Episode 328 Could it be that they are trying to put you in a decoction?
The white-robed student tried to drink his drink, but then put it down and glared at the top of the stairs. The overall military politeness that had been overheard in the conversation was falling. Gongsongsim approached the table and naturally sat down across from him and said.
“…I can’t figure it out.”
“I didn’t talk about it. “It’s difficult to understand tendencies or personality.”
Gongsunshen looked at the white-robed student.
“We are enemies and allies at the same time. It feels like a relationship like nothing else. But are you really going to let Hao Wenju be killed by a ghost?”
“He’s not the kind of guy who will die easily anyway.”
“It’s different if the opponent is a ghost.”
“This is not a problem that can be solved with the help of a few experts.”
“Couldn’t Heavenly Evil help?”
The white-robed student stuck his head forward, looked at Gongsunshen, and spoke in a whisper.
“Will he listen to me?”
“I’ll just listen to what you say.”
“With Heavenly Evil, you always have to start over from the beginning. If you don’t understand and accept it, you won’t move. More than that, as you can see, Hao Wen-ju is the type of person who spits out the thoughts in his head, but that is not always spontaneous. The fine hair moves well. Still, there is no change in being honest. On the other hand, I still don’t know what the Commander-in-Chief is thinking.”
Gongsunshen nodded.
“Me too, I don’t know what you’re thinking. “Isn’t it enough to just confirm each other’s interests?”
“What is the cause of the General Military?”
Gongsongshim answered with a calm expression.
“For a long time, the Murim League was a place to store books. Lord Lim gave me permission to take everything with me.”
“Do you think so?”
“That’s not important.”
“Then what?”
Gongsongsim answered.
“What I learned from the book was to protect organizations like the Murim League from disappearing. “Isn’t it not the book that is important, but the meaning contained in the book that is more important?”
“You really have changed.”
Gongsongsim answered.
“If I can follow in the footsteps of the students of old and leave at least one book that organizes my thoughts, it will prove that the time I spent reading books was not in vain. Just as Hao Wen-ju told you…I think the time has come for me to walk my own path.”
The white-robed student narrowed his eyebrows.
“Are you going to retire like this and become a bystander? “You are saying something that is difficult to overlook.”
Gongsunshim laughed.
“I study the past, organize what I have learned, and plan to leave a book for the next generation. Does this make me a scholar? Or are you just like a student? A scholar originally means a person who reads and studies. Look back to see if you have changed, not me. “You…”
“What about me?”
“Rather than being a scholar, he became a person of power, didn’t he? Before you know it. Those who said they would fight against tyrants suddenly became tyrants. Well, since I only understand Geomshin’s feelings at this age, I guess I can say that I too am a slow and foolish man. “The day will come when you too will change your mind.”
When the white-clothed student glared at him with his mouth shut, he spoke as if politely admonishing him.
“Even if I’m not around, don’t clash too much with Lord Lim.”
“Is this an order?”
“Are you a man who will take orders? There were no such expectations from the beginning. “No matter how old I am, I can’t treat Seo-ok’s manager carelessly.”
When Gongsunsim woke up, the white-clothed student asked.
“Where are you going instead of talking? “I never thought he would be this difficult to have a conversation with.”
“I have to go to the Murim Alliance.”
“I was kicked out, so why bother crawling in?”
Gongsunshen shook his head.
“If you want to leave, you have to pack your bags. “It’s not that harsh of a place.”
Suddenly, Gongsunshen’s eyes widened and he looked at the outside of this floor.
“…!”
The white-robed student also turned his head in surprise and looked at the window. I briefly heard the sound of clothes fluttering, but before I knew it, Hao Wen-ju was standing outside with an expressionless face.
For a moment, the three of them said nothing as they looked at each other’s faces.
“….”
As the white-clothed student and Gongsunshen just stared at each other with their mouths closed, Hao Wenju grinned with an unpleasant expression.
* * *
‘You damn bastards… you can’t believe you’re talking nonsense in front of me.’
Gongsunsim must have been eavesdropping on the conversation I had with the student in white clothes and came down. I headed to the Murimmaeng and returned with the aesthetics of letting go, overhearing the conversation between two people under the window.
Gongsunshim used the thieves’ method of hiding his presence upstairs.
I used the tactic of the leader of the beggars downstairs.
In any case, like the relationship between me and the white-robed student, the relationship between the white-robed student and the general military did not seem to be very close. I thought it was a conversation between library managers who seemed to be somewhat equal.
I spoke to Gongsongshim at the window.
“Let’s go together as a general. “It’s the same direction.”
Gongsunshim asked me with a puzzled expression.
“Did you overhear Moonju?”
I answered in an absurd tone.
“Aren’t you general Picha?”
“hmm.”
“In high places, the soldiers of the Murim Alliance know, and in low places, Lord Hao Wen eavesdrops. It wasn’t much of a conversation. let’s go. “Let’s bond again.”
I fell straight from the window.
As I was waiting with my back to him, Gongsongsim walked out. I pointed in the direction of the Murim Alliance to guide the old soldier.
“let’s go. “I thought I was going for a walk.”
Is this man really the head of a party I had never met in my past life? If he had been locked away in the Murim League and engaged in general military affairs, it was probably natural that we would not have met.
Gongsunshim was walking next to me, and as expected, I couldn’t hear any footsteps. I was like a hermit who hides to avoid being revealed to the world. If it was a recluse, you could leave it alone, but if it was a dark person pretending to be a recluse, there was a need to bring it out. I planned to find out what people were thinking during their lives.
Just like this guy was looking at me.
I spoke first because politeness kept me quiet.
“…I heard you’re retiring.”
“That’s it.”
“Good job. At this point, he told me to give him plenty of severance pay. “If you have served people for so many decades, you should be given ample severance pay.”
“Is there such a thing as severance pay?”
I stopped for a moment and looked around the shopping malls around Murimmaeng.
“Was the shopping center here like this when you first came to the Murim Alliance as a young man?”
Gongsunsim followed me and looked around.
“It’s changed a lot. “It was just a rice field over there.”
“The street scene must have changed a lot.”
“That’s the way it is.”
I looked at Gongsunshen.
“You came with black hair and worked until your hair turned gray, so you should receive severance pay. “If you won’t give it to me, I will protest to the Lord.”
Gongsunshen let out a brief sigh and pointed to the Murim Alliance.
“Let’s go.”
We walked again.
Gongsongsim, who had been silent, was the first to speak up this time.
“I heard that you proposed an alliance with Seosaeng to the Lord.”
The tone was also a little more relaxed.
“That’s true, but I said it because I didn’t know students well, so I don’t think it was a realistic suggestion.”
“Did you think I was the leader of the students?”
“At one time.”
“now?”
“How should I know?”
“I don’t know, so why do you want to meet and talk in person like this?”
I looked at Gongsunshen out of the corner of my eye.
“I heard you got fired…”
“What?”
“You weren’t fired?”
“Ah, you mean retirement?”
“Retirement or getting fired, that’s it.”
He was an old man who had a hard time communicating, perhaps because he always had a sophisticated vocabulary.
I asked Gongsongsim’s plans.
“You’ve been fired. What are you going to do next? “How about the bookstore owner?”
Gongsunshen laughed, probably because it was so absurd.
“He’s the owner of a bookstore…”
“The work we do is similar.”
“Did you intentionally ask me to walk like this just to tease you?”
“Not really. “I had something to ask.”
“Ask me.”
“After listening to Emperor Baekui’s words, the ghosts departed from the old headquarters. I’m guessing that the reason you set off was to catch me…what do you think? Still, I thought he would have unique opinions since he was a general in the Murim League.”
“What do you think about Moonju?”
I answered by snapping my fingers.
“So what do I say? What the hell am I saying? “I don’t know if they are coming all the way from afar to catch me.”
“I heard that the forces of the Demonic Cult were annihilated. It’s not strange. Moreover, the ghosts of the old headquarters are an external force from the Demonic Cult’s perspective. Rather, it is closer to an alliance force with slightly drawn lines. “It would be a good thing for the religious leader if the ghosts could run rampant and catch the kings or you and kill them.”
“So, are you saying there is a possibility that the cult leader instigated it?”
“If you had sent the Four Heavenly Kings to the old headquarters, you would have had various possibilities in mind. You could go and be beaten to death by ghosts. You can become their disciple and return stronger. The ghosts who suddenly heard this may come with curiosity about you. Unless the cult leader is a god who can read people’s minds, I can’t say he was clearly targeting them. Or…”
“Or?”
“They are masters of old magic, so they may just be coming to put you in a decoction.”
When I thought about it, this person also had quite harsh speaking skills. It occurred to me that this was not a man who went from playing, eating, and carrying books to becoming a general soldier.
“It’s a decoction… Does this mean I have become a living ginseng?”
“I heard from the lord that you have mastered both yin and yang martial arts.”
“exactly.”
“You will be a guardian to the ghosts.”
“Stop treating people like food. Because the listener feels bad. “Anyway, I’m very popular for one reason or another.”
“Sounds good.”
“Then what should I do?”
Gongsongsim looked at me.
“What are you asking specifically?”
“If you talk to Lord Lim, he will definitely help you, but I think countless members will die while dealing with the ghosts. It’s not efficient and it’s not my way. However, it is a daunting task to deal with the ghosts without knowing what their level is or how many people are coming. “The question is whether there is no sharp number.”
“Why are you asking me that?”
“Look. Total military.”
“You’re going to be fired soon.”
“Is it that difficult to tell you a plan? Does it cost money? I don’t think he was sitting in the position of Commander-in-Chief because he was old. If you were smart enough to sit down, you should have come up with a plan. This is ridiculous. You have to pay for the food. “Do not forget that I am also a helper of the Murim Alliance.”
“Is there any way for Nomadoodle? They must be going through all sorts of hardships. “The only way is to act as if you don’t know about the existence of ghosts and get support from the experts, which is the simplest and most efficient thing.”
“Should the masters who returned normally and were attacked and waited join together to kill the ghost?”
“We need to appoint those people well. If something is discovered, the ghosts will also be on guard. And in fact, this is not a matter of ruse.”
“Is it a question of who can help me?”
Gongsunshen nodded.
“That’s right. Still, wouldn’t the four of you be able to kill three or four ghosts?”
“What if there are a dozen ghosts?”
“Oh, can you hold on? If a dozen kings attack at the same time, someone will die. “It’s a life-threatening matter, and I wonder if there are many experts who can help you.”
“Am I being hated that much?”
“The leader will try to help, but if the leader falls during this period, it would not be strange if a war with the Demonic Cult breaks out immediately. It’s not the right time to miss it. “I would say that Lord Lim’s presence is greater in the Demon Island than in the White Island.”
Gongsunshen was openly reprimanding me, asking if I was going to send Mengju Lim to death. I said this knowing that I wasn’t the type of person to do that. For a guy who was fired, he was somewhat worried about the Murim Alliance and Lim So-baek.
‘I don’t think it’s dark.’
Before I knew it, I had arrived at the main gate of the Murim Alliance and spoke to Gongsunshen.
“Thank you for your advice.”
“Was it helpful?”
I nodded.
“It helped and gave me resolve. then.”
As I walked toward Wolhe Hall in the Murim League, Gongsunshen, who was standing behind me, called out to me.
“Hao Wen Ju.”
When I stopped and looked, Gongsongsim asked.
“Can you tell me what your resolution is?”
“Should I tell you?”
“Let me know if it helps.”
I nodded.
“Please keep your mouth shut about the specter of total military power. “I will deal with it myself.”
“It must be difficult.”
“You can’t drive others to death just because it’s hard.”
“You don’t mind if the three people you go with die?”
What on earth did this guy expect me to say? I said what I thought.
“It doesn’t matter.”
“The reason is?”
I looked Gongsongsim up and down and said:
“well. “I don’t think they would know even if I told someone who reads books before retiring.”
“This is why people say you are rude whenever they mention you.”
I glared at Gong Sun-shim.
“Do you think I live like this just to gain a reputation for being polite? The four of us have strong pride. Life and death is the next problem. There is no need to say that telling people to avoid a strong enemy has appeared is completely insulting. The same goes for the inverted situation. “I told you this, can you understand?”
“I don’t think I understand deeply.”
“What do you think about coming into General Military Academy Haomen?”
“I?”
“You can’t see a part of the world from high up and then believe it was mean. If you have watched the rivers from the highest place for a long time, it is not a bad idea to drop to the lowest place and see what the people’s lives are really like. That place is full of stupid, sick people, people who work hard and get little money, people who are addicted to something, and people who have a hard time surviving each day. “Once you see it with your own eyes, you will truly understand the meaning of what you did in the Murim Alliance.”
“What changes once you know?”
“Well, nothing much will change. You will understand things in the world a little more that you couldn’t understand with your smart mind. For example, why does Lim Meng-ju suffer from insomnia so much? Why is Hao Wen-ju so rude? Why do the people she hangs out with look so pathetic. “What about these little things?”
“What do you do if you know that?”
I walked slowly backwards and looked at Gongsun Shen. He might actually be the smartest guy in the Murim Alliance, but he didn’t look smart at all to me, which made me laugh.
“If you know something like that, only then will you be able to distinguish between books and the world. “My son will get better.”
Only then did Gongsunshen’s face turn bright red.
I was finally able to see the expression on Jeongsongsim’s face, his composure broken. The suspicion that it was a dark plot had somewhat subsided. He is a man who stayed in Baekdo and became an old man in Baekdo.
I watched Gongsongsim’s expression to resolve my curiosity.
“See you again. “Good luck.”
The moment Gongsunshen’s eyes widened, I turned around and headed toward Yuhehe Pavilion.
‘I’ve finally answered my question. Old man, Lord
Guai….’ It was actually sincere when he asked me to join Haomun, but the flow of conversation was not good, so it must have been heard as a teasing comment. In fact, it would be good for me if I recruited Lord Guai from my previous life as Haomun, but things in the world didn’t go as I wanted. There were no great expectations.
