Chapter 212

Episode 212: Poison in a pocket.

Do you think the Poison King is trapped in his own world?

“Isn’t it?”

I asked my father back, thinking that of course it was. Does your father not think so? What kind of person does your father think the Poison King is?

But my father didn’t say those words to tell me what kind of person the Poison King was or what the Poison King’s world was like. This is exactly what I wanted to say.

“How open is your world?”

My father looked at me for a moment and then went into his home without saying a word.

I stood there and thought about what my father said. And I could tell. The meaning behind what my father said.

My father asks me this.

What is the difference between you calling out for a new magic and the Poison King? If other people see it, aren’t you also trapped in your own world?

Of course, I am not saying that I am the same as the poison king who does not like to meet people and prefers to be alone.

It meant that the approach to the poison king was wrong. If you approach it from that perspective, the poison king will never open the door to his heart.

The Poison King must have felt it. That I was looking at him like he was trapped in his own world. That’s probably how many people have looked at it so far. I was no different from them. The memorandum to come out of Cheondogrim was a mistake.

“Thank you father! After all, my father is the wisest and most magnanimous in the world...”

Before he could finish speaking, the lights went out in the house.

“... Be cool.”

I bowed my head politely to my father’s residence and then returned to my father’s residence.

If you give me a clue, it will be at a disadvantage to your father. But my father enlightened me. Beyond the bet, it was affection for the child who sought help from him.

* * *

When I went to Cheondokgrim the next day, Dokwang was not there.

I looked around the surrounding forest for him. After searching for a while, I found the poison king deep in the forest.

He was lying face down on the floor, having a snowball fight with a snake.

The Poison King was good at conversing, but once he was immersed in something, he became a person who wouldn’t even know if someone died next to him.

Even now, he was in a trance, not even knowing that I was nearby. From this perspective, I thought he was trapped in his own world. I thought he was a weirdo, and without even realizing it, I implicitly thought I was superior to him.

This is what my father taught me. Don’t do that. He is not trapped; he is living his life.

When I got closer, I saw that it was no ordinary snake.

It was a snake belonging to spirit creatures called the Hwawangchilbosa (花王七步蛇), which was extremely poisonous among poisons. He was a flower king because he loved flowers, and it was said that if bitten, even a warrior with deep inner strength would die before he could walk seven steps.

Then the poison king said to the snake.

“Hey, you’ve grown up and become cocky these days. “Since when have you been so stiff in your head against me?”

Then the Fire King Chilbosa, who was wagging his tongue, lowered his head. It may not be possible, but it seemed like he really understood what I was saying.

“You and I, I don’t know anything else, but we told you not to eat the berries of the wildflower plant carelessly, right? Why don’t you listen? Will you come to your senses if you drink fire wine?”

The Fire King Seven Treasures made a coil and put its head into it. Do you really understand what people are saying? It must be a coincidence, right?

I’ve seen all kinds of things in my life, but this was my first time seeing something like this.

Then another snake passed by. The snake this time was a yin-yang blood poisonous snake with poison just as strong as the Fire King’s Seven Treasures. This was also a snake that was difficult to see.

“Wol!”

Then the Yin-Yang Blood Venomous Snake stopped and looked at the Poison King. The Poison King said while looking at the guy licking his tongue.

“You know the king is a playboy, right?”

The Yin-Yang Blood Viper flicked his tongue as he looked at the Fire King Seven Treasures.

“If Wang is bothering you, come and tell me. Understand?”

I couldn’t tell if he really understood what he was saying, but as soon as he finished speaking, the Yin-Yang Blood Viper disappeared into the bushes.

“You too, go now!”

Then the Fire King Seven Treasures disappeared into the forest.

It was truly a sight that was hard to believe even after seeing it.

The Poison King stood up and looked at me in surprise.

“Oh my! It’s a surprise!”

“I was more surprised. “What kind of poisonous king in the world would you be so surprised to find next to you?”

Of course, if someone approaches with murderous or malicious intent, the Poison King will notice right away. People who have reached the position of Majon should never be ignored for their military merits. Mazon is still Mazon. If they go crazy, no one can tell who will win who and how. They are just not revealing their true abilities.

“If you look at the assassins and ask which of the Palmazons you want to kill, they will all line up behind the Poison King sign! The first assassin will also be successful.”

“If you do that, you will be bitten by the king and die.”

“Did you even give the snake a name?”

“Is this your first time seeing the poison king who gave a name to a snake?”

The Poison King walked away with long strides.

Of course it’s my first time seeing it! I said as I followed him.

“When did you become friends with snakes?”

“I was seven years old when I started going around catching snakes. “Wang and Wol were there back then too.”

“You’re young.”

“Which poison is the most dangerous? Surely it’s not in that cute rabbit’s bag?”

“Would you like to check it out?”

He tried to put his hand into the rabbit’s pocket.

“I decline!”

I waved my hand and stepped back. The Poison King smiled at that sight, but then turned his face to face him. It was the first time he smiled broadly when he saw me. It looks like he was surprised himself when he smiled. Even though I saw it all, I pretended not to see it.

* * *

The next day there was an important mixing of poisons.

The Poison King explained today’s poison making with an unusually serious expression.

“This Heavenly Heart Poison here is the poison that is used as an ingredient for Dark Soul Poison, one of the extreme poisons I use. A single drop of this heavenly poison can kill dozens of people. “Now you’re far away... already back away.”

I was standing next to the door so I could pop out at any time.

The Poison King found something on his desk.

“I was here, but where did I go?”

“What are you looking for?”

“My gloves.”

The goal is to find deerskin gloves used when handling poison.

“Are you talking about this?”

I held up the gloves I was wearing.

“Why are you wearing that?”

“You said it was a very dangerous poison.”

“Then what about me?”

“Why do you need gloves, Poison King?”

“Why don’t you bring it right now?”

I quickly took it off and brought it to him.

“What’s in your mouth?”

I took out the poisonous wine I was holding on both cheeks and showed it to him. The Poison King shook his head in bewilderment at the sight of two poisoned blood drinks in his mouth.

“Is this not enough to kill me?”

Of course he was joking. If the poison king decides to kill you, you will not be able to stop his poison even if you have a hundred blood poisonous drinks in your mouth.

I was also playing a prank on him. It was also my effort to become closer to him. If you were really a bright and cheerful person when you were young, those things would be sleeping somewhere in your heart.

The Poison King put on his gloves and began manufacturing poison in earnest.

“If the amount is even slightly wrong, blue smoke will rise. Then it’s a failure. Be really careful and focused. “This is a recipe that only I can make.”

The Poison King showed me how to make Amheunjeoldok by combining Cheonsimdok. Since I didn’t know what the different combinations were anyway, it was more of a show of how carefully this process is carried out rather than showing how to make a black scarf.

He could send me out and do it alone, but he seemed to want to show off to me.

“Did you see it well? “How carefully and carefully it must be handled.”

“yes.”

At that time, blue smoke rose from behind.

“Poison King!”

“You get out!”

I quickly went out. After drinking the medicinal herb from the Poison King’s arms, he poured the liquid that was lying next to where the smoke was coming from.

Cheeeeeeeek!

The smoke rose even more.

“Poison King! “Poison King!”

He didn’t come out quickly so I hesitated whether I should jump in and save him.

At that time, the Poison King came out, stirring the poisonous smoke.

“Are you okay?”

“It’s okay then.”

He blew away a handful of poisonous smoke that came out of his mouth with his hand fan.

“The path of self-mastery is not an easy path.”

“I failed on purpose. “To warn you that you need to be careful.”

“....”

“....”

“Of course you failed on purpose. Could it be that the Poison King, who is the best at using poison in the martial arts world, failed to make the poison he always uses...”

“Stop.”

“yes.”

I smiled brightly at him. The Poison King looked at me with an expression that did not know how to react. Poison King, I don’t know yet. Who will be standing in the training hall?

It was at that moment. A merchant ship rushed to where we were and quickly reported.

“An investigator named Seo Dae-ryong from Hwangcheon Pavilion came to see Gongja Lee as an urgent matter.”