Chapter 454 – Blood-Red Sweet Ring
Baekrimyoyang walked behind Neung Yuhwan and looked around.
As is often the case with Taoist sects, the Hwasan sect too could feel traces of a long period of time in its neatly decorated buildings.
Daemunpa, one of the most powerful factions in the world, traces of its long history.
It can be said that Jongnampa is also similar, but Baekrimyoyang could sense only one difference from Jongnam in Hwasan.
“Everyone is eager to practice.”
“Really? Well, it seems like he’s been a little more enthusiastic these days.”
Neung Yu-hwan responded indifferently.
Of course, just because they were Jongnam’s disciples, it did not mean that they were lazy in training, and Baekrimyoyang was only expressing it indirectly.
An atmosphere that is more than just enthusiasm, even though it is not expressed explicitly, there is no doubt that it is exciting.
‘What…?’
However, as an outsider, she had no way of guessing anything more than that, so she had no choice but to give up the question unless Neung Yu-hwan answered.
Because she had much more important business than mere interest.
“Okay, what’s going on? I heard you found someone.”
As soon as Neung Yu-hwan sat down, he asked straight to the point.
It may be because she doesn’t enjoy useless small talk, but it was better for Baekrimyoyang.
“Actually, I have something to ask about your son…”
“You mean Poongyeon?”
“Yes, has anything serious happened to your son in the last few years?”
“It’s such an important matter…?”
Although she spoke somewhat indirectly, Miss Bai Limyao thought that the other person would understand without difficulty.
However, even after some time had passed, she kept asking questions without any proper answers.
“I don’t think there’s anything to guess. Is it something that had something to do with Jong-nam?”
“Yes…?”
‘You really don’t know?’
They wondered if they were trying to get rid of it because it had already had nothing to do with them, but Neung Yu-Hwan sincerely said he didn’t know.
It was a difficult story for her to bring up in the first place, so she tried to talk it out, but there was nothing she could do.
“Hmm…”
After clearing her throat once, she began to speak slowly.
“By any chance, has the Grand Council recently heard of a story that there is a late period in the old faction in which the achievement of martial arts is extremely slow?”
“Hmm, it’s not that rare, is it? I know stories like that happen all the time.”
Neung Yu-hwan said in confusion.
Because the principles of martial arts are truly mysterious, there were cases where the achievement of martial arts suddenly slowed down, while there were also cases where one gained enlightenment overnight and advanced greatly.
Those who have naturally excellent muscles or intellect, or who undergo the ordeal of carving their bones, generally achieve high levels of achievement, but that is not everything.
“If it happens all the time like you said, there’s no reason for me to tell you.”
“…?”
In the past few years, several promising late-stage exponents of the old school suddenly began to stagnate in martial arts.
To be exact, it was a story limited to a few people whose strength suddenly increased after the Kowloon Battle that took place two years ago.
It is not easy for one’s internal energy to increase rapidly unless one has ingested an elixir, but since it is not an uncommon occurrence depending on one’s constitution or one’s special enlightenment, it was a problem that was taken lightly.
After that, the growth of martial arts suddenly began to stagnate, and the adults of the old faction gave up their expectations for a while, but it was probably not something they could take lightly.
“… He said he ate a sweet pill of unknown origin. It was as red as blood.”
In the end, Baekrimyo, who heard the story that her son confessed after much deliberation, talked with her husband, but could not get any good results.
It might be something that causes harm to the body, such as Dokdan or Chunyak, but a pill that does no harm and only increases internal strength was unheard of.
So, I looked into it secretly, and there were several sects that I thought were probably the same.
“Are you really assuming that Poong-yeon is in the same situation? That can’t possibly be the case?”
No matter how indifferent Neung Yu-hwan was to what was going on around him, there was no way he was completely unaware of what was happening to his son.
He had personally confirmed that it had been achieved only recently.
“…”
Baekrimyoyang was also embarrassed.
He wasn’t completely sure, but because of the timing, he thought he might have found a solution.
But he wasn’t even aware that such a situation existed in the first place?
This was because Mae So-hyang, who had obtained information early on, was in a hurry and was never allowed to tell Neung Yu-hwan, but there was no way the two could have guessed that fact.
“Uhm… If you don’t mind…”
“If it’s Poongyeon, it’s not in the main faction.”
Before Baekrimyoyang could finish speaking, Neung Yuhwan answered.
Soon, the Murim Guardians will gather at Hwangbo Family.
Although it is said to be a play-like organization formed by a few late exponents, older masters of the Daemun faction will also gather to follow them.
It was Neung Yu-hwan himself who allowed Neung Pung-yeon to go from Miri because he thought it would be an experience as it was nothing but a prelude to the martial arts competition that would be held in earnest later.
“…”
Meanwhile, Baekrimyoyang’s expression darkened when she heard about the situation.
In the end, didn’t we end up revealing only our secrets without any harvest?
According to Sepyeong, Neung Yu-hwan is not one to easily expose other people’s private information, but he was not in a good mood.
‘Still, I’m glad I didn’t tell you everything…’
There was one thing Baekrimyoyang did not mention.
It was true that if he ate the red sweet pill, his body would faintly emit magical energy.
It is a very faint Magi that can only be felt by those who have purified and built up only the internal power of the Dao Gate without taking elixirs, but what would have happened if that fact had been revealed.
To Baekrimyo Yang, who was feeling fortunate in her heart, Neung Yuhwan opened his mouth.
“Then, the Baekri Women’s Association is going to the Hwangbo Family?”
“Yes, I think that’s probably the case.”
It is said that the Mae Sohyang she was originally looking for was in Sacheon, but seeing that Neung Yu-hwan did not know, it was difficult for her to be sure that she also knew Mae Sohyang.
The most certain thing is to ask Neung Pung-yeon himself.
“I hope it pays off.”
“Thank you.”
In the end, Neung Yu-hwan went out to see Baek Ri-myoyang off to Sanmun as she retreated without any results.
As they walked across the center of the temple grounds, amidst the loud cheers of the disciples, the two did not have any further conversation.
Not only were they not that close of a relationship, but it was easy to guess just by looking at Baekrimyoyang that her mind was in disarray.
“These guys!”
So when Neung Yu-hwan suddenly shouted, Baek Li-myoyang couldn’t help but be surprised.
Looking in the direction where Neung Yu-hwan was looking, she saw several of her young disciples hiding their wooden swords behind them and averting their eyes.
“Have you not heard that it is forbidden to spar without anyone observing, since you are not yet in deep learning?”
“I heard…”
When I heard the circumstances, it seemed that the young disciples had secretly stolen wooden swords and played sword fights.
How much fun would it have been for children who were not good at the horizontal cuts, vertical cuts, and thrusts of the Samjaegeombeop to shout out plum blossom powder and plum toyeom with a wobbly wooden sword?
On the other hand, the children could not be scolded for too long in front of the guest, Baekrimyoyang, so when Neung Yuhwan concluded by saying, ‘I will tell your teachers later to punish you,’ the children were devastated.
In fact, Neung Yu-hwan didn’t even know who the children were, and the teacher didn’t know either, but there was no way the children would have known such circumstances.
How can a young child guess that the words ‘I will scold you later’ scare the child and expect nothing more than to be careful?
Since they didn’t know that reason, one of them, a boy who looked like he was older, opened his mouth urgently.
“Huh, but we just wanted to contribute to this battle!”
‘Hmm?’
At those words, Baekrimyo tilted her head, but Neung Yu-hwan was just giving the child a cold look, so she couldn’t see her expression.
“There will be no need for you to come forward. You shouldn’t.”
With those last words, the young disciples took their innocent brother and ran away in a hurry, but Bai Limyoyang looked at them with an impressive look.
And when the two started walking towards the mountain gate again, Baekli Myoyang opened her mouth.
“It looks like Volcano is planning to take an active role in this matter?”
“…? Isn’t it obvious?”
In Gangho, which had maintained peace for a long time, chaos was about to break out again.
Because the opponent was not a demonic cult, Jongnam’s plan was to generally watch the situation and focus on reducing damage as much as possible by appointing only a few top experts.
“For what purpose is the Gu Sect, and for what purpose is Hwasan? If an evil enemy appears in the river, it must be crushed with all our might.”
But the volcano seemed very different.
Even in the eyes of Neung Yu-hwan, who answered in a low voice, the subtle heat that Bai Li-myoyang felt throughout the volcano wave was conveyed.
Do you want to overcome evil enemies and become a powerful hero?
Is this the difference between the Hwasan faction, which has a transcendent master and is increasing its power, and the Jongnam faction, which remains at a standstill due to the lack of a worthy master?
Bai Limyoyang had a strange feeling that the Hwasan Sect seemed to be accepting Kang Hao’s confusion as if they had been waiting for it.
