31The second word overturns the game board (Episode 232)
“Was this the intention from the beginning??”
“My mouth is bright red. After organizing a bit….”
Seup….
Cheonju wiped the area around Seolhong’s mouth..
The spicy sauce was wiped off her white cloth and disappeared..
“No, you were surprised! I thought it was just spying….”
“so how was it?”
Seolhong glanced around and said this.
“I guess this too is part of the plan.?”
“you're right.”
“I guess I knew it because of the name the audience around me was chanting. in fact….”
She approached Snowfall and whispered softly.
“…This is the plan?”
“…who told you?”
“Did you guess it right? As he continued to recite Daesan's history, which the audience had no interest in, a picture was drawn in my mind..”
“You guessed it right, that's amazing..”
“Well, it was something that only an idiot could guess. You don't have to praise yourself too much..”
Jiang Seol was really surprised by Seol Hong..
You didn't collect information yourself, but you could fit your future plans into a larger framework with only fragmentary information from the audience..
‘Are you more talented than you think??’
Currently, she may be underestimated due to her lack of power..
“But will it be completed within the given deadline??”
“That's what you're worried about..”
“In the end, wouldn't this plan be of no use if we don't bring out a man named Kwak Seong??”
“you're right. So one more process is needed to get there..”
“which….”
Kang Seol explained the next plan to Seol Hong..
Seolhong, who was quietly listening to the story, spoke with a reluctant face..
“Where do you mobilize so many people??”
“Doesn’t money make ghosts work??”
“It's not wrong, but... Actually, no one has any money to spend. I'm sure you're not planning on wasting your money.?”
“That's okay, but I think this money should be spent on more important things. That's why….”
* * *
If you were to choose a comfortable place to sleep in Yocheon, it would be Sanghwajang, which has ultra-luxurious rooms, or the mansion where Toho stays..
However, the place where you could get the most comfortable sleep was definitely the arena manager's bedroom..
There, a middle-aged man, lying on bedding famous for not letting butterflies fly away from his pillow even when he tosses and turns, woke up..
with a terrible scream.
“Wow!!”
The husband and wife who were outside were startled and came inside..
“what happened….”
“Huh... Heo Eok….”
“…Are you having a nightmare again??”
“Huh... Huh?….”
The middle child was Kwak Seong, the master of the warrior's heart. The large scar across his face and the four hundred eyes made his appearance ferocious..
It actually was like that too.
“Huh... omg… Don't be presumptuous.”
“……yes.”
“let me go out Don't enter my room unless I invite you..”
“sorry.”
The fight quickly retreated and disappeared..
Kwak Seong tidied up his loose clothes..
The dream I just had continued to linger..
- Kwak Seong… Please tell me….
- …Daesan?
death of daesan.
Even though Kwak Seong was not a child, he was afraid to fall asleep on days when there was thunder, and on days when he had nightmares, he cried and begged to go away..
The shower that poured down as if there was a hole in the sky took Daesan away..
Daesan died on a rainy day.
That's why Kwak Seong hated rainy days..
“Hehehehe… Daesan… Why are you still bothering me? Did I offend you? Is that why you become a ghost and come visit me on a rainy day??”
There was no way I could hear the dead man's answer..
Kwak Seong sat down on a fancy chair, exhausted. He had wealth and power, but he was not as happy as before..
I didn't realize at the time that the position of a challenger, risking everything, was much more valuable than the life of an uninspiring conqueror..
“Why was it?….”
- Daesan, your name is Daesan from now on..
- Daesan… My Name….
A long time ago, a long time ago, I bought a large slave. As a slave, he would not have been able to fill his entire stomach, but he had a considerable physique..
Kwak Seong, who was a fairly famous gambler at the time, noticed at a glance that he was no ordinary person..
They bought him right away and named him Daesan. While abandoning him, he even bought his younger brother, who was smaller than Daesan. He named his younger brother Daehara..
- Show me the potential you have.
Gwak Seong taught martial arts to Daesan..
Of course, Kwak Seong did not teach it directly. It was natural since Kwak Seong was someone who did not know how to use even the most common breathing techniques properly..
So we brought in an instructor..
At first, I didn't spend a lot of money because I thought I might not have talent..
Until then, Daesan was just a slave..
But…
- The talent is extraordinary. Daesan will have to find a better teacher than me..
Was it presumptuous of him to take the money and not do the work properly? The first martial arts teacher I took in said that he was not confident enough to teach Daesan's talent..
Still, he thought he had suffered a loss and brought in the next teacher. And the behavior continued for several years..
- With my limited abilities…
- This is genius! Daesan will remain in history.…
- Officially at Sinwangsan Mountain…
Daesan was not an ordinary person..
There was an incredible talent that was difficult to find even among hundreds, or even thousands, of lives..
One day, Kwak Seong stopped playing..
There were only two cases in which a player quit playing..
Either you wasted all your money or you found something more fun than playing..
Kwak Seong was the latter..
- Daesan, I will show you to the world. Go and break it..
- Does it have to be broken??
- then? Do you think the world will leave you alone? Your talent is common. There are more crazy people in the world than you..
Daesan laughed..
In the past, Guo Sheng used to beat up all the slaves who showed their expressions in front of him..
But for some reason, Daesan’s smile couldn’t be suppressed..
Gwak Seong released a wild beast called Daesan into the warrior's heart. Until then, it was thought that an experienced hunter would appear and grab Daesan by the throat..
- Daesan! Daesan!
- Daesan won again!
- Wahahaha! I heard people are coming to see Daesan these days.?
However, the mountain was not broken..
He was a natural hunter, not a beast of prey..
Daesan climbed onto the arena and teased everyone and massaged their hearts. Kwak Seong was also touched by him..
He was a cynical person..
A cynical person who denigrates the efforts of others and lives a life of debauchery, citing the wrongs of the world as a reason..
However, after meeting Daesan, I stopped playing games that I liked and started paying attention to him..
- Daesan, you can do it! you can do it!
- Ahhhhh!
- The undefeated man! Daesan, the devil of Chongak, becomes the conqueror.!
- Wow-!
That day, Kwak Seong shed tears for the first time since he turned 10 years old. In all his life, he had never felt such a roar.
Daesan shook his roots and turned him into a completely different person..
However, his spark soon died out again..
Because Daesan passed away.
And as time passed and Daesan died, Guo Sheng was left behind in the world..
“Damn you bastard... Wouldn’t it be okay if you stopped? Why are you so unfair and tormenting me?….”
Shoot aaaaa…
When I lifted the curtain, I could see rain outside the window..
Daesan, I saw the day I lost him..
* * *
“It's impossible.”
“why?”
Another Yonghwa material undergoing a trial to return the warrior's heart to Khan's arms..
She was confident inside..
Although she was not the legitimate child of a dragon, her family's power was considerable..
In particular, since Yocheon was just a stone's throw away from the area where her family was founded, she had a long history of collusion with the local clans of Yocheon..
So now, while I was talking with Yocheon's Toho, I became dizzy for a moment at the frustrating answer I received from the other person..
“That kind of approach is impossible..”
“What does that mean? It's impossible for this material to retrieve the warrior's heart.?”
“The heart of a warrior belongs only to the winner. As of now, I cannot order Guo Sheng to hand it over. At least here in Yocheon. You'll have to find another way.”
“Nonsense! After Guo Sheng became the ruler of the arena, he did not repay a single copper coin to the empire! Aren't you truly impure? I'll meet him in person and talk to him, so make room.….”
“Don’t worry! material!”
“What, what?”
“I took the time to meet you because I thought of your mother. But do you still think this is the dragon palace where you were protected?!”
Yocheon's Toho gets angry.
Soryo stared blankly at the other person, never imagining that someone would dare to scold him like this..
“Are my words offensive??”
“…What did you just say??”
“This is not the Dragon Palace. This is not a place where there are only people who treat you with a smile! Do you even know that you are the person of Guo Sheng?!”
“Should I be curious about who he is??”
“of course.”
“why?”
“If you ignored my warning and contacted him carelessly,….”
Toho spoke for materials.
“Because you will come back as a corpse. Kwak Seong... Sleep like that.”
“…….”
“Nobody protects you here, remember that.”
After a while, Soyo leaves Toho's mansion with slumped shoulders..
Someone approached her like that..
Jeopuk…
Jeopuk…
Soryo, who was startled, frowned and said,.
“It's you, Seolhong..”
“…My complexion is not good. I guess the story didn't go well.?”
“Now you're chasing after other people, it's pathetic..”
“How about we talk??”
“What story... Have you changed your mind??”
Shoot ahhh…
Seolhong and Soryo leaned against Yongseok and blocked the rain with their umbrellas..
“Are you saying we'll solve the ordeal together??”
“Of course, even now you….”
“is it so.”
“……what?”
“I'll be with my sister. Instead, with my plan, not yours. How are you??”
“completely… It turned? you?”
Naturally, the evaluation will vary depending on who takes the lead in overcoming the ordeal. It was clear that if I helped other Yonghwa solve the problem, I would get points deducted even if the result was good..
Of course, even taking that into account, it was a good offer. But Soryo’s heart did not allow it. Even if I couldn't think of a better way, I hated it when Seolhong took the lead..
Soryo was a petty person, and it was terrible to go under Seolhong, who he thought was inferior to him. That's why I answered like this.
“Seolhong, even if I die, I will never join forces with you..”
“…That's sad.”
“The sad thing is your future ahead. joy! let's go!”
“yes.”
the material has left.
Seolhong looked up at Kangseol with an expressionless face..
“You seem to hate me..”
“Everyone seemed to dislike it. I can't help it.”
“What should I do now? A sufficient number of people to create rumors... Also, how can I find trustworthy people??”
“I'll have to think about it. Still, there must be a way. Rather, Seolhong.”
“why do you do that?”
“Can you identify the man and woman in front of the dry goods store without turning your head??”
“…dry goods store?”
“Someone is watching us. Do you know?”
Seolhong rolled her eyes at Kang Seol’s words..
“oh my god….”
“Do you know them??”
“Ah, I know.”
Seolhong made eye contact with the woman Kangseol had mentioned. A woman spoke to her.
“Seolhong, it’s been a while..”
“Shinyo… sister.”
Cold-blooded Shinyo.
The large man next to him is probably her dragon stone..
‘sleep strong.’
Kang Seol felt that the man’s spirit was unusual. The man also twitched his eyebrows when he saw the snowfall..
“I came to Yocheon because I had work to do. I heard you were in Yocheon so I came here..”
“how… Still on the second ordeal….”
“finished.”
“…yes?”
“Second ordeal, didn't you ask??”
Seolhong’s complexion darkened..
Shinyo was Yonghwa, who was at the top of the succession rankings, following closely behind Taeyul..
Obviously, the ordeal must not have been easy, but it was the exact opposite of Seolhong's situation, which had not even progressed properly yet..
“okay….”
Shinyo's words did not contain any kindness at all. As her name suggests, she was cold-blooded and cold..
“Or do you need help??”
“…yes?”
Seolhong never dreamed that he would meet Shinya here, but he also never imagined that those words would come out of her mouth just now..
“uh… Slice it?”
“Because it looks like I need help.”
“…….”
“It's not a pity.”
Wow!-!
A scroll popped out of Shinyo’s sleeve..
Eunwonrok (恩怨錄)).
Seolhong immediately knew what it was..
“Don't worry, any help I give you will be recorded here..”
In a way, Shinyo had a eccentricity that was almost like an obsession..
She wrote down all her favors and enemies in a scroll and kept it. This was another reason why she was called cold-blooded..
She made sure to repay the favor and collected the debt as well..
Seolhong’s face brightened noticeably..
Jiang Seol didn't know who Shin Yao was, but seeing Seol Hong's happy appearance, he thought that he didn't seem like a person worthy of hostility..
“however… why me?”
“what?”
“Brother Baeyu and Sister Soryo also went through this ordeal together.….”
“Because I don't care about those kids..”
“…yes?”
“Seolhong, I’m interested in you..”
“Is it because of my mother??”
“at all.”
“then….”
“with you….”
Shinyo's eyes landed on Kang Seol..
“I am interested in the author.”
“…….”
“So, the idea is to accumulate debt in advance. Before it gets hard to owe you money.”
Shinyo was very quick to calculate the gains and losses. Even when others ignored Seolhong's progress, Shinyo was quick to notice the changes in Seolhong..
Sigh…
The large man held out his hand..
To Kangseol, not Seolhong.
“Call me Jangdu..”
“…It's snowing.”
Snowfall held his hand..
The difference in hand size made it look like the hands of a nephew and an uncle, but it was Jangdu's hand that twitched..
“…Good.”
Jangdu nodded briefly and let go of his hand..
Shinyo said to Seolhong.
“So, do you accept it??”
Seolhong thought for a moment and whispered with Kang Seol..
“proposal… Is it right to accept it??”
“Are you definitely someone who can help??”
“Sister Shinyo... Even in the Dragon Palace, he is second only to his older brother in skill. I don't think he's someone who can't do at least one small favor from us..”
“reputation?”
“It is also famous for being firm in making and breaking ties and being indifferent..”
“Then there is no place to cover it. In fact, it is a better option than raw materials. Speaking of debt, what we're asking isn't that difficult..”
“…good night.”
Seolhong nodded..
“great.”
“So, how can I help you??”
“I want you to spread the word throughout Yocheon..”
“rumor?”
“Is it difficult??”
“No way. If we release people, it will be resolved in a few days. The content of the rumor is?”
And after a while, Kang Seol and Seol Hong left Shin Yo and Jang Du's side..
One line of content was added to Eunwonrok..
“That's fun….”
Shinyo twisted his mouth and rolled up the scroll..
“what do you think?”
“What do you mean?”
Jangdu answered bluntly..
“You were the one who suggested we stop by here and there while we had time. You were the one who said you were curious about the Yongseok attached to Seolhong..”
“Hmm….”
“Is this someone worth being wary of??”
Jangdu frowned..
“I do not know.”
“…what?”
“He's definitely not an ordinary person, but... What can I say… I don't feel anything at the moment.”
“It's not ordinary, but it's ordinary... What you say is probably correct. I wasn't in vain.”
“What should I do now??”
“Release people, trustworthy people.”
“how many people?”
“Still, it would be nice to have a variety..”
After some time, more than 100 foreigners came to Yocheon. They created rumors like wildfire, as if they had been waiting..
There were three rumors in total..
One is the rumor that the gladiator Kang Seol, who is currently causing trouble, will challenge the conqueror..
Another is the rumor that gladiator Kang Seol will become a greater gladiator than Daesan..
And the last one is the rumor that Guo Sheng avoids Jiang Xue's challenge for fear that his conqueror will be defeated..
These were all rumors that would make Kwak Seong, who was always out of his home, startled and jump out..
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