997 times. As if it was your fate,
the family members of Seokgyeongjang stayed for three days at Namyeon Inn.
Since there was no particular destination, I just sat down and took a break.
on the third day.
In the cool hours of the morning, Nam Soo-kyung took Nam Gung-yeon, Jian Wol-ah, and Geum-ah to the grocery store.
In the meantime, I summoned the heartache and dangunmang of the relationship to Hyojaam.
Three people huddled together under the shade of a tree facing a rock.
Yeon Jeok-ha, who was watching the rapid flow of the Yellow River flowing under Hyojaam, turned his gaze to Tang Yun-mang.
“How is the old man? Can I get along?”
“It’s not enough to live with, but if it were like these days, I wouldn’t have any wishes.”
“I thought I was stuck in a drugstore because I liked it, but I guess that wasn’t the case?”
“Of course, Yakdang is good, but it’s not as good as traveling around the world like this.”
“I see. Old Sim?”
“Me?”
The heartache that had been watching the conversation between the two as if in suspense crossed the river, and asked again with a tear in his eyes.
Why would Yeon Jeok-ha, who knows himself better than anyone else, want to do that?
“uh. Is it worth it?”
“of course. Do you want your disciple to rot inside? Are you worried about making a living? In my old age, thanks to Confucius, I am getting stronger. But why are you asking such a thing all of a sudden? What’s going on?”
“What’s the matter…”
He blurted out his words.
I think I should let Sim Tong and Dan Yun Mang know, but I don’t know how to rhyme.
Heartache did not miss the hesitation of the young enemy.
“I saw what was there, tell me.”
Yeon Jeok-ha reluctantly opened his mouth in the heartache.
“In the meantime, I have received a lot of help from Lady Gucheon. That’s why I shouted out loud that I would listen to Hyeonnyeo Gucheon if she asked for anything.”
A quick-witted heartache immediately said a word.
“Are you saying you promised to do something for Hyeonnyeo Gucheon?”
“uh.”
The couple openly admitted it.
It’s because I don’t have to hide what I decided to do anyway.
Dan Yun-Mang asked with a curious face.
“What is that?”
“I don’t think the problem with the extraterrestrial line is over yet.”
“Yes?”
“Are they alive?”
Heartache and tangyunmang looked at Lianjehe with absurd eyes.
“It disappeared from this world… what should I say? Things are a little complicated.”
He told me what he knew about the Cheonjama and the Golden Temple.
“…They are the divine beings of the upper realm, the ‘fourth heaven’, and they say they are so strong that even the creator god can’t handle them. When they fell, the creator god separated their twisted desires and imprisoned them in the ‘Sky of Kings’ for the peace of that world.”
I looked at Yeonjeokha with eyes that couldn’t believe my heartache.
“Wait! Did you say that the Heavenly Horse and the Golden Temple were nothing more than the twisted desires of the gods of Sanggye?”
“uh. Isn’t it absurd? so do i.”
“No, then how strong is that body?”
“To the extent that the Creator couldn’t do what he wanted? Anyway, after that, as you know, he came to this world and died by my hand. However, they did not return to the ‘Heaven of the Kings’, but returned to their original world.”
Heartache tilted his head.
“But can’t a being who belongs to the ‘Heaven of Kings’ escape from that place even by death? So, you went through all that hardship in Mt. Cheongseong… How did they return to their original world?”
“It seems that when my Nine Heaven Sword Spirit killed the Celestial Strangers, they even cut off the binding force that was on them.”
“her!”
Heartache shook his head.
Tang Yun-mang, who was listening, spoke cautiously.
“So what? Could it be that you decided to destroy the true body of the celestial alien in the ‘fourth heaven’?”
“uh.”
“You said that even the Creator couldn’t handle it? Then isn’t it difficult for you too?”
“It seemed like they were putting their hopes on my Nine Heaven Sword Spirit.”
“I know that Jang Joo-nim’s Nine Heaven Sword Spirit is invincible. But didn’t you say that Zhang Zhu’s actions were on the level of a half-god?”
“Well, it’s true that I’m running… but I still have the Nine Heaven Sword Spirit.”
“Still, that doesn’t seem like much. If the jinsin of the outer world can’t handle the creator god… I think it’s better to refuse. It’s not even a thing of this world, so why is it necessary for you to risk it?”
“Well, there is a point in what the old man said. It’s because of me that the celestial aliens returned to the ‘fourth heaven’. Besides, I have a countermeasure called the Nine Heaven Sword Spirit. But pretending not to know that it is not a matter of this world does not suit my temper.”
“Have you made up your mind already?”
“uh.”
“What about your mother? Does your mother-in-law know?”
“Then should I say that my sister is against it? My sister is rather pushing me to go.”
“If my mother-in-law was like that, then it would be right for me to go.”
Dan Woon-mang did not object even more when Namgoong-yeon agreed.
I believe in her wisdom.
Yeon Jeok-ha protested, blinking his eyes.
“what. He told me to refuse, so he changed his attitude right away when he talked about his sister? Aren’t you lacking in faith in me?”
“To be honest, isn’t that what Jang Joo-nim and we think of? However, Gamo-nim is a person in the heavenly world, so we have to follow her words.”
“Wow. That’s too much.”
I was stumped, but I couldn’t find anything to refute.
A heartache suddenly asked.
“So, when are you going to that ‘fourth heaven’?”
“I do not know yet. If you think you need to go after looking around all the places to look around… to find Lady Gucheon.”
“Like at Mt. Cheongseong?”
“yes.”
“Please take me too.”
“well. no it won’t Even if it were, I would refuse.”
“why?”
“Have you already forgotten what Kuju was like? It’s a miracle that old Sim came back alive. Even more so, the ‘fourth heaven’ is the upper world. I don’t have time to find and take Old Sim with him, and I don’t have the confidence to protect him there.”
“Shit…”
Shimtong smacked his lips with a trembling face.
I wanted to be more stubborn, but I couldn’t.
This is because he realized that he was only a burden in the Savior.
“Then when are you coming?”
“I don’t know. Whether it will take two years or five years… ten years…”
Heartache, having returned from the Saviour, did not take the matter seriously.
It was because he thought that Gucheonhyeonnyeo would send it back to him when he finished his work.
“All right. Come back until I die of old age.”
At those words, he laughed bitterly.
Considering the age of heart pain, that’s because it’s a virtue.
“I will try. While I’m gone, keep an eye on the stone sutras like old man Tang.”
“What are we going to do? You have a mother-in-law.”
Tang Yun-mang shook his head as if he agreed.
Shen Tong and Tang Yun Mang did not take Yan Zi Xia’s absence seriously.
From their point of view, Namgung-yeon’s martial arts skills were second only to that of the top 10 masters in the world, and his wisdom reached the sky.
As long as Namgoong-yeon existed, no one would look at the stone gyeongjang.
That afternoon, Yeon Jeok-ha and his party left the Namyeon guesthouse to return to Shigyeongjang, the home of Hefei.
***
Late September.
Namjiryeseong Nanjing.
non-polar gate.
Cheonhwagak.
The leaders gathered in the conference room to discuss the big and small issues of the Mu Geuk Gate.
General Jang Bu-wol continued with a puzzled face.
“…and it turns out that the notification of the suspension of trade by the Three Summits was at the direction of the South Alliance.”
Jin Il-won’s guard knocked the table ‘bang!’ I hit it until it made a sound.
“crazy! Cut off the supply of food materials! I’ve never done such an outrageous thing before! Did you look elsewhere?”
“yes. I inquired at Namgyeong Sangbang and Huiju Sangbang, but the answer was the same. From the coming month of October, it has become difficult to purchase food ingredients.”
Jin Il-won’s guard closed his eyes tightly and let out a sigh.
Cheon Gong Do, who was sighing, said Munju, Jang Hak.
“How long can you survive if you stop trading in October?”
“At most ten days. Even though it’s October, the weather is still warm and it’s not easy to store food…”
“You mean less than a month left?”
“That’s right.”
“Hmm!”
A quiet voice flowed from the mouth of the Cheon Gong-do scholar.
He told me to leave within this year, but I didn’t expect to put pressure on him already.
Jang Bu-wol carefully opened his mouth.
“If you cannot refuse the request of the Southern Alliance, Munju, we must hurry up and prepare for the transfer. When October comes, it is too late. Shouldn’t we avoid hearing that we left because we had nothing to eat?”
The scholarship holder said, ‘Fast deuk!’ Grinded.
I never thought that Mu Geuk Moon, who ran the world as one of the Chillpai Gates, would suffer such an upheaval!
Even during his famous school days, he did not kneel even though he would fight.
‘This disgrace will always return.’
Chang Hak Moon Joo shook his fists and vowed revenge.
“I will be relocating to Hangzhou for a while, so please make sure there are no disruptions to the preparations.”
Perhaps they had already discussed the place to move to, but the name Hangzhou came right out of the scholar’s mouth.
“yes.”
Jang Bu-wol stood up from his seat with a refreshing face.
Of course, it hurts inside, but if you can’t avoid the transfer anyway, it’s better to move quickly.
***
Namjikryeseong.
Hefei.
Seokgyeongjang.
After the trip, the family members of the Seokgyeongjang returned to their home.
The atmosphere at Seokgyeongjang was bright but somehow calm. A sensitive person would have felt heavy.
Of course, young Jian and her grandson, Wol-ah, and Geum-ah, did not know about the relationship between the couple and were still bright.
However, knowing that Yeon Jeok-ha will leave soon, the daily life of Namgung-yeon and Dan Un-mang of Simtong was calmer than ever before.
After returning to Seokgyeongjang, I spent more time with Jian, whom I had a relationship with.
While playing with Jian, he taught the nine hundred characters of the nine thousand and one true sutras in his spare time.
However, no matter how smart Jian was for his age, nine hundred characters was too much for a two-year-old.
Despite Yeon Jeok-ha’s efforts, Jian could not learn the nine thousand and one-year-old Jinkyung.
In the end, he taught Namgungyeon the Dharma of Gucheonyeoiljingyeong in the lane of succession. Even so, he hoped that the nine-hundred-jah teaching would continue to Jian.
However, Namgung-yeon could not memorize more than six hundred characters.
It was incredible considering her ability to never forget anything once seen or heard.
Even Namgungyeon was surprised that he could not memorize only nine hundred characters.
Considering her ability to memorize a thick book in less than half an hour (an hour), it was surprising.
Namgoong-yeon said with a wry smile at Yeonjeok-ha, who looked at him with an absurd face.
“It seems that the 9,000, 100, 100 days are all about you. That must be why the pulse was cut off at Waryongjang.”
“ha!”
I groaned that the mating floor would disappear.
The nine-hundred-ja method of the nine-thousand-yeo-il-jin-gyeong is truly an unprecedented mental method that trains internal energy and legal power.
However, it was too bad that it could end in his generation.
When he felt sorry for him, Namgung-yeon offered words of comfort.
“It’s because Jian is still young, so you come back and teach me the rest. Unlike me, Jian might memorize all nine hundred characters.”
“ah! Maybe.”
The old man’s face brightened again.
The spirit of Menua, the demon, dwells in Jian.
So, in terms of learning, it would be different from other people.
He’s still incredibly fluent for a two-year-old.
Namgoongyeon suddenly asked.
“When are you planning to go?”
She knew that Yeon Jeok-ha was left in the Shigyeongjang to teach Ji-an the nine-baekja method.
Knowing that Jian was at an early age to learn something, it was clear that he would have a different opinion.
“why? Would you like to go sooner?”
“No. I think I just finished getting ready to leave.”
Namgoongyeon looked at him with a calm smile.
I don’t know how long I’ll be able to see him smiling, but I wanted to let him go while I could still smile.