Episode 251Time of the East Wind (1)
The Mortal Army and the working group returned safely.
Because this mission was carried out in secret, ordinary samurai did not consider their return a big deal.
But the leaders were different. They were truly happy for the working groupâs safe return and were very satisfied that they had successfully accomplished their mission.
In other words, it was a matter of infiltrating enemy territory with very little prior information and stealing internal information. A few working-level staff members were able to accomplish a task that had a low probability of success even if a top-notch Sejak was sent, and this was a feat that could be considered a feat.
Thatâs how Yeon Ho-jeong and his group returned to the Murim Alliance.
Now that the working group that went out in the period from late summer to early fall has returned.
Before I knew it, the cold winter wind was blowing at the foot of Daebyeolsan Mountain.
* * *
âThis guy.â
Yeonwi said with a smile.
âDid you not have the presence of mind to send a letter this time?â
It was said as a joke. It was fortunate that he returned alive without any trouble in an operational area where it was difficult to send even a single information document, let alone a letter.
Yeon Ho-jeong cheerfully received his fatherâs words.
âThere are so many annoying bugs. âI wrote it down a few times, but I couldnât bear to let it go because there was so much surveillance.â
âThis guy speaks well.â
âWhose son is this?â
âAre you hurt anywhere?â
âof course.â
âOkay, thatâs it.â
Yeonwi walked up to Yeonhojeong and squeezed Yeonhojeongâs shoulders.
âWelcome back. âIâm so glad.â
A comfortable smile appeared on Yeon Ho-jeongâs face for the first time in a long time.
The reason my father was so happy wasnât because he had succeeded in his mission. I am happy that my son has returned safely. Even if the mission had failed, my fatherâs reaction would have been no different from now.
That made Yeon Ho-jeongâs heart warm. After leading a life full of tension, I felt very at ease when I finally met a family I could relax with.
Yeonwi made an amused expression.
âAnyway, it seems like he definitely lived his life paying attention.â
âyes?â
âI expected that at your speed of development, you would not be much lacking compared to this Abby by now, but it is not much different from before the expedition.â S~eaÊá´h the ηovÑlFire .net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.
Yeon Ho-jeong chuckled.
âYou know where you canât say things like that, right? âIsnât it great enough to have achieved this level at my age?â
âThis guy has only grown more conceited since he didnât notice.â
âIt means acknowledging reality. And it is true, even if I worked hard at training every day, how could I have reached my fatherâs toes without realizing it?â
âher! Now even flattery?â
âYou flatter me. âThe level that my father has achieved deserves praise.â
In fact, Yeon Weiâs martial arts also improved greatly after Yeon Hojeongâs return. Yeon Ho-jeong could feel that his fatherâs prayers had become much calmer and more secret than before.
It was not because Yeonwiâs martial arts regressed. Rather, it meant that Yeonwiâs true energy, which had grown explosively, was condensed as quickly as possible and that even the energy radiating to the outside was perfectly controlled.
âbut.â
I was so busy that I didnât have time to practice.
However, my father before the war and my father now are different. There is no way that my father was not busy, and even in the midst of that, he continued to practice martial arts.
Yeon Ho-jeongâs expression gradually became more serious.
âYou definitely have to reflect on it.â
This mission was truly tense. It was difficult to even sleep properly, let alone practice martial arts.
But in the end, it was all just an excuse. If I had somehow taken the time, wouldnât it have at least been better than it is now?
Of course, if that were the case, the mission would have been hindered.
âWhatever it was, I didnât have any time to train. It was definitely my fault for wasting time on an important mission.â
There were too many opponents to fight in the future. When I think about it, I felt like I was too relaxed.
âLetâs tighten it a little more. âYou canât think like this.â
Yeonwi, who saw her sonâs hardened expression, said as if she was embarrassed.
âI was just playing around. Your mission is so dangerous and important that you have no time to practice. âDonât take it to heart.â
Yeon Ho-jeong relaxed his stern expression.
âno. When I thought about it, I definitely had time that I could have utilized. âI donât know what the future holds, but I think I need to live a little busier.â
âIt is never good to live with excessive tension. In any case, you must have had a lot of hardships during the mission, so please rest well for the next few days and soothe your tired mind and body.â
âOf course you should. If you want to run again, shouldnât you rest properly?â
âokay. âThat was enough.â
Yeon Ho-jeongâs expression, which was looking at Yeon Wi with a smile, hardened again.
âAnd father.â
âokay.â
âAbout Moyong-gunâ¦.â
âStop.â
Yeonwi shook his head.
âIs this matter so urgent that you need to explain it right away?â
ââ¦Of course thatâs not true.â
âThen letâs talk about that later. âAnyway, thereâs no way that what youâre going to tell us and the report you posted will be the same, so if itâs not urgent, I think you can listen to it after youâve had enough rest.â
Yeonwi smiled.
âDonât think about anything else and just get some rest for now. âYou had a lot of trouble.â
Yeon Ho-jeong smiled.
âAll right. âI will do that.â
* * *
Although he pretended that nothing was wrong in front of Yeonwi, he actually seemed to be physically and mentally exhausted.
Yeon Ho-jeong, who washed up and went to bed, didnât open his eyes until the sunset the next day. It was abandoned after almost thirteen oâclock.
ââ¦Iâm dazed.â
Yeon Ho-jeong scratched his head.
âItâs been a while since Iâve slept so soundly.â
Growling.
When I woke up from all my sleep, I was immediately hungry.
Isnât this really an honest body? Yeon Ho-jeong stood up with a bitter smile.
Piyuuung! puck!
As I came down to the first floor and headed toward the yard, I heard a sound tearing the air.
âHoo.â
Yeon Ho-jeongâs eyes became bright.
Piyuuuung! Whoa!
The sound of tree branches tearing the air was so sharp that it gave me goosebumps.
âhmm.â
Mukbi quenched his appetite.
âAt this level, there is some level of success.â
A tree branch fired into the Hongryeon Palace pierced the wall. It was truly a great feat.
And what was even more amazing was that the tree branch was a hollow, rotten tree branch.
Pusss.
The tree branches stuck in the wall turned into powder and scattered. The inner strength that had been well controlled was released.
A look of pride appeared on Mukbiâs face.
âIf this level of internal power is usedâ¦.â
âItâs incredible.â
âOops!â
Mukbi was startled and looked back.
Yeon Ho-jeong suddenly appeared, sitting on the bench and crossing his legs.
âUh, when did you come?â
âjust now.â
âLetâs make some noise!â
âI did everything I could to show off. âWhy would you kill someone without wasting your strength?â
âAhâ¦â
âIt seems like your concentration has improved. âIt has definitely increased a lot.â
Mukbi blushed. He seemed embarrassed.
âThere is still a long way to go. Iâm taking steps, but Iâm not yet able to break through the wall of infinite originâ¦â
âHo? Did you mean it? âIt was said that we would break through the barrier of ignorance.â
âof course. I told you, right? âI will at least reach a level equal to that of a practitioner.â
âThey were laughing and blowing the heads off those poisonous Sahonjo bastards. What are you doing?â
âHmm.â
âI donât think there will be much difference in combat efficiency compared to what I am already, right? âArchery was definitely scary.â
âThatâs just a characteristic of archery, itâs not something Iâm strong at.â
âYour father is your father too, so donât go anywhere and say things like that. âI got stabbed in the back of the head.â
âBecause each person has different standards.â
Yeon Ho-jeong stood up.
âOkay, have you eaten?â
âNot yet.â
âGood. âWhen training is over, letâs go eat together.â
âIs that so?â
Just like that, the man and woman left Pagungak and headed to the cafeteria.
The Murim League was quieter than expected. Because it was evening time and the weather had become colder, the samurai were not as active as before.
Mukbi grinned.
âlong time no see?â
âhmm? what?â
âWeâre going to eat together. âDidnât you miss the Murimmaeng restaurant?â
Yeon Ho-jeong grumbled with a tired face.
âI even miss the wild grass that grows on the walls of the Murimmaeng Castle. shit. âI succeeded somehow, but that kind of mission didnât really suit my temperament.â
âYou said the results were too good for something like that?â
âI can only say that the Mukryongbu is an organization with so many loopholes that it can only be robbed by someone around my level.â
âIs this a new way to show off?â
âuh.â
âUnlucky.â
âClose your eyes.â
Mukbi burst into laughter.
Looking at it this way, it seemed like Mukbi had changed quite a bit from before he went on the expedition. Should I say that it has become brighter than then?
âIt looks good.â
Your nature wonât change, but you smile when youâre happy and cry when youâre sad. Isnât that how people live?
Now Mukbi looked much more like a human being. Yeon Ho-jeong wholeheartedly welcomed her change.
âBy the way, arenât you calling from above? âI posted the report, but I still donât need to report the situation separately.â
âThey said my father would stop me. He told me to attend the Bonggong meeting three days later. âYou can report it then.â
âIt doesnât look like itâs a battle for fire, does it?â
âFor now.â
Depending on where you place your values, one hour can be urgent or it can be okay to be somewhat leisurely.
Before that, Prince Moyong, who was in command, was not yet deaf. A better picture will come out if Mo Yong-gun reports rather than working-level leader Yeon Ho-jeong.
When that topic came up, Moyong naturally came to mind.
âHeâs not an easy guy to die like this.â
Yeon Ho-jeongâs eyes became cold.
âI wonder when you will return. Depending on your return time, you can guess what you got.â
He was certain that Prince Moyong was not dead.
It was intuition, not reason. If a person were to die from this level of chaos, they wouldnât have bothered in the first place.
Yeon Ho-jeong lost in thought for a moment.
Mukbi, who was quietly examining Yeonhojeongâs face, asked in a somewhat cheerful voice.
âDo you know anything?â
âMaybe you donât know that. What?â
âCommander Tangma.â
Yeon Ho-jeongâs eyes sparkled.
âwhy? Whatâs going on?â
âItâs not a bad thing. On the contrary, something very happy happened to that person.â
Mukbi quenched his appetite.
âCommander Moyong has broken through the barrier of martial arts.â
âwhat?!â
It was truly a surprise.
âWhen?â
âIt must have been the day before we left for battle. It seems that Commander Moyong intentionally blocked the rumor, but does that stop it? âThanks to the courage of the soldiers in the Tangma Army, the rumor quickly spread throughout the Murim Alliance.â
âHuh!â
Honest admiration appeared on Yeon Ho-jeongâs face.
âYou mean weâve already reached that point after only seeing each other for a few months? âIsnât it really amazing?â
âIknow, right.â
Muk Feiâs face became somewhat glum. My primary goal was to reach the top of the barrier, but when I heard that someone else had climbed the wall, I couldnât help but feel bitter.
Yeon Ho-jeong continued to smile and stroke her chin.
âI saw one person correctly. Itâs been a while since I started training and training, and Iâm already at the limit⦠âHe is truly a man with great expectations for the future.â
It was then.
Mukbi grumbled as he saw a person approaching from afar.
âI donât know if Iâm looking forward to the future, but itâs clear that I was a tiger in my past life.â
âhuh?â
âYou came because I said so.â
Yeon Ho-jeong looked at the place where Muk-bi pointed.
Mo Yong-woo was walking there, smiling.
ââ¦Hmm, seeing that confident smile makes me feel hot.â
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