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< Shaolin-1 >
“Have you been hanging out all night?”
Scarlett asked that question to Lee Sung-min and Namgoong Hee-won, who were growing closer together. Namgoong Hee-won laughed at those words and tapped Lee Seong-min on the shoulder.
“For men to become friends, one drink, one night, and one kiss are enough.”
“I understand that everything else is the same, but one night sounds really strange. “You didn’t do anything strange, did you?”
Lee Seong-min shook his head vigorously in disgust at the question that seemed to be examining him with narrowed eyes. Unlike Lee Seong-min, who understood quickly, Namgung Hee-won tilted her head and asked back.
“One night is just one night. “What is this strange thing?”
“older brother. “Don’t ask unnecessary questions.”
“No, I’m asking because I really don’t know. “Do you know what that means?”
Seongmin Lee did not answer. Namgoong Hee-Won still didn’t understand and made a puzzled expression, but Scarlett didn’t explain to Namgoong Hee-Won what she meant.
“anyway. “After yesterday, the two of us became sworn brothers.”
“I like you. You became sworn brothers with Sogongja of the Namgung family. “I don’t have to worry about going somewhere and starving to death.”
As a prestigious family, the Namgung family has influence throughout the area. As long as he goes somewhere and says he is from the Namgung family and proves it, he will never be treated badly. Of course, this is not the case everywhere. In an area where Sapa is dominant, the relationship with the Namgung family may be received negatively.
After leaving the western gate, the three headed straight to Seongsan Mountain. Seongsan Mountain, where Shaolin’s headquarters is located, was not very big and the mountain slope was not steep. I couldn’t figure out why the Buddhist monk Mugak, who founded Shaolin in Eria, was thinking of naming this small mountain Seongsan and establishing Shaolin here.
“You must have become senile in your later years.”
Scarlett grumbled while drinking water. Lee Seong-min secretly agreed with those words, and Namgoong Hee-won burst into laughter. Although it had only been a day since they met and walked together, Lee Seong-min really liked the man named Namgung Hee-won. This was due to the fact that the prestigious faction of the political faction was so simple that it did not fit the background of a minor public figure.
“I heard you made a promise a long time ago with Master Buryeong, a scholar in Shaolin. “What kind of grace is this?”
“It seems my younger brother was curious. “Why didn’t you ask yesterday?”
“We’re not even close, but it seems a bit tactful to ask.”
“that’s right. If you had asked me then, I wouldn’t have answered. But I’ll answer you now.”
Namgoong Hee-won chuckled.
“The Namgung family, the Zhuge family, the Mo Yong family, and the Tang family. These four families naturally have four successors. “We are all about the same age and have the same skills.”
“yes.”
“We were still young. The heads of each Sega wanted to create an organization that would unify the Sega. Well, why. Like the Murim Alliance. I even gave it a name. Celestial Dragon Association. But when I tried to make it, a problem arose. The skills of the heads of each family were similar. “It seems that other families would protest if we appointed anyone as the head of the family, and there was no head of the family with skills that could overwhelm the other families.”
The head of a prestigious family is the best expert in the family, responsible for leading the family. Just as the best master of the Namgung family is Namgung Baek, the King of Heavenly Swords, there are masters who are comparable to him in other families.
“So I decided to do it this way. I decided to leave it to the next generation. Since we have children of similar age, let’s raise them well from a young age and make the best one the leader of the Celestial Dragons Association. “The person who served as a notary for him was Bulyeongdaesago, the current Shaolin scholar.”
I didn’t know that such a situation existed even in my past life. It was also because Lee Seong-min’s previous life had no ties to a prestigious family in the first place. This was because in his past life, the Cheonryonghoe did not exist until the time of Lee Seong-min’s death.
‘It means that we will be competing with each other for the next eight years at best.’
Who will win and become the master of the Celestial Dragons Association? Her arms were bent inward, and Lee Seong-min thought that it would be nice for Namgung Hee-won to become the head of the Celestial Dragon Council.
While we were talking, we arrived at the mountain gate of Seongsan Shaolin. Although Seongsan Mountain was small, Sanmun Gate was not small. When Lee Seong-min saw the high door, he was overwhelmed and hesitated to step back. Scarlett also nodded her head in exclamation.
“If the door is that big. “Wouldn’t it be inconvenient to open and close it?”
“It doesn’t matter because I’m not the one closing it.”
Namgoong Heewon said that and walked up the stairs. Lee Sung-min also went up the stairs with Scarlett. Lee Seong-min traced with his hands the secret treasures of the Hundred Treasures, Arhat Bodhisattva, and Dharma Mind Techniques that he had previously taken out and kept in his pocket.
“Long time no see. Prince Nangong.”
The monk guarding the mountain gate bowed his head. His clean, bald head without a single hair glistened in the sunlight, and Scarlett frowned as she was hit by the reflected light.
“I guess so. Have the other successors arrived?”
“They arrived yesterday. Prince Nangong was the latest.”
The monk said while rolling his prayer beads. It wasn’t a criticism, but it was true that he was late. Seongmin Lee thought that he was the reason for his tardiness, so he glanced at Namgoong Heewon. However, Namgung Hee-won just smiled as if nothing was wrong.
“There was a reason why I was late. “I had a nice meeting.”
“Is it because of the two people who came with Prince Nangong?”
The monk asked, glancing at Lee Seong-min and Scarlett. There was little interest in the eyes looking at Scarlett, a woman, but it was different when those eyes were directed at Lee Sung-min. Sensing the deep interest in his gaze, Lee Seong-min bowed his head.
“That’s right.”
“He may still seem young, but he is at a great level… ”
The monk muttered with admiration. The three passed the monk and entered the Shaolin Temple.
“My younger brother said he would return his military service to Shaolin. Since that has already happened, why not follow me and meet Ambassador Bulyeong? “I think the French Ambassador will probably pay a better price.”
“I didn’t come here looking for compensation.”
“no way. cadet. I know this too. But what if you say something that doesn’t work? Since there are three volumes of Shaolin’s Secret Book of Martial Arts, wouldn’t you like to receive one summons?”
Because it was the right answer, Lee Seong-min did not refute it but cleared his throat.
“Ambassador Bulyeong is an eccentric old man. If I were to give you some advice for my younger brother… Don’t criticize the French Ambassador. That old man. “I must have acquired magical powers by memorizing Buddhist sutras, because they recognize me as a ghost saying that someone else is saying a phrase.”
“Go… No. “What happens if I lie?”
“I got hit hard.”
Namgoong Heewon said with a straight face.
“That old man is not called a monster for nothing. He’s an old man whose fists speak louder than his words. Sometimes, I feel like I have dementia. I don’t even know how such an old man became the head of Shaolin. “Is it because he’s old?”
Is it okay to just leave the boss in Shaolin’s headquarters alone? Although Lee Seong-min was seriously worried about it, he didn’t bother to stop it.
“You are as rude now as ever.”
An irritated voice intervened. Namgoong Heewon’s steps stopped.
“Dang Ahee.”
Namgoong Hee-won muttered. A woman wearing a black military uniform that clung to her body approached Namgung Hee-won with strides. He glanced at Lee Seong-min and Scarlett, who were standing behind Namgoong Hee-won, and then glared at her Namgoong Hee-won’s face.
“I guess the promised day was yesterday?”
“I’m late for some reason.”
“Why should we lose a day because of your personal circumstances?”
“Who asked you to wait?”
Dang Ah-hee was speechless when she shamelessly asked Namgoong Hee-won. Namgung Hee-won snorted as she passed by Dang A-hee, as if showing off her. When Namgung Hee-won acted like that, her friend A-hee’s face turned red.
“You are so rude.”
“First of all, you act rudely, so why should I take care of my own foolishness?”
Namgoong Hee-won responded to Scarlett’s words without changing his expression. As Lee Seong-min followed Namgung Hee-won, he glanced back at Dang A-hee. Dang Ah-hee and Lee Seong-min turned around and their eyes met.
“… “Who is Sohyeop?”
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Dang Ah-hee asked in a sharp voice. It was a question to Seongmin Lee. Before Lee Seong-min could respond to those words, Namgoong Hee-won laughed loudly.
“ha ha ha! “It is a small act to a master who is knocking on the door of transcendence.”
“Transcendent… “What?”
“It seems that our Tang clan’s Sojeo lacks a lot of insight. “Have you neglected your martial arts training?”
Dang A-hee’s face became even redder as Namgung Hee-won laughed. Dang Ah-hee, who was wheezing, let out a sharp voice.
“So who is that person?”
“You changed from a small cooperative to a person. “If you really get to know me, you know that I pay a lot of attention to things like that.”
“I asked who you were!”
“My aura.”
Namgoong Heewon answered with a grin. Lee Seong-min sighed and looked at Namgung Hui-won and Dang A-hee alternately. For this situation, Namgoong Hee-won took Lee Seong-min as her younger brother. In any case, it was true that Lee Seong-min was knocking on the door of transcendence beyond the peak expert level at the age of 18, and that meant that he had both potential and skills that no one could ignore. The fact that Namgoong Hee-won has Lee Seong-min as her younger brother raises Namgoong Hee-won’s level in itself.
‘Should I call him clever or cheesy?’
Probably both. In any case, it is not a bad thing for Lee Seong-min. Just as Namgoong Hee-won uses Lee Sung-min’s existence, Lee Sung-min can also use the fact that he and Namgoong Hee-won are sworn brothers. Namgung Hee-won’s background as a minor of the Namgung family is too much for him to be her sworn brother.
“My name is Seongmin Lee.”
“Lee Seong-min… ? I don’t know the name… ”
“Of course you don’t know. So, where are the other successors?”
Namgoong Heewon looked back and asked. At that question, Tang Ah-hee chewed her lips and then turned around. She did not tell Dang A-hee to follow, but Namgung Hee-won followed Dang A-hee as if it was natural.
Two men and a woman were standing in a well-maintained garden. Namgung Hee-won introduced those who had gathered by Jeon-eum to Lee Seong-min, who followed him.
[Over there, the guy standing holding the weight is Jegal Taeryeong. As a minor prince of the Zhuge family, he has the nickname Silver Dragon. The girl who was beaten just a moment ago is poisoned by Dang Ah-hee. And the beautiful girl over there, like a flower, is… The person I adore is called Hwaseol Flower Snow Moyong Seojin.]
It was Lee Seong-min’s nickname that everyone knew. Silver Dragon, Zhuge Tai Ling, Dokjeop Dang Ah-hee, and Hwaseol Moyong Seojin. Seeing big people in front of me with whom I had no connection in my previous life gave me a strange feeling.
“You’re late. Heewon.”
“There were circumstances.”
“It’s not a big problem that we waited for you. “But I must apologize for keeping the French Ambassador waiting.”
“Shouldn’t that be done directly with the British Ambassador?”
In response to Namgung Hui-won, Zhuge Taeryeong glared at Namgung Hui-won. Namgung Hui-won did not avoid Zhuge Liang’s gaze. Moyong Seojin, who had been silent, opened her mouth.
“The French Ambassador is waiting.”
“hmm.”
Namgoong Heewon slightly nodded his head. She shows off her arrogance towards Zhuge Taeryeong or Dang Ah-hee, but towards Moyong Seo-jin, she keeps her mouth shut and nods her head, pretending to be reticent. It seems that what she had been saying before, that she was in love with Moyong Seojin, was true.
“Then, ow.”
Namgoong Hee-won said while looking back at Lee Seong-min.
“I’m coming to see Ambassador Bulyeong. My younger brother, you can at least have a look around Shaolin with Scarlett. “I will convey my advance message to Ambassador Buryeong.”
“I understand, brother.”
When Lee Seong-min said that, Zhuge Taeryeong and Mo Yong Seo-jin looked a little surprised. They also felt the inaction that Lee Seong-min had reached, and it was surprising that Lee Seong-min, a master, treated Namgung Hee-won with respect, calling her his older brother.
“I hope you can eat me well.”
Scarlett grumbled when they were alone.
Come to think of it, I haven’t even eaten breakfast yet.
fantasy,
