Episode 1112 Can I do well? (2)
“Cough, cough.”
Baekcheon trembled.
The poison-soaked hand was immediately convulsing. However, even if there was no poison invading his body, he would have been shaking. Because I’m so exhausted that I don’t have any strength left.
“Cough!”
Baekcheon, who coughed dryly several times due to the rushing poison, lifted his head with difficulty and looked up at the sky.
Staring at the sky that was already starting to get dark, he soon managed to raise the sword he was holding above his head.
And he cried out with a dying voice.
“I won…”
Before Baekcheon could finish speaking, Baekcheon’s body fell forward.
“I won… I won…”
Cheolpudeok.
The last remaining person collapsed like a rotten old tree.
It was a scene that was comical in some ways and tragic in others.
Among those who had fought with all their might as if they were going to destroy the training hall, there was no one left standing. Regardless of whether it was a volcano or a party, everyone was lying on the floor, groaning or foaming at the mouth and losing consciousness.
“Kkeuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu…”
“Bitches….”
“Kill me…”
Even among the moaning, there were occasional swear words mixed in. Should I call this amazing or pathetic?
Cheongmyeong, who was standing in a corner watching the scene, slowly turned his head.
“Do you think it’s over?”
“⋯⋯.”
“Matriarch?”
“⋯⋯.”
“hey?”
Tang Gunak’s eyebrows were trembling. Even the corners of his eyes and mouth were trembling slightly.
“Such…”
As he spoke, Tanggunak’s teeth clenched together tightly.
“It seems…”
It was clear that he was trying to appear calm, but the sound of teeth grinding inevitably came out. He seemed very unhappy with the fact that he lost in the end even though he fought again just in time.
“Hmm. “Was that not enough?”
“⋯⋯and then die.”
“I don’t think that’s what you want to say?”
“⋯⋯From what I can see, if it’s too severe, I said everything.”
At those words, Tang Gunak’s brow furrowed. From the looks of it, it looks like he was planning on doing some serious mischief today as well, if Cheongmyeong hadn’t stopped him.
‘It’s not really normal.’
Cheongmyeong shook his head and stepped forward. Then he stood in front of the fallen people and opened his mouth.
“So originally…”
He reflexively scratches the back of his head.
“The loser was planning to train until dawn.”
“Keuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu…”
“Oh my… Oh my… “I’m going to die…”
Cheongmyeong shook his head as he looked at all the people, winners and losers, lying around miserably.
“…Looking at it, it doesn’t seem like that’s the case, so today’s training will end here, and as promised, you can come to Tangga tomorrow morning and Hwasan tomorrow afternoon.”
“⋯⋯.”
“Are you listening?”
“⋯⋯.”
“hey?”
There was no answer back. Cheongmyeong shook his head and turned around.
“…What else happened over there?”
He took a deep breath and trudged towards the place where Nokrim and Namgung were grappling.
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“I will carry it!”
“no. I will do it!”
“I heard that your body is not in good shape yet…”
“I’m fine! Give it to me!”
Mrs. Chu took the plate containing Susu as if taking it away.
“Oh, no, you don’t have to push yourself so hard already. “We can do it.”
“no. It’s not something you do for free, it’s something you get paid for. Of course you have to work hard.”
“If you say so…”
Mrs. Chu smiled and walked inside.
Since Hyeonjong’s visit, she has been working in the manor’s kitchen. Although she is still adjusting and focusing on chores rather than cooking, she does her best in everything.
‘You should never be a burden.’
She also knows that she isn’t much help right now. But even though she could hear that she wasn’t helpful, she didn’t want to hear that she was doing anything half-hearted and relying on sympathy.
If a person does not know grace, he is no different from an animal.
It is about feeding the disciples of Hwasan, who not only allowed them to live here, but also hired them so that they would not be inconvenienced. There couldn’t be a single bit of negligence.
Also for the child who will grow up.
The work wasn’t as hard as she thought, and everyone who knew something about her situation was considerate, so there was no inconvenience.
There is only one problem.
Mrs. Chu, who entered the restaurant holding a plate, slowed down a bit. She walked reluctantly, as if she was approaching something unpleasant, and carefully placed her plate on the table.
And I took a quick look at the person sitting.
A man of unrivaled devotion… A man who would normally attract people’s attention just by appearing as an author.
But the reason Mrs. Chu glanced at his face was not because he was handsome. That’s because his handsome face was ruined to the point where even the word haggard wouldn’t be enough.
“⋯⋯Eat a lot.”
“⋯⋯Thank you⋯⋯⋯.”
okay. There is only one problem. The point is that this place called Volcano does not seem to be an ordinary place.
‘⋯⋯People are cornered⋯⋯.’
If I had seen this scene for the first time, I might have fainted, thinking I had encountered a jiangshi.
Why not? Everyone was sitting in front of the table like a corpse, with their faces all blank and bandages wrapped all over their bodies.
“You need to eat some…”
“Yes…”
Baek-cheon weakly nodded his head towards Mrs. Chu and then weakly lifted his chopsticks. After seeing this, Mrs. Chu left the restaurant.
Baekcheon spoke in a dying voice.
“⋯⋯Let’s eat. “You have to eat, guys…”
“Yes… “Sasuk.”
“I have to eat…”
Hwasan disciples moved their bodies and picked up the rice bowls in front of them. The movement was so slow that even an 80-year-old person would have his tongue clenched.
To be honest, it wasn’t a situation where I could pass on rice.
But Hwasan’s disciples knew from experience. If you skip a meal because you don’t want to skip food right now, greater pain awaits you tomorrow.
It’s not that you have to eat to live, it’s that you have to eat to survive. That was the unspoken iron law of the volcano.
“Ouch, ouch…”
“Hmph. “My mouth exploded.”
“Ah-oh. “It’s bitter…”
Screaming sounds escaped from the mouths of the volcano disciples who were chewing their food.
When food touched the ruptured area from the blow, a curse came out of my mouth. But the pain I felt in my mouth was nothing special.
“Ooh, ooh ooh.”
“Ah… “I feel like throwing up.”
“Sasook. “I’m so upset I can’t swallow.”
“Oh… “What kind of poison?”
The volcano disciples frowned arrogantly. Because of the poison, my stomach was upset, so even the smell of food made me feel sick and nauseous.
“no. You dirty bastards, do you really want to win like that? “Poison in the air…”
It was right then.
At one corner of the large restaurant, which was originally a remodeled warehouse built to store the luggage of merchants traveling on the Yangtze River, Tang people who were just watching, not even daring to eat, turned their gaze. It was a response to the conversation of Hwasan disciples.
“what? cowardice?”
Baeksang realized what I had said and belatedly covered his mouth with his hand.
“under. Haha…”
Yoonjong smiled awkwardly and started to take care of things.
“Oh, I’m sorry. “We are excited…”
“Do you think horses are sweet? “If we were really cowardly and used poison, do you think there would be anyone alive in the volcano today?”
“⋯⋯Zan!”
Danjan, who had jumped up to his feet, heard the gangpae’s shouting and sat back down hesitantly.
“I’m sorry, brother.”
“Be careful. No matter how correct your words may be, you should not offend the other person. “Anyway, if you lose, you lose, right?”
It was a very standard statement.
However, if the listener’s mind is twisted, even the right words will sound meaningless.
“⋯⋯Bareunmaaal?”
Jo Geol rolled his eyes and glared at Tang Pae and Tang Zhan.
“Oh my, we didn’t know this. “I was happy that we won, but it turns out that we were saved by the mercy shown by the party.”
“Hmm. no. Well, I’m not saying that’s the case…”
“If you’re going to be so unfair, use your poison properly and win. “Why is your tongue so dry after losing?”
“what?”
“Walk! “You’re being harsh.”
“No, Sasuk! That’s true! “Those bastards are secretly ignoring us!”
“⋯⋯.”
“If they are prestigious, they are prestigious! Even the Namgung family, who are truly prestigious, doesn’t do the same, but since when did Sacheondangmun become more prestigious than the Namgung family?”
“What, you bastard?”
At that moment, Dangpae couldn’t hold back his anger and jumped up from his seat.
Sacheondangmun has always been the second-in-command of the five generations. He could not help but have a subtle sense of inferiority to the Nangong family, along with the Hebei Peng family. However, when she directly penetrated that area, I couldn’t help but feel a rush of heat.
“no. What did I say wrong? Isn’t it? Namgung So…”
Jo Geol turned his head and closed his mouth the moment he spoke softly.
I was planning to gain the upper hand by bringing in the Nangong family’s Sojiazhu, but Nangong Daowi’s condition was a little strange. His always tidy appearance was gone, and his bloodshot eyes were glaring at someone as if he were going to kill them.
“Nangong Xiaoxiao?”
“Oh my gosh. “He can kill people with his eyes.”
And right in front of Namgung Dowi, Lim So-byeong, who happened to be sitting directly across from him, was sitting almost sprawled on a chair. He put his feet on the table and gently touched his face with a fan.
“Does that turn a lost battle into a won one?”
“This…”
“Oh, if you trick me, you win. What did I do wrong? Green forest! Our green forest! Those little bandits are stronger than Namgung Se and others right now. “Ugh, there must be something I can do.”
Deuddeuddeuk!
The sound of Namgung Dowi grinding his teeth echoed throughout the restaurant.
Of course, Lim So-byeong’s condition was not that good. Every time the fluttering fan moved away from the face, blue-stained eyelids were visible.
But whatever the situation, Lim So-byeong exuded the composure of a winner.
“Ah, there’s no need to feel so unfair? It’s not that Namgung is weak, but Nokrim is strong. Hahahahahahaha!”
“Ugh… Ugh…”
Nangung Dowi’s eyes were bloodshot.
“If I had competed with my skills, I would have won!”
“Nue. “Nue.”
“I was just not used to fighting. Just an experience…!”
“Yay, yea. That’s right. Oh no, of course. Is it possible?”
“This…”
Jo Geol, who saw Nangung Dowi’s hand shaking, automatically shrank his neck.
‘If I do that, someone will die?’
Normally, people like that would be scarier if their eyes turned, but the Green Forest King is fearless. They really scratch it like it is… But how did the atmosphere over there become like that?
At that time, Lim So-byeong turns his head to look at the party and bursts into laughter.
“oh my. It looks like the great Sicheondangga also had a blast getting beat up. “This, this, is like a political faction.”
“That bandit?”
“Do you really want to get married?”
“Dude?”
Lim So-byeong chuckled.
“ah. Do you have the skills to do that? “The ones that get hit by volcanoes?”
“Ugh… “Ahh!”
When Danjan couldn’t hold back any longer and was about to slam the table and rush in, Dangpae shouted.
“Calm down!”
“But brother!”
“Didn’t you hear? The head of the family and the Hwasan Sword Association said that those who draw their swords for personal reasons will be punished! “Be patient!”
“Ugh…”
Although everyone showed their hostility toward each other, they could not bear to rush in. At that time, a soft voice rang out.
“But that.”
“huh?”
Everyone’s eyes turned to Yu Iseol, who opened her mouth.
“⋯⋯It means you just have to not draw the sword.”
“⋯⋯.”
“⋯⋯.”
Mrs. Chu increased her walking speed. Holding a plate in both hands, she quickly opened the restaurant door.
“Here’s more food…”
But at that moment, someone flew right next to her and broke through the wall.
“Aaaah!”
“I didn’t like you from the beginning! “You son of a bitch!”
“Who cares!”
“You rotten bandit!”
“Who is this guy who bought it? “Die!”
Food that had been made with great effort was flying everywhere.
Tables, chairs, and people were flying through the air, and someone was climbing on top of someone else and shaking their fists. The people were so mixed up that no one knew who was who, they were hitting and biting each other.
Mrs. Chu stared blankly at the scene, not even daring to escape.
“It’s an alliance, it’s a rebellion! “You bastards!”
“Since when have you been equal to us!”
“Even the bandits are damned! “Kill them all!”
“Aaaah! Everyone, come at us!”
As she looked at the father figure in front of her, she closed her eyes tightly without realizing it.
‘Can I… do well…?’
It was Mrs. Chu who for the first time thought that perhaps she had been bitten instead of receiving a favor.
