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Taejonbirok Volume 28, Episode 7
Chapter 149: Laziness, Confronted (2)
It's quiet.
Everything was quiet.
Those who knew the name Baek Mu-han were astonished at the immense significance of the name coming out in this situation, while those who did not know the name were speechless because they did not know the circumstances.
But whether you knew the name or not, one thing was certain.
A respect that will never be greater.
The head of the Mangeombaekga family and the lord of Baekgeomseong Castle.
The Dancheon Sword Baek Gong-do, possessing an unparalleled status in the martial arts world, bows his head like a child. Every movement, every tone of voice reveals reverence and difficulty.
Who could make the Dancheon Sword and Baekgong Sword like that?
who.
No one can do that.
Even if it were the Shaolin Temple's long sword, it wouldn't be able to make Baek Gong-do bow his head. No one in the martial world today dares to break Baek Gong-do's head.
That's why it hurts even more.
Baek Gong-do's words.
The new investigator looked at Cheonma with trembling eyes.
'Who are you?'
Who is Cheonma?
Baekmuhan?
Sword Emperor Baek Muhan?
"……crazy."
That's nonsense.
Baek Mu-han is dead.
He died three hundred years ago. Why is his name suddenly popping up here?
If someone else had said something like that, Shin Gi-su would have thought the person who said it was a madman without a second thought.
But the one who said that now was none other than Baek Gong-do.
The position of lord of Baekgeomseong Castle is not one in which one can indulge in nonsense. And an even bigger problem is that Baekgongdo is the current head of the Mangeombaekga clan.
Could the head of the Mangeombaekga family tell lies under the name of Baekmuhan?
It's more realistic for a monk to deny Buddha and a Taoist to revile the Supreme Being. In the Ten Thousand Swords and Hundred Schools, Baekmuhan is not simply an ancestor.
It's no exaggeration to say that Baekmuhan is the pride, faith, and everything of the Mangeombaekga. Only Baekgongdo, if not insane, would lie to others by using the name Baekmuhan.
That means… … .
It becomes concise.
It's so concise that it makes you laugh out loud.
The only person in the world who can discuss the truth of Baekmuhan is showing the highest respect he can and calling Cheonma Baekmuhan.
But who can deny it?
That the author is Baek Mu-han.
That he is the Sword Emperor Baek Muhan.
'What the heck… … .'
As the negativity disappeared, questions arose.
If that's true… … .
How on earth could something like this happen?
It's possible. It's not impossible. If Cheonma can be resurrected at this very moment, Baek Muhan, who is considered equal to Cheonma or even superior, could also easily transcend time.
I don't know how to do that though.
but!
Even if that were possible, how could Baek Muhan become a Heavenly Demon? Why would the Demonic Cult worship Baek Muhan as a Heavenly Demon and follow him?
The new investigation revealed nothing. It couldn't fathom anything. All I could do was accept the incomprehensible reality unfolding before my eyes.
At this moment, it was not he who was thinking and worrying.
The new detective's eyes turn to Wi Yeon-ho's back.
A stiff back.
The sight of that back, which didn't even move, filled the eyes of the new investigator.
“Baekgongdo.”
Cheonma called Baekgongdo in a calm tone. Baekgongdo nodded and answered.
"yes."
“Don’t call me by that name.”
“Your Majesty the Sword Emperor…….”
"I am unworthy of the surname of a hundred families. Even in my now hazy and fragmented memories and soul, is that one thing clearly engraved? I will not speak that name until I have finished everything."
"yes."
Baek Gong-do answered in a trembling voice.
Cheonma glared at Baekgongdo with sunken eyes and then opened his mouth.
“Did you say that it was unfair for future generations to suffer that sin?”
"I am……."
“Then I will ask.”
A voice that seemed to be flowing from the mouth of the Heavenly Horse leaked out.
“Then where can we release that resentment?”
“…….”
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“Do the dead receive forgiveness of their sins through death?”
“Your Majesty the Sword Emperor.”
“That’s too convenient.”
The Heavenly Horse's gaze swept over everyone.
Slowly, very slowly. But if you never miss a single thing here, you will surely engrave it.
"Just because they have enjoyed wealth and pleasure in a world created by sinners, they already bear original sin. Is it unfair to repay that sin?"
"Your Majesty! That resentment! That anger! How could I not know? But… but anger produces nothing."
“Baekgongdo.”
“Please give your order.”
“Raise your head.”
Baek Gong-do, the swordsman of Dancheon Sword, slowly raised his head with trembling eyes. Forcibly lifting his head, heavy as a thousand pounds, he saw the image of Cheonma looking at him with a gentle smile.
“Who am I…….”
“All, you…….”
“Who made you create Baekgeomseong?”
“…….”
“Who taught you the forgotten martial arts of the Ten Thousand Swords?”
“…….”
“Who gave you the power to take revenge on the world?”
Baek Gong-do closed his eyes tightly.
“It is you.”
“Why was that?”
"I am……."
A groan escapes Baek Gong-do's mouth.
“Because I am a descendant of the Mangeom Baekga.”
“Yeah, that’s all.”
Although Cheonma's voice was emotionless, those who heard it could sense a subtle laughter within it.
"It's simply because you inherited the blood of the Baekga clan. That's why I've granted you the right to recreate the Baekga clan's glory. But…"
The eyes of the Heavenly Horse weigh down on Baekgongdo.
"He barks when he's told to, and barks when he's told to, but he's barking at his master. His blood must have run thin."
“…….”
Only then was Shin Gi-su able to figure it out.
Why did Baekgeomseong follow Cheonma?
Why did Baekgeomseong spread the Sword Emperor's Treasure to the world even after thinking about Cheonma?
And why did you try to align with the Demonic Cult until the very last moment?
It was the moment when all the secrets that could not be understood and had to be buried were revealed.
Everything was wrong from the start.
Baekgeomseong has never joined hands with the Demonic Cult.
From the beginning, what intention would the Baekgeomseong, created by the hands of Cheonma and Sword Emperor Baek Muhan, have to have to join or reject the Demonic Cult? It simply had no choice but to follow Baek Muhan's orders.
The new detective bit his lip tightly.
The shock is immense, but I don't particularly feel like blaming them. For them, having lost everything and forced to live in silence, Baek Muhan's presence must have been no different from a god descending upon the world. How could they have rejected him?
'So that's why.'
If the Dancheon Sword and Baek Gong Do had already come to the forefront, Jeongmu Alliance would never have been able to stop Baek Geom Seong. However, Baek Gong Do waited and waited until the very end.
As if he wanted someone to stop him.
When the undeniable command of the absolute being clashes with one's own beliefs, what should a human choose?
An absolute being capable of erasing not only oneself but everything connected to oneself if one so desires. Who could possibly oppose a being that even possesses a justification for its actions?
“I understand your intentions.”
Cheonma nodded quietly.
“You know that too, right? You’ve already been through it.”
“…….”
"Being right or reasonable doesn't make your choice justifiable. A will without strength is nothing more than a guest. If you refuse to be with me, you must stop me. I ask you."
That calm voice was ringing like thunder.
“How can you stop me?”
“…….”
Baek Gong-do's gaze turned to one side without him knowing it.
Then, seeing where the gaze was directed, Cheonma sighed and shook his head.
"foolish."
Baek Gong-do's gaze was fixed on Wi Yeon-ho.
As expected, Cheonma opened his mouth without hiding his disappointment at the sight.
"How could someone descended from the great Hundred Families be so foolish? Your ancestors were exceedingly intelligent and prudent. They were not the kind to impose their own fate on a moment's impulse."
Cheonma's gaze falls on Wi Yeon-ho.
“Do you think that child will save you?”
"I am……."
“Do you think that child’s power beyond common sense can reach me?”
“…….”
“You are wrong.”
Cheonma declared.
"Foolish child, you must have already felt it. That child's power reaches the ten thousand swords. But that doesn't mean he can reach the same level as me."
Baek Gong-do swallowed dry saliva.
I know that much.
but…….
“I thought I could help.”
Baek Gong-do opened his eyes wide and raised his head.
"That child's power will only grow stronger. Even if it wasn't here and now, if I could somehow make that child stronger, and if you could help me, I would have believed it wasn't just a dream. But it's futile. Your thinking was flawed from the start. Baek Gongdo, that child's existence is not my misfortune. Rather, it's a blessing."
blessing?
Why?
Baek Gong-do, unable to understand what Cheon Ma had said, looked at him with eyes filled with shock and anxiety. However, despite seeing that gaze, Cheon Ma made no attempt to answer Baek Gong-do's questions.
He looked straight at Wi Yeon-ho as if he had no more attachment to Baek Gong-do.
“You know why your presence is a blessing to me.”
Wei Yanhu grabbed the Mingchi Eorim.
embrace.
I know.
But you shouldn't know.
Knowing that meant acknowledging the author's identity as Baek Muhan. I couldn't accept that, even if it meant taking Wi Yeon-ho's life. Absolutely.
"no."
The heavenly horse laughs with joy.
“You know.”
"no!"
A bloodcurdling scream burst from Wei Yanhu's throat.
"You can't possibly be Baekmuhan! You're absolutely not Baekmuhan! You… you can never be a master."
Master.
Cheonma smiles brightly as if he is happy to hear that.
"Fate is truly a curious thing. I never wanted a disciple. The reason I left my martial arts behind was because they were too great to be put to practice. But thanks to that, I've unknowingly acquired a disciple."
no.
That kind of thing is not a master.
A being like that… … that kind of being could not become the great Baekmuhan.
Never!
But Wei Yanhu already knew.
No matter how much you deny it, reality doesn't change.
“I would like to ask my disciple whom I am meeting for the first time…….”
Cheonma seemed to be very satisfied with the sight of Wi Yeon-ho suffering so much.
“How do you feel about meeting your teacher again?”
“Oh, no.”
Wi Yeon-ho's eyes are turning black and dying.
“No… that can’t be. There’s no way Master would do that. Master….”
no.
no.
no.
It was the moment when the world came crashing down.