episode_0140

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Eyes are focused on me.

How should I introduce myself? Can I say that I am someone who is learning Yeomryun Gong?

“I….”

I was about to introduce myself, but the ambassador’s gaze was sharp.

When I glance at the ambassador’s face, I see him slightly shaking his head.

‘Ah… I said it was expedient.’

It was said that the three major factions of the political faction had the principle of one-person transmission.

The great master had adopted me as his disciple through an expedient means, so the moment I told him that I was learning Yeomryun Gong here, the great master would be in trouble.

“Well, I….”

“This person is a squire. I’ve been taking him with me since Sacheon.”

As I stuttered, the ambassador struck first.

“Sacheon? Ah, there was a blood demon subjugation.”

At the ambassador’s words, the man named Bingeom slowly nodded.

“I thought you, Bingeom, would come to Sacheon too.”

When the ambassador grinned, Bingeom answered.

“I would say that there are many other threats in the world besides blood demons.”

“Oh, I see. It seems that the leader gave us a separate mission. Hmm, I understand.”

“By the way, you are a seed. I’ve never seen you take a squire with you… Ah, about 10 years ago, your master brought a squire…”

“Bingeom. I don’t know what it is like for you and your students. We are in a market. So, let’s talk about what we couldn’t say later.”

The ambassador cut off Binggeom’s conversation like cutting a radish and entered the guest room.

Bingeom didn’t specifically catch the master, so the master followed the master into the guest room.

“……”

For some reason, it was difficult to just pass by, so I nodded to them and entered the guesthouse.

Even as I entered the guest room, Cheongyeon’s gaze continued to follow me.

When I entered the guesthouse, the Master and Master were seated in the corner.

I walked over to them and sat down on the remaining chair.

“I will eat dumplings.”

The Ambassador’s menu selection.

“Then I will eat the beginning.”

Master’s menu selection.

And both of their eyes are glued to me.

I clapped my hands and called Jeomsoy.

“Hey Jeomsoy, please give me a bowl of carbonara.”

I said something I wanted to say at least once.

“What, what a strange thing to say. Don’t talk nonsense and choose what to eat.”

I felt a little relieved because I had said something that I had only kept in my heart.

“Then, I will eat the same thing as you, Master. Dumplings and 2 early seasonings.”

I told Jeomsoy the menu, and Jeomsoy went into the kitchen and loudly shouted the names of the dishes we ordered.

“Hehe, I like that Inho is funnier than he looks.”

The ambassador, who was watching the entire process, said while resting his chin, and I scratched the back of my head in embarrassment.

“Haha, thank you.”

“What is fun?”

Before I knew it, Master was muttering while drinking the tea that was on the table.

Well, the ambassador praised me at best, but the first time…

I glared at my teacher as much as I could, but he didn’t make a move.

“It’s been a little over two months since we’ve been together, and I’m glad we’ve become closer.”

Seeing us like that, the ambassador smiled with satisfaction.

The teacher got upset in the middle of the meal, but the food that came out immediately drowned out the fuss.

“By the way, Ambassador. Who is the Binggeom you met earlier?”

I asked once because it seemed like they weren’t on good terms, and the ambassador shrugged his shoulders as if it was no big deal.

“Oh, you don’t know. They are the successor to Bingryun-gong of the time and his disciples.”

“Oh… Bingryun-gong?”

It was a bit surprising to see a user of the three great martial arts that I had heard so much about.

It’s clearly said to be a martial art that uses cold energy, so I’m not sure if it’s just throwing something like ice from its hands.

“But, I don’t think we are on very good terms?”

I carefully asked the Master, and although the Master seemed a little uncomfortable with my curiosity, the Master did not care.

“Um…what can I say. Bingeom has a sense of competition with me.”

“When I was young, I had a sense of competition in me ever since I unilaterally defeated Binggeom in a dance competition.”

“Aha….”

There are quite a few cases like that.

“That sense of competition continues to this day, and seems to have been passed down to Soyou and Cheongyeon… but isn’t it the same three generations of martial arts anyway? Rather than thinking about who is superior, it would be more constructive to think about ways to do more for peace in the world.”

After speaking, the ambassador took a big bite of the dumpling.

Since he didn’t seem to want to say anything more, I focused on my food.

After the meal, the hostess showed us the room we would be staying in.

There were two rooms shown.

One room was for the Master to use alone, and the other was for the Master and me to use.

Because we slept together while sleeping on the street, we didn’t really care about the distinction between men and women.

After washing our bodies, Master and I lay down.

I had to go to bed early because I had to go to the Murim Alliance and apply for the martial arts competition tomorrow.

When I saw Master starting to say something and then breathing evenly, I opened my eyes and looked at the ceiling.

Maybe it’s because it’s been a while since I’ve had a good sleep? Rather, it feels like I can’t sleep. The food I ate for dinner also seemed to be poorly digested.

In times like these, a night walk is perfect.

Get up carefully, open the door and go out.

I was very anxious to see if Master would wake up in the middle of the day, but he didn’t wake up, probably due to exhaustion.

After turning on my heel like a thief and gently escaping through the hallway, I was able to reach the small garden created behind the guesthouse.

The cool night breeze cooled my body.

“Wow… there are a lot of stars.”

I felt this even when I was the leader of Heukcheongyo, but this is a good level for stargazing.

Just by straightening your back and looking at the sky, you can see stars falling like a shower.

I continue to look at the stars as I step on the stone path.

I’m thinking about how to prepare for the upcoming dance competition.

I have no intention of being eliminated in an ugly way.

Even if I get eliminated in the preliminaries, I want to show a proper fight.

“Master, you advance straight to the finals.”

The power of the title of Yan Lun-gong’s 37th disciple was enormous.

“I am in the preliminaries. 2 games.”

On the other hand, I have to compete twice to advance to the finals.

It is said that this is also the result of the ambassador’s efforts.

It is said that people like me who have not been able to properly prove themselves cannot even apply for the martial arts competition held by the Murim Alliance.

“I don’t even want to go to the finals.”

I want to prove the results of my short but hard training.

That was my heart.

“No killing that threatens the lives of others.”

This is a rule that will work in my favor.

If I am confident that I will not die, the options for strategies I can choose from increase.

Although I never won while sparring with my teacher, I at least had a clue as to how to get through this martial arts competition.

So now, all you have to do is to make your plan concrete based on that clue.

“What are you doing here?”

Suddenly, I turn around at the sound I hear behind me.

“Um… good night?”

Today, the woman I met in front of the guesthouse spoke to me from close by.

She had blue hair and looked even more mysterious in the moonlight.

“Ah… yes… that…”

“Cheongyeon. Call me Cheongyeon.”

“Nice to meet you. Cheongyeon Sojeo. My name is Kang In-ho.”

When making introductions, extend your hand out of habit.

Ah, this is not how we greet each other.

I was about to retrieve my hand and take the gun, but Cheongyeon suddenly grabbed my hand.

“Well, what are you doing?”

“Son. Weren’t you trying to catch me?”

He asks me again.

I felt heat rushing to my face.

“Ah, yes. That’s right.”

I waved my hand up and down slightly, then carefully removed my hand.

Cheongyeon stared at her hands.

Then he points his finger at me.

“You. Good person.”

It was a random statement.

“Me?”

“Yes. You look nice. The energy is also kind.”

“Ah… yes….”

“But, why do you go with Yan Lun-gong?”

…?

What is this sound?

“What do you mean?”

“Yeon Ryun-gong. Bad.”

It continues to spit out unintelligible sounds.

And then it slowly approaches me.

When Cheongyeon takes a step toward me, I also take a step back.

“Yeon Ryun-gong. Dangerous. Follow me.”

Cheongyeon doesn’t care and holds out her hand to me.

I can’t do this or that and just keep taking steps backwards.

“What are you doing now?”

A voice comes from above my head.

Using the moonlight as a spotlight, Master was slowly descending from the sky.

Master landed between me and Cheongyeon, and soon turned his back to me.

Master’s gaze was focused on Cheongyeon.

Cheong-yeon also faces Master with slow movements.

It felt like time was frozen.