Episode 1388. You look down on people. (3)
“This…!”
Jogeol, whose eyes were bloodshot, opened her mouth to shout something. But before that, someone grabbed his shoulder so hard it almost broke it.
When I turned around, I saw Yoonjong shaking his head with a stern look on his face. Jo Geol, seeing that expression, bit her lip.
This is neither a request nor an opinion that can be coordinated. This is an order given to them in the name of Deputy Jang Moon. Since the ‘excommunication’ was even mentioned in the first place, there is no room for compromise. Jo Geol also knows. I know.
But…
“Do we really have to do that?”
Still, I couldn’t hold back and the words came out. Baekcheon nodded resolutely this time.
“Don’t confuse what you want to do with what you have to do. “It is clear what we must do now.”
Jo Geol’s eyes darkened.
“Then I would have said it too….”
“I would have told you.”
Baekcheon didn’t even listen anymore. His face was quite fierce.
“There is no disagreement. If you are a disciple of Hwasan, follow my orders. “If you want to go, leave the plum blossom engraved on your chest and go.”
Hearing the cold voice, Jo Geol trembled with anger and clenched her fists.
“Four….”
“I follow Deputy Jang Moon’s orders.”
However, before Jo Geol could resist any further, Yoon Jong spoke as if hitting a player.
“Jo girl. Go forward and open the way.”
“….”
“Now!”
Jo Geol looked at Yunjong and Baekcheon alternately. Then, without saying a word, he turned around and walked forward. Yu Yi-seol and Tang So-so, who had been staring at them in silence, followed him and headed towards the front.
“Move! “You bastards!”
Letting out an angry roar, Jo Geol instantly slaughtered those who blocked his path. The group, which hesitated for a moment, began to move forward again at a fast pace.
Kicking the ground, Baekcheon looked back at Yunjong next to him.
“Help me with the jogger.”
“yes.”
“…Thank you for calming him down.”
“You don’t need to say that. “It is only natural to follow Deputy Jang Moon’s orders.”
“….”
“And I don’t think Sasuk’s decision was wrong. The moment our intentions diverge, everyone will be destroyed. “Even if it’s the wrong direction, won’t we be able to open even the slightest path if we stick with it until the end?”
Baekcheon nodded. What Yoonjong said accurately pointed out the basis of his judgment.
And in fact, more than anything, Cheongmyeong wouldn’t want them to go rescue him.
If you drop everything and run, all you will see is the face of a young man of despair. Baekcheon didn’t want to see that.
“But…”
At that time, Yoonjong’s voice came out a little later. Baekcheon turned his head and looked at Yunjong.
“The mind tries to follow the Tao, but the body finds it difficult because it is only human. “I understand that now.”
“….”
“I know that Sa-suk’s decision is right, and I understand that it is the best for Sa-suk, but…”
Yoonjong paused slightly before continuing.
“If Cheongmyeong dies and we survive and go to Gangbuk, I will never forgive Sasuk for the rest of my life.”
“….”
“Even if it’s wrong.”
It was a word that was almost like a curse. However, Baekcheon’s expression did not change at all. Yoonjong ran forward, leaving behind words that could be heard as admiration or even ridicule.
“You have become a scholar, Sasuk.”
Baekcheon, left alone, closed his eyes for a moment. My eyelashes trembled slightly. But when he opened his eyes again, his expression did not contain even the slightest hesitation.
“You two, please take charge of the left and right sides.”
Hyeyeon and Namgung Dowi looked at that calm command, finding it difficult to understand. However, after sighing for a moment, they nodded and split off to the left and right.
Now all that was left were Baekcheon and one other person.
“It’s a good decision.”
“….”
“I was worried that Director Jang Moon might make a reckless decision, but it seems I was worried for no reason.”
“The Green Forest King….”
“Yes, let’s look at the situation from the rear. then.”
Lim So-byeong fell backwards and muttered inaudibly.
“But I still thought that if I had a long answer, I might make a different decision.”
Baekcheon did not answer. All I could do was suppress the anger that felt like it was going to burst out at any moment. I took a long, deep breath so as not to be seen by others. I bit down on the flesh inside my mouth.
‘Damn you bastard…’
Blood seeped out from the fist that was clenched to the point of bursting. His nails were digging into the flesh of his palms.
But Baekcheon hid his hand inside his sleeve. Just by looking at his expression, no one would know what mood he is in right now.
“Hurry up. Get to the Yangtze River in one go! “A moment faster!”
* * *
Cheongmyeong slowly raised his head and glanced at the enemies coming from all directions.
“Hmm. “There will be no need to mistreat me.”
Looking at the situation where the enemies were rushing in, it seemed that they had no regard for the other side. It means there is nothing to worry about.
I was secretly worried that Baekcheon might not be able to overcome his emotions and make a decision similar to suicide, but fortunately, he didn’t seem to be that stupid.
Actually, if he was the type of person who would make that choice, he wouldn’t have allowed himself to become an assistant manager. If you think about it, all of Cheongmyeong’s actions began with complete trust in Baekcheon.
Even without saying it in words, I am confident that he will never make a foolish choice.
Cheongmyeong laughed slightly.
‘How long has it been since then?’
I believed that even if he didn’t explain everything, someone would know what he meant and would follow his actions. It’s about trusting the person himself, not his brilliance.
A person’s face appeared in my mind.
The face of the person who always believed in him even though he was always scolding and scolding him.
“What a ridiculous idea. “There is no way.”
Cheongmyeong laughed and raised his sword. Although he was bluffing, it wasn’t really a situation where he could afford to take his time. The fact that Baekcheon made the right choice means that there are no longer any obstacles for those damn Maninbang bastards to aim for that one thing.
No matter how clear it is, there is no way it will be easy to overcome this situation.
“Well, anyway…”
“Die!”
He struck off the approaching Dao of the Maninbangdo with a single blow and decapitated him in one fell swoop. Hot blood spurted out from the severed carotid artery. At the same time, Cheongmyeong launched his body and repeatedly deflected the enemy’s flying swords aimed at his vital points.
“Just because it’s not easy doesn’t mean it can’t be done!”
If he had to die because he was surrounded, if he had to give up his head just because the enemy was aiming for just one, then even twenty lives would not have been enough for him in his previous life.
Quaaaang!
Enemies dressed in red uniforms rained down on his head as he hit the ground.
“Don’t miss out on the plum blossom sword!”
“Sword Demon?”
Crunchy.
Cheongmyeong grabbed the handle of the sword so hard that it broke and unleashed the sword toward the sky. He struck down the tips of the spears that rained down one after another in an instant, chopping up their exposed upper bodies in an instant.
“You should call me Geomzon, you stupid bastards. How can you say such a mean thing to an elderly person? To get rid of it. Hehe!”
Cheongmyeong spat out the blood that had built up in his mouth and glanced back.
‘Not yet.’
A little more. You have to wait a little longer.
His purpose is not to escape or run away from this place.
If you run away too quickly, the enemy forces will be divided. In that case, those who are behind will choose to chase after the main force rather than chase after him, who has little chance of catching up.
In order to stop it, we need to draw as many people as possible deeper into the area. Never take your eyes off his back.
Then, Hwasan and Haenam will be able to cross the river in that gap. Across the river are the Shaolin and other nine factions, so they are all intricately intertwined, so it won’t be easy to chase them down.
“Haha…”
It was a little funny.
I give up wanting to save a little more for the sake of more people. That was a choice that Cheongmun once forced upon him. And Cheongmyeong did not forgive Cheongmun, who made that choice, until the moment of his death.
Although I still respect and love him, I was unable to resolve the issue until the end. Cheongmun probably regretted that fact until the moment he died.
But now, none other than Cheongmyeong is forcing Baekcheon to make that cursed choice. Just like the past hearing did to him.
‘When I meet my death penalty in the afterlife, I will have to apologize.’
If I ever met him again, I was planning to start complaining. If I had known it would turn out like this, I would have at least said I understood when I went to slit the Cheonma bastard’s head. I hope you will at least say it.
Will Baek-cheon resent him? Just like he resented Cheongmun in the past?
Maybe so.
But you have to endure. And you will be able to endure it. Because he is worthy of becoming the leader of the volcano. He will have to make this choice countless times in the future.
Just like that great hearing.
“Then what’s left is…”
Cheongmyeong watched the enemies coming in like the tide.
“Chase! He’s alone! “Don’t give yourself any time to rest!”
“…You look down on people.”
What a great thing it is to be alone.
Now, there is no Tang Bo at his back, but Qingming has become stronger than he was in the past.
Now, there is no one who tried to protect him in any way, but he has become a person who can protect others on his own.
In the past, he was a person who could never grow up, but now he has become a person who understands what is most important.
“So it’s nothing new!”
The sword of Cheongmyeong split the air like an illusion. Cheongmyeong drew a plum blossom with the tip of his sword and tore the charging people to pieces in one go, and soon rushed through the bushes like a fast-crawling snake.
“Oooooh!”
Fuuuuuuu!
Black poison exploding before my eyes.
Cheongmyeong, who stopped breathing for a moment, lowered his body even further and passed through the poison.
As soon as he broke through the black smoke, dozens of chain scythes flew in from all directions, but Cheongmyeong cut them all down with one sword.
It feels like a sense of the past is inhabiting my body, even if just for a moment. I feel like I can do anything and break through anything. So, at least this much…!
“You were here, you stupid bastard! “Who leaves you to fight alone?”
Cheongmyeong opened his eyes and turned his head.
But there was nothing where he turned his head.
Jo Geol, who runs towards him with evil intentions, Baek Cheon who is glaring at him as if he wants to kill him, expressionless Yu Yi Seol, and Dang So So, who is crying… are
not there.
Cheongmyeong chuckled.
Faaat.
Cheongmyeong hit the ground and quickly shot forward.
A lone leaf hanging at the end of a branch swayed in the slow wind. Even when the wind died down and the world became quiet again, the lone leaf still swayed and swayed.
