Chapter 253 ·Besieged on All Sides

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󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄂True Martial Hall Master hurriedly withdrew the sword he had thrust forward.

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“We ‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍󠄂󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄂don’t use Bewitching Drugs. Since it’s not poison, it won’t react to a silver needle either.”

“W-What ‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍󠄂󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄂exactly did you put in it?”

At ‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍󠄂󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄁󠄁󠄀󠄁󠄀󠄀󠄀󠄁󠄂the True Martial Hall Master’s question, the Pavilion Lord answered.

“Muscle Relaxant Powder.”

“What?”

“It loosens muscles. Apparently it’s usually prescribed to patients suffering muscle disorders from hard labor.”

“What does that even…?”

“Ah! The concentration was rather strong. Instead of merely loosening stiff muscles, it makes even healthy muscles unable to exert strength.”

As if those words themselves were a spell, the arm of the True Martial Hall Master, which had been extending the sword, dropped limply.

And that was not all.

He staggered, then collapsed heavily. Even the strength needed to stand had left him.

Watching the eyes of the True Martial Hall Master, filled chaotically with panic and fury, the Pavilion Lord approached.

“Don’t feel too wronged. Thanks to your death, we’ll finally be able to step back into the world.”

At the Pavilion Lord’s words, the True Martial Hall Master moved his lips, but no sound emerged.

Producing sound also required the use of muscles.

And even that had become impossible.

Eventually, the True Martial Hall Master could not even keep his eyes open and collapsed completely. Toward him, the Pavilion Lord slowly drew his sword.

It was at the moment that the unusually long blade revealed itself.

“If I were you, I’d stop right there.”

At the sudden voice, the Pavilion Lord and the assassins of the Silver Heaven Pavilion hurriedly turned around.

He was there.

“W-Who are you!?”

Looking at the clearly flustered Pavilion Lord, Yeluhan spoke.

“If you say that with eyes trembling so violently, it becomes difficult for me to believe you don’t know who I am.”

“W-What nonsense are you…!”

“I won’t waste words. The martial world is a place where people live by the sword, so everyone has their own circumstances and reasons. But today, stop here. Because that is what I want.”

“T-That’s impossible…!”

“If you say it’s impossible, then that becomes troublesome. Because then I’ll have to kill you all.”

At Yeluhan’s words, the Pavilion Lord fell silent.

Yeluhan continued.

“Just leave. That is the only way any of you walk out of here alive.”

Conflict flickered across the Pavilion Lord’s dark expression. As he opened his mouth as though trying to ask something, Yeluhan spoke first.

“There isn’t one. There is no other path.”

The decisiveness with which Yeluhan answered before he could even ask finally ended the Pavilion Lord’s hesitation.

“I will never forget what happened today!”

“I look forward to it.”

Leaving behind Yeluhan’s calm reply, the Pavilion Lord and the others slowly withdrew.

And after they disappeared, Yeluhan quietly stared at the True Martial Hall Master left behind.

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The Lord of the Silver Heaven Pavilion returned in despair and gave his report, but the Dark Hidden One merely nodded.

Yet that reaction was so calm that it was enough to make it seem as though he had expected this outcome all along.

Harboring suspicion because of that, the Lord of the Silver Heaven Pavilion withdrew, and a voice flowed out from empty space.

“Will you truly leave the Lord of the Silver Heaven Pavilion alone like this?”

“I cannot become angry merely because he realized the truth.”

“That realization could lead to betrayal. Leave it to this subordinate, and I will deal with it quietly.”

“Leave him be. Anger with reason behind it is not something to suppress.”

“But what if he raises a banner of rebellion?”

“If the Silver Heaven Pavilion rebelling were enough to topple this place, then this seat would have been stolen long ago.”

At the Dark Hidden One’s words, the voice in the air retreated.

“If that is your will, my lord…”

To the voice in the void that had seemingly laid aside its concerns, the Dark Hidden One called out.

“Mengseong.”

“Yes, my lord.”

“Still no word from Remnant Hand?”

“No, not yet. Though… the candles of Remnant Hand have been reduced to three.”

“I already received reports that he clashed with the Cult Leader of the Bright Cult. It must have happened during that.”

“Isn’t three a dangerous number?”

“Even so, I cannot recall him. There are those who undertake dangerous missions with only a single life.”

“But Remnant Hand is…”

“Mengseong.”

“Yes, my lord.”

“Your younger brother will return safely.”

“M-My apologies, my lord.”

To the apologetic voice in the void, the Dark Hidden One said:

“More importantly, tell Remnant Hand to hurry. If he misses the timing, he will lose this rare opportunity.”

“I shall convey it. However, if the person you seek has truly decided to hide himself, then even for Remnant Hand, finding him will not be easy.”

“I know. Even so, we must still try.”

“I shall tell him to hurry.”

“Yes. You may go.”

“Rest well, my lord.”

With that, the voice in the void disappeared as well.

Left alone, the Dark Hidden One rose from the Grand Preceptor’s Seat.

As he slowly stepped out beneath the moonlight, his figure was small, and his face unimpressive.

“Am I truly walking the correct path? The time spent watching has become far too long…”

The Dark Hidden One muttered in a voice filled with regret.

Judging by how his gaze was directed somewhere far away, it did not seem those words were meant for himself.

Thus, only words whose meaning could not be discerned settled and piled up in the dark space.

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The True Martial Hall Master opened his eyes the next morning.

As his vision slowly brightened, he saw a familiar figure.

Rustle.

“V-Vice Cult Leader!”

“Did you sleep well?”

“H-How is the Vice Cult Leader here…?”

“It was not a situation where I could refrain from stepping in.”

Only then did the events before he lost consciousness the previous night return to him.

He had clearly been facing the guesthouse owner holding a sword.

“What happened?”

“Just as you suspect. From now on, you should be a little more careful with food.”

“Hmmm…”

The True Martial Hall Master let out a complicated groan, and the Vice Cult Leader asked him:

“By the way, if Wudang intends to take the position of Alliance Leader of the Orthodox Alliance, then calling me here may not have been the best choice.”

At Yeluhan’s words, the True Martial Hall Master answered calmly.

“To speak honestly, I do not believe it matters whether Wudang becomes the Alliance Leader or not.”

“That means…?”

“These days, Wudang has come to feel deeply that it is most like Wudang when it remains in the mountains. If we can simply return to the mountains again, then things like the position of Alliance Leader and worldly fame are all meaningless.”

“Then why did you call for me?”

To the puzzled Yeluhan, the True Martial Hall Master answered:

“Even so, I wanted the Orthodox Faction to remain quiet. I simply hoped they would not, like the previous Martial Alliance, draw swords against the Bright Cult because of a temporary increase in masters.”

“So calling me here was…”

“As I wrote in the dispatch, it was to make your existence known. If they see the Vice Cult Leader with their own eyes and feel your presence with their own skin, then I believe something like what happened with the Martial Alliance will never occur again.”

“Just seeing me wouldn’t allow them to understand such things. In other words, it sounds as though you’re saying I need to show off my strength.”

At Yeluhan’s question, the True Martial Hall Master gave a bitter smile.

“That is correct. You will likely have to.”

A negative expression immediately appeared on Yeluhan’s face at that answer, so the True Martial Hall Master hurriedly continued.

“But because of that, unnecessary clashes between the Orthodox and Demonic Paths will decrease, and the number of people who die meaningless deaths will lessen as well. Therefore, I do not believe it will be a loss for the Vice Cult Leader either.”

“The number of meaningless deaths will lessen…”

“Would that not be the case?”

At the True Martial Hall Master’s question, Yeluhan stared directly at him.

Truthfully, lately he had often found himself wondering whether the Orthodox Faction truly desired peace.

Back when he had been a member of the Orthodox Faction, he had never doubted it.

But now that he had become one of the leaders of the Demonic Path, that belief had begun to waver.

Under Yeluhan’s gaze, the True Martial Hall Master smiled faintly.

As though asking to be trusted.

And in the end, Yeluhan nodded.

“Well, since I’ve already come this far, I might as well see it through.”

At Yeluhan’s answer, the face of the True Martial Hall Master brightened.

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The Mount Tai Sect, which advocated the creation of the Orthodox Alliance, was located on Mount Tai in Shandong.

As already known, Shandong was territory controlled by the Hae-nam Sword Sect. Naturally, the founding of the Orthodox Alliance was akin to a challenge directed at the Hae-nam Sword Sect.

Given the temperament of the Hae-nam Sword Sect as known to the world, the Mount Tai Sect should not even have been allowed to breathe, let alone establish such an alliance. Yet for some reason, the Hae-nam Sword Sect was displaying behavior close to indifference toward the Mount Tai Sect’s event.

Scholar Je evaluated the reason by saying, “The Hae-nam Sword Sect temporarily stepped back because they feared the backlash that would come from obstructing the revival of the Orthodox Faction.”

At the same time, he urged speed, insisting that everything needed to be finished before they regained their senses and stepped in to interfere.

That was why the Mount Tai Sect was frantically pushing forward the establishment of the Orthodox Alliance according to Scholar Je’s words.

During that process, quite a few discordant incidents arose, but pressured by Scholar Je’s urging, they simply crushed through them with force.

As a result, many powerless small sects suffered heavily from the Mount Tai Sect’s actions.

Of course, as was customary in the Jianghu, the voices of the weak were buried without consequence.

No—more accurately, the Mount Tai Sect exerted force specifically to bury them.

And through that entire process, the small sects that had suffered damage were forced to suffer even greater wounds.

Normally, such matters would have simply disappeared quietly.

But this time, things changed.

When word spread that Wudang’s representative would attend, those sects divided themselves along the roads leading to Mount Tai and began waiting for the people of Wudang.

They intended to appeal their grievances to Wudang, one of the traditional pillars of the Orthodox Faction.

And the True Martial Hall Master encountered one such group.

Since they had blocked every path leading to Mount Tai, it was unavoidable.

“You were waiting for me?”

At the surprised question of the True Martial Hall Master, the middle-aged man who introduced himself as the Sect Master of the Eul Sword Sect nodded.

“That is correct. We were waiting for a distinguished member of Wudang.”

“But why…?”

“Please do not ignore our grievances!”

“Grievances?”

“Yes. Under the pretext of laying the foundation for the Orthodox Alliance, the Mount Tai Sect forcibly pushed us aside.”

“What are you talking about?”

At the True Martial Hall Master’s shocked expression, the Sect Master of the Eul Sword Sect answered:

“Do you know where the Orthodox Alliance is being established?”

“I heard it was at Taean, near Mount Tai.”

“That is correct. And that Taean was the activity territory of our Eul Sword Sect.”

“You mean…?”

At the uneasy expression of the True Martial Hall Master, the Sect Master of the Eul Sword Sect replied:

“They told us to leave Mount Tai. Completely by force. They refused to accept any objections whatsoever.”

“You mean they drove you out unconditionally?”

“We were among the fortunate ones because we at least managed to sell our pavilions. But the Hyeondo Sect, the largest sect in Mount Tai, had its headquarters taken away. How can the Mount Tai Sect call itself part of the Orthodox Faction while acting like this?”

At the Sect Master of the Eul Sword Sect’s appeal, thick with rage, the True Martial Hall Master asked:

“Why would the Mount Tai Sect go so far as to force such unreasonable measures?”

“We do not know. Whenever we protested, the only answer we received was that there was no time.”

“Did you try appealing directly to the Sect Master of the Mount Tai Sect?”

“If we had enough sincerity to block the path of a distinguished member of Wudang, what do you think we wouldn’t have tried?”

“We visited together with the sects of Taean who suffered damages, and even delivered a joint petition containing our grievances, but it was useless.”

At the answer from the Sect Master of the Eul Sword Sect, the True Martial Hall Master wore a troubled expression.

Their situation was pitiful, but his own position was not simple either.

He was Wudang’s representative heading to attend the founding assembly of the Orthodox Alliance.

If, by any chance, he mentioned the damages suffered by the sects around Taean and made an issue of it, it could easily be seen as Wudang interfering with the Mount Tai Sect’s event.

And in a situation where they might already have to compete over the position of Alliance Leader, such a thing had to be avoided.

“I am sorry. I cannot help you with this matter…”

“If you were only going to avoid it like that, then perhaps you should not have called for me either.”

At the voice that came from beside him, the eyes of the True Martial Hall Master sank heavily.

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