As its name implies, Cheonghae Lake was like a small sea.
A vast area encompassing a dozen miles of water and thousands of miles.
Originally, our troops, who had even abandoned their horses on the way to Qinghai City, would have had to travel on foot for several days and nights, but the dozens of ships that arrived following Qinghezi, the leader of the Kunlun faction, were capable of supporting our troops numbering over 3,000. It was acceptable.
Sigh.
The bow, engraved in the shape of clouds, powerfully cuts through the water.
As I was silently looking at the water of Cheonghae Lake, which had thin ice in places due to the harsh cold, someone’s voice flowed into my ear.
“Isn’t this a truly strange thing? “It’s still a long time until midwinter arrives, but it’s already a sight like this.”
As I turn my head, an honest-looking middle-aged monk comes into view.
Still unfamiliar faces and voices.
However, I was able to recall his name without difficulty, having exchanged brief greetings with him a day ago while boarding the ship.
“Ah, Hakso Jinin.”
At that moment, the smile on the middle-aged Taoist monk’s mouth became awkward.
“This is Haksu. “Not a school.”
“… … .”
“… … .”
The air suddenly became awkward.
After being silent for a moment, I managed to get my voice out.
“Well, have you changed your name recently?”
“doesn’t exist. “Not once since I entered Kunlun.”
“Then how long have you been initiated?” … .”
“At least not yesterday. “It’s already been over forty years.”
“I see.”
“yes.”
It’s a shame that I remembered it without difficulty.
I was at a loss for words and muttered while looking at the sky.
“Well, um. the weather is good.”
Rumble, boom!
Hakso, or rather, Haksu, glanced at the sky where thunder and lightning had suddenly started to appear as if something had happened, and answered in a shaky voice.
“I guess you like rough weather.”
“… … sure. “I’m so excited that I don’t like it.”
I’m really going to be amazed.
We have already come too far to turn back.
Just as I was staring at the dark sky with cloudy eyes, sensing that I was getting frustrated, Haksu burst into laughter.
“I understand. It happens often. “Because the frequency is not particularly noticeable.”
As expected, I swallowed back tears and bowed my head in response to the Kunlun sect’s generous distribution, worthy of a Taoist monk.
“… … sorry.”
“You don’t have to apologize. It’s only been half a day since I woke up, so isn’t that quite possible? Moreover, Jin Do-woo is in charge of a very heavy responsibility.”
Haksu laughed heartily as he said those words, but the fact that I had committed a great discourteous act remains the same.
This is especially true if the person standing in front of you now is Zhang Disciple, who might one day succeed Qing Hezi and become the leader of the Kunlun Sect.
“I often heard stories about what kind of person Do Doo was. As the third said, you are very cheerful.”
“If you say third.”
“What you guess is correct. Kunlun Cloud Dragon classmate, that child is my youngest priest. “In terms of age, he is closer to a disciple than a priest.”
Even at first glance, Haksu’s age seems to be well beyond the age of 10,000, and he is close to the age of 1,000, so it wouldn’t be strange if he took in a classmate who wasn’t even a bachelor as a disciple.
In reality, it is a capital punishment system that has the same teacher as Cheong Heo-ja.
“Anyway, I’ve wanted to meet you for a long time. It is very unfortunate that we had to meet each other in this situation… … “There is nothing more joyful than this because Do-woo came and traveled a thousand miles to save the text.”
I felt awkward at Haksu’s sudden death and scratched my head.
This isn’t the first time I’ve heard a thank you like this, but I didn’t necessarily want to act like a hero and pretend I was something.
‘What’s more, the full-scale battle hasn’t even started yet.’
Of course, the strength of our forces that will soon be gathered together is stronger than anything I have ever experienced.
Two people from the Three Stars have joined, and the Fire King Jeokcheongang, an expert who can compete with them, is also joining them.
In addition, if I and other transcendental masters and selected elites of the three thousand join the main camp, we may be able to gain a sufficient advantage even against the large army of Dark Heaven that invaded Cheonghae Fortress.
but… … .
‘No one can know how the situation will unfold in the future.’
Although it is impossible to find out the exact number, according to my guess, Amcheon’s current military strength is about 100,000.
Monsters that far exceed human physical capabilities, each and every one of them being no different from the undead.
That fact was already a serious variable, but there was a separate reality of fear that had been weighing heavily on my heart ever since.
‘Lord of heaven.’
An absolute being crouching beyond an abyss whose depth cannot be guessed, swallowing up the world, heaven and earth.
I couldn’t even imagine what would happen if he appeared before us in the near future.
‘There is a good chance that Heaven will participate in this battle. This is a fight that even Dark Heaven can never back down from.’
Four Demon Lords and Demon Lords, who were like beasts and tribes, had already fallen by my hands, and in the process, numerous troops were lost.
At a time like this, losing a large army of 100,000 men in Qinghai City would have been a huge loss for the Lord of Heaven.
However, despite this, there is one thing that bothers me.
‘Then why did you make such a ridiculous choice in Gansu?’
I quietly bit my lip and remembered it again.
The great sorcerer’s words to become even stronger than now.
Her incomprehensible actions of saving me, rather than killing me, when my life was in danger.
no.
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The intention of someone who gave such instructions to the great sorcerer.
‘The Lord of Heaven does not want the death of my Fierce Divine Dragon, Jin Tae-gyeong.’
The truth I realized on that snowy field covered in blood and corpses that day becomes a sharp awl and pierces my mind.
Leaving behind unresolved questions and unbelievable guesses.
‘perhaps. Maybe the real purpose of the universe is… … .’
It was at that time, amidst a sudden headache, that I was barely able to swallow the words that were trying to escape from my lips.
“… … dough. Jin Dou, are you okay?”
A line of voice that breaks your thoughts.
Before I knew it, Haksu was looking at me with worried eyes.
“Is there anything that makes you feel uncomfortable? My complexion now… … .”
Seeing Hak-soo blurting his words, I reflexively looked at the river.
Someone’s stiff face reflected on the clear water was soon scattered along the fast-moving bow.
Just like my heart right now.
“it’s okay. “Just for a moment because of motion sickness.”
An excuse too lame to have come from the mouth of a supremely skilled master.
Haksu, who was looking at me blankly, carefully parted his lips.
“Although I don’t have the talent to understand Do-do’s feelings, if you have any concerns, you can come visit Do-do at any time.”
He added with his signature boisterous laugh.
“Of course, I don’t mean this very seriously, so don’t mind. However, I can at least tell you some good news that will lighten Do-woo’s heart a little.”
“If it’s good news.”
“The situation in Cheonghae Castle should have been known to the Central Plains by now. Soon, the Sword Saint, or rather the Lord, will lead the chivalry governors of the world and join us.”
Unlike Haksu’s voice full of anticipation, I, who had been skeptical for a moment, felt my heart relax the moment I heard those words.
‘Is that really possible?’
Asaengyeonhusalta (我生然后杀他).
It is an old saying in Baduk that means live first, and then defeat the enemy.
And in that sense, the current world was like a bombshell that had not yet stabilized.
Furthermore.
‘As long as they have a mobile group, it is close to impossible for them to focus their entire efforts on one place in Cheonghae Castle.’
But I struggled to swallow the words that were on the tip of my tongue.
Because I couldn’t cruelly destroy the hopes held by the honest and good-looking Taoist in front of me.
At least at this moment when even I myself am engulfed in confusion.
“hmm.”
“Why are you doing that?”
Haksu asked with a puzzled expression at the ambiguous response, but I shook my head, suppressing a bitter smile.
He too will soon learn the cold reality.
Even if not right now.
“no. It was better news than I expected, so I stopped without realizing it. Rather, how long is it until we reach our destination?”
“I think we’ll arrive in about half a day.”
“It’s half a day, so it’s about two or three hours at most.”
A considerable amount of time was shortened by crossing Cheonghae Lake directly by ship.
As I shook my head, thinking about what was to come, I muttered to myself, recalling a fact I had momentarily forgotten.
“ah. right.”
“If you’re curious about something… … ?”
“no. “Now that I think about it, I think it’s time to take it out.”
“yes?”
Leaving behind Haksu, who was asking questions in confusion, I shouted to a house elf who was somewhere.
“f*ck your head!”
After a while, an unreasonable cry from a cheap house elf was heard.
“I’m going crazy, why again!”
“I just called. “Check location.”
The house elf, or rather Hyuk Mu-jin, who came running in haste, gave me a look of disgust at my nonchalant answer.
“No, what am I doing on the street?”
“Absolutely not. “What kind of sin did a good mutt commit in his past life to be compared to you?”
“… … “I’m really going to get so upset one day that I end up hitting him.”
“Yes, please do so.”
I chuckled at the grumbling look of the guy and asked as I walked forward.
“Anyway, what happened to what you asked me to do?”
“Otherwise, work was in full swing. “Your mouth was heavier than I thought?”
“so?”
“I attached chains and water bottles to my ankles to make it heavier. “It was so good I was dying.”
“Good job. “You have talent.”
“What. “Isn’t this all something you learned from the leader?”
As I was walking away while chatting with Hyuk Mu-jin, Hak-su, who had been following me, blinked.
“Excuse me, but what are you talking about?”
Seeing him looking at the empty deck in confusion, I shrugged my shoulders and opened my mouth.
“You’ll know when you see it.”
“So what on earth… … .”
“Mujin.”
“yep.”
Grumble.
Hyuk Moo-jin boldly stepped forward and pulled on the chain sticking out of the deck, and a man in black, his whole body turning pale, jumped out of the river water.
“Phew, I’ll say it! “I will tell you!”
“Risking your life?”
“Of course, cluck. “Of course!”
Having become one with the blue waters of Cheonghae Lake for a full day and night, it is no wonder that I have become a little obedient.
But I stared at the man in black, who was out of breath, with deep eyes.
“If there is even the slightest lie, your parents will live a long and healthy life.”
“… … .”
“He is a dutiful son. Isn’t that right, Mujin?”
“Yep!”
“Oh, no! That’s it… … !”
Drizzle, splash!
Hyuk Mu-jin answered excitedly and released the chain, and the blue river water swallowed up his desperate screams.
The long-standing tradition of Yangtze River dip was continued in Cheonghae Lake.