The World of Sound - Chapter 65



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Deungbong-hyeon, located below Sungsan Mountain in Hanam, where the martial arts competition is just around the corner.

For those who gathered there in advance, their daily routine and joy was to check on the faces of those who arrived here each day and to grind grain.

“Oh, man. Looks like they got hit too.”

“Looking at the direction, is it the direction of the two-headed man? It looks like there will be another uproar because the poison has risen so much. Those with a conspiracy should be careful.”

Normally, all they would have done was recite the affiliations and nicknames of those who appeared, name each one of them, and show off their extensive knowledge of martial arts, but this time, the situation was different.

For the past two months, a monster has been blocking one of the routes leading to this place, and is stealing the loot boxes of all the followers passing through.

There was not a single exception, not even those who happened to hear the news and took a slight detour.

The one who was called a two-hit madman because he would knock out anyone with a single blow to the head and take away their belongings, seemed to have clairvoyance and considered a fairly wide area as his territory, not missing anyone who passed by.

Because of this, it was now a daily occurrence for those who had lost their supplies and had no choice but to drift in here to Deungbong-hyeon to cause a commotion.

Normally, no one would dare to cause a commotion in this inner courtyard of Shaolin, but those who have lost their secrets desperately challenge those who have secrets, causing commotion every day.

Because of this, those who arrived early or approached from a different direction and escaped harm became their targets.

If you go to Shaolin with your travel documents and register, you won’t have to worry about your travel documents being stolen anymore, but there’s still time left until Shaolin’s mountain gate is opened.

They must have been busy preparing for the martial arts competition, but Shaolin’s consistent unresponsiveness made it seem as if they were instigating the situation. So, those with the secrets either stayed in their quarters and did not show up, or took advantage of the rules of the secret fight to have one fight early each day to protect their secrets.

“It looks like they got tricked by the white-haired fairy.”

“Isn’t that better? Some of you are already sick with lovesickness.”

If that were the case, it would have been okay.

However, there was another person besides Duta Gwangin who did the same thing.

A female high school student with white hair and fairy-like beauty is stealing the concubines of everyone who approaches from a different direction than the two-faced madman.

Unlike the two-headed man, he did not chase after those who were trying to escape, but the location was so narrow that many people had to pass through, and because of the rumor that the white-haired fairy had unparalleled beauty, there were countless people who wandered around and had their concubines stolen.

However, those who have had their concubines stolen by her also harbor venom and collect concubines in a different sense.

Since it was taken away, it may be to make one of their own, but ironically, many of them are desperately searching for the concubine in the hope that if they have it, they will be able to meet her again.

Thanks to this, Deungbong-hyeon, which was usually quiet, became noisy.

As the martial arts competition drew near, more and more people gathered, and the number of victims and secondary victims began to increase rapidly.

“If the later indexes of the Gupailbang or Odaesega came forward, it would be resolved… … Why haven’t we heard any news? Surely they’re not scared?”

“Hey! This guy is going to be in big trouble. If the rumors are true, then the two-man madman’s martial arts skills are probably at the peak level, but aren’t they worried that they might get hurt? Since stealing the concubine means that they’re going to be the latter, they’re probably going to meet each other when the non-competitive competition starts, so there’s no need to take risks.”

“Well, it’s true that he confidently challenged the Black Room a while ago, but he only lost face and the Sapha side is avoiding him. Maybe the rumor that Duta Kwangin is actually a famous person’s second-generation leader who has hidden his identity is true.”

“There’s someone who’s gained great fame before the martial arts competition even started. Maybe this was their goal from the beginning.”

Even in Shaolin, the Gupa Ilbang, the Odae Sega, and the other giant sects, such as the Sapa, they seemed to avoid them, so the number of victims increased by the day.

However, the giant sect leaders of Jeong and Sa, who could actually be called the real exhaust, were still not moving.

Among them, there were those who felt a sense of triumph and wanted to solve the problem themselves and gain fame, but the elders of the Buddhist community dissuaded them.

If I could defeat the two-headed madman or the white-haired fairy, I would be able to gain great fame even before the martial arts tournament began, but I would probably be able to meet them once the non-martial arts tournament began anyway.

It’s unlikely, and it shouldn’t be, but if I were to lose, it would be a big problem, and even if I were to win, he’d quickly find new secrets, so I’d have to fight him again in the non-competitive tournament.

I chose to avoid it because it could have easily ended up revealing my numbers.

“But doesn’t it seem like the number of fights in the village has increased significantly recently? Is it because there are more people gathered?”

Meanwhile, the number of fights over concubines in the village has also increased significantly, so there is no time to worry about things like the crazy Doota or the white-haired fairy.

There weren’t many cases of challenging the later ranks of famous schools, but because the uproar had grown, there was a need to mediate the fight on Shaolin’s behalf and quell the uproar.

So, as the martial arts competition drew near, Deungbong-hyeon became noisy to the point of chaos, and finally the Shaolin Mountain Gate opened.

Everyone thought that once registration was completed, the commotion would soon die down, as there would be no more fighting over the rations.

“Oh no, we’re in trouble!”

However, it didn’t take long to realize that this was a mistake.

“What’s the big deal?”

“What on earth is going on?”

“The two-headed man… … the white-haired fairy has appeared!”

On the day that Shaolin’s mountain gate opened, the later scholars began to climb the mountain early, and not long after, news was heard.

“Aren’t they always there? Or did they come into the village?”

“No, that’s not it… … They are blocking the path to Sungsan.”

“!!”

The movement of the two madmen and the white-haired fairy.

And of all places, that place happened to be the intersection leading to Shaolin Mountain Gate.

As has been the case up to now, they are blocking those who come to Shaolin to register for the martial arts competition.

Both at the same time.

There may not be only one path to prose, but two paths simultaneously cover a fairly wide area, so those who set out to register early were met with a frost.

Of course, there was a way to avoid it by filling up one sip of water per day, but it didn’t work on them.

They wouldn’t move unless they were attacked, and since they were both armed with weapons that could easily entrap them without causing any direct harm to their bodies, tricks wouldn’t work.

Therefore, on the first day that Shaolin’s mountain gate was opened, only a very small number of people registered to participate.

The number of people who were sent back by the two reviewers was so large that even Shaolin thought it was strange and sent people down to check.

***

“Ah, they’re all weaklings. Even if you fight, you’ll be better than them.”

“Kkiit!”

Duta Gwangin, or rather Cheonhwa, clicked his tongue as he looked down at the later indexes that no longer approached him.

It’s not that it wasn’t true, but with that level of skill, it would be difficult to win even against Noeryeongseo.

This is because the brain spirit book has recovered some of its health and strength by eating the brain energy provided by Cheonhwa, so it has become difficult for even the most advanced players to reach it.

So, Noreungseo rubbed Cheonhwa’s cheek and shouted at him as if asking why he was saying such an obvious thing, and Cheonhwa continued to spout bitter words as if he didn’t like it.

“Even if they’re weak, these days, they don’t have any grit, grit!”

What Cheonhwa disliked the most was their temperament.

Over the past two months, they have defeated countless reviewers and robbed them of their rewards, but most of those who have been defeated once never try again.

Although it is said that if you lose in a duel, you lose all the secrets you have, he clearly showed his disappointment in the later index members who showed no willpower despite the fact that there were many places in the area where he could get secrets again even if he lost.

“If you don’t have the skills, use your brain! If you pay a lot of silver as a toll, huh? It’ll be good for you and your brother-in-law. Do I really have to say this with my own mouth?”

If you don’t have skills, at least be smart, or have quick wit!

If they had given me a big share, I could have just pretended I couldn’t win and let them go, but I was disappointed in those who insisted on a head-on confrontation with strange pride.

“Really… …what would have happened if I wasn’t good at it?”

However, that doesn’t mean that Cheonhwa didn’t earn any income.

Rather, I made quite a bit of money.

The only thing that could be used in the military was the secret recipe, but thanks to this, the secret recipe that was obtained was sold through Haomun.

At first I thought about burning it, but wouldn’t that be a waste?

It wasn’t written down separately, and when registering for the Shaolin tournament, you had to reveal your origin and the route through which you obtained the badge, but that was only a matter of using one badge.

Even if it was Shaolin, Gaebong, or Haomun, it would take an entire year to identify the sources of all these countless recipes, so if you do some cleaning, you can transfer or sell them.

And that was Haomen’s specialty.

All you have to do is appoint a suitable person from Haomen and pretend to have a duel with him and win.

They secretly sell the secret recipe with its laundered origins, but then have it notarized and certified to make it sound authentic, and make a profit.

Of course, since it is hosted by Shaolin and the later leaders from all over the Central Plains participate, if it is discovered, it could be a huge blow to Haomen, but no one will reveal it.

Selling the concubine was a problem, but buying it was also a big problem.

Even if the secret recipe was stolen or they were eliminated early in the non-competition competition, they would never reveal it unless they wanted to perish together with Haomun, and Haomun had several layers of safety measures in place, so the secret recipe collected by Cheonhwa and Bukgungyeon was slowly being sold to the sects that had lost their secret recipe.

“If it’s come to this, I’ll just throw it away. Even if you have the tactic, if you don’t register for the war within the deadline, it’s as good as not having it!”

But apart from that, Cheonhwa didn’t like them.

Since his goal was to reduce the number of participants in the non-competition tournament, he came up with a vicious plan while looking very frustrated.

They completely block the path to Shaolin’s mountain gate and prevent registration itself.

If that happens, it won’t be of much use whether you have one or ten trinkets.

Of course, there will be those who circumvent their own eyes and senses and go around and around the prose, but that alone is enough.

The number of participants in the non-event will be reduced, and the event will proceed quickly, right?

Those who prepared for the martial arts competition may have been bewildered by the results of Cheonhwa’s work that far exceeded their intentions, but since he had not broken any rules, there would have been no justification for sanctions.

Since he would have to stay here like that and finish registering for battle when the deadline came, Cheonhwa expanded his scope and controlled entry and exit.

However, since it was impossible to forcibly block the entry of those who were not one-sided incense burners or later-comers, there were many attempts to sneak in among them, but Cheonhwa’s ears could not be fooled.

There were many ways to find out, such as the sound of the handkerchief being touched, or the sound of the heart pounding in tension.

“Eun-gong. We have a problem.”

After guarding the path leading up to the Shaolin Mountain Gate like an iron wall for another two days, the White-Haired Fairy, or rather Bukgungyeon, who had been guarding another path in the same way at his request, came to look for Cheonhwa.

“problem?”

“Yes. Shaolin sent someone down the mountain. He said that instead of accepting applications for the non-competition within Shaolin Temple, you can apply directly from Dengfeng County.”

“These guys are doing some tricks… … .”

There’s a problem.

According to the amount brought by Biyeon, who was doing odd jobs while going back and forth to Deungbong-hyeon, it seems that Shaolin, which confirmed the movements of Cheonhwa and Bukgungyeon, came up with a plan.

It was a bit surprising that they, who had been silent until then, were moving, but it would be natural if they weren’t trying to ruin the martial arts competition.

After confirming that there were many who could not climb the mountain because of Cheonhwa and Bukgungyeon, he began to send Shaolin disciples to receive applications for battle at the bottom of the mountain. This way, Cheonhwa’s interference with Bukgungyeon would become meaningless.

“Tch. There’s nothing we can do. This is the only way. Come to think of it, there are only three days left until the martial arts competition, right? You’ve worked hard. Get some rest and let’s get ready.”

In the end, Cheonhwa decided to end the spy hunt here.

Although there may be more participants than expected due to Shaolin’s interference, the intended goal has already been sufficiently achieved.

Cheonhwa spent some time with Bukgungyeon, who was now much more comfortable than before, and came down the mountain. After registering for the martial arts competition with those who came from Shaolin, he rested for the first time in a while.

Bukgungyeon and Biyeon had to briefly separate because they had to meet people from their families.

After attending the Yongbong branch meeting, we exchanged news, but that was all, so we decided to just let them go and get some rest, and then meet again on the day the martial arts competition started.

Thanks to that, Cheonhwa was alone for the first time in a while, but it didn’t matter since she wasn’t the type to get lonely anyway.

He climbed up to the roof of the inn and quietly enjoyed the performance while observing the people who had gathered like a swarm of ants to participate in or watch the martial arts competition.

And that night.

Three people each came to find Cheonhwa.