Absolute Regression Chapter 523

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After finishing dinner, I walked along the river with my father.

I followed my father as he went for a walk alone.

The two stopped for a moment and watched a small boat pass by in the distance. The sunset reflected the river and the sky, and the sunset and the sky were separated by the oar of the fisherman on the boat.

“I have a few questions for you, father, regarding martial arts.”

“What is it?”

“Last time you fought the twelve masters.”

The fight that day was still vivid in Geommugeuk’s mind. Just watching that fight was a great enlightenment and learning experience.

And if that fight clears up a few questions you’ve had, it’ll do you more good than years of training alone.

Of course, I am sure it will be a great stimulus to my father as well. In order for the level of martial arts of an absolute being like my father to move, I have to ask endlessly. Is this right? Is that right?

Because the learning gained through teaching will have the greatest effect in moving my father’s ignorance.

“When you fight the Kirinyosha, you display this method.”

The sword dance was performed on the spot with the same technique that his father had performed that day.

When he recreated that day’s dharma precisely, Geom Woo-jin looked surprised.

“Did you memorize all this?”

“Not only that, I memorized it all from beginning to end.”

Of course, I added a joke too.

“I think I should quickly ask my father and empty my memory, since it has exceeded the limits of my memory.”

The Geommugeuk asked the questions it had prepared one by one.

“Why did you dodge to the left instead of the right at this time?”

“It was because I thought the Black Emperor, another enemy, would attack the left side.”

“Then shouldn’t we dodge further to the right?”

“Because when he swung his sword, he tried to take advantage of the opportunity by deflecting the sword energy back at the Kirinyosha.”

The sword dance brought to mind the image of her father rushing towards her, warding off the flying sword energy from the Kirinyosha.

“It certainly would have been more efficient.”

At that time, my father was fighting with the minimum of internal energy to get the maximum effect. He was also trying to teach his son.

“Then what should we do if someone else comes in then? The remaining ones here, and there too… … .”

In this way, the conversation between the two people created a new fight, and the imaginary fight between the two absolute masters became a gateway to the lofty world of martial arts.

When speaking, Geommugeuk did not miss his father’s gestures, eyes, and reactions. The reactions were as important as the content.

My father never spoke as if he knew anything about things he wasn’t sure about. He shook his head slightly when he didn’t know anything.

He didn’t pretend to know what he didn’t know in front of his son. Only a truly strong person can say he doesn’t know what he doesn’t know. Yes, we tend to cry when we are clumsy. My father personally showed us that this is the self-esteem of real people.

There were those who looked down at the two people from the riverbank.

That’s right, it was Hyeolcheon Doma and Seodaeryong.

The first person to speak was Seo Dae-ryong.

“The younger cult leader is worried that a great war will break out, but the leader and the younger cult leader seem to be getting stronger.”

Seo Dae-ryong told his master his honest thoughts. He felt that he had become one step closer to his master this time.

“Your Majesty, you must know very well that if you become too strong and the balance of power collapses, the possibility of war breaking out increases. Why do you try so hard to become so strong?”

Bloodthirsty Demon suddenly spoke.

“He might be hiding his dream of unifying the martial arts world.”

Seo Dae-ryong laughed, thinking that his master was joking.

“How could that be?”

“How can you know the heart of a person? And how can you know the heart of an extraordinary person like that guy?”

But Seo Dae-ryong spoke with confidence.

“I don’t know what’s in the mind of the young cult leader, but I know this one thing for sure. There is absolutely no war in my incomprehensible heart.”

Blood Heavenly Demon turned his head and looked at Seo Dae-ryong. Although he was a scary and difficult master, he was confident at this moment.

“I don’t know about anything else, but I can be sure of this. If he were that kind of person, he wouldn’t have someone like me as his right-hand man.”

The words, ‘What’s wrong with you?’ were about to come out of Hyeolcheon Doma’s mouth.

Yes, how could his thoughts be different from Seo Dae-ryong’s? It was only because he knew very well that humans are helplessly pushed aside when fate pushes them.

I watched the two people in the distance talking about martial arts for a moment, then asked Seo Dae-ryong.

“Are you practicing well?”

Seo Dae-ryong was taken aback by the sudden question.

“Let me spread it out and take a look.”

Seo Dae-ryong never expected that his master would ask him to demonstrate his martial arts skills here. He thought that he was being stubborn and trying to scold him, but that wasn’t the case.

“They’re running so fast, I have to run hard to even catch up.”

Blood Heavenly Demon corrected his disciple’s posture and began to teach him the essence of the Heavenly Demon’s Way of Extermination.

By the river, there are Geommugeuk and Geomwoojin, and on the riverbank, there are Hyeolcheondoma and Seodaeryong.

And leaning against the carriage, Hwi looked up at the sunset sky.

The training continued until sunset became dawn.

* * *

The journey continued.

The return journey was much freer and more leisurely than the outgoing journey.

How many times did Hwi think this when he was really going back with the Demon Lord?

But no one was in a hurry.

Because everyone knows that this trip is one that will not come again easily.

In particular, Geommu-geuk got involved in all sorts of things. If another carriage got stuck in a hole along the way, he would naturally get out and help them, and if there was a family with children and a lot of luggage, he would give them a ride in the carriage.

At places with nice views, we stopped the carriage and got out to enjoy the view together.

Today, something caught the eye of Geommugeuk.

“Mister Whee, just a moment.”

As the carriage stopped, Geommugeuk got out of the carriage and approached the old couple working in the field.

“We’ll help you with the work, so would you mind rolling up a bowl of noodles for us?”

It would be such a great and welcome thing to do a bowl of noodles, but the person you were dealing with was a swordsman.

As the old couple looked wary, Geommugeuk smiled and said to them.

“Don’t worry, I’m not a bad person. I just got tired while traveling.”

“If you want, I’ll just treat you to noodles.”

This was the usual way the common people treated the unmanned.

“No, that can’t be done. We’ll help you with that.”

The old couple wondered what was going on, but they felt courtesy and dignity in the way Geommugeuk treated them.

“Then go ahead and do that.”

“thank you.”

As Geommugeuk went out to work, Seodaeryong followed him.

The old couple explained to the two what they could do to help.

The two people started working as instructed.

If you do it with martial arts, you can do it in an instant, but that’s not the case with Geommugeuk. You just work like a normal person, sweating.

Geom Woo-jin and Hyeon Cheon-do-ma watched the scene from their carriages.

“It seems that the disciple wants to make memories of working in the fields with the leader.”

I just couldn’t bring myself to encourage my father to work in the fields.

“Can you endure a son like that for five years?”

Geum Woo-jin’s reaction to the words that were said as a joke was unexpected.

Geum Woo-jin watched his son work silently and then asked Hyeolcheon Do-ma.

“Why don’t you ask the guy?”

“What are you talking about?”

“Can you stand me?”

Geum Woo-jin got out of the carriage and rolled up his sleeves.

And he walked towards Geommugeuk and Seodaeryong and said.

“When are you going to finish it with such clumsiness?”

Only then did Hyeolcheon Doma understand the meaning of the leader’s words.

This means that as they get closer, it becomes harder for Geommu-geuk to refuse his wishes. The meaning is that if a father follows his son’s wishes to this extent, would the son really be able to go against his wishes?

‘The leader has no intention of losing.’

Bloodthirsty Doma was curious about that day. Five years later, who would break his resolve that day?

Bloodthirsty Demon sent a message to Seodaeryong.

-Daeryong, you just quietly leave.

Just like the movement of the water when Seodaeryong goes fishing, he got out of there without being noticed.

Geommugeuk and Geomwoojin picked up hoes and started working in the field in earnest.

The other three watched the scene with reverent hearts. Seeing Cheonma working in the fields was a sight they would never see again in their lives. It was also the first time since the founding of the Cheonma Sect that the leader had Cheonma work in the fields.

It’s not right to just watch the leader work like this, but how could the three of them not know?

The reason why he started the Geommu Theater was probably to help the elderly couple, but more than that, he wanted to have memories of working in the fields with his father.

If it were the old Bloodthirsty Horse, he would have thought like this.

If you force yourself to do something like this, will it become a memory? Stop doing useless things!

But now I know. That’s what memories are. All the things that Geommugeuk did to me and to the other Majons, they all remained as memories.

That time has passed while we waited for memories to come naturally. That if someone doesn’t move, there are no memories.

“Daeryong-ah.”

“Yes, Master.”

“You must get married.”

When he heard of his master’s regret, Seo Dae-ryong was shocked. It was the first time he had heard the words “get married” since becoming his disciple.

“Yes, Master!”

He answered forcefully, but added honestly.

“I don’t know if I can do well because I’m not popular with the girls.”

Bloodthirsty Demon turned his head sharply, looked up, and shouted.

“What about you!”

Seo Dae-ryong felt his heart warm at those words. He was so grateful to his master for saying those words.

Meanwhile, Geommu-geuk and Geomwoo-jin continued their field work. Even though they didn’t say anything, the two naturally divided up the work.

I pulled out weeds, removed rocks, dug the soil, and planted seedlings. The sound of the hoe cutting through the soil was pleasant.

“How can you be so good at farming? Can I really beat you…?”

Peeing.

The stone that Geom Woo-jin was picking passed by Geom Mu-geuk’s face.

“My hand slipped. There are a lot of rocks here.”

When the fishing story was about to come up, he pretended it was a mistake and threw a rock.

“This handsome face almost got a hole in it again.”

“If you drag this father out into the field, you should be prepared for that much.”

The sword dance smiled brightly.

“When I meet the successors of the Jeongpa and Sapa, I will start by saying this. Hey, you guys. Have you ever plowed the fields with your grandfather and your master?”

Seo Dae-ryong, who was listening, laughed because he knew that if it was a sword dance, he would really be that kind of person. His mouth was twitching. He wanted to quickly tell Jang-ho and Ian about everything that had happened in front of them at the Pungryu Tavern.

Once the two of them got to work, it was all done in an instant. They didn’t use any martial arts, but it was two people, not just anyone else.

After a while, an old couple came rolling noodles. They also brought a bottle of alcohol. I was surprised to see that they had already finished their work.

“Are you finished already?”

It was something that the couple had to struggle with for several days.

“I’m starving. Give me some fresh rice!”

Geommugeuk looked back at the three people and said.

“There is no one who has not worked!”

Of course, the old couple also brought noodles to the three people who were watching.

“Come here, everyone. Let’s eat.”

We all sat around like that and ate noodles with the old couple.

The elderly couple, relieved, proudly announced that their first grandchild would be getting married in a few months. They said they had worked here all their lives and raised their children.

And when the carriage carrying the Geommu-geuk group left, there was a slip of paper placed under Geom Woo-jin’s noodle bowl.

It was enough money to hold a grand wedding for my grandson and still have some left over. I was working even harder to add even a penny to my grandson’s wedding.

The old couple bowed their heads toward the place where the carriage had left to express their gratitude. It was as if money, or rather the price of noodles, had suddenly fallen from the sky.

The carriage raced again towards the headquarters of the Cheonmasin Church.

Although it is mostly the Geommu Theater that creates new things like this, there are times like today when the Bloodthirsty Demon comes forward.

“Would it be okay if I stopped by while I’m passing by?”

The place where the carriage was parked was an old bookstore.

The owner recognized him as a blood clot that had been stopping by occasionally and greeted him. Judging from the way the owner treated him so comfortably, he seemed to have thought he was just a bookworm from the Jeongpa clan, and had no idea that he was a demon.

Everyone spread out in a small bookstore and looked through the books. It was a bookstore that carried general books rather than martial arts manuals or martial arts theory books.

Geum Woo-jin looked around the bookstore with his luggage on his back.

“Is this your first time at a bookstore like this?”

To Geommugeuk’s question, Geom Woojin nodded in agreement.

“Thanks to you, I learned that books smell good. I’m sure there’s no book here that you haven’t read.”

Then, Bloodthirsty Horseman’s answer was heard from across the bookshelf.

“That’s because you don’t know how many books there are in the world.”

Geommugeuk looked at his father and said.

“My father has the most educated demon among all the demons of all time.”

My father nodded as if he approved. He shouted at the bookshelf across from me.

“Even my father approves!”

“You idiot, it’s too noisy in the bookstore!”

The blood clot disappeared somewhere else as if it was embarrassed.

While I was looking around the bookstore, doing all sorts of things, I ended up buying a book called Geommu Geukdo. It was a book that no one had thought of.

Exploring the culinary delights of Central Plains.

“There are a hundred places listed here. Whenever my father has time, I will take him to one of them. My new goal is to visit all of them with my father.”

Can I really visit all 100 restaurants with my father before I die? It might be a more difficult goal than becoming a martial artist.

Hyeolcheon Doma bought three or four books, and also bought a book for Seo Dae-ryong. It was a collection of poems.

This time, Seo Dae-ryong came to Chongqing to look for his poetry collection.

That was why he bought a poetry collection as a gift, even leaving his signature.

Next time you’re in danger, send this to yourself. I’ll be there to save you.

Seo Dae-ryong spoke loudly, whether he knew or not about those feelings.

“I will recite these poems beautifully in front of the ladies.”

So I will succeed in marriage! I shouted this in my heart.

Geommugeuk shook his head and spoke to Hyeolcheondoma.

“Do you know? Why I don’t have any disciples or women yet?”

At those words, Hyeolcheondoma flinched.

The quick-witted Geommugeuk couldn’t miss that reaction. Did the old man recite poetry in front of the women? Geommugeuk shook his head.

Why on earth! How is that? The priest looked at his father and said,

“Father, before we go back to school, I think you and I should show you how to seduce a woman.”

A smile appeared on the lips of Geum Woo-jin, who was turning towards the bookshelf. He had never known how to smile in his entire life, but he was smiling like this often these days. And the only one who saw that precious smile was Hwi.

The journey back is not over yet.