Episode 1084. Because that is the duty of a master. (4)
My throat was sore. It felt like something rough was scratching the inside of my throat. My body was as hot as a fireball and I felt like I was sinking somewhere deep.
As I continued to sink into the darkness, a strange feeling approached me. Something cool yet warm and gentle.
‘Ah…’
The woman slowly opened her eyes. When I barely lifted my heavy eyelids, something came into view. It was someone holding hands with the slightly dark ceiling.
‘Who…’
A young man with a pale complexion appeared.
Even while I was unconscious, I felt alert for a moment. However, the moment I saw the black uniform he was wearing, I immediately relaxed.
‘Master…’
I vaguely remembered. While I was unconscious, I heard the sound of a river crossing.
“Ah…”
The moment she opened her mouth to say something, a refreshing voice pierced her ears. It was a young female monk with her hair braided into two pigtails.
“Are you awake?”
It was strange. Even though it was definitely my first time seeing that female monk running towards me, looking at that uniform made me feel reassured. Of course, that’s because no one wears a uniform and harms people.
“how is it?”
When the female monk asked, the man holding her pulse opened his mouth.
“It’s stabilized a lot.”
“Now then, take a step back and rest. “The body of the executed person is not very intact.”
“are you okay.”
“…Anyway, I don’t listen to dirty words. Even if the death penalty is not necessary.”
“It’s still okay. “It’s worth holding on.”
“yes yes. Do whatever you want. Do whatever you want. Instead, I will tell this to Jang Mun-in and the elder.”
The woman, who had been listening intently to the bickering conversation between the two, suddenly remembered something and trembled.
“Ha, crane… our crane…!”
“oh. “Look at my mind!”
A woman with pigtails ran to one side. Then he came back holding something wrapped in a thick blanket.
“The child is fine.”
The woman accepted the child with trembling hands. It was only after seeing the peaceful face visible through the swaddling clothes that peace came to the woman’s face.
“Ah…”
Her hand stroked the child’s cheek.
“I fell asleep because I was tired. There is no problem with your health, so you don’t have to worry. “I woke up earlier and cried out loud once.”
“Thank you…. Thank you so much….”
“Nothing much to say.”
The woman, filled with relief and emotion, was about to say something when the door suddenly burst open with a thud.
“Are you awake?”
Then, a bunch of black men rushed inside. The woman was startled and looked at the people running towards her.
Likewise, they were monks wearing black uniforms. The reason why they do not feel very threatening even though they have swords on their waists is probably because of the clothes they wear and the concern and worry on their faces.
“Be quiet, you guys! “There’s a patient!”
“…yes.”
“I’m sorry….”
“We just like it…” As
the woman with pigtails shouted loudly, the men who were running towards her with joy all slumped their shoulders and lowered their heads. The wrinkled appearance put the woman’s heart at ease.
“But this place…”
“Oh, this is inside the ship.”
“ship…?”
Dang Soso, a two-faced woman, smiled and answered.
“yes. Hangzhou didn’t seem like a good place to stay, so we took him there first. “I’m heading to Gangbuk now.”
The woman momentarily looked at the ceiling with a frozen face.
The moment I heard the word Hangzhou, those hellish scenes came vividly into my mind. My body suddenly stiffened and I recoiled from the overwhelming fear. At that time, a cool and soft energy rushed into the hand held by the Taoist monk next to me.
Energy flowed through my body, pushing away the fear once again.
“Ah… I see… I see.”
The woman did not ask any more questions. What happened to Hangzhou and what happened to other people? Because she already knows that.
“For you guys…”
“We are the Taoists of the Volcano Sect.”
Baekcheon, who was standing right behind Tang Xiaoso, spoke a little slowly. It seemed like he was trying to sound as threatening as possible.
“Volcano….”
“Yes. “It’s a pipe in Shaanxi.”
Baekcheon glanced back at his subordinates standing next to him and spoke calmly.
“It looks like this, but surprisingly, it is a Taoist monk. “Don’t worry, they are not bad people.”
“…are you saying that because you have a boyfriend?”
“Walk.”
“why? “You don’t feel bad about the death penalty…”
“It’s okay for Sasuk.”
Jo Geol, who was momentarily speechless, glanced up at Baek Cheon’s face. Then, with a dark face, he muttered something unintelligible. At first glance, what is this dirty world doing?
“You don’t have to worry anymore. All the Maoists who attacked Hangzhou retreated.”
“…You saved me…”
“I was lucky.”
After hearing the calm voice, the woman was silent for a moment. Soon her eyes filled with tears.
“…do.”
Everyone held their breath as a trembling voice came out.
“thank you. “Really… thank you so much…”
Hwasan’s disciples, who had no idea what to say, looked at the woman in silence. Then Ungeom, who was watching the situation from behind, smiled and opened his mouth.
“I just did what I had to do as a Buddhist monk. “We’re sorry we’re so late.”
“No… just thank you.”
After accidentally picking up his nose, Jo Geol looked at the child in the woman’s arms and started talking.
“He looks so smart. “It’s like seeing my childhood.”
Criticism poured in from all directions.
“Say harsh words to the child!”
“Is that what a Taoist would say? “You damn bastard!”
“Snout!”
As it turns out, Jo Geol, a child from a wealthy family who grew up in honor, looked very aggrieved, but unfortunately, Hwasan was a cold-hearted member of the clan who did not care about individual grievances.
“No, look! This cheek here…”
It was the moment when Jogeol pressed the child’s cheek firmly with his index finger. The child opened his eyes at the touch and suddenly burst into tears.
“Uh huh? “I’m not like that…”
“But this bastard is real!”
In the end, Yoonjong’s fist mercilessly turns Jogeol’s chin away. Meanwhile, Jo Geol couldn’t even scream for fear of startling the child and ran away.
“You seem hungry.”
“Ah…”
The child’s mother looked at the crying child and turned to Hwasan’s disciples.
“Can I help you with something?”
“What should I do?”
“Just order it!”
Everyone was embarrassed and said something. A blood clot appeared on Tang Xiaoxiao’s forehead.
“Executioners.”
“huh?”
“…I have to breastfeed the baby. “Get out now.”
“yes.”
The men of the volcano rushed out without even looking back. Cheongmyeong also got up and went out with them.
“Anyway…”
Tang Soso clicked his tongue, shook his head, and closed the open door tightly. Meanwhile, the woman who was breastfeeding her child slowly stroked her child’s cheek and head. Tang Xiaoxiao spoke in a voice as soft as a lie.
“I will prepare the rice soon, so please wait a moment.”
“I can’t be such a nuisance….”
“It’s a nuisance. It’s so obvious. Do not worry. “Our brothers are a bit stupid, but they have good skills.”
Tang Soso smiled slightly and added a word.
“The people are all nice. “If you fall for him because he’s so nice…”
The woman looked at Tang Soso in silence. Dang Soso’s gaze as he looked at the closed door was warm. I could clearly feel how much I cared for and liked them.
‘It’s a nice place.’
Just from that relationship alone, I felt like they were all warm people.
Then the woman suddenly opened her mouth hesitantly with a dark face.
“Where are we going now…”
“Huh? ah!”
Dang Soso looked back at the woman and explained, “Oops.”
“Anyway, Hangzhou is no longer a place where people can live, so I’m going to take you to a safe place. “Is there somewhere I can turn to?”
The woman shook her head with a confused and sad look on her face.
People who work the land usually live together with their families in one area. If she cannot return to Hangzhou, it means that she and her child will have no place in this wide central plain.
“hmm. Then… there might be a way to rely on a village along the Yangtze River…”
Tang Soso scratched his cheek. It is very difficult for a woman raising a child to live alone in a foreign country. It’s also dangerous.
“If you have nowhere to go, I think you can go to Sacheon or Shaanxi. In Sacheon, there is a new village that Tangga is building, and in Shaanxi, Hwaeum is a very nice place to live. “He also has a good heart.”
The woman’s face hardened. Sacheon and Shaanxi. It’s a place where you only hear the name, but don’t know where it is located. I was worried that I would have to go to a place like that and live alone, taking care of a small child.
But at that moment, someone held her hand tightly.
When I turned my head, a woman I didn’t know how long was holding her hand with an indifferent expression. A calm voice came out.
“are you okay.”
“….”
“Because it’s all a good place.”
dead pan. The face may have looked a bit scary due to its cool expression, but I felt strangely reassured, perhaps because the hand I was holding was warm.
Yu Iseol, who was not used to dealing with people, was also desperate to somehow reassure the woman.
Tang Soso smiled as he saw Yu Yi’s theory. And he helped out cheerfully.
“yes that’s right. You don’t have to worry too much. We, Jang Moon-in, will do something about that. “Don’t worry, take care of yourself first.”
“…yes.”
The woman holding the child had strength in her hands.
The strong hands seemed to speak for themselves. No matter what happens, I will protect this child. Yu Iseol let go of one of her hands and stood up.
Tang Soso said.
“Then get some rest. “I’ll bring you rice soon.”
“…thank you.”
She quietly left the cabin with Yu Iseol in tow. As soon as the door closed, Yu Yi-seol asked Dang So-so.
“Are you really okay?”
“yes. “Thanks to the unreasonable execution of Cheongmyeong.”
“….”
“Anyway, I’m a person who can’t be stopped. “I can’t help but nag even if my body isn’t in good shape.”
“Because he is that kind of person. usually.”
“Yes, that kind of person. “I know, but…”
Tang Soso sighed. I know you’re worried, but I want you to know that someone is also worried. Of course it won’t be easy.
“Child…”
“It’s okay, accident. Do not worry.”
Yu Yi-seol nodded slightly and stared at the rippling Yangtze River. After a while, he spoke in a low voice.
“My mother too…”
“….”
“Did my mother look at me like that too?”
Tang Xiaoxiao quietly stretched out his hand and lightly held Yu Yi-Seol’s hand.
“I guess so.”
“….”
“Obviously.”
Yu Iseol slowly nodded. And after a while he asked:
“How do you make rice?”
“…I will do it.”
“I asked how you do it.”
“I will do it.”
In response to that soft but firm answer, Yu Iseol slightly stuck out her lips.
