Invitation to the Chatroom of the Gods - Chapter 35



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Episode 35 – The Way of the Sacheondangmun (1)

Long, dark hair that seems to embrace the night sky.

It fell gracefully below her shoulders, drawing a soft curve like the flowing Milky Way.

Her slender figure was quite delicate even for a woman, as if she were a flower petal swaying in the wind.

Her pale skin was almost colorless, almost pale. Perhaps because of this, her overall aura seemed ‘sickly’.

So my first impression was ‘a sickly beauty’.

But despite her weakness, her eyes were clear and transparent, revealing her pure and strong inner self.

The name of this beauty who sublimates even her weakness into beauty is······

“Nice to meet you. My name is Dang So-hyang from Sacheon Dangmun.”

Dang So-hyang of Sacheon Dangmun.

First of all, it was a name I was hearing for the first time.

However, I only heard the name ‘Dangso-hyang’ for the first time, but I knew the name ‘Sacheon Dangmun’.

The five great generations that stand shoulder to shoulder with the old generation.

The Sacheon Dangmun family was a prestigious family like the Namgung family, so it was impossible not to have heard of it.

However, as the name Sacheon Dangmun suggests, the Tang family was a family located in Sacheonseong.

Anhui Province, where the Nanggong family is located, is just above Jiangxi Province, where I live.

If you mix in a little exaggeration and fall down, it’s close enough that your nose will touch the ground, so if you become famous in Anhui Province, your name will become known to some extent in Jiangxi Province as well.

Just as I have heard the name of Anhui Province’s Ok-myeon-seol-geom, Nam-gung Ye-rin.

However, Sichuan Province was quite far from Jiangxi Province.

A street where rumors cannot be heard unless you make a name for yourself.

That’s why I was wondering.

“Are you Prince Cheongun?”

How does Dang So-hyang know my name?

Just as it was the first time I heard Dang So-hyang’s name, Dang So-hyang also had to hear my name for the first time.

So, Dang So-hyang couldn’t know my name.

“Do you know me?”

“There’s a rumor going around all the way to Sacheon. They say that a giant snake is sleeping in a rural village called Yihwang in Gangseo Province.”

Imoogi of Gangseo Province.

“I thought he would have a scary, snake-like appearance because he was called Imoogi, but contrary to rumors, he is very handsome.”

Somehow, it seemed that the shameful rumor had reached Sacheon Castle.

I cleared my throat once and asked Dang So-hyang.

“Ahem, so, is that why you came to see me?”

“yes.”

Dang So-hyang nodded slightly.

And just as I was about to ask why.

“I came all the way from Sichuan Province to this distant Jiangxi Province to marry Prince Cheongun.”

······For a moment, I thought I had misheard.

Of course, it’s marriage, right?

With whom? With me? Suddenly?

“I don’t know if I don’t remember, but young lady, isn’t this the first time we’re meeting each other?”

“That’s right. It’s our first time meeting.”

“But you came to me to ask me to marry you.”

“Yes. Is it important whether you see each other for the first time or not when getting married?”

···Isn’t it important?

Of course, I’m not sure because I’ve never been married······

No, isn’t this a problem that can be solved after getting married?

But from Dang So-hyang’s perspective, she thought that it might be possible.

That would be the case. Dang So-hyang was the daughter of a prestigious family called Sacheon Dangmun. And since daughters of prestigious families usually get married through political marriages, it may not have mattered whether they met at first sight or not.

But that was only Dang So-hyang’s position, not mine.

First of all, political marriages often occur between people from prestigious families.

No one in their right mind would pursue a political marriage with a criminal from a remote rural area like me.

First of all, I had never heard or seen anyone say that I was getting married.

In the first place, what was lacking in the world-renowned Sacheondangmun family, that they were pushing for a political marriage with me?

“···Gyahahaha!”

Suddenly, Dang So-hyang burst into laughter.

It seemed like Dang So-hyang was tapping the floor with her slender palms, but she couldn’t hold back her laughter and lowered her head, groaning.

“Kyahaha, kyahahaha!”

Dang So-hyang, who is shaking her shoulders and getting dizzy.

“···Of course! I’m joking···!”

Dang So-hyang spoke, barely holding back her laughter.

······I really wondered what kind of woman she was.

No, there are jokes to make and jokes not to make. Are you saying that you’re joking about ‘marriage’, which is a great matter of human relations and the most important thing in life?

When I made a dumbfounded expression, Dang So-hyang said, lightly dabbing her eyes with her hand as if she was about to die from laughter.

“It is true that I have come to marry you, but my husband is not Prince Cheongun. In other words, I already have a husband, so unfortunately I cannot be with Prince Cheongun.”

···She was a woman who gave off a formidable first impression.

In a different sense from Namgung Yerin.

“I didn’t come here to see Prince Cheongun for that reason.”

After a while, Dang So-hyang continued speaking with a bright smile.

“I came to see the former lord of Yakwangdang.”

“You say you are the former lord of the Yakwangdang···?”

“Oh, right. Since you are no longer a member of the family, should I call you Elder Park Jin-Hyeon?”

“······yes?”

Grandfather Park Jin-Hyeon was a member of the Tang clan?

* * *

Sichuan Tang Gate.

As one of the five great families that stand shoulder to shoulder with the Gupaeilbang, the Sacheondangmun could be said to be a family made up of blood relatives with the surname ‘Dang’.

However, unlike Namgung Se-ga, it was called ‘Sacheon Dangmun’ and not ‘Dangssi Se-ga’, because unlike other families made up of pure blood relatives, Dangmun was more of a sect rather than a family.

For example, Namgung Segara could be said to be a kind of clan village where people with the surname ‘Namgung’ gathered.

In other words, being a member of the Namgung family meant that one was a ‘blood relative’ with the Namgung surname and a ‘blood relation’ with the same blood flowing through them.

And this was not only true for Namgung Se-ga, but also for the other Five Great Clans.

Unlike the ‘school’ where anyone can become a disciple or member if their skills are recognized, in Sega, no one can become a disciple or member unless they are ‘blood relatives’.

But the Tang family was different.

Even if you did not have the surname ‘Dang’, you could become a disciple of the Dang clan or a member of the family.

While outstanding talents were accepted as disciples of the Tang family, the daughters of the Tang family brought people from other regions to the Tang family through ‘sons-in-law’.

This was the reason why the family’s size and power were called ‘Sacheon Dangmun’ and not ‘Dangsegae’ among the five great families.

So, now.

Grandfather Jin-Hyeon Park, our town’s council member.

“Sir, are you from the Tang family?”

It seemed like my grandfather had also been a member of the Sacheondangmun sect in the past.

“I once studied medicine at a local sect.”

Each of the five great sects had something they called a ‘special skill’, and the Sacheondangmun was famous throughout the world for its outstanding ‘poisonous skills’ and ‘dark skills’.

However, as we dealt with poison, we had to understand the human body well, and naturally, ‘medicine’ developed.

Also, as each family began to make their own secret weapons to use in secret qigong, ‘metallurgy’ naturally developed.

As a result, he ended up exploring various fields, but all of this could not be solved by just the ‘blood relatives’ with the Dang surname, which was the reason why the Sacheon Dangmun was called ‘Dangmun’ and not ‘Seaga’.

“Learning? Rather, I heard that the elders taught the clan. Do you think an outsider would have risen to the position of the clan leader for no reason?”

Dang So-hyang said as if asking what he was talking about.

Indeed, as she said, it was rare for an outsider to go as far as the ‘head of the household’.

Still, the fact that he went all the way to the head of the household shows how excellent his medical skills must have been in his time.

Somehow, I thought it was strange.

That’s why I get up with a start even though I’m so seriously injured.

No matter how much magical power the Youngbo Pil method had, the recovery was too fast.

Moreover, I thought it was amazing that any injury could be completely cured without any aftereffects.

“It was a long time ago, more than a dozen years ago. Now, I am neither the head of the Yakwangdang nor a member of the party. I am just an ordinary doctor from a rural village and an old man waiting for the day of my death.”

Only now can I understand the reason for his outstanding medical skills, which are hard to believe for a doctor from a remote village.

That’s why I had to ask.

“No, why is such an old man here now?”

“I kicked myself out.”

“······yes?”

I tilted my head involuntarily.

That would be the case, as the title of ‘head of the household’ refers to the person in charge of an organization called ‘dang (堂)’ and is by no means an ordinary position.

This is especially true if you are the head of a clan belonging to the Sacheon Dangmun, one of the five great clans.

Why would you turn down a position like that and become a member of the National Assembly in a remote rural village?

‘Why?’

It seemed like there was a reason.

But it seemed like even if I asked, he wouldn’t answer.

I was curious, but not curious enough to ask questions, so I just kept the question to myself.

However, I was a little curious as to why Dang So-hyang came to see Grandfather Park Jin-hyeon.

“Then, you’re saying that the young lady came to see you···”

“As you can see, Confucius, I am sickly and my body is very weak.”

Since that was the truth, I neither denied nor confirmed it.

Then Dang So-hyang opened her mouth wide.

“···This is too much.”

“I’m not good at lying. I’m sorry, young lady.”

“It’s okay. It’s true, just like you said.”

Dang So-hyang continued speaking with a small smile.

“Anyway, I want to marry my husband as soon as possible, but with my current body, I’m going to die during the wedding ceremony. That’s why I came to see the head of the Yakwangdang and the old man who was called a divine doctor.”

In simple terms, it meant that he had come all the way here because he was terminally ill.

But she smiled so brightly that I couldn’t understand whether she had a bright personality or was just trying to act bright.

“What do you mean, God? Stop talking nonsense and go find your husband or whatever. I have to treat this guy who faints every now and then, so I won’t be able to see him off, so please understand.”

“I wish I could have stayed a little longer, but it’s a shame…. But thank you for treating me. And the treatment costs are from my family….”

“It is done. Even though he has now left the Tang family, how can someone who was once the head of the Yakwangdang accept payment for treating the Tang family’s daughter?”

“Isn’t it because of my grandfather, the head of the household?”

“······I won’t deny it.”

Even though he spoke gruffly, Grandfather Park Jin-hyeon treated Dang So-hyang like his granddaughter.

“Then, girl, cheer up and march vigorously to find my husband!”

Dang So-hyang clenched her fists. Then she looked at me and smiled sweetly.

“It was nice to meet you, Prince Cheongun. Next time, if we have the chance, let’s get married!”

And then, suddenly, Dang So-hyang left.

Truly… she was an unpredictable woman.

That was when.

“······Dirty bastards.”

Suddenly, Grandpa Park Jin-Hyeon muttered as if chewing.

Just a moment ago, it seemed like she was treating me like a granddaughter, but her attitude suddenly changed.

As I was hiding my embarrassment, Grandpa Park Jin-Hyeon suddenly spoke to me.

“Do you know why I left the party?”

A question I was about to ask earlier but swallowed.

When I shook my head, my grandfather asked me again.

“Have you heard anything about the rumors that have been circulating in the Yangtze River recently?”

“You say it’s a rumor floating around the Yangtze River….”

“There is a rumor that the Jang River waterway has been integrated.”

“ah.”

I’ve heard that too.

The Yangtze River is a great waterway that crosses the world, and the Jiangxi Province where I live also runs through the Yangtze River.

However, it was only located at the northern end of Gangseo Province, and even then, it was quite far from here, so it had little to do with our village.

Still, I was able to hear that rumor.

“The reason So-hyang came to see me was because of that rumor.”

“Huh? What do you mean?”

“I’m talking about So-hyang’s fiancé. The man that So-hyang called her husband is the one who caused the rumors floating around the Yangtze River and the great king who united the Yangtze River waterway.”

······Was it like that?

Afterwards, Grandfather Park Jin-Hyeon told a long story about it.

The relationship between the Jang Gangsu River and Sacheon Dangmun.

The difficulties and problems that Sacheon Dangmun is currently experiencing.

Furthermore, the reason why Dang So-hyang marries the King of Jang Gang-su-ro-chae.

I was able to find out all the relevant facts.

“And this is the letter the Tang clan sent me. It’s a letter about So-hyang’s condition and a request for her treatment.”

Grandfather Park Jin-hyeon took out a letter from his bosom.

“There are a thousand things that could be called extremely poisonous hidden in So-hyang’s body.”

Grandfather Park Jin-Hyeon added that he was a natural talent in ‘Dokgong’, which is called ‘Cheondokjiche’.

But it is said that opposites resemble each other.

The ‘genius talent’ of handling a thousand poisons was also, on the contrary, a ‘rare disease’ of being addicted to a thousand poisons.

A talent that at first glance resembles my ‘Cheonryeojiche’.

“You want me to cure So-hyang’s illness? Ha! That’s not even funny.”

Grandfather Park Jin-hyeon crumpled up the letter he was holding.

“Does that mean that the Tang family has no intention of treating Young Lady Tang’s illness?”

“As I said, there are a thousand types of poisons embedded in So-hyang’s body. It seems that this is a secret known only to a very few people in the Tang clan.”

In other words, it meant that even the King of the Jang River Surochae did not know about Dang So-hyang’s special constitution.

“What do you think would happen if the great king of the Jang River Surochae embraced So Hyang?”

“······.”

“The Tang clan intends to use So-hyang as nothing more than a ‘secret weapon’ and ‘poison.’”

As a secret weapon and poison to assassinate the Great King of the Jang River Surochae.

The great king who united thirty-six Changjiang water channels was an ‘unidentified master’.

I don’t know who that unidentified master is, but in another sense, it was a problem that only required assassination of that master.

It was clear that the Jang River Surochae, which had lost its leader and head, would fall apart again, and that the Jang River would return to its former form.

However, since he was a ‘master’ who had unified the Yangtze River, which no one had been able to do, there was no proper way to assassinate him.

“From the beginning, the Tang clan had no intention of saving So-hyang. It was just a problem. If So-hyang died before they could get married, they wouldn’t be able to use her as a tool.”

That’s why I came all the way to Gangseo Province.

In the past, he visited his grandfather, Park Jin-hyeon, who was the head of the Yakwangdang and was called a god, in order to extend Dang So-hyang’s life for a short while.

“You don’t have the strength to fight against the Jang Gangsu River? The Sacheon Tangmun, known as the Five Great Sages? Well, that could be possible.”

Grandfather Park Jin-hyeon snorted.

“Those Tang people just took the easy way out.”

It is an easy way to protect the family with just one person’s sacrifice and misfortune, rather than having the entire family come out and fight and shed blood.

“And this is the way of the Tang sect, and this is the place called ‘Sacheon Tang sect’.”

Grace doubled, resentment tenfold.

The Sacheondangmun method of not caring about the means and methods to achieve the goal.

It was the most rational and ideal method in terms of ‘efficiency’.

“I couldn’t bear to look at that dirty way of doing things, so I kicked the door and left the party on my own.”