The Martial Genius Who Remembers Everything Chapter 103

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Jwa-dae-gi of the So-jeong-dae said that when he was in Beijing.

That is to say, when he went to Beijing following his young master as a servant of the Nanjing Yook family, he said he had seen high-ranking officials hunting.

First, the hunters hunted wild deer.

He said that deer raised on farms were friendly to humans, so they just stood there, which made them no fun to hunt.

He said they starved the deer they had hunted like that until the hunting competition began. Because if they were too energetic, they would be hard to hunt.

I really thought they were doing all sorts of crazy things.

He said that as the deer lost their energy, they would become unable to think straight even for a few grains of grain.

They started the hunting competition by releasing those deer.

Generally, the stags or the leader deer were caught first.

It wasn’t because they were the leaders and stood in front of the other deer.

It was because the leader deer generally had flashy antlers, making them easy to spot, and because they were heavier than other deer, they couldn’t run fast.

It was something I had said mockingly to the elite martial artists of the Moorim Alliance when they were dressed up flashily to go out to the War of Righteousness and Evil, but it didn’t provide much comfort to the So-jeong-dae who were wearing rags.

The reason that story suddenly came to mind was because the stags for the deer hunting now were none other than us.

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Typically, those who passed the Third Gate gathered in threes and fives to form a huge group before starting the Great Journey.

Compared to the previous gate where even the disciples of the 108 Peaks, let alone the Nine Sects and One Gang and the Five Great Families, fought fiercely, in the Great Journey, which only required reaching the Moorim Academy, there was no reason for those guaranteed to pass not to cooperate rather than fight each other.

Namgung Seon-hwa and Seong Mo-ran met a few who had passed the Third Gate and tried to negotiate.

“Yes? What do you want us to do?”

“Co-op-er-a-tion?”

“Pahaha, Miss Namgung. I never imagined you would become such an interesting person since I last saw you.”

“I’m not joking……”

“Hahahahaha. I will host you once after the exam is over. Hahahahat.”

No one responded.

Namgung Seon-hwa and Seong Mo-ran were unable to collect their thoughts at the reality that those who would usually do anything to just speak a word to them were running away like they were looking at people with the plague.

Initially, the number of martial artists possessed by Namgung Seon-hwa and Seong Mo-ran had shrunk to about 20 percent.

Leaving aside the exchanges between sects, no one would want to take on burdens while undergoing such an important exam.

It was fortunate, if anything, that the Moryong family had joined.

“But we are actually preparing an ambush?”

“An ambush carried out when it is most unpredictable has the highest success rate.”

Namgung Seon-hwa sighed softly.

We, who had left Nam-ak, ran with all our might and passed Bok-yang in three days.

People who were startled by our speed at first chased after us in a hurry, but they could not keep up with us as we ran without stopping even at night, so by the time a day had passed, we had shaken off all the pursuers who had started from Nam-ak.

Afterward, there were some ambushers who had heard the news and were waiting in the middle, but our march, which had gained even more powerful attack power due to the joining of the Moryong family’s martial artists, did not know how to stop.

However, the Moryong family’s martial artists, who had not adapted to the all-night operations, kept collapsing, so inevitably, it was the Moryong family’s martial artists who used the steel carriages for the first time.

“Is this the place?”

“Yes.”

“……As Jin Gong-ja said, it is an incredibly good place for an ambush.”

The Geumdan Mountain is located between Hwal-hyeon and Bong-gu-hyeon with a river in between.

It was a place where a main road continued because the mountain range was not high and many reservoirs for farming had been formed since ancient times.

It was the fastest way to head to Hubei province via Jeong-ju, so it was a place that not only we but also other examinees would necessarily use.

“But the mountain range is too low. At this rate, anyone who has learned a decent amount of martial arts will be able to climb the wall.”

This was the very reason why there was no mountain stronghold even though it had terrain good for an ambush.

“You don’t need to worry about that. I once caught monsters here that were incomparably scarier than the Wudang sect.”

No matter how outstanding the geniuses of the Wudang sect might be, they could not be compared to the Blood Demon Sword Troop.

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-Because of your wrong judgment, it even affected the disciples’ exam, so you must resolve it yourself. ……If you cannot resolve it, you will probably have to spend the rest of your life cleaning the library.

The story from the main mountain, which I heard from Doh-won-jang of the Jeong-ju branch of the Wudang sect, was stern.

‘Damn it…….’

Hyun-su gritted his teeth.

Let’s say my defeat and Hyun-jin’s defeat were one thing; it is true that I forced bad advice on Hyun-jin because I was out of my mind after losing to Jin So-un.

But wasn’t the defeat of Hyun-hyang, who faced Eun-ho, or Hyun-myeong, who faced Geum-pyo, not my fault?

But the damn junior disciples blamed the cause of this situation on me, and because of this, Hyun-su might have to spend his whole life in the library if he made a single mistake.

“The entrance token taken by the Tae-eul-mun will be reclaimed from the Tae-eul-mun.”

Tae-gun, whose acceptance was guaranteed by acquiring the Third Gate token, departed for Hubei province with other Wudang disciples.

The remaining Hyun-su and his junior disciples waited for the moment the Tae-eul-mun left Nam-ak.

“Finish the job before reaching Cheong-pung-hyeon.”

“……Yes.”

“……Understood.”

The returning answers were not refreshing at all. They were still looking at me with suspicion whenever I said anything.

“If you are so dissatisfied, you come up with a plan!”

“……I didn’t say anything.”

Even if they reclaimed the gate token from the Tae-eul-mun, they might not be able to reach the Moorim Academy if they made the Great Journey with only four people.

We had to catch them before they passed Cheong-pung-hyeon.

“……Senior brother, their speed is too fast.”

But the Tae-eul-mun party started running at full power as soon as they left Nam-ak.

“Trigger a battle! They will eventually have no choice but to stop.”

I tried to trigger a battle by sending a few fast martial artists, but they just kept running stupidly regardless.

Moreover, there was one thing Hyun-su overlooked: the opponent’s number was a little over a hundred, but they themselves amounted to four hundred.

Naturally, the length of the procession became long, and at this rate, there was a risk of a surprise attack before catching the Tae-eul-mun.

“Damn it, reorganize the procession. Send an advance party so we don’t lose them.”

They are human too. They will have no choice but to stop at some point even if they run at full power. As long as the advance party doesn’t let them stop, we can hunt them anytime.

“Senior brother, they are not resting.”

“It’s almost Sul-si (7 PM to 9 PM) already.”

“What on earth are they thinking?”

The march that started in the morning does not stop until the sun sets and the moon rises. They are the same, but the Wudang sect members are currently getting increasingly exhausted because they haven’t eaten a single meal.

“Stop for a moment and reorganize simply. They are human too, so they will sleep. Send additional advance parties so we don’t miss that moment.”

But Hyun-su’s prediction was wrong this time too.

They didn’t sleep and continued to move.

“These crazy bastards…… Alright, let’s see who wins.”

Eventually, when it came to this situation, Hyun-su was filled with spite.

He gave them time for about one hour of internal energy circulation instead of sleep and continued the pursuit.

In terms of internal energy, the Wudang members could not be compared to the Tae-eul-mun party.

If they were thinking of a wheel battle, the Wudang themselves would definitely win.

As expected. Finally, news came that they had stopped.

“It was witnessed that some of the personnel entered the valley in Geumdan Mountain.”

“Really?”

Divide half the personnel to pretend to continue moving, and at the same time, half the personnel slow down the pursuit through a surprise attack.

It was a basic tactical strategy and a truly excellent way for a small number of people to deal with a large number of people, but the opponent was not good.

“They are looking down on our Wudang.”

The advance party said that it was true that it was favorable terrain for a surprise attack because the road was made in the center of the valley of the mountain, but it was not enough to be a problem for martial artists.

“How far is the distance from the advance party?”

“It’s half a day away.”

Have they already gotten that far away? It was hard to believe that the distance had widened this much even though they had only been running together for three days.

“Hyun-su senior brother, we need time to recover from our fatigue before fighting.”

“What?”

When I turned my head and looked at Tae-myeong, his face was a mess.

“We haven’t been able to sleep a wink for three days. Moreover, we haven’t been able to eat properly either.”

Only then did Hyun-su realize that there was a difference in internal energy between his junior disciples and himself.

“We will depart again after finishing personal reorganization for one hour.”

“Phew…… Understood.”

That dissatisfied gaze that would have been unimaginable in the past.

But that too will end today.

If we reclaim the gate token and show them the price of insulting Wudang, not only the junior disciples but also Wudang will not make a big issue of this incident.

After all, wasn’t I someone who passed the evaluation inside Wudang, which is said to be more difficult than the Moorim Academy exam?

It was time to leave again, but everyone’s face looked like their fatigue had not been relieved.

There was no way that a short nap and a meal made of dry rations could fill their energy like a full rest.

“Endure a little longer, they must be exhausted too.”

By the time the sun setting in the west went down and the moon rose, the Wudang sect was able to reach Geumdan Mountain.

“Thirty people are positioned on both sides of the valley.”

“Is there a road to go up above the valley?”

“It does not exist in this direction.”

“Did they choose this place because the road is blocked?”

“It seems so.”

“How is the height of the valley?”

“The high part is about five jang (approx. 15 meters), and the low part is about three jang (approx. 9 meters).”

This is it.

This is where the difference between a prestigious sect and a minor sect arises.

The difference in thinking.

The shallowness of thinking that it is high enough because they cannot climb it.

For a disciple of the Wudang sect, a height of five jang is a height that can be easily crossed.

“Jin So-un…… Where is that guy? By any chance, did that guy go first?”

“No. He is at the valley side with his junior disciples.”

Hyun-su nodded and looked at his junior disciples.

“There was a setback in the schedule, but we can do it as planned. Let’s go.”

There would be a little damage due to the difference in terrain. But considering the difference in the number of people, which is ten times, and the gap in martial arts, that damage can be narrowed as much as desired.

From the entrance of the valley, they deployed the Cho-sang-bi (grass-top lightness skill).

Four hundred people moved, but the only sound that echoed was the sound of dead leaves colliding.

The moment they entered the valley for a while.

Boom.

Along with a vibration sound that shook the earth, a huge rock the size of a person fell in the center of the valley.

“It’s them!”

With Hyun-su’s shout, dozens of rocks the size of a human head fell from both sides.

A few people were hit by the rocks falling fiercely and fainted on the spot, but as instructed initially, they kicked the ground and jumped up above the valley.

“Jin So-un! Where are you!”

The moment Hyun-su kicked the huge rock, he burst his internal energy and soared into the sky.

Hyun-su, who stepped on the protruding part of the valley wall once and climbed up, was able to climb to the top of the valley in an instant.

However, Jin So-un, who should have been visible, was nowhere to be found, and a strange sound was heard.

Whoosh.

‘Sound of water?’

It was expected that he would see the Tae-eul-mun party holding rocks and trying to throw them from above the valley, but the sound of water heard in his ears in the meantime was unexpected.

How could the sound of water that should be heard in a river or stream be heard in such a dry valley?

Just as he was gathering his mind, saying it was nonsense, and trying to swing his sword.

Hyun-su saw it.

The Tae-eul-mun party stopped throwing rocks and hugged a large tree.

Splat.

And the sight of a huge spray of water from above the valley heading toward him.

“What is this!!”