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Chapter 7: Before and after circumstances)

Chapter 7: Before and after circumstances)

“Ah, I feel like someone is criticizing me.……”

Joo Seocheon touched his ear with his little finger..

“Lord Daehyup! front, front!”

Wang Il shouted urgently..

“oh!”

Joo Seocheon leaned back as if he was bending his waist..

A strong fist passed over it..

“where!”

Joo Seocheon returned his waist to its original position and swung his sword from the lower right to the upper left..

The sword will cut through the Bronze Man's upper body starting from his waist to his shoulder blades..

“Hehehe!”

Zhuge Emperor crouched and screamed..

“No, why is this kid like this??”

Choryeon made an expression that she couldn't understand..

“When I saw the wooden man earlier, he was excited, but?”

“Yeah, but that's not an engine.!”

Zhuge Emperor shouted in a very frightened voice..

“That's witchcraft.!”

Turning back time, half an hour ago, the group moved forward, leaving behind the room where the hermit's mountain was sleeping..

The level of machinery and ships evolved as time went by..

Even the lifting of the Zhuge succession took time..

And when we passed through those passages, new things appeared..

They were bronze dolls..

At first, I thought it had a similar device to the wooden people..

But it wasn't at all.

No, it wasn't an organ device or anything in the first place..

As soon as the group entered a certain place, all the doorways suddenly closed and the bronze men began to move..

They didn't just repeat certain actions like the wood people did..

They moved freely, as if they were alive..

What caught my eye the most was the archaic language engraved on the bodies of the bronze figures..

A faint light flowed from the letters themselves..

“It is said that the Saman Shintu robbed more than just Jungwon, but I never expected that he also stole Namman's magic.……”

Joo Seocheon muttered and took a step to the left..

The bronze man's spear passed where he was..

In the world, there are things that exert mystical powers other than martial arts, and one of them is witchcraft..

The Gangseojutsu used in Madoise also belonged to this category of magic..

It's not that there isn't magic in the midfield, but it's almost non-existent..

It was because martial arts was taking his place..

The origin of sorcery was also in Namman, not Jungwon, and the place where sorcery was mainly used was also in Namman..

Anyway, this spell sometimes causes strange phenomena, and that is what is happening now..

The number of bronze men is about fifty..

Everyone attacked the group, each holding a weapon..

“Pfft!”

This time, warriors also participated in the battle..

He fought while protecting the Zhuge succession..

If one were to rank the level of bronze men, they were second-rate..

Although he did not practice swordsmanship or anything like that, he had excellent physical abilities and strong strength..

“Actually, I don't mind a wooden person that moves with an engine device, but something that moves with magic is scary.?

From our perspective, it's the same.”

Choryeon said as if it were absurd..

Then he grabbed the sword stuck in the bronze man's chest and kicked it away..

The bronze man fell, rolling around on the floor..

It seemed like it stopped for a moment, but then it stumbled and got up again..

“shit!”

Choryun let out a thick curse..

“Why are these happening again??”

“Confucius wins!”

Wang Il looked at Zhuge Succession as if he wanted an answer to Chu Lian's question..

Since we've been together so far, if I have any questions, Zhuge Succession has answered them, so now when I have questions, I naturally ask them..

The banyongs of other warriors were similar..

“No, I don’t know! How do I know! That's witchcraft!”

But it was different from the reaction I wanted..

On the contrary, my worries only grew..

“Okay!”

wedge!

Wang Il sighed and swung his sword..

A bronze man holding an ax fell backwards due to the force of the force..

“Cut off all limbs.!”

Joo Seocheon answered for me..

In front of him was a bronze man whose limbs and neck were separated and his movements had stopped..

The Bronze Man could move normally even when his chest was pierced, but he could not move if all his limbs were cut..

If it's natural, it's natural, but.

“oh!”

Wang Il was pleased and did as Joo Seo-cheon said..

The bronze man who really did that didn't move..

“It's easier said than done.!”

“Captain Zhou, I'm sorry, but I don't have much time for that.!”

There were more bronze men in numbers..

Moreover, each Bronzeman was of a second-class level..

And more than anything, there were many restrictions as he had to fight while protecting the fearful Zhuge succession, unable to do anything..

“Then just keep winning.!”

Joo Seocheon became a gale.

I took out the bronze men as quickly as possible with the plum blossom sword..

First, he cut off both arms so that he could not attack, and then cut off his legs and neck..

Although I was reassured by the amount of strength accumulated in the bottom battle, I didn't know what was ahead, so I took a fortune-telling breakfast during the intermission..

It was a wise choice.

pababat!

Once I cut one, I moved on to the next without the slightest hesitation..

Without even thinking, I cut again and again as I saw..

It was so fast that the warriors could see an afterimage in their eyes..

“I came here to help in my own way.……”

The warriors scratched the backs of their heads as if embarrassed..

“Just how good is Captain Zhou’s martial prowess?!”

There was only admiration..

“It looks like it's not full power.?”

Was the master at his peak that strong??

It wasn't strange to be puzzled.

Ju Seo-cheon's athletic ability itself was at its peak, but his swordsmanship itself was abysmal. It was natural that the standard seemed high..

“What is Captain Joo’s identity??”

“He must be a disciple of a retired master..”

“Have you ever heard that there are masters of that age among prestigious tribes such as Gupa Ilbang or Odae Sega??”

“They like to brag, so there's no way it wouldn't be known if it existed..”

The number of bronze people falling at the hands of Ju Seo-cheon gradually increased..

The number that used to be fifty has now decreased to twenty..

The warriors also became more comfortable..

Now I can slowly show some composure..

“Huh, if it's okay, after this is over, I'd like to learn a few tricks from Captain Zhou.……”

“Last time I saw you, I guess you were quite close to the owner of the top.?”

“If we can continue to work for the merchant, maybe we'll get lucky..”

“When you have time to talk, keep Captain Joo's movements in your mind. First of all, it’s not something you see often..”

As time passed, everyone's respect and loyalty to Joo Seocheon increased..

In fact, thanks to Joo Seo-cheon, their lives were saved right now..

If it weren't for him, someone would have died a long time ago..

And a moment has passed.

“end.”

Joo Seocheon put away his sword and stretched..

The feet were filled with the remains of countless bronze men..

“……”

Everyone seemed at a loss for what to say..

Beyond being shocked by Joo Seo-cheon's inaction, I was devastated..

Even though he showed such high-level movements, he didn't attract even a drop of sweat..

This is evidence of high endurance..

“Captain Joo, how much resistance do you have??”

Choryun looked at Joo Seocheon with tired eyes..

“It's quite a lot..”

There are not many people in martial arts who are young, have a lot of skill, and are capable of performing ascending sword techniques..

Because of Do Soo-chang's incident, he became known about himself, so he kept it a secret for fear that he might be suspected..

“Now, let’s move on… … huh?”

The moment I was about to leave, something caught my eye..

There was something sparkling among the remains of the Bronze Man..

When I got closer and checked, it was a bracelet..

“I don't know exactly what it is……

Still, it's better than leaving it behind..”

The material of the bracelet was bronze..

There are things like chains hanging all over the place, and things like artificial ores are also stuck in there..

We also got a glimpse of the letters and magic language that moved the bronze man..

Even if I didn't know what it was for, I thought it would make a lot of money if I sold it..

“I'll be damned for taking that!”

Zhuge succession was disgusted.

“It's already a curse to even make a complaint..”

Joo Seo-cheon laughed and asked, “What kind of nonsense are you talking about?”.

I kept the bracelet in my arms..

“let's go.”

The remark of the Three Eyes Shintu is in bad taste..

The more I explored, the more I thought about it..

If it were not for Zhuge's succession, one or two lives would not have been enough and all kinds of hardships would have been endured..

I encountered a maze with no exit, and a room where I was poisoned and slowly died if I didn't find the secret door..

Although he was poisoned along the way, he was able to survive by taking the antidote from Sacheondanga that Lee Uichae provided..

I didn't prepare for a day or two to rob Vigo..

I was fully prepared.

Byeokgokdan alone took over a year to prepare..

I probably won't be exploring for a year, but I still brought this much just in case something goes wrong..

Not only did I bring antidotes and cures, but I also brought extra swords and sharpening tools..

“I feel this again, but how on earth did they make this?……”

Joo Seocheon muttered as he walked..

“If you have money, you can't do anything..”

Wang Il answered the muttering..

“It would take money to build an engine device or trap of this magnitude, but it would have been difficult to keep it secret.……

How is it that no clues were known to later generations??”

Zhuge Succession was puzzled..

“Dead men don't speak.”

Joo Seocheon answered.

“The crag is a place in Chongqing where not only people but also animals do not come near..

Besides, since Vigo was built underground, there wouldn't have been much worry about being caught..”

“However, there must have been various things like transportation of materials.?”

“Since ancient times, it has been said that money is a ghost, and that money can control ghosts..

If it were the property of the Three Eyes, they would have been able to keep it secret..

And when everything is completed, if everyone who knows dies, no one will know.”

“Ugh… … What a toxic guy.……”

Zhuge Liang seemed to have goosebumps, hugged his shoulders and trembled..

“Maybe it's enough wealth to buy the entire midfield, but that's natural, kid..”

Chu Lian smiled and stroked Zhuge Succession's head..

The touch was rough and my head became like a bird's nest..

Zhuge Emperor slapped the back of his hand as if he was annoyed..

Choryeon chuckled and laughed as if it was fun..

After entering Vigo, the two had a lot of contact, especially.

Of course, it was a case of Choryeon making fun of her one-sidedly..

When I asked him later, he said it was because he thought of his son..

“But the lady and the other men, what is the story that brought them to such a dangerous place??”

Zhuge Succession asked.

“hmm.”

Everyone smiled bitterly at the child's innocent question..

“Seung-a, that might be rude..”

Zhuge Succession is smart..

But he is still a child with some innocence left in him..

That's why I had no idea about this..

“It's okay, Captain Zhou. Isn’t it a child?.”

Wang Il said with a bitter smile..

“When I was immature, I ran away from home because I didn't want to take over farming..

Afterwards, I became a ronin, wandered around here and there, and was lucky enough to reach the top class..

And when I returned to my hometown, the epidemic had struck and it had been devastated..”

“……I'm sorry.”

The Zhuge Dynasty is not inherently evil..

I apologized honestly, feeling sorry for my lack of understanding..

“It's okay, Confucius Seung..”

Wang Il smiled softly..

“It's okay to speak comfortably.……”

Zhuge Succession slumped his shoulders..

“Well, let me do that then..

Anyway, when I returned home, I lost not only my siblings but also my father..

Fortunately, my mother was alive and I avoided becoming an orphan..

However, my mother is very old and sick... … Well, it's a common story..”

The money I earned by becoming a first-class ronin was not that much..

Most of it was spent on weapons and alcohol..

In the first place, ronin live a wandering life without settling down in one place..

Above all, since I didn't know when I would die, I didn't save anything and used all my savings unless there was a special reason..

Wang Il needed medicine and medical expenses, but both were exorbitant prices..

When I was in despair about what to do, Lee Uichae came to me as if he had been waiting for me and made a proposal..

“I have a son and a daughter, both of them have relapse disease..

My dead husband was also sick, maybe it was the blood..

It's better now, but before I couldn't even take a few steps out the door..

So I need a lot of money.”

Choryeong smiled warmly as he adjusted the decorations on his sword..

When the warriors saw her, they thought of their mother..

“Well, they're all similar. I'm like a sister.”

The other warriors also unpacked their bundles of stories one by one..

“My sister has bad legs.

You have to live your whole life taking care of it..

Since I'm not good at meeting women anyway, I'm going to try hanging out with my sister..”

“I had someone I loved, but I was sold to a guy with bad sexual tastes..

I was worried so I went to see him and found him unconscious..

So I cut off his dick and ran away with the woman I loved..

It was Sang Sangju that removed that..”

“good job.”

“Well done.”

“Good job.”

Everyone clapped when they said they cut off their dicks..

“Okay, everyone, let's stop talking nonsense and get up..”

Wang Il stood up and smiled..

However, contrary to his words, he seemed to be in a good mood for some reason..

“I'm going to cry if I keep doing this.”

Chu Lian laughed while pointing at the depressed Zhuge Succession..

‘Good boy.’

Zhuge Heir is a genius, and is puffed up when only institutional knowledge is involved..

It may look unlucky, but it's not bad..

It was a pity that a person like this would later die lonely while being exploited to the fullest by his family..

‘But this life will be different.’

Ju Seo-cheon thought while watching Zhuge Succession..

The group set out to explore again..

When we reached the place after passing through the passage where the bronze men were disposed of, there was no reward like there was for the wooden men..

Instead there was a trap.

He left it to Zhuge Heir, lifted it, and then moved on calmly..

“oh!”

I thought it must have been about two o'clock..

Was it worth the trouble of disarming countless traps? The reward has come..

This time it was a room with a mix of hermits and monks..

The combination of gold and silver shined dazzlingly..

The group did not move carelessly..

I just looked around in admiration..

They too have now seen what Zhuge Heir has noticed..

“Um, don't touch that one over there, this one, that one, that one... … are you okay.”

Zhuge Heir only pointed to a few places with his finger..

Then Wang Il came forward and marked it with a stone..

“Don't you take that??”

A warrior named Lee Sam glanced at the night pearl hanging from the ceiling..

Yamyeongju, as the name suggests, is a bead that emits light on its own and is quite expensive..

Although it is not that different from the brightness of a candle, it was in high demand among people from wealthy families or in government positions..

The purpose was only luxury, and it was like proving how great one's power and wealth were..

“It's better to fill up the gold bars..

Even though it's light, it's quite big and takes up a lot of space..”

Joo Seocheon answered.

“All right.”

There were not many gold bars between Geumja and Onja, but there were a few..

The group mainly took gold bars..

“oh! Leader!”

Choryun discovered something.

Joo Seocheon approached and asked..

“I found something?”

Previously, an elixir was found on the Hermit's Mountain..

Perhaps that's why Joo Seo-cheon also seemed to be looking forward to it..

“It seems like there's quite a lot in it, but I don't know because I didn't open it either..”

Choryeon shrugged her shoulders and took out a box the size of Geumja's upper body and showed it to her..

The box itself was also gold..

“Seungah.”

Joo Seo-cheon asked the doctor whether it would be okay to open it to Zhuge Heir..

Zhuge Heung-gye hurriedly approached and examined the box..

After looking at the box for a while, Zhuge Sheng nodded and said that there were no traps set up..

“how do i open this?”

the box was locked.

I looked around to see if there was a key, but I couldn't find it..

Joo Seocheon seriously considered whether to put energy into his sword and cut it down..

“Tsk tsk, this is why ignorant things are not allowed..”

Zhuge Emperor clicked his tongue, rummaged through the bundle of dots, and took out a piece of wire..

“Something like this……”

Zhuge Emperor put the box's wire into the keyhole and rummaged around, and it soon opened..

“Huh, this isn't a total thief.?”

“Even the Three-Eye God Tu has the ability to stick out his tongue..”

The warriors were amazed when they saw Zhuge's succession..

“Where did you learn that??”

Joo Seocheon also asked out of curiosity..

“I didn't learn it, because this is also an organ device..

Just stick the wire in and turn it around to loosen it..”

“Easier said than done……”

Choryun muttered as if it were absurd..

The other warriors also nodded their heads in agreement..

“Well then, let’s check what’s in it..”

Joo Seocheon opened the box with anticipation..

“like.”

Four yellowish books and one that looked similar to the wooden box we saw earlier were found..

There was also an antique sword..

‘this is awesome!’

A smile formed on my face..

In particular, the book caught my eye..

There are two things that need to be retrieved as priorities from the notes of the Three Eyes Shintu..

It is a martial arts class and an elixir..

that was the most important.

‘Let’s see, let’s take a look at the elixir first.……’

sweet

As soon as I opened the wooden box, I could smell the unique scent of the elixir..

The scent was greater than anything I had discovered before..

“Inhale!”

Joo Seocheon forgot to breathe for a moment..

There were several pills in the wooden box..

But I wasn't surprised by the numbers..

It was because of the letters engraved on the inside of the wooden box..

‘Summoning group)!’

There are two types of elixirs: naturally made and artificial..

The summons group belonged to the latter group..

And this summoning party was an elixir manufactured not by any other place, but by the Shaolin Temple known as the North Star..

It is not as good as the supreme elixir, the Great Hwandan, but that does not mean that the summoning group is bad. It was the opposite.

When taken, you gain about twenty years of endurance..

There is no doubt that this alone was effective..

The value was significant, especially considering that the number of elixirs produced by the Shaolin Temple was not that large..

Summoning Order is an elixir given only to those who have the highest merit, magical power, and martial arts among monks..

In addition, when a debt was owed or a favor was requested, this summons was used in lieu of money..

However, there is not just one summoning group, but ten..

Even if this comes out, blood and wind blows in Moorim..

The Hundred and Eight Arhats, who are said to not come out unless a major crisis occurs in the martial arts world, may move directly..

‘How big is your liver??’

I quickly closed the box so no one else could see it..

I got shivers all over my body..

Stealing the summoning group is tantamount to declaring war on the Shaolin Temple..

And being designated as a public achievement for Shaolin Temple means ‘Murim public service.’.

I was scared by the fact that I was a summons, but at the same time, I was also very happy..

I couldn't help but laugh.

“Thank you, Saman Shintu. thank you so much.”

I felt like my preparation and consideration had been rewarded..

I was very excited at the thought of returning with ten summons..

“Hahaha!”

In the end, Joo Seocheon couldn't hold back his joy and laughed to his heart's content..

It was a refreshingly exciting voice.

“Yes, this is it! This is it!”

In the case of the wooden box I first got, I knew it was an elixir, but I didn't know what it was, so I just passed it by..

Later, I planned to go to someone with a keen eye for elixirs and leave the appraisal to him..

I wondered if I should do the same this time, but something unexpected popped out..

My whole body was filled with heat..

“I think Captain Joo's voice is a little crazy.?”

Choryeong asked as if everything was okay..

“I don't know what's in there, but I don't think I'd go crazy looking around here.?”

A warrior asked a question.

“Umm……”

Choryeong thought for a moment..

The worries didn't last long.

“You can only smile like that? I guess Captain Joo is less greedy than I thought. Have you seen a lot like that??”

Choryeong added.

“Let's see……”

Joo Seo-cheon placed the wooden box into the bundle and checked the books that were presumed to be of low quality..

Although the cover was a little yellow, fortunately the text was somehow legible..

Dankwaegeombeop (短快劍法))

Jungdo Mangong (中途萬功))

A gale of wind)

Ilwol Shrine (日月神弓))

“flaw”

Joo Seocheon let out an unpleasant laugh..

Those eyes were shining with desire.

‘Finally, finally it came out!’

There are several treasures to retrieve in Vigo, two of which have been found..

It was Jungdo Mangong and Ilwol Shrine..

‘The martial arts of a court god!’

Even throughout the ages, there are very few cases where the nickname “God” is added..

And the palace guard is one of them..

He is an old person whose name has now been forgotten, but his nickname is still passed down..

There are many different types of martial arts in Kangho martial arts..

However, the handling of archery was particularly poor..

It was treated worse than reading alone or memorizing..

For the martial arts people, bows were not that dangerous..

Check the archer's gaze, and if you see the moment the hand falls from the bowstring, you can avoid it with footwork..

Besides, if you dodge the bow well at first, it won't be a problem at all from then on..

This was because all you had to do was fly with all your might and stop it before the arrow was put on the bowstring..

But it was the courtier who changed that common sense..

The courtier's archery skills were truly on a different level..

According to the legend, although exaggerated, a single arrow was strong enough to split the Yangtze River and collapse a cliff..

Also, it is said that dodging once is not the end. If the arrow fired does not hit the opponent, it will return again and hit the opponent..

The martial arts of that shrine is Ilwol Shrine, and this martial arts will be revived by some organization in the future..

And this martial arts made many martial arts people tremble with fear..

Its power was not simply a false legend..

‘and… … Midway Mangong!’

Just looking at the name, it seems like a really trivial martial arts skill..

It was a name that seemed second-rate to third-rate..

However, if I had to choose between Ilwol Shrine and Jungdo Mangong, I would definitely choose the latter..

“Let's see, what else is there?……”

After putting all my belongings in my luggage, I picked up my sword..

The sword came out of the scabbard smoothly..

“like.”

When I lightly touched my hand, a chill came out..

“Is it cold?.”

“Yehan? You just said Yehan.?”

Wang Il was surprised by Joo Seo-cheon’s muttering and asked back.

“If it's the famous sword Yehan you think of, then you're right..”

Zhou Seo-cheon put the original sword in the box and wore Ye Han on his waist..

It was reassuring.

Did the Three Eyes Shintu steal the world??

Wang Il exclaimed, “Huh!”.