Chapter 688
Baeksang was looking into the mirror alone.
It was a gift from Namcheonmahu and unlike ordinary mirrors, it was large enough to reflect the whole body, and the surface was smooth without any scratches.
The best quality that is hard to find not only in the south but also in the midfield.
But there is only one reason why Baeksang looks at his face. It was because he could find the face of his son who looked just like him in it.
‘It’s never been like this before.’ It’s been over forty years. I came all the way to this place by catching up with myself who was shaken countless times… … Now his heart was more agitated than ever.
‘That means we’ve reached the end. This great story that has endured for decades.’
Just as Baeksang was thinking in his mind, the door behind him opened and a familiar face appeared at the same time.
Our eyes met the escort captain reflected in the mirror
Baeksang opened his mouth.
“Did you bring it?”
Seeing the lord’s back in thought, the captain of the escort paused for a moment and answered.
“He is coming.”
“Then what happened?”
“Urgent news has arrived.”
“Urgently… …
The white statue, whose tail was blurred, snapped his hand. Realizing the meaning of the gesture, the captain of the escort approached and whispered in a low voice.
“Last night, a huge fire was confirmed in the north, 300 li away.”
“It’s Mt. Aenye.”
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“The person who started the fire must have been Jin Tae-kyung.”
“We’ll have to do further confirmation, but considering the situation so far, he’s likely.”
“Jin Tae-kyung will be right. It looks like the moths, blinded by your exploits, have attacked again.”
“It is said that small and medium-sized tribes near Mt. They attacked him with five hundred warriors and one hundred beasts… …
Baeksang waved his hand to block the guard’s words. It was a story I didn’t need to hear anymore.
Since Jin Tae-kyung is not something that can be done with 500 people who have gathered in a hurry, the four letters of the word “overweight amulet” also change depending on who the opponent is. Jin Tae-kyung was clearly out of the question.
“The result was already guessed, so it turned out that way. What happened to Jin Tae-gyeong after that?”
“After defeating the warriors, they say he went to Mount Aeneo alone.”
“There must be a purpose. Is it poisonous blood?”
“It is said that they couldn’t confirm that far because the fire was so strong. The fire that started from the beginning has already spread to the middle of the hill.”
“Looks like he made up his mind.”
Aeneo Mountain is one of the best temple mountains in southern Manchuria.
rugged mountains and deep valleys. The winding mountain range extends for a hundred li and is endlessly covered with giant trees of unknown age.
Since a fire has descended on Mt. Aeneo, no matter how fast, it will take three days and nights before the flames will show signs of dying out.
‘perhaps… … The whole mountain might be burned down.’
If it’s a coincidence, it’s an amazing coincidence. It was the first time in about two hundred years that the fire had invaded Aeneo Mountain, and at that time, he was another person of Yeolhwamun who destroyed Ohdokmun by using the entire mountain as firewood.
‘Namman regained peace like that.’
But will that be the case this time too?
Baeksang, who had been silently staring at his face in the mirror, opened his mouth heavily.
“Evacuate all the tribesmen residing nearby, and select 3,000 worthy warriors to blockade Mount Aenye.”
A wave of agitation crossed the face of the escort commander as he silently continued his report.
“In the situation where a general mobilization order was issued throughout southern Manchuria, did that mean 3,000 people at a time?”
“We need to tie his feet just in case.”
“Hey, lord. Even with that force, encircling the entire mountain of Aeneo… …
“Unlike the vast area of Mt. Aenye, there are few entrances to go in and out. Arrange it with consideration.”
After thinking for a moment, the guard lowered his head.
“Johnny.”
“How are the other tribal chiefs?”
“As reported, five of the chiefs have disappeared. The same goes for the warriors under the two chiefs who set out as reconnaissance groups earlier.”
“It ends up like this. You’re not going to accept the reality.”
Baeksang muttered calmly.
The disappeared tribal chiefs are those who have not been able to change their horses until the end.
Their loyalty to the Beast Cat King was firm, and some of them even spat while laughing at the placid white statue.
“My lord, they must have betrayed you. It’s not too late, so sending a pursuit party even now… …
Baeksang shook his head at the recommendation of the escort commander.
“Someone told me that recently. Just because there are sick trees doesn’t mean the forest is sick. It is enough to weed out some of them.”
“That word.”
“For the past hundreds of years, thirty-two tribes have coexisted on this land. However, I would often be preoccupied with certain doubts. The question of how long we will have to keep this form.”
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Recognizing the meaning of his words, Baeksang continued to speak in a deep, subdued voice to the escort, who opened his eyes wide.
“The number thirty-two is too many to come together. From now on, it is time to prune the diseased trees and clear the forest.”
eviction. or remove.
The will of the powerful man who had driven out the king who had ruled this land for a long time and newly ascended the throne was clear.
The guard, who was looking at his master with his mouth open, opened his mouth in a heavy voice.
“What can I do?”
“If you leave, leave me alone. If they return to their base and assemble the warriors, we will have both cause and power.”
The escort knew too. already power
that the weight of the balance had tipped long ago
However, what he was concerned about was the presence of one person.
“If the Princess, no, if Yayulchuk joins them, it won’t be easy.”
Baeksang, who had been staring at the guard, suddenly opened his mouth.
“I heard an interesting story when I was staying in Jungwon a long time ago.”
“Lord?”
“It was the story of a monkey born from a stone. It was said that his temper and strength were so violent and strong that Shakyamuni Buddha, revered by the monks of the Central Plains, stepped forward and proposed a bet to him. I wonder if you can get away.”
A calm voice pierced the guard’s ears.
“The monkey snorted and accepted, flew on a cloud and even wrote graffiti on the five pillars at the end of the world. And when he came back, he found that the pillars he had seen were Shakyamuni Buddha’s fingers.”
Baeksang slowly raised his hand toward the mirror.
unfolded
It was as if a huge palace was in the palm of his hand. sky and river. land and mountains. Even if it were to reflect the entire barbarians, it would have been.
“Yayulchuk. The same goes for him. As long as I’m in this position, he’ll never escape.”
“That word… …
“There is information that he headed east. You yourself lead 1,000 white warriors to chase Yayulchuck.”
“Johnny.”
At that moment, the guard who took a bow
booze up
– I’m sorry, but the opponent is the Beast Cat King. In case of emergency, he used a hundred thousand dae (白天隊).
But Baeksang shook his head without a word. The 100,000 Dae is a sword he has secretly sharpened over the past few decades. You should pull it out and wield it when you need it most.
“This is the end of the instructions. The distinguished guests have arrived, so please leave.”
His words were directed at the guard, but his eyes, which had been looking at his face from the beginning, turned to an old man standing in front of the open door before he knew it.
“Enough then.”
Baeksang, who confirmed that the escort had left the palace, slowly turned around.
“Here you are, Chief.”
A polite greeting. But what came back was a sharp word.
“Can’t that dirty snout shut up?”
thud
An old man with age spots on his face and wrinkles on all his exposed skin approached with a cane.
A light of unconcealed anger shone in the corners of his eyes.
“Because he is like the most evil person in the world.”
“Looks like you overheard our conversation.”
“Isn’t the old lady unaware of your black heart? Didn’t I tell you to listen?”
“As for Yayulchuk, the evil beast who sought evil beasts even against the will of the Great Council and betrayed the Southern Manya Palace, that is true.”
“this guy!”
Whiik! widely.
The old man wielded the cane with all his might and was caught in the hand of the white man.
A blow that does not feel any strength or air power. After lightly snatching the staff, Baeksang lightly waved his sleeves, and an invisible energy seated the old man in his seat.
“You’ve aged a lot since I haven’t seen you. It seems that you still have a fiery temper.”
The old man trembled.
“If I had known you would do this, I would have beaten you to death with my own hands.”
“But too much time has passed for that. Yayulchuk betrayed the palace and fled, and the Miao tribe’s survival depends on a child who was severely scolded by you long ago for being caught stealing fruit wine.”
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“Now is the time to put the old past behind and think about the future. Now that the tribal chiefs and minor chiefs have disappeared, everything depends on the choice the Miao war chief makes.”
The old man, the elder of the Miao people, who had been glaring at the white statue in silence, parted his lips heavily.
“You managed to get a man from the bottom of your hand. With that ugly greed.”
“It doesn’t matter what you say. eagerly want
Because there is nothing you cannot do to achieve what you do.”
“You are now the lord of Nanmanya Palace. what more do you want? Do you want to become a god by obtaining even a king stone?”
Baeksang shook his head.
“I’m not interested in old myths that can only be passed on through word of mouth. What I want now is the future and your wise choice, Captain.”
“The old lady remembers you, you weren’t like this.”
“You have changed. Like everything else.”
“The princess trusted you. He believed in his one and only sworn brother, even though the old woman told him to be on his guard.”
“You don’t have to reciprocate every trust.”
“It’s not too late. Even now???…”
“I already crossed the river a long time ago. Gijojise (騎虎之勢). Now it’s the elder’s turn to ride on the tiger’s back.”
Awesome.
The sound of bones snapping could be heard from his wrinkled fists.
“In the end, the old man… … Do you mean to betray the princess?”
“No way.”
Baeksang held up a teacup and continued.
“I hope that all Miao, including the elder, will betray him.”
“You’ll have to read the flow carefully. If you want to save more than 10,000 of your own people.”
“Yeah man!”
“Remember. That this is the first and last offer.”
Baeksang tilted the teacup, and the elder tightly closed his eyes.
And after a while, between his lips
A hoarse voice broke the brief silence.
“Impossible.”
widely.
Putting down the teacup, Baeksang stared at the elder with deeply sunken eyes.
“That answer. Won’t you regret it?”
“You’d better kill me. No matter who you ask, the answer will be the same.”
“You don’t disappoint.”
The white shark answered briefly and snapped his fingers.
The closed door opens and the figure disappears
He commanded the white warriors who ran out.
“Put it in prison. All of the leaders of the Miao people, including the elders.”
Baek tribe warriors who took bows grabbed the elder from the left and right and raised him up.
The old man, who was about to die, shouted in a loud voice.
“Baeksang! yes man! Aren’t you afraid of the sky!”
By the time the scream-like cry slowly faded away, Baeksang looked down at the empty teacup and groaned.
“What are you afraid of anymore? me
It must have been the will of Heaven that led us to this place.”
There were definitely times when I resented the sky.
After the Great War of Jeongma ended, Baeksang, who returned to southern Manchuria, was drunk every day.
I drank as if today was my last day, and despaired of the sunlight waking me up the next day.
‘Why on earth did you save me? Why!’
Those days were more painful than death.
However, I couldn’t struggle with sadness forever. Because he had something to do with him.
A must do.
Baeksang muttered in his heart as he looked out the window at the blue sky.
‘Hey, is this what you mean? No, have you ever watched me even once?’
And, as always, I waited endlessly, but the answer never came back.
In the next moment, I dug into the ears of the white swan
Except for someone’s unfamiliar voice.
“Hey, can I fill you up with tea?”
Baeksang turned his head in the direction the voice came from.
In front of the half-open door, the pretty Sibi was standing and looking at him.
“Not required.”
“But is the glass empty?”
“I didn’t say it wasn’t necessary… … ;
A horsetail suddenly blurring. Baeksang, who stared at the fight for a while, opened his mouth.
“Come in.”
Stop the dispute with a single word that has subsided
The warriors who were trying to retreat retreated, and the door was firmly closed.
Shibi, who walked quickly to the white statue, slowly tilted the teapot she was holding in her hand.
Squeak.
The scent of tea spreads along with the rising steam.
But for some reason, this throbbing feeling as if I had inhaled poisonous smoke.
Baeksang, who had been silently watching the teacup fill up, suddenly opened his mouth.
“Whose face is that? Mafu (Mahu)
人] B. No, Namcheon Mahu replied with a grin.
“A certain child who worked in my palace. It was so cute that it was still green. Unbearably.”
“Did you kill him?”
“Oh my. Is it that important?”
“that… …
“It’s funny. Hundreds of people have already died, and they only care about one life.”
Baeksang, who had been silent, replied in a calm voice.
“I was just asking in case there was a problem with the plan. Anything that happens in the inner palace will be discovered sooner or later.”
“aha. Well, if that’s the case.”
Namcheon Mahu smiled shyly and picked up a teacup.
“The things you worry about don’t happen. If there is a problem, it will be at Aenye Mountain, not my palace.”
“If it’s Mt. Aenye, by any chance?”
“Yes, Jin Tae-gyeong. That child did something. It’s clear that I haven’t been able to reach you until now.”
After thinking for a moment, Baeksang opened his mouth.
“Was it a trap?”
“that’s right. It was a trap set to catch an old tiger that had escaped the palace. I didn’t know that a young tiger would be caught instead.”
click.
Namcheonmahu, who put down the teacup, continued with a laughing voice.
“Of course, I didn’t know that the young tiger was strong enough to break traps.”
“A trap so thorough that Mahu is confident
It must have been.”
“Two superstars. One of them is a black handbook, and the other is… …
Namcheon Mahu, who stopped talking, looked at Baeksang and smiled.
“Anyway, it was strong. That’s even better than the Black Water Fist.”
“It’s amazing. I thought that those two could handle even the Beast Cat King. The Lord of Heaven didn’t show interest in that child for nothing.”
Surprising for a white sage to hear
It was continuous.
It wasn’t enough that he had single-handedly defeated two superstars, and even the Heavenly Master showed interest in Jin Tae-kyung.
At the same time, he also realized that his judgment was not wrong.
‘Jin Tae-gyeong.’
The face of a young man who is completely unpredictable passes before my eyes.
Baeksang opened his mouth as he looked at Nam Cheonmaou who was smiling at him.
“From now on, Mafu will move it himself.”
Transcendent Master is a powerful force. Baeksang thought that now that two of them had died, it was inevitable for Namcheon Mahu to step forward.
At least until I heard her answer the next moment.
“no? why me?”
Namcheon Mahu, who laughed, continued.
“There’s no time to worry about it. Even if the great horse dies, the current situation won’t change. What’s important is the big deal.”
“Is that the word?”
“I don’t care about Beast Tomb King and Jin Tae-kyung now. Thoroughly defend the inner palace and the outer palace. And gather all the troops.”
Namcheon Mahu stood up from his seat and moved as if he was dancing.
A voice full of joy and pleasure penetrated Baeksang’s ears.
“Three days at the latest.”
“Prepare. On that day, everything will begin and end.”
thud.
The door opened and closed.
However, even after a long time had passed, Baeksang was frozen and could not move.
The day was approaching.
The day he longed for more than anyone else in the world, but feared more than anyone else.
Mo’in Nudim
