Episode 1254 And to live! (4)
“What?”
When Cheongmyeong nodded, Guo Huanxiao hesitated a little and asked.
“You all decided to fight here with us, right?”
“I told you. “Tell me again?”
Kwak Hwan-so hurriedly waved his hand.
“no. That’s not it… Did you come here with that in mind from the beginning? “Are you willing to fight as an individual even if negotiations with us break down?”
Cheongmyeong answered that question with an extremely benevolent smile.
“no.”
“⋯⋯Yes?”
“I didn’t think anything of it?”
“⋯⋯.”
“I told you. We didn’t even know it was like this until right before we got here? I knew that crazy bastard Jang Il-so was crazy, but even if he was crazy, he had to be crazy enough. Crazy, who would have thought that while there was a standoff on the Yangtze River, they would do something crazy like turn their troops back and attack like crazy people? “As long as you don’t go crazy.”
“…Stop calling me crazy. “Cheongmyeong.”
“I feel like my head is spinning while I’m listening.”
“Please understand. As soon as the three letters Jang Il-so come out, that guy gets a little sick of it, right?”
Kwak Hwan-so blinked.
“So, the negotiations broke down that day and you reached a conclusion after holding a separate meeting?”
“no.”
“yes?”
“There wasn’t anything in particular that could be called a meeting?”
“⋯⋯Then?”
“I said we should just go now, but no one went. So, that’s how it happened.”
“Oh, no. “What is that…”
“Well, we live in a complicated world.”
Cheongmyeong said angrily.
“Is it because you have some great logic or position that you decided to go to Gangnam to follow Jangmun?”
“⋯⋯That’s not it.”
Of course, it had its own logic. However, Kwak Hwan-so also could not deny the fact that his actions were motivated more than logic.
“Then why are you looking for logic from us?”
“Let’s find some and buy…. Please⋯⋯.”
“Sapa bastard, close your mouth.”
“Okay.”
Cheongmyeong glanced back at Guo Huanxiao and said.
“Of course, I didn’t mean to help in any way from the beginning. But we started talking and getting a little angry, and somehow things went on and before we knew it, we were discussing how to fight.”
“I continued to oppose!”
“Someone stop that Safa bastard’s snout.”
As Namgung Do-wi grabbed Lim So-byeong’s mouth and dragged him away, Cheongmyeong continued speaking as if he was relieved.
“So there’s nothing to think about.”
“⋯⋯How can you not think it’s great?”
“You don’t really understand.”
“yes?”
“As I said before, we are not saying we will die with you.”
“⋯⋯.”
“After experiencing it myself, Gangnam’s defenses were weaker than I thought, and I just thought that if we did well, there would be a chance.”
Guo Huanxiao just looked at Cheongmyeong with a dumbfounded look on his face.
“If I see someone drowning and struggling, isn’t it human to try to help them until they die?”
“That’s right…”
“What you think of before you die is just a little different from what we think of before we die. Don’t have strange expectations for no reason. If it’s Haenam or anything, I’ll run away without even looking back. “In the first place, only those who could do that came to Haenam.”
“I know what you mean… But it’s easier said than done, that’s it…”
“But this guy really doesn’t know how to speak?”
“yes?”
“Is it okay if I fall down?”
“⋯⋯What do you mean by that?”
“You’ve enjoyed everything you’ve enjoyed as a member of the political faction so far, but in the end, if you don’t even have to pay for your meals and are only satisfied with yourself, is it all going to end? “Whether or not the remaining political faction bastards shed blood fighting with the Sa-Pae-Ryeon?”
Kwak Hwan-so closed his mouth.
“You’re laughing. You have to fight until your spine is completely ripped out. Even if I die, I have to drag at least one more person to hell. “That is the minimum duty that those who show off with swords must adhere to.”
“⋯⋯.”
“And I have to stop doing stupid things. Do you think that after you’ve been treated like that, those Sapa bastards will simply leave without touching Haenam? Still, how can those in Gangnam be so unaware of the physiology of those in Sapa? “It’s not head-to-head, really.”
Kwak Hwan-so looked like he had been hit. However, Cheongmyeong clicked his tongue briefly, then turned around and walked away towards another place.
Baek-cheon smiled slightly and approached Guo Huan-so and said.
“Never mind. “Because that’s the way he talks.”
“no. “Rather than the way you speak…”
Rather, the content struck me as more shocking.
‘They are the ones who remain.’
I’ve never thought of it like that. The only people left that they were concerned about were the people of Haenam Island. I never thought about what would happen to the world or how the remaining political factions would fight.
But even if they die, the fight continues. In particular, these Cheonwoo meng will fight against the Sapaeryeon until the very end.
I suddenly felt ashamed that I was only concerned about the situation in Haenampa and Haenamdo. What a short thought this was.
Although they had cursed the people on the mainland so much for discriminating against the islanders, when the crisis came, nothing like the situation on the mainland even existed in their minds.
“⋯⋯We have to fight.”
As Kwak Hwan-so nodded with a stern expression, Baek-cheon smiled.
“That’s it.”
“Well, but…”
“yes?”
“Can I ask one more question?”
“Anything is fine.”
“I don’t know if it will be possible to enter Gangnam. But once you enter Gangnam, things change. “They too will realize that we have entered their land.”
“I guess so.”
“Then, of course, they will try to strengthen the defenses of the Yangtze River, but is it possible to break through it on our own? “It would be better to take a detour towards Yunnan…”
Baekcheon shook his head.
“What you have to drill in the end is the same.”
“That’s true, but…”
“The longer the advance route, the more we suffer. Considering the possibilities, the only way is to reach the Yangtze River as quickly as possible before they can properly defend themselves. Besides…”
Baekcheon’s eyes darkened slightly.
“If we cannot shake up the enemy’s center and turn that chaos into a confrontation on the Yangtze River, they will have some spare power. If that happens… the probability of doing something useless will also increase.”
Kwak Hwan-so closed his mouth.
This was because I understood what they meant by ‘useless actions’. If they are in a hurry to run away and choose a detour and give Sapaeryun some leeway, their anger may be directed at those who remain in Haenam Island.
In that case, Haenam Island will receive the full amount of damage that the Haenam faction should have suffered. Therefore, Baek-cheon stirred up the enemy’s center and headed toward the Yangtze River to intensify the confrontation between Cheon Yu-meng and Sapae-ryeon, so that Sapae-ryeon would not dare to turn his troops back.
‘I didn’t even care about the situation on land.’
Even during this time, these people are worried about those who will remain in Haenam. Therefore, even if it means taking a little more risk, we are trying to take the attention of the Sapaeryun away from Haenam.
“⋯⋯Is it possible?”
“well. That remains to be seen. Just…”
“but?”
Baekcheon smiled meaningfully.
“There is no one here anxious to die. The first principle of Hwasan is not to carry out agreements or protect justice. The most important principle is to survive first.”
It was right then.
“That, that. “Now look at it creeping up, that thing!”
“huh?”
Everyone turned their heads at the shout of Cheongmyeong.
In the middle of the now fairly calm sea, something small and white was swimming quickly.
“Baek!”
“Oh my, Baek!”
“Oh my god, you’re really here!”
The five swords ran to the shore without anyone else. Tang Soso jumped into the sea with a splash and picked up Baek Ah. Baek-ah, half exhausted, hung out in her arms, biting her tongue.
“execution! “He’s completely exhausted?”
“⋯⋯It’s also amazing.”
“That’s not amazing, that’s stupid. “If it were me, I would jump out without even looking back.”
“⋯⋯So Baek-ah is smarter than you. Then, if you get caught in the hands of that cruel guy, you will become a real fur.”
As Tang Soso picked up Baek Ah and brought her to Cheongmyeong, Cheongmyeong grabbed the back of Baek Ah in Tang Soso’s arms and held her up.
“Did you handle it well?”
Baek-ah nods her head vigorously, as if coming to her senses despite being exhausted. Then, he looked at Cheongmyeong with bright eyes filled with pride. As if now is the time to praise.
However, as always, Cheongmyeong gave those who had high expectations a terrible sense of betrayal.
“Now, now, come to your senses.”
Kiyi!
“Do you see this? this?”
Cheongmyeong lightly shook the small pipe in his hand and stuffed it around Baekah’s neck. Baekah tilted his head as he looked at the tube wrapping around his neck.
Key?
“Because that’s important. Deliver it well.”
Kiit?
“Now go.”
Baek-ah tilted his head as if he had difficulty understanding. It was extremely cute to see its big, black eyes twinkling and its small head tilted, but the reality behind it was a bit cruel.
“Why are you so clueless? “Go again.”
Key?
“What are you doing?”
Height…?
At that moment everyone saw. The sight of Baek-Ah’s snow-white face turning pale.
‘Isn’t that fur? ‘How does your fur turn blue?’
‘Did the Beast Palace Lord see something like that?’
‘Who will believe me if I tell you?’
At that moment, Baek-ah convulsed and screamed.
Kiiiiiiiiiiig!
Animals may be able to understand human speech to some extent, but humans cannot understand animal speech. But strangely enough, those here now were able to interpret that cry accurately.
“That’s an insult.”
“I think it’s an insult?”
“I’m sure it’s an insult.”
If it had been a person’s words, it would probably have been an insult, or even a pair of insults that I couldn’t bear to listen to with my ears open.
“But this bastard!”
Cheongmyeong suddenly threw Baekah away.
Kiiiiii!
Cheongmyeong pointed his finger at Baekah, who was walking away, and shouted.
“I fed him and put him to sleep until he gained weight like a pig, but he got tired of the luxury and went away! “What kind of cruelty is this!”
“Cheongmyeong… You have to say it right away. “He ate better and lived well in Yunnan.”
“Honestly, he came and had a hard time…”
“By now, you might be wondering why you came. No, it must have been like that a long time ago.”
Of course, there was no way those words would reach his ears. Baekah landed with a twist of her body and ran back with great energy. Cheongmyeong snatched up Baekah and brought her small face right in front of me.
“I don’t have time, so go quickly and… evil!”
At that moment, Baek-ah’s fiercely swung front paw hit Cheong-myeong’s cheek. Cheongmyeong’s head turns around after being struck by an unexpected blow.
Cheers erupted from all around.
“oh!”
“We fought back!”
“Wow, I endured it for a long time. Honestly, it’s time to hit.”
At that moment, Cheongmyeong lit up his eyes and glared at Baekah.
“This bastard?”
Kiiiiiii!
Human-like beasts and beast-like humans began to fight viciously.
Baekcheon saw that and covered his face with both hands.
‘Don’t fight the beast seriously…’
Even if it’s a spirit creature, that’s true.
Phew! Phew!
Cheongmyeong, who had been grabbing for a while, grabbed the back of Baekah, who was panting from exhaustion, and gritted his teeth.
“Ah-oh! “Even if I didn’t have anything to do, I would actually have a weasel buried today!”
Kiyi!
“Pass it straight. If you’re late, you’ll be in trouble. okay?”
Kiiii!
“Sure, Mr.! “Don’t talk back!”
Baek-ah, who resisted until the end, eventually nodded her head helplessly with tears streaming down her face. It seemed like he had given up.
“go! hurry!”
Kiiiiiii!
Baek-ah, who got down to the ground, let out a bitter cry and ran towards the sea. Everyone looked at that with dumbfounded eyes.
“⋯⋯I came all the way from the Yangtze River, but as soon as I arrived, I went back.”
“⋯⋯No matter how small it is, I wonder if this is something to be done.”
“I’m sorry for not being able to protect you.”
“Mourning.”
While everyone was solemn, only Cheongmyeong was fuming as if his anger was not relieved.
“Anyway, it’s getting worse and worse!”
‘A bastard without blood or tears.’
‘Animal abuser.’
‘Trash of humanity!’
It was a time when everyone looked dimly at the sight of Baek-ah moving away across the sea.
“⋯⋯Sauk.”
“I saw it too.”
To Yoonjong’s surprised voice, Baekcheon responded with a very firm voice.
Far out on the sea where they were looking, the fleet appeared like a small dot.
“⋯⋯Sapaeryeon.”
A suffocating tension began to build up on the coast, where the atmosphere had become somewhat relaxed.
