Episode 15: I didn’t say I was going yet (2)
“Phew.”
Sighs continued to come out of Hyeonhee’s mouth.
Lying down on the straw-covered floor, she was reminiscing about yesterday’s events.
It wasn’t a big deal, but every moment felt like a dream.
I just ate well, washed up, and enjoyed a brief moment of freedom, but I couldn’t forget the sweetness.
‘...I want to go out.’
This was the only thought in her mind.
I felt afraid that I would have to be trapped in this small prison for the rest of my life.
At that time, she who was lying down suddenly stood up. It was because the person I had been waiting for had arrived.
“Did you get a good rest?”
Hyunhee’s face brightened as she looked at Mount Yujin.
“Yes...”
Unlike the first time, he looked very obedient.
Yu Jin-san sat on a chair with an iron bar in the middle and looked at her.
“I don’t know when this old man will come again. So, if you have anything to say, say it now.”
Last night, he had quietly told me that if he wanted to enjoy preferential treatment, he should offer me a deal.
Even so, it was something I agonized over all night.
I don’t have Heuksando, but I have it. There was only one thing.
‘It must be martial arts.’
Hyunhee was deeply troubled.
It wasn’t just to be treated well here.
This was because the sorrow that had been experienced at the monastery came flooding back to me like a flood.
The history of allowing shamans to become female monks has not been around for a long time. Was that why? Despite his outstanding qualifications, he was often ignored by his superiors, and he was constantly envious and ostracized by his subordinates.
Looking back, I didn’t even have good memories, and I felt ashamed of why I had to endure this much pain for such a monk.
She made up her mind and gently opened her mouth.
“If you... will set me free, I will teach you one of the shaman’s sword techniques.”
Each and every sword technique of the time-honored Shaman faction is worth a thousand pounds. I’m going to tell that to the bandits. If the martial arts people heard it, they would faint.
However, Yu Jin-san was smiling inwardly.
“It’s the swordsmanship of a non-partisan faction... Is that still okay? If your monastery finds out about this, you will be severely excommunicated. “Maybe I’ll get slaughtered.”
“I would rather be excommunicated than be locked here and die.”
This was the conclusion she came to after thinking about it all night.
“I completely understand your feelings. “Then the deal is done.”
Yu Jin-san clapped his hands twice and the bandits came inside.
They immediately released all her bonds.
Hyunhee, who was free again, never stopped smiling on her face.
“What could be happier than for people to regain their freedom? Now, follow me.”
Eugene San took her to a clean log cabin that had just been built.
Clean wooden couch and small tabletop. And various household utensils and even a loquat were seen. It had everything she would like.
“What is this place?”
“It’s a small gift to you. “You will never have to go to jail again, so please use this place from now on.”
“Thank you.”
Saying thank you to the bandits. She was a little embarrassed when she realized what she had said, but tried not to show it.
“Please rest here for a while. “It would be nice if you could come out to the vacant lot in front around sunset.”
“All right.”
After Yujinsan passed away, she was left alone and lay down on the bed. It felt like a dream as I got out of the narrow prison and lay down in a cozy place.
Surveillance was tight throughout the mountain complex, so there was no time to escape, but the opportunity would come at any time. There was no need to rush.
Relaxed, she took a short nap.
thud-! thud-!
Someone came to the door.
When I opened it, I saw a bandit clutching a teacup.
“It’s red tea. “It tastes good, so give it a try.”
Hyunhee was handed the teacup without a thought with a blank expression on her face.
“Why are you doing this to me...?”
“Because you are such a precious person, Lord Chaeju told you to take special care of him. From now on, tea will be delivered three times a day. “I’m in the waiting room just to the left, so if you need anything, please let me know.”
“....”
After the bandit left, she sat in front of the table with a bewildered expression on her face. Immediately afterwards, I savored the tea and thought deeply.
‘Have they gone crazy as a group?’
I decided not to think too much about it right now.
After washing my body in the prepared bath, I lay down on the bed and fell into a deep sleep.
After five days, I was able to teach both the Gugyeol and Chosik of the Socheonggeombeop.
And at that moment, a change occurred. There is no one watching you anymore.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, she went outside and looked left and right. Soon, I found a small hole in the fence surrounding the wild vegetables.
Hyunhee stood in front of him and hesitated for a moment.
At that time, I heard a familiar voice from next to me.
“If you go out there, won’t your clothes get dirty? “I’ve already kept my promise, so I won’t be caught even if I confidently go out the front door.”
“Grandpa...”
Yu Jin-san turned his back and nodded with a kind smile. It was a smile without any trace of hostility.
“But where do you plan to go? “Once you teach us the swordsmanship, we won’t be able to return to the Shaman faction.”
“That’s...”
“It doesn’t matter if you leave now, but if you’re not in a hurry, rest until daybreak and then leave. “I will ask Chaeju to provide me with travel expenses and food.”
After saying those words, Jinsan Yu turned his back and walked away.
Hyunhee looked around. As he said, no one was watching him. I made eye contact with a few bandits, but they didn’t seem to care.
After thinking for a while, she returned to her residence and lay down on the bed.
‘Now that I think about it, I have nowhere to go. And what if the monks find out that I taught the bandits swordsmanship...?’
I didn’t even want to think about it. The issue would not be excommunication, but rather the public stigmatization.
She was lost in thought and at some point, she fell asleep.
After daybreak, she opened the door without thinking.
Wow!
The warm sunlight illuminated her beautiful face and dazzled her eyes.
When I looked down and blocked the sunlight with one hand, there was a bundle lying there. It seemed to be the travel expenses and food the old man was talking about last night.
I didn’t expect them to let me go so obediently. As I was about to leave, I felt some kind of regret.
She grabbed it absentmindedly and examined the contents.
Dry goods such as bundles of coins and beef jerky. In addition, the silk clothes were presumed to have been stolen from somewhere. There was no shortage.
“It looks like you’re leaving now.”
It was Chaeju Pungho of Heuksando Island.
“That’s not yet...”
“How can we catch it? Even though we met through bad luck, sometimes it turns into fate. “I hope you don’t blame us too much and leave with only good memories.”
“....”
As Chaeju kept his eyes wide open, he stretched out his left hand alive toward the entrance.
“Then take a look.”
I planned to refuse once and see how he would react if I caught him. But I just left without any hesitation. When my pride was hurt, I became angry.
‘What are they? ‘I haven’t even told you that I’m leaving yet?’
In the shaman sect, she was just a disciple of Lee Dae, who was just paying attention.
However, when she stayed here, she was able to live like a princess, being attended to by numerous officials. When have you ever enjoyed such luxury?
Hyunhee blushed and spoke cautiously.
“I. The Socheonggeombeop is not as powerful as it should be if it is not used in conjunction with the shamanist’s complementary techniques. “I was a little anxious to just go...”
At that moment, a big smile appeared on Pungho’s face.
“I am truly touched that the small cooperative thought this far. “If you don’t mind, could you stay a little longer and guide us?”
Most bandits wouldn’t even notice Hyun-hee for a second, but Pung-ho, the creditor, had a different story.
Even though his level was not below hers, he seemed unpretentious in his humility.
“If you really ask that way...”
She nodded once, pretending to be reluctant.
This was not the only martial art of the Shaman faction. Hyeon-hee was considered the best disciple of Lee Dae of the Shaman faction. Except for the rising martial arts, he mastered almost all martial arts.
Pung Ho handed over the gun with both hands and expressed his sincere gratitude.
“Thank you so much, Sohyup. “How should we repay you?”
At that moment, Hyunhee’s head slightly rose. With her jawline exposed, she suddenly had a haughty expression on her face.
“First, let’s take a look around the wild vegetables and think about it.”
“Yes, then I will guide you personally. Come this way, Sohyup. “Let’s walk together.”
Chaeju Pungho of Heuksando and Hyeonhee, a great disciple of the Shaman faction. The two began to walk around the mountain village side by side.
Each bandit they encountered put their feet together and bowed their heads.
And a vacant lot about a dozen blocks away from them. There, an old man was holding the child’s hand and staring at them.
“Hehehe. Now that I think about it, it seems like you two get along well.”
At that time, Yu Seol pulled his finger and shouted from below.
“Mamma!”
“haha. “Okay, let’s go home now. Grandpa will make rabbit soup for you today.”