39. The Spring and Autumn Period of Martial Arts

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The Namgung Clan hesitated upon hearing the news of the Bota Sect’s annihilation.

The original plan was to collaborate with the righteous martial sects in Zhejiang, especially the Bota Sect, to crush the Harem Palace, but with the main pillar, the Bota Sect, collapsing so futilely, they were reluctant to enter.

 

 

Moreover, most groups found defense far more advantageous than offense.

Formation techniques weren’t universally widespread, but they were quite prevalent, and the larger a sect’s power, the more they clung to formations protecting their sect.

This was the same for the Namgung Clan. Naturally, defending was much more advantageous than attacking, leading to opinions that deploying troops right now was too hasty a decision.

 

Strategically, the Namgung Clan, a large sect located very close to Zhejiang, would inevitably invade someday, and if that happened, the defending Namgung Clan would have an overwhelming advantage. Even if that weren’t the case, they could wait for the Murim Alliance’s support before moving out, so why rush out and suffer losses?

 

 

However, Namgung Hyeok, blinded by his desire for Seo Hyun, was nearly flipped out, shouting that they had to invade first no matter what.

He had his reasons. The Namgung Clan needed to seize Zhejiang first to raise their voice in the future and further expand their power.

 

 

Since it wasn’t a particularly strange reason, quite a few people agreed.

 

 

 

 

After a day of meetings like this, the Clan Lord, Geo Hwi, decided to advance.

His younger brother, Namgung Hyeok, had actively pushed for it, but as someone who prided himself on being a righteous gentleman, he couldn’t ignore the people of Zhejiang Province, who were clearly in dire straits (in his mind).

 

And so, the Namgung Clan’s forces began to advance into Zhejiang.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meanwhile, Yoo Eun, having completely destroyed the Bota Sect, built his own harem, ravaging countless women, including the Abbot, Woo Soo-rin.

He changed one character in the sign of the Bota Sect, originally a famous Buddhist temple, to make it the Boji Sect, and committed the heinous act of tearing off all the gold from the Buddha statues and throwing them into the sea.

 

 

If this were to become known in the Central Plains, it would be beyond shocking, possibly leading to a national-level subjugation.

Perhaps even Goryeo and Japan, heavily influenced by Buddhism, would be enraged and try to punish him.

 

 

But Yoo Eun was too carefree.

The余裕(yoyuu, leeway) he could afford because of his martial prowess.

To him, the Murim was like a virtual reality game.

 

 

 

 

 

It was three days later that Seo Hyun came to Yoo Eun, who was playing around and eating at the Boji Sect.

He reported that they had occupied all the major cities and the halls and roads connecting them.

However, they hadn’t yet occupied the rural villages or the scattered castles, and the process was ongoing.

 

 

,”Wow. It must be really big. We still haven’t occupied everything. And it’s just one castle.”

,”It is big. In modern times, it’s larger in area than South Korea and has a larger population of 56 million.”

,”Goodness. China needs to be split up.”

,”It already is, though.”

,”That’s right. Let’s split it up even more here.”

,”And the Namgung Clan is reportedly marching towards us.”

,”The timing is great.”

,”That clan is quite large.”

 

Yoo Eun listened listlessly, then was surprised by the Namgung Clan’s size.

 

 

,”Five thousand people?”

,”Yes. More than half are third-rate martial artists, but there are two transcendent masters and over thirty peak-level martial artists.”

,”Wow. What the hell? What kind of Murim is this? What kind of sect can mobilize five thousand people?”

,”Even the Ewha Palace wasn’t that many, but it had three thousand.”

,”The Ewha Palace?”

,”Yes.”

 

Yoo Eun had been in the Ewha Palace for over two months, but he only wandered around a bit at the beginning and spent almost all the rest of his time in the Ewha Seven Palaces, so he hadn’t properly grasped the scale of the Ewha Palace. He had only vaguely heard that there were over five hundred elite Ewha Swordswomen.

But he never imagined the total scale would be close to three thousand.

 

 

Considering that the Namgung Clan was co-ed and the Ewha Palace only had female martial artists, it was a truly absurd scale.

 

 

,”They even say that the Ewha Palace has a higher proportion of elites than the Namgung Clan. Haven’t you been there for two months, Master-nim?”

,”I was. But would I have spent my time figuring that out?”

,”…”

 

Rendered speechless by his utter incompetence, Seo Hyun cleared his throat a few times and resumed his report.

 

 

,”Anyway, the Namgung Clan’s forces are expected to cross the border of the castle within a week.”

,”Ah! Speaking of the Namgung Clan, there’s that girl I met at first.”

,”Are you talking about Namgung Yu-i? I looked into it, but it wasn’t clear whether she was there or not.”

,”Why?”

,”She’s a second-rate martial artist. It’s less than a third-rate martial artist, but even second-rate martial artists are treated as insignificant forces.”

,”Wow. That’s too much. But she’s still a member of the Namgung Clan.”

 

It seems that Namgung Yu-i, who is only incredibly beautiful and has almost no martial power, is coming along appropriately according to the formation, rather than advancing with the elders of the family. Or she’s holed up in the Murim Alliance.

 

 

,”Okay, I understand. Let’s go back to the palace.”

,”What should we do here?”

,”I said I’d create the Harem Alliance, right? An alliance would naturally need several sects, right? This is one of them.”

 

 

Seo Hyun recalled the sign that Yoo Eun had clearly ruined haphazardly.

 

 

,”Boji Sect…”

,”That’s right. It’s the first affiliated sect of the Harem Alliance. Pick a suitable one from the secretaries, make her the sect leader, and have her manage it.”

,”Understood.”

 

After hearing the report, Yoo Eun roughly put on his clothes and came out to board the ship.

 

The ship Seo Hyun had come on was very small and simple. There was a small house-like structure built on it, but it was more like a single room than a house, and it seemed to be full with about five people.

 

Yoo Eun hugged Woo Soo-rin and Chief Yoo, the most edible spoils of war from the Bota Sect, around his waist and boarded the ship.

Woo Soo-rin still had life in her eyes, maintaining a demeanor that she would stab Yoo Eun at any moment, but Chief Yoo was completely out of it, looking like a doll.

 

As he was fondling the two women’s breasts, Seo Hyun began to row the boat from the back.

 

 

,”But Yeo Se-rin was incredibly strong. Are there people that strong in the Namgung Clan?”

,”Hmm…I went to the Murim Alliance’s Supreme Council, and even the Murim Alliance Leader, who was considered the greatest expert in the world, wasn’t that strong. I think that bitch is probably exceptional.”

,”I see. That’s a bit disappointing. The stronger they are, the greater their pride. There’s a certain pleasure in suppressing that.”

,”…Come to think of it, there was one guy who didn’t know his place.”

,”Huh?”

 

Seo Hyun hesitated slightly before speaking.

 

 

,”I’m Master-nim’s property, but there’s a guy who’s coveting me.”

,”Heh heh. What a despicable guy. But you’re so delicious that I can’t help but think it’s inevitable. Who is it?”

,”Namgung Hyeok, an elder of the Namgung Clan who was dispatched to the Murim Alliance. He kept staring at me in a way that made me feel bad, so I was going to teach him a lesson, but I just ignored him and came down to the Ewha Palace. But it seems he participated in the Namgung Clan’s expedition this time. He came down from the Murim Alliance in the meantime. Maybe…”

,”He might have come all the way here because of you?”

,”Yes…”

 

It wasn’t a certainty, but Seo Hyun estimated it to be about 99% likely.

The look in that guy’s eyes as he looked at her was unusual, and he thought that the Namgung Clan would make a move someday, but the timing was a bit strange.

Looking at the war situation, the Murim Alliance and other sects would increase their support as time went on, but they were moving now.

 

As he was rowing, his breasts suddenly contorted violently.

 

 

,”Heut!”

,”I thought he was just vaguely despicable, but now he’s specifically pissing me off.”

,”Master-nim…if you do this, the oars…Aheut…!”

 

 

As if determined, Yoo Eun fondled Seo Hyun’s breasts and poked her buttocks with his stiff tent.

The fact that he had come behind Seo Hyun meant that he had thrown away Woo Soo-rin and Chief Yoo, who he had been holding onto.

Of course, the two women were acupunctured, so it was impossible for them to run away, but Seo Hyun felt good that he had thrown those two away and come to him.

 

 

,”You’re my exclusive pussy, who gave you permission to covet it? I’ll have to pluck out his eyes.”

 

Yoo Eun stripped Seo Hyun naked and began to violate him.

The sound of splashing mingled with the sound of the waves, and Seo Hyun wiggled his buttocks as he rowed.

 

 

,”Aheuk! Master-nim!”

 

Feeling a pleasure close to joy that was different from usual, Seo Hyun was violated several times.

Eventually, the ship stopped.

 

 

It was several hours later that the ship moved again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Yoo Eun, who arrived in Hangzhou after playing in the water with Seo Hyun for quite some time, had the maids from the Ewha Palace manage the occupied territories, and sent Kira-ra, the 3rd Division Commander of Justice 13, to manage the troops.

And he headed to the border with Anhui Province with Lucretia, the General Commander of Justice 13, Gu Ye-na, the 2nd Division Commander, and Im Seo-hyun, Eun So-ryeong, Sword Empress, Woo Soo-rin, and others.

 

There were several ways to get to Zhejiang, especially Hangzhou, from Anhui Province, but there was only one road that a large army of five thousand could take. If they blocked that road, they would surely encounter them.

 

,”It’s a bit faster than expected, but since the Namgung Clan has invaded like this, let’s take this opportunity to wipe out the Namgung Clan’s forces and advance to Anhui Province.”

,”We’re going to be short on manpower, will we be okay?”

,”If it doesn’t work out, we’ll have to pick out people from the citizens and deploy them. Let’s just give them a spear and insist they’re soldiers.”

,”…”

,”Even that much should be enough to manage, right.”

,”…”

 

 

Seo Hyun was silent.