< Seokcheok (蜥蜴) 2 >
The words that Sohyeop, who had been polite when told that he would be given a prize, said were somewhat absurd.
When he said he wanted something, I thought that Sohyeop at that age would want something that any martial artist would want, but it turned out that Sohyeop wanted something very unexpected.
“There is something I really want, but···.”
“What is it? An elixir? Money? A weapon? Since you’ve done something this big, you’ll definitely get what you want. I’ll also try my best to get what you want, so tell me quickly.”
When Zhuge Hu nodded and answered, Xiao Xie answered with an embarrassed expression.
“Ahem. Actually, I need information on poisons, I guess? That kind of thing···.”
“Information on the poisons?”
“Yes, so my hobby, no, my ambition is to collect the poisons scattered throughout the Central Plains for the development of the Tang family, so I need information on where those poisons are.”
“Want to collect poisons?”
Although he felt it was strange to see the Golden Phoenix being raised, he said that he wanted to collect and raise poisonous animals.
It was at a time when I thought that there were truly extraordinary wishes.
Sohyeop rolled up his arms and revealed his wrists.
“These children are also my children that I am raising···.”
“huh?”
At first, I thought it was a pair of armor because there was something yellow wrapped around Sohyeop’s arm.
But looking closely, there was something wrapped around the arm of the wriggling little thief.
As Sohyeop untied the thing wrapped around one arm and placed it on the table, the guy crawled up Sohyeop’s arm, wriggling.
“that!?”
Something that is clearly alive.
When asked what it was, Sohyeop answered with an awkward smile.
“They are the offspring of Qingbanwugong, and I am raising them.”
“Hey, you little bastard, Qingbanwu Gong!?”
Yeah, now that I think about it, that’s what was in the story that came up in the Tang family.
I only heard that ‘So-hyeop defeated Tak-un-yang with the Blue Panther-Oh-gong’, so I didn’t know the details, but it seemed like the Blue Panther-Oh-gong’s offspring was the Blue Panther-Oh-gong I had heard about.
“Oh, yeah, now that I think about it, I heard. That you defeated Tak Yunyang with the Qingban Wukong···.”
“Yes, those are the kids.”
He treats the Golden Phoenix King like a puppy and carries the Blue Phoenix on both his arms.
It was truly an unbelievable sight.
There are many eccentric people in the martial arts world, but this was the first time in the long history of martial arts that such an eccentric person had appeared.
‘It’s really amazing. How can poisonous creatures follow people like that?’
Growing poisons and carrying them around on one’s body is something that a normal person would never do.
No matter how well poisonous creatures follow people, if they get bitten by someone, they are dead. So, I was surprised at the courage of the young thief.
And then, in the flustered mind of Zhuge Hu, something that had happened several years ago and that he had forgotten about came to mind.
This is the information on the poisons that Sohyeop had requested.
I couldn’t tell for sure if it was poisonous or not.
“Um… I think I can give you one thing you want right now… Poison. Could it be a stone arachnid? Is stone arachnid poisonous?”
“A stone!? Are you sure!?”
“Yeah, are you okay?”
“Of course, sir! The stone has poison in its eyes. The stone was originally called······.”
A small group of people who are jumping for joy and spouting out words they don’t know.
Most of what was being said was incomprehensible, but one thing was certain: Sohyeop was delighted.
Zhuge Hu scratched his head, looking a bit embarrassed at the sight of Sohyeop.
The Murim Alliance had given various rewards to martial artists who had done great things, such as swords, beauties, and elixirs, but this was the first time he had seen someone so happy at being told where a stone statue lived.
‘As expected. I guess he’s a genius.’
***
「-Kwaaaa.
The water falling from the edge of the cliff was making a huge noise.
And through the noisy noise, the voice of his nephew, Jegal Yongcheon, could be heard.
“Uncle, it looks like we’ve arrived! Just as the elders of the past wrote, the waterfall and turtle rock have appeared. You can also see the peak of Gungasan Mountain in the distance.”
A huge waterfall on the right.
And the white snow piled up on the peak of Mt. Gunggasan (貢嘎山) that can be seen in the distance on the left.
The turtle-shaped rock in front of us was clearly visible, and it was clear that we had arrived at the place our ancestors had left us, just as my nephew had said.
Zhuge Hu nodded to his nephew’s words, then put his hand into the water, but flinched at the cold sensation.
They said that the snow on top of Gungasan Mountain was melting and flowing down, and it was so cold that it hurt my bones.
And he shouted to his nephews and warriors who followed him.
“Everyone wait here, Cheon-i, follow carefully, the water is very cold!”
“Yes, Uncle!”
“Yes! Your Majesty!”
And then the water that fell straight from the waterfall hurled itself into the winding river.
Using the magic of stepping on the turtle-shaped rock rising in the middle of the river, step on it once more.
Zhuge Hu settled down on one of the rocks jutting out here and there on the opposite cliff.
But I hadn’t quite reached my destination, so I didn’t stop and started flying back up the cliff.
It was a brief climb, stepping on the rocks jutting out here and there on the cliff.
The large mossy rock you see up there,
A rock that looked like a human fist came into his sight.
On the other side, it was a rock that was not visible due to the mist falling from the waterfall.
That was exactly where Zhuge Liang was headed.
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“Yongcheon, over there!”
“You go up first. I’ll follow you right away!”
After looking at his nephew who was following him, Zhuge Liang immediately flew away.
And when we arrived at our destination, a fist-shaped rock, we saw a narrow hole that only a person could crawl into by lying down.
“Uncle, it’s exactly the same as the story our ancestors told us.”
Before I knew it, I heard the voice of my nephew who had gotten off next to me.
Zhuge Hu nodded and took out his own poisonous weapon, the iron blade, from his bosom.
I had to crawl into that cave from now on, and I was worried that there might be some kind of animal inside.
It was a hole in a rock on a cliff, but according to what the elders of the past said, this wasn’t the only entrance.
“I’ll go in first, so follow me.”
“Uncle, I understand.”
Zhuge Hu sharpened his eyesight, bent down, and crawled into the cave.
The damp floor and cold water drops falling from above.
But after crawling for a while, the narrow tunnel began to widen, and soon became a height that a person could walk through.
And then I noticed a bright light streaming in front of me.
It is a sight that matches the writings left by the elders of the family before they left.
As I headed inside with my nephew who followed me, a huge cavity came into view.
Above the head, it must have been at least a few dozen sheets high.
It is a very bright space with light streaming in through the hole made there.
“It’s truly mysterious, Uncle!”
The place they arrived at was truly mysterious.
Because of the cold water flowing down from Gunggasan Mountain, it felt chilly before I entered this place, but this place had a warm atmosphere like late spring.
And nameless flowers and fruits blooming on the ground.
It was certainly a place where young chrysanthemums could grow, just as the elders of the past had left behind.
“That’s definitely true.”
Zhuge Hu nodded to his nephew’s words and slowly walked towards the center of the room.
Because that’s exactly what they were aiming for.
Let’s walk a few steps forward and see what’s in front of us.
The center is illuminated by sunlight pouring down from above.
Below, two rocks as tall as a person lean against each other at an angle.
The white leaves of the grass were shining.
“Hey, that’s snow ginseng!”
The surprised voice of my nephew is heard from the side.
Yes, that thing growing under that rock was a ginseng.
One of the sacred herbs that contains the energy of extreme yin.
It was the snow ginseng that, when aged for a hundred years, was called “baeknyeonseolsam” (百年雪蔘), and when aged for a thousand years, was called “cheonnyeonseolsam” (千年雪蔘).
The reason Zhuge Liang came here was to save that Seol-sam.
That was a ginseng that our ancestors discovered a hundred years ago when they passed by here. At the time, it was just sprouting so we couldn’t take it, but now, a hundred years later, we can take it.
Honestly, the family had no intention of taking it until recently.
The longer it lasts, the better it gets, so we decided to leave it for future generations.
However, since Namgungga was looking for elixirs or herbs that contained yin energy in order to treat his daughter who was born with a weak vein, they decided to exchange them.
This was because the two hundred year old black heguo (黑何首烏) obtained from Namgungga was an incomparable elixir for the warriors of the Zhuge family.
His nephew, Zhuge Yongquan, might even achieve great success in the Xuanyuan Jeon Dan Sheng.
Zhuge Hu and his nephew slowly approached the rock.
The two decided to first arrive in front of the rock and bow deeply in gratitude for their ancestors’ consideration.
“Your Majesty, the great Zhuge Liang. Thank you for your ancestors’ arrangements.”
That was when the two of them bowed deeply to the hundred-year-old snow ginseng and carefully dug up the hundred-year-old snow ginseng, removing the moss around it.
-Shaaaaa!
-Char!
Something shooting out with a sound coming from behind Seol-sam.
Zhuge Hu was shocked and quickly retreated, raising his iron spear to block it.
-Kang!
It was not possible to see exactly what had hit the steel plate, but a blue spark was flying across the steel plate’s surface.
A heavy shock was transmitted to my arm.
If I had done it wrong, the impact would have been enough to break my arm.
“Ugh!” “Uncle! Are you okay!?”
“I’m fine! Be careful! It’s coming again!”
It was when my nephew, who had been surprised and stepped back, ran towards Zhuge Hu.
Blue light shoots back between the two.
-Whew!
-Bam!
This time, as Zhuge Hu, who had been preparing, swung his iron spear in time with the shot, it felt like he was cutting something hard.
-Shaaaaa!
Then something made a strange noise and disappeared into the grass behind the rock where Seol-sam had been.
With something like a sparkling blue droplet flowing out of it.
Looking at the iron line that cut off the guy, the surface was filled with s*xual desire.
A cold chill was transmitted from the iron fence to Jegal Hou’s hand.
“What the hell was that!?”
The nephew, who took out the judge’s pen and asked with a surprised face.
It seemed that he was still unable to confirm what it was because his internal energy was still weak, but Zhuge Hu’s eyes still contained the image of what had been shot out earlier.
“Sukchuk (蜥蜴)?”
“Are you talking about a stone?”
Yes, it was clear that what was suddenly shot at Zhuge Hu were two stone arrows.
***
The information passed on by the Murim Alliance soldier named Jegal Hou was as sweet as honey.
Blue snail!
That story is the story of the blue lizard.
It seems to be a poison that grows by feeding on the energy of the spirit tree, but honestly, it doesn’t matter what it is.
The important thing is the stone.
And isn’t it blue?
Natural blue is very rare, so if it was a blue stone, it would be the best information.
Moreover, lizards are the most fun to breed.
Above all, it is cute and fun to handle, and when it gets angry, it shows its teeth and bites, and even that appearance is very cute.
The location discovered there is near Sacheon Gongga Mountain.
From what I’ve heard, it wasn’t far from here.
Even better news is that he promised to let me know if any poisons were discovered in the Central Plains.
Here, a big, knowledgeable man is called a great swordsman, and he was definitely a great swordsman.
‘He was a very generous person.’
However, even though I heard good information, there was one thing that was somewhat disappointing: it would be difficult to leave the clan for the time being because of the blood cult bastards.
I thought that perhaps in order to catch the stone, the craftsman would have to come back and free his grandfather.
Because I’ll have to take one of you with me.
That’s why I was checking Bin-i’s condition at the Sahapwon pavilion and wondering when my father-in-law would return.
“Little Dragon! Where is Little Dragon!”
A man’s shout that made the entire Dangga Mountain shake.
Even Binnie, who was wrapped around my hand, was startled and pulled her tentacles back.
And then, right after, the father-in-law rushed into the private residence, which only his immediate family could enter, leading the following poison sect.
‘Nice timing.’
Perhaps the craftsman who had led the extermination force had returned.
