Episode 381
“Oh… are you taking me with you?”
“If I tell you I’m going alone, won’t you follow me?”
“but. “I can’t help but wonder too~”
Sima Hyeon smiled slyly and agreed to his brother’s words.
“Then let’s go.”
Jin Cheon-hee kicked off his horse and jumped up.
The warriors exclaimed in exclamation at the fluid movement, which was like a dragon ascending to heaven.
Chasing Jin Tianxi’s afterimage, Sima Hyun began to chase after him, one beat slowly but yoyo.
* * *
A rotten smell.
It wasn’t just a rotten me, it smelled like a rotting dead body.
Surprisingly, doctors don’t often smell the smell of a rotting corpse.
The fact that the body has started to decompose and decay means that the body has been left unattended for a long time, and usually when the patient dies, from then on it becomes the job of the undertaker or autopsy doctor.
That is Rep. Lee Kang-ho.
In particular, the same was true for Baekrin Uigak.
However, Jin Cheon-hee often smelled the smell of a rotting corpse in Gangho.
This is usually the smell that comes from places where blood clots occur.
‘I was entrusted with it even in the battlefield.’
Removing the body is also a way to keep the family alive and society functioning at the very least.
And now.
The smell that I had faintly sensed from afar gradually became stronger and I felt it clearly.
“Wow…. This is terrible~? “It looks like there are more than one or two bodies.”
“That’s right.”
Jin Cheon-hee took out a handkerchief, dipped it in the drug, and wrapped it around her face.
I also handed it to Sima Xuan.
“It will be much better if you wear this.”
“Oh, thank you. brother.”
The place where the two young men arrived was a clearing in the forest where nameless grass had grown up to their thighs.
A total of fifteen corpses were lying spread out over the weeds there.
Wild insects were infesting the bodies, and flying insects were buzzing above them, enjoying the sacrament.
The bodies had already been torn apart by animals, so their flesh was tattered and damaged.
A terrible sight.
Jin Cheonhee calmly took a deep breath.
The herbal scent penetrated my nose and neutralized the smell.
‘If it were an ordinary warrior, he would have started throwing up. ‘Is he your brother too?’
Sima Xuan glanced at Jin Tianxi and thought.
Although he had become quite grumpy after coming to this position, he thought that his brother would not be the same.
However, my older brother was a stronger person than I thought.
Sima Xuan said with an exaggerated expression.
“Wow… this is a really bad smell~ I guess it’s the work of a misreader~?”
“Looking at the area, it is highly likely, but it is too early to jump to conclusions.”
Jin Tianxi calmly responded to Sima Xuan’s words.
“I don’t know why, but… I can’t leave this like this.”
“Because of that hygiene thing?”
“huh. This place is close to Odogmun Gate. Additionally, if someone died around the same time, there is a chance of an infectious disease.”
It is difficult to jump to conclusions. However, if there had been a blood clot nearby, Jin Cheon-hee would have heard it, but that didn’t seem to be the case.
‘Well, I’m glad it’s all for naught. Still, I’m worried about leaving a body like this near the village.’
Since this is a world without antibiotics, if left untreated, it can easily spread into an infectious disease.
Even if that happens, since there is no concept of germs, people usually think of it as the wrath of God and hold sacrifices. After that, nothing is resolved.
And people keep dying.
Since we live in an age where there is no vaccination, the only thing we can hope for is herd immunity through infection.
That’s easy to say, but in reality it’s very difficult.
In most cases, villages fall into ruins and the plague spreads again in nearby villages, and the government cuts off roads and controls them until the plague passes.
Sima Xuan asked.
“But there are a lot of them, bro. How are you going to fix this? Shall we call in the military personnel of Uigak?”
“Let’s do it the way the leaders do. “Let’s collect the belongings and burn the body.”
“Makeup?”
“huh. “The bereaved families won’t have to see the rotted bodies of their family members.”
Burning –
Flames appeared in Jin Cheon-hee’s hands.
The fire was raised during the Five Elements Jingi.
Just as I was about to throw it among the corpses.
Hwanggu barked.
Jin Tianxi and Sima Xuan took that as a signal and both stepped back.
The moment the two stepped back, a few arrows flew out and hit the spot where they were standing.
Tadadadadak-!
Hwanggu felt an arrow fired from quite a distance.
“!#%#% [email protected]^%#!!!”
A loud voice shouted in an unintelligible language.
At that loud shout, three people who appeared to be part of the group appeared from behind.
At the same time as the arrow arrived, Jin Tianxi and Sima Xuan also sensed the presence of the three people, so they were not that surprised.
There was one huge man, almost like a bear, with thick muscles and skeleton.
There was a man with cat-like eyes and ears that were a little longer than those of ordinary people.
Lastly, there was one man with white skin and hair and eyes as black as obsidian.
A total of three men came down in front of Jin Cheon-hui and Sima-hyeon wearing sleeveless and sleeveless attire.
All three are wearing different animal skin clothes, but are characterized by the same pattern hanging on their chests.
Jin Cheon-hee had also seen that pattern.
A misreading pattern!
“You bastards in the midfield! “What are you doing here!”
That’s it.
The large man growls with an angry expression.
Each skeleton has a distinct personality.
It was probably a body optimized for learning the martial arts of blood relatives.
Jin Cheon-hee guessed according to what she had studied.
‘They must be from the noble tribe, the red king tribe, and the golden tribe… Anyway, looking at them so angry, these corpses…’
Jin Cheon-hee organized his thoughts in his mind and tried to fight.
“The person is said to be Jin Cheon-hee, the owner of Baeklin Uigak. “It is an honor to meet the martial artists of the Five Readings.”
First, introduce yourself.
Self-introduction is an important activity in Gangho.
Once you have introduced yourself, it is polite to accept it.
In particular, it is considered important to name one’s clan.
“joy! I don’t want to hear it! How dare you insult our funeral! “Pay with death!”
However, the man from the Red Wolf tribe ignored Jin Cheon-hee’s introduction and rushed forward. It’s so powerful that it’s literally like a bear running towards you!
Although he was close to eight feet tall, the thickness of his body was already inhuman, making him even more intimidating.
“Oh my~ I said hello to you, but you didn’t accept me~ It’s annoying to deal with rude people.”
Before Jin Cheon-hee even stepped forward.
Sima Hyeon jumps forward first.
The sight of jumping out with both hands hanging down and only the upper body tilted forward is bizarre.
At the same time, each of Sima Xuan’s fingers began to flash as if they were made of metal.
As if he didn’t care about such strangeness and strangeness, the giant of the Red Hero tribe raised his fist and struck it from top to bottom with the same momentum as it was running towards him.
The force of the strike, as if it were being struck with a huge hammer, seemed capable of shattering a rock in one blow.
Whilick.
however.
Sima Xuan let go of his fist and burrowed deeper into the giant’s arms.
There was a big difference in height between Sima Xuan and Geohan, but the distance was long enough for Sima Xuan’s metallic hand to touch his shoulder.
Crack.
“Whoa!?”
Sima Xuan’s hand dug into the opponent’s shoulder like a squeezer.
Muscles are instantly crushed and bones are cracked.
The giant’s expression becomes distorted due to pain. However, instead of screaming, he instead made bizarre sounds from his throat.
“Trrrrrrr!”
Then insects from all directions suddenly fly out.
It felt like an explosion of smoke, but it was something completely different and gave me a visceral feeling of disgust.
Even Sima Xuan was taken aback by this sight, so he let go of his hand, and Geo Han kicked up his foot.
Whoa!
however.
Sima Xuan, who raised his body to the kick, jumped into the sky and dodged the attack, relying on the power of the kick like a fox.
And then he landed next to Jin Cheon-hee.
At the front, more and more insects were gathering.
“The five-pointed sentence’s single attack is amazing~ Bro, what should I do with that?”
“It’s amazing. “Manipulating poisonous insects… reminds me of what happened during the time of Yocheon-gun.”
“yes?”
It wasn’t just the bugs that were entangled in the corpses.
Insects were appearing here and there in the forest, and not only bugs but also snakes were appearing.
“Crrrrr!”
The giant of the Red Wolf tribe continues to make noise. And judging by the murderous intent in his eyes, it looked like he was going to continue.
Jin Cheon-hee said.
“I know how to sing a song too.”
After saying that, he took a deep breath.
and.
“Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!
Tremendous sound violence.
Excessive vibrations that shook the eardrums echoed in all directions.
Of course, there is no way that insects will be safe.
They all began to stumble and fall to the ground.
The giant of the Red Tiger tribe who saw this was so surprised that he stopped calling out to the bugs.
A look of astonishment appears on his face.
“stop! “Who told you to do whatever you want!”
The man behind the Jeokungjok shouts. Then he quickly sent back the poisonous insects that were still alive.
Seeing the two other Odokmun members become discouraged by his shouting, he seemed to be the oldest among them.
It was a man who resembled a cat.
“I am Mayasuri, a nobleman of the Five Readings. “My younger brothers were impatient, so there was friction, but they were also very rude to us.”
There was a strong mixture of dialects, but there was no problem in understanding.
“Could you please tell me what is rude?”
“What you were trying to do was to disrupt our family’s funeral.”
Jin Cheon-hee understood those words right away.
“It’s a wind funeral.”
It refers to the funeral custom of leaving the body in the field and letting it rot in the rain, wind, wild animals, and insects.
“What we received from our ancestors must be sent to our ancestors. “You imperialists keep contradicting our customs, so we have no choice but to keep them like this.”
‘The Hua Empire is a Confucian country… so it cannot recognize Fengzhang.’
From the Hua Empire’s point of view, it would be seen as an act of throwing the parents’ bodies on the side of the road without even taking care of them as a child, so it would be an outrageous act.
But that was the culture here.
From the perspective of the clans that make up the Five Dogs, it is a sacred act of returning to the ancestors what they received from them.
And from the legislator’s point of view…
‘Well, I wish it would be done in a safer place for quarantine purposes.’
The animals have devoured the body so much that it is impossible to determine the cause of death, but it is dangerous if the body dies from an infectious disease.
‘But if I say this… I feel like I’m going to be screwed.’
Beyond the issue that outsiders cannot interfere with, haven’t we already clashed military flags just now?
“All right. “First of all, I would like to meet Master Mun of the Five Dog Gates.”
They also realized the powerlessness of Jin Tianxi and Sima Xuan.
I didn’t want to cause any more fights.
“Okay. “Let me guide you.”
