“It is certain that they infiltrated through this mansion.”
Cheongyeop made a slight impression on Cheongsan’s tired voice. Just finding the assassin’s infiltration route has already consumed a lot of mental energy. Finding its traces was as laborious as finding a needle on a sandy beach.
Dozens of times he searched for a place where he could infiltrate, but he couldn’t find any traces. In the end, they had to change direction and reason by analyzing the most efficient penetration route from the assassin’s point of view rather than looking for traces.
In doing so, they found the mansion to the west of Thunder Gates.
Cheongyeop questioned whether the assassins had actually used the mansion where there were many people, but he had no choice but to follow Cheongsan’s inference..
“He’s a clever guy. He purposely picked a place where people can see the most. It’s the same reason that if you want to hide a tree, it’s best to hide it in the forest.”
Cheongsan seemed to have a strong sense of pride for the assassin whom he did not know. He was completely focused as he searched for the assassin’s whereabouts.
The disciples who had come with him, at his command, dispersed and explored the people of the mansion. Even now, the people of the mansion held their breath and watched the masters of the Qingcheng sect.
They had thus become accustomed to being on the lookout for strangers other than themselves.
Cheongsan was sure that if he asked them, he would find out the stranger who had visited that day.
He also lived in such a place before entering the Qingcheng sect, so he knew the habits of the people well. He was confident that he would be able to find the whereabouts of the assassin before this evening.
But to his surprise, until the sun went down, he did not once meet any person from the mansion who testified that they saw a stranger that day.
“No, does this make sense? That many people didn’t see a stranger that day.”
Cheongsan muttered with a puzzled expression on his face. Cheongyeop comforted him.
“Maybe the assassin broke in through another route, so don’t be heartbroken.”
“That doesn’t make any sense. This is obviously the best route.”
“Hu! It’s getting late today, so let’s try again tomorrow.”
“But…”
“Think of the other disciples as well.”
At that moment, Cheongsan looked at his disciples.
The second and third generation disciples were looking at Cheongsan with a straight face. They were very tired from exploring Cheongsan’s command all day.
It was unreasonable to push them further.
“I apologize, everyone. Amitabha! Then we’re going to rest today at a guesthouse and look for the assassin again tomorrow.”
“You thought well.”
“But, is there a guest house for this person to stay?”
“Why do we go to a guest house? When you go to Chengdu, there is the Golden Gates.”
“Oh!”
Cheongsan let out a sigh.
Golden Gate is a sect closely related to the Qingcheng sect. They were located north of the Chengdu, ready to provide accommodation for the Qingcheng sect a at any time.
“We must hurry to enter the Golden Gate.”
“Okay, let’s go.”
“Yes!”
The two left Jintang County with the disciples of the Qingcheng sect
In order to get to the Golden Gates, one had to pass through the downtown area of Chengdu.
As the dozens of disciples moved, people looked at them with curious eyes. It was because they recognized that they were the masters of the Qingcheng sect.
It was not easy to see the disciples of the Qingcheng sect on the streets, no matter how strong they were. It was even rarer for such a large number of disciples to travel in a group.
People looked at the disciples of the Qingcheng sect as if they were a rare spectacle.
Cheongyeop was concerned about the gaze of those people, but he worked hard to pretend he was calm and moved on. But when he arrived at the center of Chengdu, his footsteps had no choice but to stop.
It was because of a group of people walking from the opposite side.
Unlike the disciples of the Qingcheng sect, the other group was dominated by women.
Cheongyeop’s expression turned cold. Because he knew the identity of the opponent.
“Emei sect!”
They were the disciples of the Emei sect and Baekhwabang, whose main focus was on Jeonghwa. The Emei sect also recognized the disciples of the Qingcheng sect.
“The disciples of the Qingcheng sect are coming down here.”
Jeonghwa’s expression, who was at the forefront, changed terribly. With a look as if she was about to devour them, she glared at the Qingcheng sect’s disciples including Cheongyeop.
It was the same for the disciples of the Qingcheng sect.
Chaeeng!
When the disciples of the Qingcheng sect unsheath their swords in unison, the martial artists of the Emei sect took out their weapons as well.
A sudden tension flowed between the two forces. But they did not clash. It was because they believed that a sudden clash without any preparation would only lead to destruction.
Cheongyeop raised his hand to make the disciples restrain themselves, and then stepped forward.
Of course, on the side of the Emei sect, Jeonghwa came out.
“It’s been a while, Jeonghwa.”
“Heh! What did you come down here for? To eat? If you got a nickname called White Sword Crane, you should live in the mountains like a crane.”
“Are you not coming down because of something urgent, Jeonghwa? It would be overwhelming just to protect the main sect, but you have the time to worry about other things, no, do you not understand the situation properly?”
“Cheongyeop! Shut that mouth.”
“Heh! The fart guy got angry. That’s exactly the case. Who created this situation in the first place dares to shout it out?”
Explosive momentum flowed from Jeonghwa and Cheongyeop.
Although they started fighting seven years ago, the two were friends before that. It was clear that the both of them would lead the Emei sect and the Qingcheng sect, so they greeted each other right away.
The situation suddenly changed after the assassination of Woo Gunsang seven years ago. When it was revealed that the person who commissioned the assassination was the Emei sect, the Qingcheng sect erupted.
Due to his uncontrollable anger, Mu Jeong-jin attacked the disciples of the Emei sect who had entered the underground cave with him.
Jeonghwa was also there.
Jeonghwa had to face the humiliation of escaping with only a few disciples.
The Emei sect pleaded innocent, saying that it was nothing more than a delusional accusation. The public opinion of Sichuan Province was divided because the Qingcheng sect could not provide any clear evidence other than Mu Jeong-jin’s words.
The Qingcheng sect was greatly outraged by the Emei sect’s behavior who was denying it to the end.
In the end, the two sects clashed violently, inflicting numerous casualties.
After that, they collided frequently, and the emotional rift deepened as time went on.
Jeonghwa looked at Cheongyeop with eyes full of malice. She wanted to kill all of the Cheongyeop and Qingcheng sect disciples right away, but given the opponent’s power, it would not be easy to do so.
Even the martial artists of the White Flower Room joined, so the weight was still inclined towards the Qingcheng sect. The results of the last few big clashes show that the Qingcheng sect was stronger.
Yong Seol-ran who was beside Jeonghwa whispered.
“Now is the time to step down. If we clash with them for no reason, our damage will be greater.”
“Quiet. Are you talking about escaping in front of the Qingcheng sect? Aren’t you ashamed?”
Jeonghwa criticized Yong Seol-ran.
Yong Seol-ran sighed and backed away when her words didn’t reach Jeonghwa. Jeonghwa looked at Cheongyeop again and said,
“Did you ordered the assassination after knowing that the young master of the Thunder Gates and the sect leader of the White Flower Room were having an affair? That’s amazing. Qingcheng sect! You threw all the people in the trash.”
“Where are you going to dig your ears? You’ve invested seven years to kill the most promising member of our sect. Where did you learn such devotion? Oh! Of course, you learned from your master, the Abbess of Nine Calamities.”
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