Episode 116
unnecessary killing
People who were in a warm atmosphere shouted in unison with surprised faces.
“It’s a bug!”
I was embarrassed for a moment.
They each moved in different ways.
“Master. Please come this way. “It’s dangerous.”
There is an old man who tries to walk while supporting Hyeon-oh.
“Guys! Hurry and run! “This way!”
There was also a young man who put his hands over his mouth and shouted, leading the children towards the warehouse.
“hey! “Hurry up the spear!”
“yes!”
The men were holding spears roughly carved out of wood.
“Hurry up and get the basket too!”
“Go now!”
The women dragged out baskets full of pebbles and shared them.
Jeong Gwang, who was watching this series of scenes, praised in his heart.
‘The training is pretty good. I think it’s something I’ve experienced once or twice.’
Jeong Gwang’s eyes turned to the place where the roar was heard.
On the hillside at the end of the field, a large tiger was looking in this direction.
‘Anyway, he’s a strange guy. Why are you barking when there are so many people? ‘That too in broad daylight?’
Tigers are not as prone to attacking people as you might think.
This is true the more people gather in groups.
However, if they are starving or get a taste of it even once, they will attack without hesitation.
‘I don’t know if it tastes good, but I guess it’s much easier than catching other beasts.’
This was especially true for older and weaker tigers.
‘It could be that he was pushed out by another criminal. That means… … .’
They say there are more tigers in the surrounding mountains.
Jeong Gwang’s eyes sparkled.
‘This is your chance to get multiple tiger skins!’
Meanwhile, Hyeon-o was worried about the tenant farmers.
‘Bims are also a problem, but their response is all too familiar.’
There was no problem now.
Because there was concentration.
Hyeon-oh shook his head at the old man who was trying to take him away.
“It’s okay now. “Those three people are not martial people.”
“ah!”
A light of relief flashed in the eyes of those who saw Jeong Gwang, Baek Seung-moo, and Zhao.
After reassuring people like this, Hyeon-oh asked.
“I think this has happened once or twice. “Has there been anyone who has been mistreated?”
“Fortunately, that is not the case.”
“But how are you so familiar with it?”
“This happened because a tiger had been threatening us for some time.”
“I guess you said that often.”
“Yes, Master.”
“Compared to usual, how is today?”
The old man thought for a moment and then trembled.
“It’s been getting worse, but it’s even worse today. “It’s so strange.”
Hyeon-oh patted the old man’s shoulders and calmed him down.
Fortunately, the old man’s tremors soon subsided.
“Why didn’t you ask Shaolin for help?”
The old man rolled his eyes for a moment and stuttered his answer.
“… … Well, I’m afraid it will break the purity of the Zen masters… … “It would be difficult if something like that happened because of people like us.”
Hyeon-oh sighed inwardly.
‘I can’t believe it’s like this even though the headquarters is right in front of us. ‘What is this sense of distance?’
Shaolin, who received excessive benefits from the current imperial dynasty, refrained from going outside except for essential purposes.
Not long ago, his brother-in-law, Buljon, went to Hyeontongsa Temple on Mt. Odaesan with Gongwoo because a monk with whom he was close had passed away.
Instead, I focused on personal discipline and paying attention to welcoming worshipers, but this was the problem.
‘To visit a shrine, you must have some leisure in your daily life. People who are so powerless and struggling don’t even have a chance to do that.’
It is a long way for those who work that day and earn that day to give up their jobs and climb the mountain.
In the end, Shaolin only became an object of reverence for the common people and was unable to blend in with them and provide them with a warm hand.
‘Oops. ‘This is not the time.’
Considering that there were so many people and the tiger was making a commotion, it was unclear what would happen.
Jeong Gwang and his party were Shaolin’s guests, and Shaolin had to take action on this matter.
Hyeon-oh took out a small wooden tablet from his pocket and handed it to the old man.
“Ask the quick-footed person to take this and go to headquarters. “If you hand me this along with the name Hyeon-oh, I will listen to your situation.”
“Uh, what kind of situation do you want me to tell you about… … .”
“Just as it is. Please tell me that you have been receiving threats from tigers for some time now. “It’s even worse now and I don’t know what will happen.”
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“Well, it’s because of people like us… … .”
Hyeon-oh’s face hardened.
“It’s because of people like us. The weight of all lives is the same. “Hurry up.”
“Thank you, Master! thank you!”
The old man bowed repeatedly with an moved expression on his face, then handed the wooden plaque to the slim young man and explained.
The same was true for the young man.
He bowed to Hyeon-oh with an expression of emotion and ran as if he were flying.
It was just the jumping of a young man who didn’t know martial arts, but the young man’s mood must have been soaring.
When Hyeon-oh looked at the back, it felt like a lump of lead had been placed on his chest.
‘This can’t go on. ‘You need to wake up.’
Buljon, a death sentence, wanted to perform his duties as a warrior, and Hyeono, a priest, wanted to perform his duties as a monk.
The two ultimately begin with the change of Shaolin.
As my thoughts reached this point, a fact I had forgotten came to mind.
‘… … ah! Now that I think about it, the reason my brother brought him here… … ?’
I thought it wasn’t just to look into my details and give me enlightenment.
‘okay. Even your brother wants change. ‘To change a frozen headquarters, something unconventional is needed!’
Hyeonoh’s gaze found Jeonggwang.
If it’s unconventional, isn’t it a huge deal?
As expected, he did not disappoint expectations this time either.
“Infinite Buddha. All right. thank you.”
“Nothing to say… … .”
After listening to various stories from the peasants, Jeong Gwang shouted with excitement.
“Priests! Come on! “Let’s go catch the tiger!”
“Are you talking about Beom?”
“Jin Yuryong, I am already prepared.”
Jeong Gwang laughed cheerfully.
“ha ha ha! Let’s go right away… … ah. No. Priests.”
“yes?”
“Priest, stay here and protect Master and the others. Zhao is coming with me.”
Unlike Zhao, who quickly lowered his head, Baek Seung-moo asked with a puzzled look on his face.
“Why are you leaving me behind?”
“Because the priest is a black cow.”
“yes?”
Jeong Gwang pointed to Baek Seung-moo’s beloved sword, Heuk-woo, with a wink.
“If I use that, the tiger skin will be a mess. “It is clear that the value will plummet, but there is no reason for that.”
“… … ah. okay.”
Baek Seung-moo, who realized the deep meaning of Jeong-gwang, looked helpless.
In contrast, Zhao had a happy expression on his face as he looked at the double peaks hanging on both sides of him.
There has never been a day when I was more proud of the fact that my main weapon was a blunt weapon than today.
But something was a little strange.
‘Now, wait a minute. ‘Why do I think like this!’
Why?
That’s because I’ve become accustomed to it.
In any case, Jeong Gwang declared that he would go to war against Hyeon Oh.
“Master. “I’ll catch the tiger.”
“A person went to Shaolin. I’m going to bring the kids. “Why do you even want to go?”
“Because it’s obvious.”
“What does it mean?”
Jeong Gwang explained as if asking why he was asking the obvious.
“What do you do when you come? “They will try to end it by chasing you away, saying things like killing and not killing.”
“… … .”
“I don’t know about the other guy, but that guy seems crazy, but he might come back. “I have to make sure to catch it.”
“… … .”
Hyeon-oh had nothing to say.
Because Shaolin, where he worked, was a place that would remain.
‘I have nothing to say… … .’
I wasn’t worried about Jeong Gwang leaving to catch the tiger.
If you want to do it, you have to… … No, you should worry about the mountain. Why worry about the concentrate?
Still, I’m afraid I’ll do something stupid again, so I’d like to ask you a favor.
“See you later then.”
“… … !”
Zheng Guang left with Zhao after saying a few words.
The destination was a hill with a view of tigers.
* * *
Although Zhao lived his life being mistreated by Jeong Guang, his skills were good enough to be treated well in the powerful.
Baek Seung-mu, who made remarkable progress in a short period of time, also became a disciple of a fairly prestigious sect.
Among them, Zhao, who followed Zheng Guang alone, was full of confidence.
‘The following techniques of a martial artist are different from those of a hunter in many ways.’
Still, the basics are the same since they are all techniques for chasing an opponent.
Finding and following visible and invisible traces.
This is basic and key.
‘It’s been a while since I chased an animal.’
Zhao was a military officer who received professional training for espionage and assassination.
Of course, he was well versed in tracking techniques and had also received training to survive in the mountains, so he was not only skilled at chasing animals but also at skinning them.
The fact that he entered the mountain chasing a tiger means that he got a chance to be active!
As it happened, the tiger had long since disappeared from its original location.
‘I will properly imprint my value on Jinokryong!’
Cautiously yet confidently.
Zhao not only increased his internal energy but also sharpened his entire body’s senses.
With his five senses activated, he knelt on the floor and smoothed out the tiger’s footprints.
‘It was big even when seen from a distance, but it was quite large. The direction of movement is… … .’
Although it was not visible because it was hidden by the bushes, Zhao felt a vivid energy.
This was not an actual feeling of the tiger’s energy, but rather a comprehensive conclusion derived from knowledge about the direction of footprints, broken branches, smells floating in the air, and the habits of the beast.
“Jin Yuryong, I found it. The direction is… … .”
Jeonggwang was already heading that way.
“… … Uh, how?”
Zhao, whose jaw dropped and his mouth wide open, barely asked, but Jeong Gwang’s answer was simple.
“Because I feel the energy.”
“… … ah.”
Zhao described the conclusion he reached by mobilizing all kinds of methods as energy, and Zheng Guang said he really felt energy.
“what are you doing? “Don’t come quickly.”
“… … “I’m going, I’m going.”
Zhao slumped his shoulders and followed the concentrate.
And soon, my whole body became tense.
‘You can’t look disheveled. Let’s go quickly.’
Jeong Gwang seemed to be walking leisurely, but his pace was very fast.
Zhao had to work hard to practice divine law.
Soon they were standing in front of a small cave near the top of the mountain.
“Wow. “It’s a target.”
It was just as Jeong Gwang said.
A stinging smell hit me.
The tiger that was hiding in the bushes came running.
“Jinokryong! “I will handle it!”
“no.”
Jeong Gwang raised his right hand.
The hand gently pushed the front paw of the tiger that was striking, changed direction, and then slapped the tiger’s cheek.
Wow!
“Keuheung!”
That wasn’t the end.
Jeong Gwang raised the hand that had been hitting his cheek and made it into a fist, hitting the tiger’s head.
Sigh.
A clear and beautiful sound was heard and the tiger fell limp.
Zhao, who watched the entire situation, was struck by one question.
‘Why did you come forward yourself?’
In fact, the method by which Jeong Gwang killed the tiger was very surprising.
The body structure of animals is different from that of humans, being very tough and hard.
This is especially true if you are a criminal.
It was amazing to lightly break the skull, but it was even more surprising to use just enough force to break it without causing blood or even brain matter to splatter.
However, it can all be summarized as ‘because it’s concentrated’.
On the other hand, I didn’t understand why I did such a troublesome job myself ‘because it was a concentrate’.
Besides, this wasn’t the end.
Zhao, who came to his senses, quickly tried to peel off the skin, but Jeong Gwang stopped him.
“I will do it.”
“100 million!”
“why?”
“Oh, no!”
An amazing thing happened twice.
Zhao was shocked, but Zheng Guang brushed it off as if it was no big deal.
“It’s bland.”
Then he crouched down in front of the tiger and took out the dagger from his chest.
It was a dagger made by forging a whole piece of Hyeoncheol that was obtained from Cheolhyeoljang.
“ah. Come to think of it, I didn’t name this guy.”
After thinking for a moment, Jeong Gwang nodded.
“good. From now on, you are Little Cloud Dragon. Zhao, how are you?”
Anyway.
“You are an excellent choice. As the name suggests, a dragon wrapped in a small cloud has come down to this world… … .”
“Zhao. “Can you please hold this guy’s leg?”
“yes! “I’m already holding it!”
Seueuugh-
When Jeong Gwang pushed Sounryong in, it gently penetrated into the tiger’s body as if stabbing its head.
“After all, it’s an iron blood field.”
A rare compliment for a concentrate.
What made it worth it was that Sounryong was a great swordsman.
Even though Jeong Gwang did not use much force, he was able to completely remove the tiger’s skin.
No, what was even more amazing was Jeong Gwang’s handwork.
He moved the dagger so precisely and quickly that the tiger became naked in an instant.
Zhao was dumbfounded.
‘already?’
Next was the bone.
Every time Jeong Gwang moved his dagger, flesh fell off the tiger’s bones.
So clean that there isn’t even a trace of grease left on the bones.
‘… … Nonsense. This isn’t something that can be done with the senses… … .’
Obviously, this is possible only if you have a lot of experience.
Jeong Gwang was doing it calmly.
‘ah! Even when he was in Kunlun Mountain, he must have secretly hunted and ate it. ‘That’s why it is like that!’
This was an unavoidable misunderstanding because Zhao did not know about Zheng Guang’s fierce and bloody past life.
“It’s okay. Zhao, would you like to grab this?”
“Oh, I understand.”
As Zhao grabbed the tiger’s bone, Zheng Guang wrapped it around the tiger’s tendons.
Soon something huge was completed.
Zhao looked at it and made a bewildered expression.
“… … Lose, lose?”
It was like that. It was a loss.
Jeong Gwang poured all the tiger skin and remaining tiger bones there.
Of course, there was just the right amount of meat.
And then he looked at Zhao blankly.
It was only then that Zhao realized.
‘ah! ‘You did everything else yourself to make this happen!’
He quickly carried it on his shoulder and told Jeong Gwang what he had missed.
“Shouldn’t we take care of the other things?”
“Hopi and hogol are the best. The rest are things related to superstitions or are of little use. “I took the meat with me to take care of myself.”
“… … “Should Jin Ok-ryong also do something similar?”
“I’m giving it to the village elders and children, not me. “It looks like he eats well for a peasant, but where have you ever seen meat before?”
“… … .”
Zhao felt his heart warm.
Although it was a true jade dragon that looked like a demon, it had a surprisingly kind side to those who were powerless.
Thanks to you, I gained strength.
“I will open the way. “Please go.”
Zhao took the lead, but Zheng Guang called.
“Where are you going?”
“yes? That’s it, to the village… … .”
“Look at the back of that guy’s head. There was a dent, right? “I think I lost my mind after getting beaten up by another guy. I need to catch that guy too.”
“Oh, I understand. You’ll lose at least one more… … .”
“I asked the villager earlier and he said there were two more.”
“… … .”
“Let’s go. “If this continues, I’m going to fail.”
“… … All right.”
Zheng Guang and Zhao climbed two more mountains.
And I was able to catch two more tigers that were bigger than the first one I caught.
The weight that Zhao was carrying was too large for him to handle, so naturally he ended up carrying an additional weight not only on his back but also on his chest.
‘It’s a shame to be warm to a powerless person!’
Zhao managed to reach the village with all his might.
The Shaolin monks were there, and among them, a stubborn-looking middle-aged monk clicked his tongue when he saw Jiji.
“Tsk tsk. Such unnecessary killings… … .”
unnecessary?
It was a lot of hard work, but it was unnecessary killing?
A vein rose on Zhao’s temple.
At the same time, a clear voice flowed from Jeong Gwang’s mouth.
“The work is over, but you come here unnecessarily and say unnecessary things.”
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