Chapter 79 The Battle of Yunmeng
As the head of the Namgung Clan, even within the Chullok Murim, Namgung-woo certainly held an attachment to that name. However, he had no intention of inheriting enmity with complete strangers for its sake.
“Indeed, that would be the case… A long time has passed… So, your desire to gain the power of the Peng Clan and the main clan, is it solely for self-preservation?” Zhuge Chong asked.
“I didn’t seek it to achieve any particular goal. I simply followed my heart, and it naturally came to me,” Namgung-woo replied.
“…A truly profound answer. It would be rude for me to comment further on the Namgung Clan. I shall comply with Great Hero Namgung’s request.”
The Zhuge Clan’s cooperation came without any conditions. Though it was a verbal agreement, easily disavowed later, Namgung-woo knew Zhuge Chong was not the kind of man to go back on his word. If, contrary to Namgung-woo’s expectations, Zhuge Chong were to renege, it would be Namgung-woo’s own mistake for misjudging him.
But Namgung-woo believed he was right. The subtle shifts in Zhuge Chong’s facial muscles, the tremor in his pupils, and the beat of his heart when Namgung’s name was mentioned—they all revealed Zhuge Chong’s true feelings. No matter how great a Grandmaster of Martial Arts one might be, it was impossible to perfectly feign all of that in an instant. From the outset, pupils and heart are not organs that can be moved by human will. Even if one could control involuntary muscles through Martial Arts, the difficulty of doing so would be on an entirely different level compared to voluntary muscles.
