"You've had a hard time getting to the top of this rugged HWASAN. If I had known this, I would have been able to break up under Hwasan, I guess I was a little off the mark."
A laughter broke out somewhere.
Usually, when you laugh in a place like this, sharp eyes are likely to pour out, but no one here blamed the laughter.
Because it is not intimidating.
The person who sets the atmosphere in the hall is Hyun Jong. If he was creating an atmosphere of coercion, those gathered here would have had to watch their breaths.
But Hyun Jong just looked at everyone gently.
"Inclusiveness."
Dang Gunnak smiled faintly at him like that.
This atmosphere is never created in Sacheondang. No matter how soft he tries to create, those in front of him cringe in tension.
Because the position of the long writer of Hwasan is still not enough than that of the Four Thousand Dang family?
No way.
Even if so, the symbolism of the position of the Heavenly Father lightly surpasses that of the Four Heavenly Fathers. Nevertheless, Hyun Jong can create this atmosphere because there is something more than the pressure created by his position.
The beginning of Chun Woo-mang came from Chung-Myung and Dang Gunnak. However, without Hyun Jong, it would not have been possible to complete the alliance.
Dang Gunnak sometimes saw Hyun Jong and realized that strength wasn't everything.
"It's a new feeling to see all these people here. Just a few years ago, I didn't think there would be a day for so many people to come to Hwasan."
Those at the words frowned uncomfortably.
I'm not wrong, but...….’
Don't you know what kind of seat this is?’
Of course, most of the people who came here came to see the Wasans with their own eyes. Not the war cabinet of the Hwasanists, but the disciples.
However, regardless of the circumstances, this is not just a seat for Hwasan's guests, but a place to declare a breakthrough of the Heavenly Union. Then that was not very appropriate to begin the declaration.
Questions began to spring into people's minds about Hyun Jong's bowl. But Hyun Jong continued calmly.
"Hwasan wasn't much of a clique, you know. To be honest with you, it was a door-to-door faction that didn't have much to do, and it wasn't long before we had to put down the signboard."
The faces of the middlemen became harder and harder.
Because I couldn't understand why Hyun Jong said that at all.
A rafter's ceremony is a celebratory occasion, and on the other hand, a show-off of power. But why do you say you regret your past like a middle-aged man who has only a few days left to live in such a place?
'Hwasan's man of letters is just a good man.
I don't think it's a good idea to be a hero of the Heavenly Union.’
The head of a team should be strong and dignified beyond gentleness. But that wasn't what the head of this great coalition looked like.
"Maybe it's not the intention of someone called Jang Moon-in, but I endured that harsh time and thought about it."
But it was also true that Hyun Jong's story stimulated people's curiosity. Everyone listened to him as if they were being sucked in.
"…It would be great if anyone could reach out to Wasan and support him."Hyun Jong, who said that, smiled quietly.
It wasn't just a smile to show. At the smile from the heart, everyone nodded unconsciously.
I had no choice but to. Those who live in the wilderness in the cold wind sometimes try to find a place to escape from the rain, and sometimes want to lean on a place to block the wind.
If he has never thought of such a thing in his life, he is not yet aware of Kang's injustice.
Hyun Jong made eye contact with those who were taking their time in no hurry.
"The League of Heaven is not a great league. It's not the idea of breaking the Heavenly Federation to shake the stronghold, nor the League to seize great power."
At the words, the eyebrows of those sitting at the top wriggled.
They looked at Hyun Jong on the stage with a complex and subtle look. It was as if I had been reading the concerns I had all along.
"It's just that I, myself in the past, can finally achieve what HWASAN longed for."
Hyun Jong looked at the other heads standing next to him one by one. Then he looked forward again and said,
"Hwasan has an eccentric student who said so. After all, friends and friends are all good things to say. "When it's good, it's a strong physiology, and it's a relationship between people who pretend to be friendly and forfeit when there's a crisis, and crush the drowning person into the water and push him into the water."
It was a knife-edge assessment.
However, none of those gathered here could deny the statement. Because I know inside that's the case.
"Cheon-U-Nang……."
Hyun Jong nodded slowly.
"It exists to make the word wrong."
Chung-Myung stared at him like that.
Actually, it's obvious. It's a story anyone can tell at a place like this.
But listening to it strangely gave me a tingling.
As soon as I saw Dang Gunnak, Maeng So, and Solchon Sang with slightly heated cheeks, the corners of my mouth rolled up.
Would it have been a little different if I had been like this before?
Would Hawsan's present have been a little different if he didn't run so stiffly alone, or if he had people to be with him?
Unable to know.
A family is just a lingering attachment that doesn't mean anything after all.
It's just a little more effort. In order not to repeat the same mistake, but not to make the same mistake twice.
"The four clans of heaven will reach out to each other and support each other on the back. If each other is in danger, we will run without hesitation, and if there is anything good to do, we will laugh and celebrate together."
Hyun Jong's face, which was as soft as it was, had a firm expression on it.
"Maybe it's a dream story. One, if you have the will to achieve it, it won't be impossible. "Hwasan will be a barrier to the wind of the clans gathered under the name of the Heavenly Father, and a brother who holds their hands."
Boom!
Dang Gunnak stomped hard and stepped forward to stand by Hyun Jong. And shouted airlift to the front.
"The Four Heavens will also be a barrier to heaven."Maeng So also stepped up.
"The Namman Beast Palace will be the brother of the people who belong to the civil service of Cheon U-men. The enemy of the brothers will soon be the enemy of the Beast Palace! Friends of brothers will be friends of the Beast Palace!"
Solso Baek also stepped forward and stood next to the other heads.
"The Binggung will be the sword that protects the Heavenly Fathers. Those who want to antagonize the clans of heaven will have to cross the ice first!"
Those who saw the power of Dang Gunnak and Maeng So, and the pride of Solso Baek, who is still young, realized with their eyes.
There are countless clans in the world, but who wants to turn those four clans into enemies at the same time?
It was clear that if what those Hyun Jong and the other heads said were actually done, Chun Woo-mang would be a place where no power in the world would dare to reach.
"Hyun Sang."
"Yes!"
Hyun Young and Hyun Sang, who were waiting below, carefully climbed onto the podium. In Hyun Sang's hand, a luxurious silver plate with a bottle and a glass was held, and on Hyun Young's hand, there was a small bowl slightly wrapped in a white cloth.
The two stood in front of the heads and politely held out what they held in their hands.
The heads looked at the objects silently for a moment.
I don't know from the bottom, but these things were meaningful in themselves.
The liquor of the Beast Palace, the Okbae brought by the Tang family, and the sword of the North Sea Ice Palace and the person of Hwasan.
First, Dang Gunnak reached out and carefully picked up the bottle. Solso Baek then picked up a soda.
"Blind liquor."
"Yes."
Hyun Jong drew his palm with the so-called Soleso Baek. Then the flowing blood dropped into the bottle.
Ddo-ok.
When Hyun Jong withdrew his hand, Dang Gunnak cut his hand and spilled blood on the bottle, followed by Maeng So and Solso Baek.
When the whole process was over, Dang Gunnak filled the glass with a little redness, even reverential.
Like this.
As the bottle was placed on the silver plate again, the elders went down the podium as if they had finished their work.
The remaining four glanced at the glass in their hands. The people below also watched the scene in rapture.
There was a moment of silence.
By the time the stillness was rising to the tip of his chin, Hyun Jong lifted the glass up.
"Right here today! Hwasan, Sichundanga, Namman Beast Palace, North Sea Ice Palace! I declare that these four clans have become brothers in the name of the Heavenly Father! May Heaven and John look over!"
Dang Gunnak, Maeng So and Solso Baek followed Hyun Jong to lift the glass. It wasn't long before four people emptied their drinks at the same time.
"Wow……."
"Wow!"
A huge cheer erupted following a slightly hesitant voice. Everyone's emotions, which had been bursting at any moment, exploded at once, and a deafening cheer filled Hwasan.
"Cheonwoo-men!"
"Hwasan!"
"Sachundangga!"
The cheers grew even louder as the four heads who emptied the glass held hands together and lifted them up.
Even Kang-ho's great masters, who sat at the top of the table, stood up and applauded. There was no way but to celebrate this sight.
In fact, it is a simple declaration.
It was not intimidating, not magnificent, and there was nothing spectacular to catch the eye of the crowd.But that's why it's more sincere. A coalition to show off its power will prove its power, but those who become brothers will just have to share a drink.
Not only those gathered for sightseeing, but also the disciples of the four gatekeepers who lined the smokestack shouted aloud.
And only Chung-Myung had a light smile in the whirlpool of cheers and joy.
'It's not empty.'
A lot has happened since he returned to Wasan.
Confidence in yourself?
There's no way there was such a thing.
He is a man who has already failed once. He's the one who didn't protect anything. He clenched his teeth, holding himself together that this was the only way, and there was no such thing as conviction that the way he was walking was right.
But…….
Looking at this scene, I thought the way I had walked so far was not wrong.
'Everyone is here.’
There is a path he has walked on, and there are those who have joined him.
Yeah, right here.
"Hehe."
Baek-ah poked her head out of Chung-Myung's clothes, which was lightly rubbed her nose.
"Yes, you do, too.”
Chung-Myung, who tapped Baeka's forehead with his fingers, looked around quietly. It was full of cheers and joy.
Chung-Myung's smile grew a little darker. He looked up at the sky and talked to himself.
'What do you say, a long sentence. I came all the way here.’
Well, I don't really want compliments, but I know this is a given...… but, still, it's...….
Great job, Chung-Myung.
With a longing voice that spread at the moment, Chung-Myung closed his eyes more slowly, staring at the sky.
"From now on."
It will spread. Plum blossoms blooming in Wasan, and the fragrance flowing out of them, all over the world, very widely.
Like it was in the past.
"What's wrong with your face?"
"Huh?"
Chung-Myung opened his eyes and looked forward to the sudden voice.
Baek Cheon, Yoo-Esul, Yoon-Jong, Jo-Gol, and Dang-Soso were looking back at him.
"Are you sick or something.
“…….”
Chung-Myung, who watched them blankly for a moment, smiled as he flinched his lips.
"No. It's the best right now.”
"How bland."
Ogum and Soso shook their heads and looked forward again. Chung-Myung glanced at the sky again. His expression was different from before.
The same old Hwasan?
No, you're welcome.
"Wait and see, long sentence."
We're going to make the best Hwasan that goes beyond our time.
With these guys.
Chung-Myung, who tapped Baek-ah's head a couple of times, breathed heavily. Then, with his hands on his mouth, he shouted to the front.
"Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! You're so handsome! Argh!"
"Don't do it, you son of a b*tc*!"
"Please close it!"
"Please, man! Please!"
Chung-Myung giggled as he saw the Ogum screaming in unison in surprise.
Laughter mingled with cheers and spread to the high sky.
A warm breeze blew to the top of Hwasan, full of joy. It was a day when the blue sky, which was perfect for Chung-Myung, looked down on such Hwasan.