Chapter 624
624fury. Next time we meet
“Paeng Sahyuk?”
Heonwon-gang looked embarrassed when he saw Paeng Sa-hyeok suddenly appear..
It didn't seem like he knew he was there and came to visit..
Paeng Sa-hyuk was also grinning like someone who had seen something amazing. The reason I thought he was glaring was just because he had a dirty look..
Heonwon-gang, who was looking at Paeng Sa-hyeok approaching at a leisurely pace, muttered without realizing it..
“……young. It's so big.”
It wasn't just about physique. In terms of size, Geo Sang-woong and Ya Su-hyuk, whom I see every day, were bigger..
Should I say it’s intimidating?.
It seemed like a huge tiger was prowling around observing its prey..
The fur stood up and Heonwon River's developed senses sounded an alarm. The opponent is a very dangerous and strong being..
After a while, two boys, each with a sword on their back, stood facing each other on the stage..
For a moment, the joy in each other's eyes passed, and they smiled like a habit..
“Seeing you out at this hour, I guess I was scared and couldn't sleep.?”
“young. I saw you popping out from the crack of dawn.…….
Heon Won-gang, who was about to refute reflexively, hardened his expression..
Every time Paeng Sa-hyeok's muscles twitched, which even the thick long cloth could not cover, a faint scent of blood spread..
“Where are you hurt??”
“I got a little annoyed while training..”
“……what?”
That body seems to be fine even if it rolls over a blade..
Instead of saying the words that had come out of his mouth, Heon Won-gang let out a small sigh..
I didn't feel like confronting Paeng Sa-hyuk right now..
“Is that so? Looks like you worked hard.”
“……hmm?”
Paeng Sa-hyuk's expression changed strangely at Heon Won-gang's reaction, which was somewhat different from usual..
Until yesterday, it wasn't the eyes that were glaring at you with a burning competitive spirit..
Doesn’t it look like the eyes of a rotten fish now??
“I go first. Don't lose your energy from early in the morning, and after a while, go home..”
Heonwongang turned around with a somewhat weak voice..
Paeng Sa-hyuk glared at the figure trudging away..
Although he quickly hid it when he appeared, blood was dripping from Heon Wongang's fist..
……It was not difficult for Paeng Sa-hyuk to guess why that stupid bastard died like a dog that grew its tail overnight..
“After Gwangma Heonwon.”
“…….”
Heonwon River stopped short after taking a few steps..
Paeng Sa-hyuk's mocking voice was heard from behind him again..
“That's right. Is it because of that??”
Even without looking, Paeng Sa-hyeok knew that Heon Won-gang's expression must have hardened. But I didn't care and kept talking.
“Last night, the head of my family called me and spoke to me. After Gwangma Heonwon. He was a terrible villain who killed the head of his family, who was a close friend, and ran away..”
“……shut up.”
“Don’t you think that the main family and the Heonwon family, who lost Sogaju, were on the verge of war? And the power of the family, then and now, was much greater in the original family..”
“……I’m not curious about that..”
“But why did the main family leave the Heonwon family alone instead of exterminating them??”
“Shut up, you bastard.!”
Heonwon- gang turned around and rushed at Paeng Sa-hyeok. He gritted his teeth and lunged at him, swinging his fist, but a creepy murderous look flashed in his eyes..
“Asshole.”
Paeng Sa-hyuk laughed and easily dodged Heon Won-gang's fist..
It was a punch filled with emotion, not herbivorousness or anything else. Rather, after lightly dodging him, he plunged his fist into Heonwon River's side..
“Pfft!”
Paeng Sa-hyeok's large fist flew into Heon Won-gang's staggering face. Heonwongang raised his arm and hastily blocked it. A heavy impact was sent to my forearm and I was pushed back..
“You idiot. Listen to me until the end!”
Heon Won-gang suddenly came to his senses at the sound of a roaring, beast-like voice. Paeng Sahyeok was glaring at him with scary eyes..
“The head of the deceased's main family left a will before he died. This is a matter between the two of you, so don’t hold Heonwon Seal responsible..”
“……what?”
At Heon Won-gang, who looked stupid for a moment, Paeng Sa-hyuk swung his fist like a thunderbolt..
Powok!
Heonwon River was hit in the face and fell to the floor. My lip was burst and bleeding..
Paeng Sa-hyuk stood in front of him with a relieved expression..
“Instead, it is said that he left a will saying that when the bastard comes back to his senses, he should kneel in front of his grave and pour him a drink..”
“…….”
Heonwon-gang recalled his childhood memories..
The father who bowed his head before the head of the Hebei Paeng family like a criminal, and the head of the Hebei Paeng family who treated his father as if he were a subordinate..
-……Did you kill my son??
The day I accidentally hurt Paeng Sa-hyeok while working, I still vividly remember him glaring at me with scary eyes..
It was an action that offended the Hebei Paeng family. That's why his father had to kneel in front of him..
-sorry. sorry. Please forgive me just once. My son doesn't know anything..
That day, Heonwon-gang realized that Paeng Sa-hyeok was not his friend but a superior who he needed to serve, and he closed his heart..
“The reason the main family treated the Heonwon family like a collateral… … Honestly, I think it was because of the bad feelings I had at that time. Even if there was a will from our ancestors, since we are humans, our feelings cannot be good..”
Paeng Sa-hyuk obediently acknowledged the fact. But never apologized.
“However, it is also true that he helped the Heonwon family, whose main family collapsed due to bloodshed. If it weren't for your original family, you would have been robbed by thieves without leaving a single root left behind..”
“……I know that too, this baby.”
In response to that answer, one corner of Paeng Sa-hyuk’s mouth rose..
It was because Heon Won-gang's eyes, wiping his chapped lips with the back of his hand, had returned to what he knew..
Heonwongang got up and scratched his head roughly as if he was annoyed..
“shit. It's so complicated.”
After getting hit a few times, my thoughts became simpler..
Eunwon's complicated history and deep emotional rift between families, things the two boys have heard, seen and experienced since childhood, and the expectations placed on the small heads of the family..
“What should we do? It doesn't matter?”
“okay. It doesn't matter.”
We've both been waiting for today.
In order to prove ourselves to each other, we pictured the moment when we would clash swords with all our might on the off stage hundreds or thousands of times..
Nothing was more important than that.
Now the two boys couldn't see anything other than the fight they were about to get into..
“Let's forget about the family's position and just have fun fighting without thinking like in the old days..”
“It should come out like that.”
The two boys standing facing each other lightly bumped their fists..
There was still some time left until the moment the blades met..
“You left me later.”
“Who can say anything.”
* * *
There was a person watching from afar the two boys facing each other on the off-stage..
“…….”
It seemed like only those around him were forced into silence. Even the chilly wind of winter dawn could not blow carelessly and settled down quietly. There was a sword hanging from the man's waist..
“Aren’t they good talents??”
The three apostles were not surprised by the voice coming from right next to them..
I already knew what was coming.
It was a surprise to find him, but there was no reason to worry about a swordsman who had lost his strength..
A man who was once called the best in the world and is still feared by the martial arts faction members stood next to him and joked..
“The wind is cold. Since I have no inner strength, these little things make me uncomfortable..”
“……Was it not enough to just lose my strength? I guess the life I barely saved wasn't a waste..”
The three apostles looked at him with murderous eyes, but So Ji-gwang looked a little surprised..
“Did you know I could talk that long??”
“…….”
“The last time I saw it, it looked more like a doll than a human, but now I feel like we can communicate with it. It's actually better.”
Seeing So Ji-gwang's look of genuine joy, deep wrinkles appeared between the Samsado's eyebrows..
“how did you find me?”
“If you decide to beat one guy for ten years, you can do it. You end up repeating the other person's steps, small gestures, and unique atmosphere countless times. And I got a little lucky.”
So Ji-gwang glanced at the sword hanging from the waist of the three disciples and said,.
“Once I have a knife on my belt, I look at it closely. If you wanted to avoid my eyes, you should have left it alone..”
“…….”
Sighing, So Ji-gwang turned his head and looked at the two boys on the off-stage..
After finishing their story, Heon Won-gang and Paeng Sa-hyuk were walking away in different directions..
I don't know if there was a story between the two that led to the quarrel, but So Ji-gwang looked at them happily..
“I'm already looking forward to the showdown between those two. On the other hand, I'm a little jealous.”
“……?”
“I met my match at that age. Since I was young, I have never had an opponent my age. You probably did too?”
“…….”
The three apostles just stared blankly at the back of Heonwon River..
A boy who learned the same martial arts skills as himself.
Among the world-class martial arts taught by an old master to his students, the most life-threatening martial arts was Surahyeolcheondo..
But Heonwon-gang was different from himself..
Unlike the apostle of the Blood Cult whose blood never dried on the blade, the boy from the Heonwon family must have had a lot of time..
It's time to reflect on your martial arts skills, think about them, and correct your mistakes..
Thoughts I had never had before until recently..
Since when did I start thinking like this?…….
The Three Apostles were unable to explain in words the unfamiliar feelings rising within them..
“I guess he regrets it..”
“……what?”
The three apostles glared at So Ji-gwang with a fiercely distorted face. At the same time, a knife-like deadly force arose and rained down on So Ji-gwang..
“You're talking nonsense without even knowing the topic..”
“apostle. You are a warrior with stronger pride than anyone else. Even if no one else knows, I know.”
So Ji-gwang didn't care and just smiled despite the fact that it seemed like it would cut his skin..
The Three Apostles of Blood Religion were the Taoists that he had made his life's goal..
Even after losing Danjeon, I don't know how many times I relived the life and death situation at Hyeongsan Mountain. Because it was the best fight of his life.
Thanks to this, So Ji-gwang had a deep understanding not only of the martial arts of the Three Four Paths, but also of the person he was..
“Do you remember what you said when you came to see me before? Are you the best in the world? That's what I asked.”
“I don't even remember such trivial things..”
“You wanted to prove your martial prowess by defeating me. Actually, I am the best in the world. Although I cannot reveal my identity right now, there is a powerful thief named me in the world. That's what I wanted to say.”
“Feel free to say whatever you want..”
For a moment, a tangible sense of death passed by So Ji-gwang's cheek. A trace of blood was left in the place where the assassin passed..
“Are you sure I won't kill you??”
Despite the fierce threats, So Ji-gwang remained calm. Instead, he touched and admired the scar on his cheek..
“You still have great knife skills. But it's hard to kill me.”
“Do I even need a sword to deal with old people who have no skill anymore??”
“Even though I lost my strength.”
In an instant, So Ji-gwang’s eyes changed. An intangible force flowed from him as he quietly placed his hand on the Daoist..
“I am still a thief. I can no longer claim to be the best in the world, but I am confident that I can block your stab at least once..”
“……You're overconfident.”
“And in just that one trip, five world-class experts will be able to arrive here..”
“You will already be dead by then. Aren’t you afraid of death??”
“Didn't I tell you? you can't kill me.”
In the end, the Samsado's life subsided. So Ji-gwang smiled and continued..
“I wish you were the same age as me. Isn't that right??”
“…….”
If you think about it, it was after a life-or-death encounter with this man..
After the blade containing the ultimate essence of the Mutual Taoism grazed his heart, it was difficult for the three apostles to control their emotions..
Perhaps, the energy of Asura and Hyeolcheondo, which pursues the utmost righteousness of Tao, met and caused some kind of interaction..
So he asked So Ji-gwang.
“I regret it?”
“I can't help but regret it because I couldn't live like the warrior I thought I would be. In my opinion, living with the hidden sword of a blood religion does not suit you at all..”
At that moment, many memories passed through the Samsado's mind..
A history of countless blood buried in our own hands.
Among them was the Heonwon tax..
I turned my head to look for Heonwon River, but it had already disappeared..
“……I don't regret anything.”
The three apostles muttered as if they were promising themselves and turned around. He said with his back to So Ji-gwang..
“If I see you again, I will kill you..”
In response to a threat that sounded more meaningless than ever, So Ji-gwang laughed and said,.
“How about having a drink next time we meet??”
“……It's a wish that can only be achieved in the next life..”
The moment those words ended, the three apostles’ new form disappeared..
* * *
The last day of Emperor Wu's reign has dawned..
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