Invitation to the Chatroom of the Gods - Chapter 53



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Episode 53 – The Continuing Relationship (2)

Namgung Yerin asks if she can go to Gangseo Province.

For a moment, I wondered what he meant, but then Namgung Yerin asked again.

“No. Brother, what are the qualifications for participating in the Yongbong Branch?”

The Yongbongjihoe was a place where the world’s greatest geniuses gathered to compete in martial arts, but it was not without qualifications to participate.

However, the qualifications were not that strict.

“First of all, there is an age limit.”

As it was chosen to be the best review index, only those of the appropriate age group could participate in the ‘Murim Chochul’.

In that sense, Namgung Yu-ryong had already passed the age of ‘Irip’ and was now in his mid-thirties, so it was a bit of a stretch to call him a ‘younger Ji-soo’.

However, Namgung Yu-ryong had won the Yongbongjihoe 15 years ago and was given the nickname ‘Thunder Dragon God Sword’, so he had no regrets.

Anyway, Namgung Yerin was nineteen this year and twenty next year, so she was more than qualified to participate in the Yongbong branch.

“Then, is it possible for someone who has just passed the terms and conditions to participate?”

“Of course it is possible.”

If she had just passed the age limit, it would mean she was twenty-one. Next year, she would be twenty-two, meaning she would only be two years older than Namgung Yerin.

He could certainly be called a martial arts master.

“Me, really?!”

It was Namgung Yerin whose expression suddenly brightened.

Namgung Yerin was a truly beautiful woman, but Namgung Yuryong couldn’t even remember when his younger sister had ever liked her so much.

I was very curious as to why she liked it so much, but before I could ask, Namgung Yerin immediately shouted.

“Then, Brother! Can I go to Gangseo Castle for a bit?”

“In Gangseo Province······ are you talking about?”

Namgung Yu-ryong was dumbfounded by his younger sister’s sudden question about going to Gangseo Province again.

That was the reason, and it was quite dangerous for a woman to travel alone, so I was worried.

But, didn’t they say that there is no child that never grows up?

“Hmm···.”

I couldn’t just say it wasn’t possible.

Namgung Yerin was not just a young younger sister. She was a woman who would turn twenty next year and become a full-fledged adult.

Wasn’t it your younger sister who solved the salt bribery case beautifully a few months ago?

Now, Namgung Yu-ryong can’t just protect her and ignore her.

Namgung Yu-ryong knew that blindly protecting and protecting her was not ‘affection’ but ‘interference’, and that it was actually causing his younger sister to go astray.

“If that’s what you want to do, then there’s no reason for me to stop you···.”

Still, I couldn’t help but ask the reason.

“Can I suddenly ask why you are going to Gangseo Province?”

I was training all day long, to the point where I could only solve the three meals a day problem at the training center.

“That, that. I was going to ask you to join the Yongbong branch together.”

“At the Yongbongjihoe? Who were you talking to?”

“Seo, Missionary······.”

“Military officer? If it’s a missionary officer… isn’t it the military officer run by Prince Cheongun?”

Namgung Yu-ryong knew the name of the missionary as soon as he heard it.

How could I not know?

Not only did he provide decisive help in the salt-feeding case, he was also the ‘benefactor’ who made the Namgung family’s popularity soar through the roof, and he was also praised highly by the Murim Alliance’s Kwai Cheong Cheon, the ‘Imugi of Gangseo Province’.

The two reasons why the Namgung family was able to enjoy unprecedented prosperity at the moment were thanks to the people named Yunryong and Cheongun of the Jang River.

It was impossible not to know the name of Cheongun, who could be called one of my benefactors.

And I knew that Cheongun’s age wasn’t that different from Namgung Yerin’s.

Also, since he was a teacher of a military officer called Seonmu-gwan, he could be considered a member of the sect, so he was fully qualified to participate in the Yongbong branch.

but.

“If that’s the case, why don’t you just send it by letter?”

“······.”

“Or maybe you wanted to express your gratitude as well?”

“······.”

Namgung Yerin didn’t have much of an answer. She just rolled her eyes left and right to check Namgung Yuryong’s expression.

It seems like he would rather talk face to face than through letters.

Namgung Yu-ryong said with a small smile.

“Then I’ll go with you.”

“······yes?”

“Isn’t he the benefactor of the Namgung family? I had been meaning to visit him in person and express my gratitude anyway.”

Then, Namgung Yerin was startled and waved her hands wildly.

“Oh, no! Sega is really busy these days, and you have to take care of Sega, Uncle. I’ll go by myself.”

“No, Yerin. The reason Sega is so busy and has been able to enjoy such a prosperous period is thanks to Prince Cheongun, so on this occasion, I would like to ask you to come with me-.”

“I told you I’ll go alone!!”

Namgung Yerin suddenly shouted, and Namgung Yuryong blinked his eyes without realizing it.

My little sister’s rebellion.

No, should I call this my little sister’s rebellion?

When Namgung Yu-ryong looked at her, Namgung Ye-rin bit her lower lip and avoided his gaze. Namgung Yu-ryong nodded with a trembling face.

“If that is what you mean···.”

“Really?!”

Namgung Yerin shouted with a bright smile. Then, perhaps surprised, she hurriedly covered her mouth with both hands.

“Oh, anyway! Then I can go, right?”

“That’s okay, but···.”

“Then I’ll go now!”

“What? You mean right now?”

Before Namgung Yuryong could finish speaking, Namgung Yerin’s silver hair fluttered in all directions. And then, as if performing a light technique, Namgung Yerin disappeared in an instant.

Namgung Yu-ryong could vaguely guess the reason for his younger sister’s belated tempestuous behavior from the shy girl’s appearance that seemed to anyone who saw her.

“I thought you had no interest in men······.”

Wasn’t she the younger sister who was wooed and proposed to by all sorts of men of high status, but who didn’t even pay attention to her?

“But Yerin is the first to show interest and approach me.”

Namgung Yu-ryong had never met Cheong-un before.

Still, if it was Cheongun······ I thought it would be okay to give up my precious little sister.

Just one thing.

“What should I say to my father….”

Namgung Sangcheon, the head of the Namgung family and one of the ten best swordsmen in the world, also known as the Thunder Sword Heavenly King.

There was news that he would soon return after finishing his long training in seclusion, so Namgung Yu-ryong was at a loss as to how to report this.

* * *

The scenery of Payang Lake is like the ocean.

The king sat still, his body covered in wounds.

And among the thousands of warriors of the Jang Gang Hyeopgaekdan, not a single one moved.

Is this exactly like a rat in front of a snake, or a rabbit in front of a tiger?

When I faced the King, my body would not move at all.

The King seemed lost in thought and said nothing. And soon, the King’s gaze behind the mask turned to the former General and the thirty-six officers.

“Thirty-six executives, including the former president, please come forward for a moment.”

The king’s sudden words.

Suddenly I came to my senses.

But my body had already taken a step forward. My body reacted before my mind could react.

······After all, whose words would I go against?

As the old general and the thirty-six officers came forward, the king spoke again.

“Let me ask you. What do you think is necessary to practice chivalry?”

No one answered.

It would be more accurate to say that my mouth just wouldn’t open.

Fortunately, the king did not criticize it and quickly opened his mouth.

“It is power. A knight without power is nothing more than incompetent and a guest.”

The King’s words continued.

This time no one answered, but it was a silence with a different meaning than before.

Because power······is not something that can be easily obtained as words say.

Even though I wanted to climb up, even though I wanted to become stronger, the wall of this cold reality was so high that I couldn’t overcome it.

This is especially true for a group of bandits who have nothing.

however.

“So from now on, you will learn martial arts from me.”

Suddenly the king’s words were heard.

The executives, as well as the thousands of unmanned personnel, all opened their eyes in surprise.

The king simply spoke, whether he knew or not what was in his heart.

“You must learn and practice martial arts well from me, and then pass it on to the warriors of the swordsman group you are each responsible for.”

The shock······ The shock really set in.

Everyone gathered here was a ‘murim person’ and a ‘warrior person’.

So, it means passing on martial arts to the people of Murim.

It was never easy, and I didn’t know what it meant.

“I would like to instruct each and every one of you, but please understand that I cannot do so because there are so many of you.”

But the king only showed an apologetic expression.

“However, I dare say that the martial arts I am teaching you are on par with the secret techniques of the Nine Pillars. So, train hard and faithfully carry out your duties as a knight.”

Beyond shock, amazement set in.

The level of a martial artist is usually determined by the amount of internal energy they possess.

However, just having a large amount of internal energy does not make one a master.

If internal energy is an inherent power, martial arts can be said to be a method of using that power.

In other words, no matter how strong your inherent power is, if you cannot handle it properly, it is of no use.

On the other hand, no matter how well you handle your strength, if the inherent strength itself is lacking, there are clear limitations.

Internal skills and martial arts.

Only by achieving the right balance of these two can one become a master, and only by adding enlightenment to this can one become a true master.

So, the level of martial artists is generally divided into third-rate, second-rate, and first-rate.

Here, the realms were subdivided into Chogyeong, Junggyeong, and Sanggyeong, but there weren’t many warriors in the world who reached the ‘first-class Chogyeong’.

That is why first-class was considered the ‘limit’ that ordinary people and common people could reach.

Most of the members of the Jang Gang Hyeopgaekdan were no more than third-rate, and even their executives were no better than second-rate.

And even if you reach a first-class level, the ‘peak’, the level beyond that, is another heaven.

Generally, mastering a martial art meant realizing and mastering the ‘true meaning’ contained in the martial art.

And a martial artist could be said to be someone who applies the true meaning of martial arts to fighting, which in turn meant that there were limits depending on the martial arts learned.

What is the true meaning of martial arts? Depending on what enlightenment and ‘truth’ it is trying to reach, there is a clear limit to how high it can go.

What martial arts did you learn from street fighting?

It simply contains the true meaning of street fighting.

Since it is far from the Way and the Truth, it is not only difficult to reach the highest level, but the level beyond that is something that is beyond even a dream.

Therefore, ‘Sangseung Martial Arts’ can be seen as a martial art that is closer to the truth called ‘Tao’.

Therefore, even if you do not master the martial arts of ascension, simply by learning the martial arts of ascension, you will learn the Tao and the truth contained in one simple formula, so you can reach second-rate and first-rate in one breath.

This was the reason why the martial artists were obsessed with ascending martial arts, and Gupa Il-bang’s secret technique was one of the ascending martial arts.

A very long time ago.

A martial art that contains the Way and truth left behind by the Gaepajosa who achieved profound enlightenment and became immortals.

It allowed me to overcome the limitations of talent.

He made dull people into ordinary people, ordinary people into geniuses, and gave wings to geniuses. So, to learn these secret techniques, talented people from all over the world long to become disciples of Gupa Ibang.

The secrets of the Gupaebang can be said to be the enlightenment of the immortals and the martial arts that contain the ‘highest path’.

But how can you compare it to those rising martial arts and secret techniques······?

Does that······make any sense?

Of course, that didn’t make sense.

It was clear that it was a boastful statement.

That’s why I was suspicious.

Even if it was the King’s words, I couldn’t believe it. I couldn’t help but be suspicious.

however······.

“Seeing is believing, so rather than explaining it in detail, I will show you something simple.”

The great king easily drew his sword.

“There are six basic techniques you will learn. Each technique contains a basic principle. The first technique is the sword that encapsulates the principle of hegemony.”

And the King’s sword was swung lightly.

I dare say so.

visor-!

It could be compared to the Kunlun sect, which was called the pinnacle of hegemony.

It wasn’t just the silk hegemony.

The hegemony of Kunlun. The illusion of Huashan.

The flow of a shaman. The pleasure of a fortune teller.

The strength of the common. The weight of the Jongnam.

The Great King’s Black Sword gathered and compared all the secret arts of the Nine-Tailed Fangs that commanded the world.

Now the Jang Gang Hyeopgaekdan has seen and is seeing again.

In the past, I saw the ‘power’ of the great king who burned all things in Lake Pa-yang, and just a moment ago, I saw the transcendent ‘internal energy’ that shook heaven and earth······.

now.

I am watching the ‘martial arts’ that the Great King is displaying.

Now I couldn’t dare doubt.

I had no doubts at all.

“······.”

“······.”

“······.”

Only a silence of shock and amazement descended upon Lake Pa-yang.

Thus, the loyalty and respect of the Jang Gang Hyeopgaekdan grew like bamboo shoots after the rain.

maybe.

I think that’s why.

“I··· will not accept the award.”

* * *

A voice was heard all of a sudden.

Suddenly, I stopped swinging my sword, wondering what that meant.

And the front view.

“Me too, me too!”

“I will not accept the award either!”

Suddenly, thirty-six executives gathered together and shouted.

‘······huh?’

I tilted my head without realizing it.

That’s understandable, what the heck is that?

“You’re not going to accept the reward…? What do you mean?”

When I asked, thirty-six executives shouted with reddened eyes.

“It is as you said. How could we receive a reward when you even teach us martial arts?”

“We will not accept the gold and silver reward bestowed by Your Majesty the King. Please use my reward for something else!”

“Me too!”

“Me too!!”

Then, 4,000 unmanned soldiers also shouted that they would not receive any rewards.

The solemn expressions on their faces were definitely not meant as a ‘joke’.

That’s why I was so embarrassed.

It wasn’t so much that I was embarrassed, but rather that I was horrified.

‘Public virtue… I already used it?’

The 48 years of merit earned by rewarding the Jang Gang Hyeopgaekdan have already been used up by obtaining the Taewondan.

But now you’re saying you’re going to return the award?

So, you’re saying that we should ‘refund’ the merit······?

‘······I’m dying.’

I died instantly here.

There is no time given for work.

It’s definitely instant death.

“We will prove our worth solely as knights!”

“Not for the reward! I will sacrifice my whole body for the great king and the knights!”

No, I think you’re misunderstanding something. That’s not what I meant.

I said it to him because he was hesitant to accept the award, meaning that it was okay to accept it.

“This is our hero!”

“We are loyal and courageous to the King, so please accept us!”

And yet, you’re lying there saying things like that······.

It was something he said because he didn’t know what true loyalty was toward me.

No, but since when did these guys start calling themselves chivalrous men?

I don’t know much about chivalry either.

Anyway, all the warriors in the band were stubbornly refusing to accept my reward.

Put yourself in someone else’s shoes.

They say you don’t know until you experience the situation.

“Are you saying that you dare to defy my ‘reward’ now?”

I could deeply understand the feelings of our rewarder, ‘Ju Gwan-cheon’.

Furthermore, I could even understand why Jukwancheon was pressuring me so much.

“I clearly said that this was a reward given in the name of the King, but did this mean that it was a rebellion against the King’s will?”

Kwaaaa …

It was quite a struggle to threaten as many as 4,000 unmanned people.

* * *

After many twists and turns, he was able to threaten a reward and give it to him. This way, he did not have to return the merits of over 48 years.

Of course, it wasn’t without a price. My body was already in a state of total exhaustion from squeezing out all my internal energy.

“······I feel like I’m going to die.”

I really thought I was going to die.

I thought it would be best if I just passed out for a day or so and woke up.

Still, it was better than a refund.

If I were to ask for a refund of my merits now, I would definitely die, so it was obviously better to be in a situation where I would die than to die.

And somehow I was able to teach martial arts.

“How much merit must have been accumulated?”

It was at that moment that I took out the folding chair with great anticipation.

Squeak!

Suddenly, a falcon shot down like lightning across the sky above Pa Yang Lake.

“···What’s the response?”

Click.

When Eungseon found me, he jumped up on the floor and came towards me. But he stopped right in front of my nose and nodded again.

And then all of a sudden, the gaze that was glaring at me······.

Huh?

I had a feeling who the hell you were.

It had been quite some time since I had seen you, but it wasn’t so long that it was a turning point.

It seemed as though I had completely transformed and had experienced some changes in my body and face.

Eungseon nodded at me several times.

Fortunately, it quickly realized that it was me and came back, bouncing up again.

Eungseon appeared in front of me and poked my foot with his beak.

As I tilted my head wondering what was going on, Eungseon grabbed the hem of my clothes and started pulling me.

It seemed like now wasn’t the time to just stand there blankly.

Then, all of a sudden, Eungseon’s gaze turned towards me······.

Knock knock!

It seemed like something big had happened at the mission office, so they had to go quickly.

* * *

Poyang Lake was located at the northern tip of Jiangxi Province, and Uihwang, our village and the location of the missionary office, was in the southern part of Jiangxi Province.

It wasn’t quite the end to the end, but the distance was quite a bit, and I was really dying because of it.

“Eungseon-ah, let’s go a little slower!”

Knock knock!

But Eungseon kept urging me, so I was able to arrive at the mission office as if I was being dragged halfway.

and.

I could immediately see why Eungseon was urging me so much.

Namgung Yerin of the Namgung Se family.

Dang So-hyang of Sacheon Dangmun.

“Lady Sohyang… why are you at the missionary office?”

“Why did Lady Yerin come to the missionary office…?”

In the missionary office, the two daughters of the Odae family were looking at each other and questioning each other.