The Thousand-Slayer Swords Association-Episode 198
EP.198 Chapter 20 - Collision, Torrent (4)
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No matter when I die, it's no wonder.
A huge wound, incomparable to bleeding or fractures, presses down on the entire body..
The heaviest thing is the eyelids.
Taeheojinin, the shaman's long writing, is a powerful expression beyond the slowly blurring vision... No, I was looking at a spy of the Demonic Cult..
“Gongah….”
“I guess I should introduce myself again..”
He approached me with an expression I had never seen before in my life..
“This is Sima Gong of Xingyo. Is this enough of an introduction?.”
What you say with a grin is your real name.
Sima Gong. Sima Gong.
Taeheo Jinin knew.
What does the Sima surname in Xingyo mean?.
“…Was it the sixth gate?.”
Magical Six Gates, Heavenly Gates (天腦門)).
It was a well-known fact in the central plains that his direct descendants used Sima clan..
“Hey, you know. Should I say it's an honor??”
“why….”
“This is probably not the time to ask that question..”
Sima Gong's face is full of leisure..
“You should ask why, not why..”
Sima Gong grabbed Tae Heo Jin-in by the collar and beat him to the floor..
“Wow!”
Blood came out.
What stuck in my ringing ears was Sima Gong's voice full of laughter..
“Why have I been playing the ridiculous Taoist game for such a long time? Shouldn’t you be asking that??”
“….”
“A shaman’s martial arts skills were needed. The Muhak that creates a continuous flow with softness as the model, the Muhak that you have not even mastered properly..”
Was that the reason?.
“You don't know. This is why Taegeukhyegeom is a new technique. I suffered because I didn't know that. The pig was attacked because there was a pearl necklace hanging around its neck..”
Sima Gong's eyes were deeply sunken..
I could feel the contempt in the eyes that looked down at me as if I was pitiful..
Tae Heo Jin-in let out a light breath and looked into his eyes..
What comes to mind is the distant past, when I had not yet become a scholar, and the day I first met Sima Gong..
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It was a cold winter day when the whole world became a snow field..
Wudang Mountain was also showing a different atmosphere from peacetime due to the snow piling up..
Taeheojinin went down the mountain and walked through the streets that day, feeling an inexplicable attraction..
Hyeon-gong was a child I met there..
“hmm? why are you here?”
Was he only five years old?.
Hyeon-gong was shivering in an alley wearing only shabby clothes in this cold winter..
The moment Taeheojinin raised his head and our eyes met, what Taeheojinin felt was no different..
‘It's sunny.’
The eyes were so clear.
Like looking at a clear lake surface.
“I was watching the snow fall.”
“You mean eyes??”
“Yes, and I imagined it.”
“what?”
“When all the snow melts, the land will become warm again..”
Tae Heo Jin-in felt curious..
“Why did you think of that??”
“This is why I need to believe that my pain will be fleeting..”
“hmm?”
“When the snow melts, won't the ground become warm again? Winter will come again, but until then, I won't have to sleep shivering in the cold. For example, this would be a cycle..”
Tae Heo Jin-in was greatly surprised..
I expressed great admiration that this young child, a child who showed no signs of learning, had the intelligence to understand the cycle of the world..
The next words he spoke were based on a hint of greed overlaid with curiosity..
“What do you think about the cycle??”
If I knew the answer to this, wouldn't it be okay to have a child?.
Isn’t this child perhaps the future leader of shamanism?.
That expectation,
“No thoughts whatsoever. Just go with the flow.”
I was rewarded.
“…Oh no.”
“yes?”
“Won't you come with me??”
“Where do you mean?”
“As a shaman.”
The child's eyes were sore.
It felt empty and empty somewhere, so Taeheojin had to be nervous..
However, it was a needless worry..
“Can I have a meal if I go? It's a shame, I'm so hungry.”
Young Hyeon-gong smiled and said.
While discussing the flow, his childlike appearance may have been the biggest reason why Tae Heo-jin loved Hyeon-gong..
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‘from the beginning….’
It was all planned..
The feeling of emptiness made me feel sick inside..
Sima Gong's twisted smile is so unfamiliar..
The eyes filled with contempt are so unfamiliar..
It was natural that Sima Gong, whom Tae Heo Jin-in knew, and Hyeon Gong, the shaman's Xuanlong, was a child who was always empty and never spewed out negative emotions..
Tae Heo Jin’s lips were sweet..
What was your curiosity the first day you joined the shaman?.
What was the smile that appeared the moment you held the sword?.
What was the humility that you tried to reject the moment you became the representative of Later Jisoo and were taught the Taegeukhyegeom?.
Aren’t you truly a shaman-like child?.
I tried to ask out loud, but now the words couldn't even come out properly..
“Thank you for your hard work. Don't worry too much. Taegeukhyegeom will continue. With the sword of Protestantism.”
Taeheojinin took a deep breath and listened to those words..
Then, he spat out one word..
“Gongah.”
“Is it a will??”
“Gong, you….”
Twisted smile, contemptuous eyes, identity finally revealed.
It all speaks of betrayal.
Nevertheless, Tae Heo Jin-in could hardly hate him..
Maybe that's why I'm so old.
“…Do you love Taegeukhyegeom??”
Sima Gong’s expression slightly hardened..
What kind of feeling is this?.
Did I lose steam because the last words I spewed out were just these, or was I frozen by the absurdity?.
It was Cheonchu's regret that he did not have the energy to think deeply..
So I just said.
“Was the shaman a warm home to you??”
showed a smile.
I really want to believe in the possibility that this child loved a shaman..
I hope that there is some sincerity in what we have seen while living together..
“I hope so. No matter what anyone says, to me you were a proud child of a shaman..”
Oh, I have no more words..
Tae Heo Jin-in saw Sima Gong wake up in his blurred vision..
His sword was raised high in the sky..
I closed my eyes to it..
‘Immortal Buddha.’
I can only hope that Heavenly Father guides this child well..
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The blade shook..
At the last moment, I was unable to strike his neck in one go, so the sword got stuck in my neck bone, and as a result, I had to strike him twice..
“Is it over?.”
5the elder said.
Sima Gong nodded..
“Yes, please go back..”
“The non-payment is?”
“It's in my head. When the war is over, I plan to translate it into a book..”
“i get it.”
The five elders trudged on..
Hyeon-gong could not chase after him right away..
Taeheojinin, whose head fell off, and the Taoists who were the original shamans.
It was about seeing the last moments of people who had lived together their whole lives..
‘stupid things.’
And a foolish long-time writer.
I was drawn to that guy's affection until the last moment, and as he died, I want to laugh at him as much as I could..
However, the reason why the corners of the mouth do not rise easily is because of Jang Moon-in's last words..
‘You are truly an old man who understands people’s emotions well..’
Sima Gong acknowledged it..
The words at that moment were clearly words that penetrated the emotions..
But there were no more feelings than that..
‘Don't expect too much.’
The Heavenly Thunder Gate does not teach you how to guide your body with your emotions..
Sima Gong turned around and left the ruined barracks..
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Zhuge Dynasty's Manor.
In the sleeping quarters of Gaju Zhuge Byeok, Mile Stone, Mokriwon, Zhuge Mountain, and Danghwaseo were located..
“You must have heard the news..”
“Yes, shaman….”
Mile Seok’s expression became somber..
With a face full of regret, Mok Riwon also made the same expression..
Zhuge Byeok took a long breath and said:.
“The war situation has become urgent. Now that the shaman's camp has been breached, the enemies will try to dig in..”
If it's natural, it's natural..
As breaking through the Cheonghae is the most important task of Shingyo, the moment it is solved, the situation of the war will change in an indescribable way..
“Could you please go up to the front??”
Mile Seok immediately answered Zhuge Byeok's question..
“Okay, I'll go there myself and block the way..”
“The King says he is already there. I don't know how much of the Elder-level troops they will use, but if Jiewang joins them, there won't be much difficulty..”
“What do you plan to do?.”
Zhuge Byeok smiled bitterly at that question..
“I plan to stay here. Even though you can't move your body, you can still see the battlefield and plan a strategy..”
Zhuge Byeok is now unable to walk on his own will..
In addition, my body has become unable to emit even an ounce of internal power..
That fact seemed to come as a pain to Zhuge Shan as well..
Zhuge Shan's eyes sank..
“…I will do my best to be the head of the family..”
Zhuge Byeok laughed a little at his words..
“Please.”
“Is the conversation over??”
Miles got up from his seat..
He said with a determined face.
“Let's leave right away. There is no time to hesitate even for a moment.”
“yes!”
Mok Riwon, who was immediately standing up to answer, paused for a moment and looked at the Danghwaseo..
“What are you planning on doing??”
“I'm going up too.”
“hmm? My sister is supplying….”
“Even if I’m not around, Hyang will be in charge. Wouldn't it be possible for each of the five major families to go to the rear under the pretext of supplying supplies?.”
Indeed, it made sense..
“Yeah, it looks like it's decided..”
Mile Seok said that and left the bedroom..
Mokriwon, Danghwaseo, and Jegalsan followed suit..
See next episode
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