Episode 66: Take it all or lose it all.
The expression on the face of the leader of the Pungcheon Church was filled with regret.
Given the circumstances, it was clear that the Chained Man had sent a message telling me to just give him the water I had chosen.
‘At such a crucial moment, that man interfered with the decision of the leader of the Pungcheon sect?’
Something truly unimaginable happened.
“Do you know what you chose?”
“I don’t know for sure, but I’m really drawn to it.”
What I chose was a small, egg-shaped sphere made of iron.
Of course I know exactly what this is. It’s not a weapon, nor a gem. It’s what’s inside this egg-like thing that’s important.
The leader of the Fengchun sect lifted the sphere and touched the bottom. Then, with a click, the egg opened.
In an instant, a strong and heavy medicinal scent wafted out. Inside was a red incense stick.
Blood God elixir.
It was known as the best elixir in Saeoe, not to mention Pungcheongyo.
“They’re called the Blood Gods. Have you ever heard of them?”
“Yes, I know it is a truly precious elixir.”
“It’s not enough to say you are precious.”
“Why didn’t you take something so precious?”
“It’s something I’m saving for the future.”
“I guess that future was me.”
I never thought I would choose this among so many new things.
The Fengchun sect leader looked at the chained man again. At that moment, I saw the shoulders of the chained man, who had his head bowed, tremble slightly. Since his eyesight had improved with the Shinan technique, I could see it with my own eyes.
‘It’s certain that a telegram is being sent.’
In other words, it was certain that the leader of the Fengchun sect was following that man’s instructions. No, at least he was discussing it.
‘What kind of person is he?’
I became curious about the man, but I pretended not to know. After all, the Blood God Sect was important.
To give them time, I turned around and pretended not to notice and looked at other new things. I saw things I wanted to have after the Blood God Sect. Whether I could have them or not depended on the choices and actions of the leader of the Fengchun Sect.
After a while, the leader of the Fengchun sect, who had finished discussing the matter and looked ten years older, made a difficult decision.
“Good. I will give you the Blood Goddess.”
“thank you.”
The leader of the Fengchun sect asked me, still holding the Blood God Sect in his hand.
“I can’t give it to you first this time. Tell me how to remain in the new religion.”
It seemed that he couldn’t readily give it to the Blood God Sect.
“This is the way.”
I put the blood tablet he was holding into my mouth without even giving the leader of the Fengchun sect a chance to stop me. The leader of the Fengchun sect, who had no idea that I would eat it, opened his eyes wide.
“Hey! What are you doing?”
Although I yelled belatedly, I immediately sat down cross-legged.
“Please stand guard while the medicine dissolves.”
Then, with his eyes closed, he began to dissolve the efficacy of the Blood God Sect. That was why he could not see the bewildered expression on the face of the Fengchun Sect leader.
* * *
The morning ritual of the sword dance had been going on for an hour.
The leader of the Pungcheon cult and the man in chains were conversing through the telephone.
The man in shackles calmed down the leader of the Pungcheon cult who was jumping up and down threatening to kill him right away. It was also the man in shackles who told them not to disturb the spirit and that all conversations must be done over the phone.
-Ha ha ha ha ha.
-f*ck! Damn!
The chained man continued to laugh loudly. On the other hand, the leader of the Fengchun cult continued to vent his anger.
-f*ck! Should I just kill this kid right now?
-Kill him. Kill him and start a war with the Heavenly Demon Sect. I want to see you get torn to pieces by the Heavenly Demon.
-Damn it! Damn it! What the hell is this?
I never imagined that someone would actually eat it right in front of me.
―The method he is suggesting must be ridiculous. That must be why he took it first, right?
– I told you to kill him! Kill him! Crush his head in one fell swoop.
The leader of the Fengchun sect approached Geommu-geuk and raised his hand. However, he could not bring himself to strike him on the head.
-Oh my god, damn it!
After lowering his hand, the leader of the Fengtian sect came and sat down next to the Yin-Rao sect. The man in chains enjoyed the sight as if he was having fun.
-f*ck!
– I don’t think the leader will die.
-Why? Because you’re a coward? Is that why!
-No, Lee Gong-ja is much more intelligent than I thought.
-What are you looking at?
―He is confident that the leader will not kill him. He has already figured out the leader. A person like this will give a proper answer.
-Do you have any guesses?
―I didn’t know at first, but seeing you eat the Blood God Sect, I think I know what method you’re going to suggest.
-What?
-Listen to it yourself later when you finish your breakfast.
-let me know!
– The leader must not show any expression on his face.
-I never lost money gambling when I was young!
―Because there is no gambler who can show off his skills in front of the successor of the Pungcheon Church.
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The leader of the Pungcheon Church felt somewhat relieved.
The man in chains called out to the leader of the Pungcheon cult as if he were talking to a friend.
-Hey, pastor.
-Oh, here we go again. Am I your friend?
-Just give it all to me. I can give it all to you.
-Are you serious?
―Up until now, I had only judged the person from the information I had heard. But today, when I saw it for myself, I realized that the information I had until now was underestimated.
-Can you see it with your eyes?
-see.
-Why can’t I see it?
-That’s because I’m greedy.
– Damn it! Okay, let’s say that’s true. Let’s say I’m so greedy that I’ve blinded myself. So? If I give it all to you, what will I do?
-You can live in the Central Plains. That was your dream, wasn’t it?
-You said you would let me live in the Central Plains?
―You’re eating it all up like that because you have the heart to let it live.
-If we don’t keep our promise, we’ll have to go around begging like beggars, carrying broken bowls.
-Don’t worry. I’ll feed you.
-what?
―I’ll drag these chains and sell you some medicine.
―… … .
The leader of the Fengchun sect sighed.
-What if the scholar loses the fight for succession and dies?
―That’s what it’s like to invest in someone and risk your fate. You either get it all or you lose it all.
-Are you trying to destroy me like this?
-You know that now?
The man in chains smiled strangely. It was hard to tell whether he was serious or joking.
-Hey, pastor.
-Don’t speak informally. It’s been more than five times today.
-I understand you.
―… … .
―You have to throw it away to gain it. There are no people who are so blessed that they can have everything without having to throw away the leader or me. Those people are like the scholar sitting over there.
-……shit.
Soon, the sword dance performance ended.
The expression on Geommu-geuk’s face brightened as he opened his eyes. His already clear eyes had become even deeper, making it difficult to guess how much energy he had.
But soon, the deep eyes changed to those of a normal person. The leader of the Fengchun sect was startled by the sight of his gaze changing.
‘How deep is the aerodynamics?’
The sword dance had nothing to hide from him. It seemed as if it was like this.
I am so strong, so trust me and follow me.
Compared to the strength he displayed, the sword dance was polite. He bowed his head and gave a round of applause to express his gratitude.
“thank you.”
“You really are a big shot. Stealing an elixir and then having breakfast in front of it!”
“Stealing the elixir? I received the elixir in return.”
“In return? What do you mean?”
“I told you before I took the Blood God’s Medicine, the way for the cult leader to stay here is for me to eat this.”
“What does that mean?”
“Please come to Hwangcheon-gak tomorrow and report that the elixir has been stolen.”
“!”
“You can stay here until you find the elixir.”
Only then did the leader of the Pungcheon sect realize the intention of the sword dance.
“But if we investigate, it might turn out that there were no thieves.”
“The place where the investigation is being conducted is Hwangcheon-gak, where I am the head. We will proceed with the investigation as slowly as possible until the leader achieves his goal.”
“ah!”
The expression on the face of the leader of the Pungcheon Church brightened.
Since a thief broke into the Cheonmasingyo temple, he had an excuse not to leave this place.
Also, since the investigation will be handled by the Geommu Theater, there will be no chance of it being exposed as a fabrication, and there will be no unnecessary friction in the process of finding the culprit.
“The date of your return will be decided by the leader and me.”
“Ah! So that’s what it meant.”
“Then I will be going now. I would like to thank the Blood Gods once again.”
As the sword dance left the place, the leader of the Fengchun cult asked the man in shackles.
“Did you know?”
“I knew it the moment I ate the blood god tablet.”
The man in chains’ attitude became polite again.
The leader of the Fengchun sect looked down at the empty shell that had housed the Blood God Sect and spoke.
“But did Lee Gongja know in advance that this was a blood god group?”
“Of course.”
“You got it?”
“Do you really think you picked it up because it looked so pretty? Did you really believe that?”
“no.”
But the leader of the Fengchun sect believed it for a moment. He thought that there was no way that the sect leader would know everything about his new possessions.
“How did know?”
“Because he is this kind of person, the leader is giving him a gift.”
The leader of the Fengchun sect nodded. At least he was glad that the Chained Man was there. On the other hand, he was also resentful that all of this was happening because of the Chained Man.
“… … But still, the Blood God Sect is such a waste.”
The leader of the Pungcheon Church was starting to feel sorry again. I slept well tonight.
“I’m telling you for the hundredth time that he didn’t give it to me because he showed me the way.”
“If things don’t work out even after giving everything away, you and I will both die.”
The man smiled brightly between his wavy hair.
“You promised that you would kill me and that you would die.”
“shut up!”
The leader of the Pungcheon Church fell into an empty container, the man in chains fell into a thunder bell, and so the two of them fell into their own troubles.
* * *
The next day, shocking news hit the school.
There was news that thieves had broken into the residence of the leader of the Pungcheon sect and stolen the sacred water.
Everyone I met told me the story. It was surprising that a thief had broken into my house, but what everyone was curious about was what kind of sacred object had been stolen. However, it was never revealed what the sacred object was.
Although the school was in an uproar over the incident, the atmosphere inside Cheonma Hall was calm.
This is because General Sima Ming saw through this situation.
“It seems that the leader of the Fengchun sect is staging a play. According to our surveillance network, no one has broken into the leader’s residence. In order to steal the sacred relic, one must have at least the power of a demon sect, but as far as I know, there is no one with that level of power who would go after the leader’s sacred relic.”
Upon hearing Sima Ming’s report, Cheonma Geomwoojin believed everything he said.
“Why do you stage a play?”
“I guess he wants to stay at the main school longer. He’ll insist that he won’t go back unless he finds the new water.”
“Why on earth don’t you want to go? Is it because of that?”
“That’s right. It seems that they would like to take this opportunity to discuss the advancement of Pungcheon Church into the Central Plains.”
“Did the second one get involved in this incident?”
“Yes. It seems that the leader of the Fengchun sect asked Lee Gongja for a way to stay. The investigation of this incident will be conducted at Hwangcheon-gak, so the leader of the Fengchun sect will be able to stay at the main sect for a while.”
“You’ve put a lot of thought into it.”
A faint smile appeared on Geum Woo-jin’s lips.
“What is the relationship between the leader of the Fengchun sect and the demons?”
“It’s not very good. Since my first meeting with the Mazones after arriving, we haven’t met even once. The only time I’ve met with Mabul, who I’m close with, is now.”
“What would be a good way to handle this matter?”
Sima Ming answered calmly.
“I think it would be better to just pretend not to know for the time being.”
Jianwu Jin thought about it for a moment, and Sima Ming waited for him to make a decision.
Sima Ming guessed the leader’s mind.
The reason why the decision was not made right away was because of the matter with the Pungcheon Church. The leader was not pleased with the Pungcheon Church’s advance into the Central Plains. The reason why he was still worried was probably because of the involvement of Lee Gong-ja.
Finally, Geom Woo-jin made a decision.
“Let’s do that.”
“yes.”
As he was about to bow his head respectfully and turn around to leave, Sima Ming spoke to Jian Wujin.
“If the leader of the Fengchun sect and the Duke of Li join hands, Mabul will not just sit by and do nothing. He will probably fully involve the Duke of Li.”
Sima Ming judged that the fact that the Grand Duke was tolerating the recent rise of the Duke of Li was because he was watching the cult leader’s mood, but it was also because he was still certain that he would be the successor.
However, if Geommu-geuk joins hands with Hyeolcheon Doma and Ilhwa Geomjon, and even the leader of Pungcheon, it will be impossible to just watch any longer.
Geum Woo-jin nodded silently with an expression of understanding.
Sima Ming slowly walked down the bloody path, leaving behind Geom Woo-jin, who was lost in thought.
He wondered.
What decision will the leader make? Will he allow the Archduke to return and jump into the fray? Will he somehow stop the brothers from fighting?
Everything depended on the will of the Heavenly Horse.
