The Thousand-Slayer Swordsman Association-Episode 127
EP.127 Chapter Thirteen - Sacheon, Gyeol (18)
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When I opened my eyes, I was lying at the entrance of the Forbidden City..
However, to say that it was lying down, it was in an upright position as if someone had laid it down right away, and there was no pain from the impact that would have been caused by falling..
So I was able to find out about Danghwaseo..
The fact that someone caught him as he was flying and laid him down here..
And there is a high probability that it is Mokriwon..
The next action was quick..
The fact that Mokriwon is not here means that he went to Gajujeon to deal with the party drama..
Thinking that he might be in a dangerous situation, he moved his feet more diligently than ever before, and this is what he ended up in..
The collapsed Gaju battle.
There was a puddle of melted flesh in front of him..
There was also a Mokriwon who sat down and sobbed..
“…narrow neck.”
When I say this, Mokriwon turns his head..
The exposed eyes are all blood red..
And Tang Hwa-seo found out that Mo Ri-won's eyes were originally dark brown..
There was silence for a moment..
Mo Ri-won's expression was filled with astonishment, like a person who had been exposed to a secret that should not be revealed, and the surroundings were so quiet that you could almost hear him sighing..
The thought that came to Danghwaseo's mind in that brief moment, and the action he took, were nothing else..
I ran straight to Mokriwon..
I hugged his head tightly and whispered.
“pretend to faint.”
Mok Ri-won’s body shook in surprise..
Danghwaseo continued to say.
“People are coming. hurry.”
You must not show these eyes to anyone..
Danghwaseo only had that thought in mind..
Soon people flocked.
“sister! Mokau!”
First of all, Zhuge Mountain.
Ilwoon and Hyeun followed, and finally Namgung Jincheon appeared with stab wounds all over his body..
Danghwaseo put his index finger in front of his lips..
“Shhh, I passed out. Let’s go check on Mok Sohyeop’s body..”
“Ah, I understand. But this….”
Zhuge Shan's eyes turned to the puddle of flesh..
Danghwaseo responded with a cold expression..
“Let's go It seems like he self-destructed due to poison..”
Danghwaseo did not show any regret over the corpse in Danghwageuk..
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The news of the family head's death spread throughout the party within less than an hour..
However, no one thought of capturing the members..
This is because Danghwaseo revealed all the facts to those who did not know Bidong's secret until the day before..
Also, his body proves that Tang Geuk committed suicide due to the poison that reached transcendence..
Even if it wasn't for that reason, it was like that..
Now, the only direct line left to lead the party is Danghwaseo..
If things continue like this, the entire Sacheondangmun, which is listed among the five major families, is in danger of being ruined, so they had no choice but to cling to Danghwaseo..
A day and a half passed in such confusion..
Until then, Mok Ri-won had been locked in his room and pretended to have fainted..
The only encounter with an outsider was when Sohyang, the wife of Danghwaseo, left her herbal medicine behind..
No, even Sohyang only met through a tent, so it wouldn't have been a true meeting..
When I woke up, my eyes regained their original color..
The brown color became stronger than before, but it wasn't enough for people around me to notice..
But that wasn't important to Mok Riwon..
‘…got caught.’
I was caught by Danghwaseo..
Red eyes, and the star of the devil.
There was too much circumstantial evidence to assume she didn't know..
Above all, the words I mumbled as if I didn't want to show my eyes to others..
That became more solid evidence than anything else, and it was tightening Mok Riwon's stomach..
My heart is pounding..
Due to anxiety, my thoughts were greatly restricted, and there was only one thing that came to mind in that narrow space..
It was a voice I heard the moment I was going through the prohibition line..
-Mok Sohyeop, have you kept your ugly intentions hidden all this time??
I know it's not real.
However, the thoughts that started with a bit of anxiety did not let Mokriwon go easily..
I constantly assume what if.
If Dang Hwa-seo, who ended the situation and didn't come looking for him for over a day, had a different mindset,.
If you regret hiding yourself.
Despair, as if the world was collapsing, and the feeling of not knowing where to go as the world became dark rose within Mo Riwon..
sweet―
At that moment the door opened.
Mok Ri-won was startled, but soon came to his senses..
It's time to take the decoction, so the smell of the scent has arrived..
“…You came?”
So the voice that answered the question carefully was not Sohyang's..
“How is your body?.”
It is the voice of Danghwaseo.
Mok Riwon’s body suddenly stopped..
“narrow neck?”
I try to open my mouth, but it feels like something is stuck in my throat..
Anxiety deepens again.
There was silence.
For a moment, not knowing what to do, I froze and just pursed my lips. Then, Danghwaseo pulled up the tent..
“Are you hurt??”
What was revealed was a worried face..
“that….”
“see here.”
Before Mokriwon could react, Danghwaseo approached..
I pointed at Mok Riwon’s forehead..
I pressed my cheek and looked inside my eyelids..
And he says.
“Since I faced the miasma head-on, I will have to monitor the condition further. There are some poisons that lie dormant in the body as if nothing had happened and only emerge later..”
As I explained it like that, Mokriwon was just dumbfounded..
This is because her attitude was like someone who dismissed the events of the previous day as if they had never happened..
There were words that came to my mind at that moment..
“…soger.”
“speak.”
“don't ask anything?”
Mo Liwon could feel her hand on his face trembling..
Meanwhile, Danghwaseo’s face remained calm..
As she was checking her pulse, she soon looked into Mok Riwon's eyes..
Mokriwon was nervous..
When her lips open, I'm afraid of the words that will come out, but there's hope in the look.
Even though he knew it was shameless, Mokriwon had expectations..
Therefore, the answer that comes back digs deeper..
“Now you're back to a pretty brown color..”
she smiles.
“As expected, the narrow neck goes well with brown eyes. It's clear and transparent, so it's like you can see the heart of Mok Sohyeop..”
sweep under the eyes.
“Okay, okay? Please take the decoction first. Since they are made with good quality ingredients and ground up, you cannot easily eat them anywhere.?”
The ending is playful, with an attitude that makes it seem like it's no big deal just looking at the cancer..
In an instant, something moved and something welled up inside Mok Riwon..
His face trembled and he frowned..
When asked to express one's emotions... Mokriwon couldn't do it..
This is because there is moisture.
That is why it constricts the breath and freezes the whole body and thoughts, creating a state that is infinitely close to a standstill..
I'm sure Danghwaseo knows this.
If she knew what those red eyes meant, what the situation was, and what kind of person she was, why did she still look the same as usual?.
-Won, you have to hide it..
Is it making me think that the painful teachings were wrong?.
Mo Liwon’s fist was clenched..
I was gulping down the decoction that Danghwaseo poured into my mouth, but I felt like I was going to vomit it all up..
It was because of the feeling of the moisture rising from inside pushing out the decoction..
“A bowl of this costs quite a bit of elixir..”
With those words, Mo Ri-won was barely able to swallow the decoction..
the bowl is empty.
Danghwaseo smiled with satisfaction..
Then he went and sat down next to where Mok Riwon was sitting..
Talk.
Danghwaseo's hand overlapped Mokriwon's clenched fist..
Mok Riwon still couldn't say anything else..
In this quiet pharmacy, there is a strong smell of medicine..
Outside the window, autumn leaves have fallen, giving off the scent of autumn, and the sound of leaves rustling in the wind can be heard occasionally..
The folded hands were soft.
Knock, Knock.
The crying deepens as a hand gently pats the back of my hand..
“I was seventeen.”
Danghwaseo says.
“That day I killed someone for the first time. It was poisoning. I stuck my fist into the solar plexus and filled it with acid poison..”
Mok Ri-won trembled in surprise..
Danghwaseo continued to say.
“I was a black man who ran a kiru in a village on the border. Well, since I was hiding my identity, wouldn't they try to catch me and sell me? I'm so angry and hate it. i killed him.”
“….”
“I wasn't very impressed by the fact that it was my first murder. I just felt like I erased one annoying thing. Everyone will. We are those who live a life near death..”
Danghwaseo made a blank ‘um’ sound as if reminiscing about the past and then continued speaking..
“After that, quite a few people were killed. Among them, there are those who kill out of necessity even though they have no personal grudge against them. It was a black island. But that's no excuse.”
Danghwaseo added strength to his hands..
“please look at me.”
Mo Liwon carefully turned his head..
Danghwaseo had a warm look on his face..
“Do I look like a ghost in your eyes??”
Mo Riwon was startled and shook his head..
Salgwi, as far as Mok Ri-won knows, Dang Hwa-seo was the person in the world who didn't suit that word the most..
“never! Absolutely not.!”
“Do you really think that way??”
“exactly! The Sojeo I know is someone who would never hang out with someone like Salgwi.!”
“Then you have the answer..”
“…That's the answer?”
“I don't get along with the Sohyeobdo Salgwi that I know. Rather than a ghost….”
Danghwaseo purred his lips, then smiled weakly and said,.
“…He's a cute little brother..”
What should I say?.
Mok Riwon felt a strange sensation at that moment..
If the words were clearly conveyed through the sound of the vocal cords, it felt like the vibrations were wrapping my whole body warmly..
It felt like all the strokes that made up the word were scattered and assembled into different words..
Okay.
It may be an illusion, but Danghwaseo's words seemed to have that meaning..
Why can't my stomach calm down?.
My emotions are so out of control that I wonder if I am possessed by a psychic..
The words he soon spits out are filled with tears..
“but….”
“But what else? If not, then it's not.”
Tang Hwa-seo stretched out his hand and wiped Mo Ri-won’s eyes..
Then he held me in his arms and patted my back..
“A man shouldn't cry so carelessly. Just stop it.”
“…Cheon, isn’t it Salseong?.”
“Yes, what do you think?.”
“I'm coming to kill you.”
“Who says that??”
“…Everyone is.”
“Well, not anymore..”
A smile was added to Danghwaseo’s voice..
“I believe that the Mok Sohyeop will bring peace, not catastrophe. So now we can no longer use the word “everyone.”.”
Danghwaseo spoke clearly..
“Mok Sohyeop is not a person who deserves to die. In fact, he is a person who deserves praise more than anyone else in the world..”
“soger….”
“It is easy to give money to those who have money. It is easy to give a spare room to those who have a spare room. First, it is difficult for a hungry person to provide a meal or for a naked person to give up clothes. The same goes for the small neck.”
Danghwaseo carefully held Mokriwon in his arms..
“Even though I keep my life inside, I try not to reveal it. We want to keep it alive even though we know it is much easier to kill it. As Mok Sohyeop said, Mok Sohyeop is a person who takes a difficult path. So, you are a charlatan..”
Danghwaseo rubbed the back of Mokriwon’s head as if comforting or praising him..
“There is nothing in the law that I know of that says a charlatan deserves to die..”
Mokriwon’s teeth were clenched..
“So, I would give a lot of praise to the Mok Sohyeop. I would also say that celestiality will not be a problem. I know. That's right, stars aren't as powerful as you think. Look at the sword dragon over there..”
Danghwaseo said jokingly.
“Is he really a person worthy of being a king? It's not even funny. That's just a guy that suits Geomtooth..”
Mokriwon laughed loudly..
And while doing so, I shed tears..
Danghwaseo's clothes were getting wet, and when he was concerned about it and tried to remove it, Danghwaseo strengthened his arms..
“So, for the rest of my life, I will not believe in the fate of stars..”
Eventually, Mokriwon stopped resisting..
The words of comfort were so warm that I wanted to lean on them..
“Okay, now that's enough.?”
It’s okay to be so foolish just for today..
Mo Liwon nodded slightly..
The moment he closed his eyes and focused on the warmth of his embrace, his chest was squeezed with a temperature that was warmer than ever..
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