Habuk Pengga Swordsman Genius - Chapter 641



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641. Nowhere to Return (1)

The sound of fallen leaves crunching became more mysterious.

The sound was subtle, but the momentum was so intense that it felt like piercing the skin.

Choa’s eyes widened.

It was never because of momentum.

It was because of a familiar smell.

It was the sour smell that had been bothering them from below just an hour ago.

The foul smell stung Choa’s nose.

Choa’s eyes widened as she looked at the place where the smell was coming from.

Because a figure covered in yellow liquid was slowly approaching.

The yellow liquid had been poured so thoroughly that it was impossible to discern a human form.

The figure moved away from me for a while and didn’t come any further.

The oval shape looked like a stretched-out egg.

Choa shouted with a trembling voice.

“A ghost, in broad daylight?”

“… … .”

The form gave no answer.

They just sit there, spaced out, without any particular problem.

When the figure remained silent, Choa shouted again.

“That’s definitely an egg ghost!”

At that moment, Seolhwa poked Choa’s side.

When Cho-ah turned around, Seol-hwa had a sharp expression on her face.

“It’s not a ghost. Why do you call a living person a ghost?”

“That’s not a ghost?”

“Why do you keep saying ghosts? You’re so unlucky. If Confucius dies, will you take responsibility?”

As Seol-hwa spoke with twinkles in her eyes, Cho-ah pointed to a yellow shape.

“Confucius? Look over there. How is that a person?”

“Shh, be careful. If you don’t, you’ll be in trouble.”

“What’s the aftermath? Could it be that the person that ghost is after is… me? And when you say Confucius, you mean that egg, or rather, the water ghost?”

The water ghost that Cho-ah was talking about was Han-bin.

Cho-ah, who had given up waiting for Han-bin, thought of him as a water ghost.

It was because he was resentful of Hanbin, who chose to go down and die without releasing the gold.

“But why are you a water ghost?”

“He died without releasing me from my bonds… … .”

Choa was left speechless.

Because the yellow ghost figure snapped its fingers.

Exactly!

At that sound, Seolhwa ran with the bundle in her hands.

Seolhwa put down her bundle in front of the yellow figure and returned to her place.

The yellow figure picked up the bundle and disappeared behind it.

Cho-ah, who had been blankly staring at the sight, muttered as if it was absurd.

“If it’s not a ghost… … .”

“Why is our Confucius a ghost? He is so healthy.”

“Is that normal? What is the standard for normal?”

“If you still have all your limbs and face intact like you do now, you’re fine.”

“If that’s the standard, then it doesn’t seem normal?”

“Hey, you still have a long way to go.”

“I’m far away?”

Cho-ah looked at Seol-hwa as if she found it absurd.

Then the sound of fallen leaves crunching was heard again.

Sasa sak!

With that sound, a man in red uniform appeared.

Hanbin smiled brightly as he looked at Choa.

“Who called me a ghost? A water ghost?”

“Just now, clearly… … .”

“If you face the Great Mountain Dragon, you should be prepared to do this much. But it would be disappointing if you treated him like a ghost.”

“But where did you go?”

“I’m not so ill-mannered as to stand in front of people like that. Of course, I should have changed into my uniform.”

Hanbin flapped his sleeves.

At that sight, Cho-ah looked at Han-bin with a blank expression and then asked again.

“What the hell happened? No, wait a minute.”

Choa interrupted and tilted her head.

Because a single word that stimulated my mind passed by quickly.

It was the exact same thing as the saying, “Taesanjiryong.”

“Taishan Dragon? Are you saying that there was a Taishan Dragon in that passage?”

Choa opened her eyes wide.

There were two things she was instructed to do by Baek.

It was a task to secure the inner altar and incense burner of Taesanjiryong.

But I couldn’t find either of them.

Neither of them even confirmed the clue.

Choa chewed her lips while waiting for an answer.

At that time, Hanbin answered nonchalantly.

“okay.”

“Why didn’t we see it?”

“You saw it clearly too.”

“No, we didn’t see it.”

When Cho-ah looked at Han-bin as if she was dumbfounded, Han-bin smiled sincerely.

“Want to make a bet?”

“… … .”

Choa looked at Hanbin without saying anything.

I didn’t know what to say when he proposed a bet, even though we had a long way to go.

Then Hanbin spoke again.

“Are you that insecure?”

“Even if we don’t know where the Taishan Dragon is hiding, we haven’t seen it. There’s no way I wouldn’t recognize such a large creature. You can bet on that.”

As Cho-ah spoke as if she had made up her mind, Han-bin continued speaking with a serious expression.

“Okay, what should I bet? Money, fame? Or what’s most precious to you?”

“Anything is fine.”

“Okay, then let’s bet what’s most precious to you.”

“What is the most precious thing to you?”

“Family. Of course, you too, right?”

“hmm.”

Choa swallowed her saliva.

Because I thought of the family I left behind in the North Sea.

But I’ve never worried about that before.

Because Baek Kyung promised to take good care of them.

There was no way they would break their promise.

It would be absurd for those who were cultivating the Tao with the goal of becoming immortal to break even a small promise.

At that time, Hanbin rested his chin on his hand and looked at Choa.

“So you promised to put your family on the line?”

“Of course I will win the bet… … .”

“No, that’s not it. You’ve already lost this bet.”

“What does that mean?”

“Literally. You lost this bet.”

“Do you have any proof that I saw Mt. Taishan?”

“The evidence is overwhelming.”

After finishing speaking, Hanbin pointed to two of Choa’s subordinates.

The two were injured by acid exposure.

Choa tilted her head and looked at Hanbin.

“What does that mean?”

“First of all, that wound is the first piece of evidence.”

“How can our children’s wounds serve as evidence?”

“Because we were inside the body of the Taishan Dragon. The acid flowing out at that time was the stomach acid of the Taishan Dragon.”

“That’s ridiculous.”

“Find out if there is a liquid that is that acidic. Then you will admit what I said. And the important thing is that even that gastric juice is a substance comparable to an elixir.”

“It’s comparable to an elixir?”

“As long as you survive, the part that touched that spot will become invincible.”

“Are you kidding?”

Although she said that, Choa turned her head and looked at her injured subordinates.

They were still in pain.

Then Hanbin continued speaking.

“Would you believe me if I showed you the inner workings of the Taesanjiryong?”

“He, he found that?”

“Have I discovered the true inner workings of the Taishan Dragon? Guess.”

“You found it.”

“That’s a secret.”

“… … .”

Choa gritted her teeth.

Because I cut off the conversation at a crucial moment.

Cho-ah, who was looking at Han-bin, quickly continued speaking.

Now he realized that he had to state his business.

“Now, release the ban. You’ve let me live, so I guess you intend to use me. But in two hours, I’ll be of no use to you.”

“What does that mean?”

“It’s the limit of what I can endure. Right now, the prohibition you’ve set and the prohibition Baek Kyung has set are clashing in my head. If you leave me like this, it’ll be hard for me to get through the next two hours.”

“Two o’clock… … Before that, should we talk in detail about what the treasure is?”

“Once you release me from the ban, then we can talk.”

“What an interesting kid.”

“What’s so funny?”

Hanbin smiled and looked at Seolhwa.

With just a glance, Seolhwa gathered up the bundles around her.

Choa tilted her head at that sight.

“What are you doing now?”

Hanbin didn’t even glance at Choa.

Instead, he spoke firmly to Seolhwa.

“let’s go.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

Seolhwa turned around with her shoulders straightened.

Choa quickly stopped them.

“What are you doing now?”

“I don’t think I know who’s holding the knife. I don’t want to talk to someone who doesn’t know their own situation. The important thing is that such people are not worth using.”

“… … .”

As Cho-ah gritted her teeth in silence, Han-bin continued speaking.

“Are you ready to talk now?”

“yes.”

Choa nodded.

This was an act of God.

The two gold standards were still clashing.

Choa said through gritted teeth.

“The treasure is… … .”

She couldn’t continue speaking. Instead, she clutched her hands and cried out in pain.

It was the golden sign that Baek had placed that had been activated.

My head started to hurt so much it felt like it was going to burst, and my temples were throbbing.

Choa, who had been groaning, barely managed to control her expression and looked at Hanbin.

“I don’t think it’ll work. You’re right, I’m not worth using.”

Hanbin looked at Choa and sighed.

“That’s… … It’s more serious than I thought. Did you perhaps eat Baekgyeong’s spirit?”

“How do you know that?”

When Cho-ah looked at him with a startled expression, Han-bin pointed at Cho-ah’s head.

“Perhaps what you ate back then wasn’t Yeongdan. You probably know that the taboo was put on separately. That’s why you can’t even think of removing it.”

“You’re saying that what I ate wasn’t Yeongdan?”

Choa shook her head as if it was nonsense.

Because it was ridiculous information for her to accept.

The subordinates of Choa who were behind her also had the same expression on their faces.

That would be the case, as soon as the Baekgyeong warriors become qualified as a leader, they all receive a title.

It was a dream item that could raise your level in an instant.

With that skill, Choa was able to surpass all levels in one breath.

But it’s not English!

It was a ridiculous story.

Choa’s eyes were firm as she pursed her lips.

He showed his firm determination that he would not accept anything no matter what was said.

Hanbin continued speaking in a still dry voice.

“I don’t know what’s in your head, but I heard something.”

As curiosity flashed across Choa’s face, Hanbin continued speaking without missing a beat.

“They say that some bugs in the North Sea have the effect of making you use your innate energy, making you think your martial arts skills have improved. You know that bugs talk about suffering, right?”

“A complaint?”

Choa asked in surprise.

In a way, the innate ability is the vessel of the dantian itself.

What would happen if you took out your innate wisdom and used it?

That’s like asking what happens when a bowl becomes thinner and thinner.

If you take out your innate energy and use it, one day the vessel called Danjeon will break.

In other words, it means that life as an unmanned being has ended.

Hanbin continued speaking as if he had been waiting for Choa’s expression to change.

“Maybe they tricked me into giving them elixir?”

“hmm.”

Choa shook her head as if she didn’t understand.

Then Hanbin took out a pill from his bosom.

Anyone who looked at the elixir could clearly see that it was a miracle drug.

The gold dust was particularly striking. It was a clear light that only came from long-term practice.

Choa’s eyes wavered at the sudden situation.

“What the heck… … .”

“Is this the elixir? If it is, I will give it to you.”

“If it’s not an elixir, then what is it?”

“There is a proverb like this in the world of martial arts.”

“What proverb are you talking about?”

Choa looked at Hanbin with a nervous expression.

Hanbin continued, pointing to the pill.

“A proverb says that you can only know a person and a medicine by looking at their insides!”

After finishing speaking, Hanbin split the pill.