〈Episode 639〉 White Night
The strange thing happened when I was walking through the forest.
“Haa… ha… .”
This is a forest path leading to Hanam, and a place to set up camp while passing through there.
Leaving the carriage waving the red flag behind, we went a little deeper into the forest.
“Phew… .”
A place where a stream flows gently behind a gravel field. A woman is kneeling there.
Damn it!
The woman barely manages to hold on, using her sword as a cane.
“… Haa… Hooooo…”
Swish.
The blonde woman was panting heavily and wiping away sweat.
His vision was blurry and his body looked so exhausted that he seemed ready to collapse at any moment.
There’s more to it than meets the eye.
The woman knew.
The body had already reached its limit, and it would not be strange if it collapsed at any moment.
However, the woman could not fall.
At least in front of the person in front of me, it was impossible to fall down like this.
“Ugh… .”
The woman barely managed to raise herself up, groaning.
My whole body aches.
It’s been like this ever since I started my non-travel journey.
One, I have no regrets.
Because it was all done because the woman wanted it.
“after….”
The woman clasps her hands together, trying to calm her ragged breathing.
He hid his trembling and waved his hand.
“…Thank you for teaching me.”
“hmm.”
Blonde woman.
The person in front nods at Wi Seol-ah’s greeting.
The gravel field has long been a mess.
Long, rough sword-shaped ridges are visible, and the ground is stirred up by the aftermath of the blast.
Only the space where the man is standing is intact.
It felt like a violent typhoon had passed.
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That was the only paradise.
Wi Seol-ah swallowed her breath as she watched that.
‘… didn’t touch at all.’
Even though I swung it without stopping like that.
The sword didn’t even touch the opponent, let alone make him move even a single step.
How far does the difference in level go?
Gooooooo… .
Woohoo-!
The sword stuck in the floor still has its name on it.
Even though it had been some time since I had regained my energy, the blade was still vibrating.
This meant that Wi Seol-ah’s level as a swordsman was high, but even that would have been meaningless to the opponent anyway.
“It would be pointless to call it teaching. The young lady probably didn’t feel anything.”
Wi Seol-ah swallowed dry saliva at the man’s heavy voice.
“…sorry.”
“I didn’t say that in hopes of an apology. That’s all I meant.”
Slap.
Leaving behind the piled up gravel, the giant man, Gu Cheol-woon, slowly walks.
It was directed at Wi Seol-ah.
“I don’t think there’s any point in dividing the sum anymore. I’m sure you know that.”
“…”
Wi Seol-ah had to bite her lips at Gu Cheol-woon’s words.
If there is a difference, it is too different.
There is no further lesson to be learned from dividing the sum.
Wi Seol-ah let out a sigh inwardly at Gu Cheol-woon’s seemingly cold and clear words.
“Thank you. I received many blessings from you, my lord.”
Her choice was acknowledged.
Gu Cheol-woon nods his head at those words.
Then he spoke to Wi Seol-ah.
“I don’t know what you think, young lady. If you want to go further than that, you should probably go and see your grandfather.”
“…”
The corners of Wi Seol-ah’s eyes tremble at Gu Cheol-woon’s words.
It’s because of the story about my grandfather.
Wi Seol-ah couldn’t easily give an answer to Gu Cheol-woon’s words.
“hmm.”
Gu Cheol-woon, who saw that, didn’t show any particular reaction and continued walking.
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In the first place, I didn’t ask the question with the intention of hearing an answer.
This is just a piece of advice.
It was the other person’s decision to do this or not.
Gu Cheol-woon, who was walking, suddenly looked around.
In a quiet and serene forest.
About ten days had passed since we started our journey.
How much longer is left until we reach our destination?
It probably won’t be that long.
At best, there are less than seven days and nights left.
‘Is it Hanam?’
Gu Cheol-woon takes out a letter from inside while figuring out the destination he is heading to.
It was a letter from Maeng, and to be exact, it was a letter about a big event that was to take place in a few months.
The Shenlong Martial Arts Festival.
A large festival of unmanned people held in Maeng.
Gu Cheol-woon’s expression was indifferent when he saw the letter, but there was heat in one corner of his eyes.
Are you interested in martial arts now?
That can’t be true.
To Gu Cheol-woon, such things are meaningless.
This is just that.
‘indeed.’
I wonder what that child will look like.
It was just an interest in it.
Gu Cheol-woon, who was thinking of his only son like that.
“Your Majesty.”
I turned my gaze to the sound I heard in front.
There stood a woman of small stature and with slightly upturned eyes.
The second son of the Sanseogu family was Gu Yeonseo.
She speaks to Gu Cheol-woon with a hesitant expression and a small voice.
“They said the meal was ready… . I was wondering if you’d like to eat together…”
Gu Cheol-woon nodded without much reaction to the peculiar behavior that seemed to be reading the mood.
“I’ll be there soon.”
“Ah…! Yes!”
Gu Yeon-seo’s expression brightens at Gu Cheol-woon’s answer.
Gu Cheol-woon had to feel a strange emotion at the visible reaction.
Among the many emotions, there is probably one thing that stands out.
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It would be a reproach to oneself.
What’s more,
‘Is it slowly?’
I wanted the time to come gradually.
Although he tried to postpone it somehow, the one thing that Gu Cheol-woon could not hold onto or stop was time.
The time will come.
‘The child has exceeded the limit.’
The time to give up the seat of the Gu family was gradually approaching.
‘It’s not easy.’
Whatever it is, since everything I’ve done and everything I’ve accumulated is clearly there, nothing is easy.
That was the thought.
Hwaaaaa-.
The wind that blows is warm.
The warm air mixed with the seasons, proving that it is still summer.
Gu Cheol-woon felt this and tried to walk calmly.
Woof-!
Stop.
Gu Cheol-woon stopped walking at the vibration he felt in his chest.
He immediately grabbed something from his bosom and took it out.
What Gu Cheol-woon held in his large hand was a yellow pouch.
He grabs his pocket and tears it open with a gesture that seems somewhat more urgent than usual.
Sizzle-!
The cloth tore like paper, and the items inside floated into the air.
Red jade bead.
Gu Cheol-woon frowns upon seeing this.
The name of the bead is Guisa’s Jade.
It is one of the eight treasures owned by Guga, and it is an item that Gu Cheol-woon himself gave to his first wife, Mi Hyo-ran.
Your jade has two powers.
One of them is that the marbles react when someone with the same marbles blows a bet.
and.
As Gu Cheol-woon had told Mi Hyo-ran to use it in dangerous situations.
Given her personality, she would never have done anything that would put her in danger.
‘But it shines.’
Kwak.
Gu Cheol-woon grabs the marble.
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Kkuddeuk-!
For a moment, the pebbles placed around his feet shook slightly.
It seems like things are going to take a bit of a turn for the worse.
Gu Cheol-woon slowly thinks while filling his body with heat.
Fortunately, the beads not only had the power to send signals to the opponent, but also had other powers.
That’s the second force.
Crack-!
He crushed the marble that Gu Cheol-woon was holding.
Then. Hwaruk-! In an instant, Gu Cheol-woon’s body was engulfed in flames.
“Oh, right, my lord. And… . Huh?”
When Gu Yeon-seo, who was walking ahead, turned around again and looked at Gu Cheol-woon.
There was no one standing on the gravel where he had been standing.
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Krrrrrr… .
The giant body shakes and falls to its knees, accompanied by a roar that echoes throughout the surroundings.
Kuung-!!
His knees gave way, creating vibrations in the ground.
From left shoulder to halfway back.
The monster falls with most of its snout gone.
A body that could not be penetrated even when three unmanned Hwagyeong and one unmanned person of perfect peak combined to break the barrier and inflict damage inside.
It was falling so easily.
Krrrruk…!!
A guy who cries out in pain.
Looking at this, Paejon Biju suddenly let out a laugh.
“Huh. You’re so tough.”
With half of its upper body blown away, it wouldn’t have been surprising if it had died instantly, but the thing was still howling.
It was a truly tenacious and interesting vitality.
The funny thing is.
‘Better than that weird guy.’
There must be someone who made that monster into that shape with one blow.
Biju shifted his gaze and looked to the side.
Because the person responsible happened to be standing right next to me.
A man walked by, trampling on the snow.
A little over eight feet tall and with broad shoulders.
Of course, the red robe with gold trim fluttering in the wind.
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Easy, easy… .
An arm radiating heat along the right shoulder line, and at the same time, hair gradually turning red.
“Heh heh.”
Biju, who was watching this, laughed as if it was ridiculous.
The face was smiling, but the body was in the exact opposite state.
Goosebumps appeared on his arms, and an unknown cold sweat was running down his back.
Just looking at it makes my body wary.
That was the feeling Biju felt.
‘Anyway, those surnames are all on different tracks.’
Anyone passing by now looked like they had already reached the heavens and were worthy of being called a monster.
No, maybe.
‘Even if I regain my original strength, I won’t be able to predict the outcome.’
At first glance, it looks like he’s still in his prime.
This is unknown.
I had reached a point where I couldn’t feel anything, so I couldn’t be sure of anything.
Kook.
Biju suppressed the competitive spirit rising within him.
Seeing the strong without any sense made me want to keep speculating.
‘Why on earth is the author here?’
Guardian of Shanxi.
This is a world that is tacitly condoned by the Maeng.
A character who is the son of a close friend and the father of a disciple.
and.
‘perhaps.’
One who may have reached transcendence.
Tiger warrior Gu Cheol-un.
He walked slowly and stood next to Biju.
Saaaaah-!
The heat I feel makes my throat parched.
Somehow, the rising cold air had disappeared and only hot air was left around.
“You used a slightly inconvenient method.”
Biju smiled brightly at the deep voice.
That’s because I knew what Gu Cheol-woon was talking about.
‘I guess I got caught.’
Thinking like that, Biju looks at Gu Cheol-woon.
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Gu Cheol-woon was looking straight ahead without looking at Bi-ju.
Biju said after seeing this.
“I apologize for being a bit rude since I haven’t shown up in a while.”
It is not known how long Gu Cheol-woon had been here, but Bi-ju knew that he was watching the situation.
So, I did something a bit silly.
He shouted at them to run away so that he could stop them.
Oh, of course I’m not being sincere.
Biju had no intention of dying whatsoever.
As expected, the stubborn disciple acted as if he was angry.
Such behavior was enough to draw out the onlookers.
“…father…?”
In this situation, Goo Yang-cheon seems flustered and raises his voice.
Gu Cheol-woon didn’t turn his gaze this time either.
All you can see is the front.
Krrrrrr…!
The kneeling monster moves.
The guy was quickly regenerating his lost body.
Flesh and bones slowly fill the empty spaces.
It was a truly grotesque sight.
Kyaaaaahh …
Just a few seconds.
In that short period of time, half of the body that had been blown away was completely restored.
It’s a strangely fast speed.
As soon as his body was restored, the guy ran straight towards Gu Cheol-woon.
Boom-! Kwaaak-!
It’s rushing at a tremendous speed.
Shhhhh!
The sharp claws pointed straight at Gu Cheol-woon.
but.
Hwaruk-!
This time too, the heat was brief.
Kwaaak-!! Bang!
Krrrrrr-!?
The upper body of the monster that was trying to attack burst apart again along with its arm.
A trace is left on the edge of the burst flesh.
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The skin was blackened as if it had been burned. This time too, it began to regenerate quickly.
Gu Cheol-woon, who saw that, clenched his fist as if he didn’t care at all.
WHEEK-!
He swung his fist at the bastard with a rough movement.
Kwaaaaang—!!
Kyaaaaaaaah—!!!
A wave erupts, and the monster that was hit in the side while regenerating staggers.
“crazy.”
Looking at that, Goo Yang-cheon let out harsh words.
Even though he had to use all his strength to use his imagination, he was barely able to break the barrier.
Crack-!
Gu Cheol-woon’s fist was destroying the bastard’s defense barrier without a hitch.
BAM-! KWAANG-!
Kyaaaaak… Kraaaaak-!
The bastard moved as if he was struggling in the ensuing attack. However, he was unable to properly counterattack Gu Cheol-woon’s attack.
thud-!
Kyaaaaak-!
No matter how big Gu Cheol-woon is, the monster is ten times bigger than him.
The monster was shaking with each blow, as if the weight difference was ridiculous.
However, I wonder if it might have been weakened by the previous battle.
‘… That’s not it.’
It’s not that the monster’s regenerative power or strength has decreased.
It was just simple logic.
‘… The speed at which the curtain is regenerating can’t keep up.’
If Gu Cheol-woon hits once.
Jeez-!
Even though the demon’s barrier is breaking and they are barely able to fill the space.
bang-!
Krrrrrr-!!
It was common to destroy other places.
This is truly one-sided violence.
What Gu Cheol-woon did to the demon was truly violence.
How could that be possible?
‘Wasn’t it just broken by the power of the blocked image?’
I thought that would be the case based on the information and circumstances that Pajeon had grasped.
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What is the situation now?
The breathtaking scenery is being torn apart by Gu Cheol-woon’s hands.
…no way.
‘Is each and every attack the power of imagination?’
Does this mean that even if you don’t do anything special, your actions already contain an image?
If so, I wonder how that could be possible.
It was there from the beginning.
‘…Why is my father here?’
Why is father here in the first place?
That was what Guyangcheon was most curious about.
The question is, why did a nobleman who should be in Shanxi suddenly appear here?
Kraaaaaaa—!!
The monster, with only instinct and no reason left, charged tirelessly, and thrust its fangs into Gu Cheol-woon with its twisted arm.
Okay then.
Kwak-!
Rather than avoiding it, Gu Cheol-woon reached out and grabbed the bastard’s snout.
That’s so extreme-!
The monster’s power is strong. Gu Cheol-woon’s body, which he was holding onto, was pushed back slightly.
“hmm.”
A short, breathy sound is heard.
Gu Cheol-woon exerted strength in the hand he was holding and tore the monster’s snout apart.
Crap!
Kwaaaaah–!!
The beast with its snout torn off writhes in pain.
Goo Cheol-woon, who had leapt towards it, swung his fist again.
Kuk-! The fist dug into the monster’s upper body, and then bang-! The bet exploded and the monster’s body rose into the air and flew backwards.
Kuuuung!!
The high-altitude giant crashes to the ground, creating a huge blizzard and shaking.
“…”
After confirming this, Goo Yang-cheon couldn’t bring himself to say anything.
If so, what should I say?
It’s such a shocking sight that I can’t even recall it.
“…just now….”
What did I just see?
I’m confused and embarrassed.
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The situation, which was flowing somewhat hopelessly, changed in an instant.
Aside from that.
‘…Was my father that strong?’
I ended up staring blankly at Gu Cheol-woon’s back.
Throwing the white monster around like it was a toy made its already large back look even bigger.
I knew it from the beginning.
It turns out that my father is much stronger than the rumors say.
‘A lower rank than the 100 best Jeongpa masters?’
It’s not even funny
If that was the lower rank of the 100 best martial artists in Jeongpa, the Cheonma War should have ended long ago with the victory of the Murim Alliance.
My father was never in that position.
Even.
‘Even the Heavenly King was defeated.’
There was also a record of beating up one of the three sages, the Heavenly Lord, in the basement of the Tang dynasty.
‘Of course, even if the Heavenly Lord’s condition was abnormal at the time.’
It’s no different than beating him.
This means that the Father is comparable to the three Lords.
perhaps.
‘It could be stronger.’
It was none other than my father who fatally wounded Cheonma.
Although he was weakened by the aftermath of the attack, he pushed Cheonma to the brink of death.
‘Just how strong is it?’
Noya said that the world today is cursed and the walls are thicker and lower than in the past.
In that situation, to what level would the father be?
Where is my father’s realm?
‘Is that a place I can reach?’
Suddenly, Goo Yang-cheon became curious about that.
at that time.
“Third.”
Gu Yang-cheon trembles at the sound of Gu Cheol-woon’s characteristically deep voice.
“…yes.”
“How is your physical condition?”
“Okay, it’s okay.”
Actually, it wasn’t all that okay.
The wound on his chest had been stopped with a bet, and the energy in his vessel had reached its limit, completely emptied by the aftereffects of repeatedly using the Holy Spear.
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However, I didn’t necessarily spit out something like this.
Because I was tired of pretending to be weak.
“I see.”
Gu Cheol-woon nods slightly at Gu Yang-cheon’s answer.
That was the end.
“…”
“…”
The conversation between the rich men was interrupted by silence for a while.
‘…I have to ask why you are here.’
Gu Yangcheon couldn’t bring himself to ask about this.
There wasn’t any particular big reason.
‘You’re saying that we haven’t seen each other since I got mad…?’
Right after Guyangcheon failed to practice the Yeomokseongchang in Guga and was badly injured.
I got scolded badly by Gu Cheol-woon and we never met again after that.
Although I had occasionally conveyed my message by riding on the general’s back, it had been a long time since I had met him in person.
It wasn’t that I was avoiding it on purpose… .
‘… I avoided it, right?’
I corrected it right away without thinking about it.
To be honest, I didn’t avoid it either. Because of that, it was a very awkward moment.
When that awkward silence continues.
“Third.”
It was Gu Cheol-woon who spoke first.
“yes.”
“Is that a martial art you personally improved?”
“…?”
At the moment when he wondered what that meant, Goo Yang-cheon was able to understand Goo Cheol-woon’s question belatedly.
It seemed like a question about the Yeomokseongchang.
‘I see you’ve seen it.’
It seems that my father saw me using a modified version of the salt jade.
‘So, since when have you been watching?’
I don’t know. I couldn’t figure it out that far.
The important thing is.
‘… Am I going to get in trouble again?’
The thing is, at this age, I’m worried about getting scolded by my father.
I thought I would get in big trouble again this time since I did something I wasn’t supposed to do.
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“Well done.”
“…!”
Surprisingly, Gu Cheol-woon heaped praise.
“Not bad.”
The corners of Gu Yang-cheon’s mouth go up in an inappropriate way at Gu Cheol-woon’s unexpected compliment.
Realizing that, Gu Yangcheon immediately turned his head and covered his mouth with his hand.
Even if you cover your mouth, the emotions that come up are clear.
It was a truly childish feeling.
I’m trying to force it out.
Hwaruk-!
“huh?”
Gu Yangcheon moves his head at the energy he felt in front.
It felt somehow familiar.
There.
“…uh?”
Gu Cheol-woon had created a salt jade on his palm.
A jade that was harder than the Jade of Guyangcheon and had much faster dynamics.
Was it made to be thrown at a monster? That’s what I’m thinking.
Wheeeeeeee-!
The jade gradually began to rotate faster.
Ki-ki-kik-!
“…!?”
It starts to change shape within a short time.
Hwaaak-!
At the same time, I felt a tremendous amount of energy.
Kkeuggeuggeuk-! The hell is twisted and crushed.
Yet it did not explode or become unstable.
Much more precise and powerful betting control.
Guyangcheon’s eyes, watching this, become stronger.
How could it not be so?
There, there is the corrected form of Yeomokseongchang that Guyangcheon had been longing for.
Gu Cheol-un created the completed Seongchang and held it in his hand.
Because he couldn’t control the explosive power, he created a vessel in his mind and didn’t contain it.
A martial art that was completed solely through one’s own control and power.
Gu Cheol-woon was showing it to Gu Yang-cheon.
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Gu Cheol-woon carefully examines the holy spear in my hand, then quickly opens his mouth.
“It was a bit unstable and rough, but it was a pretty good attempt and result.”
He tells Guyangcheon his short impressions, going through each detail.
And then.
“I hope you continue to work hard in the future.”
With those words, as if he had no more regrets, Gu Cheol-woon took back the energy of the Holy Spear in his hand.
Hwaak-!
The energy of the Holy Spirit was swept away by the air and disappeared. Gu Yangcheon asked him in a trembling voice.
“…Uh, what…did you do?”
It is a martial art that he improved and created himself.
Even though Gu Cheol-woon is of a higher level than him, it doesn’t make sense for him to use him so easily.
Even more perfectly used.
How could that be? Gu Yangcheon asked with a tone mixed with bewilderment.
Gu Cheol-woon turns his head and looks at Gu Yang-cheon, and answers with a puzzled expression.
“Didn’t you show me?”
“…With that?”
The final blow, made with the intention of shooting at the monster.
Are you saying that you just saw that and copied it?
What kind of nonsense is this?
Gu Yangcheon made a face as if he couldn’t understand at all.
Gu Cheol-woon then delivered the final blow.
“Is that difficult?”
“…”
After hearing the answer, Goyangcheon thought.
‘What a fucking life.’
Even if I hated talent, I couldn’t hate it this much.
I was about to sigh at the overwhelming sense of emptiness.
Krrrrrr–… .
I couldn’t even continue because of the sound coming from far away.
‘That son of a bitch.’
This was because the monster that Gu Cheol-woon had sent far away was rising again.
Are you saying that you still get up after being hit that hard?
‘Is there no way to kill him?’
With that level of regenerative power and vitality, is there no way to catch it now?
The thought of it made my head spin.
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at that time.
Flutter-!
A red robe fluttered in the wind, and a voice was heard.
“You showed a good performance. I will give you a reward.”
“yes?”
Sabak-!
Gu Cheol-woon, who had spoken, walks away, trampling on the snow.
Kyaaaaah—!!!
From a distance, the monster roared again.
Gu Cheol-woon continued to walk calmly towards that guy.
“Third.”
Gu Cheol-woon speaks to Gu Yang-cheon.
“This is an order.”
The tone was bold and firm.
“From now on, don’t take your eyes off me for even a second.”
At that sound, Gu Yangcheon instinctively looked at Gu Cheolwoon’s back.
“Also, don’t get caught up in what you see. This is the house…”
The conversation that had been going on was cut off for a moment.
Taking another half step, the sound continues.
“This is the teaching your father gave you.”
Wow…!
With that, heat gushed out from Gu Cheol-woon’s toes.
Looking at the heat, Goyangcheon widens his eyes in surprise.
‘Teaching?’
Suddenly teaching?
I was wondering what this meant.
However, such doubts are soon shattered.
Saaaaahh …
As the hot air escapes, it begins to melt the surrounding snow.
Small sparks gathered on Gu Cheol-woon’s back.
At that moment.
Tick-!
With the sound of something rubbing.
Kwaaaaaaaaaaaaa—!!!
A huge flame shoots into the air.
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Oui (奧義).
“Nine-Yeom Geuktaesan Five Types (俱炎極太山悟形).”
Then the sky was engulfed in flames.
The night sky receded and the white nights arrived.
