Episode 750 No one can stop me! (5)
“Whoop!” Phew! Phew! Whoop!”
Drops of sweat flew in the wind and wet hair flew around.
Baekcheon, dressed in a pure white robe, ran forward and ran again. With each step, he was firm with his will, and his slightly furrowed brow showed utmost determination…
“Oh, wait! Wait!”
“huh?”
At the sound of Baeksang’s shout, Baekcheon turned his head back at the same speed he was running.
“Oh no! “Please stop!”
“Yes?”
Only then did Baekcheon stand still.
As soon as he stopped, Baeksang and Tang Soso fell down on the spot.
“Hehe! Hehe! Hehehe!”
“Oh my… oh my, I’m going to die.”
Baeksang, who was panting for a long time, looked at Baekcheon with an expression of complete incomprehension.
“No, death penalty! “Who is chasing you?”
“….”
“Since Cheongmyeong is gone, shouldn’t we just go leisurely on our own for the first time in a while? “Why are you running like a colt with its tail on fire?”
At those words, Baekcheon wiped his moist forehead with an awkward expression.
“I guess it’s because it’s become a habit.”
Then Jo Geol and Yoon Jong nodded in agreement with awkward faces.
“If I go slowly, I don’t feel stable….”
“I feel impatient for no reason because I don’t have anything to pull… I feel like I need to pull something.”
Baeksang was at a loss for words. ‘What are all these things?’ All I could do was stare. But at least the three were a little better. Yu Iseol asks ‘Why? He was tilting his head with a sullen expression, saying, ‘What’s wrong with going fast?’
‘No, if it’s like this, there’s no point in not having Cheongmyeong, right?’
If you’re going to act the same regardless of whether you have one or not, then why did you separate them?
“I know the situation is urgent, but there’s no need to run around foaming at the mouth like this.”
“know. “I know…”
“Yes?”
Baekcheon looked around with a restless expression on his face.
“If I go slowly, I feel anxious and don’t feel safe.”
“….”
“It’s because I keep feeling like I have to hurry and get things done quickly.”
Jo Geol nodded vigorously, agreeing with what he said.
“I’m so anxious and anxious that I’m going crazy. “It feels like someone keeps following me from behind.”
“That’s what I said.”
Baeksang closed his eyes tightly as he watched the three people constantly looking around as if they were having a nervous breakdown.
‘It’s not like I’m carrying around some kind of vengeful spirit.’
Even though they have left Cheongmyeong behind at best, these people are unable to escape Cheongmyeong’s shadow at all.
“But the death penalty. If I continue to run excessively like this, not only me but also Soso will get sick. Take your time…”
“No!”
At that time, Baeksang looked up in surprise at the voice coming from below.
Dangsoso, who had been panting with his face down on the dirt, suddenly raised his head and was grinding his teeth. Looking at those burning eyes, even a tiger would make a fuss and run away while urinating.
“Let’s go like this!”
“Sa sajil! Then I passed out.”
“If you pass, you pass.”
Tang Soso gritted his teeth.
“You think I don’t know?”
“huh?”
“These days, they are only using me as a member of the National Assembly and don’t expect much from me as an inspector!”
Baekcheon and Yunjong flinched. This is because her knife-like eyes were focused on none other than those two.
“Right now, I’m falling behind one step at a time, but I know that if this continues, I’ll become a burden later.”
“Soso. We’ve never thought of you like that. You are our precious…”
“Do you think I will see that? Keep running! If I can’t run on all fours, I’ll even crawl to follow. “If I don’t get it right, I’ll grab your hair from behind and hang you out!”
Baekcheon closed his mouth and smiled.
Okay then that’s right.
Where is the warmth in volcanoes?
“Grunt!”
Tang Soso put his hands on the ground with trembling hands and raised himself up. It seemed like fire was coming out of both eyes.
“Let’s go!”
“no. After all, it would be nice to take a little rest….”
“No need to worry, Sasuk! I will follow you tenaciously! “Don’t worry about me, let’s go!”
“Oh no. “Not you.”
“yes?”
Tang Soso turned his head to the side.
Baeksang was sitting down with a face that said, ‘I can’t run anymore even if you beat me to death, so you can leave it behind, boil it, eat it, whatever you want.’
Tang Xiaoxiao looked at him with the most pitiful face in the world.
“what! why! “I have an office job!”
“…that bat-like guy.”
Baekcheon sighed and muttered. When necessary, he is an office worker, but when the odds are against him, he is a proud swordsman of the volcano. You’ve got a really great trick, right?
‘I don’t think it was to that extent before.’
If you think about it, is there anyone in Hwasan like before? Even though everyone has changed, so much has changed.
Baekcheon, who was lost in thought for a moment, secretly glanced at Yunjong.
“What are you looking at?”
“No…”
He shook his head lightly in response to Yunjong’s question.
“I thought the people left in the volcano were having a hard time.”
Yoonjong burst out laughing.
“You will have a hard time. Isn’t there anyone who can stop you? But still, since Jangmun-in and private residence groups are there, is it really a big deal?”
“It won’t cause an accident, but it’s scary to think how much he’ll get angry when he grows horns because he can’t keep up.”
“ha ha ha. “That’s right.”
The disciples of Hwasan, who had been laughing while looking at each other, stopped laughing awkwardly and glanced towards Hwasan, which was already far away.
“…Let’s finish it quickly and go back.”
“Yes, Sasuk.”
“Let’s go!”
“Oh no! “Let’s take a little rest!”
“Stop acting so harshly and get up, you bastard. not much left. “The Yangtze River is now here.”
“…You have to drive for a whole day to get there?”
“It will take just one day.”
“yes?”
At that moment, Baeksang realized.
I didn’t know it when it was clear, but now that it’s gone, I know for sure. Now, Cheongmyeong is not the only problem with Hwasan.
“Ugh!”
The white shark got up and started running again.
“Hehe! Hehe! Hehehe! “Oh, I’m really dying!”
Baekcheon smiled slightly as he felt Baeksang’s presence eagerly following behind him even though he was panting.
“Now, let’s speed up a bit!”
“Hey…!”
It seemed like there was some harsh and loud noise coming from behind, but Baekcheon didn’t pay any attention to it.
* * *
“It’s the Yangtze River.”
“hmm. I see.”
Baekcheon barely arrived at the Yangtze River and let out a long breath.
I feel this every time I see it, but the scenery of the Yangtze River was literally spectacular. This is especially true for Huashan Sect disciples from Shaanxi who rarely see large rivers.
Normally, I would have admired this wide and wide river with a pure heart, but now, looking at this infinitely wide and long river, I felt a sense of despair rather than joy.
‘Do you mean we have to search this place thoroughly?’
I’m at a loss.
The Yangtze River is long enough to cross half of the central plains and is wide enough to be reminiscent of the sea. It was almost impossible to search this vast place by themselves.
“White shark.”
“….”
“White shark?”
There was no answer so Baekcheon turned his head. And what I found was not a white shark standing next to me and quickly answering questions like usual, but a white elephant lying face down on the floor and convulsing.
“…Are you okay?”
“…If it’s not the death penalty, it’ll be real….”
“Huh?”
“Okay.”
The white elephant struggles to get up. And with a face covered in dust, he responded bluntly.
“why?”
“…Where did you say the disciples of the Ghost Gate went missing?”
Baeksang turned his head as if asking what I knew.
“Didn’t you hear that? “It must be somewhere along the Yangtze River.”
Wow.
Baekcheon slowly curled his fist. Baeksang quietly added his words as he saw the blood sprouting on his dedicated forehead.
“So… oral. yes. I said it was around the mouth. “They said there was an accident while crossing toward Poyang Lake.”
“….”
“Oh, that’s right! I said it was oral. “It is also around here that others went missing.”
“Who said what?”
Baekcheon unclenched his fists.
Well, it’s true that Baeksang deserved to be angry.
“I dragged you all the way here without even giving you a chance to rest. Is your head spinning? If that’s the case, give me some time to catch my breath and ask. “Oh, that blood and tears…”
So Baekcheon tried to ignore Baeksang’s inaudible growl.
“Poyang Lake… then you’ve come to the right place.”
Baekcheon narrowed his eyes as he looked at the wide expanse of water in front of him.
The Yangtze River is connected to huge lakes in many places. And these lakes were the best areas for pirates to operate.
First of all, since it is a lake, the current speed is not fast, so boats cannot escape easily. Also, the area where the water flows into the lake is several times wider than an ordinary river, and the lake is so wide that there is no sea, so it is not easy to chase down predators.
“Then we should start by searching around Poyang Lake.”
“…Sasuk. Even though it is wide, it is too wide. “Can we search this large area by ourselves?”
“If you keep looking for it, you won’t get any porridge or rice.”
Baekcheon nodded lightly in response to Yunjong’s question.
“Yoonjong.”
“yes.”
“Since the flue has been placed in the opening in advance, ask for cooperation from the mouth opening branch. “Please check to see if anyone has taken care of the injured recently.”
“Yes, Sasuk. All right.”
“Baeksang, take Jo Geol and ask around through the merchants around you. This won’t just happen to us. “We need to check first to see if there are any merchants who have been attacked by bandits recently.”
“…execution.”
“huh?”
“I will go to the open. “I can’t work with him.”
Jo Geol protested as if it were unfair to Baek Sang’s words.
“No, Sasuk. What a sad thing to say! “I always respect and follow my master!”
“You should be glad that this is not Confucius’s era. “If Confucius had seen you, the three major schools of the Central Plains would have changed from Buddhist to Lay, and from Buddhist to Confucianism.”
At those words, the same imagination unfolded in everyone’s mind. I trembled as I pictured Confucius holding a fan and ruthlessly breaking Jo Jie’s head.
That must be a truly bizarre sight.
“Anyway, if that doesn’t work, please send me alone to the open air. No matter how close we are to openness and alliances, they are an intelligence group. Even though they only took care of our situation when we were powerless and had no money, it is now right for us to pay a reasonable price. “It involves money, so I’ll go.”
“hmm.”
“And Jo Geol-i, the son of a merchant, is better than me when it comes to interrogating merchants…”
“Yes?”
“No way.”
“Ah, joke too.”
Baeksang quietly looked at Jo Geol in response to the sudden and unexpected response. Before I knew it, Jo Geol had taken a step away and was distracted by the distant mountains.
‘It’s a good thing to be self-employed.’
It’s not pitiful either.
“If you do it, let’s do it.”
When Baekcheon nodded, Jogeol mumbled and came next to Yoonjong.
“Then let’s say it’s Yoon Jong-i’s job. Samae takes Soso with her to check with the people around her to see if they have heard any rumors about Suchae around Poyang Lake. In particular, we need to find out whether there are new sinks instead of the original ones.”
“yes.”
When Yu Yi-seol answered, Tang So-so came close to her side and crossed his arms. Yu Iseol’s expressionless body tilted to the side.
The Yui theory may seem a little scary to the common people, but they will be able to do well because they have the Dangsoso.
“Sasook. “Then where are you planning to go, Master?”
“I…”
Baekcheon turned his head and looked toward the Yangtze River.
“I guess I should go out to the river sometime.”
“Wouldn’t it be dangerous?”
“There will be no harm in experiencing it in advance. Anyway, it’s urgent, so move right now. Don’t forget that the most important thing in obtaining information is finding the missing person.”
“Yes Sasuk!”
“Your death penalty.”
“Let’s move.”
When Huashan’s disciples all dispersed, Bai Qian slowly turned and looked toward the Yangtze River.
‘I don’t feel good.’
I had an ominous feeling that things might be a little more serious than I initially thought.
“You’ll find out when you check.”
Baekcheon slowly walked towards the river.
Is it because they are all tired, or is it because they have lost focus due to lack of clarity?
None of Huashan’s disciples who arrived at Yangtze River noticed that there was a dark gaze watching them from afar.
No one.
