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At the end of the branch of fate (2)
The next day, I summoned the small sword team.
Even though I hadn’t seen them for a while, I could feel their change.
“How are you?”
“yes!”
The swordsmen responded loudly.
“A warrior does not show himself in words. “Show me how he’s doing!”
The swordsmen split to the left and right, creating a space in the middle.
Then, five people came forward and showed off their individual skills. You could tell their accomplishments just by looking at the way they were eating their herbivorous food.
The small sword team has definitely grown.
At the center of this remarkable situation was Gwanhwi.
My physical strength had improved a lot, and I was producing much stronger and more accurate shots.
In addition, his secret martial arts skills have increased significantly, so he can now hit more than three times in a row from thirty paces away.
“As promised, I will infuse you with internal power and teach you how to throw daggers.”
“thank you.”
Guan Hwi looked like he was about to fly. The people who practiced secret martial arts together looked envious, but only Gwanhwi taught him how to use internal power.
This is because if you apply internal force clumsily when you are not yet competent, you could cause an accident.
Gwanhwi demonstrated in front of everyone.
Liquid!
When I threw it with internal force, the flying speed increased dramatically.
The swordsmen who were watching cheered.
I spoke calmly to Gwanhwi, who was very refreshed.
“It cannot be said that injecting internal power and throwing a dagger is always a good thing.”
“Why is that so?”
“When a swordsman needs to use a sword, it is in an emergency situation. This means that if you overdo it in a hurry, you may collide with the internal force of your swordsmanship and suffer internal injuries.”
“Oh, I know what you mean.”
“But if you practice enough, you will be able to freely control your internal strength at any time.”
Guan Hui grinned. Of course, he will go to the direction where he has sufficient training.
“Do you remember what I said before?”
“He said we could go a little slower. Working hard is good, but overdoing it can be counterproductive.”
“Okay, I hope I didn’t forget.”
Just teaching Gwanhwi gave motivation to everyone. Greater rewards go to those who work hard.
I am a person who believes that organizations need this kind of stimulation. It was that aspect that made Gwangdu and Gwanhwi compete.
“I plan to recruit new swordsmen next spring.”
Everyone looked flushed when they heard that a new member was coming in.
As originally planned, the idea was to increase the number of people by adding two more groups to 40 people.
“If you don’t want to be embarrassed by your juniors, train hard!”
“yes! All right.”
I looked at the posture of the swordsmen one by one.
Although it was only a brief observation, it was a very helpful teaching to the extent that in some cases, they achieved a level of martial arts achievement.
Guys, hurry up and become stronger!
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The meeting was getting longer.
Song Hwa-rin was also present in the corner of Song Jajang’s guest room.
Today, I am taking care of business with the East Prosecutor.
It’s been two months since she started learning Song Jajang’s work with her father. Many things happened every day.
There were days when we had to hold meetings all day like this, and other days we had to use force to subdue our opponents.
At first, I thought it wouldn’t be that difficult, but starting a sect was not as easy as I thought.
As of today, the battle of wits was still going on and the story was being repeated.
Song Hwa-rin was really frustrated by the other side’s unreasonable behavior, but she tried not to show her emotions as much as possible.
At times like this, I thought that my father was truly amazing.
If it were me, I would have rushed out several times. But his father was patiently continuing to negotiate with them.
It can be soothing, and it can also be strong.
Since she is an only child, one day she will have to take over the family business and do this work herself.
‘Will I really be able to do it?’
I was worried about whether I would be able to carry out a conversation without getting angry like my father.
The meeting ended only after half a hour had passed. Fortunately, it ended without a disadvantage to Song Jajang.
When she came out of the guesthouse, Song Woo-kyung smiled and said.
“It was hard, wasn’t it?”
“I was just sitting there. My father had a hard time. “He worked hard.”
“haha. “I felt reassured because you were there.”
She could feel it. My father didn’t just teach me how to do things.
My father was feeling lonely these days.
I felt the desire for someone to be with me and the inherent loneliness that I can only understand because I am a daughter.
‘Is your father getting old now?’
Just thinking about it makes me feel sad.
When she returned to her room, Suran came and reported.
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“Gongja Byeok has been waiting for you since a while ago.”
When she went outside, Byeokridan was waiting at the flower garden.
“When did you come?”
“In a few hours ago. how have you been doing?”
“I’ve been fine. “Are you back from Hubei now?”
“I have to go back in a few days.”
“You’re busy.”
When she heard that she was going back, she burst into tears and felt sad. And she was surprised that she felt sorry for herself.
She stared at Byeokridan for a moment. No man can look at himself with such calm eyes.
“You feel different every time I see you.”
Byeokridan asked as if he was curious about Song Hwarin’s words.
“how?”
“I can’t express it in words, but… … .”
Even though she glossed over it, she felt it.
I became stronger. The body looked stronger, and the eyes became transparent and deep. Obviously, his martial arts skills would have improved as well.
To be honest, I am drawn to Byeokridan. When I heard that he had arrived, I was very happy, and when I saw his face, the fatigue from the previous meeting disappeared.
But I didn’t want to show these feelings. She had first suggested breaking off the engagement with her own words, but she couldn’t say that she had changed her mind now.
Fearing that her feelings would be revealed, she changed the topic.
“You have two swords?”
Her eyes turned to my sword.
I had two swords strapped to my waist.
One was the Cheonjo Sword, and the other was the Sura Myeongwang Sword.
I had no intention of modifying the Sura Myeongwang Sword. Because it was a sword that didn’t stand out in the first place, it was difficult to recognize that it was the Sura Myeongwanggeom at a glance.
Still, just in case, I wrapped a dark cloth around the handle. It wouldn’t seem that strange because there were attendants wrapping a rough textured cloth around the handle to prevent it from slipping.
At first, I thought about keeping the Sura Myeongwanggeom in Seonhakbong’s secret cave.
But I decided not to do that.
The sword found me on its own, so I will always keep it by my side.
Since I was becoming more and more familiar with the secret art of Seonhak, there was almost no need to draw the Sura Myeongwanggeom. If there was a situation where the Sura Myeongwang Sword had to be drawn, the situation would have been a mess anyway.
Also, since there was no need to carry two swords, I plan to give the modified Cheonjo Sword to someone in the near future.
I said, tapping the Sura Myeongwang Sword.
“Get a decent sword. “Shall we take a walk?”
“good.”
I walked through the backyard with her.
The winter air was cold. But it felt as refreshing as it was cold.
It was winter when I first met her, and it was winter again.
There have been many changes over the past year. Both I and she have changed a lot.
“Thank you for taking good care of my mother when I was away.”
“Thank you. “Of course it has to be done.”
“By the way, what happened to that herbal meal last time?”
She was in the process of curing her herbivorous diet, which had a fatal destruction law.
“I keep trying. Try this, try that. It’s not as easy as you think. I’ll show you when I think I’ve found the right way. “Can you check it then?”
“of course.”
I felt proud of her for still trying to find it on her own. Yes, she will improve her skills a lot in the process of finding it.
“Would you like to have a drink?”
I said it without thinking, but ended up regretting it later.
“Oh sorry. “You don’t drink, do you?”
Then she said something unexpected.
“A wreck. Instead of drinking, you can get drunk on the atmosphere. “I will live.”
* * *
The name of the tavern we went to was Bonghwang (鳳凰).
A tavern with this particular name was located about halfway between Gokbu and Chuseong. She said there was a place with a nice atmosphere and she guided me there.
I’ve come quite a long way, but I don’t regret coming.
Usually, when you think of a bar, there are Suksu shouting in the kitchen, Jeomsoyi running around busily, merchants and warriors drinking and talking about Gangho. It was noisy and noisy, no matter where you went it was the same.
But this place was different.
It was bright and cleanly decorated, and musicians were playing instruments, and there was a stage to one side. It was a bar with a banquet hall atmosphere.
She said as she looked at me looking around.
“what’s the matter? “Like it was my first time here.”
“It’s my first time.”
“I know that you often drink here with women.”
but. There’s no way the bastard Byeokridan wouldn’t have been to a place like this.
Perhaps because of the good atmosphere, most of the customers were men and women.
Following Jeomsoy as our guide, we sat down next to each other.
I ordered drinks, food, and tea for her.
“When did you come here?”
“When I first came back, I heard that you came here often… … I came here once. “I was curious what kind of place it was.”
It was an unexpected reason.
After a while, drinks and food came out. It was about twice as expensive as a typical bar, but this place was more about the atmosphere than the special taste.
As I drank while listening to the music playing softly, I felt strangely excited.
“These days, I’m learning the Song family business in earnest.”
While riding in the carriage carrying Ma Jeong-su, I met Song Woo-gyeong and Song Hwa-rin. It seems that she was on her way back after taking care of the Song family head’s business.
“The job is harder than I thought.”
I nodded and agreed.
“so do i.”
“But you’re doing well, right? To be honest, your small sword belt was a motivator. I also felt like I wanted to do well like that. “But I haven’t even started properly yet, so it’s just difficult.”
She looked embarrassed and took a sip of the tea as if she were drinking alcohol.
She is now twenty-one years old.
It’s difficult. How could you be a 21-year-old youth if it wasn’t difficult? Sometimes even I feel like this powerhouse is too burdensome.
“If you do it, you will get used to it, and then you will be able to do it well.”
“Is that so?”
“then.”
I raised my glass. She raised her teacup and made a toast.
“Let’s do our best.”
Dancers came up on stage. The calm music changed to fast music.
The dancers started dancing and we watched for a while.
“I get jealous when I see someone who dances well. “How do you dance so well?”
I said with a smile at her words.
“I think you’ll be good at dancing too.”
Then Song Hwa-rin waved her hand and shook her head.
“It’s a complete log.”
“haha.”
Talking about dance reminds me of the Empress of Joy, an absolute master of the old Sapa.
Her German martial art was the Four Gods Dance. It was a dance of death that sucked away the energy of those who fell in love with the dance.
Really, that one dance was amazing.
Of course, she danced a seductive dance until she became naked for the last time, but in the end, she was torn to death by my sword.
Song Hwarin applauded the dancers.
“Oh, that’s cool.”
I also applauded.
“You dance really well.”
While watching the dancers dance, I realized one thing.
I have seen dancers dance countless times at numerous banquets, but I have never seen them in such detail.
Always busy. I always had to meet a lot of people at the banquet hall, and I was busy talking to them. I thought of the dancers’ dance as just a background. Like a picture hanging on the wall. Since it was just a banquet hall, they assumed that there would be dancers.
lived
The same goes for the pub here.
If I hadn’t come with her, I wouldn’t have known that a place like this existed.
Having lived seventy lives, I act as if I know everything about Gangho, but there are things about this Gangho that I don’t know. There are things I have never done.
This was also the realization with Chilho in the carriage.
Words that were casually thrown out, but things I had never really recognized.
I spent many hours a day meditating and reading all kinds of difficult martial arts books and sutras in order to attain enlightenment. I read books containing the thoughts of wise men, and books left behind by scholars, painters, and musicians.
But even so, I couldn’t pass the heart examination.
I feel it now.
Rather, the big truth is not in big places. The fact that it exists in an insignificant word, in a dancer’s dance, and even in a ground puppy or an ant.
I am a person who decided to live differently in this world.
Just because you have a vaguely different job or meets different people doesn’t mean you live differently.
I felt the need to see the world anew. So, when I saw the things I had not seen, I was confident that I would finally be able to live a new life, and that at the end of the path there would be a heart examination.
I was able to gain some insight even here today.
uh? Come to think of it?
Coincidentally, the two enlightenments of my life were not gained through martial arts training, but through everyday life. And that too in a place with a woman.
Do I have to meet women to reach this point?
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