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< Shaolin-3 >
I had never heard of the name Jihak. But didn’t the Shaolin leader Bulyeong say this? ‘The future of Shaolin’. Although it was a business dance that had to be done suddenly, Lee Seong-min had no complaints. Even if you lose, there is something you can gain from losing. The dance with Namgoong Hee-won was like that. After losing in a competition with Namgoong Hee-won, Lee Seong-min learned about his own shortcomings.
Under the observation of the French ambassador, Seongmin Lee stood face to face with Jihak. Jihak was not carrying any weapons, and Lee Seongmin was carrying a spear. Lee Seong-min looked at Ambassador Bulyeong to see if it would be okay to hold up a real sharp spear, but Ambassador Bulyeong caught Lee Seong-min’s gaze and instead burst into laughter.
“Can your spear pierce diamond?”
Lee Seong-min felt shocked at those words. If what Master Buryeong said was true, Jihak had achieved the golden Buddha. Seongmin Lee swallowed his saliva and looked at Jihak. Jihak, who had a similar build to Lee Sung-min, did not seem to have a big age difference with Lee Sung-min.
The dance has begun.
And it was concluded after about 100 seconds of fighting. It was Lee Seong-min’s defeat. Seongmin Lee, who was sitting on the floor, looked up at Jihak with a dejected expression. Jihak didn’t look like he had any scratches, but Lee Seongmin’s appearance, on the other hand, didn’t look that good. Ambassador Bulyeong, who was looking at Lee Seong-min sitting down, laughed loudly.
“indeed. “I understand why that girl asked you to teach her martial arts.”
Seongmin Lee gritted his teeth as he watched Ambassador Bulyeong laughing while applauding. Does this make sense? Currently, Lee Seong-min has surpassed the level of a climax expert and is knocking on the door of transcendence. However, Jihak played with Lee Seongmin like a child. Although he suffered defeat in the fight with Namgung Heewon, he was not treated like a child like in the fight with Jihak.
“Jihak. “How was it?”
Jihak, who had been bowing his head with his palms together, looked up. He took one look at the French ambassador and tilted his head.
“… How should I answer?”
“Answer honestly how you feel.”
Ambassador Buryeong, who urged me to answer, did not give the slightest impression that he was a highly virtuous monk. Jihak, who was lost in thought for a moment, opened his mouth.
“Many things are lacking.”
The language became a dagger and pierced Lee Seong-min’s heart.
“What I lack the most is experience. It seems that the spear skills you have mastered are unparalleled… I’m not able to use that spear skill properly. It’s not that I’m inexperienced in handling it, but I think I still don’t know ‘how’ to unfold it.”
I also heard that from Namgoong Heewon.
“I am not skilled in handling internal energy. “It doesn’t seem like there is a lack of strength, but it is very disruptive to the overall flow.”
“This is because the mind, energy, and body are out of balance. It wasn’t even that the Im Dok Yang vein was activated, but due to my mind, my level of martial arts increased strangely. The heart and energy are moving forward, but the body is lagging behind. “It’s dangerous.”
Ambassador Bulyeong added to Jihak’s answer.
“Oh no. I don’t think you really understand what I’m saying. therefore… It’s like this. If both legs are the right length, there will be no problem walking and running. However, if one leg is excessively long or short, walking or running becomes difficult. Even if you force yourself to walk and run, it won’t take long for you to fall. the problem is… “The analogy is that even though you can make it this simple, your situation is not that simple and easy.”
“… “What should I do?”
“The most important thing to do is to follow the Im Dok Yang line. If you’re lucky, that will solve the problem. As the flow of energy becomes smoother, any discomfort in the flow of energy will disappear. Actually, the easiest way is to undergo a complete transformation… Giggling! “Transforming one’s bones is not something that can be done that easily.”
As Ambassador Bulyeong said that, he got up from his sitting position.
“Jihak. “For the time being, please take me with you and watch my martial arts skills.”
“All right.”
Jihak placed his palms together towards Ambassador Bulyeong, who was returning to the cave. Seongmin Lee sighed and stood up.
He reached the peak of Mushi’s Mountain and realized his strength during the fight with Aine. so… I thought I had become stronger.
Actually, it wasn’t wrong. Lee Seong-min has become stronger. He has already far surpassed the level he reached in his previous life. Lee Seong-min is not weak. Among martial artists of similar age, Lee Seong-min is probably one of the best.
However, the opponent was not good. Sword Dragon Namgung Hui-won is the next head of the Namgung family and was an extraordinary talent who was evaluated as being superior to the childhood of the current head of the family, King Cheonjon Sword.
“Don’t be too discouraged.”
It was the same with Jihak.
“If you look at your skills objectively, they are by no means lacking. “It would be rare for a martial artist to reach that level at the age of 18.”
“… But didn’t you treat me like a child?”
“I don’t really like saying it because it seems like a self-praise. I hear that it is the best technology that has existed since Shaolin was established in this country. I was in Shaolin before I could even walk, and as I grew up, all the outstanding Shaolin monks, as well as Master Bulyeong, were teaching me martial arts. I shared their enlightenment and grew up receiving all the martial arts and elixirs of Shaolin.”
Jihak said that without changing his expression. Lee Seong-min was shocked by those words. ‘The future of Shaolin.’ I understood what Ambassador Bulyeong meant when he introduced Jihak.
“Even so, I couldn’t defeat Socheonma.”
Jihak muttered in a low voice. At those words, Lee Seong-min’s mind brightened.
“Have you ever fought?”
“yes.”
“Socheonma… Why did Wijihoyeon come here?”
“The reason was that I wanted to see Shaolin.”
Jihak answered with a grave expression.
“It was a sudden visit. she is… She crossed the mountain gates of Shaolin and entered alone. And then he said: “I want to see Shaolin.”
This is an extremely ignorant act. Lee Seong-min thought so.
“I want to see Shaolin. This is what a 17-year-old girl who has not yet passed the terms and conditions came and said. But none of the monks there could scold or laugh at her. I was there too… that… Very mysterious, humiliating… It was an experience. “I never thought that one person’s presence could overwhelm a space ‘that much.’”
“… “After that?”
“Ambassador Bulyeong personally came, saying that a noble person was visiting. Afterwards, Wijihoyeon and the ambassador to France talked alone. I don’t even know what was discussed between the two. After that… I danced with Wijihoyeon. Wijihoyeon said he wanted to see Shaolin, and Ambassador Bulyeong looked at me and said I was the future of Shaolin.”
Even Lee Seong-min knew the result. Because Jihak already said it.
“The world is wide.”
Jihak muttered that and closed his eyes.
“I think it was a little over 100 seconds. no… It was like that because it was rain. If it was life or death, I wouldn’t have been able to last even 50 seconds. She called herself Socheonma, but I couldn’t understand that nickname. “If she is a small Cheonma, then who is her Cheonma?”
Seongmin Lee does not know the current Wijihoyeon. He has never even met. He thought that Wizzy Hoyeon had become stronger, but he had no idea just how strong Wizy Hoyeon had become.
Wijihoyeon’s strength, which Jihak had heard about, was far beyond Lee Seongmin’s imagination. Wi Ji-ho-yeon played with Ji-hak, who played with Lee Seong-min like a child.
“… Wijihoyeon… how… “What level have you reached?”
“I do not know. But one thing is certain. She has already reached the peak and beyond. I don’t know if she is knocking on a door, or if she is crossing that door and advancing to a new level. … “What is your relationship with Wijihoyeon?”
“… friend.”
“Is that so.”
Jihak nodded and muttered. Seongmin Lee stumbled and got up. Jihak asked again, looking at Lee Seongmin raising his spear.
“What you lack most is experience. I saw you… I’m not using my skills properly. “That will be complemented through various practical experiences.”
“… All right.”
“I’m saying this… It might be a little funny, though. “Don’t be too discouraged by defeat.”
“You don’t have to worry about that.”
Seongmin Lee said with a bitter smile.
“I’m used to frustration. “I’m also used to standing up.”
I’m just used to it.
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It’s not easy.
It felt far away. Lee Seong-min, who left the residence of Ambassador Bulyeong, went down to Shaolin. What he felt was far was not the road to Shaolin.
Dimly… She thought she was close. Even if it’s not right in front of you, just run a little further. And if she stretched her hand farther, she thought, she might be able to reach it.
It was an illusion. Wijihoyeon was further, further, further than Lee Seong-min thought. Maybe Wijihoyeon wasn’t far away, but Lee Seong-min was just slowly approaching. It’s too far to reach either way.
‘It’s not enough.’
I feel inadequate. Seongmin Lee looked down at the spear in his hand. The spear he was holding was not heavy, but Lee Seong-min missed the heaviness he felt on the mountain of Mushi. Every day when there was no vision, constant odor, and constant noise. When I think about it, even though the daily life at that time was crazy and difficult, wasn’t it more fulfilling than any other moment in Lee Seong-min’s life?
What did I do after coming down from the mountain?
Walk down the mountain path instead of running. Lee Seong-min contemplated himself while listening to the cries of mountain bugs. After coming down from the mountain of Mshi… What did you do? He visited the mercenary guild and became a mercenary. S-class mercenary. He felt satisfied after receiving that high grade, something he had never even come close to in his previous life. He felt that the asceticism he had done in the mountains had been proven, and he felt joy in the fact that ‘now’ he was different from his previous life.
A few months after that. He earned money by carrying out commissions. He was given a spear made with the money he earned. Satisfaction… did. I felt joy at being able to hold a good weapon that I had never held in my previous life.
okay.
It was like that for several months. It was driven by his own self-gratification. Because I want to be recognized, because I’m happy to be recognized. A power I didn’t have in my previous life. In the mercenary guild of Behenger, where he previously lived, he enjoyed seeing the people he knew treat him differently than before. At some point, he wasn’t that eager to practice. Because he had memories of his previous life, he knew the tool called barding.
I didn’t even know it was a trap.
I relied on memories from my past life. I tried to overcome the wall I encountered using barding. effort. … effort? Seongmin Lee let out a laugh. The few years I spent in the mountains of Mshi were all I had to put in. What have you been working so hard on so far? In the end, the current Lee Seong-min was not much different from his previous life. He lived from day to day. He is no different from when he was a C-class mercenary. He risked his life to carry out the request, so he can play. He’s drinking and hugging women. What is the difference between now and then when I lived each day intoxicated with compensation mentality? Since he practiced asceticism on the mountain of Mshi, it is okay for him to rest a little.
This is a lot. I worked hard. A subject in which I don’t even have that much skill! Seongmin Lee chuckled and laughed. The road to Shaolin seemed long to him. I want to see the end of nothingness. The grandiose thoughts I had as a seeker on the mountain of Mushi ended up being nothing more than lame self-satisfaction and hypocrisy.
I knew the reality.
I thought I didn’t want to become a cicada, and I thought I had taken off the larva.
It was a mistake.
Seongmin Lee was still a larva.
fantasy,
