Chapter 224: Beauties

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Cheol Ryu-heun and Divine wind, having vanished in an instant far beyond White Peak Sword Sect’s exterior.

Qidiao Gon and others sweeping the training ground floor stared blankly at the empty sky in that direction and clicked their tongues.

The number of workers had increased considerably in recent days.

Including the existing personnel, there were now thirty in total.

Qidiao Family head Brilliant Sword Hero Qidiao hwang had dispatched unpaid volunteer labor as promised.

“HEOH… A ray of light, a ray of light.”

“WOW. At this rate, might he fly through the sky like that dog in books collecting old stories? You know, the one that’s said to be neither dog nor bird…”

“I know. I’ve read it too. The yellow dog that flies by spinning its tail like a windmill. Well, I don’t know what madman first wrote it, but.”

“HEY, no matter what, a dog flying in the sky is a bit… It’s not some legendary dragon.”

Soon, the workers quietly exchanged glances and nodded.

Because the same thought had suddenly occurred to them.

That if it was Cheol Ryu-heun, even that might be possible…

Amid that.

“HAP!”

“CHA-AT!”

“YAP!”

A series of ki shouts that hadn’t stopped since early dawn reverberated through the training grounds.

It was precisely the Yaksha Squad including Tae Sa-ja.

Currently, those eleven were each holding swords and receiving instruction from Azure Mark Sword Seol Pan-gyo.

Qidiao Gon, having glanced at their appearances, let out a soundless laugh.

‘HUT. What a rare sight. For the eldest son of Azure Heaven Sword Sect’s Leader to come here and teach basics to bandit-origin people…’

The array of members was impressive anew.

Former Nine Demon Alliance Leader Gal Jung-heon who had achieved rejuvenation, Seop Pyo who was an existence of mythical stature in the assassin path, Ye Woon-rang who had inherited Ascending Heaven Sword Dragon’s true transmission, Namgung Sang-rin of Nine Grade Martial Bones and direct bloodline of the Namgung Family, Hae Su-yeon who as the Enchanting Flower Sword’s owner had completed the awakening of the Heavenly Demon Incarnation, and adding to that, Cui Lan who possessed genius-level ability…

Was it only the Guest Retainer?

The executive staff’s strength was also splendid.

Elder White Mountain Sword Exellence Yeop Hwon and Chief Supervisor White Flash Sword Tiger Hyeop Mu-geuk had achieved the rare fortuitous encounter of cleansing hair and marrow and complete body transformation, and the Guyang Three Brothers who were instructors had also shockingly skyrocketed in their martial arts.

Furthermore, even the roughly one hundred disciples had entered full-scale process of growing into ultra-first-rate swordsmen.

The tree called White Peak Sword Sect was thus growing rapidly day by day.

He could picture it in his mind.

The martial world’s landscape that would be completely reorganized around Cheol Ryu-heun and White Peak Sword Sect in the future…

No.

It had already begun.

Because Sect Leader Cheol Ryu-heun, through his recent achievements, had been acknowledged as the undisputed “Hunan’s Number One Martial God.”

Qidiao Gon resumed sweeping while murmuring inwardly.

‘White Peak Sword Sect is ready to welcome a new golden age. Now no one can carelessly flap their lips.’

This is why you never know about life.

At that moment, an angry voice flashed through his mind.

-Do not judge someone’s character by money and background alone! Outrageous! After you’ve done such a thing, with what face can this head of the Family face Sect Leader Cheol!

It was his uncle Qidiao hwang’s scolding.

He was reminded to reflect again.

Why hadn’t he heeded his elder’s words?

‘It’s Self-Inflicted. Let me not forget. That I’m here now as an act of repentance for past mistakes. If I dedicate myself to work with a sincere heart… Won’t Sect Leader Cheol-nim also give me an opportunity for martial achievement or some teaching?’

Thus Qidiao Gon poured his heart into sweeping.

As if trying to cleanly sweep away his past wrongs of looking down on and persecuting Cheol Ryu-heun along with the dust.

Before long, as morning roll call time approached, sect personnel gathered one by one at the training grounds.

But suddenly.

TOK, TOK, TOK.

Someone came and lightly knocked on the main gate.

Following that, a delicate voice flowed inside.

“UM… I’m sorry for the early hour. Is anyone in?”

It was surely the dulcet voice of a woman.

The Guyang Three Brothers, delighted, moved without anyone going first and opened the main gate.

Simultaneously.

“KKYA-K!”

A sharp scream burst out.

It was the woman who had knocked on the main gate.

At that, the disciples inside shook their heads.

Clearly she was startled by the goblin-like faces of those three.

Soon, after the Guyang Three Brothers calmed the woman with a brief introduction, they brought her into the training grounds.

Immediately after, the disciples exclaimed in admiration with entranced expressions.

“WOW…”

“WH-WHAT?”

“CRAZY.”

Because the face of the woman who had entered following Guyang Cheon and others was too beautiful.

A mature beauty in her twenties.

On the other hand, her attire was ordinary.

However, it was a beauty that couldn’t be concealed even by shabby clothes.

Could a bare face be that pretty, they wondered.

She was a beauty with a different charm from the sect’s Hae Su-yeon.

The woman, having spotted Seol Pan-gyo on the far side of the training grounds, briefly lit up before formally announcing her identity.

“HELLO. I’m… called Mae Yak-bang.”

Everyone buzzed with surprise.

Jade Robe Swallow Lady Mae Yak-bang.

The second daughter of Mae Pung, current Sect Leader of the Soaring Swallow Sword Sect, a renowned orthodox sect within Hunan Province, and a rising female master combining talent and beauty, had visited White Peak Sword Sect.

At that moment, Chief Supervisor Hyeop Mu-geuk offered words of welcome.

“Welcome. As it happens, I’ve heard about you from Sect Leader-nim.”

“Chief Supervisor Hyeop-nim, please speak to me comfortably. Since I’m obviously a subordinate…”

“Alright. HAHAHA. Let’s do that.”

When Hyeop Mu-geuk answered with a gentle smile, Yeop Hwon also spoke with a benevolent smile.

“HOHOHO. Another lovely girl has entered this place. Let’s get along well from now on.”

Mae Yak-bang, having bowed her head respectfully, spoke with a flushed complexion.

“Everyone must already know. My past mistakes… Shameless as it is… I humbly ask for your care. I’ll prove my inner remorse through my conduct.”

Cheers were heard here and there.

As Mae Yak-bang, one of Hunan’s Eight Great Beauties, joined, the bachelor disciples in particular looked excited.

Cui Lan, who had been silently watching, approached her.

“Nice to meet you sister Mae. I’m Cui Lan.”

“AH, yes. Nice to meet you.”

“HM. I’ll just ask directly. Do you like Sect Leader Cheol?”

“Pardon?”

“It’s A very important matter to me, so I’d like an honest answer.”

Before Cui Lan’s bold question, Mae Yak-bang stammered in embarrassment.

“N-NO… Why…?”

“AH! Really? For real? For real real?!”

“Of Course .”

“What a relief! HUHU. I was a bit worried. Having just one pretty sister over there is overwhelming enough.”

When Cui Lan turned around with those words, Hae Su-yeon smiled and waved her hand.

Meanwhile, the disciples cheered again.

Dreaming of the possibility of romance with the beautiful Mae Yak-bang.

Soon Cui Lan asked.

“Then do you not have one?”

At that, Mae Yak-bang asked back.

“HM? What do you mean?”

“Someone you like in your heart.”

“AH…”

Mae Yak-bang’s gaze, having trailed off, settled somewhere.

It was where Seol Pan-gyo was.

Currently, he was absorbed in teaching Tae Sa-ja and others without paying attention to the surrounding situation, fulfilling his assigned task.

Mae Yak-bang’s eyes turned dreamy.

‘I’m glad he’s here.’

Cui Lan, seeing that, smiled while her eyes sparkled.

“HUHUT. So then, do you like Brother Seol?”

Startled Mae Yak-bang waved her hands dismissively.

“NO. WH-WHAT… We just know each other, so I was just looking…”

But why were her lips drawing a shy smile?

At that moment, Cui Lan hit the mark.

“AHA! Unrequited love?”

“AH…”

“That’s it. Unrequited love. Sister, you’re cute.”

Mae Yak-bang, whose face had reddened even more, covered her cheeks with both hands.

“AIYU, REALLY… So embarrassing… Stop it.”

Somehow, a reaction that didn’t deny anything.

The faces of bachelor disciples who saw that crumpled like wrinkled paper.

KEUK, everyone only likes handsome guys!

Dirty World, just perish!

* * *

“WELCOME! HAAA… The more I see you, the more handsome you are. My head is spinning! My heart is pounding wildly! Take me! Owner!”

Cheol Ryu-heun cast an indifferent gaze at Red Cat Merchant Guild Leader Hui Bu-yong’s coquettish fussing.

“Really, you never change.”

“HUHU. My goodness. I mean it though. Why, you don’t like me? How sad. I may not be like my youth, but I still get told I’m pretty wherever I go.”

“Noisy, just take this.”

Cheol Ryu-heun spoke languidly and set down one large item on the floor to the side.

“What is that?”

“The Shed skin of Blood-Eye Black Divine Python.”

“…!”

“I can’t be bothered to explain the details, so don’t ask, just use that to make martial attire for me to wear.”

“Martial Attire… The finest craftsman of this era’s skill will be needed.”

“Of Course .”

“Yes, understood. Leave it to me. Ah, and the swords made from Meteoric iron, I was planning to send them to White Peak Sword Sect soon. They’re almost finished.”

No sooner had Hui Bu-yong’s words ended than Cheol Ryu-heun tossed a scroll onto the desk.

“Handle this too.”

Hui Bu-yong, having hastily checked the contents, wore an astonished expression.

“GOOD HEAVENS…!”

She couldn’t help it.

The scroll’s contents were related to the location of Crimson Crow iron, an extremely rare mineral of the highest quality.

‘WOW, the Meteoric iron obtained before was just a sample.’

Crimson Crow iron was so rare that it might or might not be discovered in minute quantities once every hundred years.

Its standing was comparable to ten-thousand-year cold iron and Adamantine Unbreakable Iron…

Its price was also at a level matching those two.

Cheol Ryu-heun soon turned around as if his business was done and spoke.

“Request cooperation from the Qidiao Escort Agency. And tell them to have experts from the Qidiao Sword Family accompany them too. It would be troublesome if something unexpected happened during transport.”

Thus he closed the door and disappeared.

TAK.

Hui Bu-yong, alone in the office, rolled her round eyeballs calculating the value of this matter, then.

“TRULY CRAZY!”

She sprang up and shouted.

The abacus beads that had floated in her mind shattered and scattered.

This couldn’t be calculated.

Hui Bu-yong, having grabbed the scroll, rushed out with an excited face.

“MANAGER NO! Manager No, where are you hiding! Prepare a carriage immediately! And prepare divorce papers! I am forever my Owner’s person!”

* * *

A certain secluded hill in the Shaanxi region.

A man in his thirties was waiting for someone with an anxious expression.

‘HM, it’s about time they appeared…’

It was Won Song, vice squad commander of the Ximen Family’s Swift Squad’s Third Squad.

At that moment.

Together with a slight presence, a figure appeared nearby.

It was a woman with a face so beautiful it could stop one’s breath.

Her forehead seemed like it was carved from pure jade, the two eyes beneath it were brilliant like black gems, and her nose bridge and lips also appeared as if drawn by a world-class painter.

A beauty impossible to describe in words.

Yeom Sang-a, the adopted daughter of Sun Moon Demon Cult Leader Sun Moon Demon Saint Aryun-nan.

“AH, you’ve arrived!”

Won Song quickly showed courtesy and handed over a report.

Yeom Sang-a, having received it and checked the contents, wore surprised eyes.

“IS this really… true? No, how did Cheol Ryu-heun…”

At that, Won Song spoke with a grave expression.

“Yes. This is what we witnessed directly.”

But at that moment.

SEUK.

A pitch-black person shadow silently appeared not far from them.