Episode 505
Summary and Challenge (5)
“Go.”
Paeyul wiped his sweat and grumbled.
“what? “I was wondering if you would meet me after a long time, but did you call me to meet you because of a problem that didn’t even seem like a problem?”
“I mean, it’s a treat. “I’m really worried.”
“People call that worrying about being full.”
Yeon Ho-jeong licked his lips and poured alcohol into a glass.
“It’s done. “I wonder who I’m talking about this to.”
“Look at my speech habits?”
“yes. “A social misfit who can’t even change his speech habits should not become the head of the family.”
Paeyul looked at Yeon Ho-jeong as if he were seeing a strange person, then turned his head.
There was a river there.
“You there. “What do you think?”
Kang-ryang blinked.
“Me?”
“okay. “Don’t act like you’re innocent and just roll your eyes, but tell me.”
“Hmm.”
Kang-ryang scratched his head.
“I don’t know if what I’m saying means anything, but I don’t know why you’re worried?”
“okay?”
“yes. “You can just do Sogaju and Gaju, right?”
Paeyul shrugged his shoulders and looked at Yeon Hojeong.
“Don’t you think your junior made a very wise decision on your behalf?”
Yeon Ho-jeong frowned.
“I don’t know if it’s wise, but I know it’s an insincere answer.”
Kang-ryang cleared his throat.
“Because I don’t like worrying that much.”
“I know, dude.”
“You’re swearing right away.”
“Why is this an insult?”
“Anyone listening…”
“Just shut your mouth, man.”
Yeon Ho-jeong, who scolded Kang Ryang, asked Pae-yul.
“What about your senior? If Jangmun-in were to tell your senior to prepare as the next Jangmun-in, would you do it?”
“I’m not that type of person.”
“So what if?”
“There is no such thing as if. And I’m not the type of person to do that.”
“I can’t say anything.”
“You really need to change your mind. What I’m saying is, don’t talk about it and focus on your own problems. “Why are you putting me in there?”
“Senior, you have a hard time speaking.”
“Are you the only one who will do it, dog butcher?”
Gangryang whistled softly. It was the first defeat of Yeonhojeong in a long time.
Yeon Ho-jeong grumbled.
“Why should it be me when I could have done well if I left it to Jipyeong?”
“Because you are the eldest son.”
“In this fortress-like world, do we establish succession by considering the eldest son?”
“Most of them?”
“….”
“Not only is he the eldest son, but he is also very capable. “When you have such a talented person, why would you entrust the role of the head of the family to your second son, who is young and not the eldest son, much less has a weak personality?”
Yeon Ho-jeong’s eyes lit up.
“Jipyeong is not someone who should be undervalued like that. Honestly, if you only consider the sword….”
“You should stop bragging about your younger brother.”
“….”
“No matter what, from your father’s point of view, there is absolutely no reason to pass on the family title to the second child. “It’s not a question of who is better.”
Yeon Ho-jeong sighed.
Paeyul, who was quietly looking down at him, clicked his tongue and sat down.
“Hey Kangyoung.”
“It’s strong.”
“Okay, just give me a glass.”
“yep.”
Paeyul, who poured alcohol into a glass and emptied it in one go, asked in a somewhat serious tone.
“what’s the problem? “Not like you.”
Yeon Ho-jeong sighed again.
“Because I don’t think I’m worthy of being the head of the family.”
“Not for that reason.”
“That’s the whole reason.”
“really?”
“yes. Wouldn’t it be better to entrust the family to someone with a gentle personality and outstanding talent, rather than entrusting the family to someone who might die at any time?”
Paeyul’s eyes deepened.
“You don’t know when you will die?”
Yeon Ho-jeong buried his back in the chair.
He was continuously sighing, but his eyes were deep and confused.
“I am the one who will go to the most dangerous place in the war against the three religions.”
“….”
“Luck is also a skill? you’re right. However, it is a fight where one mistake can result in your head being blown off. “No one knows how long that level of luck and skill will support me.”
“So you don’t want to be the head of the family?”
“The exact thing is, there is no need to become the head of the family. Also, given the atmosphere at home, Jipyeong will be better off than me.”
Yeon Ho-jeong fiddled with his empty glass.
“To be more honest, I don’t want to pass on to Ji-pyeong a position that will become even more burdensome after I die.”
You think of yourself as a body that doesn’t know when it will die.
And I couldn’t say for sure that what he said was nonsense.
In fact, Yeonhojeong was always at the forefront. There was not a single battle in which Yeon Ho-jeong did not participate in the battles against the three religions that had taken place so far.
In other words, the enemy also had no choice but to keep a close eye on Yeonhojeong. If he happens to meet Yeon Ho-jeong while passing by, he will definitely try to kill her.
Yeon Ho-jeong threw herself into such a cruel world.
“Everyone dies. Murim people are even more familiar with death. But I am much closer to death than an ordinary martial artist.”
“….”
“The only position I can stay in is one where a competent successor can lead the organization without any major problems even if I die.”
“Like Uijeong-gun?”
“yes. “Like Uijeong-gun.”
Pae-yul, who was looking at Yeon Ho-jeong, suddenly asked.
“Let me ask you one question.”
“Please speak.”
“Why do you always want to be at the forefront of the fight against the Three Religions?”
“….”
“It may take a while, but you can actually teach people now. All we have to do is help those who will fight together to become enlightened. “Stop charging in alone.”
“It’s not wrong.”
“But you always try to deal with them before anyone else. “Thanks to your extraordinary abilities, you have been victorious in every battle you have participated in, but now it is time to think about your surroundings.”
Yeon Ho-jeong smiled bitterly.
“It’s not wrong, but I don’t think it will be easy to do that.”
Paeyul shook his head.
“I’m not saying don’t get too worked up. As you said, people die anyway. “The only difference is whether you die irresponsibly, die responsibly, die prepared, or die unprepared.”
“….”
“But the various forms of death have something in common. “Do you know what that is?”
“I do not know.”
“In the end, what remains is the responsibility of the remaining people, not the dead.”
Yeon Ho-jeong’s eyes wavered.
“I understand your desire to think about the future, but if you live that way, you will definitely get tired. What if you get tired? Then you die. “Much sooner than you thought.”
“….”
“You may be more worried because it is your family’s matter. But make no mistake. Ultimately, it is the living who carry on the will of the dead. If you die, it ends there. But when you plan a strategy, you don’t plan it while worrying that you will die.”
“….”
“It’s the same around the house. If it is within your power, if you consider it a responsibility, accept it.”
Kang-ryang made a strange sound.
It felt like the serious atmosphere suddenly disintegrated. Paeyul frowned.
“What?”
“I thought there was something persuasive about it.”
“Okay, so shut your mouth, Kangyoung.”
“It’s strong.”
“It’s none of my business.”
Yeon Ho-jeong nodded.
“Hearing what my senior said, it seems like I was thinking deeply.”
Paeyul clicked his tongue.
“It really wasn’t like you. It was disgusting. “When you kill someone, you chop it up with that big axe, but why are you still worried about drinking because it’s your family’s business?”
“Because it’s a family affair.”
“Other people have families too.”
“You’re not my family.”
“Well, that’s true too.”
Yeon Ho-jeong stood up.
“I feel like things are getting a bit more organized. thank you.”
The defeat rate subtly followed suit.
“If you’re grateful, play a game with me….”
“I’ll repay this favor later. then.”
Huh.
Yeonhojeong disappeared like the wind. It was at such a speed that I couldn’t tell how it was moving even with my eyes open.
Paeyul’s face distorted.
“That b*stard really!”
As he was gritting his teeth, Kang-ryang asked vaguely.
“Would you like to play a round with me?”
“Clean it up.”
“It may not be as good as your brother, but it will be refreshing and fun.”
“Kang Young.”
“It’s strong.”
“Okay, go wash your feet and go to sleep. “It’s not a spear knife sharpened for cutting with snails.”
“I’m sorry, but I’m not a kid either. “Tuwang’s disciple fell with my sword.”
Paeyul’s eyes lit up.
“Tuwang’s disciple?”
“there is. “People who are big, arrogant and full of confidence are seen as minors.”
“What kind of pride do you have in beating up a guy like that?”
“The skills were real.”
“So damn…”
“But are you scared? Why do you keep taking it out?”
For a moment, Paeyul’s eyes became bloodshot.
No other words could have moved him. But are you scared? If you do not draw your sword even after hearing something like this from your junior, you are not a warrior.
bang!
Paeyul, who hit the table, turned around.
“Come out. “As Kangho’s senior, I will teach you a lesson.”
Kang-ryang stood up, grinning.
“great.”
* * *
Yeon Ho-jeong, who came out to a quiet vacant lot, saw Yeon Wi in the lotus position.
Wooooow.
Yeonwi’s body was surrounded by a bluish aura.
Yeon Ho-jeong’s eyes deepened.
‘That’s amazing.’
My thoughts have been sufficiently organized. When I came to talk about that, I saw an unexpected sight.
‘It’s become incredibly soft.’
He recalled his father’s true nature, which he saw for the first time after returning.
The prayer my father had at that time was so sharp that he didn’t even dare to approach it. It must have been like a treasured sword.
But what about my current father?
‘The brilliance and color of the true spirit are different, but above all, the bloody anticipation has completely disappeared.’
Yeon Ho-jeong felt a shiver run down his spine.
‘I’m already there…!’
When I returned to Maeng, I had a big dance with my father.
Surprisingly, my father has grown another step since then.
How much time has passed before there has been any progress? I knew that I wasn’t practicing as much as I used to be recently.
‘Something like enlightenment… No, this is not enlightenment.’
Yeon Ho-jeong’s eyes deepened.
‘Father has already opened the door to Mugeuk. You have already gained the initial enlightenment, and now you are just walking along the path you should take.’
The current martial arts that I have built up layer by layer in an orthodox way throughout my life.
My father’s strong craftsmanship, which insisted on only one path over the past years, now leads to faster growth than any other method.
Just because the basics are solid doesn’t mean everything is done. In a sense, it is giving wings to an area where it would not be surprising if faith, which borders on fanaticism, regresses.
It is the power of orthodoxy.
The sky was finally providing an unobstructed path of light to a true warrior who had perfected the one straight path among the most orthodox.
‘It’s amazing.’
How many terrible failures must my father have experienced to reach that level?
Did you overcome the difficult hurdle that others would have given up on countless times, without giving up even once and after taking on more challenges than failing?
Flash!
The brilliance of the sword fighting technique disappeared from Yan Wei’s body.
He stood up and looked back at Yeon Ho-jeong.
“Have you made up your mind already?”
Yeon Ho-jeong smiled. For some reason, I laughed.
Even though his martial arts skills improved, my father did not change at all.
“Yes, it’s sorted.”
“okay. “Let’s hear the answer. Do you have any intention of succeeding this father and becoming the next head of the family?”
Yeon Ho-jeong answered.
“I am….”
