Episode 778 Life is inherently painful. (2)
White smoke constantly flowed from the small incense burner. As a result, the room was filled with pure white smoke, so much so that you could not even see in front of you.
There was a slow, drowsy sound of breathing, and there was a strong smell of alcohol.
A strange atmosphere that did not seem to belong to Inse hovered in the dimly lit room.
Jerk. Jerk. Jerk.
At that time, determined footsteps that did not match the atmosphere were heard from outside, and then a short, cold voice came through the door.
“ark. “I returned after completing my mission.”
There was no answer.
The person who had been waiting and remaining silent for a long time gave a brief command.
“Open.”
“But the ark…”
“Open.”
“…yes.”
When the tightly closed door opened wide, pure white smoke that had filled the room rushed out.
Hu Jiaming slightly frowned at the scent irritating the tip of his nose.
“hmm.”
After the smoke cleared a bit, I saw several people sleeping in the room, spread out in random order. Amidst the spilled alcohol and unconscious people, a small brazier continued to emit smoke.
And on top of a large gold needle placed somewhat unnaturally in the center was a person he knew well, asleep.
Hu Jiaming let out a quiet sigh.
“Get up.”
Those who were lying down in a deep sleep did not move as if they did not hear what he said.
“We’ll see if he’ll still be sleeping even if his head falls off.”
Did you even hear that?
One by one, they looked up and saw Hu Ga-myeong standing in front of the door, and they became thoughtful and trembled.
“Soldier Gu….”
“Get out.”
“yes!”
They were scared and hurriedly got up from their seats. As they desperately tried to move their swaying bodies, as if they had barely sobered up, they rolled on the floor and fell over, entangled with each other, creating a huge mess.
After seeing them rushing out of the room, Hu Jiaming sighed and ordered.
“Clean out the furnace.”
“Yes, soldier.”
Those who followed him entered the room and carefully carried the brazier out.
Then, as if he had already done this many times, he skillfully cleared the floor and opened the windows and doors to provide ventilation.
“done.”
“yes!”
As soon as Hu Jia-myeong finished speaking, they bowed deeply and left the room in perfect order.
Finally, Hu Ga-myeong came inside and stood in front of the golden needle.
“Ark.”
“….”
“Ark.”
“Hmm?”
Jang Il-so, who was lying on a gold needle that looked infinitely soft, slowly raised his head. Then he frowned and looked around.
“A pseudonym.”
“Yes, Ark.”
“cold. “Please close the door.”
Jang Il-so pulled up the blanket and covered his body thoroughly. A deep sigh came out of Hu Jiaming’s mouth again.
“Ark. “If you keep doing this in broad daylight, your dignity as an ark will not be maintained.”
“…You start nagging me as soon as I arrive.”
“I told you so…”
“You’re saying you don’t know. I hate being boring. Even though I know I have to wait, I don’t like waiting.”
“You need to wake up.”
“Okay.”
Jang Il-so stopped babbling, pulled up the blanket, and sat down, as if sleeping was no longer an option now that Hu Ga-myeong had arrived.
Then, the civil servants who were waiting outside walked inside with cautious steps. The first monk who came in first carefully offered the gombangdae with both hands, and Jang Il-so took it and put it in his mouth.
“You shouldn’t be too absorbed in dreaming.”
“I get it. okay.”
“I’m not saying this out of concern for the Lord. What can smoke like that do to the Ark? But other guys are different.”
“I understand, right? Okay. “You’re just nagging me more and more.”
Jang Il-so waved his hands in disgust.
Then Hu Jiaming lowered his head as if he was sorry.
In the meantime, the priests stayed by Jang Il-so’s side and diligently groomed him. He soaked the silk in clean water from the basin, wiped Jang Il-so’s face, and carefully combed his disheveled hair.
It was time for Sibi to carefully wipe Jang Il-so’s eyelids with silk.
“it hurts. “Be gentle.”
“Bah ba Ark! Lord, I will commit a mortal sin…”
At that moment, Shibi, whose complexion turned blue, trembled like an aspen and begged. Seeing that, Jang Il-so sighed as if he was shocked.
“Why are you shaking so much? why? “Do you think someone is going to eat them?”
“Well, you were wrong! Please forgive me just once. Please…”
“…Are you new here?”
“yes?”
Jang Il-so sighed heavily and shook his head.
“I don’t know why the newly selected kids come here because they heard something from outside, so if I just clear my throat, they start a game.”
“What would you have heard? “You probably heard it as it was.”
“Then how can you be scared? Don’t be scared, honey. “I am a caring person.”
“yes! Yes, Lord. “Thank you so much…”
Jang Il-so smiled lightly and patted the head of Si-bi, who was shedding tears from the joy of being alive. Then he slowly opened his arms. The civil servants waiting behind him took off the white robe he was wearing.
“….”
Hu Jiaming let out a low breath as he saw the scene unfolding before his eyes.
It was truly a perfect body.
There was no way to explain Jang Il-so’s bare body, which we rarely see because it was usually covered with several layers of silk clothes, other than that it was perfect.
The slightly thin body was harmonious as if someone had sculpted it, and the solid muscles built into the body without a trace of flab impressed even Ho Ji-myeong, who had seen countless warriors. No matter how many times I saw it, it was amazing.
But unfortunately, no one who sees this body for the first time will pay attention to such things. No, you won’t be interested in that.
Before that, your eyes will be drawn to the scars that are perfectly placed on that body.
At first glance, it looked like dozens of black snakes entangled together, covered in terrible scars. A scar that looks like a dent from the claws of an animal. A scar pierced by something sharp. That’s all. Cut by a sword, cut by a sword, scratched by a blade, torn by a hand…
Every type of scar that exists in the world was engraved all over the body.
Jang Il-so, who had scars on his body that looked like intentional tattoos, blinked his drowsy eyes slowly and stared at Hu Ji-myeong.
It was an incredible amount of pressure. Ho Ji-myeong, who had been caring for Jang Il-so for over ten years, even stopped breathing for a moment.
The true face of Jang Il-so, a defeated army, hidden behind gorgeous silk clothes.
The thorny path that Jang Il-so has walked until now is engraved in each of his scars. This is the path taken by Jang Il-so, who achieved the name of the group with his bare hands, without any background and no one to help him, established the Manin group, and elevated the group to the level of members of the Xinjuo group.
After gently wiping Jang Il-so’s body with silk, the priests began to dress him.
He wears a blood-red robe embroidered with a golden dragon and places a gold crown on top of his head. Then, wear the jewelry on both wrists and fingers. Finally, after applying the red lip rouge, the look of Jang Il-so, the defeated warrior that Ho Ga-myeong was familiar with, was completed.
“Hmm.”
Jang Il-so, who was reclining on the bed in his usual fancy attire, looked at his family name carefully.
“okay. “What happened?”
“The volcano destroyed one water plant.”
“Hahahahaha.”
Jang Il-so lightly covered his mouth with one hand and began to giggle.
“Those kids are really hot-tempered. “I knew it would come, but I never thought it would move this fast.”
“Thanks to you, the work has been accelerated. “The Hwasan God Dragon that destroyed Daegyeongchae also destroyed Heuksachae.”
“…That quickly?”
“Something a little different than expected happened. “It seems that the volcano god dragon brought green forests, not volcanoes.”
“Oh my god, what did he really eat?”
Jang Il-so, who guessed what was going on with just a few words of report, shook his head.
“It really looks like a poisonous snake. It looks like a poisonous snake. If I handle it wrong, even I will get bitten. Hmm. Okay, whatever. “What about the ending?”
“It was handled neatly.”
When Jang Il-so clicked his tongue and held out his hand, the waiting Sibi carefully handed him a glass filled with alcohol. He clicked his tongue as if he was truly sorry, then shook his head lightly and sighed.
“Hmm. It’s such a shame. “Did you send enough money to your hometown?”
“My family gave me a lot of money to live off of for the rest of my life.”
“Good job.”
Jang Il-so took a sip of his drink and twitched the corner of his mouth.
“In reality, a person’s life is worth less than a penny. But since he gave up his life in exchange for a thousand dollars, it wouldn’t be that unfair. yes?”
“Of course it will, Ark.”
“If a rumor spreads that he has money, flies might flock, so send some kids to crack down on it.”
“I will.”
Hu Jiaming slightly bowed his head and answered.
This is Jang Il-so’s method.
He does not consider it a big deal to sacrifice someone for his own purposes. But the price is too much. And when you think you’ve finished calculating, you completely forget that fact.
All thoughts of those who sacrificed themselves for this plan must have disappeared from Jang Il-so’s mind at this moment. Because he doesn’t look back on the past.
“Faster than expected, but neater than expected. good. This is what a volcano is like. Hahahahaha!”
Jang Il-so, who was laughing as if it was fun, suddenly stood up straight.
“A pseudonym!”
“yes.”
“Send the message you have prepared!”
“Will it be implemented right away? “I think we’ll have to wait a little longer.”
“Yes, the more alcohol gets ripe, the more expensive it is. But sometimes, if you overcook it, it loses its fresh taste. “There is a right time for everything.”
Jang Il-so slowly traced my lips with the tip of his index finger.
“What little time there is will be filled by the time the scorpion arrives. “Now is the time.”
“I will.”
“Hahaha!”
Jang Il-so’s eyes twinkled violently like a lamp blown by the wind.
“I’ve waited a long time. Not for a long time… just for this one moment. “I’m sick of waiting.”
The sound of teeth grinding came from Jang Il-so’s smiling red lips.
Nothing pains him more than waiting. But despite this, he was a person who could endure more deeply than anyone else in the world.
If you don’t get what you want due to a moment’s impatience, the pain of waiting will become even more painful to the point where it is nothing. Jang Il-so is a person who hates waiting, but he is also a person who must get what he wants.
And finally.
The time has come to end this long wait.
“Thanks to the volcano, the plan has been delayed by ten years. How could it not be pretty? That’s how it should be. That way, you will feel rewarded for spitting out the bastard that got into your stomach and sending it away alive! Hahahahahahaha!”
The explosion of light echoed throughout the entire palace.
It was even more bizarre and strange when the jingling sounds of the objects on his body were added.
A faint smile appeared on Hu Jiaming’s lips as he saw this.
‘The world won’t even guess.’
No, even if you find out, it doesn’t matter.
Even a huge fire that burns a mountain for several days or dozens of days starts with just a small ember. Just throwing that ember into dry bushes can set the entire mountain on fire.
Once a fire starts, the important thing is to put it out, not who started it.
It will catch fire soon.
The bush called Kangho is so dry that even a small spark can ignite it.
“We will implement the following plan.”
“Hmm.”
Jang Il-so’s eyes shine strangely.
“A pseudonym, a pseudonym.”
“Yes Ark.”
“What is the volcano god dragon doing now?”
“…It’s stuck on that island and won’t come out.”
“Keep an eye on it.”
“yes?”
Hu Jia-myeong raised his head at the unexpected name and looked at Jang Il-so as if gauging his intentions.
“He doesn’t know what to do. “Don’t miss your finger, because things may go wrong because of that.”
A strange light appeared in Hu Jiaming’s eyes.
‘Isn’t this the end of the volcano’s role?’
I thought they left me alone because they had a job to do. And now they have nothing more to do. But why does that name come out of Jang Il-so’s mouth again?
A person who never looks back on the past is in trouble.
‘Then…’
To Jang Il-so, the volcano is…. Does this mean that the name Hwasan God Dragon did not disappear after completing its role?
“What is the answer?”
“…I will do that, Ark.”
“good. “Then, shall we go see the flowers today?”
Jang Il-so got up from his seat and walked out quietly, humming. Hu Jia-myeong’s eyes, looking behind him, were somewhat sunken.
‘I don’t know.’
He was too small to fully imagine the picture that giant would paint.
