Episode 101: I’m So Scared (1)
Is it because the will to live was unleashed? Hwaun-gae was disclosing everything he knew, except for the information about the opening.
Yu Jin-san obtained a lot of information from him over a half-hour period.
Hwaryeongsae, the ruler of Amipa and the Murim lord.
It was about the details of key members of the Murim Alliance, including her.
And the most valuable information was now flowing out.
“The Murim are creating a trap to catch us?”
“exactly. “Three of the ten great martial arts masters, including Master Jeonghye of the Shaolin Temple, are in Hanam.”
The situation was worse than I thought.
Three of the ten strongest players in the midfield began to move.
I never would have thought that the Murim League was pursuing this fiercely.
It was judged that it was too much for the granddaughter to deal with them yet, so there was a need to be careful.
‘It would be best to avoid it as much as possible now. Until Seol learned the Unwritten Lion God’s Skill.’
Jinsan Yu took out the map of Hanam he had obtained from Heukyabang and unfolded it.
Although it was not as detailed as the military version, important places and general terrain were clearly marked, so it was easy to see.
“Mark their location here.”
Hwaun-gae nodded, spat on his palm, and rubbed his bloody fingers.
Yoo Seol, who was watching the scene, walked away with a disgusted expression.
“Oh, it’s dirty.”
“Originally, all of us beggars of openness do this.”
The Hwaun Gae dropped its red needles on several places on the map as if it didn’t care.
Yu Jin-san’s expression darkened a little as he looked at the location carefully.
“Were traps set in three places?”
“That’s right. Temporary branches of the Murim League were established in these three locations. As soon as you approach any place, the world of heaven will unfold.”
Jin-san Yu, who thought for a moment, soon stood up. This was because all the necessary information was obtained.
“I understand. Now we can just go our separate ways.”
Hwawoongae hesitated for a moment, feeling uneasy for some reason.
I can’t believe the infamous yin-yang twin monster let him go so easily. Could it be that he is trying to target his running back? All kinds of speculations were running through his mind.
“...Can I really just leave like this?”
“Even though I’m not a good guy, I’m not a murderer who just kills everyone.”
“...?”
Now that I think about it, strangely enough, there have been so many people who have encountered the Yin-Yang twin monsters and survived.
Rather, because of that, their fame spread rapidly throughout the river.
Hwaun-gae suddenly became curious about the reason.
“Rumors are always exaggerated. So far, only two types of people have died from the Yin-Yang Twin Monsters. “Anyone could tell that they had committed a crime worthy of death or that they were trying to take our lives.”
“Then why do I...”
Yu Jin-san’s head tilted slightly.
“what? “We never said we were going to kill you.”
“Didn’t I torture myself?”
“If treating your wounds is also torture, then I have nothing to say.”
“So you’re saying you were planning on letting me go even if I didn’t cooperate?”
Jinsan Yu nodded without any hesitation.
From the beginning, I had no intention of arresting and torturing anyone in front of my granddaughter.
I just got scared and confessed to myself.
Hwaun-gae had an aggrieved expression on his face, as if he thought something had happened to him.
But what can you do? What can’t be undone now.
“Go ahead. “Because your kids will be desperately looking for you.”
“...Can you keep what happened today a secret?”
“Who am I to talk to? “Go ahead.”
Hwaun-gae had no choice but to turn around and his shoulders slumped. Because a sense of self-destruction came over me like a flood.
It had to be that way because the head of the open family was scared and begged for his life and spilled the information.
If this rumor spread throughout Gangho, his life would have been over.
It was when I was taking such weak steps.
“Goodbye uncle! I will definitely keep your secret. Hi-Hi.”
Behind his back, Yin Kai was smiling and waving his hand.
For some reason, that sight made me even more anxious, but I had no choice but to ask as much as I could.
Hwaun-gae held his hands together and wrapped his arms around Eum-gae with the most earnest look in his eyes.
* * *
Yu Jin-san and her granddaughter ran for half a day towards somewhere.
It was when I was taking a moment to catch my breath somewhere on the western side of Luoyang.
“Grandpa, where are we going?”
“I’m going to Shaanxi and then back to Sichuan. “To decipher the unwritten magic power you will learn.”
“Shaanxi? “So are we going on a boat again?”
Yuseol likes to ride on boats. It may be because of the memories of a luxurious stay in the VIP room in return for defeating pirates.
But going to the dock was too dangerous. Moreover, it was not a wise decision to escape by slow means of transportation.
“I can’t go on a boat because it’s too dangerous. “There are wolf-like guys looking for us, so we have to go quietly.”
“Then how do we get there?”
The old man shook his head from side to side as if he were possessed by something.
Even the pupils are out of focus. It was clearly not the appearance of a normal person.
“If you enter the ghost forest, everyone will die. “Don’t ever go in!”
Eugene San stepped forward and asked.
“A ghost forest? “Please tell me in more detail.”
“Everyone who entered there died... everyone... If you enter the Ghost Forest, the White Bone Witch will kill you.”
The old man, who was mumbling something incomprehensible to himself, walked away.
I felt something creepy, but that was all.
Eugene San did not even believe in ghosts. Moreover, what is there to be afraid of martial arts masters?
Moreover, in order to enter Shaanxi, one had to pass through this place.
Without hesitation, Joson entered the place called the Ghost Forest.
A dense forest of trees covered in fog spread out endlessly.
“....”
Strangely enough, Yoo Seol had said nothing for a while.
Did you feel worse after meeting the old man? If you quickly get out of the forest and eat delicious food in Shaanxi, you will feel better again.
“Let’s hurry. In the forest, you lose your bearings at night. So it’s better to get out before the sun sets.”
“....”
“Why aren’t you saying anything?”
“I’m so scared.”
“Are you scared?”
When I looked back, the child’s face looked unusual.
This is his granddaughter who would not blink even if a million soldiers were in front of her.
“What if a ghost comes out...”
Yoo Seol shook his legs and arms and pretended to shiver.
Even though people aren’t scary, ghosts seem to be scary.
“There are no ghosts in this world. “If there is one, it must be someone who imitates it.”
“really...?”
“That’s right.”
As I went a little deeper, I felt that the air had changed.
Even an eerie feeling whose cause is unknown.
At that time, Yoo Seol, who was looking around his head, muttered in a trembling voice.
“Grandpa, why are there no animals here?”
I went quite deep, but I couldn’t even find any traces of footprints, let alone the howl of the animal.
I was just about to get a strange feeling that there were only two of us in this wide world.
“It looks like the sun is setting already. “I guess I’ll have to camp.”
In the deep, dark forest, even martial arts experts have no choice but to be stranded.
During the day, you can move by looking at the sun and shadows, but at night, there is no way to find your direction.
As Yu Jin-san squatted down in front of the tree, his granddaughter snuggled up next to him and crossed her arms.
“...Give me beef jerky.”
After handing the beef jerky he had brought with him to the child, Jinsan leaned his back against the tree.
“Eat and take a nap. “I’ll be leaving as soon as the sun rises.”
“...huh.”
As the day got darker, the hazy fog in the forest became more and more thick.
Eugene San closed his eyes for a moment and waited for morning to come.
How much time has passed? I could feel the child squirming urgently next to me.
“Grandpa, wake up quickly.”
“...why?”
“There’s a ghost over there.”
It seemed like something whitish was gradually appearing where Yoo Seol’s index finger was pointing.
Immediately, he concentrated his energy on the light in his eyes and unconsciously swallowed the wind.
“...!?”
About fifty pages out.
A woman dressed in torn white cloth was squatting on a tree branch.
Long hair that goes down the legs.
And more than anything, the bright red eyes were so strange. Originally, humans should have black and white parts, but I couldn’t see anything like that.
The most creepy thing was the skinny face.
He had a very angry expression on his face, but strangely enough, his mouth was smiling.
“Don’t worry. “Grandpa will protect you.”
Yu Seol had already hid behind his grandfather’s back.
Even though Yujinsan had gone through many hardships, her heart couldn’t help but pound at this moment.
Grabbing the dragon’s spear, he slowly walked towards her, step by step.
At that time, a cool breeze appeared from somewhere and swept through the forest.
Hwii-!
At that moment, I heard my granddaughter’s trembling voice behind me.
“...Be careful, grandpa. “The hem of my clothes didn’t move when the wind blew just now.”
Even in this situation, it was a great insight.
Anyway, if the collar didn’t move even in the wind, it was one of two things.
Either he is so expert that wind and rain cannot penetrate his body. Or he is truly an intangible ghost.