As Prophet - Chapter 125



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Episode 125. Salgot Bridge

“He is a father who is doing nothing to help his son who is in danger of being assassinated. I think there is a reason for this. If the Crown Prince had done this, it would have been okay to scold him and tell him not to do it. But he didn’t. He just left him there, dead or alive. If they brought him here with difficulty, he would just pretend to deal with him. There must be a reason we don’t know about.”

“It sounds like you’re telling me to ask Abama.”

Dalcheon laughed bashfully.

“Yes, that’s exactly what I was going to say.”

“If you are a true person, shouldn’t you teach me exactly what you need to know?”

“Oh, are you a fortune teller?”

“You said you were going to do a dot check?”

“I can’t predict the future without looking at various circumstances and conditions.”

“You become weak when you really need to be.”

“Oh, why don’t you just find that guy and give him to him?”

“How?”

“It’s called ‘knock the grass to startle a snake.’ If you knock tonight, it might come out.”

“Even if you disturb the grass and a bastard comes out, how would you know that it is the same bastard?”

“Ahem. That’s right.”

It was just like someone else’s story. The conversation between the two people became increasingly vulgar. It was not a conversation between a great general and a true man, but a conversation between a big brother and a punk from the alley. The people listening turned their heads and laughed.

* * *

It wasn’t hard to catch them. As Yoo Seok-do and his men ran toward Hanyangseong, two of the guys on the road ran away. They were the ones who committed the crime of running away without even checking what was happening or who was chasing them. They were worried about who was chasing them, and when they heard the sound of horses running, they started to run away, which was the cause of their trouble. It was no different from saying, ‘I’m a messenger who is going to Hanyangseong to deliver the news!’

“Two of you, go around and block the side, and you two block the retreat!”

“Loyalty!”

“Loyalty!”

Two people went around the open space and got on the road. They couldn’t go any further because the road was blocked. When I looked to the side, I saw the guys who had landed in the open space approaching the road. Dozens of cavalry were approaching behind me, so there was nowhere to go. I turned my head and looked at the dark water. It seemed like a black mountain was floating on the water.

“There’s nothing we can do. Surrender!”

One of them raised both his hands high. Another glared at him in displeasure, then reluctantly dropped his sword and raised both his hands.

Two cavalrymen ran up to him, disarmed him, and tied him up.

“What is it, you guys?”

Yuseokdo pushed his large face close. He didn’t have horns, but he was a goblin.

“Yes, we are… … we were there earlier… … .”

“A contact?”

“Yes.”

“Where and to whom are you going?”

“A contact is waiting for you at Salgot Bridge.”

“Salgot Bridge? Hmm, there’s not much left.”

“I ran hard.”

“Yeah, you have to have that kind of talent.”

“… … .”

“What’s the content?”

“This is a message that we have lost.”

“see.”

“What?”

“You said there was a fuss at the post station? You said you wrote something there.”

“Oh, there’s no one who knows how to write. If there were, would they do something like this?”

I heard at the post station that the men were carrying a scroll. Yu Seok-do grabbed the tied-up man by the collar and lifted him up. The man, who had been holding on with his legs crossed, gasped for breath when his neck was blocked.

“What about the letter?”

“There is no such thing.”

Yoo Seok-do’s fist landed in the guy’s stomach.

“Ugh.”

I couldn’t even speak because I was out of breath. Tears were pouring out of my eyes and my body was groaning as I tried to breathe. When I put it down, it collapsed like a piece of laundry that hadn’t dried yet. I collapsed and struggled, but it didn’t look like a human being.

Yoo Seok-do looked at the guy next to him and spoke again.

“What about the letter?”

The tied guy pointed to my bosom with his eyes and mouth. The subordinate quickly took it out.

“Here it is.”

“torchlight!”

I held the torch I was holding close. It was written in quite a bit of detail.

– 1. The army was in the academy and there were true men, but the strategy was ingenious and failed.

– 1. It was guarded by soldiers of unknown affiliation and absolutely impenetrable.

– 1. Hundreds of arrows flew at me with each shot, and I was helpless as I had no shield or armor.

– 1. Even though they charged, they were killed and injured in traps set under the wall.

– 1. The inspector was angry that he had not been notified in advance.

– 1. There is no news of the soldiers who crossed the mountain and returned to the rear, as if they were annihilated.

It was written in great detail.

“Well written.”

“Right?”

I agree with it because I don’t want to be right, but I hate that too. Yoo Seok-do hit the bastard in the face with his head.

“Ahh.”

His nose started bleeding and tears, snot, and blood came out mixed together. He seemed to have lost consciousness and was about to collapse when the military stopped him.

When I picked up the guy who had been punched in the stomach, he answered without me having to ask.

“There is a house of safety near Salgot Bridge. It is not our house of safety, but their house of safety, and five or six men with excellent martial arts are guarding it. The contact person is a man named Seo Saeng-won. He looks like a gisaeng brother, but he uses a sword like a ghost. When you enter, if you say ‘Hoit’, the other side will say ‘Heo-heo-i’.”

But when I pulled him up, the guy was startled.

“Ahhh! Aahhh!”

“Why are you joking?”

“I think my ribs are broken.”

“Put it back on.”

“Please save me.”

The guy was really broken, and he couldn’t even breathe properly and was sweating profusely. Even then, his eyes were slyly scanning the surroundings. He had a strong desire to live.

“Where are you guys from?”

“These are Lee Hyeon’s underlings.”

“What kind of party is it?”

“There is no such thing. We were fooled by the promise of a lot of money because there was so little work to do. We are crazy. We should die. No, we are the ones who should be killed.”

The useless talk is getting longer. Yoo Seok-do gave their letter to the messenger and had him deliver it to Dal-cheon and tell him the news he just heard, that Sal-got-i is safe. The messenger, holding a torch, ran back the way he came.

“What should I do? Things are urgent, and I can’t leave you behind. Should I kill you?”

“Please save me, Nari! Please, please save me.”

“Should I break your legs?”

A trainee pointed to a tree inside the open space.

“You can just tie it up there.”

“There’s no time. Hurry up.”

“Loyalty!”

The soldiers dragged the men into an open area, tied them to a tree, and gagged them.

Yuseokdo looked back. How far away is the main force? He can’t wait. He has to catch those guys from Anga.

“Let’s go to Salgot Bridge!”

As refugees flocked to Hanyang, Ihyeon outside Dongdaemun flourished. People lived as far as Salgot Bridge.

Yuseokdo hurriedly rode west. Still, he assigned the vanguard to men who were good at riding horses. It didn’t take long for them to cross the wide plains of Ttukseom and reach Salgot Bridge.

The path they spoke of was dark and deserted. You must have already heard the sound of horse hooves. When stealth is not guaranteed, speed is the key.

About twenty people quickly ran and surrounded Anga. Unlike the ordinary houses in Ihyeon, it was covered with tiles, and the walls were also covered with tiles, as if they had a lot of money. It was far away from the surrounding houses, so it seemed like they were deliberately keeping their distance to do bad things in a place where there were no people. That was actually a good thing.

“Arrow, draw the bow and surround!”

About twenty soldiers surrounded the house from about twenty yards away.

“Shoot whoever comes out.”

“debriefing!”

He ordered his soldiers and had four archers follow him, then approached the house and shouted as the guy had told him.

“Hoit!”

“Oh my.”

I didn’t expect it, but the answer came quickly and the front door opened wide. Two guys ran out and I felt lightheaded.

“What happened?”

“It’s a failure.”

“this.”

As the five horses approached, the man tilted his head. It seemed as if he realized belatedly that these guys were not the type to ride horses.

“Who are you?”

His words did not continue. An arrow was stuck in the guy’s neck. A muffled scream escaped and the guy fell down, holding his neck. The guy who came out with him was in a similar situation. An arrow was stuck in his chest, and his heart was frozen. He turned around, but fell down after taking only a few steps.

The fifth man advanced inside on horseback. As he had said, there were three men standing inside the house with swords, but they were different from the ones I had seen before. The way they were throwing their swords on the floor seemed familiar. There was also one who was throwing his hat.

“Who are you?”

The four archers who followed fired arrows. Three of them jumped up. I dodged and swung my sword to block the arrows, and one of them fell down with a groan. It seemed that he didn’t see the arrows because it was dark at night.

The two men ran out, their postures fixed. They ran while raising their swords and swinging them to the side, and then they swung the stone in front of them. The speed of their return was added to the strength of their running.

Although the strength and speed were extraordinary, Yoo Seok-do simply swung his sword down to block it. As the sword swung and fell to the ground, Yoo Seok-do’s foot kicked the man’s face. The man’s face was thrown back and he fell backwards.

Another man running from the opposite direction swung his sword at Yuseokdo’s waist. Yuseokdo swung his arm. He blocked the blow with his wrist guard and stabbed the man’s neck with his sword. He knocked down both men in one breath. Yuseokdo pulled out a spear from his horse’s back and stabbed the fallen man in the stomach. He made a squeaking sound and bent his waist like a shrimp.

“five!”

After Yuseokdo got off his horse, he went through the open door. At that moment, two men jumped over the opposite wall. Black shadows jumped down the wall like the wind, but before long, they rolled on the ground. The arrows that had been prepared in advance struck the men’s bodies. Not knowing where something had come from, the men who had fallen twisted their bodies and tried to get up, but the silvery, smoky blades struck their torsos.

Yoo Seok-do entered through the door, closed his eyes, and then opened them.

“Hey, Mr. Seo! Are you hiding over there?”

Yoo Seok-do called out to Seo Saeng-won as if he were calling a close friend. He showed that he knew him. But there was no answer.

“We’re surrounded. You have to take me down to escape, but if you stay there, you won’t be able to swing your sword.”

Did persuasion work? A strategy works when the opponent doesn’t know, but it’s not possible if they know. The author, Seo Saeng-won, came out onto the veranda and went down to the yard. He looked like a grim reaper wearing a black robe.

“How did you know my name?”

“He taught me.”

“Who are you? There must be no one I don’t know.”

“Are your feet that wide?”

“Who are you?”

“I am a student.”

When you are with Dalcheon, people start to resemble him little by little. I am telling the truth, but he strangely imitates Saengwon, so it seems like he is joking. That is what it sounds like.

“This kid’s liver is swollen!”

“I’ll make your liver swell.”

If there is any ability that those who have been hurt by Dalcheon have, it is the gift of words. They cleverly use the other person’s language to get them to do something, and because it contains one side of the truth, it is quite persuasive.

The guy lowered his sword and carefully stepped on the sword. He was skilled in this type of duel, as he turned his body into a square where Yuseokdo’s sword was.

“Are you a swordsman, or a member of Yeoui’s hand and foot?”

The steps of the guy who was walking towards the seat stopped at the word ‘Yeoui’. He took a half step back and asked while avoiding the attack range.

“How did you know?”

“Well, some shabby guys got hit a few times and then they all burned down.”

“Okay.”

“Is this the water lily of the valley?”

“There’s nothing to say.”

“Hey, come on, let me tell you something. I came here to find out.”

“How did it go! How was the battle?”

“Your battle? It’s completely ruined. It’s all gone.”

“Yeah, we must have had the numerical advantage.”

“Do you fight with your hands? You fight with your head. I mean, with your head.”

Yoo Seok-do stepped back and tapped his head with his fingertips.