Episode 169: There is a woman prettier than you.
It is an awards ceremony as spectacular as a non-dance competition.
The winner was awarded a gold plaque and a prize. What was even more glorious was that the Murim Lord personally presented the award.
The military leaders chanted Seodaeryong. This was the first time in Seo Dae-ryong’s life that he had ever heard his name called so many times. Probably not in the future.
The Murim lord said as he handed the gold plate to Seo Dae-ryong.
“That was great skill. From now on, please dedicate yourself to the peace of Moorim.”
“thank you.”
However, what Maengju really wanted to say was sent via Jeonum.
-If you use that method to injure a warrior of the political faction, you will definitely die by my hands.
Seo Dae-ryong did not dare to object and quietly came down with only the gold plaque and prize money. Even though I knew I was a Mine, I was thankful that they gave me this award.
Jin Ha-ryeong, the runner-up, was also awarded a plaque and prize money.
“Good job.”
“sorry.”
“Do you feel it now? “How wide is this river?”
“I thought I would be a snake, if not a dragon, but I realized I was a frog in a well. “I will work harder in the future, grandfather.”
That was enough. The Murim Lord patted her shoulder with a satisfied smile.
Jin Ha-ryeong, who was coming down the stage after receiving the award, glanced at the sword dance standing in the distance.
Geommugeuk looked at her and waved his hand. I felt like I did a good job my friend.
When he saw that, Jin Ha-ryeong’s eyes suddenly filled with tears. I didn’t think much of it until now, but when I saw the sword dance, I felt a sense of sadness for no reason.
Since she could not shed tears in front of the soldiers, she walked bravely. It is said that Jin Ha-ryeong cried at the awards ceremony and that she cried because she was angry. Because it was really terrible for rumors like this to come out.
Someone next to her said something to her, but she didn’t even look at her and quickly walked away.
The person who spoke to her was the courtier. With a frustrated face, he couldn’t follow her. In his arms was a gift commemorating her victory.
I couldn’t give it to her because I had engraved the words “Congratulations on winning” on the dagger. I really had no idea she would lose. I should have given this to her for winning.
“shit! Damn it!”
His eyes turned to Seo Dae-ryong. Seo Dae-ryong was still busy receiving congratulations.
‘That hillbilly even won the championship? Does this make sense?’
The owner wins, and the servant seduces the woman he wants to marry. They really were two guys that would kill each other. This could never end well.
So the courtier returned to his residence in a very angry state.
Jo Shin entered the room and was startled. A man was waiting for him in the room.
He was a man named Cheolgon (鐵坤) who spread the commands of Cheonmyeonghoeju.
At first, the courtier thought that this person named Cheol-gon was the Lord of Cheonmyeonghoe disguised as an errand boy. The prayers that Cheolgon radiated were not ordinary.
‘A person like this is just an subordinate? Then, just how great is Cheonmyeonghoeju?’
He had not yet seen Lord Cheonmyeong in person, but he had promised to meet him once he had completed this task safely.
In any case, although he was displeased with someone coming to his room without permission, the courtier could not express his dissatisfaction.
“Are you here?”
“Isn’t it Confucius Cao who called me?”
“I called you?”
“Didn’t you say you were confident about marrying Jin Ha-ryeong?”
“Of course.”
Just a year ago, Josin was losing out in the battle to succeed Jinryongjang.
It was these Cheonmyeonghoe that appeared before him at that time. They could not refuse the offer to make him their successor if they joined hands.
It was good that he became the successor with the help of the Cheonmyeonghoe.
After being confirmed as the successor, they asked for one thing. It is to marry the Murim Lord’s granddaughter. It was not an impossible request. Because Jinryongjang was a family that was good enough to be in-laws with the Murim lord.
Josin persuaded his father and tried to make this marriage happen, even supporting the Murim Alliance with a huge amount of money.
The reason I chose the period of Soryongjeon was because I could see her often. He was confident that he would be able to win Jin Ha-ryeong’s heart without difficulty if he was a member of his family and was told that he was good-looking wherever he went. That is, until I found out about the existence of that damned servant.
“I heard a rumor that there is a line behind the attendant.”
“Where did you hear such nonsense? “That guy is my subordinate.”
As Josin spoke confidently, Cheolgon stared. When I made eye contact with him, I felt intimidated just like when I first met him. If this act of intimidation had been intentional, Josin would never have been discouraged.
But Joshin felt it. This killing sprang from the man’s innate nature. The kind of primal killing that only those who do not attach any meaning to killing people can exude. A life that gives him the fear that if he carelessly breaks it, he will be cut to pieces and thrown away in a dirty gutter.
“He’s your subordinate?”
“I arranged for Jin Ha-ryeong to marry me. “I will use him to make the marriage a success.”
It wasn’t a lie. Because I promised to give him 100,000 nyang from start to finish and made it on the other hand. Of course, it wasn’t planned that way from the beginning.
Cheolgon stared at Josin again.
If this gaze were the gaze of a smart person trying to understand oneself, it would have been okay.
But his current gaze was closer to indifference. Salgwi’s blunt view is that the truth is not important, so long as the result is good.
As you can see just by looking at the iron gun in front of you, these people were not ordinary. I heard that an incident occurred in a certain area and who was behind it. This is not just one of these common rumors.
These were special. They were the type of people who would definitely reward the other side if they kept their promises. Although they are evil people who only act for their own benefit, they are the kind of people who can definitely get what they need. That’s why I joined hands with these people.
Cheolgon got up from his seat and walked to the window.
“Come here and look at that.”
Josin walked carefully and stood next to him.
“There was a broken sapling over there that I stepped on and broke. Whoever planted them planted them too closely. If that happens, neither tree will be able to grow into a huge tree.”
Cheolgon slowly looked at Josin.
“We want you to grow into a big tree.”
Jo Shin knows that these words are not filled with sincerity.
Cheolgon didn’t care at all. Whether you become a big tree or not. If Cheonmyeonghoeju kills him, he will kill himself, but if he lets him live, he will let him live. To him, he wasn’t even a broken sapling.
Part of me wanted to yell at your big son to go and do something. Because he just hated being interfered with and pressured by someone like this. Even if you try to be polite to the villains, it only makes them look easier on you.
But the courtier did not dare to do so.
“I won’t disappoint you.”
“I will prepare a congratulatory gift and wait.”
Cheolgon quietly left the room.
When he disappeared, Josin let out the breath he had been holding. It was a sigh that was a mixture of tension, fear, irritation, and anger.
It’s the same with marriage issues, servants, and Cheonmyeonghoe. Not all problems were as easy as it seemed. It feels like your life, which you have lived comfortably up to now, has entered a phase of new difficulty. Of course, the courtiers will not give up.
‘I’ll give it back to you properly someday.’
I haven’t said those words out loud yet. This was after he had raised his family to become the strongest in the martial arts world.
* * *
“The prize money is as much as 10,000 cat!”
Seo Dae-ryong was so happy about the sudden money he had that he didn’t know what to do.
Seo Daeryong gave me 5,000 nyang.
“Now, since we won the championship together, let’s split it in half.”
“Are you going to regret it later?”
“Five thousand nyang is enough for me. With this, I treat Lord Jang and this warrior as a treat. Again…”
“Again?”
“I also buy delicious food for the woman who supported me.”
“Are you going to meet me?”
“No, I don’t even know your name yet.”
You will find out soon. She will definitely approach Seo Dae-ryong in some way. How will it come?
“She was someone who supported me long before I won. “It’s special in that respect.”
Seo Dae-ryong was already in love with that woman.
“Are you going to the banquet together?”
The Murim League invited all the winners and finalists and held a celebration banquet.
“I have to go.”
“I’m going to go get some clothes to wear to the banquet. Shall we go together? “I will buy you a set of clothes.”
“I’m done. “Buy yourself some nice clothes.”
“Of course, I’m really going to use this opportunity to buy an expensive set of clothes!”
As the excited Seo Dae-ryong left his seat, I spoke into the air.
“I’m sorry for not telling you in advance. “The situation at the time was so urgent.”
This was what I said to the warrior sent by the leader who was hiding around me. When I took Seo Daeryong to Chungui, I ran at a fast pace, so he couldn’t chase me.
After returning to the Murim Alliance, I felt that he was hiding around me again, but I did not have time to talk to him separately because I was training with Seo Dae-ryong. From his perspective, he must have felt bad in one way or another.
However, as usual, the hidden drone showed no reaction. He was truly a man who was faithful to orders.
Being sorry means being sorry. I did not tell him that the woman who approached Seo Daeryong was from Cheonmyeonghoe. I decided there was no need to say it in advance.
* * *
I did not enter the banquet hall.
Because today’s main character had to be Seo Dae-ryong. I was standing outside the banquet hall, observing the activities inside, as if I were a servant.
But I don’t know how Jin Ha-ryeong came to where I was.
“Why aren’t you coming in?”
“I’m just frustrated.”
“Shall we take a short walk?”
“It’s good.”
I took a walk around the garden with her.
“I actually went to see you before the final match. Do you know what I was going to say when I went to see him? I could give it to you if you ask me, right? “I was going to tease you like this.”
She still seems embarrassed and upset about losing in the competition. He talked more and faster than usual.
“I didn’t know we would lose like this. It’s really funny, isn’t it? When I think about that, I’m so embarrassed that I don’t know if I can sleep. By the way, where have you been? By the way, what organization are you joining this time, Master? “You…”
I cut her off as she poured out her words.
“Stop, my friend.”
Only then did Jin Ha-ryeong take a deep breath. After calming down for a moment, she revealed her true feelings.
“I was about to cry when I saw you yesterday.”
“It’s okay to lose once.”
In fact, you can lose several times. As long as you have the will to keep going. When you look at it as you get older, it’s a failure that really is nothing, but at this time, why did it feel like the sky was falling?
Maybe that’s why I miss my younger days more. Those days when my whole body and mind reacted with excitement to even the smallest thing.
“I don’t want to feel that weak already.”
“Let go of the burden of being the lord’s granddaughter. The leader is the leader and you are you. You can’t like it because of that burden. “I came in second place in this big competition.”
Jin Ha-ryeong smiled.
“what? Are you feeling better already?”
“huh. “It made me feel good to see you trying to comfort me.”
“It’s easy. Make me feel good.”
“Please do this more often in the future.”
She firmly believed that Seo Dae-ryong would join the Murim Alliance. Of course, I thought we would live together too.
“You can go back to your hometown.”
She was surprised by those words.
“Going back? why?”
She looked at me for a moment and asked cautiously.
“Is there a woman in your hometown? “A girl you like?”
“Yes.”
For a moment she was startled. Perhaps because I answered too easily, she was skeptical.
“There is a woman prettier than you.”
“than me? “Then the credibility of your words drops significantly?”
“You’re Hubei Ilmi, right? “That place is the best in the world.”
She relaxed and smiled. He seems to think I made a joke of him.
“Be sure to show me next time, the best beauty in the world!”
“If we get a chance.”
Will the day come when Ian and Jin Ha-ryeong meet? It was something that even I couldn’t figure out.
Anyway, what is Ian doing? You must be immersed in martial arts training at this very moment, right? Have we really overcome the limit and taken it to the next level? ah! I miss you Ian!
After taking a walk around the garden, I returned to the banquet hall with Jin Ha-ryeong.
When I arrived at the banquet hall and looked inside through the window, I saw Seo Dae-ryong surrounded by later exponents.
Although they didn’t know what they were thinking, they were all smiling and trying to build a friendship with Seo Dae-ryong. From now on, Seo Dae-ryong will enter the core elite organization of the Murim Alliance and continue to win.
“Our master looks happy.”
No one ignored him because he was short and had a gloomy appearance. The clothes were like wings and the person was taller than usual.
Okay, enjoy today to the fullest.
Jin Ha-ryeong, who was looking at Seo Dae-ryong, said to me.
“I’ve had so many conversations with you, but I’ve never even had a proper conversation with you, the master who actually beat me.”
“Go and talk.”
“no. I want to stay here. If I go in, will I get anything but comfort? “Your comfort is enough for today!”
At that time, a new person entered the banquet hall.
I was surprised when I checked the other person. Surprisingly, that person was the woman who was cheering for Seo Dae-ryong.
Seo Dae-ryong was also surprised when he saw her. It was a banquet attended only by invited people, but she appeared.
How on earth did she come in uninvited?
With everyone’s eyes on her, the woman slowly walked towards Seo Dae-ryong.