Episode 126. Even if you fall into a swamp, you can still breathe (5)
Be mine. It is a word that can be interpreted in many ways.
“… … Suddenly?”
“okay.”
Wei Honglian’s eyes narrowed.
“Isn’t it a good place to confess your love?”
“… … .”
“I don’t think you’re joking with such a serious face.”
“It’s no joke.”
“I see.”
“So what is the answer?”
Wi Hong-ryun stared blankly at Seo-ryang.
It was a very serious face. At least it didn’t seem like a word thrown lightly.
“I don’t know much about Confucius.”
“I guess so.”
“And Gongja-nim doesn’t know much about me either.”
“That is also true.”
“Are you saying you’re going to make someone you don’t even know very well into your own person?”
“As you said, there are a lot of things I don’t know about you. I do know one thing though.”
“What?”
“It’s worth using.”
That could have sounded quite offensive. On the other hand, it was also a pleasant thing to hear. In the end, the feeling of accepting it depends on who says it.
Wi Hong-ryun felt two emotions at the same time.
I felt bad because it felt like I was being judged, and at the same time I felt good because he was Xu Liang. It was because he knew how cold-hearted and sincere a man Xu Liang was, at least when it came to martial arts.
That’s why Wi Hong-ryun thought of trying to talk. If it hadn’t been Xu Liang who said that, he would have left the place saying not to be funny.
“Ever since I came out of school, I wanted something strange, but I didn’t want to dig deep. I just thought there must be a reason for the sword dance in Jeoksaga.”
“… … .”
“But seeing you say that to me makes me really want to ask. Why have you changed so much?”
Xi Liang’s eyes deepened.
He didn’t say that he hadn’t changed, that he just now knew what he really wanted.
“Yes, you are right.”
“Yes, I want to hear… … .”
“If I wanted to make you mine, I should have at least shown my sincerity.”
It’s different from the time of Ma Dong-pil.
Ma Dong-pil and I have been living and dying together since Gojukrim. In fact, there were many times when I owed him my life.
In addition, now that time has passed, he has become his personal escort. Even his past relationship and current position, Ma Dong-pil was his own person.
However, the case of Wi Hong-ryeon was different. She couldn’t take her relationship with her lightly, but she couldn’t see it as deep either.
Even more so, she was the head of the combat unit. When one of her moves, the whole cart moves.
It was the reason I wanted to win her, and the reason I had to be more serious.
So, Xi Liang revealed his true feelings.
“I want to turn the world upside down.”
“… … yes?”
“To be precise, I plan to attack the Uicheon League and the Iron Blood Castle. More aggressive than anyone else.”
Not only Wi Hong-ryun, but also Ma Dong-pil was surprised. It was a difficult word to come out easily, both in public and in private.
“What day is it today? I hear a lot of bombshell remarks.”
“Isn’t there anything new? After all, as long as they are the demons of our school, the Uicheon League and the Iron Blood Castle are nothing more than targets to attack.”
“It’s true, but you didn’t take it so seriously to say that obvious thing.”
“It doesn’t.”
Yu Hong-ryun asked seriously.
“Why?”
“Because I don’t like it.”
“… … Is that simply why?”
“It’s simpler and more certain than any other reason.”
“… … .”
“I hate them.”
There is power in human words. It carries weight when speaking seriously, and is light as a feather when spitting it out like a joke.
Wi Hong-ryeon and Ma Dong-pil had never seen Xu Liang speak with such weight.
“I just said hate. Up until now, I had thought of my hatred as nothing but rusty dregs to be chewed and swallowed at the bitter end. But it wasn’t like that.”
“… … .”
“That Han was like a painting. It was a masterpiece that was dyeing me with colorful colors that I couldn’t even come out of admiration. To be honest, I didn’t even know the name of the painting until now, so I didn’t know whether to appreciate it or get rid of it.”
Woooooo!!
The shadows of anger as deep as the abyss were cast in Xu Liang’s eyes as the reddish light flashed past them.
Emotions so intense that even Wi Hong-ryeon, the head of the worst unit of Protestantism, can be overwhelmed.
“I know now. The picture is not for viewing. It is something that I have to tear, crush, and burn with my own hands.”
“… … .”
“I assure you, you absolutely do not hate Mengcheng as much as I do. I can’t. It might be one of the many demons caught up in inert rage.”
“I am… … .”
“Nevertheless, there is only one reason why I want you.”
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“… … .”
“You don’t choose who you are. Whether you’re a loyalist or iron-blooded, even if the opponent is a Protestant, if you give them a reason, they’re the ones who will point the sword at you.”
I couldn’t say that Wi Hong-ryeon wasn’t like that, and I wasn’t that kind of person. He couldn’t even go over as a joke.
It was because Xi Liang also showed his sincerity.
“I am not interested in the succession fight. But if Protestantism’s will doesn’t go to those two places, I’m thinking of forcibly pulling the reins and turning them around.”
“that… … .”
“okay. I have no right to do that.”
Seo Liang’s dangerous eyes.
“Unless I become the next leader and successor.”
“… … !”
“I’ll let you run wild. If you’re with me, at least you’ll be able to feel the exhilarating fun. If nothing else, I can promise you.”
Wi Hong-ryeon was watching Seo-ryang.
Soon, a smile crept across her face. It was a smile as cruel as the eyes of Seo Liang.
“Can you keep that promise?”
“Stake your life.”
“… … Well, you don’t have to risk your life, but I really trust you when you say that.”
“Are you ready to answer now?”
Wei Hong-ryun scratched his head.
“I don’t think if I said no, I’d break the cob in one breath.”
“You want a joke? Then I will answer yes.”
“Are you saying no?”
“I just came here with a decent gift to turn a useful talent into my own person. It is, so to speak, an offer and a temptation. I’m not the kind of guy who’s incompetent enough to get into trouble just because he didn’t accept the offer.”
Wi Hong-ryun glanced at the neck in Xu Liang’s hand.
“Are you talking about a gift?”
“that’s right.”
“Is it an elixir?”
“okay.”
“How about performance?”
“very.”
“Compared to the Heavenly Demon Goddess?”
“Do you have a conscience? You can’t compare it to that.”
“Hey, if I was at the level of the Heavenly Demon, I would have completely tried to become a Confucius person.”
She calms the atmosphere with a joke-like conversation.
However, Wi Hong-ryun’s face was more serious than Xu Liang’s. Because she realized that this position was a turning point in her own life.
Yu Hong-ryun was lost in thought.
Seo Liang smiled.
‘It seems that the truth has been conveyed.’
If she says she will answer with harsh words, but only swallows the elixir and eats her stomach, even Seo-ryang has no way to deal with her. Nevertheless, the fact that Wi Hong-lyeon was contemplating this precious elixir in front of him meant that he was taking Xiliang’s proposal seriously.
After a while.
Wi Hong-ryun, whose face was completely distorted, scratched his head.
“Ah-oh! I hate thinking too much!”
“No one likes complicated things. So do as you please.”
Wi Hong-ryun, who was watching Seo-ryang, proudly held out his hand.
“One more.”
“ok?”
“Take that and hand me a knife.”
“… … ?!”
“I don’t want the King of Swords, so please be more generous.”
Seo Liang had a grim expression on his face.
“Are you a robber? Do you know how precious this elixir is?”
“I heard that you are not on the level of the Heavenly Demon Goddess.”
“I think I set your ransom too high?”
“Do you know why the dorongi, which I don’t even use when the sun is shining, only sells well during the rainy season?”
They wanted me so desperately, so they said it was a clever thing to spend a reasonable amount of money.
It was ridiculous, but I didn’t hate her like that. It was because she realized that her heart was inclined toward him.
“Oh, no matter how bad it is.”
“why.”
“Even though I’ve been cheated on, I think it’s the first time I’ve ever been cheated on.”
“What’s a scam? It’s not like I’m asking for a non-professional pay. And speaking of that, in the end, isn’t it good for Gongja-nim if I become stronger?”
It’s such an embarrassing thing to say.
Xu Liang, who had been staring blankly at her, soon burst into laughter.
“I’ll pamper you whenever I have time.”
“Don’t think that you’ll become like a servant like Mr. Ma and serve him.”
“I don’t want it, man. And why is Dongpil a servant?”
“It just looks like that.”
Xu Liang pointed at one of the bookshelves with his chin. It was the bookshelf closest to the puddle.
“Take the one behind that bookshelf.
Wi Hong-ryeon brought the object from the back of the bookshelf with a puzzled expression.
It was the same length as any other longsword, but more than four times as heavy. Like the previous two swords, it was wrapped in cloth, so its appearance was unknown.
“I think you’ll like it anyway.”
“What is it?”
“Let’s see.”
Wi Hong-ryun unraveled the cloth.
Immediately, her eyes widened.
“This, this… … .”
“Isn’t it just a sword like you?”
The black blemish that appeared was pure white without a single blemish.
It was three feet long, the handle was twice as long as any other longsword, and the blade was much shorter. The sword blade was also three times wider and thicker than an ordinary longsword, although not as much as that of a Poa sword.
It’s not even called a deformed sword, but it was definitely a very unique appearance.
And what was more impressive than its appearance was the hideous anticipation emanating from the sword itself.
“It’s a hopo sword. He is a new soldier who was called the White Tiger Sword in the past.”
“… … !”
“It is one of the Four Gods weapons that have become legendary now. Do you like it?”
Do you just like it?
I knew it was an unusual weapon from the moment I held it in my hand, but I didn’t expect it to be a hopo sword. If the sword of King Muk was considered the best sword of the time, the sword of hopo was a bold sword that was legendary in the past.
“… … gulp. This, this is fine.”
That’s not an honest answer. She was completely mesmerized by the hopo sword.
Seo Liang nodded.
“Now sit in front of me.”
“… … .”
“… … ?”
“… … .”
“Hey man!”
“omg! yes? Did you call me?”
“This is absolutely mind-boggling.”
“Nu, who said he was out of his mind?”
“It’s okay, sit in front of me now. I don’t have time.”
“You don’t have time?”
Seo Liang shook his neck.
“It’s not the level of the Heavenly Demon Goddess or Shaolin’s Great Hwandan, but it’s a much better elixir than the Commander’s Corps or Summoning Corps.”
“… … !”
“I’m going to pierce you all with your Danjeon within a day, so concentrate properly. If you let go of the tension, the precious energy will fly away.”
“… … I’m a bit scared when it comes to this. How much can you help me with luck?”
“You said that? Having you become stronger is a good thing for me after all.”
“Nevertheless.”
Seo Liang opened his throat.
In an instant, the incense filled my insides.
“I’m not even sure if you’ll survive a year after investing in a gift like this.”
“… … .”
“Take it easy.”
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a day later
A group of people approached the entrance of Sohyanggok.
Geogyeonggaju Jongrisan and the escort unit Haewangwi arrived.
