Episode 315. How to Win Even When You Lose
He is a green hermit who doesn’t like to drink alcohol.
According to the expression of the pain of the nine heavenly noddo, it is to the extent of rinsing one’s mouth with alcohol.
Moreover, it is a drinking party in an abandoned house.
‘It doesn’t even taste good.’
It was so sour and bitter that I didn’t like it.
Certainly, he liked sweet fragrant snow wine.
He quietly put down his glass and stared at Nam Jin-musa Dong Yu-su.
“What’s going on?”
Then Dongyusu took the glass from his mouth with a regretful expression.
“Huh, do you have to talk about work so urgently?”
“What do you mean, work? I’m a green forest.”
Yeonjeokha frowned.
When I hear Dongyusu’s words, I suddenly think of Pacheonma-gun.
Even the Demon King of Pacheon would always say something like that before entrusting him with a troublesome task.
“Isn’t the Green Forest the Emperor’s subjects?”
“Why is the story going that way?”
“I meant that Prince Yeon and I could talk about work.”
“Oh no! I’ll decline. I’ve already suffered so much from having my nose pierced by the chief minister. From now on, I’ll try my best not to get involved in other people’s business.”
“I have to come forward.”
“why?”
Yeonjeokha stared at Dongyusu provocatively.
‘Why are you coming out? If you don’t like me, then just leave it at that.’
Then Dongyusu suddenly changed the subject.
“Do you know how Prince Yeon’s maternal uncle is doing?”
“Ha! That’s why you came to Cheonjimaeng and helped me a lot. What more could you ask for?”
“Don’t get excited. I was just asking if you knew what your maternal uncle’s current situation was.”
“Did something happen?”
“Don’t be nervous, it’s a good thing if you know it.”
“What is it?”
“It seems that Prince Yeon’s cousin, Princess Yuhwa, will be getting married soon.”
“Oh, really? That’s good. But what does that have to do with me? I’ll go if you invite me, though.”
“Then let’s talk about work later. Right now, you seem to have preconceived notions about meeting the main office.”
Yeonjeokha nervously poured alcohol into her glass and drank it.
‘What? You were talking about work and now you have a preconceived notion? This is just a fart.’
If the opponent was a green pine tree, he would have stepped on it so loudly that it made a noise.
But I was able to suppress my frustration by drinking a glass of alcohol.
If you lose the Golden Guard and the Sword, not only the Green Forest but even the guest house will be robbed.
“By the way, the reason I came to see you today is because I have a few things to confirm.”
“You didn’t come here to talk about work?”
“The work talk isn’t really urgent. I’d rather check out the rumors going around.”
“Rumor?”
“I heard that the Yuming Cult and the Heavenly Alliance will end the war. What happened?”
Before answering, I looked at Dongyusu’s expression.
The Golden Guard tried to use the Heavenly Alliance to destroy the famous religion.
But the situation unfolded quite the opposite.
The Cheonjimaeng alliance suffered severe damage and eventually decided to end the war.
“That’s actually… … .”
I gave a brief summary of the meeting held at the Yeonjeok Cheonjimaeng.
“… … And today, I decided to negotiate a ceasefire with the famous religion. But rumors spread really fast, huh?”
“Because there are many martial artists who interact with government officials.”
“Oh, I see. Exchange… … .”
There was nothing to say to the lover.
Jianghu (江湖) is not an independent world as one might think.
While the martial artists outwardly criticized the government officials, they secretly helped them.
‘Well, I’m one of them, so I have nothing to say.’
I don’t know how I ended up getting so deeply involved with the Golden Guard.
Now that I’ve said that, meeting the King doesn’t feel as burdensome as before.
‘Wait a minute, but isn’t Dongyusu’s face dark?’
He seemed indifferent, even though he should have been disappointed by Cheonjimaeng’s failure to fulfill his duties.
“It didn’t go as the King wanted, but your expression is brighter than I expected?”
“Of course there are some shortcomings, but I still don’t think that Cheonjimaeng has failed.”
“Why? Cheonjimaeng was the one who got hit.”
“Rather than that, I have a question.”
“What is it now?”
Dongyusu stared into Yeonjeokha’s eyes.
I looked into his eyes without avoiding them.
Looking at the serious atmosphere, I somehow feel like the main topic is about to begin.
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“Did Prince Yeon meet the leader at Pungjisan Mountain?”
“But?”
Instead of answering, Dongyusu suddenly raised his right hand.
In an instant, a heavy metal noise echoed from all directions, centered around the small room.
Clink. Clink. Clink. Clink. Clink!
The surprised Yeon-jeok suddenly got up, overturning the table.
Bang.
“What are you doing!”
He let out a loud scream.
Before I knew it, the small window that had been dangling was now tightly shut with iron plates.
Judging from the noise coming from all directions, the door was clearly blocked.
I feel like I’m trapped in a small room.
Anger was building up, but he didn’t cut down Dongyusu.
The fact that he was also locked up means that he had no intention of killing.
Dongyusu stood up leisurely and grabbed the rattling window with his hand and ripped it off.
And he hit the iron plate hard with his hand.
Boom. Boom.
“It’s an iron plate that operates in a Gimunjin style. As you can see, it’s made of cast iron and is a whole inch (about 3 centimeters) thick. So don’t even think about breaking it and leaving.”
“Why are you doing this?”
Yeonjeokha’s speech became shorter.
He did not hide his discomfort from Dong Yu-su.
I once thought he was a comrade, but it felt like I got hit hard in the back of the head.
“The outside of the iron plate is covered with demon-exorcising talismans made by the best wizards in this country.”
“Oh, so why?”
“That’s because Yeon Gongja met the cult leader.”
There was a fleeting hint of a connection.
‘Do you happen to know about the leader’s words on the Golden Guard?’
Well then, I understand.
Even Jang Mu-deok, one of the ten greatest martial artists in the world, is possessed by this spirit without realizing it, so it’s scary.
“Are you saying this because you’re afraid I might have been possessed by a spirit?”
A flash of color passed through Dongyusu’s eyes.
It’s a little reassuring to know that you already know the spell.
However, Dongyusu did not let his guard down.
“That’s right. I’ve risked my life to check on Prince Yeon’s condition. From now on, I’ll attach a talisman to Prince Yeon’s body. For the sake of both of us, I hope you don’t move.”
“What kind of talisman is it?”
Yeonjeokha’s expression softened.
It was definitely something that Dongyusu did at the risk of his life.
Because if he is under the spell of the spirit, he will not survive.
Dongyusu took out a piece of Gohwangji from his bosom.
On the Goehwangji there were strange letters written in blood-red ink.
“It’s a talisman to break the spirit and destroy everything. It’s a talisman made to destroy the leader’s words. If Yeon-gong-ja is under the spell of the spirit, he will suffer a little pain.”
With those words, Dongyusu struck the lightning bolt of destruction into Yeonjeokha’s chest.
puck.
“Ugh!”
A groan escaped Yeonjeokha’s lips reflexively.
But when the talisman was stuck on, all I could hear was a scream of pain.
Dongyusu, who had been watching with an embarrassed face, took the talisman back and put it back in his bosom.
“If he had been struck by the spirit, the talisman would have burned along with the spirit. Unlike others, I believed that Yeon Gongja was not struck by the spirit.”
“The fist hurt more than the amulet.”
“This is my first time doing this… … Okay, let’s move on.”
Dongyusu hit the iron plate with his fist several times.
As if that was a signal, this time the iron plates that had been attached on all sides fell off.
The place Dongyusu guided us to was the house right next door.
The house next door was clean, unlike the abandoned house, but the alcohol and food were the same.
Dong Yoo-soo asked while pouring the accounting fortune into an empty glass.
“Well then, let’s continue the story we left off with. What happened at Pungjisan?”
“How much should I say?”
Dongyusu burst into laughter at Yeonjeokha’s question.
“Poohaha! I’ve met many people, but I’ve never met someone like Prince Yeon. I’ll be honest. Prince Yeon and I are facing a common enemy right now. The Heavenly Alliance may back down, but we will fight to the end. What about Prince Yeon? I won’t force you. Just tell me where you want to go.”
I was touched by the words of my friend who was in love with me.
If he had told me to tell him everything, I might have kept it a secret.
‘To where I want to go… … .’
To be honest, I was pushed by the general manager to come to Cheonjimaeng.
Clearly, that’s how it started.
But now?
I started by talking about the story of the Eight Gates and Eight Sang Jin that is in love.
Dong Yu-su surprisingly accepted the story about the divine powers of Yuk Jeong-yukgap and Yi Mae-mang-ryang without any doubts.
“I barely escaped the Palmun Palsangjin and met the leader. Old Man Shim was addicted and needed to be cured. If it weren’t for that, I would never have gone to Seonnyeoam.”
“Did the leader give you a refreshing remedy?”
“He made it a condition that one of the Baekdu Horsemen be brought to me alive. I agreed to that and received the contract.”
“Does that mean… … .”
“That’s right. There was an internal conflict within the famous sect. Of course, I don’t know if the reason the leader wanted to stop the war was because of the internal conflict or for some other reason.”
“As expected! I knew it.”
“You knew that would happen?”
Yeonjeokha opened her eyes wide and looked at Dongyusu.
‘The Royal Guard knows something that even the Musketeers don’t know? How? Only the spy squad knows about the internal strife in the famous church.’
“I planted people in the vicinity of the parish and Mt. Pungji. I heard that four Baekdu-ma soldiers climbed Mt. Pungji a few days before the spy team. Why would they, who should have been at Baekmasa, have secretly gone to Mt. Pungji? Since there was an internal conflict at Baekmasa, they must have secretly met with the leader. Isn’t that right?”
‘Aha! Now I see that those four people were ungrateful. But why didn’t the leader kill them? With the help of the Eight Gates and the leader’s inaction, it wouldn’t have been difficult.’
Dongyusu asked Yeonjeokha repeatedly, who was tilting her head.
“no?”
“That’s right. What are the names of those four Baekdu Horsemen?”
I didn’t want to bother explaining it at length, so I just said it was true.
I thought it was enough to know that there was an internal conflict among the Baekdu Horse Army.
“Honsegeomma, Akbul, Jeokwol, Honcheolhyeolgwiyo.”
Yeonjeokha’s eyes lit up.
As expected, the name ‘Jeokwol’ was included.
It was clear that those four people were ungrateful.
Dong Yu-su, who learned of the internal strife within the famous church, could not sit still for even a moment and started wiggling his buttocks.
So I can go back quickly and tell you this good news.
There was no greater contribution than that of Nam Jin of the Golden Guard, who contributed to the creation of Cheonjimaeng.
“Gongja Yeon, the Heavenly Alliance did not fail. If it weren’t for the Heavenly Alliance, would the famous religion have been in strife? The war with the Heavenly Alliance was what divided them.”
He nodded his head in agreement.
There was no reason to stop him from interpreting the internal strife within the famous church in that way.
Besides, if you give credit to Cheonjimaeng, you will also get a better reputation.
“If there is an internal strife in the famous church, we should also prepare for it, so let’s get up.”
Dongyusu, whose heart was pounding, stood up from his seat.
Since ancient times, it has been said that you have to submit a report before the results are revealed to get credit.
From his position, it was not difficult to connect the internal strife of the famous religious groups with the Cheonji Alliance.
Yeonjeokha also stood up without any hesitation.
Before leaving, Dongyusu looked into Yeonjeokha’s eyes and said.
“In this matter, Prince Yeon’s contribution is great. If Prince Yeon had not moved the green forest, how could the Heavenly and Earthly Alliance have been created? We in Namjin do not monopolize the merits. There will be good news soon.”
It means that I will reward you by kissing you.
“Why are you going that far… … .”
Yeonjeokha smiled awkwardly.
I don’t know what kind of windfall this is, since all I did was tightrope walking between the general debtor and the Golden Guard.
