The Thousand-Slayer Swordsman Association-Episode 16
〈 16Tue 〉 Accompanying Samjang, returning home (1）
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The third day of the journey.
Mayor of a small village somewhere in Jiangxi Province.
Danghwaseo humbly acknowledged.
‘…I thought wrong.’
This was a companionship I shouldn’t have had..
He said he missed the job out of pity..
It was the reality that I was finally realizing clearly that made Danghwaseo come up with this thought..
‘hillbilly!’
Mokriwon is a hillbilly..
He is also a caveman in a mountain valley whose common sense is empty..
I should have expected what kind of reaction Mokriwon would have from such a person and civilization..
Danghwaseo assured that.
The most vicious sentence in the world is none other than ‘Sojeo! 'What is this?'.
“Sozer! what is this?”
That question just happened to come up..
It was a question I heard dozens of times a day for three days after leaving Suyang County..
“…It's a confectionery.”
“Sugar! I know about this! Sanhyeop, the main character in chapter 3 of The Story of a Strong and a Hyeopgaek, practiced the art of boxing with this sweet in his mouth.!”
“Yes, I guess so..”
Danghwaseo sighed deeply..
What you see in front of you is Mokriwon, whose eyes are sparkling towards you..
What followed was not at all different from what had happened before..
“Look, owner. Please give me just one piece of sugar there..”
“Oh oh…!”
If you put something in your mouth, you'll be quiet while you eat..
While thinking about that, I took out a coin from my pocket, and Mok Ri-won cheered loudly and said,.
“Thank you. Sozer! But Sojeo does not eat sweets.?”
“I don't enjoy sweets.”
“Umm… ! I guess so!”
Danghwaseo glanced at Mokriwon..
Before he knew it, he had taken his eyes off himself and was staring intently at the snacks..
‘I wish I wasn't so handsome….’
Wouldn’t it be really unpleasant to see this?.
I had that thought..
In other words, he was so ridiculously handsome that it was forgivable even though he was doing such a shameful thing..
‘…This is not the time.’
Thinking about it makes me sigh again.
There was a month to go until the Yongbong branch opened, and even if you rode diligently to the chairman of Anhui Province, it would take three weeks..
This was also a village that we should have passed by yesterday, but as Mokriwon's curiosity was satisfied, we only arrived today during the day..
If we continue like this, we might end up not being able to go to the Yongbong branch and our plans might go awry..
“Everything is sweet! I've never tasted something this sweet in my life.!”
Mokriwon's exclamation heard.
Danghwaseo, who was lost in thought, looked at him..
‘Be bright too.’
It's so absurd that I burst out laughing..
It makes me wonder why they like one piece of sugar so much..
“Are you okay??”
“then! I love it! Since I started going with Sojeo, I see all the new things and I enjoy every moment.!”
Startle.
Danghwaseo trembled at the sudden words and fanned his heated face..
“What to say….”
face.
The face is also a problem.
When you say something like that with that face, it makes me feel conscious..
Dang Hwa-seo said this to Mo Ri-won, recalling deep embarrassment that could not be calmed down..
“I'm done flattering you, so let's go. We shouldn't waste any more time in this market..”
“hmm! I understand!”
Mok Ri-won bit into the sweet and swallowed it..
Then he said to Danghwaseo.
“I'm asking for words here.?”
“Yes, I guess that's the only way to go quickly..”
“If you run to the new law,….”
“Is there any reason to lose stamina? And how are you trying to find your way by running so quickly up the mountain path??”
A statement that pinpoints a problem that Mokriwon, who lacks common sense, failed to consider..
Mok Riwon’s lips were tightly shut..
“Just follow quietly..”
Mo Liwon nodded..
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Finally arrived at the stable.
Danghwaseo expressed deep embarrassment and asked the owner of the place..
“Are you saying there are no words? Not even one?”
“Yes, that’s right… . All I can say is that the merchant that passed by here the day before yesterday rented it all out.….”
“No, who on earth would do something so absurd?…!”
“Oh, you're at the top of the world….”
Stop.
The movement of Danghwaseo stopped..
The owner of the stable looked at Dang Hwa-seo's attitude and continued speaking with a stutter..
“This, this... Wouldn’t that be ten times the market price? They bought everything, including horses and mules, and carried supplies..”
It was a ridiculous situation..
The merchant who buys all the horses in one village at ten times the market price, and this village that sells them at that price.
However, Danghwaseo could not add anything else..
‘Top of the world…!’
That's why you're on top of the world for accomplishing something so incredible..
“Sojeo, what is the top of the world??”
“It is the biggest top in the midfield. No, to be exact, it is a top group that has grown rapidly in the last 15 years and has become the best on the continent..”
“They bought all the horses and threw them away.?”
“That's right. All I can say is that we were unlucky..”
Danghwaseo sighed heavily..
There was a frowning expression on his face..
‘It's the worst.’
Now it was at least three days away from the next village..
In addition, it was a smaller and more miserable village than here, so it wasn't even sure if there would be horses there..
In other words, if you can't find a horse here, you'll be stranded and your plan will fall apart..
“The top will come back in about a week. I can sell it by then….”
“It's too late.”
“Then what….”
The owner of the stable scratched the back of his head and quenched his appetite..
It seemed like there was no other solution that came to mind..
In a sinking atmosphere.
Mok Riwon glanced at Danghwaseo and the owner of the stable and then said those words..
“Sojeo then. Why not take a shortcut??”
“You mean a shortcut? There is such a thing.?”
A look of absurdity appeared on Danghwaseo's face..
It was absurd for this hillbilly, who was completely unfamiliar with Kangho, to mention a shortcut he did not even know about..
However, there was someone here who understood what Mok Riwon was saying..
“What! Are you sure you want to go with that song??!”
The owner of the stable shouted loudly..
“No! That place is a great place! If you go there wrong, your life will be cut off.!”
Danghwaseo's eyebrows narrowed at the words spoken with a pale face..
“Is there a way? Hey, let me elaborate on that..”
The stable owner kept his mouth shut..
He seemed to be giving off a lot of signs that he would never, ever talk about anything..
‘ear song?’
Danghwaseo looked at Mokriwon, wondering what this meant..
“Small cooperative. What is the shortcut you are talking about??”
I asked the question thinking he would know since it was a story he brought up..
Mok Riwon said with a grin..
“It’s a valley of residual blood (？血？)!”
The answer shouted out loud.
The owner of the stable said, 'Hi!' I was scared and made a noise, and Danghwaseo made a blank face..
Meanwhile, the cheerful Mok Ri-won nodded and continued speaking..
“exactly! This is a song that the seniors of the martial arts faction fought against during the war against Hyeolcheongyo.!”
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Mok Riwon, who was ignorant of the world, knew a few things about this central place..
These were things related to past cooperative acts that Mok Seon-oh had told him through stories..
Mokriwon still remembered..
One rainy night when the thunder was particularly loud.
The story that Mok Seon-oh told him to put him to sleep when he was still 7 years old..
“It's a song of residual blood.?”
“Yes, this is the valley where many heroes of the White Path once blocked with desperate will to stop the Hyeolcheongyo. It's in a mountain valley in the north of Jiangxi Province, not far from here. My brother and I were there that day..”
“My brother is the girl king.?”
“I see you remember.”
“lol….”
The hand that smiled and stroked my head was truly warm..
Also, what Mok Seon-oh said in a playful tone was truly exciting..
“A lot of blood was shed. Janhyeolgok was the fastest road from Gangseo to Anhui, and if it was occupied, even Anhui might be attacked by Hyeolcheongyo. How terrible that day was. The civilians who lived in Janhyeolgok were all sacrificed by the Hyeolcheongyo religion, and the masters of the Murim Alliance also lost their lives to the evil methods of the evil Cheonhyeolgwi (??血?)..”
“So, how did it go??”
“What happens….”
Mokriwon remembered..
The moment Mok Seon-oh growled and continued speaking, the lightning struck, and the words that followed..
“…This teacher killed all the evil enemies..”
Mok Seon-oh's handsome smile was seen in a room brightened by flashes of lightning..
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Danghwaseo, who left the stable and came to a nearby guesthouse, looked at Mokriwon with a serious look on his face..
Somen with bamboo leaf greens.
As soon as Mok-ri-won across from him entered the guesthouse, he ordered it and inhaled it, smiling..
‘bittersweet song.’
It was a place Danghwaseo was familiar with..
I didn't know that it was right up there, but I knew what happened there and why it was called Gwigok..
‘How do you know?.’
I was curious about how he, who lacks common sense, knew about the Blood Valley..
‘teacher? Yes, there is a high probability that it is the teacher..’
His teacher may have been a former master who was active in the blood temple..
That's right, didn't you feel that his martial arts skills at first glance were truly pure and powerful?.
Suddenly, I became more curious about his teacher, but Tang Hwa-seo did not bother to ask about it..
‘This man of many words is not saying a word..’
It would probably be correct to think that he is hiding something about his teacher..
it wasn't uncommon.
Isn’t it common for people who have already learned martial arts from retired masters to move without revealing their origins?.
‘What's more important than that right now is….’
future path.
Danghwaseo once again remembered the story of the valley of blood..
‘You can definitely get out of Gangseo Fortress quickly after passing the Janhyeol Valley..’
The mountain terrain is rough and there is not a good place to rest, but that problem does not apply to Mokriwon and myself, a warrior who has reached a certain level..
That was also the problem.
‘There are still traces of blood death in the valley of blood..’
Janhyeolgok is a place where no one has entered since the war and is full of corpses and fraud..
As such, there are even rumors going around that evil spirits have taken up residence due to fraud that has landed on the ground..
‘Spiritual creatures may be nonsense, but... It's as real as a scam.’
If spirit creatures actually existed, Janhyeolgok would not have been so neglected..
The reason why there are rumors that civilians set foot there and failed to return is probably because those who entered there were caught up in fraud and died..
‘I am OK.’
The process was terrible, but no matter what, it is a body that has achieved immortality..
No matter how vicious the poison is, this body uses it all as food, so it doesn't matter at all..
However, the man in front of me is different..
“hmm? Sojeo, the meal doesn’t suit my taste.?”
“no. I have something to think about.”
Danghwaseo said that, adjusted his posture, sat down, and continued speaking..
“My neck is small, can I ask you one thing??”
“What is it?”
“Did you learn anything about detoxification during training?.”
Mok Riwon blinked..
Then he nodded..
“I know how to push out poison with my inner strength. In addition to that, I am also holding a few bottles of poisoned wine that Master gave me..”
Mokriwon said that while pointing at his baggage and then asked that question..
“But why do you ask that??”
“Damn, I think I have to go..”
“oh!”
Mokriwon’s voice grew louder..
Then, naturally, the guests' eyes focused on him..
“iced coffee….”
A hazy, wet voice coming from somewhere.
The moment he showed his presence, someone else started suffering from lovesickness..
Danghwaseo heard that sound..
I was shocked at first, but now I was able to ignore that reaction..
Danghwaseo nodded with his usual expression and then said these words:.
“There will probably be a lot of morale in Zanblood Valley. Since the land has been abandoned for almost 20 years, the poison can contaminate the land and cause harm to your body just by passing by. Be prepared for it.”
“I understand! Today, I think I need to accelerate my luck and take better control of my energy.!”
What was so exciting? Mok Ri-won gulped down the noodles, down to the soup, then got up and headed to the second floor of the guesthouse..
It was my accommodation..
Danghwaseo’s eyes narrowed..
‘Are you okay??’
Seeing Mok Riwon being so excited made me feel anxious..
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