61 times. Isn’t that enough?
The speaker does not know that Yeonjeokha is his half-sister.
When Yeonjeok-ha first came down from the sky to Yongmucheonsang, there was no time to see, and when he unleashed the Yunryongpungho on Isomin, he had already passed out. Of course, even if he had seen it, it would have been difficult to recognize because the level was different.
There was no chance to notice it after that.
The five bandits usually called Yeon Jeok-ha ‘Yeon-ah-woo’, ‘Yeon-hyung-nim’, and ‘Yeon-ah-beoni’. The other bandits also did not dare to mention Yeon Jeok-ha’s name and only called him ‘hyung-nim’.
And that’s not all.
The relationship between the five bandits of O Bong San Chae and the bandits had become strained due to the deaths of the five bandits. Since there was no conversation, there was a young bandit with outstanding martial arts skills who fell in love with Yeon Seon Ju.
When the thief spoke as if he had done something to Waryongjang, nothing was visible.
“Why aren’t you saying anything? Tell me!”
The evil-possessed speaker forgot his own situation and pushed Yeon-jeok-ha away.
Yeonjeokha asked with a smile.
“curious?”
“Okay. So tell me what’s going on.”
“You can’t do it bare-faced.”
“What, what does that mean?”
“There is no such thing as a free lunch in this world. If you want something from me, you have to give something in return.”
The speaker glared at Yeonjeokha coldly.
“As expected, there’s nothing you can do about thieves. If you want that from me, wake up! I have absolutely no intention of doing that to thieves!”
“What is that?”
Looking at Yeonjeokha’s blank expression, Yeonseonju realized that he had misunderstood something.
“Oh, no. What do you want?”
I looked at the speaker who was giving the speech and thought back to what happened twelve years ago.
Yeonjeokha, six years old.
At the age of six, Yeon-jeok still did not know the meaning of first wife and second wife. Naturally, he did not know why his older sisters and brothers hated and tormented him so much.
I just accepted that it was because I did something wrong.
For example, people say that you are ugly, stupid, smelly, or slow and that other people hate you.
The half-siblings Yeonmu Baek, Yeonseung Baek, and Yeonseonju bullied Yeonjeokha as if they were competing with each other, and among them, Yeonseonju was the worst.
Young Yeon-joo used to approach Yeon-seon-ju, who was three years younger than him, more closely than his older brothers. Every time, she pushed him away, calling him a vulgar and dirty guy.
At that time, the nine-year-old Yeon-seon Joo copied her mother Baek Mi-joo’s words and actions almost exactly.
She would pinch Yeon-jeok-ha until she cried, and would spit out strange curses that no one could understand.
Yeonjeok-ha said, laughing like a mischievous child.
“You too, put your heart into it and try to do the double-crossing like Yangmugi. Then I will teach you.”
“… … .”
The speaker looked at the young thief with a dumbfounded face.
At this moment, I never thought he would ask for a bowl of rice.
No, but why does that thief want to punish the victim so much?
Surprised, Isomin unconsciously grabbed Yeonseonju’s arm, but that was it. No matter how close the two were, this was a matter for Yeonseonju to decide.
“Hey, you’re crazy. Why should I be a thief like you? Shouldn’t you be the one who should be doing it?”
“So you’re not going to do it?”
“Huh! No matter what you say, I won’t bow to you. We, the people of Waryongjang, are not that weak. No matter what you say, it will be a lie.”
“Oh, the sun will rise tomorrow. Oh! You don’t believe me? Because I said whatever I said was a lie.”
The speaker decided to just pretend not to hear.
Then Yeonjeokha muttered as if talking to herself.
“I heard that the owner of Waryongjang borrowed a thousand nyang from Uicheonmun. She’ll have to work herself to the bone to pay it back. What should I do? Now, there’s no place to get money.”
“gibberish!”
As the speaker said a word, Isomin quickly whispered.
“Yeon-mae, just listen with one ear and let it go. If you listen to it, she’ll keep saying weird things.”
The speaker bit his lip.
I know. The more I react, the more that thief’s nonsense will get worse. Even though I know this, my anger is rising and I can’t help but say something.
“I will soon tell Hanamseong Nokrim not to show any favor to anyone related to Waryongjang.”
“Wow! The green forest will listen to you very well.”
“I told you not to do that. Just ignore it.”
Isomin hoped that the speaker would not provoke the young thief any longer.
It looks like Yeonjeokha and Yeonseonju are arguing, and Isomin is trying to stop them.
“You’ll know when you see it. I don’t know about anything else, but from today onwards, Baekse Sangbang is prohibited from entering Mt. Obong.”
“… … .”
The speaker glared at Yeonjeokha.
Tears welled up in her poisonous eyes.
You can clearly feel the feeling of wanting to tear the opponent to pieces but not being able to do so.
The more this happened, the deeper Yeonjeokha’s smile became.
Unable to stand by any longer, Lee So-min stepped forward.
“Excuse me, Hyeongje. It was wrong of Yeon-mae to swing her sword at you… … but that’s why you agreed to receive a thousand nyang from Waryongjang. Isn’t that enough?”
Isomin couldn’t understand that thief.
He seemed determined to harass the speaker. Why did he let the upper-level warriors who killed the thief go free, and only hold the speaker responsible?
Even the speaker posed no threat to him whatsoever.
It didn’t even touch my collar, let alone hurt me, but it bit me and hung on to me.
Yeonjeokha answered with a calm face.
“Look. Whether that’s enough compensation or not is up to the person who was hurt. I feel bad, but why are you? You keep doing that, and I’m starting to feel bad about it.”
“Oh, no. I was short-sighted. Sorry. I didn’t mean to be offensive.”
Isomin apologized with a startled look on her face.
It seems that while watching the argument, he forgot his own situation. This was a dangerous mountain forest with a bad reputation, and he was being held hostage there.
Yeonjeokha said, stretching.
“Wow! The weather is really nice. Isn’t it? If you’re done with your business, then go quickly. If the women go out alone and don’t come back, the group will get worried. That won’t do. Go quickly and reassure them.”
“… … .”
Isomin took a deep breath with regretful eyes.
As if trying to get a little more fresh air before being sent back to the smelly room.
The speaker glared at Yeon Jeok-ha until just before he was pushed by Cheon Gi-deok.
***
Yeoju.
The small, developed city of Yeoju was gripped by tension from early in the morning. This was because the martial artists of the Jeongpa swarmed in as if they were making a surprise attack.
The restaurants and eateries of the inn were filled with the leaders of the Justice Alliance and the Hanam Province faction. The city froze at the murderous gaze pouring out of their eyes.
After finishing breakfast, the martial artists moved to the Yeoha River.
Those who took the lead were the blank master of Shaolin Temple and the five Arhats.
As the blank ambassador stopped, Jeong Ui-maeng’s great general Cheol Geum-gang Man-baek approached.
“Death penalty, is this the place?”
The Shaolin Temple’s ancestral rites follow the characters of the Diamond Sutra’s opening verse. One character is chosen from the four verses of the opening verse and used in the Buddhist name. The previous generations added it to the beginning of the Buddhist name, and the next generations added it to the end.
The opening ceremony is as follows.
The Subtle Dharma of the Unsurpassed Profound and Subtle Dharma
It will be difficult to meet for a hundred thousand kalpas (It will be difficult to meet for a hundred thousand kalpas)
I have now seen, heard, and practiced and upheld it.
I wish to understand the true meaning of the Tathagata.
Currently, the most senior person in Shaolin Temple is Master Wu Beop, who is of the Wu Zi lineage.
Below that, the elders and the chieftains use the 100-character column, such as Hyeonbaek, Gap-baek, and Man-baek.
And the young disciples were writing in Chinese characters, and the youngest disciples were writing in Chinese characters.
Currently, the Great Master of the Yigidai, Manbaek, is a Shaolin elder of the Baekja lineage and a disciple of the empty-headed master of the Jipbeopdang.
The blank ambassador nodded and pointed to a spot on the riverbank.
“A monk who was used as a sacrifice was found there. The bag containing the body was confirmed to have been made by a timber shop in Yeoju. They must be hiding in Yeoju.”
“What a bold man you are. To do such a thing so close to me.”
“There must be a base somewhere along the river.”
“You haven’t left any traces until now, so why are you suddenly being caught now?”
“It must be because he is relaxed or because he is confident.”
“Do you believe the rumors about the death penalty?”
“You use supernatural powers?”
“yes.”
“It might not be a completely unfounded rumor. It might even be something similar to magic.”
“Namu Amitabha. Your Majesty thinks so too. The commander of the Justice League said something similar.”
“Haa! I’ve heard of the expeditions of the Dongnamdongnyeo and the absorption of evil from corpses, but what would you gain from the body of a living monk? It’s truly a strange and wicked thing.”
“But how strong would a master of Sapa become if he gained supernatural powers?”
“Well. Considering that even the True Moon Swordsman and the Sword King couldn’t kill the Wolha Seonja… … it must be more than I imagined.”
The faces of all the people darkened.
That was already twenty years ago.
What if your martial arts skills and even your supernatural abilities have been strengthened during that time?
I didn’t even want to think about what happened next.
“The priest will take care of the upstream area from here. I will investigate the downstream area with this group of great heroes.”
“Okay, if you see anything suspicious, please don’t hesitate to contact me.”
“Okay.”
After a while, the Yigi-dae and Luoyang military officers dispersed to the upstream and downstream directions respectively.
***
Anyway, the riverside.
Milky Way.
About ten people were gathered in the main building of the Milky Way.
This is the Milky Way Jang Joo Cheok Jin Kyung and his followers.
It seemed like they were all martial artists at their peak, and each and every one of them had an unusual look in their eyes.
Among them, a man in his fifties with a large build, Daeryeokgui, spoke in a slightly agitated tone.
“Your Majesty, the movements of Gwangmyeongjangwon are unusual. Judging from their enthusiasm for collecting sacred relics, it is clear that they are aiming for the position of Cheondu Demon King.”
At the mention of the Demon King of Heaven, Cheok Jin-gyeong quietly put down the teacup he was drinking from.
This is because the position of the Heavenly Demon King is a position that no one but the leader can ascend to.
“Tsk tsk! You great demon. Even if the Moonlight Sage and the Heavenly Demon Lord join hands, it’s impossible to defeat the Heavenly Demon Lord. Isn’t the leader the only one who knows the spell needed to summon the Heavenly Demon Lord?”
Even though they use the same eight-legged scepter, the spells of the ten-headed horsemen, the white-headed horsemen, and the thousand-headed horsemen are different. It is not something that can be achieved by simply offering a thousand sacrifices. Even if the white-headed horsemen wanted to become the thousand-headed horsemen, they could not do so.
“Hasn’t it been over twenty years since the cult leader disappeared? Maybe he got involved in the Gwangmyeong Jangwon.”
“At that time, the leader of the cult was Baekdu Ma-gun, but Wolha Seonja and Janhyeol Ma-do were only ten-headed horse soldiers. Just like you four great generals now. A hundred ten-headed horse soldiers can’t stand up to one Baekdu Ma-gun.”
This time, a corpse-like white-faced ghost intervened.
“Your Majesty, don’t ignore the words of the Great Demon. It is true that the Gwangmyeongjangwon is producing many ten-headed soldiers. If you are not greedy for the position, why would you do that?”
Musanggui and Muyeonggui, who were sitting next to them, also nodded.
“The Moon Princess is not an ordinary woman.”
“There must be some hidden agenda.”
When the four closest associates, the senior ministers, spoke in unison, Cheok Jin-gyeong could no longer ignore them.
“Then, Muyeong-gwi, you should observe the movements of Gwangmyeongsanjang more closely.”
“Your name.”
As Muyeong-gwi straightened his bent back, a man came across the yard.
“Your Majesty, the Jeongui Alliance and the martial artists of Luoyang are searching the Yeoha River. It seems they are looking for the ancestral head.”
Wuxia,
