Episode 94. I didn’t eavesdrop.
As soon as Jeom So-i Hong Jeok-so arrived with some alcohol and snacks, the conversation naturally stopped.
Did the drinks go around once?
Bibong Jeon Seo-rin brought up the topic of opening again.
“I’m talking about the Goh Sa-hyeong and the Giru ronin. Do you know anything about them?”
Cheolhyeop Go Ji-seok nodded his head.
“Oh, according to Shin Haeng-su, he is from Waryongjang.”
“Oh my? Is that the Waryongjang that was in the speech? The one that the True Moon Swordsman erected?”
“That’s right. That dragon.”
“Oh my god! There were other masters besides Waryong Swordsman? I can’t believe it.”
Jeon Seo-rin tapped the elbow of Yang Man-seung, who was sitting next to her.
“Father Yang, did you hear? It’s called Waryongjang. Does that make sense?”
“Huh, what else is there that can’t be done? Don’t you know the saying, ‘The world is wide and there are many eccentric people’?”
“Death penalty, those ronin. Are you Yeon? If you’re Yeon, then I think you can do anything.”
“It’s not?”
“yes?”
“to?”
Jeon Seo-rin and Yang Man-seung asked almost simultaneously.
Judging by their surprise, it seems that both of them thought that the ronin were Yeon-ssi.
“It wasn’t Yeon-ssi, it was Pung-i.”
Jeon Seo-rin’s eyes widened.
“Fengshi? Then you must be one of the ronin gathered by Waryongjang!”
“Wow! Sir, that moment gave me goosebumps. The ronin guarding Kiruna cut a man in half… … .”
As the two people started to make a fuss, Go Ji-seok clicked his tongue.
“Tsk tsk! That won’t do any good.”
“Why? Are those ronin already dead? Is that really so?”
Jeon Seo-rin’s voice grew louder as she sensed a reversal.
Yeonjeokha and Gucheonnodo Simtong shook their heads in excitement at the woman sitting next to them.
Thanks to that, it wasn’t boring, but the loud noise was still irritating to the ears.
“Sister, let’s lower our voices. We’re not the only ones here, right? Okay?”
Go Ji-seok gently calmed down the excited Jeon Seo-rin.
Since she is usually interested in heroic tales, I think she empathized a bit too much.
Jeon Seo-rin looked around with an ‘Oops’ expression and whispered softly.
“Why is it useless?”
“They say that before the one who was split in half died, he stabbed the guard named Feng Mora with a poisonous needle.”
“Is it a poisonous stinger?”
Jeon Seo-rin couldn’t help but feel embarrassed.
A poison dart appears in the fight that took place in Giru?
First of all, the poison needle is difficult to handle, so only those who have undergone special training can use it.
I’m talking about the killers.
That means, the person who fought the escort warrior in Giru was killed.
“So?”
“The addicted escort appears to be in critical condition.”
“Oh! What about the other one? The one who put a hole in the head of the assassin.”
“If it weren’t for that person, Feng Mo would have died. The assassin with the twin daggers stopped Feng Mo from jumping in to kill him.”
Yang Man-seung, who had been listening quietly, opened his mouth wide.
“Wait! Two years old, you tried to kill the escort named Poong? The one with the poison needle and the one with the double dagger. The escort was in critical condition after being hit by the poison needle. Right?”
“That’s what happened in the end.”
“Wow! As the old man said, this is really exciting. Who would send an assassin to Kiru’s bodyguard? Ronins don’t hire assassins, they do it themselves. They don’t have the money to do that either.”
“Well. Resentment is… … .”
While Go Ji-seok was talking, someone suddenly interrupted from the side.
They fell in love.
“Wait a minute. Are you saying that the assassins just tried to kill the escort named Feng?”
Go Ji-seok, Jeon Seo-rin, and Yang Man-seung looked at the boy with bewildered eyes.
Eavesdropping on other people’s conversations is bad enough, but then you even go so far as to interrupt?
Jeon Seo-rin snapped in a tone of displeasure.
“What! Have you been eavesdropping on our conversation so far?”
“You didn’t eavesdrop, you just heard it? Old Man Shim, you were just sitting there, but you heard it, right?”
Yeonjeokha pulled in the still, still heart.
“Well then. If you’re talking so loudly right next to me and hoping I don’t hear you, you’re crazy.”
At Simtong’s radical remarks, Go Ji-seok and his group jumped up from their seats.
How dare you speak like that to the disciples of Yitianmen in Luoyang?
Although it has recently been weakened by famous religions, Yicheonmun was still an absolute powerhouse in Luoyang.
As the atmosphere became tense, the surrounding drinkers slowly retreated to the back.
If you get caught up in a fight between martial artists and get hurt, you will only be at a loss.
Simtong, who was looking at this man and woman with a sharp gaze, said.
“Hehehe, you made me look up. If you don’t sit down right now, I’ll cut off your legs.”
It was a truly shocking and mind-boggling sound for three people.
How dare you harass the students of the Uicheonmun right in front of the Uicheonmun?
However, Go Ji-seok, the oldest of the three, suppressed his boiling anger and asked.
“We are the great disciples of the Uicheonmun. We want to know the name of the senior monk who is threatening to cut off our legs. Let’s find out if he is qualified to do so.”
At that moment, a sinister laugh escaped Simtong’s mouth.
“Ehhhhhh. Wouldn’t you know if it was the Sword of the Gentleman? A mere disciple of the Yicheon School asking for the name of the old man? You must be going crazy because you want to die. Even ten years ago, this body… … .”
At that moment, Yeonjeokha cut off Simtong’s words.
“Old Man Shim, stop it. Ten years ago, I was nine. Why are you talking nonsense? Just say, ‘It was loud, so I could hear it well.’”
“Yes, Your Majesty. Huh, hum, I didn’t overhear you, I just heard you clearly because the sound was loud. Do you understand?”
“… … .”
Go Ji-seok quickly exchanged glances with Jeon Seo-rin and Yang Man-seung.
The vulgar language and behavior of the boy and the old man is beyond acceptable levels.
Since even the sect leader was mentioned, I had to draw my sword for the sake of the sect’s honor.
Just as Go Ji-seok was about to grab the sword handle.
With a ‘chaeng’ sound, Jeon Seo-rin’s sword stabbed Yeon Jeok-ha.
Jeon Seo-rin didn’t like this young guy from the beginning.
Not only did you suddenly interrupt the conversation, but you also dragged that foul-tempered old man into it.
If you set your sights on this guy first, you’ll definitely be headed towards the black old man of the death penalty and the priest.
So, without hesitation, I struck faster than the death penalty.
Have you ever heard of times when time passes slowly in a life-or-death situation?
I guess now is the time.
The speed of the advancing sword was excruciatingly slow.
Slowly.
It was so bad that the hairs on the back of his hand that held the sword were all visible.
oh my god!
Even though I recited the Five Elements and Mountain Sword’s sword technique twice, the sword still hadn’t reached the guy’s neck.
Is this possible?
At that moment, when I felt something strange, the world suddenly started spinning faster.
As the guy’s fingers caught the slow-moving blade, his body flipped over with a ‘whoosh’.
‘uh?’
The unfamiliar ceiling of the tower came into view.
And then there was a shock, as if someone had hit me in the back with a fist.
Chul-chul.
Beep beep beep.
Is this what happens when you get struck by lightning? A sharp tinnitus ran through my head.
‘Ah! The high priest and the two priests must not die… … .’
Oddly enough, Jeon Seo-rin prayed for the safety of the siblings in the midst of the chaos.
But Go Ji-seok and Yang Man-seung’s conditions were much worse than hers.
This is because their opponent is Sim Tong, also known as Gu Mil Bokgum or Hanam Ihyeong.
Go Ji-seok’s forehead was broken, and Yang Man-seung’s arm was broken.
They will never know, even if they die, that it ended at that level thanks to Simtong’s conversion.
Yeonjeokha, who had the man and woman sit down, spoke politely.
“Okay, brothers and sisters. Let’s calm down and talk again. Just a little while ago, you said that the escort with the last name of Feng stabbed Salsu with a poisonous needle?”
Go Ji-seok answered, pressing his forehead, from which blood was flowing out, with his palm.
“No, it’s the opposite. The man who looked like a murderer stabbed the escort with a poison needle.”
“Oh, so the escort with the last name Feng is in critical condition?”
“exactly.”
“Why do you think you can live?”
“Because stingers are difficult to handle, only trained assassins can use them.”
“Aha! Then the second question. You said that a person with a pair of daggers can also live, why is that?”
A sigh escaped Go Ji-seok’s mouth.
“Ha! You said you would run into the room and kill the guard with the last name Feng. No guest would run into a room with a patient with a knife, right?”
Yeonjeokha scratched her head.
When I hear it, it’s a silly question and a wise answer.
It’s a poisonous needle. It’s because I don’t know the physiology of the rivers and lakes, but the double daggers were a problem that could be figured out with just a little thought.
I feel like a fool because I leave everything to my heart and just go about my business passively.
Yeonjeokha, who was reproaching himself, asked again.
“This is the last question, so listen carefully and answer. Where do you think the assassination group is?”
“… … .”
Go Ji-seok did not answer hastily.
It is extremely dangerous to point out someone as the perpetrator, especially when they are a group of assassins. If you make a mistake, you could end up becoming their enemy.
He stared intently at the man and woman he was in love with.
With a stern expression, he said that he would not let me go if I did not answer.
Yang Man-seung glanced at Go Ji-seok.
His broken arm was in so much pain that he wanted to go back quickly and get treatment.
So I had to end this conversation somehow.
“I heard that those who use poison needles are in the Red Blood Room and the Jukbang. I’m not sure about the double daggers, but… … .”
At that moment, Jeon Seo-rin, who had been sitting blankly, opened her mouth.
“… … I know that. The masters of the twin daggers are in Samdocheon and Jukbang.”
Yeonjeokha asked as if confirming.
“So, is it one of Jeokhyeolru, Jukbang, or Samdocheon?”
“It will be like that.”
Simtong, who had been listening from the side, chimed in.
“Your Majesty, I know someone in the Red Blood Tower. He would know Jukbang and Samdocheon. I don’t know if he’s still alive though.”
Yeonjeokha glanced at Simtong.
“Is that guy older than Old Man Shim? Or younger?”
“It will be similar.”
“Then I don’t know if he really lived or died. Even old man Shim is at the same age as me.”
“The martial artists will be alive because their lifelines are long. Aren’t I still alive?”
“What the hell. Are you thinking of quickly finding the person in the red blood cell? And.”
Yeonjeokha turned her head to Go Ji-seok.
“Do you happen to know where the addicted escort is? Or at least the name of the guy.”
“I don’t know where the escort is, but I know where the fight took place. It’s called Yonghui-ru, and it’s one of the three most famous places in Gaebong.”
Jeon Seo-rin muttered sarcastically.
“… … It’s a den of prostitutes.”
“Okay. This is Yonghui-ru, the den of prostitutes, one of the top three in Gaepoong, right? Let’s go now.”
The three people got up from their seats but did not move immediately.
These are faces that don’t feel like they’ve been released.
Rather than those who were hesitating, Yeonjeok-ha left first.
On the way back to the inn, Yeonjeokha said.
“Old Man Shim, the meeting at Sahewon is canceled. We’ll be leaving at dawn, so pack a few things. As for the dream last night, I think something has come up with my older brother.”
“Yes, two people. They must be brothers Fung and Tak.”
After the Five Bongsipgeols descended, Simtong changed the names of the people he called them. This was because he could not call the people who had descended to the world by names related to the Green Forest.
“i think so too.”
The reason they said they were from Waryongjang was probably because of the nine-thousand-year-old law they had learned. I thought they were living well in Gaebong, but how did they end up entangled with Salsu?
Wuxia,
