Chapter seven
Joo Seocheon secretly prepared to leave..
Of course, before I left, I asked several favors from two people I trusted..
“You seem very busy..”
I saw a happy face.
“It’s been a while… … Yes?”
Joo Seocheon tilted his head when he saw Geomma and Mugok..
“Ugh?”
I felt something change in Mugok..
Joo Seocheon asked with a feeling of doubt..
“if……?”
“Wow, did Eunkong achieve the realization of his imagination? That's amazing.”
“her!”
Joo Seocheon was surprised..
“Were you already at the police station??”
When we met before, I couldn't see the state of martial arts very well..
So I thought it was between Hwa-kyung and Hyeon-kyung..
But when I became Hyeon-gyeong, it wasn't like that at all..
Mugok was not between Hwa-gyeong and Hyeon-gyeong, but Hyeon-gyeong..
“It wasn't that long ago.
Because I too was able to reach this level only recently..”
Mugok laughed as if it was no big deal..
“Why didn't you show your skills until now??”
When Joo Seocheon asked curiously, Mugok answered in a tone of voice asking if there was anything special..
“What is there to show by swinging a sword?.
There's no point bragging about your swordsmanship if you can't even save your daughter..”
Indeed, it is the sword of dark heaven. It deserves to be Gaeyangseong, a symbol of strength..
Other people would not think anything of it, considering that even if heavenly luck reached them, they would never reach it in their lifetime..
“I heard that thanks to the protection of the elders, there were no major problems with the superiors or inspections. thank you.”
“It was a favor from my benefactor, so I just did the natural thing..
And please don't call me old and treat me comfortably..”
“It is comfortable for the elderly.”
Mugok, knowingly or unknowingly, was called a troubleshooter in the Geumui Sangdan..
Sometimes, when something couldn't be resolved, Mugok would step in and handle it with his mighty force..
Geumuigeommun is getting stronger day by day, and this was also thanks to Mugok’s occasional observation of Mugong..
“I will need a lot of help from you in the future, so I will be indebted to you..”
“Of course. Don't feel pressured and do whatever you want..”
“Oh, by the way, are you doing well??”
Mugok’s expression changed when his daughter’s story came out..
“Of course. He found his health a long time ago, and recently he's been begging me to teach him how to use a sword..”
Judging by the slightly torn mouth, she was a typical daughter's idiot..
“Hoo. You mean the sword??”
“exactly. When I asked him why he wanted to learn, he blushed and said that he wanted to be helpful to someone..”
‘Yes?’
Joo Seocheon narrowed his eyes..
“It seems that this father is trying to learn self-defense to give him some peace of mind, but I think he lied to avoid worrying about it..
That child's heart is so kind.……”
“Well, I see. It is also a wireless Sozer..”
Beads of sweat flowed from my back..
The face of someone who wanted to help came to mind..
“So lately, I've been having fun teaching my daughter at least some self-defense techniques to protect herself..”
Mugok's past, who became a devil for his daughter's sake, came to mind..
It was scary to think what would happen if this daughter's idiot father found out the truth..
My brother-in-law's sympathy for Zhuge's succession deepened..
“That's not all. Seonhwa, that kid is so smart that he even goes to the workshop and helps create diagrams for the institution. I can’t believe I even received recognition from that bad-tempered little boy from Zhuge Family..
Even though she is my daughter, she is really amazing! Hehehe!”
I had no idea that blunt and bloody dance would make me laugh this much..
It wasn't just awkward, it felt foreign..
‘okay. Let’s just keep our mouths shut..’
We're both happy that we don't notice until the end..
Still, I prayed for the peace of Zhuge’s successor..
“Well then, I'll just leave now..
Oh, and……”
“I was just talking to myself.”
“thank you.”
Maybe it's because I lived at the bottom for a while, but I was quick to notice..
But I had no clue when it came to my daughter’s love life..
‘But, this one is more human-like and nice..’
In the original history, Geomma Wugok was truly an evil spirit..
When we first met, it wasn't much different..
but not now.
He is a father who enjoys teaching others and usually smiles when talking about his daughter..
It was really nice to see this person feeling happy about ordinary things..
For some reason, my heart was pounding..
The first thing I did after leaving Shandong was to identify myself..
First, I decided to change the face..
I went to a craftsman I had met before and asked him to make a bast cotton ball..
“Hehe, it's been a while..”
I looked at the face reflected in the water and touched my cheek..
It was indeed the top of a gungwi swordsman that I had not seen in a long time..
“Now we're moving in earnest.”
I've been hiding my identity for a while, but not anymore..
I was able to act freely.
‘there isn't that much time.’
The war between demons is still going on.
We had to calm down our excitement and make adjustments so that we could fight together in the middle of the war..
So I needed to start wandering around from now on..
Light attack was carried out to the fullest all day long..
“Major, let’s eat this first..
Otherwise it's hard to keep up with me.”
I had the major take two elixirs that I had picked up from the Gold Medal..
In the past, we asked God to find out its effectiveness..
Thanks to these two elixirs, the major gained almost a level of stamina..
I still couldn't move on to the next level due to my heart attack, but my strength was almost constant..
If your strength was low, you could use the Zamun Magic spell to temporarily display your ability to reach the realm of fire, so there was no problem..
“By the way, is there anything you need??”
If the Major had not helped him when his heart was pierced, he would have died by being decapitated during the return trip..
It was a bit difficult to use a lifesaver, so I tried to provide various conveniences, but it was of no use..
“I'm not sure what the question means.”
The major was a puppet who would do nothing without orders..
Even if I wanted to fix my heart, I couldn't..
I tried a few times, but eventually realized it was no use..
“The three-eyed warrior is the devil.”
The aftereffects of the process of death were terrible..
“Now, let's start by looking for Yogwang..”
We have begun an investigation into the provincial commander of Gansu Province..
He was a high-ranking official of Jeong Ipum who opened Okmungwan..
But from the beginning, I was blocked by a wall..
“The provincial commander dies?”
I looked for traces of Yogwang during the Battle of Jeonghyeol, but I couldn't hide my bewilderment because the only clue had disappeared..
Looking at the cause of death, it was a fall from a horse..
“Falling from a horse?”
Joo Seocheon frowned..
Provincial commander subordinate to the Oho Provincial Governor.
If you are in charge of the border line, it is irrelevant..
Of course, accidents happen from time to time due to falling from a horse, but it was strange that such a capable military officer died during training..
‘You cut off your tail, Cheongi.!’
Nothing is easy.
Cheongi’s cleaning up was neat..
And it was amazing that he killed the official so casually..
‘It can't just be a falling horse accident. A military officer of that caliber would at least try to fail when he fails..’
Joo Seocheon deployed as many of the ghosts of Gansugok as possible to intensively investigate the horse fall accident..
It's been quite a while since the accident happened, but I was able to find it somehow because the identity of the person involved in the accident was unknown..
‘I don't understand why the warhorse suddenly went crazy during training. Since this is a horse ridden by the provincial commander, he must have paid more attention to it..’
In this country, high-ranking officials have power comparable to that of the king..
As a result, when preparing a warhorse for training, three to four stablekeepers or managers are assigned to it..
There was no chance that the warhorse that was released after being carefully checked by experts in advance would suddenly go crazy..
I thought it might have been poison or cancer, but that wasn't the case either..
After investigating with suspicion, additional clues emerged..
“It is a sound technique..”
As the name suggests, eumgong is a martial art that uses sound as a medium..
Like Lion's Roar, it started with the transmission of sound and then carried out physical destruction with sound waves..
Or, it was also possible to inflict damage like the general multiplication method..
Although it truly has a variety of effects, it has been discriminated against as a martial art that belongs to the non-mainstream category..
Since no one is looking for it, most of its reputation has disappeared..
Now there is only one place left.
“Sadosamun (邪道四門) Soeummun (部音門))!”
* * *
The number of political factions stationed at Cheonghae Lake has increased..
Looking down from above, the scale of the barracks was quite large..
It has changed a lot from its initial appearance as a refugee camp..
Among them, there was a barracks engulfed in strange heat..
It was a place where a flag with a plum blossom engraved on it was erected above the tent..
“……!”
Clink.
The sword slipped out of Luo Xiaoyue’s hand..
“baby.”
Shim Ok-ryeon came over and stroked Nak So-wol’s hand..
I've been swinging a sword since I was young, so I already had calluses, but now I'm beyond that level and I'm a complete wreck..
I swung it so hard that my calluses were torn and bleeding profusely..
Shim Ok-ryeon took out a bandage from her arms and wrapped Nak So-wol’s hand..
“I'm fine.”
Nak So-wol smiled slightly as if to reassure Sajo..
“……”
That smile was so sad.
It was a forced smile that anyone could recognize, even if they were not part of the school of thought..
That made my heart hurt even more..
“Should I get some rest?.”
People who know Shim Ok-ryeon may be surprised..
She is known to be strict even within the volcano sect..
Instead of resting, they tell you to at least study if you have time..
It was the most avoided object among trainees..
This meant that Naksowol’s condition was not good..
‘Joo Seocheon……’
Almost a month has passed since that incident..
The volcanic wave was also very confused when it heard the news..
They too did not believe it at first, dismissing it as a rumor..
However, as time passed and his whereabouts became more unclear and the rumors gained momentum, I had no choice but to accept it..
Most of the disciples of the Huashan Sect were sad and angry..
It was from then on..
Naksowol’s appearance has become a bit strange..
I started training to the point that it was hard on my body..
Everyone who saw it was speechless..
There were often people who tried to stop me, but I was rejected..
Even if I forced myself to rest, I trained more the next day..
The calluses on my hands had already been torn off a long time ago, and in the end, the scars on my skin were causing problems..
Shim Ok-ryeon, who was worse off, scolded her not to overexert herself, but it was of little use..
Luo Sowol swung his sword like crazy..
‘Was that child's death that sad??’
A subtle anger was felt in that sword..
It didn't take long to figure out why he was swinging his sword so forcefully..
Joo Seo-cheon, the hero of the political sect and the greatest four disciples of Hwasan..
Shim Ok-ryun resented Joo Seo-cheon but also missed him..
I was grateful as the Five Elders of Hwasan, but I hated that he died so early..
A sigh came out of my mouth..
I wanted to take the sword away and tell him to stop and face reality, but I couldn't..
In the end, I watched from afar and stopped him only when I thought I was really going to die if this continued..
But that will be of no use tomorrow..
I woke up earlier than anyone else and started training by swinging my sword..
Sajo, who was not at all happy to see Sason working hard, felt sad..
* * *
Gangseo Nanchang).
The city is rich in natural resources, including the fertile rice fields of the Jiangxi Basin..
It was famous for its products including rice, tea, cotton, leaf tobacco, hemp, wood, and ceramics..
Among them, there was Deungwanggak (滕王閣) as a scenic spot that was often talked about by people..
Deungwanggak, one of the three famous pavilions in Gangnam.
It was founded in the Tang Dynasty and rebuilt over the years..
The three-story building was about nine feet tall and five feet wide..
Not only does it have high historical value, but it is also the most notable building in Nanchang..
When you look up close, you are involuntarily overwhelmed by its majesty and dazzled by the majesty of the pavilion..
The sound of the song mixed with the gold sound made by plucking the strings attracted people's footsteps..
Tengwang Pavilion is the place where Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, held a banquet to award meritorious services to ministers, and where literati wrote poems and texts and entertained other nobles..
But that too is an old story..
Tengwang Pavilion was, in name and reality, a monument intended to entertain government officials, but over time it was caught up in various wars and was destroyed several times..
As a result, while it was being rebuilt, officials, including the emperor, began to look for other places, and their visits gradually stopped..
Afterwards, in order to survive, Tengwang Pavilion was opened to the general public and wealthy merchants..
And this Deungwanggak was once destroyed beyond recognition, and a member of the martial arts faction paid money to acquire it..
That clan was the Soiseummun..
“Hey, it’s Deungwanggak. Deungwanggak.”
“It is my dream to go up to this floor of Tengwang Pavilion..”
In Dengwanggak, the gap between each floor was as large as the level between the masters and the inferiors..
In order to go up to this floor and enjoy drinking, singing and dancing, ordinary people had to sacrifice their entire life savings..
For reference, in the case of the third floor, it was not possible with money alone..
Since the main customers were the upper class, appropriate dignity, courtesy, and reputation were required..
However, even if you don't have to go to the third floor, it is said that you are satisfied because there are courtesans who can enchant men on just this floor..
The first floor is also not as good as this floor, but it is higher than most floors..
The price was worth it too.
The area around Tengwang Pavilion was full of men who wanted to have fun but had no money and wanted to get a glimpse of the courtesan's face..
“Major.”
Zhou Seocheon looked up at Teng Wang Pavilion and muttered..
“command.”
“Don't follow me, just wait around here.”
“honorary name.”
I climbed the stairs in front of Tengwang Pavilion and headed to the main gate..
“Hey! I guess you left your documents behind??”
“LOL LOL!”
As I went up and looked around, it seemed like this was my first time here..
The guys nearby were playing pranks..
As I entered through the main gate, I heard loud chatter..
“Wahahaha!”
“Drink, drink.!”
“Come here!”
Jeomsoy was running around busily, courtesans were laughing while covering their mouths with their sleeves, and there were even people muttering things with distorted pronunciation while drunk..
“Welcome to Tengwang Pavilion.”
The courtesans standing at the entrance bowed and greeted us..
The gestures of the women lined up on both sides were full of politeness..
‘Indeed, it is the den of the Sapa warriors..’
Gisaeng and Jeomso, they were all martial people..
There were signs of learning martial arts..
There were especially many second-rate cases among third-rate ones..
Even those hiding in the open sense were caught..
Most of them were first-class to peak level..
Hao Wen's Red House and Qing House were not at this level..
This is not normal as it is under the jurisdiction of the noise department..
‘Well, Munju is Munju..’
I had no intention of making a fuss at Tengwang Pavilion..
I searched my pocket and took out a gold cloth weighing a whopping ten nyang..
“Heo Eok!”
When Geumwonbo came out, there were voices of surprise here and there..
Among them, there were some whose eyes sparkled with greed..
“I will take you to this floor..”
The courtesan carefully accepted the gold medallion and said hello..
“no.”
Joo Seocheon waved his hand..
“third floor.”
Sussssuk.
I felt movement from above..
The gazes of the people around me who were drinking, singing, and dancing also shifted slightly..
The courtesan who was handed the gold crown bowed and said as if she was sorry..
“Excuse me, Daehyeop, would you mind if I ask your name??”
“Gunggui Swordsman.”
pop.
Time stopped as if frozen..
People's voices stopped talking..
The surrounding attention was focused on one place..
They were not new guests, but warriors drinking in a corner of the first floor, surrounded by courtesans..
“How dare someone impersonate Daehyung?!”
the number is nine.
They were all warriors with grim faces full of sword marks..
I saw a sword at my waist..
“impersonation?”
Joo Seocheon tilted his head..
“My name is Kim Pal! As for me, I am the eldest of Gunggwigeomsu's nine younger brothers and a charlatan of Sado who contributed to the Four Gate Rebellion.!”
“Cheap! Since Daehyung's name has spread throughout the remote areas of Jungwon, some bastard is now impersonating Daehyung.!”
The warriors standing behind Kim Pal swore harsh words..
“I never had a brother like you.”
Joo Seo-cheon chuckled at Kim Pal and eight others..
“her!”
Kim Pal laughed as if it was absurd..
“The fraudster is so good at sticking his tongue out..
This is a guy who doesn’t know how to waste his life..”
“This guy really doesn't know how to waste his life..”
Joo Seocheon looked at Kim Pal and smiled slightly..
‘What is this guy??’
Kim Pal felt a little uneasy..
‘do you know i'm lying?’
Kim Pal is a first-class martial artist..
Although he was not at the level of a master, he still had some skills..
Considering the tendency of Sapa to have few experts and many low-ranking players, he has outstanding skills..
However, Kim Pal's greed was too great compared to his skills..
Whenever I heard about women or alcohol, I would jump up from my sleep, and if I had money in my hand, I would go to hug women first..
During the Parakho era, there were times when he borrowed money and spent it extravagantly, then changed his identity and went into hiding..
Even after becoming a first-class warrior, that habit did not diminish..
On the contrary, it only grew bigger..
It wasn't difficult to get a woman because I had money and skills, but it was difficult to get a beautiful woman that caught my eye..
In particular, after coming to Nanchang, I have not forgotten the taste of having made a big decision and invited a high-class courtesan to play at Dengwanggak..
It was said that if you play at Dengwanggak, you will never be satisfied anywhere else, and that was exactly right..
‘Is there any way to make money easily??’
After that, Kim Pal sat down in the male bar..
Somehow, I found all kinds of means to play at Dongwanggak for a long period of time..
As I was spending my days sucking my fingers, Damribaek, an immoral child, brought in a recluse from among the eight apostles and started a revolt..
Kim Pal was also a member of Sado Cheon, and was a top-notch military man in his own right, so he was called and had to stick to one side..
What I chose was Apostle Heaven..
No matter how unexpected the rebellion occurred, Damribaek's chances of winning seemed slim..
That decision was wise..
The traitor died, and the forces that followed him were wiped out..
The Apostles and Heavenly Father did not forgive them..
Thanks to you, I made some decent money..
However, the money disappeared in an instant when I stopped by this floor of Tengwang Pavilion..
When money was tight again, Kim Pal came up with an amazing way to make money..
‘Gunggui Swordsman!’
The hero of the apostles who appeared like a comet and disappeared, Gungwigeomsu.
Although Kim Pal could not see the face of Gungwigeomsu, he participated in the battlefield where he was and swung his sword..
And when the civil war ended and Gungguigeomsu disappeared, he made a plan..
It was an impersonation of my sworn brother..
There was no need to show off my skills since it wasn't him, and since he was my sworn brother, it was just right..
Actually the effect was amazing.
He was said to be the sworn brother of Gungguigeomsu, so people looked up to him here and there..
Even first-class and top experts came to say hello..
The masters were called to Sado-cheon's job of hiring talent and left, but other than that, they acted as sworn brothers..
If you just say the name of the Gunggui Swordsman, the Safa people will automatically turn a blind eye..
Women who admired him came to visit him, gave him alcohol, lied to him, seduced him, and then spent the night with him..
When they were short of money, they borrowed his name and extorted money from merchants or the owners of small and medium-sized clans..
It was so comfortable.
There were some people who were skeptical at first, but.
Since the Gungguigeomsu himself appeared and did not deny it, truth gradually began to be given to the lie..
As the rumor grew, eventually no one touched it..
But today.
Suddenly, a guy appeared and called himself a gungwi swordsman..
As I sat down in Deungwanggak and said that I was the sworn brother of Gungguigeomsu on a false day, people's attention was immediately focused..
Kim Pal's body trembled, but he was relieved to see the person he called Gunggwigeomsu and confidently got up from his seat..
‘He was a business partner.!’
Even though the field(?) was different, it was clear that he was impersonating something related to Gunggui Swordsman..
The eyes are a bit rough, but when you look at the surface, the martial arts skills are not that great..
It seemed like he was a scammer who had similar eyes..
“It would be better to go back now when you have such nice things to say..”
Kim Pal went in front of Joo Seocheon and snorted..
“And, I will give this gold cloth to you instead..”
Kim Pal's hand went to the gold circle cloth held by the courtesan..
I heard my younger siblings giggling behind me..
‘Hehehe! With this money, I can have fun on this floor.!’
Just imagining it made me feel better..
I already felt a strain between my crotches..
The faces of courtesans came to mind..
“It would be better to gently withdraw that hand. At least I don't want to see my younger brothers who serve me in formation get hurt..”
“What?”
Kim Pal's face quickly turned red..
“This guy says let's see, so he's jumping on the topic of a scammer..”
“It feels strange to be called a fraud by a fraud..”
“How dare you insult me?!”
Kimpal was about to move his hand to his waist but stopped..
It's not because I'm afraid of the self-proclaimed Gunggwigeom in front of me..
If you make a fuss under the jurisdiction of Soiseummun, it will not be easy to get over it..
I straightened my bent legs and took back the murderous energy that had been released..
“I can tolerate my parents' cursing, but I can't tolerate my own cursing.……”
“Oh, kinda! Just be quiet!”
Kuang!
There was the sound of a table being smashed..
Wow!
The surprised courtesans retreated..
The masters who were hiding on the ceiling came down and hid their courtesans behind them..
“What are you again??”
It was literally a mess..
A man in his mid-30s who was sitting alone in the corner drinking alcohol came forward, kicking the broken table..
“You're crazy.!”
Kim Pal looked at the messed up table and became thoughtful..
“Hee hee! I'll just go now!”
The men who were trying to hug the courtesan got up from their seats and quickly ran out of Deungwanggak..
Instead, I didn't go inside, but just stuck my head out and looked around as if I was looking inside from the outside..
‘things are not good.’
Kim Pal also noticed secretly and took a step back..
The eight sworn brothers also tried to decide when to run away..
“By the way, I came here because I heard that Tengwanggak's liquor tastes so good, but isn't this a total mess?!”
“You crazy guy. Don't play around with your mouth anymore.”
Kimpal glanced upstairs and hushed his voice..
“Are you saying you don’t know who owns this Tengwang Pavilion??”
“Do you mean So-Moon-ju?.”
“Hey, you crazy guy! Is the sound god your friend?!”
Seven seats in heaven).
Soummunju (音召音門主) Eumsin (Music God)).
There is a reason why the Safa people, who are known for their roughness and often fight, live quietly in Tengwang Pavilion..
The reason Kim Pal was so careful and observant was because the owner of this Deng Wang Pavilion was the Sangcheon Seven Seas..
He was the absolute leader of Sado as the head of the Sado Cheon, which is now known as the Eight Schools of Sado..
“Hmm, anyway, isn’t he a good singer?.
In front of this blue and white sword, it is nothing but an empty name.!”
“Blue and white island? Is that the mysterious sect’s blue and white sword??”
Kimpal asked back in surprise..
Joo Seocheon also opened his eyes wide as if he was surprised..
Cheongbaekdomun is a mysterious sect handed down through one-person tradition..
Appeared about 70 years ago and was active in various battlefields before disappearing..
It wasn't strange to be surprised.
“Is it really blue and white??”
Seventy years ago, the blue and white island was strong..
As soon as he appeared, he was ranked among the top 100 great masters in the world..
Since such a master suddenly appeared after 70 years, it was natural that people would not trust him easily..
“Huh, you can't even see this knife?.”
Cheongbaekdo pulled out a sword from his belt..
Even at first glance, it was a famous painting that exuded unusual elegance..
And soon, as the blue-white river flag was loaded, exclamations erupted here and there..
“It's really blue and white!”
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