Chapter 20

Book I Chapter 20

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Ji Eun wears a light blue outer robe and a white inner robe. He has his hair in a bun instead of the usual ponytail.

When he landed on the ground, his eyes caught the figure of a familiar young man.

When their eyes met, Ji Eun waves his hand and walked toward Wu Hyuna and Han Joonho.

"Well, if it isn't junior Il Kwan's younger brother…" Ji Eun said with a hint of teasing in his tone.

"Senior Ji…"

"Junior Ji…"

Wu Hyuna and Han Joonho greeted Ji Eun as he approached them.

Meanwhile, the young women around them threw flirty glances at Ji Eun.

Right now, the three handsome young men are like three unique flowers in the middle of a blossoming field.

Ji Eun is a handsome genius with his chiseled chin, perfectly shaped long bridge nose, and cold yet charismatic eyes. Meanwhile, Han Joonho has that boy next door's youthful face and handsome and charming smile. And of course, the cute and feminine beauty of Hyuna, who captures the hearts of these young women with her innocent and still childish expressions.

Many of the male disciples at the moment are feeling a bit insecure as the three were grouped together.

"I guess Madam Il gave her permission…" Ji Eun said with a smile.

"Yes… Thank you for your concern…" Hyuna said feeling a bit awkward.

"Alright, everyone… The night is not young anymore… Let us all depart!" shouted the man who seems to be the leader.

Hyuna remembers this guy as one of the core disciples when she was playing the zither back then.

"I guess she is not here…" Han Joonho said feeling a bit sad.

"Hehe… You're looking for Senior Bin, right?" Hyuna teases.

Ji Eun, who is on the side, showed a faint smile and then said, "She went on seclusion… So she would be out a week later…"

Upon hearing this, the expression of Han Joonho sank. He was truly looking forward to this trip to the mortal town so that he could be with the woman he likes. But who would have known that she would not be here?

"Don't worry too much senior… There are many fishes in the sea today." Ji Eun teases while pointing at the beautiful female disciples throwing glances at them while giggling.

Riding the flying sword took them only 15 minutes before they arrive in the town.

If they traveled by carriage, it would take them days before reaching the town because of the terrain and the beasts inside the forest below them.

The group then went their separate ways after they enter the town.

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The town of Yemo, a town near the Urokai Sect

In the gloomy forest just outside of the town, lays an old hut under a large dead creepy tree.

The old hut is covered with green vines, while traces of moss could be seen on its walls.

Bam!!! Bam!!!

Just under the dilapidated hut is a small secret tunnel. Following that tunnel is a dark cave where several torches light its walls.

Somewhere within its shadows lurks many of the denizens living in the darkness of the cave.

In one of the passages is a large room as big as a large hall of a building.

Several people wearing black hoods are currently inside that cave talking to each other.

Suddenly, a man wearing a black robe walked in the middle while the rest gave way to him.

"Brothers and sisters… the time has come for us to get to the bottom of everything… The Man family has ruled the town of Yemo for generations and they have committed many atrocious crimes against its people. Though we cannot find any evidence of those crimes, we suspect that the reason for this is because they colluded with an evil sect." the man said loudly.

"Are we sure about this?" shouted one of the men in the group.

The man shifted his sharp gaze and looks at that man.

"You are an owner of the largest granary in the town… You have suffered from their oppression firsthand. Are you still doubting this theory?" the man asked with his eyes squinted.

"Yeah, my daughter has been missing for a while now and I suspect that it was the youngest lord of the Man family that took her away. He has been pestering her for a while now so he is the undeniable suspect…" someone suddenly shouted.

"Yeah, let's get rid of those bastards!"

"We should kick the Man family from holding power in the town."

"We should make sure that every one of those bastards is chased out of the town…"

The crowd becomes rowdy.

But the man in the center of it all just raised his hand to stop them.

"People of the Yemo town… We have already arrived at a consensus to get rid of the town of the Man family… But to do that we have to make sure that the Urokai sect is involved. We need the strength and power of those honorable immortals to save our town! If not, then we would be defeated as we suspect that the Man family is colluding with an evil sect."

When they heard the words of the man, everyone went silent.

"But… The Urokai sect is not going to fight the battles of mortals… We… I don't think they would interfere with this…"

"No… If they learned of the fact about the evil sect's presence, then they would surely act immediately…"

The discussion inside that cave deepens as they talked about plans and schemes on how they could go through the planned strike to topple the Man family.

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Meanwhile, in another place in the town

A handsome young man that looks like a scholar wearing a light blue robe is currently stealthily walking through the forest while holding a small lamp in his hand.

"Minji! Minji! Where are you?!" he called in a whisper-shout tone.

Meanwhile, in the darkness, a female figure wearing a gown is currently squatting on tall grass while watching the man walking around the place.

She could not help but want to giggle.

The female servant also squatting beside her could not help but giggle on the side.

Shush!

She signaled with a restrained chuckle as the two looked at each other.

"Young Mistress… Young Master Man Chulwoo would be too tired looking for us if we do not show up sooner…" she said with a slight smile on her face.

"Aiyah… You little girl is too gullible… Men are not that weak you know. Let him try and find us longer…" she said with a smirk.

The young woman looks beautiful and her pink lips and snow-white cheeks look really attractive combined with her big lovely eyes that twinkle in the night.

One could consider her a rare beauty.

At this time, the figure of Man Chulwoo has already left their sight as he began looking a few distances from them.

"Let's go… Let's leave that guy in this place… Hihi…" the beautiful young woman named Minji giggled as she walked out of the tall grasses.

As soon as they walked out, a figure suddenly walked in front of them which startled the two ladies.

The beautiful young woman lost her balance and accidentally steps on her long gown and was about to fall when she was caught by a strong but slender arm.

As if by coincidence, the bright light of the moon suddenly shines down on the two figures.

The beautiful face of a woman stares directly at the most attractive face she has ever seen.

She did not know why, but the one before her has the face of a woman, and she could tell that he is a guy from his masculine physique.

She could not help but say.

"Beautiful…"

Hyuna who has caught the woman frowned as she helped her to stand.

"Are you okay, young miss…" she asked.

The young woman nodded her head while showing a love-struck expression on her beautiful face.

"I'm… I'm Seok Minji from the Seok clan of Yemo city…" she suddenly introduces herself while extending her hand.

Upon seeing this, Hyuna did not touch the hand of the woman but instead cupped her hand and said.

"Wu Jin… Are you okay now, Miss?… I have to go now…" she said to the woman as she turns around.

The woman showed a reluctant gaze on her face but did not say anything as Hyuna was about to turn around and leave.

But before she could go, she suddenly heard a few footsteps coming their way.

With panic in her eyes, Hyuna suddenly jumps to the bushes.

"Don't tell them that you saw me…" she said to the two.

The two were flabbergasted as they saw this scene.

It did not take long before a group of young men came walking in their direction.

One of them suddenly stopped and looks at the two.

"Excuse me… Have you seen a petite and handsome-looking young man wearing dark blue clothes walking down this path?" Han Joonho asked.

The woman was stunned to see more handsome-looking guys before her.

She did not know why but right now she felt like she is in an enchanted forest and all the male fairies just comes out for a walk.

She could not help but be in a daze while looking at the group.

Seeing her reaction, Han Joonho frowned and just shakes his head as he leads the group toward the path.

"Why would junior brother not agree with it? He just has to wear a dress and act as the senior's partner… If he will not agree, Senior Gong would surely be in trouble with that woman." someone suddenly commented while following the group.

"Why don't we try to ask one of the junior or senior sisters…" someone suggested.

"Are you stupid? We cannot ruin someone's reputation just to save someone's skin…" Han Joonho commented while looking at Ji Eun awkwardly.