< Episode 44: Talent (1) >
The manor located southwest of the main building of Cheonjihoe was the base of Wonsalgak which was in charge of consulting on magic.
Bangsa Joui-gong was hurriedly heading towards the main hall of the manor dragging his staff.
He tried to show it as best as he could but he couldn’t help but feel nervous.
‘…The ambassador type.’
It is said that Cho Tae-cheong an ambassador-type visiting Japan is currently at the parish.
I thought he had gone somewhere after receiving a secret mission from Hoeju but I can’t believe he visited immediately after arriving without even sending me a message.
He felt uneasy for no reason.
‘Preparation is certain.’
While the great brother was away he quickly received the approval of the Lord through the Vice Lord.
Wonsalgakju In Seo-ok who became a living ghost through Mok Gyeong-woon’s six-man strongman technique handed over his position to him.
She also observed and agreed with Priest Yoon in Hyeolgok Si.
In the process some senior officials who supported the death penalty protested but what can you do?
They say it’s the name of each state.
Therefore Jo Uigong was a new footnote in Wonsalgak both in name and reality.
‘You came right away after hearing the news right?’
He figured it might be so.
It was a major type that rarely came out of the main building where the congregation was located except in very rare cases.
However he thought that the reason he came like this was because he heard the news that he had become a footnote.
Fortunately the former Wonsal family member In Seo-ok was stolen in advance.
She sent him 50 ri (里) away and used magic to erase her traces making it useless to pursue her.
‘There is no problem as long as you prevent direct viewing.’
It was no exaggeration to say that the master’s martial arts skills were comparable to the master’s.
It was never easy to fool such an ambassador.
Even though I was fully prepared I couldn’t help but feel nervous.
“insect!”
When the warriors guarding the front of the main temple saw Jo Uigong they bowed their heads and greeted him.
Jo Eui-gong asked this.
“Where is the Ambassador?”
“They said they were waiting inside.”
“I see. “I understand.”
A warrior spoke to Jo Ui-gong as he was about to go inside.
“But Jo Tae-cheong Bang Il went inside carrying a large wooden box that looked like a coffin.”
“Mokham?”
What is that?
Is it possibly related to Hoeju’s secret mission?
Jo Eui-gong who was puzzled soon entered the main temple and headed to the footnote room.
He went down the hallway and opened the door.
-Kkiik!
‘!?’
I saw someone asleep with his head tilted back with both legs resting on the office desk.
I could tell who he was just by looking at the gray military uniform with the yin and yang drawn on it.
He was Jo Tae-cheong an ambassador-type visiting Japan.
‘….’
Jo Eui-gong’s eyes narrowed.
There are separate seats for guests but he is sleeping in the chair reserved for footnotes.
That was clearly meant to provoke him.
Thanks to this I was able to guess the current mood state of the ambassador.
‘…You shouldn’t get excited.’
Whatever the reason he took the position of the great brother.
His anger was justified and was bound to explode one way or another.
“Hmm.”
Duke Jo came inside deliberately coughing.
Then
“Are you here?”
Jo Tae-cheong who was sleeping with his head tilted back opened his eyes and opened his mouth.
In response Jo Ui-gong put his hands together with his staff and carefully greeted Jo Tae-cheong.
“Have you come Ambassador?”
“okay. “I came.”
“I heard that you were away after receiving orders from the congregation.”
“Having heard that it seems like the handover has definitely been completed.”
“….”
His voice was strangely sharp and a hint of tension appeared in his eyes.
Since he was an ambassador who could almost be said to have been nominated he was already expecting a backlash over this incident.
Duke Jo answered calmly.
“yes. “There are still many things I am lacking but I am trying to gradually adapt.”
“You gradually get used to it….”
“….”
“Did you covet that position that much?”
-Gulp!
At Jo Tae-cheong’s direct question Jo Eui-gong swallowed dry saliva without realizing it.
No matter how well he prepared he couldn’t help but feel nervous because he knew the master’s martial arts skills better than anyone else.
He was going to experience it at least once anyway.
Jo Eui-gong spoke with strength in his voice.
“How can you say such sad things? “I just followed Master’s orders.”
“Master’s command?”
“yes. “I also declined saying how can I inherit the position of a provincial governor when my teacher has a grand brother-in-law?”
“specification….”
“yes. Master Haona said that since the great brother has to stay by the Lord’s side he cannot be given the position of Lord.”
“…Did you really say that?”
“How could I tell a lie to my brother-in-law? “If you really have a hard time believing it call Priest Yoon too…”
“Are you asking me to match your false rhythm?”
“…It’s not a lie. “Is this really a denial of Master’s decision?”
“negative? under!”
-Let’s go together!
Jo Tae-cheong stood up from his office chair.
In response to his attitude Lord Joe grabbed his staff and prepared to respond.
In preparation for this moment the entire office was prepared with various magic tricks so the four-force barrier could be activated right away.
At that time Jo Tae-cheong folded his index and middle fingers and made a hand sign.
Then
-Pacak!
At that moment the lid of the coffin-like wooden box on one side of the office came off by itself.
Then something inside the wooden box straightened itself upright.
When Jo Ui-gong saw this his eyes widened as if they were torn.
It’s none other than
‘Master Sabu?’
It was In Seo-ok a former Wonsalgakju who became a living ghost.
On the white-faced In Seo-ok’s forehead was an amulet with the word Bong (封) written on it.
Jo Eui-gong could not hide his embarrassment at seeing him like this.
Measures were taken to prevent people from coming out by attaching heavy weights deep into the lake which is over 20 miles away from here.
But how did you find it?
‘Damn it.’
I don’t know why but the master’s brother came to visit the master who had become a living ghost.
That was no different from coming to drag me out of this position.
In response Jo Ui-gong hurriedly made a formal sign with his left hand.
-Good! Good!
Dog! Before! Heat! Hey!
This was the seal of the Nine Self-Revival Method to activate the barrier of death.
Since it was a technique that had already been prepared I thought it would be cast immediately.
‘no?’
The barrier was not activated.
At the moment when I couldn’t figure out what was going on Jo Tae-gong clicked his tongue and spoke.
“You prepared a lot. But did you think I would have just left it alone?”
-closely!
At those words Joe bit his lower lip.
Did he destroy all those techniques while he was away for a moment?
I tried to make it as incomprehensible as possible but it was still an ambassadorial type.
So Jo Ui-gong hurriedly tried to unleash the magic spell he had engraved on his staff.
But before he could even recite the spell
-puck!
“omg!”
Something kicked Jo Eui-gong in the back causing him to fall forward.
-thud!
Something stepped on Jo Eui-gong’s back as he fell.
The weight was so great that the flesh around the pressed area began to dig inward causing extreme pain.
“Off.”
Due to the strong pain Jo Eui-gong involuntarily turned his head.
– Creepy!
There a strange-looking creature with a red horn raised high could be seen holding something on its front paws.
The moment he saw this Jo Eui-gong instinctively realized what this was.
‘earthwork!’
The name of this monster is Toru (土螻).
It was a strange creature that lived in Kunlun Mountain which is called the star of heaven.
Despite its mountain goat-like appearance it was very ferocious and was a beast-like beast that preyed on humans who came into the foggy valley of Kunlun Mountain.
Also known as the Red Falling Star this is the food spirit that the Great Master is proud of.
-Jump jump jump!
Jo Tae-cheong who was visiting Japan walked slowly and said.
“Who are you?”
“What do you mean?”
“It would be impossible to treat Master who received the title of Bangil with your skills even if he dies or wakes up. “Who helped you?”
‘shit.’
Jo Eui-gong’s expression driven to his death suddenly darkened.
He thought he was fully prepared but he fell far short.
No how did the Grand Master find Master in the first place?
Although he was unable to understand what was going on Jo Tae-cheong who was visiting Japan came up to him pressed his right wrist and opened his mouth.
“The chain of incantations… Is that so?”
“This…”
-Sigh!
When Zhao Taiqing lightly gestured Yasu Toru pressed his back even harder.
-Wow!
“Kwaaeook!”
Jo Tae-cheong who was looking down at Jo’s suffering ball with cold eyes clicked his tongue and said.
“Tsk tsk. I can’t believe I was dragged into something like this. “Pathetic bastard.”
“Off. stop….”
“If you want to stop it would be best to tell me right away. “Who put the iron chains on you?”
Under the pressure of this ambassador-type Jo Tae-cheong Jo Eui-gong’s eyes gradually weakened.
* * *
-Giggles!
The sword blade of the Nine Flower Sword held in Mo Kyung-un’s hand began to bend little by little.
At this the eyes of Woo Ho-rang a confidant of Hui Zhou’s second disciple Wei Xiao-yeon widened.
Guhwado was created by a master who was close to his master Myeongdo King Son Yun and its hardness was different from ordinary dowagers.
When his inner strength is added to it the Tao becomes even stronger.
However if the Tao was bent like this it meant that Mokgyeongun’s power was not at the beginner level but had reached the true peak level.
‘This is not a guy you can deal with while looking after him.’
Only then did Woo Horang become alert.
This guy was an opponent that could never be defeated if not dealt with properly.
In response Wu Tiger increased his strength.
-Gooooooo!
When it was raised from the 6th star to the 8th star in one go a rebound occurred in the blade that was about to bend.
-Taang!
At that moment Mo Gyeong-un’s hand which was holding the sword flew away.
In line with this I tried to increase his distance by widening the tiger’s new form.
-Paang!
At that moment Mok Gyeong-un’s stroke struck Woo Ho-rang’s heart.
Woo Horang who had already raised his attack power to 8 stars and withstood it with self-defense also landed a kick on Mok Gyeong-un’s abdomen.
-Puff!
The two people struck each other at the same time and were pushed back.
Woo Tiger who was pushed back instinctively checked the positions where he was pushed and where Mo Kyung-un was pushed.
‘Yes see.’
He showed himself four and Neck Tiller showed five.
In that case he could say that he had a slight advantage when it came to attack power.
At this level it seemed like he could easily subdue the guy if he raised his attack power to the extreme.
Accordingly Wu Tiger who was confident of his victory spoke to Mok Gyeong-un.
“You’ll regret using your mouth the wrong way… Cough!”
At that moment Woo Ho-rang coughed from the hot pain he felt from inside him.
Woo Tiger hurriedly wiped his lips with his sleeve.
‘!?’
There was black blood on his sleeve.
Wu Tiger seeing this frowned and looked at Mo Qingyun.
What on earth happened now?
Although he was hit he withstood it with self-defense.
But what is this unpleasant pain?
-grasp!
Woohorang roughly untied the hem of his jacket.
Then a palm-shaped mark was left on his chest with dark red veins bulging out.
‘no way….’
Woo Tiger muttered with wide eyes.
“poison?”
Could it be that this guy just used poison?
Woo Horang’s eyes wavered.
From what he heard from his lord Wi So-yeon he knew that Mok Gyeong-un had been chosen as a disciple by King Seomdog just about an hour ago.
‘That can’t be…’
There was no way I could learn the poison technique in just one session and use it freely.
No matter how gifted he was it was unreasonable.
Moreover aren’t poisonous attacks completely different from regular martial arts in the first place?
While I was perplexed Mok Kyung-un smiled and said.
“That’s good. “I just wanted to test what I had just learned.”
-Gooooooo!
Mok Gyeong-un’s hands were filled with dark red poison rising like a haze.
‘!!!!!’
Woo Ho-rang who saw this could not contain his astonishment.
It was none other than the Seomdokmagang (蟾魔魔掌) of the Pamadoggyeong (波魔毒經) the poisonous literary season of Baek Sa-ha the King of Seomdok (經).
< Episode 44: Talent (1) > end
ⓒ Hanzhongwolya
