Episode 107
Traveling to a noble family
The Haenghwachunpung (杏花春風) that Jeonggwang and his party caught was a guest cup with a bright feeling, as its name suggests, apricot flowers and spring breeze.
In particular, the outbuilding was very beautiful, and there was a drinking party going on in the back garden attached to it.
Along with numerous meat dishes.
“Hmm. “It’s okay.”
Jeong Gwang put down his empty glass and looked satisfied.
Transparent color, elegant scent, and clean finish.
It was an excellent drink with a long lingering taste and aroma.
Seungmoo Baek also agreed.
“That’s right. “It’s not that I haven’t tried drinking alcohol before, but the one from my hometown is different.”
Originally, Bunju (汾酒) was famous for being brewed in Haenghwachon (杏花村) in Bunyang County (汾陽縣), Shanxi Province.
Although Haenghwa Chunpung was not located in Haenghwachon, it tasted amazing because it was brought directly from there.
“Priests. Should we go to Yungang Grottoes and Odaesan Mountain and stop by Haenghwachon?”
“haha. great. “Let’s go, unbuckle our belts, and drink to our heart’s content.”
If he was Baek Seung-moo, he would have to do it because he didn’t like Jeong-gwang’s drinking and meat fighting, but he was different now.
Not long ago, it was a journey that led to great places such as the Murim Alliance, Cheolhyeoljang, and Hebei Panjia.
Without realizing it, he was always nervous, but when he went on a pure cruise like this, his mind relaxed.
Is that why?
His face had suddenly become dull.
Jeong Gwang also understood him, so he generously offered him a drink.
“now. “Let’s drink.”
“yes! execution!”
“Zhao too. “You worked hard, so you should eat a lot.”
“… … All right. then… … .”
Contrary to his answer, Zhao sipped cautiously.
He was not Seungmoo Baek.
It’s been a long time since I promised myself that I wouldn’t let down my nerves even for a moment in front of Jeong-gwang.
‘It’s been a while since they said that beef and tea go well with a drink like this…’ … You must not let down your guard, Zhao. ‘You have to stay alert!’
As soon as I felt danger, the anxiety that had been pushed to the back of my mind reared its head.
‘I haven’t sent any news to you for too long.’
Simarian was a general union of the four factions in the central plains.
Zhao, who worked there, knew their power well.
‘You might think I’m missing now… … .’
If their betrayal is known, they will definitely send an assassination team.
If it fails, it will keep sending.
No matter how strong the spirit is, it cannot stand against Sima Lian alone.
‘The pig will definitely come.’
Zhao, who had assisted Shang Xiaoyun for a while, knew very well how cruel and dangerous he was.
Zhao asked this gently.
‘Useless thoughts. I’ve already bet everything on the True Jade Dragon!’
No matter what he thought or decided, the drinking party continued until late at night.
Baek Seung-moo, who was very drunk, fell asleep with his face on the table.
“Priest, what if I’m already asleep? wake up.”
Even when Jeong Gwang hit the back of his head, Baek Seungmu didn’t even move.
Zheng Guang, who lost interest, turned his gaze to Zhao.
Zhao, who flinched, felt the tightness of kimchi and waited for Jeong Gwang to open his mouth.
“Zhao.”
“Yes, Jinokryong.”
“Do you want to go back to Sima Lian?”
“Hiccup. Well, that can’t be possible. Absolutely not.”
Zhao, startled, waved his hand in denial.
Jeong Gwang, who was smiling, asked calmly.
“Isn’t it worth living while doing good things?”
“… … yes?”
Zhao asked back without realizing it.
It was because I didn’t understand when they could say that they had acted in collusion.
But Jeonggwang was sincere.
Compared to his previous life, isn’t he a charlatan in this life?
It would not be wrong to call it Daehyeop (大俠).
“You’re forced to wear clothes that don’t fit your body, so it’s going to be a little awkward for a while.”
Zhao cried loudly.
‘The fact that you are a Kunlun Taoist is beyond awkward and ridiculous!’
Luckily, Jeong Gwang couldn’t hear me because I was crying internally.
“But if you keep wearing it, you get used to it. “To the point where my body rejects me even if I try to wear different clothes.”
His uniform was the proof.
“Zhao will do the same. certainly.”
After finishing speaking, Jeong Gwang smiled with satisfaction.
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This is because he gave warm advice to Zhao, who has been having a bit of a hard time recently.
‘okay. People should be treated like this with virtue.’
However, his virtue came as a terrible threat to Zhao.
‘You mean to engrave pain on my body to the point where I can’t even think of betraying you!’
Except for the first time, the antidote was administered regularly.
However, it was clear that they thought that was not enough and were trying to impose some other ban.
Zhao immediately fell to the floor.
“Jinokryong! Please listen to me!”
“Of course. Oh, keep it short.”
“This outfit, which I wore after meeting the True Jade Dragon, has already become one with me for a long time! I promise that this will always be the case and will never change, it will be an immutable truth! To elaborate a little more… … .”
“I told you to keep it short.”
“But then I can’t show you my whole heart…” … .”
“I just won’t look at it. “I’ll stop here.”
“… … “Do you forgive me?”
“What is there to forgive? “I hear you’ll do well in the future.”
“… … Go, thank you!”
I was very satisfied with the concentrate.
Zhao was so happy that he shed tears.
It was a good night for everyone, including Baek Seung-moo, who was very drunk after a long time.
* * *
Zheng Guang and Zhao slept soundly.
And when morning came, he had someone prepare a table for him to eat.
It was for hangover.
Jeong Gwang took a spoonful, tasted it, and nodded.
“hmm. “It’s okay.”
“That’s right. The warm broth soothes the stomach and the subtle savory flavor stimulates the taste buds, making it the perfect hangover… … .”
Someone stopped Zhao who was talking so hard.
It was Baek Seung-moo, not Jeong Gwang.
“Daehyup. Please stop talking. “My head hurts even more than it already is.”
“this. I’m sorry. “Are you still sober?”
“I shot it with the Jujiksi Gong (酒卽是空) that my brother-in-law taught me.”
“then… … ?”
Baek Seung-moo pointed to his own red forehead.
“My forehead hurts because I slept with my head on the table.”
It was a very serious statement.
Jeong-gwang is that kind of person, so he was asking why you didn’t let me into the room.
“Besides, I feel chilled because I slept in the cold night wind in the back garden.”
Of course it was a terrible death.
There was no way he, a trained warrior, could catch a cold like that.
Even though Zhao knew the truth, he had no choice but to apologize.
Jeong-gwang secretly, with a whole sound.
-Prince Baek, I’m sorry. I had no choice.
-For what reason did you do that?
– Jinokryong said he would take care of it himself and told me to go in first.
Baek Seung-moo was dumbfounded, but Jeong Gwang said.
“Just ask me, why are you sharing the whole sound?”
Baek Seung-moo and Zhao opened their mouths.
“… … “Sir, can you even hear the whole sound?”
“… … Well, I’m just telling the truth. Without any malicious intent, just to resolve Baek Gongja’s doubts… … .”
Jeong Gwang answered Baek Seung-moo’s question without paying attention to Zhao’s excuses.
“No matter how much I try, I can’t hear the whole sound.”
“… … Well, how did you know?”
“Air and energy move. “It’s so obvious, why don’t you know?”
“… … !”
What do you see?
That too obviously?
Baek Seung-moo and Zhao’s mouths opened so wide that their jaws fell off.
Jeong Gwang wiped his mouth with a graceful motion and then looked at Baek Seung-moo.
“Priests. The reason I had the priest sleep outside was because I had a deep meaning. Shall I tell you?”
“… … Oh, no. “I think it’s better not to know.”
“okay? Then there’s nothing I can do.”
It was a wise decision for Baek Seung-mu.
The reason Jeong Gwang left him there was because he wanted to keep the table warm until breakfast.
Jeong Gwang stood up and said.
“ruler. “Let’s stop.”
“yes.”
They left the guesthouse and headed to Yungang Grottoes.
It was about fifty miles west of Daedong County, where the inn was located.
Ordinary people might not know, but it was a place that a martial artist could visit in less than an hour if he or she practiced the divine law.
But when I actually got there, I felt like I wouldn’t be able to go back even if it took a day.
It wasn’t because there was too much to see.
They had stopped not only at the entrance to Yeongamsa Temple in front of Yungang Grottoes, but on the road leading there.
‘Why are there so many people?’
The road was clogged with people.
This is because two groups were blocking the worshipers and confronting each other.
With each person carrying a weapon and making a living, the atmosphere was not as scary as usual.
For Jeong Gwang, it was just boring.
‘What are you doing if you hit me quickly? ‘It won’t pass until one side dies.’
Were his thoughts conveyed?
In the group on the left, a person with a knife mark on his face shouted loudly.
“Blood soul room! There is no use in continuing to threaten! Our Daedong Gate has been protecting Daedong County for a long time! “I will never back down!”
In the group on the right, a person with a face full of tattoos responded.
“Tsk! Are you going to turn down the liquor and drink the beolju? You brought this all on yourself! “Elder, let’s do a sword dance today!”
The fight has begun.
Jeong Gwang immediately grasped the situation.
‘They are the ones who are fighting over the interests that Zhao mentioned.’
Just looking at the impressions of the leaders, they were both members of the Black Island clan, but if you look closely, that wasn’t the case.
‘The Daedongmun Gate of the knife mark is white sword, and the blood blend room of the tattoo is black sword. ‘It’s surprising that a place like this has a Baekdo clan that exudes sincere energy.’
Shanxi Province is located immediately to the left of Hebei Province, where the Emperor resides, and was in a position to confront Mongolia above.
This meant that it was bound to receive a lot of interference from the government and that it was always unstable due to the Mongolian army that never knew when it would move south.
‘There is no reason for a proper sect to be established in a neighborhood like this. Those kids come all the way here just to have something to eat instead of playing down there.’
It was just as Jeong Gwang thought.
Although Shanxi Province was not a province that represented the central plains like Henan Province or Hebei Province, it was a prosperous place that was incomparable to Qinghai Province, where Kunlun was located.
So, there were quite a few famous clans in the lower town.
‘There is no need to think about it since the southern part of Safaya’s central plain is its sphere of influence.’
Looking at the political sect, there was a Shakya Jang (石家莊) belonging to the six-pointed and seven-danced Samjang.
In the past, there was a low-ranking family called Cho Jang-jang, to whom the man who had flirted with Dang Ye-ji at the tea house belonged.
These are all families based in Taewon (太原), located far below.
The northern part of Shanxi Province, where the Yungang Grottoes were located, was bound to be occupied by the poor Heukdo clan.
To put it simply, it is a robbery from an empty house.
‘But there is a sect called Daedongmun that smells like Buddhist gate? It seems like a pretty prestigious family, but the numbers are like that.’
Daedongmun’s level of martial arts was higher, but in terms of numbers, it was a landslide victory for Blood Hunbang.
In the end, it is a battle in which the blood marriage room has no choice but to win.
The problem was that despite the fairly large power gap, Daedongmun was making up for the gap by demonstrating useless fighting spirit.
‘When will this end? It’s going to scare me, really.’
No matter who it is, shouldn’t one side win to clear the way?
Jeong Gwang’s short patience was cut short.
-Zhao. Let’s go and relax. The kids in the Blood Hybrid Room are black people, so just hit them.
-I was waiting… … I will follow your orders!
Zao was already itching to vent his anger.
I wanted to beat them both regardless, but where can I beat just one?
His body flew up like a bird.
Jeong Gwang also sent a message to Baek Seung-mu.
-Why don’t you become a priest too?
-Is that okay?
-of course. It’s an opportunity to act as a charlatan. Do you know which side is black?
Seungmoo Baek also had insight.
A situation where political factions are being persecuted and good worshipers are experiencing inconvenience.
It was a situation where I had to step forward as a political figure.
-I’ll be back.
-huh. effort.
Baek Seung-moo also took flight.
However, by the time he landed at his intended location, the typhoon Zao had already swept through.
“Aaaah!”
“W-who are you…” … “Ugh!”
Zhao, holding a dull dagger in both hands, was different from usual.
Without even saying a word, he beat up the Blood Hybrid gang.
The more he lost, the more a smile bloomed on his expressionless face.
“Who on earth are you to have such status?”
I looked at the knife marks on Daedongmun with surprised eyes and missed it.
The javelin stabbed by the Blood Soul Blade was about to pierce his side.
‘I can’t believe I’m being killed like this!’
That time when I was filled with self-reproach and anger and despair!
The sword body, which was tinged with a subtle black color, split the blood-soul sword with a solemn yet elegant movement.
‘What kind of monster is this again?’
I quickly turned around and saw a handsome nobleman.
It was Baek Seung-mu holding a black cow.
“Da, who are you?”
As Baek Seung-mu was about to answer, a loud shout was heard from afar.
“Golden Swordsman Association Baek Seung-moo!”
“That, the Golden Sword Association!”
The man with the knife mark was shocked,
Baek Seungmu blushed.
“Well, are you really a member of the Financial Swords Association?”
“… … “Just call me Baek Seung-moo.”
“Unbelievable! “I can’t believe I see you here, who doesn’t forgive evil!”
Baek Seung-moo sighed as the ground collapsed.
“Whoa. How on earth did the rumor get to this far away… … Please stop talking. “It’s nothing more than a request.”
“They say he’s extremely humble, and it’s true. The concerted actions you conducted in Henan and Hebei… … .”
“Be careful!”
“Ugh!”
There was no time to be careful about the knife wound, and the head of the blood soul was cut off.
But by his side was Baek Seung-moo, a member of the Golden Sword Association.
The black cow in Baek Seung-moo’s hand cut with the blood-honed blade in an elegant and wonderful arc.
Even in the midst of the fight, the Daedongmundos who saw the divine status from the corner of their eyes burst out in admiration.
“As expected, the Golden Sword Association!”
“They said it was the latter-day index that Jeongpa Moorim was looking forward to, but it’s a failure!”
Baek Seung-moo, whose face was so red that it felt like it was about to burst, threw himself away.
‘We have to finish it quickly!’
Black cattle swept through the hall.
“Ugh!”
“Aaaah!”
Zhao went on a rampage and Baek Seungmu also went on a rampage.
It wasn’t long before every single member of the Blood Hybrid group fell to the floor.
Right then!
“ah! mi! get on! fire!”
A human being accompanied by a magnificent lion descended into the hall.
He was a middle-aged man with a thin build, wearing a simple monk’s uniform.
When Jeong Gwang saw him, Lee Chae appeared in his eyes.
‘Oh my. ‘It’s pretty good.’
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