Episode 347
“her.”
Hyeok Ryeon-wook, the doctor of life and death, let out a groan, not sure if it was surprise or admiration.
After finishing his treatment, he looked at me like I was looking at a monster and said.
“I was wondering if you might be suffering from aftereffects since you were seriously injured by the Demon Cult Master, but I was worried for no reason.”
“So didn’t you tell me? “I’m fine.”
“It is up to the legislator to decide whether he is okay or not. “Not you.”
It was dumbfounding to see him using the same words he had said to the King before to me.
The excuse was really good.
In reality, I just want to satisfy my own curiosity.
I said, tilting my head with a sullen expression.
“Are you right to be concerned about my health?”
“What do you want to say?”
“I’m asking if there is no real purpose. For example, I wanted to find out how my body changed as I ascended to the level.”
“Uh huh, what are you looking at me for!”
Hyeokryeonwook’s expression became grim.
He put his hands on his sides and began to pour out excuses.
“You know because you experienced it firsthand. How terrible is the internal energy based on the Heavenly Demon’s Heart Gong? “Isn’t it natural for me to worry about you, having experienced the danger first-hand while treating King Jie and King Tao?”
“Then why did you conduct a thorough examination over several days? You should have known on the first day that my physical condition was normal. Is it true that even the God of the world cannot lie about his age?”
“Didn’t I tell you! “I don’t know if there will be any aftereffects…”
“Do you know? “The elders have a habit of raising their voices when they are hit on the spot.”
“······.”
“You didn’t do that before, so why are you suddenly using such a petty method?”
“Once I heard it, there was nothing I couldn’t say. “It’s a bit weird.”
“I didn’t say anything specifically wrong.”
“Did you really have to lose face like that?”
Hyuk Ryeon-wook, who secretly avoided eye contact, spoke grumblingly.
I giggled and lifted myself up from my seat.
“You don’t have to worry about my status and reputation rising. You can ask confidently and shamelessly as you normally would. “I’m curious, so please let me take a look.”
“I wonder if someone noticed.”
“I’m not that kind of person. “My life was saved thanks to you, so why can’t I do that kind of favor?”
“······ Now that we’re talking, can we take a closer look?”
He looked angry just a moment ago, but his attitude changed in an instant.
Sinui and I, who were staring at each other’s faces, ended up bursting into laughter.
“You don’t have to be in such a hurry, you still have plenty of time. “You will have to travel by carriage for at least 15 days, so please take your time and take a look.”
“There is nothing wrong with those words.”
A calm smile appeared on Hyeokryeonwook’s lips.
After bowing and leaving, I walked out of the medical room with light steps.
* * *
It was a time when I was walking around looking at the back garden of a paenga to get some fresh air.
A young man appeared across from me, approached me, and politely bowed to me.
“I meet you, the Dragon King.”
Hair scattered and dirty clothes.
There was a lot of dust on his shoulders, as if he had been rolling around on the bare floor, and scum ran down the back of his neck.
‘He’s not an ordinary person.’
Contrary to its sinister appearance, the energy emanating from it was heavy.
I could tell at a glance that he was a beggar belonging to the open society.
“The title Daehyup is burdensome. It looks like he betrayed the same age as me. “You can speak at your convenience.”
“Thank you for your consideration. However, I think it would be difficult to immediately start talking to the most famous person in Danggeum Wulin. To be honest, even as I say this, I’m quite nervous…”
“Then I won’t force you to do so.”
“If you are uncomfortable with the title Jeongdaehyup, please let me know. “I will rename it Sohyeop.”
“I think it would be better to call it a small cooperative rather than a large cooperative.”
“I’m late in introducing myself. His name is Jang Wan. “It is called Wonryong.”
It is a proto-dragon (夗龍), not a western dragon (臥龍).
It meant a dragon that lies down and rolls around.
In some ways, it could be said to be a derogatory name similar to ‘Chiunryong (取雲龍)’.
‘Someone told me that he was the person designated as the next Ark of Openness.’
Since Jiewang, the ark of openness, was staying in the Pen family’s room, it would not be strange for his disciple, Yuanlong, to be here.
He looked much younger than I had vaguely imagined.
I thought he was probably younger than me.
“Nice to meet you.”
I greeted him with a smiling face.
He was a person who left a good impression, so there was nothing bad about him.
When Geolwang, who lost Danjeon, came down from his seat on the ark, he was the person who would lead the opening after him.
“But why did you come to see me?”
“Master said he would like to see the Daehyeop, or rather, the Sohyeop.”
“You mean the Ark?”
“yes. Could you please spare a moment?”
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After pretending to think for a while, I nodded slowly.
Wonryong heaved a sigh of relief and took the lead leading the way.
‘He’s a girl king.’
He was someone I wanted to meet in person at least once.
When discussing the best intelligence group in the Central Powers, one of the two forces that was always mentioned was openness.
I couldn’t help but wonder why the leader of such openness wanted to meet me.
“······?”
When I arrived at the medical room, Hyeok Ryeon-wook, who had just packed his bags and left the building, saw me and narrowed his eyes.
He looked like he didn’t know why I was here.
“Why did you come back? “It’s not like the aftereffects suddenly went away.”
“The Ark of Openness said he wanted to see me.”
“Girl King? “Anyway, I told you to rest quietly, and even if you die, you won’t listen.”
Wonryong shrank his neck at the harsh look in Hyeokryunwook’s eyes.
I felt sorry for him when he suddenly heard an angry call while running an errand for his teacher.
“······.”
The cornered Wonryong gestured to me for help, but I pretended not to notice and entered the building.
I knew where the Girl King was anyway.
I wanted to avoid getting in trouble and being nagging about my loyalty.
As we reached the room located at the very back of the second floor of the medical room, the open door that was guarding the door moved out of the way as if he had been waiting for us.
When I opened the door, the image of an old man lying on a bed staring blankly up at the ceiling came into view.
‘It’s miserable.’
I felt like I knew why the open provinces completely blocked access to outsiders.
He said he lost his Danjeon and his condition didn’t look very good.
His hair had fallen out sparsely, and his unsightly, shriveled muscles gave him a pitiful feeling.
It literally gave me the impression that I was just barely surviving.
It was hard to believe that he was the person who occupied the first position of the Ten Heavenly Emperors not long ago.
“See you, Lord.”
“Oh my, I was so lost in my thoughts that I didn’t even notice that a guest had arrived.”
“You said you wanted to see me.”
“Jang Wan, didn’t that guy come with you?”
“On the way, I ran into an old man of God…”
“It’s worth knowing. “It looks like they’re holding you back and giving you a sermon, right?”
“That’s right.”
“That old man too.”
With a bitter smile, Geolwang offered me a seat.
I sat on the wooden chair by the window next to the bed and looked closely at the girl king.
“Why do you have any sympathy?”
“no.”
“There’s no need to look at it like that. By the looks of it, he is well over 80 years old. “Now is the time to go.”
“······.”
“The reason I called you is because I want to ask you one thing.”
“Are you talking to me?”
I tilted my head and asked back.
Geolwang and I met for the first time today.
But then suddenly I asked for a favor.
“You must be confused because you said this out of nowhere. But I am also desperate. “I hope you don’t refuse me.”
“I will listen first and then decide.”
“Didn’t you think it was strange when you saw your student?”
“······?”
“You mean age.”
“You look quite young.”
As the King of Geol said, he felt a sense of discomfort.
Even if you set it high, he looked similar to me or a little younger.
Of course, I knew he was a late exponent.
How could you not know that the name has a dragon attached to it?
‘The problem is that Wonryong is one of the youngest among late-stage exponents.’
Still, I thought he would be at least close to the age of Irip (而立).
However, when I met him in person, I did not feel the slightest sense of maturity.
In the first place, neither in my past life nor in my current life, I had ever been very interested in the person called Wonryong.
So, I didn’t know much about him.
‘Because in the past life, the Ark of Openness never lost its power to the Demon Cult Lord. I was still active in active duty until I lost my life at the hands of the second executioner.’
King Geol sighs deeply.
A look of sorrow appeared on the old beggar’s face.
“To be honest, that guy doesn’t have the ability to take over the Ark’s position yet. “Both from a brute force perspective and from an experiential perspective.”
“······.”
I felt like I could roughly understand why Geolwang said he was desperate.
He was worried about the future of openness.
“Can I ask you a question?”
“Tell me.”
“Why did you bring in your disciple so late?”
“It’s not that I was late, it’s that my original student ran away in the middle of the night.”
“yes?”
“It is not known to the world, but I had a disciple who had just passed the point of suffering.”
“······.”
“I said I didn’t want to live like this anymore and ran away.”
I had nothing to say.
The disciple’s feelings about running away were not completely incomprehensible.
It’s not the lifestyle that’s the problem, it’s because open-minded people are real beggars.
I heard that there are quite a few people who give up their status as open provinces for similar reasons.
Honestly, if I were in the same position, I would have tried to run away.
From the girl king’s perspective, it would be a shame to wear an outfit.
“I don’t know where he’s hiding, but I couldn’t find him even if I mobilized all my intelligence power.”
“That’s amazing. “I can’t believe I’m avoiding the eyes of the beggars in the midfield.”
“Given his personality, he wouldn’t be holed up deep in the mountains and acting like a recluse. “If that were the case, he wouldn’t have run away at night.”
“Of course it is.”
“It’s just a guess, but there’s probably a martial arts faction hiding that guy.”
The King’s voice sank low.
It seemed like he was finally getting to the point.
“I know you have a close relationship with Hao Wen.”
“······Do you really think that the martial arts group that is hiding the disciple is Hao Mun?”
“I think the possibility is quite high. “Looking at the fact that no traces have been found yet…”
I scratched the back of my head with a troubled expression.
I felt like I finally understood.
Why is the Girl King asking me a favor when I am meeting him for the first time?
“I want you to find the whereabouts of my student who ran away. “If you do me a favor, I will thank you greatly.”
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