Episode 532
Hundred Soldiers’ Divine Eyes (7)
Makwon’s eyes deepened.
Yang Chen shook his head.
“It’s not something I should say as the leader of the Black Island, but I like that you are very honest. “Even though I’ve never met you before, I can get a sense of your personality just by talking to you briefly.”
“….”
“You are a good person. I know righteousness and I know loyalty. A person who knows those two things also knows the way of human affairs. “There was a reason why people in the world thought that Baek Byeong-shin was a political faction figure.”
“I…”
“But the reason you were able to receive such an evaluation was because your martial arts skills were strong.”
Yang Chen closed his eyes.
Are you thinking about the past? Or is he thinking of Makwon?
“Because you possessed martial arts that overpowered everyone else, you were able to live well without having to put yourself in an uncomfortable area of the world.”
“I know my experience is limited.”
“I’m not talking about how much or how little experience you have or whether it’s dark or light.”
“…?”
“You have lived a solitary life as a martial artist. “You served others and punished evil, but you only watched this powerful society and did not enter it.”
“How do you know that?”
“Because I wasn’t as strong as you.”
“…?!”
A look of disbelief appeared on Makwon’s face.
Yangcheon was a powerful person in Seongcheon, and among them, he was an absolute figure who was considered the Immortal Emperor. So to speak, he is one of the top ten masters in the world. He is one of the ten people who can aim for the top spot in the world through martial arts alone.
That person wasn’t strong? It was difficult to understand.
“People understand that the reason I am called the Fighting King is because I am good at fighting.”
“no?”
“Right. “Some of it.”
“…?”
“I fought because I was weak. In fact, I suffered countless defeats. Defeat on the Black Island means death. In other words, I have passed countless times of death.”
Yang Chen chuckled. When I think about myself in the past, I smile.
“In order to survive in this harsh martial forest, I had to experience death. As I fought with my teeth clenched for so long, at some point, I ended up winning more than losing. “My martial arts skills became stronger and I began to learn how to survive.”
“….”
“Of all the realizations I have gained, do you know which one I trust the most?”
“….”
“In order to take something from someone else, you have to be prepared to lose something of your own.”
“…!”
“It could be life, martial arts, a group, or… it could be the past.”
Yang Chen looked back at Mo Yuan again.
Makwon’s eyes were as deep as a lake. The expression was no different from before.
“You should have thought. “How did we detect your danger?”
“You must have done your research.”
“of course. But did they only see your threat during the investigation? What was the reason for trying to save you? Did they only investigate Baekbyeongshin Army, one of the three armies? Or did they also investigate a person named Makwon?”
“…!!”
“You called us benefactors. But you didn’t show me your ledger. “You failed to properly complete the deal with Deputy Yeon.”
Makwon spoke in a somewhat quiet voice.
“No matter how much of a benefactor you are, you have no obligation to tell me the details of my personal affairs.”
“of course. “You are right.”
“if…?”
“If you weren’t Baek Byeong-shin and the atmosphere in Tanggeum Gangho wasn’t in such a tense situation, then you’re right.”
“…!”
The corners of Yang Chen’s mouth rose.
“Did I tell you? You just watched the world. I have never melted into it. “If you had ever set foot in the world, you wouldn’t have said something like that in front of me.”
“….”
“The ideal is something that should be pursued. But don’t ignore reality. Reality is much more ruthless and absurd than you think. “The reason you didn’t know that until now is because, like I said, you were strong.”
“….”
“And I am one of the strongest members of the martial arts group, which is said to be the most poisonous in this absurd world, and I am the leader of the Black Island.”
Mak Won’s eyes wavered for the first time.
“What about Deputy Yeon? Yeon Ho-jeong is a monster that even I, the head of the Black Island, cannot handle. He’s younger than me and his martial skills are weaker, but he’s never once treated me badly. No, I never looked down on you. “If you underestimate me, I will suffer.”
Makwon’s mouth opened without realizing it. He had no idea that Yang Cheon would rate Yeon Hojeong so highly.
“Do you understand? “You are dealing with the absurd leader of the dark world and a monster that makes even the leader nervous, but you did not play out all your cards.”
“….”
“Now do what you can.”
Those were heavy words.
Each and every word of Yang Cheon’s words are pounding into my heart.
Makwon was a person who learned a lot. By studying martial arts, he learned more knowledge than most scholars and applied it to create his own martial arts.
But even with that vast knowledge, he could not refute Yang Chen’s words.
That is the difference in the weight of words.
Books are a window to the world. It was also a learning experience about the world.
However, Makwon learned about that world only through books, while Yangcheon experienced it firsthand.
There is no difference between who is right and who is wrong. However, in the current reality, Mo Yuan cannot make Yang Chen understand no matter what means he uses.
On the other hand, he understood. He was persuaded by Yang Cheon.
In that case, you had to give the other person what they wanted. I had to respond to the other party’s trading methods. That was the rule here.
“It’s not such a great past.”
Makwon sighed.
“It’s just the past you see everywhere.”
“But it’s different if it’s a story between absolute figures who can shake up the martial arts world.”
“It’s nothing special, but if I’m being rude because of that, I’ll tell you.”
Yang Chen nodded.
“It has to be that way. “The world is not divided into black and white, but war is divided into black and white.”
“It’s black and white…”
Makwon smiled bitterly.
“I thought the world wasn’t so easy.”
“It’s not easy at all. It’s never simple. But we must understand that in order to live in a world that is not simple, we need to become somewhat simple.”
Of all the words I heard from Yang Cheon today, these were the most heart-wrenching words.
Mo Yuan went to the side of Yangtian and looked down the canyon.
It was truly an incredible height. It was a height from which it was difficult to guarantee one’s life if one fell, no matter how strong one was.
Makwon, who had been looking down for a while, suddenly asked.
“The Lord said he saw this man as an honest and decent man.”
“That’s right.”
“This is a truly grateful evaluation. “It’s not something I would say to the person who told me that, but…”
Mak Won turned his head towards Yang Chen.
“I think Vice President Yang is a very ambitious person.”
Yang Chen answered with a cheerful face.
“You saw it correctly. “I have great ambitions.”
“How ambitious is that? If the war ends in victory, I see it as an ambition to rally the troops again, push back against the Baekdo faction, and take over the world.”
If Makwon had been surprised so far, now it was Yangcheon’s turn to be surprised.
“Do you think so?”
“exactly.”
“Hmm.”
“And I don’t think this opinion will change in the future. “Buju Yang doesn’t seem like a person who can give up his greed.”
You have great insight.
Yang Chen couldn’t help but be impressed. Although he said he couldn’t blend in with the world or just watched, that doesn’t mean he thought Makwon was a great person.
But I didn’t know that he was seeing through me to this extent.
When you look at the other person, the other person also looks into their own abyss.
It is no exaggeration to say that such a thing is possible without any real world experience.
“So, although I think of Buju Yang as a benefactor, I don’t want to completely entrust everything to him.”
“Because of my desires?”
“exactly. “I will join hands to overcome the immediate danger, but I do not want to become a man of the ink dragon.”
“So to speak, we are comrades in arms.”
“exactly.”
“So it’s a shame. “You just watched the world.”
Yang Chen shrugged his shoulders.
“If I had a proper grip with the world, it would have been able to understand my desire.”
“I would have understood, but I would not have agreed. “I too have become hard-headed and it is too late to change my thoughts and beliefs.”
“Hehehe.”
“Deputy Yeon was different.”
“hmm?”
Makwon backed away.
“I didn’t know that the Vice Lord would rate Adjutant Yeon so highly. You must be well aware of Deputy Yeon’s abilities that I don’t know. However, I also felt something while looking at Adjutant Yeon.”
“….”
“Adjutant Yeon has no ambition. “There is only faith.”
“It’s a belief.”
“exactly. “Where Lieutenant Yeon’s eyes and the burning heart of the world’s greatest Jisoo are aimed, there is only the Three Bridges.”
“….”
“I’m not a fortune teller so I can’t predict a person’s future, but at least the Lieutenant Yeon I saw seemed like a person who would give up worldly affairs and go to his hometown and live a quiet life if he succeeded in stopping the Three Religions. ”
The more I looked at it, the more amazing my insight was. Yang Cheon also knew that the life Yeon Ho-jeong wanted was that kind of life.
Of course, I don’t know if I will actually live that kind of life.
“Not everyone has to do that. The world has become impoverished thanks to greedy people, and it is also developing thanks to them. But…”
Makwon chuckled.
“Now, I really like that side of Deputy Yeon.”
Yang Chen’s eyes deepened.
“if? Are you saying you won’t join the Inkryong Club?”
“I will join the Murim Alliance.”
“…?!”
“Didn’t you say you formed an alliance with the Murim Alliance anyway? If so, it would mean that no matter where I belong, I have at least one military power. “Of course, the Murim Alliance will have to accept me.”
“Hey Makwon.”
Makwon shook his head.
“Don’t try to convince me. Because you won’t be persuaded. “You know that too, right?”
“….”
“We will join forces to face a common enemy. Your father wanted that too, right? So please be fully satisfied with my current choice.”
Yang Chen’s eyes narrowed.
“As you said, when the war is over, there will be a struggle for leadership between the Black Island and the White Island. “If such a situation arises, I cannot treat you friendly as a member of the Murim Alliance.”
“It’s nothing new, right? “If it weren’t for what happened with the three religions, wouldn’t the Vice Lord have been worried about my life in the first place?”
“…Okay.”
Yang Chen grumbled.
“You really have a knack for confusing people’s minds.”
“It seems like it’s nature.”
Makwon turned around.
“let’s go. Please also call Deputy Yeon. King Chang, no, I will tell you everything about my execution.”
He walked down the canyon at a leisurely pace, with his back behind him.
Yang Chen sighed.
“Yeonhojeong, you b*stard.”
What on earth is so attractive about that guy?
Why does everyone he meets try to choose the place Yeon Ho-jeong looks at instead of himself?
Of course, Yang Chen knew the answer. But I didn’t want to admit it.
If you admit it, you will become nothing more than an old wretch driven wild by ambition.
“It’s not easy to make a dream come true.”
Yang Chen grumbled and followed Mo Won.
