Chapter 249
Cheonmyeonhori. A fox with a thousand faces.
It’s the first time I’ve ever seen someone with a nickname that doesn’t suit them.
The old man, Cheonmyeonho-ri, Song-ho was a taller than average man, and had a gentle look like the grandfather next door.
He was far from a fox, or rather, he was the complete opposite.
‘He looks like his grandfather. Standing in front of a chicken restaurant, rain or shine.’
It’s to the point where I wonder if they’re twins if they only wear glasses.
However, unlike me, who was thinking comfortably, the air around me was pulled tight like a bowstring.
tense faces. The sound of dry saliva passing reaches my ears.
It will be a thousand faces… … .
‘It’s not like that nickname was attached for nothing.’
When I changed my mind, everything started to look different.
The momentum I felt from Songho was nothing more or less than that of a master master, but there was something different about it.
Not martial arts, but something else that only he had.
What is it?’
At that moment, when I was staring at Song-ho’s profile, my head turned around and our eyes collided in the air.
I took a step towards him, beckoning me to come closer.
“Is it you?”
“yes?”
“Jin Tae-gyeong, the sleep dragon of Shanseo. I’ve heard before that the apprentice of the Fire King’s Daehyeop achieved excellent results in the preliminaries.”
Judging from what he said, it seems that he has some familiarity with Jeokcheongang.
I bowed my head humbly.
“thank you.”
“And that is also the reason why there are so many finalists in this Seongra Daeyeon.”
I’ve heard many things about me, but I’m hearing what Songho is saying for the first time. He tilted his head and asked.
“Is it because of me?”
“Of course it is because of you.”
A deep smile formed on Songho’s lips.
“Aren’t you the one who destroyed all the engine squeaks installed during the last examination?”
”ah.”
“Thanks to that, the number of successful applicants must have increased by one hundred. Thanks to you destroying the core, the others got through with ease.”
did that happen?
When I thought about it, it seemed that somehow everyone passed quickly.
At that time, they were also locals, so unlike foreigners like me, they said they were quick to eat.
“Looking at your expression, you didn’t know.”
“Yeah, well. It’s too dark for me that way.”
“Don’t you regret it?”
“What do you mean?”
“Destroying the organ’s core. The competition could have been far fewer than they are now.”
“Five hundred or four hundred. Wouldn’t that be there?”
“There and there… … “
Songho pointed at my back at my cool answer.
“Wouldn’t that be easy?”
I turned my head in the direction his finger was pointing.
Including the three idiots, the martial artists who filled the gymnasium were looking at me.
The number is about five hundred.
All of them are top-notch or peak masters who are recognized anywhere in the world.
There were also children from prestigious families who learned martial arts with generous support, and there were also ronin who had all sorts of scars engraved all over their bodies like medals.
‘There are many, many.’
But it doesn’t matter. Four hundred, five hundred, even a thousand, my answer does not change.
I looked at Songho and slowly parted my lips.
“It doesn’t matter. If you win, that’s it.”
“what? Ugh! Hahahaha!”
Oh, I’m embarrassed to say this.
Songho seemed to like my answer, but at the same time he was attracted to aggro.
I thought as I scratched the tingling back of my head.
‘Everybody has the same idea, but what?’
After all, everyone gathered at Seongra Daeyeon had only one goal. only win
It’s more ridiculous to pretend otherwise in a situation like this.
“You are a fun friend. Enemy Daehyup raised the right thing.”
It was the time when Songho patted my shoulder and smiled with satisfaction.
“Isn’t it Song Dae-hyup? There’s a fisherman’s business here… The middle-aged supervisor who was about to step up to the podium saw him and hesitated. Song-ho’s hand fell off my shoulder.
“I stopped by to see the faces because the successful applicants had arrived. Aren’t they talented people who will become the pillars of the world in the future?”
He looked at the people with a satisfied face and turned around.
“Then let the old man in the back room go away. Everyone had fun.”
“……”
I didn’t answer. It was a very brief moment, but I clearly witnessed it.
Eyes narrowed thin and sharp eyes like those of a fox hunting its prey.
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‘Cheonmyeonhori.’
He seemed to understand a little why such a nickname was attached to this rich-looking old man.
‘Where did you see it?’
And those eyes that passed by in the blink of an eye were not those of seniors looking at far-flung juniors.
It was a time when I quickly scanned people’s faces.
“Look! friend!”
At first, I thought he was a crazy person.
One person waving his hands enthusiastically along with a loud cry that echoed through the silent arena.
I sighed heavily at the face I saw somewhere.
‘What is it, that bastard is also attached?’
Rising sword bell pepper. Seeing him smiling broadly, the curiosity he had a moment ago disappeared in an instant.
* * *
“All successful candidates, please follow me.”
After walking along with the middle-aged supervisor, a long line of carriages were waiting for us.
“Wait, where are you going?”
I don’t know where or who it is, but it’s clear that the person who asked that question must be getting glares from people around by now.
Because I have already told you about the schedule after the preliminaries several times.
The middle-aged supervisor answered in a dull voice.
“This is Luoyang.”
The preliminaries of the Seongra Daeyeon were held in Sungsan, where outsiders were not allowed to enter, but the main round was held in Lukyang, and the method was different.
I heard that there are even seats for spectators to watch the dance.
Maybe that’s why the finals are called the real beginning of Seongra Daeyeon.
“Everybody get into the carriage. It’s not that far, so we’ll be there soon.”
Doo doo!
As soon as the carriage door closed, the horse’s hooves kicked the ground vigorously.
I stared blankly at the distant Songshan through the window.
Beautiful memories of the past three days… … It would be nice if it was because of it, but it’s just because I don’t want to see the faces of the fellow riders.
“Long time no see. How are you?”
“go away. Do not talk to me.”
Start lightly with bell peppers.
But it’s too early to let go. The war had just begun.
“Hey, you guys. Did you hear what that doe just said? go away! It’s not some kind of street fixer, it’s downright… … .”
One of the Ten Peak Dragons, the Kunlun Cloud Dragon, Baekwoo.
I said without taking my eyes off the window.
“Shut up. don’t speak twice And make a cheese crust with the dough sibal, flame extension.”
“what? Sibal? Did you say that to Bindo?”
“I guess I was so lucky that I got ahead of myself in light engineering… … “
“men and horses.”
He turned his head and looked at Baekwoo.
“I kept my mouth shut.”
Their eyes collided in midair. There was a brief silence, and we reached out our hands without asking who came first.
No, Baekwoo, who took the lead, was half a beat faster.
Whoosh, tadadadadak!
And everything was over in an instant.
Baekwoo, whose wrists were suppressed, widened his eyes.
“Hu, latecomers?”
“Where do you get the first bread? this bastard.”
The important thing in winning is not who is faster.
result. Only results are everything.
I obviously started later than Baek-woo, but I reached the target faster. That’s all.
“Gold Na-soo is a piece of shit. Were you ignorant of light engineering?”
uh, how… …
“How, what, how? You were weaker than me and I was stronger than you.”
He smiled at the bewildered man’s face and continued.
“Now, there are three options. Just like this once, you will be hit hard by the flame extension.”
“……!”
“Looking at this, I don’t like it. this time. Gently beat the priesthood of demigod. Oh, by the way, I broke the cliff with this. If you think your body is harder than a cliff, try it.”
“… … Three, isn’t there a third?”
“cow? Hao Che. Are you from Haomen? Wasn’t it the Kunlunpa?”
Baek Woo bit his lip.
“Rain, frequency is twenty-six this year. You are four years older than Dou.”
“Oh, four years old. Then, do you want to get hit by the flamethrower?”
“omg.”
Baekwoo shook his head vigorously.
“Yes, say it again.”
“Not three times… … did you?”
“Yes. Three times. Keep your mouth shut in front of me from now on.”
“I will do that!”
okay. Let’s go quietly.”
I freed Baekwoo’s wrist from my grip.
For a moment, a light of conflict flashed in his eyes, but he soon lowered his head with a dead face.
It was a natural reaction, unless you were a very stupid and nasty guy.
‘Then I took care of one.’
I looked at the rest of them in turn.
Jongrichu looks at me and Baekwoo alternately with his eyes wide open.
Gungibang stopped scratching his thighs, and Jegalgyun closed the book he was looking at intently.
“hey. Opening.”
“……”
“This bastard only opens his mouth when talking about shit.”
Gunggibang was the least talkative of the three idiots. The only things he occasionally said were curse words that started with dog dung and ended with cow dung and horse dung.
Anyway, he’s a dirty guy.
“Well, I give you a choice anyway. The three things I told him earlier. Did you hear it?”
The head of the gunggibang nodded up and down.
“It’s annoying, so choose quickly.”
The gunsmith, who had been silent for a while, opened his mouth.
“The eighteen zodiac signs in this room are among the top five festivals in the world. Even if you have eight castles, there are few people in the world who can stand against you.”
“so?”
“Unfortunately, however, I have only been able to master the eighteenth chapter of Hangryong until five stars.”
“……?”
The gunggibang continued his speech with eyes shining with determination.
“Therefore, I will choose number three.”
“……”
I was going to give him a blow to the head, but I held back. I thought that if I hit it, only my hands would get dirty.
“Then keep your mouth shut from now on, Kibang-ah. From now on, use every word of honor.”
“Gi, Kibang? Polite word?”
“Don’t you know the strong man?”
“Still, that’s a bit… … “
“Oh right, you were twenty-six too, right? Since you’re four years older than me, do you want to be hit by four generations of the Goddess of Destruction?”
The swaying eyes of the gunggi room calmly subsided. The guy clenched his fists and let go of his hands.
Whoops! Chachak!
The gunsmith, who took possession of the gun with lightning-like hand movements, lowered his head.
“From now on, I will call you Jin hyung.”
“OK.”
After tidying up the two, I turned my head towards the last fool.
With the book closed, Jegalgyun was stroking the white crane feathers.
“Galgyun.”
“The last name of this Confucius is Zhuge. His first name is Gyun.”
“okay. Gall-Gyun. Have you already made your choice?”
“Choosing is difficult.”
“If you haven’t decided on an answer yet after looking at the two seniors in front of you… … You become a corpse.”
Jegalgyun stared at me with calm eyes.
“The old ancestor of this Confucius, Wuhu Zhuge (諸葛武侯) decided to enter the civil service after three trials and tribulations of Liu Bei.”
“No, this crazy guy said to tell me his number, so he’s bringing up the story of the Three Kingdoms. So what?”
“Try to try. Since the empress opened her heart after three visits, this Confucius, her descendant, will choose three visits.”
“……”
Also, Jegal.
Look at the resourcefulness of attracting ancestors and building a build-up.
‘I think I’ll make the school priority the blood priority.’
There was only one left, but Zhonglichu smiled and raised his arms as if surrendering.
“This is scary. I will keep my mouth shut.”
“Don’t be cold again. okay?”
“Okay. If that’s what you mean then what?”
I didn’t have any ill feelings toward Jong-ri-chu, so I decided to do this.
At the time when I was finally enjoying the peace I had obtained after subduing the three idiots, the speed of the fast-moving carriage slowed down and soon stopped.
“You have arrived at your destination.”
I cast my gaze out the window.
Dozens of high walls and huge iron gates. And I saw a signboard dyed in the soft glow of the sunset.
〈Murim Meng (武林盟)〉