Episode 66
Be my sword
Although it was a drinking party that came about suddenly, I thought it went well.
Originally, I was thinking of having a separate place like this.
Now that you’ve become a small business owner, it’s time to really start putting your plans into action.
But to do that, I needed someone who would actively support me.
In that respect, Danggon and Dang Gyujin were the best people.
Because they were the people who knew me best and were very vocal about it.
The problem is how to get them all the way to me, hmm.
“Have you thought about it?”
‘For now.’
While I was wondering when to bring up the subject, the servants brought food one by one.
“Excuse me.”
however.
‘uh?’
“Hmm?”
“What is this smell?”
A smell that feels vaguely familiar.
It seemed I wasn’t the only one who was mistaken.
The ghosts all reacted the same way.
“Oh, it smells so good.”
“It’s like Sichuan cuisine, but it’s a bit different. I think it would go well with Yeo Ah Hong.”
Dang-gon and Dang-gyu-jin also looked very excited about the scent that was already stimulating their salivary glands.
I picked up a piece of fish sauce first.
A food I’ve eaten often since I opened my eyes in Kowloon.
But the taste was different than usual.
“Ooh! This is… delicious!”
“Did you have such a habit in Baekseokgeon? Hwi-ah, have you always lived a life of luxury?”
The exclamations of the two people did not reach my ears very well.
I was taken aback.
‘…It’s the taste of a thousand mountains.’
The food we ate at the shrine was exactly like this.
It felt like I had suddenly returned home.
“That old man or something said that cooking was his hobby when he was young. I guess that’s what the kid is good at.”
“If I had a mouth, I’d try some… I wonder what it tastes like.”
As I kept eating, the bowl was soon empty.
I felt strongly that bringing Ilno with me was a very good choice.
“Tell the kitchen to make some more food.”
“Yes, I understand.”
Once my mouth started to open, I couldn’t stop.
I had been controlling my diet to maintain my physical strength and increase muscle mass, but today didn’t seem to be going well.
The alcohol is delicious, the food is delicious, and the atmosphere right now is also really nice.
It was a comfort I hadn’t felt in a long time.
“Hehehe. Now that I think about it, I forgot something. I have a favor to ask. Can I ask you a favor? Uncle Gon, please do it too.”
Dang Gyu-jin smiled faintly with a slightly flushed face.
Hehe, looking at her laughing, it seemed like she was getting drunk again.
“As long as it’s not too difficult.”
“What is it, my lady?”
“All the wine I drank today was brought by Uncle Hwi-ah and Gon, and I was just invited here! Do you understand?”
I was wondering what this meant, and then something suddenly came to mind.
“Is the person called Ambassador Hyung going to arrive at the branch house soon?”
Last time, Dang Gyu-jin mentioned it in passing.
The great disciple of the Cheongseongpa is coming to pay his respects to the Amjeon on behalf of the monks.
It seemed like they were almost there now.
“Yeah. That’s right? I think it’ll arrive tomorrow or the day after. The letter arrived a little while ago-”
“Yes. I should help you. I should help you.”
Wouldn’t that be fun?
The corners of my mouth were already twitching.
At that moment, Dang Gyu-jin’s eyes narrowed.
“There’s something really fishy about that smile.”
“Hey. No way.”
“I think you laughed like this last time when I talked to you, Ambassador Hyung?”
“You misunderstand.”
“Oh, no?”
“Sister, this is your younger brother, Un-Hwi.”
“however?”
“Would I ever have such disrespectful thoughts toward my respected older sister?”
“Yeah. I think you can do it.”
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“no.”
“really?”
“really.”
“… … .”
“… … .”
There was a brief moment of silence between them.
Hehe!
“Look at this, look at this! That smile is full of really evil goop!!”
Dang Gyu-jin suddenly got up from his seat and started swearing.
Oh, I got caught. I should have held out a little longer.
It’s a pity.
“The ambassador and I have no relationship whatsoever!!”
“I didn’t say anything. Are you feeling a little hurt?”
“this person……!!”
Dang Gyu-jin trembled.
Only Dang-gon, who didn’t know much about this topic, blinked in the middle.
“If he is the great disciple of Cheongseongpa, isn’t he Cheongseong Geomhyeop (淸城劍俠) Lee Cheolsan? The best swordsman in Sacheon… … . But why-”
“My older sister and the Sacheonjeil Jisoo have a close relationship.”
“Ouch! If that’s true!!”
“No! Not like that!!”
Dang Gyu-jin’s face was now so red that it was on the verge of exploding.
Trembling!
The glass in my hand shook as if it would break at any moment.
“No way! Instead of just standing there like this, let’s tell the branch leader right now so that he can send the hawks right away as soon as the event is over.”
As Dang-gon was about to get up from his seat, a glass of wine suddenly flew in like a magic weapon.
Danggon hurriedly tilted his head to the side.
Clang!
The glass barely grazed Dang-gon’s cheek and broke into pieces as it hit the wall.
For a moment, sweat was seen beading on Dang-gon’s forehead.
It was a very threatening move that made even him very nervous.
“… Sit down. When I speak nicely to you.”
“yes!”
The sight of him suddenly sitting down again was just like that of the old Gwangpungdae leader.
“Whia, if you keep talking nonsense, you’ll really die.”
“Yes. I will keep that in mind.”
“… … .”
Dang Gyu-jin still looked like he wanted to hit my smiling mouth just once.
“We know that feeling well too.”
“Hehehe. Isn’t this how everyone around you gets to know the cult leader, one by one?”
You guys, what’s with the tone of voice that says you all understand?
ha!
Dang Gyu-jin let out a deep sigh and sat down in his seat.
Then he drank the last remaining Yeoahhong and said.
“I will never get married in my life. After this event is over and I return to the monastery, I plan to become a monk.”
“…Princess, what the heck is that!!”
bang!
Danggon hit the table hard and got up again.
This time, it wasn’t a joke, it was real anger from the perspective of an adult from the Kowloon branch.
This is the inevitable reaction when the direct descendant of the lord you serve suddenly leaves the family.
“… … .”
But Dang Gyu-jin’s eyes were calm and quiet.
The peaceful and enjoyable drinking atmosphere was already broken.
In particular, Dang-gon’s face was distorted.
“What on earth are you talking about, Princess? Explain properly! Leaving home? Or did you fall for Cheongseong’s tricks?”
bang!
Dang Gyu-jin hit the table hard with his palm.
“No matter how much you call me Uncle Gon, I will not tolerate you speaking ill of the Buddhist monks.”
“… I apologize. But I just can’t understand this. Is it because of the matter with the lady?”
“There’s no such thing, right?”
“that-“
“But that’s not the only reason. It’s a problem I’ve been struggling with for the past few years.”
“her!”
Danggon ended up laughing in vain.
I read the will contained in Dang Gyu-jin’s voice.
There is a saying that the true power of a clan comes from its poisonous mind.
It signified the unique indomitable spirit of the Tang family that never breaks no matter what difficulties or adversities one may encounter.
A person who has been poisoned can never change his mind.
At that moment, Dang Gyu-jin was in a state of such poison.
“Poison and magic didn’t suit me in the first place.”
“Your Majesty was a gentleman.”
“Yes, I did. But in Cheongseongpa, I was a genius.”
“… … .”
“What took a year to learn in Tang, only a month was enough in Cheongseong. From the beginning, the sword suited me better due to my constitution.”
Danggon kept his mouth tightly shut.
“Besides, the various rules and atmosphere of the family were always suffocating to me. There was no place for my voice to reach. Rather, the family’s voice tried to force me to change, and I also tried to do the same. However, Cheongseong was different. They always listened to my voice, and when they felt it was necessary, they changed themselves.”
Dang-gon knew very well how much Dang-gyu-jin had suffered from the tense atmosphere of the Gu-ryong branch.
So I couldn’t say anything about it.
“But I couldn’t just sit by and watch the branch family unfold, so I kept worrying about it… Now that Hwi-ah has decided to take over the branch family, I feel a lot more relieved.”
Dang-gon smiled repeatedly but couldn’t say anything.
Because I knew that no matter what I said, it wouldn’t reach Dang Gyu-jin.
So, what he brought out as persuasion was very shallow.
“… My lord will not permit it.”
“It was my problem to persuade my father, so I planned to do it my way.”
Dang Gyu-jin bowed his head.
“I originally planned to handle this quietly after the event was over, but… somehow I ended up bringing it up. I’m sorry for causing any unnecessary confusion.”
But her eyes, as she raised her head, were confident.
“Still… I hope that even though others may not understand me, Uncle Gon will understand and support me.”
“… … .”
Danggon remained silent.
A face that makes many thoughts cross your mind.
Dang Gyu-jin looked at Dang-gon quietly and waited for an answer.
His indifferent face showed his firm belief that Dang-gon would believe in him and support him.
It was because he was confident that the path he was walking was not wrong.
“I think meeting the young sect leader had a great influence on Cheon-yeop Seon-ja’s determination.”
‘Is it because you saw me acting so selfishly that you started getting greedy too?’
“That’s not what I mean, uh, it’s just that Cheon-yeop-seon-ja changed in a positive way-“
Fit.
I laughed lightly.
I had been feeling sorry for Dang Gyu-jin, who had been struggling while being caught up in the framework of the Guryong branch.
Because I’ve seen too many people who are so caught up in their surroundings that they can’t even express their true feelings and live their lives suppressed as much as possible.
The future of such people always ended up in one place.
regret.
I had a regret that I didn’t have more courage back then.
However, before Dang Gyu-jin had such regrets and regrets, he seemed to have decided to listen to his inner voice properly.
It was the first step toward freedom, breaking away from the framework that had defined the existence of ‘Dang Gyu-jin’.
I wanted to cheer her on like that.
“But if you become a monk in Cheongseong, won’t it be a great obstacle to the future movements of the sect leader?”
The new religion and the old faction have traditionally been enemies, and as I was trying to restore the new religion, I was bound to clash with the Cheongseong faction at some point.
This will continue to be an obstacle to my future plans to make Dang Gyu-jin my man.
Gwangmyeong Left Envoy.
I was thinking of making Dang Gyu-jin my left arm.
But, he said, “Can I attract her, who is not a layperson but a disciple of the main temple?”
‘It’s possible, definitely.’
“how…?”
‘Leaving home is something that can be done by one’s own will, right? Then, converting a religion can also be done by one’s own will.’
“??”
‘There is. Something like that.’
I never let go of a talent I’ve set my sights on.
There was absolutely no compulsion there.
This has been an unchanging belief and source of pride, past and present.
Above all, the new form of religion that I dream of in the future is very different from what I knew so far.
It could contain Cheongseongpa-do, Dangmun-do, and even the various martial arts factions of Sacheon.
At that moment, Dang-gon finally sighed and slowly opened his mouth after much thought.
“To be honest, I find it hard to understand. As you know, I have been a member of the Tang family all my life, and I am a Tang family member who has lived for the Tang family.”
“I understand.”
“But after hearing the princess’s story, I can see how much trouble she had.”
“Uncle Gon.”
“The princess I’ve known so far has been the most thoughtful of all people. I’m sure she’s made the same decision this time. So I’ll help you.”
“thank you.”
Dang Gyu-jin smiled brightly and held Dang-gon’s hand tightly on the table.
Danggon laughed bitterly.
“But as you know, persuading your lord is a completely different matter. No matter how much support I give, he is stubborn… you know that?”
“Yes, I know. He is more like a Dangga person than anyone else in the world. Maybe even more so than the head of the household. But what is most important to me now is Uncle Gon’s warm encouragement.”
“Yes. Do whatever you want.”
Danggon gently patted Dang Gyujin’s hand.
Isn’t this the best compliment and encouragement a true uncle can give to his nephew?
That must have been a great help.
Dang Gyu-jin’s eyes turned red.
Then his gaze turned to me.
“Whoa, you… aren’t surprised.”
“Because I expected it.”
“I knew you would do that.”
Dang Gyu-jin smiled brightly.
“You and your grandmother… always give me strength.”
Grandmother.
Are you perhaps referring to Dang Yun-hwi’s biological mother?
I thought that maybe I had seen one side of the reason why Dang Gyu-jin had been so warm to me all this time.
“I intend to actively support my older sister. If necessary, I will even use my authority as a head of the household.”
“thank you.”
“Instead, I have a favor to ask.”
I also drank all the remaining Yeoahhong and put my glass down on the floor.
widely!
“ask?”
It seemed like Dang Gyu-jin had read the poison in my words. The look in his eyes changed.
I nodded.
“yes.”
“What is it?”
“Please move together.”
“If it’s the work of the Demonic Cult, then of course-”
“I’m not just saying that. I’m asking you to be my sword while I solve this case.”
knife.
At those words, for a moment, my gaze and Dang Gyu-jin’s gaze crossed in midair.
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