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150 – S3. Learning From The Past -7

The reception room was tidy, but the area around Namgung Chaekong’s seat was a mess. Brushes were scattered around, and books were placed diagonally.

Envers quickly realized the reason. Namgung Chaekong was fidgeting with a brush, turning it around and putting it down, as if he couldn’t keep his hands still.

Namgung Se’s servant tried to clean up the mess, but Namgung Chaekong kept making it worse.

He observed Envers with his chin propped up, and then spoke calmly, as if he had read his mind.

“So, you’ve seen everything. You’ve seen how well you get along with Ming, and you’ve seen how you’ve been staring at my daughter’s body all over the place.”

“That’s…”

“hahahaha, young Daoist, your training must be very shallow. You’re so embarrassed by this.”

“……….”

It seemed like a joke. He didn’t seem to care much. Whether he had seen Namgung Seung-ah or taught his children different techniques on his own.

However, he pointed out another point.

“Although I was a bit of a hothead when I was young, and I ended up closing the door… … I don’t have a very good reputation in the martial arts world, but I do keep in touch with a few friends. So, I know that there’s a strange wind blowing in the martial arts world.”

“A strange wind?”

“Some of those who have faced the Heavenly Demon have started to imitate his martial arts. It’s not that they’ve lost their humanity… … It’s more like they’re focusing on the form rather than the meaning of martial arts . Just like your movements.”

“……….In my movements, you saw that?”

Namgung Chaekong noise.

“When you were playing hide-and-seek with Seung-ah, I saw it from time to time. You were moving strangely, like a wooden doll, not a human being. It was really strange.”

“Strictly speaking, I didn’t learn it from the Heavenly Demon…”

The order might be reversed, but it wouldn’t make much of a difference. Envers had learned from Luna, but Luna and the Heavenly Demon’s movements were looking in the same direction.

“You seem to have a connection to the Heavenly Demon. Directly or indirectly, thirty years apart. It’s very interesting.”

“……….Are you suspicious?”

“No. If Ming believes you, I believe you too.”

“That old Daoist’s words were full of contradictions. You… … You even read the traces of the Heavenly Demon in my movements. It seems like you have enough reason to be suspicious. But why do you believe me?”

“Because it’s Namgung Se.”

Namgung Chaekong raised his index finger and pointed to a flowerpot. There was an orchid planted in the flowerpot that was growing in the corner of the room.

“Sometimes, a greater purpose is more important than any goal… … A plant without fruit can survive, but a plant without roots cannot survive.”

“……….I don’t understand.”

“It’s a simple matter. If I gave you a million gold right now, would you kill Ming?”

“……………………………?!”

Envers was so startled by the sudden, gruesome story that he looked up at Namgung Chaekong. He just smiled a little, as if to tell him to answer quickly.

A million gold. Would it be right to kill that young boy for money?

He didn’t hesitate for long. Envers shook his head firmly, and Namgung Chaekong answered as if that was it.

“Then, if you took the million gold and killed Ming… … You wouldn’t be the same as you are now. If you were that kind of person, you wouldn’t have saved Ming, who was being chased by the Demonic Cult in the first place.”

“……….I think so.”

“If you keep choosing to abandon your beliefs because you’re blinded by immediate gains… … In the end, you’ll be left with nothing. Even if you have money and fame in your hands, you’ll never have what you wanted in the first place.”

The image of Gaehwa flashed through Envers’ mind. Gaehwa Bangju, Hee-young-hyun, had given up everything for the survival of Gaehwa, and her expression was full of emptiness.

The current Gaehwa was not what she had hoped for.

Namgung Chaekong spoke to Envers, who was deep in thought.

“The little Daoist seems to have his mind tied up. Or maybe he’s tied up somewhere.”

“What do you mean?”

“It’s exactly what I said. Your actions are very passive compared to your abilities. We have no intention of tying up our guests, and even more so if they are friends.”

You can move around freely. Namgung Chaekong said so and sent Envers outside.

Tied up.

He dug a hole and went outside and looked up at the sky. It was wide and blue. The sky was so free, so why did the human heart sink as if it were weighed down by weights?

“……………………………”

He was a child who wanted to be his brother’s right-hand man.

It was inevitable that they would overlap.As he walked along, Namgung So was standing in his way. It seemed like he was waiting for Enverse. He smiled and apologized.

However, it didn’t seem like he was apologizing.

“I’m sorry. I heard you were a Taoist who could read the weather, but who would have known you would cause such a commotion?”

“No. I was kicked out anyway, so I’m fine.”

“Indeed, as expected of a Taoist with a high level of cultivation. That Taoist… I will find him and punish him, so don’t worry too much.”

“…Do you have something to ask me?”

The conversation with Namgung So was somewhat uncomfortable. Enverse wanted to end the conversation as soon as possible.

He was polite and respectful to everyone, so compared to Roderus, who had looked down on him from the start… he should be a good person.

However, for some reason, he didn’t feel the warmth he had felt from Roderus. He had only met him twice, but it hadn’t been very pleasant.

Enverse couldn’t hide his discomfort, but Namgung So didn’t care at all. He spoke calmly.

“Do you know what day it is in a month?”

“I don’t know.”

“It’s the day the next head of the Namgung family will be appointed. My father said he would announce the successor early so that there would be no trouble in the family.”

“…”

Is he trying to brag?

Wherever you look, it’s likely that this Namgung So will be the next head of the family. He is much older than his younger brother, and I heard that he has made many achievements.

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However, if you look closely at his expression, his smiling face doesn’t seem to be grinning. Rather, it just looked unstable.

“That’s why… I called the Taoist. My father’s birthday and the day of the head of the family’s appointment are very important days. I thought it would be nice if the Taoist could say a few words of blessing.”

“What do you want to say?”

“The Taoist who was stuck is gone, and only the Taoist who rolled in remains. Shouldn’t I ask the remaining Taoist? Taoist Cheonghwi… Please bless my ascension to the head of the family.”

“…You will surely be the most likely candidate. However, I think it is strange to bless something that has not yet happened.”

Namgung So looked at him quietly as Enverse put forward his argument.

Quietly.

Then, as if nothing had happened.

“Taoist Cheonghwi is right. I misspoke.”

“…”

“Did you meet my father? He is a free-spirited man like a flowing cloud. It is his birthday banquet now, so please congratulate him. I believe he will not refuse that either.”

“Of course. I will do that…”

Namgung So turned and left before Enverse could finish his answer.

It was ominous. But there was nothing he could do. What could he do if he chased after the man whose shadow was looming over the Redburn mansion?

No, that wasn’t it.

Enverse could do it. He had a mysterious scroll left by his friends, a faint connection that had begun to form, and he was not lacking in his own strength.

However, the reason why Enverse did not move even at that moment was because he could not forget the look in Namgung Myung’s eyes as he followed Namgung So.

Weren’t they harmonious brothers?

Not a relationship that was betrayed by a brother, that was distorted by confusion, that was hated, and that now didn’t even know what each other was doing.

Weren’t they harmonious brothers who trusted and relied on each other? So.

“…How can I doubt and break it?”

Enverse couldn’t bring himself to do it.

—- —-

What happened so far?

● Saved Namgung Myung, who was attacked, and became a guest of the Namgung family.

● Met the open ark, but failed to return the Tagubong method.

● Taught the Namgung siblings about vision.

● Tracked down the Taoist who was harming him.

What is the achievement rate of the challenge?

● None achieved.

What are some things to think about?

● Fraudulent Taoist.

It was sloppy, or maybe it was that urgent.

He acted like he was being chased. As if something terrible would happen if he didn’t get rid of Enverse right away. Since there was no grudge or anything, it must have been out of necessity.

● Demonic cult?

The group of men in black who were after Namgung Myung ran away. Judging from the fact that there has been no news of their capture, they are still alive. They would come back anytime.

Their identity is suspicious. Was their purpose really to hold a grudge against the Namgung family?

●Me

⋯⋯⋯⋯.

‘Don’t look at the wall, look at you. Enverse.’

‘Happily.’

I know it, but I often miss it when it comes to mind.It seems like I still need some time…

The one who was crouching in the darkness muttered as he quietly looked at a book.

The secret technique of the Demonic God’s Technique will show its true value when the moon is full.

The full moon is rising. Once the full moon passes, there will be no more chances.

It’s only now.

Now, even with the variable of that Taoist priest, I have no choice but to do it.

If you want to get what you want, you have to give up everything.

When the last day of the banquet comes… the one who is supposed to die will die.

If it’s a zombie that has received the power of the Heavenly Demon, it will be able to achieve its goal.

The red light in the darkness shook erratically.