Episode 759
“Oh, that’s the story. Uhm… Well, you can say that since you are a distinguished guest recognized by the Lord of the castle. “It’s a story everyone in the city knows, so it’s not something that’s hidden from outsiders.”
It was fortunate. He continued.
“We have received great grace.”
“What if it’s grace?”
“The saint of Maitreya made us into Buddhas!”
“Buddha?”
If you interpret the meaning literally, Buddha is Buddha, but it means that it is a similar type of Buddha.
First of all, it looked different from just a Buddha.
“What does that mean?”
“Even if I eat less, I don’t feel hungry. Always full of energy. Very good! “Even if I only eat one-tenth of what I used to, I feel full and always have a lot of energy.”
He smiled brightly and showed off his biceps.
My arms were chubby.
“Can I take your pulse for a moment?”
“As much as you want.”
Even when I took the pulse, it did not appear to be that of a starving person.
‘Just without food in my stomach, my vitality is the same as that of a healthy person.’
Jin Cheon-hee asked.
“It’s not like you ate strange meat or you used magic to turn rotten meat into fresh butchered meat or something like that?”
“no. at all. “It’s enough to just take a bite of bread every now and then when I think about it.”
It was truly a strange story.
“Then I will just leave. “Dear guest, please rest in peace.”
The soldier said hello and went back to look for the master.
Jashi said after seeing that.
“If you say so, it is truly a great blessing. Is it possible to live by eating just one day out of ten? “Isn’t this the paradise you dreamed of?”
“If humans aren’t bear bugs, then how on earth…”
I couldn’t understand.
“This place is twisted. In particular, that child has the power to resist witchcraft. This is not normal. Besides, you’re a flatterer…”
Jashi says that and gets lost in thought.
Jin Cheon-hee looked at Jashi intently, then took out a Wanong biscuit from her luggage and handed it to Jashi.
“How come you always have food to eat?”
“There is something left over to eat.”
Since the body was not very efficient, they did not say otherwise that it had to keep eating.
Yeo Ha-ryun said.
“Once night falls, let’s start exploring.”
Jashi also agreed with that.
“You’d better do that. In addition, Jin Cheon-hee, the Rakshasha you heard about from Seongju is also a problem. “I can’t believe there’s something here that only appears in fairy tales.”
Jin Cheonhee shrugged his shoulders.
“Once you look at it, you’ll know.”
“How come you aren’t surprised at all?”
Poetry ghosts and witchcraft.
It was Jin Cheon-hee who saw the end of human darkness.
I didn’t think there would be any shock if something more was added here.
‘I’m more worried about Ilkana than that.’
* * *
While the sun was setting, Jin Cheon-hee made various things and shared them with everyone.
I wanted to start a fire, but I couldn’t go into the kitchen, so I had to heat it with a heater.
In addition, I put unknown pills, syringes, and transparent glass bottles in the Geumhyeokbang equipment and rolled them up in a belt.
“You prepare a lot, brother.”
“The basics of medicine are first and foremost equipment, and secondly equipment. “What can we do without medicine, injections, or disinfectants?”
Yeo Ha-ryun was amazed to see the bandages prepared so carefully.
“How does all that fit in?”
Jin Cheon-hee showed the wrist armor that covers the back of the hand.
“This contains a long needle and a crushing needle. “Master spent some money and made it with the same ingredients as the Sacheondanga memorization.”
“That in itself would be great protection.”
“It’s like that because the Sacheondanga memorization is tightly packed horizontally and vertically. Instead, it is very heavy. The wrist armor is not as good as Cheonjamsa, but it is at least as good as Baekjamsa.”
“Is it okay for that teacher to be like this? “A disciple is by nature the more you protect him, the weaker he becomes.”
Jashi cleared his throat as if he was displeased with Zhugelin’s overprotection.
Jin Cheon-hee answered.
“It’s like being a priest as a member of the National Assembly. “It is very different from the priesthood of shamans or powerful warriors.”
“Even apprentices don’t get paid this cheaply.”
“Hahaha, I heard a lot from glass studio craftsmen. “When I was learning, my teacher beat me to the point of tears.”
“That’s all love.”
“Yes… but. “Master, you rarely use violence other than sparring.”
That sparring is just so damn hard that it makes you vomit.
‘Now that you think about it, I wonder if Master is a bit unusual in this world of power.’
That may be why he is a good match for Jin Cheon-hee.
Yeo Ha-ryun said.
“It’s a lifesaver, but you have to do at least that much. And my brother doesn’t just go to safe places like other lawmakers.”
“yes?”
“If you are worried about that, Hyeol-rin should send your brother to the Demonic Cult.”
Why is the conclusion that way?
Jin Cheon-hee thought about that and moved the luggage to Hwang-gu’s neck and back.
Wow!
“I heard it’s definitely more comfortable because there’s Hwanggu.”
How long has it been like that?
I could see dusk setting beyond the window.
As I sat like that and spent some more time, even the guard guarding the private house disappeared somewhere, and there was only the sound of insects everywhere.
Outside the window, I occasionally saw a house with candles lit, but that was it.
Like other cities, there seemed to be few places open until late at night.
“Shall we go soon?”
With those words, the three people came out at the same time.
“If you find it difficult to follow Jashi, take Hwanggu.”
“There’s no need for that.”
Can elemental magic strengthen the body this much?
Jin Cheon-hee guessed how dangerous the gold jutsu Jashi was practicing was, but she could not think of a way to break it.
Doesn’t literally every spell come with a price?
How Prince Radan died was still vivid in my mind.
Jin Cheon-hee shook her head to get rid of that memory and went out into the street.
‘There’s no point in worrying. Let’s keep thinking of ways.’
Xuanyuan Zhandan Shin Technique and Yang Yi Shin Technique allow you to keep thinking about several things at once.
‘Don’t give up. If you think and think and think again, you will find the answer.’
Isn’t that the reason why Zhuge Liang, the founder of the sect, created this new technique?
Yeo Ha-ryun looks at Jin Cheon-hee and her older brother’s blue eyes.
‘What kind of ending do you plan on reaching?’
It’s always been like that.
Because Souiseon has always been something that changes the landscape.
Even though I was in hell, it was like that.
He blooms towards the light.
Even if it causes the roots to deteriorate.
* * *
“No matter how much I look around, I can’t see any traces of the Sun Moon Shin Church members.”
“Not only that. “There is nothing to do with the Maitreya blood missionary work and it doesn’t show anything at all.”
“I see. “I can’t even see livestock.”
It’s night, so even if you can’t hear a rooster crowing, you can usually hear a dog barking.
In the silence without even that.
The three walked in complete darkness. Jin Cheon-hee said.
“I think it would be faster if we spread out and search.”
So the three people dispersed.
Jin Cheon-hee took Hwang-gu and headed to the inn first. Because it was the only place nearby with lights on, I could feel the presence of people.
When I entered the inn, I saw that some people were drinking.
‘There’s still no snacks.’
A situation where everyone is just drinking.
I was worried about my stomach’s health, but these are people who only eat once every ten days.
‘Have I really become a flatterer or something?’
Jashi said.
If that were possible, it would truly be the paradise of my dreams.
‘Is that really true?’
The inn owner recognized Jin Cheon-hee and said.
“I guess he’s an outsider who came in during the day. “I think I heard you were a guest of Seongju…”
The inn owner, who had a generous look, greeted Jin Cheon-hee with a hollow smile.
“Has the rumor already spread?”
“Because few outsiders come here recently. In the past, ascetics would still come, but since the rinderpest epidemic, even that has stopped. Thanks to you, I too will die because my business won’t work. “Well, since there’s nothing to eat, what’s the point of having outsiders come?”
A city where everyone has become a fool.
A place where no one has to risk their life for food.
People’s hearts seemed more comfortable than anyone else’s.
the owner asked.
“So what should I give you? “The only thing they’ll give you is alcohol.”
“I guess there’s a lot of alcohol left?”
“You can’t fill your stomach with alcohol. Besides, this is a mine. I originally stocked up on a lot of alcohol. “Almost all food was gone in two months.”
The innkeeper jokingly grumbled that miners wouldn’t work without alcohol.
“First, please have a drink. “Is there nothing to eat at all?”
“It’s okay. “But it’s expensive.”
“how much is it?”
“One gold coin. “It’s about two pieces of dried beef jerky and dried vegetables.”
Ridiculous price.
‘No, not silver, but gold?’
The gold coins here are similar in value to those from the central plains.
In the first place, in the world of the gold standard, gold has similar value wherever it goes.
‘What kind of profiteering…?’
But for now, just for research purposes. I needed to find out if it was proper beef jerky.
“A drink and some beef jerky.”
Jin Cheon-hee said that and flicked the money away with her fingers.
“There is no currency here. “Is it gold?”
After saying that, he bit down once and nodded.
“It’s gold.”
“yes.”
“Indeed, he is the envoy of the Fire Empire. The barrel is big. Are you okay? No matter how much you bring a dog like that, you have to be careful not to encounter a robber. Well, there are no shameless people in this city who try to take other people’s money.”
This time, Jin Cheon-hee took out an iron coin and held it between her fingers.
The innkeeper asked, looking at the iron coin that was crumpled like a sheet of paper.
“Huh… Is it witchcraft?”
“It’s like Chakratant.”
“He was a warrior. I didn’t know you looked so pretty. “Please wait a moment.”
As I sat down, Hwanggu quietly lay down at Jin Cheonhee’s feet.
The innkeeper put down the alcohol, two pieces of beef jerky, and dried carrots.
Wow!
Hwanggu immediately begs for him.
“Do you eat and eat that much?”
After saying that, he smells it. It’s ordinary beef jerky.
I shared it with Hwanggu and it was just beef jerky as expected.
Beef jerky.
‘It doesn’t look like it’s human meat after all…’
I felt a little sad that I had to worry about human meat instead of poison every time I ate, but this beef jerky was just right.
Jin Cheon-hee was lost in thought.
‘No, there are no clues here either. If this is the case, where should we go to find the people of the Sun Moon God Church? I also need to find a blood missionary.’
At that time, the bar owner sat down on the chair across from Jin Cheon-hee.
“Yes, an outsider and a guest of the castle owner. “What’s it like outside these days?”
It seemed like he wanted to hear news from the outside world.
‘It’s better. Should I get to know this owner and get some information?’
With that in mind, I talked about the outside world in moderation.
The royal capital has been normalized, and with the end of rinderpest, food and livestock from the surrounding areas are being purchased, and the palace is moving to normalize the country.
Things like this.
Stories like the prince or underground ruins were left out.
“Oh my goodness, thanks to you, I get to hear stories about what’s going on in the world. “Thank you.”
The inn owner repeatedly expressed his gratitude to Jin Cheonhee.
If there is something to give, there is also something to receive. This time, Jin Cheon-hee asked the inn owner the opposite question.
“Do you know anything about salvation?”
What I heard from the guard wasn’t enough.
More information is needed.
“iced coffee. The saint of Maitreya gave us the elixir to become Buddha without practice. In fact, it is not enough to be called a true Buddha, so it is called a false Buddha.”
“Buddha… But what about the elixir?”
Is it possible to become a Buddha if you take medicine?
“That’s right.”
“Hoo.”
“The Buddha said, ‘Isn’t it true that suffering is what prevents liberation and causes us to wander through reincarnation?’”
“Of course.”
“That is why the saint of Maitreya religion saved me from hunger, which is one of the sufferings.”
To destroy defilements, hunger is also eliminated. It was a novel idea.
‘okay. In terms of doctrine, it feels like Adari is roughly right. I feel like I will bring heaven to the world just by hearing the words.’
But if that’s all it is, then what is it?
Why here?
He continued.
“If you take that elixir, you won’t be hungry and will be healthy even if you only eat one-tenth of what you normally eat.”
They say that eating just one day out of ten is enough.
“Is that what happened to everyone in the city?”
“That’s right. If it weren’t for that, people would have been starving to death one after another by now.”
These eyes know.
Eyes that see the savior.
