83rd Like two meteors meeting.
Two days later, the leader of the Pungcheon Church left Cheonmasin Church with all of his subordinates.
I said goodbye to Cheonma, but I didn’t say hello to Palmazone.
The miners gossiped that the water had been stolen and that they had gone back because they were angry.
We were the only ones who knew exactly what had happened to his sudden return.
“The leader is a very impatient person, so he will clean up the Pungcheon Church and return as soon as possible.”
Who would be the next leader of the Pungcheon sect and how to organize the internal affairs had already been sufficiently discussed with Gowol.
“Thank you so much for accepting my first offer this time.”
“I should be grateful to you. Thanks to you, I have brought the great master, the Fengchun Sect Leader, to my side.”
“You saw that person neglecting his training and becoming fat from just playing around. When he comes back, you’ll have to make him train properly.”
“You should be the one to do it. Who could say such a thing to the new king?”
“Leave it to me.”
It felt like I had accomplished something really big. I had an excellent soldier named Go-wol, and on top of that, I had an absolute master named Pungcheon. This time, Pungcheon came to the main church and suffered here and there, but he was still the strongest outsider. There are so many variables in a fight between masters that it’s hard to be certain, but I don’t think there’s any demon who is confident that they can beat him.
“Hey, military man.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“I know that a military job requires you to look after other people. But you should also take care of yourself whenever you have the chance.”
Instead of telling her to look inside herself, I said to take care of herself. Even if I don’t give her any advice, the smart Go-wol will understand exactly what I mean.
“Confucius is a truly warm and kind person.”
“I hear that often. It’s also proof that I’m a good actor.”
Gowol didn’t believe what I said about smoke.
“I will make up for the weakness of that kindness.”
“Take it slow. That’s okay.”
“yes.”
“I’ll be out for a bit. I’ve been neglecting my old people while taking care of you. It’s time to take care of them.”
“Have a nice trip.”
I headed straight to Cheonmajeon. I took care of everything from top to bottom.
* * *
My father was at the training center.
My father, who used to test me with a surprise attack when I entered the training grounds, was looking down at the Go board in the middle of the training grounds today.
“Do you play baduk too?”
I knew that my father liked Go, but I had never seen him play Go himself.
“There are only a handful of people in our school who can beat me.”
“Are you talking about Baduk?”
“of course.”
“When the situation is unfavorable, don’t you send a signal by slashing your neck with the edge of your hand? Every time you do that, Uncle Whi will appear behind your opponent and slash them.”
“Sometimes. You have to win the fight.”
I laughed at my father’s joke and went next to him. I know my father’s baduk skills well. As you said, it’s not that great, but he plays so-so. If he won a lot, he must have lost a lot. It’s a downward leveling in front of Cheonma.
“This is a question given by Sima Zun, but I have no answer.”
It was a fairly difficult life or death question.
I quietly observed the problem and then told my father.
“If you leave it here, won’t a hundred people live?”
At least I am better at Go than my father. My father, who confirmed that this was the correct answer, showed a look of surprise.
“It’s pretty good.”
“Don’t you think the person who is training you from the side can see better?”
“Training? I was solving the problem by myself too?”
“Didn’t your father have someone to marry?”
“who?”
“Pride. The competitive spirit to solve this problem is sitting right there.”
My father sat down in front of the Go board and laughed.
“You sit next to him. Let’s have a game.”
“Okay. But I won’t cut my neck because it’s disadvantageous.”
I played baduk with my father.
After hunting, eating, and playing Go. I’m doing things I never dreamed of doing before returning.
I didn’t say anything nonsensical and just focused on playing Go. Thump, thump. The sound of stones being placed in the silence was refreshing.
It’s nothing special. It’s just a game of Go between a father and a son. How come we’ve never tried this simple thing before? Why were we so scared just by looking at our father’s face?
The good thing about baduk is that you don’t need any words until the end.
Still, many things happen. I made my home and my father made his home. Sometimes I invaded my father’s home, sometimes I was chased by the gonnas. Sometimes I gave in, and sometimes I took bold actions.
Playing baduk with my father was incredibly fun, but I really showed my skills. I knew my father was the embodiment of competitive spirit, but I didn’t let him off easy. If I was caught even pretending to let him off easy, the result would be worse than winning by a wide margin.
As the situation became tense, my father stroked his chin. It was the first time I had seen him worry so seriously. When the war with the Murim Alliance broke out, his gaze on the battlefield didn’t seem this serious.
I forced myself to hold back the urge to act like that. If I did that, my father might end up playing baduk at a disadvantage.
Maybe Dad would also like to play a prank at this moment, like slitting his own throat with the blade of his hand?
Of course, that didn’t happen.
The game of baduk was over, and I won by six houses.
“I wonder if you are not a genius. You really are a fierce fighter. I barely won.”
“When did you learn to play Baduk?”
“I learned it little by little. I heard from my father that he was learning Go from Sima Jun. Oh, and revenge matches are always welcome.”
Seeing my proud appearance, my father extended his hand over the Go board.
Slurp, slurp.
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The stones rose into the air, and the white and black stones quickly crossed each other. As if they were performing a show, they moved splendidly and entered their own holes. They looked as if they were alive and were going to their own homes.
“ah!”
I was truly amazed. This one move seemed to be telling me this.
―This is the final state of Heo Gong-seop, do you understand?
This technique alone was enough to kill my spirit, but it seemed that my father was not satisfied.
“I can’t let you go with my sword, so let’s have a game.”
“You’re going too far. I was about to walk out of Cheonmajeon with pride, enjoying the joy of victory for the first time in a while.”
“If you have neglected your martial arts training, you will not be able to leave this place on foot.”
He meant to treat me roughly. It seemed like he was taking out his anger on me for losing a game of Go, but that wasn’t the case.
I knew. You were angry about the leader of the Pungcheon sect. It was a reprimand for you knowing that he was distancing himself from the Pungcheon sect and its leader, yet still associating with him and even accepting his military.
“They say that marijuana is immortal, so I won’t die, right?”
“You should pray that the house you built is not a jade house.”
I have a friend who is eagerly waiting for a fight with me. Of course, one fight with my father would be more helpful to me than ten fights with Ilhwageomjon.
When my father pulled out the Heavenly Demon Sword, the air around him became heavy and an invisible energy began to press me. It wasn’t a sharp stabbing energy. It was like a huge boulder pressing down on me from all sides.
I also pulled out the Black Magic Sword and naturally used the Thousand Horse Guardian Spirit.
As I endured the first pressure without changing my expression, my father’s energy grew stronger.
I further raised my Cheonmahoshinkong. My Cheonmahoshinkong, which had reached a considerable level while experiencing the state of no-self the other day, held up well this time as well.
Then this time, the father’s spirit was filled with life.
This was the first time I felt my father’s murderous intent directly. It was eerie because it wasn’t creepy.
Death had clearly settled somewhere in my body, but it was as light as a butterfly, so I had no idea where it had settled. Then, as I searched for the killing intent, I suddenly realized that I had been thrown into a sea of killing intent, and the feeling of dread. And yet, I had no idea what to do. My father’s killing intent was a collection of all these negative emotions.
I did not antagonize my father’s murderous desire, but accepted it as it was. Even in the midst of extreme fear and despair, I tried not to lose myself. I tried not to be consumed by fear, but to feel myself feeling fear.
Enduring without resisting.
Sometimes, just accepting it naturally and holding on can put a lot of pressure on the other person.
Indeed, my father was surprised. His surprise was conveyed to me in its entirety.
Have you really reached this level?
The moment I read that emotion in his eyes, my father rushed toward me.
I also used the Hades Treasure to attack my father who was rushing towards me. Instead of avoiding it, I ran straight at him.
visor!
We crossed, leaving only the cold metal behind.
From our opponent’s starting point, we turned around at the same time.
The aftermath of the clash caused the black magic sword in my hand to tremble. My father’s heavenly magic sword also trembled. I wouldn’t have been able to see it before, but with my eyesight improved by the Shinan technique, I could see all of the subtle tremors.
I wonder if my father’s wrist hurts as much as mine does now?
“I thought you were going around doing politics or something, but you’re actually quite good.”
“Aren’t love stories and martial arts training supposed to be done in places that can’t be seen? I’m training hard.”
I was really focusing on my training while reducing my sleep.
In fact, even though he didn’t want to practice, his body wouldn’t allow it. The magnificent yet pure internal energy accumulated in his danjeon wanted to be released to the world, and Pungsinsabo always wanted to fight against strong opponents. His Bicheon sword technique was going beyond greatness and reaching a new realm, and his eyesight had improved with the Shinan technique.
“Then let’s see if we can stop this too?”
The moment he finished speaking, my father disappeared from sight. At the same time, I disappeared as well. Just like my father, I also used the shadowy book. Today, I decided to become a copycat.
Our swords, exposed in a corner of the training ground, clashed in the air.
The exact same pose as if twins were doing it!
Joy flashed across my father’s face beyond the crossed swords. It was a fleeting emotion, but it was clearly the joy of meeting a formidable opponent.
I understand the loneliness of the absolute, but still, father, I am the son. The enemy, no.
The moment the sword fell, the Heavenly Demon Sword and the Black Demon Sword adorned the air.
The equal treatment was spread out towards each other.
The pure white light created by the two swords cut through the air.
The two beams of light met and disappeared, as if two meteors had met in the night sky. It was only a fleeting moment, but I found the sight beautiful.
This time, the transformation formula was released at the same time.
There were twelve changes in the air. It happened in the Heavenly Demon Sword and in the Black Demon Sword.
If this side was flashy, the other side was flashy too. If it was heavy, it was heavy. If this side was fast, the other side was fast too. Change met change and disappeared.
Our attacks were identical. Just as if you drew something on one side of a piece of paper and folded it in half, the exact same picture would appear on the other side, we were trading identical attacks.
My father thankfully accepted my intention to imitate and did not commit any other irregular attacks.
The next attack was the sacrificial rite of Yeomcheonsik.
The fierce sword energy swept through the training ground. When the two sword energies collided, the training ground shook violently. If only a little more internal energy had been used, the training ground would have collapsed with such force.
“So far!”
My father stopped practicing martial arts. After that, he must have decided that vegetarianism was dangerous. That means I had become stronger.
My father thought there was nothing more surprising for me, but today’s surprise was something new.
“Your skills have improved a lot.”
My father said, ‘a lot.’ That was a great compliment that my skills had improved tremendously.
“Okay then.”
This one word contains forgiveness.
He was going to scold me severely today because of the various things I’ve done recently related to the Pungcheon Church and because I’ve neglected my martial arts training, but he forgave me after seeing that my skills have greatly improved.
In the end, it was a reward, not a punishment. This kind of twin fight with my father was something I couldn’t do even if I paid a million nyang.
How much would it cost you, Father? How much would it cost you to have a proper fight? If you do, even your son could die.
While using the same technique, I felt something big. If a third party saw it, it would have been the same, but I definitely felt the difference. Only when you feel that subtle difference, you become a true master.
Today, I feel like I have a vague idea of which direction the path of the twelve great saints of the Bicheon Sword Technique should take.
“Aren’t you hungry? My son will buy you a meal today. Let’s go out to Magachon and eat.”
I haven’t heard anything about my father going to Magachon recently. It was an offer I thought he would naturally reject.
“let’s go.”
I was surprised by the unexpected permission.
“Are you really going?”
“Was that just a remark?”
“No way. Let’s go!”
Father changed into his ordinary military uniform and wore a bamboo hat to cover his face. If he went on a formal procession, there would be chaos in Magachon.
So I left the main camp with my father. It was my father’s and my first trip to Magachon.
