Dang! Dang! Dang!
An emergency bell rang dizzyingly in the quiet Qingcheng sect. .
The disciples of the Qingcheng sect, who were resting quietly, ran out bewildered. Then came the shocking news that Woo Gunsang had been attacked and killed by an assassin.
“Look for the assassin now!”
“Don’t let go of him!”
All the martial artists scattered across Mount Qingcheng came out and searched for the assassin who killed Woo Gunsang.
A disciple of the Cheongseongpa within the Cheongseongpa. There was also an unprecedented incident where a promising Kigi died after being attacked by an assassin.
Of course, the Qingcheng sect was turned upside down.
In particular, the anger of Woo Jinpyeong, who lost his child, and Muryeongjin, who lost the future of the Qingcheng sect was great.
They looked at the corpse of Woo Gunsang with wretched eyes.
“GUNSAAANG!”
Woo Jinpyeong knelt in front of his son’s body and horribly sobbed.
Woo Jinpyeong, who was like a rock since he had never been shaken even once in Qingcheng sect, was now sobbing defenselessly.
At the sight of Woo Jinpyeong figure, the expressions of the elders of the Qingcheng sect became somber.
“Oh Primordial God. How could our sect endure such an ordeal…”
Muryeongjin closed his eyes and shook his white beard.
Mu Jeong-jin, an elder right below him, approached him.
“Senior brother!”
“Speak, junior brother!”
“We must deal with that child.”
Mu Jeong-jin’s gaze was pointing to the female disciple lying unconscious.
Muryeongjin frowned.
“What do you mean? That child is also a disciple of our sect, and yet you still want to dispose of her?”
“The honor of Gunsang is at stake. If it becomes known to the outside world that he has brought a female disciple during his closed training, the honor of Gunsang will hit rock bottom. He is already dead, so shouldn’t we at least protect his honor?”
“Junior brother!”
Muryeongjin unleashed a mournful roar.
All the other elders flinched, but Mu Jeong-jin continued speaking without changing a single expression on his face.
“What’s done is done. Since Gunsang, the best member of the Qingcheng sect, has died, our sect’s reputation will also collapse.”
Mu Jeong-jin’s voice was as cold as ice.
He was the one who loved Woo Gunsang more than anyone else.
Except for senior brother Ko Yeopjin, who had retired a long time ago, Woo Gunsang was the greatest talent of the Qingcheng sect.
He regarded Woo Gunsang as a talented person who would succeed in his footsteps so he taught him with great care. Although his growth has been slow recently, he has fallen into gloom in the middle, but the fact that he is a talented person who will open up a brilliant future for Qingcheng sect has not changed.
Woo Gunsang’s death was nothing short of deteriorating the future of the Qingcheng sect for at least a decade. His death was more tragic than anyone else, but now was the time to minimize the damage. Otherwise, it would take more than a decade for the sect to recover.
“Clearly, there must be someone who hired the assassin. Someone who would benefit from the fall of Gunsang and the Qingcheng sect. We must not let that happen, no matter what.”
“Urgh…!”
When Mu Jeong-jin spoke so harshly, Muryeongjinin put on a perplexed expression on his face.
“Senior brother…! That shouldn’t be the case! No matter how important the reputation of the sect is, it’s not as important as a human life!”
Among the elders, the Mu Hwajin, who had the mildest disposition, came forward and stopped the Mu Jeong-jin. Then Mu Jeong-jin looked at the other elders and said,
“Is that what all of you think? Do you think it’s okay for the sect’s reputation to fall to the ground like this? If this continues, we will not be able to catch up with the Shaolin or Wudang, but rather the gap will continue to widen and we will be reduced to just some mere sect.”
No one answered.
However, their eyes were not so different from those of Mu Jeong-jin. At the appearance of the elders, Muryeongjin and Mu Hwajin put on a difficult expression.
That was then.
“I’ll do it.”
Woo Jinpyeong, who was weeping in front of his child’s body, stood up.
In his hand was a sword that was stuck in the chest of Woo Gunsang.
“Junior brother!”
Muryeongjinin shouted in surprise, but he could not stop Woo Jinpyeong.
Clang!
Woo Jinpyeong stabbed the sword into the female disciple’s chest.
The woman who already lost reason, vomited blood then died.
“Junior brother Woo! What have you done!?”
Muryeongjinin took the sword from his hand.
Woo Jinpyeong sat down on one spot and shouted.
“Huk-hyuh! What was I supposed to do then? Gunsang was not just the hope of the Qingcheng sect! He was everything to me! As a father, how could I just watch Gunsang’s honor crumble like this?! You can curse me all you like! I dedicated myself to the Qingcheng sect. If you don’t understand this level of inconvenience, I’d rather leave the sect”
There was madness in Woo Jinpyeong’s voice.
At this point, the Muryeongjin and Mu Hwajin had no choice but to understand. What’s more, the act had already happened.
What’s more important is setting it right.
“Huu– For now, let’s just say that the girl came to receive instruction from Gunsang and then died because of the assassin.”
“You thought well.”
“I don’t know if it was a really good decision. I really don’t know.”
As Muryeongjin let out a deep sigh, Mu Jeong-jin’s eyes shone sharply and said,
“Isn’t there something more important than that now?”
“That’s right! We must catch the assassin who’s the culprit in all of this.”
“We must capture him and let him tell us who’s the person behind him.”
“Have the rest of the sects in Sichuan cooperate. For those who refuse to cooperate, let them know that we will take it as a sign that they don’t want to be in Sichuan any longer.”
“I will pass on the words of the sect leader to the Emei, Wudang, Shaolin, and all the other sects. All those involved in this sneak attack will be identified and punished.”
“Huu–!”
When Muryeongjinin’s permission was granted, Mu Jeong-jin led all the elders and went out. As the words of Muryeongjin were delivered to the other sects, the whole of Sichuan was turned upside down.
* * *
Guhwasata’s eyes trembled.
In her hand was a letter tied to a bird’s ankle that came from the Qingcheng sect. The letter included a request for cooperation with the Qingcheng sect.
Words were a request, but considering the prestige of the Qingcheng sect in Sichuan Province, it was no less than a command that could not be refused.
The problem was not the Qingcheng sect’s request for cooperation.
The story was that an assassin had killed Woo Gunsang.
“Is this really true? Did an assassin really kill Woo Gunsang?!”
It was unbelievable news. But there was no reason not to believe it.
It was a letter from the Qingcheng sect, not anywhere else. They had no reason to lie to the Emei sect.
“Unbelievable!”
As Guhwasata clenched her fists, the letter was crumpled and ripped.
“Master, has Woo Gunsang really been assassinated?”
Jeonghwa asked carefully.
She was one of the few people who shared the secret with the Elderly Master of Brilliance.
Of course, she knew the full story of this event.
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