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Taejonbirok Volume 28, Episode 19
Chapter 151: The Lazy Man, Observing (4)
Wi Yeon-ho, whose eyes had turned into night sweats, turned his head slightly with his mouth sticking out.
And Baek Mu-han looked at Wi Yeon-ho with a subtle gaze.
“……Are you crazy?”
“No.”
“Do you think I’m crazy?”
“No?”
“Are you crazy?”
“I said no!”
“Where is this screaming?”
Then, Wei Yanho's mouth protruded a few more inches.
“Ugh.”
Baek Mu-han couldn't help but sigh as he watched such a mighty figure.
The moving reunion was freezing.
If that happens, it's not Wei Yanho, and if that happens, it's not Baek Muhan. Those priests have always been like this.
“Don’t you understand what I’m saying, don’t you understand what I’m saying!”
“Do you think I can understand?”
As if he wasn't tired from being hit like that, Wei Yanho stuck his head in again.
"If that's the case, then why don't you just hit me? No matter what I do, I can't resist! My master is alive and well, so why should I fight the Heavenly Demon?"
“Ugh…….”
“Don’t you know how to clean up after yourself, how to clean up after yourself? You have to clean up after yourself!”
“Isn’t that because I can’t clean up the situation?”
"They say anything is possible with perseverance! With perseverance! That's what happened to me!"
“There are things in this world that cannot be achieved through perseverance.”
“Wow! That kind of tenacity for me…….”
Wi Yeon-ho quickly closed his mouth as he saw Baek Mu-han's fist slowly rising.
'Old man, you're strong too.'
To others, it might just seem like an old master and a young disciple bickering, but there was an absurd secret to Wi Yeon-ho and Baek Mu-han's bickering.
He poured out all the skills he had learned and internalized to resist, but there was no way to avoid Baek Mu-han's fist.
'You have to make sense.'
The difference between Baek Muhan and Cheonma isn't that great. I know this because I've personally witnessed Baek Muhan fight. While the difference between the two may seem extreme on the surface, it's actually only a thin line.
The world where Cheonma and Baekmuhan live is one where the difference between a single piece of paper can spread like the ocean.
“Master, you can do it.”
“I told you not to.”
"Why? I'm lending you my body. Use it well and put it back where it belongs."
“Tsk.”
Baek Mu-han clicked his tongue.
“You do that even though you know everything.”
“…….”
“I’ve reached my limit. I can’t sustain myself any longer.”
“What’s wrong with that? I said it wouldn’t work last time, but it worked out in the end.”
“That’s because there’s still some internal energy left.”
“Is that here? Should I spit it out for you?”
Baek Muhan's voice became slightly heavier.
"Now my inner self will be scattered. You must accept it."
“…….”
Wi Yeon-ho's eyes trembled slightly.
“No, I don’t really need to…….”
“No more.”
"still……."
Baek Mu-han shook his head firmly.
"You're being unreasonable. This isn't something you can do by willpower."
“Master.”
“Don't waste your time. I don't have much time left.”
Wi Yeon-ho bit his lip slightly.
I know.
Baek Muhan can no longer remain Baek Muhan. He's truly reached his limit. Yet, the reason he refuses to admit it is probably because he lacks the courage to accept a complete break from Baek Muhan.
Wi Yeon-ho sighed.
“It’s heavy.”
“I guess so.”
Why can't Baek Mu-han understand Wei Yan-ho's heart?
His young disciple was burdened with a heavy burden. No one could lift it for him or help him. He had to bear the weight alone, over and over again.
“But it’s something you have to do.”
This was all I could say.
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Wi Yeon-ho slightly raises his head and looks at the sky.
Baek Mu-han watched Wi Yeon-ho silently.
It's sad and regrettable. But ultimately, this is something Wei Yanho must overcome.
“I have to do it?”
"okay."
"why?"
“Because it can’t be helped.”
“It’s weird, really.”
Wi Yeon-ho looked at Baek Mu-han.
“I didn’t particularly want to be a hero or do anything, but somehow it all became something I had to do.”
Baek Mu-han nods.
"The idea of heroes being praised by the world is nothing but an illusion. After all, heroes are only human. Why wouldn't they struggle under the weight of it all? All that's passed down to future generations is their deeds. No one considers what was contained within them."
“But why should I do that?”
“Because I have something to protect.”
“……You know that’s a painful thing to hear, right?”
“I know.”
Baek Mu-han smiled.
This is the kind of guy Wei Yanhu is.
I always try to avoid it. I try not to face it. I don't even bother to grit my teeth and resist. But at the last moment, I brace myself and hold on.
He is not a world changer.
But in the end, it is something you can lean on.
'You've grown a lot.'
If you think about Wei Yanho when he first entered the cave, you could almost say he was a completely different person now.
But Baek Mu-han couldn't look at the change with joy.
It is said that it is the law of nature that a sharp stone rolls and becomes round, but the pain of a sharp stone is not contained in that law.
How much hardship did Wei Yanho endure before he became such a responsible person?
If I could, I would share the burden on Wei Yanho's shoulders. But that was something Baek Muhan couldn't do.
“So, in the end, I have to do it?”
“That’s right.”
“Phew.”
Wi Yeon-ho took a deep breath and his eyes sparkled.
“Then, can I defeat the Heavenly Horse?”
“I can’t win.”
“…….”
Baek Mu-han was impressed.
"Even if it's only half-baked, it's me. How can you win?"
A sense of emptiness like no other in the world washed over Wei Yanho's face.
'No, what, what do you want me to do!'
It was a mistake to trust the master even for a moment.
“You said we had to fight!”
"yes."
“But you can’t win?”
"yes."
“Master, are you really not delusional? Ah! Put your hands down!”
Baek Mu-han clicked his tongue as he lowered his raised fist.
"Of course, we can't win now. He will perfect his martial arts."
“But Master is stronger.”
"Unfortunately, he's still me. He claims he's not, but he wouldn't have wasted three hundred years acquiring a knowledge that couldn't surpass the past. And…"
Baek Mu-han said with a sigh.
“If I had fought till the end, I would have been the one to lose.”
"yes?"
"There are limits. If it were my body, I wouldn't know, but if you fight with your body, I can't unleash my full power."
“But you stepped down?”
"I told you, I couldn't last long. He knew that too. But there's no need to take the risk. If I weren't Baek Muhan, I wouldn't have to risk my life to defeat him."
“I don’t really understand what you’re saying. Doesn’t it just mean that Cheonma is stronger than Master?”
“……That’s true, but something makes me feel bad.”
Baek Mu-han sighed and continued speaking.
“Yeonho.”
"yes."
“He’s getting stronger. It’ll be too much for you to handle.”
“…….”
“But I have to.”
Wi Yeon-ho looked at Baek Mu-han quietly.
“Master.”
"okay."
“Can I do it?”
Baek Mu-han smiled brightly.
I was waiting for this question.
"It won't be easy. But I believe it. No matter what anyone says, you are the disciple to whom Baek Muhan has passed everything. If you can surpass me, you can surpass even the Heavenly Demon."
I didn't know that time would come so quickly.
Baek Mu-han quietly closed his eyes.
“Do you remember my teachings?”
“……Without missing a single one.”
“Then that’s fine.”
Baek Mu-han smiles.
"I will fill in what you lack. It's not about whether you can defeat the Heavenly Horse. It's about whether you can surpass me. And I…"
Baek Mu-han spoke with confidence.
"I believed you could surpass me. And that belief remains unchanged."
Wei Yanho was speechless.
I just look at Baek Mu-han with shaking eyes.
"There's so much I want to say. And so much more I need to say. But… yes, but it's meaningless. I've already told you everything. Anything more would be superfluous."
“Master!”
Baek Muhan's appearance slowly begins to blur.
“Now, wait a minute. You can’t just disappear like this!”
“Don’t disappear, Inma!”
“…….”
Baek Mu-han frowns.
“Not dead yet! Not yet!”
“You are very foolish.”
“Tsk.”
Baek Mu-han shook his hand and continued speaking.
"Realistically speaking, there's not even a shred of chance you'll ever beat Cheonma. If you ever meet him, you'll have his head slit on the spot."
“…….”
“So you have to surpass yourself.”
“Easier said than done.”
“It’s not a particularly difficult story.”
Baek Mu-han chuckled.
"Ultimately, humans always live by surpassing yesterday's selves. They always surpass and surpass again. This time, they just leap a little bigger."
“That’s easier said than done.”
“You don’t have to follow me.”
“…….”
Wi Yeon-ho and Baek Mu-han's eyes meet.
"You are Wi Yeon-ho. You don't need to become Baek Mu-han, nor do you need to become Baek Mu-han's disciple. Ultimately, Cheonma is a master. He has perfected his own martial arts. To face such a master, you too must perfect your own martial arts. You are not perfecting my martial arts."
“How?”
“You already know the answer.”
“…….”
"When I sent you out of the cave, didn't I already plant the seed? You've been through more than I could ever imagine, you've grown more than I could ever imagine. So…"
Baek Mu-han had an endlessly warm smile.
“You can do it.”
“…….”
Wi Yeon-ho looked at Baek Mu-han without saying anything.
The master's appearance gradually becomes blurred.
What can I say to a master like that?
just…….
“I will do it.”
The teacher smiles.
“I’ll try, Master.”
Wei Yanho's voice is filled with passion.
"But I'm a little worried. I'm just lazy. I'm just a fool who can't do anything without Master. And to think I could fight Master and win… that's…"
Wi Yeon-ho raised his head.
But the master was nowhere to be seen.
“T, Master?”
Wi Yeon-ho shakes his head as he searches for Baek Mu-han.
"buy……."
At that moment, a soft voice came into Wei Yanho's ears.
[Because I'm lazy…]
“Master!
[Isn't that good, my dear disciple?]
Like a fantasy.
Wi Yeon-ho quietly closed his eyes.
An unstoppable breakup.
A moment of separation that can no longer be helped.
Woof woof.
The Baekmuhan's internal energy, which had been clumped together within his abdomen, slowly lost its form. Simultaneously, a massive amount of internal energy flowed into Wei Yanhu's dantian.
“……I said it was forced, really.”
Wi Yeon-ho raised his hand and wiped his eyes.
Tears are enough.
We've already broken up before. So now, we need to put our strength into moving forward.
So as not to be ashamed of the name of disciple of Emperor Baek Muhan.
Wei Yanhu raised his head and looked at the sun in the sky.
Just as the sun never changes and always returns, even if it is not visible, the master will always be with him.
Always.