Chapter 339
339fury. Munryul
Painter Pungwol lowered the brush he was holding and looked at the painting he had completed..
“…….”
There were two people in the picture.
The Ice Moon Goddess and the young man who claimed to be her disciple..
In fact, Baek Soo-ryong was the only one who danced the sword dance, but Pungwol Painter's brush painted the Bingwol Goddess opposite him..
‘I drew it without even realizing it.’
The two people came together to create an ecstatically beautiful scene. Under the soft moonlight, snowflakes fluttered around the two people..
In the picture, Eun Ye-rin, the Ice Moon Goddess, was still beautiful and noble, and had only one person in her eyes..
Before I knew it, Geomno came next to me and looked at the picture and shook his head..
“You saw the same thing I did..”
“……Anyone who knows Eun Ye-rin would have thought of her in that sword dance just now..”
The two old men looked at the painting with mixed emotions..
Faded memories come to mind.
First meeting with Ice Moon Goddess Eun Ye-rin.
She was always bothered by the flies around her, but one day she saw two men who came to visit her and sighed with an equally annoyed expression..
-Have you also fallen in love with my beauty and come to confess? I'll reject you in advance, so get out of the way when I tell you..
-What bullshit??
-hey. Let's have a fight!
-……no?
Eun Ye-rin was rather embarrassed by the two people’s reactions..
At the time, Pungwol was a young painter who was crazy about painting, and Geomno was a young martial artist who was crazy about martial arts..
They were different from other men who approached Eun Ye-rin because of her beauty..
- I thought I'd try drawing it since it's a rare North Sea Ice Palace warrior, but it doesn't seem to have a very good personality..
-As long as your martial arts skills are strong, your personality doesn't matter. hey! Let's stick together!
-……What are these?
The three people, all of whom had unique personalities, soon became close friends who hung out often..
However, Eun Ye-rin, who treated men as coldly as ice, one day brought in a weak student, claiming to be Jeongin..
-It is called Munyul. I heard that they are Yerin's close friends. i look forward to.
-…….
-…….
I wondered where they had brought him the world's greatest expert, but Moon Yul was just an ordinary student..
However, isn't Eun Ye-rin, who was cold-hearted even in front of young masters known for their good family and good looks, acting cowardly in front of weak students??
-Yerin Eun. Why are you suddenly acting like a yojo lady??
-Why is your voice different from usual? Did you eat poison??
[[Are you guys going crazy??]]
Moon Yool, who knows nothing and smiles innocently, and Eun Ye-rin, who sends a message with a lifeless expression next to him..
“Hehehe…….”
“Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk…….”
Two old men laughed at the same time.
Thanks to the picture in front of me, I was able to recall old memories, even if just for a moment..
“Phew…….”
It was then that Baek Soo-ryong opened his eyes after a short fortune-telling breakfast. Two old men approached him with apologetic expressions..
“I'm sorry for the misunderstanding. Are the internal injuries okay??”
Baek Soo-ryong nodded at Pungwolhwagong’s words..
I vomited a little blood, but it wasn't a serious internal injury..
“it's okay.”
The two old men assumed that the reason Eun Ye-rin did not return was because of blood ties..
In this situation, someone claiming to be her disciple suddenly appeared, which was enough to raise suspicion..
Baek Soo-ryong stood up and asked Pungwolhwagong..
“So the answer to my question is…….”
“Follow me. I'll explain everything as I go..”
“I go first and prepare.”
Geomno opened his guard and headed somewhere first..
Pungwolhwagong looked at the back for a moment, then looked back at Baeksuryong and said:.
“It'll take some time, so we'll walk for a while.”
“……yes.”
The scenery changed from night to day again. There was still a drinking party spread out throughout the manor. The two walked together through an autumn forest filled with fallen leaves..
“……Have you seen the last of her??”
“He passed away after missing Jeongin until the end..”
Pungwol Chemical, which was ahead, stopped. Then I raised my head, looked at the sky, and sighed..
“First of all, I am not Moon Yool..”
“……Is that so?.”
Baek Soo-ryong had some expectations that Moon Yul might have learned the art of magic and worked under the nickname Pungwol Painter, but that was literally just an expectation..
‘I guess Moon Yul is dead..’
It was when Baek Soo-ryong had almost let go of his expectations..
“Moonyul is here. Geomno is probably waking up by now..”
“……Are you alive??”
“It's alive. It's alive.”
Fungwolhwagong nodded with a bitter expression..
It was a strange sounding word..
When Baek Soo-ryong looked at him with a questioning expression, Pungwolhwagong said:.
“Munyul has been weak since he was young. It wasn't that I was sick or anything, but I was born with a lot of minor illnesses and a weak constitution..”
The scenery along the path changes little by little..
The road covered in fallen leaves became a white road covered in snow, and two people's footprints remained on the covered snow..
“Bingwol Shinnyeo wanted to make Jeongin healthy. I wanted to spend 100 years together. As you know, martial arts masters have very long lifespans..”
A world-class expert like Bingwol Goddess could easily live for hundreds of years..
But what is the meaning of over a hundred years of life if the one you love is not by your side?.
“One day, he said with an excited face that he heard a rumor that the god of life and death had appeared..”
“…….”
From here on, it was a story that even Baek Su-ryong knew..
Hyeongyo has been keeping an eye on Bingwol Shinnyeo ever since she came out to the martial arts world..
While they were looking for an opportunity to steal the world's greatest ice ball, they learned that she had a lover..
We also received information that the Jeong-in's body was very weak and that the priestess was looking for a way to make her body healthy..
“I was somewhat uneasy about the source of that rumor. So I stopped you from going.…….”
-There is a high probability that the rumors about Moorim are just nonsense. It might be a trap!
-It's definitely worth checking out if you have work to do..
-You foolish thing... … okay. Who will break your stubbornness?.
-Just watch over him until I get back. I'll be back as soon as possible.
However, after that day, Master Feng Yue never saw the Ice Moon Goddess again..
“Ji Jeong-in probably didn't want to worry her, so he lied to Moon Yool that he was going out for a few days and left. Because it seems mean. So, if I leave it and don’t come back, what are you going to do to me?.”
The scenery surrounding them changed rapidly..
Spring, summer, fall and winter changed several times..
It seemed to show the fleeting time between two people..
“Moon Yool has been waiting for her here without any complaints. During that time, I learned how to draw and how to drink. It's been almost ten years.”
“ten years…….”
-When she returns, she will appear healthier than before..
When training in martial arts was exhausting, Munyul would say that with a pale, tired face..
He didn't ask a single question about the Ice Moon Goddess..
It was like he knew why she left..
“It was a very chaotic time. The power of the Hyeolgyo religion was greatly weakened due to internal strife, and when the political faction Murim gathered troops to put an end to them... … . Moon Yool suddenly disappeared..”
“……yes?”
Baek Soo-ryong asked back in surprise..
The person I had been waiting for for ten years disappeared without a word??
‘wait for a sec. By then…….’
It must have been shortly after Master Eun's death..
Could it be that Moon Yool sensed Jeong In’s death??
“I searched everywhere and searched everywhere, but I couldn't find it. That guy even wore a human skin mask and left. I will at least say something and leave.…….”
Baek Soo-ryong couldn’t help but ask..
“Didn't you say you were here earlier??”
Pungwolhwagong nodded with a bitter expression..
“Finally came back. More than twenty years have passed since then, and I was left with nothing but my life on the wagon of a foreigner coming to Xi'an..”
“…….”
“It was luck. Because the head of the country happened to be someone I knew well, and he remembered the disgrace I had done in the past. The techniques that Munyul learned from me would have been of some help..”
Munyul, who had been wandering alone for decades in search of Jeongin, eventually returned to Xi'an..
However, upon his return, Munyul was no longer the same person he used to be..
“Please understand even if Moonyul’s reaction is different from what you expected. It's been so long.”
“What are you saying?…….”
“You'll know when you see it.”
The scenery has not changed anymore.
Baek Soo-ryong felt Geomno and the energy of a stranger from afar..
‘This is…….’
A faint energy that is not strange even when it is turned off.
In front of a small outbuilding at the back of the manor, there was an old man standing with a cane..
“The old man you see over there is Moon Yool..”
“…….”
Geomno was supporting the old man next to him..
Munyul smiled brightly after discovering Pungwol Chemical Company..
“older brother.”
Moon Yool smiled brightly. It was a laugh so pure that it was hard to believe it was an old man. He had poor eyesight and was wearing a black eye mask, but despite his age, he had a calm and gentle aura typical of a student who loved books..
“I suddenly heard that a guest was coming, so I quickly got up. Please tell me in advance.”
Moon Yool answered with a kind smile and turned his head to look at Baek Soo-ryong..
“You're Yerin's friend.?”
“……This is Baek Su-ryong..”
Baek Soo-ryong didn't know how to respond, so he took the first step..
But the answer that came back was completely unexpected..
“What should I do with this? Yerin went out for a while. I'll be back before the sun sets, so please wait here for a while..”
“……yes?”
Baek Soo-ryong, who was embarrassed, heard Pungwolhwagong's message in his ears..
[It's a disease. I'm not in my right mind.]
“…….”
[His time stopped sixty years ago. When night falls, I believe that Jeongin is coming, and when tomorrow comes, I forget what happened today. Waiting endlessly. Even if you were told she was dead... … . You won't believe it.]
Baek Soo-ryong was momentarily speechless..
I simply thought that Master Eunsabu's Jeongin was dead or alive. I had never imagined a situation like this..
‘Would it be better not to tell you that he died?.’
I was worried about that for a while..
However, Baek Soo-ryong eventually decided to tell the truth..
Even if Munyul didn't believe it or criticized him, he had a duty to convey Master Eun's will..
“Elderly. I have something to tell you.”
Baek Soo-ryong stretched out his hand and grabbed Moon Yool’s thin hand..
“You're an elderly person. You seem to be similar in age to me, so why are you making jokes like this?…….”
It was when Moon Yool was startled and was about to pull Baek Soo-ryong’s hand away..
Ugh-!
The Bingbaekhwan on the wrists of the two began to glow white and resonate. A clear and cool energy surrounded the two people. It was something Baek Soo-ryong didn’t expect at all..
“ah…….”
In Moon Yool’s blurry eyes, the gun slowly returned..
It was a temporary phenomenon.
A miracle occurred when Bingbaekhwan, a couple who had been separated for a very long time, recognized each other..
“……Is this the person Yerin sent you??”
A spark of energy flowed from Moon Yul's eyes as he looked at the Bing Baek Hwan in Baek Soo-ryong's left hand..
“Moonyul! Have you come to your senses?!”
“how…….”
Pungwolhwagong and Geomno looked at Munyul with surprised faces. Moon Yool smiled brightly when he saw them..
After confirming that his mind was intact, Baek Soo-ryong took up the gun again..
“I am his disciple. I'm here to tell you my will..”
“……I waited.”
Moon Yool was not embarrassed or surprised. I was just smiling calmly.
‘also. You guessed it..’
Baek Soo-ryong conveyed Master Eun’s will with sincerity..
“He told me not to wait any longer. He said he would go first and wait, so he told me to come slowly..”
“…….”
“I missed you until the last moment. You really, really wanted to come back here..”
Moonyul laughed quietly..
The smile of the man who had been waiting for Jeongin for a long time was not sad, but rather joyful..
“Can you tell me more about Yerin? I want to know how you met and what you talked about..”
“that…….”
Baek Soo-ryong felt sorry that he couldn't tell him the truth..
However, I didn't want to make up a story out of lies..
Other people may not know this, but isn't Moon Yul the master's master?.
‘I've already said too much.’
Pungwolhwagong and Geomno were listening..
Even though they were retired from Moorim and had no interest in Moorim's affairs, it was a story that should not have gone any further than this..
“sorry. That's all I can say.”
“If it is difficult to say it directly,.”
Moon Yool carefully stretched out his hand and said.
“Will you let me meet Yerin in your memories??”
“yes?”
“It is a type of drinking method. It never means any harm to you.”
“Moonyul! Are you saying you know what that technique is?!”
Pungwolhwagong shouted with a stern expression..
However, Moon Yool spoke with a soft and gentle expression..
“older brother. It's my last wish.”
“you……!!”
Pungwol Chemical knew.
Now, the complete return of Munyul's spirit is nothing more than a phenomenon of reflection and reflection..
Even if Munyul uses a magic technique that is counter-intuitive, there is no way he is afraid of the consequences..
“……Do whatever you want.”
In the end, Pungwolhwagong turned around and left. Geomno also said hello to Baek Soo-ryong and then left..
“It's an atmosphere you can't refuse. All right.”
“Thank you.”
Munyul stretched out his right hand, which was wearing a bingbaekhwan. Baeksu-ryong also stretched out his left hand. The palms of two people touched.
The moment a low mantra flowed from Moon Yool’s mouth..
Wow!-!
It seemed as if Baek Soo-ryong's consciousness was being sucked somewhere, and the next moment he came to consciousness in an unfamiliar place..
‘This place…….’
An old bookstore where a portrait of Master Eun was hung..
In a place where the atmosphere seemed quite different from now, there were Eun Ye-rin and Moon Yool in their youth..
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