Episode 88
Namgungcheon was quietly looking at the signboard that had been made in Agyang.
Judging from the fact that he had a brush in one hand and ink on the floor, it looked like he was trying to scribble something on that plaque.
“grandfather! cheer up!”
“Uhm… okay, okay, I’ll try my best.”
Nam Gung-cheon hesitated for a while, looking like he was thinking about what he was thinking, and finally stretched out his right hand and started brushing.
At first, I felt some trembling in my hands, but it soon disappeared and my magnificent handwriting was revealed.
Each and every stroke was unusual.
The thick parts of the strokes had strength, and the ends of the thin strokes looked as natural as water flowing.
Honam Danga (湖南旦家)
It only has four letters at most, but the spirit that went into it was no joke. Before he knew it, cold sweat was forming on Nam Gung-cheon’s forehead.
As I tried to write each and every word correctly with my right hand rather than my left hand, I was bound to get tired both physically and mentally that quickly.
“and-! It’s really cool! “This is Somi’s first time seeing letters like this.”
Dansomi smiled brightly and looked at the signboard with bright eyes.
Namgungcheon smiled happily and responded to that flawless and clear smile.
“Thank you. The effort was worth it. “Hehehe.”
“It’s really amazing. I want to learn too! Calligraphy!”
“Hehe, okay, I’ll teach you. “This old man will teach me with all his might.”
Nangong Cheon looked very happy.
I never thought that what I learned while in the Murim League, when I had nothing to do, would be so useful. Moreover, Namgung-cheon’s happiness doubled when Dan So-mi, who was as cute as his granddaughter, praised him.
At that time, Dan Woo-hyeon, who came next to me, frowned.
“What are you doing?”
“They made a signboard. “Shouldn’t there be a sign on the gate?”
Dan Woo-hyeon’s frowning expression seemed unlikely to improve. If you think about the meaning of that signboard just a little, you can’t help but realize it.
“I never asked you to make it for me, but…”
“Don’t worry so much. Even if it’s not specifically the Murim family, there are places where they put up a sign. “I didn’t do it because it had any meaning.”
“I would be glad if that were the case…”
Nevertheless, Dan Woo-hyeon did not like it. Putting up a sign means that anyone passing by will also recognize this place as a family home rather than a manor, and if something happens, word will be exchanged.
‘That’s Honam Danga over there.’
‘That Honam song.’
Already thinking about that made Dan Woo-hyeon feel like his head was pounding. However, looking at my favorite sweet somi, I can’t bear to tell it not to be sweet.
“dad! Are you saying this? Hehe, that would be cool.”
“Okay…”
How can I say no to a child I like so much?
Dan Woo-hyeon sighed softly. At the end of his gaze, he saw Nam Gung-cheon’s face smiling awkwardly.
“by the way. Is there anything that doesn’t go back? How many months have already passed?”
“Hmm… I’m sorry, but I have no intention of going back.”
Nangong Cheon muttered with a bitter expression.
I felt sorry for my family. However, the Sega had already been passed on to the eldest son, and although the name of Geomwang was dropped, the status was somewhat lowered, but I
believed that Nam Gung-yong would be able to overcome this difficult situation.
As a child, Namgung Yong had a talent equal to his own, and he also had a knack for commanding and leading the world.
He decided that if he went back, everyone in Sega would look only at him again, so it would be better not to go back. The current head of the family, Nam Gung-yong, will firmly defend his vacant position.
“Can’t we just think that the old man has found his final resting place?”
“There is no place for you to be buried here.” “Hehehe, I would appreciate it if you bury me next to Samcheon over there
.”
“It’s not three thousand.”
“Whatever it is.”
Namgungcheon meant what he said sincerely.
As my energy dissipated, my body began to age rapidly. After a few months, we won’t even be able to play Gunja Sword in Agyang.
That means your mind and body are being broken. I could feel it myself.
“One year at most.”
Finally, Namgungcheon lowered his head with bitter eyes.
lived a long time
And lived well.
He engraved his name on the world and rose to the top of the political faction, receiving the undeserved title of Emperor of Swords.
Even though I am shabby now, my past was brilliant, so even if I die and my body turns to dust, I will be able to go on smiling.
His last wish was to be buried next to the three thousand people who were like heaven, even though he could not reach their level.
This was another reason why Namgungcheon decided to stay in the manor.
“Grandpa, are you going to die?”
At that time, Dan So-mi, who was startled, grabbed Nam Gung-cheon’s collar. I’m not sure about the adults’ stories, but when I looked back on them one by one, I realized that it was going that way.
Grumbling –
Tears filled the corners of my eyes.
Namgung-cheon hugged Dan So-mi tightly, with an expression that seemed as if she was about to burst out at any moment.
“Don’t worry, Somi. People naturally go when they come, and that is a providence that no one can stop. Although it may be sad, just remembering this grandmother is enough.”
“Aaaahhh-!”
Dansomi burst into tears.
The words were said to comfort the child, but they had the opposite effect. Namgung-cheon, who hugged Dan So-mi without knowing what to do, looked up at Dan Woo-hyeon.
It means asking for help.
But Dan Woo-hyeon frowned and shook his head.
“Do it yourself. Was it really that harsh of a mountain communist poison?”
“Hehe, well, this old man may have some shortcomings, but he seems to be very stubborn.”
It was not an ordinary mountain factory poison. It seemed to have been made through repeated improvements. Otherwise, there is no way it would be this toxic.
I thought that the toxicity would weaken somewhat after a few months, but it blocked all my energy and blood and ate my body faster and stronger.
Dan Woo-hyeon recalled the past.
It was already a thousand years ago that he suffered from industrial poison.
There has been a considerable amount of time between then and now, so naturally, everything has developed.
Since Sanggong poison was manufactured to kill the martial people, it must have been improved to be that strong in order to catch those who had reached a high level.
So, it was difficult to see it as the same situation as when Dan Woo-hyeon overcame it in the past.
Dan Woo-hyeon stretched out his hand and felt Nam Gung-cheon’s pulse. After checking his pulse for a while, he frowned.
It was definitely a little different from the Sangong poison that Dan Woo-hyeon knew. But it’s not so much that it can’t be solved.
“It might be a little better if there was something like spirit grass.”
“huh? “What did you say just now?”
“It was said that if there was a spirit herb, it would be possible to unclog the blocked energy and blood.”
“Is… is that true?”
“okay.”
“No, but why haven’t you said anything until now?!” Namgung-cheon raised his voice loudly. Until now, Dan Woo-hyeon had only said things that sounded like Zen questions and answers whose meaning was unknown. And until now, Nangongcheon has been chewing the cud over those words and trying to drive out the Sangongdok.
Nevertheless, it didn’t work out and my body felt increasingly weak, so I ended up giving up on detoxification.
But can you decipher it?
Namgungcheon, who had been thinking about it up to that point, tilted his head.
“huh? Yeongcho?”
“Yes, Yeongcho.”
“What on earth is this Yeongcho you are talking about?”
“It’s simple. “It refers to a candle in which spiritual energy is gathered.” Nangong Cheon kept his mouth shut.
What are you saying that makes no sense?
I didn’t ask because I didn’t know that.
Even though it is a herbal medicine, there are many different types and their effects are also different. Some have yin energy and some have yang energy. If you take something that doesn’t suit your constitution, you’ll be in big trouble.
Namgung-cheon was impressed.
“It doesn’t matter which spirit plant it is. After all, Yeongcho is just trying to borrow its effectiveness.”
“With that…is it possible? Isn’t it possible for Yeongdan? In our Namgung family, there is an elixir called Cheongmyeongdan…”
“It is not right that it was made by human hands. “Isn’t that just for improving your endurance?”
Namgungcheon groaned as he groaned.
As he said, a spirit medicine is something that a person creates by taking a spirit herb. Although it can produce many good effects, including improving internal energy, the innate energy that the spirit plant originally possesses disappears.
That’s exactly what Dan Woo-hyeon said.
Pure herbal medicine.
It means that everything that Yeongcho originally has is still fresh and alive.
After thinking that far, Namgungcheon felt like he was blocked by a huge wall again.
“It must be expensive….”
“It must be expensive.”
Originally, herbal medicine was expensive. For those of good quality, you have to pay enough money to buy dozens of these manors and have some left over.
Since he had vowed to sever ties with the Namgung family and was already considered dead, it was impossible for him to even open his hands to the family.
In that case, you will eventually have to find Yeongcho yourself.
But this is by no means easy. Even people who professionally dig up herbs say that they are lucky if they find one once a year,
so it would take a lot of luck for Nam Gung-cheon, who knows nothing, to climb the mountain and find it in just a few months.
“If you’re having a hard time, one solution is to ask the Namgung family for help.”
“Hehehe.”
Namgung-cheon just laughed at Dan Woo-hyeon’s words.
I don’t want to spend a lot of money on an old man who is dying. Even if your strength comes back, how much longer will you live?
Namgungcheon said he would try to save Yeongcho, but he did not want to become too obsessed. I didn’t have any regrets about life. However, if I were to die, I wanted to have fun and laugh with the people around me until that moment.
“Oh my, it’s Sakshin.”
At that time, Jang Sam-tae, who opened the main gate of the manor and came in, patted his waist. On the way back from Agyang, I watered the crops around the manor and caught bugs, and my back started throbbing.
Then I looked at Namgungcheon in the yard.
Dansomi was in his arms, and her eyes were swollen, as if she had cried. The tear stains were clearly visible.
“Why on earth do you make a child cry?”
“Huh, that’s how it happened.”
“Anyway, this is why the Murim people are a problem. “Aren’t there strange rumors going around that you’re making your baby cry?”
Namgungcheon was impressed. It was wrong to make the child cry, but for some reason, Samtae Jang’s tone of voice was more crooked than usual.
As he was about to leave Dan So-mi in his arms, Nam Gung-cheon suddenly became curious about Jang Sam-tae’s words.
“What did you say? “A strange rumor?”
“You really don’t know?”
“Why don’t you ask what I’m talking about?”
Samtae scratched his head and wondered for a moment whether he should speak or not.
Of course, it could be just people making a fuss, but since there were rumors about the Myeongmunjeong faction and the Murim Alliance, I was inclined to think that Namgungcheon should also know.
“Why is that there? The current Murim lord, Geomseong….”
“Mo Yonghyeokmun? “Why him?”
“From what I heard, he doesn’t even care about political affairs and is only interested in wielding his power. “I heard there are already over a hundred merchants who have been threatened by the Murim Alliance and are giving money to them?”
“What nonsense!”
“Oh well, don’t you say it’s a rumor? The Moyong family is gaining momentum and is shaking up the real power of the Murim Alliance. Moreover, the moaning of women continues in Maengju’s residence every night.”
“Huh…”
Nam Gung-cheon froze in place with a shocked face.
It may simply be something jealous people say. However, unless they are confirmed, rumors will raise suspicions, and as a result, the trust of the Murim Alliance will fall. If left as is, the position of the Murim Alliance will never go in a good direction.
Namgungcheon frowned and sighed.
‘What are you trying to do, friend?’
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