Episode 284. Mountains, Wind, and Go
Honsegeomma Cheokjinkyung looked back and forth between Akbul Bangcheon-gak and Jeokwol Gongchuisan.
I didn’t get the feeling that it was a show of force.
It was a look of firm belief that their method would succeed.
Baekdu Horse Army is comprised of those who have reached an absolute state through martial arts or magic.
In other words, this means that their vision is also absolute.
Finally, Chuck Jin-kyung’s mouth opened.
“Let’s hear it. That’s the way.”
Gongchuisan turned his gaze to Bangcheon-gak.
Just to make sure it’s okay to tell him.
Bang Cheon-gak, who had been staring intently into Cheok Jin-gyeong’s eyes, nodded as if to say, “It’ll be okay.”
Only then did Bangchuisan speak.
“There is something in this world that is poisonous but not poisonous, a living thing but not alive. It is a living curse that you will suffer regardless of your level of inaction.”
“What is that?”
“It’s nothing but poison.”
Cheok Jin-gyeong frowned at the word loneliness.
I’ve heard rumors of something like that, but I’m skeptical that it would actually work.
“Are you saying you want to subdue the cult leader through loneliness?”
“This is not an ordinary solitude. This is a special solitude created by evil sorcery, called ‘Yin-Yang-Go.’”
“What is saltiness?”
Cheok Jin-gyeong was unmanned and ignorant of magic.
Even though I heard the word ‘salt’, I couldn’t understand the weight contained in those words.
“Yeommae refers to a sorcery that is so evil that it is forbidden even among sorcerers. Yin-Yanggo is known as the worst kind of loneliness that humans can create.”
“Isn’t that loneliness?”
Chuck Jin-kyung asked back somewhat cynically.
Loneliness is a poisonous insect so small it cannot be seen with the eye.
Of course it would be harmful to the human body, but how can you subdue a cult leader with something smaller than a dust particle?
A smile appeared on Gongchuisan’s lips.
“Haha. There is spirituality in salt water. That’s why sorcerers secretly make salt water. If you know what yin-yang is, you won’t have to worry about that.”
“Is it different from normal loneliness?”
“They say that they keep living people and poisonous insects in specially engraved lead coffins for a thousand days. The poisonous insects first eat the people, but then they eat each other.”
“Wow! This is terrible.”
“The salty worm was originally created in such a terrible way. In any case, only the solitude that contains the human spirit can survive a thousand days. That single poisonous insect is called Ingo, the king of solitude. If you are hit by Ingo, even if the opponent is a god, you cannot avoid death.”
“Is that what you mean by yin-yang?”
“Yin-Yang-Go is even more special. Those who create suffering meet once in their lifetime, and that is called Yin-Yang-Go. After a thousand days, there are rare cases where a male and female pair that do not eat each other are found alone. The male and female have spirituality and they may starve but do not eat each other. That is called Yin-Yang-Go.”
“Oh!”
For the first time, Chuck Jin-kyung showed interest.
The explanation of the solitude imbued with spirituality and the yin-yang theory sounded plausible.
“The two evil spirits, Yin and Yang, are destined to die if one of them dies. They also feel pain. If we put one of the Yin and Yang spirits in the hands of the leader, the leader’s lifeline will be in our hands.”
“Are you saying that you two really feel that kind of loneliness?”
Then, Bangcheon-gak and Gongchuisan each took out a silver armor from their bosoms.
Bang Cheon-gak said, pointing to his silver armor.
“What I have is the Yin-Yang Go, and what Jeokwol has is the Yang-Go. It cost a hundred thousand nyang of gold to obtain this Yin-Yang Go. In fact, even ten million gold pieces cannot obtain the Yin-Yang Go. They say it is something that comes out only once every hundred years.”
“How on earth do you use that?”
“You can put yin-yang in tea or food. Once the in-go enters the human body, it moves to the brain and settles there, just like a parasite.”
Gongchuisan, who had been listening silently, added a word.
“Whether it’s positive or negative, it’s up to the person who gets the chance to use it.”
“It won’t be easy to divert the cult leader’s attention.”
Bang Cheon-gak said with shining eyes.
“That’s why we need the help of someone like Geomma. If the three of us distract the leader, wouldn’t an appropriate opportunity come to someone?”
“Okay, let’s give it a try.”
Chuck Jin-kyung readily declared his participation.
Even if solitude doesn’t work, there’s no harm done.
What if it was a poison that showed immediate symptoms of addiction?
Loneliness is not like poison, with its own specific symptoms.
Either survive and parasitize on the host’s body, or get digested and die.
Bangcheon-gak and Gongchuisan put the silver armor back into their arms.
After a while, Gongchui Mountain said.
“We have to keep this from the other Baekdu Ma Army. They don’t know who the leader’s dog is. In that case, I think it would be better for us to go to Pungji Mountain. What do you two think?”
Bang Cheon-gak, who had been talking to him up to that point, nodded.
“I think that would be better. If you came to greet the cult leader, I wouldn’t suspect anything.”
“Let’s do that.”
Chuck Jin-kyung also agreed.
It was true that Pungjisan was more suitable than Baekmasa Temple, where there were other Baekdu horse herds.
The next morning, the three of them left for Pungjisan Mountain, taking only their closest associates with them.
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Settlement.
Chilihachon.
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Despite its hasty formation, the Cheonjimaeng spy squad did not leave Chiliha Village.
It is because the legendary Namgung Yeon said, ‘You must depart on an auspicious day.’
No one could rush her because she was rumored to be able to read the weather.
In fact, since Pungjisan is the ‘Mountain of Death’ with a famous religious leader, there was nothing to say even if an auspicious day was mentioned first.
It was when Namgung Yeon was reading a book in his dorm for the first time in a while.
The voice of a security guard was heard outside.
“Madam, are you inside?”
“What’s going on?”
“The head of Cheongsanpyoguk would like to see you. What should we do?”
Namgung Yeon closed the book he was reading.
Cheongsanpyoguk is a pagoda located in Jeongju, but has not yet conducted any transactions.
By the way, did Pyo-du come looking for you?
If your position is at the level of a table clerk, you don’t go out to deliver items.
‘What could possibly cause the table to move on its own?’
After thinking about it for a while, she decided to meet him anyway.
“Let me in.”
“yes.”
After the guard returned, about half an hour (about 7 minutes) passed?
A thick man’s voice was heard from outside the door.
“Are you the Ten Great Warriors? I am the head of the Cheongsanpyo Kingdom, Daesando Ilsejin.”
Namgung Yeon immediately opened the door and went out onto the veranda.
A strange merchant who looked to be in his forties was standing in front of the stone steps.
“What’s going on?”
“I was given a letter to send to the Lord Shijunmu about a month ago. I came here to deliver it to you.”
“Does Pyo-du himself go out and run errands like that these days?”
“No. The importance of the matter is why Your Majesty has chosen me.”
Along with those words, Il Se-jin took out a letter from his bosom.
But even though he was holding the letter, he couldn’t readily approach Namgung Yeon.
Namgung Yeon became even more curious as he hesitated.
What kind of letter is it that makes you do something like that?
Her gaze turned to the letter he was holding.
‘Huh? You didn’t even use wax?’
That means someone else may have already seen it.
Perhaps it is the Chungui Sword Wisicheong, the national lord of Cheongsanpyo.
It seems that he read it first and then had it printed and sent to himself.
“It seems like there is so much content that I hesitate to pass it on until the end? I heard that Chunguigeom was a righteous person, but it’s surprising to see someone else’s letter.”
“Huh! That’s not it. It’s such a strange situation, so to prevent any accidents… … .”
“An accident?”
“Yes, His Majesty did that because he was afraid that the Sipjeonmuhou would be harmed.”
Namgung Yeon, who had been staring at him, turned around.
“Come in.”
“Yes, yes.”
Il Se-jin sat down cautiously across from the desk with an embarrassed expression.
Until then, he was still holding the letter in his hand tightly.
“I guess the client was Nokrim.”
If you were a manager or a Chilpa person, beeswax was a given.
The only people who can finish things this poorly are Sapa and Nokrim.
They think that if they paint it, no one will see it.
In a world where even beeswax is counterfeited.
“How did you know that?”
“That’s too much consideration. Judging from your expression, you read it too.”
“……yes.”
“If you want to live long, it’s better not to know the secrets of the martial arts world. It would be best not to reveal the contents of the letter.”
Il Se-jin suddenly became curious at Namgung Yeon’s words that seemed to know everything.
Is Shijianmuhou really that great of a person as rumored?
Are you that young?
Suddenly he wanted to check whether her reputation was true or not.
“Do you happen to know who your client is?”
“I entrusted it to you a month ago, and if you checked the contents, it must be the Muyeongshintu Baekgyo. You must have been anxious because the client suddenly died. You must have been curious.”
“… … .”
Il Se-jin’s mouth opened wide.
It’s not an exaggeration.
She really knew everything.
‘Huh! So you didn’t gain fame by deceiving others with vague words like fortune tellers.’
He was impressed and placed the letter on the desk with both hands.
“When Baek-gyo suddenly died, the King stopped the delivery. Afterwards, he found out about the affairs of Cheonjimaeng and decided to pass it on to the Ten Great Kings. I looked at the contents without permission because Baek-gyo was poisoned, so I thought… … Anyway, I apologize.”
“Baek-gyo was lucky. If it weren’t for the Sword of Loyalty, he might have fallen into the hands of the Musketeer.”
Il Se-jin was no longer surprised.
Now, I thought it was natural since it was unprecedented.
“Did the musketeer poison Baek-gyo? To cover up the trade?”
“Don’t try to find out. And keep it a secret that Baek-gyo sent me a letter before he died. Just go.”
At the firm command, Il Se-jin stood up from his seat.
After sending Il Se-jin away, Namgung Yeon opened the letter sealed with grass and read it.
As expected, Baek-gyo became anxious and wrote down his situation.
“Tsk tsk!”
Namgung Yeon clicked his tongue lightly.
‘If you had told me sooner, you wouldn’t have been poisoned… … .’
Still, seeing him do this, it seems he had a premonition of his own death.
She gently shook the container containing the bamboo branches on the table.
Looking at the mountain branches, it is still the hexagram of Tian Shan Dun (Heavenly Mountain Pressure).
Cheonsan-dun means ‘do not move’.
Why is that?
The Eight Guardian Goddesses are plotting something on Mount Pungji, but the heavens tell them not to move.
This is contrary to the wishes of the Cheonjimaeng masters who hope that the investigation team will move at any time.
Namgung Yeon shook the birth pan again.
The second one is Sanpunggo (山風蠱).
Long ago, Zhu Xi said, “Go (蠱) is when the collapse reaches its peak and an incident occurs.” Some say, “It is when the wind that lingers at the foot of the mountain rots and gives rise to worms.”
Neither this nor that means anything good.
Maybe ‘mountain’, ‘wind’, and ‘go’ each mean different things.
Whatever it is, you can tell that it’s not time to move yet.
Namgung Yeon let out a small sigh and put the mountain branches back into the mountain trough.
And then I thought about something deeply.
Judging by the slight blush on her face, she must be thinking of something strange.
Soon, a mountain branch was carefully placed on the table.
Taeksanham (澤山咸) appeared.
The Gan (良) hexagram below represents a young man, and the Tae (兌) hexagram above represents a young woman.
‘Pure love between a man and a woman… … .’
Namgung Yeon quickly gathered up the branches and jumped up from his seat.
