Return of the Mount Hua Sect
Chap 713 (Part 1)

“Dead?”

“… … Yes."

Ten Thousand People Room's Advisor Ho Gamyeong put the brush he was holding in his hand across the inkstone. Then he took a smoking pipe and lit it with a light rub of his fingers.

After a few puffs, acrid smoke soon rose.

“Phuuu.”

He exhaled a long cigarette smoke and looked at the prostrate man with an unchanging expression.

“The ones sent to Nanchang?”

"Yes."

“Who did I send?”

“Giant Ghost Saber Mak-wi and One Scarlet Fist Heo-hyeong.”

“It’s Makwi and Heo-hyeong… … .”

Crack. Crackkk.

He murmured and leaned back slightly, causing the chair to emit a harsh grinding sound. A low voice escaped from Ho Gamyeong's mouth as he stared at the ceiling with his eyes half-open.

“What a strange thing. Is there anyone capable of killing those I sent to Nanchang? No, it would already be strange if someone like that happened to visit. Not subdued, but beheaded? Even after hearing the name of ‘Thousand People Room’?”

“… … .”

Cloudy smoke billowed in the air.

“Who are they?”

"That… … .”

The subordinate lifted his head slightly, looked at Ho Gamyeong's eyes, then stammered and opened his mouth.

"That… … maybe that... … .”

“Don’t waste my time. I am a busy person.”

"Yes. It seems that they’re Mount Hua’s disciples.”

A moment of silence followed. The crackling and burning cigarettes also died down.

Ho Gamyeong, who had been staring at the ceiling, slowly lowered his head and looked directly at the reporting subordinate.

"Mount Hua?"

"Yes. According to what I’ve found out, Mount Hua's disciples have come to Nanchang.”

“… … Why did the guys who should be in Shaanxi suddenly appear in Nanchang? And even if they were Mount Hua’s disciples, Giant Ghost Saber and One Scarlet Fist wouldn't have been so easily defeated. Who came?”

“Moun- Mount Hua's Divine Dragon… … .”

Immediately, a savage laugh burst out from Ho's mouth.

“Mount Hua's Divine Dragon?”

"Yes. It seems so. He leads the Mount Hua's Five Swords... … .”

“… … I am really taken aback.”

It seems that this guy and Ten Thousand People Room are entangled in some ill-fated relationship. Every time something happens, it never goes over without hearing this name.

“You mean Mount Hua's Divine Dragon, who was originally supposed to be in Shaanxi, suddenly appeared in Nanchang and killed Giant Ghost Saber and One Scarlet Fist?”

The face of Ho Ga-myung, who was laughing derisively, turned cold as ice in an instant.

“This is tantamount to a declaration of war against  the Ten Thousand People Room. Even though the Clan Leader personally visited Mount Hua and showed goodwill, they are still acting like this?”

He didn't know what others might think, but for Ho Ga-myeong, the fact that his liege, Jang Ilso - the Overlord paid a direct visit to that distant Mount Hua was an act of great kindness.

“How did they hear the information and came here?”

“Um… that’s kind of weird.”

"Well?"

“Considering the circumstances, it seems that they did not know that Giant Ghost Saber and One Scarlet Fist were in Namchang. Things just got messed up... … .”

“Messed up? What do you mean by that?”

The prostrate man began to explain carefully. Ho Ga-myeong's face gradually twisted when listening to the whole story.

“What the hell is this… … .”

They came to catch the swindler and ran into Ten Thousand People Room’s members by chance. And he cut down One Scarlet Fist and Giant Ghost Saber because they attacked first?

If that was the case, it would be ambiguous to say that Mount Hua was the side causing trouble.

“… … What a troublesome b*stard, seriously.”

Ho Ga-myeong let out a deep sigh.

Frustrated, he picked up the smoke pipe again, but then he heard a knock on the door and a person rushed inside. Then he knelt right next to the one who was prostrating.

"Advisor! I have something to report to you.”

“… … what else?”

“Moun- Mount Hua Divine Dragon… … .”

Ho Ga-myeong tilted his head back and pressed his forehead.

How long do I have to listen to that damned Mount Hua Divine Dragon?

“What’s with Mount Hua Divine Dragon now?”

“Mount Hua Divine Dragon has entered Guangdong!”

Bang!

The chair slammed back. Ho Ga-myeong jumped up from his seat and asked back with a face that couldn't hide his embarrassment.

“What did you just say?”

“There is a report that M- Mount Hua Divine Dragon and Mount Hua’s disciples have just entered Guangdong… … .”

“Are you sure?”

“It is difficult to say with certainty as not many people know the face of Huashan Divine Dragon properly, but it is certain that a group of people wearing plum blossom-patterned martial uniforms entered Guangdong.”

“… … They must have come from Nanchang, right?”

"Yes that's right."

Ho Ga-myeong took a pipe and inhaled the smoke deeply. As the scent of tobacco settled deep in his lungs, his shaken heart gradually calmed down again.

“Mount Hua Divine Dragon… … . Hmm.”

Eventually, Ho Ga-myeong nodded.

“The lord still needs him. That’s why it is not the time to kill him yet.”

"If so… … .”

"However."

Ho Ga-myeong's eyes turned cold.

“They must pay the price for meddling in Ten Thousand People Room’s affairs and fearlessly stepping into Guangdong. Even if we have to keep Mount Hua Divine Dragon alive, it does not matter if we kill Mount Hua’s disciples who are with him.”

“… … .”

“I will go myself. Get ready.”

"Yes!"

Ho Ga-myeong narrowed his eyes, lost in thought.

'I need to properly humiliate them.'

Otherwise, he'd rather poison it to death.

Either way, it's not a bad thing from Ten Thousand People Room's point of view.

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𝘼𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙧'𝙨 𝙉𝙤𝙩𝙚: Tobacco was not spread in China at the time set as the background of the work, but I included the 'smoking pipe' in this chap.

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