Part 2 Episode 160
Discerning
Jeong-gwang and his group headed to the place where the third preliminary round of the battle for life and death was held.
It is approximately 800 ri from Urumqi.
As always, Jeong Gwang wanted to go as fast as possible, and he urged his horse to run and run again, taking only the minimum amount of rest.
Even if those who are already used to it try to do so, those who encounter it for the first time will find it difficult.
Namin, who joined the group and started her first journey, was distracted just by running the horse, but soon began to have many questions.
It was still like that now.
“Let’s take a short break.”
At one word from Jeong Gwang, the group stopped at the same time.
A middle-aged man, one of his sleeves blowing dizzyingly in the strong wind, addressed Jeong Gwang and asked bluntly:
“How long are you planning to rest?”
“About half an hour.”
“Right. “I will train Seomrang.”
“Please take care of me.”
“Please. “Of course it has to be done.”
Seomrang, who was riding behind the middle-aged man, also seemed to take it for granted.
It was obvious that he was tired just by looking at his face, but he jumped off the horse and started practicing footwork.
The middle-aged man looked at him for a moment and then scolded him bluntly.
“Slow. “Simple.”
Seomrang’s face crumpled.
“Your tongue is sore today. Are you going to just say it?”
“No way.”
The middle-aged man took out a sword with a narrow blade and struck Seomrang viciously.
Seomrang was soon cornered.
While I was trying my best to do the walking technique, my foot got twisted and I fell.
The moment Ki Hyeong-do fell down hard and was about to hit his neck.
Seomrang rolled to the side.
I narrowly escaped Ki Hyeong-do and jumped up. He pulled out the double batons he wore around his waist, stabbed them, and swung them. Offense, not defense. It was also a vicious herbivore that secretly targeted the vital parts of a middle-aged man.
An ordinary middle-aged man who was watching quietly from a distance opened his mouth faster than the herbivore.
“yes. You’re doing well, Seomrang. I understand very well that weapons are a means, not an end. Still, there is one thing I regret. To put it briefly… … .”
It was never short.
The middle-aged man talked without taking a breath.
Meanwhile, the demons chasing Jeong Gwang quickly jumped off their horses and started fighting.
Bald Jang Han shouted loudly.
“Seomrang’s opponent is Dokbigwido, famous for being a human butcher! Win or lose is already decided! If Dokbigwido fights at this level, guess how many more seconds Seomrang can hold out… … .”
At that time, Dokbigwido kicked Seomrang’s stomach and blew it away.
Bald Janghan licked his lips and made another suggestion.
“I guess we came too late. But is this all there is to play? Anything is possible, including combat fighting, sword fighting, and ssangryuk. If you would like to enjoy it, please gather here.”
Life returned to the eyes of the despondent demons.
A gambling scene broke out, and shouting and swearing were exchanged.
Namin watched blankly and shook her head.
‘It’s truly strange.’
Did you notice my confused mind?
Goirukdanga Sogaju Danyeong approached and smiled.
“I guess I can’t get used to it.”
“Honestly, yes.”
“What is it?”
There were too many things for Namin to do, so she gathered her thoughts and opened her mouth.
“I heard that Dokbigwido was a great man who would have died if he were dead but would not submit to anyone. However, he understood Jinhon’s intentions first and is moving as he wants.”
“Do you mean it looks like a subordinate?”
“That’s right.”
“Isn’t that possible if you are deeply moved?”
“You mean the personality of the requiem?”
“haha. You know how to concentrate. “I was talking about martial arts.”
Namin’s thoughts were different.
I saw firsthand how Jinhon persuaded his father, and I was amazed at his incredible inaction.
However, Dokbigwido was a great man who was different from other people.
He would have defeated Dokbiguido with force, but as I said before, didn’t he have a reputation for not giving in to anyone?
“A middle-aged man named Hyeoljo is also strange.”
Danyoung also agreed.
“You talk too much.”
“That too, but I’m curious about its identity. I heard that it came from Gurda in the Jungwon Sapa Murim and flowed into Kucha, and she held up the requiem to a strange degree. and… … .”
Namin pointed at Min Hyeon-yu with her finger.
He was pitching a tent with skill.
“Author, isn’t he from a local village? It’s clear that you’re part of the same clan since you use Min’s last name, so why keep it close to you? “I will report everything I see and hear to the General Assembly.”
“I guess that’s because it doesn’t matter.”
“You mean it doesn’t matter?”
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“I look up to the sky and have no shame… … this. “I only played a game once, so why are you staring at me like that?”
Namin gave up trying to ask about the black swan.
No matter what I say, it comes out like this. What more can I do?
Instead, I looked straight at Danyoung.
Danyoung smiled faintly and pointed at herself.
“Now do you want to ask about me?”
“Yes, but I don’t think I’ll get a proper answer.”
“You got it right.”
“I feel weak.”
“haha.”
The smile disappeared from Danyoung’s face and her eyes sparkled magically.
“Sojeo asked various questions, but in the end, it all boils down to what kind of person Jinhon is.”
Namin responded without embarrassment.
“Honestly, yes.”
“I’m not doing this to gauge my reaction. But no matter what happens, Sojeo will never be able to get a satisfactory answer.”
Danyoung gave the last piece of advice.
“Don’t try to find out, just do your job. “Requiem hates incompetent people, but it hates people who don’t do their jobs even more.”
“… … !”
Namin’s eyes widened slightly.
It was because I remembered the message Jeong Gwang had sent before leaving Urumqi.
-You have to do it right. If you disappoint me, I’ll kick you out before you want to leave.
I was wondering why he suddenly spoke informally, but I was able to understand it only after listening to Danyoung’s advice.
‘I was really warning you!’
He disobeyed his father and left the family.
If you are kicked out, there is no place to return to.
I was planning to check on Jinhon and his group for a while, but it wasn’t the time.
Namin politely bowed to Danyoung.
“Thank you for enlightening me.”
“I’m glad it helped.”
Namin turned around and approached Seomrang.
After being hit hard in the stomach and vomiting, Seomrang, who stood up after being interrogated by Gwan-yeop, opened his eyes round.
“What is it? Why are you suddenly so striding? … .”
“There is no time. “I will teach you, so follow me.”
Namin was going into one of the tents set up by Min Hyeon-yu, and when Seomrang hesitated and didn’t follow, she glared at him.
“What are you doing?”
Seomrang sighed.
‘Damn it. ‘I do it because I feel uncomfortable.’
Those eyes were pitch black with almost no whites. Those eyes were scary.
Before leaving Urumqi, didn’t you get scared when you saw those eyes when you heard what kind of rumors Jeong Gwang had spread to people to make a justification for bringing Namin in and went on a rampage?
‘Should we just ask Guan Sook-su to one more round?’
There is no way.
Gwanyeop pushed his back.
“Go ahead and learn.”
“Haaa. yes.”
Seomrang trudged into the tent.
Namin sat cross-legged and gestured.
“First, sit down and calm your mind.”
“Can I have breakfast for a moment?”
“If you can regain your composure, do whatever you want.”
Seomrang sat cross-legged, took a few breaths, and then gave up.
“You’re staring at me so intently that I’m going to fall into a state of confusion. Just say it. “What are you going to teach me?”
“You seem to have a lot less concentration than you look.”
“… … “Don’t touch it because you’ll fall into a trance.”
I declared this out of anger, but whose dog’s name is Ecstasy?
I experienced something similar while practicing Mukyeongbo in Kuala Lumpur, but I haven’t had the same luck so far.
Seomrang finished Sojucheon and proudly opened his chest.
“Time is precious, so I’ll stop here. “It calmed my mind.”
Namin shook his head.
“You’re so pretentious.”
“It’s not.”
“It’s clearly visible.”
“Oh really. “Did you look into it with that ability to judge people?”
“There was no need for that this time.”
Seomrang was about to accept it when he heard a commotion outside.
When Namin lifted up one side of the tent, the outside scenery came into view at a glance.
A few people were fighting viciously as if they had gotten into a fight while gambling.
Namin pointed at them and opened his mouth.
“Look at the old man wielding a large sword and the middle-aged man wielding a narrow-pointed sword. “Which one do you think will win?”
Seomrang looked at the two people in turn and then grinned.
“Mr. Hyeopbonggeom.”
“Why do you think that?”
“We’re pushing it harder and harder. Grandmaster, old man, I don’t think you can last much longer.”
“It’s the opposite.”
“yes?”
When Seomrang looked confused, Namin explained step by step.
“It seems like the old man is being pushed, but his walking techniques are almost undisturbed. This means that there is still room. So why was he on the defensive?”
“ah! trap?”
It was just as Namin said.
As the opponent continued to dodge the attack as if he was going to be hit or not, the angry middle-aged man lashed out with his narrow-pointed sword with all his might.
Then the old man revealed his true colors.
I swung the Daegamdo sword while dodging with a faster walking method than before. Blood spurted out and the middle-aged man’s head floated in the air.
The old man grabbed the head, smashed it on the floor, and burst into laughter.
“Hahaha! I’m excited! “Isn’t there someone who will attack you again?”
“shut up! “You old man!”
A very angry young man, who must have lost quite a bit of money, rushed towards me.
The old man’s sword and the young man’s sword clashed.
Namin again asked who would win or lose, and Seomrang chose the old man.
“I can’t compete with your opponent in terms of internal strength. “I made a mistake earlier, but I got it right this time, right?”
“no. “The young man will win.”
“driving me crazy. why?”
“The level of martial arts is similar, but the skill is deeper. “Even though he appears shocked and withdraws, his eyes remain unwavering.”
“No, it’s Taoist law, but even if that’s the case, how is my inner strength…?” … .”
At that moment, the young man screamed and struck his sword. The old man tried to block and counterattack with Daegamdo, but Daegamdo was unable to overcome the power contained in the gwidudo and bounced away.
The old man opened his eyes wide, and the blade passed between them.
It was a youth victory.
“Whoa.”
Seomrang let out a long sigh and grumbled.
“Did you take some elixir? “They hide it and use it at the last minute.”
“That’s clever. “Isn’t this a tactic you’re also good at using?”
“Yes, of course. But I feel bad when I see other people doing that.”
Seomrang trembled and then made an envious expression.
“But you really guessed everything right. He doesn’t even use that ability. “How good of a sharp eye do you have to have to do that?”
“It’s not that great.”
“I think it’s about the same level as adults?”
Namin waved his hand.
“You can’t compare yourself to him. He is a monster.”
“Still, I’m jealous.”
“You are an excellent fighter. It means that your senses are unique. “I’m just watching right now, but if I had confronted them in person, I would have noticed to some extent.”
“As expected, isn’t it?”
“You shouldn’t praise.”
“no way. Just be honest.”
“I’ll tell you something else honestly. “When I guessed the win or loss earlier, I actually figured it out by using my abilities.”
“… … !”
Seomrang opened his mouth and barely closed it.
“what. “It was pure fraud.”
“Not necessarily. “It’s because it has something to do with what I’m trying to teach you.”
“Are you acting very naturally? Now, wait! “Don’t stare at me like that.”
Namin glared at Seomrang and explained heavily.
“I can’t fully use my abilities yet. This means that if your opponent is strong, you cannot recognize him. And I can’t always be by your side. Even if it were possible, it would be poisonous to you.”
Seomrang also became serious.
“Uhm. It means that I will become a person who relies on that ability. “I think so.”
“I looked into those who were fighting a while ago and fit the process into the results. But was the process I was talking about wrong?”
“It seemed plausible, but it didn’t seem right… … .”
Seomrang frowned and scratched his head.
“I don’t know. “I’m confused.”
“I can’t say anything. “That’s almost right.”
“On what basis are you so confident?”
“I was in a situation where I couldn’t use my abilities carelessly. “And then I started to worry that that ability might one day disappear.”
Namin’s eyes sank deeply.
“So I tried to develop my perspective. I constantly observed people and confirmed my conclusions with my ability. “As time passed, it became more and more fitting.”
Namin stared into Seomrang’s wall with pitch-black eyes.
“I will help you. So, develop insight so that you can help yourself.”
Seomrang’s walls shone brightly.
“If that happens, Sojeo will become useless. ouch!”
Namin held Seomrang’s head and smiled faintly.
“How arrogant. This isn’t my only ability. Hurry up and grow up. “Before I abandon you.”
Seomrang gritted his teeth and said he would make her regret what happened today, but Namin didn’t care.
‘If you become that strong, I would be grateful.’
As I walked out of the tent and looked back, I saw Seomrang with his eyes focused and his eyes focused on the fight.
‘The motivation is amazing.’
Namin nodded and walked away before looking around at the demons who were fighting.
‘I’m fortunate that I have many opportunities to develop my perspective.’
After taking a few more steps, her feet suddenly stopped.
It was because I realized something I had never thought about before.
‘I guess that’s why the requiem didn’t refuse the Jeonju’s request to accompany them and didn’t chase out those who were making a fuss!’
He was truly a great person.
I reprimanded Seomrang, but it wasn’t the time for me either.
‘I need to quickly develop my abilities and gain experience.’
There wasn’t much I could do right away, so I had to do at least that.
I went to the tent where he was and made a bold request.
“Requiem. I want to take charge of the journey ahead. “Everything from route selection to distribution.”
“It’s nice that you have spirit. Please consult with Hyunyu before proceeding.”
“I want to do it alone.”
“Motivation is good, but excessive desire is not good. If you work with Hyunyu, you will learn a lot. Try it and if it doesn’t work, tell me. “I’ll let you do it alone then.”
Namin bit her lip gently and then gave in.
“I haven’t earned your trust yet, so that’s what I’ll do. “Okay then.”
Jeong Gwang caught Namin as she was about to leave.
“Wait. “I have something important to say.”
“What is?”
I was very nervous, wondering what kind of secret order he was going to give me.
Jeong Gwang whispered softly.
“I made a special request to Lord Soga. You received a lot of old money, right? “You have to spend your own money to know how precious it is, so why not use that for this expense?”
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Jeong Gwang and his party continued to talk.
Namin planned the itinerary thoroughly, and Seomrang dried up day by day due to her constant nagging.
And finally we arrived at our destination.
It was a Karamai where one of the Seven Great Families of Demonic Dao, the Super Lap Salt Family, was coiled.
‘These cheap guys aren’t ones worth picking up either.’
Jeong Gwang yawned, thinking about old times.
‘Let’s focus on winning over Seomrang and rise quickly.’
That’s how I made up my mind.
Suddenly, Min Hyeon-yu’s voice was heard.
– Adult. One thing comes to mind when I come here.
-What is it with the whole sound?
-That’s because it’s a bit heavy. As you know, my family runs a guesthouse business throughout Xinjiang. As a result, I often hear secret rumors.
-Your tongue is long. Should I bury it secretly?
-Now to the main point. This is the twin brains that Jincheonma of the previous generation cherished. Demon Noe (魔腦) supported the current sect leader and put him in the position of sect leader, but Gwigokja (鬼谷子) did not like it.
-so?
-The devil’s brain was favored and the nobles were purged.
As Jeong Gwang clenched his fist, Min Hyeon Yu’s sound became faster.
-But the person who was thought to be dead is alive.
-… … what?
-They say he’s trapped right here, in the ultra-salvage place.
Demonic energy flickered in Jeong Gwang’s eyes.
martial arts,
