The Return of the Namgoong Clan’s Granddaughter - Chapter 130



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Episode 130

“Why are you hiding the fact that you found the secret?”

The clear pupils of No-un’s eyes shook slightly between his thin eyelids.

He was in a difficult situation.

But the story was not avoided.

If I step down from this position to save face, I will not be able to cure No-un’s illness.

In order to find out the cause of the disease, it was necessary to reveal the existence of the Manrishintu’s secret and know its location.

To do that, there was no choice but to reveal what No-un was trying to hide.

“… .”

The old man’s lips twitched.

He kept trying to say something and then closing his mouth, and soon lowered his head.

“Really… you knew it.”

A look of guilt appeared on his face.

After hesitating for a while again, he finally let out a long sigh.

“I wanted to stand up.”

The eyes revealed through the gap in the lump were sunken.

“Every time my brothers ascended to a higher position, I felt ashamed of my shortcomings and could not bear it.”

As the elder disciple and great disciple of Noja Bae, Noun had been receiving the expectations and recognition of the elders and disciples of the Hwasan Sect since his youth.

He said that the next great leader would be one with outstanding character and martial arts skills, a leader greater than any other leader of the generation.

Even during his time as a great disciple, No-un’s martial arts skills were in no way inferior to those of the other disciples.

But when did it start?

“My brothers were gaining enlightenment one by one and their realms were rising, but no matter how hard I tried, I was still in the same place. I congratulated them on the outside, but at some point I realized it.”

No-un put his hand on my chest.

“I have not been able to sincerely congratulate the death penalty for its greatness.”

During that time, I overheard a conversation between Jang Moon-in and the elders.

The conversation was that since the level of the long-sentenced disciple, No-un, was at its peak, it was difficult to teach the long-sentenced, passed-down, sacred art.

‘A long-suffering man who has not mastered the Purple Cloud God Art.’

In order to learn Jahashin Gong, which is the most exquisite method and martial art of the Hwasan faction and is considered the best, one had to reach the highest level.

Since none of the disciples of the long lineage had failed to reach the highest level, there was no problem in transmitting the Jahashin Gong.

However, No-un was unable to break the wall of supremacy for a long time, and the expectant gaze gradually turned into worry, frustration, and disappointment.

“I have barely reached the pinnacle of mastery and learned the secret method, but I am still at the fifth level. I guess I was not a very good swordsman.”

He had talent, but he wasn’t outstanding.

I tried, but it wasn’t desperate.

As time passed, he could not escape the position of simply looking at the outstanding and outstanding disciples.

“If someone like the old priest or the old priest, instead of me, had become the head of the sect, the spirit of the volcano’s austerity would have been passed down intact.”

There is a difference between someone who has barely achieved the fifth degree teaching martial arts as an uneducated person and someone who has achieved greatness teaching it by realizing the essence of the volcano contained within it.

“So, I became greedy. When I discovered the secret of the Manri Shintu, I thought I had finally met my destiny.”

If it is the secret of the Manrishinto, it would be property that was stolen from someone and obtained unfairly.

“I was blinded by greed and made a shameful choice. I can no longer be called a Taoist, nor a disciple of the volcano.”

No-un raised his hand and showed me.

As the clothes fell down, the bumps on his arms were revealed.

“Isn’t this also a divine punishment for trying to go against reason?”

As he spoke, No-un looked much more refreshed than before he started talking.

After revealing all the flaws I had been holding in my heart, I felt relieved.

One who has ascended to the position of the eldest son of the volcano.

Even though he was a long-suffering man, he was still just a human, a warrior who yearned for higher things.

“Don’t you trust your master and private tutors?”

Namgung Mucheon, who had been listening silently, opened his mouth.

“You didn’t know that they were your masters? So why do you think they ended up making you the eldest?”

“… I am not worthy of sitting in the seat of the elders. Even my master and my disciples do not know about this side of me… .”

“Don’t say such foolish things. Don’t you know that those words are an insult to your master and private tutors?”

The current chieftain is No-un, but those who established him as chieftain were the chieftains and elders of the previous generations.

As the elders of the sect, there was no way they wouldn’t know that the long-suffering disciple was lacking in martial arts.

Nevertheless, they believed in No-un until the end and acknowledged him as a long-suffering man.

Therefore, for an old man to talk about his own qualifications was no different from criticizing the will of his superiors.

“The body and mind cannot be separate. I will assume that what you said came from physical pain and pretend I did not hear it.”

It is a terrible pain just to look at.

It was a great feat just to have endured that pain and persevered until now.

Although he was suffering from guilt because he thought that the beginning of his suffering was his own greed, he was able to maintain his current state because he was old enough.

Seolhwa, who was waiting for the two adults to finish their conversation, asked No-un.

“Are you saying that your symptoms started to appear after you visited the hospital?”

No-un nodded.

“Yes. This is what happened after I inhaled the poison that was installed in the toilet. Of course, I brought the poison and showed it to the doctor. However, I couldn’t even find out the composition of the poison.”

“What are your symptoms exactly?”

“As you can see, boils have appeared all over my body and pus is flowing out. However, what is more serious is that my internal energy is dissipating.”

“Your internal energy… is scattered?”

“Yeah. Just like acting.”

Seol-hwa’s expression became serious.

There is only one poison that disrupts aerodynamics.

‘San Gong Poisoning…?’

Scattered poison.

A poison that literally disrupts aerodynamics.

Those who have been poisoned by the mountain spirits will be unable to use their internal energy at all. The moment they try to use their internal energy, the poison will prevent it from gathering and disperse like smoke.

It is a poison that instantly neutralizes strength that has been built up over a long period of time. It is said that when you are first exposed to the poison, you will feel despair similar to losing your danjeon.

He said that as time passes and the toxicity wears off, it will naturally recover, but there will always be an underlying sense of anxiety that you might lose your energy again at any moment.

Therefore, the mountain poison could only be fatal to martial artists who used internal energy to perform martial arts.

‘That’s why the martial arts world has been trying for a long time to completely eliminate the mountain poison.’

As a result, I understand that even the manufacturing method has now been lost.

‘In my previous life, I revived the mountain poison in the blood sect and used it to assassinate difficult masters.’

But now was a time when even the Blood Cult did not have a mountain air raid shelter.

In this situation, is it true that Sankongdok is being used in Manrishintu’s secret movement?

Could it be that Manrishintu and the Blood Cult are related?

‘I never had that kind of contact in my previous life.’

Verification is required.

“Do you know where the disagreement is?”

“I know.”

“grandfather.”

Namgung Mucheon nodded briefly.

“Let’s leave as soon as the sun rises.”

* * *

“Take care on your way. I will guard this place well.”

As soon as the sun rose, the three of them headed to the secret cave of the Manrishintu, escorted by the Black Dragon Lord.

The secret of Manrishintu was in a hidden valley on Nakanbong Peak, south of the volcano.

It didn’t seem easy to find because it was in a location that was not visible geographically and could only be seen by going around a cliff.

“I stumbled upon it while my thoughts were wandering around. At first, I thought it was a wild animal’s den.”

The entrance to the cave was so small that it was hard to think that way.

It was so big that most adults would have to bend down to get in.

‘If Uncle Cheongsan had come, I should have widened the entrance.’

It was also cramped for Namgung Mucheon, but fortunately, there seemed to be no need to dig through the entrance.

“Once you pass through the narrow entrance, you will come to a wide space. The poison is set to be sprayed as soon as you enter the space. However, it is a trap that was already activated when I entered before, so you don’t have to worry.”

I had been back to the doctor once when the symptoms of the boil were not so severe, to find out the composition of the poison.

The agency wasn’t activated then, so it should be fine, Noh added.

“Just in case, I’ll go in first. I’ll call you after I check if it’s safe, so don’t follow me rashly.”

“yes.”

Namgung Mucheon took the lead. Seolhwa and Noun followed behind him.

As I entered the cave, everything was covered in darkness to the point where I couldn’t see anything.

It seemed as if light was streaming in, but it was completely dark, so it seemed like a formation had been set up.

‘The formation is set from the entrance.’

It’s serious.

How long did it take for them to walk like that? Namgung Mucheon, who had said he would call them after confirming their safety, did not give a signal for a long time.

Seolhwa, who found it strange, walked a little further.

The darkness slowly cleared, and after a while, a wide space appeared, and Namgung Mucheon was seen looking around.

“grandfather…?”

Seolhwa called out to him without even setting foot in the empty space. However, Namgung Mucheon seemed not to hear her and just looked around.

It was when Seolhwa tried to call him again.

Bam-

“!”

She felt someone pushing her from behind.

Seol-hwa, who had momentarily lost her balance, stepped into the space.

At that moment, the narrow passageway I had been standing in just a moment ago disappeared without a trace.

“Snow flower.”

“…grandfather.”

After a while, a no-one appeared on the other side.

But his expression seemed somewhat urgent.

“Didn’t you hear me calling?”

“…sound?”

“Something is strange…! There was no formation on the way in before…!”

“What…?”

“I guess I’ll have to go back….”

That was when.

With a loud thud, the inside of the machine shook violently, and white powder poured out from all directions, covering the group.