Chapter 98
##98fury. Understanding Sapa martial arts and preparing for practice
“……Was I still alive?.”
Gongsunsu opened his eyes with a pale complexion. When I opened my eyes, the Heavenly Sword was kneeling in front of me..
“Victory. Sorry for being late.”
“How can you apologize when it's not your fault? But Mr. Baek?”
“……will come soon.”
Although Heavenly Sword's reaction was a little strange, Gongsun Su didn't pay much attention to it..
Gongsun Su looked around and said, “Huh!” I was surprised..
The ground had turned over and dozens of trees had been cut down..
“What happened while I was passed out??”
“What I saw…….”
Cheongeom spoke honestly as he knew what he saw..
Because he was a monk whom His Majesty the Emperor regarded as a teacher, he spoke without a single lie..
Gongsunsu's expression hardened when he heard that he had fought a sword fight with a white water dragon..
“Isn’t Mr. Baek seriously injured??”
“As you can see, it's fine..”
The answer came from over Heavenly Sword's shoulder..
A white water dragon and a black spirit with somewhat pale complexions were walking together..
“Although I almost had an arm cut off because of someone who was suspicious..”
“I just needed it for confirmation..”
“What is my identity? Or is it martial arts??”
“…….”
Heavenly Sword did not answer.
Gongsunsu saw this and laughed as if it was absurd..
“Mr. Baek, you also have a swollen liver. If I knew my opponent was a Heavenly Sword, I should have knelt down and prayed..”
“If it was someone I could communicate with, I would do that. Where in the world is there a law like this? yes? Persecuting his benefactor just because he was strong in martial arts…….”
“Stop it.”
Baek Soo-ryong kept his mouth shut due to the cold feeling..
Gongsunsu was next to me and gave me a bit of a pat on the back, but I had no intention of turning Heavenly Sword into my enemy..
“Hehehe. Even if you look at my face, you both stop.”
“yes.”
“All right.”
The two men bowed their heads..
While Heukyeong approached and relieved Gongsunsu, the two quietly waited for the escort troops to arrive..
“You guys. Do you think I won’t notice if we just have a snowball fight without saying a word??”
“…….”
“…….”
The two men cleared their throats and turned their heads as if embarrassed..
Gongsunsu laughed at that childishness, and Heukyeong shook his head..
After a while, the troops to escort Gongsun Su arrived..
Five carriages and 100 elite goldsmiths.
They said this was also a minimized number to arrive quickly..
Baek Soo-ryong was amazed when he saw the majesty..
“……Elderly. He was a great person..”
“her. Are you saying that I finally found out about that?.”
“I knew it because I heard it, but I couldn't feel it because I just saw them rolling around in the dirt every day.…….”
Gongsunsu burst out laughing at those honest words..
“I'm a pretty amazing person. So, if you need anything, come visit me anytime..”
“I will come to you at any time without hesitation..”
The two people looked at each other and smiled.
I was already tired of saying goodbye, so there was no need to say it anymore..
Instead, Gongsunsu prepared a farewell gift..
“Look at the Heavenly Sword. Did you get what I asked for??”
“……yes.”
“Bring it here..”
While Tian Jian fetched something from the carriage, Gongsun Shu sat back and talked to Bai Xiurong..
“Before I go, I have something for you..”
“yes? What do you keep giving me?…….”
I received 10,000 nyang for tutoring fees, and was also promised financial support for the Cheongryong Academic Center..
‘In addition, I absorbed a tremendous amount of Takgi and Yakgi.…….’
Thanks to this, the level of the Reverse Heavenly Art has reached neutral level, so if we are to judge it by chance, wouldn't it be that we have received more from this side??
“So you don’t want to receive it??”
“My favorite Chinese idiom is the more the better..”
“I thought so.”
Gongsunsu nodded as if he was not surprised, but the Jinyuiwi warriors who came to see him looked at Baeksuryong's shameless face with an expression of bewilderment..
Heukyeong covered his face in shame..
“Why is shame my responsibility?…….”
And after a while, Cheongeom took something out of the carriage and shouted in a loud voice..
“Baek Soo-ryong, instructor at Blue Dragon Academy, must uphold His Majesty's teachings.!”
“!!”
His Majesty's teachings!
What kind of sound is this?.
A frost-like force poured out from Heavenly Sword's entire body..
“Be polite!”
Baek Soo-ryong, who came to his senses, quickly got down on one knee and bowed his head..
“Baeksu-ryong accepts His Majesty’s teachings..”
Cheongeom nodded as if satisfied and read the contents written in the school paper..
“Baek Soo-ryong, who was born in Hoechang, Gangseo Province, in the year of Gapjin, made a great contribution to preventing a great threat to the country by protecting the person of King Gongsunsu from vicious bandits. Accordingly, I issue a public trust letter.…….”
The Meritorious Service Gyoseo (功臣敎書) was a medal given to subjects who had made great contributions to the country..
‘You can just give it to me like this?’
Baek Su-ryong received the meritorious letter with a bewildered expression..
“……Hereby, I also grant you 100 nyang of money and 30,000 pyeong of land..”
After the presentation of the meritorious teaching certificate, Gongsun Su smiled and said,.
“I told your Majesty that I deliberately did not give you a government position. Don't be upset, because those in power may try to take advantage of you..”
“……Can you be upset?.”
Rather, I was just grateful for such detailed consideration..
“This is not the end. Black spirit. bring it.”
“……yes.”
Heukyeong brought a black wooden box that looked very luxurious at first glance..
“open it.”
When I carefully opened the wooden box, I found a black stick about the width of a finger and about a foot long (30cm) lying on gold silk..
“this… … What is it?”
“This is the teaching tool I used in the past. Take a listen.”
When I heard it for myself, it weighed a lot more than I thought. When I looked closely, I saw a dragon wrapped around the entire bridge..
“It's called the Black Dragon Edition. Perhaps because he remembers being scolded in the past, His Majesty the Emperor still freaks out when he sees this..”
“yes?”
Did you hit the emperor with this before??
The warriors of the Geumuiwiwi opened their mouths as if it was their first time hearing this..
Gongsun Su said with a smile..
“Since it's made of string iron, it won't break easily. I'll let you use it from now on..”
“……Can you give me these items??”
“It's something I no longer need anyway. It's probably right for people who need it.”
In Gongsunsu's opinion, the person who would become the master of the Black Dragon was Baeksuryong..
“Let’s inject some energy into it.”
When I injected my energy, a clanking sound was heard from inside the black dragon piece, and its length doubled..
“Normally it is about one foot long (30cm), but by injecting inner energy, it can be increased to three feet long (90cm)..”
“This is…….”
It was truly an item good enough to be used as a weapon..
No, it was a much more useful item than most treasured swords..
“I hope you find it useful..”
With warm eyes, Gongsunsu looked at the black dragon piece scorched by his hand and its new owner, the white water dragon..
There was only one answer Baek Soo-ryong could give..
“……I will write well.”
“Don't just use it to beat the kids..”
“I'm trying to impress you, but please don't wake me up..”
Gongsun Su chuckled mischievously and looked back at the Jinyiwi warriors and said:.
“Since I gave you everything, I really should go. Get ready.”
“yes!”
Preparations for departure were completed in an instant, and Gongsun Su got into the carriage..
The sound of the Heavenly Sword was heard in the ears of Baeksu-ryong, who was following him to see him off..
[I will not tell you about the martial arts you learned. After all, I am not a martial artist, and the monk’s love for you is greater than you can imagine..]
Baek Soo-ryong had a calm expression, but he sighed in relief..
‘Phew.’
If the Heavenly Sword had tried to inquire or investigate the Reverse Heavenly Demonic Art, it would have been very difficult..
[However, it would be better if that martial arts skill was not visible to others. Especially the more advanced you are... … . If you see that martial arts performance, you won't pass it by..]
[Thanks for the advice.]
It was a well-known fact..
That's why I hid my martial arts skills as much as possible in front of Namgung Jehak..
While having a short conversation with Heavenly Sword, Gongsun Su got into the carriage..
“Thank you. See you again someday.”
“Don't forget to review what we've taught you so far at the imperial palace..”
Gongsunsu smiled and said he would definitely do it..
The black spirit riding next to him also said goodbye..
“……Let's go.”
“okay. bye.”
“…….”
There was some inexplicable regret in Heukyeong's eyes, but she lowered her head without saying anything more..
Baeksu-ryong took a few steps back and the carriage departed..
“Hey hey!”
“…….”
White Water Dragon quietly watched the back of the carriage shrinking..
When the sunset begins to set.
Five carriages were running towards the horizon.
A student I had been with for over a month left me a little while ago..
“Elderly. I was more thankful.”
At first, it started simply to earn 10,000 nyang, but later, the desire to help Gongsunsu pass the exam grew bigger..
I found out about the old man's childhood dream and watched right next to him how earnestly he tried to make it come true, even if it was belated..
‘Before I knew it, I was cheering for you without even realizing it..’
Heonwon-gang and Wiji-cheon, who trained together every day, must have felt the same way..
A feeling I had never felt before when I was a martial arts instructor at the Blood Cult..
If only I had known this a little earlier…….
I wouldn't have made so many mistakes.
“It's no use feeling sorry.”
Baek Soo-ryong let out a long sigh and shook his head to shake off his regrets..
He wasn't the type to hold on to regrets for long..
Instead, I thought about my present and future..
I thought about Chilsal and Salmak, who died without being able to find out information about the blood religion, and I remembered the Heavenly Sword's warning to hide the reverse heavenly magic..
‘The Ten Zones…….’
Baeksu-ryong remembered the battle with the Heavenly Sword..
It was a fight where the gap was still felt to be far away..
Such a Heavenly Sword is evaluated as the weakest among the Ten Masters..
This is because he is the most powerful person in the imperial palace, so it has great symbolic meaning..
Of course, it was clear that Cheongeom was an absolute expert..
‘Nangong Jehak is stronger.’
Namgung Jehak is a name that is not left out of the debate even when discussing the best person in the world in the current martial arts world..
If the person who witnessed the reverse heavenly attack was Nangong Jehak, not Cheongeom,?
Goosebumps appeared on my forearms..
I just got lucky this time. There's no way you'll be this lucky again next time..
‘In order to freely control the red eye, you must learn the Reverse Heavenly Technique to at least 7 stars..’
However, the state of 7 stars is not a state that can be achieved simply by having a lot of internal energy..
“ha. I have to teach the kids, I have to become stronger in martial arts, I have to pay attention to my blood religion... … . There's a lot of work to do.”
Baek Su-ryong sighed, turned and started walking in the direction of the Blue Dragon Science Museum..
“Class hasn't even started yet.”
The first semester at Cheongryong Academic Hall, and the first class begins in a few days..
In the future, Baek Soo-ryong will meet more students..
“I'm already tired, I'm tired…….”
But unlike his grumbling words, Baek Soo-ryong’s expression was full of anticipation..
His steps on the way back to the Cheongryong Academy became faster and faster..
* * *
a few days later.
After the entrance ceremony, not only freshmen but also current students began to return to the school building..
Murmur.
Students were busy checking the rooms posted on bulletin boards throughout the school building..
The list of classes available for registration this year is already full..
<Deepening the Blade - Namgoongsu>
<Taoism practice - Kwak Cheol-woo>
<Understanding Rising Gyeonggong - Mae Geukryeom>
……syncopation……
<Ancient Murim Temple - Zhuge Shaoying>
Students' class preferences vary greatly depending on what class it is and what instructor is teaching it..
While unpopular classes are nothing but flies in the classroom, popular subjects can lead to fierce competition among students to sign up..
And such evaluations are accumulated to determine the instructors' treatment and monthly salary..
“But who is Zhuge Xiaoying??”
“He said he was a new teacher this year..”
“Who listens to things like ancient martial arts history?…….”
“Will it be pretty? Should I just take the first class??”
Among the temporary instructors this year, the only one in charge of teaching was Zhuge Xiaoying, who entered the class as a senior..
No, if you look closely, there was one more person written at the bottom..
<Understanding Sapa martial arts and preparing for practice - Baek Soo-ryong>
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