EP.23 Why are you here again…? (3)
Why are you here again…? (3)
The residence of Guyangcheon is shaken by the bet of the swordsman. Elder Lee immediately spreads the bet and protects the residence.
Rough and fierce. It’s amazing how sharp the swordsman’s bet without a sword can be.
‘They say dragons grow bigger as they age, and that saying is absolutely true… … .’
A drop of sweat fell down the elder’s chin.
This was the extent of the bet that came out through Geomjon’s wavering emotions.
One of the world’s three greatest masters.
The sword clearly proved that the name was not a vain one.
“You’re crossing the line, Gu-ryun.”
“You will know better what I mean.”
The field of vision of a master is wide. If a master of the level of Elder Lee were to use all his bets, he would be able to see half of the Gu family within the area he could grasp.
Even though I couldn’t immediately grasp the every move of a master like Gaju or Geomjon, I could see the actions of others.
The presence of a human being is more evident to an unmanned being.
So the elder could know.
“You should have known this by now, so why are you pretending not to know?”
The elder thought of Wi Seol-ah.
Although she was a girl with incredible beauty, this was not the case in the eyes of Elder Lee.
There is nothing.
I didn’t feel any of the presence that a person with a false identity should have.
Awe, or fear.
These two contradictory words come to mind when I see Weisulah.
As a human being, he has nothing. However, the empty inside of Wi Seol-ah was filled with something else.
Is it light or darkness? Elder Lee couldn’t see it.
But if it’s the Sword Lord, can’t the Sword Lord see it too?
“What is that child’s identity, sir?”
“My granddaughter is a human, Gu-ryun!”
The swordsman slammed his hand on the table.
The table broke and fell down with a crash, and in that moment, the sword master’s bet exploded.
Because of that, the body of Elder Lee, who had bet to protect the residence, received a great shock.
But he didn’t show any signs of it.
The elder swallowed the boiling blood and continued speaking.
“Do you think that if you find the right one, you can fill that child with something else?”
Yi-seon is an old man who dares to be called a doctor sent by God, but can he really do such a thing?
A shallow presence that you wouldn’t notice even if someone came up behind you. Even when he faced the Dark King, the former leader of the All-Night Assassin Squad and known as the King of Assassins, his presence wasn’t this shallow.
But the strange thing was that Wi Seol-ah’s insides were filled with something else.
It was fundamentally different from the innate energy or the energy that filled the danjeon that every human being possesses.
Elder Lee felt an incomprehensible infinity within Wi Seol-ah’s body.
‘What on earth is that…?’
Ignorance to humans is fear. Elder Lee clearly felt fear towards Wi Seol-ah.
I wondered what was inside that little child, but I didn’t want to know.
My instincts told me not to open it.
“Is that why you’re hiding now, senior? Because you’re afraid of being seen by others?”
What would another unmanned person think of Wi Seol-ah? What if he saw her in a similar way to Elder Lee?
In the first place, there are not many unmanned personnel in the Central Plains who can see this level of skill from Weiseol-ah.
But, it’s not like it doesn’t exist at all, so what if they see the secret of Wi Seol-ah like Elder Lee?
How can we judge the unknown that is visible to a small child?
Of course, looking at the expression on Geomjon’s face, it didn’t seem like it was only because of that reason, but it seemed like I couldn’t ask any more.
A stabbing sensation in the back.
It was as if the tips of dozens of invisible swords floating around were staring at the elder.
There was nothing in the swordsman’s hands.
But clearly, all of these swords belong to the Sword Lord.
Could this be the highest level that a swordsman can reach, the Heart Sword?
Elder Lee, who was not a prosecutor, could not know.
“If you ask me more, I think I’ll cut down my junior without hesitation.”
“Gu-ryun, you are alive now because of that, so don’t be upset.”
“I don’t know what my senior is thinking or why he keeps that child in his arms. I’m not even curious.”
I don’t care what other people think. It’s a life where I’m too busy just looking at the path I have to take.
That was the thought that Elder Lee had.
“If it had been my senior in the past, I wouldn’t have worried.”
In the eyes of Elder Lee, the sword was in danger.
I feel like the sword Geomjeon, which I thought would never rust, has become dull due to the devil.
The pillar of the sect, the sky of the sect, the sword master was called that, and he was worthy of being called that.
Elder Lee also felt awe at the heavens contained in that small body.
But what about now?
The sky that was so high seemed to be cracking little by little. Elder Lee looked at the sword and said.
“If you say that the child is a person, then I will think so. If you intend to embrace him, then do so too. My will is not important, however.”
The elder stood up, leaving the broken table behind him.
In order to fulfill Gaju’s request, Elder Lee had to head straight to Namgung Se-ga.
“Don’t regret what you’ve chosen. There’s nothing more shabby than that. I’m sure you know best.”
Not long after Elder Lee left the residence, the sword master’s bet disappeared.
The swordsman who had been standing sharply and taking back the bet quickly wiped his face.
‘That kid, is he really a person?’
The words of the elder linger in my ears. Is she really a person? I am sure that my granddaughter is a person.
The devil’s realm.
The place where Geomjon brought Wisul-ah. Geomjon erased the memories of that time.
From the moment I first met the child. The moment I found myself in the child’s lovely mouth, the moment we walked through the fields together, holding hands.
Every single moment of that was telling Geomjon that Wisul-ah was human.
Even if the child that Weisul-ah possessed was destined to be at the center of the bloody calamity that would come to the world.
If he were to cut off that fate, that would be the end of it. This sword would be honed for that purpose, Geomjon swore to his sword.
Whatever the hypocrisy is. Whatever the bloodshed is.
Geomjon could burn the remaining worthless life without hesitation for the sake of his granddaughter.
Then, Geomjon carefully collects the pieces of the table he had broken, one by one.
“I’m sorry… .”
Even though so much time had passed since birth, Geomjon still felt that he lacked self-cultivation because he could not control even one emotion.
What if Wi Seol-ah is not a human?
As a human being, what we lack can be filled in.
If necessary, I will even give up my own life.
Geomjon was prepared to do so.
A few hours later.
Geomjon belatedly notices that Wisul-ah has disappeared from Sega.
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How long has it been since I rode in the carriage? My butt is starting to feel sore.
When I looked outside, the sun had already set. It was time to take a break since I would soon be on a forest path.
Soon the carriage was parked and preparations for camping began. There was a valley nearby, making it a good place to camp.
Is it because I’ve been sitting so much? My whole body feels sore.
For some reason, Moo-yeon had a blank expression on his face, and then suddenly said he was going to train and disappeared somewhere with his sword in hand.
He said he’d come before night shift, so I guess he’ll do it.
The servants began preparing the meal, and I stood in a field not far away.
How much time is left until Sacheon?
Even if it really doesn’t work, there’s probably a few days left. As always, this fucking big piece of land is taking a long time to move.
It wasn’t for nothing that in the past the Murim Alliance tried to tame a monster that could glide through the sky.
Of course, in the end, it failed like the green antler dog.
In the end, the Murim Alliance decided that taming monsters was impossible.
‘… Cheonma was different, though.’
Ironically, Cheonma was able to do something that the Murim Alliance had not been able to do even after years of research.
Cheonma tamed the demons.
Just by his breathing, the monsters bow their heads.
Even a giant monster that could swallow up the entire Sega Pavilion in one bite was a docile lamb to Cheonma.
Even on the day when the Hwasan faction was eradicated from the Central Plains in his previous life, Cheonma appeared in the sky riding a giant demon.
Does it make sense to tame even monsters?
“Is it really possible for someone to do something like that to be human?”
Just thinking about it makes me break out in a cold sweat.
I had to stop thinking about it. I had to think about the things that lay ahead of me first.
I wrapped my body in a bet to clear my mind of distracting thoughts. I practiced in my own way, but my internal energy was too small to improve in a short period of time.
It seemed like it would take a long time for Gu Yeom-hwa-ryun-gong, who was still at 2nd star, to rise to 3rd star.
The physical aspect is one thing, but the most urgent issue is the amount of internal energy.
This is something I also felt during the sparring session with Gujeol-yeop.
I can’t do what I can do due to my severe lack of internal energy.
This was a matter of life and death in real combat.
He stepped forward with his left foot and extended his fist.
phut!
A burst of air is heard from the rapidly thrown fist.
After doing this once, I felt like all the internal energy was drained from my danjeon.
Hold on tight and continue on to the next meal.
From arm to leg, and then from leg to arm again. Because of my inflexible body, I couldn’t naturally follow the desired movement.
Even in the midst of all this, the bet had to move fluidly.
After all, martial arts is a realm of sensations that the body remembers.
The unmanned realm is not easily given to the unprepared.
The saying was, “Just shut up and keep practicing.”
After repeating the same movement a few times, my lower abdomen already feels tingling.
It meant that my internal energy had completely depleted.
“Phew… .”
He let out his last breath as if spitting out the remaining dregs.
I’ve only practiced briefly, but my whole body is already covered in sweat. My lack of internal energy continues to hold me back.
Thoughts about the Magic Absorbing Heavenly Sword kept running through my head.
This is the fastest and most convenient way.
If you really don’t have any magic energy accumulated in your body, there is no better way to build up your internal energy than this.
but.
“I barely escaped, and I don’t want to crawl back down that fucking road.”
Even if the magic energy doesn’t accumulate, it is ultimately a martial art of the Heavenly Demon.
Not only can you not properly check whether or not magic energy has accumulated just by absorbing a couple of magic stones.
I had a strong desire not to be associated with that place.
‘Not yet… Not yet.’
This is a curse. If regression is a blessing, then it comes with a curse.
It was important to at least find out and check properly.
How long has it been since you started practicing? Maybe around an o’clock.
The short practice stopped immediately, and the spinning Jiu Yan Hualun Gong also stopped, so the night wind felt particularly cold.
Due to the nature of the method, you should feel less cold, but if it’s to this extent, it’s probably because you’re soaked in sweat.
I returned to the campsite, asked for a change of clothes, and headed down the valley.
I was too lazy to just eat and lie down, but I still wanted to keep my reputation as a son of a noble family, so I had to show it off a little.
The moment I was about to dip my feet into the valley, sobbing.
-Gyaaaah!
My head snapped back at the ear-piercing scream.
It was none other than a wagon carrying food supplies.
I quickly ran towards the carriage to see what was going on.
What? Did bandits attack or something? I heard that bandits have almost disappeared since the emergence of the Magyeongmun.
As I approached the carriage, the attendant was leaning toward the carriage and looked scared.
“what’s the matter?”
Already, not only Muyeon but also the other escorts had gathered after hearing the screams.
“I… I see something moving inside.”
The attendant answered with a slightly trembling voice.
“Inside the wagon?”
Did a wild animal sneak up on you after smelling food? If possible, I hope it’s an edible animal.
Soon the escort brought a lantern and illuminated the inside of the carriage.
Then something moves inside the carriage.
The thing that appeared with a rustling sound did not seem to be a small beast, so the escort drew his sword.
What finally appeared was.
“Uhm… . Yeah… ?”
It was none other than Weeseol-ah with a carrot in her mouth.
I couldn’t open my mouth for a while after seeing that.
…Why are you here again?
‘… Ah, life.’
For the first time in a while, I got a headache when something seemed to have gone terribly wrong.
