Episode 56. A sword shining under the moonlight2014.03.15.
Crack, crack.
The messenger was dozing off, using the sound of the burning bonfire as a lullaby.
Maybe it’s because I was forced to march all day, but I’m probably sleepy anyway. Because I woke up in the middle of the night.
“Ugh.”
The dozing messenger suddenly raised his head. Looking around her, she spots Sonbin’s figure in front of her and breathes a sigh of relief.
“Ugh. “This is really sleepy.”
He stood up and moved his body as if trying to sleep.
“Are you okay?”
“it’s okay.”
The representative was a petitioner like Son Bin.
Although he had never met the person in the petition, he expressed his friendliness by saying he was from the same village.
“So, where are we going now?”
“Didn’t you say you were going to go into Hunan painting? “I will probably head to Hunan Province by tomorrow.”
After taking over the cargo, the group walked south and passed Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou Province.
From there, they turned east and headed towards Hunan Province.
But that wasn’t the answer Sonbin expected.
“The destination.”
“I don’t know that.”
Pisa shrugged her shoulders.
“Only Haengsu and Jang Pyodu probably know the exact destination.”
Haengsu and Pyodu did not tell us the exact destination of the journey. It was about going in a certain direction for the next three days.
“Don’t think it’s strange. There are many cases like this when you’re acting. “It’s all for the safety of passengers.”
“okay.”
Sonbin nodded. The governor who was looking at this grinned and continued speaking.
“But you can make a rough guess.”
“A guess?”
“After taking over the target, aren’t we going to head south and head east? Moreover, they said that this vote will take a little over a month, so if you do the rough calculations, you will get the answer.”
Pyodu moved his arm once and sat down.
“I heard this act is a bit dangerous. Why is that?”
“That’s right, because it’s my first time on the road.”
The governor answered harshly.
“Oh, by the way, you said this was your first time doing the same thing, right?”
Sonbin nodded.
“The behavior depends entirely on the relationship between the actors. If you know the route well and have built up a good relationship, you can pass by without incident, but if you have no relationship, you will be visited by thieves right away. Isn’t that why we also stay in guesthouses all the time? I need to get information about who is in control of this area and say hello to them. “If you look at who is in charge and who is running the bases, you will get a rough answer.”
The master was excited and chattered. Chatting is the best medicine to drive away drowsiness and kill time.
“But if Pyodu is a famous expert in martial arts, all of this becomes unnecessary.”
The messenger said with a grin.
“Then, if you just hang the national flag, no one will even think about touching it. It is also the case that the Hyukryun family and the Namgung family claim to be the two leaders of Gangnam martial arts. So, Pyo-guk has no choice but to look at what the world thinks. Besides, is it just a pyo-guk? Not only are there various bases and baserunners, but they are also upper level players and irrelevant… … . “It’s probably not a joke for those Sega guys to just sit around and make a lot of money.”
The master clicked his tongue and said.
‘It’s money… … .’
Force and money are inevitably linked. Although it was understandable, Sonbin’s appetite was bitter at the same time.
“ah. Come to think of it, I heard you said it was okay to stand up every night?”
Sonbin nodded when he suddenly heard Pyosa’s voice.
“yes.”
“Aren’t you tired? “You must have walked all day.”
The messengers ride horses. But most people walk. The same goes for Sonbin.
“it’s okay. “I’m not very tired, and I have to get up at night anyway.”
“Because of the training?”
“yes.”
The messenger glances at the two swords that Son Bin has. There is a feeling of undesirability in that gaze.
“Does Pyo-du know too?”
“yes. “I already told you.”
If you say you practice away from your group every night, it’s easy to get suspicious. Son Bin asked Eun Cho-bin’s permission for this.
Eun Cho-bin briefly answered that he knew, but Jang Pyo-du clearly showed signs of dislike. The person speaking just now was also frowning.
“You usually do things like that, right?”
“I do it on a regular basis.”
“Haengsu-nim and Pyo-du-nim may have trusted you and allowed it, but the other envoys do not view it with such positive eyes. If possible, it would be better not to do it while traveling. Or do it at dawn. I don’t know because you come from a civil servant background, but martial arts originally means receiving the energy of Mother Nature at dawn and eating a fortune breakfast… … .”
Pyo Sa began to talk to Son Bin, half giving advice and half chatting. Sonbin smiled bitterly and looked at the bonfire.
Crack, crack.
“And carry only one sword. If you think that other people will be scared because you have a lot of swords, you are mistaken. Rather, he only reveals that he is a beginner. Besides, it’s okay at the beginning, but later on, even a feather will feel very heavy. When I first went on a trip… … .”
Pyosa’s advice continued continuously. Since it seemed like it would never end like this, Sonbin tried to slowly change the topic to another direction.
“Do you happen to know who that girl in the carriage is?”
“Oh, that carriage-myeon woman?”
‘Wagon-myeonsa girl?’
Sonbin didn’t know, but the messengers and messengers were calling the delicate girl that.
“That woman really doesn’t know. “Do you know that she doesn’t even eat her food?”
“Aren’t you eating?”
“okay. No one has ever seen that woman eat her food. Even when she stays in the guest room in the evening, she goes straight into the room and doesn’t come out. I heard she doesn’t even go to the bathroom? She said no one saw her. Someone who saw it up close said it looked like it wasn’t even breathing. “Her breasts didn’t move at all, which is a bit unbelievable.”
“Of course it is.”
Who doesn’t breathe? Sonbin agreed with Pyo Sa’s words.
“Actually, does she have anything that could be called breasts? “You wouldn’t know that no matter how closely you looked at it, right?”
Sonbin smiled bitterly at Pyosa’s words. The reason for not believing it is completely different from Sonbin’s thoughts.
“Furthermore, it is of considerable interest whether there is a beauty or an ugly woman behind the cotton thread. It took a lot of betting, but half of the people said it would be a beauty and half of the people said there is no beauty in the world who walks around with her face covered. Surprisingly, the stakes were high. “Would you like to bet too?”
“Where did you hang it?”
“me? Of course, I’m on the pretty side. “I am an optimistic person who believes that there are still dreams and hopes left in the world.”
I thought that being a beauty had little to do with the dreams and hopes of the world, but Sonbin said something different instead.
“I think it’s almost time to change my number.”
“Oh, already? After all, if you talk loudly, time passes easily.”
Pyo Sa, who was yawning, suddenly looked at Son Bin and said.
“But don’t you plan on using this opportunity to come to the country?”
“yes?”
Sonbin questioned his unexpected words.
“I walk well all day, and I wake up easily even in the middle of the night. Is your constitution perfect? Take this opportunity to put a stake in the country… … .”
Instead of answering, Sonbin answered him with a bitter smile. And then, as if they had been waiting, another Pyosa and Jaengjasu appeared in front of them, yawning.
“Then take care.”
“Good job.”
After handing it over to Pyo Sa and Jaeng Ja Su who came out next, Son Bin found a nearby vacant lot and walked around for a bit.
Crunch, crunch.
The sound of insects and all-night sounds were everywhere. The world unfolding under the night sky filled with blue moonlight was full of subtle vitality and beauty.
‘So beautiful.’
Sonbin took a deep breath of the cold night air.
A feeling that I had not noticed before, but now makes me feel cozy, envelops my entire body.
Sonbin walked slowly, enjoying the quiet night as if he were awake alone in the world.
Sonbin soon found a suitable vacant lot and took a deep breath. And he calmly took out his sword.
A sword that was like a companion and held a lot of meaning to Son Bin on that unforgettable journey.
Sreung.
The white egret’s blade revealed itself under the blue moonlight.
* * *
What woke her up was the moonlight shining through the window.
Unable to sleep, she looked at the moonlight that filled the night sky as if she were fascinated.
How long have you looked at it like that? After staring blankly for a while, she suddenly remembered something.
The fact that here there are no cruel restrictions, no one to watch, no one to stop. She got up from the bed.
Rustle.
It was a small sound, but Nchobin immediately opened his eyes.
Eun Cho-bin, who was nervous for a moment, soon recognized the identity of the sound and breathed a quiet sigh of relief. She said as she stood up.
“Are you awake?”
There was no answer. The girl with her cotton, as the messengers call her, the girl with her cotton, was quietly standing up.
Her delicate figure was reflected in the moonlight that came through the window. And her silver hair, as white as snow.
‘It’s beautiful.’
Nchobin was impressed inwardly. Even though it is not the first time I have seen the girl’s silver hair, it is still mysterious.
Her slightly silver hair, completely different from the usual white hair, sparkles under the moonlight.
But her face was still hidden beneath a dark cloth.
‘You cover your face even at night.’
N Chobin frowned slightly.
During the day, her face was covered with a long flowing white cotton thread, and at night, a dark, flowing cotton cloth, almost like a mask, covered her face.
‘What kind of figure is behind there?’
Suddenly, Nchobin thought. And at the same time, the words of the national lord of Sarangpyoguk came to mind.
‘I tell you, with all my courtesy, you would do well to abandon all curiosity about him.’
Gukju’s lips were smiling, but his eyes were never smiling. Eunchobin shook her head lightly.
Rustle.
Meanwhile, the girl put on her own hat with cotton thread. Her silver hair disappears beneath her veil.
It looked like he was completely ready to go out, so Eun Chobin also got up and put on his coat.
“why… … .”
A rough and muddy voice. It was a tone that would automatically make anyone hearing it for the first time frown.
I couldn’t even believe that it was the voice of a delicate girl, but it was definitely the voice of a girl in cotton yarn.
“I can’t send it alone.”
Nchobin adjusted his coat and raised his sword.
“Is this a night walk? great. “I was just feeling stuffy at the same time.”
There is no way a person who wakes up from sleep would want to go for a walk. It was probably meant to appease the cotton girl’s mood.
The cotton girl looked at Eun Cho-bin quietly and then quietly turned around.
Jerk, jerk.
The two slowly left the dark, empty room.
The cotton girl walked slowly, but suddenly stopped and looked endlessly at the night sky.
Nchobin watched her from a little behind.
Even now, the girl was standing blankly, looking at the empty field.
If you look to see if there is something special, all you see is an empty field with nothing special.
‘What am I seeing?’
It is a quiet, quiet, even boring night scene. What on earth is that girl looking at?
Huh.
‘laugh.’
The chilly wind bit into my collar. It’s been a while since I came out, and the night air is quite cold.
‘Now slowly… … .’
It was at that moment that Nchobin thought he should stop going in.
Sarah.
The cotton girl turned her head. Then, I looked closely at somewhere between the shade of the trees.
Eun Chobin also turned his head, but all he could see were trees and dark shadows. Nchobin smiled her bitter smile.
‘Is there a forest after the empty field?’
The girl who was looking through the shade of the trees eventually began to walk in that direction.
Eun Cho-bin follows her and takes a step, but the girl’s white hand blocks Eun Cho-bin’s steps.
Okay.
The jade ring on the white, slender girl’s wrist sparkled.
“Please don’t come.”
The girl’s voice was thick and very small, but firm.
“I told you, right? “I can’t leave you alone.”
Nchobin spoke in a calm voice. Although it was not visible due to her cotton, the girl’s eyes wavered for a moment.
“Just a moment… … can.”
Nchobin, who was looking into her invisible eyes, eventually let out a small sigh.
“ha.”
Honestly, I don’t feel like leaving her alone.
However, it is not good to go out too forcefully, and there is probably nothing particularly dangerous around here.
“great. But just for a moment. “You can’t go too far.”
The girl slightly lowered her head.
“I’ll wait here.”
Nchobin spoke, but the girl did not respond. And she walked straight through the bushes.
Looking at the back, Eun Chobin felt uneasy.
‘Should I follow along now?’
But after permission has already been given.
Promising that he would never leave her alone from now on, Nchobin stared through the bushes where she had disappeared.
Crispy.
The girl walked through the bushes. The hem of my clothes got a little wet from the grass blades soaked with night dew, but I didn’t care.
And it didn’t take long for the girl to see that the faint sound she had heard was getting louder.
Ugh.
Even now, it is a sound so faint that you can’t hear it unless you listen carefully, but you can never just pass it by.
Crispy.
The girl’s steps reached the empty lot. And at that moment, the beautiful, fantasy-like path of the sword appeared under the moonlight.
‘ah.’
Out of breath, the girl forgot her words. All she had to do was take one step, and there she was, an overwhelming sight of nature’s wonders.
It was as if I had entered a completely different world with just one step. A breathtaking beauty that I had never seen before unfolded before me.
Ugh.
The faint but clear sound of a sword flowing, and the trace of a blue blade extending freely as if embroidering the air.
She had never seen anything like this in her life. No, she wasn’t even imagining it.
But it was showing itself arrogantly before her eyes.
‘iced coffee.’
The sword flows and the moonlight shines. The free and proud flow of the sword was dancing across the air without a single hesitation.
At that moment, the girl forgot everything.
The punishment-like bondage from which she had not escaped even for a single moment since she was born could no longer hold her back at this moment.
Again.
I had shivers all over my body and my heart was pounding.
And that heat soon turned into a single tear and flowed down the girl’s cheek. She was crying for no reason even to herself.
But one thing was clear.
She could never go back to how it was before, and she would never go back.
Because now a new world was unfolding before her eyes.
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martial arts,
