Chapter 36
##36fury. Everyone knows
The moment the old man above stretched out his hand, I kicked the table and pushed my body back..
Kwazijic!
The table broke into two pieces, and the old man rushed at me like an angry bear..
‘This was the reaction I expected, but… … It's more serious..’
I said, stepping back..
“Would you like to talk before fighting??”
Instead of an answer, a fist like a rock came flying out..
Since I couldn't just let it happen, I stretched out my hand to meet him too..
Pabababak!
We exchanged a dozen sums in an instant..
As our fists clashed with our palms, our palms clashed with our fingers, and we were able to understand each other's martial arts skills to some extent..
The eyes of the old man above grew increasingly wide with astonishment..
“This martial arts skill could not be possible……!”
“I'm very familiar with it?”
The moment the old man's expression became strangely distorted, Fu Manchun's voice was heard from outside the tent..
“Confucius!”
“don't come in!”
As I shouted, I noticed the old man above me..
The old man above thought for a moment and then stopped his attack for a moment with a shocked expression on his face. However, we did not let down our guard so that we could go out again at any time..
I could feel Bok Man-chun hesitating right in front of the tent. I said to him.
“It's nothing. Why are people so shamefully overprotective??”
“……I just heard an unusual sound inside..”
“There was a minor misunderstanding. Go to Ronin Market and wait. You're probably hungry, so buy something to eat..”
“……When can I come to see you??”
When asked to set a time for me to come, I looked into the old man's fierce eyes and said,.
“Don't come. If I don't return by morning, go back to Nanchang first and wait..”
“……What about all that wealth??”
It was a joke mixed with seriousness about what I would do if I died..
I smiled and said.
“Don't even dream of taking a gulp. It won't take a few days at the latest. Then the hairs on my hands are cut off..”
I was planning to go back before the practical exam at the latest..
Fu Manchun cleared his throat outside the tent as if he was embarrassed..
“Hmm. This is just something I tried. Anyway, I understand. If anything happens…….”
“Aren't you going??”
“I'm going. I'm going..”
Bok Man-chun’s grumbling presence grew further and further away..
Only after the presence had completely disappeared did the old man quietly open his mouth..
“who are you?”
As the old man above began to gain momentum, a terrifying murderous feeling filled the tent..
‘After all, he was the head of the Wiji family..’
Wiji (family)).
It was one of the eight great families that supported the blood religion, and was famous for metallurgy and explosive manufacturing rather than martial arts..
In particular, Gaju was the best Yajang of the Blood Cult for generations, and the Blood Demon Sword, which was a sacred item of the Clan Cult, was also made by the Wiji family..
“I am…….”
I said, choosing the words I spoke as carefully as possible..
“I am a person in a similar situation to you..”
“……Are you a survivor??”
The old man asked with a cracked voice..
about fifty years ago.
‘The blood religion, which was divided for 'unknown reasons', was attacked by the Murim Alliance and completely died out..
The ‘survivors’ mentioned by the old man above refer to those who survived the attack by the Murim Alliance at that time and escaped..
Of course, the survivors of the blood religion have all been registered as martial arts public figures until now..
“He must be a descendant of that person..”
“……Believe me, I only learned the martial arts taught by low-ranking warriors.?”
The old man above was still wary of me..
In order to eradicate the remnants of the blood religion, the Murim Alliance has been using all kinds of inducements to draw them out over the past several decades..
‘To make you believe me... … I guess I'll reveal it here first..’
After making my decision, I carefully removed the bast ball from my skin..
Chewy profit.
“This is my real face. It's a face that even Commander-in-Chief Bok doesn't know..”
“…….”
“If you still don't believe me, let me show you one more thing.?”
I slowly pulled out Wolyoung and took a nose-dive so as not to alert the old man above..
“If you don't recognize this, this time I'll doubt you.”
“…….”
I slowly unfolded my sword technique so that the old man above could see it..
The sword that had been moving slowly began to speed up, and before I knew it, it started swinging wildly inside the tent..
rough and persistent.
persistent and vicious.
Not afraid of getting hurt, will try to bite the other person's neck at any cost.
‘As expected, it’s too dark to live.’
Just by practicing swordsmanship, you get the illusion that the smell of blood is filling the tent..
After completing one sword demonstration, I put Wolyoung in the sheath..
At the same time, a sigh burst out from the mouth of the old man above..
“Blood test method… … . Seeing you after decades.”
Hyeolrang Geombeop is the sword method of Hyeolrangdae, a representative armed force group of Hyeolrang, and was divided into the former Sacho style and the later Sacho style..
Only those at the level of commander or higher can learn the later four-choice style, and I just saw the second half of the latter four-choice..
“Would you believe it now??”
“……What is the relationship with Hyeolrangdae??”
“I heard that my late father was the Vice-Admiral of the Thirteenth Order of Hyeolrangdae..”
Even though the Hyeolrangdae was an elite military organization, there was no chance that someone like the head of the Wiji family would know the vice-leader of the Thirteenth Patriarch of the Hyeolrangdae..
Sure enough.
The old man above seemed to have no idea who I was talking about..
“I don't know who your father is... … You raised your son well. My name is Wi Ji-yeol.”
The voice became softer and the mood became more relaxed..
But the doubts were not completely gone..
Wi Ji-yeol said with his eyes shining sharply..
“But how did you know that I was the head of the Wiji family??”
I created a plausible story based on the information I knew about the blood religion..
First, I would like to offer my sincere apology to my father.,
“…… My late father often said that the head of the Wiji family was the best night leader in the world. The sword he made himself was never broken on the battlefield, and if the sword he made flowed into the rivers and lakes, there would be a bloody storm for each other to take over.…….”
“Huh. My father painted my face with gold. Not to that extent..”
Although he said no in words, the corners of Wi Ji-yeol's mouth were already turned up happily..
“One time, I met an elderly person from afar, and he said that he would never forget the strong impression he made at that time. Especially the tattoos on your body..”
“tattoo?”
I looked at all the tattoos on Wi Ji-yeol's bulky body..
They are decorated with dragons and tigers to avoid being tracked by the Murim League, but in fact, they are all weapons such as swords, swords, and spears..
And all those tattoos had a story..
“I heard that among the weapons he made throughout his life, only those that can be called treasures are engraved on his body. But among them, the dragon that comes down from the left shoulder to the arm…….”
A red dragon was clearly engraved on Wi Ji-yeol's left shoulder..
That's a sword, not a dragon.
And that sword was not made by Wi Ji-yeol..
“Isn't it the blood demon sword, a sacred item of the blood religion? I heard that he engraved it with a promise to make a better sword someday..”
“…….”
Wi Ji-yeol looked down at his left shoulder for a moment and then turned his head to look at me..
“What a bright kid. Looking for traces of the blood demon sword in this dragon tattoo?.”
“Anyone who knows the story can guess this..”
“If anyone had done that, I would have been caught and killed by the Murim Alliance a long time ago..”
Wi Ji-yeol removed all doubts about me..
He smiled bitterly and said.
“Would you like to talk for a moment??”
We talked for a while about the ruined blood religion fifty years ago..
Shortly after my masters and I died, the blood religion was attacked by the Murim Alliance and disappeared..
Wi Ji-yeol was one of the old people who remembers that appearance, and I also remember those times, so the story went well..
‘Wei Ji-yeol. You're very old.’
As we talked, I remembered Wi Ji-yeol's face when he was young..
I think I had a pretty bright and cheerful personality back then, but perhaps because I went through a lot, my personality became more serious and my face changed a lot..
‘He was an unusually decent man, even though he was the head of a family..’
A person who didn't kill people carelessly and didn't get involved in dirty school politics because he didn't have much interest in anything other than the field work..
……How did you survive until now?.
I felt a little strange when I met someone I knew in the past..
But the past is the past, and I didn't feel much sympathy for it..
When I thought the atmosphere was ripe for conversation, I got to the point..
“Is the elder's request also related to blood religion??”
Wi Ji-yeol, who thought for a moment, let out a long sigh and lowered his head..
“It doesn't matter... … I can't tell you.”
And after a while, he raised his head, looked at me with solemn eyes and asked:.
“Please. please kill my grandson.”
* * *
a few days later.
I was wandering through an unknown mountain, following Wei Ji-yeol..
“Arriving soon.”
“Sorry, but I feel like I've heard the same thing 10 times..”
“Tsk. Is it because my young friend is so impatient?.”
“I think I've mentioned this a few times, but there are only a few days left before an important exam..”
“We're really almost there now. It just takes a long time to clear the lines..”
The client's residence was trapped in a place deep in the mountains, surrounded by forts, and we had to disarm them one by one and return them to their original state, so the speed was slow..
I tried to estimate the time left until the practical exam..
‘It'll be pretty tight to get back before the practical exam starts..’
It has been calculated that you must complete the request and return within today at the latest so that you will not be late for the exam..
After wandering through the forest for about an hour, Wi Ji-yeol's steps suddenly stopped..
“……We're all here.”
The place where we stopped was a hill.
A small Chook (草屋) could be seen below, and two burial mounds stood next to the Chook..
“This is the grave of my son and daughter-in-law..”
It is said that Wi Ji-yeol's son and daughter-in-law lost their military skills when escaping from the attack of the Murim Alliance, and died after suffering from an illness for a long time..
“Foolishly, I lost my danjeon while trying to protect myself, the head of the family..”
Wi Ji-yeol's side face looked very sad as he stood next to him..
The subject of the request was sitting next to the two burial mounds..
He was a boy who didn't seem to be older than thirteen, at most, and fifteen..
“And that child is my grandson. He grew up not even seeing his parents' faces, and I raised him by begging for milk.…….”
The boy was sitting between two burial mounds.
A mountain bird was chirping on the back of the boy's hand, and the boy smiled brightly and talked about something as if the mountain bird was a friend..
“The name is Wijicheon. I can say without a doubt that I was born with the greatest military talent in the history of our family..”
Wi Ji-yeol's expression gradually became distorted in pain..
“That's why. Feeling the loss of my son and daughter-in-law, I taught that child too harshly. At that time, I was blinded by a vain desire for revenge.…….”
The boy, who was chatting affectionately with the mountain bird, stroked the mountain bird and then gently grabbed it..
The mountain bird was still chirping lively..
“So I didn't know. That child is falling into a state of mind…….”
“Simmayo?”
The song of the mountain bird turned into a painful cry. It seemed as if his small body was desperately moving and screaming to be let go..
At that moment, the boy smiled and let go of the mountain bird..
The mountain bird flew out of the boy's palm and tried to escape..
The boy's hand drew a very gentle arc,
Puhwaaaak!
The body of a mountain bird exploded in the air and fell to the ground..
The boy, with his face covered in blood, grinned and sang a song to attract new mountain birds..
I looked at that figure with a stiff face..
“Even after finding out the truth, I couldn't bear to kill it with my own hands. And now… … I've reached a point where I can't kill him with my own abilities..”
“……Who did you learn the martial art you just performed?.”
Wi Ji-yeol asked with a puzzled expression whether my voice sounded unusual..
“Why is martial arts… … . Do you know any martial arts skills??”
Everyone knows.
That was a martial art I made..
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