Return of the Mount Hua Sect [EN]: Chapter 1249

Cheong-myeong stopped, looking surprised.

At that moment, the rest of the Heavenly Union members stumbled in through the open door.

“Ugh. This journey has really tired me out.”

“Brother, aren’t you too weak? You should have taken all the best stuff from the Tang family.”

“Don’t talk nonsense. You grew up well-fed in the Namgung family. The Tang family has plenty of poisons but no spiritual treasures. You’ll only get poison if you eat anything there.”

“Didn’t the Tang family use poison like spiritual medicine?”

“…I don’t know where that idea came from. Do people from the Tang family have poison instead of blood? We die if we eat poison too! Does the Namgung family not die even if they get hit by a sword just because they use one?”

“Now that I think about it… ….”

Kwak Hwan-so blinked, watching them with a blank face as they walked out, chatting casually.

“Why aren’t they giving us food?”

“Tsk tsk. How long are you going to wait to be fed? If it’s a new day, you should go to the dining hall to eat.”

“It’s because they brought it to us until yesterday.”

“A new day has begun. It can’t be the same as yesterday.”

“Wow, very smart!”

Kwak Hwan-so was dazed and muttered, “Why are these people still here?”

“No… what are you doing?”

“Huh?”

“Didn’t we prepare a ship for you to leave when the storm stopped?”

“Really?”

Cheong-myeong scratched his belly and looked inside with a nonchalant expression. “Sasuk, did they prepare a ship for us?”

Baek Cheon walked out from inside. “Hmm? Ah, I heard. They said they prepared a ship on the coast for us to use when leaving the island.”

Unlike the others, whose clothes were messy, Baek Cheon’s robes were spotless. Kwak Hwan-so stared blankly at the white martial robes shining in the sunlight and frowned.

“Are you in your right mind?”

The answer came from elsewhere. “The one who’s not in their right mind is you, you little punk.”

“…Excuse me?”

“If a guest comes, you should feed them! Even the beggars of Hwasan don’t starve their guests! And they threw etiquette into the trash!”

“Cheong-myeong, you shouldn’t insult other sects when you’re in their territory.”

“These bastards are worse than Hwasan!”

“You shouldn’t insult other sects either.”

Kwak Hwan-so held his head. It hurt. The Four Evil Sects could attack any minute! But these people were calmly trying to eat breakfast. Were they not worried at all? What were they thinking?

“Ja-yang.”

“…Yes, Great Senior Brother.”

“Take the guests to the dining hall. Tell them to prepare a meal.”

“No, S 형님. This is… ….”

“Do as I say.”

“Yes… ….”

Ja-yang glared at Cheong-myeong and his group with suppressed anger.

‘This is too much.’

In principle, they were right. It was against etiquette to send away a guest who had come from afar without even providing breakfast. At any other time, the sect leader would have scolded them.

But this wasn’t a normal situation. The Hainan disciples now had to face the Four Evil Sects. Those who remained would fight to the death, and those who had fled would have to accept the Four Evil Sects’ rule.

Everyone knew their fate. What would they think if they saw the Heavenly Union members leaving after finishing their business? Their morale would drop.

‘I thought they would understand if I spoke reasonably.’

Lee Ja-yang stared at Baek Cheon. He thought Baek Cheon would understand, but it seemed he didn’t understand at all.

“Follow me.”

He was angry, but he had no choice but to treat them properly and see them off.

Lee Ja-yang bit his lip and turned around. Then Cheong-myeong asked, “Why did you all come here in a group so early? Are you trying to start a fight?”

Lee Ja-yang turned around, unable to hold back his anger. “This bastard is really…!”

“Ja-yang!”

“No, Great Senior Brother! This is too much! If this isn’t mockery, what is it?”

“I told you to stop!” Kwak Hwan-so glared and scolded him. Lee Ja-yang bit his lip.

“Bang Hong, you guide them!”

“Me, Senior Brother?”

“Why? Can’t you do it?”

“No. I will do it.”

Lee Ja-yang turned away. Behind him, Kwak Hwan-so tried to sound calm. “I’m sorry. I thought the guests had left, so I came to clean the rooms. I didn’t know you were still here.”

“Huh?”

“We will pack your luggage, so please go eat. We will prepare everything so that you can leave as soon as you return.”

Ja-yang knew that Kwak Hwan-so was more impatient than him. He knew how much patience Kwak Hwan-so was using to say those words.

Lee Ja-yang felt ashamed of his hasty actions when he saw Kwak Hwan-so’s calm reaction.

Then Cheong-myeong said, sounding nonchalant, “Sasuk, what are they saying?”

Lee Ja-yang’s last thread of reason broke.

‘Oh, really!’

Lee Ja-yang turned around, his eyes blazing. He was going to correct that rude bastard’s manners, no matter what.

However, he heard Cheong-myeong and Baek Cheon talking and was so shocked that he lost all his strength.

“Why are you cleaning someone else’s room when they’re using it?”

“Cheong-myeong, good inns clean the rooms even when people are staying there.”

“That’s an inn. This isn’t an inn, is it?”

“That’s true.”

“Then it’s rude. Why are you rummaging through other people’s luggage without permission?”

“Hmm. That’s something to consider. Etiquette here and in other places may not be the same.”

Lee Ja-yang laughed weakly, losing his anger. Kwak Hwan-so gritted his teeth and added, “We’re packing the luggage of those who are leaving. If you want to leave before the Four Evil Sects attack, there’s no time to spare.”

Kwak Hwan-so was angry. But Cheong-myeong laughed. “That’s what I’ll do when I leave.”

“That’s why! Luggage… Excuse me?” Kwak Hwan-so blinked in disbelief.

“Who said we’re leaving?”

“These guys are funny. Is this how you treat guests? I never said I was leaving, so why are you kicking us out?”

“The food costs are high, though.”

“We’ve been eating too much.”

“That’s all Young Master Namgung ate.”

“Me? Me? Wow, me?”

The Heavenly Union members were calm. Kwak Hwan-so stared blankly at them. Cheong-myeong flicked his fingers and said, “Hey, you.”

“Yes?”

“Stop talking nonsense and take us to the dining hall. Don’t touch our luggage. Kids these days have no manners!”

“Lead the way!”

“Yes? What are you doing?”

“Ah… Yes.” Kwak Hwan-so led them to the dining hall.

The Hainan disciples stared blankly at them.

“Um… Senior Brother.”

“Yeah?”

“Then what do we do? Do we clean?”

Lee Ja-yang’s face twisted.

“You’re… not leaving?” Kwak Hwan-so asked, trying not to show his shock.

But no one answered.

“No… you, you eat raw meat?”

“This is good food.”

“Isn’t it uncooked? Who eats fish raw?”

“That’s how you eat it.”

“Even the fishermen on the Yangtze River don’t eat it like this! People in Anhui eat fish cooked!”

“They eat it in Bukhae.”

“No, Bukhae didn’t eat it either. That’s why we fed it to them.”

“Anyway, they eat it, right? It’s fine if there were no problems after eating it.”

“I guess this is how they eat it here.”

“Ah, no…” Namgung Dowi tried to argue, but Cheong-myeong frowned.

“Just eat it! Why are you complaining about the food! That’s what happens when you grow up spoiled! We should lock you up and make you eat mud!”

“What does growing up spoiled have to do with this!”

“Shut up, you rich guy!”

Namgung Dowi, shocked, looked for agreement from others.

But the Hwasan guys were already stuffing themselves with raw fish. Even Dang Pae was smacking his lips and saying, ‘Delicious!’

‘If they can eat it, they’ll eat anything.’ Namgung Dowi pounded his chest in frustration.

But someone was more frustrated than Namgung Dowi.

“No! Please listen to me!”

“You’re bothering us while we’re eating….”

“You’re not supposed to bother even a dog when it’s eating.”

“I guess you do things differently here.”

Kwak Hwan-so held his head. He wanted to hit them.

“Why are you pressuring us to leave! Are you regretting the food?” Cheong-myeong swallowed and got angry.

“Yes, I regret… No, it’s not that. But the story is over, and we decided to go our separate ways, right?”

Baek Cheon nodded. “That’s right.”

“Then there’s nothing left to do, so there’s no reason to stay here. The Sect Leader said he would tell the Union, right?”

“That’s right too.” Baek Cheon nodded. Kwak Hwan-so felt stressed.

“But why aren’t you leaving?”

Cheong-myeong cut in, pounding his chest. “That’s it!”

“Yes?”

“Why can’t you understand? Are you slow?” Cheong-myeong frowned.

“Okay, listen. The talks with the Heavenly Union failed, right?”

“That’s right.”

“Then we need to tell the Union, right?”

“That’s right!”

“Then our job is over, right?”

“Isn’t that what I’m saying!”

Cheong-myeong shouted. “So! We’ve done our job, so we can do what we want! The Heavenly Union is leaving, but I’m not! Is that hard to understand?”

Kwak Hwan-so was speechless. How can I understand? Why does it have to be that way?

Cheong-myeong clicked his tongue. “How are you going to live if you can’t understand this? I’m so frustrated.” Kwak Hwan-so was lost in thought.

Baek Cheon smiled and said, “I would like to talk again after the meal.”

“Yes?”

Baek Cheon’s eyes became serious. “Not as the Hwasan Sect Leader representing the Heavenly Union… as someone who heard a colleague is in danger.”

Kwak Hwan-so felt goosebumps.