Chapter 485 – Goeseon (怪仙).
Namgung Myung, the Thunder Heavenly Sword.
One of the five heroes who stopped the Blood Demon.
The strongest warrior in the history of Namgungga.
It is said that with a single wave of his hand the sky would fill with dark clouds, and with a light shout the thunder would rumble.
Another of his nicknames is.
‘I think he was called the God of Thunder.’
It was something that was only passed down through records.
I don’t know the details because I didn’t really want to find out.
Of course, I did some research right after I found out that they were still alive and involved in my work.
If we only consider the remaining records.
‘It would be unreasonable to say that they are all human.’
It was just a story that was passed down only as a legend.
The poison emitted by the Tang Dynasty was enough to fill an entire region.
Unlike Cheol-yeong’s compassionate nature, a mountain was erased with one punch.
It is said that the heavens shook with the wrath of the god of thunder.
The story of Shin Noya and Yeonilcheon was also more than enough.
It’s just a story that makes you wonder if there were any monsters like that, one by one.
I couldn’t stand to watch and got so angry that I didn’t want to read any more of the records.
Do you think it’s just a rumor? If only it were true, I’d feel better.
The reason is none other than this.
‘Five of those people gathered together. All they did was seal it?’
The Blood Demon War left a terrible mark.
People would think that the heroes stopped it.
In reality, it was only barely sealed, and the blood demon was still roaming around.
Even the Heavenly Horse was too much, and the Blood Horse that those five couldn’t even stop properly.
As I was reading the tales of heroes, I got so angry that I couldn’t watch them because I thought I might have to deal with something that those humans couldn’t do even if they worked together.
anyway….
Even if I think about this later.
I had to focus on what Shin Noya had just said.
‘Namgung Myeong?’
I looked straight ahead.
Gray hair with scattered patches of dust.
When I lifted the bangs that were covering my face, I could finally see my brilliant blue eyes.
A middle-aged man with one of the best looks I’ve ever seen.
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Even compared to Namgung Jin, the King of Heavenly Swords, who was considered to be of a considerably higher standard in terms of looks, he was far superior.
I thought while looking at that man.
‘… The shaman ghost… was born in Namgung’s family?’
There is only one place in the Central Plains with such a distinctive appearance.
The great Namgung family.
Although it was only there, the shaman’s ghost had many of the characteristics of that place.
It is a much darker appearance than that of the so-called blood relatives, Gaju or Namgungbia.
I asked Noya what to say in this embarrassing situation.
‘Noya… What do you mean by that?’
[… What does it mean? It means literally.]
‘The shaman’s ghost looks exactly like the Noecheonilgeom?’
[Yeah. They look so similar that it’s scary. The dirty little things are different though.]
Hearing that, I looked at the ghost ship again.
A handsome and well-made appearance.
He had a cold demeanor, but his eyes looked tired and his face looked like it had no luck whatsoever.
This is where I understand why Shin Noya called Namgung Myung a worthless figure whenever he brought him up.
After thinking about what to do for a moment, I put my hands together and took the lottery ticket.
Because I had to at least say hello.
“… The birth of the nine families meets the senior shaman.”
“Kuga?”
The shaman’s eyes lit up when he heard my introduction.
“I see. So you’re the guy who’s been making a lot of noise these days.”
“… Yes. It’s called Guyangcheon.”
I don’t know what the fuss is about, but I think I’m the person the gossip is talking about.
Since the Murim Alliance is constantly spreading rumors, it’s only natural that it’ll be noisy.
“Hmm.”
The ghost’s eyes scanned my body here and there.
There was a clear look of interest in his eyes.
The goblin stared at me like that for a moment, then smiled and said.
“When I first heard the rumor… I thought it was just Maeng’s thugs scheming.”
“…!”
I was inwardly surprised by the sharper words than I had expected.
I never thought that in this day and age, there would be another crazy person like me who would call the Murim Alliance a cult.
[You knew you weren’t in your right mind.]
… It was surprising that Goeseon noticed that those guys were scheming.
This is how I was surprised by the ghost.
He seemed quite surprised by me too.
“I didn’t expect the rumors to get any worse.”
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“I am grateful for your kind words… .”
Although I was hiding my true self to some extent.
It seems that he had already confirmed it to some extent when he showed off his lightness earlier.
The gossip who spat out the compliment stroked my chin a few times with his hand.
“This is a mistake.”
He looked at Woohyuk and said something strange.
“What are you talking about?”
When Woohyuk answers as if he is used to Goeseon’s behavior, Goeseon smiles and says.
“I mean, I thought you were going to sweep this era away.”
“Yes? Me?”
Woohyuk looked as if he was hearing these words for the first time in his life.
“Since there’s a guy like this, it must be wrong. Give up.”
“Haha, why are you doing this? I wasn’t expecting this in the first place. Why would I do something so annoying? It would be better to sleep at that time.”
“… You’re still so lazy. Hey, show some grit, at least for the sake of the teacher you’re talking to.”
“If you’re going to judge me by my lack of perseverance, you’re no slouch either, so why are you doing this to me?”
“That’s true.”
Hahahaha-!
After talking intently, the two suddenly start laughing out loud.
Looking at that, I couldn’t help but smile bitterly.
I was wondering where Woohyuk’s strange personality came from, and it turns out that his exact counterpart was there.
[hmm.]
Shin Noya also seems to find it strange, as he lets out a tired voice.
[… The face is the same, but the personality is completely different.]
‘Is it very different from the Nocheonilgeom?’
You said the face was the same.
Their personalities seem to be very different.
[If he were that guy, he wouldn’t have spoken like that. He wouldn’t have walked around looking so unsightly in the first place.]
Shin Noya’s voice was filled with an inexplicable determination.
[He was such a rascal that he hated even a speck of dust on his body. I even threw him in the mud because his neat and tidy appearance was disgusting.]
‘yes?’
[Do you know how brutal it was when he came at me with all his heart, saying he would kill me? Haha. Anyway, he was a narrow-minded guy. If he was a civilian, he could get some dirt on him. Tsk tsk.]
‘…’
No matter how much I listen to it, I feel like Shin Noya is more like a gangster than a narrow-minded person. Is that an illusion?
What we can know for sure is that the two probably didn’t get along very well.
‘I’ve only heard about his personality, but I can tell that he’s different from Goeseon.’
On the contrary, the fact that their faces looked the same meant that they were not different.
After waiting for the two people to laugh out loud for a while, when things quieted down a bit, I spoke to Goeseon.
“I… . Senior.”
“hmm?”
“Excuse me. By the way, Namgung…”
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“ah.”
As I was about to ask, Goeseon waved his hand as if he immediately realized what I was trying to ask.
“It used to be like that. It’s not like that anymore, so don’t worry about it.”
It used to be like that, but not anymore… .
It seemed like something had happened.
‘First of all, it is true that he is from the Namgung family.’
ah.
‘So the brain child…?’
Now that I know that, I can finally understand why the Shaman Ghost is the current owner of Brainiac.
Brain Sword Noea, the symbol of the Namgung family and an important treasure.
I wondered how it could have been in someone else’s hands.
‘Was it because Goeseon was originally from the Namgung family?’
It was rare, but not uncommon, for someone born into a noble family to leave their home and pursue a career in another family.
In the past, there were times when blood relatives from the Murong or Peng clans belonged to the Taoist clan and became famous.
but.
‘Why is the name of the ghost unknown?’
If he was a shaman from the Namgung family, it would be normal to hear his name clearly.
This was something worth talking about, not in another place, but in a famous place.
If she was a shaman, the Four Great Kings would have spread rumors about how great her blood relatives had become when they came to the shaman.
If it was Namgung Ga, he would have spread rumors that he was great because he was my blood relative.
That’s just how politics and rumors are.
It was the norm to package and inflate things as if they were great, and since there was no better fuse than this, it was only natural to use it.
However, the shaman’s nickname is only famous. It is not known that he is a member of the Namgung family.
‘Even with that flashy appearance.’
It’s a feature that you can’t help but know.
There were strangely few rumors.
‘There… . Even though he has a brain tumor. Why doesn’t Namgungga take it back?’
If you ask me the question, this is the best.
The rumor that the shaman ghost had a brain was not widespread, but it certainly spread.
The brain is a symbol of the Namgung family, so it is only natural that Goeseon should take it back since he is a shaman and an outsider.
For some reason, Namgungga did not take such action.
‘I don’t know, why?’
At first glance, they look like the same person, but since they are from a prestigious family, they must have brains.
Since they didn’t do that on purpose, it seemed like there was some kind of situation here too.
While my mind was briefly lost in thought about various problems.
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“Oh, even though I told you not to worry about it.”
The gosun speaks to me as if he realized something.
“You might have a hard time, huh?”
“yes?”
What are you talking about?
“I heard you were engaged. Or not?”
“ah….”
I wondered what he meant, and it seemed to be about Namgungbia.
“I know it’s a bit odd to tell you not to worry about it, but I really don’t want to go back to that place anymore…”
“No, I don’t really care, so it’s okay.”
“huh?”
The gossip cut him off as he was about to add his words.
“I don’t think it’ll be a bother if I listen to the story any more. Since you told me not to write, I won’t mind.”
“Oh, really?”
It was obvious that it was a bothersome story.
There were already so many things to worry about, and I didn’t want to hear about Namgung’s family’s circumstances here.
Was the answer with such a heart the problem?
Goeseon makes a subtle expression and then looks at Woohyuk and says.
“Is that because he’s your friend? It seems like he’s not normal either.”
“Yes? Not that guy. I’m normal.”
“I’m glad that you’re still as strange as ever even though we haven’t seen each other in years, my disciple.”
It’s also unfair that I’m suddenly treated like a weirdo.
What made me even more upset was that Woohyuk’s kid confidently said that he was normal.
‘I can’t hit it because I have eyes to see it. I’ll have to stop by on my way later.’
I made up my mind.
“Master, I think that guy is thinking of beating me.”
Woohyuk quickly figured it out and stood up to Master Ji.
That kid…?
“Originally, we all grow up fighting.”
“Haha. What the hell. I didn’t have anyone on my side?”
[… crazy guys. They are definitely crazy guys.]
This time, I agreed with Noya. No matter how I looked at it, those crazy guys were right.
But even Noya, who said that, wasn’t normal.
[What the heck…?]
‘What if you read my monologue? Please respect my privacy.’
[Ha. Now they’re just doing it openly.]
If I knew it would all be read anyway, I would have been better off swearing.
[… Now that that’s done, think about what you want to do with the reason you came here.]
‘Oh, right. There was something like that.’
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[…]
I couldn’t hear anything, but I thought I knew that Shin Noya was looking at me with pity for a moment.
‘Yes, I came here for a reason. What should I do with this?’
The purpose of my search for the ghost ship.
That’s to find the brain.
He came with the intention of obtaining the brain and giving it to Namgungbia.
‘It’s something that can’t be taken away.’
It was impossible to take it by force.
It became impossible to bring in the brain child by mentioning the name of Namgungga, which was the original method.
‘He was a blood relative to begin with. If the Namgung family is deliberately not interfering with him, then there is no justification for it at the moment.’
I didn’t intend to get (steal) your brain from the first time we met.
I had to think of a way.
While I was worrying about what to do.
[Can you help me?]
Shin Noya speaks in a calm voice.
‘… Are you talking about Noya?’
[Then I will help you. Who will help you?]
‘How?’
The spirit is stuck to my body and I can’t do anything.
How can I help you?
I didn’t have any faith whatsoever, but it was better than having no help.
‘Is there any way?’
[Well, it’s not a great method. Wouldn’t it be the fastest way to call him and talk to him?]
‘Is it you?’
I tilted my head slightly, wondering what this meant.
[I’m talking about when that guy Myeong came running at me and said he was going to kill me.]
‘Yes? Yes.’
Shin Noya suddenly started talking about the past.
[It wasn’t just that time, we fought like that many times. He and I didn’t get along at all, so there was nothing I could do.]
I wondered why he was saying this, but I decided not to point it out at first.
Because it seemed like there was a reason.
[I feel like I’ve been hit at least a hundred times… Do you know what’s important here?]
It’s a very serious voice.
Could it be because of the pressure that comes from there?
I had to swallow my saliva without realizing it and answer.
Gulp.
‘What is it…?’
[Forty-nine to fifty-one.]
‘What is that…?’
[It’s the result of our wins and losses. And. of course, I won fifty-one times…] [… You’re talking nonsense.]
“…!”
Someone interrupted, cutting off Shin Noya’s voice.
My head turns at that voice.
The place I looked was the direction from which the voice came.
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Woooooooooo-!-!
“… hmm…?”
Wherever my gaze went, there was a strange ship.
He looked at me in bewilderment as he saw my chest suddenly vibrating.
After that, he puts his hand into his bosom and takes something out.
Jiiing-jiiing-!
The object taken out was a stick that was vibrating like crazy. Yes.
‘Brain?’
He was a brainiac known as one of the five great swordsmen of the Central Plains.
It was certain because it looked exactly like what the Demon Sword Master was holding.
[Tug, tug.]
Shin Noya laughs when he sees that.
That means… .
‘Surely not, the voice I just heard… .’
I was looking at the brain with a single mind.
[As time goes by, it seems like your brain has finally rotted.]
A cold, cold voice continued to be heard there.
It’s a wonder how a human voice can be so cool.
[Forty-nine victories were yours. Fifty-one were mine. How dare you distort Chinese history?]
In contrast to that cool voice, the story that came out had a slightly dirty feel to it.
I’m still just looking at Brainia with surprised eyes.
[It’s been a while.]
Even while hearing that voice, Shin Noya greets him as if he is happy to see him.
I could tell for sure when I saw this.
The owner of this cold voice you hear now is none other than this.
[How have you been, Myeong-ah?]
This is the person himself, Namgung Myung, the Brain Heaven Sword.
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Stop… .
A dark and damp space. A small sound echoes in that cool place.
Knock… knock… .
It was the sound of water drops falling.
Even this small sound spread widely and resonated throughout the space.
A space whose purpose is unknown.
Inside, Nahi was kneeling on both knees and bowing her head.
A much more polite appearance than that shown to the Poison King.
The person receiving this example of Nahi was looking through the paper in his hand.
In the darkness, thin fingers appear, as if nothing but bones remain.
Sarak.
The old man, who was slowly turning the pages, frowned as if he had discovered something.
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“The Poison King found out… Is this true?”
“… Yes… that’s right, Elder.”
“Hmm… This is getting annoying.”
When the old man blurted out those words,
Passssssss… .
The letter he was holding in his hand began to rot and crumble in an instant.
“It’s not yet… the time… .”
The old man felt sorry.
The opportunity was gradually approaching.
I was preparing for that time. It seems like something has gone wrong with my work.
“Did you say it was Guyangcheon?”
“Yes… that’s right.”
Tch.
The old man clicked his tongue briefly.
“As expected from a person born with a family of nine, you do such annoying things… I wish you had just stayed still like a lump of flesh.”
The name of the person who asked for useless information and relayed it to the Poison King.
They say he’s a genius who’s been making a lot of noise in the Central Plains lately.
“It was a good thing that you brought the Dokcheondan, but it’s really annoying to see you acting like this without knowing your place.”
Of all places, of all places, in the land of the Tang clan.
The old man really didn’t like that.
“Before it gets any more annoying… I guess I’d better get this cleaned up.”
As he said that, the old man smiled faintly.
If it were another region, I wouldn’t know, but this is the Tang Gate.
No matter how high the opponent’s level is. No matter what his background is.
It was said that there were many ways to clean up without anyone knowing.
“Tell the others in advance. I think they should prepare a nice gift.”
The old man was the most confident person in this regard.
Nahi, who received the old man’s order, bowed his head even more deeply and answered.
“All right.”
There is no way to refuse such an order.
If it had been the original, the ‘curse’ that bound Nahi would have forced her to do so.
“…”
It wasn’t like that now.
Nahi raises her head slightly and looks at the old man.
The curse that had originally bound her body had disappeared, allowing her to escape at any time.
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That’s all.
‘It’s his doing.’
This happened because Guyangcheon was pushing some energy into himself.
This is the reason why the curse that I had been trying to escape from for over a decade disappeared in an instant.
So, right now, I wanted to pick up the dagger and stab that old bastard deep into his neck.
I wanted to cut off his neck, pull out his heart, and mutilate him.
I didn’t do that. No, I couldn’t.
The curse on my body disappeared.
Because an even greater curse has come into its place.
-If anything happens, just do whatever I say. It doesn’t matter.
An order I heard a while ago comes to mind.
Maybe it was because of those words that I couldn’t take any other action.
But no matter what, I hated myself for living like a slave.
I bit my lip and endured it.
At least one thing was different.
-I’ll let you get revenge. So just do as I say.
That word.
I was able to endure it because of that one light word.
Of course, even if she couldn’t stand it, she had no other choice.
“Oh. And.”
“… yes.”
As Nahi was barely able to cool down, the elder spoke to Nahi again.
“Find out where the princess is. I must go and see her for the first time in a long time.”
“All right.”
After the old man finished speaking, Nahi disappeared from sight.
The old man left alone looked somewhere and let out an old smile.
Drag drag.
Wherever the old man looked, the corpses of those who had been butchered beyond recognition were everywhere.
There, blood was flowing and wetting the floor.
Even at the cruel sight, the old man smiles as if nothing happened.
“Everything is according to the will of the Lord.”
It didn’t matter if something changed.
If there was anyone who went against this meaning, they could just melt it down and disappear.
It’s always been like that.
Poisonous King.
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If there is anyone who goes against his will.
The old man just cleans it up and gets rid of it.
