Episode 935 It may have already started. (5)
“Volcanic swordfish!”
As soon as Hong Dae-gwang kicked in the door, Cheongmyeong’s eyebrows suddenly became sharp.
“No, but does this guy know what this place is, like the front yard of a cave?”
“Now is not the time to discuss such things! Hwasan Sword Association!”
“Why again?”
“I’m going to the Namgung family!”
When the words Namgung Sega came out, the eyes of those sitting around Baekmaegwan narrowed in unison.
“The Namgung family is surrounded by Surochae!”
“….”
When Cheongmyeong didn’t show any particular reaction, Hong Dae-gwang raised his voice as if he was frustrated and rushed over to get in his face.
“The main force is trapped on Maehwa Island and surrounded by ships in the waterway! If we don’t do something right now, we may all be exterminated. Are you listening to me…”
“Ah! “It’s clanging so loudly!”
Cheongmyeong pressed Hong Dae-gwang’s cheek, which was nearby, with his fingertips and pushed him away. If other people had rushed at him like this, he would have immediately punched him, but since he is a beggar who rolls around on the street, he seemed to want to minimize the area he touches as much as possible.
Hwasan’s disciples nodded with happy faces.
“Cheongmyeong is polite. “I also use my hands.”
“huh. “I thought I was going to push it away with my foot.”
“The kid has become a lot nicer though. In the old days, I would have kicked it with the bottom of my shoe. “I’m happy.”
“….”
Hey? Are you saying this is polite?
I momentarily wondered what kind of darkness the volcano guys were going through, but that wasn’t important to Hong Dae-gwang right now.
“What should I do?”
“What?”
“That’s Namgung Se! “The Namgung family!”
Cheongmyeong looks at Hong Dae-gwang with a puzzled expression.
“What is Namgungse?”
“We have to do something!”
“Namgung family?”
“okay!”
“Why me?”
Hong Dae-gwang’s eyes trembled.
“You’re saying we’re all going to die? Wouldn’t this be called annihilation!”
“Oh my. So how did you do it? “Tsk, tsk.”
Hong Dae-gwang’s mouth slowly opened.
“Uh…”
I tried to say something more, but before I could, Cheongmyeong shot back with an expression full of irritation.
“But this guy thinks I’m some kind of goblin bat! “If there’s a problem, come running and whine!”
“….”
“If they went in without thinking and got surrounded, they should take care of it. “They’re not like three-year-olds. They cause accidents and I’m the one who solves them.”
“That’s true, but still…”
“So why did you crawl in there in the first place? If that person is going to go crazy, he will go crazy very well. Where are you going and going bravely? I heard that if a mullet jumps, a goby can jump too. If I can do it, you think they can do it too, right?”
I also understand why Emperor Nangong was mistaken.
Three years ago, it was difficult to even compare Hwasan to the Namgung family in terms of power alone. However, since they saw a part of the green forest, which was not even a volcano, occupy the island and keep Gangnam and Surochae in check at the same time, they must have thought that was possible.
‘Of course, it only looks that way.’
But the reality of Maehwa Island is not like that. Maehwado Island is the result of a treaty concluded between Jang Il-so and Cheongmyeong based on mutual needs.
It was not a place where enemy attacks could be prevented because it was easy to defend, but because there were no attacks, there was no need to block it.
The moment the volcano receded and the treaty disappeared, everything changed. Now Maehwa Island is nothing more than a rough land with no escape route in the middle of enemy land. Huge profits are guaranteed if you can occupy it, but this means that the land has become impossible to occupy in the first place.
Let’s just say that the Sapae-ryeon and the Gu faction are fighting over the island.
So which one is more advantageous?
‘This is land that Sapaeryeon, who owns Surochae, has no choice but to eat.’
That’s why Cheongmyeong and Lim So-byeong withdrew before the war broke out.
But I went into that dangerous land without thinking…
If I’m weak, I’ll get hit, if I don’t know, I’ll get hit, if I cheat, I’ll get hit… Oh, except for the last one.
Anyway, isn’t it Kang-ho’s truth that if you are ignorant, you should be beaten?
“But in the past, I think Namgungse had quite a few thoughts.”
It was usually Panga who caused the accident, and Namgung Sega’s role was to sort it out. But what happened over the past hundred years to put the Namgung family in such a state…
“Wait a minute.”
“huh?”
“I’m asking just in case, but you know that guy, Prince Nangung.”
“huh? Namgung family? “Why is Gaju Namgoong?”
“Who is that gentleman’s mother?”
At that moment, Hong Dae-gwang’s eyes grew so big that they could no longer grow.
“Fire Mountain God Dragon. Of course, I know there’s nothing harsh about you, but I think that’s a bit over the line…”
“Mr. Ao!”
Cheongmyeong kicked Hong Dae-gwang and rolled him over.
“This guy is suddenly turning people into traitors! Anyway, do I look like that kind of person?”
After hearing those words, all of Hwasan’s disciples nodded with happy faces.
“This can be happen.”
“That’s enough.”
“You can kill a knight like you breathe, but that’s it.”
But these bastards?
“No, where is the matrilineal lineage?” droughty! droughty!”
“Ah, family?”
Hong Dae-gwang sighed in relief and searched his mind.
“Let’s see… As far as I know, the mother of the current Namgung family is known as Mr. Paeng…” “
Oh, right?”
okay. Of course, that’s true.
Where does that blood go?
Cheongmyeong spoke with a refreshed expression, as if the unanswered question had finally been resolved.
“no wonder. “I was just wondering how someone like that came from the Namgung family.”
In general, this may be the case. A faction is a place where many people gather around one value.
But family is a place that is connected by blood. If people born with similar temperaments receive similar education, isn’t it bound to end up being similar?
Of course, even considering that Emperor Nangong’s temperament is mixed with that of the Peng family, the degree is a bit excessive, but…
“Cheongmyeong.”
“huh?”
At that time, Baekcheon, one of the five swords who approached Cheongmyeong, asked.
“What do you think will happen? Do you think the Namgung family will be able to escape from there?”
“It must be difficult.”
“…Then what happens now?”
“Hmm. “That…”
Cheongmyeong rubbed his chin.
“It went as expected, but it was also a little different.”
It is clearly visible that the Namgung family will be a complete failure. The warriors of this era have never experienced large-scale war. As a result, they don’t understand how important topography is.
Of course, you must have learned the art of war. However, he probably thought that he could overcome it with his own force.
“I predicted that the Namgung family would advance to Maehwa Island… but the problem is the Black Dragon King.”
“Black Dragon King?”
“It looks like he’s going to rush into Maehwa Island and cast You’ll Die and I’ll Die… but he’s surprisingly remorseful. “Like an old raccoon.”
“They say you shouldn’t judge people by their appearance…”
Baekcheon also agreed with these words. The Black Dragon King I saw on the Yangtze River three years ago looked like the literal incarnation of a loser. Who would have imagined that the situation between Surochae, led by him, and the Nangung family, led by Emperor Nangung, would turn out like this?
“If the Black Dragon King is as temperamental as we think and invades the island to surround him and annihilate him, then a way out will open up in Namgung as well.”
Baekcheon’s expression hardened as he heard those words. When Cheongmyeong says something like this, it’s always when he has a different situation in mind.
“if.”
Baekcheon spoke in a dark voice.
“What happens if the Black Dragon King and Surochae have no intention of attacking the island? “Is it going to be a fight to see whose salvation arrives first?”
“If you think about it with common sense, it would be like that. But… it won’t happen that way.”
“huh? “Why?”
“Because even the Black Dragon King knows that.”
“What is that…”
Baekcheon, who was tilting his head for a moment, was shocked as if something occurred to him.
“Well…yeah. I see.”
Jogeol, who could not understand their conversation, looked at each other with puzzled eyes and asked.
“Sasook. What does that mean? “Please explain so I can understand.”
“…The Black Dragon King, who is besieging the Namgung family, will also know that it is advantageous for Gu Gu to arrive.”
“Yes. “That person probably isn’t a fool either.”
“But think about it. What if the Black Dragon King thinks that the Nine Sect’s salvation will arrive first? “Are you going to just release the food in the poison?”
“…No.”
Baekcheon bites his lip slightly.
“At least they will try to reduce the power of the Namgung family as much as possible before salvation arrives. “It means that there is no such thing as just spending time confronting each other.”
Cheongmyeong nodded.
“And the Black Dragon King’s position is different again. “If Sapaeryeon arrives first, it means extinction for the Namgung family, but if the Gu faction arrives first, it’s just a slightly more troublesome situation for Surochae.”
“Is it on the river?”
“okay.”
The corners of Cheongmyeong’s mouth curled up slightly.
In the past, when we had conversations like this, Cheongmyeong’s mouth was busy explaining. But now, Baekcheon understands the situation first and gives an answer before him.
“Anyway, all Namgung can do is endure. “That’s all for now.”
“Can I hold on?”
“Emperor Nangong is crazy, but he is not an idiot. I guess I can at least hold on. The problem is…”
Cheongmyeong’s face twisted slightly.
He took a moment as if choosing his words, then slowly opened his mouth.
“Do you know when a person falls apart?”
“….”
It was a random remark, but Baekcheon couldn’t bear to say anything else. This is because I could feel the unknown heaviness in that voice.
“The moment when a person breaks down is not a difficult time. I can somehow endure difficult things. “When there is hope that you can survive.”
“….”
“The moment a person collapses is when hope is lost.”
Cheongmyeong sneered slightly.
“I’m curious too. “I wonder if the man who is planning to go to war would be willing to risk his life to save the Namgung family.”
There was no specific name. But everyone here could tell who Cheongmyeong was referring to. No, I couldn’t know.
“No way….”
“It’s just a thought. “It hasn’t happened yet.”
Cheongmyeong waved his hand as if telling him not to go too far. However, unlike his calm and light gestures, his eyes were dark and sunken.
“But what if…”
Cheongmyeong paused slightly before continuing.
“If, just one chance in a thousand times, what I think happens happens…”
The atmosphere became heavy.
“The Namgung family will live to see hell.”
There was silence for a moment. Everyone could not open their mouths.
“Well, we can just have a ritual and eat some rice cake.”
“Cheongmyeong. “Then shouldn’t we do something?”
“huh?”
“If the Namgung family is so dangerous….”
“Sasuk.”
Cheongmyeong cut off Baekcheon’s words as if they were oppressing him.
“The moment you enter the battlefield, you must take responsibility for all your decisions.”
“….”
“People who think it’s natural for me to step in and help will naturally think that someone will step in to help even when they’re in crisis. “That complacency costs lives.”
Baekcheon closed his mouth.
“That is the battlefield, that is war. do not forget. “Unless I want to see my brother, not me, die because of that careless judgment.”
“…Keep that in mind.”
Cheongmyeong nodded and shrugged his shoulders.
“Everyone, keep a close eye on this. This might happen to us someday.”
Everyone swallowed dryly, feeling their throats burning for some reason.
