Hyeonjilmusin - Chapter 80



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80. Preparation (4)

I sat down, leaning against the tree, panting. What kind of training can last for two hours without a break? The disciples with high martial arts skills were okay, but the disciples and I were practically half dead.

“Myeongyeop Dojo. I think you’re a little mistaken… … .”

“What are you mistaken about?”

“I am a lay disciple. I am not a disciple of the main temple.”

“I know. But anyway, when it comes to rotation, you’re the representative of the nonpartisan faction.”

“That’s true.”

“Hey, and what is a hard seal?”

“Then what do you call me? Isn’t it a bit odd to call a disciple a death sentence?”

“You’re not an ordinary disciple. Think about it honestly. Even if you were the cause of this revolution, would the Jangmunin have allowed you to participate in the revolution if he hadn’t admired your talent?”

While Myeongyeop and I were talking, the second and third disciples quietly approached me and placed a hand on my shoulder.

“Yeah, yeah. It was awkward because we didn’t have a proper title, but I guess we can just call him Death Penalty.”

“If I show good results in the rotation this time, everyone will acknowledge me, right?”

Certainly, the older disciples treated me naturally, but the younger disciples who were similar in age treated me uncomfortably.

Also, the shaman’s disciples, whether they were second or first disciples, were quite innocent as they studied Taoism. Unlike the third disciples who had just become the main disciples, they did not go around bragging that they were the main disciples. The third disciples’ innocence was added to their maturity appropriate for their age. It is not for nothing that Taoism is called the cultivation of character, so they were somewhat complete in terms of personality.

“Then let’s just call the people here to death. Cheonghwa Private School, is that okay?”

Myeongyeop spoke to Cheonghwa, who was resting on a tree stump. Cheonghwa shrugged.

“You guys figure it out. But I don’t know if Jang Moon-in will allow it. It’s good that we’re getting closer, but this is still a matter of sect rules.”

“Please explain it to me, sir.”

“If we win this round, we’ll be able to talk in a pretty good atmosphere.”

At Cheonghwa’s words, the people who distributed the famous characters stood up at the same time.

“Okay. Then let’s practice again.”

Myungyeop shouted. But someone’s stomach was rumbling. The rumbling sound spread to everyone as if it was contagious.

“Ahem. Everyone had a bad dinner.”

Cheonghwa said with embarrassment. Even in that state, Cheonghwa’s body was making a gurgling sound.

Myeongyeop tried to change the awkward atmosphere by speaking in a loud voice.

“We’re not kids, so how can we not starve a little?”

“Yes, I feel sorry for the adults of the sect.”

“What do adults have to be sorry about? We should hold Jegal Se-ga responsible for this.”

In this case, I was the one who felt the sting. Why, isn’t there such a thing? If they had pressed me, saying it was my fault, I would have resented it and refuted it point by point, but since no one was blaming me, I felt guilty.

“Hmm.”

I thought of the Whiyoungsangdan in Infinite. Jo Chung-heon must be working hard right now. He must be working hard because he has a lot of orders, so the budget is probably a bit short. That means the Whiyoungsangdan doesn’t have any spare money either.

‘still…….’

My top two rules were simple:

First, don’t do anything that will harm you.

Second, strictly follow the first rule.

I can explain it somehow by simply leaving the work to Jo Chung-heon and coming as a non-partisan. After all, the transformation of the Hwiyoungsangdan wasn’t finished yet, so it wasn’t the time for me to really start working. So, I came here just to take a little time.

But what I think now is clearly a loss for the Whiyoung Group. The transformation may have been delayed, or the results may have come out more quickly than expected.

‘……I am.’

I blankly looked up at the sky. The stars were sprinkled across the night sky like salt.

“hey!”

Then someone grabbed my ear and pulled it and screamed. What can I say? It was Myeong-yeop who had the most blunt personality here.

“Wake up, Inma.”

“Yes? Oh, yes. Sorry.”

“It’s true that I don’t have any strength because I only eat barley tea. Let’s stop here for today.”

“What kind of charity are you pretending to do? You’ve been working from morning till almost midnight. I think it’s already the second hour.”

“I was originally going to do it until the third watch, so you really gave me a lot of leeway.”

I laughed, but the disciples were really putting their hands on their hearts and sighing in relief.

“I never thought it would be a good thing that I didn’t eat.”

“If Myeongyeop is going to die, he’ll treat us like that.”

You were being sincere. They are definitely not the type of people to lie.

We disbanded like that, and I headed to Gokjeongak before entering Gungdogak. This was because Gokjeongak was in charge of correspondence with the outside world.

I went into the messenger’s office and lit a lamp. I had a letter to write.

-Recipient, Hwiyoungsangdan acting director Jo Chung-heon.

I was scribbling calligraphy and then I grabbed my head. Is this right? Such thoughts kept swirling around in my head.

“Golden insects, Mukhwiyoung. They are all dead.”

I’ve been called that before. If Muk Hwi-yeong from back then saw me, he’d slap me in the face. Asking me what the hell I’m doing.

Yeah. Something I’ve never done in my entire life.

I was thinking of giving ‘donation’ a try.

***

A shiny cart was rolling up Mt. Mudangsan for the first time in a long while.

“What do you have in store for us?”

“well.”

The elders, including Cheong-ui, who was the head of the Cheonjubong Mountain, were also watching the scene. Cheong-ui looked around at the elders, but it seemed like they were all seeing each other for the first time. Even Cheong-su, who was in charge of external relations, seemed unaware of the situation.

“I’ll go find out what it is.”

Gokjeongakju Cheongsu ran down from Cheonjubong and all the way to the main gate of the Mudangpa. As soon as he arrived, the cart was already there.

“Wait a minute, stop!”

As Cheongsu shouted, the cart and the workers stopped at the same time.

“What’s going on?”

“yes?”

The porter put down the cart, wiped his sweat, and shouted together.

“What are you bringing on the cart?”

“What is it? What did you order?”

“What should we order?”

The conversation between Cheongsu and the laborer was going strangely awry. Then, they felt someone running from behind.

“Your Majesty! I ordered you to do it.”

“… … ?”

When he turned around, he saw a man with a shabby appearance running towards him. Cheongsu narrowed his eyes and looked at him. Only when the man came closer did Cheongsu recognize him.

“Are you Mukhwiyoung?”

“Yes. Why?”

“Why did the tail turn out like this?”

Muk Hwi-yeong was always neat and tidy. But now, his clothes were torn and he was covered in dirt all over his body.

“What kind of hurtful thing is that?”

“Oh, you said you were going out for a spin.”

“yes.”

“Then you should practice like that. But, you told me to do this?”

“yes.”

Mukhwiyoung waved his hand and called the workers over. The workers came back to the entrance with their carts.

“……hmm?”

Something brushed against Cheongsu’s developed senses. It was the first time in a long while that his nose moved.

Muk Hwi-yeong went to the laborer, received the list, and seemed to check the items.

“Um, um. They’re all here. Do I really need to check? I’m the type of person who checks things like this, but I’m just too tired these days.”

“Ah, we are a place you can trust. How can you play a trick on such a big guest? If you go to Jinpung Guesthouse in Gyunhyeon, everyone will know about it.”

“Are you saying that you play a prank on little guests?”

“Haha, that’s what they say. That young man is really mischievous.”

“I’m joking.”

“Okay, I’ll order it again next time.”

The laborers unloaded the bags and jars from the cart. Mukhwiyeong opened the jars one by one and checked their contents.

As he opened the jar, a smell that was irritating to his nose rose up clearly. Cheongsu could now tell exactly what it was.

That was food. Not some kind of porridge made from bark, but real food.

“What the heck is all this?”

Cheongsu swallowed the saliva gathering in his mouth and asked.

To be honest, it was hard to eat delicious food in the Mudangpa even when things were going well. Although they tacitly turned a blind eye to the eating of meat and alcohol after leaving the martial arts world, the main temple only gave out grass food according to the original precepts.

That’s why this oily smell was so unfamiliar to the non-partisan group.

“What is it? It’s rice.”

“No, so why this… … .”

Cheongsu refuted, but a drop of saliva fell. Mukhwiyoung saw it and snickered. Cheongsu’s face turned red for the first time in a long time.

Cheongsu, who had been training his mind for a long time, almost broke down this time. However, Cheongsu pulled himself together. Since Jang Sam-bong’s opening, meat dishes had never been served in the shamanist sect. He could not break the tradition that his ancestors had kept.

“No, no. This is not right. How can you eat meat inside the main temple?”

“Yes? No?”

“Yeah. That won’t work. You didn’t know?”

Mukhwiyoung’s expression hardened. Judging from his expression, it seemed like he really didn’t know.

“No, I heard that when you go to Gangho, you also get to eat meat.”

“That’s just turning a blind eye. According to the rules, you shouldn’t eat it. You have to follow the rules within the main sect. Has anyone seen anyone eating meat and drinking alcohol within the main sect?”

“Didn’t the elders eat it all secretly?”

“What kind of harm is this guy doing!”

Churp. Cheongsu swallowed his saliva soundlessly and spoke in a pretended stern voice.

It wasn’t just the disciples who couldn’t eat proper food at the moment. The elders of the shaman sect weren’t so immoral as to steal food among themselves while the younger disciples were starving. Rather, they tried to take care of the younger disciples even if it was just grass roots and tree bark. So it was natural for the elders to be hungry too. They were the elders of the sect and had been well-trained, so they just didn’t show it to others.

“Ahem. Did you pay for all of this with your own money?”

“Yes. It’s a donation, a donation. Our top management doesn’t have much money right now, so we split it up and brought it.”

“That’s admirable, but what can’t be done can’t be done.”

“Ah. You sound sad.”

Muk Hwi-yeong’s expression distorted. Cheong-su also felt a little sorry. He brought the food with his own money, so it was understandable that he would be upset if she said she couldn’t eat it. But what can you do? That’s the rule.

Especially traditional sects such as the Mudangpa had to value the precepts that had been passed down from ancient times.

As Mukhwiyoung was expressing his regret with his whole body, a deep voice was heard from behind.

“What happened?”

Mukhwiyoung and Cheongsu’s eyes turned to the direction where the voice had come from. There, Cheongui, the long-legged man, was walking down. The elders were following him down as well. It seemed that they had come down after seeing the quarrel.

“… … Long sentence execution.”

“It’s food.”

Cheongyi didn’t say anything, but he knew it was food. Cheongyi’s senses were that developed. The elders also realized the situation when they smelled the oily smell.

The elders also realized the situation and immediately began to speak up. The first to speak up was Cheong-yu, who was not on good terms with Muk-hwi-yeong.

“Hey you, are you trying to disrupt the shaman’s rules?”

Even among the elders who had no particular feelings toward Mukhwiyeong, there were many who sympathized with Cheongyu in the current situation. This meant that there were many people in shamanism who valued the precepts.

“for a moment.”

At that moment, Cheong-ui raised his hand and stopped the other elders from speaking.

“Let’s bring the food up first. It’ll all get cold.”

“……yes?”

Everyone’s eyes widened at Cheong-ui’s remark. A smile appeared on Muk-hwi-yeong’s lips.