Episode 41
Blood-Soaked Tree Bark
After pondering for a moment, Unhak suppressed the laughter that threatened to escape.
‘guy. It looks like you really want to stay here.’
It wasn’t just concentrate. A look of anticipation appeared on everyone’s faces.
‘It’ll be okay once in a while.’
When Unhak agreed, everyone was happy. Not only the Heoja pear but also the Unja pear.
“Look, Unhyeon. “Why are you smiling so much?”
“Hmm. As Jeong Gwang said, isn’t it a good training opportunity? “I’m so happy to be able to improve my mobility.”
“… … “Go forward with courage.”
“Of course, death penalty!”
It was all because Kunlun was poor.
Taoists are also people.
When will they stay in a place like this again?
As I entered the guesthouse, I was greeted by Jeomsoi. He was quite old, and after looking at the attire of the Kunlun Taoist monks in an instant, he assumed a supreme posture.
“I meet you nobles. “Welcome to Lotus Guest House.”
Jeong Gwang, who became a nobleman thanks to you, asked.
“Is there a separate building in Huwon?”
“of course. “Right now, three houses are empty.”
“It’s just right. “Please give me all of that.”
“… … yes?”
“I’m going to use all three.”
Not only Jumsoi but also Kunlun’s disciples gaped.
“I’m sorry, but the price is a bit high!”
Jeomsoi was shocked at the slip that Jeong Gwang held out.
‘Wow, how much is this! A real nobleman… … uh?’
In the blink of an eye, the amount on the voucher changed.
“execution. It’s too much. “I was supposed to spend the money, right?”
“Then the priest should have paid first before I did. “He always changes it later and says it well.”
“sorry. From now on, I will definitely pay first.”
Baek Seung-moo turned his gaze to Jeom So-i.
“Isn’t that enough?”
“Well, of course. “Please come this way.”
The Kunlun Taoist monks entered the three outbuildings in rows.
“Hey! That’s really good! Jeong Gwang-ah, thank you!”
“haha. As I live, days like this come. “Taesangno helped.”
“Why are there so many rooms? and! “It’s better than the old man’s room!”
Unlike the other executioners who were making a fuss, Baek Seung-moo looked around.
‘It’s all new. Those are traces of recent repairs. It must be because the Murim Alliance was formed again. Land prices have probably already risen a lot… … Oops!’
He smiled bitterly.
‘I am a Kunlun disciple. Not the successor to the top. ‘What are you trying to do when it’s still like this?’
Even so, he entered the profession much later than the others. Because it was too much to melt the home appliance mind method into Socheong Qigong, my fear of the future grew.
‘Wake! Master said it was okay! I can become strong enough!’
Plus, there was concentrate.
The death penalty, Jeonggwangi, is so strong that he cannot even dare to measure it!
Jeong-gwang gestured as if he had reached a consensus.
“Priests. “Come here.”
“yes! execution! If you can teach me anything… … .”
“I want to make some money. “You can do it, right?”
“… … execution. “I am a disciple of Da Kunlun.”
“huh. so do i. “Where do you think it would be a good idea to invest?”
Baek Seungmu gritted his teeth.
What on earth do you think I am?
Is this why you recommended initiation?
If it continues like this, I won’t stay still… … .
“And Xiaoqing Qigong. Master’s method is standard, but there is a trick to upgrading it to attributes. Shall I tell you?”
“execution!”
“huh?”
Baek Seung-moo leaned close to Jeong-gwang’s ear and whispered.
“Please diversify your investments. “No matter what, safety is more important than profit.”
“What do you mean?”
“First, buy the land. “It’s about collecting cheap scrap land.”
* * *
The next morning, Unhak gave Kunlun disciples a day of rest.
It goes without saying that everyone was happy. In particular, Jeong Ja-bae’s disciples were excited to tour Namyang, but when Unhak appointed Heo Cheong as their leader, they began to cry.
“why? Would it be better for Heojik to go with you?”
“no! “Then I’ll be back!”
Jeong Ja-bae’s disciples left the guest house with a loud answer.
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It’s midfield.
Henan Province, the center of centers!
You will see and learn a lot in one day!
however.
How can the villagers of Cheonghae Province know geography? I didn’t even know what was in Namyang. They just walked in a single line along Heocheng like baby birds following their mother.
Naturally, this appearance caught people’s eyes.
‘They are Taoists from all over the countryside.’
‘It’s so funny to look around so frantically. Won’t you break your neck if you do that?’
This is how it should have reacted, but it wasn’t like that at all.
‘Huh. ‘The gi looks elegant and cool!’
‘It’s a conduit made of sapphire. ‘It feels classy!’
‘The sword handle and sheath are golden! ‘How sharp is the blade?’
The clothes were wings.
It even made it look like the Kunlun disciples were not looking around frantically in amazement at the bustle of Nanyang, but rather looking around to help those in need.
“Infinite Buddha. “I meet the good people.”
“I hope that Taesangno’s will will be with you.”
People put their hands together and greeted each other politely. The Kunlun disciples received his greetings one by one and even offered blessings. This sight greatly touched the hearts of the people of Namyang.
‘You said it was the Kunlun faction, right? ‘That’s amazing.’
‘They are completely different from people who are arrogant and talkative.’
Jeong Gwang looked at them through the gap in the room and nodded.
‘There is quite a lot of floating population. As the priest said, we need to purchase land first.’
Among the people walking on the streets, there were quite a few unmanned people. It seemed like the political faction wasn’t so crazy as they were careful about how they carried themselves.
‘They are the most important customers. Okay, let’s roll priest.’
In this way, Baek Seung-moo’s fate was decided.
Kunlun’s disciples, who had been sightseeing for half a day, reached the market street.
Many merchants were setting up stalls and selling simple dishes.
The Kunlun disciples wrinkled their noses at the fragrant scent wafting from the stall.
‘It’s a peculiar smell.’
‘What kind of food is that?’
Because the central region was so large, there were many differences in cooking ingredients and recipes from province to province. Among them, the provinces that were considered the most outstanding were Shandong, Sacheon, Guangdong, and Gangseo, but the consensus was that Hanam was far below these.
But no matter how bad Henan cuisine is, is it any worse than Qinghai province?
Saliva naturally formed in my mouth.
Heo Cheong, the leader of the group, was also the same.
“Let’s eat something simple.”
“yes! “Four hundred!”
Most stalls had similar noodle dishes on display.
“What is this?”
“It is said to be Hanam’s famous dish, Hoemyeon (烩面).”
“What’s inside?”
“It’s made by adding yellow persimmon and wood ear mushrooms to broth made by boiling lamb.”
Lamb.
Heo Qing clicked his tongue.
When I asked other stallholders, the types were different, but the meat broth was the same.
“Huh. “What should we do with this?”
At a time when Heo Cheong and Jeong Ja were in trouble, Jeong Gwang approached the old woman who had set up a stall in the corner and asked.
“Infinite Buddha. grandma. “This doesn’t have meat in it, does it?”
“iced coffee. Mr. Soshinseon. “It’s a shame, but it is.”
Anyone who didn’t know the situation would have said it was a visionary insight.
However, looking at the old woman’s shabby appearance and the dirty stall, I quickly realized that she couldn’t even afford to put meat in it.
“Master. “Let’s eat here.”
There is no choice anyway.
“okay. “Let’s do that.”
Ten Kunlun disciples, including Zheng Guang, sat around the stall.
“Ji, I wonder if Jin people can eat what someone like me makes…” … .”
“We’re not Jinin.”
“Oh my. What are you saying? All right. thank you.”
The old woman continued to bow and began to roll the noodles.
Baek Seung-moo, who was watching this, felt uncomfortable.
‘Wow. ‘How can it be this dirty?’
Touching the noodles with hands covered in black grime and stealing dishes with dirty sleeves.
As a master of craftsmanship from the Baek Family, this was something he could not tolerate.
‘Of all the places, why come here? How on earth can you eat something like this? … ah!’
Baek Seung-moo looked blankly at his master and his brother-in-law.
They looked at the old woman with their hands together politely and then swallowed their noodles.
‘… … Even Jeonggwang’s death penalty!’
It was like that.
Even the evil Jeonggwang was eating the dirty noodles without any complaint.
And how elegantly he eats it.
Even though he is wearing Bangrip, doesn’t he look like a immortal?
I could hear the merchants and customers around me whispering in admiration.
“You said they were the Taoist monks of Kunlun, right? “I have seen many Taoist monks, but this is my first time seeing people like them.”
“I know yeah. “I felt sorry for that old lady and bought her a few bowls, but I had no idea she would endure it and eat it.”
“haha. Wow. These are great people. “They are really great people.”
Baek Seung-moo closed his eyes and sighed.
‘Seungmu, Seungmu. The Kunlun you admired is still Kunlun, but you, who were lucky enough to become a part of it, are still just an immature fool.’
Baek Seung-moo’s eyes became deeper.
He picked up the noodles with chopsticks made from rough tree branches and put them in his mouth.
‘Huh! This taste!’
It was extremely tasteless.
The noodles were so soft that the old woman’s rough wrinkles seemed even firmer.
‘Well, the soup will be better.’
He took a sip and almost spit it out.
‘no! ‘Hold on!’
With the help of Taesangno, he could barely hold it in and looked at the others.
‘Unbelievable! ‘I can’t believe you’re eating this with a calm face!’
My respect for my master and my brothers grew.
But what he didn’t know was that Kunlun disciples were accustomed to this poor taste.
In the past, before the True Jade Dragon Guardians sent Suksu out of concern for Jeonggwang’s health, they ate dishes that tasted worse than this without a word.
Rather, the old woman’s cooking brought back memories from long ago for them.
‘It’s been such a long time.’
‘okay. This is what it tastes like.’
Dirty wasn’t a big problem either.
The things I had to eat while traveling all over Cheonghae Province to find ingredients for Banseondan were even worse than this.
Jeong Gwang was immersed in memories that were slightly different from theirs.
‘It was when we were surrounded by the Podalapgung (cloth-wearing palace) crowd called by the rats. It tastes just like it did when you peeled off the bark soaked in their blood and ate it.’
Thanks to you, I remembered something that had bothered me.
‘I wasn’t able to kill them all when I went over to Seojang, but I guess I’ll have to go later when I have time.’
A smile formed on Jeong Gwang’s lips.
The view from below was very beautiful.
A woman wearing a hat like Jeonggwang was looking at him closely.
After Zheng Guang and his group left, she approached the old woman and ordered a bowl of noodles. She hesitated for a moment and took a bite, but she couldn’t help but spit it out right away.
“Wow! “How can I eat this!”
The old woman was shocked and didn’t know what to do.
“Oh my, how can I do this? Sorry, miss. I’m really sorry.”
“no. are you okay. Ah, this.”
“yes? omg! “This is so much!”
The old woman trembled as she looked at the silver coin in her hand.
“Okay, thank you. Thank you so much… … oh! Oh, lady?”
Before I knew it, the woman wearing a robe was moving away enough to be seen as a dot.
That was the direction Jeong Gwang and his party went.
* * *
Jeonggwang and his party wandered around some more and returned to Yeonhwa Gaekjan.
“what? “There are more people, right?”
“Most of them are unmanned.”
“We came a little early. “It is time for other clans and families to come as well.”
Jeong Ja-bae’s disciples were looking around at the people around them and talking, and those people were also looking at the Kunlun Sect and whispering.
‘We’d better get in quickly.’
Heo Cheong, who had a lot of experience as a strongman, was worried that the energetic Jeong Ja-bae would get caught up in a useless dispute.
“What are you doing? “Let’s go in.”
“yes. Four hundred.”
But I couldn’t.
A middle-aged man with a slim build was approaching He Qing.
“Who is this?”
“Oh oh. He is a member of the Shandong Music Family. “It’s been a while.”
“It seems like twenty years. In the meantime, your spirit has become clearer. ha ha ha.”
“Huh. “Are you scolding me for wearing clothes that don’t suit me?”
“No way. “It’s a compliment, a compliment.”
“No matter how much I think about it, with that scary face, it doesn’t seem like a compliment.”
“this. “I took a hit.”
He Qing grinned and pulled him towards him.
“We shouldn’t do this here, let’s go in and talk.”
“Okay. “Let’s eat together for the first time in a while.”
As they entered the guesthouse, Jeong Ja-bae’s disciples followed them.
Jeong Gwang was about to take a step when he heard a woman’s voice.
“hey. “Can I ask you something?”
Jeong Gwang looked at the owner of the voice. She was a woman of moderate height and wearing a long skirt.
“What is it?”
“I was eating noodles from an old woman at the market earlier.”
She asked after pausing for a moment.
“Why did you do that?”
“hey.”
“yes?”
“But who are you?”
“ah. “Look at my mind.”
She took off the banglip she was wearing.
The men watching gaped.
A beautiful face was revealed along with the illusion that the surroundings were brightening.
“You were rude. It is said to be Eonuijin of the Jinju Eon family. What happens there?”
“It’s a concentrate.”
She pointed to Jeong-gwang’s bangs and pretended to take them off.
“It’s annoying.”
“Then let me see, okay?”
“yes?”
Her new form shook and appeared in front of Jeong Gwang-ui.
Jeong Gwang was about to slap his chin reflexively, but stopped.
She was bending down and looking up at Jeong Gwang’s face.
“What are you doing?”
Eon Ui-jin looked at Jeong Gwang with wide eyes without answering.
It was my first time seeing such a beautiful man.
“… … That’s Okay. Very good. Now can you tell me why you ate those noodles?”
“That’s because they’re the only noodles without meat.”
“Was that just the reason?”
“Hmm. “Because you’re hungry?”
“I heard you can’t eat those noodles just because you’re hungry… … “How did you even laugh while eating that?”
“ah. that.”
Jeong Gwang answered as if it was no big deal.
“It’s better than blood-soaked tree bark.”
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