Episode 121. That’s not true.
Outside the wall.
Kunlun Mountains.
Kunlun School.
The Kunlun sect is known as a place where immortals from outside the world gather and live.
In the Shangqing Palace of the Kunlun Sect, four old men with immortal winds sit facing each other. They are the Kunlun Sect’s leader, Taeheo Sangin, and his disciples, the Three Immortals: Taeeul Immortal, Taemu Immortal, and Taeryeong Immortal.
After staring out the window for a long time, Merchant Taiheo placed the Kunlun School’s Dharma treasure on the table.
It seemed as if he was quite regretful, and for a long time he could not take his hands off the Chuma Bagua Board.
Breaking the silence, Taeeul Seonin blurted out a word.
“Please give me one more. What’s the point of struggling to find it? Once you start, you have to see it through to the end.”
“Ah! Are you really going to take the Wall-Cutting Sword as well?”
“Jang Moon-in, the world will fall into chaos. Honestly, I don’t know if the Wall Sword can handle it. Isn’t this the first time that the Chuma Palgwae Board has moved?”
The Chuma Palgwae Board is a treasure of the celestial world and a compass for chasing evil spirits.
According to legend, ‘when the demon that will bring about the end of the world appears, the Chuma Bagua board moves.’
But things that had been motionless for hundreds of years have been twitching since last year, and recently they have been bouncing around like jiggles.
Eventually, the Kunlun sect called in three sages and asked them to investigate him.
After hesitating for a while, the merchant Taeheo took out a sword about 60 centimeters long from behind his back and placed it on the table.
“This must be handled with extreme care. It cannot be broken, and it certainly cannot be lost. Do all the disciples know that this is the most precious Dharma treasure of our Kunlun sect?”
The Taimu sage grabbed the Byeoksagum and said.
“I will cherish it as if it were my own life.”
“No, that’s not enough. You have to value it more than your own life. I have three worthless priests, but only one wall sword.”
Then, Taeryeong Seonin reached out to the Chuma Palgwae board.
“Yes, yes. Is there any question? I will protect the Dharma treasure even at the risk of my life.”
“No. What I want is not just to keep it, but for you to put it back here. So promise me that you will return with the Dharma treasure.”
“… … .”
The three eccentrics of the Kunlun sect, known as the Three Immortals, nodded their heads.
***
Shandong Province.
Jayojin (Magnetic Cave Town).
At around 5 p.m., a fairly large four-horse carriage slowly entered the village. It was the carriage carrying Yeonjeokha and his party who had left Taesan.
The coachman and the director kept glancing at the seat next to them as they entered the village. They were very concerned about the young man sitting there blankly with a sleepy face.
Now he also knows who Yeon-jeok-ha is and how great his inaction is.
Green Forest Patrol Yeonjeokha.
A master among masters who killed the owner of Gwangpungchae with a single stroke of his sword and then turned the monsters that appeared afterward into dust.
When you tell your family or friends what you witnessed, how many of them will believe you?
‘Ugh, I can’t even trust the country.’
As they entered the shopping district, the movers slowed the carriage down even further.
The regular, ‘clap clap’ sound of horse hooves echoed quietly across the quiet street.
“Sir, why do you keep looking at me?”
The director, who had been stealing glances at Yeonjeokha again, answered with a startled expression.
“Oh, I, well, I was wondering where I should take you.”
“Hmm, that’s right. It seems a bit early for the inn, but I’m not hungry either… … What should I do?”
At that moment, Namgungcheon’s voice was heard from inside the carriage.
“Hey! When you have nowhere to go, you just go to the tea house!”
“Yes! Brother! Sir, it’s the tea ceremony.”
“Yes, yes. Just in case, please take a good look around to see if you can see the tea ceremony.”
Even after speaking, the director kept checking Yeonjeokha’s expression for no reason.
I was afraid that maybe he took my words badly.
However, Yeonjeok nodded with an indifferent expression. He was not yet aware of his position as a general patrolman, and he had no sense of authority.
However, the person who actually discovered the tea ceremony was Namgung Cheon.
It was a small tea house with no sign, so I almost passed it by, but Namgungcheon shouted and made the carriage stop.
After the party got off at the tea house, the director took the carriage to a nearby stable.
Yeonjeokha, Simtong, Namgungcheon, and Namgungyeon sat across from each other at a table.
Seolchasu and his party took their seats next to him.
He felt like moving next to the display case, but he couldn’t. The space there was already full, so there was no room to squeeze in.
The warmth of the room and the fragrant scent of tea made people relax and stretch out little by little.
I sat there with a warm cup of Tieguanyin tea in front of me, blankly staring out the window.
The fight that happened half a day ago still doesn’t feel real.
The lava that Samadan spewed out burned parts of his head and even his clothes.
I knew that the Ten Horsemen could turn into monsters, but this time it was a bit too much.
Who knew it would be this hard to deal with just a dozen horsemen!
I knew it wouldn’t be easy, but I didn’t know it would lead to such a crisis.
‘Spitting out lava from your mouth?’
How can you call that a human being!
No, it’s nonsense to call that black monster a human.
That’s not a person.
Then what is it?
A sigh escaped Yeonjeokha’s mouth as he thought for a long time.
“ha!”
I’ve just finished organizing the wild vegetables on Mt. Taesan, but I’m already so tired that I don’t want to bother with anything else.
I feel like my body and mind are in tatters.
Now, even traveling is boring. Riding a carriage is only for a day or two, but after spending almost two weeks like that, I feel like my stomach is rumbling just looking at a carriage.
When will you ever get to visit all four mountains!
About half an hour (about 7 minutes) passed?
Seol Cha-su, who had been thinking deeply about something, got up from his seat and approached Yeon Jeok-ha.
It was to ask a question that I had been holding back on the way from Taesan to Jayojin.
“Yeon So-hyeop, can I ask you something?”
“What is it?”
“I have a question about the ten horse soldiers that were the owner.”
“Oh, yes.”
Yeonjeok nodded coolly.
The reason Seolchasu and his party came along was for that purpose, so I plan to teach them everything they ask about.
“How good was Sima Dan’s martial arts?”
“I was weaker than Mr. Shim.”
“ah…….”
Seol Cha-su tilted his head with an ambiguous expression.
Because I really don’t know how much of a sense of inaction there is.
Seolchasu felt it would be rude to ask that, so he moved on to the next question.
“But didn’t Samadan die in the beginning?”
“He died.”
“Then what is that black monster? It looks like it came out of Samadan’s body… … .”
“Yes. What is that? I don’t know either. Do you happen to know, Sister Yeon?”
Namgung Yeon shook his head at Yeonjeokha’s question.
Honestly, if it weren’t for Seol Cha-su, I would have asked Yeon-jeok-ha. What on earth was the identity of the monster that emerged from Sima Dan’s body?
Seol Cha-su asked again.
“Then, how would you describe the monster’s inaction? Roughly speaking, if we compare them?”
“I’m stronger than Old Man Shim.”
An awkward smile appeared on Seol Cha-su’s face.
Come to think of it, the standard for a romantic relationship continues to be pain.
I know what it means, but since I don’t know the meaning of the word ‘simtong’, I have no idea what it means.
While Seolchasu was hesitating, Jinseolha stepped forward.
“Um, we don’t know Senior Sim No very well, so… … Are there any other comparable figures?”
Yeonjeokha looked at Simtong with perplexed eyes.
Because no one else comes to mind to compare them to.
Simtong, who was looking at the scene like that, said a word.
“Your Majesty, have you ever spent time with the Heavenly Merchant before? Since they are the children of the Righteous Alliance, you will understand if I compare them to the Heavenly Merchant.”
“aha!”
An exclamation escaped Yeonjeokha’s mouth.
As Simtong said, it seemed easier to understand if we took the shaman elders as a standard.
“Before Sima Dan died, he was weaker than the Heavenly Merchant, but after he died, he was stronger than the Heavenly Merchant.”
“… … .”
A sigh escaped from Seolchasu, Yoo Geunsik, and Jin Seolha’s mouths.
I knew what he meant, but I had no idea how to convey it to the Justice League.
The key is ‘before death’ and ‘after death’.
But would the Justice League understand that?
Yeonjeokha added one more word to Seolchasu, who was standing there dumbfounded and thinking.
“True! The ten horsemen are all different. Before and after death.”
The surprised Seol Cha-su quickly asked back.
“Yes? So are you saying that there are ten horsemen who are stronger than the Heavenly Merchant while they are alive?”
“I can’t say for sure, but considering the vast range of abilities of the Ten Horsemen, I wonder if there are any such people out there. I have a feeling that there are.”
“That’s really amazing. I guess it’s because of a supernatural ability or something.”
I drank the cold Tieguanyin tea quietly.
As we talk, I get the feeling that ‘the fight against the famous religion won’t be easy.’
‘Ha! Only someone as powerful as the General could deal with that black monster… … .’
The problem is that there are so many of those kinds of demons in famous churches.
‘Then how big is Baekdu Horse Army?’
Thinking about the inaction of the Ten-headed Horse Army gave Baekdu Horse Army a headache just thinking about it.
‘I don’t know. I just have to go through four more mountains and I’m done.’
Just a little while ago, I was worried, ‘When will I ever finish harvesting the wild vegetables?’, but that wasn’t a problem.
Yeonjeokha looked at Seolchasu with pitiful eyes.
I feel sorry for the Justice League, which has to fight monsters beyond imagination.
***
Jayojin’s Yunmong Guesthouse.
midnight.
He told his lover, who was tossing and turning in bed, what he felt that day.
“That’s too bad.”
“Huh? What is it?”
“I’m talking about the Justice League. I heard they’re preparing to fight the famous religion?”
“I heard so.”
“Even the ten-headed cavalry would be overwhelming, so think about the hundred-headed cavalry. The future is bleak.”
“I don’t think the Justice League can handle the Ten-Du-Ma-Byeong either. Before the Ten-Du-Ma-Byeong is killed, it might be fine, but after it’s dead… … . Well. It’ll be tough, right?”
“I think it will be hard for me too.”
“But why did you say it wasn’t possible?”
“Because it’s obvious they’ll have a tough fight. You can’t like them even though you know that. But there’s something called presumption. Do you think I’m a heartless person like Mr. Shim?”
“but…….”
“But what?”
Simtong, who had been tilting his head as if it was strange, raised his upper body.
“Your Majesty, aren’t you at the forefront of the fight right now? Then why are you talking as if it were someone else’s business…?”
“I?”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“No. I’m just visiting five mountains at the request of the chief minister.”
“Yes, but those five mountains are all in the hands of the famous monk. The Confucius is bringing them back to the green forest. He is killing the ten horse soldiers.”
“It sounds a bit scary when you say it like that. No, I’m just going to clean up five mountains. I’m not really the vanguard of the fight or anything.”
“But to me, it looks like the Nokrim started a war with the famous religion. Confucius is leading the fight. Wouldn’t it look the same to other people?”
Simtong couldn’t understand Yeonjeokha, who kept saying no.
Isn’t that why the Justice Alliance condoned the Samjangbullip movement and even gave Seolchasu and his group a helping hand?
Wuxia,
