Episode 45. An unexpected compatriot
Then Su-ah spoke with a pouting face.
“I don’t know. “Well, we’re upset because our uncle didn’t come.”
Jong Lihyuk said with a chuckle.
“I get it. okay. I was wrong. I’m in front of the house. My uncle has sent a guest and I will follow him soon. now. Before the teachers see it and see the scenery. huh?”
Sua said.
“okay. uncle. Instead, you have to come quickly!”
Jong Lihyuk nodded quickly and said.
“okay. okay. okay. “I’ll follow you right away, so go ahead and have fun.”
Only then did the children push open the door to the training room and rush out.
Once again, awkward silence gathered between Han Yi-bi and Jong Ri-hyuk.
Han Ibi quickly pulled her brain out and said.
“brother. Hey. I think I’ve seen that horse-headed cane somewhere. It looks a lot like the one my father bought for my older brother a long time ago. yes? It seems really similar. We had so much fun playing with it… Other friends in the village also begged my brother to let them play with it just once… Ahaha. It reminds me of the old days. right?”
Jong Li-hyuk’s expression changed in an instant.
It was as if the angel ticket she had received when she was with the children had been sold to a taffy seller….
Han Ibi felt as if she had opened Pandora’s box.
Jong Li-hyuk spoke in an exasperated voice.
“okay. I remember. I remember maybe… you broke it and took the head off and crushed it.”
Wow… Now that I think about it….
I searched through Jonglimae’s memories and it was true.
Jong Ri-hyuk, whose eyes were bloodshot, continued speaking.
“After that, your stepmother bought you a dragon-headed staff with a gorgeous gold plate on it. From that day on, all my friends followed you. “I’m trying to touch that wand somehow.”
Shit.
It’s frustrating, but it’s true.
Jongrimae, that piece of trash, was really like that.
It’s literally faster than light…
‘Ah… there is no answer as it is. There is nothing I can do. ‘Because you can’t change the past.’
At that time, Jong Ri-hyuk, with a cold expression, opened his lips.
At the very least, it would be another wedding banquet.
Han Ibi thought this was her last chance and decided to speak honestly.
“brother. I know you hate me. But I must tell you this.”
Then Jong Li-hyuk tightly closed his lips again and looked at Han Yi-bi.
He told me to tell him what to say.
Ebi Han said.
“You should be in ‘Yoo Seon-ho.’ “If you’re going to train, do it there.”
Jong Lihyuk asked while frowning.
“What are you talking about all of a sudden?”
Ebi Han said.
“There is a reason.”
Jong Li-hyuk was still glaring at Han Yi-bi with a frown.
However, it seems as if he suddenly felt a strange feeling and was urging him to answer.
Ebi Han added.
“If you don’t go there, you might lose people you care about.”
Jong Li-hyuk’s eyebrows rose even more at the ‘precious person’ part.
Of course he won’t understand what I mean.
Jong Li-hyuk said with a disgusted expression on his face, as if it wasn’t worth hearing any more.
“ruler. I have already exercised enough patience. I don’t know what kind of nonsense you came all the way here to talk about, but please get the hell out of here now. And… don’t come back again. “If you catch my eye again… I won’t let you go.”
Han Ibi ended up holding up both hands and feet.
He eventually turned to leave the training room.
Han Yi-bi grabbed the doorknob and pulled it back, then slowly spoke to Jong Ri-hyuk for the last time.
“hey. It’s pretty good, but it’s nowhere near that good. You look pretty frustrated. In order to overcome the ‘wall of invincibility’, stimulation is needed. Why don’t you go somewhere quiet and calm your mind? “Don’t sit like a monk in a place like this.”
Without realizing it, he ended up talking from Han Ibi’s perspective.
Naturally, Jong Ri-hyuk was glaring at Han Yi-bi.
However, he also seemed to sense a subtle change in Han Ibi’s tone and nuance.
Ebi Han said.
“If what I say is at all plausible, go near Yoo Seon-ho. It’s perfect for training there. It is a very quiet place and the spirit of Cheongseong Mountain flows leisurely. “I don’t know, but it will be quite helpful.”
Then he stormed out.
* * *
‘Ah… Damn it! ruined.’
Han Ibi thought.
I was so irritated that I fired back at the last chance, but I think I may have offended him even more…
‘Damn it. ‘Just let it happen.’
Han Ibi gave up easily, as is her usual personality, and decided to observe So Eun Rina carefully.
What was really fortunate was that Bok Yeon-hwa was so busy that So Eun-ri often practiced alone.
So Han Yi-bi was able to follow So Eun-ri with a little more ease.
Perhaps, if Yeonhwa Bok was an expert, it would have been quite difficult to secretly track him down.
Fortunately, So Eun-li did not deviate too much from Yoo Seon-ho during training.
And one more encouraging thing happened.
Jong Ri-hyuk disappeared from the Five Elements Hall.
It seemed like the training location had probably changed.
From the looks of it, he is a friend with quite a bit of pride.
I probably wouldn’t have listened to Han Ibi’s words at face value.
However, I had some hope that it might be near Yoo Seon-ho.
Then one day it happened.
Han Ibi was following So Eun Ri around her daily routine that day as well.
But is it because every day is so monotonous that I feel a little relieved?
Han Yi-bi, who was troubled by her relationship with Jong Ri-hyuk, suddenly lost sight of her.
‘Uh… I was definitely walking in front of him…’
“What are you doing now?”
Han Ibi was so startled that she jumped at the sound she heard behind her and turned around.
So Eun-ri was there.
Her expression was as cold as an iceberg in the North Sea.
Han Ibi was embarrassed and couldn’t say anything for a moment.
So Eun-ri urged again.
“They ask me what I’m doing now.”
Han Ibi couldn’t help but say with an awkward smile.
“Ah… that’s what I mean. The weather was nice… I was climbing the mountain to pick some herbs for the first time in a while. You know? “I’m good at gathering herbs…”
“Are you following me?”
“yes?”
“Are you following me?”
“Ah… that’s…”
“I’m disappointed.”
Then So Eun-ri turned around without even hearing the answer.
Han Ibi said as he grabbed her by the sleeve with a sense of urgency.
“No, that’s not true….”
“You, no one else… It’s true that you know ten ways in the world, but you don’t know one way in the world.”
“…So So Sojeo, what do you mean by that….”
So Eun-li answered with a still cold expression.
“Master always told me not to talk to strangers because the vile Elder Nam Cheol-hong’s group might send spies.”
“Ah… that’s a misunderstanding. Oh….”
“I saw you yesterday and the day before. “He was spying on me while I was practicing.”
‘Whoops… I’m ruined. You already knew….’
“At that time, I thought it might have been a misunderstanding. But you… you were following me today too. How are you going to explain this?”
Han Ibi became completely mute.
For a moment, I was at a loss for words to answer.
What should I say?
You’re going to be attacked in the future?
So you… or rather, Jong Ri-hyuk, have to save you?
At least you will be treated like a crazy person. Otherwise, you will be treated like a real ‘spy’.
Ah… how should we resolve this situation…
Then So Eun-ri spoke.
“Are you not going to give any explanation? In that case, I have no choice but to tell Master this…”
“Wait.”
‘It’s all over.’
Han Ibi thought and raised her arms towards her with a vaguely serious expression.
He sighed deeply and remained silent for a while, then looked up at the sky and sighed.
He said.
“So Sojeo. Must…”
“Yes?”
“Do you really need to listen to my answer?”
So Eun-ri wriggled Ami and said.
“yes. I really need to do that. If you can’t explain it properly, tell Master right away…”
“So Sojeo.”
Han Ibi interrupted her with a stern expression.
Then he said with a very serious expression.
“I just… wanted to see.”
Then, it was So Eun-ri who was dazed.
“yes? What is that… what did you want to see….”
“Your sword.”
Han Abi also knew.
The words that will soon come out of his mouth are completely unexpected and nonsense.
But there was no other way.
At least I couldn’t think of it right now.
“That supremely beautiful prosecutor.”
Han Ibi looked straight into So Eun Ri’s eyes.
So Eun-ri had a blank expression for a moment.
Han Ibi decided it was time to go out one more time.
He took another long sigh and said:
“I don’t know either. “I just wanted to see you practicing sword training one more time.”
So Eun-ri looked even more dazed.
Han Ibi spoke in a harsher voice.
“Don’t ask me why. Because I don’t know… But since you feel uncomfortable like this, I will never pursue you again. “I promise.”
Then he turned around and started going back the way he came.
So Eun-ri stayed there without saying a word with a puzzled expression, as if she didn’t know what to do with the unexpected remark.
Han Ibi hurriedly took steps.
Then, when I could no longer see her, I sighed in relief and thought.
‘Hwiyu. ‘Somehow I got over it this time.’
But soon I started to worry again.
‘But I know she’s following me, so what should I do from now on…’
That was then.
“What a rat.”
Han Ibi couldn’t believe her ears.
At that moment, I heard a voice again.
“I thought we were very different from each other, but we were actually of the same race.”
Only then did Hanibi look up, startled.
On a thick tree branch… someone was standing looking down at him.
He flew casually and landed in front of Han Ibi.
It looked as light as a butterfly sitting on the ground.
However, it was impossible to recognize who it was because they were wearing pitch black masks.
The masked man said.
“Okay, okay. A man must have the eye to recognize a beautiful woman. “Currently, she looks like a maid and is hidden away, but if she decorates herself properly, she will never be inferior to the beauty of a high-class Giru.”
“Who the hell are you?”
Only then did Han Ibi come to her senses and ask.
But the masked man spoke without heeding anything.
“In that sense, we are more similar than we think. Isn’t that right?”
And then he burst into laughter.
‘What is this crazy guy…’
Han Ibi said with a frown on her face.
“If you’re just joking around, it’s not funny.”
‘Is one of the Qingcheng Sect disciples making fun of me?’
The masked man said.
“joke? What a joke. I’ve been watching you all this time. “I was wondering what on earth he was doing.”
Han Ibi said while snorting.
“I’m curious about everything.”
At that time, the masked man clapped his hands and said.
“But it also means that he was not an ordinary person.”
“what?”
“It means he has eyes for women. Hehehe. So I was amazed.”
Han Yi-bi, who did not understand the meaning, frowned again.
The masked man said.
“The soft and chewy taste is just… haha… hard to find anywhere else in the world…”
Han Ibi was shocked.
This is because a long, drooling tongue stuck out from inside the mask.
“…It means that it has the potential to become a delicacy for both the mountains and the seas.”
‘What is this guy…’
Han Ibi felt uneasy about something.
A primal and instinctive feeling of threat that goes far beyond the threat of life…
‘Was there a guy like this in Yeomsaji Dream?…’
Han Ibi was embarrassed and tried to reproduce the characters, but nothing came to mind.
Then I have no choice but to ask.
“Perhaps… I came to the wrong person?”
It’s best not to provoke a crazy person. In order to avoid any sparks that might fly, Han Ibi’s tone of voice became much more polite than before.
“what?”
“I think you’ve come to the wrong person… I mean… I’m a man! “Why are you here chatting with me?”
Han Ibi was wasting time chatting as much as she could.
Then the masked man smiled and spoke.
“It’s foolish to leave a beautiful woman in front of you, but that doesn’t mean you can’t decide between the good and the bad. “There is something I must do first.”
“Meeting me… is it really more urgent? That can’t be possible…”
An intense anxiety of unknown origin began to stir in Han Ibi’s heart.
“yes.”
“Why is that again…?”
At that time, the masked person brought his hand to his face and took off his mask with a ‘swish’ sound.
The man’s face was revealed.
“100 million!”
Han Ibi ended up screaming without even realizing it.
But that wasn’t because of the bruised scars that filled his face.
“It’s been a while, baby.”
(Continued in the next part)
