Episode 264
Confession (2)
In a dark room.
A dark shadow appeared on the face of the official who was drinking with the help of a single candle.
“…Use it.”
There were already five or six bottles of alcohol rolling around on the table.
It depends on what you are pursuing, but if you are a normal naegong expert, you will not get drunk easily. This is because true energy always protects internal organs and constantly removes impurities.
When you break through the barrier of all kinds, your true energy penetrates all the way to the fine veins, and your energy flows freely and effortlessly. It was safe to say that unless Jinki was forced to stop his path, he would almost never get drunk.
Moreover, Tang Gwan was a poison master who had encountered and consumed thousands of poisons. Even if you suppress the spirit, a few bottles of hard liquor won’t make you drunk.
But why?
For some reason, after drinking alcohol for the first time in 20 years, the party felt intoxicated.
“Don’t panic.”
The official smiled crookedly.
The sharp smile on his shaded face looked as eerie as a dagger’s edge.
“I didn’t have any great expectations anyway. The only thing I can trust is myself. “There is nothing to wish for or be disappointed in.”
That’s what they said, but the official also knew. The person he was after joining the Murim Alliance was very different from the person he was when he reigned as an emperor in Sacheon.
I just don’t want to admit it. A change in yourself and a reality where you are no longer the center.
Grumble.
Now, it’s hard to even smell the aroma coming from the filled glass.
The official closed his eyes.
“What on earth is the problem?…”
The official, who was smiling bitterly and muttering to himself almost like a sigh, suddenly felt a ray of popularity.
‘…?!’
The official’s eyes suddenly became sharper.
Pusss.
By using my inner energy, I released alcoholic energy in an instant. I thought I had absorbed everything, but there was definitely a reason why I got drunk.
‘He’s an expert.’
An amazing master was standing beyond the door.
Stable yet controlled prayer. Because he did not reveal himself, he could not feel the overwhelming spirit, but it was only the detachment of a lion hiding its claws.
‘when?’
It seemed like his senses had become dull due to intoxication.
The official shouted sharply.
“What kind of guy are you!”
At that time, a serious voice was heard from outside the door.
“I am Yeongaju.”
At that moment, the official’s eyes deepened.
‘Yeonwi?!’
surprising.
Although we never paid much attention to each other, we met several times at the Fonggong meeting. There were many opportunities to infer the opponent’s martial arts skills.
However, the difference between the prayers I felt at the meeting and the prayers I felt now were worlds apart.
‘There has been this much progress in the meantime?!’
Or was he hiding his powers from himself?
The official who was looking at the sliding door turned his head.
“I will overlook the rudeness that came without notice. Bye….”
The official, who was about to tell us to leave, flinched for a moment.
‘I think I respect you enough. In some ways, even more so than the two people here. It’s not because I’m afraid of you, but because I know your personality.’
Moyong’s voice seemed to ring in my ears.
The official’s face was very distorted.
“…Go back now.”
At the same time, Yeonwi’s voice was heard.
“I came because I wanted to drink. “I have no official business, so let’s have a drink when we have time.”
“I told you to go.”
“I brought you some good-smelling alcohol.”
“….”
“I understand if you want to be alone. “I will come back later.”
The guesthouse, who was looking out the window, sighed deeply.
“If it doesn’t suit your taste, you know how to kick it out right away.”
After a while, the two people sat across the table.
“You fooled me.”
“Don’t you like alcohol?”
The official frowned.
“Are you saying that? “You brought some cheap liquor that no one would drink, and it smells good?”
Yeonwi spoke naturally.
“Even if it is a good-smelling liquor, will it be able to convey the message between the two family owners who have been tempered with deadly poison?”
“….”
“I chose him with great care. “This is the strongest alcohol I’ve ever drunk.”
Otherwise, it is correct.
The corner of the official’s mouth rose.
“That’s a good excuse.”
“I’ll pour you a drink.”
Yeonwi filled the glass in the party hall.
The official who was quietly watching the Yeonwi asked in a rough voice.
“So what’s your business?”
“I told you, right? It’s not official business. “I just came here to have a drink.”
“Is that lie really true?”
“It’s not a lie.”
“It’s not a lie? “Are you asking me to believe that?”
“Why don’t you believe it?”
“Are you sure you should trust someone who comes to you and asks you to have a drink at such an exquisite time? “Don’t you think this is too conscientious?”
Yeonwi filled her glass with a dull expression.
Unlike the party hall, Yeonwi’s face, with the shadows on the right side of his face, gave off an old-fashioned atmosphere, as if he were looking at a famous painting drawn with thick strokes.
“If you really thought that way, then you were wrong about me.”
“what?”
“I don’t know what kind of people you’ve dealt with so far, but I’m not a person who practices nine-legged swords.”
The official laughed.
“You have become a saint. “So, if it’s not official business and you’re not here to placate me, then what on earth did you come here for?”
“I came here to keep you company.”
“Hahaha!”
The official burst out laughing like crazy.
“Comrade? “What do you gain by being my companion?”
“I could get to know you better.”
“…!”
It was an unexpected answer.
Tang Gwan, who was glaring at Yeon Wi with cold eyes, emptied his glass.
“If you have nothing to say, just leave.”
“Your daughter was very upset.”
“…what?”
Yeonwi’s voice was extremely grave.
“He pretends not to, but he’s very worried about you.”
“….”
“As you know, your daughter is related to my son. “Thanks to you, we were all able to eat together yesterday.”
bang!
The table shook.
A terrifying murderous spirit emanated from the officer’s eyes.
“Get out now.”
“Do you plan to keep coming out that crooked way?”
“I’m not telling you to leave now!”
“Do you want to lose your daughter like that?”
“It’s noisy! You have to behave appropriately! “Third parties are not involved in other people’s housework!”
“It’s okay to be criticized even if you do something to others. “Let’s not be ostentatious with our children.”
“profit!”
“And what did you just say?”
Yeonwi’s eyes grew cold.
“exactly. This is nonsense and advice. But you can’t be angry with me.”
“What?!”
“When it comes to matters related to children, you should listen to even the advice of a street butcher. “You must keep your ears wide open even to the advice of the meanest person in the world.”
“…!”
“It’s my child’s job to wonder if it’s okay to put in that much effort. “If I close my ears and just scream like you, I could live my whole life without ever seeing my child’s face.”
The official’s cheeks trembled.
Surprisingly, he couldn’t shout at Yeonwi anymore. Considering his personality, it was a situation where he could use his own hands immediately, but he didn’t recklessly open a poisonous attack.
Looking at the temple like that, I finally realized the connection.
‘He is more cold-hearted than I thought.’
This is a man who can become more ferocious than anyone else when he really explodes.
But the line before it exploded was much deeper than I thought. Although he appears to be truly unstoppable, it means that he at least instinctively sees which is better between the worst and the lesser evil.
‘and.’
Yeonwi’s eyes deepened.
‘Isa also loves her daughter in her own way.’
Of course, the method was crooked and self-righteous.
But the important thing was that he regarded his daughter as his child. That was what really mattered.
A heart that values the other person. If your feelings are real, you will be able to improve your relationship even though the process may be somewhat difficult.
“I also did a lot of things I couldn’t do to my children.”
“….”
“I was raised too strictly. “Until a few years ago, my second son couldn’t even talk to me, and my oldest just wandered off and drank a lot.”
“….”
“Do you think that’s their fault? no. It’s all the parents’ fault that their children are like that. “If parents do not properly care for their children, they will be ruined.”
The official’s eyebrows twitched.
Yeonwi emptied his glass and said.
“I was lucky. The two sons grew up well on their own without any help from their parents. So I thought. I’m probably the luckiest person in the world with children. “This is separate from the feeling of sorry I feel for my children.”
“….”
“But looking at it like this, you look pretty lucky too.”
Yeonwi tilted her upper body forward.
The guest unconsciously leaned back in his chair.
“Dangaju.”
“….”
“The reason I came to see the Tang family was because the relationship between you and Prince Moyong was strained, and that was not why I wanted to placate you.”
“….”
“I went to the point of no return, but thanks to my children, I improved my relationship. So you can see. “After a while, you too will reach a point of no return, just like me.”
The official’s lips twitched.
“So you want to be treated like a senior?”
Yeonwi shook his head.
“The matriarch’s daughter is my son’s friend. “What brought me here was my concern as a father with a child.”
“Don’t act nice.”
“I never thought I was good.”
“You came because of me and ivory? Don’t be funny. Who would believe that I came because I wanted to tell someone with whom I am in a hostile relationship to take good care of his children…”
“What you need to take care of properly is your pride that is only exercised in useless things.”
“…!”
Yeonwi stood up from her seat.
“We’re not in a hostile relationship anymore, are we?”
“Illusions are also common.”
“You can’t even have an adversarial relationship.”
It was a remark that stimulated pride. The official looked up at Yeonwi with bloodshot eyes.
Yeonwi, who was quietly looking at the hall, smiled for a moment.
“I’d like to ask you one question.”
“….”
“Did you ask Prince Mo Yong about the source of the listening poison?”
The hotel did not respond.
Yeonwi nodded.
“I knew so. The source of the listening reading was not important to you. Or, to be more precise, he must have guessed who made the listening poison on that handkerchief.”
“…Just leave now.”
“In other words, didn’t you also want to end your relationship with Prince Moyong, so you took advantage of our eldest child’s persuasion?”
“….”
The official turned his head to his glass.
Yeonwi, who was watching him silently, took control.
“I know how you wanted to be alone. “It was a bit of an extreme remark, but it was something I really wanted to say, so I made a big mistake.”
“That’s all you need to know.”
“Today, as a courtesy, I will drink fragrant silk liquor instead. “Give me a word and I will save my time.”
Yeonwi left the room.
Dang-gwan, who was looking down at his glass in vain, poured some white liquor.
As I downed the full bottle of alcohol in one go, my throat felt sore again.
“Both the father and the child have a dagger attached to their tongue.”
The official drank a bottle of Baekju.
The heat rising from the solar plexus spread to the entire face.
“…write.”
* * *
“what are you doing?”
“hmm?”
Yeon Ho-jeong, who was sitting alone in a chair and looking out the window, turned his head and looked at Muk-bi.
“what? “When did you come?”
“Just now. I’m on my way back after training. “I thought the light was on.”
“I just wanted to think about something.”
Yeon Ho-jeong nodded.
“You had a hard time today too.”
Mukbi also nodded.
“You worked hard. Take a break.”
“okay.”
As Mukbi left, Yeonhojeong looked up at the sky outside the window again.
The twinkling starlight was beautiful.
“…It’s time.”
