Ice Demon King (6)
“Cough!”
The coughing sound was unusual.
There was no hemoptysis and the phlegm did not boil. Still, she started coughing as if she was scratching her throat, and each time she did so, her complexion would turn white and then return to normal.
Hwa Jin-cheon, whose head was dizzy from several coughs, lay still and looked up at the ceiling.
Wow… … Wow… … .
I couldn’t believe it.
Hwa Jin-cheon was astonished at the fact that his breathing sounded so sick.
‘The man who talked about being the owner of 100,000 chambers and the Dragon Head Ark, what a miserable little fool he was.’
No regrets. I lived so hard that I had no regrets, and I never fell into self-deprecation because every moment was a waste of time.
A life of running and running.
From the moment he could remember, he was a beggar. He was fortunate enough to be noticed by the elders of Opening and was admitted, and later, his talent was recognized by Jeondae Bangju, and he became a junior king. After making a remarkable contribution, he became Yongdu Bangju.
Although he was a beggar, he became a respected figure in martial arts and traveled the world, so it could be said that his life was truly successful. Even looking back on the past years, every day was nothing short of glorious.
‘The life of a beggar from birth is just about to become fertilizer and disappear again.’
Hwa Jin-cheon’s eyes became blurred.
‘That’s what life is all about.’
By nature, humans are beings who sleep.
Darkness may truly be the essence of man. That’s why you sleep, and that’s why you die.
but.
Even if warm darkness is the essence of human beings, without a shining life, we would not know how precious the pitch-black curtain is.
Humans must live brightly in order to better understand the darkness and to make the places they must go someday more comfortable.
Hwajincheon lived a brilliant life as she deserved.
I made countless mistakes and experienced countless failures.
Even in the midst of such frustration and pain, I pursued the light. He traveled around the continent harder than anyone else, and his hair turned gray before he even turned 40.
He used his body, head, heart, and body brilliantly.
Even after using it that way, I have lived well past the age of seventy. What can I say if my life is not a blessed one?
‘Feel so good.’
Hwajincheon was alone.
It’s better to be alone when you die. Having lived such a passionate life, no regrets about succession or worries about the future of openness come to mind.
Just comfortably and peacefully.
Although the body was singing of pain, isn’t it the privilege of those who have lived life properly to smile and wait for the journey until death?
‘Now that I think about it, there is one thing that bothers me.’
Although I say I lived without regrets, I do have regrets.
It was the comfort of the people.
Countless people will die without even being able to live life with the same sincerity as he did.
I felt sorry for those people.
I wasn’t pitiful because I was poor, sick, hungry, or unable to get what I wanted. It was not pity that each of them died without knowing that they could be a great light in his life.
I just felt sorry for the possibility of many people not even trying anything and living helplessly and returning to the darkness again.
If I had life left, I could have done something more for them.
‘It’s greed.’
Only those who have lived their own lives properly can truly care about the lives of others.
Just before he died, Hwajincheon boasted that he had lived a life without regrets, and only when the waters of the Samdocheon River shimmered did he feel sorry for countless people whose names he did not know.
‘I can’t help it.’
I realized it later, but even that wasn’t a regret.
If this is a piece of my life, wouldn’t this also be a shining side of life?
Sigh.
Is it a fantasy or an auditory hallucination?
I saw someone wearing long clothing filled with darkness appear, raising a hazy fog.
‘Are you a messenger who will guide me to King Yeom?’
It was then.
Wooooow.
A subtle golden radiance bloomed around the chasa’s body.
It was such a beautiful and cozy light. It was holier than any light and stricter than any energy.
The light, which cannot be defined by any one temperament, made such a strong impression that one felt ecstasy just by encountering it.
‘Now take me with you.’
It was then.
The golden brilliance suddenly became a wave and engulfed Hwa Jin-cheon’s body.
“Huh!”
Cheeeeeeeek!
The toxins that had accumulated all over my body began to come out one after another.
Although the wasted vitality did not replenish, the dullness that had been causing pain to the body disappeared.
My vision gradually became clearer and my limbs gained strength. At best, it would only be able to walk and stand, but even that was an amazing amount of energy for Hwa Jin-cheon now.
The pupil of Hwajincheon, which was a dull light, returned to that of the Yongdu Ark leading 100,000 beggars.
The coughing that made my lungs cringe and the fluid flowing from my eyes stopped.
In this way, Hwa Jin-cheon was able to know that a person full of darkness with a golden radiance on his body really existed.
And while waiting for that person, I fell into the swamp of death, and soon realized that I had even forgotten that I was waiting for someone.
Still, Hwajincheon remained calm.
“Are you here?”
A very calming voice.
A human full of darkness spoke.
“It’s been a while.”
“Since your position is strong, I should also give you preferential treatment, but I will give you lower treatment using the excuse that there is not much time left to go.”
“Do whatever you want.”
Hwa Jin-cheon smiled.
“It looks good.”
The dark man shook his head.
“I’m busy. “I can’t describe how difficult and crazy it is every day.”
“At one time, I thought you were an extremely dangerous person. “I still think that way to some extent.”
“I’ve heard this so many times that I’m not even impressed.”
“But I’m glad there are people like you in this world right now.”
“Thank you for the compliment.”
It was a dry voice.
Hwa Jin-cheon leaned his back against the wall.
It was a wooden wall so worn that it was embarrassing to call it a wall. Hwa Jin-cheon, who had lost weight and became lighter than a woman, made a creaking sound even when she leaned on it.
“The distance is quite far, but you managed to come all the way to Ye.”
“That’s right. “It would have been much easier if the Ark hadn’t acted like a fool.”
“You’re grumbling all the way through.”
“For me, Ark is that kind of person. A person who has no problem grumbling.”
“Puh! “What did I do so wrong to you?”
“I just don’t like it.”
Hwa Jin-cheon chuckled.
People often say things like that in front of a dying person. But I know that it is not said with malicious intent. In fact, this image of this man was ten thousand times better than the images of other people full of worry and sadness.
The dark man sat down opposite Hwajincheon.
“So why did you call me? “I called you because you felt bad about leaving alone?”
“If that was unfortunate, I would have called the stupid disciples and elders. Why would they have called you?”
“Wouldn’t you have done it better? What kind of strategy is this? “This is the last time I live in a ruined house, and my reputation as the owner of the best place in the world will cry.”
“When you die, your reputation will freeze to death. Even if it’s an ark or something, it’s a mess anyway. “It’s nice to be a nuisance to beggars.”
“Well, I guess that’s not wrong.”
A moment of silence fell between the two.
The first to break the silence was a young man shrouded in darkness.
“Why did the person who wanted to go alone and leave the letter to the elder at the Emerald Jade Center call me?”
“I envied you.”
Although it was a random remark, the young man reacted blankly.
“It’s natural for older people to envy youth.”
“You were the same when I first saw you and when I saw you again. “It seemed overly dangerous, and I doubted its authenticity when I saw such a dangerous person risking his life for the sake of the world.”
“… … .”
“When Sichuan’s work was completed and I saw you, I finally realized. You are someone who truly knows life. “Without any intention, he was just a person who would fight against the world for the people in his arms.”
“Everyone would do that.”
“Everyone thinks like that. But not everyone can act.”
“… … .”
“You are a person who knows that all people in the world are as precious as my people are. That’s why he moved like that.”
“It’s a huge misunderstanding. “I just didn’t like the three religions.”
Hwa Jin-cheon smiled.
“Are you embarrassed?”
“Honestly, a little?”
“Fuhaha!”
Hwa Jin-cheon burst into laughter at the answer of the good-natured young man. I was surprised that I still had the strength to laugh that much.
The young man also smiled and said.
“Eunwon or whatever, they are trying to conquer the continent. A lot of people will die. But is that why you would use it? “They’re not the kind of people you can laugh at and make up with, so all that’s left is to grab each other and blow them away.”
“Okay, that’s enough.”
“Why did you call me? “Not just praising me.”
Hwa Jin-cheon sighed and said.
“You probably know that people from the North Sea Ice Palace came to Shaanxi.”
“I know.”
“… … Honestly, I don’t know. I told the elders, but I thought I should tell you separately, so I called you here. “I missed you too.”
“What do you mean?”
“No matter how much openness competes for supremacy in information, it is difficult to obtain information from outside sources. Even more so when it comes to ice palaces. “Because it’s so far away that I don’t even know where it is in the first place.”
“I guess so.”
“However, we were lucky enough to obtain top-secret information about the palace lord of the time.”
Hwa Jin-cheon took out a letter from his arms.
The young man said as he accepted the letter.
“If you had passed away before I came, it would have been a real waste of time.”
“I know right away that you searched my arms.”
The young man opened the letter and read it in silence.
After a while.
“Is it true?”
“That’s right.”
“He is the Ice Demon King… … .”
“At this point, I don’t know how she feels or what happened there that brought her here. “I consider it a miracle that I was able to obtain that much information.”
“Anyway, is what is written in this letter true?”
“I’m looking at the probability as greater than 80%.”
If it was the 80% that was said in the open, it had to be considered true almost unconditionally.
“And this, what is the last thing?”
“It’s about Tongcheon. Show that letter to Hugae. Then it will move on its own.”
“That’s interesting.”
“The more variables there are, the more headaches there are. “You are so good at saying things like that.”
“Because they also have headaches.”
“Well, it’s like that.”
Hwa Jin-cheon took a deep breath.
My body felt comfortable as all the turbid air had been expelled, but my limbs were getting heavier little by little. This was because the vitality gradually disappeared.
“Before you go, please do me a favor.”
“Sure.”
“My successor, Full Sang, is a guy who knows how to serve the world much better than me. He is very talented and has great insight. But he is too good for the head of an intelligence organization.”
“… … “I know.”
“Since you and I have a close relationship, I hope that you can support him as a friend when he is shaken.”
“Don’t worry. “I don’t know about Ark, but Hoogae is the friend with whom I shared my sincerity for the first time.”
“Hehe, thank goodness.”
These were words that could not be written in a letter. It was something that could be put at ease only if it was said face to face and sincerely.
‘Now that I think about it, even though I don’t have any regrets, there are at least one or two things I regret.’
Hwa Jin-cheon smiled and closed his eyes.
“It’s called empty transport and empty collection… … A beggar should act like a beggar and disappear like a beggar.”
With those words, all vitality came out of Hwa Jin-cheon’s body.
After looking at the dead Hwa Jin-cheon for a long time, the young man stood up and politely took the gun.
“See you later in that world.”
After a while.
Hwa Jin-cheon, who returned to the abandoned house where he had lived for the first time in his life, passed away along with his house in the careful make-up of a hero of a new era.
