episode_0141

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“I… Master.”

Unable to overcome the pressure of silence, I opened my mouth, and Master made a bitter sound.

“You keep your mouth shut.”

Instead of the usual harsh feeling, I felt a different coldness.

I felt a shiver run down my spine, as if I was naked and in an ice bath.

Since coming here, Master hasn’t even glanced at me.

I just looked at Cheongyeon in front of me.

What I see is her back.

Although it was just a look from behind, it was clear that she was very angry.

“Cheongyeon. What are you doing?”

Words full of thorns were directed at Cheongyeon.

However, she spoke softly with a leisurely expression.

“…recommendation?”

“I’m not trying to play with words.”

At that carefree response, Master stamped his foot slightly.

The foot stomps containing the bet made a slight dent in the ground.

“It’s no joke. That person, Kang In-ho. I tried to take you.”

Cheongyeon’s finger points at me again.

Only then did Master cast his gaze in my direction.

“Do you know what that means?”

“……”

“You’re taking Yan Lun-gong’s person?”

“Yeonryungong? …that guy, he’s just a seed.”

Cheongyeon took advantage of the teacher’s mistake.

Master, caught in an unexpected direction, fell silent for a moment.

“Jo, even if you are a squire. It’s definitely someone who travels with us. But I’m taking you with me.”

“Owned. I didn’t know you were interested in other people.”

Cheongyeon’s slow tone of voice slightly upset the teacher.

“Anyway, don’t do something like this again. Because it’s very unpleasant.”

The teacher’s irritated warning came out between his clenched teeth.

However, Master’s words were not properly conveyed to Cheongyeon.

She tilted her head with an innocent face and opened her mouth.

“Why me?”

“What?”

Cheongyeon continues speaking in response to the dumbfounded words of the teacher.

“I am the person who will succeed Bingryun-gong.”

Cheongyeon’s face, which had always looked blank, seemed to become a little more intelligent.

“The successor of Bingryun Gong helps people. Prevent accidents. That is the definition of Bingryun-gong.”

“…What do you want to say?”

Without hiding his unpleasant feelings, the Master spoke fervently.

Before I knew it, a small flame was appearing and extinguishing repeatedly in Master’s hand.

However, despite the overwhelming force, Cheongyeon did not retreat.

“Yeom Ryun-gong.”

The finger that was pointing at me is now pointing at Master.

“The martial arts that only those who crave power and are inherited by arrogant people.”

“What…?”

“It’s still like that. Ignoring other people’s choices, I try to do my own thing.”

Cheongyeon looks at me.

“Woah, don’t be funny! This guy said he would follow me.”

“Is that really a free choice?”

“……”

Master closes his mouth in response to Cheongyeon’s question.

Maybe you’re thinking that you had no other choice but to follow them.

That’s half true. If I were left alone in those ruins, I would die soon. That’s why I followed my teacher.

However, that is not the only reason.

There are also things I followed because he was my teacher.

I moved my feet and separated the space between Cheongyeon and Master.

Just like Master did.

“Cheongyeon Sojeo. Please step away today.”

“Huh? Why?”

“I chose to follow my teacher… no, I followed Nangong Sojeo here.”

“…Really?”

“Yes. Really. I know that Cheongyeon Sojeo is worried about me, but I was neither kidnapped nor threatened.”

As I spoke politely to Cheongyeon, her head slowly nodded up and down.

“I see. But… it’s strange. Why Yeomryun-gong…?”

What kind of image is Yeomryun-gong to her?

Even though it is the same 3rd generation martial art, I don’t know why people distrust Yan Lun Gong so much.

After all, is it because of the relationship between the ambassador and Bingeom?

“Okay. If you change your mind, please let me know.”

Until the moment I retreated, Cheongyeon encouraged me to escape, and I laughed and said that wouldn’t happen.

Cheongyeon turned around and headed toward her dorm, disappearing as quietly as she had come.

“…He is such an unusual person. Right?”

I called out to Master as I watched Cheongyeon moving away, but there was no answer.

“……”

“Are you angry?”

I was trying to lighten the mood, but it seemed like Master’s feelings were tense.

“I didn’t get angry.”

It happened.

Master came in front of me with long strides and glared at me.

“What is it?”

“Yes?”

” asked why he crawled out at night. ”

“Because of poor digestion. I just came out to get some air.”

“What about Cheongyeon?”

“Cheongyeon Sojeo… You suddenly came and started talking to me? You can’t ignore it. A person is talking to you.”

“Cheeoeoeoeoeoeon soooojeeouh??”

Like a kite snatching its prey, Master grabbed the tail of my horse and let it hang down.

“No… then what do you call it?”

“I saw you for the first time today, and you spoke very friendly of me as Cheongyeon Sojeo. Come to think of it, we held hands too, right? Why is there already a conflict? To a foolish woman like that?”

“No, why do you say that…”

Master pushed me without giving me a chance.

“First of all, tell me something.”

I don’t know exactly at what point I became angry, but I opened my mouth to relieve my teacher’s anger.

“Hmph! It has been done. Take another damn walk and then come back. I am a palanquin.”

However, Master turned around and walked quickly towards the guest room.

“Ah, Master.”

Just like chasing after a upset lover to soothe him, I followed after Master at a fast pace.

“Don’t call me teacher! I have never had a student like you.”

“No, you have to tell me what made you angry. Master.”

“Uh, I’m not your teacher? I’ve never had a light-ass like you as a student. Well, I don’t have anyone to hang out with, so I’m with Bingryun Gong!”

Oh my, you’re so upset.

“Then… Namgung Sojeo.”

“……”

Suddenly, Master’s feet stop.

“Because it wasn’t the teacher. Can I call you Namgung Sojeo?”

“…….”

“Yes?”

“Everyone, shut up. How dare you… name the heavenly teacher.”

Master speaks while trembling.

When I looked at its back bathed in moonlight, my ears turned red.

Hehe, you must be embarrassed.

“Namgung Sojeo.”

As I approach, I call again.

I flinch.

Wow, you look so embarrassed.

It’s refreshing because I’ve never seen anything like this during Heukcheongyo.

“Well, don’t call me that.”

“Then… Soyou?”

In order to tease him a little more, I changed his title, and Master immediately turned around.

huh? Why are you doing that?

Master, with a red face and a grin, pulled back his fist.

“I told you to shut up!!”

Master’s regime hit me directly in the stomach, and I don’t remember what happened next.

When I opened my eyes, it was the next day and I went to the Murim Alliance while patting my strangely rumbling stomach.

From the time I submitted my application for the martial arts competition to the time I entered the competition the next day, Master didn’t say a word to me.

I just teased you a little, but you didn’t even pretend to know…

You’re being rude.