Chapter 197
##197fury. How much stronger can I become??
Hwiyeongcheong under the bright moonlight.
Baek Mu-heun was sitting alone in the pavilion, drinking..
Squeak…….
The sound of clear liquor flowing into the glass was somehow sad..
“Phew…….”
Baek Mu-heun's face, which was drinking with a deep sigh, seemed to contain an unspeakable story..
It looked like a painting that many women would admire, but no one was watching it now..
Until just now..
“Tsk. Why are you a blue monk on a moonlit night?.”
With a clicking sound full of disapproval, a white-haired old man appeared from the other side of the pavilion..
Baek Mu-heun asked his father-in-law with a puzzled expression..
“Didn't you sleep? He said he was tired and went home early..”
“I can't sleep. What are you doing when you're not sleeping??”
“As you can see, we were having a drink. I usually don’t sleep at this time..”
“Are you still living as you want at that age?.”
“There is no wife who will scold you for sleeping late, right?.”
“…….”
“…….”
The conversation stopped, and an awkward atmosphere broke out between the two men..
Mae Geuk-ryeom took the bottle of alcohol in front of Baek Mu-heun and poured it into an empty glass. Baek Mu-heun looked at that figure with a surprised expression..
“……Aren’t you the kind of person who never even touches alcohol??”
“I drink it often these days. Not long ago, I made a drinking friend..”
“Your father-in-law has also changed a lot..”
“…….”
“…….”
Once again, the conversation between the two was cut off and there was an awkward silence..
We resolved the misunderstandings that had accumulated over decades and made a clumsy reconciliation, but since we had not seen each other for decades, it was not easy to exchange a few words..
Still, the two men continued to talk sporadically, finding a common topic..
“What do you do on the anniversary of the Yak Ice??”
“In the past, I took my son on a cruise. Don't hold ancestral rites and go have fun, that was my wife's will..”
“……It's like that kid. He said something similar to me when I was young..”
“What do you do with your father-in-law??”
“Go around the school building. The road the child walked, the restaurant where he ate, and the classroom where he studied. Thirty years have passed, but traces still remain..”
“…….”
“…….”
“Well, I was planning to go around the academy tomorrow, so could you please guide me? A lot of things have changed..”
“……I get it.”
Mae Geukryeom thought for a moment and then nodded..
Miu or Gou, there are only two people in the world who remember Mei Yaobing now..
The conversation was interrupted again for a moment, but this time we were able to find the topic of conversation without difficulty..
“……Let me ask you just one question. It's a water dragon..”
“You have a lot of problems with women because you look like me, right? What should I do? Women don't leave handsome men alone..”
Mae Geukryeom looked pitifully at his son-in-law, who was talking nonsense, probably because he was drunk..
“Don't talk nonsense. Since when did you learn martial arts??”
“…….”
Baek Soo-ryong is not yet 30 years old.
By Moorim’s standards, he is still at an age that can be called late Jisoo..
But at that age, he had already reached the peak of transcendence..
Baek Mu-heun smiled awkwardly and answered.
“haha. That guy looks like me and is very talented at martial arts..”
“Most of the current martial artists in their teens or close to it have reached their peak before their thirties. It's very rare, but not impossible. But that's not what I find strange.”
Mae Geuk-ryeom paused for a moment, and his eyes shone coldly..
“When he first came to the Blue Dragon Academy, the child was not even top-notch. The body wasn't even finished.”
It was Mae Geuk-ryeom who had been watching students at Cheongryong Academic Center for decades. Just by looking at the calluses on his hands, he could guess the level of his martial arts skills..
When I first saw the White Water Dragon, its level was not even good enough to be called first-class..
“But now, it has surpassed the peak and reached the peak. In just a few months. This is an article that is difficult to find even if you search through the history of martial arts. do you think this is normal?”
“…….”
“Since you can't speak, it looks like you know something..”
“that is…….”
Baek Mu-heun, who pursed his lips for a moment, sighed and said..
“……It looks like he got a big chance..”
Baek Mu-heun smiled bitterly as he recalled his son's diary he found on the ceiling..
He first read the diary his son left before he lost his memory..
It was all just unbelievable stories..
‘He was a martial arts instructor for a blood religion in his past life. At first, I thought he had a mental problem..’
However, after reading the entire diary, the reason why the son who died and came back to life suddenly turned into a different person was completely explained..
“if…….”
Seeing his son-in-law's serious face, Mae Geukryeom asked with a hardened expression..
“Is there any problem with that? If you want to gain great power without effort, you have to pay a price.…….”
Baek Mu-heun immediately knew what Mae Geuk-ryeom was worried about..
Because that too was something I once suspected..
“I haven't learned magic.”
There were times when Baek Su-ryong's apparent selfishness and fighting spirit were too sharp and ferocious to be said to belong to a political faction..
However, it was not an aftereffect of learning magic. Perhaps his personality has deteriorated somewhat as he recalls memories of his past life..
When Baek Mu-heun spoke with confidence, Mae Geuk-ryeom also seemed a little relieved. he said with a sigh.
“It was okay if there was no problem. Since you don't seem to want to go into detail, I won't ask any more questions..”
“……thank you.”
Baek Mu-heun raised his head and looked up at the moon..
A deep sigh escaped his mouth..
Mae Geukryeom frowned when he saw his son-in-law's dark face..
“Why was your expression so grim from earlier? It's the same as the fact that you're drinking alone like a Cheongseung, and if anyone sees you, they'll think you're an old man who has lived the rest of the world..”
It was a joke that people went around telling people to tell them if they had any concerns..
Baek Mu-heun scratched his chin and said with a slightly embarrassed expression..
“I feel a little resentful because my son seems to be doing so well on his own without me..”
“Huh?”
“……I haven't done anything for you so far, and I'm upset because I think there's nothing I can do for you in the future..”
Baek Mu-heun had become incredibly strong in martial arts over the past few months..
But when he met his son again, Baek Soo-ryong became stronger than he imagined..
It seemed like he had completely overcome the constitution that was thought to be natural..
‘If he decides to attack... … I don't know if I can last until I'm 30..’
In addition to martial arts, there were many good people around Baek Soo-ryong, including his father-in-law..
Although Baek Mu-heun was proud of that fact, he also felt sorry for the child who seemed to have completely left his parents..
“I don't think I need to be around that guy anymore..”
Thinking about that made me feel bitter..
I couldn't say this to anyone else..
Baek Mu-heun complained to his father-in-law..
“When I was weak, my personality was sharp, but there was a cute side to it... … . These days, I don't even know what I'm thinking because I've turned into a sniveling snake. Are you excited to see Abby after a long time?…….”
“Tsk tsk.”
Mae Geuk-ryeom, who clicked his tongue, filled Baek Mu-heun's cup with alcohol..
It was the first time.
As Baek Mu-heun looked at him with wide eyes, Mae Geuk-ryeom filled his own glass with alcohol and said,.
“Why don't you need parents? Parents are an old house. It's like a sanctuary where your child can come and rest at any time..”
“father-in-law…….”
“Because martial arts has become stronger? So do you think the best person in the world doesn’t need parents? He is the best human being in the world. I feel emotions and experience things I cannot handle on my own..”
The words of the gray-haired old master's life touched Baek Moo-heun's frustrated heart..
“There will come a day when that child will also want to lean on you. Will you greet me with a blank expression like you do now??”
“……my thoughts were short.”
Baek Mu-heun lowered his head in shame at his father-in-law's sincere rebuke and advice..
“I'm sorry for not coming sooner..”
“Done. Stop making weird noises and have a drink..”
“Father-in-law. Can I pour you a drink??”
“her. I guess I lived a long time. I got some alcohol from you.”
“If this had happened 30 years ago, I would have been sober.?”
“Even now, it still has that much power.?”
He spoke bluntly and lifted the glass to his mouth..
Baek Moo-heun looked at his father-in-law and laughed, but something suddenly occurred to him, so he asked with a serious expression..
“Father-in-law. I also have one question..”
“What is it?”
Mae Geukryeom corrected his posture and answered..
Baek Mu-heun's expression was quite serious, so I guessed that he needed some advice..
“Here, this.”
Baek Mu-heun said, pointing to the corner of one eye where the bruise had not yet gone away. That expression looked very unfair..
“You hit me on purpose.?”
“……Are you saying you just set the mood because you were curious about that little thing??”
“That's all! Didn’t you make your handsome son-in-law, Noontaengi, into Bamtaengi?!”
“……You won't be able to do it either. I'll do the same on the other side.!”
Holding the empty bottle upside down, Mae Geuk-ryeom swung it sharply, aiming for his son-in-law's eyes..
whirring!
Baek Mu-heun barely avoided the attack and shouted..
“I knew that would happen!”
The two men argued for a while, then looked at each other and eventually burst into laughter..
“Hahaha!”
“Hahaha!”
Of course, this was after Baek Mu-heun's opposite side, Noontaengi, became Bamtaengi..
“The drink is all empty.”
“I knew that would happen, so I brought more in advance..”
“…… Well, you're not the kind of guy who would be satisfied with just one bottle. I guess I'll just have a few more drinks and go in..”
A few glasses quickly turned into several bottles..
The two men had a long conversation, giving and receiving drinks..
And little by little, the long-standing awkwardness between the two melted away..
It won't be easy to get along well. We were never on good terms to begin with..
But it was definitely changing.
“Next time, I will come back to see my son and have a drink with my father-in-law..”
“joy. Do whatever you want.”
“Yak Bing once said something like that..”
“what?”
“He said his father would snort when he was embarrassed..”
“Cough! This guy…….”
It was a time when Baek Mu-heun was fearlessly teasing his father-in-law..
Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa!
The two people jumped up at the same time and ran in the same direction due to the sudden burst of intense energy..
It was the room where Baek Su-ryong’s room was located..
“Water dragon!”
Kwaang!
When the two people opened the door as if to break it down, they saw a white water dragon floating in the air..
Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa!
Around the body of the white water dragon, whose eyes were quietly closed, an enormous amount of energy was swirling like a dragon fist wind. There was already nothing left in the room..
“What on earth is this?…….”
Soon, the disciples of Baekryongjang, who sensed the energy, woke up and came rushing in..
“teacher!”
“what's going on?”
“why suddenly…….”
Mae Geukryeom calmed down the anxious students and said,.
“Don't get too close. This seems like an important moment..”
“yes? What an important moment.…….”
At this moment, the veteran’s experience shone through..
Mae Geuk-ryeom, who regained his composure, carefully examined his grandson's condition and then made a sound that could be either exclamation or sighing..
“Huh.”
I was startled and ran towards him, but it wasn't a situation to worry about at all..
Let alone worry…….
Mae Geukryeom looked back at the students who were stamping their feet and said..
“It looks like your teacher is trying to gain enlightenment..”
“Yes?”
“Again?”
“Ah! When will you hit me?!”
While everyone was relieved and looking at Baek Soo-ryong with a puzzled expression, Baek Mu-heun muttered as if he was dumbfounded..
“This guy. How much stronger do you have to become?…….”
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