The Youngest Member of the Martial Alliance Chapter 163

The Poisonous Hand was a man with good intuition.

Therefore, he was keenly aware that this was a great opportunity that had co in his life.

He dragged the fifth valley lord, who had beco a simpleton after his head was damaged by the extre yang poison, to the Martial Alliance.

He planned to show off his achievents and try to reconcile with the Martial Alliance on this occasion. It was his first step after deciding to live as a person of the Orthodox Path.

As he approached the temporary headquarters in Sichuan, he beca quite nervous. Deciding on the major and minor affairs of the Alliance was not just the job of the Alliance Leader and the Chief Strategist. The influence of the old n of the Five Great Families and the Nine Sects was significant.

'If even one person strongly opposes, it won't be easy.'

In the worst-case scenario, soone might draw a sword and attack him. In any case, since he was currently a public enemy of the martial world.

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The timing was truly appropriate.

At the ti he arrived at the temporary headquarters, a grand eting of the Martial Alliance was in progress. Coincidentally, Tang Soyeon was also attending the eting as the acting head of the Tang family.

"...And so, I subdued the fifth valley lord of the Poison Valley and saved the Martial Alliance mbers. If it weren't for , you can't even imagine how many more Alliance mbers would have been poisoned."

The Poisonous Hand's voice was full of pride. There was nothing wrong with his explanation.

However, he could clearly feel unpleasant gazes from all over.

'Especially that long-nosed guy.'

As expected, the Wudang Sword Immortal clicked his tongue and said.

"So, did you co here to be praised? A guy who is proudly on the list of public enemies of the martial world has no fear."

The Wudang Sword Immortal blatantly exuded his montum.

If it were his usual self, he would have imdiately drawn his sword and cut off the Poisonous Hand's neck, but since the Poisonous Hand's achievent was correct this ti, he was barely holding it in.

At that, Tang Soyeon stepped forward.

She said in an irritated voice.

"Don't treat the elder of my family carelessly. Even if the Martial Alliance treats him as a public enemy, to , he is my uncle and an elder of the family."

"Hmph!"

The Wudang Sword Immortal snorted as if he were quite displeased. Nevertheless, seeing that he had softened his montum, the authority of the Sichuan Tang family in a situation where a war was imminent was truly great.

As the atmosphere settled, the Poisonous Hand, who was inwardly proud of Tang Soyeon, continued.

"I have only two things I want. First, to be removed from the list of public enemies of the martial world."

"Ahem!"

"Ugh...!"

Uncomfortable expressions were revealed from here and there.

Regardless, the Poisonous Hand, while glancing at the Alliance Leader and the Chief Strategist, said.

"Second, to be given the position of a hall master or an elder of the Martial Alliance, considering my seniority and skills."

"How dare you!"

The Wudang Sword Immortal, who could not hold it in, jumped up from his seat as if he had been bounced. He even grabbed the hilt of his sword as if he were about to draw it. The majestic energy unique to the Taoist priests of the Wudang Sect descended heavily on the hall.

"Although you are a public enemy of the martial world, I was not going to kill you, highly valuing your achievent this ti, but if you co out so arrogantly, I have no other choice!"

The Wudang Sword Immortal's sword was slightly drawn.

The Poisonous Hand, who saw this, swallowed his saliva. Although he had co with sufficient ntal preparation, in any case, the Wudang Sword Immortal was a man who was called one of the three great swordsn of the Orthodox Path, along with the Alliance Leader and the Sword King.

When such a person openly revealed his killing intent, the Poisonous Hand also felt that the pressure was quite heavy.

'...Should I retreat for today?'

It seed better to co back when the Wudang Sword Immortal was not around and try to persuade the Alliance Leader or the Chief Strategist first.

The Poisonous Hand, who was considering a strategic retreat, suddenly noticed a beggar guy sitting quietly in a corner, watching the situation. It was none other than the Beggar Lord of the Beggars' Sect.

No, who was it that made a public enemy of the martial world!

Thinking so, a hot anger welled up for no reason.

"That damn public enemy of the martial world! Does anyone here even know why I beca a public enemy? You, Sword Immortal, tell . Since you were about to draw your sword, you must know the reason."

"Huh, they said you were a madman, and it seems you really are crazy. Well, didn't many masters of the Orthodox Path die from your poison arts!"

"No. That was after I beca a public enemy. Think about it, is there any master I attacked and killed first? If you can na even one, I will put my neck on the line here."

At that, the hall beca quiet.

It seed that everyone was racking their brains to recall.

But as the silence grew longer, the Poisonous Hand chuckled.

"Yes, you guys have despised without even knowing the clear reason. You just saw soone pointing a finger and raised your finger together without much thought, and as the years passed, you really ca to hate and despise . People are originally like that. They should live with their own convictions, but if soone says sothing is good, they flock, and if soone says sothing is bad, they flock..."

If you try to hate soone, you really co to hate them, and if you want to like them, it becos so.

At the Poisonous Hand's words, everyone's thoughts deepened. In any case, since those gathered here were those who had reached their realms by breaking through countless walls of enlightennt, their contemplation of life was by no ans shallow.

Co to think of it, the Poisonous Hand had been called a madman crazy about poison since he had been kicked out of the Tang family. As quite a few masters of the Orthodox Path had died at his hands over the decades, everyone had naturally considered him a public enemy of the martial world.

"Now, Beggar Lord, you tell . Why did I beco a public enemy?"

At that, everyone's gaze turned to the Beggar Lord.

The Beggar Lord scratched his head and then answered.

"Because I put you on the list of public enemies of the martial world."

Everyone had a bewildered expression. Although they had tried to recall, they could not think of the reason why he had beco a public enemy, but to think that the very person who had engraved his na on that list was here.

The Beggar Lord's words continued.

"A long ti ago, I took you in for a while, not knowing you were the Poisonous Hand, but didn't you spray poison on and my disciple who were sleeping and run away? Since it was a truly ungrateful act, it was only right to put you on the list of public enemies."

Everyone nodded and glared at the Poisonous Hand. To think that he was pretending to be wronged, he was truly a public enemy of the martial world.

However, the Poisonous Hand was confident.

"So, Beggar Lord, do you still hate ?"

"I don't particularly have any thoughts. It was decades ago, and I beat you to a pulp and kicked you out that day. In fact, until I t you a while ago, I had forgotten your existence."

"This bastard..."

"However, your actions were not as upright as you say. You killed those who were weaker than you very cruelly for the reason that they had attacked you first, and you even poisoned common people who did not know martial arts, saying you were experinting with poison. Although you did not kill them, the pain they must have suffered while they were poisoned would not have been small."

The Poisonous Hand, who had been pointing a finger at the Beggar Lord, flinched.

"...I admit that. That's why I'm saying I'll change from now on. Can't you just watch over for at least half the ti you've misunderstood and despised ? I've really changed. There have been many turning points."

The Poisonous Hand was no longer making a proposal, but a plea.

While everyone was exchanging glances, the Beggar Lord's words continued.

"Actually, I agree with the Poisonous Hand's words. Chief Strategist, you must have the sa opinion as , right?"

As the Beggar Lord suddenly pointed him out, Sima Hui let out a groan. In fact, he was right. In a situation where a war was imminent, a master of poison arts of the Poisonous Hand's level had a huge value.

As a strategist, even if there were so flaws in his actions, it was true that it would be reliable if he could be brought to their side.

One thing to be careful of was the Poisonous Hand betraying the Alliance during a war... but if the Beggar Lord, of all people, said so, there was no need to worry about that.

'In the end, the Wudang Sword Immortal is the problem again.'

He was still glaring at the Poisonous Hand.

That stubborn and picky personality was sohow released in front of Cheon Woojin, but at other tis, it was the sa.

In the Sword Immortal's common sense, it would be an unacceptable thing to let a guy who had been a public enemy for decades, and who had even poisoned common people who did not know martial arts, into the Alliance.

Sima Hui's head was throbbing.

If he sided with the Wudang Sword Immortal, he would lose a master of poison arts and the trust of the Sichuan Tang family.

If he sided with the Poisonous Hand, he was worried that he had recently offended the Wudang Sword Immortal's feelings. In any case, since the Sword Immortal and the Wudang Sect were the best forces along with the Namgung family.

It was then.

Suddenly, a commotion was heard from outside.

- No, are we allowed to enter the grand eting? We'll get a big scolding from the Alliance Leader for this.

- It's okay. The Alliance Leader is not such a petty person.

- Then we should at least ask for permission...

- We can just go in and then pretend we got the wrong room.

Everyone had a bewildered expression. They had thought it was a real mistake every ti he had barged into the grand eting.

No, more than that, did he not even intend to hide it?

He must know that the people inside could hear his voice, right?

While they were having such thoughts, the door opened with a clatter.

Cheon Woojin naturally bowed his head and apologized.

"Ah, it was the eting room. I got the wrong room."

Everyone was bewildered, but no one got angry.

From so point on, the perception that Cheon Woojin was allowed to do this much was embedded in everyone's minds.

Suddenly, the Beili Tian Alliance Leader chuckled and said.

"Woojin, I heard you killed the Beast Palace Lord. It's not even surprising anymore. But, it's been quite a while since I heard the news, what have you been doing that you're only returning now?"

Saying so, he greeted the Intelligence Unit Commander with his eyes. The Intelligence Unit Commander also bowed his waist in half with a still tense expression.

In the anti, Cheon Woojin's words continued.

"I was heading south to attack the Poison Valley, but I t the monks of the Small Leiyin Temple. Actually, it was the west, not the south."

"...Is that so?"

"Yes, I got into a fight with them, and a battle broke out, so I had no choice but to kill them all. I then tried to find my way to the Poison Valley again, but I arrived at the Demonic Cult."

"..."

Everyone was startled, as if hot water had been poured on them in the hall. Even just the Small Leiyin Temple was so surprising, but to think that he had been to the Demonic Cult in this situation?

However, as always, Cheon Woojin was calm.

"I happened to pretend to be a martial artist of the Demonic Cult, and I t the Intelligence Unit Commander who is here. And I happened to go to the Poison Valley with the Poison Demon Unit led by the Poison Lord..."

By this point, everyone was dazed.

After that, Cheon Woojin explained what he had experienced without any exaggeration or reduction.

The annihilation of the Poison Valley, the annihilation of the Poison Lord and the Poison Demon Unit, the death of the first valley lord and the eting with the imugi, and the story of it becoming a dragon and ascending.

"This is a scale that the imugi left behind when it ascended. There were too many, so I just took the hardest one. I'll tell you the location, so please send soone to retrieve all the scales. Since they are harder than most iron, they will be very useful."

Cheon Woojin held out the imugi's scale. It was the reverse scale, the hardest and most sensitive of the imugi's eighty-one scales, which should not be touched.

"..."

Silence continued.

In the anti, Cheon Woojin suddenly noticed the Poisonous Hand and said.

"Did your talk go well as you wanted?"

The Poisonous Hand could not answer easily. In any case, he was still a public enemy of the martial world. He was sparing his words, lest he cause harm to the promising Cheon Woojin.

He was ashad for no reason. Since his past life was not upright, the fact that he was close to him could be a flaw to soone, and moreover, since that opponent was the disciple of his friend and now really felt like his nephew.

At that sight, the Wudang Sword Immortal's eyes narrowed.

"Unit Commander, what is your relationship with the Poisonous Hand?"

"He is like an uncle to ."

It was a very nonchalant answer.

At that answer, everyone was surprised. Of course, the most surprised was the Poisonous Hand. He had never thought that he would call him his uncle in front of others.

At the words 'Cheon Woojin's uncle', the Wudang Sword Immortal's eyebrows twitched.

"Hmm, now that I think about it calmly, the stories the Poisonous Hand just told also have a point."

His attitude had changed like flipping his palm.

The Poisonous Hand had a bewildered expression.

But, the surprising things continued to unfold.

Starting with the Wudang Sword Immortal, who had been strongly opposed, the Jongnam Sect and the Ei Sect, who had been glaring at him, suddenly nodded.

Not to ntion the Shaolin and Huashan Sects, the Namgung family, and the Zhuge family, who had been neutral, and the Sichuan Tang family and the Beggars' Sect.

The Chief Strategist did not miss this opportunity. As if he had been waiting, he imdiately called Tang Soyeon.

"Acting Head Tang Soyeon."

"Yes, Chief Strategist."

Since the Chief Strategist's voice was quite serious, Tang Soyeon got up from her seat and took a listening attitude.

"Considering the seniority within the Tang family, I plan to give the position of an elder of the Alliance to Senior Poisonous Hand. Do you agree?"

Each of the Five Great Families and the Nine Sects had an elder in the Martial Alliance. They were those who represented the opinions of each faction and exercised decision-making power on behalf of the sect leaders and family heads who could not leave their positions.

Tang Soyeon looked at the Poisonous Hand's dark green pupils.

That day, if it weren't for the Poisonous Hand, she would have been torn to death by Tang Bicheon's hands. The sight of him loudly scolding the martial artists of the Tang family in the hallway was still vivid.

"Yes, as the acting head, I agree."

And so, with the Sichuan Tang family being the last, by the unanimous consent of everyone in the room, the Poisonous Hand beca an elder of the Martial Alliance.

The Poisonous Hand had a moved expression. It was not just because he had beco an elder of the Alliance.

'Black Master, are you watching? It seems your disciple has taken over the Martial Alliance.'

It was a situation that could be seen as such.

In fact, it was half-right.

'It's a natural thing. Since about half of those gathered here have had their lives saved by Woojin.'

The Beili Tian Alliance Leader smiled with satisfaction. While the Poisonous Hand was thinking of the Black Master, Beili Tian was thinking of the White Master.

When he had first seen Cheon Woojin, he had wondered what would happen if his unique free spirit did not fit with the Orthodox Path, but now he had gained more support than anyone in the Alliance.

'Perhaps I can retire sooner than expected.'

It was Beili Tian, who was drawing the future of the Orthodox Path alone in the chaotic atmosphere.

(End of Chapter)