Habuk Pengga Swordsman Genius - Chapter 793



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Episode 793. Talent Gathering (3)

The boy’s eyes widened at the ornaments Cheonghwa handed him.

The boy who was looking at the ornaments was at a loss.

Seeing that, Cheonghwa personally added ornaments to Sogun’s clothes.

Cheonghwa, who had been checking to see if the ornaments were properly attached, patted Sogun on the shoulder.

“Don’t get hurt, little one.”

“Thank you. If I succeed, I will repay you several times over.”

The little boy nodded with an expression that seemed as if he was about to cry.

Then Seolhwa intervened.

“Then we invested. Hehe.”

The little prince also laughed along with Seolhwa’s laughter.

When the laughter died down, Hanbin looked at Mawon with a serious expression.

“I have a favor to ask.”

“Go ahead, Peng Daehyeop.”

“Just call me whatever you want.”

“Understood, Prince Peng.”

“Well, that’s not a request. My request is… … .”

Hanbin lowered his voice and tilted his upper body.

Everyone tilted their heads at the whispers going back and forth between the two.

Hanbin and Mawon exchanged meaningful glances.

In that moment, Akbi-kwang, who had been far away, narrowed his eyes and came running.

It was because Ma-won said that the place he was going was dangerous.

Akbi-kwang, who had come running, hesitated for a moment in front of Ma-won before handing over his spear.

“Take this. I have nothing to give you but this window.”

“Isn’t this your favorite spear?”

“That’s okay. I can go back and make a new one. The length and weight will be just right.”

“Is it okay if you give this to me?”

As Ma-won hesitated, Ak-bi-gwang handed over the spear without any hesitation.

“Just take it.”

“Thank you. I will repay this favor later.”

“then!”

Akbi-kwang bowed his head slightly to him and then turned around.

It seems like we’ve become very attached to each other over the years.

It was clear that they would have different feelings since they had gone through a near-death experience together.

Hanbin nodded and said.

“I will go and see you sometime.”

“Are you serious, Prince Peng?”

When Ma-won opened his eyes wide in surprise, Han-bin nodded.

“Don’t worry about me.”

“Thank you. Then… … .”

After Ma-won gave everyone a prize, he disappeared with So-gun.

Hanbin said as he watched them disappear into dots.

“Let’s go now.”

***

On the windless river, pure white dots floated.

It was Baek Kyung’s ship that Han Bin was on.

The white sails were strangely free of dust.

As the expression “with the wind at its back” suggests, the ship sailed on without incident.

When night fell, the boat stopped on the riverbank.

This was because if you went too hard you might end up hitting a reef.

On the gently rocking boat, some people were asleep while others were enjoying the night.

Hanbin was playing baduk with Akbigwang, while Seolhwa and Cheonghwa were sleeping.

And the rest of the people were servicing their weapons.

Choa, who was in charge of this ship, wondered if this was what peace was like.

In fact, even when Baek, the previous owner of this ship, was there, I couldn’t have imagined this kind of atmosphere.

I was extremely nervous, not knowing when my neck would snap.

But now things are a little different.

The danger has increased several times more than before, but strangely enough, my mind has become at peace.

It wasn’t just Choa.

All of the Baek Kyung warriors on board this ship felt that way.

The reason they feel this way is probably because the blood in their heads has been removed. Not only that, Hanbin even promised them that he would help them find their families.

They had sworn their true loyalty to Hanbin, despite the treatment being completely different from before.

There, Hanbin didn’t have the same obsessive-compulsive disorder as Baek.

Baek had an obsession with keeping everything white, to the point where he would cut off a sailor’s wrist if there was even the slightest blemish on his white ship.

But Hanbin ended everything with one word, ‘What a piece of shit!’

I didn’t care if the deck got dirty or not.

Rather, he even gave instructions to mess around a little bit, saying that he lacked humanity.

They knew it was Hanbin’s consideration.

How can one not respect Hanbin, the new lord?

Given these circumstances, they were able to have ample time to practice.

Thanks to this, their martial arts skills were much better than when Baek was the master of the ship.

But today is a day when training is prohibited.

Because Hanbin ordered everyone to rest.

Choa was enjoying the night view with her subordinates for the first time in a long while.

When the Milky Way was reflected under the river, it seemed as if the river had become the sky.

“The river is beautiful today.”

“Right? Captain.”

It was the time when Ja-cheong was fighting back.

Knock. Knock.

Jacheong, startled by an unfamiliar sound coming from somewhere, grabbed his sword.

As Cho-ah grabbed the scabbard, Jacheong also took a defensive stance.

For a moment, Choa tilted her head.

“Hmm, did I mishear that?”

“No, I heard that too, Captain.”

Ja-cheong looked at Cho-ah.

Then the sound was heard again.

Knock. Knock.

At that moment, Cho-ah and Jacheong’s heads turned in the same direction.

Their gaze was directed to the bottom of the ship.

Below were warehouses and a kitchen where supplies needed for sailing were stored.

The kitchen was built downstairs thanks to the previous owner’s taste for neat and tidy things.

Choa glanced at Hanbin.

At that sight, Jacheong asked.

“Ask your lord for help?”

“That won’t do. If we ask our lord to do such trivial things, is there any need for us to exist?”

“yes that’s right.”

As Ja-cheong nodded, Cho-ah grabbed the scabbard and went down to the lower cabin.

Behind them, a volunteer holding a lantern was illuminating the front. However, there was nothing in front of their eyes.

All that was visible was a neatly organized cargo.

Choa, who had been observing for a while, tilted her head.

“That’s strange… … . I definitely heard a sound.”

“Could it be the sound of the river?”

“You don’t think I can tell the difference? You heard it too.”

“That’s right. That wasn’t an ordinary sound of water. But there’s no one here. Stop going up.”

“Okay, let’s go up.”

It was just as Choa was turning her head.

Knock. Knock.

The strange noise rang out again.

At that moment, goosebumps appeared on Choa’s back.

In fact, if she went out into the world of martial arts, there would be only a handful of people she could rival.

What is visible is not scary, but what is invisible cannot be feared.

Suddenly, Cho-ah had the thought that this was a ghost’s trick.

Choa recited the sutra without realizing it.

“Prajna Paramita… …!”

“Ghost, get out!”

Ja-cheong-do also recited in a low voice.

They were very frightened and walked cautiously towards the source of the sound.

Thud thud.

Why do my own footsteps feel unusually loud?

Choa unconsciously minimized the sound of her footsteps.

The sound became louder as we hid our presence perfectly.

Knock. Knock.

At that sound, Choa quickly drew her sword.

Sling.

Choa, who had drawn her sword, quickly looked ahead.

In front of him, there was only his own shadow swaying under the lamplight.

Then the sound was heard again.

Knock. Knock.

Looking closely, I saw that the place where the sound was coming from was a coffin.

Only then did Choa remember the coffin.

It was a coffin that Hanbin had entrusted to me and told me to keep.

Choa tilted her head and asked Ja-cheong.

“What on earth is in there?”

“Could it be food? The lord always brings medicine and food in that coffin. I think he will instruct me to prepare the food in that coffin when the sun rises. The fish you brought last time was really delicious. I can tell you how much it flaps.”

“Yeah, that meat just melted in your mouth.”

What they said was true.

The wooden coffin that Hanbin carried around sometimes contained delicious meat.

Thanks to the properties of the smelting ice that perfectly blocks out the temperature, the meat inside was incredibly fresh.

If you catch fish there and store them, they can stay fresh for over a week.

Even without water, they lived and breathed.

They feasted happily whenever Hanbin brought Hyuncheol’s coffin.

Cho-ah unconsciously licked her lips and tilted her head slightly.

At that sight, Jacheong asked.

“Why are you like that?”

“Don’t you think you suddenly can’t hear anything?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Are you holding your breath because you don’t know if you’re going to die?”

Of course, what they were talking about was fish.

Choa thought the thudding sound was the sound of the fish’s tail hitting the pipe.

“I guess so. They say even small creatures have thoughts, and I guess that’s true.”

“Then shall we prepare it in advance? You quickly prepare the slicing knife and cutting board.”

“Yes, I understand, Captain.”

Ja-cheong ran into the kitchen, leaving the lamp hanging.

Cho-ah, who saw the missing Ja-cheong, lifted the lid of the coffin made of iron and licked her lips.

Choa, who was lifting the lid, shook her head.

Strangely, the lid didn’t open.

“Hey!”

Choa tried again, but the lid would not budge.

At that moment, the person holding the esophagus pointed to the coffin.

“Why are you like that?”

“It’s like someone is holding the coffin lid shut and it won’t open.”

“Can I help you?”

“are you okay.”

After finishing speaking, Choa grabbed the coffin lid again.

“Hey!”

As expected, the lid did not open.

In fact, what Choa said was true.

Inside, someone was desperately holding on to the coffin lid.

He was none other than Jeong-hee.

Jeong-hee gritted her teeth and held the coffin lid.

It was exactly half an hour before she woke up.

This coffin was designed in such a way that it could not be opened from the inside.

It was because Hanbin had modified the coffin, thinking of locking someone up in it.

So she knocked on the coffin lid.

It was because I thought I might die if I stayed in the coffin like this.

Her last memory was of being overcome by blood clots and collapsing.

At the end, it was clear that even his chief military officer, Zhuge Liang, whom he had trusted so much, had abandoned him.

Jeong-hee vowed that if she left this place, she would reveal everything.

She was now regretting that promise.

Because I just overheard someone’s conversation.

They were preparing to cook themselves in a coffin using the ingredients.

A group that enjoys eating human flesh?

In fact, Jeong-hee wasn’t curious about where this place was or what the identity of the Confucius of Habukpengga was.

First of all, survival came first here.

But the opportunity never came to her.

Those outside were trying to open the coffin to prepare the materials in advance.

If this tube opens, I will enter someone’s mouth.

I couldn’t end my life like this.

Their power there was incredible.

Junghee’s fingers were cold now. If she hadn’t used superhuman strength because she thought she was about to die, the coffin lid would have opened.

That was when.

Again someone tried to open the coffin.

Jeong-hee grabbed the coffin with all her might. In an instant, Jeong-hee was pulled out, hanging on the coffin lid.

Cho-ah opened the coffin lid and opened her eyes wide. It was because of the strange object attached to the coffin lid.

Anyone who saw it could tell that it had the appearance of a ghost.

Untied hair and simple clothes.

There it is, hanging nonchalantly on the coffin lid!

It was just like the ghosts in the old stories I used to hear as a child.

Choa took a step back without realizing it.