As Prophet - Chapter 59



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Episode 59. Work hard.

“Sigh… … It’s not good for the discussion if the conversation diverges in other directions. So I’ll try to understand that part. The reason you can’t come to the training center is that you want to get away from the government and politics.”

“Yes. I will accept students as individuals. I will also collect the cost from individuals.”

“Oh my.”

As the conversation continued, Dojeong Lee Gi-moon was able to roughly outline the scope of Dalcheon’s concerns. He understood that it was a kind of responsible attitude that was confident in his own power and worried about the various things that would happen if he taught it.

“Okay, thank you for your hospitality today.”

“I won’t see you off on your way.”

Dalcheon stood in front of the floor and bowed his head, and Dojeong raised his heavy body with difficulty. The work was over, but he couldn’t just leave. He approached the great general who was swinging his sword like the wind and stopped to one side. He couldn’t ask him to stop studying, so he waited.

The great general, having finished one meal, took a deep breath and bowed.

“Why? Do you have something to do with me?”

“No, but I came to see you and I thought it would be rude to just leave. I also have some questions.”

“Curious? What are you curious about?”

“Mama’s actions are very heavy.”

“It is an inadequate hope to tell someone to stay locked up in a private house and do nothing, just breathe and drink water until they die.”

“That’s not what I meant… … .”

“That’s what you’re saying. What does it matter where a free individual goes and what he does? The reason they’re being so harsh on us is not because they’re worried that the successor to the already established imperial law will change. They themselves don’t have any thoughts and just want to be free.”

“I’m sorry. I was short-sighted. I was just worried that if you study here, there might be some groups that would form a new power. They might use their own tricks. I thought that it would be unfortunate in these peaceful times.”

The general slowly took off his military uniform’s upper garment. Scars were revealed all over his body, revealing hideous scars.

“If you endure it alone even though you were secretly attacked from a place you couldn’t see, this is what happens. Are you telling me to continue to suffer like this? Without saying anything?”

Dojeong bowed his head deeply, unable to bear the sight of the prince’s naked torso. There were several scars left, some of which had gone in a fatal direction.

“I’m sorry, mama. I won’t say anything.”

“The poor human being is trying to live. He is trying not to die. He is trying to learn this and survive. But did this seem like a conspiracy?”

Dojeong was unable to speak any further and knelt on the ground.

“Mother, please punish me for my rash actions.”

“It’s just a school. The governor must have said something too. Don’t bring up the political affairs here.”

“I’m sorry, mama.”

Dojeong, who had said he was sorry several times, could not raise his head. What could be wrong with the second prince who was learning martial arts to survive?

But Dalcheon, who was repairing the fence from afar, saw the wounds. He clicked his tongue and shook his head.

“Oh, I guess I have to study hard.”

It was a soliloquy, but Cheolmuwoong, who was working not far away, heard it. He lowered his head as if he knew that the general had suffered an assassination attempt, and looked back at Dalcheon. Depending on the direction of interpretation, one’s attitude toward life will change.

Without saying that it must have been difficult to suffer so many times, or that life is pitiful, we must study hard… … We all have our reasons. We have our reasons for living and doing the way we do. It depends on each person’s interpretation.

Dalcheon smiled brightly at Cheolmuwoong.

“Work hard.”

“yes.”

The road ahead was far away. The sound of the men waiting at the entrance to the palace mounting their horses and galloping west was carelessly scattered by the wind.

* * *

During the time of breathing study, Dalcheon gathers everyone in one place. There are good ones, bad ones, those who do stupid things, those who sleep, and all sorts of people, but he makes them all come together regardless of age. The number of people increases considerably, and the veranda facing south is filled.

The energy flowing through the body of the one who is good at it helps the flow of the one who is not good at it, so they do it together. A person who had no sense of energy at all and just sighed, wondering what he was doing, suddenly felt energy. A person who could not even penetrate the perineum* quickly penetrated the tail opening** and then the urethra.

* Perineum (會陰): The first place where energy flows when moving. It is located between the genitals and the anus, making it difficult to penetrate.

** Tail opening: Located at the back of the anus, the flow of energy is disrupted and it is more difficult to open than the perineum.

Most people can’t do it even if they try their whole lives. However, if someone who has already achieved the small vessel is nearby, they will be influenced by the person who can create the flow of energy that seemed absolutely impossible, and it will happen more easily. That was the reason why Dalcheon made them study together.

While studying, Dalcheon occasionally relayed things to each person through voice.

– The things you’ve written are scattered. Try taking a break in the middle. Don’t make it too long.

– If it doesn’t interfere with your concentration, try tightening your anus while inhaling. It won’t disperse.

– You shouldn’t try to break through the blocked rules. The compressed energy is more important. Focus on the compressed energy. Eventually, you will be able to forcefully break through the rules and flow through.’

‘The pressure is rising back up to the point of cessation. Don’t panic. It’s blocked at the daechu point. Your studies are progressing well.’

‘You shouldn’t use your consciousness. It will cut off the energy. Just pay attention to the feeling of the energy rising. Just feel it as if you were observing a distant landscape.’

While studying, Dalcheon accurately grasped the student’s condition and taught him in a voice-over manner. Although he was just quivering his lips, it sounded clear to the student studying as if he was speaking affectionately right next to his consciousness.

Beginners tend to give up easily because they can’t do it and they don’t make any progress, but the students studying with Dalcheon focused on their breathing wholeheartedly under his guidance, and when he told them at the right time, they began to make progress moment by moment. It didn’t matter if they were adults or children. Everyone was making progress in a different way than before.

Those who feel the energy of the mind change their attitude first. This is because they have discovered another self within themselves. It is basic to become serious about studying, and as they learn the meanings that each training aims for, they become very active in training. Dalcheon encouraged students to realize it on their own and begin to study.

The study lasted from half an hour to an hour, and the time went by depending on the amount of time. There was no set time to finish. Those who had studied for a while would catch their breath and quietly get up to leave. After about a third of the students had stood up, Dalcheon would clap his hands to wake everyone up. Those who had come to their senses as if they had just woken up from sleep relaxed their stiff bodies and went outside.

Those who were slow to progress were made to go out and do Hanggong immediately after finishing. It is not something that can be done by just sitting still and breathing. It is a prescription for those who cannot do it, and the mysterious energy contained in Hanggong movements was made to help absorb and accumulate energy. It was a common sight for those who finished breathing training to go out and do Hanggong first.

When many people did it together, those who achieved Sojucheon as Dalcheon hoped appeared. Yang Juhyun’s secret master Cheolmuwoong was someone who succeeded in Sojucheon right after feeling the energy, and with the help of the expert who was with him in the beginning, he quickly achieved Sojucheon. Now, whenever he had time to breathe, he did Sojucheon several times. However, since it also helped those who were just starting out, it was like a wave pushing out another wave while creating ripples.

“Little one!”

“Yes, your majesty.”

The little boy who had finished his studies was sitting on the edge of the veranda, staring blankly at the distant mountains.

“When you study, you add strength.”

“I told you not to just sit there blankly.”

“No, that helps too, but don’t stay like that for too long and just relax your body.”

“You want me to do a parade?”

“That’s right. Even if you breathe, you can gather stronger energy without accumulating it.”

The guy who was dimly looking has changed into a bright-eyed guy.

“Should I do the Paldan Geum?”

“That’s fine too.”

The little boy went down to the yard and started practicing the paldangeum by himself. If you feel and realize it, you will progress on your own. This does not mean that it will happen just like that, but that you do not need to be told to do so by the teacher.

The kids who were noisy and making a mess of the school changed. It started with a kid. He felt it. They say knowing the difference is wisdom. When I realized that yesterday’s me and today’s me were different and started studying, the number of noisy kids decreased by one, but Flounder followed suit and Snowball followed.

They are the children of commoners who have no surname or proper name. They will never rise to a position where they can act. However, it was not even a month after they entered the institution that the children who discovered their own value began to change into completely different people.

It was around that time that Dalcheon began to focus on children. In the beginning, when the school had focused on the studies of those taking the military service examination, little children began to appear in the school building, which had been nothing more than a playground for children to play with in place of their parents.

I didn’t intend to drag everyone along. There are bound to be some outstanding ones among them, and I won’t give up on those who aren’t.

At sunset, I asked Baek I-jeong.

“I want to go to the little one’s house together.”

“I don’t know the house.”

“Just follow the child.”

Baek Yi-jeong is not preparing for the military service exam, and is not a key target of education like children, so it is more comfortable. This is because it is less likely to feel like you are disturbing her no matter what you ask her to do.

“Is the little one doing well?”

“yes.”

Dalcheon followed the children who were trying to go home. They got off on the road, but they didn’t go straight home. Some of them went back and forth in a zigzag manner, while others beat the grass with sticks they found on the road. Some of them stayed right next to Baek Ijeong and kept chattering, while others ran for a dozen or so chapters, stopped for a moment, looked back, ran again, then turned around and waited for the group to arrive.

The behavior of children is indescribably diverse. It is difficult to explain all of them. It is like there is no reason in life. They just breathe, move, run, and jump. If I had to explain, I would say that their blood is hotter than ours.

“Why? To the little one.”

“Well, the lower building is nearing completion.”

“Isn’t that a dormitory?”

“Yes.”

“I thought it was a place for those preparing for the military service examination.”

“I’m thinking about letting that guy eat and sleep in the dormitory.”

“I need your parent’s permission.”

“He may look like he was abandoned on the side of the road, but he is someone else’s precious son.”

Baek Yi-jeong muttered.

“I don’t know if they will understand. There is also the issue of cost. The cost of a child eating and sleeping at home is not just a small amount. If you convert it… … .”

“The value of life cannot be compared with it.”

“What are you going to do if I refuse?”

“That’s why I asked Lady Baek to accompany me.”

“Convince your parents?”

“Yes, similar.”

Some of the children who had been walking in a group split up on the road.

“Your Majesty, have a safe trip!”

“Your Majesty… … !”

“I’m going home! Our town is this way!”

He shouted and greeted me loudly, then ran away. I didn’t know why he was running. Dalcheon smiled and waved his hand.