Episode 2. If no one knows, it never happened. 2013.09.07.
Seo Saeng was so surprised by what happened in front of his eyes that his complexion turned pale.
The sight of a large stone shattering into pieces under a person’s fist was, at least to a student, something he could not believe even if he saw it right in front of his eyes.
Moreover, the tone of the man who did that outrageous thing was like he was just giving a simple example.
‘Well, now that I think about it… … .’
It was this man who brought him here. That incredible sense of speed wasn’t just because she was drunk.
‘Look, you’re not an ordinary person… … .’
The student once again realized that the man in front of him was a scary person.
“Keu, keuhm.”
After clearing his throat, the student spoke again.
“Uh, what business do you have with me anyway? “Why did you bring me to a place like this?”
He tried to speak as if nothing had happened, but his voice was clearly deadlier than before.
“I brought you here because you were drunk, and what I did was because of what you said.”
“word?”
“okay.”
The man said to the student.
“If no one knows, what does it mean that it never happened?”
The student frowned. Then he thought for a moment and remembered the things he had said when he was drunk. Of course, just a rough estimate.
“iced coffee.”
Seosaeng said.
“Literally. “If no one knows, how will we know it happened?”
It’s just an explanation and there’s nothing to say. However, the middle-aged man does not seem to be satisfied. The student sighed softly and continued speaking.
“Do you know the saying that the path shines through blue history?”
“know.”
“Cheongsa comes from the time when history was recorded on green bamboo scrolls. If it were not for the historians who quietly recorded the facts without succumbing to the absurdity of reality, how would later generations know the history of the long past? How do we know that there were noble scholars shining with loyalty in this land, and how do we know that there were also shameful traitors?”
The student clenched his fists. As he spoke, he became drunk on his own words.
“What is not recorded is forgotten and buried. However, ink incense travels a thousand miles, and what is recorded in Cheongsa is widely known to many people and serves as an example for future generations… … .”
“Right.”
The student, whose words were interrupted by the man’s voice, frowned slightly.
“You are right.”
When the man nodded his head in agreement, the student cleared his throat.
“Hmm. Well, that’s right… … .”
“What is recorded and known is accepted as truth, and what is not is forgotten and dulled and becomes a thing that never existed. So you are truly right that if no one knows, it will never happen.”
The man said with his eyes shining. Seosaeng somehow had a bad feeling.
“Yes, that’s right. Anyway, if the question has been answered, I’ll stop… … .”
The student didn’t even have time to finish speaking. The man said while looking at her daughter.
“I am Sajahyeok.”
The student was taken aback for a moment by the sudden shout, then bowed and said,
“I am from the Son clan and my name is Bin… … .”
“Sonbin?”
The man who identified himself as Sajahyeok chuckled.
“Well, it’s good anyway. “You will write a book from now on.”
“book?”
The student, Sonbin, tilted his head.
“Writing a book, what does that mean… … .”
“Isn’t it obvious?”
Sajahyuk said with a grin. His laugh was so pure.
“What I will do from now on… … No, a book that records everything about me. “Then, when people read that book, won’t they realize that there was someone like me and that what I did was justified?”
Sonbin frowned. What on earth is this person talking about now?
“So, are you telling me to write your biography?”
“Biography? “That’s a good thing to say.”
Sajahyeok said with joy.
“The name of the book is Sajahyuk, or rather, the biography of the hero Sajahyeok. ha ha ha.”
He laughed lightly, as if he quite liked the title he came up with, but to Son Bin, who heard it, it was an absurd statement.
“Are you, by any chance, still drunk?”
Sonbin said with a frown. Sajahyeok, who was laughing, looked at Sonbin.
“I also like that he has quite a personality. Since ancient times, ink has to have a good taste. Only then will the writing be full of spirit. but.”
Sajahyeok picked up a fairly large stone. And he held it forward towards Sonbin.
“If you talk thoughtlessly one more time.”
puck!
The stone broke apart like a piece of rotten wood in Sajahyeok’s hands.
“I will crush your knee like a stone. “It lives up to your name.”
Sajahyeok’s smiling face was extremely pure. However, to Sonbin, that appearance was no different from an evil spirit smiling.
“Did you understand?”
Sajahyeok said. Sonbin couldn’t answer with her blue face.
***
The amount of damage that Homungaekjan Wangpal Noya almost suffered that day suddenly decreased. This is because the scholar and the warrior who had left the guest house suddenly returned.
The middle-aged warrior had a satisfied expression on his face, and the student looked as if he had lost his mind, but Wangpal Noya sighed in relief at the fact that the two were not drunkards.
As if he had read Wangpal Noya’s inner thoughts, the middle-aged warrior even calculated the cost of their meals, drinks, and even their room.
It was a bit surprising that a middle-aged military man even counted his illegitimate children, but it was something that Wangpal Noya could appreciate.
But it’s like a hosadama. Noya Wangpal, who had fallen asleep safely, had to wake up in the middle of the night to the sound of something breaking.
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Wow!
The large, old guest room door made a loud noise and shattered like a piece of paper. And her son, Son Bin, had to lie down in the hallway of the shabby guesthouse along with the door.
“Tsk tsk.”
Sajahyeok clicked his tongue and walked out with his back. However, his face did not look sad at all.
“Didn’t I already tell you that I’m useless? Why do people not want to understand until they experience it? … “Tsk, tsk.”
Sajahyeok, who was clicking his tongue, looked down at Sonbin and said.
“Did you think you could avoid my attention by sneaking out in the middle of the night?”
Sonbin got up from the floor. Fortunately, her shabby clothes became even more dirty.
“Hmph, that’s actually what I want to say to you.”
Sonbin, who got up from the floor, spoke without being pressured by Sajahyeok’s momentum.
“Do you think that if you forcefully suppress others, you will be able to do whatever you want to others?”
“Huh, that guy.”
Sajahyuk said as if he was dumbfounded.
“The guy who tried to sneak away in the middle of the night is really confident.”
“Although I took this approach due to lack of personal strength, there is nothing wrong with my actions at all!”
Eat. Sajahyuk sneered.
“People who do cowardly things always say that. “Is everything justified as long as there is a justification for it?”
“The old saint also went into hiding to avoid threats to his life. There is no shame in bending for a moment.”
“It is not shameful to bend for a moment… … .”
Sajahyuk smiled thinly.
“He who bends for a moment will inevitably bend again. “I call people like that servile.”
Sonbin’s face turned red for a moment.
“Please don’t insult me carelessly.”
Sajahyeok continued without even pretending to listen.
“And there is one thing you are greatly mistaken about.”
“mistaken?”
Sajahyeok said to Sonbin who frowned and asked.
“That’s what you think you can get away with from me. Since I have already decided, you can never escape from me.”
Sonbin shook his head.
“You are truly arrogant. What are you… … .”
“Try it.”
Sajahyeok said. Sonbin stopped talking for a moment and looked at Sajahyuk.
“I mean, try to see if you can escape from me.”
Sonbin frowned.
“What is that… … .”
“Let’s do it like this.”
Sajahyuk said with a thin smile.
“For the next three days, I will not move from this guesthouse. In the meantime, you are free to run away or hide somewhere.”
Suddenly, Sonbin wondered what he was talking about and looked at Sajahyeok. Lion Hyuk looked straight at her Sonbin with those intense eyes and said.
“You can appeal to the imperial law that you value so much, and it doesn’t matter if you ask someone else for help. You can call them whatever you want, whether they are a large sect or a retired expert. But keep one thing in mind.”
Sajahyuk grinned.
“After three days, I will look for you again.”
For a moment, Sonbin felt a shiver run down his spine. It seemed like this man would definitely do that.
“You may go.”
Sajahyeok pointed to the outside of the guesthouse with a gesture of his chin.
“Is that true?”
When Sonbin asked, Sajahyuk’s eyes flashed. Even though Sonbin was trying to run away, he thought she would run away in a hurry as soon as she finished speaking.
“Yes.”
“Whoa.”
Letting out a small sigh, Sonbin roughly brushed off his dirty clothes with his hands. Then he walked to his own room.
“Are you not going?”
Sajahyeok asked with interest in his eyes.
“I’m going.”
Without stopping walking, Sonbin spoke bluntly.
“But it is the middle of the night and the road is dangerous. “You said you wouldn’t chase me for three days, so I’ll get some rest from now on and leave after eating a hearty breakfast tomorrow.”
widely.
Sonbin entered the room and closed the door.
“Hehe.”
Sajahyuk burst out laughing. He looked at Sonbin’s closed door and entered his room with a satisfied smile. The room was clearly visible thanks to the broken door, but Sajahyeok didn’t care.
The person who became restless thanks to this was Wangpal Noya, the owner of the inn, who was hiding and watching this scene.
‘Oh, what should I do? Should I change rooms?’
I thought about it, but I couldn’t bring myself to talk to that scary warrior.
But I was worried that if I left it as is, they might start a fight for letting me sleep in a broken room.
Wangpal Noya, unable to do either this or that, was hiding and hesitating like that for a long time.
***
The next morning, Sonbin came down to the guest house early and had a meal. Sajahyeok also came down and ordered a meal.
Because Noya had trouble sleeping, he kept yawning and made a meal for two people. I paid more attention to the meal than usual, but no one noticed.
Sonbin and Sajahyuk sat apart from each other and ate in silence without saying a word. After finishing the meal, Sonbin carried a small baggage and approached Wangpal Noya to settle the bill.
“No, the calculation was done by that person yesterday… … .”
Although he accepted it quickly, Noya looked at the middle-aged warrior with an embarrassed expression while holding the money in his hand.
“I ate and I slept. How can I receive it from someone else? And that guest for the next three days! more! “I said I would stay here, so you know that.”
Sonbin deliberately put emphasis on the words ‘three more days’. And then he slowly turned his eyes to see Sajahyuk’s reaction.
However, Sajahyuk just eats slowly with a relaxed expression. Wangpal Noya looked at the two people and took the money in his hand, and Sonbin walked leisurely to the entrance of the guesthouse.
Tarang.
With the sound of a small bell, Sonbin left the guesthouse. Wangpal Noya, the owner of the inn, who was standing in the middle, looked back and forth between the entrance to the inn and Sajahyeok, and then asked in a cautious tone.
“Hey, sir. If you need anything… … .”
“Heh.”
Sajahyuk stopped eating and smiled.
“That’s interesting. “It’s been a very long time.”
“yes?”
Wangpal Noya questioned the incomprehensible words, but Sajahyeok did not answer. Thanks to this, Noya Wangpal had to stand still until Sajahyeok finished eating.
Tarang.
Sonbin, who came out of the guesthouse with the sound of a bell, walked a few more steps leisurely, and when he thought he had fallen from the guesthouse to some extent, he immediately started running.
Crack, clap, clap!
‘hurry!’
Sonbin gritted his teeth and ran. It was not in the direction of Homunsan Mountain, but in the opposite direction to the village we passed by a few days ago.
‘If you cross Homunsan Mountain on foot, you will spend the whole day today. Besides, the mountain road is a single road.’
Sonbin boldly gave up on the path he originally wanted to take.
When you think about the amazing ability that the warrior showed yesterday, if you trudge over Mt. Homun, you can be caught up in an instant, even if it is only three days later.
‘I have to go back to the village. And then take a carriage to another big town. And from there, you can take a carriage to a bigger city or big city!’
If you go to a big city and hide among the people, no one will find you. Right now, he is the only student in this guesthouse, but if you go to a big city, there are plenty of people like you.
In a fairly large city, there wouldn’t even be a need to hide. How can you find yourself among so many people?
‘It’s a bit bitter to use Laozi in this way, but… … .’
It costs money to ride a horse-drawn carriage through the city. As Son Bin, who has a light budget, such expenses are definitely bitter. Sonbin, who was frowning, gritted his teeth as if making up his mind.
‘Anyway, what I need now is definitely fast legs! And it’s the uncertainty of not knowing where you’re going!’
Crack, clap, clap!
The bag trembled behind his back. Sonbin held onto his shoulder straps with his hands and continued running. Although he quickly ran out of breath, Sonbin did not slow down his steps.
This is because it seemed like that fearsome warrior named Sajahyeok was going to attack me from behind at any moment. So Son Bin left the guesthouse, running as fast as he could towards the opposite side of Homun Mountain.
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Thanks to his diligent running, Sonbin was able to catch the carriage that left the village that morning.
We arrived at a slightly larger village around noon that day, and there was a carriage heading to Wuhan, so we got on it right away.
After boarding the carriage heading to Wuhan, Sonbin breathed a sigh of relief.
“Phew.”
As I sighed inside the carriage, other guests glanced at Sonbin. However, Sonbin wiped the sweat with the collar of her sleeve and leaned back with a relaxed expression.
‘I will live now.’
Wuhan is a city with a long history and as the capital of Hubei Province, there are many people there.
Moreover, Wuhan has been a major land and land transportation hub since ancient times and has been called the great capital that connects nine regions.
It is said that this carriage will arrive in Wuhan in two days, so by the time Sa-hyeok leaves Homun Gaekjan, Son Bin will be in the middle of the big city of Wuhan.
Wuhan is a large city connected to nine provinces.
‘shit.’
As he was shaken in the carriage, Sonbin muttered to himself.
‘I ended up spending money needlessly because of some crazy guy.’
What Sonbin was riding was close to a shabby wagon. There was no roof, the carriage was shaky, and the horses were old and not very fast.
However, this is the best for Sonbin’s current financial situation.
‘It’s infinite… … .’
Wuhan is a historic city and home to many historical relics. In fact, if Son Bin had the time, there would be no reason for him to refuse to go.
‘It’s a place I’ve wanted to visit at least once… … Anyway, I guess I’ll just have to eat somen for a while.’
“shit.”
Sonbin muttered without realizing it. She didn’t even think about lunch, so she was hungry later.
Still, Sonbin thought that it was a blessing in disguise that he escaped the crazy guy and looked at the scenery passing by indifferently.
Rattling, rattling.
With the monotonous shaking of the carriage, drowsiness poured down on Sonbin, who had had trouble sleeping and had been nervous since the morning.
Soon after, Sonbin lowered his head and began to doze off. Anyway, the carriage carrying Sun Bin was rattling its way toward Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province.
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martial arts,
