episode_0114

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“It looks like it’s going to rain… How about wearing a blood jacket?”

“Is that so?”

Yeo Il-ye took the blood jacket handed to her by Hyeok Kirin and wrapped it around her shoulder. Yeo Il-ye looked at her grand brother, who could not hide his nervousness. Worry and tension in big eyes.

“It’s okay. Don’t worry too much.”

“…Yes.”

Ho Cheon-an and Black Cat were at the main gate of the government office to see them off. After exchanging wordless greetings, Yeo Il-ye walked towards Golden Street.

Sichuan Province was full of various noises from the morning. There were more than one person moving around and sweating. Contrary to the cloudy weather, the faces of people moving diligently were bright.

“You said you defeated every single one of the bandits?”

“If the warriors of Sichuan Province put their minds to it, they can beat the bandits!”

“Cancer! Cancer!”

This was because the messenger who had already arrived earlier delivered the news of victory. People were happy to hear that the bandits who were choking Sichuan Province had been eliminated and were preparing for the triumphal ceremony.

Yeo Il-ye headed toward Golden Street, taking in the scenery in her eyes.

Incongruent with the bustling atmosphere of Sichuan Province, Golden Street was immersed in complete silence.

“Yeo, Yeo Il Ye…”

The gatekeeper of the Golden Gate swallowed dry saliva.

“Are you planning to stop it?”

The gatekeeper could not answer and took a step back. A proclamation with the coffin’s seal was distributed in Golden Street, and those who read the content of the proclamation guessed what Golden Street was saying.

There was not a single trace of war intention in the eyes of the gatekeepers.

Yeo Il-ye silently passed through the gatekeepers and opened the main gate of the Golden House.

Wow, profit…

In the silence, only the sound of the door being opened by Yeo Il-ye’s hand rang out. As soon as the door opened, the deployed warriors caught the eye of Yeo Il-ye, probably because they were maintaining an emergency alert state.

“I am not a member of the government military, but do I plan to fight?”

The warriors were in an uproar. The distributed proclamation also contained information about leisure lodges. Yeo Il-ye lost her temper and attacked Golden Street. The meaningful words shouted at that time in a riotous voice filled with anger.

It was easy for anyone to guess that Yeo Il-ye was an official of the leisure lodge.

“…Let me ask you one thing.”

Someone among the warriors asked.

“This proclamation…is it true what is written in the proclamation?”

Yeo Il-ye nodded silently, and the warrior bit his lip and stepped back without a word. Once one person moved, the next was easy. Some warriors retreated as if they felt shame, while others ran away as if they had guessed that the Golden Street would be completely over.

Of course, not all warriors gave up resistance.

“! These guys! What are you doing! Hurry and stop it! Stop it!”

Considering the numbers alone, there were only a small number of samurai who ran away or lost their will to fight. The rest of the warriors rushed to Yeo Il-ye with nervous expressions and frightened looks at the command from their superiors.

Wow!!

Yeo Il-ye defeated those warriors one by one. The warriors who attacked and smashed weapons coming from all directions without mercy, swinging their huge weapons without hesitation.

In an instant, dozens of warriors were scattered. No one died, but no one was fine either. Screams and groans filled the grounds of Golden Street, and the remaining warriors retreated, losing their will to fight.

The weapons that came into contact with the sword being swung with its scabbard shattered into pieces and several people were wiped out every day.

It was clearly revealed that no matter how many groups they attacked, they were an opponent they could not defeat, so there was no way they would have any fighting spirit left.

“ These guys back down…billion!”

The guard captain, who had been forcing a series of battles, collapsed at once. Originally, he was a guard captain who should have been protected by the human curtain, but due to the already disintegrated formation and low morale, the gap was revealed. Yeo Il-ye did not miss the opportunity and approached at once and took down the guard captain.

“ can’t win!”

“Run away! Golden Street is already ruined!”

The warriors of Golden Street, who had lost their focus, could no longer stand in front of Yeo Il-ye. Yeo Il-ye sighed lightly as she saw the warriors scattering, and walked away.

The golden line cannot escape. Aside from the family called Hwanggeumga and the financial power that comes from the family, Hwanggeumseon is just a helpless old man.

‘Gajujeon….’

A throne dedicated to the head of the family in the family hall. The golden line was probably sitting there. The position of head of the golden family that he achieved by committing all kinds of evil deeds. The golden line will be there because it wants to enjoy that place even for just one second longer.

And we will try to reach a conclusion there.

No matter how much of the proclamation they received, the level of the warriors blocking their path was too low. No matter what misdeeds they have committed, the Golden Family is the family that boasts the wealthiest family in the four thousand.

The elites must have gathered around themselves.

‘There may be a limit to the power that the Golden Sun can gather, but you cannot let your guard down.’

Revenge was approaching its end.

Revenge did not end with catching the golden line. But at the same time, it was also the end. Because physical evidence will be collected and testimony will be secured regarding the bloody death at the leisure lodge. Those who lived in the sun will lose everything and fall, and those in the shade will all become martial artists.

Even after capturing the golden line, there would be a process of catching other enemies… but the characters in the bright side would fall without the need for Yeo Il-ye to chase them down, and the characters in the dark side would also be isolated in an instant.

Those who thought it would end fifteen years ago would suddenly lose everything they had achieved and be thrown away naked, and it would be a quiet harvest of them.

Capturing the golden line was the final turning point in the path to avenge Yeoga Lodge.

‘Let’s come to a conclusion.’

Yeo Il-ye stepped on the final stairs leading up to Gajujeon.

and.

Two people were waiting in front of the Gajujeon.

“….”

A ronin wearing a black lip. And as soon as he saw Yeo Il-ye, a boy pulled out his sword.

A psychological shock, as if she had been hit hard on the head, echoed in Yeo Il-ye’s mind. As soon as I saw those two people, one word came to my mind.

Benevolence (恩怨).

“….Five years ago. It was summer. You met a ronin on the main street.”

Yeo Il-ye’s steps stopped at the boy’s voice trembling with anger.

“Do you remember cutting off the ronin’s arm that day? Although his arm was not cut off, the ronin suffered a deep wound from the sword and was unable to hold the weapon again.”

Yeo Il-ye did not answer. No, my mind was a mess and I couldn’t answer.

“He was my father and he passed away last month. From that day on, my father became addicted to alcohol. Martial arts was a goal that my father devoted his entire life to, and he could no longer focus on that goal and lost the will to live.”

The boy looked at Yeo Il-ye with burning eyes. Yeo Il-ye found herself in the boy’s eyes. The boy’s eyes contained Yeo Il-ye before he met Ho Cheon-an.

A female artist from that time who was blinded by hatred and resentment and wanted to burn everything.

“Five years until my father, who was a strong warrior, became a ruined man who had difficulty even breathing. I did everything I could. Those were the days when I inherited my father’s martial arts skills and tried to somehow rescue him from the swamp of despair.”

Yeo Il-ye did not answer. I was just listening.

“I only realized it after my father passed away. Five years ago… the day I couldn’t move my right arm, my father had already passed away and only a shell remained. My father was a military person and could not live as a non-military person. I didn’t know that and was just struggling.”

The boy declared.

“You are your father’s enemy!”

Marshal, Yeo Il-ye’s body trembled at those words.

“Father’s grudge. I will pay you back!”

Hyun Soo drew his sword.

Yeo Il-ye took her gaze away from Gu Guan-su’s eyes and looked at the sword and body. Did you say you learned your father’s martial arts skills? It was my first time seeing this type of rider, but my posture was stable.

The sword handle was tattered a long time ago and covered in grime. The forearms exposed through the tattered clothes were strong. These were not muscles that a boy who looked to be between twelve and fifteen years old could easily gain.

Yeo Il-ye, who traced the traces of effort engraved on the boy’s body… quietly opened her mouth.

“I’m sorry.”

“…What?”

It was only for a moment that Goo Hyun-soo’s eyes appeared embarrassed. That feeling immediately turned into astonishment.

Sweet.

Yeo Il-ye put down her sword and knelt down.

Hyun Soo’s eyes shook violently. Yeo Il-ye, a supreme expert, knelt down to a boy who was considered third-rate at best.

“It was fifteen years ago.”

Yeo Il-ye recalled that day. A sight that burned his heart for fifteen years. The day that was engraved in my heart.

“I still remember it vividly. It was a day when he took a bite of the sweets that the servant working in the kitchen secretly gave him and hid in the warehouse to look at the Chilbookdae, but when he got a hole in his soul, he was locked in his room.”

“What are you saying…”

“Screaming started to sound. The familiar screams of people rang out and the sound of metal clashing could be heard. I was startled and hid in the closet. Soon my mother appeared and hid me in a secret room in the basement. Never until you take it out. Never come out. I had no choice but to nod.”

Hyun Soo’s swordplay went down a notch.

“As I closed my eyes, covered my ears, and trembled in fear, I felt a burning heat. I was sweating profusely, but I still didn’t move because I was scared. I’m not sure how long I stayed there… I couldn’t hold on any longer and when I came out of the secret space… what greeted me was a pile of ashes.”

“I was rescued by a merchant who regularly supplied goods to the lodge. And the criminal could hear it too. Ron people. It is said that the situation in the fortress was so bad that all the ronin hired by the mountain lodge disappeared without a trace.”

“What does that have to do with my father!!”

Hyun Soo shouted.

“Was my father the culprit who burned down that mountain cabin! say it! No! No!”

“Yes. right. No.”

Yeo Il-ye calmly admitted. Gu Guansu gritted his teeth and placed the sword around Yeo Il-ye’s neck.

“Did you think I would sympathize with you?! Did you think I would at least forgive you if I heard your unfortunate story? ”

“I blindly hated ronin. There was nothing to be concerned about. Most of those who introduced themselves as ronins were dishonest people, and the real ronins were also people who would do anything for money.”

Yeo Il-ye looked up at Gu Guan-su.

“So, I burned my hatred without hesitation. No, I will be honest. In fact, even if the ronin were revered as knights, I would have hated them and wielded my sword. Because I was just looking for something to vent my anger on.”

A boy whose entire body was engulfed in the flames of hatred. Yeo Il-ye sincerely hoped that the boy would not be consumed by hatred.

“The result is this. Hyun Soo Hyun. You came to me and pointed a sword at my neck.”

“….”

“Fifteen years. The enemy of his parents and the lodge family. I took all the people of Sichuan Province hostage, avoided paying the price for my evil deeds, and faced the golden ship that tried to stop me. I could not overcome you.”

“So! So you’re telling me to at least look at it!!”

Yeo Il-ye shook her head.

“I just hope you don’t end up like me. May you not be consumed by hatred and swing your sword without thinking. I hope that the sword you swing now will not be a regret later.”

Gu Hyun-soo’s hands were shaking as his emotions got stronger. As a result, a drop of blood flowed from Yeo Il-ye’s neck. Nevertheless, Yeo Il-ye quietly looked at Gu Guan-su.

“Look at me with your eyes, not with gazes stained with hate. Hold the sword with your will, not impulse. Don’t fool yourself and look at the facts. Your father lost his life as a warrior to me. Because of that, you regarded me as your enemy and pointed your sword at me.”

“I, who came to Golden Street for revenge, stopped Yeo Il-ye, and do not forget that the Golden Sun who called you here is the one who committed countless evil deeds. Keep in mind that if you kill me, you too will bear the karma.”

“Shut up! shut up! Shut up!”

Gu Guan-su raised his sword and cursed.

“No matter what you say! My dead father is not coming back! But what is the use of all that!”

“Still, you have to live and make choices. Whatever your choice, I will accept it. I just hope…I make a decision without regrets.”

Gu Guan-su took a deep breath. Yeo Il-ye looked down at Gu Hyun-soo, who looked like he was about to swing his sword at any moment.

“If I hadn’t been consumed by hatred… I wouldn’t have had to force you to make a painful choice.”

“On the topic of killing my father! Don’t talk nonsense!”

Gu Guan-su’s arms were shaking.

“I’m sorry.”

“Ugh!”

Gu Guan-su’s sword swung.