The good-natured face of the taoist, who had been laughing so hard until now, had disappeared. The light in his eyes also faded and was replaced by cold, unfeeling eyes.
Tae Kwang, who had been snickering from the side, also hardened like a stone statue.
Until a while ago, he would always throw a side remark at his Master’s words, but now he didn’t say a word.
Jjorreuk!
Woo Pyeong filled his glass with alcohol.
But he didn’t drink. He just rubbed the glass with his finger.
When he heard the news, he couldn’t believe it easily. That’s why he thought that all the big minority brains of the Wudang sect were groundless rumors.
It was already a year ago when he heard the news that a star of death had appeared in Sichuan. The information he got did not arrive through official means. He just heard through merchants traveling to and from Sichuan Province.
The news deserved to be dismissed as nonsense.
Among the news which merchants bring, there were only a few instances where they did not make a mountain of a molehill.
One assassin taking down the Emei sect and the Qingcheng sect?
It was such an unbelievable story that he thought it was absurd.
However, the reaction of the Wudang sect was different.
“My senior brother told me that he needed to find out more. So I asked the Hao clan for information. But the Hao clan was somehow reluctant to sell it to us. Can you believe it? Those gold-hungry people hesitating to sell information? So it was from then that we recognized the seriousness of the situation.”
In recent hundreds of years, few sects have had as many ups and downs as the Wudang sect.
They had suffered so much damage that they had to worry about the survival of their sect, pay the price and be criticized by the world.
Whenever they were in such a crisis, the Wudang sect broke through head-on by displaying the potential it had built up since their ancestors.
Thanks to this, they were able to almost regain their former prowess, but they never let their guard down.
It is deeply imprinted in their hearts that all the crises that the Wudang sect have experienced so far began with their carelessness and ignorance.
Although it was not possible to create a separate organization in charge of information due to their nature based on Taoism, they always kept a keen eye on the trends of the world.
That’s why they didn’t overlook the unbelievable news from Sichuan and investigated it in detail.
“The rumors were surprisingly true. That a single assassin managed to simultaneously bring down two traditional sects. We wouldn’t have believed it if we hadn’t investigated it ourselves.”
Woo Pyeong’s eyes were fixed on Pyo-wol’s face.
“We searched everywhere to find out the identity of the assassin. But no one in Chengdu was willing to talk about the unknown assassin. Can you believe it? The fact that there were many people in Sichuan, yet many are reluctant to talk about it because of their fear. No matter how Sichuan tends to be closed off and has a lot of resistance against outsiders, the people there don’t talk about the assassin as if they had made a promise.”
“……….”
“I invested quite a bit of manpower and money, but I only found out a few things. The first one is regarding the appearance of the assassin. He is said to be more beautiful than a woman and has a prominent appearance. And now, the man in front of me also has such a beautiful appearance. .”
“Is there a second one?”
“I also found out the assassin’s name with great difficulty. They say his name is Pyo-wol, isn’t it strange? He has the same name as you.”
Woo Pyeong looked straight at Pyo-wol’s face.
Pyo-wol also looked at Woo Pyeong without saying a word.
“When I first heard the name, I couldn’t have imagined that you were the said reaper of Sichuan Province. But looking at your face, I was sure. There is no other face like you in the world, and even more people with the same name exist. Don’t you think so?”
“So why ask when you already know everything?”
“I just wanted to check, because I don’t want to be vaguely sure, you don’t know, but it’s not once or twice that the main faction went over so bluntly and saw blood.”
“That’s right.”
“Hoo!”
The moment Pyo-wol answered, Woo Pyeong sighed.
Complex emotions were evident on his face.
‘The rumors were true.’
No one knows how shocked he was when he first heard about him.
The Emei sect and the Qingcheng sect were still huge sects that at one point, stood shoulder to shoulder with the Wudang sect. Since he was also a member of an old traditional sect, the Wudang sect had no choice but to feel special feelings for them.
The Emei sect and the Qingcheng sect were by no means weak sects.
Although their reputation declined because they did not participate in the War of the Demons and Heavens, their foundation was as great as that of the Wudang sect.
So he couldn’t help but be astonished at the fact that those two sects suffered such a huge blow that they chose to close off their doors because of just one assassin.
In the old days, Kwonma single-handedly drove the huge power of the demonic cult out of Jianghu.
And in recent times, even Gwangmumun’s sect leader.
Those two changed the world by themselves.
In this way, beings that cannot be understood by common sense sometimes appear in Jianghu, changing the flow that many have taken for granted so far.
Each time such a person appears, Jianghu would shake greatly and greet a new era.
Those who joined the new trend or sects would be greatly revived, while those that did not were weeded out.
There were times when even the Wudang sect would be weeded out. That is why they react more sensitively to the birth of a new trend than anyone else.
It was unknown whether Pyo-wol would really become a new powerhouse in Jianghu, but it was clear that he was a new kind of martial artist that did not exist before.
‘An assassin.’
When people think of assassins, they often think of cowardly people who rely on ambushes.
In fact, most assassins preferred to attack secretly.
This is why strong people usually looked down on such assassins and feared them. To the warriors who preferred a fair confrontation, the assassins were bound to be seen as cowardly.
For this reason, the evaluation of Pyo-wol was divided within the Wudang sect. Some said there was no reason to regard him highly because his achievements were gained from cowardice while others said he was great because it was still a skill to attack secretly.
In the case of Woo Pyeong, it was the latter.
He also considered secret attacks as an ability.
If one’s ability is not backed up, no matter how much a person hides and attacks secretly, the desired result cannot be obtained.
No matter what cowardly measures Pyo-wol took, the fact still remains that he managed to deal a great blow to huge forces such as the Emei sect and the Qingcheng sect.
It was a feat that no ordinary assassin dared to attempt.
So, Woo Pyeong highly appreciated Pyo-wol.
Pyo-wol was the kind of person who was bad to have as an enemy.
‘If I have such a person as my enemy, there will be no end to the aftermath.’
Some would dismiss an assassin, saying there’s nothing to be afraid of, but that would a complacent idea.
Woo Pyeong asked cautiously,
“Why did you come to Baokang? Do you have any business with the Wudang sect?”
“I’m just passing by.”
“Really?”
“I have no reason to lie.”
“That’s fortunate. To us, the Wudang sect.”
Woo Pyeong let out a sigh of relief.
It’s not that he’s afraid of Pyo-wpol, but he did not want to clash with him when there’s no problem.
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