Episode 171 Approach (2)
The haggard-looking old man picked up the empty glass. Then he poured it into his open mouth, tap, tap. This was repeated several times until he realized that it was empty.
Finally, he grabbed the bottle with bloodshot eyes. He lifted the remaining cheap liquor upright and drank it to his lips.
Gulp, gulp.
I kept swallowing my saliva, feeling regretful even for the few sips of alcohol I had consumed.
“Keuheuk… … . Keuheuk… … .”
He let out a sinister laugh, perhaps because he found my appearance funny.
Usa Jangho-kun.
Before I knew it, he had become a wreck.
Although he had endured a long period of hardship and unspeakable hardships until he reached the pinnacle, his downfall was only a moment away.
The flesh transcended the human realm and entered the realm of the divine, but the dregs of corrupted emotions gave rise to the mind.
“Hey, I didn’t know that the best sage in the world would turn out like this. I guess the little sage is really amazing.”
In the room, which was completely sealed off on all sides, a dark aura rose like smoke, and then a man’s figure appeared.
As soon as he heard this, Usagi stopped laughing and slammed the book down on the table with a hardened expression.
Boom!
Seeing the statue shattered into dust, the man who appeared behind her shrugged his shoulders and came over to sit next to her.
A man with brown hair and glasses.
This is the Lion of Heaven, Banya.
But is it a sphere? Rather than being surprised, Usagi blurted out.
“Have you come to despise me? Take a look. How is it? Are you satisfied?”
“Haha, Usagi… … .”
“Get out. Whatever you were hoping for is useless now… … . The deal with the Heavenly Palace is over. Just take the medicine and get out.”
At Usagi’s harsh words, Banya lowered her head as if in bitterness.
Then he muttered, almost in a whisper, barely audible.
“……peel?”
“what?”
“What a pity… … .”
“What are you talking about?”
“Should I just kill him?”
Swish. Banya raised her head. Usagi’s face distorted when he saw this.
It’s creepy when he smiles with his eyes wide open and licks his upper lip.
“you…….”
“Usagi. I really hate it when plans go awry. But who gets to decide when it ends? The end? Who gets to decide?”
“Are you… crazy?”
“You’re so weak-hearted that you couldn’t resist the threats of a mere idiot and ended up like this. Why did you do that? I gave you a chance. Me. I, Banya.”
“But this guy… … A mere messenger from the heavens… …!”
Shhh! Usagi’s fist was fired with a cracking sound.
It was a truly flawless blow, complete with magnificent strength.
But the momentum of Banya, who lowered his pupils, was even more fierce than this.
Paaang!
The strong energy that had spread out like roots from the volume disappeared as if engulfed in black smoke, and at the same time, Banya’s new form appeared behind Woo-sa and stabbed him in the shoulder with a dagger.
Bam!
“Ugh… … !”
Usagi clenched his teeth and tried to turn around after being hit defenselessly, but Banya’s hand was there first.
Crunch.
A large hand grabbed Usagi’s neck from behind, wrapping itself around him.
“Usagi… … If you gave me medicine, you should have paid for it. Who can end it as they please? Huh? Haha! Huh? Are you upset? Why are you looking at me like that? Didn’t you know? Since the turbid energy has built up, the bet won’t work properly.”
“This… … guy… … gave it to me… … It wasn’t just a single mountain… … .”
“You’re really stupid. You’ve been eating it for years and you didn’t even know that? Haha! But what can I do? Even if you know it now, you still have to eat it. Eat it without any regrets. Do you understand?”
Banya twisted the dagger stuck in his shoulder and took out a prescription from his bosom.
Then he bit it with his teeth, loosened it, and stuffed it into the cow’s mouth.
Even though he coughed and vomited, Banya forced himself to swallow it.
As the strength of Usagi, who had been holding on while groaning, disappeared helplessly, Banya finally let go of his hand and smiled.
Usagi, who had fallen to the floor, opened his mouth with difficulty, lost in a dream.
“Why… why on earth… why… like this… to this extent… … . It’s already over… … .”
“Usagi. The beginning and the end, bugs have no right to decide. That’s for me to decide. So… … .”
Banya’s face, looking down at the cow, was filled with joy.
Then he sat down and looked Usawa in the eye and spoke.
“Just listen to me. Do you understand? Oh, and I’ll take care of the elders’ meeting, so just make room for them.”
“Ugh… … . Trying to bring up the minor sect leader in the Great Heavenly Emperor… … failed.”
Unlike before when he was exhausted, Usagi had lively eyes and seemed to be filled with joy.
It must be because of the medicine Banya gave me.
“I know. Thanks to whom. That’s why I’m moving like this myself. The critical point is approaching, so hurry.”
“… … The critical point?”
When Usaga asked a question, Banya’s face hardened.
“Just do what you’re told. Don’t ask questions without knowing the topic.”
Usaga nodded with an expression that seemed as if he had given up on everything.
“… … Even if I can make a seat with the elders… … it won’t be easy to enter the elders’ council directly.”
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“That’s for worms like you. If there’s no room, just make one.”
“How? What if there’s a vacancy… … No way… … ?”
“Remember, if you don’t have the courage to die, just follow. That’s the only way.”
Before Usagi could even retort, Banya threw down a prescription and disappeared into black smoke just as she had come.
“Ugh… …. What a miserable life.”
I am filled with a sense of bewilderment.
What can I do? I don’t have the courage to face death myself, nor the courage to give up this medicine.
Perhaps he was more cowardly than the Left.
*A hill overlooking the crater lake.
The figure of Banya appeared inside the small house.
His appearance as he looked out the window seemed very relaxed.
“Little Leader… … I can’t deny it. A person born with dirty blood and a strict disposition, yet he takes on the military and the Usha… … That’s why I’m curious.”
While Banya was caressing my lips and lost in thought, the door opened with a squeak and a woman with anxious eyes appeared.
Bright yellow hair and blue eyes.
The month of Hwanhee Palace. It was the month of June.
Banya greeted her with a bright face as if nothing had happened.
“You’re here early?”
“The medicine you gave me then… … How can I get it?”
“Haha, I guess your younger sibling has a cold.”
“… … .”
He didn’t answer, but I could tell just by looking at his expression.
That Kyeonryeo’s condition has improved.
It was the first time. My brother’s face turned red and he smiled so excitedly.
“Yin energy is like the sea. Sometimes it is as calm as death, but when the wind blows, it beats fiercely. The problem is… … your younger brother’s heart is full of yin energy. People’s hearts change from moment to moment, but the yin energy surrounding it fluctuates, so it must have been unbearably painful.”
At Banya’s leisurely tone, Yuwol fell into sorrow as if listening to a poem for the dead.
It was because I thought of my younger sister who always acted indifferent. The pain she must have been going through came back to me again.
Yuwol turned her head, wiped away her tears, and spoke firmly.
“I don’t trust you.”
“I can’t believe you came here asking for medicine. Should I ask you why?”
“He suddenly appeared and met my brother at a remote inn in Subong, and when he returned to Wolbong, he met my brother and me again. He could tell the condition just by feeling his pulse, and he even gave me medicine as if he had prepared it. The reason is… … Isn’t it you, the Sogyoju?”
“Haha, young lady. Your imagination is running wild.”
“Are you trying to say no?”
“however…….”
In response to Yuwol’s question, Banya smiled brightly, took a step closer, and continued speaking.
“That’s interesting. Since you’re the head of the sect… … . Let’s say that everything you said is true. If you came to me after thinking that way, then that means there’s something I can do for you, right?”
“… … If you approached me with malicious intent, I’m trying to say that I can’t respond.”
“Who decides what is good and what is evil? We should not set such imperfect standards in practicing medicine. We should just do it without thinking about it.”
Also, there will be no need for a messy yardstick for malice either.
Banya swallowed the words she had not said and furrowed the corners of her eyes affectionately.
And then he continued speaking.
“In that sense, isn’t it something worth paying attention to that the Little Heaven of Cheonsan, the Little Leader, is suffering from a pulse problem?”
“Then you could have asked me directly.”
“As you know, I don’t want to do it, but I don’t want to go to the mountains.”
“I’ll make room for you.”
“I hate hassle.”
Interest has another obvious purpose.
This is not a doubt, it is a certainty.
Yuwol asked directly, conscious of the dagger in his sleeve.
“… …What do you want?”
Banya looked at the table beneath him and answered calmly.
“Well. I’ve never thought about it, but since you say so… … Should I think about it? Well… … How about you take this medicine, Young Master? Oh, of course, without you even knowing. I hate troublesome things.”
He dropped the prescription on the table, holding it between his index and middle fingers, as if dropping a leaf.
Yuwol narrowed her brows and put her hands inside her billowing sleeves.
Then Banya nodded and placed another prescription next to it.
This is definitely a medicine that Kyeonryeo should take.
Yuwol’s eyes shook again, and she pulled out her hands that were in her sleeves again.
Banya said.
“How about it? Want to give it a try?”
The whispering tone of his voice tickles my inner self.
Yuwol couldn’t take her eyes off the table.
It was like a devil’s temptation.
Yuwol approached him step by step as if possessed, bent down, and finally took the prescription in her hand.
Not even realizing that an eerie smile was engraved on Banya’s face as he looked down at this.
‘Little Leader. To gain a position, you have to be fair. There has to be a price to pay. So… … Here, surprise me again this time.’
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Myunggyo Wolbong Myungharu
Yuwol, who returned to Myeongharu, sat on the bed and fell into deep thought.
Two prescriptions placed in each hand.
These were all things I received from Banya.
“You’re crazy. You’re crazy. How could you possibly think of bringing this? Let’s throw it away. This isn’t right.”
She tried to scold and reproach herself, but her tight buttocks wouldn’t budge.
The amount of medicine I received was barely enough for a week.
If Banya were to disappear without a word… … .
“Sister, what are you doing?”
As my worries deepened, the door opened and Kyeonryeo came in.
Yuwol hurriedly hid the medicine behind her and shook her head.
“Yeah, just.”
“Do you know you look tired these days?”
“Me? No.”
“No, what? Is it because of the medicine?”
When Yuwol saw Gyeonryeo speaking to him with a bright smile, he felt like a heavy stone was placed on his chest.
I can laugh like that. If only I had this medicine.
“don’t do it.”
“huh?”
Yuwol opened her eyes wide and answered the sudden words.
“Don’t do something useless. You don’t have to do that.”
“I have to… … .”
“What he wants. It can’t be a good thing.”
“… … You don’t have to worry about it.”
“No, you shouldn’t be like that. You’ve only lived for me until now. Now, you should take care of your own life too.”
“This is the life I want.”
“lie…….”
Kyeonryeo smiled faintly and sat down next to Yuwol, holding her weakly dropped hand.
And he said calmly.
“Sister, don’t do anything. That’s right. There must be a way.”
“I have to… … .”
“I’m really fine. So, just rest for a few days. Go see Mom and Dad for the first time in a while. It’s been a while since I’ve seen them. They must have grown a lot.”
Yuwol looked at her wonderful younger brother and affectionately patted his head.
After losing both parents, the two of us lived busy lives.
My younger brother, who always looked like a kid, has grown up so well, and I couldn’t help but shed tears of pride.
But on the other hand, my head became more and more complicated.
He said with tears streaming down his face.
“I’m sorry, sister.”
“I’m sorry. So don’t cry.”
“huh…….”
Kyeonryeo’s small hand wiped her eyes.
Yuwol took a couple of quick breaths and then stood up.
“I’m going to the cemetery. I’ll be back soon.”
“huh.”
“Do you have any medicine left?”
“huh.”
“Don’t forget to eat it.”
“huh.”
Yuwol gently hugged Kyeonryeo who was sitting there and walked outside.
“Sister.”
“huh?”
“sorry.”
“We agreed not to say things like that.”
“huh.”
“I’ll go.”
Creak. Yuwol disappeared, and Gyeonryeo was left alone with her head bowed.
The smiling face was nowhere to be found, and the expression was only cold.
And whispered so that no one could hear.
“Sister, I’m sorry… … .”
Kyeonryeo put her hand into her bosom and took something out.
A prescription containing pure white powder.
Unbelievable as it was, it was the exact same medicine that Banya had told the young sect leader to give.
Her eyes become more and more venomous.
“This is something I have to do. So, you get out of here.”
There was a sinister atmosphere, as if Banya was laughing somewhere.
