A moment ago…
“Aren’t you stepping back too easily, Sahyung?”
Hearing the words of Hyun Beop, Hyun Tang smiled,
“A perfect victory is a good thing to hear. But a victory that leaves no room for the opponent to strike back is the proper move.”
“Um. Surely….”
“Of course, if I had pushed Hyun Jong a bit more, we might have strengthened our positions a little more. But didn’t you see it? With the disciples following Hyun Jong, would we have gained anything by pushing them like that?”
Of course, Hyun Beop had seen it too.
The sight of the disciples being hostile to them.
‘Mount Hua is heading backwards.’
This would have been unimaginable when they belonged to the sect.
No matter how much they had sinned, they were still former disciples, so how could the current disciples act so openly hostile to them?
“It is right to step back now. Thanks to that, Hyun Jong knows his position.”
“It is probably a fatal hit, announcing that he isn’t the legitimate sect leader.”
“Yes.”
Hyun Tang smiled slyly.
In the end, the position of sect leader was inherited from their ancestors. Hyun Jong surely claimed to be the sect leader, but no one would say that Hyun Tang was not the sect leader appointed by the previous elders.
Hyun Tang only left the sect, he didn’t give up on the position.
“When I saw him coming out that stubbornly and then back down, he must have felt a lot of stumbling feelings.”
Hyun Tang didn’t respond to Hyun Beop’s words, instead saying with a strange smile,
“But looking at what he did today, he doesn’t seem like he will step down that easily.”
“People never give up what they have gained that easily. Where was Mount Hua before this? Of course, he is being greedy.”
Hyun Tang smiled,
“But this is why he is easy to deal with. A noble Taoist who is stuck on a mountain and cultivates the Tao, not ruled by the laws of the world, is tough to understand, but those who are greedy are easy to predict.”
Hyun Beop looked at Hyun Tang and smiled.
In any case, it was as if they won today. Because they managed to escape the attempt of Hyun Jong trying to expel them and obtained more time to stay here.
As time passed, the position of Hyun Jong would become weaker, and theirs would rise.
“So.”
Hyun Tang got up, and said to the others,
“Until now, we have only worked to the starting line, but we have more work to do for the future. Right now, the disciples of Mount Hua are siding with their sect leader. It will make things easier for you if you get close to them. Do you understand?”
“Do not worry, Grandfather.”
“Just coax those who do nothing but practice martial arts in the mountains.”
“I will do so perfectly.”
Hearing the lively response, Hyun Tang nodded. And then he smiled.
‘Hyun Jong… you cheeky bastard.’
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ROMHS Chap 151 - 350
ActionThe 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...
