Episode 949. There’s nothing wrong with Hocheonmaeng,
Hebi.
Namgung Se.
Early moning.
Before the sword king Namgung Byeok even had a meal, he called the general manager Yu Jeong Yu-geom Namgung San-ho into the office.
“My lord. You said you were looking for me?”
“I have a few days to go quietly, so make sure you know that.”
“How many days?”
Namgung Sanho looked at the Namgung wall with surprised eyes.
The Hocheon League entered Hefei, but the Southern Alliance leader was away for several days?
“If it is short, it will take two days, and if it is long, it will take about three days.”
“ah!”
An exclamation flowed from Namgung Sanho’s mouth.
If it takes two or three days to make a round trip, Nanjing was obvious.
“Are you going to Nanjing?”
“…”
Namgung Byeok didn’t answer and turned around.
“Since I tipped off the musketeer and came out, the Southern Alliance won’t find me. If you find it at Sega, I’ll cover it appropriately.”
“All right.”
Namgung San-ho did not ask any more.
Soon after, Namgung Byeok got up from his seat and disappeared without looking back.
***
Nanjing.
non-polar gate.
Around sunset, a warrior covering his face with a hat appeared in front of the Mugeuk Gate.
Wearing an antique sword on his waist, he was Namgung Byeok, the leader of the Southern Alliance, the Sword King.
After confirming that there was no one around, Namgung Byeok flew up with the new law of the fish trap.
Soon after, he turned sharply in mid-air and moved inside the Mu-geuk Gate.
After a while, the south palace wall fell quietly like a feather on the innermost hall.
It was when his feet just touched the roof tiles.
An old man rose like a ghost across from him.
It was Jang Moo-deok, one of the ten greatest masters of the world and the master of martial arts.
“Crossing the wall of the Mugeuk Gate… You became bold after becoming the leader of the Southern Alliance.”
“It happened because I was quietly going to see senior Jang.”
Zhang Mu-deok looked at the South Palace wall with indifferent eyes.
It was wrong for him to talk about the moon in the early evening, but it wasn’t something I couldn’t understand.
“Follow me.”
Zhang Mu-deok slowly walked through the air and descended into the yard.
The face of the South Palace wall hardened slightly.
My heart was heavy when I saw him casually perform the legendary step in the air.
That’s not to the point of dying.
Namgung Byeok also followed Mu-deok Jang in the air.
In general, the faster you go, the higher your level, but the opposite is true of walking in the air.
The slower the gait, the higher the level.
This is because in order to stay in the air, that amount of history must be supported.
The distance between Zhang Mu-deok and Namgung Byeok did not decrease at all.
Jang Moo-deok, who landed in the yard first, glanced at the wall of the South Palace, and then went up to the floor.
Eventually, when Namgung Byeok reached the floor, he pointed to a chair.
“Sit down. Considering the example of guests, we should serve refreshments at least, but we’ll skip that.”
Since he was a guest who had been visiting all the way to Waldam, he was considerate so that he would not be noticed by his family.
“thank you.”
Namgung Byeok bowed and sat down.
Silence hung between the two.
In fact, the relationship between the Namgung family and Mu Geuk Moon was not bad.
Both of them belonged to the same political faction, so exchanges were frequent.
At that time, Moo-deok Jang and Byeok Namgung were Moorim’s seniors and juniors.
Now ‘Was there ever such a day?’ It was so close that I wanted to, but that’s it.
Jang Moo-deok was the first to speak.
“I heard that you are having a hard time because of Namcheon these days. It’s something I’m thankful for. haha.”
Jang Moo-deok entered after confirming the relationship between Namcheon and the Namgung family.
This is because if Namcheon is involved, Mugeukmun may have to re-open the gate.
Namgung Byeok said in a calm tone.
“Since he has nothing to do with the Namgung Family, I don’t want him to be mentioned.”
Maintaining ambiguity would be advantageous for negotiations, but Namgung Byeok did not.
His anger toward his daughter and son-in-law was so great.
If nothing special happened, that distance would be maintained until death.
Zhang Mu-deok clicked his tongue inwardly at his foolishly naive attitude.
‘Tsk tsk! Should I call it stupid or pure… If Namcheon was my son-in-law, I would have carried it on my back.’
If the relationship between Namgungbyeok and Namcheon was the case, then it was a good thing for Mugeukmun and Hocheonmaeng.
“I’m going to ask you to cut down. What is the reason you came to visit me all the way to Waldam?”
“Last night, the first fight took place in Jangbong-hyeon. Today, the Southern Alliance will push the Hocheon Meng beyond the Huaihe River. At least this year, there won’t be any Hocheon Meng joining the Wu Geuk Gate.”
“I know about Jang Bong-hyeon. Is that what you came to say?”
Jang Mu-deok tilted his head.
The Southern Alliance will not be able to take advantage of the superiority because it is in a hurry to prevent the Hocheon Alliance.
In a one-on-one situation, Seon Woo-sega cannot be the opponent of Mu-geuk-mun.
Therefore, the story of Namgungbyeok could be said to be advantageous to Mugeukmun.
“A prolonged fight only increases unnecessary sacrifices. So I came here to make a proposal to you.”
“proposal?”
“Why don’t you and I tie a knot according to the will of the person who fights and wins?”
“Heh heh heh!”
At the clever provocation of his junior, Namgung Byeok, Jang Moo-deok laughed and shook his shoulders.
“Do you think you have the confidence to fight against me and win?”
“It can’t be. But don’t you know how long and short it is?”
A bitter smile appeared on Jang Moo-deok’s lips.
You say it’s not, but you can’t make such an offer unless you have the confidence to win.
I was embarrassed and wanted to hang out with him, but I thought, ‘Why me?’
“I would like to, but I will decline the offer.”
“Aren’t you confident?”
“It’s because it doesn’t match the fairness rather than myself. If you were the head of the Seonwu family, you would have accepted it. But aren’t you the leader of the Southern Alliance? If you jump in with the qualifications of the Southern Alliance, wouldn’t it be right to deal with the Hocheon League as well?”
“Are you asking me to fight three great masters?”
“Rather, it’s that I’m not the representative of the Hutian Meng, so it’s hard to decide. If it’s a fight between the Hocheon League and the South League, we’ll have to take the appropriate method.”
It was a polite refusal.
Unaware of his refusal, Namgung Byeok remained silent for a while with a shocked face.
However, it was difficult to refute Jang Moo-deok’s words because they were not unreasonable.
It also makes no sense that Jang Moo-deok represents the fight between the Southern League and the Hocheon League.
“My thoughts were brief. Aside from that, won’t you go into a fight with Seonwoo?”
“Why do you think that would be?”
“Because there is no partner for Sunwoo Segae.”
“Then I ask. Seon Woo-sega is not an opponent of Mugeuk-mun, so why cross the realm of Mugeuk-mun?”
“That’s because Wujimen belong to the Hocheonblind.”
“Many breakpoints of the South Alliance were all members of the Hocheon Alliance before. Even your husband’s family.”
“But now we are united as Southern Alliance.”
“I understand that you established the Southern Alliance. That said, it was too much to touch the Mugeuk Gate, which is rooted in Nanjing.”
Then Namgung Byeok said in a resolute tone.
“You can put Hocheonmaeng first. If you want to attract Mugeuk Merchants and Uicheon Swordsman, do so. I am not going to back down on the fame of the three of you.”
“Don’t push yourself too hard. Because you are not the best in the world. No, even if we were the best in the world, the three of us wouldn’t be able to handle it.”
“Did I tell you? Long and short, you have to see.”
“You can tell just by looking at it with your own eyes. Seeing that you are full of blood, you are still young. Stop and see.”
“You haven’t answered my question yet.”
“What… ah! If the question is whether you are going to fight against Seonwuse, well. I don’t know. But one thing is clear. After all, I am also a member of the Mugeukmun.”
It was a voice that said, “You can fight.”
Namgung Byeok, who had been listening quietly, rose from his seat.
“Then I’ll see you on that day.”
At Namgung Byeok’s goodbye, Zhang Wudeok nodded.
“I won’t go far.”
The south palace wall slowly descended into the yard and suddenly disappeared like a ghost.
***
Hapbi.
Outskirts of Jangbong-hyeon.
around dusk.
Fifty or so warriors, who had been running panting, sat down on the ground one by one.
It was Hocheondae, which was selected for the Mid-Autumn Festival Moorim Competition.
Hocheon Dae Daeju Sammu Sword Ido asked Absolute Sword Yang Manseung, who was nearby.
“Hwacheon University?”
“I fell in the direction of Lake Wabu.”
“Didn’t you go to Hoeha?”
“I felt like I lost my direction after being pushed by Namgung family’s offensive.”
“Tsk!”
Ido clicked his tongue.
Hwacheon University was far from elite because it was a group of warriors recruited from Shandong Province and Henam Province.
It was only natural that they would lose their minds after meeting the Namgung family.
Yang Man-seung muttered with a tired face.
“The power of the South is stronger than I thought. I didn’t know that Hwacheondae would collapse like that.”
“I know. Even if the Namgung family’s Changchundae was great, I thought it would hold up for a while.”
Ido shook his head.
Because the Hocheondae prevented the pursuit of the Southern Alliance, it was a shame, but it was almost a big deal.
Both sides had similar numbers, but Hwacheondae collapsed like a sandcastle.
“I never dreamed that Cheongun Sword’s martial arts would be so outstanding. I thought he was the best among the latter, but…”
Leedo said something harsh.
“Don’t just be envious, be diligent. Aren’t you the same age as him?”
“yes.”
Yi Do’s disciple, Absolute Sword Yang Man-seung, lowered his eyes.
Bibong Jeon Seo-rin and Cheolhyeop Ko Ji-seok, who were watching from one side, sneaked closer.
Eventually, Bibong Jeon Seo-rin carefully opened her mouth.
“Sabaek. Where are we going?”
“I should go to Wabu Lake. We have to join Hwacheon University, but we can’t do anything on our own.”
“Wabu Lake is an unexpected place, isn’t it?”
“I plan to seek a counterattack with Hwacheon University at Lake Wabu.”
“Namgung Se is in charge of the vanguard of the Southern League…. Will there be a counterattack?”
“We just need Hocheondae to stop Namgungse.”
Jeon Seo-rin’s gaze turned to Hocheondae.
Hwacheon University had a far greater number of people, but Hocheon University outperformed each other in terms of individual skills.
If it was the Hocheondae, it seemed that it would be able to hold out to some extent against the Changcheondae of the Namgung family.
After a while, Ido got up from his seat and spoke to the Hocheon crew.
“Following Hwacheondae, we will also go to Wabu Lake! If we rest longer, the Southern Alliance may catch us back, so we will move now!”
At his instruction, the members of the Hocheon stood up from their seats while grumbling.
It’s not like it’s not, but if I was caught by the Southern League now, my life was in danger.
About 50 masters of Hocheon University ran westward using the martial arts again.
Has Hocheondae disappeared and has passed about 15 minutes? A group of unmanned people came.
They are masters of the Namgung family who followed Hocheondae.
Namgung-jin, the swordsman of Daeju of the Changchun Daeju, stopped when he noticed the footprints on the ground.
Namgungcheon, the blue cloud sword, approached him and said.
“It’s a sign of Hocheonblindness. Judging by the clear footprints, it must have been a while ago?”
“Looks like we got it right. By the way, are the wounds okay?”
Namgung-jin looked at him with worried eyes, and Namgung-cheon waved his arms.
“It’s just a little brushed off. It’s not even hurt.”
“Be careful though. Even if it’s a small injury, it’s not good if it accumulates. As you know, it is not a fight that will end in a day or two.”
“yes. Do you want to go right away before the distance widens?”
However, Namgoongjin shook his head.
“No, our Namgung family is too advanced. Let’s wait for Paengga and Moyongse.”
“If time permits, Hocheonmaeng will come together again.”
“The effect of the raid should now be over. It’s not just the enemies that need to be retooled.”
“It sucks.”
Namgungcheon licked his lips with a regretful face.
His blood boiled with endless confidence different from when he faced famous schools.
But now I had to follow Daeju’s words.
‘There’s nothing wrong with Hocheonmaeng.’
For a full day after last night’s raid, the Southern Alliance benefited greatly. Because they pushed the same number of enemies all the way to Wabu Lake without much sacrifice.
Maybe that’s why I didn’t feel sick even when I got hurt, and my body wasn’t as hard as I thought.