Episode 425
Legend and Reality (4)
“Did something like that happen?”
“exactly.”
“What a great distribution. “Such verbal abuse in front of you and no one else?”
Inspector Tam smiled bitterly.
“If I think about it now, it was worth hearing that level of verbal abuse. “It’s been so long since I’ve seen such an outstanding junior that I felt playful without realizing it.”
Lee Boon clicked his tongue.
“No matter what, you can’t believe you’re using such abusive language against someone who is seventy years older than you. “I don’t know whether to call this distribution a good thing or a bad habit.”
“Hehehe, Soje thought that too at first.”
“Yes?”
Inspector Tam quenched his appetite.
“We have cut off ties with Buddhism and the secular world. “We live the rest of our lives for only one purpose, and the only family we have here is the people left here.”
“hmm.”
“When I said that I would not get involved in the world and should not judge us by the standards of the world, what is junior and what is respect? “If we’re going to question something like that, shouldn’t we also live like human beings?”
“….”
“I guess it all comes back to nothing in the end. If you’re going to discuss rules and laws, you should be part of them. “If we impose our own standards on others and say that we will live the way we want, how are we any different from those robbers of the dark island?”
This time I cleared my throat.
“If people really talk like that, what would happen to me?”
“That’s just the way it is. “When I think about it that way, I understand his reaction.”
“Anyway, I guess you agreed to his deal?”
“What can I do? If you refuse, they’ll really attack you with an axe. “I can’t get into a fight with a young junior at this age.”
“Tsk, maybe I should have just run away.”
“I thought that would be better, but the one that came out again was the Four Gods, so I couldn’t escape. “What should I do if I’m curious?”
Even though they had cut off ties with the world, both of them were masters who made a name for themselves as charlatans of the Baekdo political faction. The word ‘run away’ comes out of the mouths of such people so easily.
It is indeed far from ordinary. Just looking at the choice of words clearly gave the feeling that one had escaped the secular world.
This time, his eyes shined.
“What is the child’s name?”
“They say it’s Yeonhojeong. “I heard he’s the eldest son of Gangdong Byeoksan Yeonga.”
“Byuksan Yeonga… It seems like only yesterday that that martial family started to gain fame.”
Byeoksan Yeonga was a new shaman family when it was active this time.
Of course, Yeonga itself has existed in that area for a long time. However, it was not long before they began to show off their powerful force.
“As far as I know, Yeonga uses the orthodox swordsmanship of the Central Plains, but you trained the Four Gods? “Was it a family connected to the Shinigami?”
“I don’t know that. However, based on what we know, Shinigami can never be a group of martial artists. There is a high probability that it was passed down to that child.”
“Well, that too.”
This time, his eyes shined.
“I’m glad to see you. “None of us but you would have been able to look for traces of the Shinigami.”
“…Actually, I was very surprised. I was surprised and couldn’t believe it. “I never imagined that a young man who followed in the footsteps of the person who made me decide to spend my life in Fosan would appear before my eyes.”
“hmm.”
Inspector Tam looked up at the ceiling of the cave.
Although he was looking at the ceiling, his eyes were following the past.
“It was my first time seeing someone like that. “I could never have imagined the sight of all the arts of Shaolin being destroyed with just a few gestures.”
“….”
“But that doesn’t mean he revealed his true nature in earnest or crushed me with his energy. It was literally a disaster. But he didn’t seem to know much about Shaolin martial arts.”
Inspector Tam closed his eyes.
“He was able to see through all of my weaknesses from the moment I implemented my martial arts skills.”
This time I shook my head.
“I’ve heard this many times, but I really can’t believe it. Is it really possible to destroy the martial arts of Shaolin as soon as one sees the ultimate martial arts performed by someone as big as you?”
“I don’t know. “The only thing that is certain is that at least he had that ability.”
“her.”
“It’s the ability to see weaknesses… It may seem plausible at first glance, but if you think about it seriously, it’s a ridiculous ability. Geniuses who can imitate any martial art, no matter how complex, are born from time to time, but a person who can instantly describe the method of destroying a martial art is worthy of being a hundred-year-old. Moreover, it is impossible to immediately implement the law of destruction that came to mind without enlightenment at the level of a servant.”
“I want to ask you one thing.”
“Please speak.”
“What part of that guy reminded you of the Shinigami? “You said you have never felt even a trace of the charm of ‘that’ mysterious person.”
“Eyes and temperament.”
“Yes?”
Inspector Tam quenched his appetite.
“It’s difficult to explain precisely. However, the younger person’s brilliant eyes resembled the mysterious person from the past, and his unique temperament was also extremely similar, with only a slight difference.”
“…hmm.”
“I knew it the moment I saw it after everyone left. That this guy is his successor. “That is not an area that can be known by looking at internal energy or herbivory.”
This time I nodded.
“This too is fate.”
“That’s right. Looking at things like that, I don’t know if it’s right for us to stay here in Mt. Foshan and try to find the last part of the old legend.”
“This guy. Is it really necessary to say it that way? “If you say that, then what will become of the Zen masters who have been confined here for years and ended their lives?”
“Hehehe.”
Inspector Tam shook his head.
“Anyway, I guess I should get up now. “If I go now, I won’t be late for my appointment.”
“If you go this time, change your habits. I heard from my great-grandson that his reputation shook the powerful people of his time. “With that level of martial arts skills at that age, it’s enough to be arrogant.”
“He may be rough, but he is not arrogant. At least I think so.”
“is it? Well, if that’s you, then it must be something like that.”
“Anyway, I will come. You and the other brothers, please rest for about three or four days. “I must have been tired after working out for the first time in a while.”
“I will take care of it, so please come back safely.”
Detective Tam smiled and turned around.
This time, while quietly looking at his back, I said a word.
“Are you still possessed by that mystic?”
Inspector Tam stopped walking.
Tamgyeong stood there for a while, looking out of the cave, then burst into laughter.
“It’s a bit weird to say I’m obsessed, but it’s going to be hard to forget in the future. Even my older brother would have done the same.”
This time I nodded.
It’s not that it wasn’t, but it would have been an experience that would be hard to forget. Where would one feel the shock of the Shaolin martial artist, who was confident that he was invincible, being destroyed piece by piece?
Moreover, it is said that the mysterious man had the defeated Tamgyeong sit down and taught him new methods of martial arts at different levels and points to be improved upon in the existing martial arts over a period of more than two days.
Without that experience and teachings at that time, Tamgyeong would not have been called the strongest Arhat master in Shaolin history.
When Inspector Tam was on active duty, his reputation covered the Dead Sea. It must have been amazing because he was more famous than the head of Shaolin at the time.
Behind it all, there was a mysterious person who was the successor to the Four Gods.
“I didn’t know that our relationship would continue like this. They say that in the future, when you raise a disciple and send that disciple into the world, you will understand it automatically. They say that just by looking at it, you will realize that you are the successor to the Four Gods….” * *
*
“Yeon Gongja.”
“know.”
Yeon Ho-jeong turned his head.
A beggar-looking old man was walking from afar. It was exploration.
Inspector Tam grinned.
“Did you wait?”
“You came on time.”
“of course. “I have to keep my promise so as not to be beaten to death by a murderous junior who threatens me with an axe.”
“We will leave after class.”
“Hehe, unlike back then, your tone of voice is quite acceptable, isn’t it?”
“It’s the minimum courtesy to the other party doing business. And I don’t think now is the time to worry about such trivial things.”
“It’s trivial… yes, this is trivial.”
At that time, I met that person’s student in this way, and as he said, the way he spoke was very trivial.
“by the way.”
Inspector Tam turned his head.
There was silence there, looking at him with surprised eyes.
“Hey, who is this kid again?”
Mukbi, who was staring blankly at Detective Inspector, lowered his head in surprise.
“Junior Mukbi is meeting Kangho’s Noh Seonbae.”
Mukbi’s voice was faintly trembling.
It had to be that way. She didn’t notice it when she saw it from afar, but as she got closer, the dense prayer emanating from Tamgyeong’s body overwhelmed her.
‘An incredibly strong man!’
It is stronger than Yeonhojeong.
No, he was stronger than anyone he had seen in the Murim Alliance at the time. It was much stronger than the fire fighting that it had faced as an enemy.
This was a problem regardless of the difference between internal strength or herbivory. The old man in front of me was an expert of the Ilse who had practiced for a long time, one step above the level currently established by Yeon Ho-jeong.
‘no way…!’
Are you saying that he is a strong man of the Holy Heaven?
It was then.
“That’s not it.”
He immediately knew what she was thinking from her silent expression and prayer.
“Although they are juniors, their level, called by the name of Seongcheon, is completely different from mine. It has to be that way. “They have been pursuing martial arts for a long time, but since I entered this state, I haven’t had much time to melt into martial arts.”
Tamgyeong smiled and continued speaking.
“This is not humility, it is a clear fact. Even though I look great in the eyes of you and this friend, I haven’t reached heaven. And the difference will become deeper as time passes.”
“…!”
“Anyway, you’re amazing too. “He looks like he’s about the same age as this young man, but he’s a martial artist of that level… Hehe, even the next leader of the Nahandang headquarters will have a hard time handling him.”
Mukbi bowed his head again.
“Oh no.”
“But do you use archery? It’s unique. “Was there an archery school in the central plains of the time that would produce something as good as yours?”
Even though he knew the envoy’s name, he didn’t seem to know Gwanil’s name.
At that time, Yeon Ho-jeong raised his hand.
“Let’s stop talking nonsense. “The last one is coming.”
“hmm.”
Inspector Tam turned his head towards Soro.
For a moment his eyes became sharp.
‘Sakong (邪功)?!’
Grumble.
A rather large carriage was approaching.
He felt deceived by someone inside the carriage, not the coachman driving the carriage. Although the amount was so small that you couldn’t feel it unless you paid attention, once you felt it, the concentration of energy was no less than that of Yeonhojeong.
Inspector Tam asked.
“Who are you with?”
“You’re a damn b*tch who might help persuade a disobedient official.”
“…Yes?”
Coogung.
The carriage stopped.
Yunho of the Army of Death, who claimed to be the coachman, got up from the coach seat and bowed his head.
“I’m here, Master.”
“Good job. “You memorized the route, right?”
“of course.”
Yeon Ho-jeong said to Tamgyeong and Mukbi.
“Let’s get on. “I will go straight to the official residence of Master Jwapo.”
