Chapter 594

Chapter 594 - Side Story 28

Tang Yu-jeong marked on a map the strongholds they would clear with the help of the Merciless Twin Axes. They planned to clear the nearby places with many people first.

Everyone put their heads together and decided on the first stronghold to attack.

Many people meant that their connections were equally wide. Someone gave an opinion.

"Near the stronghold at Hamyeong Mountain are Hamyeong Sword Sect and White Mountain Sect. I know them. Let me ask for help. If we can receive support, we can wipe them out much more easily."

Killing and beating down Green Forest bandits was something Tang Yu-jeong or Tang Gyeong could do alone. However, catching the Green Forest bandits, taking them to the government office, and disposing of the stronghold's wealth were things they couldn't do alone. If a sect familiar with local circumstances participated, they could receive great help. No, without the help of local sects, it was impossible from the start.

The Tang siblings visited Hamyeong Sword Sect, and some others went to White Mountain Sect.

Hamyeong Sword Sect looked troubled.

Making enemies with the Green Forest couldn't be easy. If it were possible, they would have subjuSectd the strongholds long ago.

"We already requested subjugation from the Martial Alliance several times before, but they didn't dispatch even one expert, and there was no particular support afterward. We want to cheer you young friends for stepping up, but frankly our position is difficult."

The person who suggested getting Hamyeong Sword Sect's help persuaded them.

"Both the Eagle Scarf and Sparrow Scarf of Guangdong Green Forest have been captured. Before they reorganize is our opportunity."

The Hamyeong Sword Sect warriors also persuaded the sect leader, perhaps their blood boiling.

"That's right. If we leave it like this and let the stragglers gather, and then Yeon Family Sect receives the Green Forest's retaliation, how can we hold up our faces?"

The sect leader said.

"I understand young passion. However, there are still experts in the Green Forest difficult for us to face. Could we avoid their retaliation?"

The young warriors who came with Tang Yu-jeong said forcefully.

"We'll help then too."

"Like we helped Yeon Family Sect, Yeon Family Sect will also help us."

"If we join forces with each other, we can overcome it."

The Hamyeong Sword Sect sect leader looked at Tang Yu-jeong, Tang Gyeong, and Jin Heon with troubled eyes.

He had heard the rumors.

Who would have thought Poison Dragon's illegitimate son was at South Sea Sword Sect.

In fact, having Tang Family of Sichuan step up alone was more reassuring than several small and medium sects banding together. Even if the declining South Sea Sword Sect stepped up, it would be worth trying. But would Tang Family of Sichuan have the capacity to care about small sects like theirs? Would they care after this matter passed?

How many times in life had he seen people being used and abandoned? Naturally he was reluctant.

Suddenly having some thought, the Hamyeong Sword Sect sect leader chuckled.

"I must have lived too long."

The young warriors were puzzled, not knowing what he meant.

Tang Yu-jeong stepped forward and said.

"I understand the sect leader's concerns. But if we don't strike them, when the Green Forest descends, with the stragglers' numbers added, they'll become an even greater threat."

"No, that's not what I meant."

"Huh? Then..."

"I mean I'm too old to calculate even for doing such an obvious thing, to weigh profits, and to think about safety."

The sect leader rose from his seat and shouted.

"Tell all disciples of this Sect! Today, we strike the Green Forest that has been an eyesore and newly raise the name of our Hamyeong Sword Sect! Everyone prepare firmly and get ready!"

Tang Yu-jeong, Tang Gyeong, and the young warriors looked at each other happily.

Not long after, contact also came from White Mountain Sect.

It was contact that they would participate in the Green Forest subjugation at Hamyeong Mountain.

Even the Hamyeong Sword Sect warriors cheered.

***

The Green Forest bandits trembled and gripped their weapons tightly with all their strength while looking outside.

They completely locked the stronghold, piled up logs, and surrounded it with all sorts of blades and barricades. Rumors were out that if caught they'd all be handed over to the government office and all their gathered wealth would be robbed, so they were even afraid to fight.

"Damn! Can we block them with this?"

"I don't know, then what should we do? All contact is cut off, Guangdong has all fallen. Who will come help us?"

Bang!

With one punch blow, the logs burst apart mercilessly and the main Sect opened wide.

Tang Gyeong dusted off his hands in front of the burst Sect and shouted.

"Open the gate!"

"Wahhh!"

With a battle cry full of righteousness, orthodox sect warriors poured in en masse. The Green Forest bandits fought back reluctantly like eating mustard while crying.

Clang, clang clang! The sound of weapons clashing rang from all directions. Already the orthodox sect warriors overwhelmed them both in numbers and morale.

A fierce-looking bandit jumped out swinging a giant blade.

"You bastards! Do you know who we are! Our stronghold is descendants who inherited the legitimate lineage of Tianshan's Green Forest Grand General, and we will absolutely not forget today's humiliation and repay it a hundred, a thousand times later!"

Jin Heon tried to go that way, but Tang Yu-jeong grabbed Jin Heon's arm. Then she shook her head.

Over dozens of people from nearby sects had come to this place, but not a single one asked the Tang siblings for help. Jin Heon didn't really know the reason but stopped for now.

"I'll face him!"

A young man with still youthful features on his face rushed out and faced the bandit. However, the young man was quickly pushed back.

"Urgh"

In less than even ten exchanges, the young man retreated spraying blood from his arm. Another young man stepped forward.

"It's my turn now."

"Come at me all, you gnat-like bastards. I'll beat you all to death!"

But there was a limit to holding out alone. Eventually the bandit fell at the hands of a middle-aged warrior.

The orthodox sect warriors cheered in unison for the one who struck him down.

"Cheon Yeong Sect's hero Shin Won has struck down the bandit chief!"

The remaining Green Forest bandits were also cleaned up in turn.

And the orthodox sect warriors waited grinning for someone.

Tang Gyeong came back with several Green Forest bandits tied up in a line.

"Only five escaped today."

The orthodox sect warriors enthusiastically cheered for Tang Gyeong. Tang Gyeong, who went to catch the escapees, always decorated the end of the subjugation battle.

Even after the fight ended, the excited fervor of the orthodox sect warriors continued.

During several fights, those who stood out emerged, and some gained new epithets. Unfortunately some died, and some were injured or became disabled.

But their passion couldn't be stopped.

Tang Yu-jeong finished clearing Guangdong and crossed over to Huguang.

There was no need to even go to Guangxi.

Hearing news of the Green Forest subjugation that arose in Guangdong, Guangxi's small and medium sects rose up voluntarily. Though there were no notable large sects in Guangxi, since experts were absent from the Green Forest anyway, after some confusion they eventually subjuSectd the remaining stragglers with their own strength.

"Captain!"

A young man who followed Tang Yu-jeong from Yeon Family Sect ran over with a bright face.

Tang Yu-jeong refused the title.

"No, I'm not captain, I said. Why do these brothers keep blocking my marriage prospects?"

"Ah, it's too late. If we don't call you captain, we'll be ostracized among ourselves."

The Merciless Twin Axes, always crouching in the corner, called Tang Yu-jeong in a friendly voice.

"Young missss. When will you release meeee..."

The young man ignored the Merciless Twin Axes and said.

"They say a subjugation force was also organized in northern Huguang Province!"

"Really? That's great!"

"They say subjugation is already underway in Shandong, and there are movements to create subjugation forces in Shaanxi and Shanxi too. They say since large sects won't step up, we have no choice but to do it ourselves."

The Merciless Twin Axes poured curses on the young man who ignored him.

"Hey, you bastard! Even if the Green Forest is your enemy, they're like brothers to me! What's so good about killing brothers that you dare interrupt when this elder is speaking. Just occasionally tell me some good news. Thank you."

"..."

The Merciless Twin Axes grinned with a servile expression.

"Hearing good news makes me feel really good. Yes yes, if orthodox scum are human, they shouldn't think of leaving it to others but should accomplish it proactively themselves."

"Mister, you're doing it on purpose."

"No."

"It seems like you're enjoying it."

"Absolutely not. I'm just a free lark who wants to be free."

Tang Yu-jeong thought for a moment, then untied the rope bound to the Merciless Twin Axes' hands.

"Here. Mister helped us a lot, so we should let you be free at least this much. I'm sorry I couldn't pay attention until now."

"Can I go?"

"No. I just untied your hands."

The young men were startled when the Merciless Twin Axes' hands became free.

"Captain! Even so, if you carelessly untie the Merciless Twin Axes! What if he runs away?"

The Merciless Twin Axes pointed at Tang Gyeong and cursed at the young men.

"You bastard, with that Poison Seed Officer staring at me with bright blue eyes over there, how can I run away? If I get caught while doing that, will you take responsibility? If you say you'll take responsibility, I'll run away a hundred times. You're flapping your mouth when you can't even take responsibility, tsk!"

Then he looked at Tang Yu-jeong and smiled again.

"Kids these days are so irresponsible and speak roughly. Right? In our time, even as prisoners we kept what we should keep to each other. Even when ropes were untied, we didn't run away and waited. What a nice world to live in it was. Kids these days watch whether you run away or not at every turn, and when something goes wrong they say it's not my fault... Ah, anyway, it's a world without even a speck of consideration."

Listening to the Merciless Twin Axes' words, Tang Gyeong sighed.

"Haa."

Hearing the sigh, the Merciless Twin Axes looked up and turned his head, then pretended not to know when he saw it was Tang Gyeong.

Tang Gyeong was feeling a bit depressed lately.

"Not Poison Dragon but Poison Seed. Haa."

Because rumors spread that he didn't miss a single one and chased to the end to catch bandits, he got the epithet Poison Seed Officer. Everyone else was gaining cool epithets like hero or dragon as their achievements increased.

When Tang Gyeong quietly left his seat, Tang Yu-jeong followed to comfort him.

"It's okay. A better epithet will come later. And what's wrong with Poison Seed Officer?"

"Forget it."

Tang Gyeong turned his head to look at those gathered outside.

"Sister. Dad aside, why is there no contact from home? Mom wouldn't not know. Isn't this matter getting too big?"

The work they started to subjuSect stragglers for Yeon Family Sect was spreading throughout Jianghu before they knew it. Tang Yu-jeong also couldn't answer because she hadn't thought that far. They thought they'd be called home after clearing just Guangdong and Guangxi, but there was no contact at all.

"I don't know. Consider it a mistake. We're not doing bad things, so it'll work out somehow."