“Is it okay for it to end like this?”
“what?”
“I mean Jongnam, Jongnam!”
Jo Geol shouted as if she was dumbfounded. Baekcheon just lightly shrugged her shoulders.
“The Taesangjangmunin decided not to make it an issue.”
“No matter what, something happened to us!”
The more Jo Geol thought about it, the more angry she seemed to be. Baekcheon glanced at him and said.
“But it’s a bit new.”
“yes?”
Baekcheon’s expression was so sad.
“You didn’t know? at all?”
“… … .”
“Even though we learned the plum blossom sword method and saw with our own eyes the sword method that those guys talk about?”
“Well, I remember well… … . Wasn’t the order reversed as well? is not it? No, that was already a few years ago… … .”
“… … .”
“Oh, don’t look at me like that! “Why should I remember every damn Jongnam’s swordsmanship?”
When Baekcheon’s gaze did not relax despite his passionate protest, Jo Geol turned to look at Yoonjong.
“Please say something, death penalty! “Did you know about the death penalty?”
“I guessed it.”
“Look at this! Guess… … . yes? “You guessed it?”
“… … “If you’re not a fool, that’s true.”
Jo Geol leaned her head against the wall with a helpless look on her face. And in a daze, I thought, ‘Okay…’ … . ‘I’m the only bastard, just me,’ he started muttering.
Yoonjong didn’t even look at him. Baekcheon asked.
“Did you guess?”
“Ever since I learned the plum blossom sword technique, I have thought of that sword technique from time to time. No matter how you look at it, it was so similar. I figured it would have the same foundation in some way. But I had no idea that the main body was taken in such a way. “At most, I thought it would be about accepting those who left the volcano and restoring their lost sword skills.”
“yes… … .”
Baekcheon nodded heavily. He could never have imagined that Jongnam would have stolen Hwasan’s sword technique in this way. How can it be easy for such a proud and noble sect to covet the martial arts of Hwasan?
“… … “If Soso finds out, he will make an uproar, saying that the stream on Mt. Jongnam will be poisoned with sin.”
“He’s not even a party member anymore, so why does he keep doing that?”
“That’s because it’s not a party line. And you have to say it right away, and it’s no different. “SoSo is just being extreme.”
“… … “That is also true.”
Baekcheon was already getting a headache thinking about Dang Soso, with needles in both hands, foaming at the water.
At that moment, Jo Geol lifted her head.
“No, so you’re saying that Cheongmyeong already knew all of this?”
“I guess so. “Based on the circumstances, it appears that Cheongmyeong and Jangmunin had a private conversation last night. I wonder if this conversation was also exchanged at that time.”
“oh my god… … . “You mean Cheongmyeong kept Jongnam alive even after learning that Hwasan’s martial arts education had been stolen?”
“… … “It’s hard for me to believe it now.”
If they knew Cheongmyeong, they could have run straight to Jongnam without even breathing and doused the fire before the investigation. No, if it ends like that, you will have to shed tears and say, ‘Finally, Cheongmyeong has realized the Way.’
But even after knowing this fact, you have been holding on for so long? What on earth made that son of a bitch restrain himself?
“… … “All sorts of things happen in life.”
“That’s right.”
“Could there be some misunderstanding?”
“I don’t think it was a misunderstanding, seeing as I didn’t throw my sword on the spot.”
“I guess so, right? Okay… … .”
Both Jo Geol and Baek Cheon sighed with incomprehensible expressions on their faces. Only Yoonjong was deep in thought with a complicated face.
“So are you really going to let it go like this?”
“Hmm.”
Baekcheon groaned slightly and opened his mouth.
“Honestly, it’s true that my stomach is boiling, but… … Since we have a big day ahead of us, we’ll have to seal it up for now. Even if we have to discuss it again later.”
“Suture is not something we can say we want to do, is it? “If those guys make a mistake, it will literally be ruined.”
“We should try to prevent that from happening. For now, please pass on the message to the priests. “So that no unnecessary problems arise.”
Jo Geol reluctantly nodded and said.
“Well, priests, if the Master said so, they would follow suit. On the surface. However, behind the scenes, there is a rumor that Sa-suk is from Jongnam and she is Jin Geum-ryong and her brother, so she is overlooked… … .”
“That Jodong club!”
“Oh, no! I’m not saying that! “Do you treat me like that whenever I say something?”
“noisy!”
Jogeol pouted at Yoonjong’s shouting. Still, it seems scary, so I keep my mouth shut. On the other hand, Baekcheon, the person involved, was calm.
“… … I guess I’ll have to endure it. All I have to do is be honest. and… … “No matter how upset I am, is Cheongmyeong, who has kept this matter to himself and suffered from it, as bad as he is?”
“Hmm.”
Yoonjong nodded his head slowly. Baekcheon spoke firmly to the two people.
“First of all, crack down on the priests to prevent as much trouble as possible. “I will definitely tell Baek Sang-i about Baek-ja Bae.”
“Yes, Sasuk.”
Unlike Yoonjong, who answered calmly, Jo Geol still seemed dissatisfied. Baekcheon sighed after reading his true intentions from his expression.
“The reason Cheongmyeong solved the problem this way is probably because the work we have to do in the future is not that easy.”
“… … Yes.”
“That bad-tempered bastard put down his personality and did this to save at least one more person. “If we can’t help, let’s not get in the way.”
“Keueuung.”
Jo Geol faintly suffered, as if she was suppressing the discomfort.
“Haha… … Even if my stomach explodes, he will explode more than me.”
“… … Yes, girl.”
“All right. Even priests who do not sympathize with Sasuk’s position will understand if Cheongmyeong decides to do so. “We all know that he is a person who is full of resentment because he cannot change his subordinates, so who would speak up about the choices he made?”
“okay. Please tell me well. I guess I… … .”
“yes. From my perspective, it would be a bit difficult to come forward completely. I understand.”
Actually, Hwasan’s disciples don’t really care, but Baekcheon himself feels somewhat uneasy about actively participating in matters related to Jongnam.
Baekcheon sighed.
“Anyway, in many ways, the one who is having the most headache right now is Cheongmyeong.”
Both people nodded at those words. It certainly will. They can just discuss their feelings, but Cheongmyeong has to specify what he has done from now on.
“Will it work out?”
“I don’t know.”
Everyone knows it. Although the situation was resolved dramatically, the path that Cheongmyeong was about to take was by no means an easy one.
“I just hope it wasn’t something that was done without a plan.”
“… … “What if it was done without a plan?”
“Then what… … .”
Baekcheon smiled refreshingly.
“Will there be anything worse than destruction?”
There was an ominous silence. An unknown anxiety passed between Yoonjong and Jogeol.
* * *
Zhuge Zain had to work hard to understand this situation.
‘why me… … ‘Is he here?’
But no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t understand.
The face of the man who was called the king of the green forest, the soldier of the Cheonwoomaeng, and many other nicknames, was grotesquely distorted even at this time.
“Have you thought of anything?”
“huh.”
“You really don’t have any plans in advance?”
“huh.”
“But you just screamed that it had to be like this without any solution?”
“yes.”
Lim So-byeong smiled brightly.
“Does that make sense, you crazy bastard!”
“Why are you yelling! “This Sapa bastard!”
“Is this something to discuss about Sapa and what? “Then what on earth were you thinking when you did something like this?”
“it will work out somehow?”
“Aaaahhh!”
Lim So-byeong screamed as if he was going to vomit his entire stomach. It was a sight that could not be found with dignity even if one looked at it, but even now, Zhuge Zain fully understood the feelings of that Safain.
“Why are you making such a fuss? Just roughly mix it up and divide it by the number of people. That’s it.”
Hearing Cheongmyeong’s words, Lim So-byeong scratched his head as if his scalp was bleeding. The coffin was crooked and his hair was matted like a ghost.
“I was crazy… … . “I would just act like a bandit.”
“Then it’s over.”
“… … “It’s better to die.”
“really? “I can still help you with that.”
“… … “Let me think about it.”
I didn’t expect serious measures, but I thought I had the framework in place. Who would have imagined that there would be no solution to this problem?
“Okay. There are so many things to consider… … .”
“No, you want to roughly divide it?”
“There is no such thing as half-heartedness in the federation! “It may seem like it was done roughly!”
“… … Who will see that they think you are a blind person of your own making? “Since when did you have such a strong sense of belonging?”
“This is all because of someone!”
Zhuge Ja-in, who was watching the bandits and Malco fighting fiercely, couldn’t bear it anymore and quietly opened his mouth with an awkward look on his face. If I keep doing this, I won’t be able to say a word until the next day.
“But hey… … .”
“yes.”
“Why am I here?”
“ah.”
Cheongmyeong smiled brightly as he saw Zhuge Zain finally raise the question he had been harboring.
“After chatting with him for a bit, it seemed like he used his brain well.”
“What kind of nonsense is this to the head of the world’s Zhuge family? “You’re an ignorant person who can’t even figure out these 1,000-character sentences!”
“Who is it? “What kind of bastard says something like that?”
“When I saw you writing last time, all the strokes were wrong!”
“Do you have any proof? uh? “Do you have any proof?”
Another fight breaks out. Zhuge Zain looked up at the ceiling in silence.
It would have been better to listen to the complaints of Mo Yongwi-gyeong, who was still busy fussing. After waiting for a while longer, Cheongmyeong got to the point.
“Oh, it’s not really anything special.”
“yes.”
“We need to reorganize the organization, and I think the head of the family will do it well.”
“… … .”
“Yes?”
Zhuge Zain couldn’t even think of managing his facial expression for a moment. He asked with a blank expression, wondering if it was possible.
“Are you asking me to participate in reorganizing the alliance?”
“No.”
A look of relief appeared on Zhuge Zain’s face, saying, ‘That’s right.’ This certainly makes no sense.
“I ask you to take the initiative, not participate. Take initiative.”
“… … yes?”
“No matter how much you mess up, it’s still better than what a bandit bastard did. “But he is still an actor.”
Lim So-byeong was furious.
“What kind of nonsense is that? I am also a learned person. Even after all this, I am a giant (passed the civil service examination)… … .”
“Oh, it’s really noisy!”
The shoe that Cheongmyeong threw hit Lim So-byeong in the face. Cheongmyeong, who cursed at Lim So-byeong, who fell backwards, looked at Zhuge Ja-in with a smile as if he had never done that before.
“Can you do it?”
Zhuge Zain’s eyes trembled.
“Dojo, seal. I am that… … She is the head of the Zhuge family who has just joined the clan. Ah, no, now that I have given up my authority as the head of the family, I am nothing more than a newly minted leader.”
“Yes, what is it?”
“But are you entrusting me with such an important task? Even until recently, I had been at odds with Tian Yu-meng. No, until yesterday… … .”
Weren’t you and I holding each other’s hair and exchanging abusive language? This was something I couldn’t bear to say.
However, Cheongmyeong shrugged his shoulders indifferently.
“Does that matter?”
“… … yes?”
“It’s actually a good thing. “People are inherently unable to see everything objectively from the inside.”
“that… … .”
“Can you do it?”
When the question came up again, Zhuge Zain kept his mouth shut. Her words were ‘Can you do it?’, but her eyes and energy said otherwise.
‘Even if you die, you have to do it.’
Zhuge Zain couldn’t overcome his absurdity and ended up laughing helplessly.
“Are you saying you’re qualified?”
“yes.”
“If you’re the right person, it doesn’t matter where you’re from, what your background is, or even what your relationship was, right?”
“Isn’t it obvious? “It’s not like we gathered together to play house.”
Yes, it’s natural. However, Zhuge Jain is well aware that many powers and monarchs collapsed because they failed to do what was obvious.
“… … “I understand what you mean.”
Unlike before, he straightened his posture.
“I don’t know if I’m the right person, but I know it’s what I need to do. “Jegal Mo, I will do my best to carry out the commander-in-chief’s orders.”
Cheongmyeong flinched slightly as he looked at the clearly changed eyes.
“no. Haha, there’s no need to be that serious… … .”
“First of all, we need a personal map of all the clans belonging to the Cheonwoo Alliance, a directory of the small and medium-sized factions that came to Shaanxi, and documents on the wealth and supplies stored in the Cheonwoo Alliance. Oh, please appoint people who are familiar with each faction one by one. They must obtain information on the martial arts level of those belonging to the sect, and also provide approximate information about the sects that have not yet joined Shaanxi. It would be better to go through the opening, but it would also be better to ask the opening to dispatch a working-level team. First of all, this needs to be prepared urgently, and then… … .”
Cheongmyeong’s mouth slowly opened.
Incomprehensible words start pouring out like a torrent and do not stop for a moment. Cheongmyeong’s eyes began to roll back and forth.
“Musketeer? Are you listening?”
“Okay, sure.”
“You must hurry. Isn’t this a race against time? Oh, and the first thing you need to do is… … .”
Cheongmyeong smiled.
‘I think it was definitely wrong?’
I tried to make things a little easier, but it ended up doubling the work… … . No, it looks like it has increased tenfold. Rotten… … .
With Zhuge Ja-in joining, the reorganization of Tian Yu-meng’s organization literally began to accelerate. In a slightly different direction than the intention of the person who joined him.
