The World of Sound - Chapter 35



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It was a full day after he heard the news and made up his mind that Margin left Akyang.

However, unlike before when I would wake up after a few hours, this time I couldn’t control my body even though I didn’t faint.

It was so badly damaged that he couldn’t even move a finger, so much so that he even began to suspect that Cheonhwa had other intentions toward him.

But Cheonhwa was truly sincere and only fought.

I beat him just enough to keep him from dying, and this time, I beat him so that he wouldn’t lose consciousness, and then I left him like this.

He made it so that if someone had bad intentions, he could easily kill them, but then he said he was tired of waiting and left first.

But I couldn’t complain.

Not only because I got up from my seat safely, but also because when I got up again, I saw that my accomplishments had made great strides.

If it were anything else, it would just be that I was being smothered by a cold that was more painful than usual and that penetrated deep into my bones.

But since everything related to Cheonhwa was always incomprehensible, I gave up on understanding it this time too.

If I think about it, I might get something out of it, but right now, I have something I need to do.

He immediately prepared himself, unleashed his new method with all his might, and set off for Gaeyang, where the Black Tiger Clan was.

“Hey, won’t you walk straight? If walking on two feet is too much of a hassle, should I make you walk on two arms? Huh?”

Meanwhile, Cheonhwa had already received the new soldiers from Haomen and was on the move.

At first, I thought about moving after receiving the items that were supposed to arrive in a few days.

He had intended to discuss the music with Soye and the rest of the special musicians, but unfortunately, they were all at the center of the past incident, so they needed absolute stability right now.

So, I decided to first go to the main building of Janggangsu Rochae.

It didn’t suit my personality to just waste time, and I thought I’d be back on time when I got back.

Anyway, a single flute was enough as a weapon.

When they decided to do so, Mayeryeong suggested that she would use the Haomendos to guide them to the main building of the 18th Jangjiangsu Road, but Cheonhwa refused.

It’s not that it’s burdensome to be indebted to them, but because doing so inevitably takes the form of ’employment’.

There is a way to move while earning money, but moving while spending money was something that Cheonhwa could not do.

So the place I found was again a non-responsive country.

Since the previous Pyohang had caused quite a stir, it could have refused Cheonhwa’s request to be included in the Pyohang again, but it was also true that it had made a name for itself, and because of its relationship with Majin, there was a message from the Pyohang leader that Cheonhwa’s request should be met if possible.

Thanks to this, Cheonhwa was able to participate in the one-way pilgrimage once again, and this time, he received the allowance of an honorary special pilgrim rather than a musician.

I almost had to pay their transport costs because I had to transport the thieves, but I was able to solve that by putting them in the role of the thieves.

The allowance for the janitor was a pittance, but it was enough for him to have to spend his own hard-earned money to transport these worthless creatures.

“No! I will walk straight!”

“I love walking! Please let me walk!!”

Of course, the people of the non-responsive country were afraid and anxious about having to use the enemies together, each of whom had super-excellent and top-notch skills, as their opponents.

Although their internal energy is said to be forbidden, in the case of those who mainly trained in water, it is said that they lose about 30% of their strength when they are on the ground, but their extremely trained bodies should be able to deal with even second-rate warriors.

However, as they followed the parade, they did not dare to glare at the people of the non-responsive country.

At the moment, Cheonhwa was in charge of them and was beating them up from time to time, and among the vassals, there were quite a few who had first-class weapons, so even if Cheonhwa left, they would not dare to escape or rebel.

“I’ll watch. Do it right.”

“ancient!!”

Moreover, since they were not escorts but hired as plowmen, they were not even provided with comfortable carriages or anything like that.

Although Haomen’s measures had somewhat healed the injuries he had sustained in battle, he still had to walk busily to keep up with the procession with his frail body, and he did not have enough strength left to entertain other thoughts.

Because I had to walk without resting while suffering from external injuries, internal injuries, and even internal energy.

That too was all in Cheonhwa’s calculations.

It wasn’t at all because I was concerned about having to pay extra for the carriage.

“Haam. Nothing bad, right?”

However, their ominous aura has not completely disappeared.

Their menacing appearance was in itself quite a threat.

The non-responsive country personnel who had been informed of the situation were now slowly adjusting to it, but the bumbling bandits that would normally have appeared occasionally were now checking their presence from afar and running away.

Since it was a chance to take advantage of him, Cheonhwa briefly wondered if he had made a mistake, but he shook the thought off because he knew that if they were going to be so obsessed with impressions, they must be worthless.

Cheonhwa, who was lying alone and leisurely in the carriage while out enjoying the ride, suddenly thought of Margin.

To be exact, when he said that Margin was leaving, I thought of the ominous feeling that had settled over Baekhoehyeol.

It was like the time in the past when he went back to the village to buy a roast duck with the emergency money he had hidden away, and his master already knew about it and was waiting for him.

Even though he was a top-class martial artist and there were not many people in the world who could match him, he felt like he would suffer a great loss if he let him go like this.

That’s why I took a little bit of pressure to take care of him.

“Well, if it doesn’t work even after doing that much, then it’s your fate!”

Pursuit and bloodshed.

It was an advanced technique that used betting to stimulate the opponent’s muscles and blood vessels to recover or strengthen the body.

Although the method was somewhat radical, as he had personally verified several times, the effect was certain.

Especially in the case of Margin, it was not possible to achieve growth by simply beating the enemy while he was in a state of red iron qigong, but it was important to pour out a strong enough amount of yin energy to cool down the yang energy of the body that had become heated up.

In that sense, Cheonhwa could be said to be a fateful relationship for him.

This is because the ice spirit jade he possesses is made of the eternal ice jade, which is called the treasure of the North Sea.

Also, the one who could draw out that power to its limit was Cheonhwa, so by meeting Cheonhwa, one could grow one’s realm dozens or hundreds of times faster.

“It seemed like the red iron or something was starting to bloom.”

Moreover, in order to properly pursue and bloody the subject, it was necessary to match the wavelengths of the body and energy of oneself and the opponent.

That is why things like the use of the scorpion and the blood transfusion are considered to be exclusive to experts and used on lower-level practitioners.

Even for a fairly experienced player, it is nearly impossible to completely align one’s wavelength with that of one’s opponent.

On the other hand, if your body is close to a blank sheet of paper, it will be much easier.

Although, not many people can even do that.

Therefore, it was nearly impossible for a master like Margin to properly pursue and punish him without the help of Cheonhwa, who had mastered the Cheonum Shingong.

“By the way. What do they do?”

Cheonhwa’s gaze suddenly turned somewhere as he trembled in excitement as he recalled his own greatness once again.

Compared to their previous movements, they seem to be moving very leisurely and safely, but there are those who have been following them since they left Akyang.

That’s quite a lot too.

It just follows me and doesn’t show any threatening movements yet, so I just leave it alone, but I can’t help but find it annoying.

Because of this, Cheonhwa was worried about what to do with them, but he was not able to make a decision easily.

“Hmm?”

At that moment, Cheonhwa’s ears perked up.

I captured some words coming from far away, from a distance that I couldn’t hear.

“This might be fun?”

Along with that, the corners of his mouth twitched.

This might be where things get quite interesting.

***

The main building of the eighteen houses along the Yangtze River was located somewhere in the northwest of Ayang, halfway between Shishu County and Ganli County in Hubei Province.

In fact, the fastest and most convenient way to go was to take a boat from Akyang to Gamlihyeon, but since Biyongpyo-guk showed reluctance, they had no choice but to go by land to Seoksuhyeon, and then take a boat from there so that Cheonhwa could travel separately.

This trip itself was not a large-volume cargo transport, and traveling along the Yangtze River was burdensome, given the friction with the Yangtze River waterway that had already occurred.

If I could go straight to the main building, then it would be different, but there was another waterway on the way, and above all, even if my internal energy was restricted, the thieves’ bloodletting skills were difficult for others to keep up with.

Since it was obvious that they would miss him if he decided to jump into the water, he had no choice but to imply that it would be difficult to hire him and them unless they accompanied him on his way to Seok Su-hyeon by land.

Knowing that, Cheonhwa also took a step back.

I wasn’t afraid of enemies, but I was also more bothered by things happening on the water.

After all, one’s own convenience was guaranteed either way.

“There is still time before sunset, but if we leave now we will have to sleep outside, so let’s stay here today and leave tomorrow at daybreak.”

It took about three days to travel by land like that.

The leader of this parade stopped at a village and declared a break.

Since it would take a full day to get to the next town, we decided to finish moving today even though we still had time to move.

“I’ll come find the guest house! Is that okay?”

“Is it the Heavenly King himself? I can leave that to the strategists… … .”

“Hey. I didn’t do anything the whole time I was here, so I should do this much! Hmm. Are you having trouble?”

“No, that’s not it. Okay, I understand. Please do.”

Following his instructions, one of the strategists tried to move to grab the guest cup, but Cheonhwa blocked his way.

The idea is to find a guest house where you can stay yourself.

Pyodu looked a little taken aback by the sudden offer, but he couldn’t refuse.

Although I had heard from the celestial beings who had accompanied Cheonhwa on the previous expedition that I should definitely stop him if he tried to take the initiative in something, I had a naive thought that nothing big would happen if he just grabbed a guest.

Also, there was a message from the king telling him not to go against Cheonhwa’s wishes if possible, so he gave his permission, and Cheonhwa ran straight to the village.

And after a while, I found a pretty decent guest house.

Although it is not the most luxurious, it is a place with the largest seating area.

He was a little worried that they might bring in some ridiculously expensive guest house, but since this was a great place that he didn’t need to worry about, Pyo-du was relieved and gave the following instructions to the Pyo-sa and Jang-ja-su.

Except for the minimum number of people guarding the object, the rest are to rest and come down to the first floor to eat on their own.

In the case of the guards, drinking was not allowed because they had to take turns guarding the guard.

Except for one person, Cheonhwa.

Since drunkenness was no longer a problem for him, no restrictions were placed on it.

In addition, he was provided with a private room, which is provided for at least three to four people.

It’s a special offer, so that’s natural.

“Haam. I think it’s starting to work out?”

So Cheonhwa rested comfortably in her room for a while, and then, after a while, she went out of the room in a leisurely manner.

“Here it is.”

“I don’t need to count them, right?”

“Of course. I counted three times, so I’m sure.”

The person that Cheonhwa met as she left the room was none other than the owner of the inn.

It seemed like there had been some kind of deal made with him, as he had briefly talked to him while looking for a place for the people of the country to stay. As soon as the innkeeper saw Cheonhwa, he smiled brightly and handed him a fairly heavy pouch.

“Well, but… … there won’t be any problems, right? It seems like they’re all unmanned… … .”

It was a kind of introduction fee, or a commission.

When Cheonhwa came out again, the first floor of the large inn was already full, and he had received an amount of money according to the number of people as agreed upon with the inn owner in advance.

Because they knew that the moment they got into position, they would flock there too.

If so, then it’s the same as bringing them, so shouldn’t he be paid appropriately?

Cheonhwa nodded and reassured the guest, telling him not to worry.

“Don’t worry. Well, there might be some commotion, but I’ll make sure to compensate you accordingly. Wouldn’t that be beneficial?”

“That’s… … that’s right. Haha. If it’s something like that, I don’t mind destroying it all. As long as you give me a proper reward. Hehe!”

Since many people with similar goals gathered together, chaos could break out, but the items in this inn were not of high quality.

The innkeeper also laughed at Cheonhwa’s words, since he could have made a solid profit by charging a little more if only a reasonable compensation was promised.

“Then, please calculate the extra allowance you give them if they cook for you.”

“Is there any possibility?”

So, while some kind of transaction was taking place, the atmosphere on the first floor was quite ominous.

If that many unmanned people had gathered in one place, it should have been filled with a noisy chatter, but instead, there was a near-quiet silence as they watched and guarded each other.

“Here, a bottle of Hwaju and three of your best dishes!”

Meanwhile, Cheonhwa went down to the first floor and took a seat.

Although the place was already full of people and there were not enough seats, so they had to wait outside, his seat was left empty, as if it had been intentionally left empty, perhaps because the people from the non-responsive country had taken their seats first.

With his appearance, countless gazes and subtle waves poured in, but Cheonhwa smiled brightly as if he knew nothing and ordered drinks and food.

Percussion

Along with that, a small, unidentifiable wooden box was placed on the table.

“!!”

At that moment, it was natural that everyone’s attention was focused on Mokham.

Whatever the intention, everyone is probably thinking the same thing.

I’m thinking that there might be an inner demon of the Eternal Golden Ball inside me.

‘Can you put up with this?’

You might think it’s strange to act as if you’re being provocative, but it’s hard to think much when you have treasure right in front of you.

Everyone seemed ready to lose their minds and run towards Cheonhwa and that wooden box at any moment, but no one moved forward recklessly, only shaking their buttocks.

If it were just him and the non-responsive country, he would have already stepped forward, but since the faces of those sitting with him were extraordinary, he could not step forward rashly.

I barely managed to hold onto my senses and looked around anxiously, choosing the right time and words.

It may be disadvantageous to be the first to act, but in some ways it is possible to take the lead, so it is difficult to make a decision.

It was all Cheonhwa’s wish.

In fact, even if we had just left it alone, this boring standoff would have continued.

In that case, it would have been better to just make a mess, clean up everything, and collect the money.

‘If not now, then there’s no chance?’

Of course, nothing could have happened if it had just been like this.

However, Cheonhwa saw that possibility as low.

If we go a little further, we will reach Seok Su-hyeon.

Although there have been raids within the city limits in Sangdeok-hyeon, they are highly unusual.

Doing something like that would be tantamount to declaring war on the government and the powers that govern that area.

In that sense, there were Wudang factions and Zhuge Liang in Hubei Province, and especially the cities along the Yangtze River were protected by the Eighteen Clans of the Yangtze River.

If they made a mistake, they could have angered all three places, so if they really wanted to do something, they would have tried something before they arrived at Seok Su-hyeon.

In that sense, this was the most suitable place and the last location where work could be done.

Could that be why the unmanned forces, who had been observing each other for a while, exchanged glances and began negotiating over voice calls?

They decided to join forces to deal with this large number of unmanned forces, as they might have to rely on their own forces alone, and then discuss the results among themselves.

“Okay, the food is here!”

Meanwhile, time passed quietly.

The dishes that Cheonhwa had ordered were served on a large table, and at that moment, the leader of a force who had made a decision stood up from his seat.

“thank you for this food!”

Knock knock

At that moment, Cheonhwa smiled brightly and lightly tapped the table with her chopsticks.

“Let me introduce myself. I am Hyukri Gwang, nicknamed Gwangyanggeom, although I am lacking in many ways. The Paegwangmun ceremony will be held from now on, so I ask that you please yield to avoid unnecessary friction.”

From now on, I’m going to do some work here, so don’t interfere.

It was a polite but somewhat lunatic remark.

But, considering the weight of the nickname Gwangyang Sword, it would have been difficult to come forward without justification.

The fame he had as a child was so great, and the way he spoke was so polite.

If I didn’t have the skills to subdue him in one breath, I would have decided to just observe the situation for the time being, blaming myself for being late.

Moreover, if they immediately step forward at the Palbi Inspection that decided to work together with them, then ordinary people will not be able to even come forward recklessly.

“How dare you say something like that!!”

“The Gwangyang Sword doesn’t know how high the sky is!!”

“… … ?”

BANG!!

Even though he believed that, as soon as he finished his polite greeting, the people sitting around him stood up with reddened faces and smashed the table.

Each of them drew their weapons and aimed them at them.

Even the unmanned Palbi Inspection Team that had decided to join us were the same.

Is this a betrayal? Is this an attempt to embarrass myself by stepping forward first?

For a moment, Hyuk-Ri-Gwang’s expression hardened, but the reality was very different from what he thought.

He clearly thought he said that, but everyone else heard something completely different.

– I am the Gwangyang Sword Hyukri Kwang. You guys who are not even worth a single bite, come here like a bunch of dogs and just waste food! If you think the food you eat is a waste and your lives are a waste, then just get out of here!

It is a sharp rebuke to those who harbor ambitions but lack the courage to take action and just linger.

Although he didn’t say it himself, his voice was clearly Hyukri Kwang’s.

Thanks to this, the prize money that they had been politely accepting became a threat to them, and the top-level masters who had the skills to deal with him could not hide their anger as if they could not stand the insult.

“Mom, I think there’s a misunderstanding. That’s not what I meant… …!”

– Where did those who used to wag their tails like puppies that ate dirt open their stinking mouths… …!

Hyuk-Ri-Gwang, who was becoming anxious, waved his hands and tried to make excuses, but even that sounded different. Rather, it only ended up making them more angry.

“Hold your place!”

Even the representatives of the non-reactionary country sitting around Cheonhwa suddenly got tense and stood up, but Cheonhwa alone was savoring the food in front of him as if it was a story from a different world.

‘Well, isn’t that what it means in the end?’

That’s understandable, since it was all his doing.

The moment Hyuk Li Guang uttered a sound, he erased his sound with the sound waves created by striking his chopsticks, and instead, he told everyone his true feelings.

‘I should be grateful that you conveyed the difficult words on my behalf. After all, the authors of Muin are secretly quite embarrassed!’

Voice changer.

It was a prank that modified the technique of telepathy, where one’s voice is transmitted to a desired target by controlling the bet.

Since Cheonhwa had only a limited amount of knowledge about martial arts, he didn’t even know of the existence of Hyukri Kwang or something like that, but he had already overheard their conversation on the way here and figured it out, so he used it appropriately.

Even the voice was able to sound exactly like him.

For Cheonhwa, who can control all sounds, voice modulation and voice imitation are easy things.

Thanks to that, only Hyuk-Ri Kwang, who had stepped forward first, was hit hard.

No matter what excuses he tried to make, they were all scattered by the clanking sound of Cheonhwa’s chopsticks and bowl, and other voices only served to irritate everyone.

That was the fuse that lit the fire.

After changing the tone a few times, the atmosphere became more intense without Cheonhwa needing to intervene any further.

The sword and sword began to dance, decorating the inside of the guest house.