Episode 26. Weak, very weak.
Poongyeoncho was originally a person who followed a wandering medicine merchant.
That’s why, when he got angry, he would swear, saying, “Where did this kid sell drugs?”
The Cheonjido method, known as Dokmunmu-gong, was also learned from his master, Yakjangsa.
When two innocent people died after taking the medicine his teacher sold, he went into the mountains. At first, he lived as a slash-and-burn farmer, but like everyone else, he naturally became a thief.
Since becoming a thief, danger has become a part of my daily life.
Since I started eating knife-cut rice, I have had large and small wounds on my body. Like other thieves, I have stood at the crossroads of life and death without warning many times.
But I swear I’ve never felt more terrified than I do right now.
‘Ugh, ugh… … .’
The pressure was so intense that I couldn’t even breathe properly.
Poongyeoncho, who was walking backwards while sweating profusely, got her foot twisted and fell on her butt.
The merchant of heaven and earth, who had been glaring at the wind chime, slowly pulled out the Songmun Sword.
Srrrrung.
Poongyeoncho, who was hit head-on by the relentless murderous intent, ended up urinating. His lower body was soaking wet, but he was completely unaware of it.
Regardless, the angry merchant tried to cut off his head with one stroke of his sword.
At that moment, a whirlwind of wind swept towards Cheonji Sangin.
It was a brutal, unrefined wind that was blustery and harsh.
The shocked merchant swung his sword forward like lightning.
Kukukukung.
The cold wind and the sword wind met, and a heavy thunderclap was heard.
It wasn’t just a sound. White sparks flew from where the two disparate energies met.
‘Huh? Doggy?’
The merchant of heaven and earth opened his eyes wide.
Since it is a distance where the existence of the opponent cannot be confirmed, it is clear that it is a typified pottery.
A difficult history was conveyed through the sword.
‘Ugh!’
It is a manifestation of pottery without a doubt.
The merchant, who thought he had put out the urgent fire, retreated behind the broken wooden fence.
This is to calm the startled heart and secure the field of vision.
The merchant of heaven and earth pulled back the punitive force and carefully looked around the collapsed fence.
Is there anyone who can throw a type of pottery from such a great distance?
In this secluded Mt. Obong?
The merchant of heaven and earth shouted, drawing up his internal energy.
“Please reveal yourself! Bindo is the elder of the Shamanist faction, Cheonjisangin!”
Poongyeoncho crawled down on his stomach and went to his subordinates.
Tak Go-myeong, who was pale before the god of heaven and earth, even stammered his words.
“Hyung, brother, the merchant of heaven and earth… … . The merchant of heaven and earth… … .”
The third son, Ma Hyeong-do, who was relatively courageous, supported Pungyeon-cho and spoke to Yeon-jeok-ha.
“Are you okay, Yeon-ah? Don’t push yourself too hard and let’s run away together.”
Yeonjeokha tilted her head and answered.
“It’s okay. It seems weaker than I thought. I figured it out when they said you can’t cut people with a blade of grass. I don’t think you need to run away.”
“… … .”
Ma Hyeong-do was speechless for a moment and stared blankly at Yeon Jeok-ha.
He spoke so casually that I couldn’t tell if he was joking or serious.
Han Chae-yeon, who witnessed Yeon-jeok-ha’s performance up close, asked urgently.
“Brother, is that old Taoist really weaker than you? Is that what you meant?”
“Yeah. Weak. Very weak.”
It even confirms that it is ‘very weak’.
At that moment, Han Chae-yeon grabbed Ha So-baek’s hand, shook it, and shouted.
“Wow! So we don’t have to die?”
“Sister! Is that true?”
“You idiot! That’s what my brother said!”
“Wow! Thank goodness. I thought I was going to die without being able to move.”
Poongyeoncho, who came to his senses late, quietly turned around and spread dry dirt on his lower body.
The bandits who had scattered like a school of loaches approached with half-believing and half-doubting expressions. Perhaps they had seen the gust of wind that poured out when Yeonjeokha swung his sword, and now they were no longer trying to run away unconditionally.
Yeonjeok-ha, who had been moving her neck back and forth as if she was sore, put the sword on her shoulder and walked forward.
“I don’t know.”
Ma Hyeong-do was the first to follow Yeon Jeok-ha.
The remaining thieves who had been hesitating also began to move one by one.
By the time they left the fence, the nine bandits were lined up behind the fire truck like a folding screen.
It’s not that I’m fighting Mansu Sangbang.
Since I met a true merchant, I thought it was either all or nothing.
If Yeonjeokha wins, Mansu Sangbang will flee, and if Cheonji Sangin wins, everyone will die. So, he reluctantly gave in to this unavoidable fate and stepped forward.
But in Mansu Sangbang’s eyes, it must have looked like a desperate fight by the Nokrimdo, disregarding their own lives. That’s how the ‘Five Bong Ten Heroes’, which later became a legend in the Sapa of Hanam Province, were created.
The merchant stared intently at the boy standing before him.
“Was it truly your work?”
Although he looked like a difficult opponent, Cheonjisangin could not treat him poorly.
Yeonjeokha muttered with a calm face.
“Hey, what kind of work is that? You can do something like that with just a simple swing of a sword.”
The merchant took those words differently.
“Haha! I’m surprised that you’ve already reached a level where you can escape from the herbivore world.”
“… … .”
I couldn’t understand what the phrase ‘a state beyond vegetarianism’ meant, so I just blinked.
“Could you tell me about your school? Bindo is one of those who think that ‘unnecessary fighting can be avoided as a courtesy to the school and the teacher.’”
It’s a pretty lengthy explanation, but in short, it means, ‘If you reveal your background, I’ll step down.’
It is an unbelievable suggestion considering the usual rather extreme words and actions of the merchant.
Sangmucheon’s face, who had been concentrating on the conversation between the two people from afar, became hot.
However, even though he had received enormous concessions from the merchants of heaven and earth, Yeon-jeok did not know about it.
If Yeonjeokha had a lot of experience in martial arts, he might have avoided the fight by just brushing it off. However, Yeonjeokha is a person who is new to human relationships, and is far from being considerate of others or being flashy with words.
“Oh, what did you say?”
Yeonjeokha looked back, feeling frustrated, but the bandits did not explain. How could he reveal in front of Cheonjisangin that he had ‘cried like an idiot’?
Cheonjisangin, who thought belatedly that the boy did not understand what he said, asked again.
“I want to know who your disciple or teacher is.”
The merchant of heaven and earth already believed that the boy’s back was not ordinary. His teacher would be a Geuma from the Green Forest or a hermit master from Sapa.
If by any chance he is a disciple of the Pacheonma Army, things will get worse.
Not only for Mansu Sangbang, but also for the sake of the Samunin Mudangpa, a bloody fight with the boy must be avoided. No, for my own sake, it would be better to stop here.
Yeonjeok, who had been thinking deeply, pointed to the sky with his finger.
It is a demonstration of the usual beliefs that she learned from Gucheonhyeonnyeo without adding or subtracting anything.
The merchant’s white eyebrows twitched.
Are you harassing me?
At this point, there is no more compromise.
It’s not what I want, but it seems like I won’t be able to avoid the life-or-death decision.
Wheeeeee-.
A cool breeze blew from the valley and passed by, shaking my soul.
In an instant, the merchant of heaven and earth, who had shaken off the burden of his heart and the worries of life and death, spoke in a calm tone.
“Bin-do is a disciple of the Shamanist faction and is called the Merchant of Heaven and Earth. What is your name?”
“Love story.”
Cheonjisangin silently repeated the name ‘Yeonjeokha’ to himself.
Nothing came to mind associated with that name. Even in his own knowledge, no one would know until he revealed it himself.
The merchant who had been laughing absentmindedly pulled out the Songmun Sword.
And he raised the power of the secret technique of the shamanist faction, Sunyangmugeukgong, to the limit.
Woohoo.
The Songmun Sword shone softly with a heavy sword name.
He immediately changed his stance to stop as he was struck by the extraordinary momentum of his opponent.
In an instant, the three-foot (90 centimeter) long Songmun Sword flashed as if it was exploding.
I focused my mind on the rising sword technique that I was experiencing for the first time in my life.
The sword of the Heavenly Merchant approached the space between the two people, drawing a strange arc.
Like a flowing meteor, the sword light flew through the air with a long, flickering tail.
The pattern revealed where the sword light passed by is a Taegeuk (太極) with clear black and white.
The Taegeuk sword shape bloomed like a flower in the air.
It is the three poles of heaven, earth and man.
This is the Taegeuk Hye Sword, a martial art that only those at the elder level or higher can learn, even in the shamanist sect.
However, Yeon-jeok, who had no experience in martial arts, did not know.
Yeonjeok inadvertently struck the Taegeuk sword with the magic technique he had learned from Takgo Myung.
Yeah.
Unable to overcome the great power contained in the sword, Park Do was mercilessly thrown back.
That’s not the end of it.
Before he knew it, the Taegeuk sword that had followed him like a shadow covered Yeonjeokha’s head.
He swung his sword around like a madman and shook off the Taegeuk sword.
Only the merchant of heaven and earth knows whether this is a ‘method that escapes the herbivore’ or a ‘random’ method.
Tsk tsk tsk.
Every time the qi of the Heavenly Merchant and the Qi of the Lotus Sutra were intertwined, a strange frictional sound erupted.
After a tense tug-of-war, the Taegeuk sword was pushed back.
This happened entirely because the study of the Heaven, Earth, and Man was lacking. Originally, the three poles of Heaven, Earth, and Man were three that came from one, so when one moves, the other two must respond.
But the two Taegeuks were not like that. They were not able to blend in with the previous Taegeuk.
The merchant bit his lips as if he felt sorry for the world.
If I had studied a little deeper, I would have taken one of that boy’s limbs!
While Taegeukgeomhyeong was hesitating, Yeonjeok, who had widened the distance in an instant, swept away his surprised chest.
“Wow! What is this? This is no joke!”
He shook his head excitedly.
That was on a whole different level from the anti-magic technique he used.
If we have to compare, the Taegeuk sword form seems similar to that of the Nine Heavenly Laws.
Yeonjeokha, who was very drunk, shouted.
“Huh! I can draw with a sword too!”
‘omg!’
The merchant was secretly impressed by the boy’s unique expression.
You’re drawing with a black pen?
It’s a strange statement, but if you think about it, it’s not entirely wrong.
The elegance of the Taegeuk Hye-geom may seem that way to a third party. No, if you think of the Taegeuk pattern created by the sword energy, it is a fairly intuitive description.
‘Tsk! I guess it doesn’t matter.’
This time, I will definitely neutralize my opponent.
After renewing his resolve, the merchant of heaven and earth once again raised his martial arts skills.
Unlike the beginning, I have gained confidence in my ability to win.
Although Yeonjeokha’s power was amazing, it was not enough to surpass the mysteriousness of Taegeuk Hyegeom.
The Songmun Sword flashed like an explosion.
The merchant of heaven and earth approached Yeonjeokha, drawing strange arcs in the air.
In the places where the sword light passed, black and white, clear Taegeuk patterns appeared one by one.
It is the three poles of heaven, earth and man.
Three Taegeuk swords flew in a line toward Yeonjeokha.
At the moment of life or death, Park Do’s sword head hung towards the ground.
Just before the Taegeuk Sword Form was reached, Park Do rose into the air and fell down like lightning.
Kkwarreung.
With a thunderous roar, three strands of pottery stretched out from the hole.
It is the seventh dragon claw cutting ground of the nine heavenly laws.
As the name suggests, ‘The dragon’s claws split the ground,’ the three-stranded sword swept furiously across the front.
Tsk. Tsk. Tsk.
With the sound of the ice cracking, the three sword forms of Heaven, Earth, and Man burst forth. The intangible claws mercilessly tore up the ground. Each was ten zhang (approximately 30 meters) long.
A spring breeze blew gently over the three deep scars that resembled furrows in a field.
Wuxia,
