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Chapter 3: Plum blossom friendless)

Chapter 3: Plum blossom friendless)

Suwon-dong.

“Joo Seocheon!”

“yes !”

At the call of Cheolwoong (鐵雄), one of the three great disciples of the Hwasan Sect and the head of the Nagan Hell, Ju Seocheon went out with a powerful answer..

“I heard that as of yesterday, I have achieved five levels of Plum Blossom Qigong. Is that right??”

“Yes that's right.”

“In that case, you too will participate in martial arts training starting today..”

Until you achieve the enlightenment of Plum Blossom Qigong, the training of your body only ends with a round trip to the Fallen Hell and horseback riding..

And when you achieve the enlightenment of Plum Blossom Qigong over a period of about a year, your physical training will also move to the next level..

“I will teach you the plum blossom technique..”

“Yes, I understand.”

Hwasan's pride is its sword, but that doesn't mean there are no other martial arts..

It's not as good as swordsmanship, but it's there..

Most of them are simple and not difficult, and are a guard and basic weapon in case you do not use a sword..

“There are sayings in the name of the force such as 100 days' spear, 1000 days' sword, and 1,000 days' sword..”

This is a metaphor for the fact that when it comes to handling and learning weapons, learning a sword is the most difficult and time-consuming..

“Boxing also contains the essence of volcanoes, so it will be a good foundation for learning swordsmanship..

So don't complain and just follow!”

Cheolwoong said in a stern voice..

Joo Seo-cheon joined the martial arts training without making a fuss..

‘Ho, usually I'm disappointed that I can't get to the sword of the volcano first... … You have good posture.’

Cheolwoong looked at the back and was a little impressed..

Afterwards, Joo Seocheon experienced some changes in his daily life..

I woke up at dawn and had a lucky breakfast near the plum tree..

But that caught my attention a little bit..

Most of the four great disciples were children who had not yet reached adulthood..

Since ancient times, children are curious..

In a society of such children, if you sit alone under a plum tree every day and have a fortune-telling breakfast, you will naturally stand out..

“Hey, plum blossom friend nothing).”

I had just finished practicing luck and opened my eyes to find a group of people coming to visit me..

There were only kids around the same age..

“You said your only friend is plum blossoms?”

giggle!

“It has long been said that there is no evil as pure as a child..”

Joo Seocheon muttered with a very sad face..

“what?”

Just by looking at it, the kid leader leading the group of kids heard that and looked like he was saying some bullshit..

Joo Seocheon stood up without a word and continued speaking with eyes filled with sorrow..

“Usually in cases like this, 'My brother is annoying to deal with you guys, so go when he has something nice to say.' You would say.”

“what?”

“But I'm sure you'll still pick a fight with me.

Because the world is made up of such a chain of hatred..

So I will try to break that chain before it happens..”

Ju Seo-cheon's words were difficult for children..

Since ancient times, if you have difficulty speaking in your child's society, you will be seen as boastful or unlucky..

At first, they came to make fun of Joo Seo-cheon, who was alone, but they gradually became upset when he came out like this..

“Come, you evildoers! I have been practicing this fist, the plum fist, to break the chain of hatred.!”

Joo Seocheon kicked the ground and flew away..

wasn't that fast.

It's only natural since I just started playing plum blossoms and plum blossoms..

“Well, what is it? This crazy guy!”

The little captain was embarrassed and threw a fist at the flying Joo Seocheon..

It was quite fast.

“haha”

Joo Seocheon laughed as if it was fun and easily avoided it..

The speed and strength are superior to the leader kid, but he is still a kid..

He was not even a match for Joo Seocheon, who had memories of his past life..

It was clearly visible what movements he would make and how he would attack..

“her?”

The kid leader was scared and quickly turned around, but it was already too late..

Joo Seocheon hit the kid captain in the chest with his foot..

“Ugh!”

The little boy screamed and fell backwards..

Joo Seocheon held his head upright and spoke in a sad voice..

“This is Kangho's fist.”

“What do you mean, that was just a kick?!”

Originally, Ju Seocheon was quite quiet and quiet..

It's because I've been living oppressed by things like pressure..

I spent my whole life training, and by the time I reached middle age, I was living without paying attention and had a gloomy personality..

However, after returning, his personality changed a bit..

To be precise, I started to release everything that was repressed..

A little more freedom in my new life.

But it went in a rather strange direction..

“Kekkeek… … Catch that crazy guy!”

The little boy screamed while clutching his abdomen..

Then the other children screamed “waaah” and attacked Joo Seocheon..

“Haha, it's plum blossom rights! Get a plum ticket!”

I was talking to the kids, asking, “Is Joo Seo-cheon coming?”.

It goes without saying, but from his perspective, fighting with children was just a game of play..

The children seemed to have tried their best, but from Joo Seocheon's perspective, the children's movements were so monotonous and easy that he could avoid them even with his eyes closed..

Joo Seocheon was trampling the children who were attacking them by slipping away like a loach..

“Wow!”

“Kuweek!”

The children ran out in droves, screaming..

Joo Seocheon looked at the children and smiled kindly..

“With this guy… … I want to be a secret friend?”

“Hehehe!”

There was a madman there.

For a child, especially a young boy, 'the battle has been lost.' This is a very shameful fact..

This is especially true if the person you fought with is young and small in stature..

The children who started a fight with Joo Seo-cheon were so embarrassed that they didn't bother to talk about what they had done to him..

He was the youngest of the four great disciples, and a group of people attacked a child who was only nine years old, and he was defeated without even touching him..

If that becomes known, you won't lose face..

On the other hand, I watched Joo Seocheon anxiously, wondering if he was talking to someone..

“Hehe, kids are like that..”

Thanks to that, the commotion didn't get much bigger, and Joo Seo-cheon was very satisfied as he was able to go unnoticed..

“Still, let’s reflect. I couldn't stand it anymore and got angry..

Maybe it's because my body is younger, but I feel like I've aged backwards..”

Joo Seocheon reflected on himself and smiled happily as he recalled something that happened not long ago..

It was the first time I had run so freely like this..

Even before returning, I had never been this reckless..

“Then, since there are no distractions, let’s focus on training again..”

For your information, the children who started the fight, including the leader, were in the highest position among their peers..

They were worried that Joo Seo-cheon might tell a story, so they blocked children who tried to approach out of curiosity..

Thanks to this, I was able to practice alone near the plum tree without worrying about what others thought..

* * *

About a month has passed since I fortune-telling the plum blossom and learning the plum blossom fist..

“haha!”

The results achieved during that time were amazing..

“You built up half a year's worth of skills in just one month.!”

Maehwasaenggong's contractile speed was no joke..

Thanks to working with Maehwa, it took only one month to accumulate half a year's worth of skills..

I completed the Danjeon at the age of eight, and accumulated a year's worth of luck until I achieved the Five Stars of Plum Blossom Qigong..

But half of it was achieved in just one month..

It's strange if you're not happy.

Currently, Joo Seo-cheon's strength is equivalent to a year and a half..

“Is this enough for plum blossom tickets?.”

Joo Seocheon lightly shook his fist..

wedge!

I already knew more about the plum blossom area than Gyodu..

It was just that I wasn't very skilled with my body, but after practicing it with concentration a few times, I mastered it in less than a month..

I think it took close to a year before regression, but in less than a month I was able to handle it like my hands and feet..

‘Well, all that's left is boring repetition..’

Even if there is a level of understanding that comes with mental enlightenment, it is meaningless if the body does not follow it..

Unless you are the body of heavenly warriors that only appears in legends, if you overdo it, your body will not be able to keep up with you..

It is the body of a nine-year-old child who is still growing..

If you are greedy for no reason, your body will be ruined..

If I had followed my body, I would have stolen a sword or something like that and trained in swordsmanship first..

Since I couldn't do that, I had no choice but to train my body step by step by practicing the plum blossom technique..

For reference, from Joo Seo-cheon's point of view, it was slow, but to others, it was crazy fast..

When you first learn, unless you are a genius, your understanding of martial arts is low, so you have no choice but to be slow..

‘In the meantime, I need to review my plan..’

You can open the plum blossom ticket without even thinking about it..

It's almost to the point of being unconscious..

There was no need to think about structure or direction..

Instead, Joo Seocheon repeated and summarized some future events..

“I really don't want to think about it, but the first thing I remember that happens to me is……”

A black shadow appeared on Joo Seocheon's face..

It will be five years from now, when I was fourteen..

It happened decades ago, but I still never forget it..

Because that year, I could no longer see my teacher Yu Jeong-mok..

Yoo Jeong-mok (Laughing Sword).

It is a nickname given to a person who always has a soft and gentle smile..

Joo Seo-cheon knows Yu Jeong-mok better than anyone else..

And what will happen in the future.

‘Master ……’

Yu Jeong-mok is a great man and military man worthy of respect..

It was never subjective.

A personality that considers others, kindness, and a comfortable smile..

There was nothing wrong with his personality and his martial arts skills were outstanding..

There is a position called Maehwageomsu (梅花劍手) in Hwasan..

Maehwa Inspection can only be achieved by passing a thorough and strict examination and examination, including inaction, intelligence, and character..

To that extent, his spirit was the best within the Hwasan Sect, and he was the idol that every disciple of the Hwasan Sect dreamed of..

Yoo Jeong-mok was so outstanding that he was once nominated for the position of Maehwa Prosecutor..

I also worked hard with my dream and passed several examinations..

However, just to speak of the results, Yu Jeong-mok cannot be promoted to the plum blossom examination for some reason..

It was because of a chronic illness that I had had since ancient times..

No, I didn't even know it was a chronic disease..

Yu Jeong-mok had a high understanding of martial arts since he was young, and was also good at performing them with his body accurately..

However, I got tired more easily than others and my muscles were weak..

This is because I was born with poor physical strength and musculature..

As soon as I joined the Hwasan faction, I was teased by my classmates for being a weakling..

However, Yoo Jeong-mok did not give in to this and trained his body twice as hard as others to compensate for his weaknesses..

Because I was born poor, it was harder than others, but I somehow overcame it thanks to my strong will..

However, this poor constitution did not improve with age..

Fortunately, I never got very sick, but I suffered from minor illnesses, including occasional mild fevers..

The conditions for plum blossom inspection are truly strict and thorough..

I ended up failing the screening because I suffered from frequent lingering illnesses..

This is the reason why there was no other death penalty for Joo Seo-cheon..

Yu Jeong-mok's health was not very good, so he could not afford to accept any more disciples than Ju Seo-cheon..

‘Master just ignored it, saying he was just a little weak since childhood, but when he thought about it, it was strange..’

It's strange that the warrior is sick in the first place..

Naegongsimbeop is something that trains the body and mind..

There is something wrong with the fact that a martial artist who practices it suffers from residual illness as often as an ordinary person..

It wasn't a case of starving, or a case of not being able to maintain cleanliness by not washing properly..

There is no way that it is not healthy to breathe the energy of Mother Nature by maintaining a regular lifestyle, eating habits, and sleeping schedule..

Even if you were born with a weak body, that constitution should have been corrected long ago..

Of course, this does not apply if you have enjoyed most of your natural life as you get older, or if you have suffered a serious internal injury in the past..

Yu Jeong-mok did not belong in any case..

Then why?

Simple.

‘It wasn't a constitution, it was a disease..’

It is not known how latent the disease was..

Also, we don't know the identity of the disease..

It was not even known whether this disease was congenital or acquired..

However, this disease slowly eats away at the teacher's body, little by little, and finally, five years later, it devours his life..

By the time Joo Seo-cheon found out that Yoo Jeong-mok had a serious illness, his health had already deteriorated significantly..

‘I still can't forget the helplessness I felt back then..’

One day, the teacher collapsed with a high fever..

A doctor was urgently called, but he gave a despairing opinion..

‘I don't know the details, but it seems like the disease has been dormant for a while..

I've never had these symptoms before.……’

For reference, Yoo Jeong-mok suffered from chronic illness ever since he was young, so he was really indebted to the congressman..

I had regular checkups, but no symptoms were found until I collapsed..

In the end, Yoo Jeong-mok dies a few days later without leaving a will and loses his mind..

‘It must be stopped at all costs.!’

After returning, I cried as soon as I saw my teacher..

That's how special and precious Yu Jeong-mok's existence was to Joo Seo-cheon..

After returning, I promised myself several times that I would not let Yoo Jeong-mok die..

Saving the Master.

That's the first thing to do.

‘Then about six years later. Was it when I was 15 years old?.’

And a year after Yoo Jeong-mok is sent away, an event occurs that marks a milestone in the history of Jungwon Moorim..

‘Notes on the Three Eyes God)!’

Three hundred years ago, there was a legendary thief who was famous not only in the martial arts world but in the entire central plains..

Whenever the thief stole something, he always left behind an emblem with three eyes on it..

That's why it was called the Saman Shintu..

The Three Eyes Shintu has been active for nearly a hundred years since its appearance, but no one has discovered anything other than the Three Eyes emblem..

Less than a hundred years later, when the activities of the Saman Shintu ceased, the government announced that the Saman Shintu had been arrested..

But no one believed the announcement..

Over the past hundred years, the Saman Shintu has been pursued by numerous martial arts forces as well as government officials..

However, the Righteous Sect, the Four Sects, the Demon Cult, the Blood Cult, and even the Imperial Palace were unable to track down the Three Eyes God Tu..

People thought that Saman Shintu hid what he had stolen somewhere and died of natural causes..

Afterwards, people lined up looking for the remark, but no one found it..

And six years later, the legendary Vigo was discovered and revealed to the outside world..

‘You have to go and shake it off before that time comes.!’

As soon as the treasure of the Three Eyes God was discovered in the future, all kinds of people flocked like bees, looking for the treasure..

Although the era of war did not begin, a similarly bloody battle broke out and it became a mess..

And in the end, before all the treasures could be recovered, Vigo collapsed due to touching the wrong organ..

I had to hit the player before that happened..

‘But the problem is that six years later I still haven't gotten out..’

In the Jungwon, Jihak is an adult, but in the Hwasan faction, being an adult does not mean that he is free..

If you want to go from a volcanic group to a strong group, you will only be given permission if there are terms and conditions, unless it is a truly special case..

This is so that the disciple whom you worked hard to raise does not die in a strange way after going to the river..

So, in order to prepare more thoroughly, he trained martial arts until the age of his wife and sent him to Gangho..

‘what should i do?’

* * *

Another two months passed by..

In the meantime, I was able to accumulate one more year of experience..

Joo Seo-cheon's skills totaled two and a half years..

“I felt it even before the regression, but it really was……”

I was amazed several times by the speed of the machine..

The martial arts of the righteous school are usually called jeonggong (正功)..

Jeonggong is safe first..

If you train properly and follow the rules, there is little chance of being possessed by a fire demon..

Instead, the training speed, including the speed at which internal strength was accumulated, was very slow..

On the other hand, magical skills are so fast that they can be called foul in all aspects, including martial arts and training..

But everything has pros and cons.

Instead, magic has too many side effects..

It's not magic for nothing.

For example, being infected with the devil and becoming a madman, eating human flesh, or having an abnormally high sexual desire..

There are so many side effects that it is impossible to count them..

However, Maehwa Saenggong had the characteristic of being a Jeonggong and having the same speed as that of a Magical Gong..

To be exact, it is not as good as magic attack, but it is still enough to be called semi-magic attack..

“Hehe, I had a rewarding day today.”

After finishing his day's work, Ju Seocheon headed to his teacher's residence around Yushi (17:00 - 19:00)..

Standing in front of the door, Joo Seocheon checked his appearance by shaking the dust off his clothes before entering..

“Cough… call……”

flinch.

Joo Seocheon stopped moving and opened his eyes wide..

Just now, the voice heard beyond the door was Yu Jeong-mok's coughing sound..

‘Master …… !’

Before the regression, it was a voice I could not forget until I died..

The only person I can call family.

A person I relied on even after getting older.

‘The year of nine, it's not yet time.’

The remaining lifespan of the Yujeong tree is five years..

However, it is not ‘five years’ but ‘only five years’..

Since ancient times, diseases must be detected early and action taken at an early stage..

Otherwise it's too late to take action.

Since we don't know exactly what kind of disease it is, in the worst case scenario, we might have to take action right away..

Joo Seo-cheon practiced martial arts faithfully for nearly two months and constantly worried..

‘I have no choice but to ask God to see the doctor..’

God's doctor)

The state of medical skill goes beyond that of a famous doctor and is the best doctor of his time..

It is truly a living legend..

Indeed, this era of war is full of experts and eccentrics who are hard to find since ancient times..

Shin Shin is one of them, and he dies during a time of war and disappears leaving his name behind..

‘But how do I call God?’

Sinui is a person who cannot be told to come and go at will..

Above all, Ui was so eccentric that he was once called a strange doctor, so it was not easy to win his heart..

Even threats never work..

There were several famous anecdotes in the past where the requests of the Murim lord and other elders were ignored rather than granted..

‘I definitely remember saying that God is fascinated by rare medical books.……’

As Shin Ui is a great man at the pinnacle of medicine, he collects and reads a variety of medical books..

There was even a rumor that all the medical books in the Jungwon were in the possession of Sinui..

I'm glad it's a medical book. If it had been a martial arts book, there would probably have been a bloody storm centered around Sinui..

Sinui was fascinated by medical books that he had never seen before, and many people tried to obtain medical books in order to receive medical treatment from Sinui..

Thanks to this, the price of medical books, which were otherwise expensive, skyrocketed with the advent of Shinui..

‘Should I start a rumor that the medical book is in the Hwasan Sect's library??’

It's not a bad method, but it's still not enough..

There was no way Shinui would move immediately after hearing a rumor..

‘ ……’

I tried thinking of other ways, but I couldn't think of an answer..

In the meantime, I've been thinking about a lot of things..

The most certain method is the remark of the Three Eyes Shintu..

Six years later, Bigo's presence causes even Shinyi, who was not that interested in martial arts, to act..

Certainly, if there is a medical book hidden in the archive, you will be able to request treatment as well as treatment..

However, now he was too young and his actions were restricted, so he could not go out of the temple at will..

Vigo's location is quite far from the volcano, and above all, his martial arts skills are still weak, which poses many problems..

If I were to go out to a river, I might lose my life to a bandit or a ronin..

No, it is impossible to assume such a case in the first place and the volcanic wave is watching with its eyes open..

‘How many times have I wondered what to call Shinui... … Is there any other way??’

Because the situation was so bad, I couldn't do anything even if I tried to mobilize future events..

I was angry at that feeling of incompetence..

After Joo Seocheon came to his senses and calmed down his anger, he desperately tried to think of another way..

‘Is there no such thing as a herbal medicine manufactured by Shinui??’

Shin Shin is at the top when it comes to medicine..

Pharmaceutical capabilities are also included among them..

Of course, the medicine of God is also precious..

Even if you have the money, you can't get it or it's traded at a jaw-dropping price..

I don't have a lot of money, so this is impossible..

‘Wait, it doesn't have to be a promise of good faith.!’

Joo Seocheon kicked his knee and jumped up..

‘It is a spirit medicine.!’

An elixir is a medicine that contains the energy or essence of nature, and usually improves the internal strength of warriors..

However, since it is a 'medicine' in the first place, it is used for the purpose of treatment, not as a means to become stronger, such as raising one's level..

‘Why didn't I think of this?!’

Joo Seocheon patted his head and scolded himself for his stupidity..

I took a shortcut and took a long way back..

‘Let's see, there were a few elixirs discovered..’

I thought about it while organizing my past memories..

Three or four things come to mind.

And one of them happened to be near a volcano..

‘Suryeongshingwa (water spirit trust fruit))!’

It was discovered about twenty years later.

It's a time of war.

A certain ronin was mortally wounded during the war and while escaping, he ended up falling into the river and getting caught up in the rapids..

However, the ronin was lucky enough to ride the rapids and reach an underwater cave that no one knew about, and suffered an unexpected fate..

Strangely enough, there was a tree growing inside the underwater cave, and the fruit that grew from that tree was the Suryosin Fruit..

After taking Susu Shingwa, the ronin greatly improved his internal energy and became one of the world's greatest experts..

It was truly a miracle in itself..

‘Fortunately, it is geographically close.!’

The underwater cave is located in a town called Hwaeum, located a little further north from the volcano..

Nearby there is a river that marks the border between Shanxi, Henan, and Shanxi, where the volcano is located..

If you use a light aircraft or travel steadily on horseback, the distance is less than a day..

Because this ronin was so talkative, the location became so famous that it would become a tourist attraction in the future..

Above all, the Hwasanpa also searched and searched the caves near the river to see if there were any other Suryeo gods..

Thanks to that, Joo Seocheon also knew in detail..

Of course, several caves were discovered after the investigation, but neither the gods nor the trees were found..

‘It is an elixir that allowed a third-rate ronin to rise to the level of a top expert in an instant. There's a good chance.’

I had no doubt that with that level of energy, Yu Jeong-mok's disease could be solved by pressing down with internal energy..

“Ha, so far, my eyes have been covered by the remarks of the Three Eyes God..

I need to have a more diverse perspective..”

Joo Seocheon reflected on his past actions..

‘Clearly, Master said he would attend a regular meeting in a week, so that would be an opportunity..’

Regular meetings last about three to five days..

That amount of time is enough..

This was an opportunity.