Chapter 84

"How about it?"

Chu Il-tae's mouth opened again towards Bi Ryu-yeon. Bi Ryu-yeon answered his question.

"I don't make bets."

For a moment, a look of disappointment clearly appeared on Chu Il-tae's face.

'Did I misjudge the person? That can't be...'

"...bets with little money, that is."

At Bi Ryu-yeon's following answer, Chu Il-tae burst into a loud laugh.

"Uahahaha! That's right. There's no way I would misjudge a person. Don't worry. The bet money will be sufficient. That much can be managed by requesting a budget. Then I'll take it that you've accepted."

"Wait. You haven't even told me the content of the bet yet. You have to finish your words."

Im Seong-jin interrupted and said.

"Oh, look at my mind. It's about entering a certain place and bringing out a certain object."

"The place?"

"It's the place that the members of your Young Lady Lovers' Society want to enter the most, but have not yet succeeded in infiltrating even once."

"You... you don't mean...!"

"That's right! It's that very place. It's the Baekhyang-gwan."

"Are you serious?"

Im Seong-jin said, his eyes wide.

"Of course."

"Is that something your superiors ordered?"

Im Seong-jin was still cautious.

"Do you think those old-fashioned punks would order such a thing? If this gets into their ears, they'll try to stop it by any means necessary. Isn't it fun?"

Chu Il-tae held his stomach as if it were funny just to imagine. Only then did Im Seong-jin also relax his cautious expression and smile back.

"It's fun, it's fun. It's a bet worthy of the heretic of the nine sects. I'll take that bet."

Suddenly, the huge body of Bi Yeon-tae squeezed in between them. As Chu Il-tae had publicly declared, his proposal was a very tempting one for the Young Lady Lovers' Society. Breaking through the absolute defense of the women's dormitory, the Baekhyang-gwan, was a long-cherished wish of their Young Lady Lovers' Society. How many challenges, frustrations, and failures had there been in the meantime? Now was the time to raise the banner of challenge again.

"Then shall we discuss the details?"

Chu Il-tae said, smiling from ear to ear, as if something was so enjoyable.

"Before that, may I ask one thing?"

Bi Ryu-yeon said.

"What is it? Ask me anything. I'm willing to answer anything I can answer."

"You're very kind. What's the reason for choosing the Baekhyang-gwan?"

Even Bi Ryu-yeon, who was a blockhead about the Jianghu, knew what the Baekhyang-gwan was, having spent time in the academy.

"That's simple. There are three places in this Cheonmu Academy that are the most difficult to infiltrate."

Chu Il-tae held up three fingers in front of Bi Ryu-yeon's eyes and said emphatically.

"Then you're saying that the Baekhyang-gwan is one of those three places."

"That's right."

"Then what's the reason for choosing the Baekhyang-gwan, excluding the other two places?"

"That's obvious without even having to hear it."

"Why is that?"

Chu Il-tae answered as if it were natural.

"Because the other two places are forbidden areas that you should never set foot in. In fact, if you get caught entering the Baekhyang-gwan, you can get away with a small disciplinary action, but the other two places are places where you can't guarantee your life. The Baekhyang-gwan can be passed off as a prank even if things go wrong, but the other two places are sacred grounds of the Jianghu that do not allow anyone's approach. It's also a matter of the academy's morality. Is that an answer?"

"Of course."

"Then I'll believe that the bet has been made."

"The bet has been made."

Bi Ryu-yeon readily nodded his head.

"The witness can be left to that Bi Yeon-tae over there."

Chu Il-tae said, pointing his index finger at the huge body of Bi Yeon-tae, who was standing with the two troublemakers of the Cheonmu Academy, the Cheonmu Twin Ghost Shadows, on either side.

"Alright."

Bi Yeon-tae obediently consented to Chu Il-tae's proposal. He also seemed to be enjoying this bet inwardly. After all, the target of the bet was the Baekhyang-gwan, which was the final goal of the Young Lady Lovers' Society. There was no reason to refuse. Thus, the most absurd bet in the history of the academy had begun.

When they returned to the building of the Young Lady Lovers' Society with the members of the Young Lady Lovers' Society, including the vice-president, Bi Yeon-tae, who were excited about the bet, a man was waiting for them inside the building. He was a beggar. But unlike a beggar, he was too fat. It was even suspicious how a begging beggar could get so fat. That kind of complexion could not possibly come from a beggar.

Seeing the two standing together, they looked like twin brothers. The same energy as Bi Yeon-tae was lingering on his face. This was proof that he was the same kind of human as Bi Yeon-tae.

"Oh, Tae-nam. You're here. Just in time."

Bi Yeon-tae greeted him with a bright face.

"Is there something good? It's a strange thing for you to be excited."

He turned his shabby face and looked at Bi Yeon-tae.

"Of course it's a good thing. A good thing indeed. The opportunity has finally come."

"What opportunity?"

It was natural for him to be puzzled.

"The opportunity to finally conquer our sacred ground."

"Really?"

"Of course. What would I gain by lying to a beggar like you? It's a clear fact."

A strange light flashed in the eyes of the shabby beggar. The conquest of the Baekhyang-gwan was also one of the tasks of his life.

"Who is he?"

Bi Ryu-yeon, who could no longer watch Bi Yeon-tae being chummy with a person he was seeing for the first time, asked.

"Oh, look at my mind. I haven't introduced him yet. He's the vice-vice-president of our Young Lady Lovers' Society and the Beggar Pervert Great Hero, who shows the most vigorous activity."

"Oh."

A curious gaze was directed at the huge body of the Beggar Pervert.

Currently, there were two huge pillars supporting the entire club in the Young Lady Lovers' Society. One of them was the current vice-president, Bi Yeon-tae, and the other was the beggar, the Beggar Pervert, who was right in front of them.

As you know, the main work done here at the Young Lady Lovers' Society could be said to be the secret and persistent tracking and analysis of the daily routines of young ladies. Besides, if there was an opportunity, they were also carrying out the very difficult task of obtaining their used items without hesitation. For this kind of theme, these two, who were officially hanging out a sign and officially and openly active, were truly an absurd pair.

The Beggar Pervert, or the Drunken Flower Beggar. There was no beggar from the Beggars' Sect who did not know him. His unusual hobby of going around bragging that he was drunk on flowers was a hobby that was recognized even in the beggar world as not being like a beggar at all. What kind of friendly relationship does a beggar have with a beautiful young lady to set foot in that line of work? But the Beggar Pervert not only did so, but also showed a more vigorous activity and drive than anyone else, making the viewer admire(?) him.

The place he was leading, using his status as an Eight Virtues disciple of the Beggars' Sect, was an organization called the Beauty Chasing Squad (a group that chases beauty). The Beauty Chasing Squad, an 18-and-over women's specialized information group of the Beggars' Sect that he led, was an organization with an outstanding information gathering ability that was second to none when it came to women, and achievements(?) and records to match. Most of their members were beggars who were strangely specialized in the field of beautiful women information gathering ability. Besides, since their interest in other things was very low, it was difficult to expect them to display their abilities.

Besides, as much as that characteristic, there was also a side of them that was fanatically obsessed with women. According to them, they were a group that revered enchanting beauty. It didn't seem very credible.

The Beauty Chasing Squad was not an organization made up entirely of beggars from the academy. Due to the nature of the Beauty Chasing Squad, which was spread out like a net within the Beggars' Sect, it was a group where there were rather more people who were not from the academy. It was unavoidable because it was an organization like a small group within the Beggars' Sect (although it was too large to be called a small group). But because of the relationship with the leader of the Beauty Chasing Squad, the Beggar Pervert, the Beauty Chasing Squad and the Young Lady Lovers' Society were able to establish a close and flexible mutual cooperation relationship. It was a win-win situation, killing two birds with one stone.

So, it would not be a big mistake to think that almost all the information of the huge beggar information group, the Beauty Chasing Squad, flowed into the Young Lady Lovers' Society. Every day, a huge amount of 18-and-over information flows in from all walks of life. The Beggar Pervert was a person who was leading a swarm of beggars who had more than enough disqualifying reasons to become a member of such a secret pavilion or a secret shadow garden.

At this time, the Beggar Pervert was a person who would be more helpful than anyone else.

Bi Yeon-tae, who was he? A round, flat face with plump flesh, slender two eyes, protruding thick lips, lush hair on his forearms, calves, and invisible chest, and flesh that looked like it would bury you just by looking at it. People called him Bi Yeon-tae, or abbreviated as 'pervert'. His appearance was truly a body that was very suitable and appropriate to be called a pervert.

His true martial arts level was not known, but according to the rumors, he was not only a master of stealth and concealment, but also a master of an unknown hand-to-hand combat. His secret martial arts ultimate technique, the Bi Yeon-tae Six-Nine-Fifty-Four Position Art. It was a hidden, secret technique whose type could not even be guessed.

It was a martial art made up of infinite changes and applications, and it was said to display the most powerful might when facing a woman, but with just the lush rumors, even its vague form could not be guessed. Besides, his actions were completely unpredictable, and each and every one was full of bizarre actions that caught people off guard.

His hobby was to dig up the paintings and personal information of beautiful women, and he was risking his life for it. Therefore, the group that was deeply related to him, except for the distinctive punks like the Cheonmu Twin Ghost Shadows or Im Seong-jin who frequently visited his room, were mostly beggars of the Beggars' Sect, and those beggars were all members of the Beggars' Sect's Beauty Chasing Squad. In a word, it was a beggar organization that professionally dug up the personal information of beautiful women. The leader of the Beggars' Sect's Beauty Chasing Squad was his close friend and also the vice-vice-president of the Young Lady Lovers' Society, the Beggar Pervert.

The two got along well. They were living together, helping each other for their same hobby. As a result, all the beautiful women in the academy shunned him, but his existence was hidden in the secrecy of the darkness, and his actions were mysterious and sinister. He was proud that there was no beautiful woman he did not know in this Cheonmu Academy as well as in the Jianghu, and that was his only pride.

For such a Bi Yeon-tae, the bet that was suddenly made with Chu Il-tae was something that the Young Lady Lovers' Society would welcome with both hands. It was also the thirty-year-old wish and goal of the Young Lady Lovers' Society. It was a matter that they had to pay special attention to. Ahead of the full-scale bet, the Young Lady Lovers' Society entered a countermeasure meeting. Of course, Bi Ryu-yeon, Hyo-ryong, Jang Hong, and others were present here.

"What we need is information."

It was Bi Yeon-tae's firm word.

"No matter how outstanding a martial artist is, the Baekhyang-gwan is a place that can never be entered in a blank state."

The Pervert also helped. Although Bi Ryu-yeon had learned mechanism and formation as a first-year basic elective subject, he was still just a beginner.

"The Baekhyang-gwan... you mean the women's dormitory that the Sword Empress, Lee Ok-sang, one of the Three Sages of Cheonmu, personally built?"

"That's right. It is said that even her insights are stored at the very top of that place. That's why the respect of the female students of the Baekhyang-gwan for her is also special."

The kind answer of the vice-president, Bi Yeon-tae, came back.

"Hmm... the Baekhyang-gwan..."

The person who had muttered unconsciously was Hyo-ryong. For some reason, his two eyes were deeply sunken, as if he were thinking deeply about something.

"What are you thinking so intently about?"

"What?"

Hyo-ryong, who had suddenly come to his senses, looked around. The person who had asked was Jang Hong, who was next to him. He did not think very favorably of this matter.

"Ah... no... I was just thinking about something else for a moment. Isn't it a very interesting thing for a man?"

Hyo-ryong just mumbled through Jang Hong's question, showing a smile that seemed to be a cousin of a sinister smile. Jang Hong also did not ask any more. But he did not notice the strange light flashing sharply in Hyo-ryong's eyes as he turned away.

"Hahahaha! Of course, of course. It's an exciting thing indeed. What could be more exciting than this for a man?"

The person who had interrupted with a loud laugh was the vice-president, Bi Yeon-tae. He was constantly not hiding his smile, as if something was so good.

"Come on, let's put our heads together quickly. We don't have much time."

One of the biggest keys to this matter was to impart the knowledge of mechanism and formation to Bi Ryu-yeon in the short time of one month. The date of the bet had been set for one month later.

In the Young Lady Lovers' Society, there was a mountain of data that could be called the crystallization of their bloody and sweaty efforts and passion. For the Young Lady Lovers' Society, which praised beauty, the Baekhyang-gwan was the most delicious prey and the greatest and best goal on earth. It was not just Bi Ryu-yeon and Chu Il-tae who had a dream there. The conquest of the Baekhyang-gwan was one of the things that every member of the Young Lady Lovers' Society dreamed of.

During the thirty-year history of the Young Lady Lovers' Society, there had been numerous challenges and attempts. Although the attempts had repeatedly ended in failure and the efforts had been in vain, there was also not a little that had been gained through failure. And the more they challenged, the more the maps of the inside of the Baekhyang-gwan and the methods of breaking the mechanisms increased. Although they would change to some extent as time passed, the basics would not change.

They had a quantity of data on the Baekhyang-gwan that would easily fill a cart. Besides, the Young Lady Lovers' Society had already obtained the bedroom assignment status of the Baekhyang-gwan for this year. They had obtained the internal floor plan of the building twenty years ago, and they had supplemented the data whenever it was rebuilt or renovated. But since the Baekhyang-gwan had only been renovated five times, there was no major change in the data.

Now, the crystallization of the bloody and sweaty efforts and the product of the efforts of the seniors began to be poured out for one goal. Something they had been trying to do at some point. If a vice-president of the Young Lady Lovers' Society did not plan and execute the infiltration of the Baekhyang-gwan, that person would be an unqualified person.

The internal floor plan of the Baekhyang-gwan was spread out on the table, and the mechanism layout of each floor was laid on top of it. And dozens of other reference materials were piled up on the desk.

They put their heads together and began to rack their brains until a clever plan to find an infiltration route came out.