Episode 148. Abandon the name of King Salsuji (2)
The Yeonju branch of Cheonma Shinkyo was located not far from Jeoksa. It was a distance that could be reached in three days on foot and in one day on horseback.
Late at night, three men who came to the branch caused a stir at the Yeonju branch. It was because all the people who came were eminent giants.
Because it is close to the Cheonma Shinkyo, the Yeonju branch, which the leaders do not often visit, was honored to serve the top leadership for the first time.
The three of them and the one spirit creature hiding in the nearby hills were able to rest for the first time in a long time.
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shoot it
It had been raining for three days and hadn’t stopped.
It didn’t rain heavily, but the air was very humid because it had been pouring down for three days. It was a bit hot, but still cool to look at.
‘Um, that’s troublesome.’
Ma Dong-pil, who brought a small table for drinking, sighed.
‘It’s nothing special.’
Woo woo woo.
Golden magic rose around his body. A translucent demon wrapped around his body.
Do-do-do-doo.
Raindrops could not penetrate the translucent film. He walked straight towards the large pavilion.
A subtle surprise appeared on Jongrisan’s face as he stood in the pavilion and looked at Ma Dongpil.
“Awesome.”
Dongpil Ma turned his head to Jongrisan.
“yes?”
“Jingi’s tuning is close to perfect. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen such a tight air curtain.”
“It’s an overstatement.”
“It’s not an exaggeration. You are at the edge of the climax, but you haven’t been able to transcend that wall. Even so, they show more delicacy than masters who have transcended the wall.”
A small smile crept across his blunt lips.
“I’m good enough for now, but sooner or later I’ll become a powerful person who is not ashamed of the person you serve.”
Ma Dong-pil bowed his head. It is a good word that comes out of the mouth of the head of the world. It was embarrassing, but I was so grateful.
Then, a calm voice came from the end of the pavilion.
“Dongpil is too much for me. Weak or strong, that fact does not change.”
Jongrisan shook his head.
“That could rather be rude to escort Ma.”
“Is that so?”
“Of course. Because escort Ma seems to feel a strong sense of duty and no less rewarding than that sense of duty in protecting the inspector, no, the Three Gongs.”
He looked at Ma Dong-pil.
“Isn’t it?”
Ma Dong-pil smiled.
“The head of the family is right.”
“Anyway, just come up. I know your skills are great, but there is no need to waste your precious energy.”
“All right.”
Ma Dong-pil, who came up to the pavilion, placed a table in the center.
“Gongja?”
“Um, wait a minute. It won’t take long, so start with the family head first.”
Xi Liang was sitting at the end of the pavilion.
Unlike usual, he wore a plain white coat and let down his hair, and he looked very detached.
The sight of him sitting cross-legged and closing his eyes was like watching a young Taoist practicing to attain the Way.
Zhongli-shan, who had been looking at Seo-ryang, shook her head.
“We should have a drink together. I will wait for you, so please take your time.”
“All right.”
Zhonglishan, who was still looking at Xiliang, realized that he was already fully focused on himself.
shoot it
The rain, which seemed to have subsided, became a bit thicker. The sound of raindrops hitting the buildings and the ground sounded like gold.
Jongrisan talked to Dongpil Ma.
“Since when did you get to know Confucius?”
“It wasn’t that long ago. We are now entering our second year.”
“Amazing. The bond between people doesn’t just deepen over time… … I thought it was ten years.”
“Confucius gave a lot for me.”
“is it.”
“yes.”
Ma Dong-pil’s words must be true. The Sam Gongja he saw was not a person who would take it lightly when someone put his head in.
The Three Gongja must have poured their heart into Ma Dong-pil first.
However, a relationship is something that simply cannot be explained in a few words. More than the affection given by the Three Gongja, Ma Dong-pil must have been for the Three Gongja.
Even so, it’s a strange relationship. It was because it was not a relationship between a high-ranking Confucius and an escort warrior, but rather a relationship between comrades-in-arms as close as blood.
Jongrisan, who had been watching Ma Dongpil for a while, relaxed his arms.
“Would you like to unwind?”
“yes?”
“I told you to start a drinking party first, but that’s not the way. But why don’t you wait for nothing, so let’s break a sweat.”
Ma Dong-pil’s eyes widened.
“Is that okay?”
“Why not? It’s raining and it’s going to be romantic. There’s no reason to hang out if there’s an unmanned person you might want to deal with, isn’t it?”
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He is offered a sword dance by the head of the Chilga family. It was truly a situation that I had never dreamed of when I was the head of the Ho Court.
Of course, Ma Dong-pil did not refuse.
“If the head of the household is okay, I will receive a few lessons.”
“Good. Get away from the pavilion a little bit.”
After a while, the two faced each other.
Dongpil Ma looked at the spear in Jongrisan’s hand.
“It is an amazing weapon.”
“Your sword is not good enough. Isn’t that sword an absolute demonic sword that is counted among the mighty and powerful ten demonic swords?”
“I couldn’t bring out the true nature of this sword. It is still just a hard, sharp sword.”
Jongrisan shook his head.
“To take the enemy’s life with a hard and sharp knife, isn’t that the essence of weaponry after all?
No matter how amazing the demonic sword is, weaponry is, after all, only weaponry.”
“… … .”
“The true nature of all weaponry is already revealed in its form.
All you have to do is wield the sword more effectively, you don’t have to focus on drawing out the hidden power.
From the point of view of martial arts, that is just impurities.”
It’s like getting hit in the back of the head. Ma Dong-pil’s expression was like that.
Zhongli Mountain’s eyes shone. The opponent had already realized something even before the swords and spears met.
“Let me add a few more words. Do you remember the sword of the Swordsman and the Vice-Gungju who fought with the Three Gongs three days ago?”
“… … yes.”
“His sword was neither a legendary recruit nor a renowned treasured sword. It was just an ordinary iron sword.
He drove the Three Gongs with the sword. It means that you have a good understanding of the nature of weapons.”
Swoop.
The sea dragon spear aimed at Dongpil Ma.
Raindrops hit the long and sharp blade of the spear and scattered in all directions.
“Even the greatest master in the world will die if there is a hole in his heart. It’s the same whether you pierce it with a rookie or with a tree branch.”
“… … !”
slip.
Jongrisan walked towards Ma Dongpil.
An ordinary gait with no fast movements or exquisite steps. However, the sea dragon spear was aiming at Ma Dong-pil’s chest without any faltering.
Woo woo woo.
Ma Dong-pil opened Geumgang Yacha Magicong.
Chaaang!
The Mukwang Sword that was pulled out raised a splendid gold fire.
“I will go in.”
“whenever.”
Wow!
Unlike the leisurely pace of Mt. Jongri, Ma Dong-pil’s approach was blindingly fast.
Ma Dong-pil, who enters full power in an instant and throws the sword away.
Zhongli’s hand trembled slightly.
Whoa!
Even the sound of rain couldn’t stop the crash. Ma Dong-pil staggered and took three or four steps back.
Zhongli Mountain shouted briefly.
“again.”
Tuoong!
There was no answer. Ma Dong-pil, who was quickly approaching, turned to the left before he knew it and swung his sword.
A sword attack that cuts diagonally. At first glance, admiration rose on Jongrisan’s face at the candid and serious slashing.
jjoong!
But that was it. Ma Dong-pil’s steel sword was blocked by the spear of the Sea Dragon Spear and bounced back.
Papababak!
Land treading at a terrifying speed.
The rainwater seeping into the ground burst out, and the shockwaves of the crashing weapons drove away the moisture.
It does not use martial arts that consume a lot of internal energy, and it does not reveal itself to kill the opponent.
Two people who just bump into each other’s weapons and read the essence of martial arts.
Ma Dong-pil, who was about to strike one sword after another, suddenly became hazy. He is completely immersed in this fight.
The degree of enlightenment is different depending on when you hear the same story.
After seeing Mokgangin’s high-level swordsmanship, Jongrisan’s timely advice was added, so Dongpil Ma also grabbed another string of growth.
There was a subtle admiration in Jongrisan’s eyes.
‘This guy is also a bitch.’
He greatly admired Ma Dong-pil’s concentration.
This is a completely different realm from martial arts. The advice will be effective only when you constantly think about martial arts and your attitude toward martial arts remains unchanged.
To throw oneself into the sea of nothingness without letting go of the escort target.
It was a warrior’s attitude that was different from talent and much harder to obtain than talent.
“good!”
I met a talented person who can wield a spear coolly. Even if there is no meaning in discussing victory, clashing weapons in itself is exciting.
He actually gave advice to Ma Dong-pil, but after seeing the opponent he was focusing on, Jong-ri-san also began to get wet in this fight.
A dance for two masters to learn.
Even if there was no life, he was fierce, and even though he was doing his best, he was able to afford it.
The two men’s dance was over in one hour.
Unlike Jongrisan, which was relatively intact, Dongpil Ma’s clothes were in tatters. Blood oozes from the rain-soaked clothes, but surprisingly the wounds were not deep.
The sun was slowly setting by the time the two men, who had bathed and changed their clothes, climbed back up to the pavilion.
It was much darker than usual because of the dark clouds, so I had to hang fire lanterns all over the pavilion.
With the eyesight of masters who have reached the stage, there was no need for a fire lamp, but there was a clear difference between having a light and not having one.
Dududuk! Tuduk!
The pouring rain calmed down a bit.
How much would it be like to have a heated discussion about martial arts in front of a drinking table?
“hmm.”
Only then did Xi Liang get up from his seat.
“Are you awake?”
“uh? Has the time already been like this?”
“exactly.”
“sorry. I had no idea that time had passed this far.”
“It’s okay. You don’t know how much time it takes for an unmanned person who has entered a new state to explore that new world.”
Seo Liang smiled faintly.
As Jongrisan said, when you enter a new stage, you have to work hard to recover your strength. In some cases, it may take several months.
But in fact, for Xiliang, this realm was not a new world. He had already ascended before, but he only needed to meditate because he ascended as a demon.
And in that short amount of time, he was able to fully understand the realm of the ultimate demon.
Ma Dong-pil stood up from his seat.
“I’ll bring the table back.”
“are you okay.”
“The food is all cold.”
“You can just grab it and eat it. Isn’t it?”
Zhongli Mountain also nodded.
“It doesn’t matter to us, but aren’t the three princes hungry? I don’t need to go to the liquor store, but I think I need more food.”
“it’s okay. I will eat a lot tomorrow while I have a hangover.”
The three of them sat face to face with the table in the middle.
Said Xi Liang as he filled Zhongli Mountain’s cup.
“You had a lot of trouble in the messy battlefield.”
“I haven’t suffered a single thing. The Three Gongja suffered the most.”
“I just ran amok out of anger.”
This time, he filled Ma Dong-pil’s glass.
“You suffered too.”
“thank you.”
Finally, the cup of Xiliang was also filled.
“Now, shall we have a cool drink?”
Ching!
The three toasted and emptied their glasses coolly.
As soon as he emptied his glass, Xie Liang opened his mouth.
“My lord.”
“Tell me.”
“I don’t want to say long, dirty words.”
“hmm?”
widely.
She set the glass down and said with a smile.
“Come with me.”
