episode_0074

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“Queunnng…”

I barely came to my senses. When I opened my eyes and looked around, there was no one there. When I tried to get up, my upper body was still tingling. When I barely lifted my neck to look, I saw that my entire body was covered in saliva and medication.

Yes, I did. I was fooled by Mr. Dang again.

No, this wasn’t a trick. I just believed it. Ha…Cheonan. Nyangcheonan, are you being bullied by Mr. Tang again and again, you idiot? If a lawmaker sucks people’s blood, no matter how great he is, he shouldn’t have let his guard down.

There is something more important than that.

With a trembling heart, I looked for the ‘status window’ in my mind.

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Name: Ho Cheonan

Age: 23

Land: Second class

Personality: Passionate

Strength: 9 Dexterity: 9

Stamina: 9 Strength: 10

Luck: 9 Earth: 9

Muscles: 8 Spirituality: 9

Concentration: 9 Stamina: 9

Five stars: 9

characteristic:

[Wanderer] – You are not welcome anywhere. (-5 to relationship with other person)

[Tendon cut] – The tendon of the left small arm was cut. (Strength-1)

[Undergrown body] – Growth was stunted during childhood, but later efforts made up for it slightly. (Muscle-1)

[Guts] – The effect of injury is reduced and the probability of survival at the crossroads of life and death increases.

[Akbari] – Regardless of your physical condition, you have excellent mental strength. (Concentration+1)

[Mixed blood] – Your origins are still humble. But the future is unknown. (Final stage-?)

[Luck] – Technology that reaches the sky sometimes deceives even the scale of the sky.

Final destination: First class

Enlightenment: None

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“Ha….Haha…”

My resistance has become 10. The explanation of mixed blood also changed. And above all, the final level has changed to [First Class].

When I burst out laughing, pain rose up in my body and I couldn’t express all my joy, but I couldn’t help but laugh.

This body Hocheonan.

From now on, first-class possibilities have opened up!

Now, life as a true martial artist begins. I did Jeonum, stood on the grass, felt the liver, felt a point, and even used it as it was a real acupressure ball, so it was a reverse technique!

“Kkeukkeuk…!”

What should I do first? Okay, first of all, I have to learn all the first-class martial arts techniques that I acquired five years ago. No, it’s completely different from then, so should we start with a new composition of martial arts?

While I was excited and letting my imagination run wild, the door opened.

“Have you woken up already? This guy recovers quickly.”

“Elderly.”

“Yes. You may feel like you want to move your body or use your inner energy right away, but just hold on for a day or two more.”

“Yes…really…”

I was about to say thank you out of joy, but stopped. I am grateful to Dok-ui, but is there any need to even say thank you when my body has been destroyed like this? No, I’m grateful that they treated me again, but this is a bit…

While I, Nyang Cheonan, was lost in thought for a moment, Doki just nodded.

“First of all, don’t forget that today’s results are temporary measures. It is true that the demonic energy mixed in your blood has been neutralized to some extent and taken out of that blood. That makes it easier for you to use your energy. But fundamentally, there is no way to do anything about the various energies mixed with your blood.”

“Um…is that so.”

The memory of laughing and being happy that my limit had just risen to the top level was overshadowed by the feeling of regret.

“Even if you bring an elixir with more good energy, you won’t be able to use the same method anymore. If a more effective elixir than this were to explode inside the body, the whole body would really explode. From now on, there will be no answer other than discovering new methods through research.”

Yes, just becoming first-class is a big step forward. As Dok-ui conducts research, he might discover another clue.

“By the way, how long has it been since I lost consciousness?”

“Only half a day? It’s barely night now. Oh, by the way, Jeomchang’s disciple is still waiting for you. Would you like to talk to him?”

“Yeoilye Sojeo is still waiting for me?”

“That’s right. Hmm…”

Dok-ui suddenly lost in thought.

“Do you know why I settled in Hyeonggui Mountain?”

“How can I know Dok-ui’s deep meaning?”

“Because there are bandits. Bandits are like weeds, and if you suppress them anyway, they will just come back in their place. In that case, it would be better for me to settle down on a mountain where there are bandits, study them, and suppress their activities.”

Was the decision to settle on Mt. Hyeonggui a result of Dog’s own arrangement? Even though the people in the party seem to be secretly not partisan, they are also steadily partisan in this regard.

“It seems that the disciple of the fortuneteller named Yeo Il-ye had some business to do at the mountain lodge on Mt. Hyeonggui, but it seems that the old man was so busy that he couldn’t do anything and was waiting. Aside from the fact that you listened to me without a word when I asked you to protect me… I think it makes sense to help that child a little. What do you think? ”

“You mean me? I think you can do as you wish.”

“No, I have to study you for a while, so your thoughts are also important. My future is your future.”

“Hmm…I see.”

Yeo-il-ye and I are strangely connected. It was the same during Golden Street and here too. Are both times just a simple coincidence? What I encountered when handing over Bimucheop can be said to be just that…

My impressions of Yeo Il-ye were complex to say the least.

Giving Yeo Il-ye enlightenment was a turning point for me.

Meeting Yeo Il-ye motivated me to break the mold of being second-rate. Of course, that motivation was something that stimulated the survival instinct.

What would have happened if I had not met Yeo Il-ye and had not given her enlightenment right then and there?

If that were the case, he wouldn’t have had to meet the black cat, and since he hadn’t met the black cat, he wouldn’t have had to go and perform a magic trick in front of the golden house, so he wouldn’t have had to encounter Tang Tao-gyeong.

Of course, there would not have been a Tang affiliated dragon fighting method, and Tang Gwang-ryeol would not have called me… I would have continued to live as a Sichuan ronin, without any hope of becoming top-tier or moving beyond the top-tier like I am now.

It is true that Yeo Il-ye tried to kill me. However, if that incident had not happened, would it have been able to reach the top level like it is today? Was there an opportunity to identify the source of the mixed blood so that we could move forward?

Yeo Il-ye has already received compensation for trying to kill me with a silver medal.

He defeated Young Yeong-ru’s assassination with the Eunwonpae and used it frugally to lure Dang Do-gyeong to the Yabawi board.

What should I say? I realized once again that I was really intertwined with Yeo Il-ye in one way or another.

With a relationship like this, isn’t it normal to be concerned?

In fact, there was a real reason why I was concerned about Yeo Il-ye.

I didn’t know it then, but I know it now.

When people gain enlightenment, they change.

Just as Tang Dao-gyeong attained enlightenment, relieved himself of the burden on his family, and returned to the Tang family, there must have been some kind of change within Yeo Il-ye.

I cared about that.

How did Yeo Il-ye change after I gave her enlightenment?

I was confident when I tried to bring enlightenment to Tang Tao-gyeong.

I saw Yeo-il-ye change, and I knew that after understanding the Tang Tao Sutra and gaining enlightenment, the trait of [family love] would develop.

There was a calculation that if enlightenment was given, a change would come to Tang Do-kyung, and that change would have a positive influence on Tang Do-kyung.

However, Yeo Il-ye did not consider such things at all. In the first place, there was no awareness that people were changing, and he just gave Yeo Il-ye enlightenment as a means of tying his feet in order to survive.

Yeo Il-ye tried to kill me and gave me enlightenment in order for me to survive… Regardless of those circumstances, I am concerned about the fact that I changed the person called Yeo Il-ye.

“After.”

My feelings about Yeo Il-ye were so complex that I couldn’t help but sigh.

“Hmm. Is there another story with the Jeomchangpa disciple?”

“Similar.”

“If there is one thing that old people have experienced over the years, it is that most problems between people are resolved if they take time to face each other.”

The story that Dok-ui spoke was something that deeply touched my heart.

“That’s right.”

Have you ever met and talked to Yeo Il-ye properly? We just passed each other because the situation didn’t allow it.

Perhaps Yeo Il-ye also felt the need to talk to me and was waiting for me.

“What you said is correct. We should talk.”

“Sure. First of all, do you also agree with helping Yeo Il-ye?”

When I nodded, Doki invited Yeo Il-ye inside.

“Eungong, are you feeling okay?”

“Hehe, it will get better soon.”

After a brief greeting, we got to the main topic.

“Yes. The reason I called you was to ask about the purpose of your stay in Mt. Hyeong-gwi.”

“Purpose?”

“Oh, don’t misunderstand. You don’t have to say it if you don’t want to. Since you helped me, wouldn’t it be natural for me to also help you with your work? That’s not something an old man who stayed in Hyeonggui Mountain for a month and disturbed you would say. Huh hul.”

“How can this lady blame Mr. Noh.”

Yeo Il-ye seemed to think for a moment and then opened her mouth.

“I am looking for an item called the Seven Jewels. It’s a treasure that disappeared when my family home burned down. I happened to hear that Mak Yeo-bu, the lender of Gaewangchae, had it.”

Dok-ui sighed.

“Heh…hehe. If I had told this old man the situation, he would have gotten out of the way… I should say I’m sorry even now.”

“It’s okay. It may be a bit of an embarrassing situation for the elderly, but I’ll tell you without shame…”

To summarize Yeo Il-ye’s story, it is said that Makyeobu, who possessed the Seven Jewels Jade Belt, which was the family’s treasure, was waiting for Chaeju to return in order to hear the source of the Seven Jewels Jade Belt directly from him, as he was a powerful enemy.

“Hmm. If so, I guess I can be of help.”

Doki showed a positive attitude as if he felt sorry for disturbing Yeo Il-ye.

“If you catch someone called Makyeobu, the process of opening his mouth will not be easy. Please leave that part to me.”

“Then, if the problem comes back, it will be resolved quickly.”

“If I leave, won’t I come back naturally?”

hmm.

Although it is true that Makgyeobu will return someday. This was likely to be an indefinite wait. If you want to catch a fish, it is more efficient to bait it rather than wait for it to pass by naturally.

There was a much better way, if only Dok-ui would cooperate.

“How about this method?”