Episode 78. Unfair World
The speech of the eastern part of Luoyang.
Waryongjang.
From early in the morning, the hostess Baek Mi-ju’s loud voice echoed through the outer building.
“Seolju left home again?”
“I went to see him because he hadn’t eaten breakfast, and there was a letter there. I think he left at dawn.”
Second, Yeonseungbaek carefully handed over a letter.
Baek Mi-ju’s eyes trembled as she read the letter.
“This crazy… … . I sent a hawk to Jinpyeongsangbang yesterday and he’s leaving the house today? What’s your brother doing now?”
“I went to Luoyang in a hurry to find him at Baekse Sangbang.”
“What’s going on with that damn Baekse Sangbang?”
“Something must have happened overnight at a casino or a bar. There are a lot of guys who are openly picking fights these days.”
“Tsk tsk! The person who calls you for something like that, or the person who runs to you when you call them… .”
“Mother, if we get pushed back once, we have to give it all up right away. We are not going for the sake of Baekse Sangbang, but for us. It doesn’t matter who manages Sangbang. If we lose the job, we will be the only ones who suffer.”
“So, Seol-ju ran away, so is it right for your older brother to run errands for Baekse Sang-bang?”
“I’ll let the man go and look for Seolju. Don’t say anything to my brother.”
Yeonseungbaek felt frustrated with Baek Miju.
My mother was the one who got involved with Baekse Sangbang and borrowed money from him. My brother was running around like crazy to clean up the mess. But my mother still doesn’t like my brother. It seems like it got worse after my brother got married.
“Find her quickly, before another strange incident happens. I need to get her married quickly. How can I live in fear?”
Baek Mi-ju, who had been mumbling for a while, went into the room.
Yeon Seung-baek immediately sent out a messenger to inquire about the whereabouts of the speaker.
However, the speaker was not seen in Luoyang, let alone in Rhyme.
Yeon Seung-baek went to Luoyang Ohyeop to ask, but they didn’t know either.
Three days later.
Around midnight, a man and a woman climbed over the wall of Waryongjang.
A woman, Wolha Seonja, was walking across the yard as if she was taking a walk, and laughter burst out of her mouth.
“Ohhohoho! Do you like this place? We can use it as a Hanamseong church. This is how we should repay the sins of the True Moon Swordsman. Be careful not to damage the building.”
“yes.”
The five twelve horsemen answered in unison.
The warriors of Waryongjang woke up to the sound and came running out one by one.
After a while, the Dragon Swordsmen Yeonmu Baek and Yeonseung Baek slowly approached the intruders.
Yeonmu Baek asked with a nervous face.
“Who are you?”
Instead of answering, Wolha Seonja looked around at the people gathered with a puzzled look on his face and shouted.
“Stop messing around and get out, you guys who have nothing to do with Yeonmuryong!”
Yeonmu Baek’s heart sank at the woman’s words.
The only person who came to Waryongjang to talk about his father was Wolha Seonja.
“Moonlight Seonja?”
The name came out of Yeonmu Baek’s mouth without me knowing.
At that moment, the Waryongjang warriors flinched in surprise and took a step back.
Since they are ronin with little loyalty to Waryongjang, they are sacrificing their own bodies first.
Yeonmu Baek quickly grabbed Yeonseung Baek and dragged him backwards.
In the meantime, several elders of the Yeon clan, who had arrived late and had not yet grasped the mood, raised their voices.
“What the hell are you guys doing!”
“Ohhohoho!”
The moon goddess laughed like crazy.
In an instant, Yeonmu Baek ran into the inner quarters with Yeonseung Baek.
When the Waryongjang warriors saw Yeonmu Baek and Yeonseung Baek running away, they scattered like a swarm of locusts.
“Seungbaek, you go with your mother. I will escape with my wife.”
“Where should we meet?”
“Let’s meet at Baekseseangbang and discuss what to do next.”
“yes.”
Yeonmu Baek and Yeonseung Baek scattered into the darkness.
Soon after, a fight broke out between the Yeon clan elders and the ten horsemen in the courtyard.
But it was more of a one-sided massacre than a fight.
The elders of the Yeon clan of Waryongjang were killed by the Ten Horsemen without even being able to put up a proper fight.
The fight was over in the blink of an eye.
Everyone ran away except for the five elders who had become corpses.
The moon goddess muttered, clicking her tongue as if she found it pitiful.
“Tsk tsk! Those guys are worse than bugs. Still, Namgung Se-ga held out for quite some time, but this guy doesn’t even give me a chance to draw my sword. Anyway, you can’t trust rumors.”
Namgung Se-ga thought of the time and came back after completely treating his internal injuries, but they ran away like a flock of loaches. They said he was a famous martial artist in Hanam Province, but he was not even as good as Haomen.
Talmyungdo Go Jinseok asked carefully on behalf of the Sipduma Army.
“Your Majesty, what should we do now?”
“What should I do? Take a look around the palace to see if there are any lovers hiding there.”
“yes.”
The twelve horsemen scattered in all directions.
After about an hour, they gathered again in front of the Wolhaseonja.
“There isn’t a single ant.”
Wolha Seonja sneered at Go Jinseok’s words.
“Huh! Those Yeonga guys are weak. As soon as the sun rises, catch a few Yeonga guys. We have to find Yeonmuryong’s tomb.”
“All right.”
The once successful Waryongjang collapsed in an instant.
When the Namgung family, a martial arts family, fell, it was somewhat expected, so the martial arts people were not surprised.
Rather, the story behind it was more of a hot topic.
The Wolha Seonja dug up the corpse of Yeonmu Ryong, broke the bones, and threw the pieces into the back room.
Because of that incident, the saying ‘Don’t do anything that would make the Wolhaseonja hold a grudge’ went around for a long time.
After the fall of Namgung Se-ga and Waryongjang, the martial arts schools were reluctant to confront the famous religion.
Meanwhile, the disciples of Sangseungdae and Jamryongdae who had escaped from Waryongjang scattered in all directions.
The Blue Dragon and White Tiger groups that remained in Baekse Sangbang in Luoyang were also disbanded. The reason for this was that Baekse Sangbang, conscious of the famous religion, declared a breakup with Waryongjang.
Cheongryongdae became ronin again and wandered the martial arts world, and Baekhodae returned to Baekgajang in Jeongju with Baek Miju.
Yeonmu Baek, the owner of the small house, entered the house of his wife’s family, Jeongju Yangga, with his younger brother Yeonseung Baek. He ended up becoming a son-in-law who was not in his fate.
Since there was no influence of the famous religion in Jeongju, the two families welcomed the two brothers. In this way, the roots of the Waryongjang moved from Luoyang to Jeongju.
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Hanamseong.
Bang Sung Hyun.
An old man and a young man entered the downtown area under the warm autumn afternoon sun.
Both of them seemed to be martial artists, the old man holding a leaf sword and the young man holding an antique sword. Yeonjeokha and Simyanggak left Mt. Obong to get some proper rest.
Yeonjeokha muttered amidst the bustling crowd of people.
“Wow, it’s really nice to be able to travel light. I don’t have to worry about someone causing an accident.”
“It’s a bit weird when a lot of martial artists gather around. But only when they’re not going to fight.”
“But why did old man Sim come with me?”
“Hehehe, if I want to repay your kindness before I die, I have to follow you diligently.”
“You’re not doing this because you’re bored staying up in the mountains?”
“There is something like that too.”
“Anyway, he’s not your average old man.”
However, he did not show any signs of disliking the relationship. He was inexperienced in the world and did not even know the way, so it was easier for him to travel with Sim Yang-gak.
“Your Majesty, would you like to have some food before you go?”
“Let’s do that.”
The two entered a nearby emerging spot.
Perhaps because it is a place with both lodging and a restaurant, it was crowded with people even though it was a little early.
As soon as I sat down on the corner, Jeomsoi came running towards me.
Sim Yang-gak simply finished ordering on behalf of Yeon Jeok-ha.
As she walked to the kitchen, Jeomso-i glanced at Yeonjeok-ha and Simyang-gak as if she found them curious.
It seemed quite strange for an old man to step forward and order instead of a young person.
After a while, the table was filled with whole chicken dishes, lamb soup, steamed lamb buns, pork, boiled meat, egg soup, stir-fried vegetables, etc.
It seems like a bit too much for two people to eat.
Maybe that’s why there were people who looked at me with envious eyes.
But for two people with an abundance of money, this was just an everyday thing.
We were halfway through eating while chatting.
Six people rushed in with a loud noise.
Judging by their appearance, they are wandering ronin.
Although his appearance was shabby, perhaps because he had suffered greatly, his eyes sparkled with murderous intent.
As soon as the ronin arrived, they rushed to the window seats and glared at the guests sitting there.
The guests, startled by those ominous eyes, hurriedly got up from their seats.
There were two tables, and the ronin naturally sat down.
The owner or the waiter did not dare to say anything and just quietly took the order.
Sim Yang-gak, who was eating diligently, said.
“Confucius, how about staying here today?”
“Or so.”
He nodded his head in agreement.
As I was eating so hard, it was already dusk and I was hesitant to leave.
“Then I will reserve a room after we finish eating.”
“do it yourself.”
When I was a little full, I drank some tea.
Even though we ate our fill, half of the food on the table was left.
If I think about the days when I was begging for food with a broken bowl, I’ve lived a pretty successful life.
He smiled bitterly as he recalled the past when they were lovers.
Then one of the ronin said.
“Why did you make me do something like that when I can’t even eat it? Anyway, the world is unfair. Some people work hard but can barely afford to buy a dumpling, but some people have so much that they throw it away.”
Then Sim Yang-gak raised his head and looked at Yeon Jeok-ha.
“Haha, there are people who use their power to take other people’s places and then complain that the world is unfair.”
In that moment, the six ronin stopped what they were doing and turned their heads.
The leader of the Ronin, Red Blood Sword Chugong, opened his mouth.
“Old man, are you talking about us now?”
Yeonjeokha reacted immediately to those words.
“Oh! You’re an old man. Old man Sim, if you hold back here, you might get sick.”
Sim Yang-gak squinted his eyes.
I’m confused as to whether he’s telling me to be patient or not to be patient.
Chugong, who felt that he was being ignored by the two people, spoke again.
“What the hell, you little brat. If you want to live long, keep your mouth shut.”
When Yeonjeokha was cursed, Simyanggak could not bear it any longer.
He put down his chopsticks, slowly got up from his seat, and turned his upper body towards the ronin.
“Ahhhh. How dare you insult the prince… …. You must have gone crazy trying to kill yourself.”
Life energy spread out from Simyanggak’s entire body.
The typified killing intent crushed the bodies of the six ronin, suffocating them.
“Ugh… … .”
“Ugh!”
The ronin banged their heads on the table and thrashed around.
As foam began to bubble out of the Ronin’s mouths, Yeonjeokha spoke.
“Old Man Shim, stop it. If you do that, I’ll catch people. It’s so ugly that next time, just break their arms or legs. I don’t think this is right.”
“I’m sorry. I’ll make sure to handle it more neatly next time.”
Sim Yang-gak bowed his head as if he was sorry.
The ronin who had barely come to their senses did not dare to raise their heads and just looked at the floor.
Yeonjeokha asked Chugong.
“What’s the name of the old man who cursed at me over there?”
“Chu, my name is Chugong.”
“Take all the leftover food over there.”
“yes?”
For a moment, Chugong couldn’t quite understand what Yeonjeokha was saying.
“Move the food we left over to your seat. It looks like it’s still edible.”
“Oh, yes.”
Only then did Chugong and the five ronin hurriedly get up from their seats and move the food. They thought, ‘They say they beat you up and make you an adult, but now they’re going to give you something to eat.’
Wuxia,
