Episode 1487 I didn’t come looking for you? (2)
“Eek? ark?”
“That gentleman?”
Wu Qian looked blankly at Tian Xian Luzhu with eyes of disbelief. Even Hyeyeon, who was generally calm, and Lee Song-baek, who had not been able to adapt to this atmosphere, opened their mouths wide.
I heard that the Ark of Openness is a gray-haired old man who is currently bedridden due to old age. The rumor spread so widely that it almost became common knowledge.
However, the person standing in front of them was a healthy, mature man who could not be seen to be sick.
‘No, before that…’
Baekcheon asked as if it were absurd.
“That’s the Ark of Openness?”
“exactly.”
“Well…”
Everyone glanced sideways at Baekcheon. What are you trying to say…
“…but you look like you have a lot of money.”
Everyone’s heads were lowered.
Oh yeah. That’s definitely a bit strange. It is certainly difficult to imagine a nobleman named Beggar Wangcho wearing fine silk clothes and living on the top floor of such a luxurious building.
So, it’s not wrong, but…
“…that’s not important right now, is it? “Sasuk.”
“That’s strange!”
“But…”
Yoonjong was embarrassed and awkward to point out, so he shook his head.
At that time, the answer to the question came from the mouth of Cheongmyeong, not Cheonsangruju.
“I told you. “Beggars have a lot of money.”
“…It did.”
“and. “Rather, you shouldn’t trust them because they are beggars.”
“huh? “What do you mean?”
“There is no way these guys who spend their whole lives dealing with information would easily give away information that is their property. “You’re only believing rumors when you should be doubting what you’ve seen with your own eyes?”
“…I see.”
If you think about it, it was such a natural thing. But no one here thought of that.
“…Why did you believe it so straight away?”
“Who would have thought that opening up would fool us? “We’re from the same political faction?”
“I thought that if there was something strange, other sects would notice.”
Cheon Sang-rooju laughed lightly at the words of the five swords.
“The midfield is wide and deceiving people is not as difficult as you think. “It’s as if almost no one noticed you pretending to be Jingeumryong.”
“Hmm. “I see… I see.”
From his position, Baekcheon could not refute these words. However, Jo Geol tilted her head as if her suspicions were still not resolved.
“No, then who was the person who said that Mr. Hong Dae-gwang was Wang Geoji? I don’t think I would say that about this person. “Are you sure that even open-minded people are fooling you?”
Cheon Sang-rooju did not give a clear answer. He just smiled meaningfully.
“…They say there is no one in the world they can trust.”
Jo Jie looked at Cheon Sang-ro-ju with the gaze of a child who had been stabbed in the back by someone he trusted. Seeing those eyes, Cheon Sang-rooju smiled bitterly.
However, at that time, this one person who was still maintaining his integrity took the proper action that he needed to take now.
“Jongnam Lee Songbaek meets the Ark of Openness.”
Lee Song-baek politely handed over the gun. Only then did Ohgeom, who came to his senses, startle and show his respect.
“See you Bar Ark!”
“Excuse me.”
“Kill me!”
Cheon Sang-rooju pressed his wrinkled eyebrows as if he was in pain.
“There is no need for formal rites. Here, it’s just…”
His eyes turned to the Jongnam faction pattern on Baekcheon’s clothes.
“Let’s have a conversation between the person imitating Jongnam and the person imitating the bar owner.”
“…yes.”
In any case, they are not in a position to be polite in many ways.
“so.”
Cheon Sang-rooju spoke to Cheongmyeong as if it was a waste of time.
“I think I gave you the answer you wanted. Is it my turn to ask this time? “What were you trying to do when you found me?”
The conversation was with Ogum, but the question was naturally directed to Cheongmyeong.
The others seemed quite shocked by the whole situation, but Cheongmyeong shrugged his shoulders indifferently, as if he wasn’t that surprised.
“I had no particular intention. “I just looked for it.”
“…hmm?”
“Because you can’t do anything against someone who’s hiding with his butt back. “I thought I had to get it out there first.”
A low sigh escaped from Cheon Sang-ruju’s mouth.
“Everyone was trying to do that. In fact, there have been numerous attempts. “But I didn’t know you would come to me in this way.”
“Those people were complacent.”
“no.”
Cheon Sang-rooju shook his head.
“Even if other people had come up with the same method as you, they wouldn’t have been able to get this far. Because it’s normal for people to not be able to chase birds. Moreover, this Cheongryeong Geumjak (聽領金雀) is trained to fly only over rugged mountains and wide rivers…”
“Cheongnyeong… what?”
“Cheongnyeonggeumjak. “This is a new horse.”
“Ah, that golden coin?”
“It’s Cheongnyeonggeumjak.”
“yes. “A great deal of gold.”
…Cheon Sang-ruju’s facial muscles twitched. Yoonjong, who saw this, whispered to Baekcheon.
“Ark is being pushed back? “Is this really an ark?”
“Not even the Ark, but even the Jade Emperor can’t defeat that guy…”
“I agree.”
Ogum’s mind became complicated. Even in this situation, should I laugh or cry when I see this guy saying everything he wants to say?
Cheongmyeong looked closely at the chirping bird and grabbed Baekah, who was still busy growling, by the chin.
“Well, the means weren’t bad, but they’re not the only ones with spiritual objects.”
“A battle in the Beast Palace. “Clearly I hadn’t considered that.”
“A hundred thousand?”
“It’s not a hundred thousand, it’s a hundred… No, it’s not. “Stop it.”
Cheon Sang-rooju shook her head as if she was tired of dealing with him.
When I placed Cheongnyeong Geumjak around Cheongmyeong, I couldn’t even imagine something like this. Who would have thought that the person being watched would take advantage of the fact that he or she is being watched.
‘no. ‘I’m sure you’ll think about using it.’
However, among so many beggars, it is not easy to find exactly what you want and induce a certain action.
“How did you know that Geumjak was in Luoyang?”
“Oh, that’s…”
“Did you think it was reasonable to be in Luoyang?”
“no. “Just because… it’s close?”
…Cheon Sang-ru-ju’s face twisted once again. Yunjong whispered to Baekcheon again.
“Sasook. That person is so mad? “Is this really the ark?”
“…Even King Yeomra gets angry when he stands in front of a guy like that.”
“sympathy.”
Leaving aside their sentiments, Cheongmyeong spoke calmly.
“what. If nothing happened in Luoyang, I tried to go somewhere else nearby. “I thought I might get caught at least once.”
“….”
“Luckily, it was caught from the beginning, right? I’m so glad that Lord Ark is a reasonable person. “I’ve been dealing with a lot of crazy people lately, so I feel like I’m getting weird too.”
“…You told me earlier that I was a crazy person.”
“That’s true, but the way you behave is normal.”
Cheon Sang-rooju sighed and shook his head. People who handle information should not carelessly show their emotions in front of others. But in front of him, that code of conduct seemed to have no meaning.
What can you hide from someone who predicts the opponent’s movements from afar in the first place?
“In the end, you came this far by stabbing a blind spot in my plan.”
“yes. “If you complement it well, it will be fine next time.”
“Then you will find another blind spot. It’s called the Hwasan Sword Association. “They said he wasn’t an ordinary person, but…”
Cheon Sang-rooju nodded and looked at Qingming again.
“My doubts have been answered. And I understand why you came. So what do you want to do when you meet me?”
“I just wanted to ask.”
“What do you mean?”
“What on earth are you doing here?”
Suddenly, Cheon Sang-ruju’s eyes became cold. Although his eyes seemed strangely lifelike, Cheongmyeong looked around calmly.
“Well, it’s not a bad place. “It’s perfect for playing fresh.”
“What do you want to say?”
“It’s not that I can’t sympathize because I’m a person with no dreams. Still, shouldn’t we choose the timing? “If you enjoy leisurely fishing while a forest fire is approaching, that is not fun, it is mindless.”
“Look…”
“Why did you neglect the opening?”
Cheongmyeong cut Cheon Sang-ruju off and got straight to the point. Cheon Sang-rooju closed his mouth.
This time, Cheongmyeong was glaring at Cheon Sang-rooju with cold eyes.
“The world is half collapsing, but openness still doesn’t play its role and we are divided. Of course I understood at first. Even the strongest ox cannot pull a plow if its head is injured. But… he didn’t even think about treating that injured head. “This is strange.”
“….”
“No matter how late, there had to be movement at the headquarters level from the moment the division broke out on the Yangtze River. Yes?”
“…I admit it.”
Cheon Sang-rooju nodded obediently.
The power of openness comes from large numbers. In other words, this means that opening up with a reduced number of people cannot demonstrate its full potential. In that sense, the thing that openness must be most wary of is division.
The moment we ignore division, it is as if opening up has revealed its own problems to everyone… or at least to Cheongmyeong.
“It’s no excuse that I couldn’t clear my head because I was sick. Because it’s a cult that forces you to hand over your seat before it gets to that point. “If I had told Sa-suk that I wanted to get along with Jong-nam, I would have thrown him into Chamhoe-dong and only given him water.”
“Cheongmyeong. Isn’t that confinement, not replacement?…”
“No, Sasuk.” “That is called torture.”
Cheon Sang-rooju nodded.
“You saw that the opening was not operating normally, so you thought something must have happened. So, while looking for the cause, I ended up here. Is that correct?”
“no.”
“hmm? “No?”
“You have to speak accurately. “I’m not here to determine the cause.”
“…then?”
Cheon Sang-rooju frowned as if he didn’t understand at all.
At that time, four unexpected letters came out of Cheongmyeong’s mouth.
“Open blood and blood.”
It was a statement that was difficult to understand the context of.
But strangely enough, Tian Shang Rouju flinched for a moment. He couldn’t hide his agitation.
‘why?’
Baekcheon’s eyes were filled with doubt.
Uihyeol Opening is a word commonly used to refer to the spirit of openness. But why are you so agitated by such ordinary words?
“Opening is definitely not what it used to be. Well, I thought it could be possible. Because not all factions can be at their peak all the time. “Even sparkling talent or brilliant skills can fade at some point.”
“….”
“But after meeting the Open Islanders, my thoughts changed. They are not incompetent. Nevertheless, openness is ineffective. There is one reason why something that cannot happen is happening. “Someone made openness ineffective.”
Baekcheon swallowed dry saliva. The story Cheongmyeong is telling now is indeed heavy.
“So I wanted to know. Who caused the openness I knew to fall to this level? “Who is it that has been intentionally preventing openness from playing its role?”
“…you.”
“So I didn’t come to check the cause.”
Cheongmyeong’s eyes shone faintly.
“I came to get rid of it.”
His hand slowly moved to the sword at his waist.
For a moment, Cheon Sang-ruju’s face turned pale. A feeling of pressure and tension came over him, as if his throat would explode at the slightest touch of a finger.
“Answer me.”
“….”
“I’ll have to find a reason that makes sense. Otherwise you die. “I assure you.”
Cheon Sang-ruju’s fingertips trembled briefly.
