The monks came back and moved the coffin.
In the room where the scent of death hadn’t yet quite faded away, the three of them were looking at each other with heavy eyes.
“Amitabha.”
The Abbot, who didn’t like this situation either, looked at Hyun Jong.
“As Sect Leader knows, we have already found the traces of the demons back in their mountains.”
Chung Myung glanced at Hyung Jong.
“Is that so?”
“Um. Before this competition started, there was a time when such a story was discussed in a place where the sect leaders gathered.”
“The demons…”
Chung Myung thought for a moment.
It could be said that this was an important thing. But finding the traces of demonic martial arts and finding one dead from it were two different things.
“Didn’t Shaolin get this information a step ahead from the other sects? And now that we know, we are bound to take some kind of action.”
“You have commanded the people to look around and to keep watch.”
“Yes. Working with the Beggars Union, we began to chase after them. The order was dropped right before this competition began. But… we lost contact with the person who was scouting the area around the North Sea Ice Palace, so I checked and….”
It meant they found their disciple killed.
Chung Myung frowned.
‘The Demonic Sect in the North Sea?’
No. This wasn’t something to be rushed.
Now, with this information, nothing was certain. One cannot simply assume they know everything until it was fully examined.
“It is extremely important to discover the traces of the Demonic Sect. We have already suffered once from a terrible war. If we ignore this incident, it might eventually lead to another war. Therefore, the central plains have to investigate the North Sea and North Sea Ice Palace.”
“Ugh.”
Hyun Jong nodded his head.
The work or tasks related to the Demonic Sect weren’t something one sect could handle, nor one could ignore.
This was even more of the case for Mount Hua. No matter how many sects there were in the world, was there anyone who didn’t know the resentment the Demonic Sect held for Mount Hua?
“But…”
Hyun Jong frowned a little and coughed a little,
“It is definitely important that the Demonic Sect’s traces are discovered. But I am not sure why Abbot is speaking to us…”
“Sect Leader.”
The Abbot spoke in a firm tone,
“As the sect leader of Shaolin, I wanted to ask one thing.”
He looked at Hyun Jong and Chung Myung. His eyes darkened as he knew what he was saying was unusual, and asked,
“Why doesn’t Mount Hua survey the North Sea?”
“… Yes?”
Hyun Jong was a bit shocked,
“… The North Sea Ice Palace?”
“Yes.”
The Abbot nodded his head. Then, in a low voice, he stated,
“I know it isn’t an easy thing, but there is no place that can do this if not Mount Hua.”
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ROMHS Chap 151 - 350
Hành độngThe 13th disciple of the Mount Hua Sect, one of the greatest third generation swordsmen, the Plum Blossom Sword Saint: Chung Myung. After defeating the Heavenly Demon and ending his reign of chaos, Chung Myung breathed his last on the summit of the...
