Episode 1219 Who will help? (4)
Crack! Crack!
A whole wild boar is spun around on a roaring bonfire.
Dangpae, who was staring blankly at that scene, thought something very natural but useless.
‘Is this really okay?’
They say they avoid people’s eyes… Oh, of course, it wouldn’t matter since people wouldn’t come all the way to the cave in the middle of this steep cliff and try to see the light… No, but… .
“Sweet. If I had known it would be like this, I would have brought some alcohol.”
“Did this guy have a ghost from his past life where he couldn’t drink and died? This is Gangnam, man!”
“You can’t even see a person’s nose, so what does it matter?”
“… That’s true.”
Dangpae, who heard Cheongmyeong muttering, ‘If I had known that I would only go around cliffs or mountains like this, I wouldn’t have been nervous,’ gave up thinking any more.
What made him even more painful was that even though he seemed to be resting and resting without any signs of tension, he was moving at least twice as fast as he had originally expected.
‘If you think about it that way, it’s true that you should applaud that it’s amazing…’
“It’s ready!”
“Oh wait! It’s not cooked on the inside yet!”
“Then you can eat from the outside first, right?”
“… Is it heavenly?”
“let’s eat!”
Seeing the volcanic bastards charging at the roast pig, I felt like any remaining respect I had was completely blown away.
You crazy bastards, don’t use plum blossom sword technique when using damned pork!
While Oh-geom was turning the party’s team upside down, Baek-cheon, who was still taking a step back as Jang Mun-dae, asked Lim So-byeong.
“How do you feel? Are we moving according to plan?
“Hmm.”
So-byeong Lim replied, poking my cheek with a fan.
“If you ask me if it’s going according to plan, the answer is a bit delicate. Of course, we assumed some variables, but…”
Lim So-byeong turned his head with a sullen expression and looked at Nam Gung-do-wi. Seeing him lying down and groaning, he showed an expression of blatant disdain.
“Even those variables . I…… ”
“…… ”
This is definitely not Lim So-byeong’s fault.
No matter how great he is with his vision of heaven, the King of Namgung cannot have predicted So Ga-ju’s fear of heights. In the first place. Does it make sense for a sword-wielding warrior to have a fear of heights?
“Well… even taking that into account, it’s true that he’s moving within the expected range. If this goes on, we will be able to reach the coast to Haenam within five days.”
“Oh, it’s just…”
Baekcheon thought slightly.
Passing through Gangnam in five days is an enormous task. Not like the situation now. Even in peacetime, it’s questionable whether it’s possible.
Only those who can be said to be peak experts have joined the group, so they can at least try. It may take
some time, but Cheongmyeong is leading him somehow. So ,
it’s definitely good news, but…
“How about speeding up the speed a little?”
Baekcheon wanted to reach Haenam as quickly as possible. The situation in Haenam faction is also a situation, but in Gangnam, you never know what might happen at any time. It is right to reduce the time spent staying even a little.
But Lim So-byeong shook his head resolutely.
“The speed is already at its limit.”
“You can reduce the time you spend resting or sleeping, right? There’s no need to waste time like this…”
“No.”
Lim So-byeong cut him off in one go, as if it wasn’t worth listening to. Then he shrugged his shoulders and said,
“Of course, I understand that Deputy Jang Moon is anxious. But people have limits. No matter how great you are, it is impossible to maintain concentration for three days straight.”
“… That’s right.”
“For us now, what is more important than speed is caution. Even if your senses become even a little dull, you may miss the presence of a person. If you do that, you will be in a worse situation than if you were late.”
Baekcheon slowly shook his head. This means that he is not just resting because he found a cave, but rather that Lim So-byeong is managing the stamina of the party in his own way. “Getting caught is also a problem
. Cleaning up afterwards is more of a problem. If I were alone… I would just roughly bury the civilians or whatever and cover their mouths… ”
“Aha, dear!”
“Hezing!”
Instead of chewing the meat that Ogeum stuffed in your mouth, open your eyes. As I look back, Lim So-byeong sighs.
“……What are you saying?”
“Sapa bastard is going to get kicked!”
“……Thank you for the interpretation. So, I can’t keep my mouth shut at will, so I have no choice but to move forward as undetected as possible. In order to do that, you also need adequate rest.”
“I understand.”
Baekcheon nodded in understanding.
‘That’s not wrong.’
He glanced at Nangong Daowi and Tang Pai.
The five swords are somewhat accustomed to harsh forced marches, but this would be the first time for Tang Pai, Nangong Daowi, and Seol Sobaek. Even though they are somehow pretending to be calm on the outside…
‘There’s no way it won’t be difficult.’
Riding a steep cliff for an entire day is unimaginable to most people. You’re not just hanging on a cliff, you’re moving faster than a horse, right? In the meantime, you can’t even afford to be wary of your surroundings
. Since I couldn’t do anything, I had no choice but to quickly deplete my stamina.
‘If they saw that they were eating more than usual, they must have been nervous. After all, who could not be nervous in a situation like this…’ “Oh
! I should have received just one bottle from the Beast Palace Lord!”
There is… the human who threw the word ‘tension’ into the volcanic cliff…
Baekcheon sighed deeply.
That’s right, Cheongmyeong is the bastard. Even though he was that kind of guy, Lim So-byeong’s complexion was definitely darker than usual. He
was trying to impersonate Taeyeon as much as possible, but since Lim So-byeong had a congenital disease, his physical strength couldn’t be very good. “Of course… I’m in too much of a
hurry . “It would be better not to.”
When Baekcheon said that, Lim So-byeong grinned.
“It looks like Baekcheon Dojang has a lot to think about, too.”
“I guess…”
“Well, there’s no need to be that burdensome. There is no one here who can’t guard my back.”
Just as Baekcheon was about to smile and nod his head, Lim So-byeong looked back at Namgung Do-wi with sullen eyes.
“Except one.”
“……”
At this point, it’s just simple. It’s not a matter of origin, but rather a physiological aversion…
“Anyway, I’m glad that the road to Gangnam doesn’t seem to be as dangerous as I thought. “I was prepared to engage in combat to some extent.”
“Even if we are a Sapae-ryeon, finding ten people in this vast area of Gangnam is no different from finding a single grain of sand in the desert.” “I guess so.” He changed his stance and
mobilized
the personnel of Hwasan to Baekcheon and Gangbuk. If I had asked them to find the Sapa bastards who had infiltrated, I would have kicked them in the head, asking if they were sane.
“If there were any risk factors, there would only be two.” As
Baek-cheon looked at him with questioning eyes, Lim So-byeong slightly hardened his expression.
“The person named Jang Il-so is If you put your mind to it, you are persistent enough to find a grain of sand in the desert.”
Hearing Lim So-byeong’s words sent a chill down Baekcheon’s spine.
Surely, if it were Jang Il-so… if it were Jang Il-so, it might be possible.
“But you don’t have to worry about it . doesn’t exist. No
matter how defeated the army is, they would never imagine that we would be in Gangnam at this time
. ”
….. ”
Is that a compliment?
“I’m rather worried about the other side…”
“…… The other side? Are you saying there’s another problem?”
Lim So-byeong looked shocked at those words.
“I don’t think it would be particularly meaningful for me to say that. I just have to hope that something like that doesn’t happen.”
Baekcheon opened his mouth to ask something more.
“No! If I eat all that up, what am I going to eat! You monsters!”
Lim So-byeong was scared and ran towards the roasting wild boar. The wild boar that had been hung on the bonfire was losing its shape at the speed of light.
Baek-cheon sighed and shook his head.
“It’s not that way, it’s this way. ”
“…… What on earth do you know by looking at it?”
“Isn’t it this way just by looking at it?”
Cheon Woo-maeng and his party entered the thick bushes and looked left and right as if they were curious. They couldn’t tell where the north, south, east or west
were due to how dense the trees were growing. It was hard to tell. But Lim So-byeong was like a ghost inside, finding the direction and guiding everyone.
“This way?”
“This way!”
“Why are you so angry…”
“Just follow behind me. ” ! Don’t keep getting ahead of yourself!”
“No, because you’re too slow…”
“What?”
We all realized once again that Lim So-byeong is definitely a very versatile person in this respect.
Oh, of course…
“Tsk. Normally, it’s faster to go upwards.”
“……”
“For whom! Tsk!”
His personality is worse than I thought. When
Namgung Do-wi became visibly despondent, Yoon Jong quickly changed the conversation with an awkward expression.
“Anyway, you’re amazing. In our eyes, it all seems like the same path, but you distinguish it and guide us. “I know you’ve never been here before.”
“Hehehe. It’s not that I’m great. When it comes to Nokrimdo, this is the basics. If the green forest that dominates the mountain doesn’t know the mountain, then how can it be called the green forest…” ”
He’s running away like a rat to avoid the government army, so he’s making grandiose remarks about the side roads being clear.” Cheongmyeong shot back, and
Lim So-byeong lifted his shoulder . He drooped down. Seeing that, Yunjong rolled his eyes.
“Man! Why are you killing people! “You’re so helpful!”
“What are you talking about? It’s only natural that Safa bastard would be helpful!”
“Huh? Suddenly, what is that…”
“If it wasn’t for help, it would have died already!”
Ah…
“If it wasn’t for help, then why do you keep the sappa bastard alive? It’s more profitable to grind it properly and use it as fertilizer!”
Hey… Cheongmyeong. Well, it’s not that wrong… No matter how I look at it, you seem more like a Sapa guy.
Baekcheon silently comforted Lim So-byeong’s shoulder. .
“Cheer up.”
“…Thank you.”
“So, come out like me.”
Lim So-byeong, who was momentarily speechless, paused for a moment. Then, just as he was about to say something.
“Shh!”
Suddenly, Cheongmyeong appeared. His expression completely changed. He gestured for silence and moved forward carefully, lightly cutting through the bushes left and right. The
others followed him, holding
their breath. He stuck his head out and the procession slowly approached through the small road in front of the bushes. I saw this.
It was a large cart and a group of people guarding the cart.
But what caught my eye the most was the large flag pinned to the cart. It had the word ‘Pae’ majestically embroidered on it.
“…Sapaeryeon.”
For a moment, tension flashed across everyone’s faces, and they stared at the procession, trying to keep their presence as low as possible.
