The Grand Mudang Saga [Path of the Shaman]

Episode 268

The second day of Jinmu’s stay.

The traces of the battle in Hasimgok were being erased step by step, and Salmak was in a hurry to prepare for movement.

It was because Jinmu had ordered her to join Cheonungbang’s main unit.

Now, the war with Sapaecheon’s nature is approaching.

If the previous battle was focused on securing forces, it will turn into a large-scale stalemate from now on when Salmak joins.

In war, everyone has their own role. Hao Mun will be tasked with procuring and disrupting intelligence in every battle.

However, once they start a full-scale battle, Hao Mun can’t expect anything more than the role of a messenger.

After that, it was because it developed into a slaughter battle where each other died.

When such a slaughter battle begins, the first thing to be put in is a small and powerful unmanned force such as Jinmu, Chun Woo-myeong, or the Iron Swordsman.

It is to break the enemy’s defensive formation and open a passage for the remaining unmanned people to enter.

However, such battles were possible only when strong forces were possessed.

At this time, Salmak plays a role in overturning the victory or defeat of the war.

It is to sneak deep into the enemy lines and quickly annihilate the unmanned people with command authority, that is, leadership.

If the leader is lost, the enemy is easily disintegrated and quickly disintegrates.

This was a typical fighting style in which Jinmu had long defeated large numbers with small numbers.

The strategy of the enemy will be added to this, and the effect will be indescribable.

That’s why Jinmu wants to send the small medicine wall to the enemy.

Since Hasimgok collapsed, there would be no place to stay anyway.

“Lord.”

To Jinmu, who was resting while training Hwangshin, So Yak Byeok brought So Dong-bo along with the Jeonseo.

“This is a letter from the musketeer.”

“Complete letter?”

“yes. As you commanded, I sent a telegram to inform you of the situation here and also to find out where to join, and a reply came back.”

“What is the reply? You just have to figure it out.”

Even though he said so, Jinmu accepted the message from Soyakbyeok.

“Shanxi Chamber of Commerce?”

After reading the contents, Jinmu has a strange expression on his face.

Shanseo Trading Company is a name I have heard of.

Did I mention that we are funding Sapaecheon? And you said that the Metallurgists have a secret relationship with them?

By the way, you’ve been requesting an interview?

Anyway, you should know that the merchants are shrewd. It must have been an intention to cross both legs.

For merchants, it doesn’t matter who the owner is. All they had to do was pay a small amount of money and be guaranteed their safety from the threat of bandits or brigands.

On the contrary, they have much more advantages than those who are under the control of the government.

Unlike them, who had to pay tolls and tributes everywhere they went, they just had to pay a certain amount of money every year to their hometown.

Although it cost a lot of money at once, it was much more profitable when viewed overall.

The problem was the last sentence.

“Doubting the connection with the palace?”

Jinmu’s eyes narrowed.

Well, it was a possibility enough for those who had swallowed the battlefield.

Didn’t Haomun say the place was so well-prepared that he couldn’t even properly investigate it?

“Hmm.”

A strange smile spreads across Jinmu’s mouth as he sweeps his chin, wondering what he was thinking.

At the time of the Dongrim battlefield incident, the gold secured by Jinmu amounted to forty crowns.

It’s still speculation, but what if Shanxi Chamber of Commerce is related to the power of the palace?

“Quack.”

When Jinmu suddenly let out a bizarre laugh, Hwangshin and Soyakbyeok looked at each other curiously.

Either that or not, one thought filled Jinmu’s head.

If they are related to the palace, it changes from a matter between Sanggye and Murim to a problem between the Murim factions. It means that even if the government intervenes, there is something to be said.

What if the Shanxi Trading Company was wiped out?

The entire commercial district of Shanxi is in his hands. That is to say, it makes money.

What if you grab the power of Sima Zheng in one hand and swallow up Shanxi and Sanxi in the midfield?

Wow that’s ridiculous Can you really do this?

They say that there are 1,000 Jinsa people.

Heaven is so wholeheartedly determined to help, but refusal is not the right thing to do. Ah, not like that.

“Ku-k-k-k-k.”

Dreaming of a distant, rosy future, Jinmu’s smile becomes even more grotesque. Now I was so scared that I wondered if I was crazy.

“The emperor.”

“yes?”

Hwangshin, who was sweating profusely while hanging a stone to train his lower body, answered quickly.

“Send the bill. It will take at least a month for the Duke to reach Hunan Province, so I will visit the Shanxi Chamber of Commerce myself.”

So Yak-byeok, who was listening to Jinmu’s words, looks at him with a puzzled look.

“Are you sure you want to go there yourself?”

“okay. It’s not far. And for now, I’m only doing research, so what’s the problem? If you don’t investigate, if it’s related to the palace, you’re going to lose everything.”

“Then, shall we ask for help?”

“why?”

“Why? Didn’t you write that the musketeer might be related to the people called Goong?”

Soyakbyeok looked at Jinmu with a worried expression.

“These are the ones who boldly aimed at the flesh. If it is related to the forces of the palace, God alone is not going…” “

….”

This person doesn’t know what.

When attacking the battlefield of Dongrim, if you did not link up with the Jeongmu-maeng, you could eat the whole battlefield.

What if you were alone? It didn’t end with forty coffins.

Even more so, this time it is an upper limit.

It is also to chew and eat all the Sanggye, which is rooted in the land of Shanxi.

what’s up Someday, I’ll have to share it with Sapaecheon. But not yet.

You live alone in the world anyway, and you cannot share wealth with your blood brothers.

Jinmu thought that once he tasted anything, he would decide whether to share or eat alone.

“I’m just going to investigate, so there’s no fuss. It’s just a matter of going alone. Fill out the imperial memorandum.”

“…”

At Jinmu’s words, Hwangshin made a sullen expression.

Judging from the conversation between the two, it is said that the place Heaven and Earth wants to go may have something to do with the palace.

Hwangshin did not forget the battle in Mihyeon, Seomyeon.

Didn’t the two of them fight against a few enemies at the head of the enemy and almost die?

This time, it’s not just one or two, it’s a huge force.

And as a result of following around for a long time, there is no way to just investigate the personality of the Gaecheonju, and even more so there is no way to stay still when it is revealed that he is a palace.

I’m going to squeeze it first without distinction between the front and the back.

And what if you get trapped by them with no support?

Gaecheon-nim, who has no mate, will live even if he goes crazy. But what about the weak and good-natured self? Wouldn’t it be like screaming and dying if you hit me with one sin of following me?

On the tombstone, ‘He was a loyal soldier who was with the Lord of Heaven.’ There will be a few words left. Can you find the body?

Damn God… I will never let that happen.

“What are you doing? Do you want me to send you a copy? Let’s leave immediately.”

“…yes!”

Fuck, I don’t know what kind of bad luck I had in my previous life, so I’m torturing myself like this. But if it’s black, what’s the difference?

Hwangshin, who went to a corner with a small muttering, secretly wrote at the end of the entire letter, ‘Very dangerous. Support required.’

“Are you planning to leave right away?”

While the dictum was being written, Soyakbyeok implied a question.

“okay.”

“Shall I accompany you?”

“With that body?”

At the words of Soyakbyeok, Jinmu smiled and shook his head.

“it’s okay. I’m just investigating, so there’s no need to follow me. Woo-myeong and Se-chan are in a place called Ha-won’s room in Seom-seo, so lead a salmak and join them.”

“….”

After thinking for a moment, Soyakbyeok nodded.

I am well aware of Jinmu’s stubbornness. Once rejected, I will never change my mind again.

Also, there were not a few wounds from the fight with the Demon Army. Even if we go together, it won’t help. Recovery came first.

Ji-won… I thought I should tell Myung Se-chan and others separately.

“All right. I will do as you say.”

“What is your name?”

As Jinmu tidied up his clothes as if he would leave at any moment, Soyakbyeok secretly pulled and pushed the small boy next to him and said,

“Lord.”

“huh?”

“Will you take this child with you?”

“….”

Jinmu looks at So Dongbo blankly.

To Jinmu, So Dong-bo was just a ruthless kid who was quick to organize his thoughts. Looking at the previous actions, it was obvious that he would not like what he was doing…

Fortunately, he did not say anything as if he was breaking the crane like before, because he had the words of a weakling wall in advance. I just put on a very sad face.

“…Because of the age of the Lord, I am a child who must lead the shelter after me, who does not know when I will face death. I hope God will keep you by your side and bestow His grace on you.”

“….”

Jinmu looks at the small wall that is bowing his head politely towards him this time.

she is seventy

Among the kings of Sapaeo, he is the second oldest after himself.

She, too, may end her lifespan in a decade or so, just as she did.

That’s why she is asking herself for the future of Salmak. And Jinmu couldn’t be ruthless enough to ignore her request.

“Tsk, you’re annoying…”

Jinmu squinted his eyes and turned away.

A smile of repentance appears on the face of Soyakbyeok from behind.

Due to the nature of Jinmu, if he had tried to take it off, he would have rejected it with a single knife. He knew that grumbling about being an annoyance was tantamount to permission.

“Dongbo.”

“…yes.”

“Follow the Lord and learn this and that with all your heart.”

“…Whew, I see. I will do as you say.”

So Dongbo let out a deep sigh and replied.

That awkward tone took a little bit, but anyway, the wall felt relieved as if a big burden had been lifted at last.

You won’t like it now. But as time goes on, the grandson will find out.

What a great opportunity this choice was for you

.

Seo-gu Jeon flapped his wings vigorously and took flight, and Hwang-sin approached Jin-mu.

“Did you say you were the emperor?”

“…yes? yes.”

Hwangshin gave an ambiguous answer to Soyakbyeok’s interest.

“The way you escort the Lord is very admirable.”

“….”

“I want to give you a gift with all my might…”

So Yak-byeok asked, taking out a dagger from his bosom.

“Looks like you use an awl as a weapon similar to me… would you like to show it to me?”

“…”

Hwangshin took out the black awl he had hidden in his sleeve without saying anything.

“It’s a ink-colored awl… Song… uh?”

At that moment, Soyakbyeok widened his eyes and accepted the Hwangshin’s awl as if stealing it.

“her! What a great thing!”

“….”

Soyakbyeok looked at Hwangshin’s awl and exclaimed in sincere admiration.

“Muk-cheol’s luster… to secretly hide his manners like this. It’s a piece, it’s a piece.”

As she shook her head, her eyes flashed with greed in an instant.

Her original intention was to help the Hwangshin, who might become Haomun’s main pillar, just as she gave her grandson a fortune.

Since Jinmu must already be taking care of Mu Gong, Mu Heung Sak and a pair of Mu Yeong Chu (無影錐) were meant to be presented as a gift, but the moment he saw the hwangshin’s awl, he felt that Mu Yeong Chu was worthless.

“Where did you get these things from?”

“…At the market…”

But as if he didn’t hear Hwangshin’s words, Soyakbyeok raised an awl with both hands and spit out admiration.

“The blunt end hides its sharpness, and the ordinary handle hides its extraordinaryness, but the glossy ink color implicitly reveals its value, so to the murderer it is more valuable than the famous sword Bodo.”

“…”

That much?

I bought Gaecheonju because it looked good at the market, but… that much?

Moreover, isn’t the person who evaluated it the weak wall at the top of the midfield spray?

Soyakbyeok, who handed the dagger back, looked at the emperor happily.

“Hehe, it’s actually something that fits you perfectly.”

“….”

I know it’s good, but this old man… What bullshit are you talking about? when did you see yourself?

The emperor tilted his head with an expression that seemed incomprehensible to Soyakbyeok’s words.

Percussion!

“Awesome!”

Hwangshin glares at Jinmu, who hit him in the back of the head.

“This kid should say thank you when an adult compliments him. He just stares blankly.”

“…”

A compliment? what is that?

“The ruler of the world recognizes you. It’s just a warrior from the silver ranks.”

Is it like that?

I don’t know what it is, but Hwangshin awkwardly lowered his head toward the small medicine wall.

“thank you.”

As soon as Hwangshin’s greetings were over, Jinmu followed suit.

“Well then, I promise to see you later.”

“yes. Lord.”

Jinmu left behind the small wall that greeted him politely and moved on.

And the Hwangshin follows him.

So Dong-bo, who was hesitantly moving his steps, suddenly heard the electric sound of a small wall of medicine in his ears.

[There is one thing to keep in mind.]

“…?”

So Dong-bo paused for a moment and made a puzzled expression.

[If possible, do your best to break it. As much as possible, as often as possible.]

[…Yes?]

What does this mean?

Are you saying you’re going to follow me and then you’re a dog? Are you doing your best?

[Just understand that. unconditionally. okay? God will take care of the rest.]

“…?”

Su Dong-bo, who couldn’t understand at all, blinked his eyes, and So Yak-byeok smiled contentedly.

That’s enough.

Aging will cause beatings, and beatings will develop smallpox.

It hurts to be beaten to death rather than beating a golden grandchild, but that is the future of Salmak, so I have no choice but to be patient….

“Go ahead!

“yes!”

After saying that, So Dong-bo flew towards Jinmu, who was far away.