DR Chapter 218

Once the two left, Cheon Woo immediately came to his brother and asked with concerned eyes.

“Brother, are you alright?”

“Yes. I’m fine.”

Cheon Woo was about to say something more but closed his mouth. His brother’s face looked too haggard.

“I’ll tell you where the Wudang sect’s lodgings are, so please come anytime.”

“Okay.”

Cheon Woo told him where the Wudang sect was staying.

Looking at his kind and calm sworn brother (candidate #1), Jin Cheonhee replied.

“Cheon Woo. Thank you… really, thank you.”

“It’s nothing. I just hope brother stays peaceful and healthy.”

“I wish that for myself too.”

“Brother. Come to think of it, those people earlier were other sworn brothers candidates, right?”

“…That’s… right?”

Though one was already a sworn brother.

Cheon Woo’s face suddenly turned cold.

Being naturally large in stature, even just that gave considerable pressure.

“Spreading killing intent in a place like this. Making my brother so uncomfortable is unforgivable.”

From his considerable aura, Jin Cheonhee realized.

He absorbed the Great Clarity Divine Pill I gave last time quite well.

According to the brackets, he would meet this guy too.

Jin Cheonhee realized Cheon Woo might unexpectedly become a variable.

***

Having reunited with Cheon Woo, it was now time to pay respects to each sect.

Since he’d met Cheon Woo, Jin Cheonhee first visited the Wudang sect’s leader and Wudang Fist Emperor to pay his respects.

“You’ve worked hard.”

“How is it? Good to see this old geezer after so long?”

They were still two people with clear personalities. After exchanging proper greetings, Elder Wudang Fist Emperor spoke.

“Your martial arts have improved more. But something strange… though they’ve improved, shouldn’t someone like you have improved more? Where did it all go?”

Sharp as ever, old man.

If he said he’d poured it all into medical arts, he would pat the ground in regret, so Jin Cheonhee answered lightly.

“I’m not sure what you mean.”

“Tsk tsk tsk. If you don’t want to say, then don’t. Anyway, seems you have many connections to meet, so hurry along. I feel sorry to keep such a busy person.”

Jin Cheonhee made a light martial salute and parted ways.

Long conversation wasn’t necessary.

Just knowing they were safe, had achievements, and their connection continued was enough.

Fist Emperor knew this was the connection of the martial world.

Jin Cheonhee parted brightly like that.

The next to meet was Putuo Temple.

As soon as Nun Abi recognized Jin Cheonhee, she made a light half-bow.

“Amitabha. Young Warrior Jin seems to be doing well.”

Straight posture and solid shoulders.

The same gentle smile as before. But the long sword at her waist showed this person was no ordinary nun.

Though her face was more tanned than before, there was vitality in her skin.

“You’ve had an achievement.”

At Jin Cheonhee’s words, Nun Abi calmly replied.

“Fortunately, this humble nun also received enlightenment. Though I underwent rebirth of bones and shedding of skin, I didn’t get much younger.”

Rebirth of bones and shedding of skin!

Jin Cheonhee’s eyes widened at those words.

Isn’t that impossible without luck even with achievement?

“Could it be Supre…”

“…Hahaha, not to that extent. Just say I’ve stepped on martial arts at the edge of the Transformation Realm.”

Was that true? Or modesty?

Though uncertain, Nun Abi had the appearance of someone in their 40s. Wasn’t it said that rebirth of bones reconstructed the body to the age best suited for displaying one’s martial arts?

To Jin Cheonhee’s eyes, Putuo Temple’s martial arts were heavy and solid like an island, yet strong despite that.

A sword emerging from hardship.

That age must be necessary to digest those martial arts.

Just then, young nuns of Putuo Temple came running from behind Nun Abi.

“Ah! It’s our benefactor! Benefactor!”

“Benefactor, have you been well?”

“We missed you so much! We did lots of closed-door training!”

They all ran to Jin Cheonhee at once and began chattering healthily.

Seeing this warmed Jin Cheonhee’s heart.

The plague is completely over now.

Unlike their frivolous expressions, all of Putuo Temple’s young nuns had strong qi.

“You don’t know how much we fought among ourselves wanting to get some outside air.”

“Ah, nice. The smell of the Martial Righteous Alliance~ The island was stuffy.”

Crash!

At that moment, something shattered in the lodgings.

Nun Abi shouted.

“I told you to stay quiet in the Martial Righteous Alliance!”

Indeed.

The dignified and heavy young sword masters had put their dignified and heavy power into breaking something.

Nun Abi rushed over like an evil spirit.

Two Putuo Temple nuns who appeared to be the culprits began screaming and running away frantically.

“Sister! Run! We’re done for!”

“No, I told you to stop eating so much!”

Still good eaters, I see.

At an age where they get hungry again right after eating. Seems they were secretly cooking something in the kitchen and lost control of their strength, breaking things.

The other Putuo Temple nuns laughed, and Jin Cheonhee burst out laughing too.

Since I’m here anyway, I should do some medical rounds.

There were probably one or two sword masters who got stomachaches from eating too much, intoxicated by the city’s fragrance.

Nun Abi and her disciples were running today too.

***

Next was the Gongsun Clan.

The moment he stopped by the Gongsun Clan, Hwanggu barked “Woof!”

Wondering what was happening, Hwanggu ran madly and jumped into someone’s arms.

“Oh my, puppy. You’ve gotten fatter. Kekeke…”

Seol Gyeon of the Beggar’s Sect.

She happened to be at the Gongsun Clan.

“Hey, lad. Good timing, I was about to look for you.”

As the current leader of the Beggar’s Sect, she couldn’t miss this Dragon Phoenix Gathering.

Free from the heart demon, Seol Gyeon’s eyes were clearer than before.

Being in the representative position of the Beggar’s Sect, she was now dressed more properly than her previous rags.

However, her characteristic maniacal laugh remained the same.

“I pay my respects to the Beggar’s Sect Leader.”

“Drop that awkward greeting. Keu-keu. More importantly, Hwanggu’s looking good. This guy abandoned me and stuck to you, was it just for food?”

Woof woof!

“Don’t know, you mutt. Kekeke.”

Just then, they ran into Gongsun Yeong who was moving luggage.

“Whoa, benefactor!”

When Jin Cheonhee tried to pay respects to Gongsun Yeong, she waved him off.

“Never mind that, come in. Come in! Sister will be so happy.”

“What about Wang Gak-yeon?”

“That kid’s giving sister a massage right now.”

“A massage?”

Wasn’t Black Ice Poison Dragon Gongsun Hyeon someone who intensely disliked being touched?

Not just touching, but she was particular about having people near her from the start.

For such a person to entrust her body to Wang Gak-yeon rather than her own sister was incredible.

“…That’s amazing.”

“Right? Everyone in the family was shocked. Sister finally got her first friend. Ah, what a relief.”

This was Gongsun Yeong proudly saying ‘our sister originally had no friends.’

It would have been a slip of the tongue if said to others, but Jin Cheonhee decided to let it slide since it was just him.

Surely she doesn’t talk like that in front of others…?

Gongsun Hyeon had completely given up on giving the family head position to Gongsun Yeong.

Though there had been some lingering attachment until now, she had now completely, THE END, given up.

No matter how deep her love for her sister, no matter how rose-colored her glasses were… some things just don’t work.

Gongsun Yeong said:

“Ah, the Beggar’s Sect Leader is here too!”

What quick greetings.

The family members held back what they wanted to say.

Anyway, as always, her sister Gongsun Hyeon would handle this rudeness.

Seol Gyeon laughed heartily.

“The Gongsun Clan is the same as ever!”

Her laughter echoed through the lodgings.

***

Going inside, Black Ice Poison Dragon Gongsun Hyeon was lying on a bed.

With a cold towel on her forehead receiving a leg massage from Wang Gak-yeon, she startled and tried to get up the moment she sensed Jin Cheonhee.

“Yeong! You should say when guests arrive!”

“I didn’t say anything because I knew you’d be like this. Sister, just lie down.”

Wang Gak-yeon forced her to lie down with worried eyes. His strength was so immense that Gongsun Hyeon had to lie back down without any resistance.

This is Gongsun Hyeon and the mighty strength sisters…

Their personalities were similar too, hands moving before words.

Jin Cheonhee carefully asked:

“Are you perhaps in much pain?”

Gongsun Hyeon shook her head.

“No, Young Warrior…”

She caught herself after realizing they had agreed to speak informally.

Her slightly rolling eyes suggested she was worried whether it was okay to do such crazy things as not showing proper respect in front of the Sect Leader.

Her two siblings behind her, not looking back, seemed determined to keep their sister lying down even by force.

Seol Gyeon said:

“Kukuk, don’t mind me when speaking. We’re not strangers anyway. Young Clan Head.”

At those words, Gongsun Hyeon sighed.

Looking at them, it seemed both were quite familiar with each other.

Well, being the Beggar’s Sect Leader meant having the widest connections in the martial world.

Gongsun Hyeon would also have had many occasions to get information through the Beggar’s Sect, so many things must have happened between the two.

Gongsun Hyeon sighed.

“If you say so, I’ll be rude.”

“What rudeness between us. Kukuk.”

Seol Gyeon said this while resting her chin in a comfortable position.

Gongsun Hyeon spoke to Jin Cheonhee:

“First, it’s not a serious illness. Just travel fatigue hitting after arrival.”

Gongsun Hyeon was born with weak physical strength.

Perhaps it was due to the long journey to the Dragon Phoenix Gathering?

In the end, she got a fever.

“The Gongsun Clan is participating this time too?”

Though Jin Cheonhee knew, he still asked out of courtesy.

“Yes. Though Gongsun Yeong has passed the age, there are later Gongsun Clan successors, so we must come together to help the Clan Head. And merchant group matters are important too…”

Thanks to Jin Cheonhee, Gongsun Yeong had broken through her wall and won the Dragon Phoenix Gathering shortly after.

Then Namgoong Woon inherited that victory, followed by Tang Ah.

Who would inherit victory this time was unknown.

“We don’t have big ambitions this year. Getting to the middle would be enough. More importantly, trade is urgent so we need to handle that…”

“Sister, please just lie down.”

“That’s right, sister. Just lie down.”

“You guys really…”

Gongsun Hyeon frowned and grumbled.

Though she understood having sunny sisters was good, she probably never imagined a future where these sisters would force nursing care like this.

Jin Cheonhee said:

“If it’s alright, I’ll check your pulse.”

“It’s fine.”

“Do it! Benefactor kid!”

“Do it, Cheonhee!”

By majority rule, Jin Cheonhee casually sat beside Gongsun Hyeon.

Watching this, Seol Gyeon giggled for a while.

“The sisters’ love is nice to see.”

“What sisterly love… it’s killing me.”