Chapter 174
Episode 174 It won't work for us.
When Joy Baek climbed to the top of the highest mountain near the Murim Alliance, the Murim Lord stood at the edge of the cliff with his back turned..
“Lord.”
“Jo Jangju, are you here? Come here.”
Joy Baek stood side by side with the Murim Lord. It was a place with a beautiful view as it was high up..
“The scenery is very nice.”
“That's why I come here often..”
“It is all thanks to Maengju that we can enjoy this beauty. Since the leader supports Gangho reliably, wouldn’t it be impossible for the demonic cults to act??”
“Thank you for saying that..”
When the Murim Lord asked to meet here, Joy Baek expected them to talk about marriage. Moreover, since we asked to meet at the top of the mountain and not at the Murim Alliance, I thought we would have an honest conversation as parents in a place where no attention was paid..
“Jo Jangju.”
“Yes, my lord.”
“How long have we known each other??”
“It seems like it's been almost thirty years.”
“They say it's been a long time, but it's already been that long..”
The two stood like that for a moment, looking back on the past years..
“Is there a special reason why you called me today??”
“I asked to see you about my son..”
also. As expected, Joybaek's expression brightened as he realized that it was a matter of marriage. He promised to provide a large amount of money to the Murim Alliance. Despite that, he showed a lukewarm attitude, so I thought things wouldn't work out well..
‘Isn't that too much money to refuse? leader.’
Jin Peicheon slowly turned his head and looked at Joey Bai..
“Have you ever heard of Cheonmyeonghoe??”
Even though it was a heartbreaking question that caught us off guard, Joybaek answered calmly..
“This is the first place I heard about it.”
In fact, I even calmly asked what kind of place it was..
“I understand that it is a self-proclaimed mysterious sect and has been involved in many bad things..”
“There are a lot of trash people in Moorim..”
“Jo Jangju.”
“Yes, my lord.”
“I think your son was involved in that crap..”
Although he spoke carefully, Jin Peicheon's eyes were sharp as if he was looking right through Joey Bai..
“What do you mean by that??”
“Confucius Jo was included in the Council of Heaven..”
Joybaek was surprised. It looked so natural that I couldn't tell if he was really surprised or just pretending to be surprised..
“Your son, Jo Shin, was recruited into an organization called Cheonmyeonghoe and attempted to kidnap my granddaughter..”
As the surprise grew, Joybaek's voice also increased..
“This is nonsense. The wedding is in progress. Why would he do such a thing unless he goes crazy? There must be some misunderstanding..”
“I wish so too, but the evidence is now clear..”
“what kind of evidence?”
“There was a confession from the person who received the order to give aid..”
“It could be a confession to trap my son..”
Jin Feicheon silently turned his back and looked at the stone mountain rising like a cliff in the distance. Right now, the hearts of the two people were heading towards each other much sharper than that sharp stone mountain..
“Lord Maeng, please let me meet my son. I will meet you and hear what happened..”
“I can't do that by rule..”
“Even considering your past relationship with me, you can’t do this..”
“That's right. I can’t do this because I think about our past relationship..”
Jin Peicheon's cold and stern eyes flew towards Joy Bai..
“I know you are from Cheonmyeonghoe..”
“!”
“Don't even think about lying..”
Jin Feicheon opened his prayers. A frost-like force came over Joybaek. A huge and violent storm came upon him. There was emotion attached to the momentum. I can kill you, I want to kill you.
Joybaek gritted his teeth and fought against the momentum, but his precarious body seemed as if he would be pushed off the cliff at any moment..
The storm that seemed like it would tear him apart soon slowly subsided. Joy Baek was able to climb onto a small island in the open sea..
“I don't want to end my long relationship with Zhang Ju like this. Only me and my subordinates know about this matter..”
As Geommugeuk said, Jin Pae-cheon was opening up Joy Baek's breathing space..
The fact that he simply referred to himself as a member of the Cheonmyeonghoe without putting pressure on whether it was the leadership of the Cheonmyeonghoe, and the fact that he said that only he and his subordinates knew, was an indication that if they cooperated well, they could cover it up..
Joy Baek kneels in front of the leader..
“There were things that couldn't be helped.”
“I understand. If you have a lot of people, you end up taking a path you don't want to take..”
“I don't know what to say to Lord Maeng's generosity. I'm sorry, Master..”
Tears flowed from his eyes. Tears flowed down to the point where I wondered how I could shed so much if it wasn't sincere..
Jin Feicheon’s expression looking down at him was only bitter. Even though we had known each other for thirty years, he chose the path of betrayal. Is it the other person's fault? Or is it my own fault that forced me to leave??
“Just pass over the Cheonmyeonghoeju. Then it will all be in the past.”
Although he didn't mention it directly, he said he would forgive him. Joybaek climbed up through the opened windpipe and took a breath..
“He even included my son without my knowledge. I can never forgive that fact. I will be having a meeting with the head of Cheonmyeonghoe tomorrow, so please bring your son to the meeting..”
“I said tomorrow?”
“Cheonmyeonghoeju is not far from here..”
This means that there was Cheonmyeonghoeju within a distance that could be reached in just one day. It was truly surprising that it was dark under the lamp..
“Good idea..”
“Then, we will contact you after we have made the space. Thank you once again for your grace..”
He bowed and then turned around..
With each step, his expression slowly began to harden. It contained neither heat nor cold. Since there were no emotions, it was hard to guess what he was feeling, but at least it was clear that he was a completely different person from the person who was on his knees and crying..
After he disappeared, a sword dance appeared there..
“Can I send it back without supervision like that??”
“It'll be okay.”
I was hoping that he would just let the sword dance go and do everything he could. That way, you can organize everything at once..
“I think we need to keep in mind the possibility that he might betray us. Asking me to bring my son tomorrow means exchanging my son for Cheonmyeonghoeju. Doesn’t this mean that you don’t completely trust the Lord??”
“After catching Cheonmyeonghoeju, I am doubting that my mind has changed.?”
“If you have that much doubt, it's a good thing, but you can even join hands with Cheonmyeonghoeju and sell this trap. For now, I think we should see it as half and half. Please leave the rest to me..”
It was a dangerous situation even if Joybaek betrayed, and it was dangerous even if he did not. Because it was a job to catch the owner of Cheonmyeonghoe, whose identity he did not know..
“Are you really saying you're going to handle it on your own??”
“If by any chance they have different thoughts, it could be dangerous. It's not something for a precious person to step forward alone..”
“you are not in danger?”
“Because it was my job from the beginning..”
Jin Feicheon stared at the sword dance for a moment. To my surprise, he had this thought. How great would it be if the sword dance was performed by a political faction??
“Don't be too upset by the author's betrayal. The author was originally a villain. I just stayed next to my lord while hiding myself. One side had good intentions, the other side had bad intentions..”
He is even comforting himself. Jin Feicheon wanted to have a drink with this kind of sword dance..
“Would you like to have a drink with me??”
It was a sword dance performance in which he intended to leave after forming a good relationship with the leader. There was no way I would turn down a drink alone with him..
“Please eat here. I will buy it.”
“I'll wait.”
“Do you have a favorite drink??”
“Buy me a strong drink.”
The sword dance disappeared from there in an instant..
After a while, Jin Peicheon was startled. There was a bottle of alcohol in the hand of Geommugeuk, who came back, but no matter how outstanding his performance was, it was already not time to go down and come back..
“Did you bury the alcohol in the mountain??”
“It's been a while since I've been drinking, so I'm a bit shaky, so I walk a little faster..”
When I returned from Donghu the other day, I didn't bother to catch up and hurt the leader's pride, but I didn't intentionally come late today..
“I also bought some nice glasses.”
I poured him a drink..
Slurp.
It was right then. Someone appeared. He was a warrior who was always hiding around the sword dance. He appeared for the first time.
“I'll check the alcohol..”
He used a silver needle to check if the drink was poisoned..
I thought he would be a sharp and angular person, but he turned out to be a man with a round and warm appearance..
I could tell. This is the person the Murim Lord trusts the most. If the father has Hwi, the leader has this man..
Even though this loyal servant stayed around me and knew that I was not the kind of person who would get addicted to alcohol, he did not let his guard down even one bit when it came to his leader's well-being..
Only after confirming that there was no poison in the alcohol did he disappear again..
“Just say hello and leave..”
When I expressed my regret, half jokingly and half seriously, Jin Feicheon smiled slightly and said,.
“I am by nature an inflexible person, so please understand..”
“I know it well. My favorite person was also my escort at one time..”
“Why not an escort now??”
“I forced myself to stop following other people's lives and live my own life..”
Jin Feicheon felt a strange emotion at Geommugeuk’s words. Because his personality was not like that of a demon at all, I felt greedy but also strangely afraid. What if the interest becomes a thousand words? It was a fear that started from.
After filling each other's glasses, the two toasted and drank..
“Do you like medicinal liquor??”
“I don't drink it often. you?”
“I drink it sometimes too.”
It's been a while since I drank alcohol, and it reminded me of intoxication. Are you still drunk and swimming in that lake??
In a sense, even though it was a precarious situation on the eve of the decisive battle, the drinking party with the leader was calm and peaceful..
This is probably because they both knew that big things that will change your life are not something you can suddenly prepare for and that they are something you have lived through the past..
“How is your father??”
The Murim Lord asked about the Heavenly Demon.
“You are well..”
“Seeing you, I miss the sword leader. It's been quite a while since I've seen it.”
“I'll tell you when I get back. Your dad will love it too.”
“That can't be possible. Your father will want to kill me.”
“How are you, Maengju??”
“I was like that too until now.…….”
After a while, Jin Peicheon expressed his honest feelings..
“I changed my mind when I saw you..”
I thought that if the Heavenly Demon of the time died, this sword dance would become the Heavenly Demon. Wouldn't it be better now for the sake of Jeongdo Murim? Surprisingly, that was what I was thinking about this young man..
“How is your relationship with your father??”
“I used to be awkward, but it's gotten a lot better recently..”
“Good thing.”
“I got better after playing baduk with my father. My father learned to play baduk from the general at our school and beat me every time. On the other hand, the soldier I got did not know how to play baduk..”
“The military can't play baduk?”
“also! Same reaction. I will definitely tell this to my soldiers. Even the Murim Lord had the same reaction.!”
The leader laughed at the joke of the sword dance..
“I also went hunting in the mountains with my father. I also drank alcohol at the guesthouse. Do you know how the owner reacted when my father came to the guest house??”
The sword dance deliberately told me about my time with my father. I told it as cheerfully as possible, and Jin Feicheon listened to the story of the sword dance with a smile..
Geommugeuk knows the sadness hidden in the Murim Lord’s smile. He is a father who lost his son. I couldn't even imagine what that must be like, but I knew that he was thinking about his son..
And as always, Geommugeuk is a person who believes that heartache should not be buried..
“Do you think about your son a lot??”
For a moment, the Murim Lord flinched. His expression changed every moment. Anger and embarrassment, sadness and longing. All kinds of emotions passed through him in a short period of time..
“sometimes.”
Jin Peicheon drank without saying any more. I also drank alcohol without asking any more questions..
Have you ever been asked this question after your son died? I think it probably wasn't there. Who would dare ask the Murim Lord such a question??
“Let's go together tomorrow.”
“No, I'll go alone..”
“I know that you are a master without anyone who can compete with you. It's dangerous to go alone.”
“If you mobilize Murim Alliance masters, there may be people related to the Cheonmyeonghoe among them. If confidential information is leaked and Master Cheonmyeong runs away, you will probably never find him again..”
“Then let's go together with me..”
I knew that Jin Feicheon meant what he said. I was truly impressed by the sword dance performance. What Murim lord in the world would say that he would go alone to a place where there might be a risk of death, and that too with the blood of the Demon Cult leader??
I thought that as long as Jin Paecheon was alive and well, Jeongpa Wurim would also be healthy..
“Lord Maeng, you have something else to do..”
“What are you talking about??”
“You must prepare in case Jinryongjangju betrays you. He faced a crisis where everything he had worked for his entire life might be lost. The Lord said he would forgive me, but would I really believe him? If not, he will leave no stone unturned.”
“For example?”
“Since they were trying to use Jin Sojeo in the name of marriage, we used the courtiers. We used it a little more radically than they did. So how will they come out??”
Jin Feicheon's expression hardened as he remembered one situation..
“At that time when the leader and I are moving together, we can target Jin Soje. Since they took advantage of their children, you may feel like they should suffer the same. Since it is a life-threatening choice, the expert, not the average, will go for it. There must be a leader. Protect your family.”
Looking at Jin Feicheon's worried eyes, Geommugeuk raised his drink..
“Please trust and leave it to Mado at least once. No matter how bad the evil is, it won't work on us..”
Jin Peicheon drank with him..
We only shared one bottle in a short period of time, but it was better and more impressive than any other drinking party I've had in my life..
Geommugeuk bowed politely as he put down the last glass..
“I will say goodbye today. Please take care until we see you again..”
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