◈ Keungpan (2)
“It looks like he is an unusual thief, so please stay back, Buntaju.”
Hwasun-gyeong spoke to the middle-aged man with a neat mustache who was standing next to her.
He was the head of the Daegeumsangdan Hwaeum Bunta here.
The day we went was market day, and as it happened, tomorrow was the day the Hwasan faction had promised to receive money from Daegeumsangdan.
And Hwasun-kyung checked the money that came into the warehouse, just in case. He came to Bunta today to protect the money.
After seeing that Buntaju was retreating, Hwasungyeong straightened his posture and confronted the man in black.
Although the man in black easily blocked his plum sword technique, he was not particularly worried that he would be defeated.
In the first place, Hwasungyeong also suddenly performed a martial arts attack when the warehouse door suddenly opened.
He believed that if he were to fight him sincerely, he, the elder of the Great Volcano Sect, had no chance of defeat.
And that pride became his downfall.
While Hwasun-gyeong was taking a leisurely stance, Mu-jin was also already ready to fight with his entire body.
The moment when Hwasun-gyeong swung her sword and tried to draw a plum blossom.
thud!!
Mu-jin, who had bet his whole body, made an immolation with a huge Jin-kak sound and stretched out his fist towards Hwasun-gyeong.
In the meantime, Hwasungyeong, who is said to be an elder of volcanoes in his own way, hurriedly turned his sword and blocked the fist of the man in black.
Jang!!!
The problem was the ridiculous power that Mujin had in his fist.
Elder Hwasun-kyung, unable to withstand the enormous amount of shock generated during the collision, was pushed away at an incredible speed.
In an instant, he passed by Buntaju, who was retreating, and crashed into the back wall of the warehouse.
bang!!!!
Even then, his body, unable to relieve its strength, ended up falling on the floor, breaking the back wall of the warehouse while drinking heavily.
Hwasun-gyeong fainted with blood streaming from the corner of her mouth due to internal injuries suffered during the fight, and even then, she was still holding the sword with her right hand.
Let’s take a moment to look at him, who can be considered a model for prosecutors. Mujin turned his gaze and gestured towards Buntaju, who was standing blankly.
“Hyung.”
“Yes, yes Daehyeop! “Well, just say the word!”
It was Buntaju who called Daehyeop to someone whose face was not even visible through the mask.
Mujin must have liked that way of dealing, as he curled up his mouth, which was hidden behind a mask, and spoke.
“Put the small and most valuable items here in order.”
“W-I wonder if it’s possible!”
“Do you have any idea what will happen if you get caught pranking?”
Buntaju slowly turned his gaze, looked at Hwasun-gyeong who had passed out through the wall, and swallowed his saliva.
And Buntaju, who had made up his mind, moved like a martial arts expert and began sweeping the items in the warehouse onto the cloth held out by Mujin.
Mujin, who quickly saw that the cloth was full, tied it and draped it over his shoulder and looked at Buntaju.
“Okay, now we have to finish.”
“Finish it? “What is that?”
“If it’s all robbed and you’re still fine, won’t you be suspicious?”
“ah… … .”
In that short period of time when Buntaju let out an exclamation, Mujin’s hand moved like a beam of light.
puck!
In an instant, Buntaju’s face was hit, and several teeth spurted out along with blood from his mouth.
thud.
Buntaju fainted immediately and fell to the floor.
Although I was able to control my strength, it would probably take a few days for the swelling on my face to go down.
And it was about time Mujin left the warehouse with the wrapping cloth on his shoulder.
“What a guy!”
“Kill it!!”
Those who had gathered after hearing the explosion caused by Hwasun-gyeong destroying the warehouse appeared one by one.
However, they are warriors who belong to a merchant family, not a gang of old people.
It was impossible to stop Mujin at the level of warriors working in a branch rather than the main branch of Daegeumsangdan.
Mujin easily defeated the warriors who blocked him and blew the whistle he had prepared in advance.
Beep!
And not long after the whistle sounded, a whistle sounded on the other side as well.
‘It looks like he managed to escape.’
It was something I had promised before I first entered this place.
When Mujin gives a signal with his whistle, he escapes without looking back. I was told to head to the agreed upon location.
However, even after hearing Mu-gyeong and Hye-geol’s whistle, Mu-jin stayed there for a long time and grabbed hold of the warriors.
Just as Hye-geol and Mu-kyung acted as bait when they first visited the warehouse, Mu-jin was meant to act as bait when they escaped.
‘Anyway, it’s dangerous to leave it to those two.’
Even if they hide their military prowess and appearance, if their traces lead to Jongnam, they will eventually be found out.
That’s why Mujin was willing to serve as the last bait.
Silver, cover, and erasing traces were something I had often experienced in the military, and had also been done several times during the great escape after the Yongbongjihoe.
Make sure to take your time among the warriors. Mujin, who belatedly saw the warriors joining, rushed forward.
‘I guess this is enough.’
Mu-jin, who gave up chasing Hye-geol and Mu-gyeong and decided that they were coming to catch him, moved without delay.
thud!
Mujin, who instantly launched himself over the siege net with a single strike loaded with internal energy, reached the wall in his second step, and had already passed through Daegeumsangdan Bunta in his third step.
“Catch it!”
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“Ha!”
In order to chase Mujin, the samurai pursued with all their might, but as time passed, the distance grew further.
When the distance from them has completely grown. Mujin used the shadow ball and Ghost Bo to hide her body in the darkness.
And taking advantage of the darkness of the Hwaeumhyeon alley, he launched himself in the opposite direction he had been moving.
In the first place, Mujin moved in the opposite direction of Jongnam Mountain to attract the enemies.
* * *
Mu-jin arrived at the agreed upon location and joined Mu-gyeong and Hye-geol.
“Are you okay?”
“I didn’t expect Volcanic Sect disciples to show up, but it’s not a big problem.”
While Mu-jin defeats Hwasun-kyung and robs the warehouse. Hye-geol and Mu-gyeong have disposed of all the Hwasan Sect disciples.
But it didn’t kill him. They just left them injured, just like the Jongnam faction suffered.
Not only was it wrong to kill the opponent when they had not crossed the line, but it was better to injure them rather than kill them in such cases.
If the disciples are dead, the Volcanic Sect will turn on their eyes and chase after them, but if there are many injured, shouldn’t they take care of the injured first?
After confirming that the work had ended as planned, Mu-jin headed to Jongnam Mountain with Hye-geol and Mu-gyeong.
We didn’t launch a light attack with all our might like we did last time.
I was careful not to leave any traces for a while, and managed to get far away from Hwaeumhyeon.
They returned to Jongnamsan Mountain with all their might after blending in with the traces of others near the main road where people frequently passed by.
And the time they arrived at Jongnampa was less than three o’clock at most after they left Mt. Jongnam.
* * *
In Hwaeumhyeon, right in front of Hwasanpa, Daegeumsangdan’s Bunta was knocked out.
Even though Hwasungyeong, an elder of the Hwasan Sect, and Choyun, one of the Maehwa Swordsmen, were present there.
No, rather than preventing the incident, Hwasun-gyeong suffered severe internal injuries and Cho-yoon was lying down after being beaten all over.
Naturally, there was an uproar in Hwaeumhyeon and the Hwasan faction, but Mujin, who was a party to this incident, was extremely relaxed.
“Now, let’s do one more round, fifteen times!”
“evil!!”
“Haneaaaa~!!!”
As usual, in the morning, he would divide into two groups and teach the Jongnam sect disciples about iron quality, and in the afternoon, he would do his own exercises to prevent muscle loss.
In the meantime, I was only able to check the dynamics of Hwaeumhyeon and the volcano through letters handed down from time to time from Cheonryu Sangdan.
“Hmm. “What kind of confidence is this?”
Even though they made a fuss in Hwaeumhyeon, Hwasan did not break the front lines in places where they were confronting Jongnam, including Xian.
It was said that most of the major masters, with only a very small number of plum blossom swordsmen and elders, were sent to bases including Xi’an.
Instead, the method they chose was to send some of the second or third greatest disciples to Hwaeumhyeon.
“I guess I need a lesson.”
The big lesson is that if you don’t strictly secure your door, thieves can break in again.
* * *
One day, about 10 days after robbing Daegeum Sangdan.
As evening approached, Mu-jin, Mu-gyeong, and Hye-geol left Jongnam Mountain.
However, the place they went to was not Hwaeumhyeon.
Daeryeo-hyeon is located just north of Hwaeum-hyeon, and is a little further away in terms of distance from Jongnam.
Conversely, since it is the second closest to a volcano after Hwaeum-hyeon, it could be said to be a prefecture dominated by volcanic waves in its own way.
“Let’s start from there first.”
Mujin said, pointing to a kiru in the lower street of Daeryeohyeon.
According to the information provided by Cheonryu Sangdan and Gyeongjae, the ostensible owner is Baji, but in reality, it is Giru run by the Hwasan Sect.
As expected, as I approached the base, there was a flag with the Hwasan Sect’s plum blossom pattern hanging at the entrance, and several Hwasan Sect disciples were acting as guards on the first floor, pretending to eat food.
“… … “Even though it is a place run by a volcano, it would be problematic to attack ordinary civilians.”
These were the words of Hye-geol, who looked like a thief or assassin to anyone.
Mu-kyung, who was watching the situation from the side, also nodded as if in agreement.
“Of course, the civilians are not touched. All we have to do is beat up the Huashan Sect disciples and make the customers leave to avoid fighting.”
Since I was wearing military uniform and clearly saying that I was a disciple of the Hwasan Sect, there was no way I would attack the civilians by mistake.
“Let’s get started!”
In the end, the three stormed into the base and defeated the Hwasan Sect disciples who were guarding them.
After searching Rouge’s room and stealing the money that was supposed to go to the Huashan Sect, he escaped.
Not satisfied with just one place, he left Daerye County only after visiting two additional businesses under the direct control of Hwasan Sect located in Daerye County.
‘At this point, the disciples will be heading towards the volcano, right?’
If the major masters who are confronting Jong-nam return to Hwasan, Jong-nam will also feel much more at ease.
It was Mujin who did this aiming for that kind of result.
A few days later, the news that came from Cheonryu Sangdan was the exact opposite of Mujin’s expectations.
“… … Following Hwaeumhyeon, additional disciples were dispatched to Daeryeohyeon?”
The disciples who were confronting Jongnam were left alone, and additional disciples who remained in the volcano were sent away.
Mujin, who was organizing his thoughts based on the information written in the letter and the information he knew, was able to realize a strange fact.
“So, how many people are left in the volcano?”
No matter how conservatively we estimate it, the number of disciples left in Hwasan was unlikely to be less than a hundred.
Among them, about 40 people must have been injured in the process of opening Hwaeumhyeon and Daeryeohyeon.
If all the information sent from Cheonryu Sangdan was true, the current volcano was in a state no different from Muju Gongsan Mountain.
No matter what, these guys from the prestigious faction are doing such a stupid thing by leaving their main base empty.
While Mujin was feeling puzzled, he was able to realize why they had such a distribution of personnel.
“ah… … “Do you trust that person?”
Certainly, if that person were in a volcano, there would be nothing to fear from attacks from most people.
“Then, I guess I should take this opportunity to see the volcano.”
For some reason, a wry smile appeared on Mujin’s lips.
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