Chapter 157 – “Information Booklet?” (1)
“Why, why…?”
Chae Soo-ran asked with a trembling voice. It felt good to see her react like this to the possibility of not being able to come tomorrow.
I was planning to meet Hwang Bo-hyun as soon as I left here.
“If he has a brain, he won’t go around flaunting himself in front of me even the day after he’s caught.”
But suspicions about Ma-gyo would still remain.
So, I planned to pretend to be a collaborator and give out some information while being kind.
Honestly, there’s not much of a big picture to lead to sex there, but I still need to do the groundwork.
“I’m being cautious around my companion.”
“Ah…”
But there’s no need to tell Chae Soo-ran about that. She knows my name, but she doesn’t know if my father is a blood demon or if I’m even part of the Koryong.
Chae Soo-ran smiled as I kissed her forehead.
“I’ll definitely get her pregnant later.”
Since my martial arts skills are not high, I need to find a way to use the lower-level techniques against Ma-gong as soon as possible…
Chae Soo-ran is also getting older and her beauty is fading, so she’ll probably be sad and depressed.
I spent some time holding her head against my chest.
And after Chae Soo-ran and I both washed up, I was finally able to go meet Hwang Bo-hyun.
Thunk.
Hwang Bo-hyun, who was asleep, opened her eyes.
She woke up to the sound of something hard hitting the window, and the sound came again when she closed the window.
Hwang Bo-hyun immediately got dressed and grabbed her sword, then opened the window.
When she opened it, she saw a man in a mask coming in like a ghost, and she opened her mouth while holding her sword.
“So it was you, Yeom Wang-do.”
“…Just call me whatever you want. Good evening, Hwang Bo-hyun.”
Hwang Bo-hyun still remained cautious towards the man in the mask, even though he revealed himself.
“What brings you here?”
Even though she didn’t seem like she was going to attack him right away, there was no way he had good intentions.
“It seems that Hwang Bo-hyun has quite an interest in the movements of your school.”
“…”
“Oh, there’s no need to hide it. Even those dirty Ma-gyo bastards who were hit first will apologize obediently. I’d be suspicious even if I were you.”
He knew too much in just one day.
Her growing sense of caution made her fingertips even more sensitive, but she tried to keep her mouth relaxed and opened it.
“What’s your identity? Are you a member of the Ma-gyo leadership?”
“I’m sorry. If I wanted to reveal my identity, I wouldn’t have worn this mask… Oops!”
The man dodged the movement of Hwang Bo-hyun’s sword with ease as he swiftly removed his mask. He had definitely improved his skills.
“You seem lively.”
“Are you here to play games with me? If you don’t want your face cut, take off that mask…”
“I’m sorry about that. Isn’t it a bit too harsh to be so suspicious of someone who could potentially be a valuable source of information for the Hwangbo School?”
“Information source…?”
“There’s nowhere else for you to get information from in your school, so you recklessly went out on your own, didn’t you?”
Hwang Bo-hyun had no choice but to acknowledge what he was saying.
“…How can I trust you? And what do you gain from this?”
“Well, you’ll just have to filter out what you believe. I don’t plan on asking for any compensation.”
“Why not?”
“There are people with various positions in the Mingyo. If I can help you with what you’re curious about, it’ll be beneficial for me too.”
Her head was pounding. She couldn’t figure out what he was thinking, making it difficult to decide how to act.
“Don’t think too hard about it. Just ask me what you’re curious about, and listen to my answer. Believe me or not, doubt me or not. There’s no separate compensation you need to pay.”
“…”
Something was suspicious, but there was nothing suspicious about what he was saying, which was the problem.
“The suspicious man in the mask gave me this information. How could Hwang Bo-hyun know where to pay compensation when she doesn’t even know who the other party is?”
The man’s attitude, which was like feeding a baby bird, was annoying, but Hwang Bo-hyun eventually spoke up.
“Then answer this. Why is the leader of the Ma-gyo apologizing so easily?”
“Why do you think?”
“I’m asking you because I don’t know…”
“Ah, let me change the question. Our child hit someone else’s child. The parents apologized. Why do you think that is?”
“Because the child did something wrong.”
“That’s correct. But does that mean all parents would apologize in the same situation?”
Hwang Bo-hyun’s eyes widened as she thought for a moment.
“Because they don’t want to fight…?”
“That’s the right answer.”
“That’s ridiculous! Why would the Ma-gyo…”
“Why is that ridiculous? Aren’t the Ma-gyo monsters who kill their enemies and drink their blood for pleasure?”
The man’s words stung Hwang Bo-hyun sharply.
“You must have seen it when you came. Not everyone in the school is a martial artist who specializes in the Ma-gong.”
“But how many times have they invaded Jungwon? Isn’t it because they exist that they invaded it for their own sake?”
“That could be true. However, isn’t it also possible that they don’t want to fight because they don’t want anyone to get hurt?”
That was plausible enough. However, if one accepted the premise that the Ma-gyo were no different from the orthodox sects.
As Hwang Bo-hyun was at a loss for words, dawn slowly began to break.
“Oh, it looks like I came too late after all. Let’s meet again tonight. A bit earlier.”
“…What are you doing at night?”
“I don’t recall giving you any information about my private life. Well then, I’ll see you later.”
Watching the man throw a signal out of the open window, Hwang Bo-hyun finally sheathed her sword.
Approaching the open window, the man had once again concealed his appearance.
“What the…”
She couldn’t figure out the answer just from the conclusion the man had given. She needed to hear more details.
Who did what for what purpose, what was the position of the leader, and what would be the future actions of the Ma-gyo.
Hwang Bo-hyun’s head was spinning for no reason, so she wrapped her head and sat back on the bed.
As expected, he had made plans to meet Hwang Bo-hyun early tonight.
After throwing me some bait, the master returned to his seat and began to watch my movements with pleasure.
“Are you doing something special this morning?”
“Master.”
Upon seeing me training, the master took a seat and began to watch my movements with pleasure.
“Since you came here, you’ve been meditating in your room all the time. Have you changed your mind?”
“If you’re stuck on something, it’s a good idea to put it down and try something else.”
Nodding his head in approval, the master watched as I began to exert myself in earnest.
As my inner energy filled my meridians, it burst out through my limbs, causing the air to explode and the dust to fly.
However, I was more focused on observing the circulation of my inner energy within my body than on each individual movement.
Dengshen Gong is a meditation technique that is fundamentally designed to allow Yin and Yang to coexist within the body.
It is easy to think that Yin and Yang only have a part of the Five Elements each, with Yin being cold and Yang being hot.
“But in reality, the Five Elements of Water, Fire, Wood, Metal, and Earth are divided into Yin and Yang again.”
Even the fire, which seems to have nothing to do with Yin, contains Yin energy.
Perhaps I was examining the circulation of my inner energy within my body, suspecting that the key might be here.
The Hyeoncheonjigi, which includes both the Cheonyangjigi and the Hyeoneumjigi.
I thought that if I could force the two energies of Yin and Yang to collide forcibly, I could change all of my inner energy, but the Hyeoncheonjigi beyond a certain amount would scatter again and split into two.
In the end, if I didn’t have enlightenment, I couldn’t obtain a complete Hyeoncheonjigi.
“Haah…”
I finished my training and caught my breath. However, I didn’t gain anything special.
The master seemed to know that there was no special harvest just by looking at my reaction, and he shook his head.
I thought I had figured it out well. Well, it may not be the answer, but this might be the right way to solve it.
“Master, is this the right way to do it?”
“It could be right or wrong. There can’t be a training method that works perfectly for everyone, can there?”
“How did you do it, Master?”
“I just trained alone and naturally found the answer, and my martial arts became more advanced. There’s no way to teach someone how to do that.”
Maybe the master should have taught not only martial arts but also how to teach martial arts. He’s a genius.
Meanwhile, the master’s expression twisted as if he had gained some unpleasant enlightenment.
“That bastard, he’s training hard for a woman rather than fulfilling the mission of the clan… Aish, jjeujeu…”
“…Didn’t the investigators say that they opened the text with the Bangingjil? In other words, I am the one who correctly interprets the investigators’ intentions…”
“I don’t want to hear it, you. Regardless of the reason, if you don’t produce results, you’ll be locked up in the training hall, so you should know that.”
The master, who used to be happy with the increase in my inner energy, which extended the day, disappeared, and now he’s a master who rebukes me for training for a woman.
There was a reason why I had to train hard, despite the master’s warning.
Not only for Chaesooran, but also for the opportunity to devour the Yeonghogyeong, I had to find a way not to provoke the Magong and create a backlash.
‘And if I do well, Hwang Bohyun too…!’
I don’t know what the sword saint was thinking when he sent his granddaughter here, but he succeeded in involving me somehow.
It seems that there was a fixed idea about the Magyo, but I wondered if I could shake my head somehow using that as an excuse.
“This bastard, still!”
Perhaps it was because I remembered Hwang Bohyun’s chest being torn apart when I first met her.
Suddenly, the master saw my erect penis and became furious.
“Ah, shit. It gives me chills that I got an erection in a place where there are only two old men. Stop it already.”
“I’m sorry, Master!”
However, I just bowed my head and apologized to the master without being able to speak my true feelings.
