I Became an Outcast the Martial Arts Masters are Obsessed With – Chapter 22

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: TushChen
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Before the delusion was shattered by her benefactor, Yeo Il-ye believed that those who killed her parents were outcasts.

However, the young Yeo Il-ye had grown up and, at some point, had a vague realization.

She realized that such an incident could not have occurred with just a few outcasts banding together.

Even if all the outcasts who had entered the mountain villa were genuine, it was obvious that there must have been a separate mastermind who had hired the outcasts.

She was merely fixated on the fire imprint left on her pupils and heart during her childhood, turning a blind eye.

‘Hwang Geum-seon.’

Fifteen years ago, the Hwang Gold Clan was reeling from reckless business investments.

However, thanks to the efforts of the third son, Hwang Geum-seon, who had somehow secured enormous funds, the Hwang Gold Clan overcame the crisis.

It was able to obtain the title of Sacheon’s best.

The young Yeo Il-ye didn’t know, but the grown-up Yeo Il-ye, who had become an adult and a martial artist, could at least estimate the value of the mountain villa she had lived in.

The Hwang Gold Trading Company was one that anyone would mention when talking about prominent merchant groups, even if they didn’t boast of being the best in Sacheon.

They already had sufficient power, but the Hwang Gold Clan still took a gamble to take a further leap and poured everything into it.

Even though the Hwang Gold Clan had mobilized all its capabilities, where had funds dried up?

And where did Hwang Geum-seon, the third son, bring the funds from?

‘It’s something unknown.’

It’s unknown.

It was an incident from fifteen years ago.

Yeo Il-ye was the only survivor of that incident, and the other party was none other than the Hwang Gold Clan.

Even if the Hwang Gold Clan was one of the culprits who had attacked the mountain villa, there wouldn’t be a single piece of evidence left to prove such a fact.

However, that wasn’t important to Yeo Il-ye.

The important thing was that Yeo Il-ye was convinced that Hwang Geum-seon was the culprit.

The Yeo-ga Mountain Villa boasted tremendous wealth, and Hwang Geum-seon had supplied massive funds to his family around the same time.

Of course, there was a non-zero probability that Hwang Geum-Seon was unrelated to the plan to attack the Yeo-ga Mountain Villa and had attracted investments through his efforts.

But would that be possible under normal circumstances?

If someone could invest that money in the Hwang Gold Clan, it would have been an opportunity to put the entire Hwang Gold Clan in their debt.

Still, they handed the money over to Hwang Geum-seon, who was merely the third son of the Hwang Gold Clan?

If they had given it, Hwang Geum-seon would have owed that person or organization an unpayable debt.

However, since becoming the clan leader, Hwang Geum-seon has never acted as if he were indebted to such a benefactor.

Emotionally, he was an obvious target.

So, a shred of a link to connect her heart and reality.

To grasp that, Yeo Il-ye visited the Hwang Gold Clan today.

“Clan Leader, I have brought Hero Yeo Il-ye.”

“Let her in.”

Yeo Il-ye opened the door the general manager had opened and immediately faced Hwang Geum-seon.

Yeo Il-ye, who had expected to be greeted from a high platform resembling a jade throne or across a dignified and huge desk, raised an eyebrow at the sight of Hwang Geum-seon sitting at a simple table, brewing tea.

“It is an honor to meet the famous new expert in Sacheon these days. I am Hwang Geum-seon, the clan leader of the Hwang Gold Clan.”

“You are too kind. The Hwang Gold Clan and the Jeomchang Sect have had a familial relationship since ancient times. It is unacceptable for me to receive honorifics from you, Hwang Geum-seon, who is of higher status than even my master.”

“Hoho, then I will speak comfortably.”

Where had all that burning hatred disappeared to?

Even if it had disappeared when she changed her inner imagery, she had thought that when meeting those presumed to be her enemies, at least embers would flare up, but her heart was as tranquil as a lake.

Befitting the owner of Sacheon’s number one merchant group, Hwang Geum-seon’s gaze exuded a peculiar aura that seemed to pierce Yeo Il-ye.

Still, Yeo Il-ye was not bothered at all.

Because she was also looking into Hwang Geum-seon’s inner self.

Although it was merely a first impression, Yeo Il-ye saw a desire for gold and darkness hidden within it in Hwang Geum-seon.

Of course, such things were not crucial to Yeo Il-ye.

Whether Hwang Geum-seon was agitated or not.

Whether there was a link to connect her suspicion to certainty.

“Hero Yeo seems to have quite an interest in me?”

“Yes, I’m curious.”

Yeo Il-ye smiled.

“When I was young, I was the daughter of a very wealthy mountain villa called Yeo-ga Mountain Villa. Although it has now been burned down by an outcast attack, and my parents and family members have all passed away.”

“…I offer my sincere condolences. I have also heard about that outrageous incident.”

“It’s nothing.”

Yeo Il-ye did not accept the condolences.

Because if Hwang Geum-Seon was indeed the culprit, what she should receive was not an apology but his neck and blood.

“So I suddenly became curious. The mountain villa of my childhood was so wealthy that it couldn’t be captured by the eyes of a mere five-year-old child. Childhood memories fade, and I suddenly had this thought.”

Yeo Il-ye and Hwang Geum-seon gazed at each other with unwavering eyes.

“Since the Yeo-ga Mountain Villa was so wealthy, if I were to meet a rich person, would I be able to smell the scent of my parents? If I were to meet the clan leader, the owner of this Hwang Gold Trading Company, would I be able to regain the fading image of my parents? That’s why I came to investigate.”

“Hohoho…”

Seeing Hwang Geum-seon laughing, Yeo Il-ye closed her eyes.

As expected, it doesn’t work.

The clan leader of the Hwang Gold Clan was not someone who would reveal a weakness just because a novice who had just reached the transcendent realm probed him.

Although she didn’t have high expectations, she couldn’t help but feel a shallow disappointment engulfing her body.

Seeing the eyes that remained calm without the slightest agitation, Yeo Il-ye admitted that she had been cleanly defeated in the battle of wits.

“I have taken up too much of the clan leader’s precious time. This is the letter that the sect leader asked me to deliver.”

“I have received it well. Please tell the sect leader that I will soon send a reply through a messenger.”

“Of course.”

The moment Yeo Il-ye turned her back to open the door,

“Hero Yeo.”

“Please speak.”

“I heard you have made a great achievement recently. I am a bit curious about how great an achievement you have made.”

“Is that so?”

Yeo Il-ye drew internal energy from her dantian.

Whoooosh!!

Hwang Geum-seon had also learned martial arts.

Judging from the fact that Yeo Il-ye could eat precious medicinal pills like rice and still remain at the first-rate level, his talent wasn’t that outstanding.

She dominated the room with internal energy.

Yeo Il-ye’s internal energy, as if embodying the momentum of the Yangtze River after a heavy rain, instantly filled the room.

That wasn’t the end.

That giant vortex created a flow that became pressure, instantly pressing down on all the “people” except Hwang Geum-Seon.

Hidden bodyguards.

“Ugh…urk..”

“Guh….hah..”

The hidden bodyguards protecting Hwang Geum-seon let out sounds.

The hidden bodyguards, who had been thoroughly trained to remain hidden without making any sound to protect their master, helplessly uttered screams.

Yeo Il-ye’s internal energy was lacking for a disciple of the Nine Great Sects.

Although she had martial arts skills worthy of being included in the Ten Prodigies, Yeo Il-ye was evaluated as having unstable emotions.

The Jeomchang Sect judged that abundant internal energy could poison Yeo Il-ye instead, so the distribution was delayed.

The medicinal pills she was supposed to receive were confiscated as punishment for causing many accidents with outcasts outside.

Hyeok Gi-rin.

The successor of the Jeomchang Sect, who received the concentrated investment of medicinal pills while bearing the expectations of the Jeomchang Sect alone.

It went without saying that Hyeok Gi-rin’s internal energy was vast.

‘Benefactor.’

It was just an eight-character phrase.

She had only gained enlightenment through that phrase.

With just that, Yeo Il-ye obtained internal energy surpassing Hyeok Gi-rin’s.

Just by spreading and circulating her energy, she acquired internal energy so vast and violent that she could subdue the hidden bodyguard experts protecting the clan leader of the Hwang Gold Clan.

Yeo Il-ye retracted her internal energy.

The hidden bodyguards, suppressed by Yeo Il-ye’s internal energy and could not move a finger, only groaning, managed to catch their breath and conceal their presence.

The colossal vortex that had bound four people was sucked into Yeo Il-ye’s body in an instant and contained.

“…Impressive. This Hwang Mo has gained great insight.”

“You flatter me. I merely displayed my insignificant skills because you said you were curious.”

Yeo Il-ye calmly showed a fist salute and left the office.

Although a guard was positioned only three steps away from the office door, the guard had not noticed what had transpired inside the office.

As she descended from the clan leader’s hall alone, she thought,

‘I need more information.’

It wasn’t without gains.

Through meeting Hwang Geum-seon today, Yeo Il-ye obtained one thing.

The conviction was that unless the elders of the Nine Great Sects intervened, no one in Sacheon could stop her revenge.

The assurance that revenge was possible as long as she was prepared to turn her back on her sect and let go of her beloved sable fur.

Thinking that she might be holding a sword the next time they met, Yeo Il-ye looked up at the sky.

Swooosh!

A clump of paper was shot into the sky.

“Ha.”

It was a clean technique that elicited a slight exclamation.

It was no ordinary skill to be able to send the vortex of internal energy so far.

Was it footwork?

Or body technique?

The condensed internal energy and the flow given form were so neat that one couldn’t help but be curious about who had shot it.

The papers scattered in all directions as the vortex dissipated.

Yeo Il-ye manifested the principle of plucking objects from the void and sucked a piece of paper into her hand.

Her expression frowned.

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