Episode 252

“It seems peaceful.”

Namgung Chun was sitting on the veranda drinking. Next to him was Zhuge Yun, who kept filling his empty glass as if he was drinking with him.

“Peaceful, you say…”

However, he broke into a cold sweat as if there was something he didn’t understand. It was obvious that Namgung Chun was embarrassed by his behavior as he was trying to ignore the situation that was happening in front of his eyes.

The yard was cracked and torn here and there, and the building was broken and ruined in various places.

Swish!

“Uh?”

At the center of it all was a child.

If they touch something, it ends up breaking.

It was nothing more than a game of lightly throwing stones, but the stones flew like weapons and smashed things around them and got embedded in the wall.

They tried to fix it again and again, but there was no way to restore the manor to its original state, as it was constantly falling apart, unless they had the skills of Dan Woo-hyun.

The boat that Dan Woo-hyun, Jang Sam-tae, and Kwon Mujin worked hard to build was already a mess.

The good news was that the pine tree which made the manor’s scenery gorgeous was still intact, but other things had long since been in a state of disrepair.

“How did it come to this…”

Namgung Chun was worried.

There was only one way to control strength.

By learning martial arts, one naturally gets accustomed to it. That’s why he began to teach Dan Somi all kinds of martial arts…

Rather, he never thought it would backfire.

“It was worth it. What do you think would happen if you teach martial arts which a kid doesn’t even understand?”

Zhuge Yun chewed and mumbled.

The more he thought about it, the more he sighed.

It was intended to teach a cultivation method which was passed down directly to the descendants of the Namgung family, and to teach them not only the Boundless Sword, but also the Emperor Sword, which Namgung Sohye was not familiar with, so the reality is that it was bound to be destroyed by a kid who doesn’t even understand it.

Glance-

Namgung Chun looked at Dan Somi sitting blankly in the yard.

In front of her was Sohye, who had a troubled look. While trying to comfort Dan Somi, who was crying, she soon looked at Namgung Chun and turned on her glare.

Flinch!

Without realizing it, he flinched and turned his head.

“Ahem! No, it’s not that. The power of Manor Lord Dan is strong and remains in her, it is simply too strong.”

Namgung Chun mumbled awkwardly and avoided responsibility.

It is certain that the qi of Dan Woo-hyun’s Heavenly Evolution Arts was put into her dantian, but the qi didn’t move as intended, as if it was looking down on him.

This was the problem which occurred.

“Grandpa, Somi… cannot go out anymore.”

“That…that’s not true, Somi! We can fix it when your dad comes.”

“But…not long ago, I was playing with Jin-rang and ended up blowing….”

Namgung Sohye also had no words at hearing her dejected words.

The situation was pictured before her eyes.

Hong Jin-rang thoughtlessly showed his martial arts in front of Dan Somi, but when she dealt him a blow, he was blown out of the water and fell unconscious.

It was nice to see the kid coming around.

He was still down in the physician room, laying down and groaning, she could see the dangerous power which Dan Somi now possessed.

At that time, Hong Won-chang’s face turned blue as he came running, but he was too flustered to say anything to Dan Somi.

“Somi now…cannot do anything.”

Dan Somi sat down, frustrated and looked like she would cry. She couldn’t go out, and even when she was inside, she was breaking things.

As soon as she touches something, qi flowed, and that was something a child couldn’t handle.

“Don’t worry too much. If Grandpa Sa comes or your father comes, it can be solved.”

“…Grandpa cannot do?”

Dan Somi glanced at Namgung Chun.

The question was, why can those two people do it, but this grandpa couldn’t?

Namgung Chun turned his head as if he was at a loss as to how to answer such innocent questions.

“No…well…I don’t even know if Grandpa Sa can do it.”

“Hmm.”

He was embarrassed when he thought that he was the only one who couldn’t do it, so he stumbled upon pointing at Sa Dohak. But even if Sa Dohak came here, it seemed impossible.

That’s because the end of Dan Woo-hyun’s strength was unknown.

“Really, what is that person doing for him to not come back yet…?”

Namgung Sohye frowned, mumbling.

Several months had already passed.

Soon a year would pass.

How long had it been since they parted ways from the Thousand Mountains and there was no news yet. She wondered if something had happened, but she didn’t think something bad could happen to him, who is Dan Woo-hyun.

Rather, it would have been bad for the person who got involved with him.

Well, shouldn’t they be back soon?

She grumbled and unconsciously showed her anger.

Tung tung.

At that time, someone knocked on the front gate.

Before anyone could even come out to greet them, the gate opened and this little girl stuck her head in.

“Is Somi here?”

Who came was none other than Ju Jiyak.

It was clear that the people around were making her cautious. And then, she found Somi, sitting in the yard and her eyes widened.

“Jiyak!”

“I’m here!”

“Come in!”

Jiyak nodded willingly.

Then she looked back with a hesitant look and this time she looked at Namgung Chun and said,

“I have a guest who came along…is that alright?”

“Hehe, it is alright, tell them to come in.”

“Yes… I brought someone who could heal Somi….”

“Really!?”

“Huh!”

She nodded and opened the gate wide.

Behind Jiyak, a rather short man stood with a smile.

Looking at him neatly dressed and with airs up, this person seemed like a scholar, yet at the same time, didn’t.

Namgung Chun’s eyes shone.

“Oh- is the person who is said to be the one healing Somi, him?”

“Yes! Emp…no, my uncle has sent him. This…noble? They say he is the best in this field…?”

“Hmm… Right.”

Namgung Chun turned his gaze and looked at the man.

Although he did seem like a learned man, he was learning martial arts. It might not be a big deal on the outside, but it wouldn’t be a bad idea to trust him since she said that he was sent by the Emperor’s side and not someone else.

He welcomed the young man with a bit of discomfort.

“Please come in.”

“Thank you. I am Jang Dok-gun.”

“Jang Dok-gun… Jang Dok-gun….”

Namgung Chun repeated the name again and again. Then he glanced to the side and saw Zhuge Yun shaking his head like he knew nothing.

It seemed like he too hadn’t heard about this man.

He turned his gaze again to look at Namgung Sohye and Zhuge Yeon, but they too shrugged like they didn’t know anything.

“I, am the old man…Chun.”

He didn’t want to reveal his family name, Namgung, so he kept silent. It was clear that if he carelessly spoke his real name, there would be an uproar.

“Haha, Elder Chun? You don’t have to worry now. My speciality is using and mastering cultivation to correct broken qi and blood vessels and stabilize dantian.”

“Is… that right.”

“Now, then, shall we take a look?”

Jang Dok-gun sat on one side of a quiet veranda and tapped the ground with his hand.

Dan Somi, who had been watching from afar, approached with a puzzled look on her face and quietly sat.

Eventually, Dan Somi had her pulse checked.

“This is quite twisted. Did you take a wrong spiritual pill?”

“What…is that?”

“You can calm down now. Because I’m here. Hahaha.”

Jang Dok-gun pounded himself on the chest to reassure himself. Seeing his confidence, Dan Somi made a bright expression and Jiyak also smiled.

“You know, before this… the Sword Emperor, who was the Murim Alliance leader, also fell into qi deviation.”

“Uh?”

“Ah?”

Strange sounds came up.

However, Jang Dok-gun didn’t even care about that and prepared to help Dan Somi by taking out acupuncture needles from his bag and performing the procedure.

“At that time, at the request of Zhuge Yun, who was the commander. I visited and healed the Sword Emperor. Haha, thanks to that, I was summoned to Beijing, and am currently residing there.”

“Is…that so.”

Namgung Chun began to shake his hands, breaking into cold sweat.

He glanced at Zhuge Yun and he shrugged. It was a look in the eyes that asked if he had ever done such a thing, but no matter how much he thought, Zhuge Yun didn’t seem to remember it.

“So what happened to the Sword Emperor?”

Namgung Chun asked.

Jang Dok-gun said,

“Haha!”

And smiled broadly.

Recalling the time, he gave a wistful look and quietly opened his eyes.

“How many times had he thanked me? I also received a great amount of money as reward. After that, I continued to care for him. Of course now…even though he passed away. Ugh…”

“Ahem!”

Zhuge Yeon covered her mouth with her hand and laughed.

Namgung Sohye made this shocked sound and Zhuge Yun was looking at a loss of words.

Dan Somi just tilted her head like she was puzzled.

“He is truly an amazing person! Uncle too had his illness cured!”

Jiyak looked at Jang Dok-gun with shining eyes.

Praise.

“Because my skills became known that way…something bad happened.”

Jang Dok-gun opened his mouth and whispered,

“The Demon Emperor of the Demonic Cult, Sa Dohak, somehow found out and came to catch me.”

“Woah…”

Dan Somi let out an exclamation, then tilted her head and looked at Jang Dok-gun as if something was odd.

When the names of the Sword Emperor and even Sa Dohak were mentioned, it seemed like the situation could be understood by the others. Dan Somi glanced at Namgung Sohye and Zhuge Yeon in succession.

She saw the two of them shake their heads, looking sad.

Looking at that, Dan Somi slowly pulled her hand back and stepped.

“You did what?”

Everyone was startled by the cold voice which soon came.

A black tornado had suddenly appeared in a space where no one was present, and this figure in black clothing and a bamboo hat appeared.

He gently lifted the bamboo hat.

“Grandpa!”

Dan Somi noticed him and ran to hug him.

Puak!

“Kuak!”

As Dan Somi rushed towards Sa Dohak’s hip, a violent sound was heard.

Saliva coming out of his mouth, and eyes popping out as if they would fall out.

“Uh?”

Dan Somi looked with a blank expression.

Sa Dohak coughed and raised his head.

“What?! What did you do to the child?”

Boom!

Namgung Sohye hurriedly approached and covered Dan Somi’s ears. Actually, her bones felt shaken because she had heard the shouts which felt like her ears would burst.

“And you! What is it with you since earlier?”

“Sorry?”

“What did I do?”

Jang Dok-gun looked at Sa Dohak with a shocked look.

The burning gaze of Sa Dohak poured right onto Jang Dok-gun.

Jang Dok-gun’s pants gradually turned damp.