Episode 1594. Even Buddha abandoned you. (4)
My trembling legs crawl forward one more step.
Even though it was staggering as if it would collapse at any moment, the legal world continued to move forward without stopping. His wounded body had already reached its limit, but his spirit was holding on to the will to move forward.
chin.
Even if it is much slower than the average person’s walking pace. Even if you stumble around as if you’re going to collapse at any moment. Nevertheless, the legal world moved forward. Carrying the court on your back.
This was the last choice the legal world could make.
However, because of that choice, the court that was on its back was going through a living hell.
“Aaaahhh!”
Also, a terrible scream of someone dying can be heard from somewhere.
It was a familiar voice. The court’s body trembled faintly.
Another life. Another despair. And one more…
“Law… precepts…”
I would rather lose my mind.
Then you will be able to escape this pain that is worse than cutting your whole body with a knife. He wouldn’t have to hear the sound of his disciples dying to save him.
What on earth does it mean to save him now? He has already lost everything. There are many lives worse than death in the world. At least for the current court, the rest of its life was like that.
However, even though this heavenly punishment torn the body to pieces, the consciousness remained vivid. It was truly a living hell.
“Me…”
He grabbed Beopgye’s shoulder with all his might. Of course, it was a helpless hand that didn’t even have proper strength.
“Please… law…”
Put me down and get on with your life.
His mouth couldn’t even complete that short word.
Of course, the legal community would have fully understood the meaning. Nevertheless, he did not let go of the court.
“Law…”
“⋯⋯Do you remember? execution.”
The legal world is once again taking a step forward, staggeringly.
Although his body would not be surprised if it went out at any time like a burnt-out candle, his voice was calm.
“In the past…”
“⋯⋯.”
“⋯⋯I wanted to run away from Shaolin.”
One step. Another step.
The voice of the legal community was just like a murmur.
“I was born dull and single-minded, so Shaolin was not a good fit for me. I still remember it. “The sighs of the executioners and the stern looks of the teachers.”
“Law…”
“At that time, the person who took my side was the death penalty…”
It seemed as if it would die down at any moment, but the voice did not stop. At least it was clearly heard in the court’s ears.
“I still… still remember what the executioner said at that time. Being stupid is a blessing that will never be repeated as a Buddhist. Because they are foolish, they can pursue only the Buddha’s law without turning their heads, and because they are foolish, they will not suffer from small temptations. Therefore, it can be said that precepts are those who already possess the virtues of a great practitioner…”
The voice of the legal community is gradually becoming clearer.
The court, clearly aware of its meaning, had no choice but to bury its face in the shoulder of the legal community.
“Do you remember…?”
Even if the court had been able to speak properly, it probably would not have been able to answer. Because I don’t remember.
It’s a funny story.
What some people would have cherished in their hearts as something they would never forget in their lives, others saw it as just a passing moment.
It was funny, but I couldn’t laugh. It was sad.
“At that time… the death penalty was one of the highest expectations of Shaolin. I was happy, I was happy. That the death penalty acknowledges me. Maybe that’s why I’ve been able to endure so far in Shaolin.”
What does that mean now?
After everything disappeared.
The sins he has accumulated are weighing down on him like a mountain, making it difficult to even breathe. What does that mean?
“I’m telling you now… the death penalty.”
“⋯⋯.”
“⋯⋯I hated the death penalty.”
The legal world has taken another step forward.
Able to know.
This is not something I say to the court. Perhaps the legal world has now even forgotten that it has a court on its back. You just keep moving forward without even knowing what you are doing.
Cluelessly and foolishly.
“Because he was a man who had nothing he could not execute. As I watched, I became very shabby. So I was obsessed with the precepts. “Because even a fool like me can protect it if he knows.”
“Law… precepts…”
“For me, who could do nothing but be bound by the precepts, the death penalty… the death penalty seemed so bright. So I hated it… and sometimes I hated it. But… seeing that the only thing left in my mind now is to save the death penalty, maybe… I liked the death penalty more than I thought…”
A faint laugh was heard.
The court’s dry hands, clutching the hem of the court’s robe, trembled.
I didn’t want to hear it. Things like this.
“If you look back…”
A faint smile appeared on the face of Dharma, which was full of pain.
“That’s… that’s fate.”
Quadang.
The legal profession, whose legs were weakened, rolled around along with the court.
But I didn’t feel any more pain physically.
“Legal world… Me… me… “Even you…”
A court’s voice came from behind me. However, Beopgye ignored the earnest words heard intermittently and hurriedly stood up. And he took charge of the court.
‘Where should I go?’
Everywhere you look, there is a thousand-way cliff.
No matter where you step, you fall and roll. There is no avoiding the path of pain.
Nevertheless, the legal world took another step down that vague thorny path.
It must have been there.
Other connections. Those who became his disciples through lifelong connections.
What did they think of at the end of that truly meaningless death?
“Army…”
The reason I couldn’t complete the fire was probably not just because I ran out of strength.
‘Are you really watching?’
Then why did you let so many people go there?
A single tear flowed from the dharma’s wrinkled eyes.
The walking didn’t stop. I don’t know where I’m going. I just keep moving forward because I don’t have all my strength. Just like the way he has lived until now.
“Passion…”
A muttering voice was heard.
What are you carrying on your back now?
Is he trying to protect it? Or is it hope? Or is it just a sentient being moaning? Or is it his karma?
Maybe it’s all of those things. Consciousness gradually faded.
“Live…”
Paaaaaa!
At that moment, a pottery flew towards the back of the court from behind. The legal community instinctively turned and surrounded the courtroom.
Quad deuk!
The pottery penetrated forcefully diagonally into Dharma’s body. The bloody body flew like a kite that had lost its string and fell to the ground. The hem of his clothes was cut off and his body was thrown to the ground.
“⋯⋯Leech-like guys.”
Jerk. Jerk.
As befits its name, the Red Tiger, whose entire body was soaked in red, walked along, dragging his sword. The sound of him grinding his teeth was heard from a great distance, even in the ears of the Dharma world.
“Did you think you could run away?”
Shaolin’s disciples really fought against him. Even when he was dead and a corpse, I was holding on to him, so I cut him down without leaving anything behind.
The two eyes of the red tiger, whose murderous spirit reached its peak, flashed viciously.
At that moment, the hand of the legal world pushed the back of the court.
“Go… capital punishment.”
“The world of law…”
“Go!”
“⋯⋯.”
“Never forget… don’t forget. “You are the head of Shaolin.”
With those words, Beopgye stood up. I didn’t wait for the court’s answer.
I don’t know that it’s a court. The legal world has already exhausted its strength.
But the court has no choice but to leave him behind.
The legal world will stand against the enemy even if it means tearing the body to pieces. Even a torn piece of meat would try to block the author’s path.
The court pressed its hands firmly to the ground.
I have to go. If you don’t go, everything will be in vain. Their deaths are reduced to mere dog deaths.
I struggled and scratched the ground. I have no strength in my legs. Even in these moments, his body betrayed his will.
But you have to survive. You have to survive somehow.
The court gave up standing up and moved forward, crawling on the ground.
His appearance is so humble that it is difficult to imagine him as the solemn leader of Shaolin. When he grips the ground, his fingernails fall out and his bony hands shake violently from pulling the heavy body.
It’s like Shaolin’s chief court is crawling on the ground and begging for its life.
However, the court somehow crawled forward little by little, rubbing its face covered in blood and tears on the ground.
“Huh…”
A sob-filled laugh escaped from his dirt-covered mouth.
What on earth was he trying to grab?
If you get it alone, it’s just an illusion. Why didn’t you know what was more important?
A short sound is heard.
‘The world of law…’
I can’t even look away. The court simply pushed the ground with its feet. Tears kept flowing.
How could you believe it?
Why didn’t you say a single word of resentment until the end?
Even though I knew it was him who did all this. But how can you go that far without stabbing a single word like a knife into your head?
How can you just leave without letting go of all the resentment that must have been piled up in your heart?
“Huh…”
Must survive.
Jerk.
I didn’t know if it was an auditory hallucination or something, but footsteps came from somewhere.
But the court simply showed its hand. In pain like crawling on cold ice.
‘I…’
Now I remembered.
When he was young. A time when I was still full of curiosity and desire for the world. There was a small monk who was looking at him. It looked a little foolish and a little dull.
His priest could not smile brightly and only smiled shyly.
‘The world of law…’
After that, many people’s faces come to mind.
His teachers, his students, his priests… and the faces of those he should not have abandoned.
“Ugh…”
The court’s trembling hands eagerly stretched out in front.
It seems like they are trying to somehow get hold of something that cannot be undone.
Then, it fell down helplessly.
Tuk.
But the tips of my fingers, which had become dull and blunt from the wound, touched something other than the ground.
The court struggled to open its closed eyes. Something unfamiliar entered my blurred vision.
The court, which was staring at this blankly, barely managed to raise its head. So what I encountered was someone’s eyes.
There was an infinitely cool and quiet anger in it. It was cold to be a reprimand, but hot to be punishment.
The person who glanced at the courtroom, which had become speechless and frozen, slowly walked away.
It was aimed at Jeokho, who stopped as he approached the court.
He ground his teeth and slowly opened his mouth.
“go away. “Before I kill you.”
Jeokho’s body instantly stiffened at the icy voice.
