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Taejonbirok Volume 24, Episode 1
Chapter 128: The Lazy Man and the Breakup (1)
“…….”
“…….”
The priests looked at each other.
Their appearances were the same, but their expressions were slightly different. Wi Yeon-ho looked at Baek Mu-han with a bewildered expression, while Baek Mu-han looked at Wi Yeon-ho with a sullen expression.
“You told me to get over it?”
“That’s right.”
“You said you could overcome it?”
"yes."
Wi Yeon-ho shouted.
"But why are you saying you can't get over it now! A person's words need to be consistent! Which rhythm should I follow…"
Taaaaak!
With a loud crash, Wei Yanhu rolled back onto the floor.
Even if you don't have the ability to learn, it's at a level where you don't have much.
“Disciple.”
"yes!"
Wi Yeon-ho jumped up and sat upright.
Never let Baek Muhan's voice falter. That's a shortcut to hell. Baek Muhan is a slob at times, but when he's angry, he's a hundred times more slobbering.
“You’ve grown so much. You yell at your master so loudly.”
“I lost my mind for a moment, Master.”
“A hawk is the best way to bring someone back to their senses.”
“I will discipline myself, Master.”
“Tsk.”
Baek Mu-han clicked his tongue.
This rotten disciple is only getting more and more stupid.
“You asked if you could surpass me.”
"yes."
“Do you think you can do it?”
“…….”
Wi Yeon-ho stuck out his lips.
“Honestly?”
"then?"
“To be honest…….”
Wi Yeon-ho hesitated slightly. The answer was practically already there, but he still had to pretend to be concerned.
“I don’t think that’s even possible.”
“You know a lot.”
“…….”
Wi Yeon-ho looked at Baek Mu-han with sullen eyes. This gentleman had a knack for making people feel bad, even with the same words.
“I said I couldn’t do it, so you said you would become my master!”
“That’s right.”
“But why are you changing your words now?”
“You gave up.”
"……yes?"
“I created the possibility, and you gave it up.”
“Are you talking about following Master?”
“I know very well.”
Baek Mu-han shrugged and said.
“The imitator can never defeat the creator.”
“But I’m getting stronger now, right?”
“Because imitation is easy.”
It's obvious which is easier: creating everything or copying what others have done.
"If you had stuck to your original path, you wouldn't have become as strong as you are now. But you would have become even stronger in the future."
“But we don’t have time right now.”
“What did I say? It’s true.”
“Isn’t that the way you speak?”
“I said no.”
“Hey, it looks like something is off.”
“This kid?”
“…….”
Wi Yeon-ho quietly closed his mouth and lowered his head. If he took another step, he'd be beaten to a pulp.
“Tsk.”
Baek Mu-han clicked his tongue as he looked at the gloomy Wi Yeon-ho.
“Don’t be so gloomy. It’s not like it’s completely impossible, is it?”
“Really?”
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“An earthworm can become a dragon.”
Just say it doesn't exist.
Even if I use an analogy, it is definitely… … .
"It's certainly not an easy task. But who am I? I haven't ruled out the possibility of you committing such a foolish act. I've taken it all into account…"
"yes!"
“Actually, rather than that problem….”
"yes!"
“I think you’re more stupid than you think.”
“…….”
Wei Yanho's eyes shook.
Floating and hitting, floating and hitting… … It’s no joke.
"I thought you'd be this strong by now, but you're not getting any stronger than I thought. I've always thought you lacked comprehension, but this is even more stupid than I thought… Ugh."
“Wow, you’re openly swearing at people in front of them.”
“How can there be any hesitation in telling the truth?”
“Shall I tell you why Master had no friends?”
“Because I’m so good?”
“…….”
I have nothing to say.
Wi Yeon-ho opened his mouth with a rotten face.
“But this time it turned out similarly.”
“Similar?”
“……It’s not even close to being similar, but it’s plausible anyway.”
“Is that plausible?”
You shouldn't talk.
No matter what I said, I couldn't break through that mocking expression.
“Did I swing my sword that clumsily?”
“Hey, really!”
Wi Yeon-ho shouted.
“When people do something, there should be some encouragement and things like that!”
"That's right. You can't just criticize someone. You have to praise what's worthy of praise."
"oh?"
“But what do you have to do to be praised? Do you want me to praise you for being human?”
“…….”
It would have been better to just give up.
“It’s noisy. Sit here, disciple.”
Wi Yeon-ho sat with sullen eyes.
"expression."
“…….”
“Okay, ma!”
Wi Yeon-ho smiled awkwardly, the corners of his lips curling up.
Wei Yanhu's fame now spread throughout the world. While the Shin Gi-su and Gae-bok intentionally spread Wei Yanhu's rumors, weren't the achievements that fueled those rumors actually Wei Yanhu's own accomplishments?
Even if they hadn't stepped forward, the rumor would have spread eventually. It just spread a little faster.
Soon, word about Wei Yanhu will spread throughout the world, and soon, the entire world will praise Wei Yanhu.
But it's still like that.
No matter how strong he became, or how famous he became, in front of Baek Mu-han, Wei Yan-ho was just a young disciple with a head that could be easily beaten.
“You have become stronger.”
"omg?"
“It’s true. You’re getting stronger.”
Hearing such a sudden statement only deepened my suspicions. Master was never one to offer such kind words. He was someone who would only satisfy someone's self-esteem by trampling on it and dragging it down with his feet.
But the words that followed made Wi Yeon-ho embarrassed.
“But why are you so nervous?”
"……yes?"
“Why are you scared?”
It was a bit of a strange thing to say.
But I can't refute it.
'Am I scared now?'
Only then was Wei Yanhu able to see his situation clearly.
Although he was lying on a comfortable bed, his body was resting under the pretense of rest, but his mind was not at all at rest.
“Master.”
"okay."
“Can I do it?”
"hmm."
Wi Yeon-ho spoke honestly about his feelings.
"Actually, I'm a little scared. I vaguely thought it was war… but when it actually happened, it wasn't something I could have easily considered."
Baek Mu-han looked at Wi Yeon-ho with slightly pitiful eyes.
What Wi Yeon-ho goes through is something that anyone living in today's world of martial arts cannot avoid.
But the burden that Wei Yanho was carrying was too heavy to be dismissed with such words, and Wei Yanho was too young.
'boy.'
At Wei Yanhu's age, was there anyone in the past who carried as heavy a burden as Wei Yanhu?
At the same age, Baek Mu-han was just starting out in his family. He may have possessed strength beyond Wei Yan-ho's, but he had never shouldered the same level of responsibility.
It's sad.
“Was it difficult?”
“Rather than saying it’s difficult….”
Wi Yeon-ho sighed deeply.
"I felt it again this time. If I hadn't stopped them, everyone in Luoyang would have died."
“I guess so.”
"I blocked it this time. I was strong. I'll probably be able to block it again next time. But how long can I keep this up?"
Baek Mu-han nodded.
I thought I knew what Wei Yanho was talking about.
"You can't win forever. As you keep winning, someone stronger will emerge. Knowing I'm strong, my enemies will resort to other tactics. Eventually, there will come a point where I can't handle it. That's when…"
Wi Yeon-ho bowed his head slightly.
"It's okay if I die. It's inevitable. But it won't be the end of me dying alone."
“Are you okay?”
"No. Actually, I'm not okay. I don't want to die either, Master."
Wi Yeon-ho raised his head and looked at Baek Mu-han. His wavering gaze focused on Baek Mu-han.
“Can I do it?”
Baek Mu-han quietly reached out and placed his hand on Wei Yeon-ho's head.
“Yeonho.”
"yes."
“Don’t try to carry a burden you can’t bear.”
Baek Muhan's voice was soft.
“You always tend to take on too much responsibility. But that's not your original burden.”
“If it’s not me, then no one can do it.”
“The fact that you can’t do it doesn’t mean you should.”
“Or else we’ll all die.”
“Do you think so?”
Baek Mu-han smiled.
“I was like you too.”
“……Master?”
Wi Yeon-ho's eyes widened. It felt strange to hear his teacher, who had always been so tormenting him, say such things.
"I was just like you now. Everyone in the world seemed incompetent. I thought I had to do it. And that was partly true."
“Because you are my master.”
I thought it was worth it.
Because it's Baekmuhan.
Even the world-renowned Wei Yanho was treated like a rag to Baek Muhan. How pitiful must other martial artists of his time have appeared to Baek Muhan.
"I couldn't trust anyone in my family. They seemed so incompetent. Even my father and grandfather. That's why I trusted only myself. I even invented the martial arts I used myself, and I accomplished everything on my own. Do you know what the result was?"
“You have become invincible.”
“No. I’m alone.”
“…….”
Baek Mu-han said bitterly.
"I couldn't interact with anyone in the family. In the end, I was practically kicked out of the family. That was the end of me."
“Who dares to drive out the master!”
When Wi Yeon-ho got angry, Baek Mu-han pressed down on Wi Yeon-ho's head.
"Force isn't the only way to drive someone out. Those who can't find a foothold have no choice but to leave on their own."
Wei Yanho puffed out his cheeks.
Baek Muhan is the worst teacher. Yet, only Wei Yanho could curse him. No one else dares to treat him so rudely.
Who would dare to reject this great warrior, this incomparable teacher?
“It’s tough again, again!”
Wei Yanho released the power that had entered his body.
Baek Mu-han grabbed Wei Yan-ho's head and shook it slightly, then chuckled.
“Disciple.”
“Yes, Master.”
“I regret it.”
Wi Yeon-ho raised his head and looked at Baek Mu-han.
Regret.
This was a remark that did not suit Baek Mu-han at all.
"I have built a foundation that is unparalleled in the world. I have climbed and climbed, reaching a point where there is no higher ground to climb. So what remains for me?"
“The honor of being the best in the world?”
I can't think of anything else.
“Praise received after death?”
Baek Mu-han shakes his head. Heavily, too heavily.
"That's meaningless. Humans are only as long as they're alive. What's the point of all the praise pouring in when I'm not there?"
“……Master.”
"so……."
Baek Mu-han said firmly.
"You must not become like me. Walk a different path from me. That is what you must do as my disciple. Walk a different path from me and surpass me."
Wi Yeon-ho's eyes welled up at those words, which were filled with such warmth.