Episode 86
I lack internal energy
Shhhhhh!
I quickly swung the sword in my hand.
The light flashed wildly.
‘It would be best to keep the sword in your hand until you are fully proficient in swordsmanship.’
‘Is there any reason?’
‘No matter how much debt-‘
‘It’s a scare balloon.’
‘Yes. Even if the balloon was made as a substitute for a sword, it cannot be considered a complete sword.’
‘hmm.’
‘You should get used to the sword now. So, it’s better to train with the sword until the swordsmanship is completely in your body. It’s not too late to touch the fear balloon after that.’
‘Yes. I will keep that in mind.’
Following Dang Gyu-jin’s advice, instead of the balloon, I tried holding a sword that was commonly available in the family. Since she was my senior when it came to swords, I felt like what she said was right.
Not only had I achieved the Maracheon Sword Form, but I was also able to add sword energy to the sword wind.
Knock knock …
The moment I charged my inner energy, lightning struck the ground with a sound like thunder.
Kukukukuku-
“Haa, haa, haa-”
I took a deep breath and scanned the smokescreen.
A satisfied smile appeared on his lips.
“The more I look at it, the more I am amazed. If the internal energy of the lower danjeon alone is this much, then if you open the remaining two danjeon, I think your power will definitely be extraordinary.”
“As expected of the Heavenly Demon Sword… Among them, it is a sword technique that pursues extreme pleasure, so anyone caught in its net will become an ant in an ant hell and will never be able to escape!”
These were now becoming increasingly more and more like flattery.
“If we add the Cheonmahosimgong to this, it would be the icing on the cake-“
“No. I can’t do the Cheonmahosimgong yet.”
“-It may be so, but behind the wise plan of the sect leader, a greater light will shine!!”
As the ghosts looked at him with expressions of bewilderment, the ghost that had been speaking slowly turned its gaze to the side.
Another ghost asked.
“Originally, after mastering the Maracheon Sword Form, didn’t you want to move on to the Cheonmahosimgong right away?”
“Oh. That’s right. I wanted to be fully prepared before the duel with the Lion King.”
There was also a promise I made to the Lion King that I would do my best to show him the claws I had.
More than that, I wanted to stand before the Bukhae Jongju, whom I would soon meet, as a ‘properly qualified’ small sect leader.
Because the Cheonma Gugeom was created by such a great master, it became the cult leader’s season, but the actual traditional Hogyo Shingong (護敎神功) that proves the qualifications of the cult leader began with the Cheonma Hosimgong.
In other words, if I wanted to appear before the Lord of the North Sea and claim, “You are all wrong, and I am the true orthodoxy,” I absolutely had to learn the Cheonmahosimgong.
So, I secretly welcomed the fight with the Lion King.
If you learn the Cheonmahosimgong in advance and fight it, you will be able to master it right away.
My plan was to show the completed Cheonmahosimgong in front of the Bukhaejongju… but I thought maybe I should postpone it.
“What’s the problem?”
“I lack internal energy.”
“ah!”
“Even if you were able to control Mara’s flesh, the Mara Cheon Geum form itself is a monster that consumes an enormous amount of internal energy.”
“Well, to achieve that level of speed and power, you need that much internal energy.”
“If I start in this state, my barely smooth internal energy development will end up in shambles.”
“If you need elixir, how about requesting that the warehouse be opened?”
The Tang clan was well versed in the art of medicine as they dealt with poison.
There must be a lot of elixirs piled up in the herbal medicine warehouse.
But I shook my head.
“Time is running out. Besides, the elixir that suits me right now is closer to pure yin energy.”
“Ah, there’s the Black Dragon Flag… The conditions will definitely be difficult.”
I looked up at the sky as I lowered my sword.
“Oh, why don’t things like ice crystals just fall from the sky?”
… Hey, wait a minute.
Ice cream?
If I remember correctly, it was definitely Gu Min-chae-
Paralock!
Just then, instead of an iceberg, a man wearing a strange mask fell from the sky.
“Hoo hoo hoo! Why are you making such a stupid face?”
It was a ghost story.
“You said you’d spend a lot of time dealing with those Namgung guys, but you came back sooner than I thought?”
“Hahaha! Namgung is still having fun playing. You’ll probably hear some exciting news soon. But right now, I have something urgent to tell you.”
Any news you need to share urgently?
In that moment, the eyes of Gui Zhuge, behind the mask, sank coldly.
“The Northern Sea Lord has entered Guryong County.”
“!”
“His Majesty is already in. Well, he’s playing a prank on his granddaughter right now, so he’s running late… but he’ll be in the manor soon.”
The North Sea and the Dark Zone.
The clash between two giants is now really upon us.
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Thump thump thump… … !
My heart was pounding.
“It seems that the Northern Sea Lord is trying to make a fuss by preparing a gift in advance before the Dark Lord arrives.”
In an instant, sparks flew across my eyes.
* * *
“We’ve lost all track of time because of Unhwi, so how about we go check out the night market to clear our heads?”
The proposal made by Dang Gyu-jin caught the ears of Yoo Su-min and Sima Seon-ui.
“We were disappointed that we couldn’t properly see the surrounding area because we came straight from Dosunghyeon… But I like it!”
“Is it okay to sell in advance?”
Nod nod!
Sima Xian nodded vigorously.
He even clenched his fist to show it.
Every woman loves eating delicious food.
And there was so much delicious food at the night market!
There will also be plenty to see.
“I guess there are a lot of people gathered this time, so there are a lot of street vendors. It’ll be fun to look around.”
“I like it!”
“Then dress up nicely and come. Maybe a handsome prince will come and ask for your address?”
The impromptu meeting of the three people thus formed began around sunrise.
“It’s really fancy because there are so many lanterns?”
“Wow! Look over there, sis! There’s a tea ceremony too!”
There was much more to see than Dang Gyu-jin had expected.
Street musicians, tea masters, street vendors, blacksmiths, etc. The sight of so many people selling their wares and skills was so great that it was hard to know where to look.
Thanks to that, by the time we had made our way around the night market, three women were carrying bundles of goods in their hands.
“Where did you get that mask?”
“Huh? Over there.”
“How much did you give me?”
“This much.”
“Oh my, look at this! This is crazy, this is crazy! For that price…! This is not possible. Let’s go get a refund.”
“I like this.”
“Come with me, I’ll buy you something better than that!”
Even the little commotion that occurred during the process.
Dang Gyu-jin happily looked at Yoo Su-min and Sima Seon-ui, who were now playing together in the crowd.
‘It looks good.’
But there was a bitterness in my heart.
‘I wish Hwi-ah and Chang-ah were like that too.’
This was the image of the happy family that Dang Gyu-jin had always dreamed of.
Confidence, driving, and fluency.
No matter what people around them said, I hoped that the three siblings would live in harmony and be able to lean on each other when times got tough.
But I can no longer dream like that.
Yun Hui had already started to walk his own path, and Dang Youchang left for Anhui where Namgung was.
There will never be another day when the three siblings will be together again.
‘I hope everything is going well?’
It seemed as if the image of my youngest sibling leaving the branch house with an expressionless face, carrying the box in which my mother had been carefully placed, was still vivid in my mind.
I wonder if I’ll end up sleeping rough along the way, if I’ll be eating properly, and if I’ll be meeting strange people and having a hard time.
I thought it would be okay since she was a smart child, even though she was greedy, but then I suddenly started to worry that it was something I couldn’t help but worry about as the eldest daughter-
‘huh?’
Dang Gyu-jin turned his head as he was lost in thought when suddenly a hand grabbed his sleeve and pulled it down.
A young boy with a shabby appearance was staring at her intently, and he was secretly holding out a skewer of sweetened squash (tang-ho-ru, a skewer made with various small fruits and mixed with syrup) to her.
“Pretty sister, pretty sister.”
“Me?”
“Then where else can you find a pretty older sister besides you?”
Fit.
Dang Gyu-jin smiled without realizing it and knelt down on one knee to get eye level with the boy.
“Yeah. What’s going on with this pretty girl?”
“Hmm! Oh, well! Since you’re really, really pretty, I think pretty snacks that suit pretty people would suit you well!”
Although it was a somewhat transparent solicitation, it had a talent for making the listener feel good.
“Really? Then what kind of snack would be good? Candy?”
“No, not that!”
“Then Momo (flower bread)?”
“No! Not like that!”
The boy pounded his chest as if he was frustrated and held out the stick he was holding.
“This is it! There are lots of colorful fruits! They’re even wrapped in syrup and sweetened! Just looking at them makes me feel as pretty as you, my sister!”
“Is that so?”
“Yes! So-”
As the boy was about to say something more, a person who appeared to be the boy’s mother suddenly came running.
“Oh my, where did she go? She’s here! Oh my, I’m sorry. I was so reckless and left a precious person hanging… …!”
The woman looked even more disheveled than the boy.
Just by looking at him, you could tell that he hadn’t washed properly for several days because his hands were covered in dirt and grime.
This guy sells sugarcane. It was obvious that it wasn’t very sanitary.
The woman seemed to be well aware of this fact and felt ashamed.
Because I quickly snatched the Dangho from my son and hid it behind my back.
In fact, the fruit used in this recipe wasn’t all that good.
Because there were clear traces of an attempt to somehow mask the half-rotten thing with cloudy syrup.
The woman was not from Guryong County, but she knew very well that the items she was selling were not things that should be shown to Dang Gyu-jin.
Just by looking at her clothes and her dignified gait, she seemed like a daughter from a noble family.
“Ah! Why do you keep hitting me! I was just selling my stuff!”
The woman slapped the boy on the back and urged him to go back, but Dang Gyu-jin reached out and stopped him.
“Don’t be too upset. I had fun, too.”
“but-“
“Can you give me two more of those, please?”
“This, this?”
“Yes. Maybe it’s because your son speaks so well, but it looks delicious.”
“T, how can I do something like this-”
“How much does it cost?”
The customer, Dang Gyu-jin, showed an unusual sight by purchasing the Dangho-ro only after persuading the owner for a long time.
“I’m so grateful, how can I-”
“Sell lots of delicious food.”
“Pretty sister! Thank you!”
Dang Gyu-jin waved his hand lightly at the boy who was waving his hand while jumping around in place, and returned to where Yoo Su-min and Sima Seon-ui were.
The two people had already finished exchanging masks, as Sima Xian held another mask in his hand.
It was a strangely shaped mask with lion’s mane hanging down.
“Sister, where have you been?”
“Oh, I’ll just go buy some snacks. I bought some for you too. Do you want some?”
“I was already feeling down, so this is great!”
Yoo Su-min and Sima Seon-ui each received a piece of Dangho-ro and began to taste it.
Dang Gyu-jin looked at the two people happily, then briefly turned his gaze to where the two hats were.
‘Yes. I have these kids around me, and I have Un-Hwi and my father. Let’s not be depressed and do better in the future.’
A faint smile appeared on her lips.
“Then shall we go back now?”
“Yes, I like it!”
Nod nod!
The three of them started to return to the manor of the Kowloon branch.
“Well, that foxy girl-”
“I said no, it’s like that!”
Yoo Su-min and Sima Seon-ui told various anecdotes about their experiences at the night market.
The main topic of conversation was mainly about Yoo Su-min unilaterally longing for Sima Xian.
‘But is Seon Mae really still interested in Hwi-ah?’
Then, Dang Gyu-jin suddenly remembered what Yoo Su-min had said.
Sima Xianyi seemed to be interested in Yun Hui.
Although I had said that it would be difficult, I had not yet had a proper conversation with Sima Xian, so it was difficult to know his true feelings.
‘It seems like the atmosphere wasn’t bad when we were talking about the sword theory.’
Dang Gyu-jin also knew that although Sima Xian had a somewhat unusual personality, contrary to popular rumors, he was a very kind person.
But since it is hard to know what is inside, it is hard to make a hasty conclusion, so I wondered how I could bring up this topic naturally.
Stop!
Suddenly, Sima Xian, who was walking normally, stopped walking.
“huh?”
“Why, all of a sudden? So unexpectedly.”
Dang Gyu-jin and Yoo Su-min tilted their heads.
But Sima Xian’s face was frozen hard.
“It’s strange.”
“what?”
“There are sounds around.”
“?”
“doesn’t exist.”
“!”
Only then did Yoo Su-min come to his senses and look around.
The same goes for Dang Gyu-jin.
At some point, none of those once large crowds were visible.
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