Episode 206: Opportunity for Atonement (2)
A deep underground space beneath the pavilion.
This place, where religious ceremonies were performed, has now been converted into a room of atonement.
A monster chained in front of a strange stone statue opened its mouth in a slurred tone.
“...These evil bastards. “You all must die.”
Yu Jin-san slapped him with a dumbfounded expression.
“Have you ever seen a guy like this with no hair? “They invaded and captured you, so who are you saying you’re being evil to?”
“You... will all die. “I must die.”
The monster kept repeating the same thing.
Is it unfair to be attacked by multiple people? It seemed like he was very angry.
However, there was no reason to take his feelings into consideration when interrogating him.
“Be loud and tell me what you know. “When you give it a chance.”
How many masters are there in the sky? I was also very curious about what rank the monster monk ranked among them.
But he kept his mouth shut and lowered his head. I was filled with a firm will to never say anything.
Baek-gyu, who was watching from the side, sighed and said.
“I don’t think he will open his mouth, so why not leave it to the technicians of our Apostolic Association?”
To put it nicely, they are technicians and people who specialize in torture.
It was not strange that there were such people in the Apostolic Alliance. As far as Yu Jin-san knows, it also existed in the Murim Alliance.
But no matter how much pain I inflicted, I would not moan even once.
“It won’t be of any use. “Because he is liberated from pain.”
“Brother, you have a point, but isn’t there another way?”
Torture and even persuasion will not work. I knew this well because I had seen many people with such strong beliefs.
While he was thinking, Baek-gyu approached the monster and muttered.
“Let’s first turn off the power outage and then find another way.”
Currently, it was tied with overlapping thin threads. It was connected to the monster’s weapon, a ring, and was an object of great elasticity and strength.
However, since he was a dangerous guy, this alone was not enough to give him peace of mind.
At that time, Jinsan Yu urgently stopped him.
“Please wait a moment.”
Baekgyu, who was trying to completely destroy the monster’s Danjeon, took a step back and asked.
“Why are you doing this? “Shouldn’t the root of the problem be removed in advance?”
“I’d like to talk to you one last time.”
Yu Jin-san approached the monster and asked in a whisper.
“Are you feeling unfair because you can’t fight one on one?”
“If you want, I’ll give you a chance.”
Baek-gyu, who was watching this, made an absurd expression.
He was such a scary figure that three absolute masters were mobilized to subdue him.
You hold it so hard and then release it again? It was something that couldn’t have happened without going crazy.
“No, brother, what on earth are you talking about?”
“Trust me and wait a moment.”
At that moment, the monster began to slowly raise its bowed head.
Then, with eyes full of anger, he slowly opened his mouth.
“No one in the Jungwon Murim... can defeat me.”
Of course, this is assuming a one-on-one match. In any case, it couldn’t have been truly arrogant confidence.
“This guy looks at the experts here very harshly. If you’re that confident, I’ll give you a chance to test yourself.”
“Are you saying you’re going to release me?”
“okay. “We’ll compete one-on-one again, and if you win, you can leave.”
“How can you believe that?”
It was natural for him to have doubts. He suddenly released me and even gave me a chance.
It was a situation that did not make sense through common sense.
“Whether you believe it or not is your choice. How can I prove that? “There’s nothing to lose anyway, right?”
The answer was as if it had already been decided. Because it was a problem that there was no need to worry about.
“I accept.”
“But nothing is free in this world. “There are conditions.”
The monster reacted calmly, as if he knew that would happen as well.
“Speak.”
But for some reason, the monster answered obediently. Perhaps it was to show his sincerity.
“not different. “It has been called that way since Soreoeumsa unified the Heavenly Empire a long time ago.”
It was a voice full of pride.
I was able to infer many things from his words.
‘There must have been many forces in Cheonchuk. ‘They were integrated and became Ilcheongyo.’
And the center of Ilcheongyo seemed to be Soroeumsa Temple. In terms of the martial arts force, it would be a total hit.
The rest will be known only after four days.
It seemed like there was nothing more to be gained here right now.
“I’ll come back down in four days, so focus on your recovery. “It will be the final fight.”
Jin-san Yu, who came up to the ground, sat across from Baek-gyu in the pavilion.
He said, smiling brightly while holding a teacup.
“Hahaha! “I think Seol will win just by holding out a little against the three of you.”
“I don’t know why there are so many people trying to commit suicide in the world these days.”
The guy didn’t seem to have any idea about Yin Kai’s level of martial arts.
Jeonghye, Baekgyu, and even Eugenesan. Even if these three combined their efforts, they were masters of the police force who could not even think of defeating him.
“As expected, you’re amazing, brother. “I really didn’t know he would get caught.”
“I was lucky. “I’m just taking advantage of the arrogant guy’s pride.”
Baekgyu emptied the teacup in his hand in one go and put it down.
“But you mentioned Soroeumsa and Ilcheongyo earlier. It seems their power is greater than I thought.”
Yu Jin-san also nodded once as if he agreed.
“My guess is that not only their power but also their level of martial arts surpasses us.”
“I’ve already experienced it, but I don’t quite understand it. I thought it was just a border, but how can they be so strong...”
“The world-class martial arts that our Seol learned are actually martial arts of heaven. Do you understand?”
Baekgyu widened his eyes in surprise. It was like he couldn’t even imagine it.
“Is that really true?”
“Do you know about a monk named Hyeon Jang?”
“Are you the Xuanzang monk who said he visited Heaven to seek Buddhist scriptures a long time ago?”
“That’s right. “The treasure he risked his life to steal from there is none other than the Unwritten Lion God.”
Meanwhile, the Jungwon Murim had been cut off from exchanges with the Cheonchuks. Therefore, it was a situation where there was no information.
Is it because the revealed facts didn’t resonate with me? Baekgyu was speechless for a while.
After a while, he muttered with an even darker expression.
“I really can’t believe it. “I can’t believe their martial arts skills were that amazing.”
“hmm. “Who do you think was influenced by your brother’s martial arts skills?”
“According to history, isn’t it Bodhidharma, the founder of the Shaolin Temple?”
“That’s right. Everyone knows that. But did you know that Bodhidharma was a Cheonchuk-in?”
“It seems like you really decided to surprise your younger brother today.”
Unlike Baek-gyu, who was embarrassed, Jin-san Yu remained calm.
“Anyway, since the origin of Jungwon martial arts was Cheonchuk, it wouldn’t be strange if they were better than us.”
“So what do you want us to do from now on?”
“No matter what happens, obtaining information comes first. And gaining experience is also important.”
At that time, Baek-gyu seemed to have noticed something and asked, swallowing a laugh.
“Could it be that your intention in setting up the confrontation with the blood assassin was to help Seol gain experience?”
“You saw it right. Obtain information and gain experience. “Isn’t it like killing two birds with one stone?”
It was a good opportunity to allow my granddaughter to experience the martial arts of Cheonchuk.
Even though the enemy was in the Murim Alliance, you never know what will happen in the future. It was a situation that required preparation for them as well.
“As expected, my older brother is very quick.”
Yu Jin-san smiled silently and stared somewhere.
This is because the granddaughter kept going back and forth between the kitchen and the main building. It looked like it was carrying food.
“Baby, where are you so busy? “What are all those foods?”
“I need to feed my stomach. “I hope your wounds heal quickly.”
With those words, Yu Seol disappeared into the palace again.
Baek-gyu, who was watching this, muttered with a blank face.
“older brother. “My nephew just looked like the owner of Animal Farm.”
“I thought the same thing. They say you have to feed the pigs well before killing them to get better meat quality.”
Baekgyu shook his shoulders like an aspen trembling, as if he was getting goosebumps just imagining it.