Bring It~ All Of It Is Mine! (2)

Arriving at Kaifeng, they went straight to the Black Night Clan.

The underground secret room of the Snow Mountain Service.

Yu Jinsan sat across from Pungho and spoke of what had happened until then.

“And so you left the apostate monk alone?”

“We moved him to a safer place and left. If we had stayed with him, the martial arts book would have been stolen.”

“Didn’t you think of killing him to prevent future problems?”

Yu Jinsan shook his head.

“Despite his madness, he wasn’t such a bad fellow. I felt somewhat pitiful for him, too. What on earth could his story be?”

“Well, after the Elder left, I found more information about him.”

“I can’t wait to hear it.”

Pungho spread open the stack of papers he had prepared in advance.

“It has been a long time, but before he was termed an apostate, Master Jeong Hye was the greatest warrior in the Shaolin Temple. He reached the point where he could take over as head of the sect, but he gave it up to Jeong Myung, his Sajae.”

Yu Jinsan nodded as if he understood.

“Most people are obsessed with power and fame, but for some, it can feel like a burden.”

“Yes. In any case, at that time, Master Jeong Hye was the pillar of Shaolin. It is said that he was the support for the monks to the extent that he could be called one of the three greatest Buddhist monks.”

“I know that. It is quite shocking. Even before he stepped back, he had a reputation over Kangho, which is why I don’t understand how someone so strong can be like that.”

Pungho found the papers among the materials he had prepared and held them up.

“If one looked at the records, it is said that he suffered greatly after losing to someone.”

He was one of the world’s top ten warriors.

Who could have taken him down?

Yu Jinsan was quite curious.

“He lost a spar? Did he get attacked by the Sword Queen?”

“No, I don’t think he would feel it was unfair if he lost to her. It is said that he was a warrior beyond the Great Wall. His name is not known.”

Murim beyond the Great Wall referred to an unknown power and was generally considered to be one level lower than the Central Plains Murim.

This meant that the pride of Shaolin was trampled by a person whose name wasn’t known. It was something no one could believe.

“Is there anyone else so strong on that side, though?”

Pungho nodded and brought out another piece of paper.

“I am definitely sure. There is even a document about it in this paper. It says he is a warrior from ancient India…”

Again, ancient India…

Everything from the actions of the Murim Alliance to the Blue Dragon Troops led there.

What was this?

It felt a bit uncomfortable, but it was something to think about later.

“Well, it seemed like Jeong Hye had shouldered all the burden of Shaolin on his shoulders.”

“Yes, even if it were me, I would have been quite frustrated. And with how much Shaolin relied on him, he must have felt like he let them down. Yet, for someone so perfect to end up like that…“

“There is no perfect person in the world. Rather, the more one goes after perfection, the more trouble they fall into.”

Yu Jinsan felt lost in thought as he rested his hands on the table.

‘Self-blaming and desire for power to win is what made him like that?’

There seemed to be some decisive moment.

The reason why he, who was so great in martial arts, was looking for stronger skills out there.

Yu Jinsan was curious if there was more to the story, but there was no way to find out now.

And that was when Pungho broke the silence with his eyes shining.

“Then what will his actions be in the future?”

“There will be no reason for him to stay on Mount Song, so now he will probably wander looking for us.”

“Wouldn’t it be dangerous?”

“We will meet one day, but there is no need to worry about that. At least until he gets what he wants, he will not be able to do anything about us.”

“Well, if you think about it, you didn’t do anything wrong.”

In any case, their promise with the apostate monk was kept.

Their role was to find the entrance to the cave in exchange for the pill.

If he had just ignored it, the dragon might have crawled out of the cave and eaten him.

That was when Yu Jinsan asked with a serious look.

“Anyway, about the book I entrusted to you earlier. Is it possible to translate it?”

Pungho’s gaze moved to the corner of the room.

There, three people were putting their heads together and looking at the book.

“Yangho!”

The one pointed out by the shout approached and stood up.

“Yes, Leader.”

“How is it going?”

“It isn’t easy to solve with the old and ancient Sanskrit language being used. I could barely break down one sentence for an hour.”

If things continued as such, it would take 10 years.

As expected, it wasn’t an easy task. He had no choice but to find a way and one more thing.

There was one more thing he had to confirm. It was clear that this book was no joke but a real one.

This was because there had been no record of this martial art being written in history until now.

Yu Jinsan nodded and looked at Yangho.

“Fine, what did the first line say?”

“It said that in order to learn the extreme yang qi technique, one must first remove the yang qi from the body and harmonize the yin and yang equally.”

Yu Jinsan leaned back in the chair and sighed, lost.

“Shit…”

Yangho blinked, unable to understand.

“What is it?”

“Frustrating guy. To master this martial art, one has to lose their original sense to learn. Should I be pleased with that?”

“…Oh my.”

Yu Jinsan had secretly dreamed of walking through Murim and even walking through the air with his granddaughter. But now, he has lost all desire to try something new.

His dream ended up being a dream, but that didn’t mean it was useless.

If he couldn’t learn it, then his granddaughter could.

“Isn’t there a way to break this down faster?”

“Kangho is a wide place with many prestigious sects around. There must be someone who is good at breaking things down. We will look into it and then inform you.”

“Thank you, and one more thing.”

Yu Jinsan carefully took something out of his pocket.

When the cloth was removed, a shining bead was there.

“This is…?”

“This is the prize I got from cutting down the dragon’s head. Although Seol did help me a lot.”

How did he, a Peak warrior, catch a spiritual beast? That too, compared with Yu Seol?

For a brief moment, doubt appeared in Pungho’s eyes, but it didn’t last for long. This was because there was no benefit in examining the truth.

“As expected, you are amazing, Elder. The spiritual stone of the scaled dragon is no different from the best source of internal qi. If you take this, the growth you will have will be amazing.”

“I already have enough strength and qi. And qi is not necessarily the same as strength. Anyway, I plan on using this to create a spear. I cannot go around carrying a wooden stick forever.”

Pungho tilted his head as if he couldn’t understand.

“If it is the Elder, isn’t it the same no matter what weapon you wield?”

“That is usually the case. If one can control their qi, they can cut down rocks. But with a weapon like this, a treasured weapon, it makes a difference.”

“What difference does it make?”

Yu Jinsan lifted the blade of his family heirloom spear next to him.

“When I hold this, the flow of qi turns free, and the power of it gets enhanced. But the blade is too big for my size now, and it doesn’t suit me.”

Pungho clapped his hands as if he had finally noticed something.

“So, you plan to melt it down and make two weapons?”

“Right. If we melt this spear, then it should be enough cold steel for two spears, right? I want to share it with Seol.”

The cold steel to which he was referring was this metal extracted from an unknown stone, which supposedly fell from the sky.

But as hard as it was to obtain, forging it was even harder, so it was beyond reach for ordinary people.

“It will not be easy to handle, and I am not sure if there is a smithy with the right skills for it.”

Fortunately, Yu Jinsan had information he heard from the blacksmith in Ho County.

“From what I heard, Hunan’s blacksmiths are the best.”

Yangho, who was next to him, added.

“Right. I have seen data showing that the best in the Central Plains is there.”

“I am glad then. Where is it?”

After searching through his memory, he spoke with bright eyes,

“In Yanguy County. It will take about 2 days by horse from here.”

After exchanging a couple more words, Yu Jinsan retrieved the spiritual stone and the Fire Dragon Divine Spear and got up.

“Thank you. It was helpful.”

“You will leave right away?”

“There’s much to do. There is no time to delay when there are stars to pluck from the sky.”

The goal was to go against the Murim Alliance Lord, who was known to be the strongest. The true evil man who created this troop of people to destroy the Yu family.

And since this was an opponent he couldn’t challenge with his skills now, he had to prepare for the process with effort.

And now it was time to take another step ahead.

‘But where is she?’

His granddaughter wasn’t there.

Yu Jinsan began to look all around the clan, which was like this hidden kingdom. The scale of it was immense, as if it were built 100 years ago as a shelter.

As expected, finding a child in this place wouldn’t be an easy task.

And after wandering for a long time as such, his steps stopped at the entrance to this spacious room. It was one of the places used as a training ground by the Black Night Clan.

“What are you doing there?”

Yu Seol, squatting alone, was looking intently at something.

When he looked closely, it was the Hundred Steps Divine Fist, which she had brought from Shaolin.

“Grandpa, just stay there.”

For some reason, Yu Jinsan felt like all this was ominous. His granddaughter, who stood there, suddenly looked ahead.

“…why?”

“Just stay there.”

Could it be that she was trying to test this on him?

Although it could not be compared to a real fight, this was still a martial art known to possess untackled strength.

The moment Yu Jinsan flinched in shock, Yu Seol’s small fist came at him.

Pang!!

The wind blew around the underground, which shouldn’t have had any wind at all, and Yu Jinsan’s clothes fluttered.

Wheik!

“Euk!”

Thankfully, there was no pain.

Just wind.

Still, the force was too much.

“Are you making fun of Grandpa now?”

Contrary to what he said, he was actually impressed.

In just one day of training, she managed to do the basic form.

Even though she hadn’t fully mastered the technique, it felt like her natural talent had adapted to it.

At that time, his granddaughter approached him with a sly smile.

“Hehe, was it refreshing?”

That was an understatement.

“It was creepy. You play pranks on Grandpa again, and you will be scolded!”

Yu Seol, who turned sullen due to her grandpa’s scolding, lowered her head.

“…”

“But we have to leave right away, so get ready now.”

“…Where are we going?”

A faint smile appeared on Yu Jinsan’s face as he thought about how to answer.

This was because he remembered a situation from about 5-6 years ago, when his granddaughter was still a child, and he was about to make a replica of the spear for her from the Ho County’s blacksmith shop.

“I am going to get you a present. You might like it.”

“Me?”