Episode 68. Learn through practice
At that time, I saw Seo Eui-jae approaching the guest table. As the delay was too long, they came to check the contents.
Then, Elder Baek Beom-sang briefly conveyed the situation.
Seo Ui-jae nodded and asked Hong Gu-geum.
“Do you mind if we start right away?”
Hong Gu-geum nodded silently.
Now that he had achieved his intended goal, Bok Yeon-hwa turned around and quickly returned.
Han Ibi, who saw that, approached her and spoke to her.
“Master! “What happened?”
“Get ready to compete.”
“Oh, you got permission.”
Han Ibi felt excited on the one hand and worried on the other.
Yeonhwa Bok said.
“You will compete in the final competition.”
“yes? What is that….”
“I will compete for the second time and compete with Elder Nam.”
‘omg! Are you asking me to run the Last Game main event?’
Han Ibi felt her heart pounding even harder without realizing it.
‘No, no. Wait… Now that I think about it, if this old lady loses the competition, she doesn’t even have a chance to step forward?’
At that time, the voice of Elder Seo Ui-jae, who was presiding over the meeting, was heard.
“There will be some changes to the operation of the non-marriage competition.”
Then the rumbling sound suddenly quieted down.
“We will change the order of dancing. Elder Nam Cheol-hong and Elder Bok Yeon-hwa will participate in this dance.”
The disciples of the Cheongseong Sect were dumbfounded for a moment.
However, they soon realized its meaning and loved it, cheering loudly and clapping.
Nam Cheol-hong’s martial arts were renowned for being flashy and good-looking.
However, Bok Yeon-hwa’s level of martial arts was completely shrouded in mystery.
Most people thought that she only benefited from her status as the ‘daughter of a former long-time writer’ and a ‘non-partisan hostess.’
So there were many disciples who were dissatisfied.
But isn’t the battle between these two taking place right here and now?
It could have almost not even been a success!
How much fun is this?
So the shouts of the disciples naturally grew louder.
On the other hand, Hong Gu-geum’s face looked quite depressed.
I feel like I’m dissatisfied with something…
But anyway, today… isn’t it a place for official deviation and festival?
Seo Eui-jae said.
“The two elders, please come up to the off-stage.”
As soon as the words left my mouth, there was a ‘whoosh’ sound of wind blowing.
At the same time, a black object appeared on the off-stage.
The soldiers were astonished.
This was because it was doing somersaults with great skill.
His true identity is none other than Nam Cheol-hong, who raised his skills to the limit.
“Kya! Look at that light technique!”
“iced coffee! “This is truly the first time I’ve seen something like that. I can’t help but be deceived.”
“This is truly not human work. “It’s fresh! It’s fresh!”
Han Ibi could also sense that he was an unusual person.
He felt like he was second in command to Lee Shin-song for the rest of his life… but he never seemed to be pushed aside in martial arts.
At that moment, Yeonhwa Bok took a step forward.
Then the eyes of the military leaders, including the disciples, sparkled.
This is because a very important point was how rival Bok Yeon-hwa would respond to Nam Cheol-hong’s ‘provocation, not provocation’.
‘Didn’t women look much more glamorous and fashionable when doing Gyeonggongsul since ancient times?’
It was a time when everyone was thinking these thoughts.
The double fireworks moved.
And everyone started to swallow the wind with one mind and one voice.
Huh!
This is because Bok Yeon-hwa showed such amazing magic.
She
just… walked up onto the off stage.
plod along.
There was no artifice or pretense.
Only a straight path.
When you have to go up, go up, and when you have to walk…
mate!
Han Ibi saw stars twinkling before her eyes.
It was so absurd that my thoughts stopped for a moment.
When I looked to see what was going on, I saw that it was So Eun-ri who had put her cheek up.
Han Ibi screamed loudly.
“Look! So Sojeo! No, sister-in-law! “Are you crazy?”
So Eun-ri shook her head.
Han Ibi said, holding her blushing cheeks.
“What are you doing?”
So Eun-ri looked apologetic and said.
“I can not help it. “Master sent a message.”
Han Ibi still looked astonished.
“Um… electric sound?”
“yes.”
“What did you say?”
“If Jongrimae loses his senses and does something else instead of watching the fight, just slap him on the cheek.”
“Does that mean you hit me this hard?”
“He said he wouldn’t forgive me if I did it in moderation.”
“I guess that’s just what you said!”
“Master never just says something…”
Wow. This is absurd…
At that time, Seo Eui-jae’s voice reached Han Ibi’s ears.
“Then…”
Everyone’s eyes turned to Seo Eui-jae.
“…As the second match, we will hold a secret dance between the candidates for the next Jangmun-in.”
– Wow!!
Once again, a huge roar covered the entire area of Mount Cheongseong.
Han Ibi watched the two people while caressing her numb cheek.
Nam Cheol-hong was taking a high-handed stance like Taesan.
A majestic aura, as if he were supporting the world all by himself.
It was as if Nam Cheol-hong possessed all the subversive aura permeating the Cheongseong faction.
On the other hand, Bok Yeon-hwa…
“Master, you don’t look too cute…”
Han Ibi muttered.
“Pao (跑) what?”
When So Eun-ri asked with her eyebrows raised, Han I-bi answered in confusion.
“no. no. “I just said you were too polite.”
“As expected… should I hit you one more time?”
Han Ibi was startled and fell from her side, waving her hands.
“no. private residence. are you okay.”
Then, as the teacher said, I decided to take a closer look at the dance.
As expected… Bok Yeon-hwa was a person who knew how to control the situation.
At that time, I heard Nam Cheol-hong speaking.
“Would Elder Bok go first? Should I go first?”
Every time he spoke, I could see Nam Cheol-hong’s sleeves fluttering.
It was clear that he was accumulating a lot of bets.
Yeonhwa Bok said.
“I do it first.”
In fact, Nam Cheol-hong is older, but in terms of age at entry, Bok Yeon-hwa could be said to be more senior.
But it was clear that she wasn’t thinking about such things.
Swish!
A sound that splits space.
Bok Yeon-hwa’s wooden sword was already stabbing Nam Cheol-hong’s chest, who was in full form.
A straight and simple path.
Nam Cheol-hong laughed once again and used the Hwanhwanmijongbo, a new technique of deception and delusion.
I could see my body moving faster than my gaze.
Then, the image appeared double and triple blurred, so it felt as if he was using a self-immolation technique.
Bok Yeon-hwa’s wooden sword seemed to cut through empty space.
After failing in her first attack, she looked for Nam Cheol-hong’s figure, who was shaking wildly and could not be seen properly, and struck three or four seemingly meaningless blows.
It could be said that it was a shabby appearance that contrasted with Nam Cheol-hong’s flashy movements.
But…
Bah!
A loud sound echoed across the stage, startling all the military leaders.
Bok Yeon-hwa’s wooden sword hit Nam Cheol-hong’s thigh.
“Did you get caught?”
“I think I
let my guard down…” The disciples’ whispers rang out.
Nam Cheol-hong was in tears.
Because my left thigh hurt so much.
Of course, if it had been a real sword, the leg would have been cut off or severed.
But this is just a coincidence. So, pretending to be sick is truly embarrassing.
He just smiled and stabbed his sword in as if nothing had happened.
At that time, Han Ibi was staring blankly at the distant mountain.
Whick!
The sound of So Eun-ri’s hand rising.
Han Ibi said in surprise.
“Sister So. Hey. “It is important to follow Master’s words well, but a person must also be flexible!”
“Yungto… what?”
“Oh my! That’s not it… I’m not doing anything else! Now, after seeing Master’s dance, I am replaying it in my head.”
Bah!
A loud sound rang out again.
Deja vu of the situation just now.
The only difference was that it was in the opposite direction.
Yes.
This time, Bok Yeon-hwa’s wooden sword had just struck Nam Cheol-hong’s right thigh.
I could hear the disciples and warriors whispering.
“What, why aren’t you doing it right and it looks like that….”
“That’s right. Since it is a wooden sword, he seems to be using it without any tension…”
“Elder Nam seems to want to show off his skills more. “What kind of situation is this if you don’t finish it quickly and drag it on?…”
Nam Cheol-hong’s face was burning red like the fire in the pyre.
However, some people realized the true nature of the incident….
The person who looked most surprised about this situation was ‘Chae Geuk-ik’, an elder of the Hwasan Sect and a witness dispatched by the Murim Alliance.
But he soon changed his expression.
And he looked with disdain at the public who were whispering without knowing anything.
At that moment, Yeonhwa Bok spoke.
“Would you like to try again? Elder Nam?”
Nam Cheol-hong snorted, ‘Hmph,’ and then answered.
“We haven’t even started yet. Don’t be proud if the attack happened accidentally. “I will show you my skills properly.”
Yeonhwa Bok nodded and said.
“You said so.”
She retrieved the wooden sword again and took a stance.
But at that moment… Nam Cheol-hong couldn’t shake off the feeling of great reluctance.
An attack that seemed like a coincidence but wasn’t a coincidence.
This is possible in one of two situations.
Either his skill was so poor that he swung it around and accidentally got hit…
or his skills were so vastly different that he was playing with it…
Nam Cheol-hong shook his head sharply.
‘That can’t be possible… I spied on that woman’s swordsmanship well in advance… so as long as I demonstrate my true skills properly, there is no need to worry.’
Nam Cheol-hong once again began to perform Hwanhwanmijongbo, which can be said to be his specialty.
Two bodies… soon three… soon six… The slight tremors and rapid movements reached a level that interfered with normal vision.
Among the light techniques possessed by the Cheongseong sect, it was the most beautiful and light magic to look at.
Exclamations of exclamation from the invited guests and Cheongseong disciples erupted from all over.
“I never dreamed that the Qingcheng sect also had such great Gyeonggong.”
“I thought this was just a group of naughty Taoist monks gathering together and reading books all the time…”
“Wow! Did our Cheongseong sect have such a hot spirit technique? “It’s really, really cool!”
“Yekki. Don’t even think about learning. “You have to study for three hundred years to be able to take even one step forward.”
His wooden sword also began to dance organically in accordance with Nam Cheol-hong’s splendid steps.
Beautiful, yet at the same time very fast and fierce movement!
A little more later, a storm of sword energy was now created by Nam Cheol-hong’s wooden sword.
Bok Yeon-hwa takes a defensive stance without realizing it.
Nam Cheol-hong’s sword skills seemed like they could shatter Bok Yeon-hwa’s defenses at any moment.
(Continued in the next part)