Chapter 193: Chapter 193

“But I do not know if the children will be alright.”

The three people walked along the road, chatting amiably.

In their plodding steps, they looked completely relaxed.

Even though someone might be fighting a fierce battle where lives were at stake somewhere right now, their leisure did not easily fade.

“Chu Mun-won, that guy seemed stronger than expected?”

“He was better than Ma Jang-gang.”

Dan Woo-hyun nodded and replied.

The energy he revealed outwardly was like that. Then how great would his hidden power be? Even if Namgung So-hye and Gwon Mu-jin joined forces, Chu Mun-won was at a level they could never defeat.

“But what is the reason you sent the two? It would have been better if we went instead…?”

“Because they will push him hard.”

Even so, it did not mean the two were weak. Although they might not win, they could push him to some extent.

Gwon Mu-jin and Namgung So-hye had learned from high-level masters and had the strength to break through crises in any situation.

They would suffer some injuries, but they would not die.

“But is that not insufficient?”

“Indeed, if only the two of them do it.”

At the cryptic words, Sa Do-hak and Namgung Cheon expressed their doubt. However, as if they soon recalled something, they nodded with bright smiles.

“Have they finally arrived?”

“They said they are nearby.”

“Haha, so that carrier pigeon was for that.”

Dan Woo-hyun smiled faintly.

They were people they had not met for several months. Their curiosity about what they had gained there and what they had brought back pierced the sky.

And the most certain way to confirm it was direct combat.

“How much have they improved?”

“Aie! Those scoundrels! If they arrived, they should have come to greet us first! Bad bastards!”

Sa Do-hak grumbled and expressed his dissatisfaction.

Yet, his face was full of joy. Because the residence, which had been noisy just by the absence of the two, had been as quiet as a dead mouse.

There were many things to tell them, and many things he wanted to hear.

The smiles on the faces of the three did not easily disappear.

* * *

Gwon Mu-jin stood on guard and caught his breath.

The number of people around them was in the dozens.

Every single one of them was a first-class expert, and they must have had rich real combat experience.

Just dealing with such people was exhausting enough, but Chu Mun-won’s skill, of all people, surpassed their imagination.

Drip.

Cold sweat trickled down.

A massive pressure felt just by looking at him.

This momentum made them feel he was an opponent of a different class.

If he joined forces with Namgung So-hye, it might be a fight with a chance of winning, but dealing with those guards while simultaneously pressuring Chu Mun-won was by no means easy.

Moreover, Chu Mun-won was not one to send his subordinates first.

He harbored killing intent to leap forward at any moment.

This was probably what a dilemma meant.

Yet, that actually fired Gwon Mu-jin up even more.

A life-and-death situation was precisely the opportunity to gain more!

He swung, slashed, dodged, and kicked.

As if the word ‘block’ did not exist in his head, he began to charge relentlessly like a wild beast to pressure the opponent.

On the other hand, Namgung So-hye’s sword was soft. If Gwon Mu-jin was a beast, Namgung So-hye swung like the wind.

Moving leisurely, she targeted the opponent’s gaps and took lives.

Her splendid movements were like a feather, and it stole everyone’s attention.

However.

“Huff, huff…!”

“Ugh…”

The two of them were pushed back. At the same time, extending their swords toward the flying guards as if they had been waiting was also incredibly fast.

Slash!

The sensation of cutting a person was felt from the tip of the sword.

Thud, thud.

Even while looking at the falling bodies, they did not let down their guard. Several guards still survived around them, and the greatest obstacle, Chu Mun-won, stood unscathed.

In contrast, frustration was written on the faces of Namgung So-hye and Gwon Mu-jin.

“Are you alright?”

“More or less.”

The breathing of the two was extremely rough.

It would not be strange if they collapsed right now, so it seemed their physical and mental fatigue had already reached the limit.

“…Are you alright?”

The constables swallowed their saliva and looked at the two.

Their rough breathing, pale faces, and wounded bodies could not be viewed in a good light. If things went wrong, everyone might die.

Namgung So-hye caught her breath and smiled brightly.

It was an action to ease the anxiety of others.

“Do not worry. I will protect you no matter what.”

“No, rather than our bodies…”

The look in the constables’ eyes showed they were more worried about her body.

The reason they could not bring themselves to say it was because of Namgung So-hye’s firm expression.

A pride that she would not back down no matter what happened could be felt.

They were indeed people staying at the house of the immortal.

“You still have breath left in you. How surprising.”

At that moment, Chu Mun-won sneered and looked at the two.

‘This is what power is.’

Only those with power could look down. Chu Mun-won looked down at the two before him with a deep smile.

“Most of your subordinates are dead, yet you can still speak like that.”

Gwon Mu-jin could not bear the mocking and provoked him. However, Chu Mun-won snorted and slowly extended his hand.

Thud!

“Argh!”

Soon, everyone could not close their mouths at the situation happening before their eyes.

He had killed his own subordinates who were standing intact.

Every time he extended his palm, those who risked their lives to protect Chu Mun-won sprayed blood and were helplessly blown away.

One by one, when the standing subordinates disappeared, Chu Mun-won glared at Gwon Mu-jin.

“What does it matter if one or two of these trashes die?”

In Chu Mun-won’s eyes, they were no different from stones embedded in the ground.

They were merely pawns to make the things he had to handle a bit easier.

Nothing changed because they died, and nothing changed because they survived.

“Madman…”

Gwon Mu-jin ground his teeth and glared.

To kill his subordinates while treating them like stones? He was an unlucky bastard who reminded him of Madokjin.

He could not suppress his anger even more.

“You guys are the same. Realize that to me, you guys are less than ants in broad daylight.”

The power and wealth he possessed were easily enough to call him the king of a region.

He moved one step and extended his hand.

Swoosh!

Rapidly flying hidden weapons targeted Namgung So-hye and Gwon Mu-jin. If they were hit by that, they would not escape being skewered. Feeling such a threat, the blades of the two swung fiercely.

Clang, clang, clang!

The internal energy loaded in the flying hidden weapons transcended imagination. Therefore, the two focused on parrying rather than blocking head-on.

However, there was something the two did not realize.

Chu Mun-won’s true specialty was not hidden weapons.

The moment he saw the two parrying the hidden weapons, he rushed in and struck with a palm.

Boom!

“Ah!”

The first to fly back was Namgung So-hye. She spewed a bowlful of blood and soared into the air.

Seeing this, Chu Mun-won quickly chased after her and tried to strike with a palm again.

This is the end.

Biting her lips hard, Namgung So-hye gripped her sword. Rather than the creeping pain, Chu Mun-won’s approaching killing intent pressured her mind even more.

At the moment she was about to thrust her sword.

Boom!

“Ugh!”

Gwon Mu-jin’s saber energy flew in.

Startled, Chu Mun-won quickly blocked it, but his posture was disrupted.

Namgung So-hye was not one to miss that.

The extended sword subtly penetrated and sliced Chu Mun-won’s flank.

Slash!

The sharp blade dug in deep. It did not sever his organs, but it was a move sufficient to seize the chance of victory.

However.

Even though blood was gushing out, Chu Mun-won did not care. Instead, he grinned and extended his hand again to strike Namgung So-hye.

Thud!

“Ugh!”

Flying back again, Namgung So-hye crashed into the wall.

Quickly regaining his posture, Chu Mun-won’s kick struck Gwon Mu-jin’s abdomen.

Thump!

It was a kick loaded with force that felt like it would pierce his abdomen.

“Cough!”

He barely managed to tilt his waist back to redirect the force, but even so, because the leg power was so strong, he could not completely avoid it.

Crash.

“You are bleeding.”

The two painfully stood up and looked at Chu Mun-won.

Chu Mun-won touched his injured waist and licked the blood with his tongue.

As if he did not know pain at all, he did not even knit his brows.

Every time he took a step, blood poured onto the ground, but he was calm as if that also brought him no particular feeling.

Licking the blood on his finger, Chu Mun-won approached the two. Killing intent flickered in his eyes as if he would surely kill them this time.

“Do… Do not go, you bastard!”

At that moment, a constable blocked Chu Mun-won’s path and pointed a spear. His eyes were full of fear, and even the hand holding the spear trembled.

Because he was facing someone who did not even seem human, the terror was unspeakably great, but because he knew the two would die if left like this, he could not let him pass.

The others also took courage and pointed their spears.

They thought they might die anyway while protecting Hong Won-chang. If so, how good would it be if they could protect the two and achieve revenge with this single life!

The lives of Namgung So-hye and Gwon Mu-jin, including Hong Won-chang, were not flyweight lives like theirs.

Therefore, they must protect them.

With that thought, the constables ground their teeth.

Looking at the constables as if they were insects, Chu Mun-won raised his hand.

With just one move, just one move, he could take the lives of these insects.

At that moment.

Tap, tap, tap.

The sound of beating a wooden fish was heard from somewhere.

That sound was not something that suited such a place. Everyone’s eyes turned toward the gate where the sound came from.

Two people were standing there.

Ma Jang-gang, who was holding a massive saber while pinching the bridge of his nose.

And…

It was Jang Sam-tae, who had shaved his once abundant hair, was wrapped in clothes that only monks would wear, and was holding a wooden fish in his hand.

“Amitabha…”

Tap, tap, tap.

Jang Sam-tae solemnly chanted a Buddhist prayer and bowed his head halfway.

At that shocking sight, the mouths of Namgung So-hye and Gwon Mu-jin fell wide open.

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