The Party Will Not Fall - Chapter 35



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Although Chae Se-yeon didn’t seem to want to show it, she couldn’t hide her excitement.

There was a clear feeling of anxiety about hiding in the middle of enemy territory.

However, it seemed like there was a sense of liberation or anticipation.

It seemed that she had somewhat overcome the shock of Chae Hyun-hwa’s death.

However, Dang Bi-hyeon’s guess was clearly wrong.

Southern Hubei.

It was a day when no guest showed up even after the sun had set, so I had no choice but to sleep in the open.

“This isn’t your first time experiencing homelessness, right?”

“huh. “Hyuk, what about you?”

“I’ve tried a lot.”

Fortunately, the hangar contained supplies for when one was sleeping on the street.

Dang Bi-hyeon, who made Chae Se-yeon’s bed, leaned against a nearby tree and folded his arms.

Since they had deliberately moved to a location far from the road, the possibility of someone attacking them was slim.

My eyes closed of their own accord.

Time passed.

“… lender?”

The moon, which had been hidden by clouds, was revealed.

Dang Bi-hyeon woke up from a nap and immediately picked up his sword.

A bed made of thick cloth.

Chae Se-yeon was nowhere to be found.

I got up and got my nerves together.

‘My spare sword is also gone.’

Did Chae Se-yeon take it?

But there was no reason for that.

If she had been attacked, Dang Bi-hyeon would have woken up, and if she had not been attacked, there was no reason for Chae Se-yeon to disappear with her sword.

Dang Bi-hyeon looked near the dragonfly and found Chae Se-yeon’s footprints.

There seemed to be no other choice.

‘I have no choice but to follow the footsteps.’

Dang Bi-hyeon moved while holding his breath.

I sped up, being very careful not to make any noise by stepping on branches or the like.

It wasn’t long before I found Chae Se-yeon.

She stood still in a wide clearing in the middle of the forest.

When I wondered why the sword had disappeared, I saw that Chae Se-yeon was holding it tightly and taking a stance.

Dang Feixian looked at her clothes.

I put my worries aside only after confirming that there were no signs of battle.

“Could it be that you secretly practiced like this every night?”

The sight of Shinmong’s husband and wife crying was a sight to behold.

Anyway, I’m glad there was no problem.

Dang Bi-hyeon, who had lost some time, raised his voice.

“Miss, there is something that the civil servants asked you to do, right?”

“… … .”

“miss.”

Chae Se-yeon lowered her head slightly.

Other than that, he maintained his posture motionless.

There was no response.

Tang Feixian narrowed his eyebrows.

“miss.”

“… … .”

“… lender?”

There was no response, as if he couldn’t hear his voice.

That’s when Dang Bi-hyeon, who sensed something suspicious, approached.

“this… … … yo. this?”

“I beg your pardon? “I couldn’t hear very well.”

Chae Se-yeon was whispering something.

The volume of the voice was almost faint.

You couldn’t hear it at all unless you got one step closer.

These were not words meant to be conveyed to the other person.

Chae Se-yeon whispered non-stop.

“Can I do it like this?”

“… … .”

“Spread your shoulders and look straight ahead. The space between your feet should not exceed two spans.”

Eyes are half closed.

Dang Bi-hyeon noticed that Chae Se-yeon was still asleep.

‘Sleepwalking.’

It is a disease where the mind is sleeping but the body is awake and moving.

I heard that the symptoms are one of two things.

Repeating actions that have been done habitually.

“Someday, I will be like my godmother…” “I want to join the Murim Alliance.”

The body accepts the contents of the dream and moves.

Dang Bi-hyeon sighed.

Without knowing much about sleepwalking, he touched Chae Se-yeon’s shoulder to wake her up.

“Daeju, wake up now—”

Wedge!

Tang Fei-hyeon, sensing danger, retreated to avoid the blade.

Chae Se-yeon shows a fierce slash with half-closed eyes.

He must have clearly recognized Dang Fei-hyeon and pointed his sword at him.

His eyes were still half-closed, and there was no sign of him waking up from his dream of sweet memories.

“I’m such a piece of trash too.”

While retreating to avoid the slash, a brilliant idea crossed my mind.

Advice on Jeong and Dong given by Namgung Seobaek.

At this point, I am considering it and sparring with Chae Se-yeon.

Sreung.

I willingly drew my sword.

“Good is good.”

Chae Se-yeon dreams to her heart’s content, and Dang Bi-hyeon seeks development.

Both of them benefited, he convinced himself.

Dang Bi-hyeon looked ahead with his sword pointed at an angle.

Jump and jump.

Chae Se-yeon’s steps were slow.

Perhaps because he was asleep, all his movements were noticeably slower than usual.

There were signs of a sword attack.

Whi profit!

Chae Se-yeon resembles Chae Hyeon-hwa.

He swung his sword with an honest attitude that clearly showed his hard work.

‘The basics are excellent, but the speed is terrible. Almost flowing.’

In fact, it is amazing to perform this level of swordsmanship while conscious.

Huh!

A second sword strike came.

Dang Bi-hyeon squinted one eye.

‘If it were me before, I would have dug in backwards.’

There were a lot of gaps, so it seemed like the gap could be narrowed in any direction.

It’s embarrassing to call moving a gamble.

However, in order to not give the other person even the slightest possibility, it was necessary to accept it calmly.

Kaang!

A sharp sound of metal echoed through the vacant lot.

I waited and accepted it, pushing Chae Se-yeon away.

She took her stance again without changing her expression and whispered.

“Please, please, one more time, Godmother.”

As Dang Bi-hyeon pondered over the sum of the previous paragraph, he remembered Namgung Seo-baek’s advice.

‘When there is movement and stillness, you always choose movement.’

Chae Se-yeon drew a gentle curve in the air.

Cheaeng!

I stopped in the middle and twisted my wrist.

Dang Bi-hyeon’s sword was pressing Chae Se-yeon’s sword from above.

Meanwhile, he didn’t move a single step.

‘If you can cope without moving, it’s much better not to move.’

The voice in the memory resonated in Dang Bi-hyeon’s bones.

I smiled without realizing it.

At this moment, Tang Feixian faced the wall.

Joy rushed in and filled my mind.

The wall was not a symbol of frustration, but a clue to enlightenment.

Dang Bi-hyeon was a fugitive.

For seven years before the terms of service, he left his family and wandered around the central plains.

The seven years after the end of the contract were a series of escapes, fighting for life and death as a martial arts official.

All my life I had been running, and if I stopped struggling, death would come quickly.

I’ve already learned how to move.

So from now on.

‘Learn how not to move.’

That was the path to breaking the wall and reaching the peak.

Skaaaang!

The two interlocked swords vibrated.

Tang Feixian reexamined all the resources he had.

Muscles, breathing, sensations.

Even when I was still, there were a lot of elements that needed to be coordinated.

Just because I didn’t move didn’t mean my body worked any less.

“Godmother… .”

Chae Se-yeon whispered softly and stopped the attack.

He adjusted his grip on the sword and slowly brought it behind his back.

I saw it once when I killed Chae Hyun-hwa.

A technique of charging while hiding one’s sword from the enemy.

Clearly the sword is behind her back.

However, people often find it difficult to estimate the utility of an object just because it has disappeared before their eyes.

The purpose of targeting such blind spots was clear.

‘At that time, I moved and avoided it.’

After slowing down Chae Hyun-hwa by thrusting with an outstretched arm, he chose to dodge to the side.

At that time, no alternative came to mind.

It’s still the same now.

‘I don’t avoid it.’

block it

If you don’t stop here, you won’t know whether your decision is correct or incorrect.

Dang Bi-hyeon first looked straight at Chae Se-yeon with a straight posture.

Chae Se-yeon was seen slightly bending her knee on the side of her stepping foot.

Softness is essential to counter strong force.

The hand holding the sword loosened somewhat.

“… … .”

“… … .”

Chae Se-yeon, who had finished preparing for the rush, suddenly became motionless.

After a while, she suddenly returned to her stance and sheathed her sword.

Less evil.

Even though Dang Bi-hyeon gave him a puzzled look, he still left the clearing with half-closed eyes.

“what… ?”

Dang Bi-hyeon, who had his sword in hand, followed Chae Se-yeon.

She managed to return to her sleeping place.

I put the sword next to me and went to bed.

And then I went to sleep as if nothing had happened.

No, the expression of trying to sleep was strange.

It would be more accurate to say that the sleepwalking symptoms have ended.

Dang Bi-hyeon sat down with his back against the tree again.

I caught a glimpse of Chae Se-yeon and closed my eyes.

But not long after, I opened my eyes again.

‘I think too much because of Bimu, so my mind is clear.’

I ended up spending the night with my eyes wide open.

* * *

It rained right after the sun rose.

I opened my umbrella and looked at Chae Se-yeon, who was walking one step ahead.

‘I didn’t wander around asleep again.’

However, it is definitely not a special symptom that was seen only last night.

Dang Bi-hyeon secretly began his luck.

“miss.”

“huh?”

“What do you feel like when you wake up recently? “Do you feel like you slept soundly?”

Chae Se-yeon answered while fiddling with the end of the veil.

“I sleep well. I also have happy dreams… .”

Chae Se-yeon put her hand out of the umbrella.

I shook my hands off the still rain and continued speaking.

“But every time I dream, my whole body aches. “It’s especially true today.”

“… … .”

“don’t mind. “It’s probably because it’s been a long time since I’ve been homeless.”

There was no further conversation after that.

Tuk. Patter. Fighting.

The sound of rain hitting the grass and dirt had a kind of magical power that made me stop talking.

It was a beneficial noise that relaxed the mind and body.

The silence was broken around half an hour after we left the road.

“ah. The village… .”

“If I had walked half a mile longer yesterday, I would have slept in a guest room.”

“I know.”

We arrived at a fairly large village with a lot of people coming and going.

In addition to the carriages that served VIPs, there were also carriages that appeared to be carried by Pyoguk.

“Why not take a break until around noon and see how the rain trends? “The Yangtze River will not be far away anyway.”

“good.”

I went into a guesthouse, ordered some noodles, and sat down.

Jeomsoi, who received the order, smiled brightly and walked away.

“I’ll take over in no time!”

Chae Se-yeon gazed aimlessly outside while waiting for her food.

Dang Bi-hyeon opened his mouth.

“I have something to tell you.”

“Oh, yes. say.”

“Do you know about sleepwalking?”

The swell fluttered up and down.

“It’s a disease where the body moves on its own while the mind is sleeping.”

“you’re right.”

At that time, Jeomsoy placed somen in front of each person.

Dang Feixian gave him an iron coin and asked how long it would take to get to the Yangtze River from here.

“Even if you set aside enough time, it won’t take more than half a day.”

“okay. “Go now.”

When I threw another iron coin, Jeomsoi bowed politely.

Immediately after Jeom So-i quickly left the place, Dang Bi-hyeon told Chae Se-yeon about what happened last night.

“It wasn’t long before he lay down again.”

“I wasn’t feeling well on days when I had dreams, and that was probably why.”

Chae Se-yeon was surprisingly calm.

I lifted the veil as much as needed and started eating somen.

There was no sign of surprise or agitation at all.

“Can you do the mission?”

“are you okay.”

Shoot ahhh.

At that moment, the sound of rain became stronger and the wind came in.

“It will get better over time.”

Dang Bi-hyeon looked at Chae Se-yeon.

She stopped playing with her chopsticks and waited until the wind disappeared.

Beyond the flowing swell, I could see deeply sunken eyes.

‘It seems like the wound caused by Chae Hyun-hwa’s death has gotten worse rather than healed.’

On the outside, he claimed that he had now overcome it.

At the same time, my insides were falling apart.