< Episode 65 Ignoring the Demonstration Department (2) >
“How can kids like that defeat a monster that even Nobu can’t deal with?”
“yes?”
Jang Chan the 6th rank official of the Academy looked in disbelief at the shocking words from Seochang’s eunuch Beom.
Although he had not been assisting King Gyeongchin for very long he had heard that Beom Sogam Beom Jeung was a great expert ranked among the top five among the eunuchs of Dongchang and Seochang who were known to have mastered martial arts.
I didn’t know their exact terminology but it was said that there were not many masters even among the martial arts people who could compete with him because his inner strength was at its peak.
But what does it mean that a man of such outstanding inaction is an opponent he cannot defeat?
Moreover aren’t late-stage exponents the young ones before and after the terms and conditions?
“Feeling like a tiger. “Are you sure you misunderstood?”
“misconception?”
“Your late-stage indices are only young small-cap companies. “How can people like that be opponents of experienced Beom So-Gam?”
“Whoa.”
Beom sighed at his disbelieving attitude.
Even he who had experienced it himself would have felt the same way but for someone who knew nothing it might have been a natural reaction.
However there is no need to explain it now.
‘He hasn’t recognized me yet so he needs to get out of here quickly.’
And this fact had to be reported to King Gyeongchin immediately.
I hoped I would never encounter him again but since that demon-like bastard appeared in the imperial palace I had to report it and deal with it in some way.
Even so Lord Mama who was still having trouble sleeping at night because of what happened that day might not be able to get over the shock if she saw the author again.
In response Inspector Beom spoke quietly.
“I will tell you the details later. If you really don’t believe the old man’s words have him perform a secret dance. But with them…”
Inspector Beom who was speaking soon stopped.
“Why aren’t you telling me everything?”
“this….”
“yes?”
Sidok Jang-chan puzzled by Beom So-gam’s distorted face looked where he was looking.
‘!?’
City Dog Jang Chan frowned.
As expected only one of the people in the standoff had turned his head to look at them.
It was about 30 pages away but it was truly an unfortunate coincidence.
But for Director Beom this was not a coincidence.
‘…What a monster.’
Even though we were so far away I sensed his presence.
There were a lot of people and unless the other person was drawing energy it was difficult to specifically recognize someone from this distance without being conscious of it.
But that guy was looking straight at me.
How sensitive and wide-ranging is he?
Is this the difference between those who overcome the wall and those who do not?
‘…One wouldn’t have recognized me.’
Not only was it quite a distance away but it looked very different now from when it was raining heavily back then.
Didn’t the clothes and uniforms also wear powder which is typical of eunuchs?
So if you don’t try to show it here that guy won’t even recognize you…
‘!!!!!’
At that moment Sogam Beom’s pupils were trembling like crazy.
Having worked as a eunuch for a long time he learned the art of lip reading and was able to understand what the other person was saying by the shape of his mouth.
Of course it is difficult to see accurately from this distance but I could clearly see that.
[It was alive.]
Beom felt like his legs were going to lose strength.
He recognized the bastard exactly as he was.
* * *
“It was alive.”
“Master?”
Nie Chun who was puzzled because Mo Kyung-un was suddenly looking somewhere looked there.
There were two government officials at a considerable distance and I could see them limping and hurriedly heading somewhere as if they were running away with only their backs visible.
I couldn’t figure out what this meant.
“It looks like he was a eunuch.”
“What do you mean by that?”
“There’s a government official limping along over there.”
“Do you know someone?”
“Seopchun would know.”
“Do you mean me?”
“The veteran I met at the village guesthouse where I was trying to rent a boat.”
“ah! Are you talking about the old expert who guarded the returned Sojeo? Huh? Are you saying that the veteran was an imperial eunuch?”
“The red official uniform is called Seochang so it must be so.”
Mok Gyeong-woon answers casually.
Meng Wuyue who was just listening to this frowned and spoke in a whisper.
“Master…. If what you say is true the woman he served is not the daughter of the high official Grand Duke (高官大爵) but she may be a member of the royal family.”
“Royal family?”
“Your eunuchs serve only the royal family. Besides if an expert of that level is capable of escorting someone he must not be of ordinary status.”
At those words Seopchun spoke in a surprised voice.
“no. Then that little girl could be a princess…”
“fizzle!”
As she was about to raise her voice Mong Muyak stopped her by pretending to cover her mouth.
They weren’t the only ones here.
He spoke as if he was worried about Meng Wuyue who had silenced Nie Chun.
“My lord. “If she really is a high-ranking royal I think she should make some preparations for the future.”
Meng Wuyak thought they would naturally have died.
However if she had survived that asura her hostility and revenge toward Mok Gyeong-un and herself might have reached its peak.
If that happens her mission at the imperial palace could be disrupted and she could even get caught up in troublesome trouble.
“Be prepared… there’s nothing wrong with doing it. “Then can you tell me that dream medicine is the preparation?”
“Do you mean me?”
“I heard you need to prepare.”
“…That’s right.”
“Then let me ask you a favor.”
“I follow your orders.”
Meng Muyak’s eyes were full of determination as he answered.
This was clearly Mo Qingyun testing his abilities.
Unlike Seop-chun he swore loyalty late so he must show his abilities here to earn the lord’s trust.
As she was making this promise to herself Cheon-ho who had come to the test tube for notarization was standing in the middle above the scarred Geum.
Then she spoke to both sides who were waiting at a distance.
“I can’t wait any longer. “Because the observers are late we will start skipping the advanced level without waiting any longer.”
* * *
The mixing didn’t take that long.
At most all the dancing was finished in half an hour.
The result of the match was a one-sided landslide victory for one side.
The name of the Cheonho of the Geumwiwi whose face was covered with scars was Mac Ha-gyun and he was the Cheonho of the Five Seonbu who was in charge of the most secret command among the six Seonbu.
Cheonho Mac Ha-gyun who was in charge of the test tube for the notarization clicked his tongue inwardly.
‘…I sent you with a plan in mind.’
It was said that the cadets who came in under the influence of Queen Seo Hwang were the first post-exposure students sent by Cheonjihoe so he volunteered to find out what their level was.
However finding out the level through dancing has become virtually meaningless.
The difference in level was too big.
The four people recommended by King Gyeongchin were only second-class to first-class at best so they could not have been opponents in the first place.
Their vessels were merely low-level cadets from the demonstration department.
On the other hand the later exponents of Cheonjihoe’s martial arts skills were at a level that would not have been enough for them to become Geumuiwi immediately.
No even the Cheonho of the Geumuiwi himself found it difficult to guess their inaction.
In his senses it seemed to be almost the same number as him or even higher.
Therefore Mac Ha-gyun thought that the Cheonjihoe decided this time and sent the later leaders.
‘Cheonjihoe… It really is one of the three major powers of the martial arts group. Even the one with the lowest level of inaction reaches the peak of maturity.’
Did you say tree cultivation?
Muwi seemed to be the weakest of the three but his off-white color was so outstanding that his face was naturally imprinted on him.
Anyway although the dance ended on a bland note I was looking forward to it.
Even among those from Jeongdo Moorim the later Jisoos who are quite in the spotlight are also participating in the demolition committee for the selection of the Geumuiui Committee.
For example there were Geum Jong-hyeon a disciple of the Jongnam faction and Namgung Cheong-hyeon of the Namgung family.
That’s why I was curious about what the results would be.
* * *
Demonstration training center.
A total of three hundred cadets are trained.
However it is difficult for so many people to train at the same time.
Therefore training is conducted by dividing 100 people into three grades.
This grade was divided into upper middle and lower and naturally those in the upper grades were made up of the best among the cadets in the demonstration department.
Most of their inactions were of such outstanding quality that they were first-class or higher.
Most of the cadets in this advanced class were aiming for the Gold Medal.
“Whew. Phew.”
Even though it was late in the afternoon the senior cadets sweated profusely and devoted themselves to training.
It was because of the disregard for tomorrow’s demonstration.
Out of 100 people only 8 people were ultimately selected for the Geumui Committee and knowing that some of them were nominees they had no choice but to prepare as best as they could.
That’s how fierce the disregard for the protestors was.
The eyes of the cadets who were concentrating so hard on training all turned somewhere.
-Jump jump jump!
That place was near the podium at the training ground.
Seok Jeon-woong the leader of the demonstration department training officer was walking in front of the podium and strangers he had never seen before were following behind him.
‘under! Look at this.’
‘What on earth are those?’
The cadets’ reaction was not very good.
A look of disapproval was evident.
That’s right tomorrow when the demonstration department starts to be ignored three faces I’ve never seen before suddenly appear dressed as senior cadets.
Naturally the existing cadets who had guessed what this meant would have a feeling of resistance.
-widely!
Seok Jeon-woong the head of the government standing in front of the podium opened his mouth.
“Attention!”
Although he said this all the senior cadets were already looking at him.
At this the head of the government Seok Jeon-woong raised his voice and pointed with his hand at the three people standing behind him.
“There are three people who skipped a grade today. From the left they are Mokgyeongun Seopchun and Mongmuyak.”
-Pot!
As soon as he finished speaking someone raised their hand.
Seeing this the ruler of the government Seok Jeon-woong sighed lightly as if he had guessed it.
Since many of the cadets in the advanced classes were children of high-ranking officials they tended to make their intentions clear.
“Speak.”
“This is Cadet Lee Chung. The last grade was already completed five days ago. However skipping a grade the day before the sudden dismissal of the protest department was a very intentional measure.”
Then another cadet stood up and spoke loudly.
“What Lee Chung said is correct. I don’t know who they are but how on earth can they suddenly post unverified people like this? Please reconsider.”
There was a stir here and there as if everyone agreed with that statement saying it was right.
At this Gwanju Seok Jeon-woong took a deep breath and opened his mouth.
“Quiet!”
The training ground which had been agitated by short and loud shouts became quiet again.
Then Seok Jeon-woong spoke to the cadets.
“They have already completed the grade skipping test under the verification of Cheonho of the Geumuiui Committee. “Do you want to deny this?”
‘Cheonho of the Geumuiwi tested it?’
‘Is that true?’
The cadets were agitated again.
Originally the grade skipping test itself was conducted under the supervision of the city council.
However Cheon-ho of the Geumsui Committee said that he took the test himself but if he asked to reconsider this he would be denying the committee’s decision.
At that time the ruler of the government Seok Jeon-woong drove in the wedge.
“And these are the later exponents of the Heaven and Earth Meeting. “There is absolutely no doubt about his skills.”
‘Cheonjihoe?’
Hearing these words several people who had not shown any interest in whether they came in or not turned their attention to the podium.
They were later exponents of Jeongdo Moorim under Jeongjeongmaeng.
* * *
Gwanju Seok Jeon-woong who introduced the cadets who skipped a grade left as if he had completed his work.
After he returned the atmosphere took on a strange turn.
As expected Cheonjihoe had a close relationship with Jeongjeongmaeng which could be said to be the center of the martial arts world before being one of the three major powers of the martial arts group.
However among the upper-class cadets here there were particularly many later exponents from political factions.
Since these students led the atmosphere in the upper class naturally the cadets were looking at Mok Gyeong-un and his companions with a look of restraint knowingly or unknowingly.
‘Is this roughly the atmosphere?’
Mok Kyung-un sighed and laughed.
I couldn’t tell because I was only inside the Cheonjihoe but this seemed to be the way the martial people viewed the Cheonjihoe.
Of course Mo Kyung-un didn’t really care about these looks.
These weren’t important anyway.
The really important people were the list that had been handed over to me in advance through a classmate’s testimony from the eunuch chief.
Mu Qingyun naturally found them.
‘Is that guy Yeomgyeong?’
It was the same as the appearance I was familiar with.
Yeom-gyeong a disciple of the Hwasan faction and the son of Cheomsa the left provincial governor.
He was a member of the second prince King Jong’s faction and as a member of the Old Daemun faction he seemed to be more capable than others in his family.
‘hmm.’
The narrow-eyed young man with his arms crossed over there seemed to be Geum Jong-hyeon the son of Siganghaksa the 5th class of the Academy of Sciences and a disciple of the Jongnam faction.
He was a member of the Gyeongchinwang faction.
‘It’s narrow eyes…’
I couldn’t tell if my eyes were closed or open.
Mu Qingyun turned his head and found Meng Wuyue having a strong eyeball fight with someone.
The person involved in the snowball fight was a young man with a tall appearance and dark eyebrows.
‘Is the author Nangong Qingxian?’
He is the second son of the Namgung Sega one of the seven major shamans who can be said to be of high-ranking status.
From what I remember it was said to be a faction of the Hangyun faction one of the three princes who had an in-law relationship with the Namgung family and who also served as the admiral of the Central Provincial Government.
‘The most hostile.’
In the case of Namgung Cheonghyeon more than others he was a member of the Namgung family which can be said to be the main axis of the Justice Alliance so he openly glared at him and showed his hostility.
If things continued like this a fight might break out even before the demonstration department could be ignored.
But
‘What happened earlier?’
From the moment Mok Kyung-un entered the advanced cadet training center he felt a strange sensation.
It’s hard to put into words but for some reason the stimulation of my senses was strangely annoying.
So Mok Gyeong-un went to find out where that annoying energy came from.
Then he found a man in a corner of the training room doing push-ups and standing on one hand.
‘!?’
Mo Kyung-un frowned.
The reason was because I couldn’t read that person’s energy.
If he had mastered inner energy he could read the shape of energy in some way but he couldn’t see anything.
It’s as if he hasn’t learned any martial arts or internal skills at all.
‘That’s strange.’
He hasn’t learned any internal skills so why is he in the advanced cadet class?
Moreover I don’t know why but I keep feeling something irritating about the author.
It seemed like I needed to open up the magic power of the Three Eyes and take a look.
Then I heard someone’s voice.
“hey. “I guess that guy bothers you too.”
At this Mok Kyung-un turned his head.
Behind him a young man with a sharp expression and slitted eyes appeared.
‘Hoo.’
A strange look appeared in Mok Gyeong-un’s eyes.
I don’t know who he was but his energy was at the level of the top five among the senior cadets.
Mok Gyeong-un who was looking at this as if it was all right asked him.
“When you say that it seems like you know him well right?”
“I don’t know.”
“You don’t know?”
“okay. But there’s no one in the advanced class who doesn’t know that guy.”
“It looks like you’re pretty famous?”
At that question the young man with slitted eyes snorted and said.
“under! It’s famous. “A guy who hadn’t even learned internal skills properly suddenly jumped from a lower level class to an upper level class in five days.”
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