Episode 130: Just the Two of You (2)
Yu Jin-san was usually sleepless, but on this day, he was able to sleep soundly for the first time in a while.
I was bound to be tired after carrying a camel through the desert all day.
He was so tired that he only opened his eyes in the early morning.
When I looked to the side, I saw my granddaughter sleeping soundly with her arm resting on her.
“Baby, please wake up for a moment.”
“...I’m not sleeping.”
Contrary to his answer, his voice was weak and his eyes were still closed.
“Try to wake up for a moment. “I have something to tell you.”
At that moment, Yoo Seol rolled over to her side and placed a hand on her grandfather’s shoulder.
Up!
“...I’m not sleeping right now. “You just close your eyes.”
Looking at his relaxed expression and the saliva flowing from the corner of his mouth, it was clear that he was sleeping.
Does this mean that if you learn the Buddhist scriptures, you will be able to talk in your sleep? It was truly amazing.
Jinsan Yu tried to pull his arm out from under his granddaughter’s head, but she wouldn’t budge. As if I was stuck in a crevice in a rock.
“Is this guy using his power on grandpa?”
In the end, I tried using internal energy, but no matter how hard I struggled, it was steadfast.
The only answer I can hear is a soft breathing sound.
“....”
There was no way to overcome it with force.
If it were a myth, it would be possible to artificially control sleep at any time. Judging by his reaction, it seemed like he wanted to sleep some more.
Anyway, right now, the priority was to get my granddaughter to wake up by any means necessary. Because he was holding onto my arm and not letting me go.
“Don’t you think there’s something strange here?”
“...Yes. I know.”
I couldn’t tell if he was talking knowingly or if he was answering in a dream.
In this situation, we have no choice but to use another method.
Yu Jin-san took a deep breath and lowered his voice to a whisper.
“Chorangi is dangerous.”
At that moment, Yuseol, who was lying down, jumped up like a spring.
“Yes? What did you just say? what’s the matter?”
It wasn’t easy, but waking up the child was a success.
Jinsan Yu put his index finger to his lips and spoke in a low voice.
“The guys here don’t seem to be normal. “Didn’t you feel anything strange?”
Yu Seol thought for a moment and nodded with a serious expression.
“I felt it too. “It’s suspicious.”
“yes? Let’s go out and take a look. “What are they doing?”
This was Mount Yujin, where I had been curious about the identity of the nomads since yesterday.
I could have just ignored it and left, but for some reason I felt uncomfortable and couldn’t just pass by.
The place where my grandfather stayed last night was the smallest tent in the center of the village. Therefore, as soon as I came out, I could see the surrounding scenery at a glance.
“Hmm...”
The two, who had been caught out of sight, glanced around with their heads.
About twenty tent houses gathered together around the lake.
Jinsan Yu felt that there was nothing special about the area.
However, Yoo Seol, who has superhuman eyesight, did not miss even the smallest detail.
“I knew it would be like this.”
“what?”
Yu Seol’s index finger pointed somewhere.
Under a bush next to a lake. I saw a small piece of bone sticking out of the sand.
“I guess they caught something over there.”
Jin-san Yu ran over at once and dug into the floor with his hands.
And his expression gradually became cold.
There were more than just one or two buried bones. Skeletons of familiar shapes.
It wasn’t that difficult to guess what type of bone tomb it was.
“Grandpa, what is all this?”
Behind me, my granddaughter was craning her neck like Zara and asking.
Jinsan quickly answered by covering the traces with sand.
“They are really bad guys. “I caught and ate a monkey here.”
“monkey? “Where is the monkey here?”
It was a rumor that was not as easily deceived as before.
Or rather, it would have been strange to believe it. The only animals I saw on the way here were wolves.
However, as the child grew, Jinsan’s skills also increased.
“I did not know? Monkeys originally live in desert lakes. “Aren’t there a lot of trees here, unlike other places?”
Yu Seol’s eyes shook violently when she saw Cho Lang’s lifeless body.
In front of the camel was a middle-aged man with a bloated physique, clutching a sharp dagger.
“I was just about to get it done, so hurry up and sit down.”
The time when thieves are rushing in. Yuseol was ploddingly moving in front of Chorang.
Yooseol, who was holding the camel, was already covered in tears.
“I’m sorry, Chorang-ah’s mom...”
The thieves who saw that scene grabbed their stomachs.
“Fuhahaha! “Ji says she’s mom.”
“Camel mom? Puhaha!”
“Haha!”
The inside of the tent instantly became a sea of laughter.
But their laughter continued to provoke someone’s anger.
After a while, a low-pitched rumor resonated quietly in the hall.
“...dead.”
The boss sitting at the head of the long table answered while suppressing laughter.
“Yes, Chorang is dead. But he died alone.”
Did you say that illusion is freedom? The object that Yoo Seol said was killed was not the camel.
“Do not lie!!”
“...?”
In a split second, golden light exploded from the child’s entire body.
The entire tent was blown away by a strong gust of wind. In the gap, the thieves were mixed up and rolling around.
“Kaaak!”
“Tsk!”
“What is it?”
The bandits sprawled on the floor looked straight ahead as if they had no idea what was going on.
In front of them, Yu Seol, who had become the embodiment of anger, was clenching his fists.
* * *
Meanwhile, Yu Jin-san, who was riding a horse between the bandits’ crotches, was looking at the sky.
A small cloud turned into my granddaughter’s face and shimmered before my eyes.
‘I guess our Seol is swimming at the lakeside by now, right?’
Is it because he was always watching from the side? Although it had been less than an hour since I fell, I couldn’t hide my lonely feelings.
Although there were evil people around, by the standards of the Yin-Yang Twin Monsters, they were like grains of sand in the desert.
It wasn’t even worth worrying about and all you had to do was ignore it.
It was a time when I was lost in thought. The guy behind me spoke again.
“As I said before, you should be grateful to us. “Because the boss recognizes your backbone and wants to open a flowery path in your life.”
What kind of crazy talk is this? It wasn’t even worth responding to.
“....”
“If an adult talks to you, you have to talk back, right? “It’s small and not cheap.”
Yu Jin-san thought about it several times. Should I just twist this guy’s neck and return to my granddaughter?
His patience was about to reach its breaking point.
“older brother!!!”
The guy behind me suddenly waved his hand and shouted.
About thirty sheets to the front.
In front of the entrance to the cave visible below the stone mountain, someone was holding a sword.
He was wearing light attire, covered with a black cloth, and signs of martial arts training were evident everywhere.
He waited for them to approach and asked.
“Is there only one person?”
“Are you saying it’s unfortunate? This guy is worth at least 10 people. “Our boss himself said that he was born with no bones.”
Jinsan Yu was forcibly dragged down from the horse.
The guy with his face covered stuttered his entire body and spoke with a serious expression.
“I can’t believe it. “Your bones are perfect, as if you’ve gone through a complete transformation.”
“haha. Yes? How much will you give me? At least this much...”
He stopped talking and opened his mouth wide. This is because the opponent held out as many as three gold coins.
It was ten times more than he expected.
“This is all I have in hand right now. “If it’s not enough, tell me.”
The thief quickly snatched Geumja from the masked man’s grasp before he changed his mind.
“Oh my brother, have I ever questioned the price you are offering? “I’m just thankful!”
“Then I guess the deal is done. “If you’re done with your business, go ahead.”
“Yes yes. “I’ll see you again then, brother!”
He turned his horse’s head and danced with his shoulders. This was because he wanted to return to the village as soon as possible and boast about his trading results to the leader.
And as soon as the thief left, Yu Jin-san was dragged into the cave.
A moment later, he could not close his mouth at the shocking sight he witnessed inside.