one month later.
"Wow! older brother! look there! Isn't that wagon very big?"
"Yes."
"Oh my God, I have never seen such a big and fancy carriage! Certainly Anhui is more pleasing to the eye than our Jiangsu!"
"I see."
"omg! older brother! did you just see it?! That wagon is so small, but so fast! How could there be such a wagon?"
"I know."
"Let's take a ride in that carriage later too! yes?"
"Is it so?"
"Hehe, yes! You promised, bro?"
"OK."
Yeon Ji-pyeong's face was full of memories.
It was the first time he had stepped on foreign land. Anhui Province is adjacent to Jiangsu Province, where the love story is located, but there were many differences in many ways, from climate to culture.
Yeon Ho-jeong's face, seeing her excited younger brother, was the very expression of trembling.
"Are you okay?"
"sure! Is your brother not well? Isn't it your first time in Anhui, too?"
You must have come a hundred times.
"Actually, I want to visit all over the world. I want to see a wider world. I have always wondered how people in other provinces live."
it's all there
The climate is different, the culture is different, and the appearance is different, but in the end, people are all the same. A good guy smiles and endures even if he is stabbed in the back, and a bad guy gets angry even if he is treated well.
The world Ho-jeong Yeon saw was like that.
"hmm… … And."
"ok?"
"It's better to come out with hyung-nim, hehe."
It's pretty cute to see him smiling and scratching his head.
Yeon Ho-jeong's face, which was looking at Yeon Ji-pyeong with a smile, slowly distorted. Because she suddenly remembered her father.
'Because I really don't know.'
After hearing the answer from the bamboo forest, the father glared at himself for a long time and then passed away.
I wondered if he was angry because he spoke harshly, but the next day he called me to his room and said this.
'Looking at it differently, I feel uneasy about sending Jipyeong alone. Of course, that goes for you too. However, you are already 18 years old, and I think you are old enough to do your part. If you promise not to cause any trouble, I will send you along with Jipyung.'
It's a place I don't want to go to, but it's definitely awkward to send Jipyeong alone. Besides, isn't he himself at the core of the conflict between the two families? He didn't even want to burden his brother.
'If you don't intend to cause a disturbance there, I don't want to either.'
'Even if there is a fight from that side, be patient.'
'I can't promise that.'
'Speak again. To endure insult is not patience, but cowardice. But just because a dog barks, people shouldn't bark along. Act after figuring out whether the opponent is a human or an animal. Do you understand?'
'… … .'
'How come there is no answer?'
'What can I say... … I'm also a lesser person, so patience... … .'
Yeon Ho-jeong spent three days in magical training. Without patience, it would have been difficult to hold on.
Then I had to come to Anhui much earlier than planned. It was because there was a strict order from my father to go ahead and adapt to the climate, and to learn what harmony is by building a relationship with the late exponents who came earlier.
'What a rare person.'
I thought he was just a hard person who valued the law, but it seemed that he dealt with this situation emotionally.
Still, Yeon Ho-jeong understood her father. In any case, it made you angry that the son of a bitch was going down a different path from what you had hoped for.
'Well, it's also a good opportunity.'
Yeon Ho-jung's eyes lit up.
'I can check it out.'
Even if my relationship with my father was a bit off, I wouldn't have come if I hadn't had something to gain from this meeting. Because I can do many other things in that time.
There was one reason why he willingly participated in the meeting.
'Can I grasp the true nature of the enemy?'
This meeting of the late index was also a meeting in which a large number of heirs who would lead the family in the future participated.
If the enemy were among the seven generations, there was a high probability that he would know that the successor would also attack Yeonga. Even if it's not that, there may be similarities between true qi and martial arts.
'For now, Namgung, Moyong, and Danga are excluded.'
When training with Baekdo and defeating Shaeumgyo, those three families are the only ones I have seen a lot. And he never felt any resemblance to the martial arts of his enemies in the masters of the three families.
Then, there are three remaining families.
'Paengga (Peng's) Zhugega and Myeongga . You have to keep an eye on these three.'
"older brother?"
"huh?"
Yeon Ji-pyeong asked with an anxious face.
"Are you uncomfortable?"
"Are you uncomfortable? what?"
"No, just… … ."
Yeonhojeong smiled. It seemed that his expression did not look good when he remembered the beast of a dead gate.
"There is nothing inconvenient at all. I'm excited too."
in several ways.
"Hehe, then, shall we find our lodging first?"
"It's good."
Then, a heavy voice was heard.
"Aren't you moving more today?"
Yeon Ji-pyeong shrugged her head involuntarily. The low, heavy voice seemed to make my stomach rumble.
Hojeong Yeon replied.
"I think so."
"All right. If you do, we will look for accommodations, so please wait for a while."
The person showing courtesy with a fist was a middle-aged swordsman who must have just turned 40.
It was Changeung Daeju Shinmo. He was the head of Changeungdae, which Yeonga boasts, and a top-notch master known as one of the best prosecutors in Gangdong.
"I don't think so. Because I have decided where to go."
"yes?"
"I'm going to Choseongru."
The place where the party was located was Hua County, Anhui Province. The northeastern part of Hwahyeon was called Ogang, and it was famous for the legend of Seochopaewang's Four Sides Thatched Song.
Choseongru was a main tower with a good view of the Ogang area. It was also Zulu, which was unknown to non-Anhui people.
The new mother asked as if she was surprised.
"Do you know Choseongru?"
"huh."
"It's a place you don't know about unless you're from Anhui… … ."
"I just listened. By the way, does Shin Dae-ju know the place?"
"Yes, it is not far from Jiangsu Province, so I remember stopping by several times."
"Then let's get on the road."
"All right."
Shinmo had a different atmosphere from Kangyun in many ways.
Mu Gong was higher than Kang Yun, and he seemed more cautious. He was thorough in the classification of construction work as befits a warrior of Yeonga, and was a person who did his best in the task he was entrusted with.
There are many people who are stronger in martial arts than him, but there are not many people who are as trustworthy as him. Yan Wei was the reason why he sent him along with his brother.
So, the Yeon family, the mother-in-law, and 20 members of the Changeungdae moved to Choseongru.
"Wow!"
Choseongru was quite crowded. Even when the days get chilly, there were many people coming and going all year round to soak up the legend of Chopaewang.
"Let's grab a room and rest. We still have time, so let's leave in three or three days."
"yes."
A group of women undressing at Choseongru Huwon.
However, Changeungdae thoroughly escorted the brothers. A total of 21 people, including Dae-joo, were divided into three shifts and stood at number.
Yeon Ho-jeong, who came out with an iron bar, clicked her tongue.
"Why don't you guys rest too?"
"it's okay."
to be stiff.
"Then you suffer."
In any case, they were the ones who received the orders of the family head. Yeon Ho-jeong did not bother to persuade them.
"Hmm, this would be nice."
Boo-woong, Boo-woong.
Yeonhojeong holds the center of the bar and turns it around.
Seeing Yeonhojeong like that, Shinmo's eyes shone.
'be used to.'
The proficiency came out in the motion of spinning with one hand. He looked like someone who had been practicing martial arts for years.
'Didn't he originally use a sword?'
Hojeong Yeon did not stop training even after coming here. However, all of his training was just luck and slow winding, and he had never seen bonjutsu training.
thud!
The sound of the iron bar hitting the ground was quite harsh.
"Shall we go?"
Yeon Ho-jeong cut off the iron bar with her toe.
Fighting!
The iron bar rotated and made a menacing noise.
Hold the center of the bar with both hands and swing it as if creating a whirlwind. The cold, dry air fled from the iron bar.
"Sigh."
thud!
With a strong Jin-gak, Yeon Ho-jeong performed bongsul in earnest.
Wheein!
Shinmo's eyes, which had been quietly watching Yeonhojeong, widened.
Booung! Boooooong! Papabak!
Bongsul that becomes faster and more sophisticated as time passes.
He was skilled at handling a heavy long weapon weighing less than 20 pounds. The centrifugal force was applied at the right time to increase the speed, and the necessary parts were cut and released, and it was surprisingly smooth and beautiful.
A smile crept into Yeonhojeong's eyes.
'As expected.'
While coming all the way to this place, he did not practice stickman ship, but instead practiced the Yeonga Sipsam know , the basic kwon technique of Yeonga. It was because he wanted to be flexible and firmly plant the center of gravity of the body.
Indeed, it was as expected. Finally, the fan-bong method was showing its strength. If I put it on my body a little longer, it would be okay to use it in practice.
'Okay, it's a quick step.'
Grasp!
Byeokrajingi stabilized the body. The bongcheom that pierced the air was sharp, and the bongdae that pressed down was heavy. The bongsul that sucked in the air as it rotated was like a arrogant river.
Shinmo, who admired her skills much better than expected, was soon surprised.
Cucumber! phut! Paaang!
The bongsul, which had been smooth like an endless river, became hard.
An iron bar was constantly cutting through the air. Bongsul, which was like a beautiful dance, quickly became crude.
"It's too hard."
The new mother looked to the side. It was Yang Heum of the Changeung Iljo. He, who had to stand in line at dawn, came out and watched Yeonhojeong's training session.
"Turo is gradually collapsing. You don't look tired, but it seems you're not used to that baton technique."
"Do you see that?"
"yes? Ah yes. Of course, it's like a high-level bonjutsu, but only like that... … ."
"The Grand Duke understands bongsul correctly."
"yes?!"
"It looks clunky, but isn't there a single useless movement?"
Yang could not understand.
"I… … Do you mean strange behavior?"
"Are you saying that you can only see the sticking technique and not see the true energy carried on the iron bar?"
The new mother's eyes deepened.
"The Archduke is currently using the bongsul that destroys the enemy's body most effectively. By making use of the characteristics of Jingi. So it has to look clunky."
"… … ."
"Perhaps that bongsul is originally a martial art derived from a fast and passionate simbeop."
Adjust the flow of bongsul according to the characteristics of the naegongsimbeop?
Yang Hee couldn't believe it. It was difficult even for the first-class himself.
The mother-in-law's eyes twinkled.
'Did he have such a talent?'
It was hard to believe even what he said to Yang Heum. It is because he is naturally doing something that he would not even dare to attempt at the current level of a grand duke.
'I see, where does the blood go?'
After a while.
"Whoa, whoa."
Yeon Ho-jeong stopped training.
"Okay, this should be fine."
"The Archduke."
"ok?"
Hojeong Yeon turned her head. There was good and bad there.
"Changeung Iljo and Yangheum are called."
"however?"
"If you don't mind, why don't you try practicing with me, excluding the internal skills?"
It was a bold Jesse.
Shinmo hardened her expression.
"Yeah! Did you mean rudeness to the Grand Duke? Go back to your place right now... … ."
"That's good."
Shinmo was surprised and looked at Yeonhojeong.
Yeon Ho-jeong smiled and turned the bar.
"I already needed someone, but I like it."
"Glory comes. If you do, I will prepare right away."
"good."
Yeon Ho-jeong smiled.
"You're a grand duke, so can't you take care of your circumstances?"
* * *
next day.
Jegal Ayeon (Zhuge Eyuan) face as she looked around Choseongru was amazed.
"Kya! Awesome! After all, it is worthwhile to come early!"
"Nu, sister."
"ok?"
"There are many people. Please speak up... … ."
"What about my language? You say good things are good, but what do you mean?"
"Whew, so you keep getting caught up in incidents, don't you? Even just those guys yesterday... … ."
"are you okay. They don't know that I am the eldest daughter of the Zhuge family."
"That's more of a problem! I'd rather tie a knot... … ."
"Look how the man's son is heartbroken. Be bolder, huh?"
"Don't you think my sister is too insensitive? And why are you arguing about her gender?"
"Hey, stop talking and let's eat quickly. The belly skin will stick to your back... … ."
It was then.
thud!
"Aagh!"
A bloody scream echoed from the rear of Choseongru.
Zhuge Liang's eyes widened.
"Did you hear that too?"
"… … Oh no."
"You heard me, man!"
"I didn't hear you! I couldn't hear you!"
"Oh, then you are here."
"please! What kind of accident are you going to do again!"
"This son of a bitch? hey! Can you even hear that scream? What if the main character of that scream is a good and beautiful woman? ok?!"
"Sounds full of phlegm, but what… … ."
"Somehow, it seems that something unusual has happened! I'll have to check it myself for an agreement!"
"sister! uh? Are you really going? sister! I'm your sister!!"