◈ Episode 40. Mountain vegetables in the upper sky
Yudae, who followed Jinmu Rip, was overcome with an inexplicable excitement.
‘Wild vegetables from the heavens.’
This is a place where no outsider has ever invaded or visited since they appeared in the martial arts world.
My heart trembled as I ascended to such a place as a part of the heavens.
Danryeonhwa’s heart was pounding just as hard.
‘What kind of place is it?’
I followed the rumor about King Myeonsan to Sacheon, but I didn’t have high expectations.
Because he is a person with a lot of rumors going around.
But, not only did I meet the real King of Myeonsan Mountain, but I was also climbing the mountain with him, so I had a strange feeling.
She asked cautiously.
“I don’t mind since you’re a member of Sangcheon, but is it okay if I go with you?”
Jinmu Lip said.
“If God takes him, who can say anything?”
“That may be true, but······,”
Jinmu-rip snickered.
“Don’t worry, I won’t threaten Hwaryeong by taking her hostage.”
Danryehwa also responded to Jinmurip’s joke with a joke.
“Just try that. Your father won’t stay still.”
Jinmu-rip burst into laughter.
“Hahaha. That’s scary.”
There was a reason for taking her, even though he had never brought in a foreigner before.
She is the daughter of the best in the world and a warrior of Hwaryeong.
Hwaryeong, who was at the center of the Great War of the Worlds, knows the fear of Eungok better than anyone else.
The mountain vegetables of Sangcheon are the ones that moved the entire Eungok.
Jinmu-rip wanted to show Hwaryeong, a civilian, that this place was also a place where people lived.
After walking for about an hour following Ga-gyeong, a cliff as high as this appeared before his eyes, and Yu-dae-ha looked around.
“Is this the right way?”
Gyeong-i answered with a smile.
“It might be difficult, but you have to come up here.”
Although it was not mentioned because of the presence of the short-range missiles, traps and facilities were set up in other places to prepare for invasion.
Kyung jumped up and stepped on the protruding rock in the middle and landed on top.
“I will lower the ladder for you.”
Jinmu-rip jumped up in one breath and looked down and said.
“Just come up.”
“yes.”
As Yudae Ha, who had kicked off the ground and jumped, stepped on the rock in the middle, Danryehwa, who had risen late, grabbed the edge of the cliff and climbed up in an instant.
“omg!”
Yudae, who almost fell down because he was so surprised, barely kicked the rock and landed on the top.
“Single. If I do this, it will seem like I’m the weakest.”
She smiled broadly.
“That’s true.”
“······.”
It hurts even more when you say it with a smile.
As we climbed the hill on top of the cliff, a mountain village appeared in a huge basin.
The sight of hundreds of houses and five pavilions centered around an open space in the center was astonishing, as if an entire village had been moved there.
The two round eyes of the man were filled with wild vegetables.
“I didn’t know there was a place like this in Bugok Mountain······.”
I passed by it a few years ago on my way up, but I never thought there would be a place like this at the top.
What was surprising was that Danryeonhwa was also the same.
Although they differed in scale, the Bugokchae was very similar to the Hwaryeong gun complex built on the island.
While the two were surprised, about a dozen young warriors appeared from the left and right and all knelt down at the same time.
“I see God!”
Jinmu-rip nodded calmly.
“What about Chae-ryun?”
“I’m out. I’ll be back soon.”
“Okay. Let’s go in.”
“yes.”
They naturally moved into a position where they were escorting the group.
Danryehwa, who was going down the hill following Jinmu-rip, narrowed her eyebrows as she sensed the prayers of the green-clad men.
‘Could it be that they sent out the strong men because they knew I was coming?’
Their prayers were comparable to those of the excellent later indices of Hwaryeong.
‘If we were to deploy these people on a mere border mission······.’
Finally, she couldn’t hold it in any longer and opened her mouth.
“Can I ask you something?”
“okay.”
“I’m just curious, so don’t think I’m being rude. Where are these people’s positions in the heavens?”
Jinmu-rip obediently satisfied her curiosity.
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“Except for Ga-gyeong, these are the reserves guarding the mountains and the outskirts. They are the ones who have not yet perfected their martial arts.”
Danryehwa doubted her own ears.
“Reserves? Reserves?”
“How do they teach about the power of Eungok in Hwaryeong?”
“I heard that even a single unmanned person, not even a commander, is stronger than the leader of a small fire brigade.”
“You learned it properly. If you already knew that, why are you so surprised?”
Danryehwa’s eyes widened.
‘That wasn’t an exaggeration, it was true?’
It’s not that I didn’t believe what the adults said.
However, I thought he was teaching it in a somewhat exaggerated way to tell us not to underestimate the power of Eun-gok.
Jinmu-rip turned his head without saying a word.
Their roots are in the martial arts of the silent.
It is true that the martial artists of the upper world are very strong, as they were once martial artists who swept the world.
But, as was the case in the past, the number was not large.
Since there are only a little over a hundred people on this officially uninhabited island of Bugokchae, even the trainees are deployed for guard duty.
As we descended the hill and entered the village, five bells rang and a crowd of people poured out.
“It is God.”
“The Lord has come!”
Not only the uninhabited but also everyone staying in Bugokchae filled the streets.
“Oh my God!”
Even if you just estimate, there are easily hundreds.
The sight of the crowd kneeling down in unison was reminiscent of the people welcoming an emperor.
“I see God!”
Jinmu-rip frowned at the loud shout.
“Oh my, I told you not to do that.”
Although they had always said that there was no need to do this, they always knelt down respectfully like this whenever they saw Jinmu-rip.
Jin Mu-rip is the one who gave up his own life and chose the thorny path for himself, being called the blood of the devil and the son of sinners.
It was natural for them to be in awe of their lord who was struggling to change their fate.
“Just get up.”
At those words, the crowd rose to their feet.
“If you keep making a fuss like this every time I come, I won’t come again.”
A boy of similar age to Cho Yu-rim asked worriedly.
“Oh my God! Are you really not going to come?”
Jinmu-rip smiled and ruffled the child’s hair.
“I’m kidding. Have you eaten?”
“I’m going to eat now.”
Jinmu Rip asked the mother standing behind the child.
“Can the three of us share a meal?”
The young woman lowered her head in embarrassment.
“How can I refuse the honor of serving the Lord? But I am not satisfied with the food that will please the Lord······.”
Danryeonhwa looked around at her words.
Everyone’s expressions were bright and impeccable, but their attire did not seem opulent.
‘To feed this many people… it’ll cost a lot of money.’
Since it is a new city that has just started to settle down, there will not be much room to relax.
Looking back, Jin Mu-rip seemed to be a generous man, but he only gave money to his subordinates and rarely spent money on himself.
‘The wild vegetables of the upper heavens are not only found here······.’
The situation is probably not much different elsewhere.
‘I was really a flower in a greenhouse.’
While he was enjoying what was given to him in his comfortable home on Hwaryeong Island, Jinmu Rip must have been walking precariously on the edge of a cliff, carrying the lives of thousands of people on his back.
She saw Jinmu-rip again.
Jinmu-rip smiled broadly and said to the woman.
“A bowl of rice and water is enough.”
“Then I will pick you up at my house. Please come this way.”
Jinmu-rip nodded and looked around the crowd as he shouted.
“Say hello later and go back and take care of things!”
“You can’t just leave like last time.”
“You’re not planning on leaving quietly at night, are you?”
Jinmu-rip, who was feeling a little prickly, turned his head.
“I told you I’m not going.”
After passing through a narrow alley, they arrived in front of a small house with two rooms.
“God. Who······.”
“Don’t say anything shabby or anything. It makes me feel even more sorry.”
The woman smiled broadly and guided the group to the normal level.
“I’ll bring it out right away, so please sit down and wait a moment.”
“Take your time. You’re not busy.”
“yes.”
Jinmu-rip and his party and the child sat facing each other on a small table.
“Myung-ah. Are you learning martial arts well?”
“Huh? You remembered my name?”
Jinmu-rip smiled and showed off.
“There is nothing in the world that I do not know.”
Gyeongmyeong smiled brightly.
“I know. My mother said that God is the strongest and smartest person in the world.”
Jinmu-rip burst into laughter.
“Hahaha! You learned it well.”
Yudaeha looked around and asked.
“Is your father also a warrior in the heavens?”
“Father······.”
As Kyungmyeong’s expression darkened, Yudae realized his mistake.
‘this.’
Jinmu-rip put his hand on Gyeongmyeong’s shoulder and looked at Yu Dae-ha.
“I am Gyeongmyeong’s father.”
From the moment he decided to take them in, Jinmu-rip, who had engraved the names of all the orphaned children in his heart, vowed to raise them without any shortcomings.
Jinmu-rip said while patting Gyeongmyeong’s head.
“You have chosen martial arts over academics, so you must train hard without looking back.”
“I will do that.”
Danryehwa, who saw Jinmurip’s affectionate appearance for the first time, was lost in thought.
‘The more I get to know him, the more amazing he becomes.’
His father, Danso-ryong, devoted his entire life to making Hwaryeongdo an iron fortress that no one could surpass.
But the path Jinmu-rip takes is much more difficult than that.
Danryehwa suddenly wondered what was waiting for him at the end of his path.
Jinmu Rip said to Gyeongmyeong.
“If you practice diligently for about ten years, you will easily be able to surpass this old man here.”
When Jinmu-rip pointed to Yu Dae-ha and made a joke, Gyeong-myeong chuckled.
“I will study hard.”
The corners of Judae’s mouth went up awkwardly.
“Ha, hahaha. You can definitely do it.”
As the story continued, a woman came out of the kitchen carrying a tray.
Although it was a simple meal compared to what she had eaten at Madorim, her sincerity was evident in the generous portions of rice and neatly arranged side dishes.
They ate more deliciously than ever.
After finishing her meal, Danryehwa handed Jinmurip a voucher worth 100,000 silver coins.
“what?”
“I’ll give it back to you.”
It was the money that had been taken from Dangwoo after he had been beaten up.
Jinmu-rip, who noticed her intentions, turned his head again.
“You need money, right?”
“They don’t want money that wasn’t earned through their own efforts. Just put it in, they’ll accept your heart.”
This was especially true because they had come this far on their own, without any help from anyone.
As her hands hesitated, a young man in pure white uniform appeared at the end of the alley.
“I see God.”
The man who ran up and knelt down politely was Baek Chae-ryun, the head of Bugokchaeju.
A watchtower that offers a panoramic view of Bugokchae.
A cool breeze, like an open view, seeped into Jinmu-rip’s collar.
“The wild vegetables have changed a lot. You must have had a hard time.”
Under Jinmu Lip’s guidance, Baek Chae-ryun smiled broadly.
Although he was known to be the most cruel of the Eight Banners of Heaven, if you were to look for someone who would die first for Jinmu Rip, it would be Baek Cai Lun.
His loyalty was so strong that there was no one in heaven who did not know about it.
Baek Chae-ryun asked.
“The woman you brought. Do you know who she is?”
“Why do you ask?”
“It smells different from us.”
Jinmu-rip snickered.
“Who are these guys that smell like us?”
Baek Chae-ryun’s snake-like eyes curved like a crescent moon.
“Aren’t there some similarities between evil people like the Demonic Cult and the Blood Cult?”
Jinmu-rip’s eyebrows twitched.
“Leave out the word ‘we’.”
“Then God is much more sinister than me······.”
“You must have grown a lot to be able to tell me jokes like that.”
Baek Chae-ryun said with a big smile.
“Now I’m lending money to you too.”
Jinmu-rip, who had a smile on his face, brought up the main topic.
“I’ve put someone in the Seranggok. I don’t have time or work to do. I’ll leave it to you.”
“Are you the unmanned Madorim?”
“Yes. They are all of a certain age, but Mujae is not bad. I’ll give you three months, so come and see me after that.”
“How high can I pull it up?”
“There’s no need to teach them martial arts. They’ll figure it out on their own.”
“then?”
A deep smile spread across Jinmu-rip’s lips as he thought of them.
“Make me a poisonous species that can attack even the best in the world without hesitation if ordered to do so.”
“That’s a tricky question.”
Baek Chae-ryun’s eyes, which were touching his chin, shone eerily.
“How many guys can I kill?”
