Episode 221: Who wants to tell us who they are?
That evening.
I practiced martial arts in the mountains away from my residence. Even after leaving the school, I devoted myself to training whenever I had free time.
Looking at me like that, the Poison King at first looked at me with a suspicious look, wondering if I was just practicing for show, but soon he shook his head and said that I was poisonous, seeing that I didn’t waste any time between the lessons. How could my practice be an ordinary practice?
When people change, martial arts also change.
This is one of the extremes of martial arts that I think of, but there is one condition. Even while trying to change a person, one must practice martial arts until death. If the mind is ahead and cultivation does not follow, even if the person changes, martial arts will not change.
First, he trained in the Wall Power Shura Kwon, then he practiced the Wind God Sabo, and he also did not miss the Flying Heaven Sword Technique.
In the end, I practiced by mixing these three martial arts. When I meet a truly strong opponent, how I effectively use these three martial arts will be the key to victory or defeat.
As my internal energy increased to Mandokjigeukshindan, its quality also changed. It felt like my internal energy had become deeper and more pure. As a result, even if I used the same amount of internal energy to unleash my supernatural power, it became more powerful.
Finally, I finished my training by standing on a high rock and watching the setting sun.
* * *
The sword dance that had just finished its training stopped by the market.
The place he entered was the house of an old woman who was said to be the most skilled in the town.
“Are you done?”
“It’s all done here. What do you think?”
Geommugeuk smiled after confirming what the old woman had handed him.
“It’s very good.”
After paying the promised price, the sword dance came out of there.
When he returned to his residence, he headed to the King’s chambers.
The Poison King was wandering around his room alone, lost in thought. Then, as if something had occurred to him, he ran to his desk and picked up a brush.
I was writing down what came to mind, but then I got stuck again and got up and walked around the room. Then I fell into deep thought alone again. Then all of a sudden, I ran over and wrote something.
“Are you still asleep?”
As the sword dance began, he closed the book he was writing.
“It’s so late at night, what are you doing?”
“I came because I have something to tell you.”
The sword dance was handed to him by the author.
It was a pair of gloves.
“What is this?”
At first glance, it was a pair of gloves that gave off an ominous vibe.
“These gloves are made from poison-free silkworm silk.”
The Poison King was surprised.
“A poisonous dragon?”
The poisonous cloak was a cloth that was incomparably more effective than the common green leather gloves that blocked poison. If the ultimate cloak was resistant to external impact, this poisonous cloak was a piece that was resistant to poison.
“Where did you get this precious thing?”
“I found it in the secret storage of the author. I had the most skilled old woman in the author make it into gloves. Try it on. It was made to the same size as the gloves you wore in Cheon Dok Rim, so it should fit well.”
The green cloth that wrapped the fake Geukpum Yamyeongju was actually a poisonous cheonjamsa. It was wrapped in a poisonous cheonjamsa to protect the energy of the Mandokji Geuksindan inside the Yamyeongju. The deceased who hid the Mandokji Geuksindan in the Yamyeongju must have been someone who made a family out of poison.
“Why are you giving me this precious thing?”
“Because it’s precious. It’s even more strange that the Poison King doesn’t have one of these until now.”
“Have you ever seen a famous calligrapher hide his brush?”
“Because a brush doesn’t kill people. From now on, when you handle strong poison, be sure to use this.”
And he gave him the remaining thousand.
“I thought the remaining ones might be used by the King separately, so I brought them separately.”
After handing him the remaining Poisonous Heavenly Robe, Geommugeuk turned around.
“Then go to sleep. We’ll leave early tomorrow.”
The swordsman said goodbye and left the room.
It happened so suddenly that the Poison King couldn’t even say thank you properly.
He stared blankly at the gloves and cloth. Then something caught his eye. There was writing embroidered on the gloves.
On the back of one glove.
Heaven and earth.
On the other glove.
I am the only one who is worthy of respect.
It was the original character ‘alone’ (獨) that was changed to ‘poison’ (毒).
A look of emotion crossed the Poison King’s face.
It was his dream to become the only one. And he never revealed that dream to anyone else. He never even told his superior, who was his greatest supporter.
Finally, the Poison King shook his head and said.
“So that’s why everyone knew about it and still suffered. It really is a poison with no cure.”
But he could never hide the pleasant thrill that crossed his eyes.
* * *
The snake tattoo on the man’s chest extended down to his neck, with a long tail wrapping around his neck.
A man with a snake wrapped around his neck.
He was Ae-cha, one of the four members of Yul-han. There was a reason why he chose a snake among many animals. He had snake eyes. If you just looked at his eyes, you could say he was a snake. Moreover, his cold and ferocious prayer made him feel like a snake even more.
Ae-cha said while reading the book.
“They say Jisaeng died.”
The person who was surprised in front was Jin Dok-geosa.
“How?”
Jin Dok Geosa was wearing neat clothes like a scholar, but his skin was dark and wrinkled, so he didn’t have the scholarly look he wanted. His voice was also a cracking voice that was unpleasant to listen to.
“As you know, that guy has been pushing the fake for a long time. But the fake guy killed Ji-saeng and ran away with the property.”
He was conveying the news calmly, but without any condolences. He was conveying only facts, not emotions.
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“That person is so cautious that he wouldn’t die easily.”
Ji-saeng’s death was truly unexpected. He was a person who would not die easily even if everyone else died.
However, the results of the investigation by Maeng clearly showed that it was the work of a fake. Since the dead person was a living being, they must have investigated thoroughly.
Jin Dok-geosa, who had been listening quietly, said something unexpected.
“Maybe it’s only natural.”
He said what Aecha wanted to say.
“That man pretended to be a coachman and acted like he was some great mystic, but to me he was just a coward. A coward’s words never sound good.”
Indeed, a strange smile appeared on Aecha’s lips.
“Now that he’s dead, the evaluations that were delayed are coming out.”
It was a mockery filled with reproach, asking why he was saying such things now.
At that moment, Jin Dok-geosa became very annoyed.
‘If you say what you want to say, I won’t clap my hands in return, but I won’t spit.’
It’s always like this. Aecha always says something annoying like that in situations like this.
Jin Dok-geosa considered it a twisted desire for domination.
A person who tries to gain the upper hand in a relationship by tying up the other person with negative words. He is a person who handles his subordinates in this way.
Jin Dok-geosa said with a smile, hiding his discomfort.
“So isn’t it true that only the dead are pitiful?”
Aecha has such a cruel personality that I’ve seen it die many times once you get out of favor with him. But I never thought of being discouraged by that.
Hwaruk. The letter that Aecha was holding was burned by the light of a lantern. There was not a single word of condolences until the very end.
When the letter turned to ashes and disappeared, Ae-cha suddenly asked.
“Have you noticed the side effects yet?”
At that moment, Jin Dok-geosa’s eyes twitched. It’s not easy to constantly make someone feel bad like this. This guy must be someone who thinks he has three lives.
“I’m trying.”
“We have to catch them quickly. There was an incident on the Demonic Cult side recently. If the families of key figures in the Demonic Cult or the Murim Alliance are affected, it will be a headache.”
In fact, what Ae-cha was afraid of was not the Demonic Cult or the Murim Alliance. It was Yal-han’s reprimand that resulted from their aftermath. The only person he was afraid of in the world was Yal-han.
“I will resolve this as quickly as possible.”
“How long can you do this?”
“Just give me six months.”
“I’ll give you a month.”
The monk Jin Dok’s expression hardened.
I expected the period to be shortened like this, so I called for six months. Then I thought you would tell me to finish it within three months, but you said one month. This was an act of blatant self-disregard.
There was a tense atmosphere between the two.
Jin Dok-geosa felt the urge to pour poison on that face. What kind of courage did Ae-cha have? She was not afraid of her own poison. Of course, it was because of this kind of person that Yal-han had put her there to control her.
“I will resolve this as quickly as possible.”
“Let’s do that.”
For now, Jin Dok-geosa has stepped back. But he must know that he is stepping back not because he is afraid, but because he is cruel.
“Then I will take my leave now.”
“I only trust the giant.”
Jin Dok-geosa glared at him with snake eyes as he went out.
‘Don’t be so proud of yourself for nothing.’
If I couldn’t deal with the side effects of Gwangbok, I would have to give up Gwangbok. However, since most of my income was coming from Gwangbok, I absolutely could not give it up.
‘Old man, shouldn’t you first admit that you were wrong?’
Jin Dok-geosa has never once admitted that he made a mistake.
The car had its own pile of things to keep it going.
Jin Dok-geosa, who came out, asked his subordinate who was waiting.
“How many are left to be used in the experiment?”
“Seven left.”
“Who’s the next test subject?”
“It’s coming.”
The Apostolic Alliance sent unmanned personnel to be used for experiments on the True Doctrine. They were all people who had been locked up in the Apostolic Alliance’s brain prison. They were people who had crossed the line, so much so that even the Apostolic Alliance had locked them up in the brain prison. They were truly the world’s worst people.
“When are you scheduled to arrive?”
“It will take about twenty days.”
“It’s too late! You go and bring him back as fast as you can. No matter what, you have to come back within ten days!”
“All right.”
The luggage ran outside.
The subordinate who received the order faithfully carried out his assigned mission, except for one thing: he missed the fact that he was being watched by someone.
* * *
Ten days after that.
“Eww!”
A man was running wild, bleeding from his eyes and nose.
Jin Dok-geosa, who was watching the scene, sighed again.
Of the seven remaining test subjects, the last one failed. No matter how many different combinations of herbs were used, the side effects could not be prevented.
The problem was introspection.
At first, one pill was enough to get the effect, but as I took more and more, I developed a tolerance and had to take more. As the amount increased, side effects also began to appear. Now, this happens to one out of hundreds of people who overdosed, but as more and more people develop a tolerance, it could become one out of dozens. Then, the martial arts world would become a battlefield.
Then the subordinate came and reported.
“New subjects for the experiment have arrived.”
“How many people?”
“There are twenty people.”
Jin Dok-geosa came out with his subordinates.
There were two large carriages parked in the yard, and prisoners were getting off the carriages. The carriages had no windows. They were just like luggage. They were even wearing black bags on their heads. They were under internal suppression, so the frustration must have been indescribable.
The soldiers went and took off the bags from their heads. The prisoners looked around. The soldiers surrounding them were unusually aggressive, but no one was afraid.
And as always, there were about twenty people who were so desperate that, of course, some of them were fearless and jumped out.
“You little bastards! I am the blood snake Yang Hong!”
He was once a villain who was notorious in the Sapa Murim.
“No matter how morality has fallen in the martial world, is it okay to treat your senior like this?”
They were furious that they had been brought in like luggage. Moreover, they had traveled a distance that would normally take twenty days in ten days, so their suffering was indescribable.
Since there was a shortage of people to conduct experiments, complaints of this level could be overlooked.
But he was unlucky. He even had several bad lucks.
First of all, Jin Dok-geosa was in a bad mood because he had failed another experiment, and Ae-cha happened to be watching this from the other side.
And the last bit of bad luck was that his nickname had a snake in it.
Jin Dok Geosa walked towards him.
“Senior, you are that famous bloodsucker.”
“Yes, it’s me. Who are you?”
“This is the kind of person I am.”
Jin Dok-geosa waved his hand.
At that time, everyone was looking at what I was doing.
“Eww!”
Suddenly the bloodsucker screamed.
He rolled on the floor, unable to bear the pain. It was not a pain that a human could endure.
Most of the people present were people who had committed all sorts of evil deeds, but this was the first time I had seen someone suffer so much. I couldn’t even imagine what was going on inside his body.
“Kill me… … please!”
The words “Please kill me” came out of the bloodthirsty man’s mouth.
Jindok Geosa looked down at him coldly.
The bloodsucker pleaded.
“… … Please kill me!”
Jin Dok-geosa waved his hand again.
Then, the bloody body began to melt away. With a light gesture, the person turned into blood and disappeared. This was the skill of the best poison master of the Safa.
No one there dared even breathe deeply.
Jin Dok-geosa looked at the car from afar and bowed his head slightly to greet her. His attitude was polite, but his intention was clear. If you mess with me, this is what will happen to you too.
Then, Aecha snorted as if nothing had happened and turned back to his own quarters.
Watching her back, Jin Dok-geosa said with a satisfied smile.
“Is there anyone else who would like to tell me who they are?”
No one dared come forward.
But Jin Dok-geosa never knew that at this very moment, there was one person who wanted to reveal who he was.
The unmanned forces took the prisoners into the building.
Among those who were dragged away in fear were Geommugeuk and Dokwang.
