Episode 144. If I can kill you, I’ll tell you.
As soon as the arrangement of Samdosanchae was roughly finished, Hwayongdoksim Namgungyeon said.
“There are seven dozen horsemen in the anaerobic colony, which is not good. I think it would be best to leave quickly before we get entangled with them. We are not ready to fight them yet.”
“That’s right. Go quickly.”
The twelve horsemen who were setting up the display were shaking in fear.
The same was true for Yoo Geun-sik, who was seriously injured.
“Are you going?”
Thanks to the repeated urging of Seolchasu and his party, the departure proceeded faster than expected.
The two carriages went back down the same road they had come up.
As soon as he left the mountain village, the coachman let out a long sigh of relief. For an ordinary person like him, the green forest mountain village was quite a burdensome place.
***
Around 3-5pm.
Two old men, each armed with a sword, climbed up Samdosanchae like the wind.
These are the twelve horse soldiers sent from the anaerobic colony.
They stayed at Samdosanchae for a while and then quickly went back down the mountain.
***
Jiju.
The two carriages of Yeonjeokha’s party raced fiercely along the highway.
“Come here! Come here!”
The coachman kept lashing his whip in an attempt to get into town before sunset.
The carriage was able to enter the city just before the gates closed.
As the carriage barely passed the gate, a sigh escaped the director’s lips.
Coming soon. Coming soon.
After a while, the carriage slowly entered the busy street.
Unlike Yeo Gang-hyeon, the streets were so crowded with people that it was difficult to drive a carriage.
Eventually, the director decided to take a separate carriage to a nearby stable, and the people got out.
Yoo Geun-sik, who was looking around, spoke to Seol Cha-su.
“Executioner, the city is so big, it’ll be hard to find us, right?”
“That’s right. This is like looking for a needle in a haystack.”
Seol Cha-su relaxed for once and smiled.
We moved for a whole day without resting for fear of meeting the anaerobic horsemen. This was especially true because the two carriages were so conspicuous.
But I feel reassured in a city of this size.
Of course, these two carriages weren’t common, so it was a bit nerve-wracking, but it was still much better than a small town.
Yeonjeokha and his party found a room at a nearby inn and stayed for a day.
The next morning.
Yeonjeokha and his party went out to the riverbank early to look for a boat.
As luck would have it, we were able to secure a large ship in less than half an hour.
The boat carrying the Yeonjeokha party and the two carriages slowly slid into the middle of the river.
Five men worked hard to push the boat toward the center of the river.
Finally, when they reached a place with good currents, the men who had been fishing were finally able to take a break.
Jin Seol-ha shouted brightly as she watched the river passing by behind her.
“Wow! Can I relax now?”
She looked at Seol Cha-su and Yoo Geun-sik as if asking for their consent.
In fact, I was nervous even after arriving at the landowner. However, the moment I got on the boat, my worries disappeared. Because no one could follow the boat.
Yoo Geun-sik, who was snickering, made a joke.
“I might be watching from the riverside and then come running.”
“Hey! No way.”
The two men chatted and joked around.
Seol Cha-su listened to the conversation between the two people and kept his gaze on the riverbank.
I noticed the peaceful daily lives of people walking along the riverside or catching fish by the river.
‘huh?’
Is it because I heard a joke that said, ‘They might come running from the riverside’?
Two people were seen running quickly along the riverbank, following the boat.
‘No way? No way?’
A worried voice was heard in Seol Cha-su’s ear as he shook his head excitedly.
“Master, it seems that those two old men are following the boat.”
It was then that the startled Seol Cha-su looked back at the two people on the riverside.
This time, Yeonjeokha spoke.
“I see. I guess you managed to find us.”
“Oh! What a pity. If only the boat had left first, we wouldn’t have found it.”
An exclamation came out of Namgungcheon’s mouth.
Seolchasu, Yugeunsik, and Jinseolha looked at the riverside with stern expressions.
Two old men were seen running alongside the boat.
Namgung Yeon, who was carefully observing the appearance of the river, pointed ahead and said.
“The width of the river is noticeably reduced in that part, so I’m sure I’ll jump into the boat.”
“Hey! Yeon-ah. Do you know who those old men are?”
Namgungcheon looked at Namgungyeon.
Since anaerobic digestion is in the joint, I thought she might know.
“The peak is similar to the two-stroke and the Muyeonggeom Baeksan. I heard that he entered the Musansochuk as a guest about ten years ago, but I guess he ended up becoming a Sipduma soldier.”
“Icho-ryang and Baek-san?”
Namgungcheon has a surprising face.
It was known that Jeongseomdo Icho-ryang and Muyeonggeom Baeksan were people with a strong sense of duty.
Even those people are called the Ten Horse Soldiers!
I thought only the best of Sapa could become the Ten Horsemen, but it seems that is not the case.
“Do you know them?”
Namgungcheon answered Simtong’s question with a bitter expression.
“The two of them were once swordsmen. After they got caught up in a grudge and killed the leaders of the political faction, they were called the Jeongsaji. Even those people became blinded by power and became the Ten Horse Soldiers. It’s really unbelievable.”
“Haha. They say you can know the depth of ten feet of water, but you can’t know the heart of a one-foot person.”
Perhaps because the topic of conversation is a corrupt political figure, Simtong has a somewhat smug expression on his face.
“They are masters of the sword and are called the Peak Sword and the Shadowless Sword, so you should be careful.”
Namgungcheon’s words stimulated Simtong’s competitive spirit.
Since reaching the level of Samhwachwijeong, I have only dealt with lowly bandits. The ten horsemen I have met so far have only excellent physical strength, but their martial arts skills are nothing special.
‘Hehehe. So that means he’s a master of the political faction.’
For once, determination appeared in Simtong’s eyes.
It seems like he’s secretly excited about the upcoming fight with a real expert.
Lee Cho-ryang said as he ran along the riverside.
“Baekhyun. I think they realized we were after them.”
“Haha. That won’t make any difference.”
“But somehow, I feel uneasy about killing the Cold Noodle Sword Demon.”
“Don’t worry about it. The Cold Noodle Sword Demon has a high level of background, but his actual skills are just so-so.”
The two people were talking while running quickly, but their breathing was not interrupted.
The new law was as smooth as the flow of good fortune.
If it weren’t for his appearance and the fact that he was a member of the Seongpa clan, he would have been a hermit.
A narrow river appeared in front of the two people who had been running for a while.
As if they had made a promise, Lee Cho-ryang and Baek-san lightly kicked off the ground and flew to the river.
Lee Cho-ryang and Baek San flew three meters (about 9 meters) and fell into the river.
An exclamation of ‘Ah!’ came out of the mouths of the people on the boat.
I was surprised because it looked like the veterans were going to fall into the river.
However, Lee Cho-ryang and Baek San lightly stepped on the water with their feet and jumped again.
“Wow!”
Clap, clap, clap! People gave their applause without holding back for the light-hearted technique of ascending the ladder.
Whirlwind. Chuck.
Lee Cho-ryang and Baek San descended like feathers onto the deck.
Only then did the people on the boat hold their breath and look at the two old men.
Lee Cho-ryang spoke to the people on deck.
“Who killed the Cold Noodle Sword Ghost at Guhwasan? Come out and don’t harm others.”
As if they had been waiting, Yeonjeokha and Simtong stepped forward.
Yeon Jeok-ha, standing in front of Lee Cho-ryang and Baek-san, opened her mouth and smiled brightly.
“Old man. When you say it like that, you sound like a swordsman. Why are you imitating a swordsman?”
Although he didn’t say anything, Yeonjeok-ha also hates hypocrites as much as Simtong. This is because he had an experience with the people of Waryongjang when he was young.
So, I was annoyed by the attitude of the ten-headed horseman, Lee Cho-ryang, who seemed to be considerate of others.
“Are you the Green Forest Patrolman?”
Lee Cho-ryang looked at Yeon Jeok-ha with strange eyes.
I had heard about it at Samdosanchae, but I couldn’t believe it when I actually saw it.
‘This young kid killed the Cold Noodle Sword Ghost? Him, the Ten Horse Soldier?’
Although there are significant differences between the ten horse soldiers, they are at least at the level of elders of the Chilpai clan. It is shocking that a young man who looks not even twenty years old killed them.
“Oh. It’s me.”
For a moment, Lee Cho-ryang and Baek San exchanged glances.
Seeing them being so calm and composed in front of me, I feel like I have to admit it.
Then Baek San asked.
“The oxygen-free cow is not the enemy of the green forest, so why did you kill him?”
“Old man. Don’t get involved in Nokrim’s business. Why are you trying to interfere with other people’s household affairs?”
“… … .”
Since what he said was true, Baek-san couldn’t refute it and just hesitated.
As he said, the reason why the ten-headed horseman, Naengmyeon Geomgwi, is the owner of the Nokrim Mountain Vegetable.
Lee Cho-ryang shook his head as if he was tired of it.
“Now that I look at it, he’s quite the talker. If Naengmyeongeomgwi was just a green forest, why would we have come forward? He’s one of the ten horse soldiers of Musansochuk. You’ve committed the crime of killing a Musansochuk person. Will you follow us to Musansochuk and receive your punishment? Or will you die here?”
Simtong, who had been watching quietly, suddenly spoke up.
“Old man. Stop talking nonsense. There is no one in the world who can hold our Confucius accountable. If you want to leave behind a corpse, then quietly return to Musansochuk. Didn’t you hear that at Samdosanchae?”
Lee Cho-ryang sneered with a face that said it was ridiculous.
“Huh! Do you really think we’d believe such nonsense?”
“Hehehe! Time will tell whether it’s nonsense or not. Go and ask your church leader. Do you know how many of the ten-headed horsemen were turned to dust in the hands of the Confucius?”
“You lie as easily as eating rice. Are you the old man named Gucheonnodo Simtong?”
“Ehhhhh. Then?”
“I have to die.”
With his horse, Lee Cho-ryang pulled out his sword like lightning and cut off Sim-tong.
As his nickname, “Jeongsimdo” suggests, his swordsmanship was invisible to the eye.
An ordinary expert would have lost his life in a surprise attack, but Simtong is a person who has been worn down by such things.
visor-.
My heart took a step back with a deafening ringing sound.
“Hehehehe! I knew it the moment you said you were a lover. Where did you get the joke?”
In Simtong’s hand, there was a leaf sword that he had pulled out at some point.
“die!”
Lee Cho-ryang, who had been gnashing his teeth, ran to Sim Tong, shouting in a loud voice.
Soon after, Lee Cho-ryang and Sim Tong began to fight like mortal enemies.
Yeonjeokha glanced at Baeksan.
He had been keeping his mouth shut with a complicated expression on his face since a while ago, as if he was quite upset.
“Old man. I have a question. When the ten-headed horse died, it turned into dust. But ten blue will-o’-the-wisps came out of the dust. Do you know what they are?”
Instead of answering, Baek San slowly drew his sword.
Sling.
“If you can kill me, I will tell you what you want.”
“Don’t forget that promise.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the new model of Yeonjeokha disappeared as if it was going to burst.
When Baek-san was surprised, he looked around while protecting his chest with his sword.
I felt a terrifying wave of black energy behind me.
Baeksan turned around like lightning and dropped his sword.
Chachachang-.
The three black strands of energy flying towards the ground, waist, and head were shattered into pieces.
The moment Baek San was about to sweep away his chest, this time the sword wind swept through his entire body.
He hurriedly stepped back and unleashed the Seventeen Forms of the Shadowless Sword.
Shh. Shh… … .
He tore apart the blade-like sword winds one by one.
As I fought desperately to dispel the sword wind, hundreds of sword tips surged through my entire body.
‘Ugh!’
Baeksan felt helpless and frustrated in front of his opponent’s mysterious sword skills.
I thought that compared to that swordsman, the ten-headed horse soldier was nothing.
Fit. Fit.
The moment I felt a tingling sensation in both my shoulders, my arms went limp.
Chaenggang.
The sword slipped from his grasp and fell onto the deck.
As he stood there blankly, Yeonjeokha’s voice came to his ear.
“Tell me. About the blue will-o’-the-wisps.”
Wuxia,
