Episode 1091 That may have been a bit excessive. (1)
The end of the eaves of a large pavilion. Cheongmyeong was holding a bottle of alcohol in one hand and staring blankly at the moon.
And from a little distance away, Ogum was watching him. Normally, the doctor would have run amok because the patient was drinking, but now he couldn’t run and just watched.
“What are you thinking?”
“well.”
Baekcheon shook his head in response to Tang Soso’s question.
“You’re a guy whose true feelings are unknown.”
“…Of course.”
Yunjong and Jo Geol sighed at the same time. The eyes of Hwasan disciples looking at Cheongmyeong were quite complex.
“execution.”
“why?”
“How on earth does Cheongmyeong know all that?”
When Yoonjong did not respond, Jogeol continued speaking while quietly observing his gaze.
“No… isn’t it a little strange? Of course, if Cheongmyeong is from a place that had a grudge against the Demon Cult in the past… it wouldn’t be strange for him to know the Demon Cult in some detail, but…”
Jo Geol couldn’t finish his sentence and slowly closed his mouth. What I originally wanted to say was, ‘Don’t you know too much for something like that?’
But I couldn’t bring myself to say it. This is because discussing the Qingming past was something they implicitly considered taboo.
I’m not saying that anyone shouldn’t talk about such things. But implicitly, everyone avoided mentioning it. Because I know that bringing it up will only make both parties uncomfortable.
What confused Jo Geol the most after this incident was Cheongmyeong’s reaction when he saw Lee Joo-gyo of the Demonic Cult.
‘It was a knowing look.’
There are no shortage of hypothetical situations.
For example, the ancestor of Cheongmyeong was a man of volcanoes, but right before the battle with the Heavenly Demon that was to take place on Mount Hundred Thousand Mountains, he could not overcome the burden and ran away.
That’s why, even though he knew all about the martial arts of Hwasan in the past, he couldn’t bring himself to return to Hwasan out of guilt. Yes, like Yu Iseol’s father.
A huge sect that is ruined and falling into ruin. Are there even one or two people who have a story related to that?
That’s why no one has bothered to dig into Qingming’s past until now.
But at this point, Jo Geol had a slightly different idea.
‘Even if that were the case… would we be able to recognize the bishop from a hundred years ago? Did the person who relayed the past really try to convey in detail what the bishops looked like a hundred years ago?’
It was something unknown. However, one thing is certain: Cheongmyeong’s knowledge of the Demonic Cult is not at a level that can be explained by simply hearing about it.
“What if it’s strange?”
“…yes?”
At that moment, Yoon Jong looked back at Jo Geol with dark eyes.
“why? Now, is Cheongmyeong even going to suspect that guy?”
“Oh no, that’s…”
Yoonjong frowned and said clearly.
“Stop talking nonsense. No matter how he knows it, Cheongmyeong has been doing his best to help us. “That is a fact that never changes.”
“I know that…”
Jo Geol lowered her head with a sullen expression. I can’t deny what Yoonjong said, and Jo Geol also has no intention of denying it.
‘Now that I think about it, it seems like it was just yesterday when I was first hit by that guy and pinned to the ceiling.’
Looking back, time really flew by.
Who would have imagined back then that volcanoes would become like this?
“…If you think about it, it all happened because that guy entered the volcano.”
“huh?”
“Isn’t that right? “If it weren’t for that guy, wouldn’t we even be worried about Gangho’s future?”
Yunjong, who had been ruminating, looked at Cheongmyeong with new eyes.
Obviously, if it weren’t for Qingming, Zhao Jie would have returned to his family. Yunjong would have lonelyly guarded the volcano where people had left. Yu Yi-seol would have remained in Hwasan somehow, but Dang So-so would never have come to Hwasan, and I don’t know what would have happened to Baek-cheon either.
No, before that, the sect called Hwasan might have collapsed and everyone would have scattered and gone their own way.
“Didn’t it all start when that guy suddenly entered the volcano?”
“…yes.”
Yunjong answered softly and was lost in thought for a moment.
What was Cheongmyeong thinking at that time?
Looking back now, it is clear that Qingming wanted to somehow make Hwasan a great sect like in the past. How could he think such a thing as he walked into that ruined sect?
“…I have no idea.”
It was at that moment when Jo Geol was bitterly licking his lips.
Yunjong glanced back with a very uncertain gaze.
“Hey… Sasuk.”
“huh?”
“…It’s a little strange that I’m saying this after telling that guy Jo Geol-nim to shut up, but… Now I’ve been thinking about something that’s a bit plausible… or rather, a bit more so… Anyhow, I thought about it. “There it is.”
Uncharacteristically like Yoonjong, the introduction was long and the tone was strange.
“What on earth are you saying?”
“That… Cheongmyeong guy.”
Baekcheon’s eyes slowly hardened. I felt uncomfortable trying to bring up again a story that had already been buried once.
“Well… the reason why we are looking at him with a bit of suspicion… or ambiguity right now is because he knows too well about the Demonic Cult of the past, right?”
“yes?”
“I know very well about the war a hundred years ago. So that’s it. “Perhaps…”
Yunjong fell slightly silent and everyone swallowed their saliva.
“Ho, maybe something?”
Hearing a urging voice, Yoonjong glanced at Cheongmyeong in a slightly anxious way and opened his mouth.
“That… Cheongmyeong guy…”
Then he closed his eyes tightly and screamed, saying he didn’t know what to say.
“Couldn’t you be from the Demonic Cult?”
There was silence for a moment.
Baekcheon’s eyes widened. Those standing next to him also widened their eyes and opened their mouths.
Baekcheon stammered with a devastated face.
“Oh no… no… you bastard. “That makes sense…”
But at that moment, someone next to me clapped their hands loudly.
“Persuasive…!”
“…all mysteries have been solved.”
“Eh?”
Baekcheon looked around with a confused face. The samadhi and the samadhi were all shaking their heads with faces of great enlightenment.
“If you think about it, he was a guy who was more suited to the demonic religion than to the political faction.”
“…Then it makes sense that you know so much about that demonic religion.”
“Personality too.”
“That’s right, accident! Personality too!”
“Oh no…”
Cold sweat began to flow down Baekcheon’s neat forehead.
This is absurd, ridiculous, and very plausible… No! Damn you! How plausible! What was I thinking?!
“Say something that makes sense! Is there anyone in the world who hates the Demonic Cult more than Cheongmyeong? “That guy’s hatred of Demonicism is at a level that requires medical treatment and counseling.”
“Take a look, Sasuk.”
At that time, Jo Geol clicked his tongue and said.
“I guess you don’t know because Sa-suk has grown up so beautifully.”
“Is it a bit harsh for you to say that?”
“…Please skip that.”
Jo Geol cheekily pointed at Baekcheon with his chin and asked.
“What is the faction that Sasuk hates the most?”
“Jongnam.”
The answer came out immediately without a single hesitation. Jo Geol nodded as if to look at it.
“Where is Sasuk originally from?”
“…Jongnam.”
“Is there anything else you want to say?”
Wow… I can’t refute this.
“In the first place, people who turn away are scarier. If that bastard was a demon cultist and ran away because he was angry at the demon cult, then it would all be understandable. “He has a shitty personality and does ridiculous martial arts skills.”
Yoon Jong, who was listening to Jo Geol, added his words with a serious expression.
“I wouldn’t know if it were someone else, but if it were that bastard, I might think that because I hate the Demon Cult, I would go to the volcano that the Demon Cult hates the most and cause a volcano. “If it’s that guy.”
Baekcheon quietly closed his mouth.
Isn’t there a history of Baek Man-cheon being like Jin Geum-ryong and Jong-nam and rushing to the volcano they hate the most? Whether this is a possibility or not, 100 million people have no right to say that it cannot be possible.
If you say something like that can’t happen here for no reason, you’ll say, ‘Oh my gosh? So, who was the person who did something that even a demonic bastard wouldn’t do?’ It is clear that if you hear that, you will be under heavy fire.
“…No, that’s enough of the bullshit.”
“Is there a possibility?”
“It’s not that it’s there, but it’s high.”
“confirmed.”
Baekcheon pressed his temples. Now I can’t tell whether these guys are seriously saying this or are just joking. My bones were all sore.
He sighed deeply.
“Anyway… if it’s something that needs to be said, I’ll say it. You guys know that too. “Cheongmyeong is the kind of guy who doesn’t necessarily tell you what you don’t need, but he definitely tells you what you need.”
“Yes, of course.”
“He knows about the Demonic Cult, but he hasn’t mentioned it to us until now. “You know why, right?”
“…yes.”
Everyone shakes their heads. You can’t know without knowing. If they had discovered the true power of the Demonic Cult three years ago, their hearts might have been broken.
Even now, they are dumbfounded by the gap between the Demonic Cult and themselves, but was it so appalling at the time?
Cheongmyeong was still holding the bottle of alcohol and staring blankly at the moon. Baekcheon, who caught a glimpse of the scene, spoke in a calm voice.
“In other words, he thinks we’ve grown to the point where we can handle knowing all that.”
“….”
“So let’s wait a little longer. “If a situation arises where we need to know, he will definitely tell us.”
“Yes, Sasuk.”
Yunjong shook his head. Then he glanced at everyone, lowered his voice a little more, and spoke.
“Rather than that… I… honestly, I’m not sure if I’m the only one who feels this way.”
“What are you thinking?”
“Did you understand the conversation between Jang Mun-in and Cheongmyeong earlier, Sa-suk?”
Baekcheon had no answer. Yunjong scratched his head humbly.
“I felt like it was going well and ended ambiguously… I’m not sure what the conclusion was. If you understand, can you let me know?”
“Uh… that’s….”
Baekcheon’s face was astonished.
In fact, it was because he didn’t really understand the conversation between the last two people. It wasn’t clear what exactly meant, ‘Just do as Cheon Woo-maeng has done.’
“Honestly, I’m fine with that too…”
“I’ll explain that!”
“Oh, Mr. It’s a surprise!”
Baekcheon was startled by the sudden sound of the voice and took a step back.
Lim So-byeong suddenly appeared and was gently waving a fan.
“Huhuhuhuhu.”
“….”
“Huhuhuhuhu.”
Lim So-byeong spread out his fan, covered half of his mouth, and laughed unpleasantly.
“…Why are you doing this? “There must be a reason.”
“Oh, I’m sorry. Thinking about it makes me happy.”
Lim So-byeong shrugged his shoulders and got to the point.
“Well, it’s not that big of a deal. Hwasan Sword Association So, the Cheongmyeong Dojang simply declared that they would unify the powerhouse with the Cheonwoo Alliance.”
“Ah, that was it… What are you crazy?”
An earthquake occurred in Baekcheon’s pupils.
