Episode 326 Lim So-baek’s true intentionI
looked at Lim So-baek, who looked tired.
In fact, it was amazing that he spent all his mental energy talking to Gongsunshen and stayed up all night before appearing and overpowering the Sword Emperor. I thought that not only was his martial arts skills great, but his mental strength was also great.
It’s natural to look tired.
Now that the leader had nailed it by telling him to challenge the Geomje first, there would be no one here to shamelessly challenge him. Lim So-baek walked slowly on the off-stage and looked around at the people gathered around him.
“I also have something to say about the reappointment of the leader.”
“….”
Today, Lim So-baek was unusually moving around, making eye contact with people as if trying to remember all their faces.
“If one day I feel that my skills are no longer what they used to be, I will retire. But not now. Everyone must have seen it with their own eyes…”
As Lim So-baek smiled slightly, the military leaders also laughed.
“This in itself is a joy to be able to compete martial arts in a gathering of kings and juniors like this without anyone getting seriously injured.”
Lim So-baek pointed to the Gungeom King and the Sword Demon.
“The dance between the Sword King and the Sword Demon was especially good. The two men were so aggressive that they looked like the leaders of a single country, but their swordsmanship was completely different. “Where do you find a match like this?”
Lim Sobaek then called the kings one by one.
“Namgung Seomun King Do-wang… Senior Geomseong and Senior Shingeuk, who are not here, even the man newly called Doje. Even if I don’t like it, if something big happens to you, I plan to form a special task force with my subordinates and rush to you. Just like I ran to Donghu not long ago and helped Hao Wenju and his group.”
Lim Sobaek looked at me.
“I fought against the forces of the First Apostle along with Master Hao Wenju, Meng Lang, and the Sword Demon. When I told them that I would soon have a meeting with the kings, the four people who received help came to the Murim League.”
Im So-baek finally informed the soldiers of the reason why the Four Great Evils were in the Murim Alliance.
Lim Sobaek said while looking around.
“Therefore, the reason why Hao Wen-ju deliberately intervened in the affairs, made noise and fought, was because he feared that people would get hurt if I continued to deal with the emperor.”
Wow, suddenly Lim Sobaek was defending me.
Lim So-baek said.
“I hope the kings know this and don’t look at Munju and his party so hatefully.”
Even though we were talking about nothing special, while there was silence…
we all just looked at Lim So-baek’s expression.
“I am ready to run if those gathered here are in danger. That’s why the Murim League exists. However, I am not a perfect leader. It must be said that he is a successor who still falls short of the great title of Sword God. So, it is true that I would like to receive help from the military leaders. There are members here. There are also members who have passed the exam and have received letters of recommendation from clans or families. If they thought they were an ally, they would not refuse them if possible. Please understand that protecting the Murim Alliance is ultimately about protecting your executed priests, brothers, masters and disciples. No one believes that I will continue to be the Murim Lord for a very long time until I die, right?”
“doesn’t exist.”
Lim So-baek found the owner of his voice.
“…You can do it. “Who are you?”
The demon hurriedly lowered his head.
“sorry. Lord Maeng.”
Lim Sobaek said while looking around.
“Anyway, since I will be doing this for a long time, I hope that the next leaders will be juniors who are in the later period. What if the lord is a little younger? Sogaju of the Seomun family, Sogaju of Namgung, disciples of King Gwon, children of King Gungeom… Your era has not come yet. I hope that you will surpass not only the masters and matriarchs who are now called emperors, but also me. If the juniors who were here surpass us, that would also be a blessing for us. I liked the dance that took place here today. Polite soldier.”
“Yes, Lord Maeng.”
“Exactly today next year and every year, I hope that the military leaders will gather together and have a dance. “Can you prepare?”
Gongsun Yue took the gun.
“I will prepare.”
Lim Sobaek nodded.
“I will repair the wall that the king destroyed, prepare more food to suit the tastes of the guests, and renovate lodgings so the guests can sleep comfortably, and invite them again like today.”
This time, answers came from all over the place at the same time.
“Yes, Lord Maeng.”
“If that happens, you won’t be able to play around every day like me. “Someday, when I retire or die due to unlucky circumstances, I hope that you will all gather together like today and elect a new leader with the help of the White Blade.”
I crossed my arms and listened to the leader.
“Hmm…”
“So, next year’s meeting and the next year’s non-mu meeting are practice and training in preparation for that time. This is because you have to do the dance itself to improve your skills. What is the difference between us and the Dark Island or the Demon Island? This is the process shown here. Even those who were defeated accepted defeat. Sima Oedo does not select its leader in this way. Surprise attacks, ruse, betrayal, assassination, poisoning, life and death… In the end, only when someone dies or goes through a painful process is the leader decided. We must be different. This is the ultimate goal of Bimu that I hoped for. Everyone, don’t forget what I said. Baekdo can even elect a leader in this way.”
Lim Sobaek looked around and smiled.
“It may be unfortunate, but those who want to dance more should do so informally. Or maybe I will train further and appear next year. It’s right to end it when you feel sad. Those who feel wronged should later go to the Namgung family and challenge the Geomje. “It probably won’t be easy.”
The Geomje sighed briefly and raised his hand.
Lim Sobaek nodded while looking at Geomje.
“…tell me.”
Geomje said to the soldiers.
“If you bother me too much, I will send you to prison. However, if you come with courtesy, I will not avoid you. “If you have the skills, come to Namgung House.”
Lim Sobaek nodded his head sharply at Geomje’s words. In fact, there were very few strong people who could defeat the Geomje with a sword fight.
Lin Xiaobaek spoke in a somewhat relaxed tone.
“…Actually, I was so dizzy yesterday that I couldn’t sleep all night. I will now return to Maengjujeon and work until the appointed working hours and then take a break, so please understand. So let’s say goodbye to some of them like this. You can stay longer or come back as is. “See you guys again.”
When Lim So-baek took the first step toward the crowd, the military leaders who had been listening all the time stood up at the same time and responded.
The words of the leader who stayed up all night and said he was going to work remained in my mind like some kind of martial arts festival.
If it were me, I probably would have gone to take a nap, so I must have felt like I was hit by a counterattack.
‘In the meantime, he said he would work and rest…’
Anyway, as Lim So-baek said, the ensuing dance did not have much meaning.
It seems that Lim So-baek’s true intention was to hold these secret dances on a regular basis to prepare for the time when a Murim lord will be elected later.
The martial arts and martial arts have existed for a long time, but it was Lim So-baek who declared the true martial arts competition. Because his remarks were made with his future in mind, Lim So-baek was a man with a clear path forward.
When Lim So-baek disappeared with the guards…
I felt very strange.
The leader who stayed up all night said he was going to work, but the rest of the group was here to complain, so there was a contrast effect that gave off an atmosphere of having fun and eating.
Gongsun Yue appeared on the off-stage and looked around.
“It’s okay if you stay a few more days as the Lord said. I won’t even ban bimu. If the official dance is over and you want to dance for the purpose of exchange or training, do it in the presence of members of the sword corps or military council. However, you must have realized that it would be against the purpose to have a fight that causes serious injury to each other afterwards.”
Gongsun Yue also spoke with courtesy.
“Then I’ll just go and see the military council’s business.”
As the host and emcee left one after another, I couldn’t help but feel depressed.
Anyway, I am the strongest reviewer, so it is none of my business. There’s no way I’m losing my temper. It might be a little disappointing to see a demon, but in reality, all you have to do is go up to the off-stage right away and declare that you can attack anyone like a crazy person. But that didn’t happen because the demon was currently a naughty teacher.
“It’s a great meeting. Anyway, it ended with the conclusion that I had the strongest review index, so it’s not bad.”
The four major evildoers looked at me and uttered one word at a time.
“…Sounds good.”
“Good job.”
“Don’t hurt my feelings like that. “I’m reciting Lord Maeng’s words.”
Disappointed people were making belated remarks around the off-stage, such as saying that they would meet again after half-hour and that they would challenge someone, but not many people responded. Since we had no intention of leaving the Murim Alliance right away, we moved to Wolhagwan.
The Sword Demon also opened his mouth as if he was feeling a lot.
“We cover the leader with a rain dance without anyone dying. If this is possible, it is definitely different from the magic spell. What surprises me here is…”
Geomma is a person who participated in the sect’s successor struggle. The meaning of bimu must have touched my heart more than anyone else.
The Sword Demon continued speaking.
“Since Lord Lim declared like that, it actually means that anyone can be qualified to become a Murim Lord as long as their identity is certain. As Maengju said, it could be a later index. This means that we will not discriminate against people outside the Segana clan…”
The Sword Demon looked at the Color Demon.
“It’s something you can try later.”
The demon asked back with a surprised expression.
“Me?”
“why? “Does that mean it can’t be done?”
“My behavior….”
“I, who had escaped from the devil’s religion, also danced here. In the end, they are the ones who listen to Moon-ju’s obnoxious remarks. Although it has a narrow-minded aspect, it is also open-minded. “They are open-minded and question your behavior, so you just have to change first.”
“Yes, of course.”
Before I even arrived at Wolha Hall, someone called me from behind.
“Lord Moon.”
Maengwon, whom I had never seen before, approached me and said, handing me something that looked like a letter.
“This is a letter delivered to Lord Moon from outside. “I heard that it was a hundred-duty-free system.”
“Thank you.”
“Yes then.”
I took the receipt and slowly opened it. It was written briefly like this:
“Let’s have a cup of tea before we go back. “The white-robed martial emperor at Wolseong Gaekjan.”
After burning the calligraphy, I looked at the four great evildoers.
“The white-robed student wants to have tea…”
The demon looked at me.
“Are you trying to assassinate me?”
“Don’t use the expression ‘assassination’ with such a casual expression. In any case, if you hit me, you won’t be crowned emperor, but you will be a public official, but that won’t be the case.”
The Sword Demon said to me.
“If you need an escort, I’ll go with you. But somehow, I feel like the conversation will be different if we’re here.”
“I will be back.”
I don’t know where Wolseong Gaekjan was, but it was probably near the Murim League. As I was walking, I heard a demon’s voice of concern behind me.
“It could have been poisoning. be careful.”
There are times when I’m confused as to whether I’m worried or cursing, and that’s the case right now. When I think about it, there is a possibility that Lin Shao-baek encouraged Gongsunshen to retire and prohibited his students from watching the military service, or that he told Gongsunshen to be self-respecting.
Since my face was now well-known in the Murim Alliance, there was no stopping me from telling my guards that I was going out.
“Where is Wolseong Gaekjan?”
“It’s on the right side of Jungang-ro, so you’ll find it right away.”
As I was walking, I realized something. I could have gone to Wolseong Gaekjan and danced with my husband. It is true that there is some interaction with the white-clothed student, but even if one of my arms is blown off during a fight, the person who will watch and laugh is the white-clothed student.
I found Wolseong Gaekjan without difficulty and went in, but I couldn’t find it on the first floor, so I went up to the second floor.
When I arrived on this floor, I saw a white-robed student drinking alone and then looking at me.
“Welcome.”
“Why did you call me?”
The white-robed student spoke as he set down the empty glass in front of me with a loud sound.
“Sit down. “I think it’s punishment because I can’t see the Six Battle Swordsman because of you.”
I nodded as I sat down.
“I won’t drink it because it feels like poison.”
The student in white ignored my words and poured drinks, then suddenly said something like this.
“The Murim Alliance doesn’t know, Hao Mun doesn’t know, and the Jecheon Alliance doesn’t know, but there is information that only we know. It would be helpful to know. “How much do you want to buy this information for?”
I couldn’t understand why they were asking for so much information, so I gave a rough answer.
“Jesi (提示).”
“what?”
“How much should I give you to present it first?”
The white-robed student looked at me blankly. Actually, I wondered if this guy needed money. He was a man who lived as he wanted, had great influence, and was highly skilled in martial arts, so he wouldn’t need much money.
I held out my hand and took the bottle, then poured it into the empty glass.
“What information is this? “Let’s hear it first and then decide the price.”
I didn’t bother to ask about the general military because the white coat student’s expression was a little strange.
The white-robed student looked at the drink I poured.
“I’ll tell you when you drink that.”
I said while looking at the sloshing white wine.
“What about poison?”
“It may or may not exist.”
“If it is poison, I will tear you to death today.”
I watched the white-robed student laugh and poured the drink down my throat. As I drank, the white-clothed student said.
“I heard that ghosts are crawling out of the old headquarters. “We don’t know why.”
I spoke to the student in white while pouring another drink.
“That was expensive information.”
“of course.”
In fact, it was priceless information. Because it was something I didn’t know. First of all, I didn’t want to give him money, so I spoke in a serious tone.
“There is a genius painter of all time and modern times in Hao Wen, and I will ask him to paint the Emperor of the White Widow.”
The white-robed student looked at me with a shocked expression.
