Episode 490
A Storm Rising (1)
“How does the tea taste?”
“very good.”
Seung Hyun Jin-in smiled at Yeon Ho-jeong’s words.
“I was quite concerned that you were coming. “It’s tea leaves grown at the foot of Wudang Mountain.”
“Is that so?”
“In the past, a Buddhist monk grew tea leaves to kill time. These are the tea leaves. It is good for stabilizing the mind and body and relieving fatigue. “It is a medicinal herb in its own way, but it has a pretty good scent and taste, so I take out the well-dried one when serving it to distinguished guests.”
“It is an honour.”
“What is glory? In fact, it’s funny to even divide the VIP. “There are hierarchies among people, but there is no such thing as nobility.”
“….”
“I just wanted to give you a taste of this tea. “That’s it.”
My father also said the same thing. I thought that Yeon Ho-jeong was truly Seung Hyeon-jin.
“Anyway, you’ve grown tremendously.”
Seung Hyun-jin looked at Yeon Ho-jeong with new eyes.
Yeon Ho-jeong shook his head.
“I always say this, but we still have a long way to go.”
“Yes, you can feel that way. “If you feel like you’re lacking for any reason, you just have to keep working hard.”
As expected, Seunghyeonjin’s reaction was different from others.
Most people would hold their tongues when told that Yeonhojeong was far away, saying that that was impressive enough. And that was a reasonable response considering the common sense of Moorim.
However, Seunghyeonjinin says it may not be enough. They say that it is important to feel for yourself.
It wasn’t a particularly wise remark, but Yeon Ho-jeong felt her heart lighten a little as she listened to Seung Hyeon-jin’s words.
‘It’s comfortable.’
I remembered the first time I met Seung Hyun Jin-in.
At that time, Seung Hyeon-jin came to see him without any message, very excited. The reason was Okcheong’s martial arts.
Seunghyeonjinin was excited, but Yeonhojeong was calm. Rather, Yeon Ho-jeong felt favored by Seung Hyun-jin’s simple recognition and amazing insight.
Yes. Seunghyeonjinin had such power.
Should I say that I am a born Taoist? The sight of a moral believer who has not yet given up on being human was a refreshing shock to Yeon Ho-jeong.
‘I wonder if Okcheong will become similar to Seunghyeonjinin when she gets older.’
Maybe so, maybe not.
However, I thought that it was thanks to the teachings and environment of these Taoists that Okcheong maintained his gentle nature even while holding a killing sword.
‘I let it flow… I just encourage it not to go astray. That’s the atmosphere of a shaman.’
Yeon Ho-jeong smiled.
It was a smile that felt a little bitter and a little envious.
‘It’s a culture without discrimination.’
After returning, Yeon Ho-jeong always felt a sense of strangeness that she could not tell anyone. The targets included his father and younger brother Mukbi.
‘I am a stranger.’
I have family and comrades. However, there are things that cannot be filled with just those precious relationships.
Now that I’m back in the arms of people I know, I can live my life again?
Wrong.
For Yeon Ho-jeong, who has already lived for decades, telling her to forget her past life and live in the embrace of this world is an extremely rude order.
Of course, no one would make such an order, not even Yeon Ho-jeong himself.
They just recognize that they are different.
The more he fights, the more the enemy admires his martial arts skills, and the more people are shocked to see his growth, the more disconnected Yeon Ho-jeong becomes from reality.
Getting used to life after regression and feeling such a sense of difference were completely different problems.
Yeon Ho-jeong was clearly a stranger from another world.
“It would be odd for me, a Taoist, to say this.”
Seunghyeonjinin smiled warmly and said.
“You look like you have a lot of trouble.”
“Do you see it that way?”
“Hey, I don’t know how busy you’ve been. “People say we should live busy lives, but we also have to rest when we need to rest.”
“I take a good rest whenever I need it.”
“What can I do if I just rest my body? “I can’t rest my mind.”
“….”
“Look at the word rest (休). It looks like a person leaning on a tree, right? That’s what rest is. Resting without thinking, leaning against a tree in a place where no one is around. “That’s real relaxation.”
Yeon Ho-jeong smiled.
“There are so many trees that you don’t know where to lean and rest.”
“It’s not because there are a lot of trees, but because there are a lot of people.”
Yeon Ho-jeong was speechless. I felt like I had hit the nail on the head.
Seunghyeonjinin, who was quietly looking at him, burst into laughter.
“I’m talking about this mission to the Mukryongbu.”
“yes.”
“I don’t know the details of the operation yet, but it will definitely be difficult.”
“Is there any operation that is not difficult? However, I will have more peace of mind than before when I was dispatched to Sejak. At least I won’t be as nervous about getting caught as I was back then.”
“Instead, you will continue to be checked by the senior members of the Mukryongbu, right?”
He is definitely not an ordinary Daoist. Wudang Mountain is one of the most sacred places of Taoism, but in order to become the owner of such a mountain, one must also have a certain degree of mastery of worldly affairs.
“I can’t say it’s that difficult.”
“Hehe, that’s just you.”
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Seung Hyun Jin-in, who was looking at Yeon Ho-jeong with a smile, got up from his seat.
“Shall we go to the training ground?”
“yes?”
“I want to see your martial arts skills.”
Yeon Ho-jeong laughed bitterly.
“I heard that they were checking thoughts and martial arts, but I didn’t know Jinin would speak first.”
“Do you really think I am suspicious of your martial arts skills and want to join hands?”
Seung Hyeon-jin left behind and went out first.
“Follow me.”
After a while, two people stood in the center of the training ground.
Seunghyeonjinin said calmly.
“I have no complaints about your handling of the matter.”
“I just apologize for saying that. And the work is not done by me. Aren’t I also in a position to receive orders from the soldier?”
“On paper, yes. But I know that your opinions and thoughts will be actively reflected.”
“You seem to have a big heart.”
“It’s not even stupid. Jegal is a soldier who will ignore even the opinions of his closest friends. “You can truly say that he is a soldier worthy of a military.”
It’s sharp as expected.
Seunghyeonjinin took one foot back and raised his right hand to his middle finger.
“I may not know everything you’ve done, but I know to some extent. “If you list the things you have done, you would be worthy of being called a hero even now.”
“….”
“I am not qualified to evaluate such a person. “But I might be able to help.”
Yeon Ho-jeong, who was quietly looking at Seung Hyeon-jin, smiled and held a flag-raising ceremony.
It was a unique fist shape that transformed the martial arts taijiquan, incorporating the enlightenment of Seung Hyeon Jin-in, into his own.
“Come.”
“going.”
Faaagh!
Yeonhojeong moved vigorously.
There was none of the smooth movements typical of Tai Chi Chuan. Before he knew it, the Tai Chi he had learned had become a martial art filled with his own color, completely different from that of Seung Hyeon Jin-in.
Pabababak!
Yet the hand he was swinging had drawn a beautiful curve. However, it felt cool and sharp rather than leisurely and soft.
Seunghyeonjinin’s hands moved dizzyingly.
Para la la la rock!
The sleeves of the two people repeatedly clashed.
In fact, it was not a sparring where fists clashed with fists or aimed at hitting the opponent’s blood.
Yeon Ho-jeong tried to break down Seung Hyeon-jin’s posture and brother, and Seung Hyeon-jin-in made Yeon Ho-jeong’s moves go astray with a soft movement.
It was a confrontation that fully revealed the personalities of the two people. Yeonhojeong’s attacks became faster and sharper, and Seunghyeonjinin’s defenses became increasingly softer and richer.
Tooung! Bullfight!
The air rumbled heavily.
The fighting between the two was bloody and enjoyable to watch. Yin, yang, emptiness, and number meet to create Taegeuk. There was not Taegeuk completed by one person, but joint dance completed by the different tendencies of two people.
How long has it been?
Phew.
The two people stepped back as if they had been waiting.
Seunghyeonjinin smiled and waved his sleeves.
“It was a really sharp fighting technique.”
“Jinin’s fighting methods were also terrifying.”
“I had no idea that the Tai Chi that I taught you could have transformed in such a way. It’s as violent as a vortex. “If you get sucked into it without knowing anything, not a single bone in your body will remain.”
Yeon Ho-jeong shook his head.
“It’s a lot softer than before. Before that, it was so ferocious and fast that it was embarrassing to call it Taijiquan.”
“It probably means that your mind has become more relaxed and stronger than before.”
Seunghyeonjin shrugged his shoulders.
“I thought there might be more to give, but I don’t really have anything. “It’s a little precarious, but I think you can handle it just fine.”
“thank you.”
“I should be the one to thank you. “Thanks to you, my eyes opened.”
Yeon Ho-jeong smiled.
Seung Hyeon-jin’s simple and simple personality was not something that was easy to see. This was the reason why Yeon Ho-jeong respected him as a Taoist.
“Then I understand you have permission.”
“Who would oppose your dispatch? “I just hope you come back safely.”
“thank you.”
It was then.
“Jangmun-in!”
Jump up! The person who opened the door and came in was a shaman.
Seung Hyun Jin-in tilted his head.
“What’s going on?”
“We’re in big trouble!”
“Is it a big deal?”
As the Taoist monk was about to continue speaking, he was surprised to see Yeon Ho-jeong.
Yeon Ho-jeong pretended not to know the Taoist monk.
The Taoist monk turned his eyes to Seunghyeonjinin again and sent a message.
A look of astonishment appeared on Seunghyunjin’s face.
“What? “Bonggong’s back?!”
“…That’s right.”
Seunghyeonjinin, who was looking at the Taoist monk blankly, looked at Yeonhojeong.
Before I knew it, Yeon Ho-jeong was walking towards the door.
“Look at you, Dae-su Yeon.”
“Jinin…”
Yeonhojeong, who had stopped walking, said with a smile.
“Please just pretend not to notice.”
“…!!”
“There will be upheaval in the Murim Alliance. I was prepared enough. So for now, just watch.”
Seunghyeonjinin could not continue speaking. This is because I not only heard that Deungcheongyo was dragged to the execution site, but also heard the entire circumstances surrounding it.
Yeon Ho-jeong turned around again.
“I just feel sorry for Jinin.”
Yeonhojeong came out of the shaman’s residence and turned around the corner of a building.
Slurp.
Before he knew it, the official came to his side.
“Cheap.”
“Are you here?”
“How was it?”
Yeon Ho-jeong shrugged his shoulders.
“As expected, you were amazing. It is a martial arts skill that can compete for the highest level among the long-time masters of the old world. The nature of martial arts is different, but it will probably be a close match with Ambassador Gong. “It’s not easy even for me now.”
“You didn’t ask that.”
The official said seriously.
“Did you sense anything strange about that gentleman?”
“I didn’t feel it. In conversation and martial arts. “In fact, I think I learned martial arts more like a shaman than anyone else.”
Tang Gwan looked at Yeon Ho-jeong in silence.
Yeon Ho-jeong looked up at the sky.
Suddenly, the face of Seunghyeonjinin, who had taught me the enlightenment of the shaman Wonmusin, telling me not to fall into the evil way as I had lived a life filled with the smell of blood, came to mind.
The face of Jang Moon-jin, a shaman who is gentle and wise, yet strong and strong.
“…So we will have to pay even more attention.”
Yeon Ho-jeong lowered his head again, and his eyes were as cold and sharp as when he went into battle.
“Please monitor Seunghyeonjinin.”
Two suspicious people selected by those who analyzed the information.
One of them was Seunghyeonjinin.
