Episode 288
The leader of the Murim League.
Zhuge Huan entered the Lord’s personal office, frowned and muttered.
“As always, you abandoned your work and ran away.”
There’s a mountain of documents that need to be paid, but where can I go to waste this time?
In any case, he was a bad boss who did not pay any attention to the difficulties of his subordinates.
‘Immediately release the black night team and search… just hold on.’
Zhuge Hwan put down the documents on the desk and was about to leave the office, but stopped in place, rubbing his chin.
When I thought about it, it was today.
The day when Heavenly Dragon’s teacher takes the entrance exam.
‘When you look at a time like this, you’re a helpless child.’
There seemed to be no need to release personnel to track their whereabouts.
Even on the day of the sound ghost’s entrance, he seemed very excited and restless, but this time he couldn’t overcome his desire to win and ran away.
Are they probably having a good time in the exam room right now?
‘Well, maybe it’s not something to look at as a bad thing.’
A new maengdo who faced a maengju on the first day of joining the club.
It was enough of a topic to attract the attention of the world.
Attention becomes fame, and fame becomes a cause.
It would become the foundation for a man named Dokgo Woojin to increase his influence within the organization.
“Whoa.”
Zhuge Huan sighed, sat down on the leather chair, and tilted his head back.
I was planning to take a short rest while waiting for the leader to return.
As he looked up at the ceiling blankly, a conversation he had with his nephew not long ago came to mind.
[The report has been confirmed. This is amazing. The Sacheon branch head’s teacher was an absolute expert.]
[Based on my limited knowledge, he was a difficult person to judge, but judging from his performance on the battlefield, his skills would likely be in the upper tier of teenage experts.]
[Do you mean to that extent?]
[yes. For reference, Baekrangdaeju also said something similar.]
[This is a talent that we must attract.]
[There is one thing I would like to tell you about that.]
[Tell me.]
[I don’t think it’s a good idea for Meng to take the initiative and invite him.]
Zhuge Hui said this:
Dokgo Woo-jin should not be brought into the alliance by promising power and status.
There were two main reasons.
First, Dokgo Woojin has already made up his mind to join the alliance.
Second, after joining the alliance, he was able to work freely without being bound by external pressure.
They promise a huge reward and invite a master.
It sounds good, but nothing is free in this world.
Those who received preferential treatment were bound to have corresponding restrictions and obligations.
A representative example was the Murim lord of the time.
There was no other person in the group who was forced to have as much unfreedom as he did.
‘It’s a shame that we can’t move up the starting line, but considering the future, it’s better to let Dokgo Woojin develop his position on his own.’
It seemed that Cheonryong was working hard to become a teacher, but that was okay.
It wasn’t a big problem.
A happy smile appeared on Zhuge Huan’s lips.
‘He’s my nephew, but he’s a really smart kid.’
Just a year ago, he had a somewhat immature side, but he has grown to the point where he can point out things he missed.
I felt more than happy about it.
‘I guess it’s about nurturing successors to this taste.’
* * *
‘That’s right.’
When I heard from Hwang Ho-jin what happened at the entrance test site, I burst into laughter.
Murim Lord Juhwabaek.
He was an unpredictable person.
I never would have thought that I would personally come to the examination hall and propose a sparring match to the teacher.
‘The teacher who accepted that is also a teacher.’
If it were me, I would never have accepted the leader’s offer to spar.
Are you saying you’re crazy enough to fight your future boss with a knife?
I wanted to refuse a business that would only result in losses whether I won or lost.
‘Well, it might be good from the perspective of topicality. ‘I don’t think it will mean much since people’s interest is already at its peak.’
After finishing the report, Hwang Ho-jin leaves the dorm.
As I was lying in bed and spending time practicing fortune telling, I quietly opened my eyes to the presence of a presence outside.
A familiar voice pierced my ears.
“Sohyeop, can I come in for a moment?”
“Please come in.”
A man in black wearing a bamboo hat carefully stepped into the room.
After adjusting my clothes, I offered the guest a seat.
“What brings you here? “Did Lord Maeng call me by any chance?”
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“no. “I just came here for personal business.”
Heukyadae, a unit directly under the Military Ministry.
The identity of the Jukripin sitting across from me across the table was none other than Jegalhye, the leader of the seven groups of the Heukyadae.
She took off her bamboo napkin and put it down on the table and asked how I was doing with an awkward expression on her face.
“Are you feeling okay?”
“Thanks to your concern, things have improved a lot.”
“thank god.”
“So, why did you come to see me?”
Did he feel sorry for me for being rude and asking about his business first?
Zhuge Hui’s face darkened momentarily.
“I have something to give to you.”
She sighed softly, took out a wooden box the size of her fist from her pocket, and handed it to me.
When I opened the lid of the wooden box, a strong medicinal scent spread throughout the room.
I knew it the moment I saw it.
The three pills inside are of great value.
“This······.”
“Baekyeondan (百硏丹). This is an internal injury medicine recently developed by a member of our family. I can guarantee that its effectiveness will not be much lower than that of Xiaomingdan (小明丹), which is made only in Wudang Mountain. Taking it will help you recover.”
“Can you give me something so precious?”
“it’s okay. “I received permission from the head of the family.”
“······.”
“This is a gift I prepared with great care for my friend. “Please don’t refuse.”
I felt a little burdened.
Internal injury medicine comparable to the missionary list.
Isn’t that also a recently created prototype?
From the perspective of Zhuge Dynasty, the meaning of this Danhwan must have been very great.
Even for Zhuge Hui, a direct blood relative of the Sega family, it would not have been easy to obtain this.
‘It must have been quite unreasonable.’
After staring at Danhwan in silence for a while, Zhuge Hye, unable to bear the uncomfortable atmosphere, picked up the bamboo lips and stood up.
She said goodbye to me in a slightly subdued voice.
“Well then, I’ll just leave.”
“Are you leaving already?”
“I have no intention of bothering Sohyeop, who is ill. “The mission has been accomplished…”
“Sozer.”
I stopped Jegalhye, who was making excuses and holding on to the doorknob, and closed the lid of the wooden armor noisily.
He then expressed his gratitude to her with a smile on his face.
“Thank you. “I will use it well.”
“······.”
Zhuge Hye turned his head to meet my gaze and looked surprised.
I barely said thank you, but I couldn’t figure out why he looked so embarrassed.
“It wouldn’t be right to wash your mouth after receiving a precious gift. Look forward to it. “I will prepare a suitable return gift.”
I couldn’t help but laugh as I watched the back of her leaving the room after putting on the bamboo lip.
I learned from the death of the poison king.
Sometimes you need to know how to be truly grateful for the kindness of others.
‘There is no need to be blindly suspicious and cautious.’
All you had to do was give back what you received.
Favor for favor.
With hostility toward hostility.
Just pushing was not the answer.
I didn’t plan on repeating my regrets.
I stuffed the wooden box into the bag I had thrown in the corner of the room and stretched.
Since I had already come all the way to Honam, I thought I should go see some familiar faces.
* * *
Zhuge Hye left the building as if running away and grabbed his burning face with both hands.
From the moment I saw Yeon-woon’s smiling face, my heart was pounding like crazy.
It was the first time in my life that I felt this sensation.
‘You were able to make that kind of expression.’
The image of Yeonsun calmly saying thank you kept lingering in my mind.
The atmosphere seemed different from before.
At first, I didn’t notice because I was blocked by a mental wall.
I only noticed it when I made direct eye contact.
The current Yeonsun is a completely different person from the man he faced when he joined the rescue team.
“······.”
Zhuge Hye looked up at the starry sky in silence for a while, then took a deep breath and shook his head.
Soon, her new form seemed to melt into the darkness and disappeared.
* * *
“If you’re going to come, you should come early. Why did you come at this late hour?”
“If you’re going to have a secret meeting, wouldn’t a dark night be better?”
“Seeing as you’re talking nonsense, it looks like you’re in pain.”
“Thanks to your concern, I have recovered quite well.”
“Who was worried?”
“Isn’t it?”
“You’re not the kind of person who can die that easily.”
The living room of the head of the Lee family.
I sat across the table from Lee Kang-hak, who had a sullen expression on his face, and tipped my tea cup.
Lee Kang-hak put down his glass with a loud sound and narrowed his eyes and asked.
“There must be a reason why you came all the way to Ye in an immature body. “What brought you here?”
“I remembered the promise I made to my granddaughter. “Didn’t you say that you would definitely show your face whenever you visit Honam?”
“Is that all?”
“Of course, there are other reasons…”
Jump up!
Before I could finish speaking, the door opened and a young girl ran into the living room.
This was Lee Kang-hak’s granddaughter, Lee Soo-yeon.
It seemed like he had gotten a little bigger while I hadn’t seen him.
I looked back at her with a smile and said hello.
“Long time no see.”
“Brother!”
“how are you?”
As Soo-yeon Lee quickly sat down next to me, a slightly uncomfortable look appeared on Kang-hak Lee’s face.
Suyeon Lee’s face was filled with sleepiness, as if she had just woken up from sleep.
I got to the point while stroking her hair as she raised her head towards me like a cat.
“If there is any talent among the new monks that can be useful, could you recommend it?”
Although he retired from the front line, Lee Kang-hak’s connections and influence could not be ignored.
Even after retirement, he continued to interact with his juniors.
When his juniors brought in new monks, he gave them advice and teachings.
As a result, the number of monks who had a direct or indirect relationship with him was quite large.
“Can you recommend a talent?”
“yes. We are looking for talented people to apply to Master’s unit. “I guess you’re not very good at these things.”
“You probably know that I don’t like being asked that kind of favor.”
Lee Kang-hak’s eyes became slightly harsh.
It seems that using the expression “secret love” as a joke created a negative perception towards him.
“I’m not specifically trying to make an improper request. “If my senior gives me a recommendation, I plan to go and meet them in person.”
“After we meet?”
“If we decide it is okay, we will ask the person’s opinion and then recommend it to the teacher. “The final decision will ultimately be up to you, Master.”
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