Episode 270 My sister-in-law, who was climbing the trail to be careful of the rocks,
arrived outside a small cave where only one person could go in and out and said with a bright expression.
“Ambassador, I am here. “Do you have an ambassador?”
A suppressed voice came out from inside the cave.
“You’re the youngest.”
Dong-su smiled and answered.
“Yes, I’m back.”
“I won’t be able to see your face because you are being punished. “Are you back in good health?”
My sister-in-law answered as she sat down in front of the cave.
“I am safe. “Why are you practicing face-to-face wall training again?”
“It’s an order from the head of the room.”
“Why?”
“Not long ago, while the son of old man Tak was passing through Mt. Tathorae, all his baggage and trade goods were taken away, and he was found naked and pierced through a spear.”
My sister-in-law answered with a stern expression.
“…who did it?”
“They say they are a group of golden haired ghosts that are located on Mt. Tathorae Mountain.”
“How…did it happen?”
A calm voice came from inside the cave.
“I happened to be passing by Mt. Tathagata Mountain because I had work nearby, and a group of them came out and demanded my captain.”
“Oh my…”
“As you know, it’s the one and only item, so when I said I wouldn’t give it to him, he tried to take my life. “How can you give away the body of a Buddhist so that ordinary people can commit the great sin of killing?”
“hmm.”
“I swung the captain several times to prevent them from committing murder, but when I came to my senses, the whole surrounding area had turned into a sea of blood. Unfortunately, I could not find out the whereabouts of the everyday people who were pushing me.”
“yes.”
“I was watching the sea of blood, and when my youngest came back, I thought I would be nagging him again.”
There was a low laugh at the end of the voice heard from inside the cave.
“What does the room manager say?”
“The manager also felt very sad because he had a close relationship with old man Tak. You scolded me less than usual. “I’m glad that you only ordered a hundred days’ wall.”
“yes.”
“So I told the room manager first. “100 days is not enough, even in my opinion, so I will make up for the shortfall by getting scolded when you return.”
My sister-in-law sighed and then answered.
“How can I scold you…by execution?”
“I guess you thought I was going to be scolded alone.”
“Ambassador, when I returned this time, I brought along Kang Ho-in to stay in the guesthouse.”
“How many days can an outsider endure this monotonous life? “There must be a reason why he was brought here.”
Dong-su nodded.
“He was a villain who guided the paths of martial arts robbers, and the Gangho masters I was in contact with fought with the robbers, and only that man survived. He had a knack for playing the flute. In fact, if I hadn’t brought him here, I think the Gangho masters would have killed the Tongso man as well.”
The ambassador clicked his tongue.
“You meddled needlessly. “Guiding the path of public servants would be no different from lighting the lamp for the wicked, but you got involved in something pointless again.”
“Master, so while I was on my way, I canceled the Tongso man’s danjeon. “My body recovered, but it became impossible to recover my martial arts skills as before.”
“….”
For a moment, there was no answer from inside the cave.
Dong-su asked while tilting his head.
“The ambassador type?”
“You abolished Kang Ho-in’s Danjeon? “You mean you hit me?”
“yes.”
“It’s a strange thing. “Why did you decide to do that?”
Dong-su sighed slightly.
“That’s right. I set out to save the life of the Tongso man, but bringing him back was not an easy task. They tried to deceive me and tried to run away. In a situation like this, what would you have done if you were the ambassador? What would Hao Wen-ju, who had a connection with me, do? “After thinking about it, I decided to abolish the Danjeon.”
“What was it like when you tried it?”
“He followed along very calmly.”
“Even if I followed along quietly, my heart would still be in Kangho.”
“I guess so.”
“What kind of place is Gangho?”
Dongsu laughed as he recalled the scene at Jaha’s guesthouse.
“I do not know. “Wouldn’t it be nice to go again?”
“I don’t know, but I’d like to go there again.”
“yes.”
Laughter flowed from the cave.
“It’s an amazing place to change the mind of the Kuma family’s famous stubbornness. “Have you had any success with your preliminary visit?”
“Originally, we were planning to settle down in the mountains near Jangan to translate and spread the scriptures.”
“I did.”
“I don’t think a simple translation will be able to move people’s hearts.”
“so?”
“I came to the conclusion that I should do translation work by directly experiencing people’s lives and examining their thoughts. “How persuasive can the words of a monk who are so far from reality be to non-Buddhists?”
“But that won’t change the contents of the scriptures.”
“The scriptures don’t change, but I feel like I change. If I change, the breath I bring to my translation will also change. “After I study the scriptures in depth again and memorize everything, I want to go to Jianghu again.”
“It’s hard work.”
“It’s totally worth it.”
“Your thoughts are always humble and full of compassion, so do whatever suits you. Joining us is just part of your studies. Not everything. “You can leave whenever you’re ready.”
“Yes, Ambassador.”
“I heard that there are a lot of vicious devils in the midfield, so I was worried about whether you would be able to return safely. This applies not only to me, but also to the room manager who was asked to take care of you by your mother. We often had similar dreams and prayed for your safe return. I didn’t expect that your clean heart would work in a world already overflowing with evil people. “But precognitive dreams are nothing more than a person’s worries.”
“you’re right. Ambassador type.”
“Anyway, is there any other reason why you would touch an ordinary person when it is not a fight? “It’s something I couldn’t have imagined before.”
“So… I was really, really frustrated.”
Laughter erupted inside the cave, and the words of the Great Master came out.
“I often felt frustrated when I saw you, too.”
“I developed a relationship with Moon Ju, the owner of Jaha Gaekjan, where I stayed, and the leader of an organization called Hao Moon. “Even though he was younger than me, he must have been so frustrated with me that he often yelled at me and frowned at trivial things. If we had been friends for a few more days, I think he would have hit me on the head a few times.”
“Hahahahaha….”
“Laugh a little louder. It looks like the cave is about to collapse. “Have you made any progress in your Prajna Gong (般若功) yet?”
“I am feeling at ease. If no one succeeds, there must be a reason. “It is not a level that can be reached by forcefully obsessing over it.”
Dong-su said with a slight smile.
“100 days is both a short and a long time. It’s been a while. Would you like me to go to town and buy you some alcohol?”
“…You suddenly changed. You’re going to do something you weren’t even asked to do first. Okay.”
“yes.”
A short sigh came from inside the cave.
“I was just staring at the wall like this, and my youngest child’s heart grew as if the water from the giant river had seeped into it. It’s something to be envied and something to celebrate. “Have you seen the other priests?”
“Yes, just like I saw you yesterday, you are practicing without change. I am worried that as each day passes, the desire for victory in the eyes of the second and third executioners deepens. Is the position of representative of a Buddhist monk something worth obsessing about so much? If you take a step outside the temple, it is nothing. Aren’t you interested in the representative position and the desire to win?”
“Leave it alone. It’s still a time when we need to rely on our winning mentality and make progress. “There is no need to hate these men, as they are narrow-minded and fight over their emotions, but they will come together when something big happens.”
“yes.”
“Also, even if the two priests disapprove of me, I will eventually have to use my skills to defeat them, so you don’t have to worry. Youngest Priest Everyone says you are too stubborn, but you are the only one here who understands me. Because they all think alike and you are different. I often felt frustrated with you, but I never thought of you as a weak-hearted person. “Even if you fall into the powerhouse, there is no need to change your mindset any further than this.”
“I’ll keep that in mind.”
“If the essence of a monk is to continue and develop the martial arts of our ancestors, then I am not guilty. The priests’ skills are getting stronger day by day, so there won’t be a big problem if I disappear someday. “My concerns are different.”
“What is?”
“We learned that the prajna technique we learned is one of the greatest truths.”
“yes.”
“Best compared to what? “I know that Prajna Gong cannot be the highest truth.”
“Why is that so?”
“This is because martial arts originally differ depending on the capabilities of the person practicing it. “He reached the club not long ago, but even with this skill, it may not be enough to compete with the best players in the midfield.”
“Is that really true?”
“There is a reason. In the end, Panya Gong is the martial art of our ancestors who created it, but our capabilities do not reach that of our ancestors. It is time to look into various things and create my martial arts skills. Is there a person in Gangho who is flawless as a warrior? “Have you heard anything?”
“there is. “I heard from a person named Geomma Siju, but he said it is difficult to meet him.”
“why.”
“They said that if we meet, one of us will face death, so we must be well prepared when we meet. However, in his mind, he was already a warrior living with the readiness to die.”
“You’re a swordsman.”
“yes.”
My sister-in-law thought deeply and said.
“Mr. Ambassador, if you are planning to visit Gangho someday, please first visit Jahagaekjan in Ilyanghyeon, which I will tell you about. “This is where the powerful experts I mentioned earlier are located.”
“You mean the group that dealt with those exploits?”
“yes.”
“I can’t handle my temper even here, so how can the powerful people of this world feel comfortable with me? “It would be easier for both of us not to see anyone.”
“The people who are there like ambassadors.”
“….”
“They were people that ordinary people found difficult to deal with. “In particular, four people shamelessly call themselves the Four Evils.”
“You stupid idiots.”
“The first is a sword demon, the second is Mr. Luhe, the third is Hao Wenju, and the fourth is an insolent expression or a lustful demon.”
“All kinds of demonic hybrids are gathered in the guesthouse.”
“yes.”
“Everyone had mental illness. The Sword Demon is crazy about the sword, and Mr. Yukhap is a kind of reformed person. “Hao Wen-ju suffers from mania, and Lu Ma is a person obsessed with lust.”
“however?”
“It was also very affectionate.”
“Why have you been infected by such devils?”
“I felt affectionate toward them because they were people who kept good. If you separate the four, they had different fortunes and were so inflexible that it was clear that they would have a short life or a sudden death. “Like me.”
“Then it looks like one of the four gathered the demons and tied them up in the guesthouse. So that fate does not go somewhere else.”
“you’re right. Ambassador type.”
“Is that the person you think is Hao Wen-ju?”
“How did you know?”
“Since you mentioned the nickname first, it must mean that it accounted for a large part of the thinking. Because of that person, Kang Ho-in’s Danjeon was able to be abolished. “Seeing as how you returned safely, it seems like you had a connection with Hao Wenju from a past life.”
Dong-su said with a bright smile.
“That’s right.”
“Whenever I see Moonju, I will tell him how grateful I am for taking care of the youngest priest, even if just for a little while. “I guess that’s the duty of our relationship.”
“I actually thought of the great ambassador a lot while watching Munju.”
“He’s a guy who causes a lot of accidents.”
“yes.”
“I just had an accident near a temple. Moon-joo is having trouble with Kang-ho, so the vessel is bigger than me. I’ll remember, so now go down and spend time with the priests and have dinner. “The sun will set soon.”
My sister-in-law got up and put her hands together towards the cave.
“I’m sorry, Ambassador, that I have to go down and have a warm meal. Enjoy the rest of your headwall period in good health. “I will come up often when I can’t be noticed.”
“I’ll be happy to see you when I come down.”
“Yes, Ambassador. then. “I will leave.”
The ambassador’s voice continued toward the fellow student who turned around.
“Priests.”
“yes.”
“You change people’s hearts by preaching the scriptures. I will spread martial arts so that Buddhists can protect people. All we need to do is make sure that only those who have read your scriptures deeply can learn this martial art.”
“If the ambassador leaves, the manager will be very angry.”
“You may have different opinions now, but your thoughts will change later. Does not matter. Living by receiving donations without doing anything is like living by borrowing from other people’s misfortune. Even if you know about other people’s misfortune, it’s like turning a blind eye if you’re banging on a wooden table in the mountains. This should not be the essence of trash religion. My heart has long been broken. “It’s getting dark, so be careful of the stones.”
“Yes…”
…only after the companion disappeared did the great brother appear at the entrance of the cave. The great brother, who was looking at the darkening night sky with an indifferent expression, took a sip of alcohol from a gourd and then smiled.
“…It was just a bad dream.”
Now that the priest had returned safely, he would no longer be tormented by nightmares.
