Episode 160. Long Nights, Long Dreams
It was so blatant that even the most oblivious person could tell what was in the words.
“Haha. It’s nothing serious, so why are you doing such a thing? Lord Yu Moon-ju, please take good care of my younger brother. And Lord Yeon Bang-ju, I will also visit you before I leave.”
I didn’t give up on the love.
I didn’t ask for it, and there was no reason to refuse since he said he would pay it back himself.
***
Shandong Province.
Chuseong Huachon.
Around noon.
Three old men entered the village entrance.
These are the three Kunlun immortals who left Kunlun Mountain.
Today too, they were going in the direction indicated by the Chuma Bagua Board.
Taeeul Seonin muttered as he looked around the peaceful village.
“Huh. Isn’t the Chuma Palgwae board wrong? No matter how much I look at it, I only come across places unrelated to demons… …”
The Taeryeong sage in charge of the Chuma Palgwae board spoke with a trembling face.
“But since it keeps turning every now and then, I don’t think it’s broken. The last direction it moved was this way, so trust me.”
Master Taemu nodded his head.
“The Chuma Palgwae board has changed direction three or four times so far, but hasn’t it been pointing consistently south recently? I think we’re on the right path.”
The face of the Taeryeong sage brightened.
“Right? As long as you take the right path, that’s fine. Hehe.”
The three men who had been chatting away entered a guest house that happened to be in sight.
The three people who had ordered food and were sitting there in a daze heard a strange sound.
Jang Sam said to his friend Lee Shin across from him.
“Do you remember the big fight between the martial artists that took place at the entrance to the village about a month ago?”
“Don’t you know that? Why?”
“I heard the merchants talking a few days ago. But the story is so similar to what happened in our village. I think the people who died that day were famous religious leaders.”
“What did you hear?”
“In Shandong Province, the Green Forest Patrol killed the ten famous horse soldiers?”
“But? Is it only for a day or two for martial artists to kill and be killed?”
Lee Shin had a cold face.
“Listen carefully. But as soon as that ten-headed horseman died, he turned into a strange monster. It grew horns on its crown like a goblin, and its fingertips even had blades. When the Nokrim General Patrol killed it again, it turned to dust and disappeared.”
“Gasp! Really?”
“That’s right. Many people from Hahyeopjeomchon said they saw it. In that area, the Nokrim General Patrol is called Gucheonsinjang. If there’s a shrine to Gucheonsinjang in that village, wouldn’t that be enough?”
“That monster was really the Ten Horse Soldiers?”
“Oh, that’s right. The leader of the bandits became a member of the Ten Horsemen and started doing bad things in the area. That’s how he got caught by the Green Forest Patrol.”
“oh my god!”
“Surprised? Something similar happened in our village too.”
“That’s right. A black monster that was over a jang (about 3 meters) tall and a monster with horns on its head. They said that those monsters also disappeared like dust as soon as they died.”
Isin heard the story from the village chief.
It was said that the village chief and about ten villagers who were working in the fields witnessed the incident together.
“Don’t you know? The Green Forest Patrol and the Ten Horsemen fought here too. I’m sure of it. From what I’ve heard from the merchants, it seems like this isn’t the first or second time this year that there’s been a fight like this.”
“Then are Nokrim and Yumingyo going to war?”
“I don’t know. Anyway, everyone is keeping quiet, but I think the identity of that monster is the Ten-Doo-Ma-Byeong.”
Taeeul Seonin, who had been listening from afar, suddenly approached their seats.
“Excuse me while we talk.”
Jang Sam and Lee Shin looked startled when someone suddenly interrupted them.
It was a painful experience because we were talking about people in the martial arts world, especially those related to the famous religion.
Jang Sam let out a sigh of relief when he saw the gentle-looking Taoist priest.
“Haa! I’ve endured it for ten years. Is there anything you need me to do, Taoist priest?”
“Hehe, I was sitting next to you and I overheard you two talking. You said a monster appeared in this town?”
“Haha. I guess you’re interested in such stories because you’re a Taoist priest. That’s right. There was a big fight between the martial artists about a month ago, and something like that happened. The village chief and the villagers said they saw it.”
“Did the two martial arts masters die and turn into monsters?”
“Yes, I heard from passing merchants that something similar had happened a few times before.”
“Huh! Is it true that you are one foot tall and have horns on your head?”
“Well then. It’s a story that everyone in our town knows. Hey, you, say something too.”
Yishin reluctantly opened his mouth at Jang Sam’s urging.
“I heard it too. The village chief and the villagers said they saw it while working in the fields.”
“Oh! I see. Thank you for your advice.”
Taeeul Seonin bowed to the two people and returned to his seat.
As the sage Taeeul approached, the sage Taemu couldn’t hold back and wiggled his buttocks.
“Sahyung, it seems like Chuma Palgwae-pan taught me correctly. If so, it means that monsters will continue to appear from the south. Shouldn’t we hurry?”
Then, the sage Taeeul shook his head.
“No. I don’t think it will work out if we rush. Didn’t they say that the Sipduma soldiers turned into monsters after they died? That’s like saying that if you don’t die, there are no monsters. Now I understand why the Chuma Palgwae board was twitching like that.”
A sigh escaped from the mouth of the sage Taemu, who had been acting as if he would leave at any moment.
“Hmm! So that’s the spot where the Ten Horsemen died.”
“That’s right. However, what’s difficult to understand is why the Green Forest Patrol is killing the Ten Horse Soldiers.”
Even the sage Taemu nodded his head with a face that seemed difficult to understand.
“It certainly doesn’t seem like an ordinary thing. Nokrim is the leader of the Sapa sect, and he’s killing the ten famous horse soldiers.”
As far as he knew, Yumingism was a religious sect, but if you look at its roots, it was closer to a sect.
That is also the reason why Jeong Ui-maeng declared Yu Myeong-gyo a martial arts public servant last year.
Taeeul Seonin looked at the two priests and said.
“When I first came to the continent, the place that the Chuma Bagua board pointed to was east. After that, I moved slightly south. If what the merchants and villagers say is true, the Nokrim General Patrol may have been looking for the Ten Horse Soldiers.”
“Maybe so.”
“Huh! Why him?”
Taemu Seonin and Taeryeong Seonin did not object to Taeeul Seonin’s words.
Certainly, looking at the journey so far, I could see that the goal was moving.
“I should meet with the Green Forest’s General Patrol. Then I’ll be able to find out if the Chuma Palgwae board’s movements are related to him. Don’t you think he’ll be where this needle is pointing?”
Taeryeong asked with a surprised look on his face at Taeeul Seonin’s words.
“Are you saying he is the leader of the monsters?”
“Haha! That can’t be. He said that if you kill the twelve demons and a monster appears, you will naturally meet him if you follow the needle.”
“That’s right!”
Late, the Taeryeong sage slapped my knee.
Taeeul Seonin snickered as he looked at him, who looked somewhat awkward.
The personalities and special skills of the Kunlun Three Immortals are each different.
For example, he is rational and skilled in various magic techniques.
Although Master Taemu has a slightly hasty personality, he has reached the pinnacle of swordsmanship.
And the Taeryeong sage.
He may look dull, but he is closest to the Tao.
That is why the Kunlun School leader entrusted him with the Chuma Bagua board. Only he could judge whether the direction of the Chuma Bagua board was right or wrong.
The swordsmanship of the sage Taemu is as high as his own magic, and the enlightenment of the sage Taeryung is as deep.
That is why the Kunlun Three Immortals are called half-human and half-immortals in the West.
***
Early May.
Ho-Gwang-Seong, Infinite Fan.
Supernatural.
As the sun was slowly setting.
The two carriages of Yeonjeokha and his party, which had left Gyo-ryang-chon, arrived at Dongho’s Chocheon-tae.
We left after lunch, so it took about half a day.
When the carriage finally stopped, the people inside calmly came out.
“Eww! Finally, Dongho!”
Yeonjeok-ha stretched as if trying to wake up and screamed loudly.
The loud noise made people passing by glance around.
Every time that happened, Gucheonnodo Simtong glared at him ferociously.
Yeonjeokha couldn’t stand to watch anymore and said something.
“Old Man Shim, relax your eyes. Why are you so anxious that you can’t catch someone else?”
“Master, if you don’t do this, they will think it’s a spectacle and keep wandering around.”
“Is that so? Then you should focus more on your eyes.”
“yes.”
Simtong, who had been looking around with eagle-like eyes, pointed to one side.
“I see something that looks like watercolor over there.”
“If it’s watercolor, it’s watercolor. What’s similar?”
Yeonjeokha grumbled and turned her head away.
At the foot of the hill stood a large manor, bordering a lake as wide as the sea.
However, the ship was not visible, and only martial artists holding weapons were walking in and out through the wide open main gate.
It was difficult to tell whether it was a watercolor painting or a mountain lodge of a powerful person just by looking at it.
In the end, he went to find Namgung Yeon, the lover of Hwayong Doksim.
“Sister, is that really a Donghosuchae?”
“I think that’s right. I heard that there is a Dongho Suchae in the place that can be seen from Chocheontae.”
“It looks surprisingly peaceful?”
“Maybe it feels that way because it’s a lake… … .”
Namgung Yeon looked at Dongho, dyed red by the sunset, with hazy eyes.
Namgung Se-ga was also adjacent to the lakeside.
That’s why, when I come to Dongho, I miss Namgung Se-ga even more today.
“Oh! By the way, you said that Namgung Se-ga was near Soho?”
“huh.”
A bitter smile appeared on Namgung Yeon’s lips.
Namgung Se-ga and Musan So-chuk were in the same area. If Musan Nangnang had known that Baekdu Ma-gun was the leader, would he have been able to avoid the destruction of his clan?
Then the groom Lee San approached and spoke cautiously.
“Your Majesty, the place down there is called Donghosuchae. It’s only about 20 minutes more to go. Would you like to go now? Or would you like to go to a nearby inn… .”
I couldn’t give a straight answer.
Because time is so ambiguous.
Is it okay to go watercolor now that the spider webs are descending?
“Sister, what should I do?”
“They say that the longer the night, the longer the dreams [夜長夢多]. Rumors will soon spread that you have come to Gyo-Ryang-Chon. As you know from your experience with the Yangtze River, the enemy is cunning. If you want to rush in and finish him off before he can prepare, you’d better go now.”
“I’ll go. Sir, please hurry.”
If it’s Namgung Yeon’s words that are true, then it’s unconditional.
The director went back the way he came with a stern face.
He completely agreed with Namgung Yeon’s words.
If we rush in and finish them off before the enemies can prepare anything, we’ll be safe!
I didn’t want to be on an exploding ship or trembling in water anymore.
The carriage moved.
This time, Yeonjeokha came out to sit next to Isa.
The director drove the carriage roughly with the intention of finishing it off as Namgung Yeon had said.
Doo doo doo doo.
Yeonjeokha, who had been banging her butt on the chair, shouted.
“Sir! It’s too fast! Won’t the carriage flip over at this rate?”
“It’s not that steep! Don’t worry about it!”
The skill of the director who pulled the carriage all his life was not ordinary.
The carriage went down the hill in the blink of an eye.
As soon as they landed on the plain, the carriage picked up speed and raced towards Dongho Lake like a gale.
Kkwudduk.
‘Oh my! This guy is scary.’
I was extremely nervous that the carriage wheel might break if I kept fighting like this. It didn’t seem to be this bad even when I was fighting the ten horse soldiers.
Wuxia,
