Episode 1438 Yeah, remember that. (3)
Of course, the first to speak was Tanggunak.
“Thanks to Jongnam’s personal presence, Gasol’s lives were saved. “I don’t know how to repay this favor.”
At those words, Jongnigok, Jongnam’s long-time friend, smiled.
Even though a long time had passed since the visit, the appearance of Zongli Valley did not seem to have changed much. No, on the contrary, he seemed younger than before the visit.
“You are saying too much. “It was something that had to happen.”
“It must have been difficult for you because you were visiting the palace.”
“I was already thinking that I would have to release the seal soon. “In the meantime, I heard that a group of Sapas were attacking the Tang family, so I had no choice but to come.”
At those words, Tanggunak bowed his head once again.
“I’m just grateful.”
“Never mind, matriarch. We, too, are extremely excited because the first thing we did after breaking the seal was to help the Tang family. “If you are a member of a clan that knows how to negotiate, of course you should do it…”
“under!”
Someone’s snort stopped me from speaking. Zhong Ligu slightly furrowed his eyebrows and turned his gaze towards the sound.
“Um…”
It was Cheongmyeong of the Hwasan Sword Association.
Seeing him in a mess, Zhong Ligoo let out a sigh. It wasn’t just because Cheongmyeong’s condition was terrible.
“It looks like Director Sodo is uncomfortable.”
“no. Well, it just makes my nose itch to hear something about the agreement come out of Jongnam’s mouth.”
“Cheongmyeong!”
Ogeom quickly stopped Cheongmyeong. But Cheongmyeong shrugged his shoulders as if he had said something wrong.
Zhongligok shook his head.
“The small dojo hasn’t changed.”
“They say that if a person suddenly changes, he or she dies. Now that I think about it, Jang Mun-in is not the same as before?”
“Ahh!”
“Shut your mouth!”
Ogeom was shocked and covered Cheongmyeong’s mouth.
Seeing that absurd sight, Zhongligok unconsciously opened his mouth, closed it, and let out a groan. I reflexively tried to scold him, but then I remembered that the young swordsman had now reached a position where I could not dare to scold him.
It is said that even rivers and mountains change in ten years, but isn’t there still a degree? While Jongnam was on the throne, the position of Hwasan and Hwasan Sword Association and Cheongmyeong changed dramatically. The author is no longer Hwasan’s young disciple.
Soon, Zongligok’s gaze turned slightly to the side.
“Has Jang Moon-in gotten younger?”
“I was just about to say that too. “It’s good to see you improving, Jang Moon-in.”
At Hyeonjong’s answer, Jongligok had a strange smile on his face.
Hyeonjong’s attitude towards him still clearly shows his discomfort. It has to be that way. Because Zong Ligok and King Hyeonjong have already maintained an uneasy relationship for decades.
But at the same time, he could definitely feel it. Although Hyunjong’s attitude may be uncomfortable now, he does not feel intimidated.
‘Is this really the King Hyeonjong, the Hwasan long seal I knew?’
I have been paying interest for over several decades.
Therefore, Jongligok believed that he knew Hyeonjong better than anyone else in the Gangho region. The King Hyeonjong he evaluated was an incompetent Jangmun who was stubborn and inflexible and could only watch the collapsing volcano.
In addition, he was a pathetic character who was timid by nature and was unable to make the right decisions at important times because he was trying to act like a nice person.
However, the Hyunjong standing in front of him now does not show the person he used to know. The no-nonsense person who was always laughing with his shoulders drooping was gone, and there was a monk radiating a strange sense of intimidation.
And…
Zhong Ligo raised his head and looked at the volcano.
‘These kids…’
Then, for a moment, I burst out laughing without realizing it.
‘I thought that taking control of Shaanxi would not be a task since I had achieved this level of succession and refined my clan.’
What an amazing thing I’ve experienced that so much has changed since the BMU competition.
Zhongligok opened his mouth.
“⋯⋯Long writer.”
At that time, Hyeonjong seemed to remember something and paused.
“ah. Sorry, Jang Moon-in. There was a brief misunderstanding. “I have now resigned from my position as the head of the volcano.”
“⋯⋯Yes?”
Zhongligoo was momentarily embarrassed and closed his eyes.
Even though I was praying, I didn’t really close my ears, so I was only vaguely hearing about what was going on outside of the volcano. However, this is the first time I have heard that Hyeonjong has stepped down from his position.
Hyeonjong smiled calmly and said.
“Now, Unam is the long gate of the volcano.”
“⋯⋯Already?”
Hyeonjong quietly nodded.
“It may be too early, but I decided it was right.”
“Hmm.”
Zhongligok’s eyes changed once more.
I don’t want to admit it, but today’s volcanoes are different from those of the past. The current Hwasan is not a third-rate sect in Shaanxi that was just waiting for the day to put down a plaque, but a loser in Shaanxi who is gaining fame throughout the world.
Therefore, the location of the volcanic palm print in the past and the current volcanic palm print cannot be the same. Now, a world has arrived where one can wield numerous things and receive admiring glances just by being at the foot of the volcano.
But then you pass on to future generations what you managed to obtain after a lifetime of suffering and then step down?
‘I don’t know.’
I’ve felt this for a long time, but he really doesn’t fit in with Hyeonjong. We will probably never understand each other for the rest of our lives.
Just as Hwasan and Jongnam cannot have a close relationship forever.
While the Jangmun people were talking to each other as if searching, Hwasan’s disciples were also looking at Jongnam with new eyes, whom they had seen again after several years.
“Don’t those bastards seem to have changed a lot?”
Yoonjong frowned and responded to Jogeol’s whisper.
“You’ve been doing Bonmun for a long time, right? Of course, you will be stronger than before.”
“No, death penalty. “That’s not what I’m saying…”
Jo Geol made a nervous expression.
Of course, my skills would have improved. Isn’t Jongnam the one who was considered to be the leader of the nine factions along with the Shaolin shamans from the beginning? Moreover, considering the nature of Jeonggong, where uneducatedness increases exponentially as time passes, it would be even more strange if it did not become stronger.
But the sense of alienation that Jo Geol felt now was not due to inaction. I can’t explain it, but I kept thinking that the feeling they gave off was somehow different from before.
“But those bastards keep yelling at me. Death penalty?”
“⋯⋯Don’t make eye contact.”
“Are you scared?”
“No, you idiot. “It’s not like that…”
“They say getting hit as a child lasts a lifetime.”
“⋯⋯.”
“huh? Are you serious?”
Jo Geol was startled and looked back at Yoon Jong.
“No, death penalty…!”
bean!
At that moment, Baekcheon hit Jo Geol on the head and scolded him.
“Be quite. “Aren’t the scholars having a conversation?”
“⋯⋯This is a bit unfair, Sasuk.”
“It’s unfair.”
Baekcheon was about to say another word.
“You don’t look like you.”
A harsh voice that was so familiar but had bothered him his entire life penetrated his ears. Baekcheon frowned slightly and looked away.
They are so similar, but also so different.
So there was a face there that made me feel both comfortable and uncomfortable.
Baekcheon sighed as he faced a strangely looking down gaze.
“Long time no see.”
At Baekcheon’s words, Jingeumryong just looked at him as if searching. Jingeumryong’s blade-like gaze and Baekcheon’s lake-like gaze became intertwined in the air.
Soon, a crooked smile appeared on Jin Geumryong’s lips.
“You’re lucky to be alive.”
“⋯⋯.”
“That’s what happens when you become too greedy compared to your abilities. “A person must know his or her own means.”
“No…!”
An angry Jogeol tried to say something, but Baekcheon grabbed the back of his head and pressed it.
“Sa Sasuk!”
“I think so too.”
“⋯⋯Hmm?”
Baekcheon released his hand from pressing Jo Geol and massaged his backside.
“If you do something that doesn’t fit the bill, you could really end up in a bad situation. But what can you do? It’s the way of the world that if you’re next to an angular guy, you get along well.
“Baekcheon glanced at Cheongmyeong and smiled again at Jingeumryong.”
I just hope it hurts a little less.
“Jin Jinlong stared at Bai Qian in silence. He frowned, as if his younger brother’s smiling face was strangely unpleasant, and said coldly, “
Don’t go wild, relying only on a trivial reputation. Then you die.”
“⋯⋯I will try my best.”
“You…”
The moment Jin Geum-ryong was about to say another word, a person quickly approached and quietly opened his mouth.
“It looks like your brother-in-law was very happy to see his younger brother after a long time.”
“Lee Song-baek!”
“It’s been a long time since I’ve seen my brother talk so much. ha ha ha.”
As Lee Song-baek laughed awkwardly, Jin Geum-ryong frowned.
“Tsk.”
Then he quickly turned around and walked away from them.
Baekcheon took a long breath and placed his hand on his forehead. It was as if he was in awe just by meeting Jin Geum-ryong for a moment.
Lee Song-baek said with an accusation in his face.
“I intervened as if I didn’t notice, but I didn’t just throw it away. “I’m really happy to see you, so I’m doing that.”
“⋯⋯Because I know that, it must be a problem.”
Jin Geum-ryong was originally that kind of person.
If I were to put it in a good way, what I said just now means that if you overdo it just because your reputation has increased, you could die, so be careful.
Is there only one other person in the world who can irritate me that much by saying those words?
“Nice to see you again. Baekcheon seal. “Do you remember me?”
“⋯⋯Of course I remember Song Baek Sohyeop.”
There is no way I can forget it.
To some, Lee Song-baek may be Jong-nam’s ordinary swordsman, but to others, Lee Song-baek may be someone who showed an impressive performance in a martial arts competition.
However, the meaning of Lee Song-baek that Baek-cheon remembered was different from that, so he could not forget it.
‘A martial arts person recognized by that damn bastard.’
The guy whose eyes were not at the end of his head but who was hanging dangling in the sky admitted it. Even the inspection of Jongnam, not another sect. What more can be said to describe this man?
And even if you didn’t know about interest until now, you won’t be able to forget it from this moment on.
‘Prayer…’
It is a prayer that cannot be put into words.
Even though it is not threatening, it has a lot of weight. Looking at its heaviness, even he who is not particularly close to Lee Song-baek can feel a sense of stability.
The problem is that that sense of stability strangely annoys Baekcheon.
‘⋯⋯Is this the original Hwasan Geomsu’s sense of seeing Jongnam’s Geomsu?’
Baekcheon could now intuitively understand why Jongnam and Hwasan were so incompatible.
“Well… uhm…”
Lee Song-baek repeatedly opened and closed his mouth as if he had something to say. Baekcheon frowned slightly as he looked at that.
What this person is looking at is not himself. It was an action that could be felt as disrespect, but Baekcheon was not particularly offended.
Because sometimes there are things that are more important than inaction.
“Cheongmyeong.”
“why?”
Cheongmyeong, who was looking for an opportunity to intervene in the conversation between Jongli Gok and King Hyeonjong, turned his head aggressively.
“Come here and see.”
“why not?”
“⋯⋯Just come.”
“no way.”
Cheongmyeong walked towards them as if he was annoyed.
“why?”
“Say hello.”
“huh?”
Cheongmyeong’s eyes widened when he saw Lee Songbaek standing in front of Baekcheon.
“uh? “You…?”
“Cheongmyeong seal! Long time no see. How have you been?”
“You…”
“yes!”
Cheongmyeong’s head was tilted to the side.
“Who…?”
There was silence for a moment.
Lee Song-baek’s shoulders slumped down. The heads of those who were secretly watching their meeting also fell down.
Baekcheon’s face heated up.
‘I turned out to be the person I expected to be.’
Recognition is a piece of cake…