Episode 777 Life is inherently painful. (1)
“Thank you! thank you!”
“Oh my… oh my, I survived thanks to the Taoist monks!”
“How should I repay this favor…”
Yunjong quickly shook his head.
“Grace. It’s not even possible. “I just did what I had to do.”
“Thank you so much. “I’ll have to repay you somehow!”
“It’s really okay….”
“Ugh! pay? It’s a good return! “Who said repay? Repay!”
Cheongmyeong pushed Yoonjong away and grabbed the hand of the old man in front of him.
“You said it was repayment, right?”
“yes? Ah… yes….”
Yoonjong’s face distorted.
“It would have been enough if we had just defeated the enemy. Why even bother with those who suffered damage…!”
“Then, when you get out of here, please spread the word that the Volcanic Sect defeated the enemy and saved you all.”
“…yes?”
“Rumors, rumors! We saved you! All you have to do is tell the truth as it is, saying that two watercolors were destroyed! “Then it really is a great reward, right?”
“Is that okay?”
“Oh my, that is truly a great reward. Instead, you have to be really proactive. “You understand, right?”
“I will do my best to say it only if it really helps.”
“Wow. “He’s just a person who can communicate well.”
Yunjong, who was trying to criticize Cheongmyeong, ended up closing his mouth like a mute who had been fed honey.
Because that’s not even a reward.
“Then what about us?”
“First, we will check to see if anyone is in a very weak state, and if they are okay, we will send them to land right away.”
“If it’s landless….”
“Oh, don’t worry. I’ll drop you off at the nearest port. Or would you like me to send you to where you originally wanted to go?”
“I can’t cause you that much trouble.”
“Hey what? “I don’t even drive a boat.”
“yes?”
“lol. “It’s just that.”
Cheongmyeong giggled and laughed.
The old man held his hand and looked at him in bewilderment.
“We sent all the civilians on boats.”
Jo Geol asked with an anxious face after hearing Yoon Jong’s words.
“Would it be okay? “It’s a ship driven by outnumbered guys, right?”
“I sent the Green Forest Islanders with me, so it will be okay.”
“…I guess it’s okay since we sent the bandits and the bandits together.”
Something is wrong.
It’s very difficult to pinpoint what’s wrong, but something is definitely wrong.
“Among those taken prisoner, we found two Ghostmundos. “Including the one person found before, I think we’ve found everyone except one.”
“Then what about that one person?”
“Maybe…”
Baekcheon sighed as Yoonjong trailed off with a heavy expression.
It’s difficult to find and save everyone after something like this has happened, but I can’t help but feel heavy in my heart.
“White shark.”
“Yes, death penalty.”
“What was the result of the interrogation?”
“…I haven’t found out anything in particular. “Most of them were runaways from other companies or were hired by ignorant idiots.”
“Ronin?”
“yes. It is said that there are quite a few ronin on the Yangtze River. They said it is difficult to know in advance because such people have no affiliation and are hired on a whim.”
“Hmm.”
Baekcheon’s expression hardened and he was lost in thought.
‘He’s a ronin.’ He
‘s a master at making watercolors…
He eventually turned his attention to Jo Seung.
“Is it common to hire a ronin when making watercolors for the first time?”
“…This is my first time hearing this too. “If you have the money, why would you do it?”
“Well, I guess that’s true.”
There is something strange about the situation.
‘No, it’s not that important.’
Anyway, they’ve all been wiped out, so whatever they were trying to do is now meaningless. What is important is that those who messed with Huashan’s friend were properly punished, and this will be a clear warning to other enemies of the Yangtze River.
“Now we can just clean up and go back.”
Baekcheon looked at the wide Yangtze River with a slightly refreshed face.
It was a journey with a lot of work and hardships, but I learned a lot.
“Now, if it’s water, I don’t want to see it anymore.”
“When I go back to the volcano, I won’t even wash my face for a while.”
“Jogeol’s execution is usually not washed well.”
“What are you talking about! “I wash myself often!”
“Besides, I always smell like sweat.”
“It’s because I practiced again right after washing! Wow, this is really unfair!”
Hwasan’s disciples also regained their vitality in their own way.
We all had things to reflect on, but we couldn’t continue to be downcast.
‘If you fall, just get up and run again.’
Baekcheon composed himself and opened his mouth.
“Then let’s wrap it up… But where did Cheongmyeong go?”
“huh? “Weren’t you here?”
“…Where did this bastard go? “Do you feel anxious when you can’t see it?”
Huashan’s disciples craned their heads and quickly looked left and right. This was a wide flat area, so there was no place to hide. Soon they found Cheongmyeong standing at the water’s edge and quickly approached where he was.
“What are you doing here?”
“Sasuk.”
Cheongmyeong, who was standing at the edge of the long island and looking at the land on the other side, opened his mouth without even turning his head.
“How far is it from here to there?”
“huh?”
Although embarrassed by the unexpected question, Baekcheon answered first.
“One… one hundred? No, I think it’s about three hundred, right?”
I now realize how wide the Yangtze River is.
Usually, it is called a river even if it is only three pieces wide, but it is a whopping three hundred pieces.
Even this is the distance seen from the island in the middle, so that’s about it. Doesn’t this mean that the actual river width is twice this?
“Is it close?”
“huh?”
Are you close?
“I understand why the enemy left this place alone for so long. This place is too close to land. “You mean you can get there in just 300 miles?”
“Do you think the concept of units is a bit strange?”
Isn’t 300 sheets long enough to cover it? Moreover, in the river?
“It’s so conspicuous that when it comes to attacking from land, it only takes 300 people to cross the river. “At least it’s worth holding on to because of the rapids around here, but if you look at it calmly, it’s very easy to be attacked from land.”
“After listening…”
Baekcheon, who was looking around after hearing Cheongmyeong’s words, distorted his face.
“No, that means that if we had moved by land along the river and then taken a boat, we could have crossed only 300 men and then attacked. Then why did you come by boat! “Everyone is so sick of that damn seasickness…!”
“Oh, that’s not important.”
Cheongmyeong curls the corners of his mouth.
“how is it?”
“huh?”
“not good? “It is close to land and difficult to attack by boat.”
“What do you mean it’s good?”
“If we just occupy this place, won’t it be difficult for the outnumbered bastards to approach?”
“…uh?”
for a moment. What did this bastard just say?
Occupation?
“…Cheongmyeong?”
“The more I look at it, the better it gets. “Those little guys are stupid and settled here, but from our perspective, it’s not a bad thing.”
“…what are you doing?”
“Here let us eat!”
“….”
Baekcheon stared blankly at Cheongmyeong and then looked back. Indeed, his priests were also standing with the same faces as him.
‘right? ‘I’m not weird, am I?’
Baekcheon gained confidence and shouted.
“Hey you crazy guy! Why do we eat here? “This isn’t Shaanxi, it’s the Yangtze River!”
“Is there a law that says you can’t eat Yangjiang? “The bastards are also taking over and setting up water sheds?”
“…There is no law like that.”
“Don’t be easily convinced, Sasuk!”
“You must not interfere!”
“That’s right!”
Baekcheon, who had nodded absentmindedly, quickly came to his senses and asked again.
“What are we going to do when we occupy this place? Are you going to try to rob me?”
“Tsk tsk tsk. “I can’t get my head around like this.”
“huh?”
Cheongmyeong frowned disapprovingly.
“Why did we come here in the first place?”
“That’s right… I came here because the special agents of the Galactic Travel were attacked.”
“Is there any guarantee that something like that won’t happen again?”
“….”
Cheongmyeong pointed to Jo Seung.
“Once is difficult, twice is easy. look. As soon as the rumor spread that the special agents were attacked, everyone gathered around. Thanks to you, Sasuk’s troubles were in vain.”
“…Daegyeongchae was a larger watershed than this one. “I guess they are a bit…”
“Well, they are outnumbered.”
“….”
Jo Seung, who protested out of a slightly unfair feeling, was struck down by the blow and closed his mouth.
“If something like this happens again, are you going to run all the way to the Yangtze River and fight the enemy? Then, you will have to run without any time to waste until the Yangtze River Waterway is annihilated, right?”
“…That is correct.”
As long as the enemy is outnumbered and there is a chance to cross the Yangtze River, it is an unavoidable risk. Moreover, special tickets carry expensive items due to their nature, so they can become mouth-watering food at any time.
On flat ground, you can avoid danger with quick feet, but isn’t it special that you can’t use any strength on a boat?
“So, let’s eat here?”
“If that’s going to happen anyway, it would be better for us to take the person away ourselves. Look here. That side and this side are close. So you’re saying the problem can be solved by just bringing two boats to go back and forth from the mainland to the island?”
Baekcheon looked at the priests as if asking them to do something.
Then Jo Geol read those eyes and opened her mouth with a stern face.
“If it’s oral, the location isn’t bad!”
“Hey you crazy guy! “What if we agree?”
“Oh no. “This isn’t so wrong, is it?”
“Are you doing this just to get a special ticket?”
“Then other merchants can also carry it. “You just have to pay the boat fare and toll.”
I wonder if that bastard is the youngest son of a merchant family. Why is the calculation so quick only in cases like this?
“Never, never!” you said it “It’s so easy to be attacked here, so what are you going to do if enemies come rushing in?”
“What are they going to do on the boat? “You’re going to have to land.”
“huh?”
“If the enemy lands, it’s just third-rate. “As long as we don’t fight on the water, it’s okay.”
“….”
Baekcheon was starting to become more and more persuasive.
“And there are good things too.”
“better thing?”
“White thunder gun.”
“….”
“They are going out to plunder, so they put them on a boat, but we have no reason to go out on a boat. Just place that white gun on the edge of the island and shoot the enemy whenever they come. “You can’t even approach me?”
“Oh no…”
Baekcheon closed his eyes tightly.
‘ruined.’
That nonsense started to sound plausible.
“No, basically! “We can’t be stuck here doing that.”
“Is Sasuk an idiot?”
“huh?”
“Why do we do it? There are not just one or two people here. Take this opportunity to tell Noklim to advance to the Yangtze River. “You can split the ferry fare in half.”
“….”
Wow…. At this point, it felt like I had planned in advance and came this far.
Baekcheon was biting his fingernails as he got nervous because he couldn’t find a way to attack that damn logic.
“I’m a little anxious.”
“huh?”
Yoo I-seol, who is at least a sane person, expressed an opposing opinion.
“The range of the white thunder cannon. Breadth of the river. If a boat occupies the middle of the river, you will be isolated. “It’s too far too.”
“That’s right! Even so, it’s three hundred! “It’s impossible!”
“Then we can reduce it to two hundred.”
“huh? By what means?”
“Let go of your legs.”
“…on the water?”
“huh.”
“This street?”
“huh.”
Cheongmyeong smiled brightly and nodded.
“Hey, you crazy guy. Even the country can’t do that! You have to say something that makes sense! “I have never heard of a bridge being built over the Yangtze River in my life.”
“no way. There’s no need to let it all go. And there’s no need to fix it. There’s a ton of pears left right now. “Because we don’t have to go out on a boat.”
“huh?”
“Just anchor the boat on the water and build a bridge over it. All you have to do is connect ships to each other like a bridge, place white rocket guns on top of them, and make it like a dock for ships to dock at.”
“….”
“Then you can shoot arrows and artillery from the bridge, and if there are people landing, you can fight on top of them! Ugh. I think this is awesome! As far as I know, this is a plan thought up by a famous tactician long ago. So it must be true.”
…All the people on that boat were hit by fiery arrows and burned to death! You crazy bastard! That place isn’t even that far from here! It was on this river!
“Giggles. The more I think about this, the more amazing it becomes. These bastards have brought us everything we need! “Then, thank you again!”
“Che Cheongmyeong?”
“Let’s start by tying the boat! Hehehehe! Looks like fun! right?”
“Cheongmyeong….”
“Hey! A consumptive person! “Where are you?”
Cheongmyeong seemed to have no intention of hearing any more and left them alone and ran away.
Someone placed a hand on Baekcheon’s shoulder as he reached out to him in confusion.
“…monk?”
Hyeyeon smiled.
“Amitabha Buddha. Baekcheon Donor. “Do you know that?”
“…What?”
“Life is inherently suffering.”
“….”
By the way…thank you.
yes.
