EP.47 This time to the volcano. (1)
This time to the volcano (1)
It’s been a month since Haomen received Guga’s request.
Big and small things happened to the helper inside.
After Guyangcheon left Haomun, the first thing Dounchu did was not to find out what Guyangcheon had requested or the whereabouts of the information he had given, but to find out information about Guga.
Considering that he was talking about Moon-ju right away, he should have considered Gu-ga as the prime suspect first.
Dounchu should have known.
Did Gu Ga really kidnap Hao Wen Zhu?
If so, why, when and how.
And why did he send Guyangcheon to tell him that?
While looking into that, I also had to confirm the authenticity of Guyangcheon’s request and the information he gave me.
A month was such a short period of time to deal with all of this.
Even in such a situation, Do-un-chu had no choice but to do it.
There was no way I could go back without doing it.
First, I gathered information about the sphere.
Haomen is a place that is on par with the Central Plains in terms of seeking and hiding.
So, even if I couldn’t use all the power of the text, I thought that if I really looked for it, I could find something.
However, aside from the information that Haomen already had about the Guga, no new information could be obtained.
Even if it was the Four Great Powers, it wouldn’t have been to this extent, so it was rather strange.
It was as if someone had intentionally interrupted the flow.
‘… Did you hide the Three Lords in Sega?’
Why else would I have such a trivial thought?
It was difficult to determine the truth about the Yeokcheon Mountain Range that Guyangcheon had given away in just one month.
Because there was so much distance, it couldn’t have been easy for information to be exchanged.
However, I heard that they found something strange, so I was listening closely.
There is so much more information going back and forth.
However, even in this situation, Do-un-chu had to maintain his composure and the mask he had been wearing.
Even if you have questions, don’t let it show.
Because the very fact that you are curious is the biggest weakness you give to the other person.
I have lived with that mindset until now, and I am proud to say that I was not wrong.
However, Dounchu had no choice but to put that mindset aside for a moment today.
This was something I absolutely could not help but ask about.
Do-un-chu, who had been hesitating for a while, finally asked.
“…Your Majesty, may I ask you one thing?”
“No, don’t ask.”
“What the heck is going on with those eyes…?”
The place that Do-un-chu carefully pointed to was Guyang-cheon’s left eye.
Goo Yang-cheon’s eyes, which had seemed normal, were swollen shut and had blue bruises in them.
“… I told you not to ask.”
At the same time, Guyangcheon’s eyebrows furrowed.
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‘Why are you asking this…’
I was already feeling uneasy because I had dragged my tired body out.
ha…
A sigh escaped me at Dounchu’s question.
This wound was a sign from the fight with the wild boar that occurred last night.
Rotten… .
That crazy boar, please calm down, but he won’t listen even if I tell him to.
What was scary was that Goo Hee-bi was smiling the whole time while I was dancing.
What is so exciting that he runs towards me with that expression on his face?
He said he would relieve the energy that was floating around in my body, but from the middle of the process, it seemed like he was just enjoying himself.
As a result, I was able to release most of my energy thanks to the fight with Gu Hee-bi, but I also received this wound.
“… something just happened.”
“okay…”
After the ceremony, Gu Hee-bi looked gloomy the whole time, perhaps realizing that she had been a bit too much.
‘… Where on earth is the human who dodges the sword and then swings his elbow?’
It was fortunate that Gu Hee-bi’s body was not damaged enough because she had just dodged the sword, but if she had been hit properly, her head would have exploded.
Never fight that human again.
Meanwhile, Do-un-chu keeps stealing glances at my wounds with his eyes wide open, as if he cares.
Actually, isn’t this just teasing with one’s eyes?
Do-Hwan-Chu coughed in vain, perhaps noticing my discomfort.
“… Ahem, I heard you had some work to do in Sacheon recently.”
“Day…?”
At that moment, Do-un-chu’s words made me stop drinking the tea I was about to drink.
If it was something that happened in Sacheon, I just found the note… No matter what, there’s no way I would know that… .
“You defeated the brain dragon.”
“ah.”
Oh, that’s what you were talking about.
Only then did I feel a little better.
Fortunately, it seems like he doesn’t know anything about the note.
The thing that Dounchu had asked was so useless that I had already half forgotten it.
“The story about the one who broke the arm of the brain dragon in the battle of Bimu, isn’t that what you said, Confucius?”
“I didn’t break it… I just tapped it lightly.”
There must have been only direct relatives at the party meeting. Who on earth is spreading the rumors?
“As many eyes as there are, there are also many mouths.”
Do-un-chu, seeing the expression on my face, seemed to have expected it and answered instead.
Honestly, if they had made Brain Dragon like that, I would have expected the rumor to spread quickly. I was surprised that it ended at this level.
“Namgung is already trying to suppress the rumors like crazy, so it won’t spread widely.”
On the subject, is Namgung really Namgung?
How dare you stop this from spreading… .
‘It would have been impossible unless we had thrown gold coins into the open air.’
It’s probably harder to stop a rumor from spreading than to spread it, but Namgung did it.
There must have been more gold coins involved than you can imagine.
In the meantime, I heard that he had defeated Brain Dragon, but it was more surprising that Do-un-chu didn’t react at all.
‘… My eyes are dyed blue, it’s amazing, but this isn’t amazing?’
That’s kind of the same thing, isn’t it?
“That’s okay, how about the favor I asked you to do?”
As if he had been waiting for my question, Do-un-chu took out a letter from his bosom and handed it to me.
I took the letter without hesitation and opened it. It was news I had been waiting for for a whole month.
“… What is this?”
But something was strange.
I couldn’t help but frown after reading a few lines.
A short inscription on the letter described the child’s whereabouts.
That he had already left the search area with his grandfather at the time he received the request.
It was an absurd thing.
It was hard for me to understand that he left the area and that he suddenly left with my grandfather.
I heard you were an orphan, but you had a family? Even…
“You already left the area?”
“Yes, that is the best information we have.”
A boy of about ten years old, gray hair taking up half of his hair, and a special mountainous terrain.
It would be more difficult to mistake them because they have a unique impression that anyone can see.
If this is the case, then Haomen is lying, or the information I knew was false, or…
Something changed again.
‘I have a headache.’
If Haomen is lying, why is that?
If I had to find a reason, it would be that I’m keeping an eye on him to get more information from him.
I think he’s important, so I kidnapped him and held him captive…
Either way, it wasn’t a bad thing for me.
On the contrary, it would have been more convenient for me if you had done that.
What if the information I know is wrong?
This is a disgusting thing.
‘If I lied in that situation…’
This is a past story that was told to me directly by none other than Jegal Hyuk.
What if he lied at that time and in that situation… .
It was such a creepy thought.
Would you lie to me even when you were dying?
The reason I couldn’t be sure was because I thought that maybe he would have done that.
He was a guy who, with the body of an ordinary person without any internal energy, could fight thousands of unarmed people with his brain without any problems.
‘Even if that’s the case.’
Whatever it is, there is nothing we can do about it now.
It was not something I could go around looking for and check for myself.
I had to go to the volcano area soon.
‘… It feels like a lot of annoying things are happening at once.’
“master.”
“… What should I do with this?”
“master…!”
“…what’s the matter.”
I was walking down the street after leaving Haomen.
First of all, I said I would come back next time and left because there was nothing more to be gained from talking there.
And when I came out, before going in, like I always do, I tried to buy some medicine.
It seems like I’m living it almost like a habit now.
As I was receiving a handful of medicine, Muyeon made a sad expression behind me.
Why are you doing that?
“… What is it? Why are you doing that?”
“… I don’t have any money, sir…!”
A word that is shouted out without warning.
What are you talking about all of a sudden?
Why do you assume that I can buy it with my own money?
That sight made me want to tease him a little.
“What!? Why are you telling me that now…!”
At my words, Muyeon made a look of despair as if she had known that would happen.
After seeing the expression, he immediately took out the silver coin from his bosom.
Mooyeon looks shocked at my appearance.
Looking at that, I laughed in vain and said.
“What are you kidding me? Just kidding me, do you really think you were going to buy it with your own money?”
“No… that’s not it.”
“No? Then why is that?”
“… If you have money, could you please give me back the money you borrowed last time… ”
“… .”
“The medicine is out!”
“Ah! The medicine is here. I have to go quickly.”
I quickly picked up the medicine that was cleverly placed before me and started walking towards Sega.
It seemed like Muyeon was calling me from behind, longingly.
At first, I ignored it.
Sorry… I’ll really give it to you next time.
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The biggest change in Guyangcheon’s residence is the rows of wooden sculptures.
The ordinary and bleak place began to show some liveliness, not only because of Wi Seol-ah, but also because of Geom-jeon’s hobbies.
The elder thought so as he looked at the newly completed eagle.
“I left Anhui.”
It is a question of the sword.
The elder put down the eagle he had been fiddling with. He did so very carefully, lest he break it.
“I heard so.”
“… Did something happen?”
God is a man like the wind.
Don’t stay in one place for too long.
The information that such a god had gone to Anhui had special meaning.
Anhui is the land of the Heavenly Lord, and the Heavenly Lord is looking for himself.
In that situation, the god that Geomjon was looking for set foot in Anhui…
I expected something bad to happen.
‘… But why?’
If the Heavenly Lord had known that the Sword Lord was seeking the divine will, he would never have let him go.
But Shin-ui has already left An-hui?
“Do you even know where he went, Gu-ryun?”
Elder Lee was lost in thought for a moment at Geomjon’s question.
The reason Elder Lee had to go to Namgung was because of the head of the household’s request.
I had to look into the issue of Guyangcheon’s engagement, as well as the issue related to Shinui.
Thinking back on the time I went to Anhui and wandered around, I felt like I had done so much work compared to sending Guyangcheon to Sichuan that I wanted to give Guyangcheon a beating if I ever met him again.
By the time he arrived, Shinui had already left Anhui.
Even if you ask where they went, there were many comments saying they couldn’t tell exactly.
I heard that the gods talked a lot about Shaanxi at the place where they were staying.
“… If it’s Seomseo, is it a volcano?”
A familiar area popped up. It was where Guyangcheon was supposed to go in just a few days.
“What are you going to do, senior?”
“If it comes down to it, I guess I’ll have to look for it myself.”
The Sword Master himself? He’s the one who’s been hiding his identity here, even working as a servant, to avoid being caught, so he’s going to do it himself.
Is this such an urgent matter for the Sword Master?
Elder Lee could not easily predict the situation.
I asked him what he was going to do, but Geomjon didn’t answer right away.
And a few days later.
Elder Lee discovers that the names of Geomjon and Wisul-ah are included in the schedule for leaving for Hwasanpa.
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As a farmer, summer is a hellish season.
Not only is the sun blazing, but the crops that are produced through hard labor often dry up and twist, so workers often end up earning less than their original wages.
If you look at it that way, aren’t all four seasons like that?
For Mangdong, who made a living by helping his mother with farm work, summer was the hardest.
“Oh my god! I can’t sell this again.”
He cried out sadly and threw the crops he was holding onto the ground.
Shit, this fucking season.
When will this shitty season pass again?
Every year, I wipe away the same sweat and lament, but nothing will change.
At that moment, the sunlight that had been shining ceaselessly is briefly obscured.
“What is it?”
“It might suddenly start raining,” Mangdong thought as he raised his head.
Unfortunately, it wasn’t raining, but Mangdong couldn’t help but be startled when he saw the person in front of him casting a shadow.
“… Heh heh heh heh heh… !”
How surprised he was, Mangdong cried out, falling on his butt.
Blue-white hair that catches the sun, and pure white skin that seems to live alone in the shade.
In the past, whenever Mangdongi’s father drank alcohol, the fairy girl would shout
“excuse me..”
The fairy said.
Crazy, even a voice can be this beautiful.
Mangdongi couldn’t calm his heart that was pounding like it was going to burst.
“Yes, yes!?”
“Where to go to Shanxi…”
Shanxi…? Why Shanxi?
Do fairies live in the mountains? Mangdong, who was not in his right mind, even had such a funny thought.
But I managed to regain my senses by holding on to the line I had been holding on to.
“Sa, Sansu is to the east of here… .”
“thank you.”
The fairy was in a hurry, so as soon as she heard Mangdongi’s words, she flew into the sky… Ha, she flew into the sky!
“Mangdongi shouted in a trembling voice.
“What the heck! Why are you yelling and making a fuss!”
“Oh, my goodness, fairy, fairy!”
“… That crazy guy got screwed by Bangsuk last time, and now he’s lost his mind.”
“No… really…”
No matter how much I talked to my mother, she turned her head away and said she had to go back to work.
There was no evidence to support Mangdongi’s words.
“…What is this?”
However, there was only a silver coin lying where the fairy had been.
It was enough money to feed a family for several months with some leftover.
“Oh, I’m going crazy… .”
Did the fairy give it to him? Mangdongi first picked up the silver and put it in his bosom.
However, there was one questionable part.
The fairy asked where Shanxi was. All Mangdongi knew was that it was in the east.
“… But why did the fairy run west?”
Even though I pointed at it with my hand…
Mangdongi will never know the reason until he dies.
