Episode 209. run the odds (4)
After leaving the Demon Palace, Xiliang let out a big sigh.
“Sibal, you barely lived.”
He had the confidence to survive somehow. I didn’t expect things to be handled this way, but at least I was sure that this incident wouldn’t cause any problems with my personal information.
But I almost ruined the opportunity without even knowing it.
Did you get mad at the moment and spit out double curses in the face of the teacher? Thinking about it now, it was a dizzying situation.
‘I’m going through quite a bit too.’
Still, I was glad that Lee Cheon-sang thought of it favorably. He wasn’t the kind of person who would kill an opponent just for the sake of saving face, but he wasn’t the kind of person who would cover up the anger caused by someone’s distasteful words and actions with a smile.
Ugh.
Near the heart and the pit of the pit of the stomach, the middle section vibrated subtly.
I remembered what Lee Cheon-sang had told me in the past.
– I don’t know if you are truly pursuing the realm of God. However, a person who has not melted properly in the five desires and seven emotions cannot escape the human skin.
– You have to be angry, laugh, and be sad. Only those who have been faithful to all those emotions can truly be said to be human beings.
Xi Liang sighed again.
Li Chun-sang said that he was greatly stimulated by his disciple’s words and actions, but Xu Liang was also greatly stimulated by Li Chun-sang’s words and actions.
It was from the moment he heard the words of Lee Cheon-sang that his interruption war was properly activated. From the moment he healed his internal injuries, he understood everything as the principles of magic science.
That was the reason why, once in a while, emotions that were unimaginable if it were him before were soaring.
“No problem at all. You should think so. There’s really nothing wrong with that, right?”
Although he mastered most of the magic arts, he was somewhat neglectful of the basics of magic arts, before stopping. Even now, since I paid attention before stopping, even if I could stumble for a while, I was finally becoming perfect.
It’s not a word suitable for magic, but it means that now I’m following the law of magic.
‘Emphasize intermission doesn’t mean being swept away by emotions. It means being honest with your feelings. You can’t confuse that.’
Xi Liang looked up at the sky.
It was a cloudless daytime sky, but somehow it looked gloomy.
“It’s futile.”
Jin Kwan-yong also died, and the Kwan Ping case was also well dealt with. Now, if you meet Gogu and finish the cleanup well, this situation will be over.
Yes. It exploded well, and it was well repaired.
But why is it so complicated?
‘We defeated our competitors and finally occupied the heights of the succession fight… … .’
The sage’s eyes twitched.
‘I thought I’d be happier than this.’
Whatever the reason, in retrospect it was overly radical.
“Damn it, I really need a drink.”
If only I could take it.
Just then, a middle-aged man walked by from afar.
Regular stride length, the upper body does not shake. It was the gait of a master, and at the same time, it was a gait that revealed the character of the person.
“… … .”
The two faced each other.
The middle-aged man, Kogu, bowed his back.
“Meet the Three Gongja.”
Seo Liang smiled.
“I was going to go find it, but I happened to see you here again.”
“I don’t have a deep personal relationship, so if the Three Princes are going to visit me, it must be about public affairs.”
“It’s like a private request to solve public affairs.”
“I guess so.”
“See you later if you’re busy.”
Gogu, who had been watching Seo Liang for a long time, turned his body.
“let’s go. The three gongs buy the alcohol.”
* * *
The place the two found was a small pub at the eastern end of the castle.
Xi Liang’s eyes widened.
“Have you ever been to a place like this?”
“Few people are looking for it. The owner here is not a Mine either. It’s a pub, but it’s not affiliated with the Joy Institute.”
“How is it operating?”
“It’s being operated on my own money.”
“huh?”
“I have a little relationship with the store owner. So, I am personally supporting you.”
Xi Liang looked around the tavern once again.
It’s not like it’s on the verge of collapsing, but it was a very old tavern. It was to the point of breaking it in half with a single blow from a master’s longing.
“Didn’t you spend a lot of money? It looks like it will break if you just touch it.”
Gogu didn’t answer. Seo Liang shrugged.
“Well, let’s go in first.”
“So be it.”
“It’s an interesting pub in many ways. For some reason, it blends well into the surrounding landscape. If you don’t pay attention, you won’t even know it’s there, right?”
The two entered the tavern.
The exterior was unattractive, but the interior was quite tidy. If it’s a pub, then it’s a place where you have to eat, but it shouldn’t be dirty.
Xu Liang looked at a corner of the tavern.
There, a stooped old man was dozing off. Seeing that he was drooling, he seemed to be in a fairly deep sleep.
Gogu opened his mouth.
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“Old man river.”
The old man still didn’t wake up. A groaning sound came from here.
Gogu didn’t care.
“I am here.”
Whoops.
There was a subtle inner strength in the deep voice. The startled old man raised his head.
“Cheuk! What, what? what kind of shit… … Eh? Is it you?”
“… … .”
“If you come, shake him to wake him up. Why are you screaming?!”
“You didn’t scream.”
“Hard cubs. If I had been ten years younger, man, I would have fixed your quirks. Crack the cob with chestnuts, huh? know?”
Surprise flickered in the eyes of the sage.
The relationship between the two of them may be close, but still, such harsh words to someone who is like an introverted criminal head?
Kogu pointed to a table on one side.
“I will sit over there. What you always eat, please.”
“Damn it, I ate everything I always ate, you bastard. Do something else.”
“Then take care of it.”
“Do you have money?”
Gogu pointed to Seoryang.
“This man will pay. Don’t worry.”
Old Man Kang looked at Xi Liang with mischievous eyes. The up and down eyes looked quite bad for her age.
“What is this guy?”
Seo Liang scratched his head.
Gogu said calmly.
“The three Gongja of our school.”
“Three Gongja? Where are you sleeping? What is one or two Confucius?”
“You are the teacher’s disciple.”
Old Man Kang tilted his head.
“Lee Cheon-sang, that nobleman’s disciple? third?”
“exactly.”
“It’s been a while since I brought a nice guy.”
It’s amazing.
Even if the head of the head of the criminal law can do that, he speaks without hesitation even to the disciples of the religious leader. It was something I would not have dared to say unless my liver had protruded out of my stomach.
Old Man Kang patted his back and stood up.
“It takes some time, so you can do whatever you want, whether you’re browsing the tavern or having a fight. Oh, don’t break the property.”
Entering the kitchen, Old Kang grumbled incessantly.
“Anyway, the young bastard has nothing to do on a sunny day. Enticing your wife and children to go flower viewing, why are you coming all the way here for a drink? Is the lower leg weak? Well, since I live with so much tension, it can’t do its job… … .”
I can hear all the stars.
No matter how you look at it, he was no ordinary old man. At first glance, the wit that gives off the impression of splendor does not discriminate against the opponent.
Seo Liang, who was sitting in a chair, tilted his head.
“What is that old man?”
“Here is the master.”
“Who doesn’t know that? It doesn’t look like he’s learned martial arts, but he’s the best chewer in the world at least for one distribution.”
“I am that kind of person.”
“Your personality allows you to accept that flamboyant gesture.”
“There is no reason not to accept it.”
well, that’s right
“You are supporting with your own money? this place?”
“exactly.”
“What do you do that for? Can’t we just tell Hwanheewon to manage it?”
“Old Man Kang will give up the pub once he joins the Hwanheewon.”
Then why not do business here?
There were many things he wanted to say, but Xu Liang gave up asking further questions. It was because when I asked the question, I didn’t seem to get an intelligible answer.
Gogu, who had been staring at Seo Liang, said as if tossing it.
“I am not surprised.”
“Why aren’t you surprised? How easy is it to meet an old friend like that at the main school?”
“I don’t mean that.”
“Then what is it?”
“That you don’t care much if an old man with a shabby appearance, whom you’ve never seen before, throws out rude words.”
Seo Liang smiled.
“Is the position of Sam Gongja even a government official? Well, it’s not a pleasant word, but I wonder if there’s a need to react to each one.”
Gogu’s eyes deepened.
“exactly?”
“okay.”
“Right.”
Turning his head to the window, Gogu’s face looked complicated for some reason.
The sage’s eyes sparkled.
“Me too, but you seem to have a lot of worries too.”
“Why not? I feel like someone has a rat in my head because of a ridiculous accident recently.”
“Curm! Did you know too?”
“Of course. It was harder not to know.”
“Well, even when I think about it, it was a ploy that seemed obvious to me. The timing was too precise.”
Gogu stared at Seo Liang quietly.
Seo Liang tilted his head at the unfamiliar gaze.
“Why do you look like that?”
“I mean.”
“hmm?”
“I envy the Three Princes.”
Xie Liang’s eyebrows twitched.
“i envy you… … Wouldn’t it be that you’re envious of the outgoing personality? I hope you are not envious of my position.”
“No, I envy that too.”
“… … Are you more worldly than you think?”
“Then why not?”
“What… … It’s not like that. It doesn’t suit you for some reason.”
Gogu laughed. His wry smile made the viewer feel strangely dejected.
“I am also an ordinary person. Whenever I saw the disciples of the teacher, I thought a lot about wanting to sit there too. When the parish performed badly, I fretted, and when the quarterly evaluation scored high, I was delighted.”
“Right.”
“exactly. I, too, am nothing but a common snob. There is nothing special about it.”
“I think the reason why the headmaster appointed you as head of the criminal law department was because he saw such ability in you. Are you actually doing well?”
“exactly. But it’s not because my ability is superior to others. Just because I know how to hide myself well.”
“That’s another funny thing.”
“Does it sound like a lie? Really. Didn’t you actually see me as a snob?”
You make me speechless.
Seo Liang shrugged.
“Anyway, I see a new side of you today. This is also fun in its own way… … .”
“Do you know what I envy you most?”
Gogu seemed unwilling to listen to Seo Liang. He seemed to want to talk about himself, as if he had made up his mind.
Xiliang accepted the upheaval of Gogu.
“what?”
“No matter how much I flew and crawled, no matter how hard I struggled for my purpose, I wouldn’t look as talented as you.”
Wouldn’t it be seen as a great talent as you?
What a strange word. I know how well Kogu is a man who hides himself, but he also knows that he is not one to be swayed by others’ gazes.
How dare you say something like that?
“That’s why the headmaster must have given up on me too.”
“What are you talking about?”
“Do you know what my position was before I became the head of the Criminal Law?”
“I don’t know.”
“The first disciple that the Heavenly Demon, Li Cheon-sang, received at the time.”
“… … uh?”
“He was the first disciple of the Heavenly Demon of the Old World and a rare genius who was evaluated as a leader who would lead the Shinto religion in the future. A candidate for the next heavenly horse, who was taught the reigning mawanggi before he became a general due to his innate martial arts and excellent eyesight.”
Gogu’s eyes became bloodshot.
“Former grand duke of the Heavenly Demon Church. That is me.”
Xi Liang’s eyes widened as if they would tear.
