Episode 1189. This is the path we will continue to walk. (4)
The court’s blank gaze did not fall on Hyeyeon for a long time.
Hyeyeon didn’t bother to meet his gaze. It’s not because I’m afraid or uncomfortable. It was simply because he knew that it would be very harsh for him to face the court now.
“Huh…”
After a while, a hollow laugh came out of the court’s mouth.
“Heh heh… heh heh heh…”
“…”
“Heh heh heh heh.”
The court finally turned its gaze to the others. Everyone had a firm will in their eyes. The court shook its head and said as if it was absurd.
“Now that I see it… this was a meaningless event to begin with. I was just clinging to people who had no intention of being with me.”
“Bangjang.”
“Long sentence, sir.”
The court opened its mouth quietly. His voice no longer contained hostility or anger.
“You won.”
Baekcheon couldn’t figure out what was contained in the court’s calm eyes.
“I don’t have the confidence to break your logic. How can I defeat someone who has a straight argument but still speaks?”
His gaze goes beyond Baekcheon and towards Hyeonjong. To King Hyeonjong, who had a complex and strange expression.
“If you knew how scary the world is, how could the old people who are being pushed out deal with the young people who have the confidence to say things they shouldn’t even say?”
“Room leader. We…”
“Jangmun Assistant Manager.”
There was a bitter look in the court’s eyes as they turned to Baekcheon again.
“You must know that those lofty ideals, that lofty consensus, and that unwavering correctness may one day strangle Master Jang Mun and lead the sect known as Hwasan to destruction.”
“…”
“A place where those who cry out for justice surrender to power, those who cry out for mercy are trampled by evil intentions, and those who talk about consensus are beheaded by charlatans.”
Baekcheon gently closed his eyes.
“Life is suffering and the world is nothing but hell. Those lofty ideals may be the strength to withstand that hell, but they cannot be the power to change that hell.”
The court let out a deep sigh. His face looked somewhat tired.
“This is not a curse or a curse. It is just a fact. It is a fact.”
Baekcheon’s heart became heavy, as if it had been weighed down. How could he not know? We have already experienced enough volcanoes.
The court asked again.
“Is that really okay? You said it in a big way, but in the end, it doesn’t mean that the volcano will sacrifice and shed blood at the forefront like it has done so far.”
“…”
“You said that a person who does not know how to care for those around him can think of all the people in the world? Then, on the contrary, how can a person who cares for those around him so much want to give up his precious life for those whom he has no interest in? That thorny road to hell? “Can you walk the same path, illuminated by the single lamp of the Council? Can you praise those who died while following your commands for their great deeds?”
This was not said out of ill will.
Wasn’t there a time when you dreamed of good fortune just because you were a court? Have you never had passion burning in your heart? Is there anyone in the world who wears things because he or she wants to wear them out? Even if the body gets old, people want to keep their hearts warm.
This was advice given by someone who had already passed to someone who had not yet come, and it was a concern given to someone who was heading down the thorny path they had already taken.
But Baekcheon just laughed at those words.
“Did you say they are the ones who die while following my orders?”
“That’s right.”
This time Baekcheon looked at the people around him.
“Do you see the room manager?”
“…”
“In the eyes of the headmaster, do they seem like people who will risk their lives to follow orders that they themselves do not consider right?”
The court turned its head. There were Hwasan’s disciples there, looking at the court with stern faces.
“As a general, all I have to do is jump into the fire right in front of them.”
“You yourself?”
“yes.”
Baekcheon nodded. The court asked as if it were absurd.
“Are you saying that the person who will become the master of the clan will throw himself into the most dangerous place?”
“Why not?”
“Director Jangmun…”
“House manager. Don’t you think that no one can take the place of the manager?”
The court was silent on this question.
“You would think that not only among the other sects but also among the disciples of Shaolin, there would be no one who could take the place of the headmaster. Because the headmaster is so outstanding. But…” Baekcheon shook his head
.
“Not me. I believe anyone in the volcano can take my place. It’s just my turn now. Someday, someone better than me will take my place.”
The court’s lips trembled slightly. Looking at him like that, Baekcheon smiled.
“That’s why clans exist. To do what one cannot do alone and to pass on to future generations the will that one has found throughout one’s life. That is why a truly outstanding Jangmun…” Baekcheon turned his head to glance at Hyeonjong and continued
. .
“He is someone who can be trusted by future generations. And he is someone who helps future generations take a better path.”
Cheongmyeong’s shoulders trembled slightly at those words.
‘Death sentence in a long sentence…’
It was as if I could see Cheongmun smiling right in front of me. It was nice to say that everything was for the sake of future generations and the future.
“So I will jump in without hesitation. I will risk the blood that will be shed because I have no doubt that that blood, that will, that sacrifice will make the volcano even more volcanic.”
“…”
“And the actions of me and the other disciples will prove that Hwasan has walked the correct path so far.”
“Long sentence, sir.”
The court sighed.
“I don’t know if I dare say this, but I’ll be shameless and ask one more question.”
“Please ask, Bangjang.”
“I understand what that means. I also understand why. But still, one thing remains unresolved.”
“What is that?”
The court looked at Baekcheon, Hyeonjong, and Hwasan’s disciples.
“Will the volcano be okay with that?”
“…”
“Isn’t the volcano the place that best knows what results that lofty will and unstoppable consultation have brought about?”
The court asked again.
“We may face the same result this time. And because of that lofty agreement, the world may end up collapsing. Are you really saying that volcanoes are okay with that?”
Baekcheon smiled.
“Director. I think the answer to this question should be given not as Hwasan’s deputy Jangmun, but as Baekcheon, Hwasan’s second-generation disciple.”
“…As a mere disciple of Lee Dae-dae?”
“That’s right.”
Baekcheon took a deep breath and continued speaking.
“What you said made me think for the longest time. Is it really right to act like we did in the past and face the same results as before?”
“…Amitabha Buddha.”
“There was a time when I, too, rolled my eyes at my ancestors for being foolish and got angry at them for making meaningless sacrifices. It was a feeling closer to pity rather than resentment. But, as the leader said, after experiencing Gangho, I came to the conclusion: was able to get off.”
Baekcheon looked at Hwasan’s disciples. It seems as if these words are not just an answer to the court, but to all of them.
Then he turned his head, looked straight at the court, and opened his mouth in an extremely serious voice.
“Do you think they are wrong?”
“…”
“Let me ask you again. Do you think the people who carried out the agreement with their lives were wrong?”
“That’s…”
“No, no, it’s not like that.”
Baekcheon shook his head.
“People do good because it brings them, because it is good in itself.”
“…”
“The reason that Taoism enforces the mind of sound and compassion and that Buddhism emphasizes compassion for all living beings is not because the mind and compassion bring good results. Even if the results are not good, it is because we are humans. Because it is right to do good.”
Baekcheon’s eyes looked firm with upright will.
“You are a Buddhist and I am a Taoist monk. But why should we judge our predecessors and discuss the results? Even if everyone in the world criticizes the choice as wrong, shouldn’t we, at least, be like that?”
“…”
“If you criticize good because the results were not good, there will be no one left in the world who does good. Instead of doing it for the sake of being good, you will only try to do things that will bring good results to yourself. Then, let’s do it. As you said, the royalties will be no different from hell. Manager. Is it the previous generation that is creating the hellish royalties you mentioned, or is it us?”
The court’s eyes were trembling slightly as they looked at Baekcheon in silence.
“The people who must pay for their mistakes are not the predecessors who did good deeds with their lives. Those who should be punished are the later generations who did not properly inherit the high intentions of their predecessors and those who buried those noble intentions. “If we had inherited the will and implemented the agreement, it would not have been the same as it is now.”
“…”
“Did you say you wouldn’t regret the same result?”
Baekcheon grinned.
“The meaning left by Hwasan’s ancestors will continue for a hundred and a thousand years as long as Hwasan continues. It will probably last forever as long as the two letters Hwasan remain in the world.”
“…a long sentence.”
“If there is only one thing I wish for, it is to follow their path and become a person worthy of my predecessors. So one day, I too, like them, will carry out my will and become a person who will be followed by future generations.”
“…”
“You said the world could collapse because of my choice, boss. We have already defeated the Demonic Cult. We have already prevented countless attacks from the Four Sects. But this time, we are faced with the same situation again. Why? ”
Baekcheon’s eyes showed determination.
“This is because the later generations, who were unable to truly implement the agreement and properly follow the will of their predecessors, kept repeating foolish things. If we compromise and compromise again and again and again and again shrink back before the name of reality, we will always face another demonic religion. “It will happen. We will cross swords with another Sapae-ryeon, and one day we will be defeated by them.”
“…a long sentence.”
“I have only one conclusion.”
Baekcheon straightened his shoulders. The will of the volcano he inherited was with him.
“In order to avoid repeating this deep foolishness, I will learn on my own and practice what is right. That is my will as Hwasan’s great disciple, my will as Hwasan’s representative for the long story, and also…” Baekcheon’s last words to end this entire conversation
. He put it in his mouth.
“It is the will of the volcano.”
While everyone was looking at Baekcheon with overwhelmed faces, only one person lowered his head.
Cheongmyeong. His shoulders were shaking slightly.
