Episode 904. I hope that resolution will last long.
Five o’clock (10 hours) ago.
Southern Alliance Hobeopdang.
Mo Yongbaek, the head of the Hobeopdang, looked at the woman sitting across from him, Jinseolha.
Namgungse is Sogaju’s lover, but it has nothing to do with Hobeopdang.
‘No, it’s not irrelevant because Namgung-cheon rejected our So-hee and chose her.’
A few years ago, he asked Mo Yong-mun (the family head of the Mo Yong family) to be a high-ranking official for Nam Gung-cheon and his daughter Mo Yong So-hee.
However, the affair ended in vain as the Namgung family politely refused.
It was only later that he found out that Namgungcheon had a woman.
It is Jinseol that the woman is sitting right in front of him with a tense face.
He suppressed his strange feelings and asked calmly.
“It’s just a matter of checking a few things, so don’t be too nervous.”
“yes.”
“Before asking the question, ‘Why was I called here?’ would think it odd To begin with, the current relationship between Hocheon and Nammaeng is not very good. Hocheonmaeng and Nammaeng both try to show who the true head of the Murim is through the Murim Contest of the Mid-Autumn Festival. The Nammaeng is still fiercely fighting behind the scenes with the Hocheonmaeng over Murim’s breakwater. Of course, we are still fighting while drinking ‘tea’ or ‘alcohol’ instead of ‘sword’.”
Jin Seol-ha’s body slightly stiffened at the word ‘not yet’.
It was because it was the same as ‘a sword fight could happen’ in the future.
“As you know, the biggest enemy of the Southern Alliance is not the famous bridge or green forest. After all, they can be said to be the ones who help the South. When a crisis comes, people are bound to flock to the South.”
“….”
It’s a strange logic, but it’s not wrong, so Jinseolha held her breath and listened.
“The enemy of the Southern League is the Hocheon League. Of course, the biggest stumbling block to the existence of the Hocheon League is our South Korean League. If you encounter a strong enemy like the Demonic Cult or the famous Cult, you can cooperate for a while, but what will happen next? I don’t think it’s complicated. You can tell just by looking at the dark struggle over the Moorim Championship.”
Jin Seol-ha cautiously asked as the unnecessary story seemed to be getting longer.
“Well, but I don’t know why you say that to me.”
Mo Yongbaek frowned when she questioned her explanation.
I don’t know what he thought of Hobeopdang, so he said such a carefree voice.
“When the hunt is over, the hound is no longer needed and is eaten [兎死狗烹]. The relationship between Nammaeng and Hocheonmaeng is like that. When the outer enemy disappears, one of them is destined to be eaten.”
I didn’t agree with what he said.
“Since the Nammaeng and Hocheonmaeng are political faction forces, can’t we work together for Kangho’s well-being?”
“You say that only one knows and the other two don’t. Have you ever seen two huge bosses doing business in one area? The Nammaeng and Hocheonmaeng are in a competitive relationship, and if they are pushed out of the competition, they will be eliminated.”
“But…”
Mo Yongbaek interrupted Chen Xuehe.
“According to what you said, the breakwaters of adjacent factions won’t fight each other, right? However, during the work of the Nammaeng and Hocheonmaeng, Gu Hal is to mediate the dispute between the Bangpas. Since you were also in the Hocheon League and the South League, shouldn’t you have seen it with your own eyes?”
“….”
Agreed with stern silence.
Unfortunately, what the head of the Hobeopdangju said was true.
“If the famous church disappears, what do you think will happen next? The battle for profit between the Nammaeng and Hocheonmaeng affiliates will begin. And Moorim’s breakwaters will choose the one who fights on their side. Do you know how many dams shed blood for the sake of teenagers? The biggest enemy that threatens the top ten is not Green Forest, but the other top. So they preyed on their competitors and stood tall as teenagers. The same goes for the Nammaeng and Hocheonmaeng. If you don’t want to be a hunting dog and get into the pot, you have to be the owner.”
“….”
Jinseol-ha sighed, unable to find words to refute.
As a disciple of the minor clan, she was no match for Mo Yong-baek, who was educated in the Murim family.
“Originally, I just wanted to ask a few questions and finish. But you told me, the owner of the Hobeop Dang, to ‘be with Hocheonmaeng’. You, who were suspected of being the culprit of the Hocheon League and called to the Guardian Dang, said such disquieting things to the Head of the Guard. I doubt even whether you are really a member of the Southern Alliance.”
Jin Seol-ha, startled by the thunderous sound, jumped up and down.
“yes? Let’s go? Don’t you know why I came to the South? Is meeting an acquaintance from Hocheonmaeng a serious enough crime to be summoned to Hobeopdang?”
“There is a story about you and Namgoongse getting married to So Ga-joo, so we’re trying to verify it more thoroughly. It’s because the ganja of Hocheonmaeng can’t dig into the Moorim family.”
“I am not a ganja. There is no reason for that.”
“If you are proud of yourself, cooperate with the Hobeop Party’s investigation. That’s it. The Hobeopdang will also consider your situation and set aside ten days to finish it quickly.”
From then on, Mo Yongbaek’s persistent questions continued.
Starting with Mo Yong-baek, the warriors belonging to the Hobeopdang took turns revealing her past.
The warriors of the Hobeopdang were not kind to her.
The harsh five-hour investigation left a deep wound in Jin Seol-hwa’s heart.
I don’t know if it’s because he came from the Hocheon League or because he has no foundation in the Southern League, but Hobeopdang treated himself as an outsider.
To her, who experienced the other side of the Southern Alliance, the Southern Alliance was like a monster that was difficult to resist.
***
and now.
“Brother. Can’t we leave the South too?”
At the sudden words of Jin Seol-ha, Blue Cloud Sword Namgung-cheon hesitated.
“Jin Mae. What are you talking about? Are you leaving the South? The Namgung family is the center of the Southern League, how can we get out? why? What happened at Hobeopdang?”
Namgungcheon looked at Jinseolha with puzzled eyes.
He knew that she had been called to the Hobeopdang.
When I looked around, my colleagues from Hocheonmaeng days came to visit me and said that they were being investigated.
He knew the atmosphere of the Southern Alliance, so he let it go.
I never dreamed that the investigation would continue for five hours.
This is because Jinseolha is a soldier belonging to the Southern League and the woman he will marry.
Later, when he realized that the investigation was getting longer, he jumped up and down, but the Hobeopdang did not budge.
So I waited anxiously, and now that we’ve finally met, can’t we get out of the South?
He let out a long sigh as he approached Namgungcheon’s half gate.
He, the head of the household of the Namgung family of Hagisa, couldn’t have said anything more absurd than that.
“They treated me as a vassal of Hocheonblindness. How many years have I spent in the South? I guess I was the only one who didn’t know that I was a stranger.”
“What kind of lunatic would say that? Who is the one who called Ganja to Jin Mae?”
Angry Namgungcheon’s voice rose.
The sound of Namgungcheon spread far and wide in the quiet Nammaeng late at night.
However, he did not dissuade him from speaking out.
It was true that he had been treated as a ganja during the five o’clock fight anyway, and it was clear that tomorrow there would be no one in the Southern League he didn’t know.
“I don’t know if it’s just one or two people… Everyone from the head of the Hobeopdang said something like that.”
“Uncle Moyong said that?”
“yes.”
“why not? Uncle Moyong knows what Jin Mae is like no one else, right?”
“I don’t know either. People suddenly changed and pushed me.”
“driving me crazy.”
Namgungchun felt frustrated and patted my chest.
My head was full with the thought of having a wedding with Jin Seol-ha this year, but I don’t know what kind of lightning it was.
“I’m going crazy too. I’ve been hearing that for five o’clock.”
“The people of Hobeopdang can’t do it!”
“What are you going to do?”
Jin Seol-ha stared at him.
Can he, who is only a member, criticize Hobeopdang’s actions?
Namgungcheon, who had been struggling with his spirit, drooped his shoulders.
“I’m protesting that it’s not too much.”
“ha! That’s it. I thought it would be quiet once the Demonic Cult retreated, but I don’t know what’s going on.”
“Be patient with Jin-mae. If you get married, you won’t be able to take care of it anymore.”
“Brother. Shouldn’t you be respectful even if you don’t have a family background when you’re at the level of the Southern League? Does it make sense that this is not Sapa, and I have to marry my brother to be treated as a member of the South?”
“I think so. I will tell you about the injustice that I suffered from my father. If my father finds out about this, he won’t stay still.”
“all right. I hope this never happens again in the Southern League.”
Jinseolha tried to calm the bubbling inside.
If he wasn’t going to break out of the South right away, like Yeon Jeok-ha and his wife, then he had to.
***
Next day.
Early in the morning, Namgungcheon went to visit his father and told him what had happened to Jinseolha yesterday.
Then, the sword king Namgung Byeok did not hide his displeasure at the treatment of the future daughter-in-law of the Namgung family.
This is because it is related not only to Chin Seol-ha but also to the honor of the Namgung family.
“I’m going to say something to the head of my guardhouse, so don’t take it to heart. Tell that to Jin Seol-ha.”
“Uncle Moyong, as well as the other generations of Hobeopdang, did the same. I know Jin-Mae is the one to marry me, but I don’t know why.”
“If you know that, it means that you have become an adult too.”
“Is there a reason I don’t know about?”
Namgungcheon looked at his father with absurd eyes.
He had a clear view of the Namgung family as well as the five generations and the affairs of the Nammaeng.
But what do you not know?
“Do you want to know why Mo Yongbaek and the four generations fought so hard?”
“Tell me. I need to know.”
“Mo Yongbaek, the head of the guard house, promoted your marriage with his daughter a few years ago. I turned it down because I knew you already had another woman. It would have been difficult to show favor to Jin Seol-ha because he was such a Mo Yong-baek.”
“What about the other three?”
“If you change your position and think about it, you will see the answer. They, too, will want Jin Seol-ha to be hurt. So, if Jin Seol-ha leaves the Southern Alliance, he will aim for that vacant position. It started with the Mo Yongbaek family, so even if things go wrong, Mo Yongbaek should be held accountable.”
“The other three families want the lost falcon to break away from the Southern Alliance?”
“Isn’t that what gives them a chance? The bigger the alliance grows, the more important it becomes to who stands next to you. Other than the Murim family, who would dare to aim for that position?”
“I will not send a gin hawk.”
“I hope that decision will last a long time. But what if Jin Seol-ha wants to leave the Southern Alliance?”
“I…”
Namgungcheon couldn’t answer his father’s question.
When Chin Seol-ha said such a thing last night, he accepted it with one voice out of anger.
But what if Hobeopdang and other Murim families persistently pursue Jinseolha?
Will Jin Seol-ha be able to endure it?
Perhaps the day will come when he will say that he will leave the real South.
Leaving the South now was the same as saying that he would leave his side.
Namgung Byeok said to Namgungcheon, who had a devastated face.
“That’s why you still can’t get rid of the blue cloud sword’s nickname.”
“…”
Namgungcheon, who had been hesitant, got up quietly and went outside.
He trudged aimlessly, and suddenly jumped over the fence of the Namgung family and started running.
After running nonstop for half an hour (1 hour), he stopped at the main gate of Seokgyeongjang.
Namgungcheon, who had been hovering in front of the door for a long time, turned around with a long sigh.
Just as he was about to start walking, he heard a high-pitched voice from behind.
“older brother. You came all the way here, are you just going?”