158 – EP.7 Namgung Sega-5
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Namgung Soyu and Inho, who finished their meeting with the householder, left the palace-like Namgungga.
In fact, the words that he escaped the Namgung family didn’t quite fit. It was because all the places where the wall outside the gate was connected belonged to the Namgung family.
Namgung Soyou walked down the street with a face not much different from when he entered, and Inho followed suit without saying a word.
While walking on the well-paved road, In-ho’s teacher was silent.
No, rather, the more I walked, the stiffer my face seemed to be.
“Master. Are you okay?”
It didn’t look normal, so In-ho asked anxiously.
“…what do you mean?”
Soyou intentionally put on a nonchalant face, but it just showed off his awkwardness.
In-ho was about to dig deeper, but hesitated, wondering if he was doing anything wrong.
He and she continued walking and arrived in front of the house they expected to be their destination.
“……”
Standing in front of the gate, Namgung Soyou swallowed his saliva.
She reached out and knocked on the door.
– thump thump
Soon after, the door opened from the inside.
The door opened sharply and an old man came out.
“Who are you…”
The face of the man who was examining the visitor’s face hardened.
He opened his eyes wide as if he had seen something he couldn’t see, and cleared his throat a couple of times.
“Lee Hang, fly.”
Squeezing the joy of jumping out, Namgoong Soyou said.
“……”
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Despite being the owner’s daughter who returned after a long absence, Nobok’s face did not change.
No, as if he had been threatened by something, he greeted her with a face full of fear.
“Aren’t you a disciple of Yeomrun Gong… Why are you here…”
Namgung Soyou’s mouth dropped into a faint smile at the title that felt a sense of distance.
Perhaps she had hope, a feeling of betrayal and disappointment slowly filled her face.
“Uh, how do you call me that?
Namgung Soyou’s voice was full of trembling.
“I don’t know.”
Nobok murmured, avoiding her eyes.
Inho’s face was deeply frowned at that intentional action.
“What’s the fuss about?”
Hearing the young man’s voice from inside the door, the old man flinched and spoke through the door.
“The disciple of Yeomrun Gong has arrived.”
“Damn wheel? Ah…”
Hearing the young man’s voice saying that he understood, Namgung Soyou raised his voice and said.
“Older brother, my owner has arrived. Please open the door.”
Suppressing the tears that broke out, Soyou Namgung spoke clearly.
“Brother? I don’t have a sister.”
When there was no change in his voice, as if he were addressing a stranger, Soyou bit his lower lip.
“Even if I left the enemy, it is not reasonable for you to treat me like this.”
An unbearable cry filled his voice.
“…No matter how much you are a disciple of Yeomryun Gong, it seems unreasonable to visit without a message. If you want to visit, send someone formally. Let Lee Hang come in as well.”
“Yes, yes. Confucius.”
Nobok noticed this side, quickly closed the door and entered.
Feeling the presence of people on the other side of the door disappear, Soyou sat down on the floor.
Her shoulders slumped slightly.
“Huh… Ugh… It hurts here.”
Tears fell from Namgung Soyou’s eyes as he pounded his chest with his fist.
“……”
Countless words came to Inho’s mouth, but he couldn’t weave them together into a sentence.
It was from the thought that any words of consolation would be useless in the face of Namgung Soyou’s sorrowful sobs.
“The daughter of this family… a daughter is here!”
She looked at the door with empty eyes and complained.
“At least once… isn’t it right to see your face at least once?”
As if resentful, as if arguing, she continues to speak.
“Disrupting the marriage conversation… is that a mortal sin?”
“…So, did you really hate me for wanting to show you how you’ve grown?”
Beating his chest, Soyou shouted.
“If you become a disciple of traditional martial arts, is this because you are no longer from this family?”
Soyou smiled bitterly, but cried with his eyes.
She melted the sorrow that had accumulated in her heart and put it into her voice.
“Cheong Yeon-do of Bingryun-gong and Kim Hak-do of Lei-ryun-gong are also disciples of traditional martial arts!
“But why, only me… am I the only one who has to suffer this kind of humiliation?”
“I… what the hell is this family?”
As if she had no strength to scream any more, her voice gradually faded.
She sat down on the ground, hugging her knees and not stopping crying.
She stopped crying when Inho put his hand on her shoulder.
He had forgotten In-ho’s existence because of the sadness of being barred from the gate.
“Master, please wake up.”
“…….”
“Master, the floor is full.
“…You acted indecently. I’m sorry.”
It was Soyou who apologized unexpectedly.
“Did you all cry?”
Seeing that the teacher was returning to his original form, Inho smiled and brought his face closer.
As In-ho’s face approached within breath, So-you blushed and turned his head away.
“Eutcha. Wake up.”
As if raising a child, Inho grabbed the lower armpit and raised Soyou.
“No, let go.”
Soyou rebelled with a voice resembling a mosquito, but Inho didn’t care.
“Come on. We’ve got a long way to go. There may be no seats.”
Soyou first glanced at Inho’s back as he strode away.
“?”
In-ho, who was three or four steps ahead, suddenly bent down and picked up a large stone from the ground.
“Why is there a stone all of a sudden?”
Before she could finish her words, a stone flew by her side.
The stone, flying at terrifying speed, hit the gate directly and pierced the gate with a tremendous sound.
A large hole was drilled through the gate, and the sound of people gathering could be heard.
“Bounce!”
In-ho, who also ran to Do-do, took So-you’s hand and ran away.
“You’re really crazy. Even if you’re a collateral, you’re throwing stones at the Namgung family’s house?”
“Do you have proof that I threw it? There is no evidence. You just need to run away from the scene.”
“The madman… the madman…”
Soyou murmured, running side by side with Inho.
“There’s no need to go anywhere like that anymore.”
Inho said calmly as he looked forward and ran.
“What?”
“I don’t need to be acknowledged by people like that.”
“There is someone not far away who acknowledges Master’s efforts and watches over them.”
“Did you mean my master?”
It was Soyou Namgung, who covered his mouth with a fan and remembered his teacher’s smiling face.
“So is the ambassador.”
Inho, who was running while looking straight ahead, made eye contact with Soyu Namgung and smiled.
“I have one too. The one who always watches over Master.”
– Excitement
Soyou thought that his heart was beating irregularly.
***
“So… you’re saying that we need to prepare for acceleration soon.”
Jegalmin, who came to Anhui with Yeomjin’s party, said.
After sending So-Yu and In-Ho first, Yeom-Jin and the wagon she rode on headed for Murimmaeng.
Upon arriving at Murimmaeng, they entered an outbuilding in a remote place.
Because I had a secret story to tell.
“Yes. If it’s Zhuge, I’m sure they’ll prepare it without any shortage.”
“Of course. Because the previous generation of Yeomryun Gong… and the previous generation of the previous generation of Yeomryun Gong also always sought out Zhuge’s family for facilitation.”
“…Yeah, thanks to that, I was able to grow a lot too.”
“Huh, it’s better to keep the past buried in your heart. As a result, you achieved great martial arts, so wasn’t it a bad result?”
“I agree.”
Yeomjin spread his fan and covered his mouth.
“Then, when would be a good time to prepare? When?”
“I haven’t finished the assignment given to you yet. If you do that, I have nothing more to teach you.”
“I see… the achievement is fast.”
“He works hard. It’s hard to see from the side.”
“We’ll be accelerating within a year… Please prepare slowly. However, we need to be sure.”
“I wonder if there is. However, in this kind of work, there must be mutual exchange. I also have a favor to ask of you.”
“Something.”
“I know that you have a strong friendship with Sacheon Tangmun.”
“By the way.”
“Recently, the Zhuge family is making poison that can be compared to that of Tang.”
“I see… Then, can you give me information about the poison?”
“That’s right.”
“Okay. …This is my personal curiosity, but has anyone supported the Germans?”
“We are targeting children with a high degree of fitness in the Zhuge family. All of them are collateral.”
“It’s a collateral…but isn’t it the same Jegal?”
“For the glory of the family, some sacrifices must be made.”
“Has there been any success among the people you’ve made so far?”
“Anyway, since there are no secret methods, there are few successful cases using rather primitive methods.”
“Isn’t it still there? It’s great.”
With dry admiration at the end, their conversation ended.