Habuk Pengga Swordsman Genius - Chapter 544



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544. Betting at the Cheonsujang (4)

When I looked at it from afar, it looked long and narrow, but when I actually got there, it was big enough for an adult to pass through.

They slowly passed through the hole, one by one.

The last one to pass was Jang Moon-soo.

Jang Moon-soo, who had passed through the hole, opened his eyes wide.

A bonfire was burning outside the hole.

Around the campfire, two warriors held flasks of wine.

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

As the wind blew and the bonfire crackled, their new forms disappeared and reappeared repeatedly.

This was a phenomenon that occurred because the bonfire had diminished and then returned.

Today was a gloomy day without a single ray of moonlight.

It was natural that when the bonfire died down, they would disappear from sight, and when the bonfire came back to life, they would become visible.

Even though I clearly knew that fact, I felt a strange chill.

They must have sensed the presence of the scribes, but they continued to sip from their bottles of alcohol without any concern.

Looking closely, the secretaries who had gone out first were also frozen solid thanks to the Red Blood Tiger warriors.

I never thought that there would be a warrior waiting outside the hole.

The secretaries, including Jang Moon-soo, swallowed dry saliva.

Jang Moon-soo, who couldn’t stand to watch, coughed lightly.

“hmm.”

But they didn’t even glance at Jang Moon-soo.

They were just quietly sipping from their bottles of alcohol.

Then one of the warriors looked up at the sky and spoke quietly.

“It reminds me of old times.”

“How long ago was that? It hasn’t even been this long.”

“It’s been a while since I’ve been here. Back then, Mr. Jang Sam hadn’t even reached first-class status.”

“That’s true.”

“You’ve come a long way now, so that must have been a long time ago.”

“You punk, it’s no use teasing an adult.”

“Hehe, I wasn’t kidding. When we came out of that hole, we didn’t know it would turn out like this.”

“Yeah, in a way it was lucky.”

They continued their story about the dog hole as if nothing had happened.

Just watching their conversation, it was as if memories were entangled in a dog hole.

At that moment, one of the warriors glanced in the direction where Jang Moon-soo was.

Then he gestured.

It was a signal to come.

The secretaries, including Jang Moon-soo, reluctantly approached him.

As we approached the campfire, their faces came into view.

Jang Moon-soo asked cautiously.

“Isn’t this Joho Musa? This is Jangsam Musa, right?”

“Yes, sir. That’s right, Secretary Jang.”

As Jo Ho nodded, Jang Moon Soo shook his head furiously.

Because I felt like I had to come up with some lame excuse.

He continued speaking urgently.

“I just came out for a walk… … .”

“It’s okay. We understand how you feel, sir.”

“Th, what is that… … .”

As Jang Moon-soo stuttered, Jang Sam burst into laughter and interrupted.

“We also tried to escape through this hole and failed, so shouldn’t we understand how you feel?”

“Oh, are you saying that Master Jang Sam also escaped?”

“It’s not embarrassing. It’s human nature for anyone to want to escape when their life is in danger.”

“Did you manage to escape?”

“If I had succeeded, would I be here?”

“ah.”

“Well, maybe it was just luck that I got caught… … .”

“Are you waiting to arrest us?”

“Do I look like such an idle person?”

“Oh, no.”

“Whether you escape from here or go back, we will pretend not to see you, so know that.”

“… … .”

Jang Moon-soo couldn’t answer.

Instead, I looked behind me.

It was to ask for the opinions of other secretaries.

Jang Moon-soo saw the other secretaries nodding.

It meant to escape.

That was when.

Jang Sam picked up the skewers placed on the campfire with a kind face.

“It looks like you’ve made up your mind. You’re going on a long journey, so take care of it.”

“Oh, that’s not it… … .”

At that moment, Joho held out a bottle of alcohol.

“What we have gained while being by your side is more intuition than martial arts. It’s obvious, so don’t try to hide it and just stand out comfortably. It’s also more comfortable for us if the secretaries aren’t around.”

“Joho Musa, what does that mean?”

“It’s only natural that the instructors will be more comfortable if the number of trainees decreases. Even if the secretaries pass the provincial exam, what will happen to us? No, it’s not a matter of passing, but if they continue to stick around, it’ll only be hard for us. It’s easier for us if those who want to go just go. Isn’t that right? Jang Sam.”

“Yeah, I guess you’re right.”

Jang Moon-soo sighed in relief at their conversation and accepted the skewers and bottle of alcohol.

“Thank you. I will definitely repay this favor when I have the chance.”

“Give me some too.”

The secretaries at the back stood behind Jang Moon-soo to eat meat and drink alcohol.

Joho waved his hand at that sight.

“Keep your voice down or you’ll get caught. And there’s plenty of alcohol and meat, so take your time and leave. We’ll take care of the rest.”

After finishing speaking, Joho took out a bottle of alcohol from behind him and handed it to them.

Then he disappeared somewhere with his long robe.

It was clear that he had gone to see the net.

Jang Moon-soo and his colleagues ate skewers together.

“Wow, I didn’t know there were such gentlemen in the Red Blood Tiger Corps.”

“That’s right. Let’s eat quickly and leave.”

The fellow secretary also breathed a sigh of relief.

That was when.

Another secretary tilted his head.

“But why am I so sleepy?”

“Well, it’s because I’m relaxed… … .”

Jang Moon-soo couldn’t continue speaking.

It was because I suddenly fell into a deep sleep. My body became limp and my eyelids drooped as if they weighed a thousand pounds.

But I could still hear the crickets chirping in my ears.

All senses except hearing have disappeared.

Jang Moon-soo gritted his teeth.

But I only made up my mind to do so, and my mouth didn’t move.

At that moment, Joho’s voice was heard.

“Sir, I won, right?”

“Haha, I didn’t know these guys would be fooled like this.”

“Please give me a silver coin.”

“Okay! Instead, I have to buy you a drink tomorrow.”

“Yes, don’t worry about that.”

Jang Moon-soo realized the situation at their voices.

* * *

After a while.

Jang Ja-myeong sighed.

“Oh my, Jang-sam! Jo-ho! What if you bring these guys to me? I need to rest too.”

“I’m sorry, Representative Jang. We were trying to bring five of them, so we got hurt a little on the way there… … .”

“Whew, the more I go, the more I resemble Prince Peng?”

Jang Ja-myeong looked at Jo Ho and Jang Sam with a shocked expression.

His words were sincere.

When he first came to Cheonsujang, Hanbin left his long robe and jacket here and left.

But now, Jang Sam and Jo Ho have come with the secretaries.

He told me to treat him on this late night.

It is true that thanks to Hanbin, poison and medicine are advancing day by day, but Jang Ja-myeong was also human.

I had to sleep to be able to work.

In fact, if it weren’t for the power of the elixir, I wouldn’t have been able to endure this.

As soon as Jang Sam and Jo Ho disappeared, Jang Ja Myeong quietly took a deep breath.

Then he picked one of the fallen scribes and stabbed him in the back of the neck.

The secretary was none other than Jang Moon-soo.

In that moment, Jang Moon-soo’s closed eyes opened wide.

Because unimaginable pain came rushing in.

When I opened my eyes, I saw Jang Ja-myeong smiling faintly.

No matter how hard Jang Moon-soo tried, he still couldn’t open his mouth.

Jang Moon-soo just stared blankly at Jang Ja-myeong.

At that moment, Jang Ja-myeong opened his mouth.

“Hmm, you’re Secretary Jang. There’s one thing I forgot to tell you… … . I really hate patients.”

“… … .”

Jang Moon-soo could only listen.

Jang Ja-myeong continued speaking with an indifferent expression even after seeing the other person’s expression.

“Why? Because it takes up my personal time. Like now.”

“… … .”

Jang Moon-soo wanted to shout with all his might that that wasn’t the case.

But the mouth did not open.

Jang Ja-myeong continued speaking nonchalantly.

“This needle is not for treatment. The place where I inserted the needle is called Jeongmok point. It is the third most painful point in the human body. If you come here again as a patient, I will show you the second and first pains as well. If I catch you again, you will die by me. No, even if you get hurt and create work, you will die.”

After finishing speaking, Jang Ja-myeong revealed his white teeth and thrust his needle deeper.

Of course, only half of this was true.

One of the most painful acupuncture points was hit.

But it was a lie that it had nothing to do with treatment.

Jang Ja-myeong was recovering the fastest, but was also undergoing the most painful treatment.

At that moment, Jang Moon-soo’s mouth opened.

“oh.”

It was when Jang Moon-soo finished treating the rest of the letters.

The door is open again.

Rattling.

Jang Ja-myeong sighed again.

“Seolhwa, Cheonghwa. You guys too… … .”

“I’m sorry, Mr. Jang. We caught him too.”

“Okay… … Just leave it alone.”

At Jang Ja-myeong’s words, Seol-hwa put down the man she was carrying on her shoulders.

Slap.

The place where the man was put down was next to Jang Moon-soo.

Jang Moon-soo guessed that he was one of the secretaries and checked the fallen man.

“oh.”

Jang Moon-soo screamed.

He was Jo Il-soon, a close friend of Jang Moon-soo.

He said he wouldn’t escape, but he was caught like this.

Jo Il-soon is also just blinking his eyes.

In fact, Jo Il-soon felt a little embarrassed.

After Jang Moon-soo left the accommodation, he became convinced that he would not be caught if he escaped in a different direction.

Then he quickly gathered a few secretaries and took action.

But before he could climb over the wall, he was caught by Seol-hwa.

The bright voice of Seolhwa was heard in their ears.

“Cheonghwa, let’s go quickly and get the bounty from the Confucius.”

“Yes, sister.”

At their words, Jang Moon-soo and Jo Il-soon only then realized that everyone was after them.

Red Blood Tiger Squad and the story.

There is even a member of the National Assembly, Jang Ja-myeong, smiling kindly… … .

They were true devils.

How can there be such evil people in the political party!

This was their common thought.

The first day passed like that.

After finishing his sleep, Jang Ja-myeong sighed.

“phew.”

It was a sigh full of meaning.

Tomorrow and the day after… … .

The situation would not have been any different today.

Because the Red Blood Tigers were like that before.

But there was no guarantee that the results would be the same.

* * *

A month later.

The entrance to the government office where the Hyangsi is held.

Students lined up to enter the front yard of the government office that was being used as a temporary testing center.

They were waiting for the main gate of the government office to open and were letting out their anxiety by chatting.

“Are you confident?”

“This time, aren’t all the famous scholars in this area going to take the test?”

“I asked if you were confident, so why are you talking nonsense?”

“Even if you fail this time, it’s not because of your skills.”

“Are you trying to get away already?”

“There’s also a problem with the test tubes.”

“A test tube?”

“This time, the examiners were sent directly from the palace, right?”

“hmm.”

“So it can’t be helped. … … But what is this smell?”

The scholar looked around, touching the tip of his nose.

The other student also narrowed his eyes and began to search for the source of the smell.

For a moment, they pointed to the same place at the same time.

“Huh, what is that?”

“That’s right. Why is Gaebong taking the provincial exam?”

“I don’t understand either. I’ve never heard of a beggar taking the state exam.”

In the places they pointed, people who looked like beggars to anyone were walking listlessly.

They were walking slowly towards the line to take the entrance exam.

What was strange was that, although he looked like a total beggar with his clothes all tattered and his hair disheveled, he was holding a brush in his right hand.