Habuk Pengga Swordsman Genius - Chapter 563



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563. Note (3)

Hanbin nodded.

“Yes, you are the leader of the nonpartisan group.”

“You were planning to visit Habukpengga, but you said you received an invitation instead?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Are you interpreting the faction’s collusion with the enemy as a result of breaking their promise to you? That seems a bit premature, too.”

A thin sigh escaped Peng Hyuk-bin’s mouth.

Hanbin nodded his head in time with that sigh.

For a moment, a smile appeared on Hanbin’s face.

It was never a joke. It was because I liked Peng Heuk-bin’s serious appearance.

Peng Heuk-bin was the one who had to lead the family.

The first thing to think about was the survival of the family rather than the peace of the martial arts world.

Even if peace comes to the martial arts world when the family disappears, it will all be useless.

That was the right attitude for a family to have.

There should be no such thing as a family head who would abandon his family for the sake of the martial arts world.

In that respect, I thought that Peng Hyuk-bin would be a great head of the household.

Hanbin didn’t give any answer.

He just smiled quietly.

Peng Hyuk-bin also didn’t find that smile unpleasant.

Because I felt the kindness of my lovely younger brother.

That was when.

I felt a presence right next to me.

A piercing breath of energy flows into the skin.

It was a story about a master.

Peng Hyuk-bin moved according to his instincts, forgetting that Han-bin was in front of him.

At the sound of a presence appearing one step from beside him, Peng Hyuk-bin stretched out his right hand.

phut!

Peng Hyuk-bin, who was emitting tension towards his opponent, opened his eyes wide.

The sword he just unfolded contains at least the power of seven stars.

But there was only noise and no feeling.

It felt like I was hitting the air.

Instead, the vortex of energy raised dust.

After a few blinks, the dust cleared.

There was an unexpected person there, arms folded, smiling.

Peng Hyuk-bin hurriedly got up from his seat with a surprised expression.

The person in front of him was the leader of the shamanist faction.

Before meeting Hanbin, Hyunmun was a traveler who traveled the world.

He was a prickly person, both in terms of distribution and personality.

Why else would it be nicknamed “fighting cock”?

Of course, Hanbin was an exception.

In some ways, he was a person who liked Hanbin more than Peng Heukbin.

The younger brother’s allies were also allies to Peng Heuk-bin.

Peng Heuk-bin politely offered his blessing.

“Elder at the front gate, are you here?”

“Yes, how have you been? By the way, judging by your tensile strength, it seems like your training wasn’t in vain.”

“It’s been a long time since I’ve seen you at Sacheondangga.”

“Yes, it’s been a while since I last saw you. But why are you standing there blankly after seeing me?”

“What should I do… … .”

“That drink. Did you plan on drinking it alone?”

Hyunmun jokingly pointed to the bottle of alcohol next to Peng Heukbin.

“I’m sorry. I’m in a hurry… … . Please have this for now.”

“Thank you. As expected, bowing down and receiving favors is my specialty. Come to think of it, I got slapped after being invited.”

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry. For suddenly appearing next to me… … .”

“It’s okay. He was just teasing me. When I overheard him, it seemed like he heard the gist of it from Peng Gongzi. Is that right?”

“Is what my brother said true?”

“That’s open to interpretation. Would you like to interpret this?”

After finishing speaking, Hyeonmun spread out a letter on the table.

Peng Heuk-bin narrowed his eyes and studied the contents of the letter with concentration.

Peng Heuk-bin’s head tilted slightly as he checked the letter.

No matter how I looked at it, there was no part of the letter’s contents that could be interpreted.

It was a simple greeting.

And the content was that he was unable to come to Habukpengga due to health reasons, so he was sending this letter to Hyeonmun.

At that moment, Hyunmun laughed.

“You and I are both blind, haha.”

“Blindfolded eyes? What do you mean, sir?”

“That’s what I’m saying because I can’t see the letters but only the ink.”

“Please enlighten me of my foolishness, sir.”

Peng Hyuk-bin bowed his head slightly with a sincere expression.

He knew that his opponent was not the type of person to tease him for no reason.

The important thing was that even Hyunmun himself lowered himself by saying that he was blind.

Hyunmun laughed out loud as if he was proud.

“Haha, you are truly worthy of being Prince Peng’s older brother. How can you be so humble? If you were a prince from another family, you would be busy controlling your expressions… … .”

When Hyunmun made a meaningful expression, Hanbin stepped forward.

“All those who talked back while controlling their expressions got hit by the old man at the front gate.”

“Huh, is that what the rumors said?”

“Actually, it was a little worse. But everyone in the world knows that there are no good people among them, only evil people, so don’t worry.”

As the topic changed slightly, Peng Heuk-bin stepped forward in a hurry.

“What I’m curious about is this letter. Why did you say I was blind?”

“Look right here. Here! Here! And… … .”

The gatekeeper pointed to a few characters in the letter.

To be exact, it was seven letters.

The text refers to the first letter of the first sentence and the last letter of the last sentence.

[Grass, Middle, Danger, Must, Danger, Obtain, Emperor.]

The letters pointed out one by one were a meaningless sentence even when combined.

Peng Hyuk-bin, who was looking at the letters, tilted his head.

Hyunmun slightly raises the corners of his lips at that sight.

His expression said he knew it.

There was no way that Peng Hyuk-bin could not have noticed that expression.

“Why do you look at me like that?”

“If you guessed correctly, I would have been disappointed. Even if Peng Gongzi had shown this to me, I wouldn’t have recognized it. But if you recognized it, wouldn’t that mean you’re smarter than me? Then I would be disappointed. How many Zen questions and answers did you exchange with the death penalty… .”

After finishing speaking, Hyunmun quietly continued reading the seven letters he had pointed out.

Swish, swish.

He traced the letters quickly with his fingers, making a wind sound.

Peng Hyeok-bin narrowed his eyes and examined the letters that Hyeon-mun was pointing to.

When you connect the seven letters, you get a meaningless letter called “sam (三).”

Peng Hyuk-bin spoke again.

“Are you trying to teach me the number three?”

“That’s right.”

“Still, I can’t figure it out.”

“That’s fortunate. I couldn’t find it even after looking all the way here. Haha.”

Hyunmun smiled coolly and nodded to Hanbin.

Hanbin stepped forward at that sight.

“It was a secret word that only I could understand. The reason the Taegeuk Sword Master came here was because I realized the seven steps he left behind. The Taegeuk Sword Master said that if I realized the seven steps, there would be something I had to do after that.”

Hanbin, who had been explaining without stopping, raised his glass.

It was meant to warm the neck.

Hanbin, with his dry lips soaked in bamboo leaf tea, began to explain again.

“The place that the elder of the gate pointed to is the direction of the seven steps. Since the elder of the gate does not know the direction, I am the only one among those gathered here who can solve it. So, you don’t have to be so discouraged, brother.”

“hmm.”

Peng Hyuk-bin coughed without realizing it.

Hyunmun, who was watching the scene, smiled deeply.

Hyunmun felt relieved inside.

If Peng Hyuk-bin had guessed this secret word, it would have been bitter to be honest.

On my way to Cheonsujang, I looked through this letter several times.

It was not a letter received directly from Taegeukgeomje.

This letter was received through openness.

It was a safer and more secret method than the Jeonseogu. The person who brought the letter was Hong Chil-gae.

Hong Chil-gae, who is said to have the strongest footwork even in the open world, came carrying this letter.

The destination of this letter is none other than Hanbin. Wasn’t Hong Chil-gae Hanbin’s master?

The reason why he entrusted it to Hyeonmun instead of just relaying it to Hanbin himself seemed to be to emphasize that Gaebong had nothing to do with this incident, he was only relaying the news.

then?

This meant that the issue that Taegeuk Sword Master was trying to convey was that serious.

But no matter how much I looked through the letter, that important matter was nowhere to be seen.

However, Hanbin understood the meaning as soon as Hyeonmun showed him this letter.

At that time, Hyunmun’s feelings were inexpressible.

That too for a moment, Hyunmun immediately admitted it.

It was Hanbin who conveyed the enlightenment that had not been achieved despite ten years of effort.

In a way, it was natural that Hanbin would interpret this letter.

Hyunmun, who had just recalled a memory from before, raised the corners of his mouth as he looked at Hanbin.

It was a smile full of kindness.

There was one more emotion in that smile.

It was a feeling of relief.

Peng Hyuk-bin also felt good because he couldn’t interpret it like himself.

In a slightly relaxed atmosphere, they raised their glasses again.

Hanbin, who moistened his lips with bamboo leaf tea again, continued speaking.

“If we look at the character for danger (危) attached twice, it means that this is a crisis within a crisis. … … The character for gain (得) is a request that has been made to us.”

“What are you looking for?”

“The remaining letters are Sam, Hwang, Cho! That would be the three letters.”

“then?”

“That’s right. It means Samhwangcho.”

“Huh… … How am I supposed to find the legendary Samhwangcho?”

“It’s not a legend.”

“It’s not a legend? Isn’t the Samhwangcho the legendary sacred herb that the three emperors of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors raised with great care? How can you find that in reality?”

As he said, the Samhwangcho was a sacred herb that the Three Emperors planted together.

Thanks to this, it is said that it contains the energy of the three legendary Three Emperors.

They were the energies of fire, ice, and thunder respectively.

How can a single blade of grass contain the energy of fire, ice, and lightning?

People thought it was just a legend.

As Peng Hyuk-bin narrowed his eyes, Han-bin continued speaking.

“It is by no means a legend. The legend of the Three Sovereigns and the Five Emperors was attached to the Samhwangcho because the Samhwangcho is a magical herb that can cure any disease.”

“… … .”

Peng Hyuk-bin looked at Han-bin without saying a word.

The hidden meaning of the letter delivered by the Taegeuk Sword Master of the Mudangpa was astonishing, but the request was even more astonishing.

What’s absurd is that Hanbin said he knew where Samhwangcho was.

It is said that Samhwangcho is an ingredient that can be used to make elixir of eternity.

That was when.

The front door was blocked.

“Then why didn’t Prince Peng covet the Samhwangcho? Isn’t the Samhwangcho an eternally sacred herb? If Prince Peng knew the whereabouts of the Samhwangcho, why didn’t he take it?”

“Because I am not greedy.”

Hanbin answered without any hesitation.

Of course, Hyunmun also reacted immediately.

“ah.”

It was an exclamation filled with many emotions.

It was nonsense to say that Hyunmun liked Hanbin but wasn’t greedy.

Would a person without greed carry a contract by his side?

Even if you asked a passing Kang Ho-in, or even Peng Hyuk-bin who was standing next to him, he would have said that this was a lie.

As expected, Peng Hyuk-bin was also looking at Han-bin with eyes full of suspicion.

Hanbin continued speaking nonchalantly.

“Because Samhwangcho is not a spiritual herb, but a poisonous herb.”

“Oh, my. What do you mean, Samhwangcho is a poisonous plant?”

When Peng Hyuk-bin opened his eyes wide, Han-bin waved his hand.

“Don’t look at me like that. It’s scary, brother.”

“I don’t understand. If the Samhwangcho is a poisonous herb, why would the Taegeuk Sword Emperor send a secret letter to get it?”