Episode 14: I didn’t say I was going yet (1)
Peace has returned to Yangju Mountain.
Ten days after the incident, Jin-san Yu visited Sanchae again.
On his back was Yooseol, who was sleeping soundly. The living quarters were noisy, but there was no sign of waking up as if they were tired.
All over the place, bandits were training their martial arts while exclaiming their prowess.
“Lee Yeop! Lee Yeop!”
“Hiya!”
Jinsan Yu, who was watching them, shook his head excitedly.
At that time, I heard a familiar voice.
“Are you here, sir?”
It was Pungho, the lender of Heuksando Island.
“It seems that bandits these days also practice martial arts.”
“You never know when the independents will come again, right? It’s something that can’t be helped in order to survive. How do you feel about watching it?”
“All herbivores are monotonous and focused only on killing power.”
“These are the martial arts of the government army used on the battlefield. “It’s a little different from Moorim’s.”
“It specializes in group combat. Plus, herbivores are very honest. “It will not be easy for experts above a certain level to understand.”
“Then may I ask for a map?”
Yu Jin-san chuckled and shook his head.
“I’m too old for that. “I refuse to waste my energy needlessly.”
Pungho, embarrassed, scratched his head.
“It was just something I said once.”
“But I’m sure you’ll need martial arts skills from the martial arts. “As things stand now, there will be limits to development.”
“Is there a good plan?”
Yu Jin-san did not answer but turned his voice around.
“Anyway, how are the shaman’s wives and children doing?”
“It’s quiet. But I seem to be suffering from depression recently.”
“It must be difficult to adapt to something like this when you first join Kangho. “What about eating?”
“As you said, we haven’t fed him anything other than dumplings.”
“Good job. Now I have to meet you. “I have something to prepare before that.”
After saying a few words to Pung-ho, he took a walk around the mountain temple.
It was a basin with a great view, so the scenery was quite nice. There was even a plum tree forest in the back.
After walking in the cool breeze for a long time, I felt better.
It was when I was walking around the food court like that. A familiar bandit approached me and bowed his head.
“They say preparations are complete.”
The moment Yu Jin-san nods his head. From behind, Yu Seol stuck out her head and cooed.
“Sanggu.”
Sanggu blinked in surprise and smiled broadly.
“haha! The elderly baby remembers my name. “It’s really amazing.”
“Then that’s great. Whose granddaughter is this? ”
Yu Jin-san entered the small hall with Sang-gu’s guidance.
It was a place he had already experienced. It was a place where there was a prison where prisoners were kept in a living cell.
Wow!
When the door opened, the bandit standing guard lowered his head. Behind him, behind the thick iron bars, was a woman sitting with her knees together.
“How are you doing?”
It was Hyunhee, a disciple of Lee Dae of the Shaman faction. She glared at Yu Jin-san with venomous eyes.
“If you don’t release me, you will all regret it.”
Yu Jin-san, who was sitting on a chair, moved his granddaughter forward and held her and stroked her.
“Of course it is. But isn’t it the same even if you release it? “I’ve already killed ten Taoist monks from the Shaman faction.”
“Demon murderers.”
“I cannot agree with that. Aren’t you the ones who came to kill us? Whatever the reason, I can’t just sit there and let him die.”
“But...”
Hyunhee trailed off.
“We lost many times more people to you. After all, isn’t that what Moorim was originally like? This is a world where power is law. “If you are afraid of death, you shouldn’t come to Gangho.”
Hyeonhee closed her mouth and continued to glare at Yujinsan.
“....”
Hyunhee, dumbfounded, opened the door.
A bathhouse with warm steam rising was prepared. Red petals were floating in the clean bathtub.
In addition, there were clean clothes on one side to change into.
“What is this?”
“I guess I haven’t been able to wash properly all this time. I’m sorry for not paying attention to you until now. “I don’t want to force you, so if you don’t want to, just close that door.”
Wasn’t she famous for being neat even in the Shaman faction? This was the part that Hyunhee suffered the most. There was no reason to refuse.
“Oh no...”
She felt like the current situation was like a dream. As I soaked in the warm bathtub, I couldn’t help but gasp.
Strangely enough, I thought that this was the happiest moment of my life.
After about an hour, bandits came knocking on the door. It was disappointing, but I couldn’t endure it. After changing into new clothes, she hesitantly went out the door.
As expected, the old man holding the child was welcoming him with a kind smile.
“Hehehe. People look different. How do you feel after coming out for the first time in a while and feeling the cool breeze?”
“It’s good....”
“It would be a very happy thing if I could feel the preciousness of leisure that I never knew before. “It’s been a long time since I came out, so please take a walk.”
Hyeonhee followed the guidance of Yujinsan and the bandits and moved to the plum tree forest behind the mountain hut.
There, several neatly dressed bandits had come out in advance and were playing together.
“Your skills are quite good.”
It was a word that came out without me realizing it. She controlled her expression and closed her mouth.
“hmm. I think you might also have a talent for music. “Is there an instrument you can play?”
“Pipe.”
“haha. “If I get the chance, I’ll give you one as a gift.”
Before she knew it, the remaining caution in her heart collapsed.
While the walk was over, Jinsan Yu and her chatted a lot.
And after everything was done.
The final destination she arrived at was the prison where she was imprisoned.
“I hope you had a good day today.”
The bandits brought some supplies.
The dirty shaman uniform she was originally wearing. And it was a chain that bound my wrist.
Hyunhee’s eyes twitched as she looked at it.
I have to go into prison again. I hated it more than dying.
“Now, please hold out your wrist.”
“....”
It felt like I had everything and then lost it all at once.
She hid both hands behind her back, as if hiding her eyes.
“Why are you doing that? Please understand that you are a prisoner and there is nothing you can do. “Hurry up and hold out your hand.”
Hyunhee became desperate. He held on, avoiding Yu Jin-san’s hand, as if he didn’t want to go into prison.
“Well, shouldn’t you be asking for something? “You treat me so well and then lock me up again?”
“Didn’t we talk about it? I’m saying I won’t force anything. Come on in. “Are you going to make this old man a bad person?”
Hyunhee, whose complexion became pale, took a step back and hit her back against the wall.
“I was very wrong....”
“What do you mean? “You did nothing wrong.”
“If you want to lock me up again, just kill me!”
Her emotions kept changing. You must be in confusion.
Jinsan Yu sighed with a troubled expression.
“If you wish, you can enjoy the same privileges as today every day. Even more. But wouldn’t it be fair if you also gave us something?”
No matter how much he thought about it, there was nothing he could give.
‘...no way?’
She glanced at the bandits with suspicion. Contrary to expectations, no one had a sinister expression.
Yu Jin-san, who sensed her intentions, spoke with a kind smile.
“There is no need for what you think. Heuksando also has rules. “If anyone crosses the line, I will not forgive them.”
“Then what...”
Instead of answering, Jinsan stretched out his right hand like a thunderbolt.
Deep! Puff poop!
She said that due to the sudden surprise attack, she was stabbed without even thinking about avoiding it.
“Please understand. We will come back tomorrow, so if you have anything to do with us, please think about it until then.”