Episode 823Back to the Murim League (9)
Late at night.
Yeonwi, who was having a drink while looking at the moon outside the window, opened her mouth.
âCome in.â
âyes.â
The door opened and Yeon Ji-pyeong came in.
Yeonwi smiled.
âHave you gone to bed yet?â
âyes. âI had some luck.â
âHmm.â
Yeon Wi, who was looking around Yeon Ji-pyeongâs body, nodded.
âYour entire body is full of sword fighting skills. âHas this progress been made again in just a few days?â
âI donât know if itâs progress. âI donât even have to think about that right now.â
âhaha.â
Yeonwi smiled cheerfully.
âdoing well. âThe martial arts of the main family are all gentle, but if you train them with a stubborn and driven mind, they show a slow pace.â
âyes.â
âThere is no need to try to empty your mind. All you have to do is live faithfully every day. However, it is only natural that the achievements you achieve will vary depending on how you spend the day.â
âIâm just focusing on the sword. âHow far can a personâs soul be honed with a sword⦠Itâs a bit vague, but itâs very enjoyable.â
âIt will also be painful.â
âyes. That is also true.â
âYouâve really grown up too.â
âhaha.â
Yeon Ji-pyeongâs shy smile looked much more mature than before, but she still retained the childish innocence of her childhood.
Yeonwi smiled and pointed across.
âSit down, donât stand.â
âGood.â
Yeon Ji-pyeong naturally sat across from Yeon Wi.
My father had been having a difficult time just a few years ago, but now it was different.
Yeon Ji-pyeong also gained the composure of a strong man and understood his fatherâs feelings well. Crucially, the change in Yeon Wi was also significant.
âWould you like a drink?â
âGood.â
Yeonwi asked, handing over the empty glass next to him.
âIs this your second time?â
âThis is the third time.â
âHuh, I see. sorry. âI guess Abby has gotten older too.â
Yeonjipyeong and the third branch are drinking parties.
The drinking party before that was quiet. It was awkward to drink alone with my second son, and I was proud of my son who had already grown up so much. So there wasnât much to say. Seará´h the Nôvel(F)ire.nÑt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.
But today was different.
âLetâs drink it.â
Two people refreshingly emptying their glasses.
Yeonwiâs expression did not change, but Yeonjipyeongâs face slightly frowned.
âItâs so strong.â
âIt looks like your body hasnât accepted the alcohol yet.â
âI donât think Iâll enjoy drinking in the future, even if itâs just three or four drinks.â
âHuh, thatâs good too. In fact, there are not many things that are as bad for the human body as alcohol. âIt is said that we can expel energy through internal energy, but it would still be better to reduce it to a certain extent.â
From the human bodyâs perspective, alcohol is no different from poison. If you donât enjoy it, of course thereâs no reason to drink it.
âIâll pour you a drink.â
âOK.â
So the rich man drank two more drinks.
âAre you going to stop drinking?â
âJust rest a little.â
In fact, Yeon Ji-pyeongâs face was slightly heated. He didnât necessarily try to prevent himself from getting drunk, but considering his level, he certainly didnât seem to be prone to alcohol.
Yeonwi turned his head out the window.
âNot even your mother could drink a drop of alcohol.â
âIs that so?â
âOne time, I found some good alcohol somewhere and asked him to come and drink it with me. It tasted really good. âBut your mother passed out after one drink.â
âhaha.â
âNo matter how many times I tried, the result was the same. In the end, I couldnât fix what my body wasnât receiving. âThere is no reason to fix it.â
âStill, it seems like my mother wanted to have a quiet drink with my father.â
âYeah, I guess so.â
Yeon Ho-jeong drank often. On the other hand, Yeon Ji-pyeong had a constitution that did not tolerate alcohol easily. Yeon Ho-jeong resembles his father, and Yeon Ji-pyeong resembles his mother.
Yeonwi said calmly.
âDo you blame your brother?â
It was a random question, but Yeon Ji-pyeong was able to immediately understand what his father meant.
Right now, several experts were hiding around the residence. And at the main gate of the residence, two members of the Naeseong Combat Unit stood guard.
It was surveillance.
Unless there is a notice of cancellation from above, they will continue to monitor Yeongaâs blood relatives forever.
âI donât hold any grudges.â
âWhy is that so?â
Yeon Ji-pyeong smiled.
âFor me, my older brother has always been an object of admiration. You could also call it an idol. âI just miss you and I donât blame you.â
âAs a father, itâs amazing that our brotherly love is so deep, but because Hojeong was so busy, we couldnât see each other often. Of course, the bond between blood relatives does not deepen with the number of times they meet, but isnât it still disappointing?â
âIf it werenât for my brother, my family would have had a hard time.â
Yeonwi looked at Yeonjipyeong.
Yeon Ji-pyeong stroked his cheek. It seemed like he was trying to cool off the rising heat.
âItâs the Nine Ju Myeongga. âDidnât your older brother and father use their strength to capture Sejak, and later on, your older brother, who went out into the world, joined forces with the chivalry and completely crushed their ambitions?â
âIt did.â
âFurthermore, we traveled across the world, driving out foreign enemies who tried to trample on our homeland and destroying their noble realm.â
ââ¦.â
âIn a big way, you helped the world, but in a small way, you saved our family.â
Yeonwiâs smile became warm.
Yeon Ji-pyeong whetted his appetite.
âThere is no other way to feel sad than not being able to see each other often. âI just want to be healthy.â
âI see.â
âOh, thereâs one more thing thatâs disappointing.â
âWhat is that?â
âContact. No matter how busy you are, you should probably ask how you are doing a couple of times a year, but that never happens. That was really sad. âEven if I wanted to contact you first, I canât because youâre always wandering around.â
âHehe, okay. âItâs one of your brotherâs biggest weaknesses.â
Yeonwi looked at Yeonjipyeong with extraordinary eyes.
Even though he is kind by nature, it will not be easy for him to maintain this kind of sincerity even after hearing rumors of his brother wandering around the world.
As a military officer, you may feel competitive or jealous of his incredible talent and explosive growth. You may wonder if he is not recognized as a warrior and a member of the family because he is not with you.
Yeon Ho-jeong even became the successor to Heukdo Murim. This is truly an unforgivable act of betrayal, and since you have deep trust and affection, you may feel an even greater sense of betrayal.
These emotions were something that any human being could not help but have. It is not a question of good or evil, but a question of human nature.
However, Yeon Ji-pyeong has never had such feelings toward Yeon Ho-jeong.
I just believe the same as always. I love you as a brother and wish you a healthy future.
Of course, Yeon Ji-pyeong is not an idiot. Although he didnât lose his innocence, he wasnât young enough to not know the impact Yeon Ho-jeongâs actions would have on the family.
Where does this unrealistic belief, which is difficult to express even with the words absolute trust, come from?
âWhat made you believe so much in your brother?â
âyes?â
âThis kid is such a petty person that he clashed with your brother a lot. Even if you are blood relatives, if you do not meet each other often and check each otherâs feelings, you may become suspicious and sometimes lose affection. But you donât have anything like that.â
Yeon Ji-pyeong smiled.
âDo you by any chance remember? âIt was during an old ancestral rite.â
âancestral rites?â
âyes. âWhen my brother was caught in an investigation due to unexpected behavior.â
Embarrassment appeared on Yeonwiâs face.
âYes, I punished you.â
âAt that time, I went to see my brother with rice balls.â
âI heard so.â
âUntil then, I thought you didnât like me very much.â
ââ¦.â
âBut I found out that day. Itâs not that he didnât like me, he just didnât have the time. âI realized that day that he actually cared about me more than anyone else.â
ââ¦.â
âAt that time, my brother said this to the emergency manager. He said he ordered me to bring rice balls. âMake sure you make that clear.â
ââ¦okay.â
âI never mentioned it, but I was sure of it at that moment. âYou truly think of me as a brother, and you threw yourself to protect me in the face of harsh family laws.â
Yeon Ji-pyeong closed his eyes.
âThat one thing is enough. âFor me, it was an irreplaceable act of kindness and touching.â
ââ¦.â
âAfter that day, I have never once doubted you.â
âDoubt?â
At that moment, Yeon Ji-pyeong opened her eyes again and spoke in a stern voice.
âIs it such a big deal that I risked my life for my blood and family and went to war, only to turn to the Black Path? âWhether he is the leader of Uijeong-gun or the minor head of Mukryongbu, he is just a reliable older brother to me.â
Yeonwi felt moved by those words.
Perhaps Yeon Ji-pyeongâs even excessive trust in Yeon Ho-jeong is due to an overly rigid additive method.
âIt was my fault in the end.â
It was just one act of kindness. That one act of kindness was everything to Yeon Ji-pyeong.
I regretted myself for creating such an environment, and at the same time felt sorry for my children, and I was proud of Yeon Ji-pyeong, who did not lose sight of righteousness even in such an environment.
And I couldnât help but feel such a fool that I had no choice but to watch my eldest son, who went through everything and came back, suffer like this again.
âYou are too much children for your ugly father.â
âDonât say that, father.â
âIf I could turn back time, if I could go back to the pastâ¦â
Just like the first child.
âIf that were the case, I would now have the confidence to make your childhood much richer.â
âHaha, donât even say that. I am still so happy. âWhen I was young⦠I was a little strict, but even then, I played everything I could without my father knowing.â
âHehe, did you say that?â
âof course. âI drank alcohol a few times when I was young.â
Yeonwiâs eyes, which were wet with emotion, stiffened slightly.
âYou drank alcohol?â
âyes. In fact, I probably drank a lot better back then than I do now. âAt the time, it was amazing, good, and fun, but now itâs like this.â
ââ¦.â
ââ¦Did I say something for no reason?â
âAdventure.â
âHaha, it was a long time ago, but is there anything special about it now? But there was no accident, right?â
It was Yeon Ji-pyeong who showed quite the appearance of a sly snake. Seeing her son like that, Yeonwi immediately burst out laughing.
âEvery day, I realize how truly mistaken the confidence of parents who think they know their children well is.â
Yeon Wi filled Yeon Ji-pyeongâs cup.
âPunishment. âTake another drink.â
âItâs a sweet punishment.â
âWas it a lie that you said you wouldnât accept alcohol?â
âThatâs just the way it is.â
The rich man smiled and passed the glass.
How much time has passed like that?
ââ¦?â
ââ¦!â
Yeonwiâs face hardened.
Yeon Ji-pyeong also looked out the window in surprise.
âJipyeong.â
âYes father.â
âPlease come back.â
âAll right.â
Chi-ik!
Yeon Ji-pyeong, who pulled out the cycle in an instant, left the room.
After a while.
Sigh!
I heard the sound of the front door opening far outside the window.
Squeak. Squeak.
Soon, I heard someone climbing the stairs outside the room.
Although each step is heavy, it gives off a cheerful feeling as if nothing is rough.
âCan I come in?â
âPlease come in.â
Sigh.
Moyong-gun appeared through the open door.
âIâm an uninvited guest late at night, but can I get you a drink?â
Yeonwiâs eyes deepened.
âIf you like cheap white wine.â
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