Habuk Pengga Swordsman Genius - Chapter 465



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465. Pick it up as you pass by (4)

It’s my first time hearing the name Sogun.

The fact that he was not in Hanbin’s memory meant that he was not a very important figure in the history of martial arts.

An unimportant character survived alone in the chaos?

That didn’t make sense.

The problem was that the eyes of the boy named Sogun were clearly sincere.

The body without any internal energy was no different from that of a neighborhood child.

Hanbin, who was looking at Sogun, waved his hand.

“That’s enough. Let’s find a place to sleep before the sun sets.”

Hanbin got up from his seat and walked slowly.

* * *

Two hours later.

When they came across a quiet open space in the mountains, the group settled down there.

Even the most expert of warriors could not walk along a mountain path in the dark of night.

Besides, there was no reason to hurry now.

There is still more than a month left until we arrive at Yulim Seowon.

On the campfire, meat skewers were cooked, sizzling.

Cheonghwa is constantly turning the skewers over to prevent them from burning.

Seolhwa is preparing the meat as she learned from Gwanggae and then applying seasoning.

Seolhwa and Cheonghwa were skillfully preparing a meal and setting up their place, as if they were born to sleep rough.

When So-gun saw that, his expression relaxed as if he was relieved.

Cheonghwa said as she saw Sogun swallowing continuously as if his tension had been relieved.

“Are you hungry now?”

“I’m not hungry, Sister.”

“Oh, you should say ‘noona’ not ‘sister’.”

“You two called each other sisters earlier, didn’t you?”

“We should call you sister, but you don’t. Why does a boy call us sister?”

“Um… … I don’t remember.”

“Okay. Call me whatever you want, and eat this first.”

Cheonghwa handed Sogun a skewer.

Cheonghwa, who was watching Sogun eat with relish, remembered something and hit her head.

Then he opened his mouth wide and looked at Hanbin.

“I’m sorry, Master.”

“What do you mean, Cheonghwa?”

“It is the law of martial arts that even cold water has its ups and downs, and I will start with this… … .”

“Okay, don’t worry about it. It’s natural to give to the patient first. I’ll take care of it myself, so Cheonghwa, you take care of the child first.”

“Okay, Your Majesty.”

Cheonghwa started flipping the skewers again with an apologetic expression.

The soldier who received the skewers from Cheonghwa ate all the meat as if the wind was blowing.

Then he looks at Cheonghwa with a dazed look in his eyes.

Cheonghwa felt sorry for the little boy and offered him another skewer.

As soon as So-gun finished eating all the skewers, Cheong-hwa handed him a freshly grilled skewer.

Cheonghwa looks at Sogun with pleased eyes.

Cheonghwa was a girl who grew up in Germany and had even her emotions completely removed.

But when I met Hanbin, I realized that we were family.

She also managed to find her biological family.

Now that her emotions had fully returned, she felt compassion for the younger Sogun.

Plus, I felt like I had a younger sibling that I never had before.

I had the illusion that I had changed from being someone who always had to be taken care of to someone who had to take care of someone.

Cheonghwa didn’t think her feelings were that bad.

No, I even felt happy.

In some ways, this was closer to child’s play.

Sigh.

Cheonghwa held out the skewer again.

The boy, who had quickly eaten two skewers, instinctively accepted the skewers.

But the little soldier just watches.

Cheonghwa nodded at the sight.

“Eat quickly.”

“Oh, I understand. Uh, no, Sister Cheonghwa.”

“Yeah, you have to eat well to be a good kid.”

Chungha now seemed completely absorbed in playing house.

The boy took a bite of the skewer and stared blankly at his hand.

At that moment, Cheonghwa smiled brightly and waved.

“You said you were a small group?”

“Yes, sister.”

“It’s okay, eat it without any complaints.”

“Oh, I see. Okay, thank you.”

“You don’t have to be so impressed. There are plenty of skewers here, so eat as much as you want.”

“… … .”

But So-gun held the skewer and said nothing.

At that sight, Cheonghwa picked up another skewer.

A worse story than that one stopped Cheonghwa.

“Cheong-hwa, I’m going to burst my stomach.”

“Sister, what does that mean?”

“Look at that belly right now. And you have to feed it the right amount.”

“I only ate eight skewers.”

Cheonghwa tilted her head.

By her standards, it was a far cry from the amount.

It was said that the delayed eating not only caused poison but also made the stomach empty, and that even on a normal day, he ate six or seven times more than other people.

In some ways, I didn’t even know that filling my stomach with rice cakes on a regular basis was due to delayed digestion.

Seolhwa nodded and answered.

“No, that’s your standard. So-gun seems to have a limit. Take a good look.”

“I think you want to eat more, sis.”

Seolhwa sighed at the sight of Cheonghwa tilting her head.

“Hey, little one. Just say you’re full and can’t eat.”

Seol-hwa, who had finished speaking, glared at So-gun.

The boy whose eyes met answered instinctively.

“Stomach, I feel full. Th, stop.”

The surprised Cheonghwa tilted her head and approached Sogun.

“What do you mean? If you’re full, just say you can’t eat because you’re full. Why can’t you just say so?”

“Because I’m scared.”

The little prince’s eyes became moist.

Seolhwa laughed at that sight.

“See, it’s scary.”

“Ah, what am I afraid of… … .”

Cheonghwa looked at Hanbin with an expression as if she was about to cry.

But Hanbin just turned his head away and took a bite of the skewer.

And so the night deepened.

Hanbin looked up at the sky quietly.

* * *

A deep valley in the Tian Shan Mountains.

There was a faint light shining in the middle of the valley.

The light was a single lantern.

The lantern illuminated the two men in black.

As the wind blew outside, the shadows of the black-clad men illuminated by lanterns swayed strangely.

They were emitting unimaginable magic.

The magic was so strong that it even affected the shadows.

Not only were they wearing black clothes and masks, they were also wearing masks.

One of them says:

“What are your plans for taking control of the church?”

“It’s all over.”

“What about Soma-kun?”

“The children I sent will also take care of Soma-kun’s affairs.”

“Haha, everything went according to plan.”

“But there is one thing that bothers me.”

“What is that?”

“If by any chance Soma-kun’s demonic body awakens… … .”

“That is impossible.”

“If the demon spirit awakens, the war will come sooner than we thought.”

“Don’t worry about that. If you have awakened the demon spirit, it will fulfill its mission within two weeks. If you awaken the demon spirit with insufficient power, you will only end up with a handful of blood.”

“Hmm, that would be true. Just like the end of countless demons who challenged the demon spirit.”

“I will control all matters outside the church, so you just supervise matters inside the church.”

“all right.”

“Until the rich scent of blood is contained in the flames of the Holy Fire!”

“Until that blood scent dominates the Central Plains!”

They exchanged meaningful words with serious expressions.

The man in black who gave the order placed a bottle on the table.

The other man in black looked at the bottle and took a deep breath.

In that moment, another black-clad man’s new form disappeared like smoke.

The remaining man in black picked up a gourd placed on a small table.

Then he put it in his mouth.

There, too, for a moment, his hand stopped.

This was because I had to take off my mask to drink the contents of the bottle.

He considered taking off his mask, but then withdrew his hand.

Instead, he put the bottle back in his bosom.

Now it was time to get out of here and return to the new religion.

He tilted his head as he was about to leave.

He looked around anxiously, like a hawk eyeing its prey.

After looking around for a while, he shook his head.

Then he snapped his fingers.

In an instant, a gust of wind blew from my fingers.

Shhh!

The wind blew out the lantern exactly.

In an instant, the interior of the cave was enveloped in darkness.

The man in black quietly left the cave.

There was a cliff on the other side too.

The distance between the two cliffs is at least five hundred steps.

In an instant the clouds cleared and moonlight appeared.

The cliffs bathed in moonlight were dotted with hundreds, if not thousands, of dots.

It wasn’t exactly a dot.

It was a tomb called Aemyo (崖墓).

This was due to the characteristics of Cheonsan, where there was a new religion.

Due to the nature of Cheonsan where soil is precious, it was difficult to dig the ground and bury a person.

Because of this, most of the demonic cult members dug caves into cliffs and buried people.

There was no record of when this began.

It was just a custom to build graves on cliffs and bury them, which created this kind of cat love.

If we were to add up all the stone caves in the cliffs of Cheonsan, there would be tens of thousands at most.

In some ways, it was a small number.

But this was also natural.

All those buried in the caves were those who had fulfilled their duties within the new religion.

Most of the members of the Demonic Cult have died fighting with swords outside the church.

The man in black looked at the cats around him and then flew away.

Whoosh!

He climbed up the cliff using the cat’s entrance as a stepping stone, like a flying squirrel.

That was when.

He put his hand into his bosom.

Then he stretched out his hand towards somewhere.

A silver magic weapon that flies in an instant.

A single beam of light, bathed in moonlight, lands on the side entrance to the cat shelter.

Phew!

Suddenly, a blurry figure appeared at the entrance of the cat shelter.

The man in black smiled upon seeing that sight.

“For some reason, the back of my head was itchy… … .”

“Take off your mask and see who you are.”

The opponent was a middle-aged warrior wearing a gray uniform.

A large body that appears to be eight feet tall and has sharp eyes.

It was as if I was mistaken as if Guan Yu from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms had appeared.

As he drew his sword and shouted, the man in black snickered.

“If I take it off, you’ll have to stick your neck out. Isn’t that right? Cheon-ae-ma-geom.”

“You know my nickname, so you must be a seasoned thief.”

The one called Cheon-ae-ma-geom narrowed his eyes and looked at his opponent’s mask.

The nickname Cheon-ae-ma-geom was the title the cult leader and elders used to call him.

The general public was completely unaware of the nickname.

The fact that his opponent called him by the nickname of Cheon-ae-ma-geom meant that his opponent also had a considerable position in the church.

It was by chance that he was given the nickname Cheon-ae-ma-geom.

His name day was called Iljeomhyang (一點香).

It was a drone specialized in his stabbing.

The stab is so unique that it is said that if he were to fully display his martial arts, he would create a cat.

The cat that was made had a strange fragrance.

It is said that through such training, over a thousand cat statues were created on the cliff.

After seeing this, the cult leader gave him the nickname Cheon-ae-ma-geom.

Cheon-ae-ma-geom was a master ranked tenth in the Demonic Cult hierarchy.

Except for the leader and a few elders, there was no one who could suppress him by force.

Cheon-ae-ma-geom aimed his sword, which was three spans longer than others, at his opponent.

At that moment, the other person raised the corners of his mouth.

“The fact that he mentioned your nickname so casually shows that he has the power to take your neck.”

After finishing speaking, he flew to the cat that had the Heavenly Demon Sword.

The body of the man in black flew towards the Heavenly Demon Sword faster than the previously thrown magic weapon.