Episode 1491 There’s no need for that. (1)
‘What……?’
Did I hear it wrong?
That may be so. No, I don’t know.
No real meaning could be discerned from the old man’s clouded eyes.
“…What did you say?”
Cheongmyeong’s eyes sparkled with frustration, as if her heart was about to explode. He urged the unconscious old man, as if half scolding him.
But the old man’s misty eyes were focused blankly on the ceiling. Cheongmyeong did not show any reaction.
“What did you just say…!”
“Cheongmyeong?”
Baekcheon hesitated and opened his mouth. He was taken aback by Cheongmyeong’s violent reaction.
Cheongmyeong bit his lip and glared at the old man, then took a deep and long breath. After a while, the face that was full of agitation slowly returned. The old man still looked like a tree.
‘This person has been manipulating the opening from behind closed doors?’
An old man who is not even aware of things looks more like a piece of wood than a person. But what on earth can someone like this do?
Embarrassment soon turned into anger. At that time, I heard Cheon Sang-ruju’s voice from behind me.
“Stay back.”
Cheon Sang-ru-ju, who had followed him upstairs, walked forward with long strides and stood next to the bed where the old man was lying.
“…Is this the person you were trying to show me?”
“exactly.”
Cheongmyeong’s eyes twisted viciously.
“What are we doing here?”
“Arrogance will eventually destroy you.”
“what?”
“You are amazing, but you don’t know everything in the world, whether it’s history or knowledge.”
At the moment when Cheongmyeong’s eyes were filled with doubt, a black light began to shine on the fingertips of the open mind. A gloomy energy that cannot be seen with any straight effort. This is an energy that the Ark of Openness, which is a political faction, should not operate.
“you?”
Paaaaat!
Cheon Sang-ruju’s hand flew like a beam of light and stabbed the old man’s body one after another. Dozens of blood draws occurred in the blink of an eye. It seemed like a very harsh act for an old man with a strict manner.
“what……!”
“What are you doing!”
“So Soso! Come on!”
The five swords were embarrassed and tried to stop him, but Qian Rouju cut him off with a cold voice.
“Taoists try to extend their lives through practice.”
“……what?”
“Of course, the ultimate goal is to attain enlightenment through enlightenment, but it is also the goal of Taoists to extend the period of practice through cultivation and refinement.”
Cheon Sang-rooju slowly shook his head.
“However, the way to extend one’s life is not necessarily to increase one’s level through practice. There are many ways to extend one’s life itself if one takes a few risks.”
Among those present, only Qingming understood the meaning of Heavenly Luju’s words.
“…Is it deafness?”
“I know.”
Cheongmyeong’s eyes turn to the old man again. The face of the old man, who had been so pale and swarthy as if he were about to die at any moment, was coming back to life.
“Wow, this is such a crazy thing.”
A laugh burst out of Cheongmyeong’s mouth. Jo Geol, unable to bear her frustration, asked.
“Cheongmyeong. What do you mean? Are you deaf?”
“It is the great law of returning home.”
“The method of fighting against deaf ears? Isn’t that a way to hold your breath while hiding?”
“yes.”
“Why does that suddenly appear? Does it have anything to do with this?”
“…The method of deaf eating is not to eliminate sound, but to reduce the body’s activity. It slows down the heart and thus allows the blood to circulate slowly. That is why it is used to survive for a long time without eating when trapped in a cave or something
. .”
Dang Soso, who understood immediately, quickly nodded.
“That’s right. If you reduce your vitality, you will lose energy.”
“…This person is always practicing that evil method. To the point where he even loses his own consciousness.”
“yes?”
Tang Xiaoxiao looked at the old man in disbelief.
“Oh no. How could that…?”
“Somehow. I thought it was strange that I didn’t feel the presence of the person right above my head.”
Cheongmyeong’s eyes were sharp as they watched the old man.
“It’s not even an ordinary deaf martial arts technique. It’s a high-altitude martial arts technique… Is it a magic martial arts technique? I’m sure an open beggar was thinking of learning the martial arts of the chieftain and the heavenly warrior. Even if he were torn to pieces right now, he could do it
. “It would be silent.”
At that moment, a light of admiration appeared in Cheon Sang-ruju’s eyes. Just by looking at him for a moment, he was able to guess the source of the energy the old man was using.
“…As I heard, you are truly an unknown person.”
Cheongmyeong did not respond to Cheon Sang-ruju’s words. His eyes were only focused on the old man.
The old man’s body, which was like a dried piece of wood, gradually swelled. It wasn’t a shockingly obvious change, but it was clear that a vitality that didn’t exist before was filling the old man’s body.
“Cough!”
Finally, a dry cough broke out from the old man’s mouth, and at the same time, light returned to his unfocused eyes. The wide-open eyes looked more clearly like those of a living person than before.
Cheon Sang-rooju shouted,
“Master!”
‘Master?’
Huashan’s disciples were startled and looked at the old man again.
If you are the teacher of the open ark, does this mean that this skinny old man is the ark of the open?
“”…Water…”
“Yes, Master!”
Cheongsangulju held out the water bottle he had prepared in advance to the old man. The old man took the water bottle with slightly trembling hands and brought it to his mouth.
Already. He took his time, as if he had done it many times. The old man poured water into his mouth several times without rushing and let out a long breath. The strong medicinal scent spread everywhere. Tang Xiaoxiao muttered with a pale, tired
face
. ” It
‘s crazy… It’s a deafening method that you can’t even wake up on your own. That’s literally hibernation…”
If Cheon Sang-roo-ju were to suffer a mutation, the old man would die in this dark secret room forever without ever waking up.
Who in the world would want to take that kind of risk? It’s truly bizarre. It couldn’t be anything else.
Tang Soso’s question was answered by the old man. With an answer she had never thought of.
“Me…”
“Yes.”
Before the words to wake me up could be heard, Cheon Sang-rooju had picked up the old man. I helped him up and helped him up. The old man, who was sitting against the wall, coughed a couple of times and muttered helplessly.
“…Has he woke up again…?”
“I’m sorry, Master. I had no other choice, so I stopped.”
“……That’s it.”
The old man slowly shook his head. His eyes became clearer and looked at Cheongmyeong.
“I can understand the situation just by looking at the volcano people standing in front of me. okay. In the end, it ended up here…”
The corners of Cheongmyeong’s mouth twisted.
“A person who was said to be unconscious recognizes this well. We’re even wearing Jongnam’s military uniform.”
The corner of the old man’s mouth twitched slightly at those words. I’m not sure, but he was probably smiling. “It’s
because we’ve come in countless times.”
“.. ….”
“I heard the story of you and Hwasan vividly so many times that I could put my finger on it.”
Cheongmyeong burst out laughing.
“I don’t know whether to like it or hate it. That must mean that the surveillance was that thorough.”
“That might be so… Cough! Cough!”
As if even this level of conversation was too much for him, the old man coughed dryly several times in between.
“Master!”
” Get out of the way.”
Cheon Sang-rooju tried to support him and push him back, but the old man firmly pushed him away. The way he adjusted his posture was so neat that it was hard to tell that it was the old man who was lying down a moment ago. Just by looking at this scene, it was easy to tell that the old man was definitely not ordinary
. I could tell.
The old man said calmly as if nothing had happened.
“You came this far… I guess so. You came to kill me.”
Cheongmyeong frowned. The way he spoke, as if he knew in advance that something like this would happen, kept getting on my nerves. “I tried to
do that if necessary.”
“……”
“But There doesn’t seem to be any need for that, right? Even without me using my hands, you are already at your limit. Isn’t that right?”
The old man didn’t bother to answer. There was no need to elaborate and deny it.
“What kind of lingering regret does an old man who should have died a long time ago be doing like this? You can’t live just by breathing, right? Have you ever thought of yourself as disgusting?”
“Cheongmyeong!”
“You crazy bastard! You say you are the great ark of openness!”
“Watch your mouth!”
The startled Ohgeom tried to stop them, but the old man struggled to silence them by raising one hand. Baekcheon opened his mouth with difficulty with an innocent face. “I am sorry, the great ark
. That guy…”
“…Mara.”
“Yes?”
“Don’t…interfere.”
Baekcheon closed his mouth. It was clearly different from when he was dealing with Cheongmyeong. A different weight was carried in the old man’s eyes, energy, and even his entire body.
Looking at his appearance, he was still a white-haired old man who did not seem to have the strength to catch a fly. However, the dignity felt from him was so great that it was unfamiliar even to Baekcheon, who had experienced many masters. .
Perhaps the heaviness conveyed not by inaction but by a life lived. It is probably the heaviness given by the depth of the journey this old man has passed through.
“It’s disgusting…”
The old man nodded gently.
“That’s right. It is the natural order of the world to return to heaven when one’s life expires. To refuse this is, of course, an unforgivable sin. “I’m sorry for showing you like this to a Taoist person.”
“Don’t change your mind. I didn’t come all the way here just to tell you obvious stories. Answer me. What on earth were you doing? What kind of trick were you doing while locked in this dark, dark room without any light?” ”
…Hwasan Swordsmen Association.”
Suddenly, a hollow voice came out of the old man’s mouth.
“What are you curious about…? ..Why did I make it so open? Otherwise… are you just curious as to why I’m still alive?”
“It’s probably the same answer anyway. Isn’t that right?”
Cheongmyeong’s teeth appeared fiercely.
“Answer me, what on earth can openness gain by doing this?”
Without answering, the old man slowly turned his head and looked at Cheon Sang-ruju. It was only when he became impatient and bored that the old man even looked up. Without turning around, he said,
“That kid called me master, but… to be exact, I’m not that kid’s teacher.” “
…No?”
What does that mean all of a sudden? No, is that important now? ? The important thing is…
“Hwasan Sword Association.”
The old man turned his trembling head with difficulty and looked at Cheongmyeong. Remorse spread to the corners of the old man’s watery eyes. “I am now well
over 100 years old. Do you know what that means?”
“…What?”
“I…”
Numerous emotions suddenly surged in the old man’s eyes.
Despair, regret, sadness and pain.
“I… …A survivor of the terrible Maqiao Rebellion of the past.”
Cheongmyeong’s face froze.
“A remnant of the past that could not bear to die, an eternal sinner who should not be allowed to live.”
The old man’s head drooped. A bare old tree. A tremor spread throughout my entire body like a tree.
The remorse and fear that had built up like a cloud settled in the entire room. Goik, who had become so heavy as to suffocate, began to suffocate everyone present.
