Habuk Pengga Swordsman Genius - Chapter 539



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539 Soft on the outside, strong on the inside (4)

A situation where everyone has moved into the hall.

Jang Moon-soo, who was about to enter the palace, felt empty.

Because my close friend Jo Il-soon was nowhere to be seen.

Jang Moon-soo instinctively looked outside.

There, Jo Il-soon was standing like a stone statue.

Even though the giant lantern was shining like a full moon, I couldn’t understand why he was standing there alone, blankly.

Jang Moon-soo quickly ran to his friend.

“Why on earth have you been doing that since a while ago?”

“… … .”

Jo Il-soon didn’t answer as if he had lost his mind.

Jang Moon-soo, whose doubts were growing more and more intense, poked him in the ribs as if he couldn’t stand it anymore.

Sigh.

I poked it a little hard, but there was little reaction.

Jang Moon-soo, with his eyebrows furrowed, pinched his friend’s ribs with a helpless expression.

Only then did he quietly raise his head.

Jang Moon-soo sighed at the sight of Jo Il-soon raising his head as if he had lost his mind.

“phew…….”

To Jang Moon-soo, his behavior had been strange since earlier.

While everyone was trembling with joy and excited about the priesthood contract, only Jo Il-soon had a nervous expression.

And on top of that, now he’s acting like he’s been bitten by a blood clot!

I just couldn’t understand it.

It looked as if he had been put in a coin purse.

At that moment, Jo Il-soon slowly opened his lips.

“… … Confucius sent me a message.”

“A telegram? What on earth did you say?”

“They say that if you fall, you won’t get back in!”

“It’s said that the fall is not possible… … .”

Jang Moon-soo opened his eyes wide.

This is because no matter how much I thought about the phrase “no falling down”, I couldn’t interpret it.

At that moment, Jang Moon-soo narrowed his eyes.

Now I understand Jo Il-soon’s condition.

It was clear that Cho Il-soon had received a topic that would become an academic enlightenment.

What is a topic?

It’s about throwing out words that will serve as clues for performance.

Of course, this method is important not only in Buddhism and Taoism, but also in academic practice.

What if you realized that there is no such thing as a fall?

It could have been possible to achieve what the martial arts people call a complete transformation.

Of course, the transformation mentioned here meant a change in the academic framework.

Given such a topic, it was natural for his close friend Jo Il-soon to become lost in endless thought.

“Haha, how can you say that only you were given the topic? It seems that the youngest Confucius, or rather the teacher, takes pity on you.”

“… … What does that mean?”

“No. I’m sorry to interrupt your thoughts. And thank you for telling me. I’ll go inside and tell you this quietly.”

Jang Moon-soo entered the hall with an excited face.

At the sight of Jang Moon-soo walking away, Jo Il-soon suddenly came to his senses.

Jo Il-soon, who had come to his senses, tilted his head.

It seemed wrong that while everyone was having fun, he was the only one trembling with fear.

He interpreted the promise to mean that once a contract is made, it cannot be broken, and trembled in fear.

But then again, as Jang Moon-soo said, it could have been a koan for enlightenment.

* * *

Two days later.

Hanbin and his party arrived at the village where Cheonsujang was located again.

A group of scholars, including Jang Yu-jung, also followed Han Bin here.

Of course, secretaries dispatched under contract with Hanbin also came.

The clerks who entered the village entrance opened their eyes wide.

Because it wasn’t the town they remembered.

The clerks began to murmur as they entered the village.

Jang Moon-soo opened his eyes wide and pointed around.

“Was this town this prosperous?”

“That’s what I mean… … .”

Jo Il-soon also looked around the village with a bewildered expression.

No matter how much I thought about it, there was no way this place could have changed like this.

Jo Il-soon also knew about this village well.

Because of the soil that did not allow crops to grow, this place was also called the Land of Death.

Thanks to this, no management was even assigned to this place.

But now it’s coming to life. No, it’s not just coming to life.

Starting from the entrance to the village, shops were lined up in a row and people were filling the streets.

It also looked nice to see people’s faces there.

People were haggling over prices with bright faces in front of the store.

The neat appearance of both the bargaining residents and the shop owners suggested that the economy was fairly well-established.

It was when the secretaries were walking behind Hanbin.

The townspeople and shop owners who had been bargaining all turned their attention.

For a moment the scribes had to stop in their tracks.

Because the eyes of the residents were not normal.

It was looking at Hanbin and his group, sparkling like the eyes of a beast bathed in moonlight on a dark night.

In a word, it was a look full of madness.

The clerks flinched.

That would be the case, because the residents with their eyes glaring like crazy were moving their feet slowly.

After a while, the residents suddenly started to approach Hanbin.

Ta-da-dak.

It wasn’t just one or two people, but everyone, including the store owner, was walking towards Hanbin.

The eyes are fanatic.

The gait felt like a zombie.

The scribes were terrified at the sight.

Among them, Jo Il-soon shouted.

“Get out of here for now!”

“That would be good.”

The other scribes flinched and stepped back.

Meanwhile, the residents came closer and closer.

The secretaries who had remained to watch the situation also stepped back all at once.

The number of people has increased further.

Behind, a white cloud of dust was rising.

It was the first time for Cho Il-soon to see such a sight while living in Habuk.

What I was most curious about was what grudge he had that made him approach me with such mad eyes.

“What on earth does the youngest prince have a grudge against them… … .”

Jo Il-soon was left speechless

Because a small new model suddenly popped out among the people walking towards them, kicking up dust.

Judging by his build, it was clearly a child.

The child was holding a sharp object in his hand.

Jo Il-soon, who was watching the scene from about ten steps away, shouted.

“He’s an assassin!”

At the same time as that shout, Seolhwa ran forward.

The place Seolhwa was looking was not the little child, but Jo Il-soon.

“Where is the assassin?”

“I, I’m over there… … . In front of you… … .”

Seolhwa turned her gaze away from Jo Il-soon, who was pointing at the child with a trembling voice.

Then he looked at the child as if he found it absurd.

The child looked younger than Sogun.

She was a little girl with a cute little face and pigtails.

Seolhwa shrugged and opened her mouth.

“That old man said you were an assassin?”

“Me, me?”

When the girl pointed at herself with her index finger in confusion, Seolhwa answered.

“I misunderstood, didn’t I? But did you bring what you’re holding in your hand to give to me?”

“Yes, I brought it to give to my sister.”

The girl stopped, holding out the candy in her hand.

“Why? You said you brought it for me?”

“But, it got dusty… … .”

“It’s okay, just give it to me.”

Seolhwa accepted the candy and patted the child’s head.

The child smiled brightly and entered the crowd of residents.

That was when.

The approaching residents bowed their heads toward Hanbin.

An older villager who appeared to be the village chief came forward and this time gave a lottery.

Taking an example from the martial arts world even though you are not a martial arts person.

The scholars and secretaries who followed Hanbin did not understand the current situation.

It was when their eyes were wide open.

The village chief said.

“Your Majesty! Why have you come only now?”

“Has anything happened, village chief?”

“That’s not it, it’s just that all the villagers wanted to see the lord… … .”

When the village chief looked back, everyone was nodding and their eyes were shining.

At those words, Hanbin continued speaking with a warm smile.

“Haha, why do you care so much about me?”

“Oh, no. The Lord, no, the Lord, is our benefactor.”

“Since we have a guest coming with us, I think we will have to talk about it another time.”

“Haha. I was being reckless. I’m sorry, Your Majesty.”

The village chief bowed and stepped back.

As they stepped back, Hanbin waved nonchalantly.

“There’s not much left, so let’s just cheer up a little bit. Let’s all start again.”

As Hanbin shouted to the students, the procession started moving again.

Jo Il-soon, who was watching the whole scene from behind, only then realized that he had been mistaken.

The eyes that I thought were filled with madness were actually a gaze of respect.

The child who was thought to be an assassin was actually an ordinary girl.

Listening to the conversation between Seol-hwa and the child, I felt like hiding in a mouse hole.

It was clear that the child was very much following the story.

Jo Il-soon thought it was an ambush when he offered the dusty candy he was eating because the story was so good.

Jang Moon-soo patted Jo Il-soon’s back as he held his head in his hands.

“You lack faith.”

“Oh, that’s embarrassing. But weren’t you surprised too?”

“How could you not be surprised when people are flocking to you? But your faith in the youngest prince is still strong.”

As soon as Jang Moon-soo finished speaking, the rest of the secretaries also criticized Jo Il-soon.

“Haha, has there ever been a Confucius who gained this much trust from the villagers?”

“No, no, no! I have never heard of any Confucius of the ten generations gaining such trust from the villagers.”

“Our choice was right after all.”

They praised Hanbin so much that their mouths were watering.

The praise continued for more than a moment,

Now I’ve completely passed the market.

A well-maintained road stretched out in a straight line ahead.

Jo Il-soon, who was walking slowly behind, looked at Jang Moon-soo cautiously.

“But where are we going?”

“I heard that the name of the residence our Confucius prepared here is Cheonsujang.”

“But if you go down this road, isn’t there a return post up there?”

“A letter of return… … I’ve heard of it.”

“They say that Jangwon starts to cry out loud every night. There hasn’t been much news lately… … .”

Jo Il-soon trailed off.

Because Hanbin was clearly headed to Gwigokjang.

At this point, doubts began to sprout in Jo Il-soon’s head.

“Cheonsujang and Gwigokjang aren’t the same place, right?”

“no way…….”

As Jang Moon-soo tilted his head, the sound of warriors’ footsteps was heard from ahead.

Thud thud.

At the sound of footsteps filled with internal energy, not only all the scribes but also the students turned their heads.

Judging by their attire, they were clearly members of the Red Tigers.

At that moment, Jang Yu-jung was amazed.

“Wow, that’s amazing.”

“Why are you so surprised?”

Yang Seok-bong, who was standing next to Jang Yu-jung, asked cautiously.

Jang Yu-jung’s eyes lit up at that question.

“What’s most surprising is that the footsteps of a dozen people sound like the footsteps of just one person. It’s a military discipline that you can’t see even among the Imperial Guard or the Imperial Army.”

“Oh, I see. Thank you for teaching me.”

Their conversation also made other students open their mouths.

It was just as Jang Yu-jung said.

I don’t know about the Imperial Army, but this was impossible for a single martial arts family.

People in the martial arts world usually pursue freedom.

Even within the same organization, the level of martial arts skills varied greatly.

Walking in sync like this could only be said to be a sign of complete trust in someone.

The students looked at Hanbin quietly.

The Red Blood Tigers escorted Han Bin and Jang Yu-jung and guided them to the front of Cheonsujang.

The sight of the disciplined Red Tigers slightly intimidated the secretaries.

It was on a completely different level from the Red Blood Tiger Squad that I had seen within Sega.

In each caught moment, the scribes stopped talking without realizing it.