Episode 569The shadow was dark (1)
How long has it been? How long have you been here?
I couldnât even remember. I think itâs been about ten years, but I wasnât even sure. Considering that it was around the time when the area under my sonâs nose started to turn dark, it seemed like a little over ten years had passed.
Sreuk.
When I raised my head and looked around, I saw numerous tombstones erected everywhere.
There were many thick and strong-looking trees. There were countless wounds on the surfaces of trees and monuments for unknown reasons.
âItâs different from back then.â
Tang Hao thought. Itâs such a dark and gloomy place.
He was one of the thirteen strong men competing for supremacy in the martial arts world of his fatherâs time, and he did not have a dark nature by nature.
The personality of his father that Dang-ho remembers was that of typical old fathers: strict but warm, strong as steel but soft at the same time.
No, in fact, he was a much more kind person than those people.
He was a person who always brought delicious food whenever he went to a meeting with the owners of a nearby clan. SÑará´h the NôvelFire.nÑt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.
While practicing with my older brother until late at night, when my father came, my older brother and myself did not feel awkward running to our fatherâs arms with a smile.
In the moonlit garden, the father and son ate delicious food and talked about their familyâs bright future.
Of course, both my older brother and I were too young to discuss the future of a family. But Dangho had good memories of that time. It was a time when I didnât know anything, but the time when the love between my parents and siblings was strong was deep, bright, and a heartbreakingly happy memory.
âIt was like that.â
Tang Hao closed his eyes.
âThere was a time like that.â
The youngest child is too young to remember anything like that. Because I wasnât old enough to practice until late at night in the first place.
âHe is now a decent head of a family.â
Dang-ho, who was thinking about his younger brother, suddenly thought.
âIf he was born before me⦠or even if the age difference was only one or two years.â
The youngestâs character, talent, and outstanding skills.
âEven if that were the case, would my father have passed on the family name to my older brother?â
I do not know. That is something unknown.
What was certain was that there would have been quite a bit of noise, at least regarding the succession issue.
The youngestâs talent was so great. If you just think about his talent, he might be similar to or even better than his older brotherâs child, Tang Sang-ah.
What this means is that in the history of the party, two geniuses admired by the greatest leaders appeared in one era.
âItâs a pointless idea.â
A home is just a home.
History has already passed and time cannot be turned back.
Unable to escape the absolute passage of time, they have no choice but to focus on reality.
Tang Ho opened his eyes.
I walked step by step towards the area in the distance surrounded by all kinds of amulets painted with sandstone and various gold bands.
After a while.
Dang-hoâs mouth opened in front of a huge cave that seemed to contain a ghost.
âfather.â
There was no answer back.
It was natural. This place, which looked like a cave at first glance, was not a real cave.
If you go all the way into that cave, you will come across another stone wall. When you pass through the stone wall, you will see a fairly large yard and a small house.
My father was staying there.
The inside of the cave was long. It was even blocked by a stone wall. There is no way your voice will be heard even if you sing in a whisper like this here.
But Tang Ho believed. That the Father has already captured his existence.
âMaybe you knew before you even entered the area where you can see that monument.â
That is the strength of Seongcheon.
Nothing is impossible for the strong of Holy Heaven. And the spirit of the King of Darkness, who is evaluated as the most dangerous among the powerful in Holy Heaven, can be counted among the fingers even in Holy Heaven.
Tang Ho, who had been standing still and looking inside the cave, opened his mouth again.
âFatherâ¦.â
âHoaanya.â
At that moment, Tang Ho felt his mouth being blocked.
It wasnât a voice coming from beyond the cave. The voice, which transcended space and came vividly into my ears, sounded clear and natural as if the owner of the voice was speaking right next to me.
Creepy!
I got goosebumps all over my body.
It is an electric sound.
Although it was difficult to travel this distance, Dangho was also able to do it somehow.
The problem was the clarity of the voice and the naturalness of the tone.
How deep and vast an inner strength do you have to have?
How delicate and excellent internal air management ability do you have to be to produce such clear sound?
âThatâs scary!â
Just one sound brings shivers.
Tang Hao bowed his head. Even though I couldnât see it, I acted as if my father was right in front of me.
âThatâs right. âThis is Hoa.â
ââ¦okay.â
My fatherâs voice was deep.
I couldnât decide whether I had power or not. I couldnât decide whether it felt good or bad.
It was just infinitely deep. It was so deep that I couldnât even tell the extent of my emotional state.
âItâs been a while.â
Tang Ho bit his lip.
âIt has escalated so far. Please forgive me.â
There was silence.
After a while.
âAfter the coffin was put on the street, I imprisoned myself here. âConfinement means disconnection from the world, so you just understood my meaning.â
ââ¦.â
âDonât worry about it.â
lie.
Tang Ho knew. My father taught my brotherâs children here for a long time.
Even if he is unfamiliar with his children, there is no grandfather who would dislike his grandchildren. My father was like that too, and he poured all the love he had for his children into his grandchildren.
However, the object of his affection was not his own children. The son, Yeo Seon, had never properly seen his grandfatherâs face since he was a child.
Tang Hao understood it. Still, my older brother was the head of the family. The head of the family is the leader who represents the family, and the children of the head of the family must represent the family to the next generation.
We have no choice but to pay more attention to that aspect. Tang Hao understood. No, I tried to understand.
âBecause.â
There was still no wavering from the voice coming from beyond the cave.
âItâs nice to hear your voice after such a long time, but why did you come all the way to Ye?â
Are you really that good?
It was difficult to judge the party name. And that wasnât even the important issue.
Tang Hao knelt down and placed a bundle in front of him.
âI think youâll be dissatisfied with me for not showing my face even once.â
ââ¦.â
âBut⦠I wanted to tell you this.â
My father is not in front of me. Even if you are far away, you are still far away.
But Tang Ho was confident. That my father is looking at this whole bundle right now.
âToday is my fatherâs birthday.â
ââ¦.â
âMy father liked pork during Geonam Spring (å忥).â
ââ¦.â
âI made it myself. âI used to make it for Yeo Seon often, so it wonât taste bad.â
ââ¦Yeoseon.â
Is it because of my mood?
Somehow, my fatherâs voice seemed to have calmed down a little.
âHow are you doing, Yeo Seon?â
Tang Hao bowed his head.
âIt is said that he has recently found a wife he likes. âLearning is good, but since Iâm already 26, I think it would be a good idea to hurry up and find someone to help me.â
âTwenty-six⦠Itâs already been that long.â
ââ¦.â
âYou must be going through a lot.â
At that moment, Tang Ho felt like he was crying.
It was nothing special. Besides, your father probably doesnât know what heâs doing or how busy he is right now.
But what is it about that one word that shakes peopleâs hearts so much?
After I grew up, I couldnât even speak to my father because I was afraid of him becoming increasingly strict and cold. My father is now telling me about his hardships in such a gentle tone.
I felt strange. All kinds of emotions were surging out of nowhere.
Tang Hao suppressed his emotions.
âfather.â
âokay.â
âWhen⦠do you plan on coming out?â
There was silence again.
Tang Ho waited. Until I hear my fatherâs voice.
How much time has passed like that?
âI am a relic.â
ââ¦?â
âThe family may be shaken by my presence. Thatâs why I imprisoned myself here.â
lie!
Tang Ho knew. Why did my father lock himself here?
âIf I come forward, there will be no benefit to the family.â
âfather.â
âI want to end the rest of my life here.â
Tang Hao clenched his fists.
It was a statement I had been waiting for. At the same time, it was also a very sad statement.
My father was a man who always kept his word. If so, you will really spend the rest of your life here.
It was happy and it was sad.
My mind was complicated.
Tang Hao bowed his head again.
âI will visit you often.â
âThere is no need for that.â
âIt is natural for children to visit their parents.â
âWe are people of the party family before we are parents and children. âFor the sake of your family, donât look for me anymore.â
âfather.â
âEnjoy the alcohol and food you brought.â
Tang Hao closed his eyes.
The tears fell and soaked the floor.
Dangho, wiping his eyes, stood up and bowed.
âLong live your life.â
âthanks.â
Tang Hao turned around.
The sadness and pity slowly disappeared from his tear-filled eyes.
Now what was in those eyes was intense anger and ambition.
âThatâs it.â
This made it clear.
My father will not pay any attention to the familyâs affairs throughout his life. I donât know anything else, but I know one thing for sure.
If so, thatâs it. You no longer have to worry about what your predecessors thought.
In proceeding with future work, it seemed possible to exclude the partyâs strongest warrior and the best variable.
âNow all thatâs left is to move on.â
In this way, Tang Ho left Manwolji, a place of confinement in the previous family.
How much time has passed?
Slurp.
No one knows where it appeared. It was literally a ghost-like movement.
An old man appeared in front of a thick bundle.
The clothes were shabby. He was dressed in a way that others would think of as an old man tending to the fields in the countryside.
On the other hand, his well-groomed hair was tightly tied and his neat beard fell down to his chest.
The eyes were somewhat sharply torn, but the wrinkles around the eyes, clear eyes, and moderately clear five senses did not make the impression very strong. Rather, it even seemed soft and good.
Average height, average physique, and appearance that doesnât stand out much except for the hair and beard.
That was the appearance of Dark King Danghyeong, the previous head of the Four Heavenly Dang Family and evaluated as the most dangerous master among the powerful of the Holy Heaven.
Tang Hyung quietly looked down at the bundle.
No, I looked down at the traces next to the bundle.
The ground was a little wet. It was a sign of tears pouring out.
Danghyeong looked down at it for a while and then sighed softly.
ââ¦Joy or sadness?â
The sky was not clear today either. It was somehow difficult to get used to the moderately cloudy sky of Sacheon today. The wind was cold and the air was humid.
Brother Dang picked up the bundle.
It was heavy. There was only one bottle of Geomnamchun, but there was a lot of meat compared to the alcohol.
Tang Hyeong took the bundle and went back into the cave.
The sight of him walking while patting his back with one hand was not befitting of a strong man from Seongcheon, known as the greatest giant of the martial arts world.
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