Episode 85. Gangnam Pungwoon 2014.06.24.
Three days have passed since the Gangnam Yongbong branch ended. Despite the chaotic situation in Gangnam, the bustling streets of Namchang were still full of various people. Rather, the more chaotic the times were, the more crowded the streets seemed.
Crack, thump.
“Huh, huh.”
A young lady in military uniform jumped into the crowd, breathing heavily.
“omg.”
“Well, what is it?”
Perhaps she was trying to hide among the crowd, but her intention was not successful. This is because people were startled and ran away.
“Blood, it’s blood, right?”
Her normally bright military uniform was stained with dark red blood. No matter how crowded a place is, it is bound to attract attention right away.
Moreover, since he was holding a sharp sword, everyone who saw him was busy stepping back.
But regardless of people’s reactions, she was urgently looking around, looking for a place to hide.
“Stop!”
She stopped at the strong voice filled with bets.
Paralock.
Two drones flew down behind her. They had sharp eyes and were wearing the military uniform of the Namgung family.
There were many people in the downtown area, but no one dared to intervene and watched the situation out of fear.
One of the warriors of the Namgung family shouted at her.
“Yes you bitch! “You can’t run away anymore!”
The young lady in the blood-stained military uniform bit her lip. Realizing that she could neither ask for help nor hide her body, she raised her sword as if she had strengthened her resolve.
“Like the dirty Nangong family dogs. “We, Pacheonmun, will never leave you alone.”
“joy. “The girl from Sapa is talking nonsense without knowing the topic.”
The warrior wearing the military uniform of the Namgung family snorted.
“Pacheonmun Gate will collapse without leaving a trace. Now that the Namgung family has stepped forward, who will stop them? Now it’s all over for you. And you too.”
His words were natural and confident enough. The young lady from Pacheonmun, wearing blood-stained military uniform, gritted her teeth.
Wow.
“Shut up! “You vile bastards!”
She shouted and fired her sword. Her sword, which contained her internal power, rushed sharply towards the warriors of the Nangung family.
Kaang!
The warriors of the Namgung family easily blocked her sword. But her attack was also just a ploy. She threw her body away with a strong rebound force.
Huh.
Her body drew a large circle in the air, as if she was doing somersaults. From the beginning, she had planned to take advantage of the opportunity to avoid her body.
It was the exact moment when I thought she would land in the crowd.
Whoosh.
A sharp sword cut through the air with an eerie sound.
puck.
“evil.”
With a single moan, her body fell to the ground. Red blood splatters everywhere.
“Ahh.”
“Ouch.”
The people standing nearby all scream and step back. The warriors of the Nangong family walked towards her, laughing at her.
“I told you, didn’t I? “It’s over.”
She couldn’t answer. Because she was already dead.
The warrior of the Namgung family who retrieved the sword looked around. Many people watching them flinched and avoided eye contact.
“It’s Sega’s job.”
The warrior of the Namgung family spoke in a heavy voice filled with history. His intense eyes sparkled.
“Watch your mouth.”
Sreung.
The warrior with his sword in his hand finished saying those words and turned around. And he walked confidently through the crowds of people and left the street.
People murmured as they did not know what to do with the woman’s body left behind. The warrior of the Namgung family said that it was ‘the family’s business’, so they did not dare to touch it.
Her blood was staining the downtown area of Namchang red until some time later, when other warriors of the Namgung family appeared and took away the body.
In the afternoon of the same day, unidentified bodies washed up on the shore of Payang Lake. The fisherman who first discovered them became curious and reported them to the government office, which soon confirmed their identities.
Surprisingly, they were the late exponents of Sapa whose whereabouts were said to be nowhere to be found. Those who participated in the Yongbong branch and then disappeared were all found dead.
* * *
“How on earth did this happen?”
The head of the Namgung family, the thunder sword Namgung Kwon, frowned.
“Sega’s warriors slaughtered the daughter of Gwiju Pacheonmun! Who on earth gave such an order?”
“No such order was ever given.”
Namgung-ryeol, the outsider who was suddenly called, answered with a stern face.
“Also, among the warriors of the Sega family, there is no one who killed Gwiju Pacheonmun’s daughter-in-law. “When we got there, Pacheonmun’s wife was already dead.”
“It wasn’t done by Sega’s samurai?”
“yes. “I’m sure.”
The head of the family, Namgung Kwon, frowned and groaned. As he said, no one would dare to move without instructions. Moreover, he confirmed that he was not Cheongju Namgung-ryeol.
However, the rumor has already spread throughout the country and everyone is accepting it as the work of the Namgung family.
“What happened to the investigation of the late leaders of Sapa who were found dead?”
“The cause of death was a deep stab wound with a sword, and according to the doctor, he had been dead for several days. “There are no clues left about the pleural effusion.”
Wow.
The head of the sword, Namgung Gwon, gritted his teeth. Oecheongju Namgungryeol expressed his feelings on his behalf.
“Matriarch, this is a frame-up. “Someone is planning to harm Sega.”
Representatives of the four major factions and the five major factions left Nanchang yesterday. Since these things happened right after that, it seemed as if the Namgung family had planned and carried out this action.
Everyone in the world already knows that the Nangung family is angry, so now people will believe that the Nangung family killed the later exponents of the Four Sects.
“Hyang-ah.”
“Yes, matriarch.”
The young lady who was sitting quietly in an elegant posture lowered her head. Her black hair flutters over her bright bluish collar.
“Who would do such a thing?”
“How can you know that with the girl’s short insight? However, there is a point… … .”
“Where are you?”
“This is the Blood Dragon Gate.”
She, Namgoonghyang, answered with her head slightly lowered.
“It’s the Blood Dragon Gate… … “Why?”
“If the conflict between Sega and the Gangnam faction intensifies, the Blood Dragon Gate can reap enormous benefits.”
“It’s not just the Blood Dragon Gate.”
Namgung Kwon smiled bitterly.
“The Revolutionary Dynasty, the Gongsun Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty, and even the Zhuge Dynasty and the four major political factions. “There are countless people in the world who will smile when we shed blood.”
“However, among them, only the Blood Dragon Gate is capable of killing the later leaders of the Four Sects.”
She said in a cute voice that still seemed young.
“Because they were always with the later exponents of Safa. “From the first day I showed up at the Gangnam Yongbong branch to the last moment.”
“Hmm.”
Knock knock.
Namgung Kwon was lost in thought as he tapped the table with his fingers.
Blood Dragon Gate has been acting as if it were the protector of the late Sapa leaders. It would have been impossible to break out of the guest house where he was detained and break into the banquet hall of Tengwanggak without the Blood Dragon Gate.
Did they suddenly change their attitude and kill Safa’s later exponents?
“Hyang’s opinion is just speculation.”
Ocheongju Namgung-ryeol frowned slightly and said.
“That alone will not convince anyone. Moreover, it is difficult to believe that the Blood Dragon Gate will benefit from this. “If the conflict between Sega and Gangnam Safa intensifies, they will rather be reluctant.”
Namgungryeol’s words were quite persuasive. The head of the family, Namgung Kwon, looked back at Namgung Hyang.
“What do you think?”
Namgoonghyang slightly bowed his head to show respect and continued speaking.
“What the Lord Oecheong said is truly correct. However, if Hyeolryongmun becomes the focal point of the Gangnam Sapa using this as an excuse, Hyeolryongmun will immediately take control of half of Gangnam martial arts. “I can’t help but say that this is a huge benefit.”
The head of the family, Namgung Kwon, frowned. Nam Gung-ryeol from Cheongju also shook her head and said.
“impossible. As you said, it’s like giving up your territory to the Blood Dragon Gate. How can the religious factions that are sensitive to selfish interests accept that? Moreover, it is difficult to believe that Hyeolryongmun, which is merely an external force, will be able to gain the support of the four factions.”
Although they are lumped together as four schools, the interests and relationships between them are very complex.
The world of Safa is a place where if you make one friend, you will have ten enemies.
Therefore, it was natural for Namgoonghyang’s words to be regarded as empty talk without knowing anything.
“But Lord Oecheong… … .”
“stop.”
The head of the family, Namgung Kwon, interrupted her.
“Hyang-ah, please leave for a while.”
“yes.”
Namgoonghyang stood up. She politely bowed to the head of the household and the head of the household and quietly went out.
widely.
The door closed, and the head of the sword, Namgung Kwon, spoke in a heavy voice.
“Oecheongju.”
“Yes, matriarch.”
“Who are we?”
Oecheongju Namgungryeol was silent for a moment in response to the unexpected question. But he wasn’t long.
“This is the sword family, the Namgung family.”
“Yes, that’s right. We are swordsmen. If a mountain blocks the way, it cuts down the mountain, and if the sea blocks the way, it cuts through the sea. “That is our Namgung family.”
That was something everyone in the Namgung family knew. Namgung-ryeol silently listened to the matriarch’s words.
“Did you say it was a ruse? good. “If it’s a ruse, I’ll punish you.”
“house owner. That means… … .”
Namgungryeol raised his head with a puzzled expression. And she saw a spark flying from the eyes of her Namgung Kwon, the head of the household.
“Thoroughly identify the factions involved in this matter. And they mobilize the power of the Namgung family to crush them. Not just a few later exponents of the Sa Sect, but so that even the name of that sect would never be mentioned again. Then someone who planned the plan will also find out. “I dare say that kind of trick doesn’t work on the Namgung family.”
Their judgment is already scheduled. And someone’s plan only made the judgment more harsh.
Rumors and bad reviews are no deterrent to the wrath of the Namgung family.
“I dare you to clearly show me what the consequences of arousing the wrath of the Namgung family are.”
It rattled.
Nam Gung-ryeol, the head of the household, stood up and bowed to the head of the household.
“Namgung-ryeol, I obey the orders of the head of the family!”
Namgungryeol, who bowed his head, felt a shiver. Now all the martial arts people would know about the wrath of the Sword Royal Family.
∴
widely.
Namgoonghyang closed the door and left the office, sighing softly. The matriarch said nothing, but it was clear that her own opinion had been rejected.
‘okay. Compared to my uncle, who is the head of the household, I am just a weak girl. ‘Her knowledge is short, she has no experience, and she is no better than a child when it comes to swords or martial arts.’
Sabak, Sabak.
As she walked down the hallway, she mocked herself.
However, there was no one within the family who could ignore her, Namgunghyang. The very fact that her matriarch asked her for her opinion was very unusual.
‘The Blood Dragon Gate is nothing more than an external force… … . However, from the moment they appeared with the later leaders of the Sapa, the Blood Dragon Gate was no longer an external force.’
Namgoonghyang quietly fell into thought.
Later exponents of Sapa appeared in the Gangnam Yongbong branch, and Hyeolryongmun claimed to be their guardian. That means that the Blood Dragon Gate had some kind of relationship with them.
‘Facing Sega’s wrath, they will have no choice but to cling to the Blood Dragon Gate even more. Then, in effect, half of the Gangnam martial arts group would fall into the hands of the Blood Dragon Gate. Guangxi, Guizhou and maybe even Hunan.’
Sabak, Sabak.
Namgoonghyang, who was continuing his thoughts, bit his lip.
‘The fact that Hyeolryongmun, which was just a local force in Yunnan, had such an accurate grasp of the situation in Gangnam’s martial arts was, after all… … .’
She muttered quietly.
“It means there is someone who has lent their wisdom.”
widely.
She stopped.
“For now, maybe it’s a party question?”
No one heard what she said quietly. Even if someone hears it, it won’t have any meaning.
This is the King of Swords, the Namgung family, and she, Namgung-hyang, is just a slender woman who can read and write.
“ha.”
After letting out a long sigh, she raised her head and looked at the sky. The blue sky of Nanchang stretched endlessly above her head.
* * *
Sarah.
Sa Su-yeon, who was sitting at the table, looked up when she heard someone coming in.
The woman wearing the flowing cotton was none other than Tang Yue, the owner of this house.
Sa Su-yeon couldn’t think of a reason for her to come to visit so late at night, so she asked in a puzzled voice.
“What’s going on?”
“Follow me.”
Tang Yue’er said in a low voice. And then she turns around and walks out.
Sa Su-yeon could not understand the English sentence. However, because I was thinking about various things and it was still before I went to bed, I got up and put on my coat.
Sarah.
Sa Su-yeon took the sword hanging on the wall and went outside. Tang Yue’er was seen standing under the moonlight. As soon as she comes out, she walks like she did and heads out of her house.
“Where are we going?”
“I’ll know when you come.”
Tang Yue’er said that and walked slowly. Seeing her as if she was taking a walk, Sa Su-yeon quietly followed her.
‘It’s quiet.’
Sa Su-yeon thought as she looked at the village sleeping quietly in the dark. The moon shines blue and the stars twinkle in the sky. The sound of birds chirping from afar can be heard through the slightly chilly night air.
Sleep, sleep, sleep.
Small stones made noise under Tang Yue’s feet. If she was at her level, she could walk silently, but it seemed as if she was savoring even the smallest sounds.
‘Ah, this place… … .’
Sa Su-yeon noticed a familiar figure. The outline of the old house I saw during the day was getting closer. It was Sonbin’s house.
Now, it has become the residence of not only Son Bin, but also Namaknogun and Sinui.
Sleep, sleep, sleep.
Contrary to Sa Soo-yeon’s worries that something might have happened, Dang Wol-ah passed by Son Bin’s house.
Tang Yue walked a little further along the quiet night road and stood in front of a wide field. It was a place overlooking the sparkling waters of the Buk River and filled with blue moonlight.
“Are you here?”
What greeted the two was the easy-going voice of an old soldier. He was sitting on a tree trunk with a small glass of wine in his hand, enjoying the beauty of the moonlit night.
Shin, who is sitting across from us, also holds a small glass of alcohol in his hand. Sa Su-yeon lightly bowed his head and showed respect to Sinui and Nogun.
“Come here.”
Noh-gun gestured to Sa Su-yeon. Sa Su-yeon suddenly turned her head and looked at Tang Yue-ah. She was standing quietly, staring somewhere in her field.
At the end of her gaze, Sa Su-yeon found the shadow of someone familiar.
It was a little far from where they were, but that distance was no obstacle to Sa Su-yeon.
‘hand… … Confucius.’
The man standing holding a sword under the moonlight was none other than Son Bin. He slightly lowered his head and just stood quietly without any movement.
“Alcohol is good and the moon is good, but what on earth did you bring me here at night to show me?”
Sinui grumbled quietly. But his mood didn’t seem that bad. As he said, the moonlight was so beautiful.
“joy. “If you don’t show me this, you will resent me for the rest of my life.”
“How can I complain when I don’t even know what it is? “Think before you speak.”
“What’s wrong? I put a guy who should have been kicked out right away to sleep… … .”
“quietly.”
Tang Yue’s low, slightly harsh voice interrupted the argument between the two.
“Let’s begin.”
‘start?’
Sa Su-yeon naturally turned her gaze and looked at Sun Bin, where Tang Yue-ah was heading. Both Namaknogun’s gaze and Shin’s eyes are directed at Son Bin.
sparkle.
The white heron’s blade seemed to sparkle under the moonlight, and soon beautiful trails of light began to embroider the night sky.
Sa Soo-yeon was also familiar with the sword, which was so beautiful that one almost forgot to breathe.
‘Hyeoncheon… … Projection law.’
Although it was a sword and not a sword, what was unfolding at his fingertips was without a doubt the Hyeoncheon Taoism. The majestic trajectory, no different from that of her father Lion Hyuk, was now unfolding again before her eyes.
“Feel so good.”
The voice of the old man was heard speaking in exclamation.
“very good.”
However, Sa Su-yeon could not say anything. She just stood there as if she had been nailed to the ground and just stared at Sonbin’s sword.
When I suddenly realized that Sonbin’s appearance was blurring, tears were streaming down her pretty cheeks.
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