Chapter 592

Chapter 592 - Side Story 26

Part of their hearts were definitely like that.

Tang Yu-jeong's heart was the same as Tang Gyeong's.

However, they couldn't say they felt at ease after throwing a troublesome matter at someone else's sect.

"Huu, a full-frontal war with the Green Forest is about to break out, and you feel at ease? What do we do. Should I ask Mom now?"

"Are you crazy? What are you saying?"

Tang Gyeong struck his palm with his fist, renewing his determination.

"Don't retreat. We have to move forward. If we go home from here, we'll really be treated like spoiled brats for life."

"That's true. I'll rack up tons of penalty points and my rating will become the lowest grade..."

Because of that, Tang Yu-jeong was also troubled. It wasn't that Tang Gyeong's proposal wasn't tempting.

Wasn't the water already spilled? Soon this matter would be known to the Tang Family, and people might come looking for them. If they were going to be caught and taken back anyway, wouldn't it be better to do everything they could until then?

Tang Yu-jeong and Tang Gyeong's eyes met.

"Okay. We caused this, so we'll solve it. Without damage to Yeon Family Sect."

"Yeah."

Jin Heon, still trapped in the net, heard their words and said quietly.

"What are you going to do? Yeon Family Sect has become the Green Forest's target now."

Tang Yu-jeong and Tang Gyeong simultaneously looked at Jin Heon. Their will to resolve this was strong.

Jin Heon asked again.

"What about the Hungry Ghost King? What about those who are targeting us?"

Tang Gyeong asked back.

"Are you afraid, Older Brother? I'm not afraid."

"Are you going to cause all this trouble like kids and make other people clean up after you?"

"Older Brother, you still don't know Dad. I know. Dad won't come."

"Last time you said he would come."

Tang Gyeong sighed and said.

"Back then we weren't involved in Jianghu affairs. Us running away and us being involved in Jianghu affairs are different existences. To Dad."

Tang Yu-jeong listened and exclaimed "Ah!"

"Now that I think about it, you're right. Gyeong is right. Dad won't come now."

Jin Heon frowned.

"What kind of family..."

"You're in it too, now."

"Stop including me!"

"So, won't you join us?"

"..."

Jin Heon quietly looked at the two of them.

Us?

Us.

He felt strange with this peculiar sense of solidarity.

His name was already revealed, and now it was known that he too was the Poison Dragon's child. Separate from denying Jin Ja-gang as his father, it meant he no longer needed to worry about his identity.

But Jin Heon still couldn't readily step forward.

His mother, abandoned by the Poison Dragon.

If he went out into the world, his mother would surely hear such words. He didn't want to see his most beloved, his only love, his mother be pointed at and glared at by others. He didn't care what he was called, whether illegitimate child or concubine's son, but he absolutely couldn't stand people treating his mother that way.

The more he thought about it, the more frustrated he became. Unable to move his body at all, he couldn't breathe. The heart wanting to move forward was blocked by the heart saying he shouldn't.

Huff huff... huff...

Suddenly suffocating, he couldn't bear it.

At that moment, a white hand extended before Jin Heon's eyes. Jin Heon looked at the owner of the white hand. It wasn't his mother. But it felt similar to his mother.

"First, come out of there. If they say something later, we'll just make excuses that it was a mistake."

As he stared at the white hand, he felt like he might cry.

Riiip!

The suffocating iron net binding Jin Heon was torn away. Jin Heon pushed aside the net with his shoulder and came out. Though he couldn't take that white hand, he could finally walk out into the world where white light shone.

***

"Aigo..."

"Groan..."

Groans flowed from here and there. Hundreds of Green Forest bandits were lying flat and collapsed. Those shedding tears were countless.

Twenty warriors from prestigious orthodox sects had laid down hundreds of Green Forest bandits.

The leader of Guangxi Green Forest wearing an Eagle Scarf, Iron Blood Axe, held an axe with half its blade cut off and trembled in his legs.

"True Dragon Swordsman... what benefit would you gain to mobilize even a sword squad to catch bandits like us, coming all the way to distant Guangxi... this is too much!"

Namgung Family's veteran expert True Dragon Swordsman Namgung Won had led the family's warriors to block Guangxi Green Forest.

The Namgung Family warriors had suffered somewhat more injuries and were bleeding compared to Namgung Won, but befitting prodigies of prestigious orthodox sects, they maintained their upright attitude.

Namgung Won sheathed his sword. Then he said to Iron Blood Axe.

"I always teach my disciples that people must know gratitude. I happened to be passing nearby too."

Iron Blood Axe shouted, even spitting.

"What does that have to do with us! We have no grudge with Namgung Family!"

"Weren't you going to attack the Poison Dragon's children?"

Instead of answering, Iron Blood Axe ground his teeth.

True Dragon Swordsman Namgung Won smiled gently.

"Poison Dragon, I have much to repay that friend."

A Namgung Family warrior beside him said.

"Uncle. Still, calling the former alliance leader Poison Dragon is a bit improper for others to hear, isn't it?"

"What can I do? That epithet is stuck in my mouth. Probably, I'll have difficulty removing those two words from my mouth until I die."

Because he had lived through an era when the epithet Poison Dragon was that intense.

Namgung Won clasped his hands behind his back broadly.

"Well then. Let's see how the world turns now. What will grow from the foundation he built."

***

Yeon Family Sect reorganized their ranks and waited.

Surrounding sects also sent warriors to support Yeon Family Sect.

However, Guangxi Green Forest didn't come.

Later, news was delivered that five hundred Green Forest bandits from Guangxi Green Forest were defeated by Namgung Family warriors while descending to Guangdong.

The Guangdong martial sects gathered at Yeon Family Sect murmured.

"From Namgung Family? Is something starting in earnest?"

"No. They smashed only Iron Blood Axe and returned to Namgung Family."

"A curious matter."

"No, actually it's not that curious."

The Guangdong warriors' gazes shifted to Tang Yu-jeong, Tang Gyeong, and Jin Heon. Jin Heon was somewhat apart by himself, but Tang Yu-jeong and Tang Gyeong were surrounded by warriors of similar age, making joyful exclamations.

To the young warriors, Poison Dragon was a living legend. A terrifying existence who drove Jianghu into hell as a terrible murderer, and simultaneously a hero who sat in the highest position of Jianghu martial arts, the Martial Alliance Leader.

Though they had long known he had children, this was the first time seeing them. They had never left Sichuan, so they were seeing the secretive faces directly.

Moreover, Tang Yu-jeong was a lively beauty, and Tang Gyeong was a cheerful young man who called everyone "Older Brother" and followed them. Because he wasn't arrogant or authoritative despite his father being the former alliance leader, they could talk comfortably.

Someone asked Tang Yu-jeong.

"Miss Yu-jeong. I heard you defeated Soul Destroyer Kill in one strike. What technique did you use then?"

Everyone focused on Tang Yu-jeong's answer. For warriors, martial arts talk was the best after all. Soul Destroyer Kill was an expert with an Eagle Scarf at a considerable level, so they were curious what defeated him in one strike.

"Oh my, that is... it's not really a secret technique. Just like this and like this..."

Tang Yu-jeong clasped her hands together, roughly mimicked striking, giggled and glossed over it.

"His endurance was weaker than expected."

"Ah. As expected, you're a tremendous expert. The escort agency we used was once robbed by Soul Destroyer Kill's stronghold, so we know well how expert Soul Destroyer Kill is."

"No. I'm not an expert."

"You are an expert."

Tang Gyeong butted in and interfered.

"I've never beaten my sister even once in my entire life until this day."

The young warriors' eyes widened. They said Tang Gyeong's achievements this time were also extraordinary. Especially his movement technique was extremely excellent, and the Green Forest bandits couldn't even graze him with a single attack. Yet he couldn't beat such skill. The young warriors looked at Tang Yu-jeong with eyes of respect.

Tang Yu-jeong was troubled. That wasn't the kind of look she wanted?

Tang Gyeong added fuel to the fire.

"I have someone I research techniques and discuss swords with through letters. I receive advice from that person to analyze and devise countermeasures, but it's useless."

Tang Gyeong raised his interlocked hands above his head and brought them down.

"One blow of this ends everything. This isn't some technique or secret transmission, it's really absurd."

The warriors were puzzled.

"Then you're a tremendous expert, so why do you deliberately act humble..."

"Sister thinks if a woman is too expert she'll seem strong-willed, so she worries men won't like her and pretends not to be..."

"Hey!"

The young warriors laughed awkwardly, "Haha."

As a warrior and as an acquaintance, Tang Yu-jeong could be a truly reliable friend. But as a man and woman, there was something to think about. Her father being Poison Dragon was a problem, and if her own martial arts skill was also tremendous, how could one endure? Especially since Tang Family takes in sons-in-law.

Probably, whoever it was, if they married Tang Yu-jeong, they would have to live with crushed spirits for life.

The young warriors felt sorry for whoever that was, even though they didn't know who.

Some also turned their eyes to Jin Heon. Since Tang Gyeong said he never beat Tang Yu-jeong, they were curious about Jin Heon.

Jin Heon was just sitting silently with bandages wrapped all over his limbs. He suffered the most injuries in this fight, but simultaneously displayed the greatest presence. Many would remember Jin Heon more vividly than Tang Yu-jeong.

"If it's not rude, how was it for you, young hero?"

They were curious if he sparred with Tang Yu-jeong and won, how it was.

Jin Heon had already coldly hardened his expression before answering. With so many people, it still wasn't comfortable.

Poke. Tang Yu-jeong jabbed Jin Heon's side. When Jin Heon looked at her, Tang Yu-jeong made a pleading expression. Meaning please speak well.

Jin Heon looked at Tang Yu-jeong with a ridiculous face and answered the warriors.

"Couldn't even touch her, got hit twice and fainted."

Someone said in surprise.

"If you got hit twice, you're more expert than Brother Gyeong!"

"Wahaha!"

Everyone laughed happily. Looking at the glaring Tang Yu-jeong, Jin Heon shrugged as if to say what could she do about it.

Someone asked curiously.

"But from what I've been hearing, you seem to only use Tang Family martial arts. Didn't you learn the Alliance Leader's martial arts?"

Tang Gyeong answered.

"The martial arts Dad learned belonged to Yunnan's Medicine Sects, so he said he couldn't formally teach them to us and didn't teach us. We only know a little bit here and there."

The warriors nodded.

"As expected of the former Alliance Leader."

Jin Ja-gang was famous for thoroughly distinguishing between public and private even when in the alliance leader position. It was exactly as expected that he would act that way in his family too.

"Then what about poison techniques? Especially the Alliance Leader's Asura Blood..."

In an instant, words disappeared from the surroundings. The atmosphere became desolate. Not just the young warriors, but even the older ones watching nearby reacted to the word Asura Blood.

Everyone closed their mouths and stared at the Tang siblings.

Asura Blood.

Just the name alone made those who lived through the Poison Dragon era feel chills down their spines. The worst poison in Jianghu that turned over ten thousand warriors into a handful of poisoned corpses.

If that poison was passed down.

If it remained in their bodies?

How should Jianghu accept them?

Would they become destined to be eternally ruled by that bloodline!

At that moment, breaking the silent atmosphere, Tang Yu-jeong laughed loudly and said.

"Ey, there's no such thing. If there was, would everyone be fine when Heon became covered in blood like that?"

Jin Heon looked at Tang Yu-jeong with a peculiar gaze.