Return Of The Mount Hua Sect [EN]: Chapter 1551

“Let’s go! Run!”

“Why are we suddenly running?!”

“Everyone else is running!”

Jo Gul, not wanting to be left behind, yelled and ran out of Harmony with the others.

“Why are we running together if we aren’t even going to the same place!”

“Just run, I said!”

Guo Hui sighed, holding his head.

I should have refused to let that man join our group, even if it meant getting beat up! What was I thinking, giving in to pity? he thought.

“So, where are we going?”

“Jiangsu!”

“Ugh….”

Guo Hui’s face twisted. Jiangsu, a province far to the east, was one of the farthest places from Shaanxi.

It would be nice if it were a coincidence, but it couldn’t be, he thought.

“Jiangsu… how long will that take…? Senior Brother, where are you going!”

Jo Gul ignored Guo Hui’s complaining and ran towards Yoon Jong’s group, who were ahead.

“Yoon Jong, Senior Brother! Where are you going?” Jo Gul called out, panting as he caught up.

Yoon Jong, his face set and grim, simply said, “Anhui.”

“Of course!” Jo Gul’s head bobbed up and down quickly. *Of course, Anhui.* He thought. *That’s where things are really bad right now.* It made sense that some Mount Hua groups would be sent there. He felt a small sense of relief that his guess was right, even as a knot of worry tightened in his stomach.

“And Uncle?”

“Anhui.”

Jo Gul’s face stiffened for a moment. Was it a coincidence? Or…

“Senior Brother. Uncle is….”

“Geol, where are you going?”

“Me? I’m going to Jiangsu Province.”

“As you know, Jiangsu borders Zhejiang. You remember that Hangzhou is in the north of Zhejiang, right?”

“Yes, of course.”

How could he forget the place that had given him such terrible memories?

“When the security of one city falls, it spreads like a chain reaction. Anhui has sects that follow the Namgung, so it hasn’t collapsed as fast, but Jiangsu Province will not be good. If any Demonic Sect members are still there, it will be even worse… Geol, are you listening to me?”

Jo Gul subtly moved away from Yoon Jong.

“Where are you going?”

“No, I’m just letting you go on your way.”

“You are leading a group now, so you need to understand this.”

Jo Gul squeezed his eyes shut. I’m crazy. Why did I worry about that man? he thought.

“What about Sago?”

“Who knows?”

“Ah, now that I think about it, it seems like Soso didn’t form a group? Are you going with Sago?”

“No.”

Yoon Jong shook his head firmly.

“Soso can’t just be a group leader right now. She will probably be at one of the mountain fortresses, our meeting places, watching what’s happening with the medical staff.”

“Ah….”

It made sense. Tang Soso started the Mobile Medical Unit and sent them out, so it was better for her to manage everything. He knew it, but Jo Gul felt as if Tang Soso had drifted a little further away. He had to struggle to form a small group, but Soso was already in charge of so many people.

“I have to work hard if I don’t want to be embarrassed.”

Yoon Jong chuckled.

“That’s surprising to hear.”

“What is?”

“That you still think you have something left to be embarrassed about.”

“This guy, really!”

Jo Gul glared at Yoon Jong with a crumpled face, then glanced around.

“By the way… that….”

“What again?”

“What about… Chung Myung?”

Yoon Jong’s face became as cold as stone. Someone who didn’t know him might think he was calm, but Jo Gul saw the coldness in his expression.

“He won’t need it.”

“Yes?”

“A group, I mean. He can do it alone.”

“Ah, no, Senior Brother. Why are you saying that….”

“I’m just saying what’s true. Group members won’t help him. Clumsy group members would only slow him down.”

It wasn’t wrong. Jo Gul agreed. But he couldn’t nod because of the coldness in Yoon Jong’s voice.

“He’s different from us.”

“Senior Brother?”

“I’m going first.”

Yoon Jong left Jo Gul behind and walked away.

“Senior Brother! Let’s go together!”

Yoon Jong’s face twisted slightly as he ran with Jo Gul behind him.

‘How pathetic,’ he thought to himself.

He tried to ignore the thoughts in his head and looked at the back of the person running ahead.

‘Uncle.’

Yoon Jong’s eyes, watching Baek Cheon’s back, were dark.

‘If everyone is going to act as they please… then I’ll do the same.’

Yoon Jong ran even faster.

“It might be wrong to say this now, but it’s quite a sight.” Tang Gunak said.

Chung Myung frowned slightly. The sight of groups of about ten people scattering in dozens of directions was not something you saw every day.

“What about the Beggars’ Sect?”

“They said they’ll join us on their own.”

“So slow.” Chung Myung said critically, and Tang Gunak glanced at him.

“Shouldn’t we be thanking them?”

“They’re only doing what they should have done from the start, so what is there to thank? They should have been helping all along, finally doing their duty.”

Tang Gunak smiled.

If it were the old Beggars’ Sect, they would have just gathered beggars in one place. The Heavenly Union would have had to do all the work of finding and sending out beggars.

But Hong Daekwang, the new leader, was different. He knew where the groups from Harmony were going and how fast they were moving, so he told them to move immediately.

‘That’s a lot of confidence,’ Tang Gunak thought.

Maybe Chung Myung was right, and this was how the Beggars’ Sect should have been all along.

“Ah, and they said they’ll tell us where the rising Evil Sects are in each province as soon as possible.”

“That’s basic. Why are they saying it like they’re doing us a favor? Those beggar bastards, anyway.” Chung Myung looked annoyed, and Tang Gunak shook his head.

“However, we’ll have to deal with the Silent Night Sect ourselves. They can’t really join us.”

“No need to worry. Pick a few people and send them to each province.”

“To the provinces?”

“Yes. To the mountain fortresses. The Silent Night Sect also has mountain fortresses they’re using as bases in each province, right?”

“Yes… Instead of telling them to find us, we can just tell them the locations of the nearby mountain fortresses.”

“Yes.”

Tang Gunak nodded. That would solve most of the problems for now.

He looked up at the sky and took a deep breath.

‘A day?’

No, not even a day. Just half a day.

That’s how long it took for this huge group to agree, decide, and get organized.

Some might say that was slow, but Tang Gunak knew how these groups usually moved.

Half a day was incredibly fast, amazing even.

And…

“We will use the mountain fortresses as bases for supplies.” Im Sobyung said as he approached.

Tang Gunak asked, “Will supplies be needed? Just….”

“Don’t say that. Do martial artists not eat? They might be able to go without it normally, but they’ll get hungry in a situation where they have to fight a lot. This could take several days, so we need to prepare even more.”

“Hmm.”

“And supplies aren’t just for them. No matter how fast we move, it might already be too late in some cases. We need food and money for the refugees.”

Tang Gunak nodded. He hadn’t even thought about that.

“We will choose central mountain fortresses and connect them with nearby merchant guilds. Head Merchant Hwang of the Eunha Merchant Guild will help us with this.”

“That would be good.”

Tang Gunak clicked his tongue. The departure was rushed, but they were sending people and finishing the preparations at the same time. The Green Forest, the Silent Night Sect, and the Merchant World made this possible.

‘In the past… the Nine Great Sects wouldn’t have even dreamed of this,’ he thought.

It wasn’t because they weren’t good enough. It was because they were different. Wudang controlled southern Henan to Hubei, and Shaolin had a big influence over all of Henan. Jongnam controlled Shaanxi.

But those three regions weren’t connected. It was hard for merchants from Hubei to even travel to Shaanxi. It was that difficult to connect regions.

But the Heavenly Union was different. It wasn’t limited to regions and could travel all over the Central Plains.

The Green Forest and the Merchant World, the Silent Night Sect and the Beggars’ Sect, all had bases everywhere.

“Was it from the beginning?”

“What is?”

“No, it’s nothing.” Tang Gunak shook his head. What was the point of wondering now? The important thing was that it was already happening.

Chung Myung continued, “We need to make sure each mountain fortress is a good base.”

“I will. We will get help from the Beggars’ Sect, and we’re also planning to send our own people.” Im Sobyung sighed.

“Ugh… How did the mountain fortresses become places for righteous sect bastards?”

But he knew there was no other way.

“Please make sure of it.”

“Don’t worry. That much….”

“No. Make sure of it even more.”

“……”

Tang Gunak looked surprised as he looked at Chung Myung. Chung Myung’s eyes were cold.

“We need to keep the communication network working perfectly so we can quickly pull back our people at any time. If Jang Ilso is planning something, he will attack where our forces are weak.”

Tang Gunak nodded.

“I will remember that.”

Chung Myung turned his head. Baek Cheon, Yoon Jong, and Jo Gul were running behind the Namgung Family, who were running as fast as they could. People from Jongnam were also there.

“Hoo!”

Chung Myung took a big step.

“Then please contact me as soon as possible if anything happens.”

“Are you going too?”

“Hey! Come here!”

Kiyi!

Baek Ah, who had been waiting nearby, quickly climbed onto Chung Myung’s shoulder. His black eyes were full of determination.

“The Beggars’ Sect’s Blue Pigeon isn’t slow, but it will be obvious sometimes, so please send really important news through this guy.”

“Hmm.”

Tang Gunak looked slightly uncomfortable. Chung Myung shrugged.

“I thought it would be better for me to stay at the main base….”

He looked forward.

“It seems like there will be some changes.”

Tang Gunak sighed. Once he decided, he wouldn’t change it. That was Chung Myung.

“I won’t stop you. But remember one thing.”

“What is it?”

“You are the strategist of the Heavenly Union, not just a disciple of Hwasan. Hundreds, thousands of lives depend on every move you make.” Tang Gunak looked at Chung Myung with serious eyes.

“Never forget that.”

Chung Myung stared at Tang Gunak for a moment, then shrugged.

“Well, you’re saying what’s obvious.”

His voice was indifferent, but it felt different. It might have just been Tang Gunak’s imagination.

Chung Myung turned before Tang Gunak could think more.

“Then.”

Paaah!

He shot forward. He turned into a ray of light and quickly caught up with those who had gone ahead.

Tang Gunak clenched his fist.

‘Now, I have to believe,’ he thought.

He still felt worried, but he pushed it away and turned around. He had to do his best here.

“Let’s go.”