EP.38 On the way back. (1)
On the way back (1)
It’s an unfamiliar ceiling.
Oh, what a clichéd and boring sentiment this is.
I never thought the day would come when I would think like this.
It’s tingling.
My head was spinning and my stomach was churning.
In particular, the lower abdomen area was particularly painful.
I barely managed to get my creaking body up.
…Where is this place?
‘… I’m sure he collapsed in the rain.’
The magic suction power that was activated on its own was sucking energy from the bead that the snake spat out.
I think I couldn’t stand the overwhelming energy and eventually passed out.
I suddenly felt uneasy and decided to bet.
The energy was so deep that it was overflowing. If my danjeon was damaged, it would be a really big deal.
Phew-!
“what….”
I was startled by the heat radiating from my body.
Much hotter and faster.
I thought I would bet the same amount as usual.
The amount of money that came out unintentionally was much more than I thought.
3 stars.
Gu Yanhua Lun Gong, who had barely reached the second star, had risen to the third star.
It wasn’t just a 3 star, it was almost at the end.
The amount of internal energy contained in the body is incredible.
The amount that could be obtained by consistently practicing the mind method for 30 years had been absorbed into the body.
‘I thought it was less than the amount of energy I swallowed…’
Thinking about the energy that flowed in at that time, it seemed like there was little to be happy about.
The internal energy was extremely clean.
Is there anything else that is this soft and full of strength?
Even though I absorbed so much energy, I can’t feel any magic at all.
So it wasn’t a magic stone after all? I thought that Gu Yan Hualun Gong had swallowed the magic energy again, but it didn’t feel like that.
The energy I felt from my danjeon felt incredibly strong.
The reason I couldn’t get to 4 stars is because my body couldn’t support it yet.
It seemed like I could quickly get to 4 stars if I just kept up with physical training.
What level can we deal with now?
‘Namgung’s son is too much… Gujeol-yeop will be easy.’
Objectively speaking, it seemed that the position could be taken as equal or higher than that of the verse-leaf without using the season.
That brain dragon is a bunch of idiots.
Even if Namgung’s sword dance was familiar, if it was a real match using a bet, he still wouldn’t have won.
‘But where is this place?’
I checked to make sure there was nothing wrong with my body and looked around.
I could smell the bitter scent of medicinal herbs in the slightly shabby-looking furniture.
“master!”
“Ugh!”
As I was staggering about, out of my mind, something jumped at me.
It was a lie.
“Are you okay now, Young Master?”
“… Step aside for a moment.”
Why do you trample on patients while asking them if they are okay?
I hastily cleared away the debris.
Fortunately, seeing him so strong, it seemed like he wasn’t hurt anywhere.
So, first of all, I asked what needed to be asked.
“What about the snake? What happened to Vigo?”
“Is it a snake?”
Wi Seol-ah tilts her head as if to ask what I mean.
What the heck? It was such a big snake, why is it reacting like this?
I asked Wi Seol-ah again in a strange atmosphere.
“I’m talking about the big snake I saw in Vigo.”
“Huh…?”
“… Don’t you remember?”
“yes!”
“I don’t remember since when… No, where do I start remembering?”
I thought it was strange, so I asked in a different way.
Wi Seol-ah rolls her eyes.
Since the eyes were already big, I could clearly see them moving around.
“Since the moment I followed you, Master!”
“…what?”
Then it’s all gone…?
Was that giant snake actually all an illusion?
‘That’s not it.’
However, this could not explain the increase in internal energy or the growth in martial arts.
Then, is it also the snake’s doing that Wisul-ah can’t remember?
‘Why…?’
It was something unknown.
“You really don’t remember anything?”
“Yes… When I woke up, I found myself sleeping with the master on the mountain!”
“What the…”
Knock knock.
The door on the left opened and someone came in.
He was a hunched old man with white hair that showed his age.
“What the heck, it’s so hot here”
An old man suddenly comes in and starts getting irritated. The reason he’s hot is probably because I changed the bet for a moment.
The old man who came in looked at us and said.
“I feel like I’m awake.”
“…Who are you?”
“You’ve been sleeping for two days and you’ve finally come to your senses.”
Two days…?
“Are you saying I slept for two days?”
Considering that I found the note in one day, I meant that I had used up exactly the amount of time I had planned.
“Yeah, you look like you’re fine, but you keep sleeping, so I thought you were dead.”
“…Can I ask where this place is?”
“Don’t you know me? I’m a member of the National Assembly, so I guess I’m a doctor.”
Where on earth do I look to feel like I’m a member of the National Assembly?
A shabby outfit that looks nothing like a member of the National Assembly, and a hunched back.
If we really look at it, should we consider the subtle medicinal scent as evidence?
“Are you feeling better?”
The old man asked.
“Yes… it’s okay.”
The old man said there was a doctor at the bottom of the mountain, but how did you get here?
According to Wi Seol-ah, when she opened her eyes, she was not lying in the rain, but on the side of the mountain where the trees were.
So did the old man find us and bring us here?
The old man asked quietly while boiling the medicine.
“Why were you sleeping on that dangerous cliff?”
precipice….
It seems clear that the terrain has changed from flat land to one where maple trees stand tall.
It turned into a cliff again? It was full of situations that I couldn’t understand one by one.
First of all, I expressed my gratitude to the old man.
“…Noya, thank you. Did you save us?”
“Don’t bother asking for help. You should thank the girl next to you. She has a pretty face but quite a bit of strength. I carried you all the way here.”
When the old man looked at Wisul-ah, Wisul-ah put her hands on her waist and made a confident expression.
You carried me down from that mountain high up here?
“Oh, thank you.”
“yes!”
The stamina that chased me from the Tang Dynasty was like that. Is that what they mean by being born boneless?
People joke that she’s round and chubby every day, but if you look closely, Wi Seol-ah is actually on the skinny side.
It’s just that I look relatively round because I have something in my mouth every day.
What kind of strength does that thin arm have?
The old man stroked my absent-minded arm and then said:
“It seems like you’re feeling better now, so it’s time to go out. The room is small, so I can’t leave you for too long.”
“… Ah, thank you Noya, thanks to you I was able to wake up safely from a dangerous situation.”
“Haha, that kid’s speech is a bit loud… … .”
Even though it looked difficult, it wasn’t easy to let someone you didn’t even know stay overnight for two days.
Wi Seol-ah is chewing on something for some reason next to her. Perhaps that too was given to her by the old man.
“…What the hell are you eating?”
“Huh? Grandpa Chun gave me some as a snack!”
Grandpa Cheon?
It seems that Wi Seol-ah has already finished talking to the old man.
The old man answers my question for me.
“It’s nothing special, I just gave you a few roots of a medicinal herb that I don’t use because they’re ineffective. Since I’m a village doctor, that’s all I could give you.”
… three roots? How can three roots be ineffective?
It was surprising that he gave it to her, but it was even more surprising that he was eating it nonchalantly, even though it would have been very bitter if he had sprinkled it on her.
I thought you only liked sweets, but it seems you’re more of an omnivore than I thought.
“sorry….”
“It’s okay, stop apologizing and just go home. Your parents will be worried.”
Are your parents worried?
Thinking of my father, I quickly put that thought aside.
He was never that great of a person.
Probably no one but Muyeon will be waiting trembling.
I spoke to the old man, rummaging through his belongings.
“I came out in a hurry so I didn’t bring much with me…”
“Huh? What kind of money does that kid have? It’s just something a lonely old man did out of boredom, so don’t worry about it too much…”
After rummaging through the papers, I finally managed to pull out a piece of silver.
Fortunately, it seemed like I had brought this much.
Tutuk ding ding!
The old man shut his mouth as he looked at the silver coins that he had hastily taken out of his bosom and dropped to the floor.
It looks like it’s roughly equivalent to two nyang of silver.
“This is all I have… to give you…”
As soon as I opened my mouth, the old man grabbed my hand.
The old man’s eyes also look more serious.
What are you trying to say?
After a moment of silence, the old man opened his mouth.
“… .So-hyeop, you can stay longer if you want. Oh my, I invited an honored guest and didn’t even get to serve him some medicinal tea…! Just wait, you old man, I can make a nice cup of medicinal tea!”
“… .”
I’m glad you seemed to like it.
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The old man refused the medicinal tea he was almost forced to make for him and went outside.
I was quite embarrassed because he kept trying to give me something.
Fortunately, the time seemed to be broad daylight, so it seemed like we could leave right away.
Maybe it’s because my internal energy has increased, but my body feels much lighter than before.
If we were to make a bet, wouldn’t it be possible to get to the village written down in the letter right away?
“… That might be a bit too much, right?”
It seemed possible if we split up and ran little by little, but we should be careful not to get caught up in the chase.
‘Isn’t it true that even Weiseol-ah can follow?’
Looking at what I had followed from the Tang Dynasty before, I thought it might be possible, but I wondered if it was possible with a body that had no internal energy.
While I was at it, I checked inside Wi Seol-ah’s body.
It was still the same.
Because there wasn’t even a single bit of bet on Weiseol-ah’s danjeon.
Then how?
Since Wi Seol-ah said she had no memory, I had no idea what happened after I collapsed.
What was that snake?
How could that be possible if you came back to the cliff?
What was that strange formation?
And… . And… .
It stopped my slow walking steps.
The most important thing came to mind.
“…hey…”
“yes?”
“Hey, hey, Yamyeongju!”
“yes…?”
I’m shivering.
All those nightshades… I couldn’t bring even one of them.
Thinking about it made me want to sit down and hit the floor right away.
‘… No, since the note disappeared anyway, wasn’t it an item that wasn’t supposed to be brought in the first place?’
I try to think positively that it’s already too late.
So what about the beads I received?
“…”
“master?”
“… It’s okay. I just feel dizzy for a moment.”
It wasn’t mine originally… I thought that was the end of it, but people are so cunning that it wasn’t easy.
Wi Seol-ah smiles as she looks at me like that.
“Your Majesty! Your expression has become ugly.”
“What kind of harsh words are those…?”
“But, it really is ugly….”
The person is upset, so why are you saying such harsh things?
Wi Seol-ah had a more vicious side than expected.
Then, Wi Seol-ah gently grabbed my sleeve.
When I looked around, I saw that he was pointing to a restaurant he had passed by earlier.
I saw that and asked Wi Seol-ah.
“hungry?”
“… I’m hungry, but when you make an ugly face, I’ll feel better if I eat some dumplings!”
“Oh, you want me to eat it… .”
By the way, you are hungry, aren’t you?
To be honest, I could eat it, but there wasn’t much iron left.
Looking at the situation, it seemed right to arrive quickly first.
What should I do, should I really run?
I think it might be possible with your current physical condition.
I was troubled as I watched Wi Seol-ah continue to hold onto the sleeves of her shirt.
“…I have to run, what should I do with you?”
“Huh…? I, I! I jump really well… .”
“Should I carry you?”
“….ah?”
“what?”
What did you just say?
When I asked again because she didn’t seem to hear, Wi Seol-ah immediately sat down.
I was shaking as I sat down with a sudden jerk, holding onto the hem of his sleeve.
“Ah, ah, ahh!”
And then an awkward scream erupted.
“What, why are you suddenly like this?”
“Oh, my leg hurts! I think I’m hurt!”
“What…? Then this is a big problem. Should we quickly go back to the hospital?”
“It’s urgent! Uh, it’s not like you’re seriously hurt.”
“So you can walk?”
“… Hey.”
“….hmm?”
What on earth do you want?
It’s the first time I’ve seen Wi Seol-ah think so deeply.
After hesitating for a while, Wi Seol-ah whispers in a very small voice.
“Up… Please carry me.”
As he said that, his ears turned red.
When I saw that, I was startled without realizing it.
‘…Does he feel embarrassed too?’
I thought you couldn’t feel it…
“haha!”
That was so funny I burst out laughing.
The baby is crying and making a ‘profit’ sound.
I slowly bent down and turned my back to Wi Seol-ah.
Wi Seol-ah’s hand carefully wraps around my neck and pulls my body close to her.
The warmth that touched my back made me grab Weeseol-ah’s leg and raise my body.
I teased Wi Seol-ah while she was in that state, wondering if she had a bad habit of thinking.
“It’s heavy.”
At the words filled with laughter, Wi Seol-ah is immediately startled and shouts.
“It’s not heavy!”
“It’s so heavy… It’s almost like I’m lifting a rock.”
“This is too much…! I, I want to get off!”
“I already heard that, so that’s not possible.”
When was it?
I think I had this exact same situation once.
It wasn’t as gentle an atmosphere as it is now, and it was something that Wi Seol-ah couldn’t remember.
I remember that time alone.
I will remember it alone from now on.
It’s not something good that should happen again.
He carried Weiseol-ah on his back, made a bet, and kicked the ground.
I was momentarily taken aback when I saw that it jumped faster and higher than I expected.
I thought Wi Seol-ah would be excited by the passing breeze, but she just quietly buries her face on my back.
I thought I could just run to my destination like this.
