Episode 939 Did you even expect it? (4)
“….”
Baekcheon’s face slightly distorted.
Let’s be honest. Okay, let’s be honest.
I fully understand that interfering with this trip to the Yangtze River could be playing into Shaolin’s tricks. Baekcheon is still young, but judging by his experience, he is now at a level where he can easily become a top disciple of most sects.
This means that it is completely understandable that that Cheongmyeong guy foams at the mouth and starts a game when he hears that he is a Yangtze River.
However, that did not mean that Baekcheon did not want to go to Yangtze River.
Baekcheon, a disciple of Hwasan, does not want to get caught up in Yanggang’s affairs, but Baekcheon, a swordsman, wanted to run to Yanggang right now.
Why?
‘Shouldn’t I put what I’ve trained to use?’
Over the past three years, Baekcheon and other Hwasan disciples have literally gone through a living hell.
Hwasan’s training is so intense that if other factions see it, they will naturally say, ‘Aren’t they crazy?’ However, that crazy bastard who laid the foundation for that intense training took the initiative and gave me a good beating, so what would the three years of training have been like?
Just thinking about that time made me tremble, my teeth gritted, my cheeks tingle, and tears came to my eyes.
So shouldn’t we confirm it?
It would not be the wish of only a million people to strike the heads of the evil enemies of the gnashing Sapaeryun who made them go through this hellish training with a plum sword and shout, ‘I prepared it for you!’
Isn’t it the feeling of all volcano swordsmen that they want to repay with bloody tears the tears they shed over the past three years?
So, to be honest, I was secretly happy.
Whatever the reason, if you go to the Yangtze River, you will somehow get involved with the Sapa bastards, and then you will be able to return all the pain they suffered!
However… Baekcheon, who came down from the volcano with an overflowing heart, was greeted not by his future where he would stand tall as a powerful swordsman, but by a past that he did not even want to think about.
“I…”
Baekcheon opened his mouth in a slightly trembling voice.
“Cheongmyeong?”
“huh?”
“…What is this?”
Cheongmyeong chuckled.
“You don’t even know that a young man has dementia?”
“You know what it is!”
“But why do you ask?”
“Why is this here!”
Baekcheon’s voice became furious. What his trembling fingertips pointed to was Hwang Jong-ui, who was smiling happily in front of the dozens of carts placed at the beginning of the chord and the carts.
Hwang Jong-ui greeted Cheongmyeong with a bright smile, unaware of Baekcheon’s speed.
“Luckily it’s not too late, seal.”
Cheongmyeong looked pleased and held his hand tightly.
“Oh my, thank you for your hard work.”
“It’s a request from the Dojo, so of course I have to do it. As you said, this cart has been strengthened a bit more. “At this level, even if the volcanoes hit it with their swords, it won’t break down immediately.”
“Ugh! I know best about the quality of the Galaxy Top cart. “It’s reliable!”
“ha ha ha. As you can see, the size of this cart has been increased so that it can carry more goods, and more attention has been paid to ride comfort(?) so that people can ride it. And it weighed twice as much as before.”
At that moment, Jogeol raises her hand.
“I’m sorry for interrupting you!”
“Please tell me, Jogeol Dojo.”
“Isn’t it normal to brag that you’ve cut the weight in half…?”
“In general, yes, but this is a request from the Cheongmyeong Dojo. “I did my best.”
Jo Geol looked back at Cheongmyeong with a face that lost all vitality in an instant. Cheongmyeong asked bluntly.
“why? what?”
“…pup.”
Well then.
At that moment, Cheongmyeong looked back at the five swords and smiled.
Even Hwasan’s disciples, who did not understand the situation, were momentarily shocked by how vicious his expression looked.
“Oh my, our private quarters executioners.”
“….”
“Did you ever expect to go to the Yangtze River and become a hero who wields a sword splendidly and fights against the Sapa?”
Cheongmyeong chuckled as he looked at Hwasan’s disciples who flinched.
“oh my. Wake up from your dreams, you guys. Did I tell you? We don’t fight! What are we doing there? “Execution of Yunjong!”
“Hey, let’s go save the civilians.”
“To be precise, we are going to move those people. To move them! Do you know what the world says about that?”
“What do you say….”
“Transportation! It’s called transportation. Transportation!”
Cheongmyeong snorted.
“When it comes to transportation, it’s a volcano! When you think of volcanoes, it’s transportation!”
“Since when are you crazy!”
“That’s how it was originally!”
The moment those words ended, all of Hwasan’s disciples realized desperately.
‘This guy is really going to move luggage.’
It felt like some crazy person had poured a bucket of cold water on the small fire that was burning in my heart.
But at that moment, Baekcheon realized something and his eyes widened.
“Now wait a minute.”
“huh?”
“When did you tell me to prepare this cart?”
“I told you that when I went to the top of the galaxy.”
“So, did you know from then on that something like this would happen…?”
“What nonsense.”
“huh?”
Cheongmyeong chuckled.
“It’s just that everyone’s body and stamina have improved these days. “I thought the cart could be a little bigger than before.”
“….”
“While I was making it, I thought that if I made a lot of it, I would use it no matter what. “I didn’t know I would be using them like this, but…” “
…”
Doesn’t this mean that as soon as the seal was released, he was calculating how to use them more economically?
“You devil.”
“A guy who won’t even bite a dog.”
“I really chose the wrong faction. “If I had gone to Sapa, I would have drawn a few strokes at the Murim Temple.”
“It’s noisy.”
Cheongmyeong waved his hand as if he was swatting away a swarm of flies.
“Stop dreaming and grab the cart! From now on, executioners will be bullies. Not a swordsman, but a cow! Our goal is to rush to the Yangtze River at maximum speed and transport every single one of the civilians to a place where there is no danger!”
“….”
“Question?”
“…Nothing, man.”
A black darkness filled the hearts of the volcano disciples who had swelled toward collaboration.
“Hmm, this is a nice cart.”
“I guess… I think we need to make sure there won’t be any major problems when civilians ride it.”
“That’s right, Jang Mun-in. “It’s important.”
And the darkness grew deeper when the wise men quietly boarded the cart and the watchful Unja ships cleared their throats and followed behind.
Hyunjong laughed.
“What Cheongmyeong said is correct. Fighting with a sword is not necessarily the only option. Cooperation is about giving people what they need most. Do they want us to fight? Or do you want us to help them?”
Those were really good words.
It would have sounded better if he hadn’t jumped on the cart beforehand.
A long writer. You look very comfortable, right?
“I don’t have time! It sticks quickly.”
“….”
Hwasan’s disciples trudged over and grabbed the cart with faces like cattle being dragged to a slaughterhouse. At that moment, the familiar sensation they felt at their fingertips made them even more sad.
Ah… even after three years, this hasn’t fallen out of my hands.
“Ha ha ha ha ha.”
Hwang Jong-ui, who was watching from the side, smiled with satisfaction.
“Originally, the handle should have been a little bigger, but since it is a cart used by Hwasan people, I paid special attention to it. “The thickness of the handle is made to be the same as the handle of the sword you are using, so you will not have any inconvenience in using it.”
…Thank you for that, it brings tears to my eyes.
You are very considerate, Danju.
“Tsk!”
Cheongmyeong jumped slightly and climbed into the lead cart.
“Okay then, let’s go to the Yangtze River in one go! let’s go! Run, Dongryong!”
“Era shiba!”
“Let’s go!”
As soon as the Cheongmyeong horse fell, the large and heavy carts rushed out at such an incredible speed that their weight was insignificant.
“Those who arrive last will use the wheels instead, so run as fast as you can!”
Painful swearing and shouting rang out loudly. The cart, which increased its speed like that, disappeared very far away in an instant.
“Hehehehe.”
Hwang Jong-ui, who was left behind, burst into laughter.
“Please, good luck.”
Hwang Jong-ui made a deep sweep towards the dust cloud in the distance.
* * *
Quaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
Nangong Daowi’s hands were shaking. A sweet smell comes out of the mouth and the whole body feels heavy like wet cotton.
But he was not given any time to rest.
“Taaaaaat!”
He jumped up from his seat and struck down the flying cannonball in one go.
Quang!
The cannonball and the sword collided, creating a loud explosion.
“Ugh.”
A shell like that is actually nothing. If he had been in perfect condition, he could have blown it away like a feather.
But for him now, that cannonball was too heavy and burdensome.
‘What a dog…’
Now I felt like I knew what it was like to die with dryness.
They are never in a hurry. This side did not fire enough bombardment to cause a clear crowding, nor did they land more forces than necessary. They just attacked the riverside so hard that they didn’t have time to put their butts on the ground.
In short, they were very lukewarm attacks.
However, as the attacks continued for several days, all I could think about was that I would rather face them head-on, even if it meant defeat and annihilation.
Slowly but surely, they were eating away at the Namgung family.
Quang!
“Aaaahhh!”
Someone’s scream was heard from somewhere.
If it had been just two days ago, everyone would have hastily turned their heads at the scream. And he would have shouted in anger.
But not anymore. Because I got used to it.
It has now become a not uncommon sight on Maehwa Island for someone who loses concentration to be hit by artillery fire that would normally have been easily avoided.
Nangung Dowi looked back with a distorted face.
The emotions seen on the Changgung Sword Master’s face were not despair or anger.
lethargy.
The face that was full of spirit is no longer there. It is close to the faces of those who were taken to a foreign country a thousand miles away and forced to hold an oar in a dock.
The resignation seen in the face of a situation that could no longer be done was on the face of the spear archer.
‘We should have attacked.’
It’s not that I don’t understand Emperor Nangong’s decision. But just because I understand it doesn’t mean I think it’s the best.
‘What was I supposed to do and how?’
And what should we do next?
At that moment, another shell flew into the island. Before Namgung Dowi could see the sight of a Changgung member standing helplessly, unable to react to the shell, he appeared.
It was a moment when the Changgung member’s face turned pale as he belatedly discovered the shell flying close by.
The body moves before the mind can even think.
Kwaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
Namgung Do-wi, who rushed in like a beam of light and hit the cannonball, gritted his teeth. Perhaps because he was swinging the sword so urgently that he could not use his internal strength properly, his hand holding the sword was torn and red blood poured out.
“Lord So Soga….”
Chin!
Namgung Dowi strongly grabbed the shoulder of Changgung Daewon, who barely escaped the crisis.
The Changgung member, who thought that swearing was definitely going to burst out, closed his eyes tightly.
“Hold on just a little longer!”
However, what came out of Nangong Daowi’s mouth was not a reprimand, but encouragement.
A voice with a distinctly different resonance from that of Emperor Namgung resonated throughout the island.
“Clench your teeth! We are the Namgung family! You can die fighting, but you are not allowed to give up on your own!”
“Sogaju!”
“Opportunity will definitely come! If the opportunity doesn’t come, I’ll make it! I won’t let you die here without even swinging your sword! therefore!”
Nangung Dowi shouted in a blood-curdling voice.
“Trust me and have a little more strength! “Until the moment I repay them for this pain and humiliation!”
Light gradually returned to the eyes of the Namgung family’s swordsmen, who had become blurred.
Through gritted teeth, they nodded. And with bloodshot eyes, he glared at the ships surrounding the island.
Wow.
Nangong Daowi also chewed his lips until blood showed and glared at the Black Dragon Ship floating on the Yangtze River.
It was indeed a majestic appearance.
But his fingertips, which he desperately hid inside his sleeves, were trembling.
‘Anyone is welcome, so please…please quickly.’
Before this feeble flame, barely revived, goes out…
