Chapter - 178 Episode 178. It's better than dying of frustration. (3)

Arriving at the chords from Hawasan, Chung-Myung and his party quickly headed to the branch at the top of the galaxy.

Hwang Jong, who was waiting, said politely.

"Go up."

Baek Cheon smiled bitterly at the big carriage.

"Are we riding this?"

Looking at the four horses tied in front of the wagon, I first felt skeptical about whether I could enjoy such luxury.

"I think it's too much."

"It's not too much."

Hwang Jong added with a sheepish face.

"It's because of our lack. I'd do anything to help."

Hwang Jong folded his waist over the pail box.

It happened because the top of the galaxy failed to accomplish what was requested by Hawasan.

Of course, it wasn't the galaxy's fault, but since it's been benefiting a lot from Hwasan, I had no choice but to notice.

Hwang Munnyak also instructed his students to help ensure that they do not feel uncomfortable in doing their next work.

"Oh, my god. Sadumacha. You spent some money."

Chung-Myung shrugs.

"But I don't think it's going to be of much use. It's faster for us to run."

"Well, what are you talking about?"

"How can a man go faster than a horse!"

The death penalty rebelled, but Chung-Myung naturally smiled and gently pressed it.

"Don't worry, don't worry. Don't worry. There's nothing a man can't do by trying!"

"No, you crazy thing! You have to think common sense!"

"Huh, breaking that common sense is what a warrior should do. If you sweat your feet, you can be faster than a horse!"

"……are you crazy?"

Hwang Munnyak laughed at Chung-Myung's words.

"Of course, it's possible with Chung-Myung stamps. Of course, it won't be too difficult for other Hawasan people. However, it would be better to save some energy on the way. I thought about that part, too."

"Oh?"

"On the way to Sacheon, the merchants at the top of us will prepare and wait for the horse. So that you can change and run as soon as the horse gets tired. If you can keep running without a break, wouldn't you be able to reduce the time to Unnam?"

Baek Cheon, who was listening quietly, was surprised and asked.

"You mean that precious horse?"

"Would it be more precious than what the Hawasan people do? Don't worry. We have this much room on the top."

Baek Cheon quickly took a swipe at Hwang Jong.

"Thank you very much for the kindness at the top of the galaxy."

There is something truly appreciated and admired.

But thank you so soon that Chung-Myung will run even if he dies. I thought I'd do it.

"Hmmm."

Look at him. Look at him.

You're already sticking out your mouth as if you don't like it. Just the mouth!

"It wouldn't be polite to refuse favor from the top of the galaxy! I'll be embarrassed and take a ride."

"You mean this?"

"Get on!"

Baek Cheon rushed to the front of the wagon.

Then the other death penalty gets on the wagon without looking back. Then Chung-Myung got on the wagon with a slight wailing as if he could not help it.

Soon, Chung-Myung's eyes looked at everyone.

Everyone lowered their eyes as if they had promised at the same time and completely turned away Chung-Myung's eyes.

"What……."

Chung-Myung nodded.

"Well, that's good, maybe it's better.""……."

That's too easy to understand...…?

What is he up to?

Everyone was nervous, but Hwang Jong, who was not familiar with the situation, smiled at the sight. In the eyes of a stranger, it will only appear to be a good old-fashioned relationship.

Hwang Jong, standing right in front of the carriage's door, said as if he was disappointed.

"It's what I was supposed to do, but I don't think I'll be able to accompany Unnam inevitably because it's not that easy to get other things other than Jameokcho.""

"Oh, of course. It's a big deal."

When Chung-Myung waved his hands, Hwang Jong laughed as if he felt more at ease.

"Instead, someone familiar with going up to Unnam will drive a wagon to serve you. This row."

"Yes!"

A man stepped forward and lowered his head slightly.

"This is Evo at the top of the galaxy! I'll take you to Unnam."

"Nice to meet you."

"Nice to meet you."

Evo smiled at the students of Hawasan, who greeted politely.

"Unlike the Lord Sodan said, they are very polite people.'

This may be natural because they are strict performers in Doga.

But why did the Sodan Lord tell us to be careful of them? Serving and being careful must be different.

"Then we'll get going."

Evo, who carefully closed the carriage door, looked back at Wang Jong.

"I'll be right back. Lord Sodan."

"I feel uncomfortable because I feel like I've put a heavy burden on this monk. Please do your best thinking that the top of the list is at stake."

"Of course, Sodan!"

Yibo bowed his head and got on the wagon. And without delay, he pulled the reins and started the carriage.

Huang Jong's complexion as he saw the wagon disappearing far away sank slightly.

Although Chung-Myung is known as a stamp, Namman Beast Palace is not an easy place.'

I refrained from saying this and that because I thought it would be nothing but nagging. But it was inevitable that I was worried.

* * *

The carriage went on without a break.

By the time the horses got tired of running as Huang Jong boasted, new horses were already ready in Guando. Thanks to this, it was possible to quickly replace the horse and repeat the move again.

Of course, that led to the situation of settling erosion in the carriage, but no one complained. This was because everyone knew how important the trip to Unnam was to Hwasan.

"Sasuk, what is Namman Beast Palace like?"

"Well."

Baek Cheon spills a low-silent voice at Yoon-jong's question.

"Actually, I don't know much about the Namman Beast. So on the way to Unnam, we will stop by the open branch of Sacheon for information."

"Open branches?"

"Yes, we've created an open relationship with Nam Young, so that's how much information we can get."

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh."

Certainly, it occurred to me that opening and kite-making played a big role. In the past, I would have had a hard time because I had nowhere to get information.

"But apparently there's not much information about the Beast Palace in the open. It has already been a long time since the exchange with the midfield was cut off."

"I guess so."

"I've heard of the use of outer space, and the use of the beasts as the word for word…… is also a very old piece of information."

Then, Chung-Myung, who was still listening to them, opened his mouth.

"It doesn't really matter what the palace is like.""응?"

"걔들이 동물을 부리든 돈으로 귀신을 부리든, 중요한 건 걔들이 어떤 놈들이냐가 아니라 얼마나 강하냐겠지."

"으음."

그도 틀린 말은 아니라는 듯, baek cheon이 고개를 끄덕인다.

살짝 baek cheon의 눈치를 살핀 jo-gol이 조심히 입을 연다.

"제가 듣기로는 새외오궁은 하나하나 구파일방에 못지않은 힘을 가지고 있다고 들었습니다."

"나도 그 말은 여러 번 들어 보았다."

"하면, 남만야수궁 역시……."

"글쎄."

baek cheon이 고개를 내젓는다.

"과거에는 그 평가가 틀리지 않았을 테지만, 지금은 과거와 같을 수는 없을 것이다. 마교의 발호 때 새외오궁은 모조리 박살이 나지 않았더냐?"

"북해빙궁은 제외하고 말이죠."

"그렇지."

과거 마교가 제일 표적으로 삼은 것은 중원이 아니었다. 중원과 새외의 문파들이 연합할 것을 우려한 마교는 새외오궁부터 차례차례 무너뜨렸다.

중원의 북쪽에 있어서 마교의 손이 닿지 않던 북해빙궁을 제외하고는 모두가 마교의 손에 박살이 나 무릎을 꿇고 말았다.

그 일련의 과정에서 수많은 이들이 죽어 나갔다고 하니, 백 년이라는 짧은 기간 만에 과거의 힘을 모두 되찾지는 못했을 것이다.

"그럼 일이 조금 쉬울 수도 있겠네요."

"그렇다면 좋겠지만……."

그때 둘의 대화를 듣고 있던 chung-myung이 마차의 창을 열고 밖으로 고개를 배꼼 내밀었다.

"이보 행수님!"

"청명아!"

"밥 먹고 가죠! 밥 먹고!"

"조금만 있으면 마을에 도착하는데, 거기서 쉬시는 게 좋지 않을까요?"

"아니요. 여기가 좋네요."

"예, 알겠습니다."

이보가 관도 한쪽에 마차를 댔다.

일행이 모두 영문을 모르겠다는 듯 chung-myung을 바라보았다.

"왜 갑자기 마차는 세우고 그러느냐?"

"할 일이 있어서."

청명.

"다들 내려."

"……."

뭔가 살짝 불안해진 이들이 마른침만 삼키며 그를 바라보았다. 그러나 chung-myung은 웃음기 가득한 얼굴로 활짝 열린 문을 가리킬 뿐이었다.

"뭐 해? 안 내리고?"

"……."

불안하다.

뭔가 심각하게 불안하다.

모두가 주섬주섬 짐을 챙겨 마차에서 내렸다. 하지만 jo-gol은 단호하게 자신의 짐을 마차 안으로 꾹꾹 밀어 넣었다.

yoon-jong이 슬그머니 묻는다.

"왜 짐은 두고 내려?"

"저놈이 마차를 그냥 보내면 어떻게 합니까? 짐이라도 두고 내려야 못 그러죠."

"……네 짐이 있으면 저놈이 마차를 안 보낸다고?"

"……."

"네 짐만 없어지는 게 아니라?"

jo-gol이 말없이 짐을 다시 들었다.

새삼 chung-myung이 어떤 놈인지를 다시 깨달은 것이다.

hwasan 문하들 모두가 마차에서 내리자 chung-myung이 고개를 갸웃한다.

"짐은 왜 가지고 내렸어?"

"뭘 하려는 거냐, 대체?"

baek cheon이 영문을 모르겠다는 듯 묻자 chung-myung이 어깨를 으쓱한다.

"말했잖아. 해야 할 일을 한다고."

"그러니까 그게……."

"사숙."

chung-myung이 baek cheon의 말을 잘라 버리고는 역으로 묻는다.

"검총에서 사숙은 얼마나 도움이 됐지?"

느닷없는 질문에 baek cheon의 얼굴이 딱딱하게 굳었다.

"나는……."

도움……. 도움이라.

청명?

baek cheon은 입술을 잘근잘근 깨물었다. 자존심이 확 상하지만, 대답은 이미 정해져 있었다.

"짐만 됐지."

마음 같아선 백번이고 부정하고 싶다. 하지만 이미 훤히 드러난 사실을 부정하는 게 훨씬 더 꼴사나운 짓임을, baek cheon은 아주 잘 알고 있었다.

"맞아."

사숙과 사형들을 망신 주려는 것은 아니지만, 이건 명백한 진실이었다.

chung-myung은 너무 빠르게 강해지고 있고, 그가 해야 할 일은 점점 더 위험해진다. 하지만 chung-myung과 함께 움직이는 이들은 그 속도를 따라잡지 못하고 있다.Chung-Myung in the past would have left them alone, but not anymore.

Chung-Myung suffered a sword gun, and clearly recognized what he had to do by looking at Yakson's maintenance. There's no point in not going with them.

"Unnam could be a more dangerous place than a sword and gun.k.a. gun. But private accommodation and death penalty are at risk to life at this level."

Baek Cheon bites his lips slightly.

"We're not the only ones who don't know that. However, there is no way to improve military performance in a short period of time."

"Why not?"

"Huh……?"

Chung-Myung grinned.

"You've already had mixed fabric. If you pull off that energy well, you'll be twice as strong as you are now."

Baek Cheon nodded blankly.

Surely the power of the mixed fabric was beyond imagination. You didn't even absorb most of that energy and kept it in your danjeon?

The problem is...

"No matter how hard I try, it takes at least a few years to make it all mine. He would also be short-term if it's short-term."

"Oh, don't worry. A month is enough."

"……ha, a month?"

Baek Cheon opened his eyes wide.

"Really?"

"Did you see me lie?"

"Yeah."

"……."

"……."

There was a slight awkwardness of air.

"Well, that's possible. But not this time."

"I hope so, too. By the way, how do you absorb this energy quickly? Does that mean you can help?"

Clap!

Chung-Myung clapped his hands.

"That's right."

Expectations were young for Baek Cheon's face.

"Is that possible?'

If someone else had said this, I would have snorted. Baek Cheon doesn't know how hard it is to meddle in other people's history.

But Chung-Myung, who he knows, is at least a man of no lies or bravado when it comes to martial arts.

If you become Chung-Myung, you can do it. Haven't you been through so many times?

"How, are you helping me?"

"Uh... not like that. It is a much simpler way."

"It's easier than that's it!"

You freak! You're a monster!

Baek Cheon clenched his fist. If he could melt the history of the mixed fabric clumped together in his danjeon, the ship would be stronger in a heartbeat. It is in the history that the students of Hwasan lack the most.

But unlike him, there were two anxious people.

He's selling drugs again.'

What are you going to do this time? Look at that smile!'

Jo-Gol and Yoon-Jeong, who had been subjected to Chung-Myung for many more years, had no choice but to tremble with anxiety. He knows from experience that similar results always occur when he speaks like that.

"What are you going to do?"

Baek Cheon, who had never noticed the feelings of those two, asked excitedly.

"It's not rocket science. It's just a little hard."

"You can live with it! If only I could be stronger."

"……It's salty, isn't it?"

"Huh? What?"

"Is that true?"

"……."

"You're confident you can do anything if you can be strong, aren't you?"

Uh...

Can I make a slip of the tongue...I think you did.

Chung-Myung smiles and walks towards Baek Cheon.

"Yes, yes. I love that forward-looking attitude. I've also lost my private residence...… I felt a little uncomfortable, but I'm relieved that my private residence came out like that."

I think you just said something evasive."Sasook."

"Huh?"

"Have you ever heard of interrogation and blood?"

Blood and interrogation?

"How can you not know? When the energy is lumped or blocked, hit or knead to release it...…."

Uh...

Why do you ask that all of a sudden?

No, right? I'm not thinking right now, am I?

…right?

Chung-Myung breaks his neck as he approaches Baek Cheon, who unintentionally steps back.

I'makes a noise.

And slowly clench your fist.

Crunch.

"Sasook."

"……."

"It's not because I have feelings. No, no, no! It's all about beating with emotion! But!"

Chung-Myung's eyes are shiny.

He raised his fist and shouted.

"I hope you understand that the only thing in this fist is affection!"

"……."

Baek Cheon looked up at the sky with blurred eyes.

You're a primitive genius.

Get him, please.