Hwang 2
“It’s strange.”
“It’s definitely strange, Sister Seol. You must have arrived and stayed there.”
My sister and I looked at the ceiling of the dark, hollow cave with expressions that seemed to show we couldn’t understand.
That was to be expected, because the main force led by my adoptive father and grandfather had not yet arrived here even after two days since we arrived here.
No matter how much I think about it, the distance between us and the main force is only about an hour or two.
When I first came down the hole, I had left behind a spiderweb of evil spirits, so even if I tried to catch it, it would be about the same, but even though it was already the second day, I didn’t feel any signs of it approaching from afar.
“Hey, you still can’t feel it?”
-Kissit!
A demon pokes its head out of a dark hole in the ceiling and shakes its head in response to my question.
Just in case the cave was as complex as a maze, the demon kept pulling out long, thin threads the entire time he was moving, but when he went up into the hole to check, he said that he didn’t feel any vibrations there either.
Spiders are very sensitive to vibrations in their webs.
The longest web-spinning spider known is Darwin’s bark spider, which can weave a 25-meter web – 250 times its body length.
Although this spider is only about a centimeter long, it can detect the vibrations of an insect caught at the end of its web. Considering the size of the magic wand based on this spider, the detection range of the magic wand is at least 2-3 kilometers.
It’s obvious that it’s longer because it’s a spirit, but if the demon doesn’t feel it, it might not even be able to enter the passage.
In retrospect, the main force should have caught up with us before we reached the end of the hole.
We couldn’t check the situation ahead, so we moved as slowly as possible, but there was no reason why our grandfather and adoptive father’s main force, who knew we were ahead, couldn’t catch up with us.
“Why is that?”
“Um… Didn’t you find the writing that Yong-i wrote?”
“That’s why I wrote it down in two big places. There’s no way you won’t find it since it’s on the wall.”
It was while I was putting my heads together with my older sister that we were pondering why the main force could not arrive with us.
Hwa-eun, who was sitting on the body of the doll, spoke in a cautious voice.
“if···.”
“if?”
“Now that I think about it, I still have concerns about the organ transplant.”
“Are you talking about the organ transplant?”
“Yes, Little Dragon.”
It means that the organ transplant is on your mind.
He held his chin, thought deeply, and then asked.
“Oh, so it worked once after a hundred years and then broke?”
As Hwa-eun said, a hundred years is enough time for it to break down.
As I nodded, thinking that it was a plausible reasoning, Hwa-eun shook her head and said.
“No. That’s true too. It’s about energy. I’m concerned about the O-Dok-Gwi-Won-Sing-Gong written outside. What if the door doesn’t open with all the energy, but only opens when you breathe in the energy of the O-Dok-Gwi-Won-Sing-Gong?”
“ah!”
Yeah, it’s a secret door, but if anyone can open it, is it really a secret door? It’s an automatic door.
As it was the door of the Odokmun guys, it could only react to the energy raised by the Odokguiwonsingong, as Hwaeun said.
“But Grandpa, you must know the Odokguiwonsingong too, right?”
It was my grandfather who taught me the Odokguiwonsingong and even made me a true master.
I expressed the opinion that it would definitely pass, but Hwa-eun shook her head and said.
“Of course, Grandfather knows the O-Dok-Gwi-Won-Sing-Gong, but he didn’t build up his stamina with just that. But didn’t Xiaolong build up his stamina with just the O-Dok-Gwi-Won-Sing-Gong?”
Of course, my grandfather also knows the O-Dok-Gwi-Won Shingong, but it is a kind of base martial art, and the mainstream internal energy method is the Sip-Dok-Ssang-Won-Gong, but my body is made up of the pure spirit of the O-Dok-Gwi-Won Shingong.
If that’s the difference that keeps the door from opening, then it’s certainly understandable.
“Hmm… I see. So, what do we do now?”
If what Hwa-eun said was true, then Grandfather would never appear through that hole, and if that was the case, we would have to continue searching on our own or return to Namsan on foot.
Or maybe the Beast Palace.
Sister Seol took a piece of charcoal from the dead campfire and pointed upwards as she spoke.
“We can’t just wait here. Just in case, let’s write on the cave wall up there that we’re going back to the Beast Palace and then go back and wait.
There might be Blood Cult guys around? It might be dangerous for us, so let’s go back.
“The adults will surely come back if the entrance doesn’t open. We can send someone to Namnasan after arriving at the Beast Palace. What do you think?”
As my older sister had said, waiting here for my grandfather and adoptive father’s main force to arrive was now meaningless.
Does that mean we should continue the search?
If our adoptive father and grandfather could not arrive, it would be extremely dangerous to wait or to search on our own.
Because the Odokmun people, who were enemies from a hundred years ago, might be nearby, and there might even be Blood Cult guys there.
So, it would be right to return to the Beast Palace as Sister Seol said and send someone to Namnasan, or wait.
‘But you’re saying that going back won’t be that easy?’
But for the same reason that waiting was dangerous, returning would not be an easy task.
Judging from the fact that the warriors of the Murim Alliance and the masters of the sect are conducting intelligence activities in this area, there is a high probability that the Blood Cult’s base is located in this area.
As I continued to worry about Seol’s sister’s words because it would not be easy to return, Hwa-eun gave a different opinion.
“It doesn’t seem like it would be easy for us to return to the Beast Palace on our own, so how about joining up with Doryeong’s group and following them to the contact point?”
“Are you talking about the contact point?”
“Yes, I heard they’re searching the area, so they should know a safe way.
If you happen to find any traces of misreading, I think you might be able to get some information.
There might be a Blood Cult base nearby, so I think it would be safer than moving by ourselves. According to Geombong, you said that you would go to the contact point and return if you found any traces. We can join up there and then go back.”
If you go to the contact point where the secret agents are gathering, who are definitely spreading out in this area and searching the surrounding area, you may be able to obtain the information they have gathered in the area.
Also, if they join in on their return, they may be able to return safely based on the information they obtain while conducting intelligence activities.
As I was nodding my head, thinking that it was a good idea, Brother Do-ryong Gyu-seong, who was listening to our conversation from the side, patted my shoulder and said.
“Yes, that’s right, Aw. This Pengyu Sung will make sure that the three of you return safely to the Central Plains.”
“Then shall we do that?”
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So our schedule was set and I nodded to Gyuseong hyung’s words.
Changryong, who had been quiet until now, spoke in a cautious voice.
“Little Dragon, I’m just asking you just in case, do you know how to hunt or something? Like find water?”
“Hunting? And water?”
The question of whether you know how to hunt or find water out of nowhere.
Come to think of it, it was Changryong who had been in charge of our meals for the past two days.
He wondered why he hunted and fetched water alone like a servant, but in response to his question, Geom-bong and Gyu-seong turned their gaze into the dark cave.
“Ahem···.”
“Hmm···.”
I thought the two’s appearance and Changryong’s question were strange and answered.
“Of course, I, Seol, and Hwa-eun can do it too, but···.”
I have also lived in the Yunnan jungle, so I can catch and eat snakes, and most importantly, I have a magic wand, so hunting is no problem.
It wasn’t just me, it was the same for Hwa-eun and Seol.
Hwa-eun can fire a paralyzing poisonous spell, so she can’t miss any prey that catches her eye, and her older sister is from the Beast Palace.
For the Beast Palace people who solve most of their meals through hunting, hunting is the basic foundation.
“Is that so!?”
Then Changryong rejoices.
Changryong held my hand tightly with tearful eyes and asked me.
“Then, since I am no longer a guest but a member of your party, could you please help me!? Please!”
At our first meeting, he seemed a bit lacking in love, so I answered him while thinking that he was being beaten by the two of them.
“Well, of course I should help you, right?”
“Then, we should start hunting right away! We’ll need food to get to the contact point. We’re already out of food, so hunting while moving is out of the question.”
When I said I would help, Changryong said that since the group had grown, he had to prepare food.
It is impossible to go hunting the entire trip without knowing that there might be Blood Cult members around.
The area around this cave is safe, so let’s prepare food here and then set off.
We also only had enough beef jerky and dried rice cakes on our backs for a day, so we needed food for the long journey, and we nodded to his words.
“All right.”
“By the way, I only found rabbits around here. This is a big problem.”
Changryong was very worried that he could only catch rabbits since coming here, but the food problem was quickly solved.
“Oh! You brought me a magical deer?”
-Kishi!
I had never asked Yohwa to hunt before, but I thought he would be good at it, so I asked Yohwa to bring me some animals. Yohwa quickly brought me a large deer from somewhere.
My older sister quickly ran over and skillfully prepared the deer.
“For dinner, wash the intestines, liver, and intestines and roast them over a fire. Let’s take the meat with us after smoking it. The intestines spoil quickly.”
Then, Changryong, who was surprised at his older sister’s deer grooming, asked with an even more surprised expression.
“Huh! You can not only handle animals, but also smoke them!?”
“Of course. If you live in the jungle, shouldn’t you be able to do that?”
“Yeah, that’s right!”
When Changryong looked at Geombong and said, “Look at that,” Geombong pouted.
“Why! What is it now!”
When I heard the story of this guy Changryong, I heard that he worked as a servant for almost two months, taking Gyu Seong-hyeong and Geombong with him.
It was when I came to wash the intestines with Changryong and Seol, who were being scolded for giving me a side glance.
As I was about to drink the water from the gently flowing stream, my older sister stopped me and said:
“Dragon, don’t eat that. Eat this. If you drink the stream water wrong, it can upset your stomach.”
“Stomachache?”
“Yeah, there might be animals that fell in and died upstream. So if you’re thirsty, drink this.”
-Whew.
Sister Seol cut off the vines that had climbed up the tree and handed them to me with a smile.
“Is that what you mean?”
“Oh, water is coming out here.”
As soon as my sister finished speaking, a drop of water fell.
I drank the water dripping from the vine. It was slightly sweet and reminded me of the gorosoe water I had drunk in my past life.
“Wow, that’s amazing!”
Then, Changryong looked at his older sister with respectful eyes.
No, a gaze of passion that felt like respect and something more.
‘Is this kid a gold digger?’
It seemed like Changryong was the type to fall in love easily.
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“By the way, Xiaolong Xiaoxia, you’re amazing. Those little guys have grown so big. And even to the sky.”
Changryong, who was walking through the bushes, pointed to Hyang-i and Bin-i who were standing on my shoulders, then blankly stared at the candles floating in the sky like dots, with an expression of disbelief.
The last time I saw them, they were so small, so I wondered how one of them could fly to the sky with such a great appearance.
It’s true that the first stage has become very impressive.
Not only his appearance, but his flying ability was also improving day by day.
When we were following the Heavenly God, the maximum flight time wasn’t that long, but I don’t know if it’s because the poison is from the teens or because the internal energy from last time was being absorbed evenly inside, but now we can fly for three or four hours.
The recovery time is not that long, so you can go back up after coming down for about ten minutes.
It makes me wonder if one day I’ll be able to just fly all day.
Wouldn’t it be nice to have a well-grown daughter being praised?
It was a moment when I responded with a smile.
“Well, what is that···.”
-Tsururut!
-Tsurut!
Hyang-i and Bin-i glared at Chang-ryong, making angry noises.
I wondered why she was suddenly like that, but it seemed like she was upset because she was being compared to her older sister who had grown up.
‘Oh my, comparison is the worst feeling···.’
The shaking tentacles of Cho and Bin-yi as they panic over what to do about this.
-Tsrrrrrr.
In my heart, I felt like I needed to scold Hyang-i and Bin-i for talking nonsense.
Perhaps that is the look of a life-threatening shooting.
They weren’t really capable of shooting, but they were two people who were controlling the speed of shaking their tentacles, saying they were controlling it.
Then, Changryong was taken aback by the sight of Hyang-i and Bin clearly showing hostility towards him, and suddenly looked at Hwa-eun with an expression of disbelief.
“Huh!? Why are these guys doing this? Huh!?”
Hwa-eun nodded with cold eyes.
It seemed as if Hwa-eun had sent a telegram, but Chang-ryong suddenly closed his eyes tightly and rolled on the floor, letting out a voice of pain.
“Oh, my goodness, I’m dying. Oh, it hurts!”
It was a bit of a stretch, but I can understand the general situation.
The sound of Hwa-eun’s frustrated voice flew in.
[I sent a telegram telling them to pretend to be hurt so that I could live. When the time is right, So-ryong, stop Hyang-i and Bin-i. What did you mean when you said that you were small while comparing you to Cho-rang and making the kids feel bad? I told you, you really are a thoughtless person.]
Even I, who likes poison, didn’t notice it right away, but I thought that this was what a mother felt.
