< Episode 103: King Pabu (3) >
“Master!”
‘!!!!!!’
Everyone was astonished to see Jang Neungak Hoeju’s second disciple kneeling on one knee and showing courtesy.
Jang Neungak like no other was one of the candidates for succession to lead the Cheonjihoe.
Why does he suddenly call Mok Kyung-un “master”?
“What is this?”
“Why Prince Zhang?”
Mok Gyeong-un was only a disciple of the Lord Amjong without any qualifications for succession.
If Grand Duke Na Yulyang had shown himself like that we could have seen him giving up on the succession but this was a scene that was completely incomprehensible.
Jang Neungak raised his head towards them raised his voice and spoke.
“Who is this person who dares to be rude to his master? “Whoever that is Jang Neungak the second disciple of the Heaven and Earth Society will not forgive such a person.”
Jang Neung-ak who had issued a threat as if warning glanced at Mok Gyeong-un and muttered ‘You did well right?’
Although he was happy to see me after a long time he was still cautious.
-Gochan guy. You’ve come at the right time.
Mok Gyeong-un also nodded his head slightly as if he agreed with Cheongryeong’s words.
Although it was not intentional the situation became easier to understand thanks to the arrival of Gochan the guard who was possessed by the second Confucius Jang Neungak at the perfect time.
Mok Gyeong-un spoke to King Ho Tae-gang who was at a loss for words in this unexpected situation.
“Would this be the answer? King Pabu.”
‘King Pabu?’
At Mo Gyeong-un’s words Go Chan’s eyes who had been possessed by the second Confucius Jang Neung-ak widened for a moment.
I thought it was a familiar face that remained in my physical memory but now I recognized him as a member of the Five Kings who had received the title of Eight Stars.
‘no. ‘What’s going on?’
Surprised Go Chan’s eyes naturally turned to Ho Taekang’s broken wrist and wounds.
What on earth happened?
-Sigh!
Looking at Mok Gyeong-un’s body without a single wound it doesn’t seem like he fought with him but who made King Ho Tae-gang like that?
As he was puzzled Go Chan unknowingly made eye contact with Ho Tae Kang.
-Shudder!
As the best beast with the title of Eight Stars his eyes were so intense that I wanted to avoid his gaze for a moment.
However because of the dignity of possessing the body of Huaiju’s second disciple he could barely endure it.
“….”
Seeing him like this the look in the eyes of King Ho Tae-gang became strange.
I don’t know what happened between them through this scene and Mok Gyeong-un’s words but it seems that Jang Neung-ak Hoeju’s second disciple decided to take Mok Gyeong-un as his lord.
“under.”
I was truly shocked.
Has something like this happened since the Cheonjihoe was established?
This is a situation where a disciple of a sect who is not from heaven and even a hostage of a political sect is aiming for the top of the conference.
This was something I had never even imagined.
Although most people in the Heaven and Earth Association believed that they followed strong self-respect they had at least one line drawn in their heads.
That is the upper seat of the Hoiju is connected only to the three vessels.
Of course among the three veins most people believed that only the Cheonmaek was the best lineage and the most authentic.
‘I can’t believe someone who isn’t Sammaek has this kind of ambition.’
The message he was trying to deliver to Grand Duke Na Yu-ryang was literally a declaration of war.
In the end this monster had one purpose.
It is the seat of the congregation.
‘They said they would give me a choice and that there would be a long way back and a slightly rough but short way…’
Are you saying that it is not a desperate measure but to come under your control?
In that case he was told that he would clash with him within a short time without having to go under the Archduke’s wing and struggle.
At that time Mo Kyung-un pointed to the only surviving masked guard and spoke.
“I said I would give you a choice right? “What are you going to do now?”
“….”
Hearing these words from Mok Gyeong-un King Pabu Ho Tae-gang was caught in a strange feeling.
Originally if he had heard this he would have criticized or attacked the former hostage of the political faction for harboring a traitor without hesitation.
But the situation was completely different.
Although it is said to have no justification or legitimacy this is the first time such a monster has been encountered.
Did even the Lord of the Heavenly Earth a member of the Six Heavens who is said to be the pinnacle of the current martial arts world really have this level and this kind of ambition at this age?
Since he was also a martial artist he couldn’t help but be drawn to his overwhelming talent.
One problem was of course his origins.
In the end King Ho Taekang of Pabu must have made up his mind and reached out his hand with his own weapon a large ax which was lying on the floor.
-Park!
Ho Tae-gang holding the handle of the axe approached the masked guard and opened his mouth.
“Your inaction is strong. To be honest I’m starting to wonder if there’s anyone else for you other than Hoeju.”
“Even the details of the meeting are not good right now are they?”
“…So you’re trying to seize this moment?”
Mok Gyeong-un answered that question by shrugging his shoulders.
“well. Even if Hoeju was in good health the goal would be the same so the details are meaningless.”
“….”
Ho Taekang inwardly exclaimed at this answer.
Is he a youthful spirit or is he as absolute as his own inaction?
Since most of the sects in the Cheonjihoe are likely to rebel and oppose each other due to the lack of legitimacy as a successor to the cause and the three maeks are they aiming for the peak?
Whatever it was if I hadn’t met him like this I would have liked him quite a bit.
however
-Sigh!
Pabuwang Ho Taegang opened his mouth aiming the blade of the ax at the watcher.
“What a pity.”
“What?”
“If it is enough to subdue even the second-ranking Confucius Zhang as well as his inaction then I can guess how big the vessel must be. “But not you.”
“….”
“If you were not a disciple of Huaiju but at least a follower of the land vein I would have accepted your offer without hesitation.”
“But you’re saying it’s unacceptable?”
“No matter how much this association respects and reveres the strong there is a minimum set line. “Do you think the organization will work properly if the structure is to follow that person unconditionally just because he or she is strong?”
“Are you saying you’re going to refuse because you’re afraid?”
“I recognize your strength but you have no definitive justification. Without that the purpose you want to achieve will never be…”
-Sigh!
At that time Mok Gyeong-un held the sword and made a proclamation.
Seeing this King Ho Tae-gang stopped swinging his ax and could not take his eyes off the ceremony.
The cardinal technique taken by Mok Gyeong-un resembled the sword technique of Heaven.
However the atmosphere is strangely different.
It was right then.
-Wow!
Mok Gyeong-un’s sword crossed the air charting his path.
The beautiful path of the sword was reminiscent of the moon and the eyes of King Ho Tae-gang grew wide as he looked at it.
‘no way?’
Although he only saw one herbivorous food there was something that flashed through Ho Taegang’s mind.
That’s right
‘Wol (月) swordsmanship?’
As a member of the Five Kings he was the highest sect that had supported the Heaven and Earth Society for generations.
Therefore he naturally knew the knowledge of heavenly veins and ley lines better than anyone else.
He was well acquainted with it to the extent that just looking at their cardinal techniques brought to mind Chosik but the swordsmanship that Mo Kyung-un was now displaying was significantly different from the swordsmanship of Cheon and Ji.
‘It’s definitely true.’
This was clearly Wol’s custom that I had only heard about through word of mouth.
He wasn’t the only one who noticed this.
Amjongju Hwanyaseon also recognized this.
‘…This was it! The real reason why Myeongdo King Son Yun bothered to bring a hostage.’
Hwan Ya-seon guessed that there must be a special reason why Myeongdo King Son Yun who went to the Yeonmok Sword Ground under the order of the Lord of Hoe brought two hostages.
But now everything was coming together.
No matter how talented they were I thought it was strange to suddenly send hostages from outside the country to test blood.
If it was simply to kill him he could have just killed him. There was no reason to send him a testimonial song.
But now I see that it was all because it was related to this episode?
Wolmaek and his swordsman whose veins have been cut off for nearly a hundred years.
Since no one can read Bigeupan’s writing I thought that the person who would continue the line would never appear.
But was Gyeong-un or Seong-hwa’s master and Hwa-sin the master of the sword of the month?
It was truly extraordinary.
Was this the reason why Hoeju mentioned the fourth disciple before talent?
All of this was happening as if it were a set order.
The only thing I don’t understand is
‘Why have I kept this secret until now?’
A person who has learned the swordsmanship of Wol and succeeded the Wolmaek has appeared.
Even if he was a pawn of a political faction this was no different from an auspicious event for Cheonjihoe to fill the missing three veins.
But I didn’t understand why they kept hiding this.
Was there some other purpose?
It was right at that time when I was wondering inside.
“Hahahahahaha!”
King Ho Tae-gang who was watching Mok Gyeong-un perform Wol’s swordsmanship suddenly burst into laughter.
His subordinates could not help but wonder about his sudden attitude.
“Elderly?”
“How?”
But Ho Taekang soon stopped laughing shook his head and said
“I was the one who didn’t know anything.”
The words were almost over.
-Wow! Degurrrrr!
With a lightning strike of the axe Ho Taekang cut off the head of the only masked watcher who survived.
‘this….’
Hwan Ya-seon’s expression hardened at this sight.
Even though he showed Wol’s sword he ended up rejecting the offer.
That said
-Park!
At that moment Pabuwang Ho Taegang knelt down on one knee towards Mok Gyeong-un and then he put his hands together to show respect and said
“Ho Taekang the head of the Babu sect wishes to join Confucius Mokgyeongun the successor of the Wolmaek clan. Please accept this Ho Mo’s loyalty and make him the vanguard to kill Grand Duke Na Yu-ryang.”
‘!?’
what?
He refused the offer and decided not to join in the end because he cut off the watcher’s head.
But when the oath of loyalty was sworn everyone couldn’t help but wonder.
Mo Kyung-un asked with an expressionless face.
“That’s surprising. “I thought he chose to take the long way back.”
-Park!
To those words Taegang Ho bowed his head as if to apologize and responded.
“I apologize for beheading the guard without saying a word. However after swearing loyalty to Confucius even if it was out of loyalty if Confucius insisted on delivering the message my actions would be disloyal so I took action first.”
“Are you saying you put effort before loyalty?”
“exactly. Baio fully understands that Confucius is sending such a message because it is a necessary step for him to clash with Grand Duke Nayuliang in order to subjugate the Society.”
“If you said you understood why did you cut off my head?”
“I want to be sure.”
“Are you sure?”
“If Confucius is inactive dealing with Grand Duke Lu Liang will not be difficult. However a tiger does its best and never lets down its guard even when hunting rabbits which are merely prey.”
“….”
“The watcher who sent the message has heard too much. Just the watchman who was let go first revealed how far Confucius’ inaction had progressed. In the meantime there is no need to let him know right away that he is the successor of Wolmaek with the authority to succeed or that he has reaped his subordinates. “Too much information only increases the opponent’s awareness.”
‘That is correct.’
Hwan Ya-seon head of the Amjong clan nodded in agreement with his words.
Because there was nothing wrong with what he said.
Rather than showing confidence that you are stronger than your opponent and raising your guard encouraging them to let down their guard until the end can actually reduce variables.
“If Confucius had any special intention please rebuke his servant’s erroneous judgment.”
At those words Mok Gyeong-un chuckled and shrugged his shoulders.
He didn’t say anything particularly wrong so what’s the need to scold him?
King Ho Tae-gang who was thought to be nothing but belligerent was more patient and insightful than expected.
I thought he would go to any lengths to avenge his child.
Mo Kyung-un said as he approached him who was still polite.
“If you say that was your intention there is nothing to scold.”
“Thank you for taking the rudeness I committed before my loyalty as advice.”
“But actually it doesn’t really matter what Confucius Nayuliang knows or doesn’t know.”
“…What does that mean?”
“I was planning to go straight to him anyway regardless of whether I sent a message or not.”
‘!?’
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