Episode 395 To volcano.
I looked outside the carriage for a long time.
I don’t have much experience riding a carriage.
It was fun watching the scenery keep changing.
In fact, if you take a carriage like this, you don’t know how many days it will take to reach the volcano. However, there was no need to rush, so I filled my eyes with the peaceful scenery.
What was the religious leader thinking as he rode around in the carriage?
No matter how hard you looked outside, it would have been difficult to find an opponent. Would being exceptionally strong in martial arts be as lonely as I expected? I thought maybe I was lonely because I didn’t know life outside of martial arts.
The leader of the cult is a man who doesn’t know much.
This is because I have never lived anything other than death and killing.
I am a person who lacks food preparation skills.
The leader is a person who has never cooked food.
How can a person never make food?
Of course, I also know roughly what life in the Demonic Cult is like.
I also know well the sense of accomplishment and joy that comes from instinct when you finally overcome an opponent that was difficult to defeat.
But that shouldn’t be everything.
In that sense, if you look at the actions that have kept my eldest brother and me alive…
it means that the cult leader’s biggest enemy is the cult leader himself.
If I hadn’t stolen the heavenly jade in my past life…
who would have eaten the heavenly jade?
Did the cult leader eat it as I expected?
Perhaps it could have been eaten by a horse that followed Manjae in a hurry. Or, the Archduke could have taken advantage of the cult leader’s practice of closing the pipe and ate it.
Even if we assume that the Saekmana Archduke took Heavenly Jade.
He would have been killed by the cult leader anyway.
Could it be that he was tired of being boring and wanted to create his own opponent?
If so, it would have been a rare pastime for the religious leader. Then, even if it happens to you, there is no reason to be upset. In any case, it would have been to hand over the teachings to the archduke or the archduke who was the left envoy.
When I think about it, I wish the color demon had taken Heavenly Jade.
That too must have been hell for the strong players.
He must have built Abang Palace, which was unprecedented in history, but fell behind at an early age.
Anyway, as I continued to think while riding in the carriage, my thoughts often reached strange places.
Isn’t the fight at Hwasan once again a battle for the successor of the religion?
Even subordinates who don’t listen are rounded up and killed.
They also killed external successor candidates.
There is nothing bad about it as a religious leader.
Even the being who sent me back to the past cannot know about things that did not happen in the end.
Of course, I didn’t know either.
When I was looking out the window for a long time, I heard Sambok’s voice.
“Lord Moon.”
“why.”
Sambok asked bluntly.
“Lord Moon, you never fight a losing battle, right?”
“It’s like that.”
“How much of a gap is there with the leader?”
“Differences over time, high and low in internal energy.”
“Is that all?”
“You’ll have to find out the rest yourself. The leader cannot know everything I know. “It is difficult for me to know all the methods that the cult leader knows.”
“Do you have any other concerns?”
“Any other concerns? For example.”
“For example, when you end up defeating the religious leader by any means necessary… I worry about what to do.”
“I don’t have to worry about that.”
“Then who does it?”
“The eldest brother should do it.”
Sambok nodded and asked me something important.
“Mr. Moon, I ended up reporting it after he returned anyway. I would like to give you plenty of time to practice in the volcano. It may be impossible to wait up to a year, but if I report as late as possible…”
“Sambok.”
“yes.”
“Don’t be loyal with small thoughts. When you are at school, be faithful to the school. If you think it is different from the teachings, then you will leave without any regrets. “If you act like someone who is neither this nor that, you will most likely be killed by the cult leader.”
“hmm.”
“The leader also needs time anyway. We need time to gather up those who will die by our hands. If you call someone, they will need time to arrive. “That’s enough for me.”
“All right.”
“If the fight is delayed, those who do not listen to me may gather one by one at the volcano. If that happens, it will be no different from a war between pure and evil. “It’s a fight trying not to do that…but you can’t do that.”
I said while looking out the window.
“If you see a guest cup, tell them to stop. “Let’s eat something.”
“All right.”
“And tell it to the driver while eating. If possible, let’s move along a route where bandits and magic bandits frequently appear. It doesn’t matter whether there are local mendicants or remnants of the Great Dynasty in areas dominated by large and small black islands. “I have to move while destroying everything.”
Suddenly, I looked at Sambok and saw that this guy was smiling.
“Why are you laughing?”
Sambok answered while scratching the back of his head.
“no. I’m a little excited. “I will.”
As I thought about it, I remembered that Sambok’s treatment of Samgongja was quite inconsiderate. So, the kid is nice, but he’s a bit tactless. I asked Sambok in a quiet tone.
“Are you excited?”
Sambok flinched slightly and answered right away.
“sorry.”
“The swarm of magic bandits is usually over 100 people.”
“Yes.”
“Don’t go to heaven after having a good fight.”
“yes.”
“Anyway, since there are two carriages, I guess they think they are good prey. Fill your stomach full. There is a long way to go. And the carriage is so black. See you later and put in some wild flowers. Make me look like an asshole.”
Sambok grinned again this time.
“All right.”
* * *
After hearing the news that the patient had returned, Mo Yong-baek waited and went to visit in person.
What on earth is this patient so busy?
Usually, a day or two after returning, he would wander into the doctor’s office and talk nonsense, but today I thought it was a bit strange.
I hurriedly arrived in front of Jaha Gaekjan with the intention of eating a whole pork bone for the first time in a while, but it was no different from usual.
At that moment, Yoran was sitting in front of Jaha’s guesthouse, doing nothing, and made eye contact with Mo Yongbaek.
“teacher.”
“What about Master Yoran?”
“He left early in the morning yesterday.”
Mo Yongbaek went to the chair and made eye contact with Yao Ran.
“You left? already? “All four of you?”
“no. The second master did not come. Three people left. “We ride in two black carriages.”
“I see. “Where did you say you were going?”
“It’s a volcano.”
Mo Yongbaek said in surprise.
“volcano? On a volcano? “The enemy is there?”
“no. “He decided to meet there with the religious leader.”
Today, Mo Yongbaek kept repeating what he said one after another.
“Cult leader? “The leader of the Demonic Cult?”
“yes.”
Jang Deuk-su, wearing an apron, walked out of the guest room and said.
“Teacher Moyong.”
“yes.”
“The noise is exactly what it sounds like. I decided to stick with the religious leader. “In a volcano.”
“No, already…”
I was about to say why I didn’t stop him, but I swallowed. Mostly because there was no one who could stop the patient. There were a lot of things I didn’t understand, so I had no choice but to ask Deuksu Jang.
“In Huashan, Ma Jiao and Hao Wen are together?”
“I don’t think so. “It looks like a few people are gathered together and competing.”
“No, just because you’ve been practicing martial arts for a few years, you’re already challenging the religious leader. “Are you out of your mind?”
“I lost my mind a little while ago.”
Jang Deuk-soo suddenly narrowed his eyes and looked towards Yo-ran. It was only then that Mo Yongbaek realized his mistake because he felt like he was being told to be careful about what he said in front of his students.
“Ah, anyway, I understand.”
When Mo Yongbaek turned around, Jang Deuksu asked.
“You’re not planning on going to the volcano, are you? Probably all the best players of the time will gather. Be careful. “If I don’t tell you, it means you shouldn’t come.”
Mo Yongbaek turned around and looked at Jang Deuksu blankly.
“When the best fighters of the time fight.”
“….”
“There will be a lot of patients. All right.”
“Hey teacher.”
Mo Yongbaek hurriedly returned to Uijia. Jang Deuk-su looked at Mo Yong-baek and sighed.
“That guy is also disobedient. Doesn’t that mean you’re going?”
Yoran said.
“I want to go too.”
Jang Deuk-su shook his head.
“no. It’s impossible. It’s impossible. I can’t send it. Don’t even think about following Mr. Moyong, even if it’s just a possibility. Let’s go in. Not only your master will be angry, but the religious leader will also be angry. “It means that only talented people should gather.”
“The teacher is not a skilled person either.”
“That’s true, but the atmosphere changes every time I come, and the teacher is not an ordinary person.”
“How do you know so well?”
Jang Deuk-su said while making eye contact with Yo-ran.
“If you look at the guests, you can clearly see the level of the guests. “It’s no big deal.”
“What about me?”
Jang Deuk-su laughed.
“It’s the best in the world. Of course not now.”
Jang Deuk-su hugged Yo-ran, who was already showing clear signs of not listening.
“Yoran, please, I hope you don’t look like the third master.”
“why?”
“You don’t listen too much.”
“Who are you talking about?”
“entire.”
Jang Deuk-su looked at Yoran’s expression and asked with a sense of foreboding.
“Why are you laughing?”
Yoran answered.
“You laughed inside?”
“That’s not true at all?”
“I’ll practice more.”
Jang Deuk-soo continued to sigh. Jang Deuk-su now realized that he was not only learning martial arts from his master. Since Jang Deuk-su did not have a master, he could not have known about it in advance.
* * *
Mo Yongbaek returned to the doctor’s house, took the medicine and poison, and stuffed them into his luggage. Since I had to find a horse and chase it anyway, I took a lot of money. I wasn’t particularly worried because I had prepared for the medical family to return even if I wasn’t there. Rather, I was worried about Mo Yongbaek himself.
Is it right to chase after him?
After making preparations to leave without being able to decide, I called the medical women together.
While all the medical women were gathered, Mo Yongbaek took out a white band from a drawer and tied it around his forehead. Even while I was straightening my hair, my breathing became unstable. Finally, when all the medical women gathered, Baek So-ah, who was curious, asked.
“Teacher, where are you going?”
Mo Yongbaek nodded and then looked around at the medical women.
“I’ll come back for a visit.”
“Are you going far?”
“It’s a volcano so it’s a bit far.”
The Black Major responded with a surprised expression.
“Are you going there for a visit?”
Mo Yongbaek took a deep breath and then spoke.
“If I don’t return for a long time, Black and White Soso should take the medical women and visit the Murim Alliance. Medical women like you who are good at their work are rare in Gangho. There must be a huge shortage of medical women there. “If I tell you that I came here through Hao Wen-ju’s introduction and then ask for a job, I won’t turn you away.”
The medical women collectively looked at Mo Yongbaek with wide eyes. Baek So-ah asked with a puzzled expression.
“…Are you going to die?”
Mo Yongbaek, who burst into laughter at the absurd question, answered with a smile.
“What kind of absurd question is that? “I’m going for a visit.”
“But you look so anxious.”
Mo Yongbai nodded and then explained in more detail.
“It is said that the lord of the clan and the lord of the cult are fighting each other. Black and White Xiaoso, who knows a little bit about Gangho, must have heard what kind of person the leader is, right?”
“yes.”
“I’m not going there to fight. I plan to go to the volcano and heal both enemies and allies. I will try my best to survive. “I learned medicine for days like this, but if I lie down comfortably in the neighborhood, I won’t be able to sleep at night.”
Another doctor asked.
“It’s natural to heal your allies, but you’re also treating your enemies?”
Mo Yongbaek nodded and stood up.
“They are patients. Where are the enemies and allies? I have to treat it first. And only if you keep your enemies alive, you can keep your allies alive too. It’s long to explain. Don’t leave right away. I ended up going to Hwasan because of Munju. “Holy shit… don’t come out.”
Even though they were told not to come out, all the medical women came out to see Mo Yongbaek off.
As Mo Yong-baek walked without looking back, the medical women continued to cheer from behind.
“Teacher, please come back safely!”
Mo Yongbaek responded by waving his hand once.
* * *
After Lin Xiaobai read the letter that Gongsun Yue brought with him, Hao Wenjue, he looked at Gongsun Yue. Gongsun Yue asked in a cautious tone.
“Can I read it too?”
After reading the scriptures of Gongsun Yuedo, he looked at Meng Zhou in silence. The two people were locked in silence without saying anything.
Lim Sobaek held out his hand again.
“Give it to me.”
Lim Sobaek read the manuscript again, even though it was unlikely to change its contents. After reading it repeatedly for the third time, I put the letter down on the desk and asked the soldier a question.
“Polite soldier, what should I do?”
Gongsun Yue was at a loss for words to reply, so he grabbed the book on the desk and read it again.
Gongsun Yue said.
“For now…”
“First of all, what?”
“I don’t know either. “If Lord Mun, Sword Demon, Yukhap, and Confucius Mong join forces, won’t it be difficult to fight against one religious leader?”
“I don’t think we will be pushed back, but the problem is that there is no way the leader can move alone. “Even though you know this, why are you so opposed to my trip to the volcano?”
Of course, Gongsun Yue was not objecting, but was questioning the content written in the letter.
Gongsun Yue said.
“You’re quite a strategic person. Isn’t there a reason?”
“Does it mean anything if Kang-ho finds peace because of Mun-ju’s reconciliation in Hwasan?”
“Not really.”
Lim So-baek suddenly got heated and spoke with a suddenly changed expression.
“Polite soldier.”
“Yes, Lord Maeng.”
“Call all the executives together.”
“Is it all-out war?”
“no. I’m so sick of it that I have to stop being the leader now. Regardless of whether we decide by discussion or by fighting among ourselves, I will appoint a successor, so I tell them to gather together after knowing that. “Everyone on the outside retreats and gathers together.”
Gongsun Yue also responded with an angry expression.
“Where is the leader who would give up his position as leader overnight to go to the volcano? Lord, please calm down.”
“We will fight among ourselves, so how can I accept your message that we should preserve our strength?”
Gongsun Yue spoke in as calm a tone as possible.
“I understand. Now that I think about it, there was one person who was an expert outside of power. “I will contact you.”
“who?”
“I am a total military officer. I don’t know whether he will go or not. As Moonju emphasized, Maengju protects the Maeng. “It will definitely be helpful if the former general goes.”
“Someone who is retired?”
“yes. If you refuse, then the Lord will do as he wishes.”
Lim So-baek felt frustrated and held on to the letter again. While his temper was growing, he said the words that came out of his mouth in a stream of consciousness.
“…Are flowers rare in volcanoes?”
“I don’t know because I haven’t been there either.”
Lim Sobaek read the manuscript over and over again.
