episode_0195

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“Aren’t you disappointed? Are you saying you sent Hocheonan like that?”

“It would be a lie if you said you didn’t regret it, but do you consider him someone you can hold on to?”

Yugyeong laughed.

“Yes. Looking at this incident, I thought it was really not normal. I admired your courage when you realized that your gambling skills were not average at Cheonsangru and called me out to enlighten you, but I never thought you would handle this matter so perfectly.”

Princess Yuya chuckled.

“Above all, thanks to Warrior Ho, haven’t we finally started to organize our household chores? Thanks to Warrior Ho, we have the opportunity to right the wrong, so why should we detain him?”

“Um.”

“By the way, please take a close look at the movements of the four people who left the Geumui Commission. It’s not like they were the ones that Master Ho cared about for no reason.”

“Still, they told me to submit reports on those four people on a regular basis. okay. Then, would you like to wake up?”

“Of course.”

Yu-kyung and Yu-ya stood up side by side.

Today is the day Yuya directly participates in state affairs.

After about a month of preparation, it was finally the day to begin an all-out war against the authorities.

“Your Majesty the Emperor! Come on!”

“Princess Mama! Come on!”

Princess Yuya looked at the civil and military officials lined up. Among them, there would be loyalists, there would be authority figures, and there would also be those who were neither loyalists nor authority figures.

‘It’s a new phase again.’

Although she studied state affairs and politics diligently for a month, Princess Yuya was still just a child. Since I left the palace when I was young and have lived as a martial artist, there are bound to be some shortcomings.

But Princess Yuya was not afraid.

‘Warrior Ho has performed the job of a training instructor, which he has never done before, so perfectly, so I too must work hard to be able to stand proudly in front of Warrior Ho.’

“Starting today, Princess Yuya will be watching state affairs together as an observer, so please understand!”

“Princess Yuya’s return to state affairs is reduced!”

“Princess Yuya’s return to the imperial palace is greatly reduced!”

Princess Yuya said with a smile.

“Nice to meet you. They were poor royal family members who were unable to take care of state affairs due to personal circumstances, but from now on, they will devote themselves to state affairs.”

Her fight began now.

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winter.

In this winter season, when the earth freezes, plants cannot take root and grow, so animals tend to hibernate. In accordance with the laws of Mother Nature, it was also a season in which people who could not farm or hunt consumed the food they had stored up during the fall and prepared for the following spring.

It was also the season when men who had nothing to do would run away to the guest house and drink a glass of wine to avoid being ripped off by their wives.

However, in winter, the rumor itself was likely to dry up. However, their mouths were constantly discussing something, so what was this?

“Hongjuk County Association Yeoil Yega…”

“Dang Do-gyeong, a fighting dog…”

What they constantly discussed was the rumor about the martial arts.

The rumors of Moorim were ever-changing beings. It is not uncommon for rumors to disappear overnight, and it is the rumors of Moorim that no one knows about after three days at most. The rumors that passed by so quickly were like new rumors. In this way, we reinterpret past rumors with new insights.

Among all the news from the martial arts world, the hottest rumor was that of the Jeomchang faction that came in at the end of autumn.

“Master Unjong of the Jeomchang school was promoted to the position of magistrate?”

“It is said that Kang Hwan was officially introduced at a place where factions exchanged!”

“Huh…! Now that we have two of the most famous martial artists of the era, the growth of the fortune-telling school must be scary.”

The power struggle between the great literary factions was the perfect topic to discuss over a drink at a guesthouse. Wang Il, Jang Yi, and Ryu Sam. The three people got very drunk and started discussing with each other who would be the loser of Sichuan.

“The momentum of the Jeomchang faction is unusual. First of all, since there are two masters of Hyeongyeong, wouldn’t it be possible to say that their status is different from other sects in Sacheon?”

“Huh, this guy. Even if that were the case, where would there be a fight with the party?”

“The party is much bigger in power, but if we are talking about the status of martial arts, wouldn’t the party without an expert in martial arts have no choice but to be pushed out?”

While the discussion between the two people who were talking about the power structure of Sacheon went into a lull for a while, Ryu Sam, who was watching the discussion between the two people, opened his mouth.

“But you guys. Did you hear that rumor?”

“What rumor?”

“I’m talking about the rumor about Sichuan Ronin, who is said to bring enlightenment.”

“Kuhuhuh. Hey man, wasn’t that a rumor that passed a long time ago?”

Wang Il gave a slap and Jang Yi hit back.

“The rumor that went around when Yeo Il-ye was on a quest for revenge…”

“Listen to me. I’m talking about the Sichuan nang who treated Yeo Il-ye like a silver ball. It is said that he was staying at Jeomchangpa when Master Unjong ascended to the post of Hyeongyeong!”

Wang Il and Jang Yi’s eyes met. This is a little interesting. The two people pulled the chair and pushed it.

“Okay, couldn’t that be a coincidence?”

“Uh huh, how could it be a coincidence that the same thing happened twice? Those who were curious about the rumor tried to trace the ronin’s whereabouts, and it is said that he disappeared completely from the ronin’s guesthouse!”

“Huh…! It’s strange, it’s strange!”

“It’s Giin! He is someone who can give enlightenment even to a master of the Flower Sutra. If this rumor is true…!”

Someone flopped down in the seat of the three people who were trying to let their imaginations run wild.

“There is a latest rumor about that ronin. Are you interested?”

“….What about you?”

“I am Cheonchil. There was a delay on the way back to my hometown, so I’m still wandering around even in the winter. okay. Give me a drink and I’ll tell you frankly about that rumor.”

The three exchanged glances and offered Cheonchil a drink.

“Kaaaa…huu. After all, there’s nothing like fireweed to thaw a frozen body.”

“Now that your throat is thirsty, let’s talk.”

“I understand. Now, didn’t you say that the ronin disappeared from the ronin’s guest house just now?”

“That’s right.”

“He headed straight to Luoyang. To be exact, I received a call from the imperial family.”

“No? Are you saying that a mere ronin was brought in from the imperial family?”

The three people jumped up and down in surprise. Cheonchil said with a slight smile.

“It is said that he stayed at the guest house for a long time, and the imperial carriage moved for the ronin, and he himself called himself a guest of the imperial family.”

“Amazing! Amazing!”

“It’s still too early to be surprised. What’s even more surprising is that he became an external instructor of the Geumuiui Committee.”

“Oh my god!”

In Sacheon, Sacheon people are treated worse than beggars! The three people were excited by the rumor that such a Sichuan ronin had suddenly become a high-ranking member of the Geumui Commission.

“It’s really amazing! Amazing!”

“This person! If it is really possible to give enlightenment to martial people, then what kind of external advisor to the Geumui Committee is all that great!”

“Well, so what happened after that?”

“Kuhm.”

Cheonchil looked around and cleared his throat. In the end, the people who are currently killing time in the guesthouse are the ones who need something new to talk about. The attention that had been secretly focused on the appearance of the outsider was completely focused on the three people’s fuss.

“Hmph, maybe it’s because I didn’t grease my neck…I can’t hear my voice…”

“Jumsoy! Give that guy some grilled skewers!”

Someone sitting in another audience room shouted.

“Okay, now let’s say something out loud.”

“So, doesn’t that mean he became a training instructor for the Geumuiwi? To be exact, I became a training instructor for aspiring members of the Geumuiui Commission. It seems that the imperial court was also curious about whether that ronin could really bring enlightenment to other warriors.”

“So, there is no way that the Sichuan ronin can give enlightenment!”

Cheonchil continued speaking while calmly chewing the grilled skewer.

“If you have a bad temper…listen! It is said that the Gold Medical Commission selection test requires each instructor to train his or her unit to compete for victory or defeat. But surprisingly! That ronin passed his unit in the Geumuiwi selection test!”

“It looks like the rumors were true!”

“If you had given me enlightenment, passing the Geumui Commission would have been no problem!”

“But!”

Everyone in the room, who was expressing his or her opinion, fell silent.

“It’s not like the trainees from that unit suddenly dropped out en masse! Since I passed all of the exams, I was in a situation where I was practically guaranteed a position as a member of the National Assembly!”

“What happened?”

“Hurry up and say it!”

Cheonchil poured grilled skewers and rice wine into his mouth, enjoying the enthusiastic gazes of the villagers.

‘Ugh… I wouldn’t be able to do this job if it didn’t taste like this.’

When winter had already arrived, the frustration of running around disappearing like the melting snow. Originally, I would smile all day long, thinking that it was a great thing to tell other people about this news and get a drink, but after it became a job, I couldn’t help but feel so exhausted.

I wanted to enjoy the feeling of the moment by eating a few more plates of food, but unfortunately, something happened.

“Well, that mean guy was just abusing the trainees! He wore some kind of ghost-like outfit and chased people around like tumbleweeds all day! It’s so bad that the high-ranking members of the National Assembly are sobbing and throwing themselves out!”

“No, oh my…!”

“Didn’t it give you enlightenment?”

“Would the trainees have dropped out if enlightenment had been provided? I would have honored you if you had treated me as a benefactor! Think about how deep the resentment would have been in your bones, so much so that you would have given up your position on the Geumui Commission and dropped out. When Admiral Geumuiwi heard this news, he was so furious that he suspended the instructor and external advisor and kicked him out on the spot!”

“In the world, something like that happens!”

“No, this is all true?”

“That’s right! I also have connections with merchants who supply goods to Luoyang, so this is a definite rumor I heard through them”

“Yes! This is the right thing to do! Does it make sense for someone like Sichuan to be a government official?”

“That is correct!”

While everyone was expressing their opinions about the ending of a ronin, someone shouted.

“So there is no way that the ronin can give enlightenment?”

Cheonchil answered someone’s question by beating his chest.

“Wouldn’t the answer be found by looking at the behavior of that ronin? If a person truly had the ability to give enlightenment, would he show all kinds of indecent behavior in an attempt to catch a government job by chance and end up in trouble like that! Of course it’s nonsense!”

“Yes, that’s right!”

“If I could really enlighten you, I wouldn’t have struggled so ugly!”

Cheonchil stuffed the remaining skewers into his mouth and left the guesthouse, energized by the news he had received for the first time in a long time.

“Wow, the head of the family chose this amazing place.”

Cheonchil was impressed by the insight of the head of the family. This rumor has already spread to the extent that there is almost no one in the Jungwon martial arts world who doesn’t know about it, but I never thought there would be a village in the countryside who hasn’t heard of this rumor. It was a perfect place for quiet training, isolated from the outside world.

“You rotten bastards, the head of the family is doing well, but what’s wrong with that damn Chinese New Year? To strike a candle.”

Cheon Chil, a member of the Wolbok Party, thought back to when the Sichuan Incident occurred. After the ridiculous order to take over Sichuan Province’s intelligence organization overnight, there was a lot of talk about this and that within Wolbokdang, but it has all been wiped out now.

Yeo-il-ye.

He contacted Yeo Il-ye’s enemies, told them about Yeo Il-ye’s false movements, and extorted a lot of money in return. And when Yeo Il-ye approached the area, he relayed information about the enemy.

Since they were born in a shabby way, they had a lot of wealth that could not be revealed. Wolbokdang secretly tracks their hidden assets and sells the information to make a handsome profit.

The provision of information for Yeo Il-ye’s revenge was provided free of charge, but the provision of free information was creating enormous additional profits.

Cheonchil knew full well that it was not money that made the Wolbok Party members sensitive to the Black Cat’s Lunar New Year visit, but being in a position to move around so diligently in the middle of winter made him complain.

“Keuung.”

Cheonchil let out a long sigh as he stood in front of a mansion. A modest-sized mansion located at a certain distance from other houses in this village.

Looking at it again, I thought it was the perfect place for two unmanned people to practice.

bang. bang. bang.

bang. Tatang. Bang bang.

“Looks like someone came?”

“Senior! You must be my guest! I’m going out!”

I’m sorry.

“Huh!”

Cheonchil was surprised. This was because the black cat wore cotton in a way that exposed its eyes.

The members of the Wolbok Party are an organization made up of people who have seen the face and eyes of a black cat filled with the demonic spirit of Taeeumgi. Of course, I had no choice but to be wary of those eyes.

“….Head of the family? Snow?”

“As the level has risen, we have been able to control it to some extent.”

“Oh my god…”

The reason why Wolbok Party members became sensitive to whether or not there was a black cat. It was precisely because of the suspicions that arose in the process of dealing with the rumors surrounding the black cat. The rumor about the Sinbi-myeon woman spread widely in Luoyang. I’m sure it’s a black cat just by hearing rumors, but how did it happen that I saw its eyes?

Wolbokdang is a group of people who cannot sleep at night when they have questions. So, it was natural that the Wolbok Party members were anxious about the rumors of the black cat.

“So, why did you even visit in person today? I asked them to just send me a report if nothing happened during the closure.”

Among the Wolbok Party members, he was the first to confirm the truth about the leader!

Cheonchil, who had been immersed in such joy, came to his senses.

“What are you planning to do this Lunar New Year? Party members are curious about the change in the party leader after hearing it only through rumors. Even if it is closed, it is already enough time to achieve certain achievements…”

“Hmm…”

After Cheon Chil escaped from Luoyang. I remembered the path the black cat had taken. As soon as I left Luoyang, I visited the Jianchang School without stopping by anywhere, and then stopped at a closed temple in the countryside called Badun County.

‘You must have been satisfied with the results since you stayed at the closed restaurant all fall and winter…’

“Senior!!”

“Why?”

“I’m planning to go to Wolbokdang main temple at the end of the year. Would you like to go with me?”

“What? Can I go there?”

“It’s not that far. If possible, let’s go together!”

“Hmm…”

Black Cat’s unexpected proposal. Ho Cheon-an stroked his chin at the black cat’s suggestion. Wolbokdang, a mysterious intelligence organization that could not be caught in the end despite playing many games. This is an opportunity to go to the main temple of Wolbokdang? Wouldn’t this be expensive even if you can’t eat it?

The deceased’s intense curiosity about the new event!

‘We’ve done enough to close for the winter, and there may be something else worth salvaging from the main hall of Wolbokdang.’

“Is that so?”

So it was decided to visit the main temple of Wolbokdang in Hocheonan.