Episode 214
They say that you may know the inside of ten roads, but you do not know the inside of a person of one road.
It was difficult to understand the essence of a person just by looking at their outward appearance.
Either in a good way or in a bad way.
‘Prejudice is scary.’
Damwoon glanced at Hwang Bo-kyung’s profile and muttered in his heart.
I never thought the day would come when I would see that greedy old man again.
“I guess I’ll have to move slowly.”
“Wouldn’t it be better to wait a little longer?”
“Didn’t you notice? The other guys are still fighting with a killing intent, but the two people over there have become passive in their movements. “In all likelihood, they must have figured out each other’s identities.”
In the direction Hwang Bo-gyeong pointed with his index finger, there were the heads of both groups, Il-young (一影) and Four Gun Dae-ju (蛇群隊主).
Damun looked at the two masked men closely and made a puzzled expression.
I couldn’t figure out where I felt uncomfortable.
Bo-kyung Hwang stood up from her seat, pounded her back and made a groaning sound.
“It’s not easy to be physically active at this age.”
“······.”
“Send a signal right away.”
“All right.”
“By the way… did you say it was Damun? “Is your family from Simase by any chance?”
“yes?”
“Judging by the reaction, it seems to be correct. “When I visited Zhuge Dynasty before, I looked into various Jin methods, but I have never heard of the existence of this type of Jin.”
“······.”
“If there is a famous family of Jinbeop comparable to the Zhuge family, there is only Sima Family. “It is said that the age has decreased now, but the knowledge and vision accumulated over a long period of time must not have gone anywhere.”
“······.”
“The Sacheon branch manager has a great talent under his command.”
As soon as Hwang Bo-kyung finished speaking, more than a dozen memorized images came out of the air and attacked the masked people who were engaged in a melee.
Then, the warriors hiding in various places jumped out and started attacking the masked men.
Damun, Hong Seong-hyeon, Hwang Ho-jin, Dang Seo-yeon, Bang Cheok-sam, Yeo So-ok, and Hwang Bo-kyung.
Although there were only seven in number, each one was an expert who had reached a level that could not be ignored.
The masked people, who were very tired from the unexpected battle, were not at their strength to stop it.
“Kaaak!”
“What are these guys!”
A one-sided fight broke out.
While the attacked masked people lay down on the ground one after another.
“······.”
“······.”
After exchanging glances, Ilyeong and the Four Lords of the Four Armed Forces simultaneously flew in different directions as if they had made a promise.
Damwoon, who witnessed the scene, burst into laughter.
Such a prompt response would not have been possible without prior discussion.
It was a moment when Hwang Bo-kyung’s judgment was proven to be correct.
Teuong!
An arrow left the demonstration and flew towards Ilyoung’s back.
Ilyoung quickly turned around and protected herself with a curved sword, but her eyes widened.
Kagagak!
The moment the arrowhead made contact with the blade, I felt pain as if my wrist would break.
‘This is crazy.’
Cursing words naturally flowed out.
It wasn’t a fight back with force.
I tilted my blade and changed the arrow’s trajectory.
Still, this level of repulsion.
What if you hit the flying arrow without spilling it?
In all likelihood, Gokdo would have been cut in half.
When I found out that among my enemies were high-level experts, I naturally became anxious.
‘We must not delay.’
It bothered me that I had to abandon my subordinates and run away, but now was not the time to choose between hot and cold meals.
Someone had to go back and inform Confucius of Hwang Bo-gyeong’s betrayal.
Boom!
Arrows flying one after another.
I didn’t dare to fight back.
Ilyoung quickly rolled on the ground and dodged the arrow.
While his steps were delayed, a woman holding a sword followed him to the side.
Ilyoung quickly regained her stance and raised her curved sword diagonally and shouted.
“Get out of the way! girl!”
Whoops!
A heavy collision sound rang out.
Ilyoung took advantage of the recoil of the impact to throw Shinhyeong back and let out a sigh.
The opponent’s skills were better than I thought.
It was never a level inferior to mine.
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“bout!”
The woman, Yeo So-ok, chased after Il-young as if she would not let her go.
He pulled out the sword tied to his thigh and threw it away, then swung the sword he held with both hands wide.
The swordsman suddenly got up and roughly swept the place where Ilyoung was standing.
Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwak!
There was a huge explosion, and a cloud of dust rose up.
Wow!
Ilyoung emerged through a cloud of dust, stretched out her left hand, bent like a rake, and tried to grab Yeo So-ok’s neck.
Yeo So-ok, whose balance was momentarily lost due to an overly large herbivore, was unable to respond.
Puff puff!
The next moment, the arrow fired by Bangcheoksam entered Ilyoung’s body.
Shoulders, waist, knees.
Ilyoung fell to the ground, pushed by the tremendous energy contained in the arrow, and vomited blood.
Yeo So-ok took over his acupuncture points as if she had been waiting.
“her.”
Hwang Bo-kyung, who was restraining the fallen masked people, let out a low exclamation.
We breathed so well together that I thought they might be a married couple.
What was especially surprising was Yeo So-ok’s inaction.
I had heard of Bangcheoksam’s skills well.
Isn’t he a famous person who ranks first among the 100 great masters?
On the other hand, not much was known about his wife, Yeo So-ok.
At most, it only has the nickname Blood Flower Sword.
‘Well, in the past, he was a person who was called by the nickname of Bong. ‘If she had not neglected her training even after marriage, she could have reached that level.’
Hwang Bo-gyeong’s gaze turned to the Four Lords of the Army, who were engaged in combat with Tang Seo-yeon in the opposite direction.
Surprisingly, this was also the case.
No matter how tired he was, the warrior commander of the Beast Palace seemed at a loss as he couldn’t do anything about a young, latter-day exponent.
With the addition of Bangcheoksam’s long-distance check, the odds of victory would soon have declined.
‘She is the granddaughter who received the teachings of the Poison King.’
In terms of ability, it seemed that he could not be inferior to Namgung Seong-hoon, the next head of the Namgung family.
It occurred to me that a new bong would be born soon.
‘Although he’s a guy I don’t like.’
I was able to feel it again.
What an incredibly influential person Yeonsun, the Sacheon branch leader, is.
It was not just that his military power was outstanding.
The same goes for the subordinates he has and the connections he has.
None of this could be taken lightly.
‘Did they say that difficult times call for heroes?’
* * *
“Whoa.”
Late morning.
After finishing the breakfast, I opened my eyes, took a long breath, and got up from the bed.
I opened the window and a cool breeze blew past my face.
‘It must have started slowly.’
By now, the plan prepared by Hwang Bo-kyung should have been implemented.
For this day, the followers of the Sacheon branch went through all kinds of hardships, being dragged along by Hwang Bo-gyeong.
In particular, Damun, who had to prepare for a large-scale attack, must have had a hard time.
A month ago, Hwang Bo-kyung came to my dorm and said this to me.
[Could you lend me the leaders of the Sichuan branch for a while?]
[What do you mean by that all of a sudden?]
[The heads of two factions contacted me.]
[······?]
[The brother made the same unpleasant offer as if he had made a promise.]
[Please tell us in a little more detail.]
[They said they would thank you greatly if you helped them get to the top of the palace. How on earth did you look at me to say such absurd things to my face?]
[Telling me that story means you didn’t accept the offer.]
[I accepted it.]
[yes?]
[They say they will put you on a fishing hook, so there is no reason to refuse that. Isn’t that right?]
[······!]
[I would like to hog the credit, but there is a limit to what I can do alone. There is a shortage of manpower because the members of the Hwangjangdae were left behind at the Yunnan branch. So, I would like you to assign the leaders of the Sacheon branch to me.]
This was the first thing that came to mind when I heard Hwang Bo-kyung’s sudden request.
What kind of wind was blowing?
I couldn’t help but feel suspicious when the old man, who had only been spouting hateful things about me, suddenly offered to help me.
[Why do you look at it like that? Did you really think that I would get caught up in my personal feelings and stab you in the back?]
[······Is that possible?]
[Judging by the slow response, it seems like he really thought that way.]
[······.]
[It’s good to know what you think of me. But let me tell you one thing. Although I have gotten older, my discernment has not decreased to the point where I cannot even decide what to prioritize.]
I had no choice but to admit it.
Hwang Bo-kyung was clearly an authoritarian and greedy person, but at least she was not deaf.
[By the way, you fooled me.]
[What are you saying?]
[It is said that he visits the executives of the Beast Palace one by one and persuades them.]
[ah······.]
[It was quite unpleasant. I feel like I’m the only one who doesn’t know anything.]
[I didn’t just keep it a secret from the elders. Since the issue is an issue…]
[I’m not saying this to make excuses.]
[sorry. It was not my intention to exclude the elder from his duties.]
[I really don’t want to receive an apology. I just want you to promise me one thing.]
[What promise do you want?]
[I hope that from now on, you will share mission-related matters rather than hiding them. It may not be known to others, but at least to me.]
[All right. I promise you on my name.]
I didn’t have a specific plan from the beginning.
I only had the intention of seizing the right opportunity and screwing over the two Confucius and the three Confucius.
It was about 15 days later that the direction of the plan was decided.
[He asked me to lure out the leaders of the Sacheon branch and lead them to a specific location.]
[Who made that request?]
[This Confucius and the Third Confucius, both of them.]
[her.]
[It was like this before, and I thought the same thing, wondering if someone was a brother. The purpose is obvious. Since there are many obstacles to directly harming the person whom the Beast Palace lord has designated as his representative, he is probably trying to threaten him by holding his beloved subordinate hostage.]
[So, what do you plan to do?]
[How about something like this?]
The plan laid out by Hwang Bo-kyung was as follows.
He lures the warriors dispatched by this Confucius and the Three Confucius to the same place, causes them to clash with each other, and attacks and captures them when they are exhausted.
[What is it like?]
[Not bad.]
It was a fairly plausible plan.
So much so that I doubt whether it was really the plan Hwang Bo-kyung came up with.
[Then what can I do?]
[You must not come forward.]
[yes?]
[I’m saying don’t worry about useless things and just focus on the competition.]
[······.]
[If you don’t win the competition, I will mercilessly remove you from your position as the head of the delegation, so you know that.]
[All right.]
[Anyway, I’m a little short on power… I would like to ask the head of the Tang family for help, but that would probably be noticeable.]
[I will give a word to senior Changmyeonggung and senior Blood Sword in advance. It will be of great help if the two of you join.]
[Not bad. However, it would be better to postpone the announcement until a little later. Even for the maintenance of security.]
Afterwards, Hwang Bo-gyeong began to prepare nets with the helpers of the Sacheon branch in earnest.
And now we have arrived.
martial arts,
