geum-san.
He was the Sect Leader of a fairly well-established sect occupying a place among the One Hundred Eight Peaks, and he himself was also a master with some renown.
It was difficult to understand why such a man would be so frightened.
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With a deathly pale face, Ju Yeong-san slightly raised his head and watched Baek Hae-gwang’s expression.
It was obvious he wanted to flee this place at once.
When Baek Hae-gwang gestured with his chin, Ju Yeong-san immediately prostrated himself again.
“W-we of the Asura Sect will com, completely give up entering commerce……!”
“Pardon?”
W е̄ bṅ оv̆ е l Еnũ m а
Jin Tae-san was instead flustered by the sudden declaration, but Ju Yeong-san continued without raising his head.
“In the future as well, the Asura Sect will ne, never! Absolutely never…… advance into Hefei…….”
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After saying that, Ju Yeong-san gently raised his head and looked at Baek Hae-gwang.
His eyes, drenched in fear, were utterly harmless.
Baek Hae-gwang looked at him and waved his hand as though annoyed.
“Enough. It is enough, so go.”
W̆ ě b́n̈ о̄v̇ е l Ė.n û mа̀
“Y-yes!”
However.
“Ah, right! Wait!”
Baek Hae-gwang grabbed Ju Yeong-san by the back of the neck again as he tried to flee.
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“Y-yes?!”
Looking down into Ju Yeong-san’s even more terrified eyes, Baek Hae-gwang quietly asked,
Ĕ n u m̄ а̇
“You are close with Shaolin Temple, are you not?”
“Th-that is.”
His eyes rolled around, his expression showing that he did not know how to answer.
When Baek Hae-gwang tilted his head to the side, cracking sounds rang in every direction.
“Are you going to go tattle?”
“Pardon?”
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“I asked if you are going to go tattle.”
“…….”
Then Baek Hae-gwang pressed Ju Yeong-san’s cheek repeatedly with the hilt of his sword.
It looked exactly like a back-alley thug taking money from children.
After tormenting him for a long while, he suddenly set the mood and furrowed his brow fiercely.
“I do not care if you go tattle, but……”
Ěn̊ ûm ä.і̀ d̆
“Y-yes! Hic! B-but?”
“I will not be responsible for what happens after.”
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“……What do you mean by what happens after?”
Looking at the Asura Sect Leader trembling like a rabbit, Baek Hae-gwang grinned.
“I will leave that to your imagination.”
At Baek Hae-gwang’s plain words, only Ju Yeong-san seemed to imagine something, and his body trembled.
Е̌n̆ũm a .ì d.
“Go, truly.”
“……Yes.”
Ju Yeong-san ran off in a panic.
He hurried his disciples along and fled without delay.
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Baek Hae-gwang watched until they disappeared, then turned his head and cupped his fist.
“I persuaded him well through conversation. There should be no further major trouble.”
Ẃ еb̃_n̈оv̌ё l È n̂ũ m̄а
“……?”
“……??”
Baek Hae-gwang’s attitude was polite.
However, the gazes of Jin Tae-san and Wang Geum-san were tangled with utmost complexity.
……In any case, since no blood had flowed, could this also be called persuasion?
Jin Tae-san felt the illusion that his son’s face was overlapping with Baek Hae-gwang’s.
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“S-Sect Leader! Should we inform Shaolin Temple?”
The disciples of the Asura Sect ran madly, as though they would make the forest fly away.
Ju Yeong-san, who was fleeing at the very front, nodded fiercely at the Tiger Fist Unit Leader’s question.
“Of course! Not only Shaolin Temple. Send letters to every sect in Hefei and all around Anhui Province!”
“U-understood! We will immediately request reinforcements……”
“You fool!!”
Еnum̊ а̀.i_d̄
Ju Yeong-san, who had been running as though his ponytail were on fire, stopped urgently.
The Tiger Fist Unit Leader and the disciples following him also hurriedly stopped.
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“Wh-why are you doing this, Sect Leader?”
“Do you truly wish to see the foundation pillars of the Asura Sect pulled out?”
“Pardon? What do you mean……”
As though recalling the scene from earlier, Ju Yeong-san trembled like an aspen tree.
Е́ n̆ùḿа̂ .і d̈
“He is a master on a different level. Such an existence is essentially a Guest Retainer of the Great Heaven Merchant Guild…… no, of the Taeul Sect and the Wang Estate.”
“Th-then when you told us to send letters……?”
“I mean we must find out that man’s existence.”
“…….”
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“If that man completely settles in the Taeul Sect……”
Gulp.
Ӗ n̆ u_m̃ å
The Tiger Fist Unit Leader swallowed thickly as he listened.
“The power structure around Hefei…… no, all of Anhui Province will be completely overturned.”
“I-is it to that extent?”
Ju Yeong-san shook his head, his face still pale.
“I have faced countless masters throughout my life. No, if one includes what I have seen while running through Jianghu…… one certainly cannot say my insight is narrow.”
The gazes of all the Asura Sect disciples gathered on Ju Yeong-san’s mouth.
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“But in all my life, I have never seen a master like him.”
“…….”
“This is not simply a matter of developing our sect and expanding our influence. The survival of the Asura Sect and countless other sects is at stake.”
At Ju Yeong-san’s serious words, the Asura Sect disciples forgot even to breathe.
“Hahahahaha! Great Hero Baek! I have never seen such a satisfying scene in my entire life!”
“You flatter me.”
Еn̄ ũm а̄
“If I made any mistake with my words before and offended you, Great Hero, please forgive me. It was all because I was worried for the safety of the man who will become my sworn brother and in-law.”
At Wang Geum-san’s words, which put particular force into “sworn brother” and “in-law,” Baek Hae-gwang shook his head as though he did not mind.
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“Not at all. Anyone would be wary if a strange person approached someone precious to them. Please do not trouble yourself over it.”
At Baek Hae-gwang’s considerate words, Wang Geum-san’s face bloomed like a full flower.
“To be so broad-minded and generous! Your vessel is as great as your skill! Wahahahaha!”
While Wang Geum-san clung to Baek Hae-gwang and exchanged cups of the Wang Estate’s precious wine, Jin Tae-san was speaking with Seop So-jeong.
W е̃b n̈о́v̈ē l̆ Еñǔm а̄
“Are there any inconveniences?”
“No. Even now, it is comfortable enough, far more than we deserve.”
“The annex is too small for the three of you to live in. I will find a site for your sect as soon as possible.”
“As I said last time, that seems like placing too great a burden on you……”
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When Seop So-jeong looked flustered, Jin Tae-san smiled warmly and shook his head.
“I do not know if you are aware, but your husband is no different from my son’s master. My son even sent me a letter asking me to treat him as a master, so this is something I ought to do.”
W êb̈ń о̃v̀ е̇l Еn.ũm̈ ā
Wang Geum-san, who had been clinking cups with Baek Hae-gwang and laughing heartily, also cut in.
“Of course! That is right! Our son-in-law is not such a boorish fellow that he would pretend not to know his master!”
“Estate Master Wang……”
Thud.
At last, Wang Geum-san set his cup down on the table.
“No, rather than this, I should provide support as well! If he is the son of my sworn brother, then he is also my nephew, and since So-un is also my future son-in-law, is this not the sect being established by his master? Naturally, I must help with at least one part!”
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“N-no. It is all right.”
When even Baek Hae-gwang looked flustered, Wang Geum-san stepped even closer.
“Rather than this, how about moving your residence first? There are many empty houses in the Wang Estate.”
“We are already receiving more than enough consideration. Any more would be burdensome.”
At the courteous refusal, Wang Geum-san smacked his lips softly.
Still, as a merchant, he was sharp-eyed to the extreme, so he naturally changed the subject.
Ẅ е̌_b̃ n̊о ṽ ѐl̂ Еṅ ú m à
“By the way, Great Hero Baek, how did you come to learn such extraordinary martial arts?”
“…….”
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“Ah, perhaps I have committed a discourtesy……?”
Baek Hae-gwang hurriedly waved his hand.
“Ah, no. It is something I had to tell you anyway.”
“Did you perhaps live in seclusion in some remote mountain valley?”
Ѐ nú m̄ а̌
“That was not the case……”
Baek Hae-gwang glanced at Seop So-jeong. When his wife nodded, he seemed to make up his mind and spoke.
“In truth, I have a past.”
“A past?”
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“Yes. Though I did not want it…… there was a time when I once belonged to the Black Path.”
“No, how could that be?”
W е b̄ ñо̊v̇ е l̄ Ѐñ ům a
Black Path was Black Path, and Orthodox Path was Orthodox Path. What did it mean that he had belonged to the Black Path unwillingly?
As if recalling the past, Baek Hae-gwang’s face gradually darkened.
“……It was because, in my hot-blooded days, I acted as I pleased.”
“Ah! So you resisted the oppressive coercion of the old-fashioned Murim Alliance!”
“One could say that.”
Wang Geum-san spoke with even greater delight.
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“If so, what flaw could that be? Looking at how the Murim Alliance operates, I am not particularly pleased with them either. Just look at the Asura Sect. Do you think those bastards could have pressured others using only their own strength?”
As Wang Geum-san said that, Baek Hae-gwang’s worried face gradually brightened.
“Do not worry. The past is the past. What matters is how one lives in the present, is it not?”
“Y-yes, that is true.”
“Now, now. Empty all that past into this cup, and receive a drink.”
As Wang Geum-san filled a new cup, he asked subtly,
E_ṅǔm̈ а̊ . і d̆
“Then, in any case, you lived in Jianghu…… Did you have a sobriquet?”
“That is, well, not something worth boasting about……”
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Wang Geum-san, who had grown pleasantly drunk before anyone knew it, quietly patted Baek Hae-gwang’s shoulder.
“Hahaha. What is embarrassing about a grown man speaking of the shames of his past? I too once made my name as the Golden Flower Young Master, wahahahaha!”
“I-is that so? Then compared to you, Estate Master, my sobriquet was truly shabby.”
When the words “Estate Master” came from Baek Hae-gwang’s mouth for the first time, Wang Geum-san became even happier.
Ẃе̄b̂ n̄ о̂ vе l̄ Ẽ n̄ um̆ å
It felt as though the distance between him and this master of an exceedingly high level was gradually disappearing, and he felt like bringing out every bottle of wine they had today.
“So what name did you use? Judging by your skill, I doubt you had just any sobriquet……”
Baek Hae-gwang scratched his head as though embarrassed.
“It was nothing much.”
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Then, after draining his cup in one go, he wiped his lips, which were dotted with drops of wine, and casually said,
“Sword Demon.”
Wе b̌n̂о vе̇ l Ёnǔm̄ а
“Hm?”
Glug, glug, glug.
The precious wine with which Wang Geum-san had been filling Baek Hae-gwang’s cup overflowed past the cup’s rim.
“Huh?”
Wang Geum-san suddenly came to his senses, hurriedly set the bottle down, and busied himself.
“Ah, goodness, I am sorry. I think I just misheard something…… Um, so, your sobriquet was……”
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“Ah, yes. I was called Sword Demon. It is a shameful past.”
“…….”
Wang Geum-san’s neck moved awkwardly like a puppet.
Then, when his gaze creaked and turned toward Jin Tae-san,
“…….”
Jin Tae-san’s eyes were also shaking more violently than ever.
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