Episode 269 This was my first time making threats, so
the Tungso man heading west said as if he had made up his mind about something.
“Monk, I have something to tell you.”
“yes.”
“I’m sorry, but I won’t follow you anymore.”
“yes?”
“Oh, don’t misunderstand. I wasn’t the one who hung out with that martial arts gang to begin with. Of course, I knew they were bad guys. That must be my fault. I was told that I would be paid handsomely just for giving directions, so I only gave directions a few times. “If this goes on, I plan to never hang out with those guys again and just focus on music… Are you listening to me, monk?”
Dong-su answered with a bewildered expression.
“Where are you suddenly saying you want to go?”
“I’m going back to where I lived. “There is no reason for me to go all the way to the West Station and live as a monk.”
“So, what you said to the Lord of Swords, Lord Mun, Assemblyman Moyong, Master Yukhap, General Secretary Cha, and Prince Mong were lies?”
The Tungso man played it cool.
“We decided that we would save my life and the monk said he would take me away. When did I make that promise? “My head was also forcibly shaved because Hao Wen-ju told me to shave it off.”
My fellow colleague, who had been quietly listening to the story, suddenly smiled brightly as if he had been liberated.
The Tongso man asked with an unpleasant expression.
“Why are you laughing? “Are you laughing at me?”
Dong-su answered with a smile.
“Is there a law prohibiting monks from laughing?”
“Not really. Anyway, let us say goodbye now. As I walked quietly with the monk, I realized quite a few things. Thank you very much. then.”
Dong-su said.
“A donation….”
“Don’t call me a donation when I didn’t even make a donation.”
“I’m not finished talking yet. Just listen for a moment.”
The Tongso man nodded.
“Let’s do that.”
Dong-su said.
“So, this incident was meaningful in that the patrons, including Lord Moon… who had no mercy, did not commit more murders. If I suddenly said that he would pass away like this, I would be making a mistake and deceiving many donors. “They trusted me and gave me a chance, but they betrayed me like this?”
The Tungso man looked up with his eyes wide open.
“betrayal? “How can you say betrayal when I am not the one to whom I am loyal?”
“Breaking trust is betrayal.”
The Tongso man sighed and nodded.
“Well then, let’s call it betrayal. I understand. Please take a look.”
Suddenly, my sister-in-law burst out laughing as if someone had had air in her lungs.
“Hahahahahahaha… ha.”
The Tongso man sighed and shook his head.
“See you again.”
The Tongso man cleared his throat, then turned and walked away as if running away. As I ran away for about ten steps, I felt a cold feeling for a moment, so I looked back and saw my fellow monk standing at the same distance from me.
My sister-in-law asked in a calm tone.
“I haven’t finished speaking yet. Where are you so busy, Lord?”
“….”
“what the.”
This time, the Tungso man took a light stance and ran quickly. After a while, I looked back with a feeling of confusion and saw my sister-in-law stopping and smiling.
The Tungso man said.
“Why on earth are you following me?”
“We ran together for a while to gather our thoughts.”
“Have you finished tidying up?”
“yes.”
“Thank goodness. “Okay then.”
The Tongso man turned around and was about to take a step, but his shoulder felt a stinging sensation as if a needle had been stuck in it, and his body stopped moving.
“…uh?”
I tried to turn my head, but my head didn’t move. A fellow monk appeared in front of me and said while putting his hands together.
“Who said they would send it to you?”
“what?”
“A promise is a promise. I am a person with many shortcomings, but I have never broken a promise. “The donor should come with us.”
“No…”
“Tell me something.”
“What do you want me to say?”
“Why do you take your promise so lightly? “Everyone may have different opinions, so I will listen carefully.”
The fellow initiate sat cross-legged on a large rock next to him.
The Tungso man said.
“Why am I standing still? The monk is sitting. First, release the acupuncture points first.”
“Wouldn’t it be right to ask yourself why? “You know the answer, but you still ask me.”
“I understand, so please release the acupuncture points first.”
“If you release the blood sword, I will have to chase after the lord again. “If even in the unlikely event that I use the martial arts I learned to hit the Lord, I would be committing a sin, so I cannot do that.”
“Aha, are you even thinking about hitting me?”
“I feel like that, so I’m on guard.”
“What an absurd monk.”
My sister-in-law let out a deep sigh.
“I didn’t know it when I was with Moonju, but I think I’ll understand people’s feelings a little more after I’m separated.”
“Regardless of whether you understand or not, please release me quickly. “Even though I can’t move because of the blood pressure, my legs seem to hurt.”
Dong-su smiled again with a mixture of helplessness and absurdity.
“Siju’s ability to act while hiding his emotions is excellent. I believed that the poet’s tears and sobs were sincere. If other people have been deceived, Siju is the most vicious villain among the public party. This is why you should be careful of Kang Ho-in, and I learned another thing today. “The reason Master Moon didn’t like me was probably because he knew the essence of people better than I did.”
“Look. “Monk Dongsu.”
“yes.”
“Is it the Buddha’s teaching to forcibly drag someone who does not want to enter Buddhism? “It is the first time that such a thing is said to be a Buddhist teaching.”
Dong-su answered in a calm tone.
“Going west does not mean entering Buddhism. When Munju said that he would not take away Siju’s flute, he meant that music should be played there as well. As a monk, how can you live your life playing the flute? If you live in a guesthouse, help with temple work, cook and share meals together, and occasionally listen to the words of the great monks and the great monk, you will gain a lot. It will also have a positive impact on your musical skills. “From the beginning, I had no intention of forcing him to convert to Buddhism.”
“ah.”
“I’m glad you understand now.”
“But, sir, I am actually a strong person to the core.”
“I know.”
The Tungso man raised his game.
“A river has its own laws. Please release the blood vessels. “After the monk and I compete, it will be the duty of a strongman to follow the will of the winner.”
Dong-su laughed.
“The Lord is not my enemy to begin with.”
“what?”
“My brother-in-law said that no matter how good the martial arts in the central region are, there will not be more than a hundred masters better than me. No matter how much I think about it, I don’t think the Lord will be among those 100 people.”
The Tungso man narrowed his eyebrows and answered.
“Have you also learned bluff? Do you know what Baekdaegosu means? “There are more than 100 sects alone, and if you are an expert in 100, it means you are the leader of one sect.”
“This is incorrect because there are differences in skills even among factions.”
“Then why did you just watch while they attacked the public figures?”
“The sword demon master wanted to test the newly acquired sword technique. He didn’t say anything, but I understood it that way. Even if I hadn’t intervened, it would have been difficult for a group of public officials to resist the sword-demon offering. Confucius Meng fought from start to finish, conserving his strength to prepare for the unexpected. also.”
“also?”
“Teacher Yukhap was preparing to run at any time with his thumb slightly raised on the sword. Although I was injured, I was ready to join at any time if there was someone running away or something was going wrong. It was a fight that there was no need for me to get involved in the first place. “Can I tell you more?”
“….”
“When Lord Moon returns and joins us.”
“I understand. I see. By the way, how can this person, who has never even been to Jungwon, be so arrogant? “I know of well over 100 great masters.”
“Your Majesty, your knowledge is vast and your skills are far superior to mine.”
“I can’t believe it.”
“Do you have to see it to believe it?”
At that moment, the fellow student swung his hand towards the rock next to him, and the large rock broke into pieces with a loud noise.
“…!”
The Tungso man said with an angry expression.
“Why did you suddenly destroy the monk’s rock?”
“Rocks are inherently inanimate.”
“That’s it… Tree Amitabha Buddha. There may be earthworms or snails under the rock. An unknown bug could have been wriggling around and eating the moss. A broken rock could have flown and killed a good frog passing by. “Have you checked everything?”
Only then did Dongsu’s expression harden and he looked at the Tongso man.
“….”
The Tungso man smiled slightly, with an expression that showed he had finally won.
“Was I wrong? If there are lives lost around the rock, the culprit will be the monk, not me. “Isn’t that right?”
“….”
“You should go back and learn more, fellow monk. I will reform myself and live a good life without harming others by playing the flute. Honestly, I am very grateful to the monk. You are my benefactor. Later, if you come to the temple with the people at the temple, I will give you a grand reception. Of course, you can’t eat meat or alcohol. I should at least make wild vegetable bibimbap. “Why aren’t you saying anything?”
Dongsu answered while looking at the Tungso man.
“…You speak well.”
“I just didn’t have a chance to talk because I was playing the flute.”
“great.”
“What do you like?”
“Talk more. “My heart is still heading west.”
This time, the Tongso man didn’t laugh either.
“This bald bastard…”
Dong-su nodded.
“I’m sorry, but the donor is also bald.”
The Tongso man sighed.
“I lost. Please release me. “I will follow you without saying anything.”
Dong-su laughed.
“Do you think all monks who offer alms are fools?”
“You are a great monk. Good. “I would rather bite my tongue and commit suicide here than follow you to the West Region.”
The Tongso man pursed his lips, frowned, and bit his tongue.
“Ugh… Ugh.”
At that moment, a lot of red blood flowed from the Tungso man’s mouth. Only then did Dongsu look at the Tungso man with a surprised expression.
“Heh heh…”
My sister-in-law clicked her tongue as the Tungso man continued to spurt blood from his mouth.
“People don’t die that much. “Is it possible for a person to die from biting the tip of their tongue?”
The Tungso man, who had been chewing his tongue with his teeth for a while, sighed with a tired expression and spat blood on the floor.
“Tsk! Okay, so stop and let me go. You bald bastard. How are you any different from those devilish bastards in Ilyang County? Sword Demon Lord? I heard there are people who don’t know that Geomma is the former Gwangmyeongjwa Master of the Demonic Cult? Are you threatening me after listening to the words of a master from the Demonic Cult? Kidnapping? forcibly! Is this what you call mercy? that’s right? If I am guilty, I will personally go to the Murim Alliance and receive punishment. “That is the way of a strong man.”
Dong-su answered.
“Hao Wen-ju and Master Lu He may have extreme temperaments, but they are not people who cannot discern between their own interests and interests. If the Geomma donor is on good terms with them, it means that the Geomma donor is also regretting the past. Otherwise, he would still be serving as Master of Gwangmyeong in the Demonic Cult. And from what I’ve seen over the past few days, he’s just a swordsman who focuses on his sword to a frightening degree every day. Do you have any other questions?”
“Please take me back to Ilyang County. “I think it would be better for me to hang out there too.”
“Is that really true? “It’s my guess, but it looks like I’m going to be beaten to death by Master Moon this time.”
The Tungso man let out a loud noise.
“This doesn’t work either. That doesn’t work either. “What kind of Daengjung teachings do you mean that you are forced to follow their orders unconditionally?”
“Rather than obsessing over what doesn’t work, why not be happy and accept the new life opportunities you have gained? You can also play the tungso without any effort. I will ask the great monks to buy me a used loquat. If you wish, you can also learn martial arts from the ambassador. At that time, many more things will be banned. If you learn self-defense from a great brother, you will get hit a lot with vulgar language. It’s an effective method. For your information, I got hit a lot too. Thanks to you, I learned self-defense. “I hope you learn it too.”
“Please save the monk.”
“I don’t kill.”
At that moment, the Tungso man rolled his eyes upward and fainted with his head down. As a little foamy blood dripped from his mouth, my sister-in-law spoke.
“Close your eyes and take a moment to gather your thoughts. “When a person actually passes out, their breathing changes.”
The Tongso man opened his eyes and raised his head.
“…It’s so painful.”
“Life is essentially a penance.”
“….”
“I’m glad that you spoke honestly about your feelings. Tell it all. Strangely enough, many people are unable to properly say what is on their mind when they meet the Great Brother. Perhaps the mayor would say the same. Please tell me everything you know before you arrive. That makes me feel much more at ease.”
“It looks like the person called Daesahyeong is violent. “And you’re going to drag me there?”
Dong-su shook his head.
“It’s not always violent. Still, you are definitely not the type of person who is bound by rules. For example…”
“For example what?”
Dongsu, who was thinking about something, looked at the Tongso man and said.
“Your temperament is somewhat similar to Lord Hao Wen.”
The Tungso man lowered his head.
“That crazy bastard….”
“I finally realized it too.”
The conversation between the bald heads, sparkling under the scorching sun, continued for another hour.
“My legs hurt so much.”
“It’s only natural that you’re standing.”
The fellow monk, who was able to talk the most in his life, smiled as the wind blew and said this.
“Let’s do it this way. “If you express your intention not to go one more time, I will go to Ilyang County again.”
“Why are you there?”
Dongsu answered in a calm tone.
“I have no choice but to tell you everything that happened to Lord Moon.”
“I don’t like that.”
It was Dongsu’s first time threatening someone else. After the initiate got up from the rock, he placed his hands together with the Tongso man.
“I’m sorry, but if we’re going to go together, I think we’ll have no choice but to abolish the lord’s danjeon.”
“what?”
Dong-su sighed.
“I have been scolded a lot by the ambassador. Even Munju, who was younger than me, scolded me every time I saw him. At first, I wondered why he was so angry at me, but strangely enough, as I watched Siju’s actions and listened to him, I realized that the problem was my indecisive thoughts and actions. “Once you have been taught, you must change.”
The Tongso man asked with a slightly lost expression.
“What was your problem?”
Dong-su answered with a slight smile.
“well. You don’t have to be good all the time to live in this world. This is what I think. “Through giving, I realized that being kind in everything is not mercy.”
After finishing speaking, the fellow initiate moved and hit the Tongso man with a sword.
puck!
The Tungso man rolled on the ground in an awkward manner and then fainted. My sister-in-law, who was staring blankly at the fainted man, took a deep breath and then let it out.
“Oh my, I feel refreshed inside.”
Dong-su grinned and muttered.
“Namu Amitabha Buddha… not Namu Amitabha Buddha.”
Dongsu recognized that something was buried in his heart, but he left it as is.
