Episode 466
It was a little after Yushi when Dan Woo-hyeon and Jang Sam-tae headed toward the port where the boatman was staying.
It was much later than expected because Jang Sam-tae was hungry and was looking for something to eat.
Still, the place was bright.
The fact that there is a red light district nearby may have played a part, but thanks to the lanterns placed here and there, you can tell which ships have gone out and which have not.
People who appeared to be Seongeommun were wandering around nearby.
It was a situation where it seemed as if outgoing and incoming ships were being monitored.
While watching the ship, the people at Seongeommun did not neglect the surrounding vigilance and did not even take their eyes off Dan Woo-hyeon and Jang Sam-tae as they approached the port.
“I feel like a criminal.”
Dan Woo-hyeon sighed and stroked his chin.
There is a sharpness to the gaze coming from all directions.
It felt like they would never let me go if I did something stupid.
It was unpleasant, but if you thought it was a common occurrence in this village, there was no need to show your displeasure and cause friction with them.
“Okay, I’ve come this far, but where should I find it?”
“well?”
Jang Sam-tae made a puzzled expression.
This is not a joke.
I heard the name, but I don’t know who it is. You might be in a situation where you need to ask someone, but you can’t because there’s no one at the port.
I didn’t want to do anything unnecessary because if I asked the people at the inspection gate, I would end up getting suspicious.
“I said there was a house around here, but…”
I turned my head and looked around.
It’s full of boats, but there’s nothing that looks like a house. If there is something near where they are, would it be a ship, a sea gate, or the sea?
Dan Woo-hyeon turned his head with a reluctant expression.
Eventually, his eyes lit up as if he had discovered something.
“It looks like that place.”
“uh?”
I followed Dan Woo-hyeon’s gaze and focused on one place.
A beach quite far from the port. I saw a few trees planted near the sandy beach.
There was a board there that looked uninhabitable, and although it was blurry, someone who looked like a human figure was moving around.
“How can people live in a place like that?! “I said he was a fairly famous boatman, right?”
“Let’s go first.”
There are no clues right now anyway.
In any case, Dan Woo-hyeon seems to have decided to go because he knows that he cannot advance unless he encounters it.
Jang Sam-tae, who had no choice but to follow, was deeply unhappy, but couldn’t find a place that was worth it.
“Those guys… they keep looking at me?”
“Look at you too.”
“Then you don’t want to fight?”
” haha.”
The moment I moved towards the shack, Seongeommun’s eyes followed me. Meaningful facial expressions and actions, and eyes that seem to be on guard.
Those things stuck towards the two people and did not disappear.
People tend to show their emotions through their gaze and facial expressions, but their emotions remained in their eyes and I didn’t feel very good about it.
“Hey you guys… stop for a moment.”
At that time, a person from Seongeommun slowly approached.
His steps were quite heavy as he approached with a wary gaze, and his tone of voice threatened the other person.
If Dan Woo-hyeon or Jang Sam-tae had not been present, it would have worked, but the two accepted the situation calmly without blinking an eye.
“What’s going on?”
“…What are they doing, walking around at this hour?”
“uh…? “Is this a police officer?”
Jang Sam-tae frowned and asked.
It was an understandable situation for a police officer, but according to Jang Sam-tae’s common sense, it was impossible for a single unmanned person to check someone.
Dan Woo-hyeon watched the situation with an interested expression.
“We are a seongeommun. “We are checking because there is a suspicious person wandering around.”
“This is my first time hearing about such a clan…? We are visiting the beach for the first time and are looking around. “It’s not like he’s doing anything particularly suspicious…”
Jang Sam-tae trailed off and looked at Seongeommun Do.
I realized that his gaze had become sharper. Finally, as he was about to move one hand to pick up a sword, Jang Sam-tae burst out laughing.
“Doesn’t this sea smell really good? Since I only live on land, I didn’t know that the sea was so wide and salty that I could come from there. Hahaha! Isn’t that right, Lord Jang? Look at this sea water. There will be no end to the drinking!”
Jang Sam-tae said that and ran towards the beach. Since it wasn’t that far away, I was able to get there quickly, but soon I put my head in the sea water and started drinking the water.
“Kwaek! Now… Master Jang, this sea water is too salty. “How can anyone drink this?”
Jang Sam-tae waved his hands and stuck out his tongue.
It was so salty that I felt like I was going to lose my sense of taste.
“That’s stupid… If a person just drinks sea water, he or she will die! “Don’t do anything useless and go back.”
Seongeommun Do, who was watching the action, stuck out his tongue with a puzzled expression.
Even though you should have common sense that you shouldn’t just drink sea water, looking at that situation made me look like an idiot who really didn’t know anything.
He sighed and returned to his original position, and soon I heard him talking about what had happened with his colleagues.
Soon, the Zen masters were seen giggling, looking at Jang Sam-tae one by one.
“Damn… He does all kinds of things.” Jang Sam-tae fanned his red face.
I drank the water I had kept in my pocket to get rid of the salty taste in my mouth.
“Couldn’t you stop me? “If I had drank more, I might have really died?”
“I was watching to see what would happen. “It’s my law.”
“What the heck…”
Jang Sam-tae, who was walking slowly, complained.
In fact, it could be resolved with just one word from Dan Woo-hyeon. No, maybe it would have been better to sell the name Honam Danga.
The place called the best in the world is none other than Honam Danga.
Those who are talking about Seongeommun or something will definitely bow their heads because no matter how long they fly, they do not have as much influence as Honam Danga.
However, since it was not possible to reveal his identity openly, he had no choice but to fool them by acting in vain.
“Let’s go quickly. Oh my, your tongue….”
“You even dare to do something like that.”
“Isn’t this all for the sake of Lord Chang? “It’s too much!”
Jang Sam-tae was in tears and glared at Dan Woo-hyeon.
Although he was full of resentment, he didn’t really like Dan Woo-hyeon because it had already happened and he didn’t know the meaning of his actions, but he already knew that he was that kind of person, so he didn’t even have the energy to get angry.
Eventually, the two left the port and entered the beach.
Feeling that the eyes of the Seongeommundo members were no longer on me, I approached the place where the shack was located.
As if what I had seen earlier wasn’t an illusion, I could hear people moving inside.
Jang Sam-tae glanced at Dan Woo-hyeon and slowly approached the shack, perhaps thinking that permission had been given.
“Who is there?”
“…who is it?”
I heard a voice.
It’s a fairly deep voice.
However, the person inside seemed to be on guard and did not want to come out.
In the end, Jang Sam-tae had to speak again.
“I came here on some business. “Can I come in?”
“I have no business with you?”
“You came here because we are here, right?” The person inside swallowed a groan at Jang Sam-tae’s confident attitude. It was an indirect way of telling me to just go back, but that was because I didn’t understand.
Also, thinking about the whole situation, it didn’t seem like it would be easy to go back.
A small sigh was heard.
Soon I heard a rustling sound and the door opened.
At the same time, a sturdy old man with white hair appeared.
“huh? “You must be…
standing in the guest room?”
“what…?”
Jang Sam-tae and the old man recognized each other.
This is the old man I saw in the guesthouse.
It was hard to forget his tough-looking body and his rugged, manly face, which made it difficult to think of him as an old man who had not even learned martial arts.
“The fact that you are here… did you hear the story?”
The old man immediately realized the situation.
There is no way outsiders would know about this place in the first place. This is the beach at the end of the port, and it is a place that is not often visited unless you are from the village.
Also, there was only one thing that came to mind in terms of visiting the old man.
“It looks like you really want to go to the Jusan Islands…”
“Yes… I know you well.”
The old man lifted his head and looked at Dan Woo-hyeon.
The calm eyes and expression did not reveal any emotions, so even the old man who had been around people for a long time had no idea what he was thinking.
The old man with a grin opened his mouth, as if his interest had piqued without me knowing.
“It’s shabby, but will you come in?”
“I think it’s better than talking outside.”
Dan Woo-hyeon agreed and followed the old man into the narrow shack.
The inside of the place is not that big.
There is only enough space for three or four adult men to lie down.
A place where there doesn’t seem to be a place to eat.
The good news is that it doesn’t smell bad?
“It’s a nice place….”
“Haha, you’re probably the only one who would say that.”
The old man smiled and sat down.
I didn’t have anything to give, but perhaps because it had been a while since I had a guest, I brought some fish wraps that were lying in the sea breeze.
“I don’t have anything like this, but I’m sure my mouth will get bored, so please eat it.”
“Is it like beef jerky?”
“That’s right.”
Jang Sam-tae carefully reached out his hand and put the raw fish into his mouth. It had a spicy taste and a fishy smell, but it was quite tasty as it melted.
He raised his eyes wide and handed the remaining items to Dan Woo-hyeon.
The old man who was watching this opened his mouth.
“They say it’s called Jangryang. “I’ve been sailing here for a long time.”
“It’s too poor for something like that, but…”
“Does it look like that too?”
The old man had a bitter look on his face.
Finally, he put the bamboo stick in his mouth and lit it.
“Whoa.” The white smoke that was being exhaled filled the room. All of the old man’s worries seemed to be contained in the smoke.
“To conclude, you can go to the Jusan Islands. But I can’t go.”
“What do you mean?”
“First of all, I don’t have a stomach. And the Seonmunmun prohibited me from driving a boat.”
“…? “I don’t understand the English sentence?” Dan Woo-hyeon narrowed his eyes.
No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t figure out what the old man was talking about. Did you notice that meaning? The old man sighed again and
smiled bitterly.
“It seems like there is some connection between Seongeommun and the Jusan Islands. Therefore, it is impossible to go there without their eyes.”
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