Chapter 3: Spearman (逃水槍兵))
Chapter 3: Spearman (逃水槍兵))
Lee Uichae couldn't hide his surprise when he heard the story coming out of Joo Seocheon's mouth..
Oh my god, the remark of the Three Eyes Shintu!!
It wasn't unreasonable to doubt my ears..
“As for the water supply I took a few years ago, I originally found it in Vigo, not in an underwater cave..”
Joo Seocheon lied on purpose..
It was to make Lee Uichae believe even a little..
The remark itself of the Three Eyes God was so absurd that it had to be made up like this..
“what would you do?”
“Umm…”
Lee Uichae was drooling..
He seemed to be contemplating how to accept it..
‘Looking at your eyes, I don't think it's a lie.……’
The eyes are unwavering and truly confident..
It was honest and clean enough to get sucked in..
The thought wasn't very long.
Lee Uichae put aside his beliefs for a moment and spoke out the question that came to his mind..
“Even if Vigo exists or not, how do you plan to move so many treasures without people knowing??
That's realistically impossible.”
There is no small amount of treasure lying dormant in the archives of the Three Eyes God..
We need to mobilize a large number of people.
Then, no matter what happens, it is bound to be leaked..
What I was most worried about was the people who would be mobilized..
People are weak to the wealth in front of them..
He may change his attitude and turn into a robber..
Then you have to find people who won't stab you in the back, but that's not as easy as it sounds..
The most obvious thing to do is to mobilize the disciples of the Hwasan Sect, but if that happens, there will definitely be little in return for Lee Uichae..
No, I had doubts about whether he would be included in the first place..
“It is realistically impossible to have all the treasures with our own efforts..
I don't know about Daehyup, the source of the fireworks of the volcano, but the head, which is just a small statue, will definitely be blown away by robbers..”
“You don't need to take everything.”
“If you come here……?”
“Even if it is only a small number, it is okay, so ask for a few people you can trust and get them..
Then I will go into Vigo with them and bring back as much valuable as possible..
Just sharing them will be enough.”
“indeed”
Originally, he planned to transport as much as possible..
I didn’t find Sangwang for nothing..
No matter how active he was in the era of war, I think he was a decent merchant..
But his situation was worse than expected..
I never thought there would be this much nothing.
I made a plan thinking I could control and mobilize about 100 to 200 people, but it turned out to be wrong..
So as soon as I saw him I changed my plan..
Let's throw away as many sheep as possible and aim for something valuable..
Anyway, the person worth as much as Bigo is the small merchant, or rather, the king of merchants..
What the king lacks is capital..
If you have capital, you will be successful on your own..
It would have been a greater benefit to have him incur a debt he could not repay..
Although King Sang was obsessed with money, he was a person who was more trustworthy than anyone else in business relationships..
“If you keep quiet about this offer and accept it, I will do my best to ensure that the Geumui Sangdan takes charge of Ongan's military provisions..”
“understand. However, Daehyeop.
If Viggo is real, then what on earth are you trying to trust me with??”
Lee Uichae's eyes showed puzzlement and confusion..
“Look, Sang-Sang-ju..”
Joo Seocheon laughed while making the sound of the wind..
“They have nothing, and even merchant owners who are desperate for support are skeptical even though they have received a promise..
Then who will believe my story? That's it..”
That's because I know the future.
“There isn't much time.
I'll probably be leaving tomorrow or the day after..”
Yeonhwagakwon's journey to Gangho is not very long..
I have accumulated enough practical experience..
There was no reason to stay.
“I'll do it.”
Lee Uichae’s worries did not last long..
If what Joo Seo-cheon says is true, this is awesome..
Moreover, even though it was not necessary for the Three-Ansintu, it was unconventional to give up the commercial area for Ong-an military provisions..
That was enough.
More than anything, my instincts were telling me not to miss this opportunity..
My nose has been paralyzed for a long time from the stinging scent from earlier..
My body was feverish as if I was drunk..
“Well then, let’s talk in more detail..”
The smile on Joo Seocheon's mouth became even stronger..
* * *
Joo Seo-cheon relayed part of the plan to Lee Eui-chae..
It was about the remark of the Saman Shintu..
It doesn't matter whether he really believes or not..
If you promise me a profit, I'll do you a favor..
After parting ways with Lee Uichae, he immediately returned to the Gaeyang branch and sent the letter he had prepared in advance to Jeonseo-gu..
The recipient is Jang Tak.
It was the name of a second-rate warrior who fought alongside him in Yongan..
Jang Tak had a higher status in the Ong'an branch than expected..
He was the right-hand man of the branch leader who participated in the Open Eye Conflict..
And before I left, I was told that I would soon be promoted to deputy manager for my achievements in this matter..
If you are a favored Jang Tak, he will not just grant your request, but will do his best to make it happen..
Besides, there were many other people besides Jang Tak who had the light in my heart, so there was no need to worry about this..
Rather, there was something else to worry about..
“We're going back to Hwasanpa tomorrow, so get ready..”
The banquet is over, and the order to return has been issued from the Hwasan faction..
Now it's time to go back.
I couldn't stay here forever..
Jang Hong and Jang Seo-eun were disappointed..
The freedom I experienced after living under discipline as a four major disciple was truly sweet..
Even though it was dangerous, freedom was attractive..
“Don't you go see the Shaolin Temple, the Shaman sect, or the Wulin League headquarters in Anhui??”
Jang Seo-eun looked up while pulling Gu Pung’s sleeve..
It was so cute that a man would just pass over it..
‘Well done! do more!’
Joo Seo-cheon internally cheered for Jang Seo-eun..
However, cheering was of little use..
Gu Feng smiled as if he was troubled and shook his head from side to side with stern eyes..
“I also want to show you more, but I think that will be difficult. I don't think my heart can take it anymore.”
“Ah, four hundred~”
Jang Hong also acted foolishly..
But it was impossible.
“Gangho’s departure from Yeonhwagak is essentially about gaining experience like a cruise, it is not this dangerous..
This incident was such an exception..
Fortunately, there were no injuries, but the headquarters also said that they were worried about you and that it would be a good idea to come back, so even though it is regrettable, there is nothing we can do..”
Kang Ho-haeng stopped. I had to return without making a move.
‘They say things in the world don't go as you want, but ……’
Originally, he wandered around Gangho, saw an opening, and when he returned to Hwasan Sect, he tried to rob Bigo with the help of Lee Uichae..
I needed time, but worst of all, time was shortened..
Fortunately, despite the misfortune, an order to return was issued from Zhuge Dynasty, and they were able to travel together to Chongqing, where Bigo is located..
Zhuge succession was necessary to dismantle Bigo's institution..
The problem starts after that..
‘There was a minimum transaction, so I can't make the king follow me..
Even if you go to Chongqing and somehow manage to shake off Bigo, you have to come back to Guizhou. but how?’
If you tell Gu Feng about Vigo, the Volcanic Sect will definitely intervene..
It's even worse if Zhuge Sang even listens..
No, there was no way I believed in Vigo in the first place..
Even if you try to sneak away with Zhuge Succession, it is difficult to avoid the eyes and senses of the supreme expert, Gu Feng..
In the end, before Joo Seo-cheon can even solve his worries, he leaves Gwiju while being seen off by many people..
The journey home didn't take very long..
When I left Gaeyang, I received a horse that was not a famous horse, but was no less good..
Yeonhwagak also teaches horseback riding..
It’s not a gifted institution for nothing..
The reason I didn't ride a horse from Hwasan to Guizhou was because of my training in footwork and meditation, not because I didn't know how to ride..
Even the Zhuge Dynasty showed high-level horsemanship..
Even Zhuge Liang, who seems to have poor athletic ability, was able to ride it somehow..
Originally, the family itself had low martial arts and internal energy, so it was not suitable for light attack, which requires a lot of internal energy, so they trained horseback riding..
Several horses ran, sending up clouds of dust..
There were eighteen in total..
There were four members of the Hwasan faction, four members of the Zhuge Dynasty, and ten warriors from the Gaeyang branch of the Murim League whom Shin Do-gyun provided as escorts..
The group ran without stopping except for meals, sleep, or when they were really tired..
Thanks to that, we passed Guizhou early..
Occasionally, it seemed like they saw pirates, but when they saw the group giving off unusual energy, they immediately ran away..
From Joo Seo-cheon’s point of view, it was like he was going crazy and jumping around..
Gu Feng's gaze alone was annoying, but there were guards named Howie..
My stomach was feeling dry..
* * *
Sadocheon.
“Lord of Heaven, I have news that the Fourteen Swordsmen will soon arrive at Yangtze River..”
The Commander-in-Chief of Sadocheon, Ak Gwan-tae, submitted a report..
“Did you come?.”
Apostle Heavenly Lord opened his eyes reminiscent of a poisonous snake..
A murderous intent mixed with discomfort and anger was released..
“Even if you behead the idiots who attacked Onggan and ran away, your anger will not go away, so where are you going to return to?.”
Gae-an's work wasn't that great..
Originally, fights would break out in that area like a meal..
In extreme cases, owners change more than ten times a day..
It's just everyday life, so it's not something to be that upset about..
“If I had lost like usual, I wouldn't have been so angry..”
Defeat isn't that important.
It happens so often that even if I lose, I think it will happen and prepare for the next time..
However, the two letters ‘complete defeat’ became a problem..
Although it was not directly prepared by Heavenly Lord, the dispute over the opening of eyes was paid some attention to in its own way by Sado Heavenly Father..
Ak Gwan-tae, the commander-in-chief, was also somewhat involved and reviewed and approved the Yangdong operation..
It was expected that the Fourteen Swordsmen, who arrived at Yong'an, led the remaining troops to Gae'an and entered the war..
However, the failure to conquer Ong-an, which became an empty house, became a problem..
If successful, the hostages would have been used to cause significant damage..
But that didn't happen and we ended up losing..
The result brought shame and anger..
Joo Seo-cheon's actions ultimately changed a future that would not have happened..
Ong'an was conquered and the hostages were captured so they had no choice but to retreat from Ga'an..
But the future changed and brought another future..
“Give the bastards of the volcano faction a stinging taste..”
The eyes of the Apostle Heaven glowed insidiously..
* * *
Yangtze River, Port.
“hmm?”
Gu Feng tilted his head..
“Fourteen Swordsmen Association, what's going on??”
Zhuge Sak looked at Gu Feng in confusion..
“Oh, it's nothing else, I was just wondering if the number of ships was a bit small..”
At Gu Feng's words, Jegal Sak looked around the port..
There were definitely fewer ships..
In particular, small boats like skiffs were nowhere to be found, even after a quick search..
“It's strange, but it's not particularly strange..
Normally, during this time, the Yangtze River is crowded with people who come to enjoy the arts..
Also, we have a lot of people, so it doesn't really matter, right? haha.”
Jegalsak chuckled while smoothing his beard..
The group boarded not a skiff, but a heavy boat that could easily accommodate fifty people..
There was also the option of splitting up and riding on a skiff, but then the samurai who followed as escorts would be meaningless..
Besides, I didn't have any money, so there was no reason to endure such inconvenience..
“I think he may have become sensitive because of what happened at Ong-an. How about going in and resting??”
“Not to that extent. Thank you for your concern though..”
Gu Pung also passed it over, saying he was too sensitive..
I calmed down and enjoyed the surrounding scenery..
Although I didn't have a drink in my hand, there was enough scenery in front of me to enjoy the Yangtze River..
The rows of strangely shaped cliffs can only be seen if you crane your neck, and the dense bushes on top of them felt like a world other than Inse..
When I first came out to the river and saw the Yangtze River, I looked at it with my mouth wide open..
I was overwhelmed by Mother Nature and my mind and body became stiff..
Now that I've gotten used to it, it's not that bad, but the scenery of the Yangtze River was always amazing..
When I stuck my head out and looked down at the flowing river water below the boat, I saw fish dancing in the water..
“……”
Gu Feng's eyes, which were looking down at the river and reminiscing, suddenly widened as if they were about to tear apart..
“Murim warriors, listen up!!”
sreung.
The sword hanging from Gu Feng's waist was pulled out smoothly..
A rough and sharp force emanated from the sword's face..
“Protect Yeonhwagakwon and Zhuge Family immediately.!”
“Fourteen Swords Association……?”
Zhuge Sak looked surprised..
Before he could ask anything, the Murim warriors moved at the same time as if they had made an appointment and spread out a guard formation..
“joy! Indeed, the Fourteen Swordsmen Association is quick to notice.!”
Jegalsak's face suddenly hardened..
His eyes quickly turned to find the source of the voice..
On top of an oddly shaped cliff, I wondered if the dense bushes that I could see were moving, and then people in blue clothes appeared..
“Get on board!”
Someone's voice echoed in the air..
splash, splash!
“omg!”
One of the Murim warriors made a surprised voice..
The river, which had been flowing calmly, suddenly surged upward, and rugged men holding military flags boarded the boat..
That number was not just one or two..
Even at a rough count, he seemed to be around thirty or forty..
“Oh my!”
“shaking!”
The number of people who can rise to the middle line is at most sixty..
So many people got on it that the center of gravity shook..
Surim Guchae!
Jegalsak shouted, his face turning pale..
Not many people can swim in the Yangtze River.
This is because the current is so changeable..
No, in order to follow the boat while diving below the surface, you have to be a person who has practiced hand training..
There are no martial arts practitioners who practice martial arts in the Yangtze River other than Sujeong..
“If you found the wrong boat, it will just skip over so get off right away..”
Gu Feng gave a low warning while showing a glimpse of the plum blossoms in his sleeves..
“Haha, I'm with you, so I guess I got it wrong.?”
Among the pirates who boarded the ship without permission, the man with the largest physique stepped forward..
“you……”
scars all over the face.
There are not that many people who have these characteristics..
“I didn't mention the name at the time, so you wouldn't know. It's called Yukdaerang..
I was grateful for the job I received recently. Hehehe.”
Yook Daerang smiled viciously, showing his yellow teeth..
“ah! The numbers at that time!”
Jang Hong recognized Yuk Daerang..
Only then were Gu Pung, Jang Seo-eun, and Joo Seo-cheon able to remember who he was..
He was the leader of the bandits I met when I first crossed the Yangtze River in Chongqing..
“Yu, speaking of Yukdaerang……”
Jegalsak muttered in a trembling voice..
“One hundred great experts in the world, swordsman spearmen)!”
And then Zhuge Sang continued:.
“Hehe, I'm so moved that a proud nobleman from the five generations recognizes me, I'm on the verge of tears..”
Yook Daerang smiled darkly..
That reaction instantly calmed the mood of the group..
In particular, there was deep despair on the faces of the Murim warriors..
Yook Dae-rang took out the polearm on his back, swung it around, and then stabbed the ground..
Then the ship, which had been shaking violently and unable to maintain its center of gravity, stopped like a lie..
‘It's real.’
Gu Feng swallowed his saliva..
“Do Soo Changbyeong came aboard this ship because he had some business to do.?”
“What's your business? Hahaha!”
Yukdaerang tilted his head back and laughed..
It was never a laugh that seemed pleasant..
“Asking a pirate for what reason he boarded someone else's ship?.
Do you call that a question?.”
Yukdaerang’s tone of voice changed..
I could feel the coldness in his voice..
“Spearman, are you crazy?!”
Jegalsak shouted among the guards..
The audience's gaze shifted to Jegal Sak..
“I'm crazy?”
“Attacking the place where the Huashan Sect and the future of the Zhuge family are located will never end safely.!”
“Huh, is it really Zhuge Dynasty? You have a knack for slandering people..”
Yukdaerang let out an unpleasant laugh..
“listen carefully. We are Surimguchae. He is the guardian of the Yangtze River..”
Yukdaerang wet his lips with his tongue..
“Since ancient times, it has been customary to pay a toll to the guardians to cross the Yangtze River..
But weren't you the ones who framed us, calling us thieves, and didn't hire us?.
You were the ones who started the fight in the first place..”
“under? What nonsense is that?……”
Jegalsak tried to continue but stopped..
I saw Yuk Daerang smiling and understood what was happening..
“Aren’t the arrogant children of Yeonhwagak and Zhuge Family the first to rebel?.
Didn't those kids suddenly point their swords and say they won't negotiate with the enemy?.”
Yukdaerang raised his spear and pointed at the center of the guard..
“Uncle. It seems like there's something of some kind..
They have no intention of letting us go..”
Zhuge Sang adjusted the sword hanging on his belt..
I don't know how much help it will help, but the situation is that urgent..
“The reason there was no ship in the port... … Was it something like that?.”
The nine winds gritted their teeth..
“Isn't it a 'frequent thing' for Gangho to make a mistake without knowing the circumstances of the martial arts forces, ahead of his blood??”
Yukdaerang strengthened the hand holding the spear..
Starting with the hands, the forearm and shoulder muscles swelled significantly..
“Let me say it again: the Yangtze River is the territory of the forest and jiuchae..
You guys caused trouble here, so as guardians, I can only protect the law and peace of the Yangtze River. ha ha ha!”
The sound of Yukdaerang’s laughter rang loudly..
“Don't let anyone live!”
“Kehehehe!”
The enemy attacked.
* * *
“Eh?”
A panicked voice came out naturally..
Joo Seocheon looked like he couldn't understand what was going on..
“Priest, hide behind me!”
Jang Hong came forward and said that he would still be put to death..
“Suran! It's succession!”
Zhuge Sang also hid his younger brothers behind him..
The three men, Zhu Seo-cheon, Zhuge Suran, and Zhuge Succession, hid in the very center, and Zhuge Sang, Jang Hong, and Jang Seo-eun surrounded them..
Finally, the warriors of the Murim Alliance deployed a guard to block it..
Everyone felt a determination to die..
‘What the hell happened??’
When I boarded the ship, I thought everything was over..
I seriously thought about whether I should throw myself overboard with Zhuge Heir..
But something unexpected happened.
‘If I fought a swordsman, there's no way I wouldn't remember... … Has something like this ever happened??’
Cheonhabaekdae masters often change with the times..
This was especially true in times of war..
It was changing so quickly that information couldn't keep up..
However, among them, there were a few who maintained their positions as the world's greatest masters for a long time without being taken away..
One of them is Yook Daerang, a swordsman..
Yook Daerang was originally a sailor from the government army..
However, one day, while fighting with his superior, he could not control his anger and killed him. Afterwards, he was wanted for murdering his superior and ran away..
While living on the run, I ended up committing myself to Surimjiuchae..
Originally I was just going to hide myself for a little while..
But since I lived in numbers, it suited me better than I thought..
Here, there was no need to put up with his shitty personality, and since Yukdaerang was naturally strong in martial arts, he quickly rose to a high position..
The Yook Dae-rang sat down and became outnumbered..
There were two main reasons why I was able to remember Yukdaerang..
One is that there were not that many cilantro in Surimguchae itself, and the second was that Yukdaerang lived for a long time..
Surim Guchae was a force that even the government officials could not do anything about and was an annoyance..
Power is needed to subdue, and the government forces of the current and Ming Dynasties were concentrated on the army due to dealing with barbarians in the north for a long time, and their navy was weak..
I didn't even think about strengthening it..
As for the navy, it is about the size of the Yangtze River, and the Yangtze River is within the country..
It would have been better to be wary of the western region outside of the midfield..
In any case, it was not enough to subdue Shulinjiuchai, and it was difficult to catch Lu Daerang, who did not go out of the Yangtze River..
Above all, thanks to the characteristic of handcrafting, isn't Yukdaerang the highest among the hundred great masters in the world, even on the Yangtze River?.
Realistically, catching him would require a lot of time and troops, so I eventually decided to give up..
If Gu Feng had fought with Lu Daerang, who was such a famous person, there was no way rumors wouldn't have spread..
It was strange that I had no memory at all..
‘It's a future I've never experienced!’
My head rolled quickly..
Conjectures passed through my mind like beams of light..
“Wow!”
However, Ju Seo-cheon put aside his thoughts for a moment and came to his senses when he heard screams and metal sounds coming from around him..
‘This is not the time to be idle and think.!’
By the looks of it, the other enemies seemed weak..
Even if you hit it well, it's second-rate..
Even if the thieves were strong in the first place, how strong would they be?.
Everyone was scared by the appearance of the spearmen, but it was enough to deal with the enemy..
Chae chae chaeng!
“Wow!”
“Ha ha ha ha ha!”
The problem was Gu Pung and Yuk Daerang..
It hasn't been long since the fight started, but Gu Feng is already seen having a hard time..
‘It is a fight where four hundred is overwhelmingly disadvantageous..’
In the first place, hand martial arts were martial arts created for fighting underwater and on ships..
It was natural that Yukdaerang had the advantage..
Above all, he was a sailor and lived on a ship for almost half his life..
On the other hand, Gu Feng was greatly affected by the rocking of the ship and was not accustomed to fighting on board..
If Yukdaerang was weak, he might be able to win, but unfortunately, his opponent is one of the best in the world.!
‘need help.’
Joo Seocheon held his sword..
I didn't mind if my true skills were discovered here..
Because if I let my guard down even a little, my head would be blown off..
‘You can't die here.!’
Joo Seocheon's face was distorted grimly..
“Wow!”
with a plop!
While he was thinking, one of the Murim warriors was cornered by the enemy and thrown out of the ship..
“don't kill women!”
“Holholhol, the old year looks really appetizing.!”
The ugly distorted gaze turned to Zhuge Suran..
Even she, who had been emotionless until now, trembled at that gaze and frowned, as if she was offended..
“Gihehe!”
The enemy stretched out his hand, digging into the gap..
The target was Zhuge Suran..
“no!”
Zhuge Sang quickly changed the direction of his sword..
But it's already too late.
The enemy's hands were faster.
‘Just like this, into the water… … uh?’
Sujeok widened his eyes..
He couldn't see his own hand that was trying to snatch Zhuge Suran's fern-like wrist..
“What is this... … Wow!”
The enemy stepped back, clutching his chest..
There was a small hole near the solar plexus..
“Priests……?”
Jang Seo-eun couldn't close her mouth in surprise and looked at Joo Seo-cheon..
Joo Seo-cheon shook off his sword and scattered blood on the floor..
“Goes.”
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