Episode 1431 You’ll have to kill me first. (1)
“Lean back.”
“⋯⋯I’m fine.”
“Let me help you.”
I felt strong strength in the grip that held my arm. For a moment, I felt a strange feeling of resistance, but in the end, I was unable to remove the hand of the woman who was holding my arm.
This was because he knew that if he was tired and delayed, others would also be in danger.
“Cluck cluck cluck.”
Tang Oe, who coughed slightly, let out a bitter smile.
‘It turned out bad.’
Since the death of the previous head of the family… Or perhaps even before that, he was a powerful figure in name and reality who had taken over the real power of the party. He was now supported by a woman who had not even learned martial arts.
Would things have been different if his martial arts skills had not been completely eliminated?
Could it have been possible to prevent the absurd situation in which the world’s four heavenly parties ran away from the Sapa bastards?
‘Probably not.’
The party shook its head without realizing it.
The current situation is not easy enough to be prevented by one person. Even if he hadn’t lost his martial arts skills, nothing would have changed.
‘That’s pathetic.’
He believed that everything he did was for the party. It was thought that the current head of the family, who was strict on the outside and soft on the inside, would never be able to bring about the revival of the Tang family.
However, he ends up running away, having lost the source of the party song, which is poison and defense. Where did it all go wrong?
“Cough! Cough!”
“Are you okay, Elder?”
“⋯⋯I’m fine.”
Dong-Oe weakly lowered the hand that was covering his mouth. There was no particular sign of vomiting blood, but I could tell it intuitively. That there isn’t much left to live.
What happens to the party family after he dies? Can the Tang family, which has lost its roots, survive in the war that will overtake the world?
Even if survival is somehow possible, can it really regain its past glory? Danga that has lost its poison and memorization?
frustrated. It feels like a large piece of metal is pressing on my chest.
At that time, the hand holding his arm pulled him closer. The party turned their gaze in that direction without realizing it.
“Lean a little closer towards me.”
“…It’s done.”
“I still have strength left. “Don’t worry.”
For a moment, everyone outside the party was speechless.
‘You have strength left?’
That can’t be possible.
Although it is said that she lost her martial arts skills and is left with a weak body, this woman, who has never learned martial arts throughout her life, must also be having a hard time.
At least those outside the party have the experience of learning martial arts and enduring pain, but aren’t the female members of the party in a position where they can’t even escape the rules?
Nevertheless, the woman calmly says these words.
‘You’re strong.’
For some reason, a strange feeling penetrated the hearts of people outside the party.
“thanks.”
“⋯⋯Yes?”
A bewildered voice was heard, but Dong-Oe said no more and closed his eyes.
‘Elder.’
An image of the party’s Jo Pyeong came to mind.
Party Jopyeong said: What the party must protect is not poison or defense, but people themselves.
To be honest, those outside the party still could not agree with that statement. However, I understood what the party leader was trying to say. Even if you have world-class reading skills and world-class memorization skills, if there is no one to use them, it will be useless.
Perhaps it is the tenacity of these nameless people that has preserved the party line until now.
“Whose girl was this?”
“My father’s Hamza is of high rank.”
“Danggowira⋯⋯.”
Considering how unfamiliar it was, it seemed like it was collateral. Tang Jo-pyeong took a quick look at the woman’s face.
Was he only eighteen years old? It had an ordinary appearance that could be seen anywhere, but its expression was extremely confident.
However, Tang Jopyeong noticed that there was anxiety that could not be fully hidden.
“Don’t worry.”
“yes?”
“Because the party will rise again.”
Dong-Oe forcefully tightened his neck and spoke. These may not be words to comfort this child, but words to himself.
“Even if the family has burned down, lost its venom, and lost its memorization, the Tang family is still the Tang family.”
Tang Oe hesitated slightly before continuing.
“The head of the family is a great person and will definitely revive the family.”
After he finished speaking, he laughed inwardly. I never thought I would say something like this while I was alive.
‘house owner.’
But I don’t regret saying these words out loud.
Now Tanggunak will have to suffer for a long time.
Thinking about the hardships he had to go through, even those outside the party who were not very happy about the party’s military evil could not help but sigh.
“If you continue to believe in and follow the family head, one day the Tang family will be able to become the loser of Sichuan again.”
In fact, those outside the party who spoke did not think that this was a very persuasive statement. However, I thought that this was essential advice for these children in this situation.
But… the answer that came back was a little different from what people outside the party thought.
“The party is… Your party will be fine.”
“That’s right.”
“But… I won’t be able to help you, Elder.”
Tang Oe, a little embarrassed, looked at the woman and asked.
“What did you mean by that?”
“Because there is no way to help. “I am now full of spirit.”
Tang Wei’s face was strangely distorted. I can’t believe I’m full of spirit. Does saying that in a situation like this mean that it’s okay to sing party songs since you’ll end up being an outsider?
Everyone puts their own work first. However, hearing these words from someone from the party family rather than someone else was quite a shock.
Tang Oe looked at the woman and said.
“Of course, that is a woman’s life… but shouldn’t family come first now?”
“If you get married, you don’t belong to the Tang family.”
“⋯⋯.”
“That’s how I learned it until now. When you get married, forget everything about your family. “Even the trivial memories of what happened here must be erased.”
Tang Oe was momentarily speechless.
“That…”
What she said is the law of the Tang family. It was their effort to protect the vision of the party, and it is the party outside the party who most reveres and adheres to this law that has been passed down since their ancestors.
But the words he said so many times are now coming back to him.
“Of course it is, but aren’t you still a member of the Tang family?”
“But… ah.”
The woman, who was about to say something, glanced outside the room and slightly lowered her head.
“sorry. “I…”
It seemed like he felt uncomfortable revealing his true feelings in front of people outside the party. If I were a normal person outside the party, I would have clicked my tongue and turned my head away in disapproval.
But for some reason, I wanted to hear the words hidden behind the scenes. Maybe it’s because I don’t have much time left to live. Or is it because this woman is still supporting him firmly?
“Oh my.”
“Yes?”
“Can you tell me what you were trying to say?”
“I…”
“Please.”
The woman who seemed to be worried sighed and opened her mouth.
“Elder, you may not know this, but when the situation gets difficult, children like us tend to get married quickly. “Because we need to reduce the number of useless military personnel.”
The outside party frowned slightly. But when I heard it, it wasn’t so wrong.
In a Tang family, women are not particularly helpful, so it is difficult to lead them to revive the family. So, in general, you will marry into a family that you would not normally marry into, and in return, you will get support for the party family.
“And even if that doesn’t happen, it doesn’t help people like us.”
“You’re saying it doesn’t help?”
“The only thing we can do is cook rice and do laundry.”
“⋯⋯.”
“Those who are married from a prestigious family will still be able to swing a sword or even throw a fist when a crisis arises. But we can’t do that.”
Tang Oe, who was speechless, looked at the woman and barely asked.
“…Are you blaming?”
At those words, the woman shook her head.
“no. I do not say this out of resentment. We also have a great desire to help the head of the family. “But there’s really no way to help.”
Outside of the party, my heart felt uncomfortable for some reason. I wanted to say that doing even menial tasks was helping, but I couldn’t. In fact, he knows best that such things will not be of much help to Tanggunak.
Military family. It may not be an appropriate word to use in a prestigious family called the Tang family, but in this situation, the female servants of the Tang family are nothing more than members of the military family.
It was none other than the party and those outside the party who made them like that.
“So… are you planning to find a marriage partner right away?”
The woman smiled brightly at the question outside the party. It was a laugh that clearly seemed forced.
“That would be a way, but I wonder who would be willing to accept a collateral female meal in a party where the situation has become difficult…”
Dang-oe, whose throat was itchy, was about to burst into a dry cough.
“So… I’m thinking about leaving the clan when I get to Shaanxi.”
“What do you mean, leaving the family?”
“I’m going to the volcano.”
“⋯⋯What?”
For a moment, Tang Oe forgot to cough and opened his eyes wide.
What does this mean? A volcano?
“Other places might not accept us, but a volcano might. “Soso is already there.”
“Are you saying you’re going to rely on the volcano?”
“no. “I also want to learn how to use a sword in a volcano.”
“A sword…?”
The woman nodded at those words. The eyes were shining.
“Did you want to learn the sword?”
“It’s not necessarily like that…”
The woman hesitated slightly before speaking.
“But if I enter Hwasan and learn the sword, I can do anything with my own strength. Moreover, if the circumstances arise, I will be able to protect myself. Soso already showed it to me.”
“⋯⋯.”
“If Soso had stayed in the Tang family, she would have married into a powerful family in Sichuan by now. Then you would have lived a completely different life than you do now. “Even though everyone thought Soso was strange… I was secretly jealous.”
The woman’s calm words were engraved in the minds of those outside the party.
“Would we be able to live like that if we went to a volcano? I wonder if there will ever be a day when she will be called by her own name rather than just the daughter of the party. But up to this point, I couldn’t muster up the courage. “Because we are not Soso’s sisters.”
“So…”
“yes. This time, I’m going to try to gain courage. Of course, I know that Volcano is a very strict place and I heard that training is difficult, but still… I think I can try anything if I go there. “I don’t think the head of the family will stop us if we go to the volcano.”
The woman pretended to swing a sword with the one arm that was not holding the sword.
“You don’t know, do you? “I’m surprisingly talented with the sword, so I might become a famous woman!”
As she spoke, there was bright hope on the woman’s face. Then, suddenly, looking back outside the party, the woman flinched and became depressed again.
“sorry. “Did I talk too much?”
“⋯⋯Was there a lot?”
“yes?”
“Are there many children in your family who think like you?”
“That’s…”
“Try to tell me without being scared. “What’s scary about an old man who has lost all his power and authority?”
The woman said, gently scratching her forehead with her finger.
“It’s not that much… I can’t even say it’s that little. “At least my immediate sisters can find another way, but for us, there is no other way now that we are like this.”
Tang Oe suddenly looked up at the sky without saying a word.
It was truly crystal clear. The vast blue sky felt so barren today.
“What was your name?”
“Yes…? “I…”
“It’s not about punishment. “I just want to know.”
Only at those words did the relieved woman nod her head.
“It’s a small treasure. But my mother calls me Sobo (小步).”
“Sobo… “It’s a small step.”
The corners of Tang Wei’s mouth trembled slightly. It was the moment when he was silent for a long time and was about to say something.
“Elder!”
An urgent shout was heard from behind. Surprised, Tang Wei hurriedly turned around.
“rear! “It’s all in the rear! They’re coming!”
The blood drained from his wrinkled face.
