Episode 263: A season made out of loneliness.
I ripped off my sleeve and stopped the bleeding on my forearm. Even when I briefly competed with Cheonak and Jangki, there were no injuries like this.
What does that mean?
The fact that we can’t communicate means that it’s so scary.
The demon’s face was also pale. There were no injuries, but his breathing seemed unstable, as if he had used too much internal energy. I think we had a hard time because the skill of the old man who guided us was high.
The horse was fine.
We sat down on the ground for a moment and waited for the ghost demon to wake up.
The color demon muttered.
“If I had been there, Master, I wouldn’t have had such a hard time.”
“That’s right.”
Chu Myeong-seo was lucky today. If there were sword demons, it would have been difficult to retreat alive.
The demon looked at me with his arms crossed.
“I’m pissed off again. “Let’s go back to Weixi Family and treat your arm first.”
“Let’s not show our ugly side. “It’s a nuisance.”
“I’m not asking you to go see Wee Soger. “The legal guys might come after us again.”
I shook my head.
“Chumyeong’s palm was pierced. He won’t show up until his hand heals. “Is there anything a swordsman hates more than hurting his hand?”
The demon nodded, thought about something, and then opened his mouth.
“Right. But when we fought earlier, I felt a little strange.”
“what?”
“These guys have so much depth. I was so surprised when I first changed the tension. Why is it so deep? But do you know what surprised me even more?”
I easily anticipated what the devil would say.
“Actually, his fighting skills are probably inferior to his internal skills.”
“that’s right.”
“These are people who learned martial arts through writing.”
“what?”
“If I were to compare it, yes. They are closed-minded people. I don’t think I fought as often as the Murim Alliance or the Black Island masters. Maybe it’s a characteristic unique to the legal profession. Just looking at it, I couldn’t communicate to the point where it was frustrating. At least the soloist seemed to have a lot of practical experience. “It will be because they go around killing people until they are publicly exposed.”
The demon nodded.
“I guess I’m not the only one who felt that way.”
“Anyway, it looks like Wissey Sega has been very poor. “I fought worse than my usual ability.”
In reality, he fought incredibly well, but his injuries were an excuse.
The color demon said.
“That goes for me too. “I saw Sojeo above, and he fought a lot worse than usual.”
“You idiot.”
“You country bumpkin, you should eat good food on a regular basis.”
After suddenly exchanging curses with each other, they fell silent.
A sigh was flowing from the demon’s mouth with its eyes closed. Soon, steam rose from the top of the devil’s head like a bowl of warm rice, and his pale complexion returned to some extent to normal.
The Demon Demon opened his eyes and said.
“Is it really necessary to fight next to me like that when I’m having a good time?”
I answered.
“We were okay, so we fought so that we could rest in peace.”
“What kind of bullshit is that?”
I looked at the corpses lying around.
“let’s go. Leave the body alone. “If the laws of the legal family are correct, they will come to collect the body.”
“Where should we go?”
I helped the ghost and lifted it up.
“Let’s move to the downtown area and hide. Come to think of it, if Chumyeong’s scholar tells on a fellow scholar, a powerful enemy may arrive earlier than expected. “No matter what the situation is, you have to be prepared.”
* * *
We found three rooms at a place called Nambong Gaekjan and each took a rest. Before entering the guesthouse, I changed into the clothes I had bought, thoroughly washed the area where I had inspected my gums, and wrapped it with a cloth. It was a wound that needed to be treated with Geumchang medicine, but there was nothing that could be done now. After washing the blood off my body and changing into new clothes, I checked the blade of the wooden sword.
The blade was fine, but I suddenly felt that the sword was too light.
Of course, once I got used to using a double sword, I felt like I could deal with an expert with a wooden sword. But now it takes a lot of energy.
There was a knock on the wall in the next room, and then a ghostly voice was heard.
“I will sleep?”
“I’m going to have a lucky breakfast.”
“rice is.”
“Let’s eat a little later. “It only takes one hour.”
“I get it.”
“If you’re hungry, eat first.”
“no money.”
“check.”
A demon’s voice was heard from another room next door.
“Please note that I will not use fortune telling.”
It meant standing guard even from the next room. I checked out the window. After watching the people passing by, I climbed onto the bed and sat cross-legged. If I didn’t have a quick breakfast right now, there was a risk of falling asleep.
I don’t know why.
If you touch heaven, there will be an aftereffect somehow.
The aftermath was not a terrible pain, but it was a problem that could be dealt with through sleep.
In fact, is there anyone in Gangho who has become stronger as quickly as me?
does not exist.
So, you should be thankful for these side effects. I chose Geumgu Soyogong and started the fortune telling exercise. As soon as I closed my eyes and concentrated, I calmed down even though flames were fluttering in the black space.
“….”
When I got closer and checked, I saw the remains of a guesthouse lying around the flame. So, it was the flame that remained after burning my cup. Without much hesitation, I lifted my foot and stepped on the flame.
“Stop it.”
It was clearly a flame that would go out if you stepped on it three or four times. However, the foot he was stepping on became engulfed in flames, and his entire left leg was engulfed in flames.
“Oh, damn it… I apologize.”
The fire became more intense. As soon as my entire lower body was immersed in the flames, I quickly sat cross-legged. So, I was in lotus position and closed my eyes, but in my dream I was in lotus position again.
There are times when I dream in my dreams, and this is the case now.
Is it just my imagination that makes me think something big is happening?
Before I knew it, my whole body was engulfed in flames that I was trying to extinguish by stepping on them. Even though I didn’t feel hot, the feeling of being fucked washed over me like a wave.
I was caught in a very pretty and huge flame and had to check my breathing first.
Now my whole body is engulfed in flames.
Was there even a Kang Ho-in who was reduced to ashes while eating fortune-telling?
I hope that’s not me.
In an instant, the darkness around me turned into a sea of fire, and before I knew it, I was in the middle of a fiery hell.
Oh my…
have I committed so many sins?
How did he fall into hell without even being able to say goodbye to his body? As it was pushed to the end, its mouth opened of its own accord.
“…Let’s put it in words. “If you want something, let’s talk about it first.”
Because I was trapped inside myself, I had no one to talk to in the first place. Is this a sign of coinage? Or is it some kind of reward for messing with heaven?
Whatever it is, I escape.
Because I was engulfed in flames, I stopped the fortune-telling of Geumgu Soyo-gong while unconscious and started straight into the fortune-telling of Wolyeong Mujeong-gong.
My simple mindset was that since I was burning, I should practice ice ball.
A while ago, I arrived at the end of the Hyeonwol (弦月) stage of Wolyeongmujeonggong. While I was having a fortune-telling breakfast, I felt the coldness of the current moon, which started from Danjeon, envelop my whole body. At that moment, a white crescent moon rose like a blade in front of the red-blazing inferno.
It was a merciless moon that made its very existence feel cold.
I glared at the ruthless crescent moon and pushed away the flames surrounding my entire body with the coldness of Wolyeong Martial Arts.
Is it because I am a crooked man?
The crescent moon was laughing at me like this. How can I describe the feeling of watching the moon taunt me while being engulfed in flames?
“I’m lonely.”
I pushed away the inferno with my cold. In the first place, it was not an easy task because the level of Geumgu Soyogong was higher than that of Wolyeong Mujeonggong. Is it a price that possesses both yin and yang energy due to Heavenly Jade? I had to keep my balance to avoid being burned to death.
Then I am…
Guardian of Balance.
Arbiter of Sun and Moon.
Coin expert.
From the time I had a shabby guesthouse, I was betrayed by flames.
A man who woke up alone at dawn and was ridiculed by the moonlight that looked at him miserably.
That’s me.
When I wake up from this dream, I will trample on the flame again and slap the moon.
Because I am a survival expert.
After concentrating my mind and breaking through the current moon state of Wolyeong Martial Arts, I stepped into the full moon state where dizzying white moonlight pours in.
The shape of the crescent moon I was staring at gradually swelled and became a full moon, covering the burning bright red earth with pure white cold.
I was mesmerized and gazed endlessly at the full moon emitting white light in the air.
At that moment, my entire body was covered with cold.
It was as cold as if I was wearing clothes made of snow. Before I knew it, the flames that had wrapped around my body had dispersed, and the land, which was covered in ominous colors, had already turned into a snowy field.
The moment I felt an eerie feeling, I forced my eyes to open as if I was stabbing a loophole with a double-edged sword.
“Haa….”
It felt like I escaped after stabbing the border of Juhwaipma with a sword.
White steam was coming out of the mouth.
“Damn it….”
As soon as I opened my eyes, what I saw was a demon and a demon. The two were looking at me with their arms crossed in front of me.
The demon said with an absurd expression.
“Is your third child okay?”
The color demon answered from the side.
“I told you it would be okay. Wow, you really make a fortune breakfast. He’s very crazy. “Look at your bed.”
I lowered my gaze after hearing the demon’s words. The bed, which was fine, was frozen due to the aftermath of Wolyeong Mujeonggong.
It may not be possible, but I asked out of old age.
“Is the urine frozen?”
“Luckily, that doesn’t seem to be the case.”
“check.”
My mind still couldn’t properly distinguish between dreams and reality, so I was just dazed.
The demon asked.
“Are you okay?”
I answered while examining my physical condition.
“are you okay. “I was incredibly lonely, but it’s not so bad now.”
The demon explained my condition.
“We were watching because he didn’t come out even when we called him to eat. Two examinations have passed. “By the end, even the bed was frozen.”
“That’s right.”
Only then did I come to my senses. It seemed that Geumgu Soyo-gong had rebelled and was suppressed by Wolyeong Mu-jeong-gong. In any case, I guessed that the coldness of the ice ball had become stronger because it had entered the state of full moon.
I felt really shit because it was a dream, but I got stronger and it was okay.
I said as I got up from the bed.
“Let’s eat. And drink alcohol. Let’s rest. I just can’t bear it. we need rest “Let’s stop fighting today.”
Even when I heard it, he was spewing out crazy noises. The demon clicked its tongue and patted my back.
“Moonju is going through a lot of hardships. let’s go. “For a drink.”
I felt like my pants were wet and when I touched them, it seemed like I had wet myself because of the ice ball. The slut checked my pants and clicked his tongue.
“This bastard always calls me a poop, and I’m tired of eating and drinking.”
The demon sighed.
“You guys are like shit. Stay. “Change into the pants I bought you earlier.”
I made excuses to the slut.
“It’s wet, but it’s not boring.”
I changed into the pants the ghost brought and then left the room. I never thought it would be this hard to eat that damn dinner. I thought that ordinary daily life was the most difficult. After finally arriving at the first floor of the inn, Saekma ordered a lot of food for Jeomsoi.
We watched people walking up and down the street with blank expressions for a moment.
“….”
As soon as ordinary people made eye contact with us, they lowered their heads or moved away, as if running away.
Are we now crazy just by looking at our faces?
I couldn’t figure it out.
I inadvertently looked at the darkened night sky. The round full moon that I had seen in my dream was staring at me.
“Hey, it was a full moon today.”
“I see.”
“The moon is bright. “On days like this, it’s okay to fight at night.”
“It’s a day that assassins hate.”
“that’s right.”
After a while, Saekma grabbed the bottle of alcohol that Jeomsoi had brought and poured drinks for us. It wasn’t until I saw the alcohol dripping into the glass that my sense of reality came back to me. Isn’t this why strong people can’t quit drinking?
I asked the slut while holding my glass.
“Did you order tofu wine?”
“I ordered tofu wine.”
I tried injecting ice balls before drinking. The Du Gangju in the glass froze in an instant. The demon asked as I stared at the glass.
“What are you doing? Let’s drink.”
I thawed the frozen liquor again with the salt system and then looked at the second and fourth.
“Let’s drink.”
We poured the tofu wine down our throats. As the alcohol went down my esophagus, I came to my senses.
The devil said to us while looking at the moon.
“Wow… it would have been perfect if I drank it with Soger. I don’t think there are any women in the second and third quarters. Are you going to live like that and become a Taoist?”
The demon answered.
“Don’t be unlucky. “I hate Taoist monks.”
I spoke honestly about my feelings.
“I don’t have the confidence to meet a decent woman.”
The color demon and demon demon nodded as if they agreed.
“That’s how I see it.”
“that’s right.”
I was a woman and a woman, and suddenly the feelings I had in my dream came to mind. Dreams are often forgotten if you don’t hold on to them, so I gave them a name so that I wouldn’t forget the feelings I worked so hard to gain.
“I was thinking about the season while having a fortune-telling breakfast.”
“What?”
“It’s the loneliness I felt while wearing a snow coat. It was an incredibly lonely season.”
“What bullshit?”
“You seem half asleep.”
I said as I poured drinks for the two of them.
“Anyway, there is something like that.”
I poured drinks for the two of them and then laughed alone.
I was glad I didn’t lose my dream.
