◈ Episode 41. His and Her Will
Jinmu-rip smiled.
“It seems like Yongchu has grown quite attached to me. If I kill him, he’ll be angry later.”
“I heard that you follow the Lord. It seems that your affectionate personality hasn’t been cured yet.”
“Anyway, those guys are the ones Madorim needs. Please.”
“Let’s try.”
Baek Chae-ryun smiled and changed the subject.
“There’s something else I want to tell you. The situation in the Western World is not normal.”
Seojang is adjacent to Sacheon, but travel there is not very frequent due to the Daeseol Mountain Range blocking the way.
Although it may not be as large as the Sacheon Murim, it is an area that cannot be ignored because it has the Podalrap Palace and the Blood Cult.
Jinmu-rip asked.
“Have you heard anything?”
“There have been incidents of bandits appearing in Jangnam-pyeong in recent months.”
“Magician?”
Baek Chae-ryun said with a smile.
“I killed them all because they crossed the line and got in my way.”
He said such creepy things with a smile, and it would have made an ordinary person feel a chill.
Jinmu-rip asked calmly.
“so?”
“I asked the leader who was left alive, and he said he came from the West. The Blood Cult told him to choose between Podalrap Palace and them. If he took a side and lost, he would lose his way, so he fled here. It looks like there will be a big war in the West soon.”
“hmm.”
Because the two forces have been keeping each other in check, there have been few cases where the nearby Sacheon martial arts world has been harmed.
But if one side unifies the Western martial arts world, it would be a different story.
Jinmu Rip’s head turned quickly.
“If one side wins, it will be Sacheon next.”
“I guess so.”
Jinmu-rip smiled brightly as he stroked his lips and thought.
“That’s good information.”
While Jinmu-rip and Baek Chae-ryun were talking in the watchtower, they were touring the mountain village with the guidance of Ga-gyeong, who was in a relationship with Dan-ryeo-hwa.
Gyeong-ga guided us from the houses where children played to the workplaces where women did their work and the schools where they taught reading and writing.
The two people who followed him around were able to figure out why Jinmu Rip’s existence was not revealed in the martial arts world.
‘These people value God more than their own lives. They will never open their mouths even if their throats are cut off.’
The reverence the people here had for Jinmu-rip was beyond imagination.
Yudae-ha, who was looking around, asked Ga-gyeong.
“Among the adults and the elderly, there seem to be very few men.”
A faint shadow fell over Ga-gyeong’s face.
“Many people died to protect women and children. Many children do not know the face of their fathers.”
“Ah······. I’m sorry.”
Ga-gyeong forced a smile.
“It’s okay. If you’re stuck in the past, you won’t be able to move forward.”
Ga-gyeong guided them again and continued her explanation.
As he followed him, Yudae couldn’t hide his doubts as he glanced at Danryehwa.
‘I am a person who has devoted myself to the heavens, so even so, is it okay for me to show my insides to you like this?’
No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t figure out Jinmu Rip’s intentions.
But Danryeonhwa was different.
‘To show you this, I······.’
This is where people live.
Those who are pointed out as having the blood of demons in the world are people who, when I met them, were no different from me.
Jinmu Rip was brought here to see and feel for himself how the world treats these people who are just like ordinary people.
‘You······. Sangcheon really doesn’t want war.’
A person responsible for children who have lost their parents and elderly people who have lost their children would not want war.
She realized clearly that behind the outward appearance of composure, there was another Jinmu-rip who was desperate to protect them.
Darkness fell over the mountain village where the sunset had disappeared.
As the children all returned home, torches lit everywhere and the noisy streets became quiet.
After having a meal with Baek Chae-ryun, Jin Mu-rip returned to his quarters, where Dan Ryeo-hwa was waiting in the yard.
“You have a talent for making people do what you want.”
The chief minister had no choice but to follow his intentions even though he knew them.
Because I had to confirm whether Jinmu Rip was someone who could cause harm to the martial arts world.
But even here, we cannot help but fall for his obvious intentions.
See with your own eyes that the Heavenly King has no intention of threatening the world.
This was Jinmu-rip’s intention, and she confirmed it as he intended.
Jinmu-rip, who understood what she said, just laughed.
“I understand now. Everything you told me at the market was true.”
“Should I thank you for trusting me?”
“There is no need to do that.”
A round moon appeared in the eyes of Jinmu-rip, who was sitting on the bed.
“I’m not like the foolish Palhwangmunju. I just want them to live like normal people.”
“But the victims of the bloodshed have not given up on revenge yet. Do you plan to continue walking the thorny path on the edge of a cliff like you have now?”
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She was asking about Jinmu-rip’s plans.
“I have to prove it.”
“proof?”
“We have to prove that we are different from them and that we want to coexist with the world.”
“It won’t be easy.”
Jinmu-rip laughed.
“Where in the world is there anything easy?”
This somehow familiar phrase was something she had heard in the annex of Geumjeong Guesthouse.
Jinmu-rip continued speaking calmly.
“We’ve done well so far. I’m sure we can continue to do well in the future.”
Words spoken in a mumbling manner.
The first words were encouragement to her, the second words were encouragement to himself.
Jinmu Rip occupied the small table, and Danryehwa, sitting on the opposite side, leaned her back against his broad back.
“I wish that were true.”
The people I met here were no different from the ordinary people you would see in any other village.
The innocent laughter of children, the smiles of women that may not be abundant but are full of affection.
Danryehwa sincerely hoped that the peace here would last a long time.
Her warm body heat is transmitted to Jinmu-rip’s back.
The daughter of the best person in the world, the warrior of the best faction in the world.
I told you everything I wanted to show you and tell you.
If she had a warm heart, she wouldn’t try to destroy the small happiness of ordinary people.
Now is the time to let her go.
If you go back and convey the will of the Heavenly King to Hwaryeong, you will not have any conflict with them.
Jinmu Lip said.
“Now that I’ve answered my questions, I guess I’ll head back to Gangnam. How about a drink before I go?”
“I’m not going.”
“huh?”
Jinmu-rip’s head instinctively turned at the unexpected answer.
“You’re not going?”
“I understand that you and Sangcheon have no intention of threatening the world.”
She stared into space and spoke softly.
“But that doesn’t matter to the survivors of the Bloodshed. If your true identity is revealed, the world will fall into chaos again.”
As Danryehwa slowly rose, Jinmurip also rose.
The two people turned around naturally and faced each other under the moonlight.
A firm determination appeared in Danryeonhwa’s obsidian-like eyes.
“Until the Heavens prove their will to the world, I must protect you. This is my will.”
To be exact, it means that he will protect Jinmu-rip and Sangcheon from any conflict with the world.
When war breaks out, many people suffer, as we see here.
Even if the identity of the Heavenly King is revealed, if the daughter of the Dragon Lord who saved the world is with them, they will at least think once more before acting.
Jinmu-rip, who had been staring blankly at the flower, covered his face with his hand and snickered.
“You······are not normal.”
She smiled back.
“That’s not for you to say.”
***
Jinmu-rip and his party, who stayed in Sanchae for two more days, left Sanchae in the morning dew.
Baek Chae-ryun, who came out to see him off, said.
“Are you going to the saints?”
“There’s a place I have to stop by before I go. After that, I’ll go to Seongdo.”
First, you have to go to Bukcheon Domun and return the money.
Jinmu Lip said.
“Please take good care of them.”
“Time is a bit tight, but······. I’ll try.”
Baek Chae-ryun smiled and looked at Dan Ryeo-hwa.
“He is a person who would skip meals if you didn’t take care of him. Please take good care of him, our Lord.”
It was the first conversation between two people who had never had the chance to meet before.
The moment his snake-like eyes met Danryeonhwa’s whole body felt goosebumps appear.
‘They said he was a member of the Seven Armies of Murim······.’
An ordinary person would flinch for a moment and move on, but Danryeonhwa is different.
Her senses, sharper than others, were warning her that the man in front of her was a very dangerous person.
She tried to hide her feelings and smiled.
“Yeah.”
Baek Chae-ryun bowed respectfully to Jin Mu-rip.
“Take a look.”
“See you next time.”
As Danryehwa turned around with Jinmurip, Baek Chae-ryun’s message reached her ears.
[Daughter of Hwaryeong. If something happens to the Lord, the world will face a second tribulation.]
When his eyes met with hers, who had turned her head slightly, Baek Chae-ryun smiled and waved his hand.
‘Not all of the Heavenly Eight Kis are like that person.’
As they had climbed up, the three men jumped down the cliff, which was about the same height as the previous one, and entered a narrow path.
Danryehwa, who had been quietly following behind, asked Jinmurip.
“Does he know my identity?”
Jinmu-rip turned his head.
“No. What’s the problem?”
“They called me the Lady of Hwaryeong.”
“I guess he was a dark-skinned guy, so I guess he guessed and took a picture. You fell for it.”
“······.”
Jinmu-rip chuckled as her cotton swab trembled.
“What a gullible person you are.”
The corners of Danryeon’s eyes in the cotton swab went up sharply.
“No, that’s not it?”
***
Jin Mu-rip and his party left Bugokchae and joined Yongchu and headed southwest.
The Bukcheon Domun was a sect located in Langzhong County, the crossroads between Chongqing and Chengdu, and its seasonal skill, Pasungdobeop, was famous for its fierce martial arts.
A day before reaching Nanghunghyeon, Danryeohwa, who was riding beside Jinmurip, asked.
“But why do you stop by Bukcheon Domun instead of going to Seongdo?”
I heard that Madorim wants to join the Sacheon Alliance.
However, she did not know that Jinmu-rip had killed Eumya Salgwi and taken his money.
“I’m going to create a debt.”
“debt?”
Danryeohwa opened her eyes wide after hearing the story of what happened in Baekyeongok’s cave from Jinmurip.
“Eunja Lee, two million? Are you really saying that you gave that money to the Eumya Salgwi?”
“We’ll have to go there to find out, but it’ll be a very difficult situation. How will they react if we return the money in this situation?”
“You must be incredibly grateful?”
Jinmu-rip’s smile was somehow sinister.
“That’s what you’re aiming for.”
Jin Mu-rip and his party, who had hurried their march, were able to enter Nanghung County the next evening.
Danryehwa looked around as the dim moonlight illuminated the quiet street.
“It’s late today, so I think it would be better to rest at the inn and go tomorrow.”
“Not going straight away?”
“If you go now, it’ll be time to go to bed soon, so we won’t be able to talk for long, but if you visit in the morning and return the money, won’t he be grateful all day long?”
Jinmu-rip looked at her as if he was surprised.
“Why are you looking at me like that?”
“I didn’t know you could come up with such a clever idea.”
“I also learn something by watching. It’s from you.”
“······Is that a compliment?”
She smiled faintly.
“well.”
Yongchu stepped forward.
“Then I will go and look for a guest house.”
Judaeha urgently blocked his way.
“I, I’ll go, so just stay there.”
Yongchu tilted his head and asked.
“Why?”
Yoo Dae-ha, who was secretly avoiding eye contact, muttered softly.
“If Yong-hyung goes, they’ll think you’ve come to collect money.”
“Pfft!”
Yongchu’s face distorted strangely as Danryehwa, who had her mouth covered, held back laughter.
“I’ll be back soon.”
As soon as Yudaeha disappeared, Yongchu stuck out his lips and asked.
“Can I hit him?”
