The Grand Mudang Saga [Path of the Shaman]

Episode 459

When Wi Jeong-pil was kidnapped ten days ago, the queen was troubled after realizing that Jinmu would be looking for an opportunity to use the emperor.

Will you persevere or retreat?

If the other party waits for the Daejeon meeting, it means that they have prepared an elaborate plan and a gift that they cannot escape.

However, since the evidence related to him had already been erased a long time ago, even if Wi Jeong-pil betrayed this side and said something, there was a hole through which he could escape.

Because the blinded emperor would never throw himself out.

but lose power.

The power that was built with three years of painstaking work is destroyed overnight.

It could be rebuilt, but time was an issue.

It will be half a year until the great arch lord leaves the cold land and arrives in the central plains.

She concluded that she would never be able to obtain the imperial palace before then.

Furthermore, with Jinmu intervening, the number of enemies to deal with increased several times, and wasn’t it a situation where even the recital collapsed?

In the end, she decided to abandon the imperial palace.

Jinmu follows as intended, and when the emperor and the lower ministers all gather in the Great War, they kill everyone in a sealed room.

Jinmu and the soldiers under him were a bonus.

His stand-in and disputes raised only for this day.

It was something that should not fail, so I brainwashed them again and again.

He tested countless times and killed those who couldn’t keep up without hesitation.

It was possible because no one was interested in the deaths of quarrelsome people.

they are made that way

With their families held hostage, it was clear that everyone would risk their lives to complete the mission.

The plan was perfect.

I saw those waiting for the Daejeon meeting at the gate, so the results will also come true without even a single error.

No matter how great a soldier is, he will not be able to avoid the poison of the black snake that will spread throughout the confined space.

After everyone dies, the imperial family is thrown into chaos.

Since all the ministers are dead, control will be impossible, and you will meet the great archer without being able to fix anything.

The country collapses and a new world opens.

All the Zhu clans will die, and the Murim people who participated in it will have to live in pursuit for the rest of their lives.

That was the end of the second plan.

All she had to do now was leave the imperial palace and wait for the Grand Palace Master to arrive.

On the day of the Daejeon meeting, the queen disguised as Shibi secretly escaped the palace.

All eyes were on Daejeon, and no one was paying attention to him because he had mobilized all the imperial palace guards under the pretext of escorting the emperor.

After leaving the palace, she moved swiftly and meticulously.

No one paid attention to her, but she changed her appearance, sometimes as a tramp, sometimes as a lady’s wife, and sometimes as a gisaeng.

All of them were substitutes she had prepared for a long time.

She changed her identity several times and erased the traces of several safe houses so that even if there was a trace, she would never be found.

And five days ago, she finally arrived at the place where she was supposed to hide.

Wanping County.

There, in the form of Mi-hyang, the owner of Aehyangru.

The double had secretly died and he had taken his place.

Neither Chun-Aeng, who had been working as a double for more than ten years, nor regular miners who came and went after the sun went down did not notice at all.

Because his acting was perfect.

But how can interest be right in front of you?

How did he survive in that hellish place and why does he call himself Hwayang?

The name that I had already used and abandoned a long time ago…

* * *

“Stir it. I can understand what you mean…” ”

…Ah, don’t you understand? I guess it should be.”

Jinmu laughed lowly at Hwayangi’s expression, who pretended not to know by evading for the moment.

Anxiety passed through Mi-hyang, or Hwayang’s heart, at the newly exposed fangs on her lips.

Of the many missions she has completed so far, the most difficult in-house revolutionary martial arts.

I wasted five years figuring out how to get to him.

He studied and researched enough to be regarded as a lifelong partner who lived with him for the rest of his life.

So how can you not know?

That unique, unlucky smile.

No matter how much a disciple is, does it make sense to resemble the teacher even in personality and habits?

But I could never express myself.

“You are wonderful. Not only the expression, but also the breath and eyes. How can you control your emotions so tightly?”

“…yes?”

Jinmu rests his chin on the table and smiles.

They were smiling, but Hwayang’s back was drenched with cold sweat.

It gave me goosebumps.

On the outside, they are smiling, but those eyes looking at themselves.

Most people try hard not to reveal their feelings, but this was different.

You show all your emotions in your eyes.

A savage murder that seemed to tear his body to shreds gleamed in his eyes.

He also looked like him.

“When I found out that I… was beaten by you to the end, I thought that I wanted to tear it up as soon as I met you?”

“…”

“But I was curious. Why did you have to do that?”

Jinmu untied his chin and stood up, passing by Hwayang.

The old hardwood floor creaked annoyingly whenever his feet touched it.

Pong!

When the stopper of one of the bottles stacked on the wall was opened, there was a light, pleasant sound accompanied by a faint incense.

“It smells good. It’s perfect to drink on someone’s anniversary.”

“…”

Someone’s death date…

That someone must have been himself.

I know you can’t run away

The opponent was a warrior called the strongest in Murim, and she did not learn martial arts to perfectly carry out her mission.

“Am I really that great? You can do it this far without learning martial arts at all.”

“…”

“I didn’t even suspect what?”

Jinmu, who returned to his original seat while lightly holding the mouth of the bottle and turning it round and round, said as he poured alcohol into the glass.

“Because the conversation is going to be quite long.”

“… I… what do you mean?”

“…”

Seeing Hwayang say the same thing like a parrot, Jinmu laughs.

You must be embarrassed.

It’s probably a bit complicated in your head.

How should I react? How can I get out of this situation?

It will be very, very annoying.

“Don’t think about it. No matter what method you use, you won’t be able to get out of here.”

“…?”

“There is no one here in Wanping County. A child named Chun-Ang won’t have to wait either.”

Little by little, anxiety rose in Hwayang’s eyes as she spoke softly while drinking.

“Because there isn’t a single dog in this town right now.”

“…”

Come to think of it, I couldn’t hear the dog barking.

He should have cried at the time of crossing the boundary between dogs and wolves.

“In case you’re curious, the area around Wanping County is now surrounded by Sima Zheng’s warriors. And there is only you and me in this Aehyangru.”

“that is…?”

“What do you think I’ve been doing in the past ten days?”

Hwayang did not answer.

He couldn’t seem to decide which answer would help him.

“I went around a total of twelve safe houses in pursuit of you. It was the first time I had ever seen such an elaborate escape. Even the bandits don’t know about your existence. It must be the first time that the three major intelligence organizations in Jungwon have worked day and night to find a woman who does not know martial arts.”

“…”

“And I found the way. In order to confirm that it was you, numerous hiders looked over and over again, and secretly emptied the village so that you would not be noticed. You can think of yourself as great. It’s the first time I’ve been this careful.”

“….”

“If you plan to stay here, the woman named Mi-hyang must be dead, unlike the other doubles, right?”

Hwayang’s face grew cold as he realized that there was no more hole to escape.

What’s the use of hiding it from someone who already knows everything?

“The little guy is great. Indeed, it is like a warrior who unified Jeongsama.”

bold years.

If you knew you were caught, you should have given up or collapsed, but you were confident.

“It seems that you are not afraid of death.”

“If I was afraid of anything, I wouldn’t have tried anything from the beginning.”

“Shall I praise you?”

“A voice without heart.”

Hwayang smiled coldly and sat down in front of Jinmu, laughing.

“How could I live? Were you confident that you would never fail?”

“Well, there are many ways.”

“okay.”

Hwayang nodded and took the bottle and filled her own glass.

Squeak.

“How long have you survived?”

“substance.”

“Amazing. Did you decipher the poison from the book of black snake? The imperial palace wouldn’t have the ability to do that?”

“There was a nerd with good skills.”

“A kid with good skills?”

“Dang price.”

“…damn did you call them?”

“okay.”

“Damn, it looks like you did quite a bit of behind-the-scenes work after taking off the teacher’s watch.”

When the drink was over, Hwayang brought another bottle and filled Jinmu’s glass.

“But how did you know that I used the name Hwayang? I thought I had erased the past.”

“I guess so. But there was one thing you overlooked.”

“A fact I overlooked?”

“I thought that the death of Hyeokryunmugang would be forgotten.”

“under! That’s funny. The plan to kill him was perfect. It was forgotten without anyone suspecting it.”

“Yeah, I knew that. I just thought I died of illness.”

“…what do you mean? Are you saying you dug up your master’s grave and examined his body? Or did something remain in Mukryong-dong, where he inherited his martial arts?”

“…”

“That can’t be. The body was clean. Didn’t even leave a trace. The symptoms caused by the poison were erased by its internal energy. Also, if he made Mukryongdong, it would have been long before he met me, right?”

“that’s right. Because I stayed with you until the day I died. And in Mukryong-dong, there’s no way anything like that remains.”

“what?”

“Mukryongdong was made by me after he died.”

“…!”

At Jinmu’s calm words, Hwayang raised her eyes.

“Isn’t it strange? It would be natural.”

“What do you want to say?”

“What do you mean? They say that I am a martial artist.”

“what?”

Udang-tang-tang!

Surprised, Hwa-yang jumped up and the chair fell over, making a loud noise in the Aehyangru.

Hwayang, who had been looking at Jinmu with an expression of absurdity, suddenly burst into laughter.

“under! Ha ha ha ha ha! Have you seen this crazy guy? what? You say you are a revolutionary martial artist?”

“…”

“Nonsense. I was there where he was buried. But did you mean that a dead ghost came back to life?”

“I know. came back alive.”

“crazy!”

Hwayang snarled fiercely and shot at Jinmu.

It seemed that the young man in front of him was only laughing at him and making fun of him.

“I was stupid back then. I never thought it would be an intentional approach.”

“….”

“Ah, I don’t blame you for that part. Rather, it is respectable.”

“Is there any need to shake me with sophistry? Are you trying to see my reaction in this yard?”

Jinmu sighed as he gazed at Hwayang, who still seemed to believe his words were lies.

“It’s okay if you don’t believe me, so sit down. I have something to ask you.”

“Do you think I will… answer you?”

“No, you don’t have to. I will have no choice but to tell you anyway.”

“…”

Jinmu took a sip of the remaining liquor from the bottle and wiped his lips with his sleeve.

A sharp light flashed in Hwayang’s eyes as he watched.

“I will ask you one thing, though. Why are you so loyal to him? Didn’t everyone die in the end? Are you holding your family hostage too?”

“…heh did you think of me that much? Same with things that will be used up?”

“…”

“My original last name is idle.”

“ah!”

The answer was enough.

I knew it was a clan, but what more reason could I need?

Both the name Hwayang and the name Mihyang must be fake.

I didn’t even want to hear his real name.

Jinmu nodded and stood up from his seat holding a bottle of wine.

Then I walked towards the door.

“Are you not going to kill me with your own hands?”

“I want to kill you. Even now, I tenaciously hold back what I want to tear apart with these hands. But there’s more to figure out, so I’m putting up with it.”

Hwayang held the scorn.

“You fool…”

“…”

“Yes, I will probably die. But do you think you’ll be all right?”

Hwayang glared at Jinmu with ferocious eyes.

“I don’t know how I was able to live there, but when I brought the second bottle, I put the poison from the book of black killer.”

“…okay? Then it will be quite a waste.”

“…”

The reaction was not cool. why?

“Do you think it was because of the detox that I survived?”

“…what?”

“Even if you look at it like this, this body is invulnerable.”

“Do not poison… invulnerable?”

Jinmu murmured as he walked towards the door, leaving Hwayangi’s wide eyes behind him.

“Aiming for your life until the end of the damn year. Let me warn you one thing. You’d better not try to hold on when the interrogation begins.”

“what?”

“Good to keep in mind. Whether or not you were sincere at the time, it was the least consideration for the gold heart flower you dedicated to me.”

“…!”

The moment he heard those words, Hwayang’s body trembled as if he had been hit by a plague.

Dicentra flower….

A flower that was dedicated to Hyeokryeonmugang when she became his concubine.

The meaning of the flower that only he had been taught in a whisper.

“You can’t really… Hyukryun…?”

However, Jinmu ignored her trembling voice and opened the door to Juru without saying a word.

A woman stood in front of the open door.

“Is it that year?”

The woman who raised her eyes and spat out abusive language was Tang Se-ryeong, who had rectified the poison of the imperial family and joined Wanping County.

Since I was in the main base, I would not have heard the contents of the conversation.

Jinmu, who momentarily turned his head and smiled at Hwayang, tapped Dang Se-ryeong on the shoulder and passed by.

“thanks for your effort.”

The place where he closed the door and left.

Dang Se-ryeong approached Hwa-yang with her eyes wide open and her fingers thumping.

Then, he took out a wad of black cloth from his bosom and untied it.

“Now, shall we listen carefully to what we know?”

“…”

Despite her terrifying words, Hwayang’s eyes were fixed on the door where Jinmu had disappeared.

* * *

“Kiaaaaagh!”

Dang Se-ryeong’s interrogation began, and Hwayang’s horrifying scream leaked out the door.

“Damn, it smells good… but the alcohol tastes bitter.”

Jinmu, who threw away the empty bottle at once, walked towards the darkness.

A fight between Mr. Joo and Mr. Han.

Too many people have died from that old grudge.

Now, as in the past Cheongmu investigation, we have no choice but to cut it off.

Of course, the target is the palace.

Because of the grudge, they’ve done too many wrongs for you to understand.