Gongdong Storm (4)

Neung Je-gang, who entered the mountain gate of Gongdong Sect, found the gazes of the Taoists focused on him extremely uncomfortable. He was the only one not wearing Taoist robes. It was only natural that he would stand out clearly in the Taoists’ eyes.

An enormous number of Taoists poured out. And they were so noisy that his fantasy about Taoists was shattered. The voices asking about the condition of the old Taoist being carried on Neung Je-gang’s back were so loud that even the old Taoists, who had been so talkative, frowned.

‘Now that I see it, Gongdong Sect’s specialty must be chatter.’

Neung Je-gang thought that from now on, whenever he thought of Gongdong Sect, he would think of chatter.

The old Taoists pushed through their disciples and entered one stone chamber.

“The children are a bit noisy, are they not? Now, lay him down here.”

Neung Je-gang placed the old Taoist down on the large stone platform in the center of the stone chamber.

He looked around. It seemed that this stone chamber was the training place of these old Taoists.

“Why? Is this your first time seeing a place where Taoists live?”

“That is right.”

“Is there anything special about it? We are all the same people anyway. Still, we Taoists are frugal.”

“Indeed, indeed.”

“Um, but I have an urgent matter, so I should…….”

Neung Je-gang wanted to get out of this place as quickly as possible. It was obvious that they would ask questions about the Heaven-Shattering Thunderbolt Sovereign he had learned.

“You seem to be thinking of interrogating the ones we subdued?”

“Heulheulheul! By now, our children will be bringing them here. Wait while having a cup of tea.”

“But say, may I ask how you came to learn Heaven-Shattering Thunderbolt Sovereign?”

The three of them took turns speaking, and it fit together perfectly, as though they had planned it in advance.

The atmosphere had changed in a direction where it felt like he would absolutely not be able to leave unless he talked about it.

“Phew!”

Neung Je-gang sighed. If he had to explain every bit of that, it would not end simply. In the end, he resolved to speak as briefly as possible.

But a sound that saved him was heard from outside.

“This disciple is Cheong Wan.”

“What is the matter?”

“I just went to the place Master Ancestors mentioned…… and they were all dead.”

“What did you say?”

The old Taoists were startled.

“Is that true?”

Neung Je-gang also did not miss the chance and sprang up. If it was not now, he might have to suffer under the old Taoists’ barrage of questions.

“How did they die?”

Neung Je-gang asked that first.

“We do not yet know the exact cause of death. However, judging from the blood gathered under their ears in common, it seems their brains were pierced with something thin and sharp.”

‘That is the method of assassins. As expected, it seems another watching eye is attached to the people who came down from the Mountain. Wait, can the person sent from the Martial Alliance safely follow that assassin?’

Neung Je-gang briefly sank into thought, then made an excessively regretful expression. To escape from the hands of the old Taoists, he had to act well.

“Ah! What a waste this is.”

When Neung Je-gang showed an appearance of great regret, the old Taoists looked back at him. Neung Je-gang turned his face toward the old Taoists and continued speaking as though grumbling.

“That is why I said I was busy, did I not? If I had interrogated them, I might have been able to discover the Necromancer Cult’s main base…….”

At the words Necromancer Cult, the old Taoists flinched. Because in order to satisfy their curiosity, they had lost a clue that could have solved an important matter for the entire martial world.

“Did we know that when we did it?”

“Indeed, indeed!”

“This will not do. The one who killed them may perhaps not have gone far yet, so I must search for him.”

“Would he not have already gone far?”

“Still, I must search. Should we help you search too?”

“No. Finding those who move secretly is my specialty. So I will go and look for traces, then track him. Then, since this is urgent, I shall be going…….”

Neung Je-gang hurriedly gave his farewell, left the stone chamber, and used lightness skill to run far away. As for finding the Mountain, the main base of the Necromancer Cult, he had no choice but to trust the person the Martial Alliance must have sent.

After Neung Je-gang left, in Gongdong Sect’s stone chamber, the old Taoists felt somewhat regretful after he departed. But they did not really know what they regretted. Then, suddenly, one old Taoist looked at the other two Taoists and asked.

“But did that child know who we were before he left?”

“Did we not tell him our names?”

“I do not think we ever said them?”

“Hehehe! Then we will be forgotten like this.”

“Young fellows these days live too busily, and that is the problem. What are they so busy for?”

“Did anyone hear how he obtained Heaven-Shattering Thunderbolt Sovereign?”

“Heulheulheul! You fools. Senility, senility.”

The old Taoists’ grumbling voices had no end.