The World of Sound - Chapter 38



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Sword dance.

It is a beautiful movement, as if watching a dance.

Cheonhwa was quite pleased with the sight and played along to the rhythm.

As the sword dance continued and I observed her appearance, I felt that my understanding of the Ice Spirit was deepening.

Even as she dropped her sword, blood stopped flowing from the corner of her mouth.

As if he had forgotten his original purpose of attacking Cheonhwa, he dropped his sword alone and began to accept the energy of the ice spirit that had been resisting him.

“miss……?”

He continued dancing with great enthusiasm, completely absorbed in the state of no-mind.

It is only natural that the warriors of Bukgung Sega, who were watching this scene, did not dare to rush towards Cheonhwa or stop her, even though they had recovered from their internal injuries to some extent.

Because she has reached a new level of enlightenment, and she knows that if she were to force herself to stop now, she would lose her enlightenment or even suffer great internal injuries.

It’s fate.

It was a coincidence, but he looked back at Cheonhwa with an uneasy expression.

Because his identity was still unknown.

Instead, I just waited for the sword dance to end, gathering my energy so that I could throw away my life at any moment.

“ah…….”

It was about an hour later that Bukgungyeon, who had been swinging his sword without stopping, woke up.

She barely came to her senses and took stock of her surroundings and the situation. She checked Cheonhwa and moved her sword.

“Thank you for your consideration.”

The tip of the sword was pointed at the scabbard, not the sky flower.

After the sword was drawn, Bukgungyeon politely took the sword and expressed his sincere gratitude to Cheonhwa for being considerate and waiting for him.

If Cheonhwa had not kept the situation in his hands and had had bad intentions, it is easy to predict what would have happened by now.

“I also caused trouble due to a hasty misunderstanding.”

He also corrected his own misunderstanding.

He is not an unmanned person from the North Sea Ice Palace.

I don’t know for sure, but my intuition told me so.

It’s hard to be sure since I’ve never met the unmanned person of the North Sea Ice Palace in person, but if he was a person from the Ice Palace, he wouldn’t have waited for me.

They are the ones who put this terrible curse on me.

That’s why it was necessary to correct this and apologize.

Although it may seem like the opponent was an unmeasurable expert, it was a necessary greeting nonetheless.

“What, you could say that too?”

“!?”

“miss?!”

Fortunately, Cheonhwa also responded lightly as if it was nothing.

But at those words, Bukgungyeon was startled once again.

Although he didn’t realize it, he was speaking comfortably, just like Cheonhwa said.

Until now, he had been careful with his words and had difficulty speaking them out because of the power of the Binghyeoljitok that had been cutting and stabbing his entire body with a knife, but now that he felt no pain at all, he was able to speak comfortably without even realizing it.

Come to think of it, it’s not just now.

While dancing the sword dance, I don’t remember well, but I think I felt comfortable for the first time in a long time.

Could it be that it has been cured?

As we ascend to higher levels?

“I was a little surprised, but as long as they compensated me sufficiently, I would be happy!”

While Bukgungyeon and the Bukgungse family’s warriors were surprised, Cheonhwa smiled faintly and snapped her fingers.

He said that although it was outrageous that he suddenly swung a knife, he had a rather unique experience himself, so he would not mind if they compensated him well.

“I will definitely compensate you. However, I have nothing prepared right now, so please bring this to Bukgung Sega at any time. I will give you sufficient compensation then.”

Bukgungyeon, who had been dazed for a moment at those words, came to his senses again.

Since he has admitted his mistake, it is only natural that he should compensate.

So I took out a small piece of paper from my pocket.

A token of gratitude.

That was also a token of gratitude from the Bukgung family.

If you have this, you can be treated as a benefactor of the Bukgung family and ask for anything you want.

“Hmm. Not bad.”

Cheonhwa accepted it lightly and roughly stuffed it into her bosom.

Although I didn’t have anything in my hand right away, I knew what the reward was, so I figured it wasn’t a bad idea.

It is unknown how much power, influence, and wealth the Bukgung family has, but it would not be an exaggeration to say that they gave it all away.

You can use it whenever you have time, and even if you leave it on the battlefield, it will be recognized as having considerable value.

“I would like to talk more, but I have something to confirm, so I think I should take my leave now.”

After the compensation was over, Bukgungyeon looked after Sega’s soldiers with a slightly regretful expression.

Their condition was not good due to their injuries, and he also needed to diagnose his own physical condition accurately, so he decided to step aside for the time being.

“Okay. See you next time!”

“……let’s go.”

As Bukgungyeon left the guest house chasing the unmanned people, his eyes were focused on Cheonhwa until the very end.

Cheonhwa, who was not even looking at him and only responding blandly, looked at him as if he found it strange, then turned back to Sega.

“Master. Is this okay?”

In the meantime, it was obvious what Cheonhwa had done.

It’s about searching through the arms of the fallen soldiers and taking their weapons.

Although he didn’t take it down himself, he was definitely after it, so he was in the process of collecting the reward.

Some of them were given to the innkeeper as repair costs, but there were many unmanned vehicles and many warships.

For a while, he concentrated on filling his pockets with a smiling face.

***

After the favor between Taeyeomdo-mun and Bukgung Se-ga was built, unlike the people of Bi-eung-pyo-guk who followed him with cold sweat and tension, wondering what would happen next, Cheon-hwa arrived at Seok-su-hyeon leisurely, looking no different than usual.

Also, while I was coming, I heard about the relationship between Taeyeomdomun and Bukgungsega, and the ill-fated relationship between Bukgungsega and Bukhae Ice Palace.

It’s a common occurrence. And it’s not just Bukgung Sega.

Tax-free blood donation.

Because it was a story intertwined with a big incident that took place about 20 years ago and was called by that name.

It was an incident that occurred 20 years ago when the four forces known as the Three Palaces of the Three Kingdoms invaded the martial arts world all at once, as if they had colluded with each other.

They each shook up the martial arts world that was barely recovering its strength after the Great Battle of Jeongma with their powerful martial arts skills, and then at some point, for some unknown reason, they withdrew like the ebb tide and locked themselves in their region again.

In the process, many favors were created, one of which was the affair of Bukhae Ice Palace and Bukgung Sega.

For some reason, he planted a terrible poison called the Ice Blood Poison in Bukgung Yeon, who was just a newborn, and left. All of the power of the Bukgung Family was mobilized to save her from the Ice Blood Poison, but failed.

‘It’s a bit out of the blue.’

However, even Cheonhwa thought that the timing of the incident was truly strange.

If they were going to take advantage of the weakening of the Central Plains martial arts world, it would have been better to do it about 100 years ago, right after the end of the Jeongma War, rather than 20 years ago.

However, at that time, they too seemed to be afraid of something, so they locked the door tightly and even cut off the occasional communication with the Central Plains.

Then, about 70 years later, when the Central Plains had regained some of its strength, they did something about it, and even now, no one can clearly explain why.

The only possible inference was that he met a hermit living in hiding in the Central Plains, suffered a major defeat, and then fled without a trace, but this was only an unconfirmed story.

The power of the Three Palaces was so great that each one could threaten the entire Central Plains, and there was no confirmation that a group of hermits had appeared in numbers large enough to stop them.

Surely you wouldn’t be stopped by just one expert?

‘Well, it has nothing to do with me anyway.’

But in the end, to Cheonhwa, it was just an old story.

What interested me more was what I could get from Bukgung Sega using the Boeun Pae.

Being able to ask for anything is like being given a blank check, but it doesn’t have any binding force, so it’s most important to find the right amount of support they can give and ask for it.

‘Not only money, but also the ability to move coffins. It’s a bit complicated, but not bad.’

However, it was a little difficult to gauge that the power they possessed was not limited to force and money.

From generation to generation, and even in this generation, the power that can be mobilized is considerable because they have actively entered the government to find a cure for Bukgungyeon.

‘It might be more effective to ask for something in kind instead of money.’

So maybe it would have been better to ask for the item you wanted, rather than money.

Since there are many things that cannot be bought with money, wouldn’t it not be a bad idea to use their influence?

‘Because it seems like it’s more dog hair than I thought.’

Although it was a family with great power, to be honest, there was also a reason why they were not very satisfied with the financial aspect.

The Bukgung Family was a large family comparable to the Namgung Family, which was part of the Five Great Clans, but I heard that they were barely maintaining their dignity because they squandered all of the family’s assets to treat Bukgung Yeon, and their financial situation was not very good.

‘I think I know how to do it… … but I guess there’s no need to go out of my way to chase after him and tell him.’

After hearing the story of what they did to save Bukgungyeon, Cheonhwa was able to guess her condition and the reason why it had become like that.

That they are dealing with it in a very wrong way.

However, I didn’t feel like going out of my way to chase after him and tell him.

‘I gave you a clue, so if you’re lucky or smart, you’ll figure it out.’

Because I guess it was annoying.

Moreover, they have already taken what can be considered temporary measures.

Based on that, I could figure out a way on my own, and if they came to me in person, I would even consider explaining it to them, but I didn’t feel like going to the trouble of going to them and persuading them.

Since you’ve received a token of gratitude that allows you to ask for anything, additional rewards don’t really mean much.

‘Still, if we do it well, we might be able to hit it big, so we’ll have to wait a bit.’

That’s why the use of the Boeun Badge is on hold for now.

Just as the saying goes that even if a rich man goes bankrupt, the next three generations will live well, no matter how much the family fortunes have declined, the Bukgung family’s strength is considerable, but they judged that if they waited a little longer, they could make even more money.

It may be difficult right now, but if the child we saw earlier achieves success, we will more than recover the amount we have invested so far.

I thought that even if there was only one master, he would be better than those guys who kept talking about the Five Great Masters and such.

It would be a story about when you can properly utilize the Bingsang’s Blessing, but it was something worth taking a gamble on.

If necessary, you can use the reward card at that time.

“Hey, aren’t you stirring it properly?”

“Eww! Sorry, sorry. I’ll hurry up and stir!”

Cheonhwa, who had gathered his thoughts like that, tapped someone on the back of the head with a calm expression.

He is one of the captured pirates.

After arriving at Seok Su-hyeon, receiving his allowance, and saying goodbye to Bi-eung-pyo-guk, Cheon-hwa immediately found a boat and headed to the main building of Jang Gang-su-ro-sipal-chae.

If you send a messenger to the chief secretary from Seok Su-hyeon, they will come out to greet you, but there was no need to waste time waiting when it would only take half a day.

“Uh, uh. No matter how much I think about it, it seems like it’ll be difficult to get on this ship, so if you go back now… … .”

However, the thoughts of the pirates guiding the ship seemed a little different.

That would be the case, since the ship they were on was just a small ferry.

It was not that they did not try to find a boat to head to the main building of the Jang Gangsu River, but because everyone refused with trepidation, they were unable to find a suitable boat.

No, of course, if you give him a lot of money, he could charter a boat or two, but Cheonhwa had no intention of doing that.

There was also a way to travel by regular passenger ship and then transfer to a boat from the Jang Gangsu River that came to collect the money, but why would you do something so wasteful when you have a boat to board and a boatman to pull it?

So, they got a small boat that wouldn’t normally be able to go very far and had them pull it.

“This boat won’t do?”

“Yes. The current of the Yangtze River is stronger than you think. A boat like this would capsize quickly… … .”

“really?”

Because of this, the pirates were forcibly ‘pulling’ the boat.

Rather than getting on a boat and leisurely rowing, you go into the water yourself and grab onto the boat to pull it forward.

This small boat was so narrow that it couldn’t even accommodate all of them.

Instead, the internal energy ban that had been imposed on them was lifted.

Because now there is nowhere to run and no reason to run away.

Also, since they had mastered a considerable level of manual labor and were more knowledgeable about waterways than anyone else in the Central Plains, I judged that they would not be able to navigate this place that was like my yard.

“… … Yes. The current is the current, but the water’s course changes in all directions and the natural formations are also spread out… … .”

“really?”

But as they advanced further, they began to make dying sounds.

They were confident in their craftsmanship and knew the water route leading to the main building, but no matter how much they thought about it, this wasn’t it.

If it were just because the current was strong or the boat was small, they would have tried to do something about it, but the main building is surrounded by a natural formation created by nature, and inside that, there are various formations and machinery installed.

Even if it was them, it was something that could lead to death if they made a single mistake, so they tried to change Cheonhwa’s mind somehow, but Cheonhwa just kept asking several times with a look on her face that said she didn’t like it.

“So, you’re saying you can’t do it?”

“If you send a message to the headquarters, they will send a ship right away… … .”

“Hmm. Isn’t this really disappointing? Admitting that you’re useless. Then I guess I can just hold on tight… … .”

“Oh, no. I will. No, I can do it. Leave it to me!!!”

The thieves briefly thought those words were a sign of hope, but they were startled by Cheonhwa’s subsequent words and shouted desperately.

Because I have already confirmed several times how ruthless that man is.

“See? I told you you can do it.”

Thanks to this, the speed of the ferry began to increase rapidly.

He turned his head away, shivering as if he saw the image of an evil spirit on the smiling face of Cheonhwa, and with all the effort he had gained throughout his life, he pulled the boat against the rough current of the Yangtze River.