Episode 139
A ragtag group (3)
Noon the next day.
“Ugh, it’s cold.”
Yunho rubbed his shoulders with his hands.
“If you had called someone, they would have come out on time. Why are you so late?”
Dong-ho (冬豪) scolded me.
“It’s not even half an hour since we arrived.”
“anyway! “If you call me, you have to show up on time!”
“Sniff, when I’m in front of that person, I freeze and can’t even open my mouth properly.”
“This damn kid?”
“That’s just it.”
“Anyway, why did you come? “After playing in the village, we will return to the headquarters.”
“It’s all because of the death penalty.”
“What me?!”
“How do you know what kind of trouble the death penalty will cause? “They are all here to monitor the execution.”
Yunho snorted.
“What are you going to do by spying on me? “I came here because I wanted to get some fresh air.”
“I will do both.”
“Giggles.”
“Anyway…”
Dongho looked around.
“It’s more than I thought.”
Nearly fifty later exponents gathered at Pagungak Garden.
Most of them were mountain people from the Gudaemun sect. And they were the losers of a fight that was broken after being attacked by Yeon Ho-jeong at least twice.
Young masters who have not yet taken on leadership positions in the clan. Although they may not be the best reviewers produced by each school, they were at least enough experts to be considered top-notch.
Dongho frowned.
“It’s strange.”
“what?”
“Most of these people belong to our Huashan, Qingcheng, Ami, Jeomchang, Kunlun. As for the rest… well, I’m not sure. “It’s the behavior of a ronin, though.”
“however?”
“Isn’t it fascinating? “Not a single person from the six generations came?”
Yunho shook his head.
“Isn’t it surprising at all?”
“why?”
“That gentleman is the eldest son of the Yeon family. It is said to be part of the six generations. “Isn’t it a loss of respect for members of the same Yuk family to join a military unit with a nobleman like that as the commander?”
“Ah…”
“Well, there might actually be someone I’m friendly with. But the elders of the family would have stopped it, right?”
Dongho looked at Yunho with admiring eyes.
“How do you know about the death penalty?”
“Hey. “But aren’t I from a prestigious family?”
“Your brother-in-law was from the Yu family?”
“…Not to the point of rubbing it there, but just putting some pressure on your head in a small area?”
“As expected, you are someone who has learned about the world in advance. “Maybe it’s because I’ve lived in the mountains since I was young, so I don’t really understand the struggles of the world.”
Yunho smiled bitterly.
“Don’t bother trying to understand. “The deeper you know, the dirtier and filthier it becomes.”
“Hmm.”
Dongho scratched his head.
“But the death penalty.”
“Why again?”
“I didn’t ask you until now on purpose…”
“What’s taking you so long?”
“Why on earth are you trying to join the Confucian military unit led by that person, Yeon Ho-jeong?”
Yunho licked his lips.
“There are many reasons.”
“The captain hasn’t arrived yet, so please talk to me.”
“Hmm.”
Yunho cleared his throat by clearing his throat and lifted his index finger.
“I have nothing to do at the first volcano.”
“That’s an incredibly trivial reason.”
“sudden.”
“What about the second?”
Yunho even raised his middle finger.
“I want to experience the second powerhouse.”
“what? The death penalty has been passed down several times, right? “Didn’t you participate in the fight against bandits before?”
“You b*stard, can you say that you have fully experienced the river by just descending the mountain a few times? “I want to see a wider world.”
“Hey, what if the captain only goes around one area?”
“…I haven’t thought about it that far, but there’s nothing I can do about it then.”
“And is there another reason?”
“third.”
Yunho clenched his fist.
“You can train freely.”
“yes?”
“Neither you nor I have any positions at the headquarters. So to speak, it’s almost like a reserve force, but you have to live according to the time without any need. “Sometimes you have to stand guard at the gate.”
“Well, it’s an honor in its own way.”
“It’s an honor. But I want to do something bigger than that. “I want to go back and grow several times bigger than now.”
Yunho licked his lips.
“Well, you won’t be learning a new martial art, but won’t you have more time to persevere? “I have no doubt that this military experience will be of great help to my life.”
Dongho’s eyes sparkled.
“It’s a respectable death penalty.”
“What respect? In the end, I came in because I wanted to do things my way.”
“Still. “I don’t have a goal as grand as the death penalty.”
“I’m sure it’s not just me.”
“yes?”
Yunho looked around.
A person standing leisurely and looking up at the clouds, a person sitting on a small rock and dozing off, a person sitting cross-legged and concentrating on something.
It was truly an incredibly diverse group.
“I guess they all came with similar thoughts. “The situation will be similar.”
From Yunho’s perspective, their martial arts skills were strong enough. He was at a level that could easily lead him to the top level in a strong league, and among them, there were people like him who had just entered the peak realm.
It’s just that the standards of the so-called prestigious political factions are too high, but they were also quite talented people. Aren’t the majority of martial arts people unable to reach their level even if they practice martial arts all their lives?
However, those gathered here will want more. Although he is not a postscript that can represent the Samun, his pride is as good as anyone else’s.
Dongho sighed.
Yunho tilted his head.
“Why are you sighing all of a sudden?”
“I’m just frustrated.”
“There’s a lot to be frustrated about, young guy.”
“There is only a two-year difference between me and my brother-in-law.”
“…Tsk.”
A look of sadness appeared on Dongho’s face.
“I think they and we are all people who had high expectations from the monks.”
“yes.”
“In the end, most of them came together because they were half-hearted.”
Yunho didn’t answer.
He also agreed with Dongho’s opinion. However, I felt like I would become so miserable if I said those words out loud.
“That’s the way the world is….”
In the end, I ended up just saying something that sounded like an old man’s complaint.
“Purrrrrrr Anyway, as my brother-in-law said, it’s getting colder.”
“That’s right.”
“Ah, when will the man who will be our leader arrive?”
It was then.
“omg!”
Someone took a breath.
“Surely, who is that person?”
“Soseongeom (小仙劍) Okcheong!”
“Shh! Hey, the distribution is higher than ours! “Watch your mouth!”
They looked at Jade Qing with passionate eyes.
Okcheong is the only disciple of Geomseon Takmuja, who was named in the Thirteenth Place of Seongcheon.
The name of Geomseon is known everywhere, but especially in the Gudaemun School, where martial arts of Taoist Buddhism are practiced, he was on the same level as Master Muheo of Gwonsin (拳神).
A being that the Baekdo martial arts community cannot help but praise. Okcheong was the only disciple of Geomseon and a genius among geniuses who was rumored to be born with the talent of a martial god.
“But why is that person…?”
“Are you sure you want to join Yu’s army?”
“Oh, that can’t be possible. “You must be busy learning from Geomseon.”
“That’s true too.”
“…Hmm, do you have any ill feelings toward Yeon Ho-jeong?”
“Huh, I guess so.”
The rustling sound is very audible.
Okcheong looked around with an awkward expression and then headed to a corner. It was burdensome to get involved with someone I didn’t know.
Anyway, the atmosphere got quite heated with Okcheong’s appearance. For them, he was not an easy person to talk to, but if he even became Geomseon’s disciple, it seemed like he would have some advantages even if he worked as a Confucian soldier.
Yunho, who was looking around, suddenly approached Okcheong.
“hello.”
“Oh, hello.”
Yunho said with an embarrassed expression.
“I was grateful at that time.”
“When?”
“Um… after working with that practitioner…”
“Ah!”
Okcheong shook his head.
“Never mind. “It was natural.”
“Haha, I’m still thankful. By the way…”
Yunho asked quietly.
“Is Taoist Okcheong also joining the Yu army?”
“I don’t know yet.”
“yes? “You don’t know yet?”
Okcheong said with an awkward expression.
“I just came here after hearing a rumor. Yeon Daehyeop, no, the Yeon Confucius did not look for me.”
“…yes?”
“I’m just saying that I came here because I heard that a Yu army is being organized with a senior scholar as the leader. “I also heard on my way that the practitioner personally went and made a suggestion to his disciples.”
“Ah…”
Yunho tilted his head.
“Why did that guy do that? “If you are a martial artist of Okcheong Taoist’s level, it would be normal to visit him every month and ask for it.”
Okcheong quenched his appetite.
“It could have been because my martial arts skills were so substandard….”
“Yes? Hey, how can you say that? If Taoist Okcheong’s martial arts skills are below the level, we will have to go out and die.”
“no. “Really, my martial arts skills were nothing special.”
Yunho grinned.
“You have great humility.”
That’s not humility.
Okcheong tried to explain the past situation but soon stopped. It was too long a story to explain, and it was awkward to talk to a stranger in the first place.
How much time has passed like that?
“hmm?”
“Someone is coming.”
Everyone’s eyes lit up.
Sabagsabag.
The sound of walking on the snowy ground tickled the listener’s ears.
Eventually, a woman appeared.
“Oh….”
“Ah, you’re beautiful.”
“Archer?”
The person who came in as an outdoor sponsor was Mukbi.
She blushed slightly, as if she felt awkward when people looked at her.
Yunho’s eyes lit up.
“Isn’t that archer a friend of the practitioner?”
“….”
“Master Jade Qing?”
“Yes yes? “Oh, did you call me?”
“…Yeah. Oh, by the way, you know Taoist Okcheong too, right? “That archer.”
“I know.”
Even if you know it, you know it too well.
Okcheong smoothed her thighs without realizing it.
‘The hit was concentrated here.’
Yeon Ho-jeong once in a while ordered Ok-cheong to remain silent and let Ok-cheong shoot an arrow.
It was a blunt arrow without a point, but every time it hit, I could barely suppress a terrifying scream from coming out of my throat. Mukbi’s arrows were so fast that it was difficult to dodge them with Okcheong’s reaction speed.
‘I’ve never had a conversation, but I’m sure Mo Soje’s martial arts skills are much better than mine.’
I’m sure it will. The memory of the immense pain rising from her thighs filled Okcheong with fear.
‘…Ugh, stop imagining.’
That was when everyone was looking at Mukbi with eyes full of curiosity.
“Wow, there were more people gathered than I expected?”
Everyone looked at the entrance to the sponsorship in surprise.
Yeonhojeong was there. The sight of him wearing the powerful Gwangryongbu on his shoulder blades looked quite pleasant.
“Let’s see… one, two, three, four… I guess it’s about fifty.”
All the scattered late-stage indexes straightened their postures.
In any case, he was the leader of this Yu army. Regardless of one’s age or military skill, one had to have certain manners.
Yeon Ho-jeong said with a smile.
“Have you packed all your luggage?”
“…?”
What does this mean?
Yunho asked as representative.
“What do you mean, did you pack your bags?”
“hmm? “Is it literally?”
“Yes?”
Yeon Ho-jeong grinned.
“Didn’t you hear what I said? I’m leaving today.”
