Episode 967
Fireworks covering the sky (7)
Yeonwi thought that this was somehow not surprising.
‘It was strange.’
The three religions attacked different areas to prey on the martial arts in the central plains.
The Saeum Church dispatched Sejak and Gosu to various regions starting from Guangdong, the Gwanghyeol Church undermined the people’s livelihood and the martial power of Sacheon, the entry point for the invasion of the Central Plains, and the Shinhwa Church was in charge of the imperial palace.
Gwanghyeol and Saeum are in charge of the martial arts and Shinhwa is in charge of the imperial palace, so at first glance it may seem like Shinhwa religion stands out, but if you think about it carefully, it was Gwanghyeol that really stood out.
The Gwanghyeol did not even invest their full power properly in the first place. At least, King of Rain Gongsun Biryong was the chief priest of the Gwanghyeolgyo Church, but he was a demon who was active in the central plains from the beginning, so he should be excluded.
Rather, Gwanghyeol had a strong impression that Jungwon viewed the world as a laboratory. In order to surpass the human lifespan, they summoned dead souls and gave them to the bodies of others. In reality, the true demons of Gwanghyeolgyo rarely appeared in the Gangho.
‘We have always fought against the Xinhua religion.’
Even though Shinhwaism was in charge of the imperial palace, it was strangely often intertwined with the Murim League.
In fact, it was because they were involved in the affairs of the martial arts group, but considering the characteristics of the areas each was targeting, it was natural that the masters in the central plains that they often clashed with should have been Saeumgyo.
‘It is said that Hojeong also fought with a person called Hobeop of Saeumgyo.’
When I met Eumje Ha Eungyo, he said that demons from Saeumgyo were using her to develop strange weapons.
At that time, the person Yeon Ho-jeong fought was the one who used the name Ho-yeon for protection. Furthermore, he also fought with women from the Yayul and So clans of Guangdong Province, so it can be seen that he had quite a run-in with the demons of Saeumgyo.
But that’s it.
Among the battles fought to drive out the Three Religions, there were particularly many followers of the Shinhwa Religion.
“The Xinhuaists’ offensive, which was dangerous and at times strangely bold, was the result of your son giving orders from the Four-Eum Cult.”
“It’s an order…”
Gi Cheon-woong sighed.
“It’s frustrating, but that’s the end result. “I don’t know how bold it was.”
“Didn’t you find out what your school has been doing since it closed?”
“I couldn’t even recognize it. “Because all real power has already passed to my son.”
“Mythology says that strength has absolute value. No matter how much real power rests with the son, the leader and the most powerful person in the church has appeared, but no one told you what happened?”
“Did you just forget that I was dying?”
“…?”
“My martial arts skills have limits. “I said it was lifespan, but my lifespan is directly related to martial arts.”
Peng Mu-gang, who was quietly listening from the side, spoke in a calm voice.
“Does this mean that the more you use martial arts, the shorter your lifespan will be?”
Ki Cheon-woong looked at Peng Wu-gang.
Even though the expert’s eyes were beyond imagination, Peng Mu-gang was not at all intimidated.
On the contrary, I felt a little sympathy for him in my heart. A lot of blood was shed in the central plains because of a group called Shinhwaism, but as a father who experienced his children’s rebellion, he couldn’t help but feel a sense of kinship.
Gi Cheon-woong nodded.
“It’s similar.”
I could have asked in more detail, but Yeonwi didn’t touch on that.
It is a martial artist who does not even practice herbivory in front of others. Just by revealing his condition without hesitation, Ki Cheon-woong showed many weaknesses.
“The problem is that my son knows that.”
“How?”
“The basis of martial arts in Shinhwaism is one. If it gets to the point, they might eat each other. In other words, we can recognize each other’s status.”
“If at least one of the fundamentals of martial arts is Sangdanjeon, if it works properly…”
Yeonwi, who was speaking, soon sighed.
Gi Cheon-woong laughed bitterly.
“I could not hide anything from my son’s burning eyes.”
“I don’t know how it got into that state.”
“It’s greed.”
Ki Cheon-woong leaned his head against the wall.
“Greed is a double-edged sword. “It makes people develop and makes them regress.”
Yeonwi, who had been quietly listening to him, stood up, shaking her buttocks.
“In other words, you are trying to join forces with us to destroy the Saeum Church and restore the Shinhwa Church to its original state.”
“You’re wrong.”
“hmm?”
“The Xinhua Church is a group that should no longer exist.”
The two people looked down at Ki Cheonwoong in surprise.
Ki Cheon-woong folded his arms resting on his upright knees. A blue flame flickered from the hand in front of my nose.
Although it felt like a powerful fire, it didn’t feel strangely hot. His ability to control the characteristics and pressure of his energy had reached the level of a god.
“The Xinhua Church must be destroyed. “Everyone doesn’t have to die, but so many people shouldn’t be banded together under such bizarre doctrines anymore.”
“….”
“I told the emperor that we would establish our own force in the central plains. I don’t know yet whether it will be a sect or a family. But if such an organization can be created, it will prevent our organization from being involved in world affairs for at least the next hundred years.”
Peng Mu-gang asked a question without realizing it.
“Do you really think that’s possible?”
The Shinhwa religious leader, who was almost driven out by his son’s rebellion, creates a new sect or family in Jungwon?
There was no way this rumor wouldn’t spread. It was a fact that everyone would find out one day, but there was no way Joongwon Moorim would just ignore it.
“No one knows what the future will hold. Just try it. “I thought about just disappearing like this, but wouldn’t the legacy we’ve built so far be too disappointing to do that?”
“Hmm.”
Yeonwi said.
“It wouldn’t be impossible if your heart or the ability and usability of the person who takes over your legacy are good.”
Gi Cheon-woong smiled bitterly.
“Finding a successor will be the problem.”
“Even if everything else is problematic, I think the issue of succession will be easier than you think.”
“I’m sure you’re not saying that I should pass on my martial arts skills to a talented child from Joongwon, right?”
“Are you going to shake your head and say no if that’s the best option?”
“….”
“Even if it’s not that way, you already have a child to pass everything on to.”
For a moment, Ki Cheon-woong’s eyes wavered.
Peng Mu-gang muttered without realizing it.
“Uiseonggakju Ki Woo-hee?”
Yeonwi said, looking up at the night sky.
“I don’t know what you think of your daughter. However, in our view, it is difficult to find someone with a character as beautiful and strong as Representative Ki.”
“….”
“The fire is strong, but it goes out quickly. “He may be a child with a personality that doesn’t suit him, but let me tell you carefully that he might end up getting better results because of that.”
“…Woohee.”
Ki Cheon-woong said in a somewhat awkward voice.
“How is Woohee doing?”
“I’m doing well. “I don’t know how he feels, but I can tell you that he is being treated well enough.”
“is it.”
“Thanks to that child, many people survived. “Rep. Ki’s noble actions did not discriminate between people, even if their skin color was different and their eyes were different.”
“….”
“We all owe you a big debt. “And yet, he had the disposition to feel sorry in front of a patient who died after reaching the end of his life. How can we view that child negatively?”
“okay.”
Ki Cheon-woong smiled a complicated smile.
“I’m glad you’re doing well.”
“Do you miss your daughter?”
“I miss you.”
It was a question I asked reflexively, but I didn’t expect the answer to come right away that I wanted to see it.
“I have seen many children. It was like that even before I became the leader. They are my children, but according to my father’s orders, each was raised to have its own purpose. “I was like that too, so I thought it was normal at the time.”
“….”
“Woohee is different. “That child is the first and last child I have had since becoming the leader of the cult.”
“Is that a problem?”
“There will absolutely be no problem. “If only it weren’t for the mother’s background.”
“….”
“Even a cult leader who holds absolute power has no choice but to care about the opinions of those around him. Because the noble lineage must be maintained. But I really loved her.”
Yeonwi’s eyes deepened.
A Shinhwa religious leader who speaks of love. I could never have imagined that I would see the head of the Shinhwa cult in this way, or that his voice would convey such a heartbreaking emotion that everyone could share.
“The child’s mother was a strong person. He was a strong person who knew his position but was not concerned about the opinions of those around him. “That aspect was impressive to me.”
“….”
“But I couldn’t take care of Woohee properly. My children, who had already grown up to become dragons and tigers, were sensitive to my every reaction. “It doesn’t matter how many wives you have, but if you have the same children, you are not an object of sharing the affection of blood relatives, but an object of competition.”
“I guess so.”
“I loved him more than any other child, but I never showed even the slightest bit of that affection. “That always bothered me.”
Gi Cheon-woong’s eyes twinkled.
“It wasn’t until some time after I left the closed building that I realized it. “The wife I loved died, and Woohee couldn’t win the lonely fight and ran away to the continent.”
“….”
“I couldn’t control my boiling anger. But the longer the anger persists, the more…”
“The top battle caused a problem.”
“…okay. Even if I wanted to take revenge, I couldn’t. “And my son saw right through my condition.”
“….”
“In the end, it’s all my fault that things got to this point. I could have killed my son with words that were not meant to be. We die together. But still, even though I was so angry at my son, he wouldn’t let go.”
It must have been a feeling that things should happen as they happen.
Regardless of the circumstances, the tragedy that Ki Cheon-woong experienced was no different from that of others. It was a situation that was difficult to endure with any amount of mental strength.
“I think things are going better now.”
Ki Cheon-woong’s sparkling eyes lit up again.
“When I looked around the campus with a cold head, even though it was in chaos, there were people following me.”
“….”
“I will bring them all out to dismantle the myth and destroy the Four Eums. “I was able to endure my anger for a moment and declare a more certain revenge.”
Yeonwi nodded wordlessly.
Gi Cheon-woong finished speaking with somewhat heavy breathing and glanced at Yeon-wi.
“You are such a strange person.”
“Me?”
“Originally, I didn’t say this to the emperor.”
“It’s an honor.”
“Even though you come off as such a strong-willed person, you strangely have a knack for opening people’s hearts. Even if I become broke, I won’t go anywhere and starve to death.”
Peng Mu-gang chuckled.
Gi Cheon-woong stood up.
“Bury all the personal things we talked about today. “Because it’s not good for other people to hear it.”
“I will.”
“Do you have any more questions for me now?”
“Let’s ask one last question.”
“Tell me.”
Yeonwi turned his head towards the far north.
“There is a great master near the royal palace. “The boiling fire is impressive. Is this the person you brought with you?”
“He is the leader of this school. “He is the only one among the leaders who did not betray me.”
“I guess so.”
Yeonwi nodded.
“I understand.”
Ki Cheon-woong also nodded silently and headed back to the royal palace.
Peng Mu-gang said as he watched Ki Cheon-woong walking away.
“I realize once again that friends, enemies, and foreigners with different skin colors are all the same as us in the end.”
“….”
“Yeongaju?”
“hmm? “Oh, did you say that?”
“Hehe, what are you thinking so deeply about?”
“Oh, there’s something that’s holding me back a bit.”
Yeonwi turned his head to the north again.
‘It’s strange… since he’s the leader of the religious order. He looks somewhat hazy.’
