Episode 103 Here is my plan:
I grabbed the fishing rod, but didn’t catch a fish.
I sometimes wondered why men like Kang Tae-gong threw down their fishing rods and didn’t catch any fish in old folk tales.
You probably hate fish dishes like I do.
The shape of the scales has made me lose my appetite.
I didn’t like people like catfish.
Anyway, I watched Jeongpyeong Lake endlessly while casting a fishing rod like Taegong Kang. The reason I became interested in a man named Kang Tae-gong was because of what he said.
No revenge, no retribution.
This means that spilled water cannot be picked up back in the bowl.
When did I say this?
This is what Kang Tae-gong said when his wife, who left him when he was poor, came to see him after hearing that he had become a feudal lord.
Look at that temperamental hair.
I thought to myself that Kang Tae-gong was a man like me.
In fact, there is no mention in any book that Kang Taegong learned martial arts. However, I am confident that Kang Tae-gong is a man who has learned martial arts.
He is a descendant of Shennong, who was called Emperor Yan.
Yan Emperor Shennong.
It would not be strange to say that this is not the emperor’s name but Kang Ho-in’s nickname. This is especially true for people like me who have learned the precepts included in Geumgu Soyo-gong.
Kang Taegong used to defeat many enemies with a small number of troops, especially in the battle called Mokya War. My conclusion is that he won because he was strong, whether it was a strategy or a strategy.
Or not.
As I gazed at the calm lake for the first time in a long time, I calmed my mind with these random thoughts, cured myself of the wavering anger, and waited for news of the beggars.
* * *
Third day of lake fishing.
Water strider Woo Cheol-jin delivered the news that Namcheonryeon’s troops were waiting in a place called Bokyang.
Bokyang is a transportation hub about half an hour away from Jeongpyeong Lake, and I can get there in no time if I open my eyes.
From the report, it seemed that other Black Islands that had received a request from Namcheonryun to participate in the war waited in Bokyang and then moved together.
If this happens, it will be convenient for me to join Namcheonryun.
All you have to do is pretend to be a black sword belonging to the Unwol Brotherhood.
For three days, I did not bother the Yunwol Brotherhood in any way. When I looked into it, I found that there were surprisingly many of them related to their livelihood, so I left them as is.
Instead, I deliberately walked around the shops near the lake and quietly eavesdropped on the story that Byeoksaun Hoeju had died, and I also heard a rumor from the workers that there would be no more bribes in the future.
Of course, I did it.
Anyway, this is how my three days of fishing came to an end. I changed into the fraternity clothes that Woo Cheol-jin brought and finished my life as a priest.
From a person in black to a person in a black suit.
It changed from a pagoda to a third-rate black island on the lakeside.
The three messengers from Namcheonryun may know my face, but it doesn’t really matter if my identity is revealed anyway.
This is because you can participate in the war as Haomunju and attack the swordsman.
Just before leaving Jeongpyeong Lake, I sat Woo Cheol-jin next to me where he was fishing for a while.
“Woo Cheol-jin, Hoeju.”
The water strider’s small eyes widened.
“yes?”
“Now if I leave, you will have to return. “How long do you want to live as a water strider?”
“Oh, yes.”
“I’ll ask you a few questions and then leave.”
“yes.”
“Don’t keep accepting bribes from now on. The Brotherhood’s subordinates are also told to find a way to make a living by working on their own. “Because you get a kickback, the food at all the restaurants doesn’t taste good, and you get caught doing things like pickpocketing and get slapped.”
Woo Cheol-jin answered in an uncertain voice.
“All right.”
“If you have subordinates who really have nothing to do or are worried about eating right away, send them to a room called Heukmyobang. I’ll take it from you. There you don’t have to worry about making a living. However, there is a risk of dying while fighting against powerful people or dying while training because of my subordinates who train me harshly. Please keep this in mind and send it out.”
Woo Cheol-jin looked at me blankly.
“Are you the head of the Black Island faction? “I thought it wasn’t.”
“Wu Huaiju, the previous Black Cat Ark also died in my hands. Most of his subordinates were saved. There are a lot of guys like this under me. “If you had attacked me the day before yesterday, you would all have become fish food.”
“ah… … .”
“Do you understand now?”
“Yes, I definitely understand.”
Woo Cheol-jin asked as if he was curious.
“But why are you joining Namcheonryeon alone?”
I said in a serious tone a very simple reason.
“Watching a fight is more fun than watching a fight. The Gangnamhoe and Namcheonryeon are pretty bad guys, so they will fight fiercely. “Which one do you think will win?”
“I do not know.”
“Do you think I wouldn’t know that the head of the Paegeomhoe died by my hands?”
“yes.”
“Of course Namcheonryeon will win, I know that.”
I stared at the man named Woo Cheol-jin for a moment. I wondered if we would ever meet again in the future.
‘Maybe this will be the last time?’
I thought for a moment and said.
“Later, I will send someone to see how the people at Jeongpyeong Lake are living.”
“yes.”
“At that time, if the taste of the food and tea here got a little better, and the faces of the owners and people in the store improved a little, I will make you a Haomun, too. But if nothing changes, Hao Mun’s minions will come to the sword here. Some people will make it into fish food. Even fish sometimes have to eat human meat to survive. How unfair can it be when I am being eaten all the time? “Namu Amitabha Buddha, Ashura is born.”
“yes.”
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Woo Cheol-jin, who didn’t look very smart, nodded as if he was slowly considering what I said and then answered.
“I will remember the name Hao Wen. So, are you really the owner of the place?”
“okay. We are also fighting against the Ilwidogang. My enemies are everywhere in Gangho. “A man who creates enemies that don’t exist and keeps fighting, that’s Hao Wenzhou.”
“I will keep looking.”
I also said goodbye to Jeongpyeong Lake, which had calmed my mind for three days.
“This is Jeongpyeong Lake.”
“yes.”
“It hasn’t been touched by anyone in any way, but it’s such a beautiful lake. It was so good that my madness disappeared the whole time I was watching it. “Thanks to the lake, I also had a good rest for a few days.”
Woo Cheol-jin nodded while looking at the lake.
“It’s a beautiful lake.”
I laughed at Woo Cheol-jin’s words. I thought that if it were a man who could see the beauty of the lake, I could leave it to Hoeju.
I pointed to the lake.
“Look at me. Wow, it’s amazing that the scenery changes every time I look at it. During the day, the sunlight bounces off, and at night, the moonlight falls. “It’s a great place.”
I muttered like an old man and then spoke to Woo Cheol-jin.
“I guess the same goes for the people who live here near the lake. Even without people like Heukdo, I will eat well and live well. Leave the working people alone. “I’m busy making a living.”
Cheoljin Woo expressed his thoughts for the first time.
“Since you saved my life, I will do my best to get myself and the fraternity to disappear from here.”
Only then did I look at Woo Cheol-jin as a person, not a water strider.
“I chose the right leader. I’ll see you again if you’re still alive. Goes.”
“Please take a look.”
What happens in Gangho is mostly a repetition of killing and fighting. Or, like today, it is a repetition of meeting and parting… … .
I left Jeongpyeong Lake.
* * *
After saying goodbye to Woo Cheol-jin, I went to Bokyang and stood in line like a village youth volunteering to join the army.
It looks like you just need to enter your personal information.
Those who came before me went into the barracks, filled out their personal information, took their allowances, and came out. From what I heard people talking about as I passed by, it wasn’t a large allowance. However, a rumor was spreading by word of mouth that a great reward would be given if the Namcheonryun master absorbed the Swordsman’s Association.
Why do I feel like something is ridiculous?
There were people from other regions of Heukdo, and there were quite a few ronin who do not fall into these types of fights.
Since I was wearing the uniform of the Unwol Brotherhood, I was no less unsophisticated than the beggars.
When it was my turn to enter the barracks, the examiner who was writing down the ledger at a small table asked:
“Brother Little, where are you from? “First of all, I’m a thief.”
I responded by imitating the water strider’s tone of voice.
“My name is Woo Cheol-jin from the Unwol Fraternity of Jeongpyeong Lake.”
“I think I’ve heard of the Yunwol Brotherhood a few times… … “Did you come alone?”
“exactly.”
“To make money?”
“I have a personal grudge against the Swordsman Association.”
“As expected, the Prosecutors’ Association has many enemies. “What are your skills?”
“We have never been defeated at the lakeside until now. “Jeongpyeong Jeil, Unwol Jeil, Hoho Jeil, the undefeated thief in our neighborhood, that’s me.”
The examiner sighed.
“It seems like the people at Jeongpyeong Lake are talkative. I’m looking forward to it. “Please give three silver coins to the minor emperor.”
The man paying the allowance responded with a surprised look in his eyes.
“Three?”
The examiner clicked his tongue and said.
“Don’t you say you’re undefeated? “Pay three.”
“yes.”
I asked a question while receiving a silver medal from a guy younger than me.
“How many do you usually get?”
The young guy said in a sour tone.
“Even one is a lot.”
I nodded.
“As expected, the examiner’s keen insight is unusual.”
“I’m busy, so please leave. next.”
“… … .”
If I came all the way here and attacked the young guy, it wouldn’t be strange for me to start a war with Namcheonryeon alone, so I ignored it.
“Such a cheap bastard.”
Passing it off and reflexively speaking out are two different things.
“yes? “What did you say just now?”
The examiner interjected.
“You shut up. “What kind of habit do you have to say to someone who came to support you?”
After doing water training at Jeongpyeong Lake, I became more patient.
I looked at the beggars lining up after being kicked out of the barracks.
He suddenly looked me up and down here and there, probably because he overheard me saying that I had received three eunuchs.
While I was having a snowball fight with a few idiots, a warrior from Namcheonryeon came up to me and said.
“I will pass on Lord Ryeon’s words. Departure after half hour. Those who have not yet received their allowance by then will receive the payment later. The goal is the headquarters of the Supreme Prosecutors’ Association. Ryonju will fight directly, so don’t do anything strange. Desertion, betrayal, fighting among allies. We are grateful that you are helping Namcheonryun, but we have no way of doing anything if he gets angry. “I hope you won’t be beheaded by Lord Ryeon for doing something special for no reason.”
I listened with one ear, then walked around with my back to look at Namcheonryeon’s troops.
‘Where is the Apostle’s Journey?’
Sado Haeng is called the best person in Namcheon.
Even so, Namcheon is nothing more than a rather large county. Of course, it is much larger than a village like Ilyang-hyeon.
I wandered around and stopped when I heard voices coming from the largest barracks.
“Let’s go quickly.”
“yes.”
Jang Han walked out of the barracks.
He was a man with very stiff hair and a strangely large mouth that turned up on both sides, giving him the impression of always smiling. However, rather than smiling because she was happy, she was the type of person who had a kind of confidence ingrained in her.
I looked here and there, no matter how I looked, that guy was an apostle.
Is it because it is a middle finger?
I was with my arms crossed among the crowd, when Sado Haeng, who was walking down the street, stopped and looked at me blankly.
Why are you glaring at me when I am hiding my prayers?
Sadohaeng spoke to me while showing his unusually large teeth.
“Brother Little, you have a good face.”
I nodded.
“You also have a good face.”
In fact, Sado Haeng stayed still, but the eyes of all his subordinates next to him widened.
“… … !”
Sadohaeng suddenly burst into laughter and moved with his subordinates.
“done. it’s okay. It’s an ally. “How can you know who I am?”
“Lord Ryeon, still… … .”
“let’s go.”
At the end of the group following the disciples, the guy who came as a messenger last time looked at me with wide eyes.
I pointed at it and brought it to my mouth.
‘Shh.’
Sado Haeng walked to the central place where people were gathered, looked around at the powerful people gathered at Namcheonryeon, and raised a long sword.
“Brothers, this is the sword of the Supreme Swordsman. I can’t tell right now whether this is a trick or not. However, I cannot tolerate a man who cheats even by giving away his own weapons. I feel like it would be a waste of time fighting with such an inferior person. Whether it was a trick or not, the Gangnam Association will be disbanded within tonight. Did you come here hoping for money? good night. It would be even better if you came because you had a grudge against the Swordsman Association. When the battle is over and Namcheonryeon subjugates the Swordsmanship Association, those who fought outside will also become my brothers. let’s go.”
I grinned while listening to Apostle Haeng’s words.
‘Brothers are shit.’
He was a man who clearly lived his life risking his manhood.
To some extent, it’s as I expected.
This is my plan, inspired by Taegong Kang while fishing at the lake.
First of all, along with Sadohaeng, I will give you a swordsman’s meeting.
After giving them the defeat of the sword, they give them the Sado Haeng.
‘It is perfect. Perfect… … .’
If Sadohaeng surrendered like a man, Namcheonryeon would be placed in the lower class, and if Sadohaeng became a devil, the plan was to disband Namcheonryun as well.
The Apostle is also a man with a good reputation, so I don’t know what will happen.
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