Chapter 189
##189fury. hide and seek (2)
The moment he faced Baek Mu-heun for the first time in a long time, Baek Soo-ryong felt an unknown sense of discomfort..
‘what?’
The person standing in front of me was clearly Baek Muheun, the father who gave birth to this body..
However, he had a completely different vibe from the Baek Muheun I knew before..
Baek Soo-ryong soon learned the reason. Baek Mu-heun's expression and mood had changed significantly..
‘The shell remains the same, but you have become a completely different person..’
In the past, Baek Mu-heun suffered all his life from guilt about his wife who passed away early and his weak son..
Although he looked bright and cheerful on the outside, there was always a dark shadow in his eyes when he looked at his son..
However, when we met Baek Mu-heun again, he seemed much more relaxed and free than before..
Like a bird that can fly anywhere.
‘You have become stronger than even martial arts skills..’
Before Baek Soo-ryong left Baekmugwan, Baek Moo-heun was a top-notch expert who had stagnated for over a decade in front of the wall of climax..
But now, it seemed like it had surpassed the climax and had already reached the point of maturity..
At this level, even if you search through all of Moorim, you are an expert at a rare level..
Baek Soo-ryong asked without hiding his surprised expression..
“Did you at least dig up an elixir on the mountain behind you??”
“That's what I want to say. Did you climb a cliff somewhere and jump off??”
“What kind of mean things are you saying to my only son whom I haven’t seen in a long time??”
“On the way here, I heard so many unbelievable things about Cheongryong Credit Union and Akingok. But when I looked closer,…….”
Baek Mu-heun was equally surprised to see his son..
Even before he left Baekmugwan, he was a son whose internal skills were mediocre..
So I was worried that it might hurt and that I might be ignored by other instructors at Cheongryong Academy..
However, all the rumors he heard on the way made Baek Mu-heun embarrassed..
Baek Mu-heun checked the rumors one by one..
“Are you the new instructor who boasted that he would make the Blue Dragon School win this year's Cheonmu Festival??”
“yes.”
“You're the one who stole a class by betting with an instructor.?”
“that's right.”
“Killing one of the ten villains in the villain song and earning the nickname Blue Dragon Credit Union?”
“That rumor is so fast.”
Baek Mu-heun gaped at his son's calm recognition..
“Are you trying to sweep away the remaining spirit in Moorim? What did you do? The guy who was working today and tomorrow became a top expert in just a few months.?”
“In the first place, stories about martial arts are not passed on without permission, even between blood relatives..”
Seeing his son trying to just brush it off, Baek Moo-heun made an expression of bewilderment..
“I really... … . Anyway, you've become incredibly strong..”
“Father too.”
Although it has been only a few months since they last saw each other, the father and son were impressed by how amazing they looked together..
Baek Mu-heun said with a grin..
“It's been a while. You unfilial son.”
“He has a hard time running away for fear of being beaten to death by his father-in-law. father.”
“Seeing as he doesn't say a word, I guess he's my son. come and sit next to me.”
Baek Mu-heun, laughing, sat down again and pointed to the seat next to him..
Baek Su-ryong sighed softly and went and sat down next to him..
The father and son sat side by side on the roof of the dormitory and looked at the passing clouds..
Baek Soo-ryong asked a question.
“How did you get into the academy? Outsiders are prohibited from entering..”
The Moorim Odaegwan was a place that even assassins could not easily access..
There are many masters with excellent spirit, and they never neglect their guard..
However, Baek Mu-heun came into his own home and was drinking leisurely..
Baek Mu-heun sipped from a gourd and laughed..
“After looking outside for a few days, I realized that not much had changed since 30 years ago. Then and now, there are bound to be holes that students use. All kids have similar psychology..”
“Hey…….”
The original bastard of the Blue Dragon Academy was here..
Baek Mu-heun continued to talk about his childhood with a proud expression on his face..
“Hide and seek has been around since ancient times. Even then, your maternal grandfather couldn't catch me. Eight times out of ten, I managed to escape the dormitory at night..”
“Twice?”
“I was hit right before I died. Still, it's okay because he didn't die.?”
“Ugh…….”
The son looked at his father as if he were an immature student and clicked his tongue, and the father laughed as he looked at his son..
“My son is a member of the life guidance department. It's something to see if you live a long time in this world.”
“I guess he did some outsourcing..”
“What do you mean by outsourcing? Didn't you hear from your grandfather how loud Yakbing was when he was young??”
“Really?”
Now that I think about it, I barely heard anything about my mother from Mae Geuk-ryeom..
Baek Mu-heun smiled while reminiscing about the long past..
“Yak Bing was literally a woman who had no tomorrow. Even though my body was weak, my spirit was very strong. Your maternal grandfather was also at a loss for his only daughter. Other men? There was nothing to say. If you look at the way you captured this Prince of Okmyeon, wouldn’t you say everything you said?.”
Baek Mu-heun's eyes scanned all over the Cheongryong Academy..
The lawn where I walked with my wife, the road behind the dormitory, the spaces where we secretly met and whispered our love..
And in the distance, the lake where I proposed to my wife.…….
Baek Mu-heun's eyes turned vague as he looked at the past, and his eyelashes fluttered..
“She was truly an amazing woman. I confidently faced the world with that small, weak body. Meeting a woman like that was the luckiest thing in my life..”
“…….”
Baek Su-ryong just listened in silence. Baek Mu-heun looked back at his son and smiled. The amount of alcohol in the gourd gradually decreased..
“Maybe it's because it's a nice day, but I feel a little drunk today..”
“father. Just looking at it, it looks like the cage is gone..”
“In fact, this is where we had our first kiss. Even then, Yakbing came first.…….”
“Oh, what can I say? It's gross.”
Baek Soo-ryong was disgusted and sat a little away..
Baek Mu-heun, who saw this, lay down on the rooftop and laughed..
A flock of nameless migratory birds flew across the blue sky..
The two said nothing for a moment..
Baek Su-ryong couldn't help but ask this question..
“……I won't go without seeing my father-in-law.?”
“I'm thinking about it now.”
Baek Mu-heun put his arms on a pillow and yawned..
He didn't seem to be worried much..
“You don't care. Adults will take care of their own business..”
“I commute to work with my grandfather because of my father, so please think about your son who is watched all day long even when he gets home.?”
“He seems like a lost guy. I'm thinking about it right now.”
Baek Mu-heun closed his eyes completely..
If left like this, Baek Soo-ryong was ready to take a nap, so he quickly got to the point..
Now that I think about it, I haven't even asked this yet..
“But why did you suddenly come here??”
“I ask so quickly. You didn't even read the letter I sent you earlier.?”
When Baek Mu-heun, with narrowed eyes, glared and asked, Baek Soo-ryong scratched his cheek as if embarrassed..
“I'm a bit busy these days. There was something important written there.?”
“It's important. Not important. The reason why I closed the Baekmugwan door and ran all the way to this place is written there..”
“What is it??”
Baek Mu-heun stood up. The expression on his face as he looked back at his son was a little dark..
“Before that, let me ask you one question. Do you have any memories back from before the accident??”
For a moment, Baek Soo-ryong’s expression hardened slightly..
‘The 'accident' was the day the original owner of this body collapsed while practicing magic..
On that day, the real White Water Dragon, who was the original owner of the body, died, and his soul, a former blood religion instructor, awakened in this body..
“Well, rarely…….”
Baek Soo-ryong had no choice but to lie..
Because now it's too late to reveal the truth.
Baek Mu-heun looked at him with strange eyes and asked..
“Do you remember what day tomorrow is??”
Baek Soo-ryong honestly shook his head. Then the shadow on Baek Mu-heun’s face became a little darker..
“What day is it??”
“It's the anniversary of the medicinal ice.”
“ah…….”
Mei Ruobing was the mother who gave birth to this body..
Baek Soo-ryong planned to respect her as a parent, just as he did Baek Mu-heun..
“I'm planning to hold a memorial service here.?”
“……It seems like you really don't remember a thing..”
Baek Mu-heun said with a slightly bitter look on his face..
“Yakbing’s will was not to perform his own ancestral rites. Instead, when the anniversary of his death approaches, he is to have a pleasant cruise around the world with you. He will come and join us too..”
“…….”
“So every year around this time, I went on a cruise with you..”
“Sorry but I don't remember anything…….”
At that moment, an unexpected memory flooded Baek Soo-ryong’s mind..
The face of a much younger father than now.
My own little hand holding my father's hand.
Memories of our childhood when we went on excursions to the mountains, rivers, and cities together..
-Water dragon. This flower is your mother's favorite flower..
-It smells really good!
But when I looked up, my father's eyes looked sad, as if he was about to shed tears at any moment..
‘What is this?’
While Baek Soo-ryong's expression hardened with confused memories, Baek Mu-heun misunderstood it differently..
“There is no need to force yourself to remember. Because that's not the only reason I came. I came because I have something to give you..”
“……Something to give?”
“It was hidden deep in your room.…….”
The moment Baek Mu-heun tried to put his hand into his arms, his expression hardened and he quickly let out a long sigh..
“shit. It's ruined.”
“……That's right.”
“You knew but didn't say anything?”
“I just found out too. I got distracted for a moment.”
“Are you asking me to believe that?.”
Baek Mu-heun glared at his son once, sighed, and stood up..
A new presence was felt behind them..
“Were you hiding in a place like this?.”
With a chilling voice, a plume lightly landed on the roof of the building..
Baek Mu-heun tidied up his disheveled clothes and turned around..
The two people's gazes collided in the air..
“Father-in-law. Long time no see.”
“…….”
Baek Soo-ryong expected Mae Geuk-ryeom to pour out all kinds of six-headed letters from his mouth, but surprisingly, Mae Geuk-ryeom was quiet..
Grumble.
However, I just drew my sword.
“There isn't much to say. draw your sword.”
“Do you have to do this??”
“A swordsman speaks with his sword. Didn't you learn the sword too? Say it with that famous sword.”
“father-in-law…….”
Mae Geukryeom didn't wait any longer..
A sharp wind that seemed to cut flesh enveloped the old man's whole body, and the next moment he was in front of Baek Mu-heun..
Chaeng!
Sword and sword clashed, and Baek Mu-heun's new form took three steps back..
Mae Geuk-ryeom’s pupils got a little bigger..
“Three steps. Looks like you haven't been playing around for a while..”
Mae Geukryeom soon snorted and swung his sword again. His sword created dozens of dots and lines in the air..
썣썄죤 죣죣!
Dozens of thin sword blades cut through the roof of the dormitory..
Baek Mu-heun's clothes were cut, and blood oozed from the wound..
Baek Mu-heun gritted his teeth while concentrating on defense..
“……Father-in-law. please stop.”
“If you want to live, you'll have to swing your sword with the power to use your tongue..”
“What on earth did I do so wrong??”
“What?”
Baek Mu-heun was also more emotional than usual due to his intoxication..
The intoxicating scent emanating from his body and his shameless manner of speaking further fueled Mae Geuk-ryeom's anger..
“Are you asking because you don’t know?!”
The deadly force on Mae Geuk-ryeom's sword plant became more intense. The sword stroke narrowly grazed Baek Mu-heun’s earlobe..
‘This is dangerous.’
Baek Soo-ryong looked at the fight between his father and maternal grandfather with a stern expression..
I'm watching for now, but if the situation gets more serious, I plan to step in and stop it..
Mae Geukryeom shouted with bloodshot eyes..
“Baek Muheun! I can't possibly forgive you! It's not enough that you stole my daughter.…….”
“Damn it! I can't forgive either.!”
At that moment, Mae Geukryeom’s sword stopped..
But the attacks did not stop.
Mae Geuk-ryeom's face began to distort like a vicious murderer..
“How dare you… … you can't forgive me?”
The black energy on his sword began to become darker..
this is really dangerous.
When Baek Soo-ryong thought he should step forward.
“Why didn't you come to Yak Bing's funeral??”
“…….”
With that one word, the sword energy that seemed to overflow the sword was greatly shaken..
Mae Geukryeom's eyes were colored with bewilderment..
Baek Mu-heun, raising one corner of his mouth, continued speaking..
“I sent letters to Yakbing several times when he was sick. But you didn't reply once. Please answer. Was the reputation of that military officer more important than your daughter? Since I was disowned, it didn't matter whether I died or not, right??”
“…….”
“Do you have the right to criticize me now??”
Suddenly, Mae Geukryeom stopped his sword. He said, gritting his teeth as if they were about to break..
“this guy. Don't talk nonsense. I am…….”
“Do you think I didn't come to see my father-in-law because I was scared? no. It was because I hated you.”
“…….”
“Yao Bing searched for his father until the end. what were you doing then?”
“I am…….”
“If you want to kill me, try killing me. I want you to sprinkle my blood on the school your daughter attended. If it were you, it would be more than enough..”
“…….”
Baek Mu-heun mercilessly opened Mae Geuk-ryeom's old wounds..
The person who was attacked one-sidedly was Baek Mu-heun, but the person who seemed to be in more pain was Mae Geuk-ryeom..
Baek Su-ryong, who was no better, intervened between the two..
“Stop it.”
Baek Soo-ryong looked at his father with reprimanding eyes..
Baek Mu-heun let out a long sigh at that look in his eyes..
“Phew… … . I drank too much today. It looks like our emotions are getting stronger, so I'll just leave..”
Mae Geuk-ryeom did not capture Baek Mu-heun. He lowered his head with a mesmerized expression..
“Next time... … See you soon.”
Baek Mu-heun turned around and jumped down to the dormitory. Just before that, I left a message to my son..
[Come to the lake to the east of the academy tonight. I have something for you.]
“…….”
Baek Soo-ryong looked at his father's back as he grew further and further away..
Next to him, Mae Geukryun was looking down at his sword with a lost expression..
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