Episode 1526. Now it’s my turn. (One)
“It’s an opportunity… “The rudeness has gone too far.”
Jinpyeong, the lord of the South Sea Palace of the Sun, had a look of displeasure in his eyes.
“Some insignificant Saffron leader is giving me a chance? Please continue. “I’m going to die soon anyway, so what can’t I say?”
The person in front of you is the royal family, and this place where the monk Cheonmyeon is located is the country of that royal family. If the palace lord makes up his mind, no matter how much he tries to protect himself, he will not be able to return alive alive.
However, it was not fear that appeared in Brother Cheonmyeon’s eyes.
‘There is nothing meaningless in the world.’
I used to frown at Jang Il-so’s flashy extravagance, but I was now used to it and was taking advantage of it. The point was that he was not even greatly impressed by the whole sight unfolding before his eyes, let alone being intimidated by it.
“As you said, the leaders of the Four Sects cannot dare to give the palace lord a chance. “Aren’t you the one who reigns like an emperor here?”
The Sun Palace Lord glared at the Heavenly Face Master without answering.
“But… what the palace lord wants is not just to be the king of this village, right?”
“Ha ha ha ha ha.”
A loud laugh suddenly burst out of the Sun Palace Lord’s mouth.
“Are you trying to insult my pride?”
“Is that possible? It was just a guess. “Everyone wants something bigger than what they can hold in their hands.”
“I am not that kind of person.”
“Well… Thanks to someone, I think I now understand a little bit about human desire. “There are people who fit into the Anbunji tribe, and there are also people who are not satisfied no matter how much they have.”
The sun sign’s eyebrows twitch.
“Wouldn’t the fact that the palace lord and I are already having a conversation like this prove this? “You probably didn’t learn fluent Chinese as a hobby.”
That was a sharp point. The corner of the Sun Palace Lord’s eyes became a little more hardened. This time, I did not necessarily deny what Brother Cheonmyeon said.
“Palace lord. “I’m just conveying Ryonju’s words.”
The Sun Palace Lord’s eyebrows twitched.
“Defeated army?”
“yes.”
“⋯⋯What did you say?”
“A missed opportunity never comes again.”
Master Cheonmyeon spoke sternly, as if cutting off the waist, even before the Sun Palace Lord had finished answering the question.
“⋯⋯What does it mean?”
“well. “An idiot like me wouldn’t dare understand everything that Yeon-ju said… but if I were to guess from my brief opinion, I think this is what it means.”
“Go ahead.”
“Whether the Four Schools win or the Old School wins, the moment either side wins, the South Sea Sun Palace’s chance to step into the midfield disappears forever.”
The face of Sun Palace Lord Jinpyeong became blatantly stiff.
“It has to be that way. The Sun sign will not be able to squeeze into the unified powerhouse alone. In that case, the palace lord can enjoy his heavenly life here as he has done so far. “Enjoying the spectacular Anbin Island.”
“Hmm.”
With these words, the mask on the Sun Palace Lord’s face was broken. Needless to say, the hardened face was his true intention.
The gorgeous Anbinakdo Island.
To some, that may be the sight of paradise. However, for the Sun sign lord, life is no different from hell.
“What will you give me?”
“There are two.”
“Entering into Yunnan?”
“no. It is Yunnan’s dominion.”
At those words, the Sun Palace Lord’s eyes widened slightly.
“The storefront has already been cleaned up.”
“Know. But there must be a Beast Palace, right?”
“of course. However, the elites of the Beast Palace are in the midfield along with the palace lord. “In Gangbuk, which cannot exceed Sacheon.”
The moment the two letters ‘Jungwon’ appeared, the eyes of the Sun Palace Lord secretly lit up.
“There are still some idiots left who are not capable of becoming a great force, but at best they are small children. “You’re not saying that even that much is difficult for a Sun sign to handle, right?”
“Hmm.”
“I will give you Yunnan.”
The Sun Palace Lord asked softly with slightly dark eyes.
“Only in Yunnan…. “What about Sacheon?”
“Excessive greed can lead to anger, my lord.”
“I was just asking.”
The Sun Palace Lord lightly licked her lips and tapped her index finger on the royal throne.
What Friar Cheonmyeon said is correct. Regardless of whether the old faction wins or the four factions win, if one side wins and unifies the midfield, it will be difficult for Namhae Sun Palace to advance into the midfield.
‘It’s Yunnan…’
He asked, lost in thought.
“What about the other one?”
“It’s safe.”
safety? Seeing the gaze of the Sun Palace Lord asking for further explanation, the monk Cheonmyeon opened his mouth.
“If the Namhae Sun Palace cooperates, the Lord said that he will guarantee the eternal safety of the Namhae Sun Palace.”
Without any warning, a tremendous amount of heat suddenly erupted from the Sun Lord’s body.
“dare!”
His wrath shook Daejeon.
“How dare you say such nonsense in front of me!”
It seemed as if he would rip the Thousand-Myeonsusa to death at any moment. However, the monk in front of him spoke without any agitation.
“The commander-in-chief said so. The person who ascends to the position of palace lord is not swayed by emotions. “If you show excessive anger, it’s just an act to gain the upper hand.”
Surprisingly, at that moment, the heat and murder that had enveloped Daejeon disappeared as if washed away.
The Sun Palace Lord looked down at the Heavenly Face Master.
“Is it Yunnan and safety?”
“That’s right.”
A twisted smile appeared on the corner of the Sun Palace Lord’s lips.
“Half of Sacheon… Nope. “You’re putting your neck on the edge.”
“⋯⋯.”
“It’s Yunnan and safety…”
The Sun Palace Lord, who was repeating this, chuckled. Objectively, it is a great condition, but it is insignificant to dare to make the Namhae Sun Palace a hand and foot.
Nevertheless…
“then.”
The Sun Palace Lord’s eyes burned like the sun.
“What can we do now?”
A triumphant smile bloomed on the lips of Cheonmyeonsu Dam Yeo-hae.
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“What do you think will happen?”
“Tsk tsk. Pseudonym. Wouldn’t it be natural for me to ask and you to answer? “You seem to be pampering me a lot these days.”
“I’m sorry. So what do you think?”
“Okay. “Because they won’t listen to me at all.”
Jang Il-so, who was grumbling for no reason, answered harshly.
“I will accept it.”
“He is royalty. No, doesn’t he actually enjoy greater prestige than the king?”
“So you will get it.”
“Are you saying that I receive it because I am royalty?”
“okay. “He who unifies the Central Plains tries to pacify the North, and whoever pacifies the North goes on an expedition to a distant place.”
“⋯⋯.”
“Do you understand? There is no satisfaction for people. You do not reject it because you are like a king, but you accept it because you are like a king. Tsk tsk. “This is an obvious principle.”
Hu Jiaming slightly lowered his head.
“But if you go by what you said… he will become the seed of trouble.”
“well. Surely he might be the seed that will bloom the flower of treason. But… a seed only has meaning when it sprouts.”
Red lips held a strange smile. Hu Jiaming quietly nodded. Because I understood its inner meaning.
“If we can attract the South Sea Sun Sign, the delay of the past month will be nothing, and it is a huge benefit.”
“There is no need to be so harsh. I barely suffered any loss. “With just one sun sign, you’re in trouble.”
It’s just a sun sign. Is there anyone else in the world who can say something like this other than Jang Il-so?
“May I ask whether destroying the storefront was part of this plan?”
“Well, let’s do it together.”
Jang Il-so responded with an expression that said it was no big deal.
Hu Jiaming shook his head.
Just destroying Jeomchang, one of the old Pailbangs, was an unprecedented feat in the history of Sapa. However, through this, Jang Il-so secured a way for the Namhae Sun Palace to advance into the central plains. Therefore, the Sun Palace lord can hold the hand of Sapae-ryeon.
“You’re the only one who takes this for granted.”
“There’s one more thing. “A distraught Taoist bastard.”
Plum Sword Demon Cheongmyeong, I am referring to him. Hu Ga-myeong slightly clenched his fist without realizing it.
“He probably expected this too. “Maybe he knew from the moment we hit the fortune teller.”
“⋯⋯He?”
“okay. So, isn’t that why you’re rushing around like that? By dragging in even the beggars. Hahaha.”
Jang Il-so laughed. The more I thought about it, the more I thought about the Plum Blossom Sword Demon destroying the opening, the funnier and more enjoyable it seemed.
“It must have been quite painful for you to have lost track of me, right? “I see them mistreating the beggars like that.”
There was no need to mention the nickname.
What more can one say in front of a person who sums up Cheon Woo-maeng’s decision to resolve the civil service’s dispute and bring them in by saying, ‘The Plum Blossom Sword Demon scolded the public’?
Hu Jiaming just paused for a moment and said something else. Even though I know it may be presumptuous.
“Ryeonju. “Even if it were the same opening, wouldn’t it be different if it fell into the hands of the Plum Blossom Sword Demon?”
“It will be different.”
Jang Il-so also readily admitted it.
In itself, information has no value. The ability of the person to hold and combine the information must be increased.
Even if it is a clumsy information power of openness, it will definitely be a threat if the person wielding it becomes Cheongmyeong of the Hwasan Sword Association.
But Jang Il-so’s words did not stop there.
“No, it might have been different.”
“⋯⋯.”
“If only he had watched out for me a few years earlier. “If only we had created Cheonwoo-maeng five years earlier.”
It is such a great recognition and praise that other Sapae students would be shocked if they heard it. However, Hu Jiaming, who revered and admired Jang Il-so the most, did not object to his words.
“But it’s too late now. “The intention may be to somehow build a castle while the waves are rolling in, but at best it’s a sand castle.”
Jang Il-so’s hand slowly stretched out into the air.
“No matter how fancy the exterior is, the essence of a sand castle is sand.”
Crack.
Jang Il-so’s hand grasps the air. At the same time, a cold ghost passed over his face.
“It will collapse. lightly.”
Crash.
The sound of my bones echoing eerily. Hu Jiaming slightly lowered his head. After a while, his hand hung loosely as if it had never been like that.
“Soon now. Yes, soon.”
While he was muttering, he suddenly touched his chin and said.
“But I’m curious.”
“yes?”
A childlike smile spread across his face.
“The look on his face when that sand castle falls. What kind of screams will they scream in that burning hell without leaving anything behind? “Really… it must be a rare sight that you won’t see twice.”
“⋯⋯.”
“Send an order to the Jeong Twenty-Third to begin.”
“⋯⋯We need more time for the sun signs to join.”
“You weren’t planning on waiting to join in the first place, right?”
Hu Jiaming also nodded at those words.
“There is no point in starting when others clearly expect it. “It’s meaningful to attack them when they can’t predict it.”
“I will follow your orders.”
“okay.”
Jang Il-so answered slowly and looked down at his hand, which was covered in rings.
“Tell them to watch as much as they want. “I will steal it.”
However, his eyes were dark, like a wild animal stalking its prey.
Hu Jiaming closed his eyes for a moment.
What Yeonju said is right. Arrangements have already begun. Those foolish people may not know it yet, but when the time comes, the flame that blooms again from the extinguished ashes will burn more fiercely than before.
‘Plum Sword Demon.’
His family name recognizes him. More than anyone else in the world. But…
‘Your misfortune is that you were born in this era.’
In an era where the defeated army rules.
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“Eh? “W-what does that mean?”
“What are you doing?”
Everyone’s eyes were as round as coins. Even Yoonjong did the same.
“I’m not protecting it.”
Everyone couldn’t help but be taken aback.
You don’t protect it? This way?
“Then why did you create the General Assembly? “And work so hard!”
The questions raised by Tanggunak were natural. Isn’t it really strange? To make matters worse, the answer that came back was also strange.
“If I have a military unit, do I have to protect it?”
“of course!”
“why?”
Everyone was speechless and looked for Lim So-byeong with their eyes.
“First of all, it’s not something that’s found in the Art of War.”
At Lim So-byeong’s words, everyone’s eyes turned to Baek-cheon. We also seek advice from experts in Cheongmyeong Studies.
“⋯⋯I don’t think it’s bullshit made out of annoyance. “First of all, I think we have to see it as sincerity.”
After listening to the two evaluators’ opinions, everyone again looked at Cheongmyeong blankly.
“Well… a little more detail… No, please say it in an easy to understand way. “What are you going to do?”
“How many times do you say it? “I’m not protecting this place.”
“No, then why?”
“I told you. This is a supply warehouse and shelter. “I told you so many times!”
Oh, I did. She did say that.
“Now, just a moment.”
Lim So-byeong raised his hand. Then Cheongmyeong nodded, as if asking him to speak.
“You received troops and refugees from Hwaeum, built up supplies, and even acquired eyes to monitor the surroundings.”
“yes.”
“Hwaeum is a land that is very familiar to both volcanoes and us. On the contrary, it is an extremely unfamiliar land for them. “We have a clear advantage in terms of terrain.”
“Yes, I know.”
“Then wouldn’t it be right to base the survey on this place? They have no choice but to attack! “Even first-time soldiers know that defense is more advantageous than offense.”
“Isn’t that right?”
“yes?”
“Who says defense is better than offense?”
“That’s right, all military experts…”
“That’s their story. “I’m not?”
“yes?”
“I’m comfortable attacking.”
Ah… If that’s the case then what. Hehehe…
“And this is not the time to discuss strategies or anything. “You’ve been through it.”
“What do you mean?”
“Can you stop everything that bastard attacks? “Sit here with your butt pressed against your face?”
Lim So-byeong’s face hardened. It’s not wrong. In order to block all of Jang Il-so’s attacks, you must figure out all of his plans.
Haven’t you already painfully realized that that’s impossible?
Cheongmyeong chuckled and continued speaking.
“Terrain advantage? Benefits of Mercury? Are you just going to crouch here and tremble while dealing with a crazy guy who doesn’t know when, where, or how he will attack? “Are you praying to the Primordial Heavenly Father that he will attack the nine factions first instead of us?”
Lim So-byeong was completely speechless.
“That’s what he wanted in the first place. “Why do you think he spent his time crouching there?”
Lim So-byeong, who had been thinking for a moment about Cheongmyeong’s question, let out a small exclamation as if he had realized something.
They are positioned under the chin as if they are about to attack at any moment. Why did they bother to settle down there?
Crouch down. Stop it.
Just by being there, they are forcing the movements of the Gu Sect and the Cheonwoo Alliance.
“I missed this…”
“His specialty is bewitching people. And I’m weak on defense.”
“⋯⋯.”
“If I use my weaknesses against the enemy’s strengths, I have no choice but to be defeated. I’m going to get stabbed in the back again. “I’m sick of that now.”
The corners of Cheongmyeong’s mouth twisted disapprovingly. Hyeonjong, who had been listening quietly, asked solemnly.
“Cheongmyeong. Did you have anything specific in mind?”
“Well, it’s obvious.”
Cheongmyeong slowly grasped the sword at his waist.
“What we built is a sand castle.”
“⋯⋯.”
“But it’s the same over there. “If we are a sand castle, Sapaeryeon is an upside-down tower.”
Cheongmyeong’s eyes were as cold as ice.
Sapaeryeon is abnormally strong. It is actually demonstrating power that cannot be produced with its original power.
The thing that makes such an absurd thing possible is the existence of Jang Il-so. But to put it the other way…
“So it’s clear what we should attack.”
“Cheongmyeong…”
“I’m going to kill him.”
Those decisive words made everyone here shiver.
In the silence where not even the sound of breathing could be heard, Cheongmyeong’s pure white teeth were eerily revealed.
“Now it’s my turn to attack.”
His eyes flashed like a beast.
