Chapter 461 : Chapter 461

Vol 2 Chapter 101. Shall I loosen up for the first time in a while? (1)

Abbess ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍Jeolsim.

From ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍a young age, she had stood out among the disciples of the Emei Sect, was naturally selected as the head disciple, and had been taught by the Sect Master.

She, ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍too, had not been lazy in her bone-grinding efforts to polish her sword skills.

As ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍a result, she reached the State of Harmony and became a master who could be counted on one hand even when searching the entire Orthodox Faction.

However….

WHOOSH!

The opponent before her was overwhelming Abbess Jeolsim with ease.

Gu Wol-hyang's sword qi, tinged with a deep crimson flame, overwhelmed Abbess Jeolsim's sword qi in every aspect.

Every time their swords clashed, it was Abbess Jeolsim who vomited blood and retreated.

In contrast, Gu Wol-hyang was filled with composure.

“Sect Master’s Senior Sister!”

“Gu Wol-hyang!”

“How dare you?!”

The elders of the Emei Sect tried to intervene in this situation, but Abbess Jeolsim stopped them with a sharp voice.

“Do not act rashly!”

At the Sect Master’s roar, the actions of the elders, who looked ready to charge at any moment, stopped.

Then, Abbess Jeolsim spoke.

“This is merely a conflict between former sect members.”

“Senior Sister….”

“You are not to interfere.”

“……”

At Abbess Jeolsim’s words, the other elders bit their lips tightly.

How could they not know?

If they attacked Gu Wol-hyang now, this would escalate into a confrontation between the Emei Sect and the Hegemon Blade Sect.

They would have to face all the disciples of the Hegemon Blade Sect that Gu Wol-hyang had brought with her, right here and now.

The disciples of the Hegemon Blade Sect, who were already looking for an opportunity, were watching this situation intently.

They looked as if they wanted to see blood the moment Gu Wol-hyang gave the order.

Abbess Jeolsim was trying to steer this into a personal duel to avoid the worst-case scenario at all costs.

Gu Wol-hyang, too, had grasped Abbess Jeolsim’s intentions.

“It brings tears to my eyes. I never knew our Sect Master’s Senior Sister was someone who cherished her sect brothers and sisters so much.”

“……”

“I thought you were a much colder and more heartless person. The kind of person who could hand over her youngest junior sister to the Unorthodox Alliance at any time for the sake of the sect….”

“Bomyeong.”

Gu Wol-hyang’s eyebrows twitched as she spoke.

It was because of the name Abbess Jeolsim had called her.

Bomyeong.

That was the Dharma name she had received in her youth at the Emei Sect.

After leaving the Emei Sect, she had rarely been called that.

But now, the Sect Master of the Emei Sect had called her by that Dharma name again.

“Are you thinking of appealing to old affections?”

To the coldly speaking Gu Wol-hyang, Abbess Jeolsim said.

“If it would work, I would. But….”

“That’s out of the question. When I recall the old days, I find more resentment has piled up than affection.”

“Yes. That would be so. You have the right to hold a grudge against our Emei Sect.”

“I don’t know what to do with myself, now that the Sect Master of the Emei Sect has acknowledged it like this.”

“However, how will you repay the debt you personally owe me?”

“Are you bringing that up now?”

“I am a cunning petty person.”

“……”

“I turned a blind eye to you in your childhood because I had no power, and now, again for the reason that I have no power, I am trying to cling to the grace of the past.”

“That’s not very befitting of a Buddhist, is it?”

“……”

The bitter taste in Abbess Jeolsim’s mouth was likely not just from the blood rising in her throat.

The Sect Master of the Emei Sect, the holy land of Buddhism, had no reply even after being told she was not befitting of a Buddhist.

But right now, this was the only glimmer of hope she could cling to in order to save the Emei Sect.

“Borrowing that grace, I ask you. Could you please not end this situation with just my head?”

“Sect Master?!”

“You can’t!”

Elders shouted from all sides.

But Abbess Jeolsim simply continued to gaze into the eyes of Gu Wol-hyang before her.

“You value your head too highly, Senior Sister. Do you think that old head of yours has that much worth?”

“……”

“You’re making my heart weaken.”

Watching Abbess Jeolsim, who was gazing at her intently, Gu Wol-hyang pondered.

And a moment later.

“Hmm, I’ve decided.”

“What will you do?”

“I still don’t like it. I feel like I’ll get chewed out by the Sect Leader.”

“Bo….”

“Just die a worthless death. Sect Master’s Senior Sister.”

With those words, Gu Wol-hyang’s sword qi, imbued with the sword qi of crimson flames, flew towards Abbess Jeolsim.

However….

“Nooo!”

With a piercing scream, someone rushed in.

Gu Wol-hyang tried to turn her sword aside and swing a blow at the meddler.

But….

“Hmm?”

The moment she identified the opponent, Gu Wol-hyang suppressed the power in her sword.

And….

CRASH!

Although suppressed, a powerful burst of flame exploded, sending the opponent flying far away.

“Cough!”

The opponent, who was sent flying backward, rolled on the ground, and fortunately, not having lost consciousness, was forcing themselves to get up.

And Gu Wol-hyang smiled brightly at the person who was hit by her attack and sent flying, and said.

“You’re here, my daughter.”

“……”

The person Gu Wol-hyang called her daughter.

She was a martial artist wearing the martial uniform of the Emei Sect and a member of the Twin Dragon Squad, the Emei White Phoenix, Im Yeon-hwa.

At the same time, she was also the disciple of the Heaven Breaking Martial Emperor and the daughter of Gu Wol-hyang, a giant of the Unorthodox Alliance.

* * *

Im Yeon-hwa spat blood from her mouth but did not let go of her sword, revealing her fighting spirit.

Even though the target of that fighting spirit was her own mother, there was not a single point of hesitation in her heart.

The only problem was….

“My daughter, you’ve become even more beautiful since I last saw you.”

“……”

“These days, some strange woman named Persomething is spreading false rumors about being the number one beauty under the heavens, but no matter how I look at it, compared to my daughter….”

“That’s enough of your nonsense.”

“……”

“This is the territory of the Emei Sect. Outsiders, please withdr— Keuk….”

CRASH!

Once again, the sword qi of crimson flames came flying.

Im Yeon-hwa hastily raised her sword to block it but had to take three steps back.

And Gu Wol-hyang spoke.

“Is that any way to speak to your mother? Doesn’t the Emei Sect even teach such basic education?”

“You are not my mother.”

Im Yeon-hwa firmly denied it.

But Gu Wol-hyang said with a relaxed smile.

“No, I am. I raised you in my womb and gave birth to you through the pains of labor. No one can deny that you are my daughter, you see?”

GRIT!

A clear emotion appeared on the face of Im Yeon-hwa, who usually showed little emotion.

Shame, humiliation, anger….

Emotions unbefitting a disciple of the Emei Sect, who believed in Buddhism, were all jumbled together.

However, even while receiving her daughter’s hatred, Gu Wol-hyang did not bat an eye.

“This is perfect. The Emei Sect is about to be annihilated, so I was planning to take you back anyway.”

“Do you think I will go?”

“I didn’t say I was giving you a choice, did I?”

“……”

At the words that she would be dragged away by force, Im Yeon-hwa bit her lip tightly.

And just then….

“That cannot be.”

An outsider intervened between the confronting mother and daughter.

A young man with twin swords slung across his back, still with a youthful air, and several men and women following him.

Gu Wol-hyang looked at them calmly and said.

“An uninvited guest has arrived.”

Then, the young man with the twin swords at the very front spoke.

“I am Mun Yul, Vice-Commander of the Twin Dragon Squad.”

“Oh my, so you’re that newly rising Little New Dragon.”

“……”

Mun Yul flinched for a moment.

Little New Dragon?

Could that be referring to me?

He hadn't known such a nickname had been attached to him.

“Did you hear that? He said Little New Dragon.”

“Wow…. I’m so jealous. So jealous.”

“How can someone without a nickname even live?”

“Ugh, look at his shoulders puffing up.”

At the voices of his junior brothers murmuring from behind, Mun Yul wanted to shout, but considering the place and situation, he held it in.

“I am merely a junior disciple of the martial world.”

“Hohoho. You’re a young man with excessive courtesy towards a mere Unorthodox Alliance wench.”

Gu Wol-hyang laughed heartily.

But unlike her smile, her gaze pierced through Mun Yul sharply.

‘To be at that level at that age…. He’s more amazing than the rumors suggest.’

After retracting her smile, she spoke to Mun Yul.

“Your arrival means that the Evil-Breaking Swordsman is also here. Isn’t that right?”

Patrick was no longer unknown.

On the contrary, from the Hegemon Blade Sect’s perspective, he was a target to be wary of.

Wasn’t he a powerhouse who had simultaneously suppressed Dang Gyegwang and Hwangbo Wicheon, who were among the single-digit ranked powerhouses of the Heaven Breaking Martial Emperor’s disciples?

It was natural for the Hegemon Blade Sect to be cautious.

And Mun Yul answered….

“The Commander has headed for the Sichuan Tang Clan.”

“Oh. So, only you little brats are here.”

“……”

“What were you little brats with your baby fuzz still on thinking, blocking my path? Huh?”

An energy rose from Gu Wol-hyang’s body, and a red flame blazed from her feet to the top of her head.

She, too, was a high-ranking powerhouse among the disciples of the Heaven Breaking Martial Emperor.

As she released her aura, most of the Twin Dragon Squad members were overwhelmed and found it difficult to breathe.

Moreover, the disciples of the Hegemon Blade Sect behind her also appeared to be quite skilled.

Right now, Patrick was not by Mun Yul’s side.

Half of the Twin Dragon Squad members were also elsewhere, carrying out the mission Patrick had assigned them.

Even if half of the Twin Dragon Squad and the Emei Sect joined forces, the chances of victory against them would be low.

However….

“If we do not do what must be done because we lack strength, how can we speak of justice?”

Mun Yul calmly stated the righteous argument.

Then he took a step forward and said.

“As the Vice-Commander leading the Twin Dragon Squad of the Murim Alliance, I will not tolerate any further evil deeds here.”

“You speak so well.”

“……”

“But you see.”

Killing intent welled up from Gu Wol-hyang’s body as she spoke.

“Such righteous arguments are something that can only be enforced with strength in the martial world.”

FLARE.

The Yang Heat Qi of the crimson flames blazing from Gu Wol-hyang’s body heated the air intensely.

At that, Mun Yul drew his twin swords and said.

“Come at me.”

A touch-and-go situation.

The disciples of the Hegemon Blade Sect also brought their hands to their weapons, and a look of desperation appeared on the faces of the Emei Sect disciples.

Just then….

“Let’s stop.”

Gu Wol-hyang let the steam out.

She retracted her aura, yawned long, and said.

“I didn’t come here to fight today in the first place. Anyway, since I’ve conveyed the sect’s opinion, I’ve done my job…. I can go back now, right?”

Then, someone from the Hegemon Blade Sect stepped forward.

“Senior Sister. But if we go back like this, the face of our Hegemon Blade Sect will be…. Keok!”

POW!

The one who was speaking was struck by Gu Wol-hyang’s palm and sent flying far away.

Seeing as he called Gu Wol-hyang ‘Senior Sister,’ he seemed to be one of the Heaven Breaking Martial Emperor’s disciples, but the difference in skill between him and Gu Wol-hyang was great.

Gu Wol-hyang spoke coldly to him as he lay collapsed, vomiting blood.

“How dare someone like you question my decision?”

“Cough…. Cou…. Sorry….”

“If you do it again, know that your life is forfeit.”

After warning her junior brother like that.

Gu Wol-hyang spoke to Abbess Jeolsim.

“I’ve given you a warning. I don’t know what the Murim Alliance might try to coax you with, but I hope you make a wise decision.”

“……”

“And Yeon-hwa.”

Gu Wol-hyang spoke to her daughter.

“You, come over here. Right now.”

“Do you think I will listen to you….”

“Stop acting like a child.”

“……”

“You are my daughter. Who has the right to place restrictions on me taking you?”

In principle, she was right.

Although she belonged to the Emei Sect, not even a sect could prioritize its authority over a parent’s command.

Neither Taoism nor Buddhism could recommend unfilial behavior to its disciples.

If a parent wished for it, it was the duty of the child to follow.

That was why the Sect Master and elders could not rashly step forward.

“Unlike this mother of the Unorthodox Alliance, if you wish to live by observing propriety, you should listen to me even more so now.”

At Gu Wol-hyang’s words, Im Yeon-hwa’s eyes wavered greatly.

And then, as if she had decided something….

“No. In following propriety, I will not follow you.”

“Do you truly intend to go against me until the end….”

Gu Wol-hyang was about to explode in anger.

But she had to stop speaking.

Because her own daughter approached the Little New Dragon, Mun Yul, and….

GRAB.

She audaciously linked arms with him.

A disciple of the Emei Sect had dared to embrace a man in front of her teacher and mother.

And in that state, she said….

“According to propriety, I am already an outsider who has married.”

“…What?”

“I am one who has already dedicated both my body and heart to my husband. Therefore, even if you are my biological mother, I will not follow you.”

“Hah…?”

At the bomb Im Yeon-hwa dropped, Gu Wol-hyang’s jaw fell open.

And….

“No… no, that’s not it. It’s really not.”

Mun Yul panicked and flustered about.