Return Of The Mount Hua Sect [EN]: Chapter 1256

The deep blue sea crashed against the shore, waves rising and falling.

Far away, on the edge of the sea, tiny dots appeared. Slowly, they grew bigger and bigger as they came closer. They were ships.

To anyone else, it might not seem like much. But the Hainan Faction disciples watching from the beach felt a heavy pressure in their chests. It was hard to breathe just looking at those ships.

As people who lived their lives on the sea, they knew it the moment they saw it.

The approaching ship was different from anything they had ever seen.

A low groan escaped someone’s lips.

Just moments before, they were moving quickly. Now, everyone stopped. They stared at the ship coming closer.

They were ready to fight the Four Evil Sects, even if they died. But when they saw the Four Evil Sects’ fleet coming, they felt despair and fear.

Fear spreads quickly.

Especially in this situation, it spreads faster than anything else. Someone on the shore even took a step back, trying to run away.

Chung Myung’s calm voice reached their ears.

“…Even so, how can you be glad to see those evil people?”

“We’ve seen them too often, haven’t we?”

“I feel the same way, Martial Uncle. I’m tired of seeing them on the Yangtze River. Seeing them here feels strange. It’s like all the evil people are just sailing around.”

“…I suppose so.”

Chung Myung made a noise.

“Anyway, those people never learn. They get beaten badly while sailing around, but they come back on ships again?”

“How else would they get to the island?”

“They should swim!”

“…Chung Myung-ah. Not everyone is as crazy as we are.”

“It’s not crazy. It’s smart!”

“Even if all the smartness in the world died, that would never be smart…”

Those who heard the conversation looked at Chung Myung and the Mount Hua disciples differently.

Seeing them calmly accept the scary situation, they thought of one name.

Plum Blossom Island.

Yes. That was it.

Thinking about it, Plum Blossom Island was a faraway island on the Yangtze River, surrounded by the Su Rochae’s forces.

Mount Hua went to that island without fear and saved the Namgung Family. That one act made them famous.

If you think about it, this situation is similar.

Of course, the situations are not exactly the same. Mount Hua won against the Four Evil Sects on Plum Blossom Island. But now, they are only part of Mount Hua, and Hainan must fight them.

But the one thing they knew for sure was that they could trust the Mount Hua disciples more than anyone else.

Knowing this made them feel a little better.

Besides…

“Should we just beat them up as soon as they land?”

“Then why make a plan, you idiot!”

“I know, but seeing them makes me angry. Those people are fearless.”

“They don’t know we’re here, do they?”

“They don’t know? Then they should be beaten!”

“…Please, just stop.”

Seeing them joking instead of being scared by the Four Evil Sects’ fleet, they felt brave.

They were from a family of seafarers who fought the sea.

They thought they were the bravest of all the sects, even if they were not the strongest.

They felt ashamed for being afraid, even for a moment, when they saw the enemy.

“If you’re going to attack as soon as they land, please include us.”

“Huh?”

Chung Myung looked at Gwak Hwan-so, who smiled and said,

“No one hates the Four Evil Sects more than we do.”

Chung Myung laughed at his words.

“You’re not afraid? What if you die?”

“If we were afraid of dying, we wouldn’t be here.”

“Hoo?”

The Hainan disciples looked determined after Gwak Hwan-so spoke.

He was right.

They had all come here ready to die.

So why be afraid now?

“…When you think about it, it’s better to attack and die than to be chased and die.”

“It would feel better, too.”

“I’m very angry, so I want to stab those people in the neck at least once…”

“Is that what you mean?”

Their voices now sounded competitive.

It wasn’t that they weren’t afraid. Death was still scary, and the Four Evil Sects were still frightening.

But if being afraid didn’t change anything, they shouldn’t be controlled by it.

They all knew this, so they were trying to find courage, even if they didn’t have any.

Chung Myung saw this and finally grinned.

“I know how you feel, but… well…”

Chung Myung’s face changed completely as he looked at Im So-byeong with cold eyes.

“We should also respect Im So-byeong, who used his brain to make this plan. So we should follow the plan for now.”

“…Thank you for that.”

Im So-byeong spoke, barely hiding his anger.

“Great Hero Gwak. Is everything ready?”

Gwak Hwan-so quickly looked around and nodded.

“There are about two ships left, but it will be finished soon.”

“Please hurry. And move everyone except the necessary people on the coast to the planned locations. It’s not good if they see too many people on the coast.”

“Yes!”

Gwak Hwan-so quickly gave the order, and the disciples on the coast ran to the back.

“Footprints!”

Im So-byeong shouted.

“Erase the footprints! Do you want everyone to know we’re here!”

Hearing this, the surprised Hainan disciples quickly rubbed out the footprints on the shore.

“Tsk.”

Im So-byeong clicked his tongue, not happy with it.

He knew that just like a small hole can break a dam, small things could ruin a plan.

“Move!”

“Yes!”

Im So-byeong quickly checked the ships and the coast.

“Are you sure they’re landing on this side? There’s no point if we’re ready and they go to the other side.”

“Ho Gamyeong will have come.”

“Yes?”

Namgung Do-wi was confused by the sudden answer.

“The Myriad Man House must deal with this. It would be good if Jang Il-so came himself, but he can’t leave the Four Evil Sects’ main base right now, so Ho Gamyeong must have come.”

Im So-byeong continued as if it was not a problem.

“Jang Il-so is unpredictable, but Ho Gamyeong is honest and practical. Unless he knew we were here, he wouldn’t make things worse in a place where only Hainan is. He will definitely land here.”

Namgung Do-wi stared at Im So-byeong blankly.

It wasn’t the logic, but the confidence in his words that confused Namgung Do-wi.

He was hard to understand normally, but at times like this, Im So-byeong showed great strength that could not be argued with.

‘This is how a sect leader should be.’

Namgung Do-wi nodded. He didn’t like him, but he had to learn this. Im So-byeong was not someone to ignore…

“But what if they land somewhere else?”

“We have to run away! Without looking back!”

Im So-byeong twisted his face.

“That means they knew we were here and came prepared. If we fight them, we’ll just get killed. Snip snip!”

“No, no. Even so, there are people left, so we can’t just run away…”

“No, what are you talking about! I don’t care about Hainan! I have to save myself first.”

No.

It seemed he was wrong. He couldn’t learn anything from this person.

Luckily, the approaching fleets were coming straight towards the coast, without changing direction.

“Preparation complete!”

Im So-byeong checked the coast one last time with sharp eyes.

“Good!”

When he was sure everything was ready, Im So-byeong made a big gesture and gave a signal.

“Go to the planned locations! Don’t move first! Do you understand?”

“Yes!”

The Hainan disciples, led by Gwak Hwan-so, ran as fast as they could to the bushes beyond the coast.

“Let’s move too!”

“Understood.”

Baek Cheon looked at the approaching fleet and nodded.

‘I’ve done everything I can.’

Now, they just had to follow the plan. He would deal with any small problems as they came, as always.

“Let’s go!”

“Yes!”

The Mount Hua disciples ran, jumped over the bushes, and ran towards the mountain ridge connected to the coast, as planned.

Jo Gul, who was looking at Baek Cheon’s back as he ran, shook his head.

“Martial Uncle’s acting has improved a lot.”

“He looked calm to me, too.”

“I was worried my legs would be shaking.”

“I know, right?”

It was impossible for them not to be nervous. The Four Evil Sects and the Myriad Man House were still scary and dangerous to them.

Normally, they would have been confident with Mount Hua backing them up. But now, they had to fight with the Hainan Faction, who they had never worked with before. How could they not be nervous?

Baek Cheon had to act like Chung Myung and make silly jokes because the Hainan Faction disciples were more afraid than them.

People decide how to act by watching the person in front of them.

That’s why Baek Cheon couldn’t look nervous. He had to seem calm, at least on the outside.

Jo Gul and Yoon Jong understood Baek Cheon’s feelings. They knew how hard he was trying.

“This way!”

“Yes!”

The running people hid in the hollow part of the ridge that Im So-byeong pointed to.

They were still far away, but they lowered their bodies as much as possible because they were nervous. They only raised their heads a little to watch the approaching ship.

“…It’s big.”

“Yeah. Just like we saw before.”

They had seen the ships once before.

But the feeling of the ship when it was docked and when it was coming towards them was different.

The sharp fronts of the ships looked like knives aimed at them.

“Martial Uncle.”

“Yeah.”

Baek Cheon nodded.

“It’s coming.”

At that moment, Chung Myung’s eyes became serious.

Splash!

Finally, the Four Evil Sects’ fleets cut through the waves and reached the coast.