Episode 91. Heavy rain and white egrets 2014.07.15.
Jerk, jerk.
There was silence everywhere, but the sound of footsteps was unstoppable. The fact that it was now a dark night did not slow down the sound.
“Are you here?”
Namgung-cheon said in a friendly voice. Noh, who was sitting holding a small glass of wine, glances at me.
“Are you here?”
Namgungcheon looked around.
Neither Shin Yi-do, who is sitting with a glass of wine, nor Tang Yue-er, who is standing looking into the distance, seems to have no interest in Nangong-cheon.
I’m just looking at the Buk River at night as the moonlight shatters.
“It’s a nice place. Oh, I can drink alcohol. “I just drank it.”
“I didn’t even recommend it?”
Noh gives scolding. But Namgung-cheon doesn’t care.
“But what are we doing here? Are you looking at that young man over there?”
Namgungcheon said while gesturing to the monk standing alone under the moonlight in the distance.
“I don’t think he’s so handsome that everyone gathers to look at him.”
Noh grinned.
“Huh, a peerless handsome man? Well, it has to be beautiful.”
Nangong Cheon’s complexion hardened slightly.
“Senior, have your tastes changed in the meantime?”
“That’s it.”
Noh cuts off the conversation as if he has no intention of explaining further.
“Should we do a dance?”
“That’s right.”
Namgungcheon’s eyes sparkle at the word ‘bimura’.
“But looking at it, it doesn’t look like my senior will just take out the major sword.”
“As expected, you are quick-witted. Yes and now.”
“It happened because I tried to survive and not die. So, who is my opponent? “Is that the lady?”
Namgungcheon’s eyes shine towards the cotton girl.
But the cotton girl did not even look in this direction.
“Aren’t you waiting over there?”
Namaknogun said with a grin. The old man’s eyes were undoubtedly focused on the young man.
Namgungcheon tilted his head.
“Are you going to die?”
Namgungcheon spoke without hesitation.
“Even if you have learned a sword technique that can split heaven and earth, if you cannot back it up with internal power, it is just a fancy sword dance. “No matter how much you may be a Shingungjeolhak of Gyeongcheon Comrade, if you cannot cross the boundary between life and death and make it your own, you will forever be wearing someone else’s clothes.”
Nangong Cheon glanced at the young scholar standing alone under the moonlight.
“That young man doesn’t have much experience and doesn’t seem to have much experience. If that’s the case… … “Are you going to die with a single blow?”
“hole.”
The old man laughed.
“Don’t die with a single sword.”
Nangong Cheon frowned.
“I’ve never heard of a senior being good at telling jokes… … .”
“good.”
Noh said with a slight smile.
“I promised you two fights, so even if you lose, I’ll give you one more chance to challenge.”
Nangong Cheon’s eyes shone sharply.
“ha ha ha. If my senior says so much… … .”
Phew.
Although he laughed, Nangong Cheon’s eyes were not smiling. At the same time, a fierce force begins to radiate from his entire body.
“We really have to win with one sword.”
Namgungcheon turned his head. And walked. She turned to the young man standing alone under the moonlight.
Jerk, jerk.
Looking at Namgungcheon’s back as he walks, Shini asks quietly.
“Are you going to be okay?”
“Okay.”
Noh said:
“Two people died during Cheonoesaseong and two disappeared. Now, squirming bastards like that guy will start creeping out from all over the world. When that happens, you have to step on it at least once so you don’t think about anything else. Besides, I can’t be the only one who suffers, right?”
Sinui frowned. But Noh spoke as if he was just having fun.
“Yes, it should be at least a brain sword. “This is worth commemorating because it’s that guy’s first wedding to a foreign company.”
Noh raised his drink. Namgung-cheon’s back was visible above the glass, and Son Bin was seen waiting. And the moon rising above it.
“Now is the beginning.”
Noh muttered quietly.
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Jerk, jerk.
Every time he moves his feet, the grass lies down as if blown by a strong wind.
The energy emanating from Namgung-cheon was shaking the air like a storm, but Son Bin was standing quietly waiting for him.
Jeez.
He stopped. Sonbin put his hands together and expressed his respect.
“My name is Sonbin.”
“It’s a brain sword. And the external affairs office does not reveal the name. “Families and titles are meaningless, the only thing that matters is martial arts.”
Sonbin smiled.
“I am just a civil servant.”
“It’s just a matter of time.”
Nangong Cheon laughed. But her eyes still weren’t smiling.
“Why did that single civil servant dare to appear in the secret service of foreign affairs?”
“This is a small town, but it is a home where I live with people who are precious to me.”
Sonbin answered.
“So we have to protect it.”
“Then wouldn’t it be better to just lie down and pretend to be dead? “Like an ordinary village father.”
What appeared on Nangong Cheon’s lips was clearly a sneer.
“That can’t be possible. “My precious people are no longer ordinary villagers.”
Sonbin said with a smile.
“Yes, that’s right. I am not an ordinary country farmer. “That’s why I’m here.”
Namgung-cheon said, looking down at Son Bin with sharp eyes.
“But if you know this, why don’t you bow down to them and ask for it? “This is not your place.”
“That’s not possible either.”
Sonbin spoke quietly.
“I am the owner of this place.”
A strange look appeared in Namgung-cheon’s eyes.
“Are you willing to take responsibility for your life? That meaning deserves high praise. However, if the ability does not match, it is just an act of arrogance.”
“What needs to be done should not be avoided, even if it means failure due to lack of ability.”
Sonbin said.
“The books I have been reading my whole life have said just that. “Even though I realized it only recently.”
Nangong Cheon knew that the young man in front of him would never retreat.
Namgungcheon sighed softly.
“Although you are a civil servant, your meaning is no less than that of a military person. “Your spirit is higher than that of the sword-wielders common in the world. I will hold my teeth high and not risk my own life.”
Sreung.
A shining sword appeared. The moonlight flowing through the blade was flowing and unobstructed, making it clear that it was an outstanding sword.
“This is my new sword, Ho-woo (豪雨). “After the lightning flashes, the sky is bound to pour rain.”
“It’s a good sword.”
Sonbin nodded. Then he stretched out his hand and pulled out his sword.
Win.
With a small sound, a white heron appeared. Its noble appearance shines blue under the moonlight.
“This sword… … .”
“Seongeom Egret.”
Before Sonbin could speak, Namgungcheon spoke.
“Hehe, did you wear Hwanghak Jinin’s false foot?”
Taking on the prosthetic foot means receiving deep enlightenment or knowledge from a teacher.
Sonbin shook his head.
“I was just asked to deliver the sword.”
That was an answer that didn’t make much of a difference to Namgung-cheon. This is because he thought that being asked to teach her sword skills would be like taking over her footsteps.
“Now I understand why the old army handed over the secretariat to me. “Then I wouldn’t dare treat you carelessly.”
Nangong Cheon raised his sword. Along with an eerie sound, blue energy began to surround his sword, Heavy Rain.
Ugh.
“I am glad to see the Jinn’s sword here. I hope you are stronger than I think… … .”
Nangong Cheon laughed. Her smile was completely different from before and was full of sincerity.
“I sincerely hope.”
Paang.
As soon as he finished speaking, Nangong Cheon’s appearance disappeared. With a sound as if something was exploding, Namgungcheon’s sword rushed towards Sonbin.
However, Sonbin stood there and did not move.
Ugh.
The white heron began to cry quietly. And then slowly draws a smooth trajectory in the air.
The movement seemed very slow compared to Howu, but eventually, when the white heron turned towards Namgungcheon, the tip of Howe’s sword was located exactly in front of it.
Hung.
The moment the egret and heavy rain met, a small sound was heard. It was a faint sound, like the wind blowing. But the wind quickly shook the pouring rain.
Whoops.
An eerie blue energy with a twisted trajectory passed before Sonbin’s eyes. But Sonbin was neither surprised nor shaken.
Even though it was only a momentary gap, there was a gap that could never be crossed between Sunbin and the flow of Hougeom.
Hiss.
Although the sword path was twisted, Namgungcheon did not panic. As if she had been waiting, the trajectory of the Houyu sword changed direction in an instant and came at a sharp angle towards Sun Bin again.
However, the white heron landed again between Hougeom and Sonbin. Like dew falling silently on flower petals.
Peeing.
A faint sound rang out, and the trajectory of the Hou Sword was distorted again.
This time, it wasn’t just Geomro who was shaken.
The distortion that started from the tip of the sword, the sword peak, amplified as it passed through the sword body, and by the time it reached Namgungcheon’s hand, it had become a strong flow like a waterfall.
“Tsk.”
Namgungcheon groaned. However, the egret still did not leave the knife’s edge of the heavy rain. It was as if two swords were joined together.
‘Dangerous.’
Namgungcheon had a hunch. The white heron that lands on the tip of her own sword flutters like a flower petal, but in reality, it is like a strong torrent, and its will cannot be opposed.
If you continue like this, you will end up like a carriage rushing towards a castle wall. That is, it is destroyed by his own power.
“Ha!”
Resisting the flow that seemed like a predetermined fate, Namgungcheon instantly exploded his bet.
Quang!
The tip of the sword separated and an explosion rang out. Both Son Bin and Nam Gung-cheon stepped back as if they had been thrown away.
Papa Park.
Nangongcheon spun his body like a top. Grass and dirt bounced around, and his sword sprayed energy indiscriminately.
Kwagwagak.
The place where they were standing was a mess, as if a storm had swept through it.
Nangong Cheon lowered his body and stopped only after placing one hand on the ground. She could not easily withstand the momentary explosion of her own power on her own.
“Whoa.”
Slowly catching his breath, Nangong Cheon raised his head.
And saw. Sonbin is still standing there.
Sonbin’s eyes calmed down as if nothing had happened. The egret in his hand was shining under the blue moonlight like a noble flower.
“Tsk tsk.”
Nangong Cheon laughed. Although she was not in a situation where she could laugh at all, she couldn’t stop herself from laughing.
“This is it. “Is it just barely touching the collar?”
Sonbin smiled bitterly.
It seemed like it was thrown indiscriminately, but some of Namgungcheon’s sword energy was pointed directly at Son Bin. And that black energy left a mark on Sonbin’s clothes.
Thanks to this, Sonbin’s clothes were cut off in various places, to the point where it was embarrassing to call them clothes anymore.
Sarah.
Sonbin adjusted his disheveled collar with one hand. Well, it hasn’t improved much.
“Seeing as how he didn’t even blink at my sword, it looks like he’s been through quite a bit of chaos. That’s amazing for his age.”
Even though it was enough to cut the hem of my clothes, I didn’t try to avoid going beyond that gap. Even though Nangong Cheon’s sword energy passed before her eyes, she was unfazed.
Overcoming the fear of death is something that can never be accomplished unless one has faced and overcome that fear.
“I didn’t get through it on my own, but it was quite a mess.”
Sonbin said with a bitter expression.
“also.”
Sreung.
Namgungcheon took out his sword, Howoo. Although she was unexpected, Son Bin also took her sword.
Sarah.
The shining white heron’s sword disappears, and silence falls again on the vacant lot.
Namgung-cheon looked at Son Bin intently. Then she suddenly said.
“You are Jinryong.”
“yes?”
Instead of answering Son Bin’s question, Namgung-cheon asks again.
“It was twice, right?”
“yes?”
Nangong Cheon laughed.
“You just keep asking questions back and forth. You’re still young, but are you already deaf? Anyway, I guess I’ll leave for today. “Maybe it’s because I’m older, but I feel sleepy these days when I stay up all night.”
With those words, Namgungcheon turned around.
Sonbin thought that everyone gets sleepy after staying up all night, but it seemed like the dance was over anyway.
Jerk, jerk.
Namgungcheon walked to where Sinui and Nogun were sitting.
“why? “You’re giving me one more chance?”
Noh said teasingly. Namgungcheon answered with a straight face.
“Not now. There’s a lot to do before I die. “When I have no more regrets in the world, then I will come.”
“Well, will there ever come a time when you will no longer have any regrets? “As long as the Namgung family exists, there will never be a day like that, right?”
Namgungcheon turned his head and saw Sonbin still standing alone and far away. And she said as if she suddenly threw it.
“Tell them not to go to the shaman.”
“why?”
Noh asks. Nangong Cheon spoke in a low voice.
“The mood is not good these days. “Even if you take a white heron with you, you won’t see any good results.”
“Sniff. She thought so. If you look at what they’re doing these days, it’s quite outrageous. When you say, ‘The Yellow Crane has entrusted me with the sword,’ there are things you have to bow down and say, ‘I’m just waiting for it to be disposed of.’ … . “Eh.”
Namgungcheon turned around. And off she went, stumbling away into the darkness. She spoke like a veteran throwing a gun at the back.
“Don’t come now! “Because it’s annoying.”
“I will come again.”
Jerk, jerk.
Without even looking back, Nangong Cheon raised one hand and said.
“If you’re bored.”
The voice quickly disappeared into the darkness.
When it was clear that he had left, Noh raised his glass and muttered with an expression of satisfaction.
“Now that guy won’t bother me for a while. “Cluck, click, click.”
“Is that so?”
Sinui, who was next to me, spoke quietly.
“I think he will come more often.”
“what? “I can’t even dance anymore, why?”
Instead of answering, Shinui lifted the glass to his mouth. Tang Yue’er, who was standing silently, was still looking at Sun Bin.
* * *
“Have you been there?”
Namgunghyang knelt down and bowed. It was late at night, but she was waiting for Nam Gung-cheon in front of his residence.
“okay. “Did anything happen?”
“yes.”
Namgoonghyang answers with a graceful posture with his head bowed. Namgungcheon smiled as he looked down at that figure. Her heart, which seemed to be raging in a storm, seemed to calm down quietly.
“You are the best.”
“yes?”
“no. “It’s late at night, so go back and get some rest.”
Namgoonghyang bowed and stood up carefully.
“Oh.”
Namgungcheon, who was about to enter the room, suddenly stopped and looked back at Namgunghyang.
“You’ve already raised your royal ancestral rites, right?”
“yes? Ah yes.”
Namgoonghyang was momentarily taken aback by the unexpected question.
Namgungcheon looked Namgunghyang up and down again. A young girl, with her black hair flowing, stands with an elegant appearance.
“As expected, you are the best.”
“yes?”
Namgoonghyang asked a question without realizing it. However, instead of answering, Namgung-cheon went into the room. His grumbling voice leaked through the crack in the door.
“But this place doesn’t even provide late-night snacks to guests?”
Namgoonghyang stood there with a puzzled expression at his inexplicable actions. However, Namgung-cheon did not come out again and that was the end of the day.
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martial arts,
