episode_0075

Rattlingㅡ

Namgunghyeon picked up a teacup filled with Byeokgrachun (碧螺春) and savored its scent.

“It’s a product.”

It was high-quality tea leaves imported from Dongdong Mountain in Jiangsu Province, which is directly adjacent to Anhui Province, where the Nangong family family is located.

If you look through the open window, you can see the quiet scenery of Namgung House.

This was because it was early in the morning before the sun rose, a time when only some of the family members woke up and prepared for work.

Originally, Namgung-hyeon’s preference was not to wake up this early and enjoy the scenery of Sega.

Rather than this static scene, he liked watching Sega warriors training in the training hall.

It could be said that one of his hobbies was watching the development of the younger generations of martial artists.

And it’s still the same now.

Although I was looking at the quiet scenery of Sega, Namgung-hyeon was waiting while drinking tea.

Clap… Clap…

“You’re here.”

A sound that had become familiar to Namgunghyeon’s energy was heard.

The sound of something wet hitting the stone floor.

A sound, like a wet mop being thrown on the floor, got closer and closer to the building where Namgoong-hyeon was located.

Clap! Clap!

Soon, the person responsible for the strange noise came into Namgung-hyeon’s field of vision.

A shadow walking with water dripping from its head.

He looked like a water ghost, and every time he walked, his wet, hanging clothes would hit the stone floor and make a strange sound.

And in order to see this scene, Namgoong-hyeon had taken up the hobby of drinking tea early in the morning for several months.

This is to make sure that Minho, who was taken in as a disciple, returns safely after completing his external training.

Namgoonghyun pursed his lips.

-You had a hard time today too. Go in and rest.

A technique of full sound absorption developed with consideration for the family members who have not yet woken up from their sleep.

This technique, sometimes referred to as Jeon-eum Ip-mil or Jeon-eum for short, was a type of sound technique using inner energy.

It was a technique used to transmit speech sounds so that others could not hear them.

Minho, hearing his teacher’s voice whispering in his ear, flinched and looked up at the window where Namgoonghyeon was.

Minho gave his teacher a hug and started walking again.

However, Namgoonghyun could see him slightly furrow his eyebrows the moment he made eye contact with him.

“Hehe… He’s my student, but it’s really amazing.”

Namgoong Hyun recalled the first time he met Minho.

The moment when Baek Geon, another student, was almost harmed by two third-rate neighborhood warriors.

The way he confidently stepped up and overpowered one person despite the significant difference in physique.

He refused to become a disciple of the Open Ark and said he would come to the Namgung family.

On the way to Namgung House, he threatened Pyo Sa, who was harassing Baek Geon.

There are times when he appears a bit cocky, but he is always polite.

If you watch him speak, he uses even difficult letters quite well.

Looking at his heart for Baek Geon and his strict adherence to the words he once spoke, one could almost think that he was already a completed martial artist.

If I hadn’t confirmed that he hadn’t learned martial arts, I would have believed him even if he was an expert who had returned to old age.

“Hehe… I’m really looking forward to what kind of driver he will grow into.”

Even though he returns to Sega like a water ghost every morning, he does not stop practicing Cheongungbulbukgong.

I deliberately started with a high level of training from the beginning, considering the durability of Minho’s body.

Literally jumping off a cliff that is 100 feet high into a lake.

If Minho backed off, I planned to suggest easier training methods step by step.

However, Minho may have hesitated for a moment, but he believed in his teacher’s method and risked his life.

How could you not feel happy when you see that?

Although he has a somewhat rough temperament, he is still growing up. I thought that I would be able to refine it according to the teachings of my teacher, Namgung-hyeon.

“Is it because of the constitution? The nature of the inner energy was also unique…”

What he taught his students Minho and Baek Geon was a method called the Cheonpungsimbeop (天風心法).

A martial art taught to members of the Cheonpunggeomdae (天風劍隊), which is comprised of warriors recruited from outside the Namgung family.

However, unlike Baekgeon, who normally accumulated strength, Minho’s strength was slightly different in nature.

Minho is in a situation where he is accumulating his own unique qualities, whether it is because of his innate positive energy, or perhaps because he is mastering the Heavenly Palace Fire and Fire Fighter.

Although it was different, it was definitely similar to the Namgung family’s internal skills. It even felt familiar to Namgung Hyeon, who had mastered the Changgung Dae Yeonsin technique.

“The reason it feels familiar is because I washed it myself… I don’t know yet. Hehe…”

This was the first time for Namgoong-hyeon, who had already trained outstanding students several times.

No matter how much of an expert he was, he couldn’t even imagine that Minho was learning the Changgung Daelongsin technique on his own.

So today, as he emptied his teacup, he thought about how he would teach his students.

***

In real life, I once saw a picture of a person with blood and bruises on the lower half of his body due to a bad dive and falling on his back.

That was the scene that came to mind when Namgoonghyun put me on the cliff.

Fortunately, diving from a terrible height into the deployer did not kill him.

It just hurt a lot.

Even with a superhuman body enhanced with abilities, it was foolish to throw one’s body from tens of meters into the water.

Fortunately, because his body was light, he felt less shocked when he fell into the water, so he seemed to have survived.

Still, hitting the water from that height sent a shock to my body almost like jumping onto solid ground.

Did the meaning of the land that does not split even when the sky ends mean to jump down and hit the ground?

I could feel with my whole body why the Namgung family did not learn this martial art anymore and kept it in the library.

I don’t know how many times I repeated the process of Nam Gung-hyun picking me up as I was floating in the lake with my whole body in shock, giving myself a few days to recover, and then jumping back out again.

In the meantime, I had a hard time holding back from just wanting to raise my abilities.

Still, my physical strength increased significantly, as if risking my life to train was worth it.

It rose by a whopping 2 to 17.

In terms of mileage, I saved 3,100 miles.

Although my strength stats did not increase, I could feel that my body’s durability had clearly increased compared to before.

Now I could jump continuously without having to recover from my injuries.

“If there was no reward like this, I would have quit training like this a long time ago.”

And we already have a star name.

Fighting body and water ghost.

Danny threw himself from the cliff into the lake every day for several months, and rumors about me spread among the people of Hefei.

It’s a water lily and a human jumping off a cliff.

If Prince Namgung had not been part of the group, he might have been captured somewhere due to rumors that he had mastered a strange boating technique.

The reason I came to practice while everyone was asleep was because I didn’t want any more annoying rumors to spread.

What is Tusin Sugwi? Tusin Sugwi.

Clap! Clap!

“Phew… I should go and sleep.”

Grumbling to myself, I walked to the room assigned to me with heavy, wet steps.

Fortunately, because I was Namgoonghyeon’s student, I was able to receive a single room.

I washed away the smell of the lake by pouring the water I had prepared in advance all over my body.

Sigh ㅡ

This was the reason why I deliberately didn’t wait until I got to Sega.

The water in the lake had a strange fishy smell, unlike the well water that was emptied and refilled every time.

So, if you dry it with this method without rinsing it, you will have a hard time because the smell will not go away.

This was something I realized over and over again over the past few months.

I chewed and swallowed the unidentified medicine that Namgung-hyeon had prepared, and forced myself to sleep.

How long have you been asleep?

I opened my eyes to a voice calling me from outside.

“Minho! Wake up! He said he would watch me train today! We should go out together later!”

It was a hundred cases.

“Sseu-eup… I woke up! Wait a minute!”

Today is the day I made an appointment with Baek Geon.

I sat down and took a spin on the Changgung Daeyeonsin Ball.

I got used to this and was able to finish a week in an instant.

When I finished preparing and went outside, Baek Geon in a blue military uniform was waiting for me.

“You were almost late! Let’s go to the training hall!”

“Go, go. There’s still a lot of time, so let’s take it slow.”

Unlike me, who walks leisurely like a retired sergeant being dragged for roll call, Baek Geon runs excitedly.

“You’re a little taller.”

Unlike me, who is still the same as before, Baek Geon seemed to have grown a little taller since he ate well at Namgung House and started learning martial arts.

Anyway, this is just a travel destination, so I don’t have any particular obsession or complex about height, but I thought that if I was a bit taller in the future, I should teach etiquette again about the death penalty.

Baek Geon arrived at the training hall and began training with the members of the Cheonpung Sword Team.

Since I tend to only participate in evening training due to external training, I watched Baek Geon from a corner.

“Hwaap! Ha!”

Huh~

The sight of about 20 martial artists practicing the same sword technique as a group was quite a sight to behold.

This was despite the fact that only about half of the people were training, and the rest, like me, were taking a break or going outside on missions.

“The tip of the sword is shaking! Who swung the sword like a whip! Keep your lower body firm and hit the target!”

Senior warriors from the Cheonpung Sword Squad walked around the training hall and gave instructions.

They were all martial artists who had reached the level of first-class or higher.

The state of martial arts that Namgung-hyeon had taught me came to mind.

A third-class person who is learning to eat herbivorously.

A second-class person who knows how to combine herbivory and utilize it.

A first-class person who understands the meaning of martial arts and can fight using energy.

The pinnacle of becoming a swordsman who can emit energy to the outside.

A transcendental pinnacle that deals with strong energy and can shape energy released to the outside.

A harmonious landscape that masterfully handles energy and can interfere with external objects through energy.

Hyeongyeong (玄境), a legendary state where it is said that one can use the sword of the heart.

Of course, since I entered the world of martial arts, the level I was aiming for was Hyeongyeong.

I thought it was a level I could definitely reach someday if I learned the elixirs and martial arts that Baekgeon would bring.

While I was staring blankly at the training hall, thinking about something else, Baek Geon, who had finished training, approached me.

“How was it?”

“Huh? Ah, you did well. If you keep working hard like that, you will be fine.”

When I give him a cursory compliment, Baek Geon’s eyes reveal anticipation.

“So, are we going out together today as promised?”

“Okay. Let’s go out as soon as we come back from washing up.”

“Good! I’ll get ready right away, so wait in the room!”

After saying that, he runs to his room.

It’s the next room anyway, so I guess I’m quite looking forward to it.

I don’t know about Baek Geon, but today was the day he took his first step as a fighter.

The reason I decided to go out with him was to keep an eye on him in case something unexpected happened.

The target was Jang Gye-hang, a first-class martial artist from the evil faction of the Four Schools, who joined Hebi.