episode_0276

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Hahahaha!

Wahahaha!!

The annex of Juru, where Lee Seol and his subordinates were staying, was filled with laughter. The newcomers were excited and reenacted the situation, and Lee Seol’s subordinates burst into laughter at the sight.

Aside from that, the second floor where I, Lee Seol, and Hyuk Kirin were located had a relatively calm atmosphere.

Lee Seol waved his hand at Hyeok Kirin and introduced himself.

“It is said to be the Dokgo migration theory of the Black Dragon Gate.”

“It is called Geummyeongwol. There is no clan affiliation.”

“I heard that you helped me with my work with Yongjimaeng. I can’t help but say hello.”

“Not much to say. I was just helping the priest.”

“I don’t mean to be inquisitive, but I am curious as to why you call Yong-maeng a priest when you say there is no recluse.”

“There was once a body called Ilhwimun, but now Ilhwimun no longer exists.”

“Ah…I see.”

A light exploratory battle took place. From Lee Seol’s point of view, it was not strange for his subordinate to suddenly bring an outsider to search for Hyeok Kirin.

The problem is Hyuk Kirin.

On the outside, he was smiling as personable and friendly as usual, but his mood was completely different from usual.

It feels like I have sharpened my inner edge.

To be honest, it was a slightly embarrassing reaction, but considering that Hyeok Kirin was actually a princess and a great disciple of the fortune-telling sect, it was not something that could not be understood.

In the end, Lee Seol is the core of the Yunnan Sect. From the perspective of Princess Yuya or from the perspective of Hyeok Kirin, the great disciple of the fortune telling sect, was it not possible to see her with only kind eyes?

“Kuhm.”

I cleared my throat and tried to get lucky. In any case, since I am currently infiltrating Sanghwaru undercover, it is advantageous for me to be with Hyeok Kirin.

“Currently, Sister Myeongwol is wandering around the central plains, just like me. I wonder if you could give up a room for Sister Myeongwol…”

“Um.”

Lee Seol spoke lightly with an ambiguous meaning. From Lee Seol’s perspective, my request may not be very pleasing. Anyway, it’s about letting an unidentified guest into your territory.

However, it will not be easy for Lee Seol to refuse. This is because it was a request from a subordinate who had just returned from a successful mission, and Hyeok Gi-rin also participated in this operation and helped with the work.

As expected, Lee Seol looked at me with a gentle expression and agreed.

“How could I refuse your request?”

I thought there might be some hesitation because it is a rumor with a lot of things to be careful about… but they were more willing to allow it than I expected.

Lee Seol seems to be in a good mood after hearing about my performance with the new members, not only because of the makeup and flashy clothes that he doesn’t usually show, but also because he came to greet me.

“Although it is a small pavilion, we will welcome Myeongwol as a guest. Please stay comfortably as long as you wish.”

“…Thank you for your generosity.”

Hyeok Kirin, who had shown strange hostility towards Lee Seol, also bowed his head obediently, as if he had forgotten that he had to stick with me.

“Hehe, then the problem is all solved.”

Lee Seol stood up.

“Attention! Seol Lee speaks!”

Eungjo raised his voice and attracted the attention of the drinking party.

As Lee Seol stood on the second floor railing, there were silent exclamations of exclamation from his subordinates and new recruits.

Lee Seol’s appearance, which was decorated to the fullest probably for the banquet, was as good as any other.

“Everyone worked hard.”

Lee Seol looked around at the subordinates and new recruits on the first floor, and then looked around at me and Hyuk Kirin before speaking.

“I am very happy that we achieved such results even though we did not receive much support. It is also worth celebrating that everyone returned safely.”

Lee Seol raised his glass and said.

“So, enjoy today to the fullest.”

Wow!!

Lee Seol’s subordinates and newcomers cheered and stamped their feet. In an instant, Julu’s annex became noisy with all kinds of noise. Lee Seol also smiled cheerfully and raised his glass at the uproar of his subordinates.

“Cheers!”

“Cheers!”

The subordinates raised their glasses, and Hyuk Kirin and I also raised our glasses without realizing it. Lee Seol looked in my direction and held out a glass. I also moved the glass lightly and pretended to hit it in the air.

Everyone emptied their glasses at the same time.

“Pour it out!”

“Drink!”

The day of exciting festivals has begun.

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“Whooo…”

Hyeok Kirin’s morning started a step earlier than others.

In order to survive without being caught cross-dressing, I had to sleep less and wake up earlier than others. If you act at similar times as others, you will inevitably feel a sense of incongruity in your actions to maintain hygiene and cleanliness.

Hyuk Kirin, who has lived a life somewhere between diligence and obsessive-compulsive disorder, opened Sanghwaru’s morning faster than anyone else.

The reason Hyeok Kirin visited the training hall early in the morning was to reflect on Ilhwi Cheongungeom. Although I learned the Ilhwi Blue Cloud Sword to teach Hocheonan, the last time I used it was before I left for Luoyang, so it had been more than half a year, so even Hyuk Kirin needed practice.

Shush!

Ilhui Samgeom, the first sword of Ilhwi Cheongun Sword, split the air. The essence of Ilhwi Cheongungeom, which was of a different class from Hocheonan, was embroidered in the air.

Kang, kwae, byeon, and yu are the basic techniques of swordsmanship.

Hyeok Kirin completely understood all the tricks and had the ability to change them at will, so the sword technique he used was Ilhui Samgeom, but in reality, that sword was the same as white sword, which can be said to be the essence of Ilhui Cheongungeom.

Cheongun Chungpa, Jeolun Dansu, Janwol Hyeolgyeong, Hwiun Sakyeong…

Ten herbivores passed by in an instant.

match. match. match.

Hyeok Kirin was not surprised by the sudden applause and sheathed his sword.

“Great workmanship.”

Lee Seol applauded and praised Hyeok Kirin’s swordsmanship. Hyuk Kirin also calmly accepted Lee Seol’s praise.

“You showed poor skills.”

Hyuk Kirin recalled Lee Seol’s appearance at a drinking party last night. In fact, Han Si-jin came out to meet Ho Cheon-an wearing a dress that looked like he was dressed up and even wearing a iris that blatantly revealed the lines of his body.

During the banquet, he smiled while looking at Ho Cheon-an more than once.

‘Honey was dripping from your eyes.’

Hyeok Kirin shook off Ho Cheon An’s words and clenched his fists.

what? You tried to harm me as soon as you first met?

But why is honey dripping from Lee Seol’s eyes as she looks at Hocheonan?

‘You liar!’

With that in mind, Lee Seol looks at Hyeok Kirin, who is angry at Ho Cheon-an. Lee Seol, who was certain that Hyuk Kirin was strangely cold toward her, sighed inwardly.

‘As expected, there are ugly hairs stuck in it…?’

Lee Seol remembered her appearance yesterday and blushed for a moment.

What if you met a priest’s lord for the first time, and that lord was wearing a tight-fitting robe that exposed his body without filtering?

If a priest’s lord behaves like that, which sister-in-law would view such a lord positively?

Lee Seol remembered yesterday’s banquet and bit her lip. Despite the shame, she boldly exposed her body and spent time decorating it, but there was no change in Yong-maeng Yong’s gaze or attitude.

Yong Yong-maeng did not utter a word of praise even though he deliberately spoke in a friendly manner and looked at him with warm eyes!

He threw away all his pride and even took out his secret weapon, but Yong-maeng remained steadfast.

So then, how do we lure out this blind person? Lee Seol, who had been sighing and contemplating all night, visited the training ground early in the morning, drawn by the sound of the wave made by Hyeok Kirin.

As Lee Seol watched the back of Geum Myeong-wol deploying Ilhwi Cheongun Sword, a method came to mind.

To catch a general, shoot the horse first.

‘Let’s attack Yongjimaeng’s sister-in-law, Myeongwol Sojeo first!’

The friendship between Yong Yong-maeng and Geum Myeong-wol seemed special at first glance. Geum Myeong-wol takes on the work of a priest she meets by chance. And Yong-maeng Yong-maeng said a favor to his sister-in-law.

If only he could make Geum Myeong-wol like that on his side.

Wouldn’t it be possible to defeat Yong-maeng, who won’t even move, on his own?

Lee Seol strengthened his fighting spirit while looking at Hyeok Kirin, who was still looking at him with disapproving eyes. Even though the first impression was not good, a first impression is only a first impression! If you make a good impression from now on, you can overcome it!

Lee Seol intentionally spoke in a friendly voice.

“I’d like to learn more about your skills. Can we warm up with you?”

Lee Seol’s horse-shooting operation, which was not a horse-shooting operation, began to unfold.

*** ***

It’s already been a while since I returned to Kunming.

“Wow, the Okgye is in complete chaos.”

“All these arrogant guys are imitating us!”

It looks like there is a commotion going on in the prison, roughly as I expected. Things seem to be progressing smoothly without any need for special intervention.

If things didn’t work out properly, I was going to mobilize public power through Hyeok Kirin or move Wolbokdang through Heukmyo, but I guess there’s no need to do that.

Whatever is natural is best.

If you change the direction of the flow of events, it will be noticeable, so there is a possibility that you will be caught in some way later.

“Hehehe! The newbies did something right!”

“Well, he’s a bit arrogant, but he worked hard so let’s let him go!”

“Hehehe! I don’t know how many times it’s been since I punched another prince or princess!”

I don’t know what the other successors of the Dark Dragon Gate were doing, but it would be impossible for them to do something that surpasses the activities of the Calligraphy Sect and the Great Dark Sect.

In this chaotic situation that is happening right now, it is almost impossible to achieve that level of achievement.

Even if they accomplish something that is close to impossible, the first mover is ultimately evaluated more highly than the late mover.

I guess it can be said that Lee Seol scored big in the competition for successor.

Lee Seol’s subordinates seemed to have made the same decision as me, looking cutely at the excited newcomers with faces that seemed to have let go of 10 years of congestion.

Just like that, another sound of laughter echoed through the peaceful Sanghwaru.

“Hohohoho!”

It was Lee Seol’s laughter.

“Haha.”

Lee Seol must have liked Hyuk Kirin, who was my priest under the pseudonym Geum Myeong-Wol, so much that he called Hyuk Kirin several times a day, danced with him, ate together, and shared refreshments.

Well, Hyukgirin is cute.

Hyuk Kirin, who pretended to be a man and made a dignified expression when everyone knew she was a woman, was also very cute, but Hyuk Kirin, who looks like a girly girl now, has her own charm.

Even though he has a sharp sense of intimidation while drinking water from the imperial palace, Hyeok Kirin is basically a person who reminds us of a gentle country dog.

Hyuk Kirin’s charm is so great that even a lonely black cat will fall in love with it, I’ve said it all.

“Ah, priest.”

However, Hyeok Kirin seemed burdened by Lee Seol’s approach. Well, since he has infiltrated enemy territory, it must be awkward for Hyuk Kirin to become friends with Lee Seol.

Hyeok Kirin, who made eye contact with me, sent a rescue request with his eyes. I quickly turned my head and pretended not to see the request. If I tried to get close to that spot anyway, I would only be caught in that spot as well.

It was when I was trying to look the other way, feeling Hyeok Kirin’s stinging gaze boring into my back.

Good!

A creaking sound was heard as the door to the annex that was not supposed to be opened opened.

“Dokgo Iseol, are you there?”

A messenger from the Black Dragon faction came.

“I have come to deliver Master Mun’s order to appear at the main office by tomorrow.”

With the news of the second meeting that will dramatically change the succession structure of the Dark Dragon Gate.