Episode 291 Fish Sword (2)
“If it’s a sword, it’s a sword sword in China….”
[That’s right. It’s him.]
“Hmm….”
Baek Woo-jin tilted his head.
-Who is Geomhu?
‘The master of Geomgak, one of the three major guilds in China.’
The number of military personnel belonging to Geomgak is exactly 111. The reason why such a small guild was named one of China’s top three guilds is simple.
Strong.
Each of the guilds was at the level of a major guild or higher, so Geomgak was the sect best suited to being a small elite.
Geomhu, who led the inspection, was also special.
It is said that he had a skill with a sword that was second to none, and Lord Cheonmu himself mentioned that he was at the same level as himself, so he was called the best among women.
-Why is a woman like that contacting you?
‘I guess it’s because of the square silk.’
If someone you haven’t had any contact with until now contacts you at this moment, the reason is obvious.
It was clear that someone had suffered damage to their energy or spirit during the inspection.
“Is it perhaps because of the square pearls?”
[that’s right. We were looking for someone in Sejong City who couldn’t wake up, and out of the blue, we got a call from the prosecutor.]
Yoo Jin-ah may have been surprised, too, but there was a bit of confusion in her voice.
[Asking whether it is possible to awaken a person whose energy and spirit have been damaged.]
“You yourself?”
[yes. I contacted them directly using an interpreter.]
“Huh…”
Baek Woo-jin let out a vain sigh.
‘I can’t believe you contacted me directly…’
-Why? You can contact me.
‘The Geomhu is a being shrouded in mystery other than that he is strong. There is no information about what type of sword technique is used.’
-But why do you know that you are strong?
‘Because he conquered disaster-level dungeons alone twice and acknowledged that Lord Cheonmu might be stronger than him.’
At the time of receiving recognition from Lord Cheonmu, Geomhu earned the title of the strongest among women in the world.
[If there is anyone with such abilities or an elixir tool, please contact me for whatever price you want.]
“It looks like there is a patient.”
[I think it was because of the urgency in his voice.]
The situation was as expected.
‘It wouldn’t be a bad idea to make a deal.’
It seemed like it would be much better to hand over the unnecessary gems and get a chance to use elixirs, martial arts, or spar.
“Please tell me that I have a myeongju.”
[Please pass it on?]
“Because it’s a useless item.”
[Then, with items from the black market…]
“No. “I will meet you in person.”
[Hmm, I guess it’s not that bad.]
Yoo Jin-ah immediately realized Baek Woo-jin’s intention and lowered her voice slightly.
[I will contact you again.]
“Thank you.”
Baek Woo-jin rolled the rice cake on the table and turned off the phone.
“You might get something unexpectedly good.”
– Damn it….
Darkness trembled with its blade as it watched the rolling silk pillar.
-Was this the reason you didn’t feel good at the time? I’m so anxious.
When Baek Woo-jin got the diamond pearl, he teased me for a long time, but when I thought that I would get something with that pearl, I suddenly felt uncomfortable.
“Why are you so anxious already? You never know how things will turn out. Are you… um?”
Baek Woo-jin chuckled and then turned his head out of the lounge. Someone with light steps was approaching.
“Eh? “What are you doing alone, prosecutor?”
A blank-faced guest peered out through the lounge door.
“Did you send Cheongsal off safely?”
“yep. “I sent it to you because it was a filling soup.”
Muyoung-gaek muttered that it was annoying, but his face was filled with regret.
“Have you ever been to China?”
“Oh, who am I! Isn’t he the pride of Korea? There is no place I haven’t been to, not even China. “I stole everything I could find!”
Muyoung-gaek straightened his nose and laughed.
-Korea’s pride is damn….
Heukam waved his sword blade as if it was absurd.
“Do you speak Chinese too?”
“If you want to steal, the language there is essential. As you know, I also act and disguise myself. “I even mastered the intonation perfectly!”
All of Muyeonggaek’s affairs began with theft and ended with theft. He is a very consistent guy.
“Well, you might need a guide.”
Baek Woo-jin smiled and gestured to Mu Young-gaek.
“Come to China with me.”
“Oh oh! You are finally going to slit Lord Cheonmu’s head! All right. I took the lead…”
“What kind of murderer am I? “I’ll slit the throat of the guy who stands still!”
-That one is really crazy too.
Baek Woo-jin and Heuk-am sighed at the same time. This is a guy who cannot predict how he will move except when he steals.
“Then where are you going?”
“Zhejiang Province Sword Inspection.”
“Oh, Zhejiang Province is good too. There… huh? “Geomgak?”
Muyounggaek was startled and opened his mouth wide.
“The sword pavilion on Mount Bota in Zhejiang Province? “The three major Chinese guilds with only women?”
“okay.”
“Oh, prosecutor. No matter how pretty the female swordsman of Geomggak is, it is a stretch. It is an exclusive area where men cannot enter. Don’t miss out on all the fish you caught for no reason… Ouch!”
“are you okay.”
Baek Woo-jin laughed and slapped Mu-yeong-gaek’s head.
“I will invite you there.”
**
Two days later.
Baek Woo-jin arrived in Zhejiang Province, China with Moon Ju-young and Mu-yeong guest.
“Can we really go to Geomggak? “I can’t believe it.”
Muyeonggaek whistled while looking at Botasan Mountain.
“I’m going because I was officially invited.”
Moon Joo-young shook her head as if she felt pathetic.
“It’s because you didn’t go! “Even if a man goes near the sword gate, prosecutors will come out!”
“That’s because you’re thinking nonsense! “Geomgak is on the opposite side of the hiking trail!”
What Jooyoung Moon said was right.
Since the location of Geomgak was not accessible by hiking trail, most of the people who went there went there with different intentions.
After Geomhu became the master of Geomgak, all such people disappeared.
“Hmm….”
Baek Woo-jin slowly looked at the view of Mt. Botha.
-I get it.
‘okay. I definitely feel it.’
There lived a dragon with hidden power on that mountain. It seemed like Geomhu was the one with a powerful aura that seemed to ascend to the sky.
“How do you know I went there to steal!”
“Would a mosquito bastard just leave without sucking blood?”
“mosquito? “This bastard…”
“Stop fighting and let’s go.”
Baek Woo-jin tapped Moon Ju-young and Mu Young-gaek on the shoulders and headed toward the entrance of Mt. Bota.
“Oh, sorry!”
“I will stand in front!”
Mu Young-gaek smiled and stood in front of Baek Woo-jin, opening the road to Botasan Mountain.
When the three arrived at the entrance of Mount Bota, a young woman in white military uniform bowed her head.
She was a woman with white skin and clear facial features.
“See you Hyeopje.”
It was Korean spoken by voice, not by a translator. It felt very natural, as if I were Korean.
“You…”
“My name is Jeong So-yeon, the lord of the Seven Swords of the Sword. “I was waiting for guidance.”
“uh?”
“korean?”
Baek Woo-jin raised his eyes. I didn’t expect that the person giving guidance at Geomgak would be Korean.
“you’re right.”
Jeong So-yeon’s voice was calm.
“Even Koreans were able to enter the search.”
“Because people have their own circumstances.”
After answering Mu Young-gaek’s thoughtless question, So-yeon Jeong pointed in the direction to go up.
“The location of Geomgak is on the opposite side of the hiking trail. Please follow me.”
She climbed the mountain without saying anything. For a guide, he was so simple that I felt like he was the first hiker.
-That woman is not the type to guide you.
‘I think I ordered it because I’m Korean.’
As the darkness said, Jeong So-yeon was not the person to be a guide. It seemed like he sent it because he was Korean.
‘But I like that it’s fast.’
Baek Woo-jin chuckled as he watched Jeong So-yeon running ahead.
Her steps were fast but didn’t stop, and since her sword point wasn’t that high, it seemed like she would arrive soon.
As expected, it didn’t take long before we arrived at the gate of Geomgak.
The sword gate was not very large, befitting its reputation as a gate sect, and the main gate and signboard were old and faded.
Sigh.
Jeong So-yeon opened the front door of Geomgak and went inside. Unlike the old one, the sound of the door was not heard because it was well maintained.
“Please come in.”
“Wow, this is my first time seeing such boring guidance.”
“You shut up! “Because of you, Lord Soga is put to shame!”
Baek Woo-jin left Mu Young-gaek and Moon Ju-young behind and followed Jeong So-yeon into Geomgak.
A square 10-story stone pagoda was built in the center, and wooden buildings were built around it.
It felt more like a shrine or temple than a guild.
In front of the tower, female prosecutors wearing white uniforms were lined up and watching.
-That’s big.
The words of darkness do not refer to this place, but to the people in front of the tower.
-Each one is strong.
‘okay. It’s not called a small elite for nothing.’
Except for children, the level of female prosecutors was all 6th grade or higher, with some 7th grade quite visible. They were prosecutors who could do their job no matter where they were placed.
“Thank you for coming.”
A clear, bell-like female voice was heard from the stairs on the right.
“Hmm…”
Baek Woo-jin turned his head as if he was fascinated.
A woman who appears to be in her early to mid-30s comes down the stairs with gentle steps.
Her eyes sparkled like black pearls and she had long, ebony hair. Despite his delicate appearance, I could feel the energy within him to encompass the world.
‘Geomhu…’
The last time Geomhu was photographed was six years ago, and although she is already over seventy years old, her appearance has not changed at all.
-That’s huge. Even on our continent, unmanned vehicles like that are rare.
Geomhu possessed such powerful energy that even the darkness was amazed.
Even though it hides its power, the atmosphere is shaking. He was an absolute warrior standing in the sky and looking down on the world.
Lord Cheonmu’s words were not nonsense. Geomhu had a stronger energy than the last time he saw Lord Cheonmu.
“See you after the sword.”
Baek Woo-jin bowed in silence.
“It is an honor to meet Hyeopje.”
Geomhu made a fist with his left hand and wrapped it with his right hand, taking a fist-fighting stance.
Geomhu’s pupils were shaking as he looked at Baek Woo-jin above Po-kwon.
More than Baek Woo-jin admired Geomhu, he was astonished by his inaction.
‘I opened both the middle and the top. To be at this level at the age of 20….’
Even if you look back and forth, there would be no one with that kind of power in the terms and conditions.
Now I can see that it is not a lie to say that he pushed away Lord Cheonmu and defeated Lord Daeyeonmun.
“I will take care of you now, so Soyeon can go and rest.”
“yes.”
In response to Geomhu’s words, Jeong So-yeon gave her final greeting.
“I have prepared a good car. Come over here.”
Geomhu slowly turned around and pointed to the building above the stairs he came down from.
Baek Woo-jin and Moon Ju-young followed the sword up the stairs.
“Wow…”
“That person is 20 years old?”
“The momentum itself is different. “I can’t even figure out how much power he’s hiding.”
The female prosecutors in front of the tower opened their mouths only after seeing Geom Hu and Baek Woo-jin enter Munjujeon.
It was their first time seeing someone who didn’t seem to be pushed back in front of their door, so they couldn’t hold back their surprise and only talked about Baek Woo-jin.
“….”
Jeong So-yeon looked at Munjujeon, where the four people entered, and then turned around.
**
It was appropriate to say that Geomhu’s room was simple.
It wasn’t spacious and didn’t have any luxuries. All the things in the room were items needed for daily life.
The only thing that caught my eye was the blonde woman lying on the bed.
Geomhu personally poured tea for Baek Woo-jin and Mu-yeong guest Moon Ju-young and sat down in his seat.
“It’s a car called Seoho Yongjeong. “It is quite famous for the green tea grown in Zhejiang Province.”
“Oh Yongjeongcha! “You know, prosecutor, right?”
Mu Young-gaek, who listened with his ears rather than a translator, was the first to react.
“I’ve heard of it.”
Baek Woo-jin nodded and moistened his mouth with tea.
Compared to the deep aroma coming from the tea, the taste was not that strong. It felt as simple and pure as this room.
“You might have been surprised by the sudden contact. “I was rude because it was urgent.”
“no. “I completely understand.”
Baek Woo-jin shook his head as he looked at the woman lying behind him.
-It looks like Geomhu contacted you because of that woman.
‘I guess so. ‘Because I’m dying.’
The blonde woman’s energy flow was being cut off. It was clear that something had collapsed, whether it was his spirit or his energy.
“It seems like you noticed. you’re right. “I’m contacting you because of that child.”
Geomhu sighed deeply.
“What happened?”
“Do you know anything about werewolves?”
Geomhu scratched the old table and opened his mouth heavily.
“By werewolf, do you mean werewolf?”
“that’s right.”
“I’ve never met him, but I know him to some extent.”
-They’re pretty strong.
As the darkness said, each werewolf is a monster with boss-level strength.
Because of its warlike nature, it causes a lot of damage and is so cunning that it is not easy to catch.
Because they were not simple ignorant people like in the story, the difficulty level of attack was quite high.
“There was a time when the Red clan, the strongest among werewolves, appeared through a crack. “A nearby village was completely destroyed.”
“I’ve never heard of anything like that…”
“Because the Chinese association controlled the information.”
Geomhu shook his head with a bitter expression. Even though it was going through a translator, I could hear her sad voice as it was.
“They attacked the second village right away. “It happened when I was out, so my kids went to stop the werewolves, but they couldn’t stop them.”
“How long is it?…”
Baek Woo-jin narrowed his eyes. If they couldn’t stop it with the skills of the prosecutors outside, they weren’t ordinary guys.
“No matter how bad their boss, Werewolf Lord, uses level 8 spells, he will be over level 9.”
‘Level 9…’
That blonde woman couldn’t even reach the level of strength. It was amazing that he survived even after facing a level 9 monster.
-Probably played with it. That’s why I can’t come to my senses.
“In the end, we were unable to protect the village and suffered a lot of damage. “I came late and rescued the children and chased away the werewolves, but Yeo-hee was under a spell and could not wake up.”
Geomhu wiped Yeohee’s forehead, which was sweating coldly, with a sad look in his eyes.
“This child has been damaged both mentally and physically, and even elixirs cannot wake her up. “I searched here and there, feeling like I was grasping at straws, and came across information on the black market.”
“I see.”
Baek Woo-jin nodded. As expected, Geomhu contacted her while looking for information about a woman named Yeohee.
“We, Geomgak, will do whatever we can and get you any items. “Please hand over the crystal liquor.”
Geomhu got up from his chair and lowered his head. So much so that it touches the floor.
“Oh hey….”
“Don’t worry!”
When Baek Woo-jin was embarrassed and tried to stand up, Mu Young-gaek, who had heard Geomhu’s words first, put his face forward.
“What is our prosecutor’s title? Isn’t it a cooperation? Cooperation! Selling it! “He’ll just give it to you!”
Mu Young-gaek expressed his opinion in Chinese without any time to stop him.
“You’re not blind either.”
Moon Ju-young understood what Mu-yeong-gaek said through the translator and nodded.
“This guy is right. Our Sogaju is a person who risks his life for the medical association. There’s an injured person right in front of you and you’re making a deal. “It’s not even possible.”
Mu Young-gaek and Moon Ju-young nodded as if it was obvious and then looked back at Baek Woo-jin.
“….”
Baek Woo-jin swallowed dry saliva and felt eyes on him.
‘This is…’
– Hahaha!
Heukam jumped up on the table and burst out laughing.
-You’re screwed! Now, if you bring up the word ‘deal’, you’ll be a murderer!
‘Hmm…’
The giggling darkness was right. It was crazy to lay down conditions in front of people who were watching with sparkling eyes like that.
-Muyeong-gaek is, of course, an idiot. Oh, it’s fun.
‘Anyway, that guy, Muyeonggae, isn’t helpful.’
No matter how gently this situation could have been presented as a deal, it was all ruined because of that thief.
widely.
Baek Woo-jin placed the square pearl on the table with his hands shaking slightly.
“Of course. “Shouldn’t we save people first?”
“Ah…”
Geomhu’s eyes shook as he looked at Gakmyeongju. Those eyes contained anticipation of being able to save the student, confusion about the situation, and doubt.
‘Ugh…’
Baek Woo-jin sighed inwardly after seeing Geom Hu’s expression.
-Why are you sad?
‘No, it’s funny that I thought about what I would get for a person’s life.’
Of course, I had no idea that the woman was in such serious condition, but I felt pathetic for trying to do business with someone’s life or death.
‘And…’
There was one more important reason.
Post-mortem posture.
She bowed her head to her much younger self, not for her successor or family, but for the common disciple. He said he would give anything for anything.
This is the look of the guild I wanted.
That was the attitude of a high-ranking member of the clan that he had always wanted.
Because I saw the proper clan and clan lord, I was able to shake off the hesitation in my heart.
“These guys are right. I don’t think it’s a good idea to ask for anything in this situation. “Take it.”
Baek Woo-jin shook off his last regrets and handed over the crystal liquor.
“After all, you are a prosecutor!”
“Lord Soga!”
Mu Young-gaek and Moon Ju-young grinned as if they knew that would happen.
“Uhm…”
Geomhu looked at Baek Woo-jin with more astonishment than when he felt Baek Woo-jin’s powerlessness.
At first, there was regret in his eyes, but now there was no trace of that regret.
‘You’re just going to give me this?’
Square silk is a precious commodity, but it is even rarer than that.
It wasn’t strange that they asked for an astronomical amount of money or conditions, but I couldn’t believe they just gave it to me.
I have met many powerful people and many people, but this was my first time meeting someone like Baek Woo-jin. I was so shocked that I couldn’t say anything in response.
“Are you really saying you’re just going to give me this?”
“The car was pretty nice. It’s the price of tea. “I hope that Yeo-hee wakes up healthy.”
After drinking all the tea, Baek Woo-jin stood up smiling. I lowered my head and opened the door to go out without any hesitation.
At that time, I felt the energy blooming from his top. It was a familiar yet lacking flow.
“Wait!”
Geomhu called Baek Woo-jin without realizing it.
“Are you learning the fish sword by any chance?”
It’s a very rude question, but I had to ask it now.
“How…”
Baek Woo-jin’s eyes widened. He didn’t lose any energy, so I couldn’t figure out how he knew he was learning the sword.
“Perhaps I can help you?”
