A familiar, yet unfamiliar feel to the metal penetrated his back.
He didn’t know if the wet feeling was due to the scammer or his own blood.
‘It hurts… Did it hurt this much when he was stabbed?’
The blade protruding in front of his chest was painfully evident.
‘Dogs! It’s over!’
Deep in his heart, he wanted to smash that guy’s head, but his body couldn’t seem to keep up.
“Cool look!”
Blood spurted out of his mouth and wet the child’s chest. The crying child grew fainter.
Regardless of her will, Go Seobang forcibly laid the body that was about to fall backward, regardless of his will.
‘If the bottle is broken, the master will scold you.’
“Did Go-Dong not come yet?”
Seo Seok-san nodded in response to Yeon Ji-hong’s question. “It’s like that. It looks like you’ve been out in town for a while and drinking coffee? When I get back, I’ll have to play a big game.”
“Can’t you put that one in too?” Seo Seok-san vehemently turned away from the sparkling gaze of Almighty Hong.
“Why do you covet my best disciple?” All of them were called Masters by the Hangzhou Incident, but each of them had a separate student.
“How come Setong hasn’t had an accident this year? Isn’t it possible that the cod splattered?”
The reason Seo Seok-san’s lips twitched was because of such expectations. “Is that so? Could it really have happened?”
“Aren’t you in love with me? You’re the only one who’s stuck around for over a year.”
“Hey, who likes it? He is merely following the old teachings of Seong-hyeon. The more valuable the disciple, the stricter it should be.”
At that moment, Sehwa’s urgent voice could be heard outside. “Masters! It’s a big deal!”
In an instant, the same thought crossed their minds.
‘Go-Dong has run away!’
Seo Seok-san opened the door across the room with astonishing speed. “What’s going on?”
“Go-Dong… No, my brother-in-law…”
“Did you run away?”
“I got stabbed with a knife!”
For a moment, the two looked puzzled.
“How? Did the knife cut your finger while you were cooking?”
“It wasn’t that, I got stabbed in the back, so…”
It didn’t seem like he could get a proper explanation from Sehwa, who looked bewildered. Seo Seok-san began to ask with a firm voice.
“Where’s the dung beetle?”
“The fish shop owner who came to deliver the news said that he had moved to the hospital.”
“Where is the senator?”
Seo Seok-san, who heard the location, slammed the ground, and Jeon Yeon-hong shouted, “I’ll take Mandok!”
Jang Man-dok, a master of poisoning, was also a master of medicine more than anyone else.
“Damn it! Even if I take it with me, you can’t read Mandok’s expression!”
Even in the midst of his urgency, Yeon Geum-hong grumbled. Jang Man-dok and Do Pyeong-su went to lawmakers because someone had to protect Geom Woo-bin.
“Are you a slug?! Why are you so late?!”
Leaving behind the angry Seo Seok-san, Jang Man-dok entered the treatment room. The two spent an anxious time trembling. Jang Man-dok left the treatment room after about half an examination.
“How? Are you okay with the poop?”
“You don’t know yet. You have to go to the manor for proper treatment.”
“Then move quickly, what are you waiting for!”
While Seo Seok-san and Jang Man-dok moved Goseobang to the manor, Do Pyeong-su found out the story behind the incident. The outfits of those who stabbed the old west room from behind were so unique that all witnesses clearly remembered them.
When Do Pyeong-su returned to the manor, Jang Man-dok, who had just finished treatment, came out of the room.
“What’s the go-dong?”
“Fortunately, my heart was spared. Tonight has become the turning point.”
“You mean you can survive if you make it through tonight?”
When Jang Man-dok nodded, Seo Seok-san gave a somewhat relieved expression. “Who are the people who made the dung beetle like that?”
“Black Serpent.”
“The snake was involved?”
“Huh.”
“How did the dung beetle get into an argument with those insignificant children?”
Do Pyeong-su told the story he had found out.
“You idiot. What kind of collaborator is Ji?” Do Pyeong-su asked Seo Seok-san, the latter of which was about to stand up and leave the room.
“Where are you going?”
“Even if you are a disciple of alcohol, you are a disciple, but you can’t leave people with knives in their backs.”
“It is, but the death penalty still needs permission. You’ll have to open up the slaughterhouse.”
Seoksan thought for a moment while holding the doorknob and opened the door.
“It should be.” Seo Seok-san went to the closing room. In order to block the turbidity outside, the door was made of three layers, and medicinal herbs prepared by Jang Man-dok were installed in the ventilator.
“What’s the go-dong?”
Seo Seok-san’s voice was calm in answering Yeon Ji-hong’s question. “You just have to pass tonight. the death penalty?”
“You just finished your fortune-telling.”
“Doesn’t the death penalty not yet know about the go-too?”
“Huh. Did you find the culprit?”
“To get permission from the death penalty for that.”
Seok-san opened the third door and entered the closed room. Geom Woo-bin, who had finished his fortune-telling, was still sitting cross-legged.
“The death penalty, I have something to tell you.”
“Priest Seo, why do you look so bad?”
Seo Seok-san told Go Seo-bang what had happened, and Geom Woo-bin’s expression grew heavier and heavier as the story went on.
“So, is revenge what the priest wants?”
“Yes.”
“Go and be careful.”
Seo Seok-san was rather surprised when he readily agreed. “Are you allowed?”
“What use is it to those who have power if they remain silent on such matters?”
“I will go.”
At this, Seo Seok-san returned to his room and opened the closet door. The red loquat, which had been in the hand for a long time, was still clean with no dust. In fact, any pipa used to perform for Seo Seok-san had become a lethal weapon.
However, he had never played with this blood-pipa. The blood pipa was only a weapon, and the moment it was in Seo Seok-san’s hand, it became one of the most lethal weapons in the world.
Seo Seok-san put a blood pipa in his leather pocket and put it on his shoulder.
At that time, Oh Tongsu and Galmapyeong both received a sword from Do Pyeong-su.
“It was just rolling around in the room.”
The sheath itself was unusual. The scabbard was embossed with a picture of a dragon biting Yeouiju and ascending to heaven.
“Master Do, this is cheap… Isn’t that a twin dragon?”
There were as many knives as those with the Wang clan’s surname in Moorim. However, when one was asked to choose 30 of them, Ssangyongdo was the one that must occupy a place.
The two men had a brightness that could not be measured and could not be measured. “Don’t get hit by a stupidly blind sword. Then you will die for me.”
“I will keep that in mind!”
Seo Seok-san, who came out to the yard, began to ask Oh Tong-su and Galmapyeong. “Are you ready to leave?”
“Yes.”
Seo Seok-san’s gaze shifted to Do Pyeong-su and Yeon Ji-hong.
“You guys?”
“I’m Man-dok, so I can’t go even if I want to. Eww… It is a pity that you should miss out on such a great opportunity.”
“I have to uphold the death penalty. The death penalty has also been granted, so don’t miss a single person. If I miss even one person, I will pluck out all of that little hair.”
When Seo Seok-San hit the blood pipa on his back, muttered, “You have made the preparations.”
“I’m going to avenge the death penalty, so of course the two of you should go…”
Seo Seok-san saw Sehwa holding her hands on her chest from one side.
“Should I go and cheer for you by waving your gun?”
“I do… Would you?”
Alchemist Hong waved his hand. “It’s just that I’m late on the way and it only gets in the way. Come on. Those two guys are slow, so it will take about a four-day round trip, so hurry up.”
Seo Seok-San left the manor after thanking the both of them with only his eyes. There were many reasons, but if they tried to go, there was nothing they couldn’t do.
However, Do Pyeong-su and Jeon Yeon-hong entrusted Seo Seok-san to get revenge. This was because the ancient West, who had been wandering through the dead, was the main disciple of Seoksan Mountain.
If Sehwa had been hit like that by someone, it would have been Yeon Geun -hong, not Seo Seok-san.
Seok-san was not in a hurry. If one were to forcefully cast the light attack, Oh Tongsu and Galmapyeong would get exhausted and fall down before they could even fight. Nevertheless, the three arrived in Deokseong-hyeon, Anhui-seong, where the Black Temple was located in two days.
Heuksamun was located in the middle of Sachok Mountain, which was famous for its steep slopes. Seoseoksan Mountain stopped where Sachoksan Mountain could be seen in the distance.
“I just have a cup of tea. Let’s go after two exams.”
“Are you all here?”
“I feel a little tired.”
Of course, it was not Seo Seok-san who was tired, but Oh Tong-su and Galmapyeong. If one were to enter the black gate like this, they would not be able to show their skills. In addition to this, they would most likely be killed by the sword.
Realizing this, the two sent their eyes of infinite respect to Seo Seok-san’s back as he entered the guesthouse. The two Si-jin’s rest was enough time to give Oh Tong-su and Galmapyeong new strength.
Darkness came quickly on the mountain, and when they reached the black gate, it was after when the son-in-law had been engulfed in darkness. Seo Seok-san noticed that there was an eye to watch from the moment he set foot on Sachok-san.
However, he didn’t bother trying to catch him, because he would meet at the Black Death Gate anyway. The black gate was located at the end of a road wide enough for horses to pass through. The gate was black, the roof was black, and the walls surrounding the building were black.
Therefore, the border between the black snake and the darkness was unclear. The gate, which he thought would have been closed, was wide open as if to welcome them.
He must have already known that they were coming, but having the gate open was the confidence that no one could touch the Black Death Gate.
Seo Seok-san entered the gate like an invited guest. The yard to be used as a dance hall and eight large and small buildings stood without any decorations. There was still no one in sight, but Seo Seok-san could sense all those who had been hiding in the darkness.
“It’s been six years since a guest came to the main gate.”
When a person appeared from the main building in front of the building, those who had been hiding were revealed. They were all dressed the same. Black bamboo groves, black robes, and a cloak of the same color.
A middle-aged man, Mangeom, did not use bamboo ribs when he got down from Daecheong to the yard.
“Are you the lord of the Black Serpent?”
The middle-aged man’s eyebrows twitched at the base of Seoseoksan Mountain, which flew at first.
“There were rumors that Gangseo Samak was an Ahn Ha Muin, so it seems that they are right.” “Gangseo Samak?”
“There, the white-skinned, thin-lipped guy is Oh Tong-su, and the one with small eyes that doesn’t know whether he’s open or closed is Galmapyeong, then you must be a goseobang. You’re a little different from what we’re aware of, though. It’s not cool to work with intelligence gangs.”
Some men around him shrugged.
“For some reason, the Gangseo Samak, who is infamous in Gangseoseong, came to visit our Black Temple. Did you come here for a murder quest? If Gangseo Samak doesn’t dare to attack, who is it? Do you want to deal with the Old Daemun faction as well?”
The Black People were a group that did anything for money, such as contract killings and human trafficking. Seo Seok-san opened the bag on his back and asked, “How about a Blood Lion?”
“It won’t be difficult. As long as you give me the right amount of money.”
“How?”
“That’s after we found it. You know it’s up to the client to find it, right?”
“You mean you can kill it just by finding it?”
“There is no one our Black Serpent cannot kill. Even if it is a Blood Lion.”
“Well then, kill me once.”
Although Seo Seok-san had fought for less than ten times, whenever the blood-pipa was played in his hand, there was always a sea of blood. And so, the blood pipa became one of the most famous weapons in Moorim, and the black monk Moon Ju, who had quite good intelligence (although he couldn’t distinguish between Seoseoksan and Goseobang), recognized the red pipa at once.
“Blood! Why is there blood?!”
“If you knew the Blood Pirates, you would know who I am. Do I still look like an old-fashioned man?”
There was no more freedom that had appeared on Moon-ju’s face, much like a habit. His face turned pale, and the pounding of his heart could even be heard by Seo Seok-san.
“My wife, Cheoneumgui senior…”
“I have never had a junior like you.”
“Oh, no… A thousand old men…”
“Are you kidding me that I am old?”
His face contorted. “Then what do you call it?”
“There is no name for you to call. You just have to scream.”
At this, Seok-san’s fingers flew through the pipa string.