Episode 1273 It must be a tiger in a poison. (3)
“It looks like even the world’s military can’t handle the Hwasan Sword Association.”
Hu Jiaming frowned slightly as he looked at the villain who was openly ridiculing him.
“It looks like his mouth is still moving even after being treated like that.”
“Cook cluck cluck.”
As the monster laughed without answering, Hu Jiaming shook his head.
“There is no way the Huashan Sword Association could think of such a plan.”
“Are you ignoring it?”
“No,”
Hu Jiaming answered calmly.
“He. “He’s someone who doesn’t need to think about ways to escape without harm. That’s something only a rat like me can think of.”
“……..Rat?”
“Yes. And there’s a rat like me on that ship.”
“It’s the Green Forest King.”
“That’s right.”
The monster nodded. Certainly, this kind of talent is something that Noklim often displays.
“I feel bad thinking about it.”
The monster spat out the blood that had accumulated in the corner of his mouth.
“What do you think? “What makes you regret leaving us behind?”
“Regret?”
“They probably expect us to come right after them, but I think they have some leeway.”
The monster glanced at Haenam Island.
“We have to make you pay for daring to leave us behind.”
“Not possible.”
Hu Ga-myeong just cut it off as if there was nothing to think about. Goeran’s eyebrows twitched slightly in displeasure.
“I have no reason to listen to you four.”
“You seem to understand the Hwasan Sword Association, but you still don’t know much about the Green Forest King.”
“Hmm?”
“He’s not that soft. He knows we have no choice but to come right after him.”
“The reason is?”
“Have you forgotten what’s in Guangdong?”
Hearing those words, the monster immediately closed his mouth.
What’s in Guangdong? That’s a question that doesn’t need to be thought about. Others may not know, but to them, it’s true.
“….This is the main team.”
“okay.”
Across the sea is the headquarters of the Maninbang. And the main altar is now empty. The remaining people were all brought in by their household name.
“If they think we are falling behind, they will target the headquarters without the slightest hesitation. Instead of burning Haenam, we will lose the headquarters.”
“Are you so obsessed with stamps and such?”
“It’s okay to have a palace, but the problem is that the headquarters’ warehouses contain the wealth and military supplies that were stored up in preparation for the war with Gangbuk.”
Hu Jiaming said in an emotionless voice.
“What if all of the army’s supplies are burned up during the slaughter in Haenam? Perhaps Lord Ryeon will be testing you himself. Whether a person can survive no matter what happens.”
The monster closed his mouth.
He has nothing to fear in the world, but the place is different. Just imagining that place smiling and approaching gave me goosebumps down my back.
“…I guess we should hurry.”
“If you have time to talk, move. Even now, the rat is probably praying that we leave a little later.”
“I understand.”
The monster turned without delay and walked away. Ho Ga-myeong muttered, looking at the receding ship with cold eyes.
“It looks like you’re drunk too, Green Forest King.”
Hu Jiaming curled the corners of his mouth. This was a plan befitting Lim So-byeong, but at the same time, it was a plan that was not like Lim So-byeong at all.
In the tactical area, he is more like Lim So-byeong. In the sense that it forces the other party to make a choice and creates an advantage through it.
However, in the strategic area, he was not at all like Lim So-byeong.
Anyone he knows would never do something crazy like this. This is because Lim So-byeong, who has repeatedly fought difficult battles leading the relatively less skilled Green Foresters, would not know what it means to lead the disciples of the Haenam faction to
break through Gangnam.
In this situation, there is only one choice Lim So-byeong should have made. He left Haenam without even looking back.
If that had been the case, even though Haenam would have been lost, the core members of Cheonwoomaeng would have been able to return alive. And Lim So-byeong would have known that that was the most correct way.
Nevertheless, there may be only one reason why Lim So-byeong made this choice.
Those who play with the world with their heads have no choice but to be guided by parts other than their heads. It’s strange that the most rational people are drawn to those who make the most irrational choices, but it’s something that has been repeated ad nauseam.
As Lim So-byeong, a drunk named Cheongmyeong of the Hwasan Sword Association, there would have been no other way. It is meaningless to come up with a plan that the follower will not choose. All I can do is do my best within my limits.
In that respect, Lim So-byeong’s plan clearly made sense. But…
“In return, the Hwasan Sword Association will definitely die.”
The household name will make it so.
Even if it means losing everyone else, even if it means sacrificing one’s head as punishment for arbitrarily killing the Hwasan Swordsmen, I will never let the author return home alive in Gangnam.
Because that is the only way to break away from the helpless anxiety that has been plaguing Hu Jiaming since the moment he first encountered the author.
“Bring Jeon Seo-eung!”
“yes!”
Hu Jiaming was about to turn his body indifferently, but then stopped.
‘More than that…’
he muttered, scanning the miserable coast.
“The Volcanic Swordsmen Association…”
Isn’t it really funny to call someone with a cruel hand that would make even Safa shudder the Swordsmen Association?
“It would be better to be a plum sword demon.”
Hu Ga-myeong, who sneered slightly, turned his body without hesitation.
He indifferently pushed away the blood flowing in the waves.
***
“Throw it!”
“Urachaaaa!”
He tore off the deck and threw it with all his might. The wooden plank spun violently across the water. And none other than Cheongmyeong stepped on the plank and leaped into the air.
“Tsk!”
Every time Jo Geol and Yoon Jong threw a plank, Cheongmyeong stepped on it one after another, gradually getting closer to the ship.
Eventually, Cheongmyeong, who stepped on the last step and took a big leap, landed on the deck.
Boom!
Red blood fell on the deck with a dull noise.
“Cheongmyeong!”
“Are you okay…”
Hwasan’s disciples, who were about to run like the wind, suddenly flinched and stopped without realizing it. The murderous spirit emanating from Cheongmyeong made even them shrink.
‘Cheongmyeong…’
Yoonjong bit his lip.
A terrifying chill was flowing from Cheongmyeong’s eyes. Even if it were Sura who just crawled up from hell, I couldn’t help but believe it.
It felt like the sword in my hand would fly if I got even a little closer. Even though I knew it wouldn’t happen, I didn’t let go.
At that moment when everyone stopped, one person did not stop and walked towards Cheongmyeong.
“Cheongmyeong.”
Then, Cheongmyeong’s gaze suddenly turned towards that direction. The hand holding the sword trembled for a moment.
“are you okay?”
With that one word, Cheongmyeong’s once lifeless eyes slowly become loose. Cheongmyeong, who was staring blankly at Yu Yi-seol, who had come a short distance away, slowly lowered the sword he was holding.
“…It’s obvious.”
“I’m hurt.”
“It’s no big deal.”
Cheongmyeong shrugged his shoulders and joked, shaking his sword and putting it in its sheath.
“Che, Cheongmyeong!”
“Death penalty! You’re hurt!”
Only then did Hwasan’s other disciples shout and approach.
Namgung Do-wi secretly let out the breath he had been holding.
His entire body became wet with cold sweat in an instant. It was a brief confrontation that lasted just long enough for him to take a single breath. Although it was just that, the pressure that that confrontation put on him was beyond imagination.
‘That Hwasan Sword Association…’
The Cheongmyeong he knew was always a relaxed person.
Even though the sword was extremely cruel, Cheongmyeong was a person who always looked at his surroundings even in times of urgency. At least that was the Cheongmyeong that Namgung Dowi observed.
The battle on the coast was so intense that Cheongmyeong could not control his life.
However, what made Namgung Dowi astonished was not about Maninbang, who had pushed the Hwasan Sword Association to such an extent.
He was astonished by Yu Iseol, who casually approached Cheongmyeong, who was radiating murderous spirit, as usual.
‘How can they do that?’
Even Namgung Do-wi, who was at a considerable distance, almost pulled out his sword in an instant. No, to be honest, I didn’t want to draw my sword, but I wanted to throw myself off the deck.
But how can you approach someone who radiates such deadly force without even pulling out a sword? If Cheongmyeong had swung his sword, his head would have been taken off.
‘It’s not normal…’
Could it be that Hwasan’s other disciples didn’t trust Cheongmyeong and couldn’t approach him?
No one would have thought that Cheongmyeong would actually swing a sword at me. But still, my body stiffens. Because that is a natural response and survival instinct as a human facing unexpected danger.
It was something that anyone with even the slightest concern for their life could ever do.
“Take it off. Death penalty!”
“…Are you crazy?”
“What bullshit! “Take off your clothes because I have to look at your wound!”
“Why are you yelling?”
As always, when Cheongmyeong started grappling with Tang Soso, Baekcheon approached Cheongmyeong holding a large bucket.
“Cheongmyeong.”
“huh?”
When Cheongmyeong raised his head, Baekcheon held out the bucket in his hand.
“…Wash up first. It’s not because they
‘re dirty. However, it’s not good to see them covered in blood like devils anytime, anywhere. They’re not the only ones here, aren’t they? Only then did
Cheongmyeong glance around.
He couldn’t bear to come this way . I could see Haenam’s disciples not even daring to approach. Even Geumyangbaek, Haenam’s greatest scholar, just looked at me with a pale, tired face and couldn’t come up to me and talk to me. “Tsk.” Once again, I realized that this world was different from the
past
. Cheongmyeong, who realized what was happening, took the bucket that Baekcheon held out
and
immediately turned it over on his head.
The water poured out and swept away the blood that had covered Cheongmyeong’s whole body. Although it wasn’t completely clean in one go, it still looked much better. It got better.
In the meantime, Baekcheon’s eyes quickly scanned Cheongmyeong’s body. He could clearly see that the clothes covering Cheongmyeong’s legs had become newly wet. ”
Your legs…”
“Hmm?”
Cheongmyeong seemed to think it was no big deal. I glanced at my leg. A deep wound was visible through the long split clothes.
“It’s nothing special.”
“Are you poisoned?”
Baekcheon’s face hardened.
After washing away the other person’s blood, Cheongmyeong’s blood was visible. The color of the blood was dark. Baekcheon bit his lip tightly.
“Soso. Dissolution…”
“That’s enough.”
Cheongmyeong shook his head and stretched out his hand forward. The hand slowly turned black, and soon a red samadhi evolution bloomed from the fingertips. At the same time, a sharp scent that stung the nose spread in all directions. “It’s not a big poison
. .”
“You…”
“There’s nothing to worry about. “Because I ripped open my stomach in exchange for a single blow to the leg.”
Baekcheon bit his lip without saying a word.
‘I made a mistake in judgment.’
It’s not that I underestimated my opponent. However, since the main force of the Ten Thousand Gangs was on the Yangtze River, I thought that there would be no one here who could deal with Cheongmyeong.
That easy judgment almost led to an irreversible result.
“Cheongmyeong. “I…”
“Sasook.”
“huh?”
“There’s no time to sit around talking. Move. Those bastards will come after you soon.”
“……”
“Isn’t that right?”
A deep sigh escaped Baekcheon’s mouth.
“Yes. That’s right.”
“Then tell them to speed up.”
“okay.”
As Baekcheon moved to give instructions, Cheongmyeong looked back at the shore.
‘Everyone’s room…’
It’s worse than you think. But I can’t help it. I do this not because I can, but because I have to.
‘It will definitely get out.’
Cheongmyeong’s eyes radiated cold murder.
And Yu I-seol was quietly watching Cheong-myeong with indifferent eyes, unable to tell what he was thinking.
