Episode 822 I won this war. (2)
Outstretched hands and clenched lips.
Everyone’s eyes were focused on Heo Do-jin.
Not only the five swords, but also the nine factions in the back, and even the four factions looked at Heo Do-jin with their eyes wide open in shock.
Among them, the only one whose expression did not change was Jang Il-so.
“Huuuu…
Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu00uuuuuuuuuuuu. He clenched his outstretched hand and withdrew it, wiping his face covered in sweat.
“You… you crazy bastard!”
Baekcheon gritted his teeth and radiated murderous energy as if he would lunge at Heo Dojinin at any moment.
“What have you done! What did you do! this…!”
Baekcheon’s mind was so full of anger that he cursed at the shaman, Jang Mun-in, and cursed at him.
However, Heo Do-jin showed no reaction to his shouts. I just give him a glance and slowly walk towards Jang Il-so.
I don’t really have any grudge against Cheongmyeong.
No, even if there was a grudge, now was not the time to resolve it. There was only one reason why Heo Do-jin attacked Cheongmyeong.
This is because I could not stand by and watch anyone attack Jang Il-so and turn this clifftop into a battlefield again.
Heo Do-jin stood in front of Jang Il-so’s work. And then he let out a deep sigh.
Even at this hour, there were people climbing the cliff. The face was messed up and the eyes were shaking in despair.
Heo Do-jin, biting his lip as he watched that scene, finally looked straight at Jang Il-so. His eyes were bloodshot. Jang Il-so simply received those hateful eyes with a smiling face.
A lot of attention was focused on the two people.
“Paegun…. No, Sappyeongju.”
And in the midst of it all, Heo Do-jin opened his mouth.
“The Great Shaman Sect’s…”
His voice was suppressed, as if he was holding back something with all his might.
“As a member of the Great Shaman faction, I represent the shaman… no, I represent the shaman and the world’s political faction…” The
corners of Jang Il-so’s mouth curled up more and more.
The moment a wicked smile spread across his face, Heo Do-jin vomited out words.
“…I ask for reconciliation with the Sapaeryeon.”
A hellish silence fell upon the cliff.
Everyone looked at Heo Do-jin, unable to even make a sound.
‘What did I just hear?’
Fire?
Did you just say reconciliation? A shaman makes peace with Sapaeryeon?
Even though everyone heard it, they did not understand it. The words shaman, Sapaeryun, and Hwaui were not intertwined at all. The faces of those who faced something they had never imagined before their eyes turned pale.
It was Jang Il-so who broke the deathly silence.
“Hmm…”
The soft nasal sound he made was quite sweet, as if he was having fun and enjoyment.
“It’s a disaster…”
He quietly looked at Heo Dojinin and said in a voice mixed with laughter.
“I never would have thought such a thing would come out of the mouth of that noble shaman, Jang Mun-in. “This is so beautiful.”
“….”
Despite Jang Il-so’s taunts, Heo Do-jin just kept his mouth shut. As if he would endure any humiliation.
“So…what are the conditions?”
“one year!”
Heo Do-jin-in chewed and spat out.
“For the next one year, the five major families, including the nine factions, will not cross the Yangtze River. No, there will be no access to the Yangtze River. “If only they would make peace here and let us go!”
“Hudoooooooooo!”
Only then did a desperate cry come out of the mouth of Emperor Nangong, who had climbed up the cliff.
“Are you crazy! “What are you talking about now?”
The anger welling up in his eyes seemed to overflow at any moment.
How can you say something like that without losing your mind? Gupailbang and Odaesae are making peace with Sapaeryeon. This is something that overturns the fundamentals of the nine factions and the five generations.
“Did you turn around in fear? How dare you give in to those dirty Safa bastards! And yet you are a shaman’s master! “Aren’t you embarrassed?”
Emperor Nangong’s voice was truly miserable, but Heo Do-jin-in opened his mouth with an expression that did not change at all.
“…Shio.”
“what?”
“Shut up.”
He Tao Jin-in glared at Emperor Nangong. Life dripped from his eyes.
Even Emperor Namgung seemed to be fed up with the terrifying momentum and closed his mouth. Even if I were to face an enemy of the highest order, he would not glare at me with eyes like that.
“…an idiotic person.”
Heo Do-jin changed this.
However, the reason why he did not understand his actions was also the case for Beopgye, who climbed up the cliff too late.
“Jang Moon-in! What on earth are you trying to do now? Shaolin cannot sit idly by and watch this situation.”
His face was even devastated.
Then, Heo Do-jinin questioned the legal world in a voice filled with chills.
“Look left?”
“….”
“What if I don’t sit back and watch?”
“…Amitabha Buddha.”
Due to the momentum of Heo Do-jin, the legal world also silently cried out in disapproval without even realizing it.
“Can you take responsibility?”
“…What….”
“I asked if you were confident that you would lose all your disciples here and go back to Shaolin and report to the master. Can you handle a situation where you too die and have no one left to report? “Can you take responsibility for that?”
“….”
The legal world could not say anything.
Who in the world could be responsible for something like that? Moreover, he is only an elder and not the head of Shaolin. We will never be able to handle that situation.
When the legal world failed to respond, Heo Do-jin coldly scolded them.
“Then step away.”
“But… it’s a long story.”
“Don’t you understand what I’m saying?”
“….”
“I told you to step back.”
Heo Do-jinin growled.
“If you are not prepared to take responsibility and have no ability to resolve this situation, you should at least know how to keep your mouth shut. “What can be solved by barking like a dog?”
The blood that flowed from his torn lip that he had clenched and dripped down his chin.
humiliation?
Pride?
What’s the problem with that?
Now, here, his disciples like he was when he was alive are dying. They have used up all their strength trying to climb up the cliff, and there is no way for them to withstand the scavenger huntsmen who are camped out on top of this cliff.
Even if they overcome, what will be left for them?
There are only a handful left to overcome. That means the extinction of shamans.
Do you mean to risk extinction in exchange for driving out the Sapa?
‘Sounds like a dog.’
If they drive out the four factions and destroy them, the results will be shared between the remaining nine factions and the five generations. The shaman and Shaolin Namgung and Cheongseong will never regain their vitality and will lose their power and fall.
Like a volcano from the past.
The volcano miraculously recovered its power, but there is no guarantee that such a miracle will happen to a shaman. No, as a shaman, he should never create a situation where the shaman hopes for a miracle.
“Hwauiyo Sapae Yeonju!”
Heo Do-jin opened his mouth with bloodshot eyes.
“In return for reconciliation, I will sign a one-year non-aggression pact. Those who stand for righteousness will not set foot on Gangnam soil for another year.”
“Hmmmm.”
Jang Il-so slightly tilted his head with an expression of no particular interest.
“Gangnam… I don’t know what that means. Gangnam is already our land.”
“You know best that that’s not true, right?”
“…Hoo?”
Jang Il-so smiled round and round.
However, Heo Do-jinin could not show such leisure. He bit his lip nervously and desperately opened his mouth.
“Sapaeryeon is a hastily created organization. If it takes even a little more damage here, it will collapse in an instant. “That’s probably not what you want.”
“….”
“One year would be enough time to reorganize the SPA Federation and completely dominate Gangnam. “Isn’t that right?”
Heo Do-jin hit a wedge at Jang Il-so, who had a strange expression on his face.
“Otherwise, we will have to fight here until we destroy each other. “Is this the outcome you really want, that the Sapae-ryeon and all five sects here become extinct?”
Jang Il-so smiled triumphantly at those words. White teeth were eerily exposed.
“I think you overestimate yourself.”
“At least you don’t want to give the remaining people a chance to become fishermen.”
“Hahahahahahaha!”
Jang Il-so burst into laughter.
Fisherman geography.
That is correct. If they expend all their power here, the remaining nine factions and the five major families will not miss this opportunity to head south.
Even if we achieve complete victory against these five factions, there is no way they can withstand the ensuing offensive. Naturally, a cornered mouse bites a cat. Those who have been deprived of their rent will suffer miserably until the end.
“You’re smart, Heo Do-jin.”
“….”
“But… it’s lame and mean. Oh, and he’s also wicked. “Yeah, it’s like…”
mocking words slowly flew towards Heo Do-jin.
“Like Sapa.”
A feeling of extreme humiliation weighed on Heo Do-jin’s entire body. My body was trembling slightly. But he doesn’t dare to resist those words. Because the one holding the sword hilt now is Jang Il-so, not him.
“okay. I like people like you. Hahahahahahahaha! It’s like the great shaman, Jang Mun-in, is begging for his life! Hahahahahahaha!”
Jang Il-so’s light spread over the cliff.
Clutter.
The disciples of the Nine Sects standing on the cliff held back their anger and bit their lips.
It was because of extreme humiliation. No one could have imagined that they would end up begging for their lives in Sapa in order to survive.
You have to fight and die.
That’s the agreement and that’s what they learned. But no one could come forward and say that I was going to die.
It doesn’t end when one person dies. Fighting here means death for everyone. Who would dare bear that terrible weight?
“But… I need to know first.”
Jang Il-so stopped laughing and looked at Heo Do-jin.
“Do you have what it takes? “Do you have the power to negotiate on behalf of political factions and make them stick to it?”
“If a shaman can’t do it, no one can.”
“….”
“Because we live for a cause and die for a cause. We cannot ignore the covenant made in the name of shaman and Shaolin. And… if Shaolin and the shaman Namgung don’t come forward…”
Heo Do-jinin hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and continued.
“No clan would dare to step foot on Gangnam. “A land ruled by the Sapae-ryeon…”
Jang Il-so nodded as if it made sense.
“But isn’t that enough?”
“…I will even risk my neck.”
“Hmm.”
Jang Il-so snorted and laughed.
“It’s pitiful.”
At those words, Heo Do-jin’s fist clenched so tightly that it turned white. My fingernails dug into my palms and red blood dripped down the cracks in my fists.
“There is no way his life is worth it, but I feel sorry for the world-renowned shaman Jang Mun-in who is begging so servilely, so I have no reason not to listen.”
“….”
“But be aware. This is not a non-aggression agreement, but a non-aggression agreement. You are the only ones who cannot cross the Yangtze River. Sapae-ryeon is not restricted from crossing the Yangtze River and advancing north. And the period is not one year, but three years.”
Heo Do-jin’s eyes trembled as he jumped up.
Who can fully understand how he feels as he stands there with such pride? But Jang Il-so smiled as if everyone was looking at him.
“If you accept this…”
He said in a whisper with a bitter laugh.
“I will take care of your miserable life so that you can return home alive.”
“….”
Heo Dojinin looked back without saying a word.
The shaman’s disciples are seen gritting their teeth.
The courage in each of his eyes was shouting that he should never endure that humiliation, even if he had to die here.
But rather, what he had to do was determined.
Heo Do-jin’s hand slowly lifted.
His slightly trembling fingertips were letting everyone know how he was feeling. Their trembling hands met in the air and took up a strike.
Heo Do-jin, who slowly bowed towards Jang Il-so, lowered his head as if he could not bear to look at the sky and spoke softly. It was a sound close to a whisper.
“…I will accept it.”
“Hmmmm.”
Jang Il-so nodded. Then he very slowly looked at everyone gathered on the cliff. A loud and extremely harsh voice burst from his mouth.
“I, Jang Il-so, hereby declare, in the name of the Sapae Alliance, that the Gangnam Non-aggression Treaty between the Gupa Ilbang, the Five Generations, and the Sapae Ryu has been concluded. For the next three years! Neither the old family nor the five generations can set foot in Gangnam! Instead…”
Jang Il-so slowly traced my lips with his index finger and smiled softly.
“Go back alive. “Save your miserable life.”
“….”
Those words became a dagger and pierced the hearts of everyone who climbed the cliff.
“Hahahaha.”
Jang Il-so glanced at everyone and then turned around.
“Let’s go back. Because seeing the losers is extremely painful. ha ha ha. Ahahahahahaha!”
He burst into laughter and walked away as if the rest were not even worth paying attention to.
All of the disciples of the nine sects could not bear to raise their heads as they heard the laughter.
I wanted to blame, swear, and get angry.
But they were already acutely aware of their own shame.
No one came forward.
Even though something that could never have happened was happening right in front of their eyes, no one got angry or raised their voice to stop Heo Do-jin.
That’s why I have no choice but to bow my head.
“Hahahahahahahahahaha! Hahahahahahahahaha!”
Bloody tears flowed from Heo Do-jin’s eyes.
A defeat with no room for excuses.
It was a complete defeat that felt like a dagger being driven into one’s bone.
