< Episode 43 Repayment (2) >
“But what exactly is the item that the ghost sword gave to you?”
When he gave it to me, he said there was no reason to fight Baek Sa-ha, the King of Island Poisons.
What on earth did you give me?
In response to Mo Kyung-un’s question, Baek Sa-ha took a deep breath and answered.
“Whew. “It is a defeat of the Hoeju.”
‘!?’
Hoeju’s loss?
Mok Kyung-un frowned at these words.
From Baek Sa-ha’s words, I thought that the ghost sword might have nothing to do with the Heaven and Earth Association, but if this happens, the story changes again.
“······If you gave Hoeju’s tile, is the ghost sword related to Hoeju?”
“Nobu doesn’t know exactly either.”
“What do you mean you don’t know exactly?”
“This means there is no way to know what connection he has with the owner of the company or what kind of instigation he received from the company owner.”
It was an ambiguous answer.
Mok Gyeong-un asked this.
“Then, did you deliver the card to the Lord of the Lord as the ghost sword requested?”
“okay. “I told you.”
“May I ask what the Lord said?”
“Nothing was said.”
“yes?”
You told me that, but there was no response?
While he was puzzled, Baek Sa-ha lightly placed his hand on Mo Gyeong-un’s shoulder and said,
“This is the only thing the Lord said.”
“What if this?”
“Nobu was ordered not to reveal to anyone everything he learned while competing with the ghost sword. Of course, it’s also about cards.”
“······.”
“Do you now understand why the old man told you not to let what you heard here leak out?”
All of this was by order of the Lord of the Association.
In the first place, the confrontation with the ghost sword was a shameful incident even for the island poison king Baek Sa-ha, so it seems that the two sides agreed and it was kept confidential until now.
‘Hoeju…’
Mo Kyung-un’s eyes became somewhat heavy.
I tried to find out the identity of the ghost sword through Baek Sa-ha, but I only found out that there was a close relationship between him and the head of the Heaven and Earth Association.
Cheongnyeong, who was listening to this story together, was inwardly relieved.
‘It’s a shame, but I guess I should say it’s a blessing for me.’
Even so, she was worried that Mok Kyung-un would leave this place if the connection between the ghost sword and the Heaven and Earth Association disappeared.
However, coincidentally, as it became associated with Hoeju, the reason to be here became even more apparent.
It could be said that this was a fortunate thing for Cheongryeong.
-In the end, I guess we can say that the goals of you and this group are consistent to some extent.
-······Yes.
Mo Kyung-un’s eyes turned cold.
Things got a little more complicated.
I was hoping for a more intuitive clue to the culprit, but all I found out was that a person named Hoeju might also be involved in this.
‘Is the clue a hoiju?’
It is related to the ghost sword that may have killed his grandfather.
Because it happened 17 years ago, we don’t know the direct connection, but what we know for sure is about the ghost sword.
That meant I needed a way to contact Hoeju.
However, the problem was that meeting Hoeju was difficult to compare to meeting King Baek Sa-ha.
He was the head of the Heaven and Earth Association and a member of the Six Heavens, known as the pinnacle of the current martial arts world.
‘······I need a way to contact you.’
I couldn’t think of a way right now.
There was at least a justification for the three senior cards for the white death, but Hoeju was different.
There was no reason to naturally come into close contact.
‘Hmm.’
Baek Sa-ha said while his mind was filled with all that.
“Why is there no answer?”
“yes?”
“Didn’t you say that since you are a member of the meeting, you are also not allowed to speak out?”
“Ahhh. “Of course it should be.”
Baek Sa-ha looked at Mo Kyung-un’s answer with suspicious eyes.
Because they had made a promise, they violated the orders of the head of society and informed him of this, but looking at Mok Gyeong-un’s reaction, it seemed that he had some connection with the ghost sword in some way.
In response, Baek Sa-ha spoke as if asking.
“I told you because it was a promise, but I think it would be better for your personal life if I didn’t delve any further into the ghost sword.”
“······.”
“Besides, he disappeared 17 years ago. “I don’t know if he’s a good lover or a bad one, but it’s better to forget about it now.”
Disappeared.
That was something I didn’t know.
The mark left on the scar of my deceased grandfather is related to the ghost sword.
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Anyway, Mok Gyeong-un folded his hands and politely responded to Baek Sa-ha’s advice.
“I’ll keep that in mind.”
“I hope you do that, even if it’s just empty words.”
“How can you give empty words to advice given by an elder?”
“Cluck. “You speak well.”
“Thanks to you, my curiosity has been satisfied and the old man has gotten what he wanted, so I will now return to cancer.”
It was Mok Gyeong-un who no longer had anything to see from Baek Sa-ha, the king of island poisons.
‘what?’
At his words, Baek Sa-ha’s eyes sparkled.
Although the owner of the company disobeyed one person’s order not to reveal the information and informed him, this was not something that could be called a reward in particular.
But you’re just going to go back from here?
“What a unique guy.”
“yes?”
“Did you come here just to satisfy your curiosity?”
“iced coffee. that···.”
“I didn’t come to ask the old man for lessons.”
“······.”
“Khahahahaha. Why are there all these guys? “You’re using the benefit of the senior trophy as an excuse to meet Nobu.”
Baek Sa-ha, the King of Island Poisons, grabbed the boat and burst into laughter.
Mok Gyeong-un, who brought the chief plaque of Sihyeolgok, had the benefit of being able to receive instruction from him.
But how cheeky is it that they say they will go without actually receiving the benefits?
Doesn’t that mean I had no intention of learning in the first place?
‘I got caught.’
Mok Gyeong-un scratched his head wondering what to do about this.
While doing so, Baek Sa-ha, who had been laughing for a while, stopped and said.
“It’s been a while since you made Nobu smile.”
“I’m sorry.”
“Do you have anything to apologize for? But. “Nobu, I can’t just let you go since you brought the three senior plaques of Sihyeolgok with you.”
“What do you mean I can’t just send it away?”
“Of course I will teach you martial arts.”
“Mugong?”
“Cluck. okay.”
“May I ask what you will teach me?”
Baek Sa-ha answered Mo Gyeong-un’s question by stroking his beard.
“I’ll teach you how to do it alone.”
“Poisonous attack?”
“Looking at you, it looks like you don’t know how to do solo attacks at all even though you are a poison reader. “Who taught you about poison?”
“······I just learned it from doctors and pharmacists looking over their shoulders.”
Baek Sa-ha, the King of Island Poisons, snorted at Mo Gyeong-un’s words.
What does this guy think of himself that makes him say such things?
Even if you practice your poison all your life, it is doubtful whether you will reach the level of a poison expert, but did you reach that level with shallow knowledge learned from doctors or pharmacists looking over your shoulder?
“joy! Learning over your shoulder? “Speak like a horse.”
“Even if you don’t believe it, it’s true.”
“Do you think the old man would eat you just because he knew the person who taught you poison?”
“Well, that’s not it.”
“But why aren’t you revealing it? “Is there any reason to hide it?”
‘Whoa.’
Mok Kyung-un was internally annoyed by his question.
It seemed like they would keep asking if I didn’t give them a proper answer.
Therefore,
“All right. There is no reason to hide this, so I will tell you. “The teacher who taught me about medicinal herbs and poisonous plants has already passed away.”
“what?”
“He passed away.”
“······Are you deceased?”
“yes.”
“Huh.”
Baek Sa-ha let out a small sigh.
He was truly curious about who made Mok Gyeong-un a poisoner.
But now, looking at Mok Kyung-un’s tone of voice and his eyes filled with a faint sense of loss, it seemed like it wasn’t a lie.
‘······I guess it’s true.’
“Hmm. I don’t know what kind of person he is, but if he is someone who is skilled in poison to the extent that he can turn you into a poisoner without even teaching him poison, he must not be an ordinary person. Even Sicheondangga and Guyangga draw….”
At that moment, someone’s nickname flashed through Baek Sa-ha’s mind.
‘Haeyoung Yakseon?’
Until now, in the entire central plains, only his Baek family, Sacheon Dang family, and Ouyang family were considered the best in poison attack.
However, he is the one who seriously injured Ghost Sword with poison 17 years ago.
That person was called Haeyeong Yakseon (解營藥仙).
If you are well-versed in a field and reach the highest level, you will naturally become knowledgeable in the opposite field as well.
Isn’t Baek Sa-ha himself also a master in pharmacy?
For Haeyoung Yakseon, poisoning might be something like that.
‘Hmm.’
Baek Sa-ha looked intently at Mo Kyung-un’s face.
Then he quickly shook his head.
‘okay. That can’t be possible.’
No matter how much I thought about it, there was too little connection between this guy and Haeyoung Yakseon.
So what exactly is that person?
But it didn’t seem like this stubborn guy would tell me right now.
‘I guess we’ll figure it out little by little.’
Baek Sa-ha said this while hiding his true feelings.
“Anyway, if you learn poison techniques from Nobu, you will be able to fully utilize the poison within you.”
“Totally poison…”
“okay. Would you like to learn it properly?”
In response to his question, Mok Gyeong-un bowed and said,
“How could you refuse to be considerate of an elder? “If you teach me, I will do my best to learn.”
There was no reason to refuse.
There was no harm in learning how to do it alone.
Then Baek Sa-ha suddenly asked Mo Gyeong-un something.
“But what was that you fed the old man earlier? “Isn’t it an elixir?”
“You mean heaven and earth.”
“iced coffee. “As expected, it was like that.”
Baek Sa-ha looked at Mo Gyeong-un and stuck out his tongue.
No matter how much it was done to save oneself, the elixir was like a treasure to the martial arts people.
But did he write it to himself, who might die, without any hesitation?
If he had really died, it might have been in vain.
It was really hard to know what type of person this guy was.
“I owe you a lot.”
“You don’t have to think of it as a debt.”
“no. “It’s a debt.”
“······Well, if you think that way, I can’t help it. If I do, will you repay me?”
“Pay it back.” “Nobu has the temperament to never let go of debt.”
“Is that so? “What are you going to repay me with?”
“Since it is an equivalent exchange, I will give you a special elixir made by my family.”
“Elixir?”
Repay elixir with elixir.
It made sense.
“If you give it to me, I will be grateful.”
“However, there is a condition.”
“······There are a lot of conditions.”
“It’s not a bad condition at all. “If you don’t tell anyone about this elixir, I’ll give you two.”
“Two?”
“okay. “Not bad, right?”
Mok Kyung-un did not hide his surprise at these words.
I only used one elixir, but if they offered me two in return for not revealing it, would there be any reason to refuse?
“There’s nothing wrong with me, but is it okay?”
“Cluck. “If it’s not okay, you won’t accept it?”
“Of course not.”
“Of course it is. The elixir I will give you is the Deungryongdan (登龍丹) made by Baekyu, Nobu’s father and the founder of the main family. “In some ways, it is even better than Heaven and Earth.”
“Much better?”
“okay. If we assume that the Cheonjidan can gain durability of ten to up to fifteen years, then the main family’s Deungryongdan can gain durability of up to twenty years if it is efficient.”
‘!?’
At his words, Mok Gyeong-un’s eyes sparkled with interest.
If what Baek Sa-ha said, it was a much better elixir than the Heaven and Earth Dan.
“······I definitely understand why you shouldn’t reveal it.”
“okay. However, it is not necessarily a good thing.”
“Why?”
“In the case of Deungnyongdan, the tolerance is much stronger than that of Cheonjidan, so after taking one pill, the effect decreases significantly from the second pill.”
“ah······.”
“Kkeulkeul, don’t be sad. Still, if the old man helps with Chugunggwahyeol (推宮過穴), he will be able to gain close to ten years of inner strength with just the second round of medicine.”
‘Ten years.’
According to what he said, even if the expert helped the absorption of the herbal medicine, the effect seemed to be reduced by almost half.
In that case, I understood why it was not necessarily a good thing, since it would be less effective if I absorbed the herbal medicine alone.
but,
‘It won’t be of any use to me.’
For Mo Gyeong-un, who uses death energy, the elixir had no meaning or effect.
Just in case something like this happens, it will be as useful as this one.
* * *
‘Damn it.’
Hoeju’s second disciple, Jang Neungak, who had managed to relieve the poison, could not hide his anger.
What kind of obscenity is this?
I didn’t know that I wouldn’t be able to withstand the venom of the poisonous king even for a moment and would fall to my knees.
Fortunately, in addition to himself, his third disciple, Wi So-yeon, also seemed to be suffering from poisonous energy.
However, what is annoying is that it seems that the poison has been relieved before him.
In terms of endurance, he was far ahead of me.
‘Damn you bitch.’
How is it that the gap is getting wider and wider?
I was even concerned that this might be reaching a level where it would be really difficult to deal with.
I might have to use my hands before doing that.
But something else took priority.
“Is the King of Summons still inside?”
Jang Nung-Ak asked Baek Shao-gang, Baek Sa-he’s second son.
Baek Sogang nodded and answered.
“That’s right.”
“······I need to talk to him again.”
“For now you will have to wait.”
“wait? “What do you mean?”
“Father is currently having a conversation with a disciple of Amjongju.”
“what?”
Jang Neungak frowned and looked at the entrance made of stone walls.
Doesn’t this mean that Mok Gyeong-un endured the tremendous poison and went inside?
What on earth?
No matter how well-versed he is in poison, how can he withstand the poison spewed out by a poison master of the level of the King of Poisons?
This wasn’t the only thing that made me wonder.
‘Thorough cultivation.’
Wei So-yeon, who had relieved the poison before him, also couldn’t help but be surprised when he heard that Mok Gyeong-un was in the training room.
Their defense and martial arts levels are several levels lower than theirs, so is this possible?
It was at that time.
-Kurrrrr!
At that time, the tightly closed stone door opened and someone appeared.
Wei So-yeon, who spotted someone coming out of the entrance, was momentarily embarrassed and turned her head to the side.
‘Huh, why?’
It was because Baek Sa-ha, the king of island poisons, had almost all of his clothes melted off and was almost naked.
“father!”
Seeing Baek Sa-ha like this, Baek So-gang’s second son, his eyes widened, approached him and asked in a trembling voice.
“Are your legs okay?”
“Kkeulkeul, can’t you tell when you look at it?”
Baek So-gang couldn’t help but be moved by the sight of his father, Baek Sa-ha, standing on his own two legs.
As a side effect of not being able to reach the 8th level of the Pama Sutra, the lower part of my body became paralyzed and I was unable to walk.
Then, I suddenly noticed a change in my father’s appearance.
“Huh? “Ah, father… did you really undergo a complete transformation?”
“A complete transformation!?”
At those words, Jang Neung-ak also looked at Baek Sa-ha with wide eyes.
His face, which seemed to have been rejuvenated for nearly thirty years, was completely different from before.
It seemed like he had truly undergone a complete transformation, including his melted clothes.
That means,
‘You mean you got over the wall?’
It meant that a new master of Hwagyeong was born in Cheonjihoe.
At that time, Wei Shao-yeon, who was looking at Baek Sa-he from the corner of her eye due to her naked body, hurriedly put her hands together and said.
“Congratulations on achieving great success!”
“Great, I congratulate you on becoming a great duke. “Elderly.”
Jang Neung-ak, who was speechless in shock, also congratulated Baek Sa-ha, the King of Seomdok.
My mind became very complicated.
In this case, it was even more impossible to lose support for Baek Sa-ha, the king of island poisons.
He was already an expert at poisoning, but it wasn’t enough and he had reached the level of a martial arts master, so he had to be brought to his side in some way.
That said,
“Cluck, click, I just achieved something I hoped for, but I’m so thankful that they congratulated me like this.”
“How can that be the desired achievement? “Father, I sincerely congratulate you on becoming a grand duke!”
“Thank you. “But if you dress like this, you really don’t have respect.”
“oh!”
Hearing Baek Sa-ha’s words, Baek So-gang, the second son, hurriedly took off his coat and handed it over to his father.
Baek Sa-ha took the outer robe and quickly tied the sleeves around her waist to cover her important parts.
Jang Neung-ak, who was looking at him like that, said that it was good.
“Elder. How can we just ignore a day like this? Instead of doing this, we should go out and congratulate the Archduke…”
“It’s okay.”
“yes? “Yes.”
“I appreciate you congratulating Nobu on his accomplishments, but didn’t we finish our business with you earlier today?”
“What do you mean by that?”
“Didn’t you make a promise earlier? “I said I would support Nobu if he could help him stand up.”
“······.”
Baek Sa-ha’s words left Hui-ju’s second disciple, Jang Neung-ak, speechless.
He was determined not to miss this opportunity because he would feel good about achieving the grand feat.
But I didn’t know that I would draw a line based on what I did before.
“That old man…”
“It’s a fortune. “The old man doesn’t say two things with the same mouth.”
‘Damn it. This stubborn old man…’
Jang Neungak was angry, but he could not show it.
This was because Baek Sa-ha’s energy, which was originally strong, was heightened to a level that could not be compared to before.
Now it was difficult to even guess how big the gap was.
‘······What should I do with this?’
Jang Neung-ak was not the only one who was embarrassed by Baek Sa-ha’s resolute attitude in drawing a line.
The third disciple, Wi So-yeon, was also troubled.
If you miss today, your chance to persuade him will be slim.
-Tap!
As he was doing so, Baek Sa-ha, the king of island poisons, patted his second son, Baek So-gang, on the shoulder and said with a nod to Mo Gyeong-un, who was standing behind him.
“As of today, this child is Nobu’s official disciple and a new member of the main family. “Treat me like your own brother.”
‘!?’
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