episode_0028

One of the criteria that separates geniuses from ordinary people is a sense of heterogeneity.

Beomjae, who is in the realm of ordinary people, has a way of thinking similar to that of ordinary people.

But genius was different. They always think, organize themselves within their thoughts, and produce results that are reasonable by their own standards.

And, the results were bound to be quite different in the eyes of the general public.

Isn’t it obvious? They basically look at a number of moves ahead and come up with a result. So it is natural that we cannot understand the results they produce.

Therefore, most people who came face to face with a genius were likely to be embarrassed.

In that respect, Geomseong clearly proved his genius.

Even I, who knew about her, was momentarily embarrassed and couldn’t say anything.

From the first time we met, he looked at me as if he felt very sorry for me, and while I was frozen when I told him to clenched his fists and cheer up, Ryu Hyun came to his senses. Then he came to me and I didn’t know what to do.

“Sorry. I. This rudeness…”

“Oh, no. There’s nothing rude about it. That’s right. I heard that the Sword Saint is a genie. It’s true as the rumor goes.”

“Ah. yes. Thank you for a good look. Then… me. Sayoon.”

“Oh. Yes.”

Likewise, Sayun, who had been observing me, suddenly came to her senses. Ryu Hyeon spoke carefully to her.

“Please guide the guest.”

“Yes, yes! I understand!”

“And don’t take them to restricted areas. Got it?”

“Yes. Okay.”

Sayoon bowed her head and gently held my arm.

“Then shall we go?”

Anyway, the embarrassment I felt at my first meeting with the Sword Saint quickly disappeared. This was because I also knew a certain amount about the swordsman Na Yerin while working as a Cheonsangmyeongwol.

However, Sayun was restless, probably because she thought I was being unkind to the Sword Master.

Well, that’s pleasing enough, but I still can’t let it go on.

“Geomseong is a good person.”

“Ah. yes. Master is a bit unusual… huh?”

Sayoon opened her eyes and looked up at me. I made eye contact with her and smiled.

“Those who have power try to use that power to fulfill their own glory. But the Sword Saint doesn’t do that even though it is possible.”

I took a quick look around. The few buildings in Hongseongmun looked quite old. The disciples seemed to be maintaining it in their own way, but cracks were visible here and there in the earthen walls, and traces of age were clearly visible on the pillars.

“And, all of Hong Seong-moon’s disciples are accepting it. If she wasn’t a good person, everyone wouldn’t follow her like that.”

The place my eyes focused on was Sayun. Her gi with padding here and there. And even a worn-out sword.

“That sword. Isn’t this the sword you used when you fought Hwaho last time? It seems very old.”

“It’s still usable!”

In which part?

But I couldn’t tease her any further as she cried out with a red face.

Of course, I still plan to get Sayun’s sword a good one later.

Right now, you will get a sword in the next secret area.

Of course, that sword will later be destroyed and become the material for a great sword to use the strongest great sword style in Hongseong Shinkong.

Still, it is several times better than that old sword, so it will be useful for a while.

“Anyway. Looking at his frugal appearance, it seems clear that he is a person with great swordsmanship.”

Sayoon’s expression becomes brighter. She led me, walking a little more lightly, as if the anxiety I had felt earlier had lessened significantly.

“Are you going to go from Suryeon-dong first?”

“I guess so, right?”

“But how do you conduct the investigation?”

I took out a small pouch from the bag containing the items I had brought with me.

They were the white jade tablets received from the government office, and the reagents that made the magic energy and white jade tablets react.

“Use this to investigate demonic energy and find out what kind of demonic force it is.”

“Wow. It’s amazing.”

“Because the empire’s hostility toward the Demonic Cult is beyond imagination. There was a time when the Demon Cult even invaded the imperial family of the empire, so the Demon Cult would just be foaming at the mouth, right?”

Sayoon fell silent for a moment at my words. While walking around like that, she gently grabbed my sleeve.

“Then… can the empire help Hong Seong-moon?”

Is it because of the last confrontation with the demonic cult? It seems that hostility toward the Demonic Cult has developed. I smiled when I saw the fighting spirit in her eyes.

But it wasn’t so comfortable on the inside.

The empire did not help Hong Seong-moon in the beginning of the Heavenly Moon. In any case, it was the Iron Blood Order that was moving at that time, not the Demonic Cult.

Of course, the Iron Blood Order would become a threatening force to the Empire in the future, but by today’s standards, it was not a big danger compared to the Demonic Cult.

Therefore, the empire did not send troops despite the news that Hongseongmun was being attacked.

Later, Sayun becomes connected with the imperial family, and in the process, after hearing the circumstances surrounding Hong Seong-moon’s extinction, he regrets it immensely.

“Ah. I will help.”

At least for me, that’s a future that should never happen.

The trials and suffering that Sayun must go through to get there are truly human theater that cannot be watched without tears.

I smiled at the girl looking up at me.

So that she can feel safe.

So that she won’t be afraid.

“Definitely.”

A smile appeared on Sayoon’s lips at my answer.

The first place we arrived was where the half-destroyed training center was located. It was a cave on a hill that seemed at risk of collapsing at any moment. The inside was completely destroyed, so I couldn’t go in and only looked from the outside. Even though time had passed, traces of demonic energy were still visible, piercing my nose.

“I guess this is enough.”

I took the white jade tablet to where the magic energy remained. According to the explanation of the county spirit, a day after mixing and spraying the reagent on the white jade tablet, the demonic energy is imbued in the tablet.

At the same time, I looked around. Maybe there are traces of the magic craft left that I can recognize.

As I was walking around Suyeon-dong like that, I was able to discover one unusual thing.

“Hoo.”

“Why are you doing that?”

“No. This.”

It was a large rock located on the hillside where the training center was located. The problem is the hole in the rock. There were seven round holes that looked as if they had been drilled by a precision machine, without even a crack around them, as if the fruit had been eaten by bugs.

“It’s not Hongseong Shingong, right?”

“Yes. No.”

But there was no demonic energy left on this rock. Then what is it? I tapped the rock, thought, and then snapped my fingers.

Yoo Gyeong-seon, Seven Birds and Seven Chungs.

He is a magician who carries seven birds and seven insects as one of the magician’s methods of external protection.

Although he is a magician, he is a person who quickly acquires information by using birds and bugs rather than using magic energy.

Of course, in addition to the martial arts he had learned, things like Four Bone Bird and Dark Blood Attack were not very weak magic attacks, so he was not an easy opponent.

ruler. Yu Gyeong-seon came to attack Geomseong?

Then the target becomes clearer.

Yu Gyeong-seon is a follower of the Dark Five House among the five families of the Demonic Cult. In other words, if he came here, it can be seen that he moved under the instructions of the Dark Lord.

Why would Ogi, who is the head of the Dark Five Family and is aiming to become the next leader, attack the Sword Saint?

…too many?

By killing the Sword Saint, he causes confusion in the political faction.

By killing the Sword Saint, he shows the power of the Dark Five Houses within the Demonic Cult.

He plans to kill Geomsung and take her body to turn her into a Jiangshi.

And so on and so forth.

It’s a bit hard to make a judgment based on just this…

But all of those reasons had one thing in common.

The point is that he looked down on Hong Seong-moon in a very easy way.

When attacking a disciple or another powerful person, will they attack ignorantly like this?

The answer is no.

At the very least, he would have thought more thoroughly than this and attacked with many and strong techniques.

At the very least, they would have risked the Dark Oga’s fortune to bring them all out and attack them.

I looked around.

Old and shabby buildings and equipment here and there.

These things might be one of the reasons why Hong Seong-moon is weak.

Perhaps, if this situation continued, Hong Seong-moon might self-destruct even if he were not part of the Iron Blood Order.

“Tsk.”

“Huh? Why are you doing that?”

“It’s nothing. Then shall we go somewhere else?”

I headed to the destroyed warehouse with Sayoon. There, too, the terrible smell of demonic energy was wafting from all over the place.

When I, who had put the white jade tablet there as well, stepped back, Sayun looked up at me and said, as if she was worried.

“You don’t look good. Is it because of the lingering scent of demonic energy… me. Guest owner. Could you follow me for a moment?”

Where are you taking me?

When I looked puzzled, she just smiled.

The place she arrived at, led by her, was the field behind Hongseongmun Gate.

It looks like a field growing medicinal herbs.

Perhaps that’s why a refreshing scent begins to tickle my nose.

“This is a herb garden that our sisters tend. And it was only this year that we finally managed to grow them to the point where they had commercial value.”

Sayun smiled happily and stroked the herbs. The leaves are green and full of life.

It looks like it was raised with great care.

But was there anything like this?

The details related to Hong Seong-moon were only mentioned briefly in the beginning and I only heard about it from other people in the main story, so I didn’t know the details, but I had no idea that he was cultivating a herb garden like this.

“Ambassador: You can’t just rely on me. We clearly know that the Ambassador is having a hard time.”

“Hmm…”

“So, we are making efforts in our own way. This field is one of those efforts.”

You can see from the side that he is so proud. It seems that he is happy to be able to help Hongryeon and Hong Seong-moon.

I checked the herbs. It was raised quite well. Was there a disciple who had a talent for growing medicinal herbs?

The quality is quite good.

“This is… a wedding ceremony.”

“Yes. It is said that if you dry it well and boil it with Oh Jin-geun, it will purify your blood and improve your health. And this is Cho Ji-geun, and this is…”

I raised it carefully and well.

However, although these herbs were used for medicinal purposes, they were not very valuable.

Herbs that are easily available to most people.

Although some of them were rare, they were still not at the level of elixirs.

In general, these are herbs for restorative or over-the-counter medicine.

“These. Do you know where to sell it?”

“As far as I know, no decision has been made yet… but it seems that Sister Ryu Hyeon is thinking about Cheol Noya from the village pharmacy for now.”

“Really?”

I visited the herb field and calculated the type and quality of the current herb.

The profit that can be earned from operating that herb garden is roughly about 100 yuan per month… huh?

wait for a sec.

At that moment, a flash appeared in my head, and I thought about it based on that.

The knowledge I have and the information I have gained since I came here.

I tried combining various other things here and there.

calculate.

Calculate again.

And calculate again.

I thought over and over again, the risks and the effort that came with it, the route I had to take, the people I had to meet. Other than that, we think about other things and derive results from them.

There was definitely a possibility in the answer that emerged.

I guess I can do this well?

Perhaps, there may be one more way to help Hong Seong-moon here.

“Do you have anything else to show me besides this?”

“Uh… Ah. There is.”

Sayoon thought for a moment and her eyes sparkled. And lead me to another place.

After a long walk, we arrived at a mountainside filled with the scent of wild plum blossoms.

“The thousand-day plum blossoms here have a much better scent than the plum blossoms found elsewhere. Whenever my sister-in-law and I are having a hard time, we come here to catch our breath.”

I saw a plum tree that was a little bigger and more dense than other thousand-day plum trees. Thousand-day plum blossoms bloom for a thousand days, influenced by Hongseongsan Mountain, a sacred mountain. These trees have no fruit and only have a pleasant scent.

” I’m thinking of drying these petals and making a sachet.”

It’s a sachet.

That’s good too.

I stood up after looking at the thousand-day plum trees.

“Now. Let’s go.”

“Huh? It’s okay to rest a little more.”

“It takes up too much of your time.”

“Yes…”

So, I came down from the Thousand-Day Plum Forest with Sayun to organize my thoughts, and when I returned to Hongseongmun, I spoke to Sayun.

“Hong Seong-moon does not receive outside help. Especially when it comes to things like money.”

“Yes. It is a tradition and rule that has been passed down for a long time. It is natural for someone who has learned radish to use that power to protect those who have not learned radish, but how can they expect anything in return for that…”

“I see…”

I remembered Hong Seong-moon’s settings that I know.

We must respect righteousness.

You should not take advantage when saving those who do not have anything.

Even when I think of other rules, all I can think of is that this is truly an ideal political faction.

It’s a perfect story to starve to death.

Even if you try to fix this, it won’t work, so if you want to block the Sanghyeobdan and prepare for the ruin of the clan, you have to prepare at the level of not touching it.

Of course, there were many ways.

“That’s right. okay. Sayoon. Do you know why there are rules?”

“Uh. In order to prevent confusion and carry out justice accordingly…”

ha ha ha. This guy. ha ha ha.

You are naive.

The reason rules exist is to use things other than rules.

If you can’t benefit from those who don’t have it, just benefit from those who do.

I thought of the medicinal herbs that the honorable, ideal, and beautiful disciples of Hong Seong-mun carefully cultivated on the sacred mountain called Hongseong Mountain and the thousand-day plum blossoms used in sachets.

these.

Let’s make it a ‘specialty product’, make it a ‘limited product’, get a ‘premium’, and sell it at a high price to rich people.