Episode 5: Bargain (2)
-bang!
Returning to Hyehwadang her residence the godfather Mrs. Seok roughly kicked the chair.
Her powerful kick broke the chair in half.
She huffed her face turning red.
“How dare you!”
Even when she was in the pharmacy she had calmed down her anger as best as she could.
However when things happened like this it was difficult to hold back my anger.
“Ma’am please fix it.”
Hoang the bodyguard carefully tried to dissuade Mrs. Seok.
Then she spoke in her annoyed voice.
“fix? Does it look fixed now? “I looked for a skilled craftsman and brought him to him but the wrong guy actually became a skilled craftsman… Ah!”
“lady!”
Mrs. Seok grabbed the back of her neck.
As her blood pressure rose she felt dizzy and closed her eyes.
In fact among the children of the pastoral family she kept her second son who was the most cunning and the youngest son whom the chieftain admired in check but she did not pay any attention to her third son Gyeong-un.
It was no exaggeration to say that she had no talent for martial arts and that her maternal family was almost ruined.
So he didn’t care at all.
But who would have known that a guy I didn’t even care about would become such an ambush?
-Wow!
Mrs. Seok gritted her teeth.
She didn’t expect that he would bargain like this with a master craftsman.
She thought that if you scared her even a little she would spit it out on her own.
‘….It was like this originally.’
The Mok Kyung-un she knew did not have this kind of cunning side.
He was rather cowardly and cowardly.
There were many anecdotes.
‘Have you been hiding her true self?’
Well until my mother died I always heard that he was quite brilliant if not immortal.
‘Maybe he did it to protect himself after that.’
If that’s the case it might be something we need to be more wary of.
He himself said that he was not interested in the position of chieftain but he knew how to hide himself and the more patient he was the more fearful he was.
‘And that power….’
I was fascinated by that strange power.
Her maid Sohwa suddenly came to mind her veins bursting out and she was about to lose her breath.
Watching that I was reminded of her dead bangsamyoshin.
It was very similar to the appearance of fire extinguishment.
That means
“….He must have killed Bangsa Myoshindo.”
“Are you talking about that guy Mo Kyung-un?”
“okay.”
Surely that was how her angle would fit.
I brought him here because he was rumored to be quite brave but there was no way that such a person would turn into a monster and go on a rampage.
It was definitely Mok Gyeong-un’s doing.
At Mrs. Seok’s assurance the guard Hoang jumped up and down.
“How dare you kill the person you called? Please leave it to your subordinates. Even before the hex is used neither the mouse nor the bird knows…..”
“Arthur.”
“Do you…”
“Then if the second oldest Mok Eun-pyeong or the youngest Mok Yu-cheon were to become chief masters my son would have to take care of it.”
“But if you get dragged around by that guy…”
“Who said you would be dragged around?”
“yes?”
Mrs. Seok took something out of the white porcelain cabinet on one side of her room.
It was a small bead made of jade.
The bead had a unique pattern engraved on it and she handed it over to Howie Hoin.
“This?”
“Take this with you to Mongseong’s Gwiyeonggak. And inform each state of the fact that Bangsa Myoshin was murdered.”
“iced coffee!”
Howie Hoang who understood her intention nodded.
Gwiyeonggak (鬼影閣).
It was a group of radiants to which the deceased Myoshin belonged.
* * *
-match!
With the slap Howie Gochan’s head turned to the side.
Gam Howie clicked his tongue and looked at him in disappointment.
“Tsk tsk is it really that difficult to keep an eye on just one baby?”
“Oh no.”
“I said I was allowed to subdue him but you took that guy to the main temple? “Are you out of your mind to do such a thing?”
Go Chan could not say anything in response to Gam Howie’s scolding words.
In fact I wanted to reveal everything that had happened while he was away.
No he originally intended to do that.
But now I hesitated about it.
‘…Why am I so anxious?’
With martial arts alone if Sang-sang puts his mind to it he could take care of this guy at any time.
However after experiencing fake tree cultivation I became afraid of him.
The fact that its blood was toxic and its strange hex magic bothered me but what bothered me more was that it didn’t feel like a human.
If I pretended to be with him for no reason it wouldn’t end well.
‘Damn it.’
I don’t know what this is like.
It was great when he said he had found someone worthy of acting as Mok Gyeong-un’s stand-in but now he has to do whatever the stand-in tells him to do.
[I believe your mouth will be heavy.]
‘……’
Those words were quite scary.
Since he’s outside the pharmacy he probably can’t hear but strangely he seems to notice it.
It’s a strange feeling as if someone is watching you.
Why is this like this?
Gam Howie who was clicking his tongue as he was caught up in a strange feeling spoke.
“If you make him snoop around here and there one more time he won’t let you go.”
“…Anyway your thigh will be pierced so it will be difficult to walk for a while.”
“Don’t let him notice your thighs or anything.”
“All right.”
“Anyway you’re sure you didn’t get caught by the great lady right?”
“yes. I’m sure. I was right next to you. However visiting the parish church made the great lady uncomfortable.”
‘To be exact he bargained with the great lady’s hand.’
Gochan’s mouth went dry.
He even became blurred about whose side he was on.
How could he hide half of the truth from his brother who should have told him the truth?
“Tsk tsk.”
Howie Gam shook his head.
As expected he doesn’t fit the role.
He recognizes the real Mok Kyung-un when he kills him on the spot but as time goes by he will become more difficult to control.
‘We better hurry.’
Even though he warned me if he continued like this things could have gone wrong later.
I needed to make a quick decision about who to switch to.
“Never take your eyes off me and keep an eye on me.”
“Aren’t you going to warn me directly?”
“There are many eyes watching.”
There were pharmacists and servants in the pharmacy.
Although they were just Kano they were also in the status of guards so they could not interfere with them and even if they were fake they could not carelessly criticize them in front of others.
and
‘You’re clever. ‘Nothing good will come of having a long conversation with that guy.’
It would have been better not to know how the situation was going.
That way it will be easier to change the line and handle it later.
* * *
Regardless of the conversation going on outside Mok Kyung-un was sitting peacefully leaning back flipping through a book and reading it.
It was the Book of Yin-Yang Gabon (陰陽家本書).
As he was flipping through the book a certain passage caught Mok Gyeong-un’s eyes.
‘If a dead person becomes a vengeful spirit and becomes a ghost the status of the ghost changes depending on various conditions.’
In the Book of Yin-Yang there was more detail about monsters than expected.
Looking at this it could be said that a demon monk is a type of ghost or ghost that has become a ghost of a vengeful spirit.
‘A low-ranking weak vengeful spirit takes the form of an earthly spirit and can only influence the living to the extent of stimulating the sixth sense. Hmm.’
According to the Yin-Yang Gabonseo the status of a vengeful spirit is divided into seven stages.
Regardless of various conditions if we simply divide it into
The first one is the red spirit…..it is the spirit of the earth and can exert influence on living beings to the extent of causing them to get goosebumps or feel mild chills.
The second is the spirit… It can influence others to the extent of making their bodies heavy or making them sore that they feel physically ill.
The third is the yellow spirit… From here on it was described as being quite dangerous to the point where it had to be exterminated.
It is said that if it reaches the level of the emperor it can not only weaken the target but also cause death.
‘…To put it in perspective the demonic monk is an imperial spirit.’
Hwangryeong itself is divided into three stages depending on the level of risk.
The level at which a lower-class person can reveal himself and cause direct fear in humans.
Intermediate level is the level that can directly affect or inflict pain on living beings.
The upper level is the level at which you can kill the target.
-Sleep!
At that time someone appeared like smoke penetrating the wall near the entrance to the pharmacy.
It was a demonic horse.
I didn’t know but it seemed like the devil was a higher-ranking monster than I thought.
‘So that’s what it means to influence a living being.’
I understand why the demon monk could not touch the dead body of Bangsa Myoshin.
Because it was already dead.
A dead body ultimately has no life so it cannot have any influence.
‘I see.’
However there were some facts that I learned that were not described in the Book of Yin-Yang Gabon.
He had Ma Seung target Lady Seok the grand dame.
However the Great Lady immediately reacted to the slight touch of the Demon Horse and was pushed away.
She said ‘Did she say she was a top-notch master?’
On the other hand the great lady’s maid did not notice at all and was helpless until the demonic monk himself threatened her life.
What is their difference?
Is it because her maid is not trained in martial arts?
‘Is it possible that monsters may not work for those who have learned martial arts?’
There was no description of that in the Book of Yin-Yang Gabon.
-Quick!
At that time the door to the medicine hall was opened and Gochan the escort came in.
At this Mok Kyung-un slowly raised the corner of his mouth and muttered.
“It’s a good test subject.”
“yes?”
Gochan asked a question because he wanted to know something.
“iced coffee. That’s not what I said to the Gochan escort. Shall we lightly lift his arm?”
“Confucius what is that?”
It was that moment.
-Shudder!
For a moment Gochan felt his whole body shiver.
It was something strange that went beyond the realm of the five senses which can be considered physical sensations.
-Park!
“Huh?”
Gochan’s arm suddenly tried to lift upward.
‘profit!’
Surprised Gochan sent his strength to withstand it.
However Gochan’s arm which had been holding on tremblingly did not last long and was forcibly lifted upward.
‘What the hell is this…’
Go Chan couldn’t understand the English text so he was very embarrassed.
But I immediately knew why this happened.
“The late Confucius?”
In response Mok Gyeong-un gently waved his hand.
Then I was able to lower my wrist which had been forcibly lifted as if someone had grabbed my wrist.
Even though his wrist was lowered Gochan must have been very surprised and said to Mok Gyeong-un.
“What on earth did you just do?”
“I just need to check.”
“Confirm?”
“yes.”
“Why did you do that to me…”
“It was just right. Did you say that Gochan Howie was a second-rate warrior?”
“Yes but. “What on earth are you checking?”
“You don’t have to know.”
“…”
Yeah there’s no way you could tell me nicely.
Gochan stood in front of the bed with a look of discomfort on his face.
‘Damn you son of a bitch.’
I slightly regretted that it would have been better to tell the truth about what happened to the executioner Howie Gam.
Anyway Mok Gyeong-un nodded his head alone as if he had learned something.
‘It works for Gochan escorts.’
Go Chan also noticed the moment Ma Seung grabbed his wrist.
Perhaps because he had learned inner energy his senses were definitely more sensitive than those of ordinary people.
However although he held on for a little while he could not overcome the power of the devil.
‘The power of the Demon Monk can be easily used by ordinary people and second-class warriors.’
That was the standard that worked reliably.
Although it has not been confirmed for sure yet the power of an imperial level monster may not be very effective for a top-notch expert.
If that were the case it would be a bit disappointing.
‘Well that doesn’t mean it’s not useful.’
The strange horse horse was very useful in many ways.
Just as I had overheard the conversation between Go Chan and Gam Guard just now it was possible to have surveillance at a close distance and it was also good to send reconnaissance in advance to a blocked area.
How useful is this?
A thought occurred to Mok Gyeong-un as he read the following passages from the Book of Yin-Yang.
‘It wouldn’t be a bad idea to get a stronger monster.’
The fourth green spirit…..very dangerous. A commandment is definitely needed.
A vengeful spirit that has existed for over several decades. It can affect objects around it and confuse living beings enough to cause auditory hallucinations.
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