Hyeonjilmusin - Chapter 104



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104. Confident Gambling (1)

“What a terribly concise move.”

Myeonggyeong looked up. Before she knew it, the black-lipped man was standing next to her. Although she was quite cautious because it was an unfamiliar place, she did not sense him approaching at all.

It wasn’t particularly creepy. Myeonggyeong had guessed the identity of the black-haired man to some extent by looking at the sword he had bet on.

“The priest’s movements are a bit like that. Should I say that he pursues extreme efficiency?”

“That doesn’t fit with the martial arts of the Wudang faction. Those who consider efficiency are those who seek shortcuts, and aren’t the martial arts of the Wudang faction closer to the Great Way without a Gate?”

“That’s not wrong.”

“Judging from the way you understand, you seem to be a disciple with quite a few accomplishments. Is that person so important to the master that he would hand over such a disciple to the master?”

“There is no one who is unimportant to the shaman. Your family is no exception.”

Heukripin flinched at Myeonggyeong’s indifferent tone. In Heukripin’s eyes, Myeonggyeong was just a childish child. However, when that upper-ranking official fell from his side, the atmosphere he gave off changed slightly.

“Do you know me?”

“I knew it when I saw the sword. I remembered it because it was so cool. I remember telling my teacher that I wanted it and he said it was a sacred object of the Namgung family.”

“You have a keen eye, young disciple. What is Doho?”

“Myungkyung. Are you Namgung Hwi?”

“Haven’t you learned how to use polite language yet? You’re at that age, aren’t you?”

“Shall I do it for you? If you ask me to do it, I will do it.”

“No. Do whatever you want. I noticed earlier that you don’t seem to be used to strangers in the engineering department.”

“I don’t feel the need to do it to people outside of the Buddhist order.”

“That could be true. I’m like that too.”

Namgung Hwi and Myeonggyeong linked arms and looked at Bimu. Muk Hwiyoung’s next opponent was quite skilled, and they had been clashing for over twenty rounds.

“But is it right for a lay disciple to use the Yuun Sword Technique?”

“I told you. I’m a disciple with a secret name.”

“Then I guess you teach the shaman’s Jinsinjeolgi. In that case, I’d rather have you become a disciple of the main temple.”

“If Habukpojeongsa doesn’t like me, then that’s it.”

Namgung Hwi’s expression, which had been calm until then, changed dramatically.

“Did you reject it?”

“Yeah. I was born with the talent to be a merchant. Really me.”

Myeong-gyeong laughed in vain, thinking about it again.

Namgung Hwi is in the same martial arts world and belongs to a prestigious family, so he knows the power of the shaman sect. If the shaman sect accepted him as their main disciple right away, he would be the one to perform the rite of baptism on the spot, but he refused.

“How wonderful. I was surprised because I thought all the shaman’s disciples could do that.”

“Then the shaman would be the best in the world. Of course, it is still the best in the world.”

“Be thankful that Namgung Sega is not a sect.”

“It won’t be much different.”

Myung-kyung and Nam-gung-hwi glared at each other and then snickered. Regardless of their age, it was nice to see a person they could communicate with among the merchants for the first time in a long while.

“But why did you suddenly change it to black? If it’s fresh water, isn’t it important?”

“If my father found out that I was gambling on salt, he would fall over and grab the back of his neck.”

“But why?”

“I feel like teasing the merchants a little.”

Myung-kyung was puzzled. Nam-gung-hwi noticed that Myung-kyung didn’t understand, but he didn’t add any explanation.

“By the way, aren’t you angry? You’re treating the civilians like animals in cages.”

“I think I would have been angry too if it were me in the past.”

“If it were like the old days? Isn’t it too young to be saying something like that?”

“Then I will correct it to say, ‘Before I met the priest.’”

“Are you talking about that top coin?”

Myung-kyung nodded. Nam-gung-hwi made a face that showed he couldn’t understand. How could a mere merchant influence the head disciple of the shamanist sect?

“Have you ever tasted money? I know that the shamans deliberately live in poverty.”

“Don’t insult me. I just decided not to put myself first.”

“What are you talking about?”

“Even if you don’t want to assert yourself, I am still conscious of myself, so you eliminate me only when you are conscious of me.”

“What did you want to talk about? It was about the problem of the child and the great self in the Tao Te Ching.”

“Oh. Okay.”

Myeong-gyeong became slightly gloomy. She thought she was the only one who knew, but she didn’t know that Nam-gung Hwi knew too.

Namgung Hwi noticed her feelings and shrugged his shoulders.

“Even if a prestigious family doesn’t have a specific ideology, they will teach you all the scriptures.”

“I didn’t ask.”

Myungkyung’s face turned red. Namgung Hwi chuckled.

“Still, it’s amazing. How many people at that age would try to understand the principles of the scriptures and put them into practice?”

“I realized it after seeing the priest.”

“what?”

“Surprisingly, the priest is now the closest person to Dae-ah within the non-partisan group.”

“… … That merchant?”

Namgung Hwi was so flustered that he even brought out the word ‘jangsa-chi’ that he had kept in his mind. Myeong-gyeong frowned.

“Don’t talk to the priest like that, you swordsman.”

“I’m sorry.”

“Then I’m sorry too.”

Namgung Hwi laughed in vain. This kid was harder than he thought.

“But what does it mean that the upper class is close to Dae-ah?”

“You might not know it when you first meet him, but surprisingly, the priest’s personality changes every time he meets someone. It’s like he’s looking at a completely different person.”

“That is great in its own way, but isn’t it natural for people to be picky about time, place, and person?”

“That’s just superficial flattery or petty flattery. A priest is different. He is like water. Although the shape changes depending on the container, water is still water. Sometimes it’s strong, sometimes it’s soft.”

“hmm.”

Namgung Hwi looked at Muk Hwi-yeong. Muk Hwi-yeong had defeated his opponent and was immediately betting salt on someone else.

First of all, we can see one thing. This young Dojang named Myeonggyeong follows the upper class leader named Mukhwiyeong well.

It can also be inferred from the fact that he possesses great talent. It is unheard of for a shaman to offer a young man of such age a discipleship.

Also, the current state of Muwi was not bad. The fact that he could gamble with such confidence meant that the level of Muin was clearly visible. Needless to say, he could see it because he was stronger than those Muin.

It seems true that he was able to achieve great things at a young age, and that he was great in many ways. However, he did not seem like an adult who had reached a great level, as Myeonggyeong had said. It also played a part in Myeonggyeong’s explanation being very abstract.

“I’ll bet too. With this sword again.”

Anyway, Namgung Hwi continued to participate in gambling.

The salt he had earned in that way now amounted to three thousand pounds.

“Can I borrow an empty cart?”

“No need.”

In the middle, a merchant hesitated and asked, but Namgung Hwi coldly cut him off. After all, he wasn’t doing it because he wanted to get salt.

Suddenly, an interesting thought crossed Namgung Hwi’s mind. He had participated in this gambling to prank the merchants. He didn’t like the idea of ​​buying and selling the pride of the merchants for money. So he didn’t mind pranking them even more.

“Wait a minute. The salt shaker.”

“What’s going on?”

“Shouldn’t we raise the stakes a bit? It’s hard for me to say this myself, but this sword is quite valuable. Even if you had ten thousand pounds of salt, you wouldn’t be able to buy it. Since you’re merchants, you should be able to see the goods.”

Everyone looked at the sword at Namgung Hwi’s words. It certainly seemed like the work of a famous craftsman.

As the merchants watched, one of them took a few steps forward.

“I know a little about weapons. Can I take a look?”

“You? My weapon?”

“My name is Oh Jong-yo. If you are interested in weapons, you must have heard of the Oh Ui-cheol-bang.”

“What do you mean? I’m saying that I don’t like the idea of ​​a merchant touching my weapon. If you’re just going to look, I’ll let you.”

“Isn’t the sword more important than the scabbard? You have to pull it out and look at it for yourself.”

Oh Jong-yo said. Oh Jong-yo’s expression did not change even though Namgung Hwi was glaring at him.

“I don’t know how strong and famous you are, but I think you need to check the stakes to make sure the game is going well. If you don’t like that, then don’t participate. The reason I’ve been included in the game so far is because I’m looking at you, Son Dae-in.”

A cold atmosphere flowed between Oh Jong-yo and Namgung Hwi. Son Yeong-ui had an awkward expression.

The one who glared at him and then gave in was Namgung Hwi. Namgung Hwi took a deep breath, grabbed the scabbard, and held it out towards O Jong-yo.

Oh Jong-yo carefully received the sword from Namgung Hui and then slowly drew it.

“Ugh.”

Everyone gasped. It was a sword so beautiful that they couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration.

A beautiful blue sword. A strong halo of light that did not fade even in the darkness of the evening. A blade that was sharp and cool. Something was engraved on the sword, but the merchants who had not learned martial arts could not see the letters.

However, the merchants could tell what was engraved on the sword without even having to see it for themselves.

“… … Blue haze!”

Because there was only one famous sword with such a sharp blade: Byeokha.

A treasure known as one of the 18 most famous swords in the martial arts world and a sacred item of the Namgung family.

Everyone looked at Namgung Hwi with astonishment. Namgung Hwi smiled bitterly and took off his black hat.

It was the moment when Namgung Hwi’s true identity was revealed.

***

This was a bit surprising. The person that Son Yeong-ui brought was Namgung Se-ga. It was none other than Namgung Hui, who was currently considered the most outstanding late-stage index. Who would not know that the Huizhou merchants had a close relationship with Namgung Se-ga of Anhui?

Still, it was a great thing that someone like Namgung Hwi came in person. He was embarrassed and tried to hide his identity.

“Huh, huh. Aren’t you Prince Namgung?”

“I saw you last time.”

As soon as the merchants learned of Namgung Hui’s true identity, they began to act friendly to him.

But there was someone who could stop him. Son Yeong-ui suddenly changed into a proud expression and stood between Namgung Hui and the merchants.

“Gongja Namgung has come today as a member of the Janggyeong Merchant Group. Please do not cause unnecessary trouble.”

All the merchants looked disappointed at Son Yeong-ui’s words. Son Yeong-ui was proud. By dragging Namgung Hwi out, he had proven that among the many merchants of Huizhou, his family was closer to Namgung.

“What a beautiful sword.”

But actually, I wasn’t interested in Namgung Hwi’s true identity. I thought he would have brought out someone similar to him since he was going to fight against the shamanist faction, so it wasn’t to the point where I was flustered.

Instead, my eyes were focused on the sword. Byeokha. I had heard of its fame, but this was my first time seeing it in person.

In my previous life, I thought that a sword was an inauspicious weapon, and I actually stayed away from it. However, the fact that I am interested in swords in this way explains the difference between my previous life and now.

“What an inviting expression.”

Namgung Hui, who received the sword from Oh Jong-yo, said as he took it. I felt slightly embarrassed. He looked at me as if he was going to eat someone else’s belongings.

“It’s beautiful.”

I admitted it honestly. Namgung Hwi smiled.

“If you don’t get angry after seeing this, you’re not a warrior. You are a warrior. Why are you going up?”

“I am a merchant, and I am a deserted islander.”

“I see. There must be people like that. There are a lot of people in the world.”

After Namgung Hwi finished speaking, he turned his eyes away from me and looked around the room.

“So, is it worth raising the stakes?”

“But is it really okay to hang a treasure as big as a wall like this? We’re not trying to start a serious gamble.”

Oh Jong-yo said. Namgung Hui sneered.

“It’s okay. I won’t support you. Instead.”

“instead?”

“You too will have to risk something precious to respond to this.”

Blue brain energy flowed out from Namgung Hwi’s body.

Suddenly, the situation became such that the board had no choice but to expand.