Episode 1081 Because that is the duty of a master. (1)
“Ugh. It was really dangerous this time. “If I had screwed up, everything would have been lost?”
Baekcheon blinked as he looked at Cheongmyeong, who spoke with a grin on his face. Cheongmyeong asked after feeling his gaze.
“why?”
“…no. nothing.”
Baekcheon, who was silent for a moment, shook his head. I suppressed the urge to answer, ‘I’m curious about what’s in your head that allows you to smile even in situations like this.’
“But… did the Sapaeryun really just go away?”
“Then you would have gone back to being fake?”
“no. “I’m not saying that…”
Baekcheon slowly turned his head and looked at the horizon. This is the direction in which Jang Il-so and his group disappeared. Baekcheon’s eyes still contained a subtle sense of anxiety.
“For a guy like that, I think he got off his feet too easily.”
“That is an inevitable choice for Jang Il-so.”
Baekcheon turned his head when he heard a voice from next to him. Lim So-byeong was holding a fan wide open and smiling meaningfully.
“Because my feet were on fire.”
“…Fire?”
“yes. “To be precise, he started the fire himself.”
When Baekcheon looked at him as if he didn’t understand, Lim Sobyeong kindly explained.
“Jang Il-so was already devouring the Surochae that the Black Dragon King had overthrown. In such a situation, it is no exaggeration to say that the work to be done has doubled as the Mangeum loan has unexpectedly fallen.”
“Hmm. Are you saying that there will be a rebellion within the Sapaeryeon?”
“Oh, that’s difficult. Isn’t it a situation where the water rod or the black ghost has lost its head? A rebellion can only occur when the central point is clear. But…”
Lim So-byeong folded the fan he was shaking in one go.
“Other things can happen.”
“What about other cases?”
“yes. “It’s a departure.”
“leave?”
Other Hwasan disciples who were listening also paid attention to Lim So-byeong as if they did not understand very well. Lim So-byeong smiled slightly.
“It may be a difficult issue for those in the political faction to understand, but the faction members are not that loyal to begin with. “There are many people who are not happy about even belonging to a clan, and among them, there are quite a few who will leave the clan whenever they get the chance.”
“iced coffee.”
“Holding those people together is a measure of the leader’s presence and retaliation against those who leave. Therefore, those who were afraid of being overlooked by the leader tried to escape from the clan by taking advantage of the chaos in the clan.”
Baekcheon nodded, saying he understood what I meant.
“It’s definitely something that political factions can’t even imagine.”
“Conversely, from our perspective, we don’t understand people like Baekcheon Dojang any more. In fact, Hwasan was already a ruined sect, and there was nothing to be gained by remaining there, right?”
“Because I wasn’t there to get it.”
Lim So-byeong was filled with complaints at Baekcheon’s calm answer.
Perhaps this is a gap that cannot be bridged even if we talk all day. This is not a matter of right and wrong, but a matter of values.
Lim So-byeong scratched his head with a fan.
“The story was a bit lost, but in any case, Black Ghost also depended a lot on Mangeumdaebu’s control, so if the news of Mangeumdaebu’s death begins to spread, it will naturally cause great confusion. “The number of people who will try to take advantage of this gap or escape the sect will increase dramatically.” “
For sure…”
“So Jang Il-so is bound to be busy. What he wants is to completely absorb the power of Surochae and the Black Ghost, down to the last speck. You probably won’t have the energy to look elsewhere for a while. “First of all, the area that needs to be directly managed has expanded several times.”
Only then did everyone nod their heads.
“On the one hand, it might be a fortunate story.”
“yes?”
Lim So-byeong asked back, as if asking why such a conclusion was reached.
“Anyway, doesn’t this mean that it will be difficult for Jang Il-so to move for a while? As you said, even for Jang Il-so, it won’t be that easy to completely take control of all the forces of Black Ghost and Surochae.”
If the concept of control is put under one’s feet, it is not difficult for Jang Il-so. However, stopping those who leave and completely controlling their forces will be more difficult than expected.
Even if it were the world’s biggest disaster, wouldn’t it be inevitable that you would be stranded for a while?
“indeed. That’s what you meant. “It’s not wrong.”
Lim So-byeong nodded his head loudly. At that time, Baekcheon added strength to Yunjong’s words.
“Besides… Anyway, didn’t the Great Mangeum die and the Black Dragon King lose one of his arms? Since the number of absolute masters that Sapa was already lacking by two has been reduced, shouldn’t Sapae-ryeon also see a huge loss?”
“That’s also true.”
Lim So-byeong smiled.
“Of course… even if we mobilize all of the power of the Ten Thousand Bangs and Hao Wen, we will inevitably experience chaos right now.”
“As expected…”
“But Yoonjong’s dojo. Do you really understand what that means?”
“yes?”
Yunjong’s face became a little dazed. Lim So-byeong said with a meaningful look on his face.
“For sure… Sapae-ryeon will experience internal and external evil for a while. Considering Jang Il-so’s tendencies, a lot of blood may be shed in the process. “The overall power of the Sapaeryeon may actually decline even further than it is now.”
Everyone swallowed their saliva at those words.
These changes are always accompanied by blood. Those who try to maintain the existing order always rebel against change.
But… Jang Il-so is not the person to comfort those people. We will absolutely trample on him so that he can never rebel against him again. Just like the example set by the water ditch on the Yangtze River.
“Once all of that is over, Sapae-ryeon will be completely different from what it was before. The Sapaeryun, which existed as a clumsy union, will disappear from the world. And there the complete Sapaeryan will appear. “Sapaeryeon is a sect that moves in perfect harmony with Jang Il-so’s single gesture.”
It’s truly a one-stop shop for all people. Of course, since it is symbolic, I will not use the name Maninbang again.
There seems to be a bloody smell coming from somewhere.
“Now that even Hao Wenju has surrendered to the defeated army, there is no one to stop him anymore. At most half a year. In it, Jang Il-so will unite all the four factions under him. And then…”
Everyone knew what the next words were.
“Jang Il-so will definitely be looking for his next prey. “He is insatiable.”
The words “half a year at most” pierced everyone’s hearts.
Everyone here was watching carefully to see what kind of person Jang Ilso was.
Danja River and a thousand years old. The force shown by those two bishops was clearly terrifying. But no matter what anyone said, the last thing that remained in the minds of those standing here was Jang Il-so.
“Perhaps cooperation….”
“No.”
Yunjong opened his mouth after seeing what was happening, but before he could finish his sentence, Cheongmyeong’s firm voice cut him off.
“That won’t happen.”
Everyone looked back at Cheongmyeong.
“Jangilso is Jangilso. In the end, he’s just a Sapa bastard. Cooperation with a guy like that is impossible in the first place.”
“…But it was possible this time.”
“Because the interests aligned. But there will never be a situation where they cooperate with us to stop the Demon Cult. “Especially if it’s Sapa where he becomes the head.”
Yunjong sighed.
He doesn’t know why Cheongmyeong speaks so decisively. But if that guy is that confident, he’s definitely right. Because it has always been that way.
“Half a year…”
Cheongmyeong muttered softly. His eyes were dark and sunken. In fact, if you look at it long term, it is half a year. There is no way Cheongmyeong doesn’t know how short a time it is.
“good.”
He raised his head and looked back at the other disciples.
“Let’s go back first. Because Jang Moon-in is probably worried. “There’s a lot I want to say, but let’s do it later.”
“Um, okay.”
“i get it.”
Hwasan’s disciples also nodded obediently. There are still many things I want to ask, but this is Gangnam. It was not a place where they could comfortably have a conversation. Conversation is enough even after leaving Gangnam.
“ruler. Then first…”
“Wait a moment.”
“yes?”
Cheongmyeong suddenly stopped and looked back at the person who spoke. Ungeom stood looking at him with a calm face.
“What are you doing this for, Sasukjo?”
Before answering, Ungeom stared at the desolate land of Hangzhou with a stern expression for a moment.
“I am worried about whether it is right to say this to you in this situation. So, please think of this as just my opinion and not an order from a superior, and answer accordingly.”
“Yes, Sasukjo. “Please speak.”
“I don’t feel comfortable just leaving like this.”
“yes…?”
Baekcheon asked back with a puzzled look. Ungeom replied bitterly.
“Didn’t too many people die? Even those who just lived their lives without any connection to Kangho.”
There was silence for a moment. Everyone became solemn at those words. I was so relieved that I had overcome a series of crises and survived that I forgot for a moment what had happened here.
“I know that the situation is not favorable. Maybe it’s my greed that’s driving you into another crisis, so it’s not easy to talk about it. But… if possible, I would like to hold a simple requiem for those who died unjustly here. “Are you okay?”
Baekcheon closed his eyes tightly. I forget it once in a while. That they were Taoists before they were Muin. And what you have to do before you win.
‘Sasuk.’
While everyone else had forgotten, Ungeomman did not forget it. Every time this happened, Baekcheon felt it again. The fact is that there is still a long way to go to catch up with the private masters.
“I think it’s okay….”
“I have to do it!”
Before Baekcheon finished speaking, Cheongmyeong answered firmly.
“We were weak and lacking, so we couldn’t save the people here, but we should at least comfort their souls. “Because that is the duty of a master.”
Lim So-byeong, who was watching the situation unfold, opened his mouth with an anxious face.
“excuse me…? This is Gangnam, and I still don’t know how Sapaeryeon will turn out…”
“I have to do it.”
“Fucking stupid bastard. I forgot that. “If I had just gone, I would have hit the ground.”
“That’s right.”
“What should I prepare first? “I think we should start quickly?”
“Start from your seat.”
“hey? Can’t you hear me? hey?”
Hwasan’s disciples began to tremble in Busan, excluding Lim So-byeong. Even Hyeyeon raised her voice with a red face.
“I will help too, donors!”
“You don’t know about the requiem ceremony held at the Dokwan.”
“I will do anything as long as it takes effort. Instead, when it’s over, please let me recite a sutra for them too!”
“That’s natural.”
Lim So-byeong looked up at the sky with soulless eyes as he saw the crazy political factions starting to crowd around and move among themselves.
‘Maybe Jang Il-so is more sane than these people?’
It was indeed a difficult issue to judge.
