Chapter 397
Episode 397: They say it’s a pretty heart.
Chuma’s light attack was fast..
The speed initially shown was only a fraction of his original ability. The more he ran, the faster he got..
‘How many accidents had to happen after drinking to get this fast??’
It was so fast that I wanted to make jokes like this. The Mazons are like this. We drank together, made all kinds of jokes, and even jumped into the lake and swam together, and never once did I say that I was this fast..
The same goes for other mazons. He never even mentions his martial arts skills, let alone boasts about them. This is the scary thing about true experts.
so? Did an unexpected twist occur??
Unfortunately, that didn't happen. No matter how fast the horsemanship is, this was a speedboat that went beyond the Ten Stars and reached the Eleven Stars..
“I go first!”
Similarly, when approaching the destination while running, Geommugeuk increased its speed. I didn't pay attention and didn't let down my guard. It's a bet with Fire Dragon Lord, but I can't do that..
The sword dance showed extreme speed and arrived at the agreed upon location first..
After a while, Chuma arrived and gasped for breath..
“What are you? Why so fast?”
“I saved my strength for the last moment.”
Chu Ma knew that he did not lose because of that. He was out of breath, and Geomugeuk was breathing calmly as usual. It means you can't compete in the first place..
I don't know, but I thought that if Geommugeuk showed off all the skills I saw from the beginning, I would have probably bought snacks from a nearby village, spread them out, and waited..
“I've never lost in a light attack..”
“I am the leader of the Heavenly Demon Church..”
Geommugeuk looked around with a smug look on his face..
“Now, where should our Hwaryong drink??”
I was wondering if they would give me the Fire Dragon Pearl..
“follow me.”
The horse flew at high altitude and went somewhere..
A sword dance performance followed. This time, I followed up with the Cheonma Flying Technique, which I practiced from time to time. He flew with his back straight and his arms crossed in a proud posture..
He is truly a Gyeonggong who gets along very well with his father. If you fly in with this arrogant attitude and slowly walk down in the air! Ah, this is it!
This is why you can't give up the Cheonma Flying Art no matter how fast your gait is..
The place where Chwima took Geommugeuk was on a small rock protruding from a cliff overlooking the surrounding scenery..
“When I return to the main campus, I sometimes have a drink here..”
Daecheonsan Mountain was visible in the distance, and the river flowing in front of it was breaking and sparkling in the sunlight. The reed forest was spread out around the river again, and it was truly beautiful, like a scene from a painting..
“If you want to drink Hwaryongju, you have to drink it at a place like this..”
Chwima took out the Hwaryongju from his arms and presented it to Geommugeuk..
“They really give it to me?”
“Then you won't give it to me? I made a bet?”
“It's Hwaryongju.?”
“Still, I have to give it to you.”
“You joined hands with your brother, right? So here I was riding the intangible hell?”
“Looks like you don't want to drink it. Then don't.”
“It can't be!”
Geommugeuk quickly snatched the Hwaryongju as Chuma tried to put it back in his arms..
Chu Ma took out a glass from his sleeve..
“There will be exactly three drinks from this glass. Drinking it in small portions is more effective than drinking it all at once, so drink it in three portions..”
It was a really stubborn drunk, but seeing that he even brought a glass with him made me think that he might have brought this drink to give as a gift..
Chu Ma took out another glass and poured alcohol from the gourd-shaped blood holder hanging on his waist. When he went out, he could drink any alcohol, but he tried to drink as much as possible from his own glass..
“Now, I admit defeat..”
Geommugeuk toasted vigorously to the glass held out by Chuma and then drank Hwaryongju. A hot feeling, as if it was burning my insides, went down my throat. I now understand why they told me to drink it in three portions..
The sword dance immediately became energized and began to melt the hot energy. Even though it was the most powerful energy among the extreme positive energy, Geommugeuk began to absorb it into the bloodstream of the entire body without any difficulty..
Chuma was surprised when all his energy was melted in one go. I knew that Sword Dance Geuk's martial arts skills were strong, but I didn't know that a glass of Hwaryongju could be melted in one go..
I also drank the second glass as a toast..
“Ugh, good!”
The second time, the fire burned my entire body. The more I drank, the more I burned, but it wasn't so much that my body couldn't handle it..
In that way, Geommugeuk drank all of the Hwaryongju three times and dissolved all the energy contained in the alcohol..
The pure and solemn energy that circulated in the blood vessels of the entire body became internal energy and gathered into the Danjeon..
It was a larger amount than expected.
In the past, I had more internal skills than anyone else, but sword dance drama required more internal skills. These days, I'm learning space-time anomaly, time-space magic, and even nine-fire magic..
The more strength you have, the shorter the training time is, so even a handful of strength is always welcome..
A clearer and deeper light than before disappeared from the two eyes of Geommugeuk, who had passed around the true spirit..
Chu Ma, watching that scene, shook his head and said:.
“I guess I'll have to rewrite the Fire Dragon Lord part..”
“what do you mean?”
“The secret book passed down from generation to generation says that it takes three days to absorb all the Fire Dragon Lord..”
I expected that Chuma would have luck here for at least one day, if not three days. However, the sword dance absorbed all of the Fire Dragon Lord's energy before even an hour had passed..
“What are you? What on earth is this that scares people like this??”
Geommugeuk spoke in a dignified voice in response to a question that was half joking and half serious..
“I am the leader of the Heavenly Demon Church. who are you?”
Chwima accepted the jokes of the sword dance..
“Let's look at the drunkard who lost the bet and stole the Hwaryongju. Great rental! Never bet on Cheonmajeon or Gyeonggong.!”
The two people looked at each other and laughed.
“Brother, thank you.”
“Thank you. I got it by winning a bet..”
“What's your favor??”
“why suddenly?”
“Even if it's not a bet, I have to do my brother a favor. say! I'll listen to anything.”
“whatever?”
“Even if you spill my brother's alcohol on my father's bed and tell him to come, I'll listen..”
“That's not doing a favor, that's assassination.?”
Although he joked around like that, Chuma never said his request..
“it's okay. I'll tell you later when I get the chance..”
It seemed like he didn't want to talk about it right now, so he didn't press for the sword dance anymore..
“Let’s bet on light balls one more time next time.”
“At that time, I would like Jangsaengju (長生酒) please..”
Jangsaengju was also a rare liquor that could achieve the same level of strength as Hwaryongju..
“Should we go to the ice palace first??”
Geommugeuk was considerate of Chuma, but it was not accepted either..
“If it weren't for you, it was a place I wouldn't have even thought of going to. Meet your heart first. The heart knows where it is now.?”
“If you know where it is, you won't go. I'm going because I'm worried because I don't know where I am or what I'm doing..”
“how to find?”
Geommugeuk looked at the river in the distance, shining like a jewel in the sunlight..
“don't worry. That guy... … Rather, it will be difficult not to find it..”
* * *
The two ran and ran towards the North Sea..
If there was a guesthouse, we stayed there, and if there wasn't, we camped..
The sword dance performance demonstrated skillful camping skills. Chwima was greatly impressed when the hunted animal was prepared well, sprinkled with secret seasoning, and served..
Seeing him happy, saying that it was the perfect accompaniment to drinks, Geommugeuk felt sorry. It was a dish that was eaten several times by other mazons. They even taught the guards how to camp and cook..
They ran north, telling stories like that..
Running and camping, running and drinking. After running without stopping, the two finally arrived at the North Sea..
“It's snow.”
Spring came to the central plains, but snow piled up in the North Sea..
“I was disappointed that there wasn't much snow this year, so let's go back after seeing as much as we can..”
While watching the exciting sword dance performance, Chuma thought to himself..
‘Will I be able to have fun and go back??’
Strangely, as I watched the sword dance, I felt an instinctive sense of crisis, as if something was going to happen. I guess it's my mood?
The place the two arrived was the village where Ian was last heard from. This place was a little outside the center of the North Sea, so there weren't many outsiders..
The village people wore fur hats and clothes made from animal skins. Trees and grass that cannot be found in the central plains were growing here and there. There was definitely a unique mystery to the North Sea..
‘Why did Ian come this far??’
I'm sure you came here for a reason..
The attention of the villagers was focused on the appearance of two people wearing thin military uniforms. People passing by, store clerks, and people sticking their heads out the window all watched the two strangers in silence..
“Let's go there.”
It was a place where a cave was used as a bar..
As the two entered the bar, several customers who were drinking inside all looked at them. Everyone had a wary look in their eyes..
Of course, Geommugeuk and Chuma didn't care about them..
As they sat down, Jeomsoi came and greeted them..
“Welcome!”
“Bring me something to drink and a quick bite to eat..”
“Please wait a moment!”
Chuma, who was looking around the inside, looked up at the ceiling and said.
“You can't even get drunk? I don't know when those things will fall from above my head..”
Geommugeuk raised his head at Chuma’s words. Long icicles, like spears, came down from the ceiling of the cave here and there..
“It would be refreshing to crush that and put it in alcohol..”
Chwima laughed at Geommugeuk’s words and said he would do that..
After a while, Jeomsoi brought drinks and dishes. There was no need to break the icicle. The glass was frozen solid..
“If you drink it here, the drink will be refreshing..”
Even though it was cold outside, everyone was drinking cold alcohol rather than warm alcohol..
“Look.”
“Yes, sir..”
“Let me ask you something. Has a woman wearing a cotton thread and a sword ever come here??”
“no. There has never been anyone like that before..”
But I saw the sword dance. For a split second, Jeomsoy was shocked. No matter how experienced Jeomso was, he couldn't avoid the keen gaze of Geommugeuk..
“We are friends of that women's cooperative. I'm not a bad person, so tell me.”
Chuma intervened and said something..
“Look at our faces. What makes this face look like a wicked person??”
“In my experience, whether or not someone is evil has nothing to do with how they look. Anyway, I've never seen anyone like that..”
When Jeomsoy left, Chwima said:.
“Why did you say you didn’t know when you knew??”
Chu Ma also realized that Jeom Soi lied..
“They tried to hide it because we looked like evil people..”
Chuma touched his face after hearing the words of the sword dance..
“This face? This handsome face? Where are you looking?!”
He was also good at drinking. Because wherever he went, he had a face that would be heard talking about middle-aged Americans..
The Poison King, the unmasked Extreme Demon, Chwima and I. If the four of us walk around together like this, I'm sure we'll hear about Handsome Men's Gang or the Four Great Heavenly Kings..
“Either that, or you're associated with dangerous people who shouldn't be spoken of..”
Probably so. Otherwise, there would be no need to hide the fact that you saw Ian..
After the two of us had a few drinks, Jeomsoi brought some food. It was a dish from the North Sea region that cannot be found in the Central Plains..
As Jeomsoi put down the dishes, Geommugeuk gently placed Eunja on the table. Jeomsoy was startled. The amount was too much for the money given to the customers for their hard work. Money you can earn by working for at least 10 days.
The quick-witted Jeomsoy could tell. He told me about the women's cooperative and told me to take it..
“This is your first time here.?”
“That's right.”
“I will tell you places worth visiting nearby..”
Jeomsoy told me about places worth visiting nearby..
“If you go east to Ori, there is a place where snow flowers are in bloom. It is a spectacular view that cannot be seen in Jungwon. Suinsa Temple in the south is also worth a visit. Be careful not to slip when going up the stairs..”
After talking about a few more places, I added it at the end..
“Oh, and never go west towards the manor. Because it's a dangerous place..”
That was enough. This is how Ian told me that he had been here and that he had gone to the manor..
Jeomsoi took the money and went to the kitchen. It was a witty answer. Even if problems arose later, he never told me a word about Ian..
After leaving the tavern, Geommugeuk and Chwima walked towards the west..
I went as Jeomsoy told me, and there was indeed a manor there..
Chuma, who entered the front door, looked around and said,.
“I didn't say the person you were looking for was a pretty heart.?”
A line that catches the eyes of two people.
From the trees, the stone lanterns standing in the yard, to the back wall. It was cut into long, straight lines. It could be seen that a neat move was made, as if it had been cut accurately by measuring it with a ruler..
And there were blood stains on the floor that could not be cleaned up. As expected, those caught in that line would also have been cut off like that..
Chuma said, adjusting his collar as if he was cold..
“It's not a pretty heart, it's a scary heart?”
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