Episode 38. Hoa and White Heron 2014.01.11.
Phew.
The wind that came over the peak blew over the snowy field.
The quietly spread out snow field was showing deep scars here and there, as if it had been hit by an earthquake, and piles of precariously hanging snow fell silently down the far cliff.
“Hehehe.”
A person’s laughter spread across the quiet snowy field. Every time the hem of his clothes sways in the wind, the dragon pattern embroidered with silver thread sparkles subtly.
Sarah.
The Jade Dragon raised its fan and covered its mouth. But his eyes were still smiling. The jade dragon walked quietly, as if taking a walk.
Sabak.
“Do you remember? “When I first met you?”
Sabak, Sabak.
“It was such a shock. “Even with my ability, I could only make you flinch for a moment.”
The Jade Dragon stopped and looked to the side. Sajahyeok was standing looking at the jade dragon with eyes like fire.
It was an intense gaze, as if it would burn the Jade Dragon at any moment, but that was all. Sajahyeok stood there as if frozen, unable to move even a single finger.
“I couldn’t even imagine it. There is a being that I cannot bind or control. It was truly a shock to me, as if heaven and earth were turning upside down. But what was funnier was… … .”
That smile was so bright and charming.
“That’s what you said to me when you defeated me. “Do you remember?”
The Jade Dragon raised its head and looked down at Lion Hyuk. And he spoke in a vaguely solemn voice.
“‘What an interesting force.’”
It seemed like he was trying to imitate Lion Hyeok, but the Jade Dragon’s voice that came out was closer to a soft beauty.
“’But if you’re obsessed with things like that, you’ll never reach the pinnacle of martial arts.’ Phew, puhahahaha.”
Suddenly the Jade Dragon bent down and laughed.
“Something like that. In this land, this power is revered as the power of a god, and some people shy away from it as the power of cursed blood, but to you it was just something fun. Ahahahaha.”
The Jade Dragon stretched out his chest and laughed. The Jade Dragon, who was laughing like that, lightly waved his fan.
Palak.
“Hehe. You had the right to say that. Even the first time I made you flinch, my power has never worked on you since then. however… … “Isn’t it really strange?”
Jade Dragon said while looking straight at Sajahyeok.
“Your arrogant words made me so happy. So much so that I shed tears without realizing it. On that very day, I was able to free myself from everything that was holding me back. “For the first time since I climbed this mountain alone when I was very young.”
Okay.
The Jade Dragon began to walk again. He walks around the lion hyuk slowly, as if taking a walk.
“When I returned, I executed all the elders who had lied to me. Even to the moment of death, they could not believe it. “That there is someone who can reject my power.”
Sabak, Sabak.
The Jade Dragon walked leisurely. Only very faint footprints remained on the snowy field he walked on, but it was not because the place was hard.
“It was quite fun traveling around the world with you. He did not care about wealth, power, good or evil. It didn’t matter if they were a huge family renowned throughout the world or even if they belonged to the imperial palace. There is only one thing to see. “The only question is whether he is strong.”
As if lost in thought, the jade dragon stopped.
“At that time, the world was under our feet. Nothing and no one in the world could stop us. But then you met her.”
The Jade Dragon’s expression changed.
“After meeting her, you got the opportunity. With that, Hyeoncheon’s emperor, who was violent and ruthless, noble and beautiful, disappeared.”
An eerie sound came from his mouth.
Wow.
“Didn’t I warn you that she would destroy you? Didn’t I say that Powell’s three meals were nothing more than trivial talents? Didn’t I tell you that your true strength lies in those things? But you didn’t listen.”
The Jade Dragon’s eyes looking at Sajahyeok were cold.
“That’s why I showed it to you! “She is nothing more than your easy weakness, and the Powell Samsik of whom you boasted so much is nothing more than a vain feat of hers that cannot even save the woman you love!”
The Jade Dragon spoke as if shouting.
“Now, look.”
Hwarak.
His snow-white collar blew in the wind. The Jade Dragon spread his arms and shouted.
“In the end, you were destroyed because of her!”
“Not like that.”
A heavy voice flowed from Sajahyeok. At the same time, the Jade Dragon took a step back without realizing it.
widely.
The Jade Dragon looked at Lion Hyuk with wide-open eyes.
The conviction that it was absolutely impossible and the anxiety that came from the fact that the person standing in front of him was none other than Lion Hyeok were intricately intertwined in his eyes.
“no way… … .”
“She showed me. “What is this world full of?”
Sajahyeok’s eyes were burning like flames.
“You will never know.”
The Jade Dragon did not answer. His senses told him that Sajahyeok was still under his control.
In fact, Sajahyeok was unable to move as if he was frozen. Not only can he not move his hand holding the powel, but he can’t even move his eyes.
“haha.”
The Jade Dragon said while letting out a laugh.
“Did you replace vocalization with a bet? To be able to do something like that even though you are bound by my power, you are truly a monster. “Compared to you, I don’t even deserve to be called a monster anymore.”
The trembling disappeared from the Jade Dragon’s eyes.
Sabak.
“Did you say that child was Suyeon? The child really looked like that woman. No, she’s definitely different from my mother. But when he looked into the child’s eyes, he felt as if he was looking at the woman. What on earth is that for? “Do you mean it’s blood?”
Jade Dragon, who was walking and muttering to himself, saw Lion Hyuk.
“I guess you did too, right? So didn’t she want to raise a woman like her, delicate, weak, and helpless, who had nothing to do with her martial arts career? But it shouldn’t be like that.”
The Jade Dragon clicked his tongue and shook his head.
“Because there is no child in the world who gets what their parents want. Look, that kid too… … .”
The Jade Dragon’s eyes were shining as they looked at Lion Hyuk.
“Didn’t he die on his own terms? Just like my mother. “Now that her body is buried in the snow and I can’t even find it, it’s similar to my mother’s.”
The Jade Dragon looked down at Lion Hyuk with a faint smile. As if mocking, or as if savoring. However, Sajahyeok’s voice could no longer be heard.
Hwiiing.
The wind blew. The lion’s head flutters and the jade dragon’s collar flutters. Jade Dragon, who was looking down at Lion Hyuk, chuckled.
“Okay, then what should we do now?”
Sabak.
The Jade Dragon took a step. He said to himself as he leisurely waved his fan.
“How about killing him? If I could kill Emperor Wu of Xuantian with my own hands, that alone would be worthwhile, but what can I say, it’s too undignified. This is something that a fierce tiger from Sichuan would think of. So this is not possible.”
Grumble.
A pile of snow fell from afar. But the Jade Dragon didn’t even care.
“How about I release you like this? I shed tears and sincerely repent. Then you won’t be able to kill me and turn away, leaving Powell stuck in the snowy field. Don’t you think the sight of you standing with your back to the sunset on this snowy mountain would be really beautiful? Ah, but this is something only a yellow crane would do. Besides, I already said it with my own mouth, right? I can’t do it. “This is also impossible.”
Shaking his head lightly, the Jade Dragon frowned.
Sabak.
The Jade Dragon stopped walking.
“How about leaving it standing like this on this snowy mountain? In this high and lonely place under the sky, I am slowly dying alone without anyone knowing. Cheonhyangru flows in your blood… … .”
Right in front of Sajahyuk’s eyes, the jade dragon spoke.
“Until the last of your life is consumed.”
For just a moment, the jade dragon saw Sajahyeok’s eyes waver.
Eat.
The Jade Dragon laughed.
“Did you think you could fool me? you’re welcome. I already knew. No one in the world knows you better than me. “When it comes to you, I know everything.”
Sarah.
The white jade dragon’s fingers touched Sajahyuk’s chest.
“Yes, that’s right. Nothing like Cheonhyangru can do anything about you. But instead of living your whole life suppressing your anger, you chose to live a life that burns like a flame. Thanks to the fierce poison of Cheonhyangru, your bet has become stronger than before, but the Cheonhyangnu that flows in your blood is eating away at your life day by day. How much time is left? Ten days? Or three days? Otherwise, maybe tomorrow?”
The Jade Dragon raised its head and looked directly at Sajahyeok.
“Did I tell you? If you come to this snowy mountain, I will give you what you want most. I am… … .”
The eyes of the speaking jade dragon were shining.
“I can eliminate the Cheonhyangru that flows in your blood.”
The red jade dragon’s lips smiled thinly.
“And I will never let you go again. There is no pain or agony. Perfect freedom, complete restraint, without any useless memories or even a single emotion… … .”
Sarah.
The Jade Dragon’s finger fell from Sajahyeok.
“I will give it to you. Maybe you will like it too. No, maybe I’m already happy. Because submission is the sweetest thing.”
“That’s not it.”
widely.
Almost instinctively, the Jade Dragon took a step back. However, the voice did not come from Sajahyeok.
The moment he realized this, the Jade Dragon’s frown became distorted. He slowly turned his head with harsh eyes.
Crispy.
A pile of snow cracked open and someone stood up.
“If it’s him, I know something.”
Pusss.
Chunks of snow fall from the head and shoulders. Completely covered in snow, he raised his hand and brushed away the snow stuck to his hair.
With that, the face of a young man was revealed. A gun sparkles in his eyes as he looks straight at the Jade Dragon.
“This is probably what he wants to say right now.”
A man dressed as a civil servant spoke with an expression full of irritation.
“‘noisy. shut up.'”
The person who spoke out a voice full of emotion towards the Jade Dragon was none other than Son Bin.
Phew.
The wind blew and snow powder flew. But no one says anything. The one who broke the silence was the Jade Dragon.
“how… … .”
He looked at Sonbin with wary eyes.
“Are you there?”
“well.”
Sonbin shrugged his shoulders.
“I didn’t know either. How could someone as big as you not know I was here? It seems that the power of restraint requires greater concentration than expected, right? Well, if that person is the other person, it has to be that way.”
Sonbin nodded as if he understood.
“That’s not it.”
The Jade Dragon asked with sharp eyes.
“Why are you alive and moving?”
“Oh, you mean that? In fact, I thought I was dead too. Anyway, the reason they targeted me was to attract Sa Su-yeon So-jeo, and if Sa Su-yeon So-jeo gets hit, I will eventually die. Is that what you said? That I have gained meaning. That’s bait, or something better… … Yes, it’s like a small spark. To ignite a bigger fire.”
The Jade Dragon did not answer. However, his eyes confirmed that Sonbin’s words were right.
“That thing you shot out with your hand, oh, sorry, I don’t know the name. Anyway, the energy was truly terrible. I couldn’t avoid it or stop it. In fact, there was little I could do in that situation. But there is still something we can do.”
Sonbin put his hand into his bosom.
Crispy.
When Sonbin’s hand touches the hem of his clothes, part of his clothes falls apart like dry leaves. Sonbin frowned slightly, but then took out something that looked like a short stick.
“that… … .”
The Jade Dragon’s eyes sparkle.
“yes.”
Sonbin smiled.
“It’s the handle of the tiger sword.”
The handle decorated with colorful jewels sparkles in Son Bin’s hand.
“They lent it to me. I have a bit of a temper… … No, she’s an unusual young lady.”
The Jade Dragon’s expression hardens.
“so?”
The Jade Dragon asked.
“What did you do? “You wouldn’t have been able to avoid my ice horde just by having it, right?”
“Ah, it’s called ‘Icehonji’. “It’s a pretty fitting name.”
Sonbin nodded.
“The moment that ice gun was launched at me, I knew for sure that I couldn’t avoid it with my abilities. Sa Soo-yeon Sojeo will try to stop it, but he will ultimately fail, so no matter what happens, I have no choice but to die. Then, it occurred to me that I had the handle of this hoa sword in my arms. so… … .”
Sonbin smiled.
“I turned very slightly. Make sure your ice horn hits the handle of this tiger sword exactly.”
“No way… … .”
“No, really. They said it would be helpful to have it, but I didn’t know that it would even block the energy of the Ice Spirit. Anyway, there was only so much I could do at that moment. But still around here… … .”
Sonbin raised his hand and stroked his chest.
“It’s still cool.”
“That can’t be possible. Like you… … .”
Jade Dragon said while glaring at Son Bin.
“How could someone like you see the trajectory of the Ice Horn in advance?”
“Yeah… … .”
Sonbin shrugged his shoulders.
“Because it was slower than the Powell eclipse.”
The Jade Dragon was speechless for a moment. He was dumbfounded at first. And for a moment he wondered if the author was deceiving him.
I thought that Sa Su-yeon or some other helper might be there to buy time by saying nonsense.
But there is no one around. All I see is that stupid and unfunny young man dressed as a civil servant.
“so.”
Jade Dragon said.
“You could have just pretended to be dead, so why are you crawling out now?”
“It’s an embarrassing story, but I lost consciousness for a moment due to shock. “That person turned this place upside down on such a grand scale.”
Sonbin said.
“It was probably because of this handle that I came to my senses. When I opened my eyes, I realized I was in the snow, but it was a lot more comfortable than I thought. So I thought about it a bit. “It’s because you didn’t notice me.”
A faint smile appeared on the Jade Dragon’s lips.
“So, after thinking about it, you decided to get up?”
“yes.”
Sonbin answered.
“No matter how much I think about it, I don’t think anything will happen if that person stays like that. So, although I had no choice, I decided to act as Sojeo Sa Soo-yeon.”
“treason?”
The Jade Dragon smiled bitterly.
“you?”
“yes.”
Sonbin nodded.
Sreung.
Sonbin’s hand, which was hidden behind his back, was revealed. A beautifully extended sword was shining in his hand.
It was the Seongeom (仙劍) white heron.
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martial arts,
