Episode 419


    One piece of news struck the entire Central ins.


    News that Cheonan Gambu, a military department led by the Dragon King, is recruiting members on arge scale.


    The attention focused on the young hero resulted in an explosive response, causing excitement in Honam.


    ‘There is no bottom in the market.’


    As I looked out the window from inside the carriage, I clicked my tongue.


    Currently, the front gate of the Murim League was crowded with people from all over the world.


    Even though it was announced that the entrance examination would be held in a month, that was it.


    I had no idea how many people would gather that day.


    ‘Well, what is good is good. This means that the status of Cheonan Gambu has increased.’


    I withdrew my gaze and leaned back against the backrest, instructing the coachman to head toward Aeyang.


    Hee hee hee!


    The carriage began to move with a ttering sound.


    * * *


    A busy street located in the center of Agyang.


    The carriage stopped in front of a guesthouse with a neat exterior.


    “…….”


    I took off my clothes and entered the building, narrowing my eyes.


    Broken tables, broken dishes, food sttered everywhere, and even men strewn about like trash.


    There was literally no mess.


    It was a sight that contrasted sharply with what was seen from outside.


    “Come on.”


    “What happened?”


    “There were guests causing a disturbance in the guesthouse, so I subdued them.”


    The identity of the woman who was sitting at an intact table and drinking alone was none other than Cheon Ga-ryeong.


    Looking at his eyes, it looked like he had been in a fight with the fallen men.


    The injury may not have fully healed yet, but I was caught up in some kind of controversy, so I guess I was overexerting my body.


    “No way…”


    “Not this time.”


    Cheon Ga-ryeong shakes her head before she can speak.


    I thought the problem might have arisen because the men were flirting with her like they did at the guesthouse in Hanam before, but that didn’t seem to be the case.


    “The battle of pride between ns and ns escted into a sword fight. “If you look closely at their clothes, you’ll be divided into two groups, right?”


    “That’s what I heard.”


    “Ilyangmun (一陽門) and Illyangmun (一陰門). These are police officers operating in Fuzhou, Fujian Province. “The areas of activity ovep and it’s the same inspection, so I guess they’re enemies.”


    “…This is my first time hearing both of these names.”


    “I guess so. “They are somewhat well-known in Bokju, but they are not well-known.”


    “Seeing as the ce of activity is the same and the name of the faction is also simr, is the founder of the faction the same person?”


    “that’s right. So it seems that in the beginning, we often interacted with each other. As time goes by, the tendencies of the factions have diverged, and now the rtionship haspletely broken down.”


    “I don’t know who the founder of the faction is, but he must be hitting the ground and crying in the underworld. If there is going to be a fight, it will be fought within the area of influence. Why did theye all the way to Honam to do this?”


    “I know yeah.”


    I headed to the table, pushing the men who were on my toes from side to side.


    When I saw the simple table set up, I felt hungry.


    Cheon Ga-ryeong nced at me sitting across from me and casually picking up chopsticks, and said as if throwing them away.


    “Eat slowly. “Don’t shove everything into your mouth at once just because you’re hungry.”


    “If there isn’t enough food, I’ll order more, so don’t be so strict.”


    “Do you think Suksoo will still be in the kitchen when this mess breaks out?”


    “…….”


    “From the owner of the guesthouse to the lodging house and the guests. It’s been a long time since we all ran away. Pleasepensate me properlyter. “Either they robbed us of their own money, or they sent people to Ilyangmun and Ileummun and extorted arge amount ofpensation.”


    “Seeing you say that…”


    “As you may have noticed, all of these people here are applicants who came to Honam with the purpose of joining the Cheonan Kambu.


    I sighed and brought the ss to my mouth.


    In a way, it could be said that this was expected.


    It would have been even more strange if there had been so many Martial people gathered and no fighting taking ce.


    Various incidents and idents were probably urring not only here but also in other ces.


    “Should we at least put up a notice that anyone whomits a stabbing attack for personal reasons in Honam will be disqualified from taking the exam?”


    “Would that work? “It would be fortunate if no one abuses the rules, like Changin Dojo did at the time of the Yongbong branch.”


    “but.”


    “Anyway, take this first.”


    Cheon Ga-ryeong took out a note from her pocket and handed it to me.


    I opened the neatly folded paper, checked the contents, and nodded with satisfaction.


    “You organized it in great detail as I requested.”


    The information magazine contained a dense list of talented people to be recruited to Cheonan Gambu.


    Everyone was a leader of the Murim League.


    Of course, it was nned to give preferential treatment to those who had previously been monks among the applicants.


    This is because experienced people are bound to have higher work efficiency than non-experienced people.


    There were quite a few people within the headquarters who had extraordinary abilities but were left behind in thepetition due to their origins and backgrounds.


    These people are filled with resentment because they did not receive a fair evaluation.


    It was expected that if I sent someone to them and proposed recruiting them, I would receive a positive response.


    “We had a hard time selecting candidates ording to strict conditions.”


    “You didn’t investigate it yourself, did you?”


    “Originally, condescension has to be given by the deliverer.”


    “That’s also true.”


    I chewed the stir-fried vegetables and filled my empty ss with alcohol.


    For some reason, the more I ate, the more hungry I felt.


    Eating small amounts of food sparingly just didn’t suit my temperament.


    ‘Ilyangmun Il-eummun. ‘I will never let you go.’


    Let’s hope for some time to burn off the hostility towards the two factions.


    I made eye contact with Cheon Ga-ryeong and asked her what I was curious about.


    “Then why did you ask me to meet you here? “If I was just distributing an information sheet, I could have seen it at Wolhwajang.”


    “If I do something wrong, I might end up running into my sister.”


    “……?”


    I made a shocked expression at the strange answer.


    In this situation, there was only one person that Cheon Ga-ryeong could refer to as her sister.


    ‘Is there still resentment between you two?’


    This is what I felt when I visited Guangxi before, but it seemed like something had happened between Cheon Ji-ryeong and Tang Seo-yeon.


    I didn’t know that you would still feel ufortable meeting me face to face.


    On the battlefield, he risked his life and jumped in to save Tang Seo-yeon.


    “I didn’t know to ask before, but maybe you and Mr. Sojeo…”


    “No.”


    “…….”


    “Really. “You can rest assured that I didn’t call you out like this for the childish reasons you think.”


    Cheon Ga-ryeong took out a note from her pocket again.


    I took it, looked at the contents, and opened my mouth slightly.


    Suddenly, strength came into my eyes.


    I was more surprised now than when I heard the secret about the sacred object from Simaun.


    “…Is what is written here true?”


    “of course. “Is there any reason for me to give you false information?”


    “The conditions are a bit strict, but if we do well, it might be possible.”


    “You understand now, right? “Why did I call you here?”


    “okay.”


    I nodded with a serious expression.


    In addition to preparing for the final battle, there was one more thing to do.


    * * *


    In the blink of an eye, a month has passed.


    The probation order is lifted.


    After receiving greetings from the members and entering the temporary base, I headed straight to the prison located underground.


    Originally, it was a space used by members of the Beopdang (執法堂) to confine criminals caught.


    In one corner, a haggard-looking old monk was lying down, looking up at the ceiling.


    Maybe it was because he was banned from performing internal exercises, but he seemed unable to sense his presence even when he got close.


    After seeing the old man through the iron bars, I greeted him with joy.


    “Long time no see. Seniors.”


    “This voice…”


    The old Taoist monk raised his upper body with a disheveled face and red at me as if he was going to eat me.


    Noh Taoist’s identity is a spiritual dojo.


    He was an elder from the Cheongseong faction who had been pushed here with my own hands a month ago.


    “Cheonan Inspector General.”


    “Please speak.”


    “Are you really crazy?”


    “What are you talking about all of a sudden?”


    “Not only did they forcibly take the elder without the leader’s approval, but they arbitrarily imprisoned him and left him alone for a long time? And then you shamelessly show your face only after a month!”


    “I am sorry for leaving it unattended for such a long time. “The day after it happened, I was ced on probation.”


    “…A probation order? “Did you say you’re on probation now?”


    “yes.”


    “Youmitted such an act of violence and only got a probation order?”


    Youngseong Dojang’s face turned red.


    The hands I was holding were trembling.


    While imprisoned in prison, he spent timepletely cut off from the outside world.


    This was because there was no one in contact with him except for the Cheonan inspectors who periodically brought him meals and checked his restraints and proscriptions.


    The members were instructed in advance not to have any conversation with the spiritual dojo.


    There would have been no way for the Youngseong Dojo to know what was going on outside.


    “How long are you going to keep me locked up here?”


    “Don’t worry. “Do you really think we should keep you locked up in prison forever?”


    “It’s already been a month!”


    “I would like to apologize again and again. Somehow, things went wrong and it ended up like that. “Originally, I should have released him a long time ago, but as I said, I was ced on probation and was not able to enter the prison for a while.”


    Of course, this was said to raise the level of spirituality.


    If I had wanted to, I could have released him right away.


    However, I didn’t do that on purpose.


    Until now, several elders of the group hade to Cheonan Gambu and requested that Yeongseong Dojang be released from confinement, but the members refused, citing the fact that I, the decision maker, was away.


    It was his fault that he could not escape from the prison even when the Youngseong Dojang looked like they were all dying.


    “Now that I’m back, you’ll have to let me go.”


    “That’s right.”


    “You’d better be prepared. “Once you get out of here, I’ll make you pay for what you did.”


    “After hearing those words, I want to never let him go and keep him here for the rest of his life.”


    “…….”


    “Well, I can’t do that because I have an order from the Lord.”


    In addition to Meng’s rules, the rtionship with the Qingcheng faction had to be taken into consideration.


    If he treated the Youngseong Dojang any worse than this, he could end up having an affair with the Daemun Sect, with whom he had established a good rtionship.


    “Yes, they are saying that they will release it as a favor, but the reality seems to be different. “It looks like you’ve reached your limit by forcibly confining me, right?”


    Youngseong Dojang’s eyes narrowed.


    He was still a quick-witted young man.


    This is why he told the members not to talk to him.


    I said, ring at the spirit seal with cold eyes.


    “You told me a little while ago to be prepared.”


    “It did. “I will definitely take care of you…”


    “It’s good to get things done, but you have to be careful.”


    “What does it mean?”


    “I n on killing you next time.”


    “…!”