Chapter 336 : Black Tortoise Supreme Yin Art

Chapter 336: Black Tortoise Supreme Yin Art

Bukri Sehee quickly followed when Jeong Minji stepped out from Jo Gyeongmae’s residence.

“Unnie!”

Hearing the voice calling her, Jeong Minji turned around.

She stared blankly at Bukri Sehee for a moment, unable to recognize who she was.

“Bukri Sogun?”

“Yes, Unnie.”

At first, Jeong Minji did not recognize Bukri Sogun.

It was because she had transformed from a handsome young boy into a beautiful woman, making it hard to recognize her at first glance.

Moreover, Jeong Minji had gone straight from Hajeong Escort Agency to Shaolin Temple, so she had not known that Bukri Sogun was actually Bukri Sehee. This was her first time seeing Bukri Sehee’s changed appearance, so it still felt extremely unfamiliar.

While Bukri Sega had stayed briefly at the Sky Ocean Merchant Union, she had met Bukri Sehee a few times, but had never paid much attention to her.

However, after hearing Bukri Sehee’s story from Yong Hwarin, she no longer saw her as a stranger.

In fact, she had promised herself that if she ever met Bukri Sehee, she would be a good older sister to her. So she felt no resistance toward her.

Jeong Minji took Bukri Sehee’s hand.

“So there was a reason you followed Gaga so closely on the way from Namgung Clan to the Sky Ocean Merchant Union.”

“I’m sorry that I ended up deceiving you.”

“No, you don’t need to apologize. You couldn’t have known we’d be connected like this. What matters is that we get along well—because that will be good for Gaga too.”

“I’ll just follow whatever you say, Unnie.”

Even back when she was still Bukri Sogun, Bukri Sehee had always seemed like a kindhearted person.

So Jeong Minji had no reason to reject her.

“From now on, I’ll call you my Bukri little sister.”

“Please do so, Unnie.”

“There’s one more thing you need to know.”

At those words, Bukri Sehee lifted her head.

“I don’t believe that only the two of us will have Gaga to ourselves. I want us to have him entirely, but you know Gaga—he has the temperament of a hero. Women will naturally gather around such men. You need to prepare your heart for that.”

Jeong Minji had never thought she could monopolize Yong Hwarin alone.

Just as she had been drawn to him, she believed other outstanding women would also be drawn to him.

Bukri Sehee, however, had never considered this issue, so Jeong Minji’s words came as a shock.

She had thought she would share Yong Hwarin only with Jeong Minji.

“The fortunate thing is that Gaga isn’t a debauched man. He doesn’t take women lightly. You and I became his women because circumstances left him no choice. If not for that, neither of us would have become his woman.”

Bukri Sehee nodded.

Thinking about it carefully, that was true.

Chouhui, Hoi Unkyung of the Sky Ocean Merchant Union, Namgung Yoo of Namgung Clan, and Jegal Cheongyeong of Jegal Clan—not to mention many other beautiful women who had shown interest in Yong Hwarin—were all beauties in her own eyes.

Yet Yong Hwarin had never been the one to make advances or approach them first.

‘If I hadn’t gone to save Gaga in that cave, we’d probably still be strangers.’

Seeing Bukri Sehee’s dark expression, Jeong Minji smiled faintly.

“I’m saying you should be prepared, but not overly worried. It’s possible Gaga will be satisfied with just the two of us. His goals don’t lie in women.”

“I understand, Unnie.”

“We must both support Gaga well.”

“Yes.”

While looking at Bukri Sehee’s modest reply, Jeong Minji spoke again, this time in a slightly firmer tone.

“That’s why I’ve been thinking about how we can help him. As you know, many enemies are blocking his path. We have to be his strength.”

Bukri Sehee nodded vigorously.

She was frustrated that she couldn’t help Yong Hwarin because she didn’t know martial arts.

She envied Jeong Minji for being able to share both life and death with him thanks to her martial arts skills.

“I know your blood is a spiritual medicine. I think we should use that.”

Bukri Sehee didn’t quite understand.

“What do you mean? Are you saying I should give my blood to Gaga?”

“That would be good too, of course. But if we really want to be his strength, we also need to become stronger ourselves.”

“How? I’ve never learned martial arts.”

“Do you know what martial art I’ve mastered?”

Bukri Sehee nodded.

“Yes, I heard from Gaga that you’ve learned the Vermilion Bird Great Flame Heaven Bow, the martial art of one of the Four Great Clans.”

“That’s right. Its power is tremendous, but without enough inner strength, it can’t display its full might. If you were to learn it, I believe you could bring out its true power.”

“Are you telling me to train in the Vermilion Bird Great Flame Heaven Bow?”

Jeong Minji nodded firmly.

“That’s right. The two of us will master it together.”

“Is it really okay for me to learn your family’s martial art?”

Bukri Sehee knew that one did not casually teach such family techniques to outsiders.

“We’re women serving the same man—we’re practically family. You’re no stranger to me.”

Tears welled in Bukri Sehee’s eyes.

“Thank you, Unnie.”

Though she had always lived in Bukri Clan, Bukri Sehee had never been able to blend in with its members and had felt like an outsider.

Now that Yong Hwarin and Jeong Minji had given her the warmth of family, something hot surged up from her chest.

“From now on, learn martial arts from me.

If you display the Vermilion Bird Great Flame Heaven Bow with your immeasurable inner strength, no one will be able to withstand it.

And if you combine it with me, who could stop us? Not even Gaga would be able to.”

“Hehe, then we’ll become the greatest masters under the heavens.”

Seeing Bukri Sehee’s innocent smile, Jeong Minji smiled too.

“That’s right. We’ll surpass Gaga.”

“Then from now on, I’ll only follow you, Unnie.”

“Good. I’ll start teaching you the Vermilion Bird Great Flame Heaven Bow now. The weapon for it will be arriving soon, so before that, you must learn all the techniques and the incantations.”

Jeong Minji partly used this as an excuse because she wanted to grow closer to Bukri Sehee, but she also believed that if they unleashed the Vermilion Bird Great Flame Heaven Bow together, it could become an invincible martial art.

That would be a great help to Yong Hwarin’s future endeavors.

Jeong Minji did not want to rely solely on Yong Hwarin’s protection just because she was a woman—she wanted the strength to fight alongside him against his enemies.

Geum Yujin was in the recovery stage after taking the strange medicine given by the Sky Ocean Merchant Union.

Living in the Sky Ocean Merchant Union, Geum Yujin had sunk into the deepest anguish of his life.

He felt as though he had aged more than ten years.

His father had died in an explosion for his sake, and Jeong Minji was now like a bird that had flown far beyond his reach.

Even giving up and resigning himself to it all took time.

Not everything simply faded away.

The loss of his father, his own cowardice, and even the feeling of heartbreak—as if his long-cherished love had been stolen—cut into his chest like a blade.

‘Where did it all go wrong?’

When he thought about it, everything seemed to trace back to Yong Hwarin.

Then Geum Yujin began to blame himself again.

He thought his father and his beloved had both left because of him.

‘I was too incompetent.’

A sudden desire to die welled up in him.

But his father’s final words—entrusting him with the family—would not leave his mind.

If he died too, there would be no one left to protect the people of the Geum Family Manor.

Geum Yujin grabbed his sword and sprang to his feet.

Rather than sitting here and agonizing, he wanted to train and forget everything.

Sensing that no one was in the rear garden where he stayed, he began to perform the Black Tortoise Supreme Yin Art.

The only martial art he had learned since birth in the Geum Family Manor was the Black Tortoise Supreme Yin Art.

At that time, Seok Unjeong came outside, as the stabbing pain all over her body grew more severe. With the full moon approaching, the Moon Yin Meridian Blockage flared up, tightening her nerves.

‘Recently, thanks to Father and the spiritual medicine, the energy of the Moon Yin Meridian Blockage hadn’t stirred for a long time… Why is it acting up so much today?’

She went for a walk to try to endure the pain.

Sometimes walking made it a little better, but now, with each step, a pain like her whole body being torn apart assaulted her.

‘Why is this happening…?’

As she headed toward the rear garden, Seok Unjeong approached the place where Geum Yujin was training.

Seok Unjeong knew it was rude to watch a martial artist’s training without permission.

Someone who did not know martial arts might wonder why watching a martial artist train was forbidden—but for those who knew martial arts, just by watching the form, they could grasp the circulation of qi and the subtleties of the technique.

Thus, out of etiquette, one would avoid observing someone’s training.

It was like a master chef not sharing his secret recipes or an artisan not openly showing how his work was made.

Having grown up as the daughter of a martial artist, Seok Unjeong understood this.

She intended to leave, but a sudden wave of intense pain made her stagger.

At that moment, Geum Yujin, unaware that Seok Unjeong had come close, was lost in a trance, performing the Black Tortoise Supreme Yin Art.

But each time Geum Yujin released his qi through the Black Tortoise Supreme Yin Art, Seok Unjeong felt the pain gradually subside.

‘Ah, I felt this when fighting the Red-Haired Demon Empress as well… Geum Gongja’s qi is truly mysterious. Back then, I felt a sense of comfort from it, but now it’s even easing my pain.’

As the pain eased, Seok Unjeong unconsciously stepped closer to Geum Yujin.

Then Geum Yujin sensed someone approaching and turned around.

“Lady Seok?”

Seok Unjeong was gazing at him blankly, so Geum Yujin stopped his training.

“No, Lady Seok! What’s wrong?”

When he stopped, Seok Unjeong’s body began to tremble, and cold sweat broke out over her skin.

“What’s wrong?”

Seok Unjeong’s lips trembled as she spoke.

“I suffer from the Moon Yin Meridian Blockage.”

As someone trained in martial arts, Geum Yujin knew well how fearsome such a meridian blockage was.

He had never imagined that kindhearted, bright-faced Seok Unjeong had been born with it, and he looked at her with pity.

“Strangely, when I see the martial art you perform, my pain lessens.”

“Is that so?”

Geum Yujin felt grateful to Seok Unjeong, who had carefully nursed him when he was injured after fighting the Red-Haired Demon Empress.

So he wanted to grant her request if at all possible.

“It seems the qi that flows out when I perform my martial art is helping you, Lady Seok.”