Article 6: Entry into secret)
Article 6: Entry into secret)
Most areas of Chongqing were composed of low hills made of sandstone or limestone..
The northern part of the forest and the central part where the Yangtze River runs are excluded..
In the east, there is an area called Amjang (巖場)..
It was a place particularly rich in rocks such as sandstone and limestone..
Joo Seocheon and his group arrived at this crag..
“What do you mean here??”
Wang Il asked.
Farming and livestock farming were not possible near the rock climbing area..
There was nothing but rocks, and there was no mine with iron ore lying dormant..
All there is is a rock spread out on a low hill.
It was like a land of death because not even proper plants could grow..
It's been three days since I last rested in the village..
The group was exhausted..
Ju Seocheon went into a deep place among the rock crags where there was no trace of people passing by..
“treasure house.”
Joo Seocheon had a deep smile on his face..
Beyond his sparkling eyes, I could see rocks stacked on top of each other..
“uh……?”
Zhuge Emperor raised his head and looked at the rock..
his eyes were full of wonder.
“something, this……”
“Oh, little brother. I kinda know what it is?”
Joo Seocheon asked with joy..
“No, I can't explain it.……
Um, yeah. Let me see, something seems strange here..”
Zhuge Dynasty took an unusually active step and touched a part of the rock..
His eyes shone with inquiry..
“Do whatever you want.”
Joo Seocheon sat on a random rock..
Looking at my sitting position, it seemed like I wouldn't get up for a while..
‘Phew, he's not the leader of the institution for nothing..
If I hadn't brought the successor, I wouldn't have found the entrance..’
Although I got a little lost, I was able to successfully find Vigo's location by tracing my memories of my past life..
But when I actually came, there was one thing that was a little different from what I remembered..
There was a doorway.
When I came from my previous life, it had already been discovered, so the entrance was open, but when I came today, there was nothing there..
To be honest, I was so embarrassed that I couldn't speak..
sweet.
“Uh, this is it..”
While touching the rock for a while, I heard something..
Kugugoogung Palace!
Immediately after that, a loud noise erupted and the ground shook..
At first, I thought the sky was falling..
“What, what?!”
The warriors were scared.
Wang Il, who would soon be able to hear the old man's voice, also looked embarrassed..
“Ho, I see. Did you do it like this? Indeed, it's amazing.”
The surrounding area shook like a howl from the tremors rising from the ground..
Zhuge Sheng lost his balance early on and fell to the floor, but he didn't seem particularly scared..
On the contrary, he muttered as he looked at the surrounding situation with a curious face..
He was usually very timid, but when it came to organizations, he would show this quirky personality..
‘at las!’
How long have I waited for this moment?!
After returning, I thought of Vigo and made a plan..
I prepared, thought, and revised several times..
And after much heartache and effort, I found Vigo..
I understood the explorer's feelings at the thought of becoming the first discoverer of a moment that would later be recorded as an important event in history..
“I'm sorry.”
Originally, there was a different owner of this scene..
Joo Seocheon apologized to someone whose name he did not know..
“Ugh…”
Wang Il fell asleep..
After some time had passed, what appeared before the group was a staircase leading down to the basement..
“What on earth is this?……”
Wang Il muttered..
“You have arrived at your destination.”
Joo Seo-cheon said as he lifted up Zhuge Emperor from the floor..
“This is a tomb with such an organ installed... … Who on earth is sleeping here??”
“treasure.”
Joo Seocheon’s eyes were bent into a half-moon shape..
* * *
Grumbling
Torches light up the darkness.
When I came down the stairs, what I saw was a communal area that seemed to be able to accommodate hundreds of people..
At the bottom of the cavity was an emblem with three eyes.
“no way……”
Wang Il looked at the sentence drawn on the floor and remembered something..
No, it wasn't just the king, it was the other warriors as well..
“This is the emblem of the Three Eyes God.!”
Zhuge Succession shouted on behalf of them in a surprised voice..
Saman Shintu is a legendary thief that no one knows about..
Even five or six year olds know.
“no, that can't be.”
There was a guess that popped into my head, but it was so far-fetched that I quickly shook my head left and right to deny it..
“Hey there, boss..”
Although it was deep, it was a female voice, not a male one..
Among the ten warriors, she was the only female warrior..
However, he was bigger than most men, and his well-trained and bulging muscles showed off his perfect sculptural beauty..
There is a long vertical scar around the corner of the mouth, and the eyes are quite sharp..
Her face was by no means pretty, and she was a middle-aged woman who could not be considered a romantic partner in the first place..
“What's going on, Choryeon?).”
Joo Seocheon answered while carefully looking around the area..
“Be honest. Whose grave is this??”
Choryeon’s face was very stiff..
“From what I know, it's not a grave, it's a grave..”
At least in his previous life, the body of the Three-Eyed God was not found..
“I mean, who??”
Choryeon asked as if she was frustrated..
“Saman Shintu.”
Joo Seocheon answered without any hesitation..
“lie!”
Zhuge Succession jumped up and down..
“W, this is the legendary thief's notes.?
That's just a rumor!”
No one knows the afterlife of Saman Shintu..
That's why there was a lot of talk about the treasures he left behind..
There is no way the treasure stolen by a thief who dominated an era has disappeared somewhere..
I thought he was definitely asleep somewhere.
In fact, there was also an investigation by the government.
But in the end, there were only rumors and it was never found..
The government officials, the martial arts authorities, and the grave robbers all came forward to search, but there was not a single clue..
So forgotten over time.
“You will know that when you go in..”
Joo Seocheon said without taking his eyes off the front..
There were a total of eight passages extending like branches around the exact center of the cavity..
They all looked the same so I couldn't tell what was different..
Moreover, the entire passageway was covered in pitch black, so it was impossible to see in front of it..
“Is there anyone who can go back??”
Ju Seo-cheon looked back and asked the group's intentions..
“……”
But no one answered.
Everyone came here with their own circumstances..
“I don't know if it's true... … At least if you move forward, it seems like there's no turning back, what are you going to do??”
Choryeon asked Wang Il.
That much anxiety arose..
“How to do it... … Even if I die, I have to follow the leader..”
“I will try not to kill you, but if you do die, I promise to take care of your family..”
Joo Seo-cheon immediately added to Wang Il's answer..
“Ugh.”
Someone sighed at those words..
I felt like there was nothing I could do..
“Just give orders, captain..”
“I will take the lead. Place Seungi in the center and escort him to the front, back, and sides..
Just don't block his view..
Even so, he is the most important person among us..”
Seung is a temporary pseudonym for the Zhuge succession..
“Why??”
“There are so many organ systems that this note itself can be considered a single organ..
The only person who can recognize it and unlock it is Seung..”
“This kid?”
Chu Lian looked down at Zhuge Succession with a suspicious look..
“Ahem.”
Zhuge Succession puffed out his chest and was proud..
Although the Zhuge Dynasty has a negative mindset about everything, he shows confidence when he is promoted in relation to an institution like this..
“It's okay if you don't believe it, but if you don't want to leave it alone and see everyone here die, then do it..”
“……Tsk”
Choryeon clicked her tongue..
“Also, although I will take the lead most of the time, it is Seung who will listen first..
Even if your opinion is different from mine, follow Seung’s words first..
At least he's more expert than us here..”
“It's heartbreaking to think that everyone's life is in the hands of a child who is only ten years old..”
Wang Il sighed..
The group did a final inspection before entering the passage..
“Where can I go??”
Zhou Seocheon asked Zhuge Succession.
“Well, it doesn't seem to make any difference.?”
Zhuge Succession scratched his head..
“Okay, then… … let's go here.”
I walked toward the third aisle from the left..
“Oh, wait a minute..”
Zhuge succession blocked Zhou Seocheon..
When Ju Seo-cheon asked what was going on, Zhuge Sheng-gye picked up a rock that had fallen on the floor and threw it into the entrance..
Chae chae chaeng-!
The moment the stone passed the entrance, the spear blade fell violently from the ceiling near the entrance and stuck in the ground..
“……They say there is no difference?”
Joo Seocheon asked with a puzzled expression..
“okay. Everything is installed?”
Zhuge Succession blinked with a troubled look on his face..
“I'm going crazy.”
Wang Il swallowed his saliva..
His complexion was a little pale..
“After that… … There's nothing?”
“huh.”
“Haha, I guess I'll have to take care of that spear blade first..”
The group struck off the spear blades that blocked the entrance with their swords and took them outside..
The number was a whopping hundred..
Only then was I able to enter the passage..
“How on earth did Confucius know that just now??
If you don't mind, I can teach you.?”
Wang Il asked Zhuge Heir in a polite manner..
“There's no use asking that..”
Joo Seocheon chuckled and made the sound of wind..
“Oh my. Excuse me.”
Wang Il thought that for the Zhuge successor, institutional knowledge was martial..
I quickly apologized because I thought it might be like asking him to call me a military martial artist..
“No, that's not what I meant..”
Joo Seocheon lightly shook his head left and right..
“then ……?”
“Seung-a, please tell everyone..”
Zhou Seo-cheon stopped for a moment and looked at Zhuge Succession..
“Why doesn't everyone know this easy thing??”
Zhuge Emperor tilted his head as if he did not understand..
“hmm… … It's hard to explain in words, but you can just see it.?
There's a trap set up there..”
“……”
All the warriors, including Wang Il, fell into silence..
“What an unlucky little boy..”
Choryun muttered..
“I agree..”
Joo Seocheon also agreed..
In the past, he had asked Zhuge Heung to learn some simple things that he thought would be helpful, even if they were complicated..
But the Zhuge Dynasty always tilted his head and said strange things like this..
To borrow a phrase from Zhuge Succession, it is said that unlocking it can be done simply by touching the awkward part..
He was truly a genius, and he was the type I hated the most..
“But it's that reassuring.”
There were literally dozens of traps installed in the passage..
It wasn't even half an hour ago, but the number of traps that had been activated or disarmed was enough to give up halfway through the count..
If it weren't for him, I would have died a long time ago..
The companions, who had been skeptical about Ju Seo-cheon's words, finally realized the importance of Zhuge's succession and became serious about protecting him..
And it was about half an hour later?.
I thought the passage was a little wider, but then I started seeing dolls..
It wasn't just one or two.
The group raised a torch to check for something and made a puzzled voice..
“wood person)?”
About thirty wooden figures were attached to the walls on both sides..
Everyone was in an immobile position..
“Why is the woodman here??”
One of the warriors was puzzled..
To a warrior, a wooden person is familiar..
It's because I trained martial arts against a wooden person when I was young..
They mainly swung their swords or fists at the wooden person to determine the location of organs or blood vessels..
Besides that, sometimes, if I needed someone to talk to and there was no one around, I would take out the wooden seal that was gathering dust in the warehouse..
“That too is an engine device..”
Zhuge Emperor rolled his eyes here and there, looking at the ceiling, floor, walls, and wooden people..
“What is it??”
Joo Seocheon asked.
“I don't know because I've never seen it either..”
Zhuge Succession shrugged his shoulders..
“That's right. I'm sorry, little brother..
I depended on you so much. Don't regret it.”
Joo Seocheon swung his sword and caught it..
“First of all, there doesn't seem to be any equipment around here other than those wooden people... … Still, you better be careful.”
As Zhou Seocheon headed toward the Mokhins, Zhuge Succession warned him..
“yes, thank you.”
“Captain Joo will be fine on his own.?”
Wang Il asked.
“I'm fine, so please take good care of me just in case something goes wrong..”
The reason he brought Wang Il with him was not only to serve as porters, but also to protect the Zhuge succession..
Joo Seocheon was slightly wary and slowly took a step forward..
And the moment he entered a certain area, the wooden person in front reacted like lightning and threw a fist..
“hmm.”
Joo Seocheon quickly retreated and dodged the punch..
“huh?”
I waited for the next one, but no attack came..
I thought about something and moved forward again, but the same attack came..
This time I raised my sword and blocked the fist..
Suddenly!
The wooden arm was cut off by a sword..
Joo Seocheon retreated again..
Then the woodman's arm was cut off and returned to its original position..
“Indeed, that's it..”
I understood how the device worked..
It seemed that it was designed to take a certain action by the mechanism once it entered a certain area..
“Can you turn it off??”
Ju Seocheon turned around and asked Zhuge Succession..
“no. I can't see it around here.”
Zhuge Succession shook his head left and right..
“Then I'll destroy everything.!”
Joo Seocheon threw himself away..
“Haha!”
First, the wooden person whose arm was cut off was dealt with by swinging a sword..
When I cut the sword horizontally, my body was split in two..
Considering the whereabouts of the wooden seal, it was questionable whether any of it had rotted yet, but I didn't think much about it..
I danced among the wooden people, thinking it was the power of some kind of organ system..
Drurly!
The wooden people moved while making the sound of the device engaging..
Some wooden people moved their arms and legs simultaneously, while others only threw punches or kicks with all their might..
The speed at which everyone reacted was like lightning..
If you weren't a skilled person, you would have been anxious just to block it..
Above all, movement was limited due to the width of the passage..
“lower pressure!”
It was definitely amazing. But that was it..
Although Ju Seo-cheon's movements were restricted, he was unharmed from the Mok people's attack..
Not a single attack was allowed..
It never ended with just avoiding or blocking..
We counterattacked and destroyed the wooden person..
It wasn't just about dealing with woodmen using sword techniques alone..
Occasionally, when necessary, he would counterattack with the Plum Blossom Fist and destroy it..
‘Hmm, I'm glad I raised the bar before coming..’
The visual acuity and reflexes of the body have increased several times compared to before..
It was thanks to mastering all the Plum Flower and Six Heart Methods and raising the level..
About a month ago, he showed all his inaction in the fight against his enemies..
Now there is no need to hide your identity.
So, I practiced the Plum Blossom and Six Heart Method, which I had deliberately stopped for a while..
The moment I achieved great success, I reached the pinnacle..
There was no change in the swordsmanship since it was originally a martial law..
Instead, the total amount of physical ability and internal strength increased..
Naegong has now been a total of sixty years, one day..
Although Joo Seocheon was not at the point of humming, he still counterattacked the Mokin people's attack without any problem..
“her……”
The warriors who watched the scene were amazed..
“It was just as Brother Wang said..”
“He was really an expert.”
Since ancient times, humans are suspicious animals..
Unless you see it with your own eyes, you will doubt it until the end..
Even if Wang Il proved it for them, everyone was skeptical..
“That's why I didn't tell you.”
Wang Il also followed Joo Seo-cheon's movements with his eyes with a hint of admiration..
To get something at least a little bit.
“Are they so-called geniuses?……”
Chu Lian looked at Zhou Seo-cheon and Zhuge Heung-gye in turn..
“I don't want to live in this world.”
“I agree.”
Even if the Zhuge succession is like that, looking at Zhou Seocheon, I felt a sense of relative deprivation beyond the times..
Some people are middle-aged but can't even get close to the peak, while others are just adults and are already experts at the peak..
I knew the world was unfair, but when I witnessed it with my own eyes, it was just as painful..
“Do you know how people like us feel??”
“How could he know??”
The warriors talked in somber voices..
“I know enough.”
Joo Seocheon answered the muttering..
Just finished processing the last remaining wooden seal..
The wooden people who were standing firmly facing each other were all messed up..
“It's all taken care of now.?”
Zhuge Succession asked.
It was a face that was holding back something..
“okay. why?”
“Then it's okay to look into them.?”
Zhuge Liang's eyes sparkled..
“Do it in moderation.”
Joo Seocheon nodded..
As soon as permission was given, Zhuge Dynasty inspected the shattered wooden people..
Once you are connected to the organization, you become really active..
“First of all, it looks like wood, but how is it not rotted?……
Ho, did it move because it was connected here?……”
Zhuge Dynasty fell into a state of ignorance and muttered something..
Joo Seocheon waited for about a minute..
Currently, there are not many places in Moorim where you can see organ equipment..
This is a rare opportunity in the Zhuge succession..
I knew that, so I accommodated his convenience..
Moreover, it would not have been a bad thing if the Zhuge Dynasty gained some knowledge by seeing Mokin..
One day, that knowledge will come back as a great help..
“Let's go slowly.”
“yes.”
Zhuge Heir quenched his appetite and expressed regret..
* * *
After dealing with the wooden man, I walked down the passage again..
Maybe it was time to close the gap, but the end of the passage was visible..
The time of relying on torches is over..
A bright light streamed from the end of the passage..
But I couldn't feel at ease at all.
We encountered many pitfalls even in a short period of time..
I really couldn't count how many of these engine devices were installed..
Everyone was suspicious when they saw something..
“her.”
As we left the end of the passage, a space we had never imagined before welcomed us..
“What is this?……!”
“Huh?!”
Everyone was astonished.
What unfolded before their eyes was a mountain of hermits they had never seen before..
mountain. There were no other words I could express..
Hermits piled up against each wall, forming a mountain range..
I couldn't figure out how much it was in terms of money..
“Is there only a hermit?.”
Ju Seo-man was not surprised..
With a solemn expression, I looked around to see if there were any other treasures..
“there! Don't touch it!”
During the search, Zhuge Emperor screamed..
I turned my head and saw Choryeong trying to touch the hermit..
When Cho-ryeong made eye contact with Joo Seo-cheon, he looked embarrassed and apologized while scratching the back of his head..
“Ahhh! I'm sorry for touching you carelessly..
But since all of this is going to end up for the top anyway, it's okay if we just turn a blind eye to it.?”
“It doesn't matter to me. But maybe it's better not to touch it.
Now think again about who stopped you..”
“ah!”
It was only then that Chu Lian remembered how much help Zhuge Succession had provided him so far..
“no way……?”
Wang Il frowned and looked at the hermits..
“yes. As expected, the tracheal device is installed..
There are some things I didn't do, but I'll let you know.?”
Greed flashed in the warriors' eyes at the last question of the Zhuge succession..
However, everyone looked at Joo Seocheon..
“I have something to take care of as a priority, so it wouldn't be possible unless it's just a penny or two before that..
Also, if you drop the money while moving, you may run into an unnecessary trap, so if you want, take it with you when you return..”
Joo Seocheon said as if he had expected it..
“You mean something like that, boss??”
Wang Il pointed to the wooden box buried in the mountain of hermits..
Ju Seo-cheon looked at the Zhuge succession..
Zhuge Succession nodded as if it was okay..
He searched the hermit's mountain, opened the wooden box, and checked its contents..
“like.”
As soon as I opened the wooden box, a spicy scent hit my nose..
The hwandan was inside..
Just by looking at it, it is clearly an elixir..
“Well done.”
Ju Seocheon praised Wang Il and handed him a wooden box..
Wang Il looked at Mokham as if he were envious.,
I closed my eyes and put it in my luggage..
“It would be better not to be needlessly greedy..
If you return safely later, I will give you appropriate compensation..
I tell you in advance, don't think you can avoid my eyes..”
Joo Seocheon deliberately lowered his voice and warned..
It was to prevent an unexpected situation..
‘It's just the beginning.’
The hermit is just a taste. You have just passed the first hurdle.
My heart pounded at the reward ahead..
The group headed to the next gateway..
* * *
volcanic wave.
“Haha!”
Luo Xiaoyue screamed and lashed out his sword with all his might..
“baby.”
Shim Ok-ryeon’s eyebrows rose fiercely..
“Yes, Sajo.”
Luo Sowol lowered his sword and answered the call..
“What do you think I'm going to say?.”
Shim Ok-ryeon looked down at Nak So-wol with stern eyes..
“……sorry.”
Nak So-wol confessed her mistake while observing Shim Ok-ryeon’s feelings..
“……ha”
Shim Ok-ryeon touched her forehead and sighed softly..
“It's not that my skills have declined, but I'm not improving either..
Was it because of that half penny?.”
Half a penny means Ju Seocheon..
It was an appropriate nickname for the foreign currency guest..
“It's not half a penny anymore.……”
Luo Xiaoyue looked gloomy and muttered..
It was something that a normal Nak So-wol would not have dared to imagine..
To argue against the words of no one else, but even an iron-blooded demon swordsman?.
I've never been like this before.
Nak So-wol said he was surprised and quickly covered his mouth with his hand with a face that said, “Oops.”.
“Sorry, sorry ……”
“No, it's done. Because it's true.”
Contrary to the expectation that there would be an outcry, Shim Ok-ryeon showed an unexpected reaction..
“Because I was hiding my skills. What a kid..”
The reason Shim Ok-ryeon had a bad opinion of Joo Seo-cheon was because she thought he was just lucky and other than that, he was bad..
But not anymore.
He was hiding his skills, but the perception changed to the fact that he was actually excellent at swordsmanship..
“But that's it. The child is already dead.”
Shim Ok-ryeon said coldly..
It wasn't given the nickname "Steel-Blooded Demon Sword" for nothing..
“Listen carefully, baby. In the future, if you enter the world of martial arts, you will be sick of the deaths of people around you..
I just got to experience it a little faster..
So stop crying now and focus on your training..”
death.
It is also a death penalty that was personally favored..
That fact made Luo Sowol's heart heavy..
When I came to my senses, water droplets were dripping from my eyes..
“I'm not so cold-blooded that I don't give myself time to grieve, but I can't let her cry forever, right?.
Forget him now. Joo Seocheon is dead.”
……I'm alive and well.
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