Episode 1533 What do you know? (3)
“You brought in a large number of women from the family?”
“It wasn’t something that was pulled in, it was something that was supported.”
“…It sounds similar.”
“different.”
“Is that so?”
Tang Gunak let out a laugh.
He also had the idea of organizing a new party and using them as members of the National Assembly, but he never imagined that he would attract women from the party.
Several thoughts came to mind simultaneously. The evaluation of the incident, its future impact, and even the backlash that will erupt here and there.
But in the end, through all those thoughts, something else came out of Tanggunak’s mouth.
“You seem to be doing well.”
Tang Xiaoxiao, who was momentarily speechless, saw Tang Gunak. He was smiling slightly. Tang Soso, feeling embarrassed, turned his head away.
“I was originally good at it. “Only my father didn’t know.”
“It seems like that.”
“Don’t admit it so obediently.”
“Okay then.”
“…Did you eat something wrong?”
Tang Xiaoxiao looked at Tang Gunak as if it were absurd.
That’s right, her father was an extremely gentle person to his daughter, but at the same time, he was as stubborn as anyone else when family matters were involved.
But now, Tang Gunak could not feel the stifling stubbornness at all.
“My brother is having a hard time.”
“Do you mean losing the party?”
“yes. I can still try to ride a volcano on my back, but my brother, even talking about it doesn’t work. “I am the head of a small family, but… the day when I become the head of a small family is so far away, so what can I do?”
“Nothing to worry about.”
“yes?”
“We will be able to do well even if we lose the party.”
Tang Soso couldn’t even hide his embarrassment at those calm words. But no matter how much I looked, I couldn’t read any other meaning from Tang Gunak’s face.
“…That’s really strange.”
“Nothing strange.”
Tang Gunak spoke quietly.
Of course he knows. Of course, there will be various problems.
Resistance from party members who want to play an active role as a military officer rather than a member of the National Assembly, checks from elders who do not want to give up the leadership to those who are still very young, and complaints from other factions who have suddenly become in a position to protect the party they used to fight for behind their backs… ..
If you start worrying about all that, the sky is the limit.
But…
“Oh, by the way!”
“huh?”
“Don’t step forward!”
Before Tang Gunak could even open his mouth, Tang Soso stretched out his hand and pretended to cut something off.
Tang Gunak laughed bitterly.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“Don’t pretend not to know. Are you planning to just watch from behind and sneak out if something doesn’t go well? “For example, putting pressure on Gasol, who doesn’t listen, or putting pressure on other factions.”
“I?”
“no?”
Instead of specifically denying it, Tang Gunak just glossed it over with a laugh.
Dangsoso clicked his tongue as if to say something. Then he spoke confidently.
“I can handle it myself.”
“It’s not that I particularly want to lighten your workload. “There is no need to take the difficult path instead of the easy path.”
“i know. But once my father starts doing it for me, I will forever rely on his strength.”
“Hmm.”
Tang Xiaoxiao shook his head resolutely and said.
“It’s not a simple childish thing like wanting to be recognized and standing alone. If people don’t trust me and trust my father behind me, problems will definitely arise at critical moments. So, I have to make them believe in Tang Xiaosu, the great disciple of Huashan, and not Tang Xiaoxiao, the daughter of Tang Kun-Yeok.”
“It makes you believe….”
Tang Gunak looked at Tang Xiaoso and opened his mouth.
“Can you do it?”
“We have to do it.”
Tang Gunak’s smile deepened.
“first.”
“…yes?”
“I believe.”
The bewildered eyes of Tang Xiaoxiao and the eyes of Tang Gunak, filled with tenderness, intertwined in the air.
Tang Xiaoxiao’s face heated up slightly.
“You look really strange today.”
She turned her head and jumped up from her seat.
“I am coming. “I’m busy.”
“I guess so.”
“no way! really!”
Tanggunak smiled as he watched his daughter run out of the room, unable to overcome her embarrassment.
* * *
“I’m going to die…”
A groan came out of my mouth. Jo Geol was exhausted from training and fell down on the bed as soon as she entered the room.
Cheongmyeong’s training, which pushed people to their limits, was sometimes difficult for him. Even though I’ve already been through enough.
But now, instead of grumbling and complaining like usual, he stared at the back of the person who entered the room with him.
A slow, delicate hand wipes the dirty sword. And even the uniform he wore was neatly trimmed. The soft sound of sutra chanting accompanied by familiar movements naturally calmed the person’s mind.
‘True…’
Jogeol shook her head.
Since we went through the same training, it won’t be any less difficult just because it’s Yoonjong. But unlike Jo Geol, he was undisturbed. No matter how hard or tiring it is, you never forget what you have to do.
This is ‘strength’ in a different sense from the high level of inaction. I don’t dare follow Jo Geol for the rest of my life.
“Why are you looking at me like that?”
Yunjong seemed to have noticed the gaze and asked without looking back.
“No, well…”
Jo Geol felt embarrassed and just gave a vague answer.
“It’s bland.”
Yoonjong didn’t ask any more questions. Instead, he moved his hand cleaning the sword a little faster. The intention is probably to finish the maintenance quickly and allow Jogeol to sleep at least a little more comfortably.
Jogeol, who was looking at the scene blankly, blurted out a word without realizing it.
“execution.”
“huh?”
“Uh…”
He was about to say something, but quickly shook his head.
“it’s nothing.”
“Why are you acting like you are?”
“Let’s turn off the lights and eat quickly. Why do you go to such lengths? “It’s going to get dirty again tomorrow anyway.”
“I always said, but improving yourself is dirty…”
“Ah! nagging! I can’t hear you! I can not hear you!”
“….”
Yun Jong looked back at Jo Geol with narrow eyes. But Jo Geol turned to the other side, as if she was sick of just thinking about it.
“I’m going to sleep, so please go to sleep quickly, too.”
“…I get it.”
A soft sigh escaped Yunjong’s mouth as he glanced at Jo Geol, who was lying down facing the wall.
I know the truth. What was Jo Geol trying to ask?
‘You must be anxious.’
There’s no way you wouldn’t know. War is getting closer every day. Everyone will experience many things in that war.
But perhaps what Jo Geol fears is not the pain he will have to experience in that war.
Sreung.
Yunjong put the polished sword into its sheath, put the sword on his waist, and stood up.
widely.
As the door was carefully closed, Jo Geol glanced back at the door where Yoon Jong had left.
“…phew.”
An uncharacteristically deep and long sigh escaped his mouth.
A night filled with silence.
After leaving the accommodation provided in Hwaeum, Yoonjong headed towards Hwasan. Everyone, including Jang Moon-in, is already temporarily staying in Hwaeum, so there is no need to climb the volcano.
In the silence everywhere, only the sound of his footsteps echoes. Yunjong’s eyes were deeply sunken as he climbed the now all-too-familiar rugged mountain path of the volcano.
How far up the mountain did you climb?
I left the familiar path that I could climb with my eyes closed and entered even more difficult terrain. A place where even wild animals avoid. Deep, deep volcanic valley.
After wandering through the dark forest for a long time, Yunjong soon began to hear the sharp sound of a wave.
Faaah!
Yunjong’s eyes followed the plum blossoms blooming on the tall trees.
Vivid plum blossoms blooming in the dark mountains. The sight was admirable even for Hwasan’s disciple Yunjong.
Yoonjong approached the place where plum blossoms were blooming.
After a while, a man was seen blooming a colorful plum blossom with the tip of his sword.
Paaaaat!
Pure white military uniform without a single stain on it.
A hero like a symbol worn on his forehead.
Long black hair that flutters every time he leaps off the ground and swings his sword.
Baekcheon, who had reached deep into the mountains where even those familiar with volcanoes would not easily step, was swinging his sword.
Sweat is dripping from his smooth jawline, and his lower lip is tightly clenched. Just by looking at this, one could guess how intensely Baekcheon was pushing himself right now.
And that moment.
Paaaaaaaa!
A colorful and abundant plum blossom bloomed from the tip of the powerfully swung sword. The landscape looked as if the dark green forest had bloomed all at once, spreading red.
How can I express and explain this scene in words? Even if you see it in a dream, it seems like you will be mesmerized.
And this whole scene quickly faded away as if it had been an illusion.
Just like a plum blossom that bloomed red all season eventually withers.
Yunjong watched the scene in silence.
Baekcheon was like that. He was a person who went ahead alone with his natural talent, and he was someone who could not even think of pursuing him.
But Yoonjong knew. Baekcheon did not come this far with just natural talent. If I hadn’t spent this much effort secretly, I would never have been able to become the Baekcheon I am now.
“Whoa haha.”
Baekcheon calmly raised his sword, slightly bent his upper body and took a deep breath. The look of exhaustion was evident. It’s a side he never showed even in front of Ogum.
Baekcheon, who had been catching his breath for a while, wiped the sweat from his face and turned around.
“Are you here?”
Yoonjong made an excuse with a slightly awkward expression.
“…I didn’t really mean to steal it.”
Baekcheon burst out laughing.
Where else would a group of executioners who practice the same military arts be able to spy on each other? Yunjong’s words may be an excuse that he didn’t force himself to find him practicing in secret.
“How was it?”
“It’s gorgeous.”
Baekcheon straightened up and stared straight at Yunjong.
The tip of the sword was particularly shiny, as if beads of sweat had splattered on it.
“Is that all?”
Yunjong answered calmly.
“Fast, intense… and delicate.”
The right path itself.
When discussing Baekcheon’s sword, it would be impossible to leave out the degree.
But it is also bold and strong at the same time. So even if you understand it, Baekcheon’s sword is difficult to follow.
Even the same sword technique has different results depending on who uses it.
“Is that all?”
Baekcheon, in an uncharacteristic way, took care of Yoonjong. It’s as if he’s asking you to praise him a little more.
Yunjong stared at him.
Yunjong’s eyes, which were always so thin and half-closed that it was difficult to guess his true intentions, were now looking directly at Baekcheon with a seriousness that was somewhat cold.
Baekcheon was the first to open his mouth in an awkwardly heavy atmosphere.
“Know. There’s still a long way to go. So, I secretly trained like this….”
“Sasuk.”
Yunjong’s voice cut off Baekcheon’s words.
Then, silence continued for a moment more, and Yoonjong opened his mouth heavily.
The words, which were difficult to utter, seemed to come right out of my tongue.
“You will die.”
The sound of insects crying came from somewhere.
The cool air, like dawn, was heavily silent and perhaps saddening, and settled between the two of them.
