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early september.
Namjiryeseong Nanjing.
non-polar gate.
Dongin Pavilion.
Since morning, three people have gathered in Moonju’s office.
Cheon-gong-do scholar Mun-ju, guard Jin Il-won, and patrol-dang-ju Heo Mun-do.
Heo Mundo carefully took his luck.
“The movements of the Southern Alliance are unusual. The atmosphere is that Namjiryeseong will not allow any faction other than the Southern Alliance.”
Then, Jin Il-won, the guard, frowned.
“What do you mean you won’t allow it? How many Hocheonmaeng clans remain in Namjikryeseong now? I heard that everyone went over to the Southern Alliance except for our Mugeukmun.”
“It is said that it is actually a word aimed at the infinite gate.”
“Ugh! No matter how much Nam Maeng is the loser of Nam Ji Rye Castle, where would you say that such an outrageous statement would not be allowed?”
“They say they openly say that they will be expelled from Namjikryeseong.”
“…”
For a moment, Jin Ilwon was speechless.
Would you expel a prestigious school with hundreds of years of tradition for not joining the Southern Alliance?
It’s the first time I’ve ever said that.
When Jin Il-won was dubious, Munju Janghak intervened.
“It is true. I also heard that through an acquaintance in the South. At first, I thought it was temporary nonsense… but it doesn’t seem like it just came out.”
Only then did Jin Il-won, who felt the seriousness of the situation, ask Chang Hak Mun-ju.
“How is the state of the free apprentice?”
“No progress. According to the doctor, it is not an internal injury that can be healed in one or two years.”
“If not for a year or two?”
“They told me to think about five years at the shortest and ten years if the longest.”
“Ten years? You’re crazy.”
“Anyway, it’s because of the age of apprentice Musang.”
“Did you ask for help from Shaolin Temple or the Shamans?”
“It is said to be difficult. The internal injuries of Master Wongong and Jinin Taiheo are also severe.”
“Ah…”
Jin Ilwon sighed.
Come to think of it, there were people in Shaolin Temple and the shaman who needed to use the elixir right away.
“The volcanic wave…”
Jin Il-won blurted out.
It was belatedly remembered that Mugeuk Merchant, a long-time scholar of the Volcano faction and leader of the Hocheonmaeng, also suffered an internal injury that day.
Shaolin Shaman Hwasan’s unique medicine is a well-known medicine in Moorim.
Coincidentally, however, the best masters of the three factions are all under treatment, so it seems wrong to get the medicine.
It made sense when the congressman said five to ten years.
Changhak Munju said in a calm tone.
“The current situation of Mugeukmun is that it is difficult to refuse even if the Southern Alliance makes unreasonable demands. There is no master in Mugeukmun or Hocheonmaeng that can stand up to the Sword King.”
“Huh! I guess it happened.”
Jin Ilwon shook his head.
In case of a conflict with the Southern League, it was difficult to receive support from the Hocheon League, but the bigger problem was that there was no opponent for the Sword King right away.
when the three of them are silent
The commander’s voice came from outside the door.
“Lord Moon. The guests of the Southern Alliance Headquarters have visited.”
Munju Changhak and Jinilwon Protection Officer Heomundo Patrol Dangju looked at each other with faces that said something had come.
Soon after, the scholarship holder said.
“Bring me.”
“yes.”
The commander’s footsteps receded.
After a while, two people entered the hall.
“hello. This is the Moyong Pavilion of the Southern Alliance General Staff.”
“It’s white wings.”
In response to the greetings of the two, Chang Hak Moon Joo took the place of the Mu Geuk Moon masters.
“I am a scholar. This is Daehyeop Jin Ilwon, the guard, and Daehyeop Heo Mundo, the head of the patrol party.”
At the introduction of Moonju, Jin Ilwon and Heo Moondo greeted each other with eye contact.
Jin Il-won and Heo Moon-do showed their dislike for each other, but Mo Yong-gak and Baek Ik didn’t care.
It’s because they didn’t come to Mugeukmun anyway for good things.
When Mo Yong-gak and Baek-ik sat down, Jang Hak Mun-ju was the first to get lucky.
“I feel sorry for the unfortunate incident that happened at the gunsmith. Due to this incident, Mr. Musangdoje has withdrawn from the management of Mugeukmun. If the Southern Alliance seeks compensation from Mu Geuk Moon for that incident, I am ready to gladly respond.”
When Changhak Munju bowed down to the Hocheonmaeng messengers, the expressions of Jin Ilwon Protection Law and Heomundo Patrol Dangju became even more distorted.
Mo Yong-gak, who had been listening with a nod of his head, spoke in a calm tone.
“I listened to the words of Jang Moon-ju. But what if I apologize for this? The Southern Alliance decided to export the Mugeuk Gate from the Namjirye Castle due to the last gunfighter’s work. It is a decision that takes into consideration the special relationship between Hocheonmaeng, Mugeukmun, and Nammaeng, so I would appreciate it if you would follow it.”
Then Jin Il-won shouted.
“Letting go! Who is sending whom out? The history of the Mugeuk Gate is longer than that of your Southern Alliance! Are you saying that the stone that rolled in is trying to get the stone stuck in it!”
“Then why did you use a cowardly move? The Nam Maeng was willing to give up even the two gates everywhere, even though the Mugeukmun was a mountain of Hocheonmaeng. It was Mugeukmun that aimed at the life of our leader. Do you know that the Southern Alliance does not take revenge because it has no strength?”
When Mo Yonggak shot him, Jin Ilwon slightly turned his head.
Munju Janghak, who was sighing deeply, asked with a face full of regret.
“Moyong Daehyup. Isn’t it between us eating together until we establish a southern alliance with words we don’t know and don’t know? I am willing to accept any amount of compensation. So please just stop telling me to leave Namjikryeseong.”
“We were eating together, so why did you try to kill the Sword King, Lord Maeng? The main lord and the musketeers barely persuaded the southern alliance factions to strike at the Mugeuk Gate, and turned to send them out. And we have no right to reverse the decision.”
“If not… until when do I have to go out?”
“You have to leave by this year.”
“It’s September, so you’re saying we have to move the school within four months?”
“That’s right.”
“Huh! Do we really have to drive our Mugeuk Gate to a dead end?”
Mo Yong-gak looked directly at Jang Hak Mun-ju and said.
“Please let me know what the lord will do.”
Jang Hak Mun-ju, who was glaring at Moyong-gak, answered as if chewing.
“Think about it.”
“I will tell the lord that.”
Mo Yonggak stood up without prompting for an answer.
It is Munju Janghak who is surprised by the unexpected action.
Jang Hak Mun-ju, whose mind was complicated, did not send him off.
I received a notice to leave, but what kind of send-off is that?
In the meantime, the envoys of the Southern League left Dongingak.
Munju, who was sitting in the middle of nowhere, murmured.
“It ends up like this.”
Then, the owner of Heomundo, who was grinding his teeth, raised his voice.
“Lord Moon! If Wujiwen is expelled from Nanjing like this, the whole world will laugh at us. We must fight and show the spirit of martial arts to the whole world.”
Then, Jin Il-won’s protection law refuted.
“I know your feelings, but we cannot fight the Southern League without the support of the Hocheon League. If you do, you will be destroyed without a chance to recover. Maybe that’s what the Southern Meng is after.”
“Does that mean our Mugeukmun should be kicked out like this?”
Heo Moon-do looked at Janghak Mun-ju and Jin Il-won protection law with sad eyes.
The silent scholar Munju opened his mouth.
“Heo Dang-ju. The day will come when I will avenge this disgrace of today. Didn’t they say it was a flower without eleven reds?”
At Munju’s words, Huh Mundo lowered his head.
I was stunned that I had to leave like the world’s Mu Geuk Gate was kicked out of Namjilgyeseong.
***
Ha Nam.
Luoyang.
yearly price.
It has been about a month since Seokgyeongjang and his party stayed at Yeongamugwan.
In the meantime, he also taught Soyun, who had a relationship with him, the nine hundred characters of the nine thousand and one true sutras.
Soyun memorized as many as two hundred characters.
Considering that Nokrim’s sworn brothers and the Yeon clan memorized 100 characters, Wol-ah and Geum-a, it was a great achievement.
Yeonjeokha did not teach swordsmanship separately.
It is because Yeon Mu-baek and Yeon Seung-baek will teach her the rare swordsmanship called Gucheon-geom anyway.
Around the time So-yoon and Jian-Wol-A and Geum-A’s bond deepened, they decided to leave the Yeongamugwan, which had a romantic relationship.
It was because no matter how well Yeongamugwan treated her, she was not as comfortable as her home, Seokgyeongjang.
And around mid-September, the family members of Seokgyeongjang went out to Yeongamugwan.
So-yoon, who seemed like a badass, waved her hand with tears streaming down her face.
Compared to Soyun, Jian and Wolah and Geumah were fine.
Yeonjeokha, who was watching Yeongamugwan through the carriage window, laughed and muttered.
“He looks blunt, but he cries a lot.”
“I know. Is Jian okay?”
Jian nodded at Namgoongyeon’s question.
“I can go play again.”
I laughed at the innocent words of Jian.
At that time, Namgoongyeon suddenly spoke.
“But it’s an enemy. Would it be okay if I didn’t stop by the Namyeon Inn?”
“are you okay. I don’t really have anyone to go see.”
“You said you were friends with Nam So-jeo?”
Namgungyeon looked at Yeonjeokha with puzzled eyes.
I don’t know why I don’t want to meet my friend who I even worked with.
“If it’s okay with you, I’ll go see you.”
At Yeon Jeok-ha’s words, Namgung-yeon burst into laughter.
“Ho-ho-ho! Could it be that you didn’t want to meet me because you noticed me?”
“Because if my sister asked me to go see her boyfriend, I would be in a bad mood. That’s why.”
“are you okay. Sojeo Nam is not a bad person. You don’t know when we’ll see you again, so say hello.”
“Why do you say that I will never come back?”
After thinking for a moment, Namgungyeon answered calmly.
“It is said that one day in the world of desire, ‘Dosolcheon’, is 400 years of human beings. Even a day of ‘Overseas Nature’ is 1,600 years of human beings. All the times of the upper world will not be similar to the present world like ‘Bumcheonyokgyewangjaecheon’.”
I couldn’t say anything for a while because of the unexpected words.
Yeonjeokha asked after a while.
“Did my sister say that she would let her go even though she knew that?”
Namgoongyeon nodded.
“What would you do if I came back in a hundred or a thousand years?”
“We will meet again through Jian and Jian’s descendants.”
“Is it okay if my sister and I don’t see each other again?”
“We are already one. It would be nice if we could meet again, but even if we couldn’t meet, it wouldn’t change our relationship.”
“So are you okay?”
When Yeon Jeok-ha slightly raised his voice, Ji-an noticed.
Namgungyeon comforted Jian and spoke softly as if it was nothing special.
“You don’t know about ‘The Fourth Heaven’ yet, so don’t get too excited. Jian is surprised, so let’s talk separately later.”
“….”
Yeonjeokha felt stuffy inside, but he held back because he didn’t want to surprise Jian.
I turned my head out the window, but the scenery did not enter my eyes.
It was so shocking that Namgung-yeon tried to let go even if he couldn’t meet her again.
What if the ‘fourth heaven’ is a completely different place from ‘Bumcheonyokgyewangjaecheon’?
So what if I can’t meet Namgung-yeon and Jian again?
Do I still have to go there to prevent its ruin?
Why didn’t Gucheonhyeonnyeo teach me about time?
No matter how much I think about it, I can’t figure out what’s going on in the heads of Gu Cheon-hyeon and Nam Goong-yeon.
The carriage that was running along the Yellow River came to a halt.
A heartache approached Yeonjeokha, who was sitting blankly.
“Gongja. Arrived at Naruto. If I take a boat from here, I can go directly to the Namyeon guesthouse, so what should I do?”
“Find out if there is a boat to load the wagon.”
“yes.”
The heartache from going to the place where boat tickets were sold came back in less than an hour (15 minutes).
“It is tomorrow morning.”
“Buy a ticket. By the way, are there any inns nearby where you can rest?”
“There are buildings that look like one or two guesthouses, so I’ll go and check them out.”
“okay.”
The rival, who had been sitting with a bewildered face, answered without hesitation and then fell silent again.
After about one meal (about 30 minutes), Simtong returned and guided the party to the inn that had been pre-arranged.
That night.
Yeon Jeok-ha and Namgung-yeon had an argument for the first time since they got to know each other.