The human body contains more information than you can imagine.
And transcendental experts who have reached the limit of their five senses can read and interpret the meaning contained in the other person’s subtle changes in facial expression and movement.
Like this very moment.
– So, you’re not going to talk until the end?
A soft sound and eyes so deep that you can’t guess the end.
That alone was enough.
I couldn’t completely hide my momentary agitation, and those wavering eyes were no different from a confession.
– At the last moment, what kind of bullshit did that bloody guy say?
Jeokcheongang’s profound eyes that seemed to see through everything, along with the sound of chewing and spitting out, suddenly made me realize.
Even if he wasn’t one of the best masters in the world, and even if I hadn’t shown any signs of agitation, nothing would have changed.
Just as the branches of a tree growing from the same root are connected to each other even though they extend in different directions, the old teacher must have already been able to see clearly into the heart of his disciple.
Therefore, there was only one answer I could give.
– Perhaps because of your rejuvenation, your ears have become brighter.
It would be a lie if I said I couldn’t have predicted this situation at all.
Jeokcheongang has a record of overhearing the message of the Noho swordsman who invaded Taewonjinga and intimidated me in the past, and struck him down with a sword.
However, Hyeolju is a person with such strong martial arts that it is embarrassing to compare him to the old swordsman.
I thought it would be impossible for Jeok Cheon-gang to read the message of a man who had gone further than when he was a Shaolin monk, and I was internally relieved to see him not showing much since returning to the castle.
Of course, now that I think about it again, in the end, it was only a half-answer if I did well.
“Answer me. hurry.”
A voice suddenly escaped Jeokcheongang’s lips.
As a result, I felt dozens of pairs of eyes focused on me at once, and I took a deep breath.
And finally he revealed the truth he wanted.
“It’s exactly what you expected. “Hyeolju, that guy suggested it to me.”
“What do you mean?”
“From now on, I will give you the end of the day, so I tell you to escape from the castle alone, sever your limbs and veins, and surrender.”
“… … !”
“… … !”
For an instant, an invisible wave pierced the surrounding air.
Amidst the silence flowing from the people who had finally realized the situation, Jeokcheongang opened his mouth with an expression as stiff as a plaster statue.
“So, you promised the safety of others in exchange for your life?”
also.
I smiled bitterly and nodded.
“yes.”
“why… … “You didn’t say that from the beginning, right?”
“Because I was worried. And if this situation hadn’t come, I would have continued to worry.”
“worry? “You mean such nonsense?”
“The blood lord, and no one else, swore in the name of the universe. If it comes true as promised, it’s a business worth enough to pay for one person’s life. Isn’t it?”
Salseong, who returned exactly what he had said a moment ago, frowned when he met my gaze.
“Yeah, maybe. But now you are missing the most important thing.”
“What is that?”
“trust. “It is the trustworthiness of the person exchanging business with.”
Salseong answered without hesitation and continued.
“They will never keep their promises. “If just a moment ago I was betting on my own abilities, then you are trying to make a deal with someone you can’t trust in the first place.”
I quietly bit my lip.
Honestly, I don’t know.
No, somewhere in my heart I may have already known.
That everything Jeokcheongang and Salseong say is true.
The intense killing spirit and determination to kill the blood lord that he expressed to me before making his final offer were definitely not lies.
However, the reason why I had no choice but to worry about this ridiculous deal was also clear.
“The goal of the universe right now is only me.”
Looking back, I realize that God has always wanted me.
And that too from a very long time ago.
If it weren’t for that, he wouldn’t have let me, who is growing stronger day by day to the point where even the word “peculiar opponent” is meaningless, become the biggest obstacle that constantly blocks his path to becoming the ruler of the world.
The exact reason why God wants me?
I do not know.
However, I seemed to vaguely understand one fact.
“To him, the person I am now is more important than anything else. perhaps… … .”
I suddenly hesitated.
At the same time, I felt the hair on my whole body stand up, and I let out the breath I had been holding.
“More than this world.”
“… … !”
“… … !”
The truth, revealed so clearly that it could no longer be hidden, was so cold and dark that it gave me goosebumps.
Like the surrounding air that froze for an instant.
And just like another reason why I couldn’t help but be engulfed in worry.
Soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow
Leaving behind the loud rain pounding everywhere in silence, I turned my head towards somewhere far to the east.
I thought that the sound of rain penetrating my ears at this very moment resembled the sound of the water splitting along the bow of the ship.
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‘They are coming.’
It’s not visible.
But I feel it.
The final wave that will completely break the scales of this battlefield, which are already clearly tilted, and sweep away every last person in Seonyeong.
* * *
That is often the case.
A time when even birds, bugs, and fish fall asleep and only the moon floats brightly.
The fishermen of the Yangtze River loved such days.
Even if you didn’t net fish or weren’t a fisherman, everyone would go to the river that day, wrap their arms around their necks, launch a boat, and drink a glass full of cheap liquor.
Grateful for this vast river that had gifted them so many things, they sang songs and enjoyed their time alone while paddling with the moon reflected on the water.
For sure.
There was a time like that.
Sigh!
In the deep night, the pitch-black river waters part.
Before the moon, which appeared between dark clouds, could reflect its face on the water, hundreds of prows were moving over it.
Fierce yet endless.
The scene was like a city moving, almost like an unstoppable wave.
Now, even the Son of Heaven, the father and ruler of all things in the world, cannot stop this huge wave that dreams of a reverse heaven against the laws of heaven.
And the countless flags fluttering along the fully swollen sails have long since become objects of fear just by their very existence.
“What do you need?”
The old man, who was leaning on the bow of the boat and looking up in silence at the five characters that adorned the flag in majestic handwriting, the Yangtze River Waterway Alliance, slowly turned around and added,
“And that too, alone, without any message.”
Hearing the soft voice of the old man, the King of the Sea, Paryun, the subordinate who had brought an uninvited guest bowed his head with a stern expression.
“I’m sorry. leader. That is… … .”
“It is done.”
Paryun, who silenced his subordinate with a single cut, spoke to the uninvited guest standing in the shadow cast by the mast.
“I told you that anyone who neglects their duties until they reach their destination will be severely punished. Have you already forgotten?”
The uninvited guest shook his head.
“no.”
“Then, did you think that your disciple would be an exception?”
“Not that either.”
“if?”
Jerk.
With heavy steps, Seonhwaa Musong, who appeared from the shadows, answered.
“I came to see the moon with you, Master.”
It’s moon viewing.
Pa-Ryun looked at the sky full of dark clouds without realizing it and responded in a blunt voice.
“According to the rules of this order, I will administer thirty lashes on deck as soon as daybreak.”
Musong paused for a moment and immediately asked a question.
“Aren’t you in your twenties?”
“You disobeyed orders and even talked nonsense, so I guess you were prepared for that. “30s.”
“that.”
“forty.”
At a time when Mu-song, who was speechless, was silent, Pa-ryun added to his subordinate who was still present.
“You too were negligent in your duty. “It’s ten lashes.”
“Hawk, leader.”
“Go away now. “I will leave this matter to the public.”
That of the Yangtze River League is not a typical flogging.
A paddle made of hard birch wood is soaked in water, and the master in charge of the precepts executes it.
Even though I don’t use my strength, even if I get hit ten times, my buttocks will get sore and my bones will break in several places, so I’ll have to lie in bed for a couple of months.
However, there is no exception to the strictness of the Sea King Paryun, even if he is his disciple or a subordinate who has followed him for over 30 years.
In the end, when the subordinate’s presence completely disappeared without saying anything, Paryun, who was looking at the parting river, suddenly opened his mouth.
“Anyway, I guess I’ll have to do it in my fifties.”
“yes?”
“It’s clear whose fault it is, so you, who are even ten years younger and more energetic, should take the blame instead.”
Musong, who was looking blankly at his teacher, soon smiled bitterly and nodded.
“I will. “At that rate, I wouldn’t be able to move for three months, so this might be better.”
“There is a bone in the horse.”
“Then you heard correctly.”
Musong took a deep breath and suddenly fell to his knees.
thud.
“Please, please reconsider your decision just once.”
And before the sound subsided, he hit his head on the floor and added:
“No matter how much I think about it, this is… … “It’s not right.”
However, despite the student’s sudden fighting spirit, the teacher’s eyes were still focused on the Yangtze River.
“It’s not right, la.”
“I know it sounds absurd. “I, too, have lived in numbers since I was a nosy dog.”
Looting was his job.
Ever since he took charge of Suryongchae at the age of Lee Rip, as the owner of a large family, he has taken what belonged to others and enjoyed it with his subordinates.
however… … I have never wished for something like this.
“The Yangtze River is dripping with blood. This will continue to be the case in the future. “That wide, blue river that I, and all of us, love.”
At some point, hearing Mu-song’s trembling voice, Pa-ryun suddenly opened his mouth.
“Is that why? “During the last battle, the reason why you went ahead of anyone else and captured so many government soldiers.”
“know… … “Were you there?”
“Do you think there’s something that the old man doesn’t know about what’s happening on the Yangtze River?”
“… … !”
“It’s not just you. Thirdly, quite a few high-ranking figures also pulled similar tricks. “No, should I call it resistance?”
“Master, this is by no means a protest. We just… … !”
“How dare you raise your voice from whose safety?”
Pa-ryun turned his head and looked down at Mu-song with calm eyes.
“The old man ordered to be killed, and you should have been killed. “Those officials were okay.”
“no. “There was no need to kill them.”
If he had been stronger, he might not have accepted the situation.
Because even as Fusong, he had to protect himself and his subordinates.
But the government troops he faced that day were very weak. So much so that I’m scared of seeing blood.
“Well, that wasn’t a battle. “It was a massacre.”
“okay. “Nobu wanted that.”
“… … !”
“But in the end, it was only your brother-in-law and the elders who carried out orders without a single error.”
Wow.
Fu Song trembled without realizing it.
It has to stop.
Considering the teacher’s anger, it was right to stop.
Even right now.
However, despite the overwhelming energy waves pouring over his head, Musong gritted his teeth and endured.
At this moment, I think of someone passing before my eyes.
He was as strong as a dog in martial arts and had a really bad personality, so he had to go through all sorts of hardships, but he made us realize that even an enemy like him could follow the faith.
Jin Tae-kyung.
“Oh, you still don’t know?”
Amidst the powerful energy waves that weighed down his entire body, Musong continued speaking with difficulty, panting.
“The Grand Master, and those damn elders. “I am not following the Master.”
“what?”
“Their loyalties are different. Maybe it’s been a long time already… … .”
thud.
That was it.
The reason he was able to handle the momentum of Falun, one of the Ten Kings.
And the teacher, who was unable to continue speaking and looked down at the unconscious student with deep eyes, soon turned his head towards the river again and thought.
To be exact, a tributary of the Yellow River that has already begun to take on a yellowish color.
“okay. It would be better to stay as is. Even if you step forward now, nothing will change, you will only run towards the end.”
At that time, the moonlight peeked out from between the dark clouds again and poured onto the ground.
At the same time, countless people began to flock to the grassy forest located not far from the riverside.
Thousands, no, tens of thousands of shadows.
“Looking again, it’s a really nice day to watch the moon.”
With voices filled with laughter as faint as moonlight, hundreds of ships bearing the flag of the Yangtze River Alliance began preparing to welcome new allies.