Episode 656.Noble Enlightenment (6)
âWow!â
Ji So-hyun opened her eyes with heavy breathing.
âAre you awake?â
The voice of an unfamiliar man.
Ji So-hyun, surprised, raised her upper body and turned her head.
There was a young man sitting on a flat rock with a huge ax hanging over his shoulder, tearing at beef jerky.
Ji So-hyunâs eyes became cold.
âyou are?â
Yeon Ho-jeong said, mumbling his beef jerky.
âThereâs water and rice balls in the back. âYouâre probably hungry, so go to sleep.â
Ji So-hyun looked behind her without realizing it.
Indeed, there was a canteen and rice balls well wrapped in bamboo leaves.
Ji So-hyun turned her head again and looked intently at Yeon Ho-jeong.
âWhat is this situation?â
Yeon Ho-jeong just chewed the beef jerky in silence.
Ji So-hyunâs eyes became even colder.
âYou blocked my inner strength?â
âexactly.â
âWhy did you kidnap me? âWho are you?â
Yeon Ho-jeong chuckled.
âIf the term âyouâ includes bandits, this is my first encounter with them.â
âThen whyâ¦?â
âI donât know. But I know where they belong. Chumyeongbang is a fairly infamous assassin group in the northern martial arts region.â
âA group of assassinsâ¦â
Ji So-hyun couldnât understand.
âWhy on earth am I in the killing group?â
âI donât know that.â
Ji So-hyun, who was quietly thinking about it, asked again.
âEven so, why did you kidnap me?â
Yeon Ho-jeong did not answer that question.
âDrink water and rice first. âYou will be very hungry.â
Of course I was hungry. But I wasnât naive enough to be nervous in front of a man I didnât know.
Ji So-hyun, who was glaring at Yeon Ho-jeong in silence, suddenly looked up at the sky.
The sun was already setting over Seosan. Night will come soon.
Ji So-hyun said.
âI donât know who it is, but please let me go when you say something nice.â
âBefore that, letâs ask one question.â
ââ¦.â
âIs your master Eumje Ha Eungyo?â
Ji So-hyunâs eyes wavered.
âCould it be you, not me, but Masterâ¦?â
âThatâs right.â
Yeon Ho-jeong swallowed all the beef jerky and shook his hands.
âYour inner strength cannot be released except by me. âI donât know if itâs a negative problem, but at least I wonât be able to solve it on my own.â
ââ¦.â
âJust eat some rice.â
âWhy do you keep asking me to eat?â
âBecause Iâm going to be hungry.â
âDoes a person who claims to care about others kidnap his or her students to attract others?â
âThatâs right. âI also find this situation truly deplorable.â
âIs there some kind of poison in the water and rice?â
Yeon Ho-jeong smiled.
âThat is a huge misunderstanding. âIf I was going to do something to you, why would I need medicine?â
âI donât know that. âBut I am certain that you can be dangerous to me.â
âThat is correct.â
Yeonhojeong came down from the rock and sat down on the ground. He looked very comfortable, as if he was sitting in his own home.
âIf you donât want to eat it, donât eat it. âYes, you are the one who is hungry.â
Although Ji So-hyun lacked experience as a strongman, she knew instinctively. That that young man has no interest in him. That I have no intention of causing harm.
So I was even more puzzled.
âYou kept me here to summon my master?â
ââ¦.â
âAre you out of your mind?â
The Yin Emperorâs martial arts skills were so great that they could only be counted among a handful even on this endless continent.
Kidnapping and luring an absolute expert with no guarantee of defeating even a strong person of the same level by kidnapping his student?
âIf Master comes here, you wonât survive.â
Yeon Ho-jeong smiled bitterly.
âLetâs see what the future holds. âI also plan to refrain from using cubic crystals as much as possible.â
ââ¦Are you kidding me? No matter how polite you were, the very act of arresting meâ¦â
âIsnât that all up to me? âYou donât have to worry, so we can stop talking about it.â
Iâm serious.
Ji So-hyun realized. This crazy young man really wants to have a private meeting with Master.
But the method was wrong. What teacher in the world would talk to a madman who kidnapped his student? It was clear that the sword would be drawn first for the question and answer dance.
âThat personâ¦â
The sight of the young man looking up at the sky in a seemingly arrogant posture had an unexpectedly strange charm.
âIâm not scared.â
Just because he had little experience as a strongman didnât mean he had a dull eye for people.
Ji So-hyun learned yin before martial arts and learned how to move people with sound. This means that they are at least better at recognizing other peopleâs emotions than other ordinary people.
From her perspective, the young man had no fear at all. Incredibly.
Ji So-hyun asked.
âI said it wasnât my goal, right?â
âI did.â
âMy goal is Master, but it seems like I donât want to fight with him.â
Yeon Ho-jeong smiled.
âWhat crazy person in the world would want to fight Emperor Yin?â
ââ¦I donât know what Iâm trying to meet him for, but I like it. âAt least it doesnât seem like you have a bad attitude.â
âI would be grateful if you thought so.â
âPlease apologize.â
âhuh?â
Ji So-hyun spoke confidently.
âI want you to apologize to me first.â
âapologize?â
âEven if the purpose is good, the act of kidnapping a person is evil. âIf you want to harm me, I donât think you are the kind of person who would do that, so I think you are a person with common sense.â
ââ¦.â
âAnd anyone with common sense should be able to reflect on their mistakes.â
Yeon Ho-jeong, who was looking at Ji So-hyun with a surprised face, quickly nodded.
âThat is correct. âYes, thatâs true.â
ââ¦.â
âIâm sorry. As Sozer said, I had to apologize first, but I guess I was pretty nervous too. âI apologize like this.â
Yeon Ho-jeong lowered his head.
Ji So-hyunâs eyes became sharp.
âYouâre serious, right?â
âexactly.â
Ji So-hyunâs sharp eyes slowly relaxed.
âI accept your sincere apology.â
âThank you.â
âno. âIf you think about it, Iâm a special person for getting an apology from someone who was kidnapped.â
I know? Byeoljong is byeoljong.
Yeonho-jeong, who was said to be quite unique by people around him, had never seen anyone like Ji So-hyun.
Ji So-hyun wiped her nose with her sleeve.
âItâs cold. âDo you have anything to wear?â
Yeon Ho-jeong took off his robe and handed it over.
Ji So-hyeon folded the blood jacket given to her by Yeon Ho-jeong in half and knelt on it. Then he placed a water bottle next to him and a rice ball wrapped in bamboo leaves on his lap.
Yeon Ho-jeong scratched his head.
âWhat are you doing?â
Ji So-hyun, who was peeling off the bamboo leaves, hesitated.
âwhy?â
âWasnât it cold?â
âSo you put it on the floor.â
ââ¦Usually you donât think about wearing it and laying it down like a blanket, right?â
âThatâs my opinion.â
âWould you like to eat?â
âYou want me to eat it?â
âYou acted like you werenât going to eat it?â
âI got an apple, so Iâm thinking of eating it now. âI was hungry.â
Itâs really unique.
Yeon Ho-jeong couldnât stop the laughter from leaking out.
Ji So-hyun frowned.
âWhy are you laughing?â
âno.â
It was when Ji So-hyun opened her mouth to say something.
Phew.
The canteen that floated lightly into the air was caught in Yeon Ho-jeongâs hand.
Ji So-hyun was surprised.
âSomething from thin air?!â
Yeon Ho-jeong shook the leather canteen and immediately concentrated his energy on it.
Sigh.
Along with a strange sound, invisible steam rose from the mouth of the canteen.
Ugh.
The canteen flew into the air again and was placed in its original place. Yeon Ho-jeong sat with his arms crossed, leaning against a rock as a pillow, and looked up at the sky.
Ji So-hyun, who was looking at Yeon Ho-jeong in surprise, suddenly touched the canteen.
ââ¦!!â
It was an exquisite temperature, too hot to be called hot, but too hot to be called just warm.
Ji So-hyun could not contain her astonishment.
âSuch detailed mastery of internal skills⦠Youâre an incredible expert!â
The fact that he was able to use airborne objects as naturally as breathing was surprising enough. However, heating the water to the right temperature to avoid damaging the leather was a much more delicate task.
I heard that this level of skill is impossible unless you are an expert who has transcended all boundaries.
âWhat are youâ¦?â
âHmm?â
Ji So-hyun stuttered.
âYou really must have been an ordinary person to be able to perform such miraculous feats at that age, right?â
Yeon Ho-jeong scratched his head.
It is also not normal for someone to proudly call the skill of the person who kidnapped them a miracle. She was truly a strange woman in many ways.
âJust stupid.â
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âBecause Iâm an idiot, I kidnap people even though I know I shouldnât.â
ââ¦.â
âItâs cold, so take a sip of water first. âYou need something hot to feel comfortable.â
Ji So-hyun, who was looking at Yeon Ho-jeong with shaking eyes, drank water from the canteen.
It was just as Yeon Ho-jeong said. As I entered the hot water, I felt the heat spread throughout my body in an instant.
From then on, Ji So-hyun ate her meals in a hurry. He must have been so hungry that he ate three rice balls in no time, even putting the rice around his mouth. There was no other beggar who was so greedy.
Yeon Ho-jeong sighed and took out some beef jerky from his arms.
âEat this too.â
Ji So-hyun, who was looking down at the bamboo leaves with regret, flinched.
She wiped her lips with her sleeve and spoke with dignity.
âThis is enough. âI ate well.â
âI know you ate well. âYou barely drink anything.â
ââ¦.â
âI wonât start a rumor, so donât worry.â
Ji So-hyun cleared her throat.
Yeon Ho-jeong laughed and opened the beef jerky. It was a night when I was eating beef jerky while looking up at the star-filled sky, so it was quite charming.
A moment of silence passed like that.
Has the first part passed or the second has passed?
âPlease send.â
Yeon Ho-jeong looked at Ji So-hyun.
Ji So-hyun, who sat neatly, spoke in a calm tone.
âIf your goal is to see Master, please send me instead. âI will bring you here directly.â
ââ¦.â
âI wonât even say that you kidnapped me or knocked me unconscious.â
ââ¦.â
âOf course, you may not believe what I sayâ¦.â
âI believe it.â
âyes?â
âI believe you. âYou definitely are that kind of person.â
It was an unexpected statement.
Ji So-hyun said with a brighter face.
âThen right nowâ¦!â
âBut that doesnât work.â
âWhy?â
âBecause the music festival may not come.â
âWhat do you mean? âYou say you trust me?â
âI believe you, but you donât know if Yin Emperor will come to see me like you said, right?â
ââ¦.â
It wasnât wrong.
Ji So-hyun, who was speechless for a moment, opened her mouth again.
âMaster likes to stop by the village once in a while. âIf I see you thenâ¦â
âI could just pass by without talking to you.â
âLook! âFrom then on, itâs up to you to work on your own.â
âIâm working hard right now so I donât have to wait until then. âDo you think it would be better for me to catch you?â
ââ¦.â
âPlease wait a little longer until the ancestor comes.â
Ji So-hyun was frustrated.
âIâm so sorry for making you worry so much, Master.â
âThatâs why I kidnapped you. Because I wonât obey you unless you do something like this. âThatâs why I apologized, and Iâm even more sorry because I canât send it back.â
ââ¦.â
âI donât expect you to understand. âPlease just be patient.â
âWhat the hellâ¦â
Ji So-hyun gritted her teeth.
âWhat on earth are you? âWhy do you want to see Master so much?â
ââ¦.â
âAnswer me! âI wonât let you go anyway, and I wonât kill you either!â
It was then.
Coogugung.
Yeon Ho-jeong slowly stood up, holding Tongcheonbu.
Ji So-hyunâs mouth was tight and closed.
Woooooo!!
An unusual sound spread from the Tongcheonbu held by Yeon Ho-jeong.
Ji So-hyunâs complexion turned pale.
âAll of you?!â
Could it be that he changed his mind? Are you planning to kill me?
Fortunately, that wasnât the case.
Whoops!
A sharp resonance was heard.
The resonance sound that erupted without any warning was the sound coming from Yeon Ho-jeongâs shoulder. The moment Yeon Ho-jeongâs upper body shook was also due to the resonance sound.
âI donât know who it is, butâ¦â
A voice that was unfamiliar to Yeon Ho-jeong and familiar to Ji So-hyun came out like fog from one side of the forest.
âThere is a solution.â
Ji So-hyunâs face brightened.
Pusssssss.
A fierce presence.
The appearance of a god-man gave rise to the illusion that all the trees standing on her left and right were tilting.
Yeon Ho-jeongâs eyes deepened.
âUmje.â
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