Episode 404. casting new shadows (4)
The place where Xi Liang headed was the ancient bamboo forest.
It was a place I hadn’t been to in a long time. I came in when I came to see Yeo Kanghui, but at that time I didn’t have the time to look around.
“It’s still the same.”
Wheein.
A cold wind blew through the bamboo leaves and touched his collar.
Seo Liang closed his eyes.
‘It was really hard.’
It reminded me of the time when I entered Gojukrim and made a mess.
It was a time when he fought a bloody life-and-death battle with bizarre spiritual creatures, no, ghosts. It was said that he managed to survive with a body that had not yet learned martial arts properly.
If it wasn’t for Ma Dong-pil, he wouldn’t have survived. In addition, if Lee Cheon-sang had not sent him to this place, he would not be where he is today.
Seo Liang looked back.
“How is it? Do you remember the old days?”
Ma Dong-pil lowered his head.
“Yes, sir.”
“At that time, I thought I was going to die because I was really struggling.”
Ma Dong-pil smiled faintly. I don’t know how many times he has been through the crisis of his death.
However, in this place that I found again, I could no longer feel the horror of the past.
Rather, it made me happy.
Ho Yo-seong asked cautiously.
“Sir.”
“hmm?”
“I’m presumptuous, but what about here?”
“I have someone to meet.
“Yes? Are there people here?”
No one can enter Gojukrim without the leader’s order.
No, there is one. But isn’t there a reason for that person to be here?
“Lord Daehobeop.”
Ho Yo-seong looked at Um Tae-kyung.
Uhm Tae-gyeong was staring at the depths of the ancient bamboo grove with his characteristic blunt expression.
“Daehobeop-nim is there?”
There was no answer coming back. Um Tae-gyeong was just staring into the forest with infinitely deep eyes.
“Why is he here?!”
Even if it wasn’t, I was wondering why I didn’t come to Daejeon. Mudam, at least in Ho Yo-seong’s eyes, was not one to fall into such a situation.
Are you unable to move at the death of the master you trusted and followed? That’s an overly disrespectful treatment of a man named Mudam.
Even if it meant taking his own life, Mudam was the man who would do everything he had to do and go.
But he was in Gojukrim?
“Because I think this is my last seat.”
Surprised, they looked at Seoryang.
Even though he said something surprising, his expression was not that dark.
“Let’s go in together.”
“Ah, yes!”
The group entered Gojukrim.
Ma Dong-pil looked around with nervous eyes.
When I saw Gojukrim from a distance, I felt memories rather than coolness. It was dangerous at the time, but because of that time, I was able to become as strong as I am now.
But once inside, the story is different.
Among the treasures of Gojukrim, there are many things that are dangerous even to the best masters.
Of course, even if they suddenly attacked, it wouldn’t be a big problem since there was a lot of information, but that and this were different issues.
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“You don’t have to be nervous, Dongpil.”
“yes?”
“They can’t touch me anyway. No, I would rather avoid it.”
are you trying to avoid? What does this mean?
She looked around and touched her chest.
‘I’m here.’
The core of Gojukrim, which has not been properly looked into until now.
The spirit bamboo he had drunk when he first met Keum-ho had settled in his body.
Even now, it was so vague that I couldn’t feel it unless I was conscious of it, but it was a rich wild energy that seemed to be there forever.
‘Because of the spirit death core, demons can’t attack me.’
When I thought about that, Kumho came to mind.
‘Where are you now?’
The bond with Kumho was so close that they could feel each other even if they were thousands of miles apart.
However, after Lee Cheon-sang disappeared, he could no longer feel Keum-ho’s presence.
Of course, it wasn’t that Keum-ho died or that the string of spiritual energy disappeared. I could feel it instinctively. That Kumho still remains in the world.
‘I’ll be back someday.’
It wasn’t that Kumho was seriously injured or that his spirituality was gone. Xi Liang dismissed the question lightly.
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Tsutsutsutsu.
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On a small bench in the middle of a spacious vacant lot, a stout old man was sitting cross-legged with his back turned.
The subtle magic emanating from the old man was perfectly refined.
Even though Ho Yo-seong is a master of his own martial arts, he is controlling his qi thoroughly to the extent that he did not feel it.
Seo Liang raised his hand. Then Ho Yo-seong, Ma Dong-pil, and Um Tae-gyeong stopped on the spot.
“The Great Law.”
Whoops.
The faintly blooming demonic energy completely disappeared.
The old man, Mudam, got up from his bed and came down to the ground.
“Reign Seonggyo, Heavenly Demon Buddha. A sinner of Protestantism sees you.”
He was the one who recognized Xi Liang as the religious leader without hesitation.
Seo Liang shook his head.
“Get up.”
“Yes, teacher.”
Mudam, who got up cautiously, stood with his head bowed. It was a very polite attitude.
Seo Liang sighed.
“Thank you for calling me the leader, but there is no need to stand so rigidly.”
“It is a natural example towards the master of Protestantism.”
It’s like a hard barn.
Xu Liang went to the table and sat down.
“Sit next to me.”
“Hey, Master.”
“It’s an order.”
Mudam flinched.
But after a while, he carefully sat down next to Xu Liang.
“Do you have anything to tell me?”
“It is.”
“Yes, I heard from Master.”
Hearing those words from a distance, Ho Yo-seong tilted his head. I’m going to tell you, what the hell is that?
And that wasn’t all. Ma Dong-pil and Um Tae-gyeong did not understand their conversation.
Seo Liang asked.
“You have to receive what is to be delivered. However, there was no need to wait here to deliver it.”
“I apologize, sir. Bondi, I am a high treason who does not deserve to be in this position.
He is a great man who would not be enough even if he was imprisoned in the deepest prison of the Criminal Court right away and suffered eons of pain.”
“Why are you a sinner?”
“I was a misfit who sat in the honored position of the Protestant Great Protection Law with only a very limited ability.”
“…..”
“The reason why the previous headteacher passed away is all because of my shortcomings. How would you like to live?”
Seo Liang shook his head.
“You know it’s not your fault, right? Master deliberately left you behind.”
“Even if the previous religious leader issued an order, it does not mean that my sins will disappear.
I am the body that should have died before the previous head teacher passed away. How can such a sinner enter the Demon Palace?”
It was fierce loyalty.
I already knew it, but Xiliang knew it even more clearly.
How deep is Mudam’s loyalty to the heavenly world. Even if Lee Cheon-sang told him to die as a joke, Mudam was the one who would follow his words without hesitation.
“I’m not saying this to someone who is in awe, but I’ll say something.”
“……”
“Strictly speaking, you are a sinner.”
Mudam lowered his head.
“You didn’t follow the Protestantism properly even though it was the Great Protection Law of Protestantism.
Whatever the reason, if the atmosphere and situation of Protestantism were unusual, you should have come forward and corrected them. You couldn’t do it.”
“I apologize.”
“Abandonment of duty. that’s your sin That’s why I’m thinking of putting you in prison for three months.”
Mudam was surprised and looked at Seo Liang.
Seo Liang smiled.
“You don’t know that your loyalty to Master is second to none.
But you are the lord of the courthouse. Loyalty to the religious leader is natural, and furthermore, he should have reorganized the Protestant religion like the head of the Hobeop.”
“…….”
“But no one could have imagined that Master would die in Jungwon. I can imagine how great the impact must have been.
That’s why the crime was reduced by a three-month pay cut, so don’t let this happen in the future.”
“Master. I am……….”
“Don’t let yourself fall into delusion either.”
“……”
“Keep Protestantism until the day your life ends.
If there is a reliable successor, it doesn’t matter if I pass on the position of Daehobeop, but even if you resign from active duty, do your best for the Protestant Church.”
“……”
“That is your business.
The object to which you owe allegiance is the religious leader, not my teacher, and what you must do is to uphold the faith, not to languish in sorrow.”
Mudam’s eyes fluttered.
Xi Liang tapped him on the shoulder.
“Not only me, but all the demons know about your hard work, which you have worked tirelessly for the safety of the religion for decades.
Please do not turn a blind eye to the Protestantism you have established.”
“……Sir.”
“This is a request, not an order.”
Mudam hurriedly got off the bench and knelt on the floor.
“How can you ask me? If you are a Demon of the Protestant Church, it is only natural that you absolutely obey the leader’s orders.”
“okay. So you don’t have to feel guilty. The reason Master ordered you not to follow me was not because he wanted you to show yourself like this.”
Mudam bit his lip.
Blood dripped from his torn lips.
“If the request is burdensome, I will issue an order.”
An intense light gleamed in the two eyes of Xu Liang.
“You should burn the rest of your life with me.”
“Sir, teacher!”
“I won’t take care of you even if you gasp for strength, so risk your life and come after me. As I said beforehand, I’m not a generous person enough to take care of those who have fallen away on their own.”
Mudam hit his forehead on the ground.
thud!
“Shin (臣), Hobeupwonju Mudam accepts the Master’s command!”
“Just wake up.”
Mudam stood up from his seat.
Seo Liang smiled.
Tears flowed down Mudam’s cheeks.
Tears were the guilt of not seeing the end of the previous leader, the sadness of not being able to die with the previous leader, and the joy of being encouraged by the new leader.
“I believe in you.”
“I will give my life to protect you.”
He overcomes the guilt of not being able to protect his former lord with loyalty to the new lord.
Seo Liang, who raised the old loyalist who had fallen to the ground again, said in a mischievous voice.
“Now give me what I deserve, loyal loyalist who takes a lot of work.”
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next day.
“Are you going to postpone the training?”
“That’s right.”
Hoyoseong’s voice was calm. However, upon hearing that, the queen could never be calm.
“Is that true?”
“That’s right.”
“I can’t do that. The coronation of the new religious leader and the religious ceremony of the religious leader are entirely managed by the Secret Palace. Even the head of the church cannot take over this authority.”
“Actually, the demons don’t know that the coronation and gyosang are managed by the secret palace.”
“…what did you just say?”
Ho Yo-seong straightened his back.
“I will tell you the message from the headmaster.”
“message?”
The mistress’s eyes deepened.
is it a message? What would the young man who will be the new religious leader, or rather, the new religious leader, say to himself?
“He said that in the new era, there will be no secret palace in the Heavenly Demonic Church.”
“……?”
“The Secret Palace, a group known only to the religious leader and very few, will be renamed the Priest House in the future, and its existence will be known to all demons.”
“……!!”
“This is the message from the headmaster.”
Lightning rained down from the eyes of the vigilante.
“You are joking.”
“This is a message, not a joke. The teacher, not anyone else.”
“……”
“If you have something to say, please visit the Demon Shrine directly.”
After Ho Yo-seong stood up and greeted her, he left the palace without looking back.
The vigilante’s face contorted savagely.
It was a very frightening face that even Lee Cheon-sang had never seen before.
