Episode 90: The remains of Shaolin Temple (2)
The apostate monk stands in front of Mt. Yujin and prepares to leave.
The determination to never hand him over was burning in his eyes.
Hye-gwang sighed deeply at that sight, as if he couldn’t understand.
“Why on earth are you protecting the author?”
“He’s my older brother.”
“Are you saying that this disciple made Madou, whom he had never seen before, as his older brother?”
Hyegwang, the greatest Shaolin temple master of his time.
Finally, he took a step forward.
Jerk-!
It was only one step, but it felt like a tsunami was approaching.
The enormous intimidation was so great that even Yu Jin-san, who was hiding behind the apostate monk, could feel it.
And just as he was about to take another step. Suddenly, the apostate monk’s face became distorted like a yaksha.
“I said I would kill you!”
It meant that no more access would be allowed.
Is there anyone in the entire world who can yell at Hye-gwang like this?
A tsunami was approaching, but Taesan Mountain stood in front to block it.
At that moment, a golden light was emitted from the entire body of the apostate monk and Hyegwang at the same time.
Shoot!
A view of Dharma Station that is only handed down to the greatest Shaolin masters. It is faced by two experts who are the only ones in the world who have mastered this.
It was an imminent situation.
Is it because we know each other’s skills well? There was breathtaking tension, but neither of the two could easily attack first.
Yu Jin-san, who was watching, took a step back and widened the distance.
‘It looks like we’ve already fought each other several times.’
He was analyzing the situation while remaining silent.
I was able to infer a few facts from the content and circumstances of the conversation.
In the meantime, countless attempts were made to catch the apostate monks at Shaolin Temple. There was no way Hye-gwang wasn’t there.
Apparently, it wasn’t easy to subdue each other.
‘I’m not destined to die yet.’
just as expected. The golden glow that had enveloped Hye-gwang’s whole body disappeared first. He gave up the fight.
As he took a step back, the apostate raised his hands and giggled.
“Hehehe! “I won again!”
Hye-gwang’s expression didn’t change at all. He just sighed quietly and muttered his disapproval.
“Amitabha Buddha. “I will not sit by and watch Master’s madness like this forever.”
The apostate monk lit his double wick and pulled his fist over his shoulder.
His warning seemed to fall on deaf ears.
“Get out of my house quickly!”
“....”
Master Hyegwang slowly disappeared toward the place where the temple was located.
Although the crisis was overcome, Yu Jin-san’s mind did not feel much at ease.
This was because I had to spend an uncomfortable time with an apostate monk who did not know where I would end up.
* * *
A fragrant and delicious smell wafted from the mountain.
Yu Jin-san, squatting in front of a wood fire, was constantly turning a skewer with a rabbit on it.
Meat is being grilled on Sosilbong Peak in Seongsan, where killing is prohibited.
Of course, it wasn’t food he would eat himself.
“Hyung, are you ready?”
The apostate monk sitting across from Jinsan Yu was drooling.
“Almost done.”
After a while, he carefully handed me the skewer that was turning golden brown.
The sight of the apostate monk greedily eating rabbit meat made me feel confused.
If you eat all this, what else do you do with your time?
“it’s good. “Brother, try a bite too.”
He was tearing off one of his legs with his clumsy hands.
I had no appetite, but I couldn’t refuse it either. It was too scary an opponent to just ignore.
Before he could get angry, Jinsan Yu was quickly handed a rabbit leg.
“Thank you. “I’ll eat well.”
When I took a bite of the golden brown meat, it was full of flavor.
The taste was pretty good, but it didn’t go down my throat.
It was because I thought about my granddaughter who was running without even being able to eat.
‘...We need to feed Seol some rabbit meat too.’
When Yu Jin-san hesitated for a moment, the apostate monk held out his hand again.
“If you’re not going to eat it, give it back.”
“That’s right.”
He returned his leg and watched indifferently as the apostate monk ate.
Although he looked like an old monk who had gone crazy, he also had a pure side, like a beast that was faithful to its instincts.
‘Still, he doesn’t seem to have a bad personality, but how did he become so pitiful?’
High monks who have deeply practiced Buddhism are mentally mature, so it is not uncommon for them to fall into mental illness.
I was curious about the story, but I couldn’t ask him directly.
‘If it’s Pung-ho, he must know something.’
I was planning to find out more in the dark room later.
Jinsan Yu sat quietly for a moment, lost in thought.
After a while.
Suddenly, the apostate monk stood up, stuffing the remaining meat into his mouth.
“Wow!”
“...?”
There was only one person they were waiting for.
Eugene San and his granddaughter followed quietly. Because I was curious about the results.
And after a while.
At the place we arrived, there was a cliff blocking the path along with a waterfall with strong currents.
No matter how much I looked around, there was nothing.
At that time, Yoo Seol pointed somewhere with his index finger.
“I want to go inside that waterfall.”
How do you get into the wall?
The excited apostate monk began to radiate tension around him.
bang-! Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-!!
The place exploded with a loud explosion, as if struck by lightning.
After a while, the moment his actions stopped, a strange phenomenon occurred.
As if in a haze, the natural landscape became distorted and what had been invisible was revealed.
“That’s the place. As expected, a welcome sign was covering the entrance.”
A deep cave visible inside the waterfall.
There seemed to be some unpleasant energy coming from inside.
The apostate monk was already out of his mind.
It’s only good that I found the entrance to Hoeyeom Cave, which I had been longing for.
His excitement reached its peak and he ran inside.
“Hehehe! “I found my treasure!!”
Eugene San and his granddaughter were watching him disappear from afar.
When I tried to go back like this, I felt some kind of emptiness.
“What treasure is there here? curious.”
“A treasure hidden by Xuan Xuan, a high monk of the Tang Dynasty.”
“Master Sanzang?”
“huh.”
Yoo Seol took out the shining Ya Myeongju from his bosom and asked.
“Then what is this? “Why did you lie to Seol?”
“That is also very precious. “It’s a treasure that money can’t buy.”
“I also want to have Xuanzang’s treasure...”
“True treasure can only be obtained by those who are destined to reach it. “It doesn’t seem like we are, so let’s go back quickly.”
Joson, who was about to leave, had no choice but to stop for a moment.
A cave inside the waterfall where an apostate monk entered.
This is because a loud roar began to erupt from there.
Kwaaaang-!! Kwakwang-! Kwakwakang-!!!
A thunderous roar echoed continuously, so loud that it drowned out the sound of the waterfall.
What on earth is going on inside?
Eugene San and his granddaughter looked at the entrance in silence with nervous faces.
That was when the tip had passed.
“Kaaak!!”
Judging from the voice, it was clear that it was the scream of an apostate monk.
Soon after, he burst through the waterfall and appeared.
Yu Jin-san’s mouth opened wide at the completely different appearance.
The apostate monk, whose whole body was covered in blood, staggered as if he would fall.
Slurp-!
When he collapsed helplessly, Yu Jin-san and his granddaughter rushed over to check.
If it weren’t for the adverse circumstances, it would have been so terrible that one would not have been able to guarantee one’s life.
Who in the world could make interest like this?
“...Brother, I’m so sick.”
“What happened?”
“...the bad dragon hit me.”
After saying those words, he lost his mind.
‘What do you mean a dragon? According to the records, it was clearly a demonic dragon?’
There was a legend that when the spirit creature, Hweryong, grows up to become a divine beast, it becomes Gyoryong (蛟龍).
If the Demon Dragon was in the shape of a giant snake, the Jiao Dragon was a legendary divine beast with eyebrows and limbs.
First of all, getting out of here was an urgent priority.
As he was about to turn around, a feeling of anxiety passed through his mind.
Yu Seol’s expression was a little strange.
just as expected. Tendons bulged in the child’s grip as he clutched the blade of the Fire Dragon God Spear.
“The treasure of Xuanzang is mine!”
Yu Jin-san shouted in surprise at the sight of Yu Seol entering the gap in the Dajja Gojja Cave.
“no!”
There was no time to stop it.
How can he deal with Shinsu, who has not even been able to become an apostate?
However, I couldn’t send my granddaughter to death alone.
Since there was nothing he could do, Yu Jin-san also jumped into the cave.
After a while, he saw Gyo-ryong’s appearance and his tension was relieved.
‘What kind of windfall is this?’
It seemed that the apostate monk had not suffered unilaterally.
An ugly-looking dragon was leaning against the wall, panting.
Blood flowed like a stream from the hollow flesh in various places. It was clear that he had suffered fatal injuries.
The fight between the Apostate Monk and the Gyoryong. The result was a two-party plan.
At that time, the granddaughter, holding the spear blade, stood tall in front of the dying dragon.
‘Wow, he came in knowing about this situation.’
It was a calculated move for Yoo Seol to come here alone.
He was aware of the situation through the five senses of Hwagyeong and Seonumjiche.
After preparing to go out, Yu Seol held out his fern-like left hand and provoked Gyo-ryong.
“Give me my treasure quickly.”