960 times. Don’t beat yourself up if you can’t keep the promise
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In particular, Jian snooped around every place where people gathered, holding the sweets he bought at a street vendor.
Demonstration of strength by wandering drug dealers, monkey tricks, people talking about something while wearing a giant serpent around their neck… He
must be tired, but Jian’s feet didn’t know how to rest.
Even so, he followed Jian without any muttering.
“What is it? Didn’t you tell me to go home?”
To Namgung-yeon’s words, he replied as if dating was no big deal.
“There should be days like this. why? Does your sister want to go home?”
“No, I wanted to know what was going on because I was doing something I didn’t do.”
Namgungyeon looked at Yeonjeokha with puzzled eyes.
A young man who hates crowded places is going to the market?
Is that from early in the morning until late in the afternoon?
It was very different from what he usually does.
“It’s nice to go grocery shopping with your family.”
“Who doesn’t know what’s good? People who don’t usually do that because it’s weird. What’s going on?”
“I’ll go home later and talk to you.”
“okay.”
Namgung-yeon took it lightly, but was not comfortable.
What is it that makes Yeon Jeok-ha, the best man of all time and age, do something he wouldn’t do?
It would not be related to the Southern League or Hocheon League.
It was because they treated those who were in a relationship as bad even when they were on their toes.
However, it was not the remnants of the famous cult or the royal family of the green forest of the demonic cult.
Rather, they should have been terrified that the enemy enemy would harm them.
‘What’s going on?’
However, no matter how much he thought about it, nothing in the world could come to mind that would make the enemy enemy so nervous.
Namgung-yeon, who was worried, soon shook off his thoughts.
He said that he would go home and talk to him, so whether he liked it or not, he would soon find out.
She looked at Yeonjeokha with new eyes.
I thought I knew everything about him until now, but it seems that I was mistaken.
***
That evening.
Seokgyeongjang.
After dinner, Ji-an, who had been playing for a while, fell asleep, and Yeon Jeok-ha and Namgung-yeon went out to the floor.
“Want some tea?”
“Good.”
It was time for Chan-mo, who worked in the kitchen, to rest, so Namgung-yeon prepared refreshments herself.
A fragrant yet sharp tea scent spread across the floor.
The two of them enjoyed refreshments for a while – as if the purpose was to drink tea.
Suddenly, Namgoongyeon said.
“I’m glad Ji An doesn’t look like me.”
“What are you talking about? They say your face looks exactly like yours.”
“Personality.”
“aha.”
An exclamation escaped from the young man’s mouth.
Certainly, my daughter was unique.
He didn’t resemble his taciturn mother, nor did he resemble his foolish self.
He was curious and innocent, and in terms of his personality, he was similar to other children his age.
“If you were a daughter like me, it would have been really difficult to raise.”
“why? It doesn’t go out of hand, and it’s rather good.”
Namgoongyeon laughed at the nonsense.
This is because there is bound to be a distance between parents and children.
The conversation was cut short.
Yeon Jeok-ha, who drank the lukewarm tea at once, opened his mouth.
“I’ve been to the Shaolin Temple before.”
“About my brother?”
“yes.”
“I did?”
“On the way, I met Gu Cheon-hyeon in Sangsu-hyeon. Should I say I met this?”
“If we met, we met. What do you mean you have to say we met?”
“That’s when I’m homeless, and I wonder where the fire started.”
He told me about the strange things that happened in Sangsu-hyeon that night.
“…He asked me if he would do me a favor, so I said yes. A world shouldn’t perish because of what I’ve done.”
“…”
Namgung-yeon didn’t say anything.
It was unexpected, but I couldn’t turn away like he said.
“Instead, I asked for time because I had something to do. He said he knew Call me when you’re ready? But after going to Shaolin Temple, there was nothing more to do. These days, I realize all over again that I lived a simple life.”
“I see.”
Namgungyeon smiled as if it was nothing.
But the inside was confused.
No, beyond confusion, it feels like my head is empty.
Then, the voice of Yeonjeokha came to her ears.
“But you can’t just go. So I’m going to visit a place where memories dwell, and I’m going to meet my sworn brothers. With my family, of course. What do you think?”
“huh? what?”
“I am going on a trip.”
Only then did Namgung-yeon calm down and speak calmly.
“It’s an enemy.”
“yes?”
“I heard that Gucheonhyeonnyeo said that your life depends on it, so even if you refuse, you won’t take the token of guarantee?”
“yes.”
“Do you know what that means?”
“It means that it may take time, like when I went to Beomcheon Yokgyewangjaecheon. That means I have to stay away from my family.”
“It could be more than that.”
“More than that?”
Namgungyeon was about to say something, but soon changed the topic.
If he had to go anyway, there was no need to point it out.
“For the issue of the period, check with Gucheonhyeonnyeo again. But no matter how long it takes, you’re going to help the world. no?”
Namgungyeon looked into Yeonjeokha’s eyes.
After thinking for a while, he nodded his head.
This is because preventing the destruction of a world is more important than one’s own life.
“I think that is right. is not it? Am I fooling around? What do you think? If my sister objects, I won’t.”
“sun. You are right.”
Namgung-yeon said the opposite of what he really meant.
It was right to let go when I thought of him who would live his whole life feeling guilty.
“Right? I thought you would say that if you were my sister.”
The young man’s face brightened.
Even if it wasn’t, I noticed that I had made a hasty decision on my own, but hearing that I was right made me feel better.
“So, when are you planning to start your trip?”
“When would be a good time?”
“Well, I want you to think about it for a while. There’s a lot to prepare, and we have to map out the routes.”
“Then, sister decide when and where to go. Because you know that better than me.”
“okay.”
Yeon Jeok-ha, seeing her somewhat lonely face, asked cautiously.
“Is your sister okay?”
“of course.”
“Are you saying you won’t go?”
“There is nothing more foolish than breaking a promise to God.”
“You said you wouldn’t take away the token of guarantee?”
“That’s the story before you accepted Gucheonhyeonnyeo’s proposal. You promised again that you would come to help. Even if you receive divine punishment, you have nothing to say.”
“Is that going to happen again? Still, I won’t go if my sister opposes it. It doesn’t matter if you can’t use your spirit.”
After leaving Moorim, I wonder if there’s anything special about not being able to use the spirits of my body.
Namgoongyeon asked in a calm tone.
“Will you be able to live in peace, avoiding the destruction of a world, apart from using your spiritual energy and not using it?”
“….”
The serial killer did not answer.
Due to his personality, it may be difficult for him to do so.
“Make Ji An a lot of memories with his dad. Okay then.”
“Ah, why is it like you can’t come back? It won’t take long. have you forgotten who i am? I’m dating. He is the great servant of the Savior. How much do I care for my sister and Jian….”
Suddenly, his throat was hung, and he began to shout, ‘Hum! Hum!’ he cleared his throat.
As soon as the fever that soared subsided, he continued to talk about marriage.
“I promise. I’ll be back as soon as possible. You know what I said, you know?”
“Don’t beat yourself up too much if you can’t keep your promise.”
“There is no such thing as that.”
Yeongjeokha said firmly.
I will come back in time and watch Jian grow up with her.
Taking care of Namgoongyeon and Jian is her mission and the reason for her existence.
***
Early August.
Jeongju, Henan Province.
Hocheon blindness.
Tongcheongak.
At the beginning of Yushi (5:00 p.m.), representatives of the Chilpaimun gathered one by one in Tongcheongak, the conference room.
However, unlike usual, no one opened their mouth with a hard face.
As the time for the meeting drew near, the leader and the musketeers entered.
The faces of the two men were hardened.
Soon, the musketeers Gongson Illang and Gong Son Gi stepped forward to the representatives of Chilpaimun.
“As you contacted, in the Underground Village of Curse, Hwacheondae, Hocheondae, and Shaolin Temple secular disciples suffered great damage. I won’t mention the number of casualties. Out of four hundred or so people, eighty-three were dead and one hundred and fifty were seriously injured. Most of the dead died at the hands of the Sword King.”
“….”
A heavy silence swept through Tongcheongak.
It was a greater damage than when fighting against the famous cult and the demonic cult.
It was a big shock to those who thought the fight with the Southern League was a light fight for interests because they were the same political faction.
Shaolin Temple Mumun said.
“It is said that Sogaju of the Namgung family became a crippled person in the fight against Wabu, but even so, the sword king’s hands have exceeded the limit. I don’t know what the current Nammaeng is different from Sima Oedo.”
Uicheonmun’s Five Elements Swordsman Huhurak also helped.
“I agree. It’s a pity that Cheongwoon Sword’s work was too cruel. We used to eat rice together at one time, but… to do something worse than the Demonic Cult! I don’t think it should just go away.”
“However, we are still at war with the Southern Alliance. If not, what else can I do?”
Hu-rak answered without hesitation to the question of Docheon Jin-in, a fortune teller.
“Until now, only the nearby Henan and Shandong provinces have been attracted, haven’t they? There is a limit to dealing with the elite of the Murim family with only small breakwaters. There is nothing more to say now that the Sword King has decided to come out. Didn’t the support troops of the Hocheonmaeng also retreat to Wabu Lake, pushed by the Namgung family? It is my opinion that the time has come to commit the disciples of Chilpaimun.”
“….”
It is a very valid argument, but the reaction of the representatives of Chilpaimun was calm.
Of course, it is not easy to block the Moorim family with small breakwaters.
Nevertheless, the reason why the unreliable small breakwater was put forward was that Chilpaimun suffered great damage in the war with the famous bridge.
There was no sect devoted to the Hocheonmaeng to the extent of dispatching disciples even before internal probation was finished.
Hu-rak was disappointed with the selfish attitude of the other sects, but that was all.
He sighed with a confused face and glanced at the leader.
If the Chilpaimun could not be mobilized, it was a problem that would be solved only when at least the top 10 masters came forward.
The eyes of the leader, Mugeuk Merchant, and Lee Hu-rak met in the air.
Is it through his heart?
The martial arts merchant who nodded slightly, finally opened his mouth.
“Until now, Bindo had hoped that the Sword King would not come to the fore. There was also a belief that the Sword King would not intervene in a dispute over power. However, since the successor of the Namgung family is like that, it seems that he has abandoned his honor and face. We cannot entrust the sword king, who is blinded by revenge, to the minor Bangpa. The problem of the sword king will be solved by frequency and free apprentice Uicheon sword. I have already sent someone to Uicheon Geomjon, so I will go see Musangdoje as soon as he arrives.”
The atmosphere in the meeting room, which had only been heavy, brightened.
Because if three of the ten best masters in the world come forward, the King of Swords is no different.