The World of Sound - Chapter 103



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It’s truly thrilling.

That was the only way I could express my feelings about meeting the Namman Beast Palace.

The huge tree made this place feel like it wasn’t human territory, and the strong aura coming from it was so exciting that it excited the senses.

Bukgungyeon and Biyeon were speechless at the amazing sight.

I was at a point where I had to struggle to control the anger that was boiling over without me knowing it.

And then I finally understood.

In terms of the level of martial arts itself, it can never be said to be higher than that of the Central Plains. How can the martial arts of the outside world, which are evaluated as being so powerful?

If you live in such a natural environment, even those who have not learned martial arts will be able to compete with second-rate warriors.

It wasn’t that it wasn’t, but the way the villagers peeked their heads out and looked at the stranger was different.

Even in front of the descendants of the Habuk Peng family, who are known for their large stature and brute strength, there are those who can confidently walk around with their shoulders held high, but they have not even learned martial arts.

Living in such a dense natural environment, it may seem natural, but what is interesting is that it is not only those with such large bodies.

Some of them, like Maeng Wol-hee who was leading them, had relatively sturdy, not large, bodies, so Bukgungyeon wondered what kind of martial arts they had learned.

They may have been selected to teach martial arts to only these people because of their large build, but since they also had the strength and muscle to be called boneless, I thought that maybe the martial arts of the Namman Beast Palace did not have only one direction.

“Please come to the palace.”

They and Cheonhwa and their party looked at each other as they entered the palace.

There was a murmur of conversation as if it had been a long time or the first time for them to receive guests or see outsiders here, but no one showed ill will towards them or blocked their way.

It may be because the Beast Archers who lead them are of high rank, but considering their belligerence and insularity, it was also unexpected.

“Is this them?”

As they reached the main gate of the Beast Palace, in front of that huge tree, someone called out to them from up high above.

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

The Princess of the South Manchuria.

He, the ruler of Yunnan, came out to greet them in person.

“!!”

Wheeze-

But the hospitality didn’t end there.

As soon as Cheonhwa and her party confirmed that they were the guests she had invited, the Southern Beast Princess lightly jumped down from the top of the castle, which must have been dozens of jang high.

Kuung!!

He landed in front of them and got up without showing any sign of recovering from the shock.

A giant among giants.

The other people I had seen in the village I had walked through earlier were so large that it would be hard to find them in the central plains, but this man was so large that it seemed like two of them had been put together, and the ground shook as if an earthquake had occurred.

“Oh my, dust. Why are you jumping over the wall instead of the perfectly good door? You’re not even a kid.”

“!!”

He was a big guy, but his presence was so huge that it made you wonder if he was just going to throw a punch.

That’s why Bukgungyeon and Biyeon were swallowing their saliva and not even able to respond, but Cheonhwa, who was standing closest to where he had fallen, frowned and waved his hand.

He even scolded the Southern Wild Beast Princess.

“Haha. Sorry about that. I tend to move before I think. Be careful next time!”

It was something that would naturally arouse his anger.

Although he is not a martial artist, his position can be seen as that of the leader of the Gupailbang, or even higher.

However, surprisingly, the Southern Wild Beast Princess apologized to Cheonhwa without hesitation.

He laughed heartily and admitted his mistake.

“Look, Dad. How many times have I told you? You have to get into the habit of going by the door and the road! I’ll tell Mom!”

“Ah, ahem. Wolhee. That’s a bit… … Isn’t this in front of guests?”

“Oh, Father?”

For a moment, Bukgungyeon and Biyeon’s expressions became blank.

The sharp woman who brought them here and that big man are father and daughter?

As I muttered in disbelief, Cheonhwa suddenly turned her head and tilted her head.

“Why? You can tell at a glance that they are a married couple.”

“Huh? How on earth is that… … hmph!”

At those words, the two women blinked again.

I made a sound as if telling him not to talk nonsense, but then realized I had made a mistake and quickly covered my mouth.

“Tsk. You should look at the essence, not the appearance. Look carefully. Aren’t those two almost identical?”

“Hehe. You really have an eye for detail. That’s okay. It might seem that way to outsiders.”

Fortunately, however, the Southern Wild Beast Princess had a cheerful personality.

While praising Cheonhwa, he reassured Bukgungyeon and Biyeon, and admitted that it could seem that way.

Because the perspectives of the Central Plains and here are bound to be different.

“More than that, why did you call us?”

When it seemed like small talk was going on like that, Cheonhwa asked directly.

First of all, he was the one who set foot in this place without permission, but he asked them proudly because they had come looking for him and invited him.

In a calm and slightly annoyed tone.

“The little brother is hot like us. Good. Since we are the ones who invited him, let’s talk!”

However, the Southern Wild Beast Princess was not at all offended by his reaction. Instead, she praised his attitude and explained the reason for the invitation.

“None!”

“……yes?”

However, the next answer made even Cheonhwa feel absurd.

You invited people you didn’t even know and now you say there’s no reason for it?

What the hell is this nonsense about forgetting to wash your hands?

When Cheonhwa looked at him with a dumbfounded expression, he scratched his head in embarrassment and spoke again.

“I just received a revelation from the Mother Tree. She said that if a noble person comes to this land and I keep him close, my worries will be solved.”

“Hmm?”

As expected, it was a revelation.

However, it didn’t seem like he was the type to read the weather like I thought.

The Mother Tree. The entity they were referring to was not some incorporeal, transcendent being, but that great tree that provided them with a fortress.

‘Is it a shepherd?’

So, while he would normally have tilted his head with an expression of confusion, Cheonhwa raised his head and looked at the huge tree.

I looked into the great spirit of nature that resided within it.

It is similar to the wind chime, but it is incomparably more powerful than the tree and contains a spirit that is incomparably greater.

And so he made it live for countless years, and grew the tree to such a huge and transcendent size.

I found myself strumming the wind chime as I watched the creature, which not only possessed the energy of the neck but also possessed power close to that of Mother Nature itself, and possessed a spirituality as great as its size.

Diriring-

It was a very soft melody.

I tried to communicate with it by caressing it, which was called the Mother Tree, and whispering ticklish sounds.

Just like Bingryong, Suyeong, and Pungryong, he felt like the guy would answer him.

“Hoo.”

The Southern Wild Beast Princess quietly watched the scene.

Normally, they would block and punish any attempt on the Mother Tree in advance, but they intuitively realized that the melody had extraordinary power and was something that posed no threat to the Mother Tree at all.

Thanks to that, the performance was able to continue for a while, and when Cheonhwa, who had briefly closed his eyes in the middle, opened them again, a mysterious energy could be seen flowing through both of his eyes.

“Good.”

“You certainly deserve the approval of Mother Tree.”

At the same time, both Cheonhwa and the Southern Wild Beast Princess acknowledged each other.

Although their thoughts were slightly different, they realized that the mother tree, with the spirit of the tree dwelling within it, was a being that was cherished and cared for, and that it had no evil intentions or plans.

“From now on, you are our brothers!”

Then we can be friends.

The moment she thought that, the Southern Wild Beast Princess opened her mouth first.

It was a declaration, not a proposal.

He declared to everyone that they had become brothers, not just friends.

“Hmm. Am I the older brother? My master said that the stronger one is the older brother.”

“Hahahaha! What does that matter? Brothers are all brothers. I lead the Beast Palace, but it’s just a position, not a superior-subordinate relationship.”

At those words, Cheonhwa slyly tried to use the Cheonummun style of addressing, but it didn’t work.

To them, brothers are just brothers, and it doesn’t matter who is older and who is younger.

It was a little strange that someone as powerful as the Southern Wild Beast Princess didn’t get angry or refute Cheonhwa when she claimed to be stronger than him right in front of him, but when she came out like this, Cheonhwa didn’t say anything else.

Anyway, they were people who would be hard to see again once they left this place, and more than anything, the reason Cheonhwa was more sensitive than usual when it came to teaching his brother was because he wanted to block any absurd actions of his brother trying to show off his power.

However, if it was an equal brotherly relationship like this, it would be good.

“If that’s the case, then it’s not so bad.”

“Your younger brother over there is also worthy of being our brother. If you weren’t here, I would have believed you were a nobleman chosen by Mother Tree.”

Then, Bukgungyeon was also accepted as their brother.

Since they are women, it would be natural for them to have different titles, but it seemed like they all just unified it into the title of brother.

Maybe they have another way of expressing it, but it may be that they are using the Chinese language to express it for the Chinese people.

“But that kid… … .”

But there were three of them.

Cheonhwa and Bukgungyeon were recognized for their martial arts skills and physiques, but Biyeon, although a top-class master, was an ordinary being by the standards of this place, or rather, not even that, so Bukgungyeon flinched first and blocked her path.

They may be kind to themselves for some reason, but not to Biyeon.

If so, we had to fight.

I had to protect Biyeon at all costs.

“Are you a slave?”

That is why, when Bukgungyeon faced them with a stern expression, it was not Namman Beast Princess, but her daughter Maengwolhee who spoke first.

A slave who is not even a servant.

It couldn’t have been more of a choice of words like theirs.

The sight of his eyes becoming colder and more subdued than when he looked at Cheonhwa and himself made Bukgungyeon even more nervous.

“… … That’s right… … .”

“No. We are brothers.”

“miss…….”

The moment Biyeon, who thought that her relationship with the Namman Beast Palace could not be ruined because of her, was about to call herself a slave, Bukgungyeon cut her off and declared.

She said he was her sister.

Biyeon looked slightly moved by those words, but at the same time she looked worried.

In this case, it was impossible to guess how they would react.

After Bukgungyeon escaped the curse that was like a curse from heaven and reached the peak of his power, he was afraid that he would become a burden again, as he was not even able to fulfill his role as a bodyguard, so he secretly clenched his fists.

“Hmm. Well, okay. Brothers are brothers. Even though they don’t have the qualifications, I think they have potential.”

“… … ?”

“Just because you’re close doesn’t mean the spirits will allow you to leave your scent behind. That means you don’t have the qualifications and conditions, but you still have the potential to become brothers, depending on the situation and effort. So it doesn’t matter.”

However, surprisingly, Maeng Wol-hee accepted it lightly.

Although not as much as Cheonhwa and Bukgungyeon, there is a faint scent of spirits coming from Biyeon as well.

Although it is lacking in many ways, it is said that he has the scent of an ice spirit, and it seems to be because he has been with Bukgungyeon as her escort for a long time since he was young, but he asserted that it is not simply because of that.

She also has some talent.

“Okay. Now that we have a new brother, we can’t just sit still. We’re going to throw a banquet. Everyone, get ready!!”

When the relationship was sorted out, the Southern Wild Beast Princess happily accepted them all and shouted.

A banquet to welcome new brothers.

Although it was so sudden and unexpected, the other archers were used to it and immediately began preparing for the banquet.

Perhaps because the sight seemed quite grand, Cheonhwa had a lot to say and do, but she just watched for now.

Anyway, he also intended to get help from the Namman Beast Palace, so there was no need to fuss.

And so, the banquet began.