Episode 151. Gwanhyeonsanjang (觀賢山莊)
Han Ibi said.
“hey. If you keep misbehaving like that, I’ll tie you up again. “I’m trying my best to help…”
the boy said with a grin.
“Hehehe. I’ve been tied up for over ten years, so what difference would it make if I were tied up again? Stop making excuses and get the hell out of here. “Do you think I’ll change my mind just because you guys do that?”
Then Han Ibi said in surprise.
“what? Been tied up for over ten years? A child like you? “That’s nonsense.”
Crazy…
It really doesn’t seem like it’s been 10 years…
I think I lost my mind because I was trapped here and abused.
said the boy.
“Did Takga tell you to act like that? Hehehe. “There is no work.”
Han Ibi said while frowning.
“Notwithstanding that my mind has been gone for about two hundred years… how can you not speak in such a manner as that old man?”
The boy said nothing and closed his eyes.
No matter how you look at it, this was not the atmosphere immediately after rescuing someone in danger.
There was silence for a moment.
After this happened, I somehow felt like I was the one who was disappointing.
Ebi Han said.
“Takbuyong… no?”
Then the boy opened his eyes and said.
“Do you know that guy Takga?”
The corners of his mouth pulled up strongly.
“I know… Even if I go to hell, how can I forget that name?”
Han Ibi opened her ears and waited for the next words.
But the boy closed his mouth again and said nothing.
Han Ibi decided to take a peek again.
“Well, of course I have no choice but to know. Nowadays, who doesn’t know the shaman Jang Mun-in? Not only does he have the best martial arts skills in the world, but he is also reputed to have a great personality.”
“joy!”
It works.
“You’re being damned. Do you have an outstanding personality? right. It’s excellent, isn’t it? “It’s so excellent that even that bastard will have to put up with it.”
Han Ibi muttered as she looked at the unidentifiable black bug crawling on the bed.
“Tsk tsk. “It looks like you have some kind of big grudge.”
Then the boy looked at Han Ibi.
His eyes were full of resentment and murder.
“Hehehe. Hey. Go and tell Takga clearly. It would be better to kill me as soon as possible. “If this Pung Gyo-gon (馮僑坤) cannot take revenge in his lifetime, he will definitely have to repay this favor even when he goes to nine heavens.”
But the voice is so cold that it sends shivers down my spine.
Han Ibi thought.
‘It looks like the young child got into a big situation and became vicious… It’s only natural that he ended up like this.’
At that time, something caught Han Ibi’s eyes.
The boy’s neck.
The boy’s neck showed a clear difference from the rest of his body.
In other words, the wrinkles were wrinkled and deep, just like the neck of a gray-haired old man.
Han Ibi pointed her finger at the boy’s neck with suspicious eyes.
“Are you… not really a child?”
Then the boy who referred to himself as Punggyogon spoke.
“Hehehe. “At least a brat like you is not old enough to talk nonsense.”
‘Now that I think about it, the way an old man like me speaks is not awkward at all. Is it like the multiple personality that I only heard about?…’
Han Ibi, who thought for a moment, waved her hand and said.
“Oh, I don’t know. Since you won’t cooperate, there’s nothing I can do. Don’t complain later. “I spoke clearly.”
And then he left the room.
To find the exit.
‘Hmm. Is this here… This… It’s nothing special… Um, this is a warehouse. Byeokgokdan is piled up tightly. Hey. If I were to eat it alone, I think it would last for hundreds of years…’
Han Ibi, who was beginning to feel curious and hungry, took out a handful of Byeokgokdan and put it in her mouth.
‘Ugh! It’s really tasteless.’
Yes.
The descriptions that often appear in martial arts novels are very accurate.
The taste of Byeokgokdan was truly terrible.
However, you will need to eat to recover your stamina.
He walked around the closed training center, chewing on Byeokgokdan.
Then finally.
‘Yes. Is this it?’
A huge stone gate.
It is a huge stone gate that can easily be seen over two hundred pavilions.
There was a long groove carved into the bottom of the door.
Han Ibi bent down and inserted her finger into the groove.
And then….
‘Keueuung!’
I lifted it with all my strength.
It doesn’t budge.
Han Ibi gave even more strength by explosively showing off her Danjeon power.
Even the crocodile ring on my finger was seen shining brightly.
“Ugh! “Open!”
The stone gate can be seen rising slightly.
Han Ibi put more force on her feet and tried to raise her arms.
“Kwaaaak!”
thud.
Soon the stone wall fell again.
A loud sound echoed widely throughout the closed training hall.
Then I heard laughter.
“Hehehehe.”
This was the room where the boy named Pung Gyo-gon was.
Why is that guy’s laughter so insidious?
At that time, Pung Gyo-gon spoke.
“Are you here to make me laugh?”
Han Ibi shouted angrily as she approached that direction.
“what? He said he didn’t need any help. “What does it matter what Director Nam does?”
Then Punggyogon smiled and said.
“Good good. “I really like your dirty temper.”
“It’s up to you whether you listen or not.”
“Hehehe. What is your relationship with Tak Buyong? If you tell a lie…”
“What? What should I do like that? You get revenge even when you die? Wow, it’s really scary. I’m scared. Living now is tiring enough, so let’s think about what happens after we die. And just to reiterate, I don’t have a very good relationship with Zhuo Buyong right now.”
The boy looked at Han Ibi for a moment and then opened his mouth.
“I guess I should give it to you if it’s help.”
“You keep saying such contradictory things….”
“It’s not something you open with force.”
“…what?”
“It is designed so that it cannot be opened by force alone.”
“What are you talking about?”
“It is a type of engine based on the principles of Taegeuk and Mugeuk. “It is Jo Yang-moon’s work.”
omg.
Aside from talking about taegeuk and mugeuk for a child… how does Jo Yang-moon know?
Han Ibi felt a strange feeling and said as she approached the boy.
“Are you… really… not a child?”
At that time, the boy opened his eyes and said.
“Inoom! “If you have mastered Taoist martial arts, how can you be so rude to someone who is so far ahead of you in the martial arts world?”
* * *
Han Ibi took off her jacket and covered the boy’s naked body.
The boy said that he was ‘Pung Gyo-gon’, the head of Gwanhyeonsanjang (觀賢山莊).
Since he has been trapped here for a long time, his age cannot be accurately calculated, but he must have been at least ninety years old…
Well, I can’t believe it exactly, but…
Anyway, his story and speaking style that flowed out like clear water were so believable that Han Ibi I decided to take a step back.
As time goes by, you will naturally find out.
Han Ibi asked.
“Lord Jang. “But you say you’re old, so why are you acting like a child?”
Pung Gyo-gon took a shallow sigh and said.
“This is all because I took the wrong elixir.”
“Elixir?”
“okay. “It’s a mushroom called Youngjicho (靈芝草).”
“Hmm… the name is grass, but it looks like it’s actually a mushroom.”
Tiriring.
[Information about one of the ‘108 (108) bases’ has been captured. You can check the information through the ‘Status Window’. Would you like to check it now? (Y/N)]
‘Huh? Why is this appearing here? Still, I’m curious, so yes.’
[This is a search result from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology DB system.]
Name: Reishi plant (靈芝草)
Classification: Level 5 Series
: Elixir
Characteristics: Reishi plant is also called Shinseonbun (神仙糞) and grows only on cedar trees that are over 1,000 years old.
Because of its dark and disgusting appearance, more often than not, even those who discover it pass by without knowing its value.
It is said that if you eat Ganoderma lucidum, you will no longer age, your entire body’s blood flow will be strengthened, your internal strength will increase, and your blood will be purified within a year. This is the true identity of the herb of immortality that Emperor Qin Shi Huang was looking for…
‘I will skip further detailed explanations.’
Ebi Han said.
“So, so to speak, you took the elixir of immortality at a very young age.”
Then Pung Gyo-gon said with a slightly surprised expression.
“How did you know that?”
“Tsk tsk tsk. So the name Herb of Eternal Life is very appropriate. It actually works to prevent you from getting old. “If there were an elixir of immortality, its name would have to be Immortality Herb.”
Feng Qiaogon didn’t say anything.
Ebi Han said.
“Then why did you become enemies with Tak Bu-yong?”
Punggyogon said.
“It’s a long story… I didn’t get married until I was almost 50.”
“aha. “It turns out that you took your marriage quite leisurely.”
“Originally, after I had the body of a child, I never even thought about marriage. I was only interested in living in the mountain cabin. But one day, a new village girl came to the mountain cabin as a maid…”
“Wait a minute. “I think I understand without you having to explain further.”
I’m familiar with this kind of story.
“It seems you hit it off with the bright, young maid. “The maid, who thought of Lord Jang as her peer, also liked Lord Jang.”
She must have had enough money, and the maid’s family would have liked her.
“Well, to put it bluntly, that’s true.”
“Hehehe. Originally, I didn’t know how Jeongbun would fare. No, but wait a minute. No matter how similar they may be in appearance, that much of an age difference is almost like a thief…”
At that time, Han Ibi realized that Pung Gyo-gon’s eyes were glaring at her.
“Oh my. Sorry for this. Stop without even realizing it. Keep talking. It’s because I’m jealous. “Because I’m jealous.”
According to Punggyogon’s explanation, it was like this.
It’s been over ten years since I got married.
However, his wife, Mr. Hong, is growing older alone.
It’s like a grown-up girl and a boy living as a couple.
Mr. Hong, who was growing old alone, felt very sorry about that.
And that difference in appearance eventually caused a rift in the couple’s relationship…
Fights became frequent and affection slowly cooled.
Then, on a night when there was a very violent storm….
As fate would have it, a handsome middle-aged passerby, who was crossing Mt. Gwanhyeon, fell down the slope and visited the mountain hut to ask for help.
Mr. Hong, who had a heart of silk, willingly accepted the guest…
“Wait a minute.”
“Why are you doing that again?”
“I think I know what happened. I’m telling you this because I don’t think there’s any need to reveal unnecessary hurt. “The Tak Buyong I know is a human being who can go beyond that.”
‘Damn it, besides, you had already married Master Bok a long time ago by then.’
“joy. “But I can say that I am fortunate.”
Punggyo-Gon’s mood seems somewhat elevated.
That old man seems to like cursing Takbuyong the most in the world.
Anyway, Pung Gyo-gon continued speaking with a gloomy expression.
“Then one day. “The two of you…”
“You ran away late at night. Right?”
“That’s right… ah. “She stole our mountain lodge’s home appliances and military supplies and ran away with that uninvited guest.”
“This is truly a story I cannot listen to without crying.”
“I sensed a strange energy between the two… and as soon as they ran away, I immediately followed them…”
“Oh my! See, Lord Jang was destroyed by Jang Mun-in, a shaman… No, I’m sorry. You ended up being captured. Right?”
Then, when he turned his gaze towards Pung Gyo-gon, he was staring at Han Ibi.
“It’s the opposite. “I captured him and immediately tore him to pieces, starting with his wife, out of concern for his fate.”
Han Ibi’s eyes widened.
“You said you threw away the non-partisan long letter…?”
Punggyogon made a ‘hum’ sound and said.
“Isn’t it natural? “Because Gwanhyeonsanjang’s martial arts skills are the best in the world.”
“Oh, is that really true?”
As far as I know, it’s an unheard of sect.
“Whether you believe it or not is none of my business.”
Han Ibi calmed down her startled heart for a moment and spoke.
“But why…are you captured?”
(Continued in the next part)
