Episode 321The one who lights the sacred fire (3)
Two days later.
âHmm.â
Yeonwiâs eyes sank as deep as a lake.
âYou said that?â
âThatâs right.â
I manage my facial expressions because I am having tea with my father. However, Yeonwi noticed that there was a layer of frost on her eldest sonâs face.
âThe last information base of the Xinhua Church is near Hechang. âSeeing as the third is Tianzi Mountain, there must be at least two more places to send information in an emergency other than Heochang.â
In the case of contacts that steal and exchange information, they operate countless bases.
The most important bases among them are the first base and the last base. It is safer to leave the base where you mainly operate, but prepare several locations for the first and last base.
When it comes to properly stealing information, there are many cases where there are more than ten bases. At least four places could be considered a small number.
âThey must have decided that the Murim Alliance didnât know about their existence and built a base.â
âI guess so. However, each base seemed weak. âIt is probably a temporary building, and over time, it will begin to be properly erected one by one.â
âYes, that will happen. By the wayâ¦â
Yeonwi stuck out her tongue.
âAre you saying you caught up with the flying Jeon Seo-gu?â
âThatâs right.â
From Daebyeolsan Mountain, where the Murim Alliance is located, through the second base, to Cheonjasan Mountain, the third base, and from Cheonjasan Mountain to the last Heochang, I came back.
This is a matter of mental strength before considering strength or physical strength. No matter how good your physical strength is, you will not be able to catch up unless you have the utmost mental strength to catch it somehow.
When he came back, he even checked everything one by one in reverse order.
I knew my son was stubborn, but I had no idea he was this persistent.
âIs it worth it?â
The son said that after living for decades, he returned to the past for unknown reasons.
Yeonwi had no doubt that her sonâs confession was true.
Regardless of how absurd it was, Yeonwi had no doubt that her sonâs confession was true. And remembering those words, it was not impossible to understand his sonâs persistence.
âIt was a lot of hardship. âGet some shut eye today.â
âitâs okay. âThis is no big deal.â
âYou idiot, you couldnât even rest properly after traveling that far, right?â
Yeon Ho-jeong laughed bitterly.
âIt is better to move until the soles of your feet sweat, even if you feel like you are going to die, than to regret the past at a critical moment.â
ââ¦.â
âFirst of all, my situation was quiet. âIf the public ambassador gives us an answer soon, we may be able to move after that.â
âhmm.â
âI will focus on this for the time being. âFather, please do not take your eyes off the flow of political strife.â
The words are a request, but the tone is more firm than ever. Yeon Ho-jeong, who had made up his mind, exuded terrifying power.
If you think about it, your son has been touching too many things. While he was busy trying to keep the Moyong army in check or worry about the Deathless army, he predicted the future of the Murim Alliance and even watched the birth of the Three Religions.
It was absolutely not something one person could do. Even though it was close, my son held on to it all until the end.
Yeonwiâs eyes lit up.
âI feel like Iâve placed too much of a burden on you because Iâve been worrying about âpeople.â It will be different from now on. âThis father will be keeping a close eye on the flow of political strife, so run without any worries.â
âthank you.â
âBut before that.â
Yeonwi nodded.
âUnless itâs a situation where someoneâs head is about to die, Iâd still like to rest today.â
âfather.â
âThis is neither an order as the head of the family nor a recommendation as a father. âPlease.â
ââ¦.â
âAs you said, it would be better to do your best while you can rather than regret it at a critical moment. But in this fatherâs eyes, your complexion is not very good right now.â
It wasnât just because he looked tired.
Is it because I am running after watching Samgyo for the first time in quite a while? Yeon Ho-jeong was a bit excited.
Yeonwi could feel the excitement, the worry, the anger, the determination, and the conflict.
âThe eldest son I know is a genius who can see one move or two ahead even when he is extremely excited. But I donât see that in you now.â
ââ¦!â
âLetâs just rest for today. âI hope you rest and cool your head.â
ââ¦All right.â
Yeon Ho-jeong sighed.
âSince my father said so, I wonât go out today.â
Yeonwi woke up with a satisfied smile.
âThey say the commercial world south of the Yangtze River is quite turbulent. As a result of the meeting being held for that matter, it will be difficult to return until midnight. âIâm going to have a meeting and check on the servants, so get a good rest.â
âAll right. âHave a hard time.â
âOK.â
Thatâs how Yeonwi left his residence.
Yeon Ho-jeong sighed in frustration.
âItâs a break.â
I used Ki Woo-hee properly for the first time and at the same time discovered the information base of the Shinhwa Church.
And now I had to take the lead in building watchtowers using true law around those information bases. Of course, there was no time to rest.
but.
âOkay, letâs just rest for today.â
He trusted his father. I trusted my fatherâs eyes and my heart.
The father says he is different from usual. Thatâs how it is with my father. His father could see gaps and laxity that he was not even aware of.
Of course, I didnât think this urgency would go away if I took a day off, but I planned to control my mind as much as possible.
Yeon Ho-jeong lay down on the bed.
I was so excited that my heartbeat sounded like thunder. However, when I actually lay down, my eyelids felt strangely heavy.
But Yeon Ho-jeongâs head was still spinning quickly.
âThe political dispute is in charge of the father and the military, the intelligence is in charge of the latter, and the military of Moyong is in charge of the older brother, and the military of death is in charge of Mukbi. Everyone is trustworthy, but people are never perfect. âThere will be a creaky spot somewhere in the near future.â
Yeon Ho-jeong bit his lip.
âOne minor problem can cause the entire organization to collapse. Although such cases are rare, we cannot relax in this situation where we cannot neglect anything.â
It really felt like my head was going to explode for the first time in a long time.
My mind keeps going to the three schools, but if I focus on that, there will be a gap in the other side.
It wasnât because I couldnât trust people. Thatâs because they know the world so well.
Of course, there was no guarantee that the problem would be solved if he intervened. If you think about it that way, you could say that your current worries were useless.
Yeon Ho-jeong, who had been thinking for a while, soon sighed.
âThis is not rest.â
He deliberately decided to clear his head. SÑarch* The NovelÆire(.)ne*t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.
If you try to force yourself to clear your head, random thoughts just wonât stop. Still, Yeonhojeong concentrated.
How long has it been like that?
ââ¦â
Yeon Ho-jeongâs breathing gradually became quieter.
It certainly seemed like he was tired. Yeon Ho-jeong, who was sleeping soundly, looked strangely exhausted.
Half a day later.
bang!
âJeong-ah!â
The door opened and Zhuge Yan came in.
The underside of her eyes were also dark, as if she had suffered quite a bit. Still, I could tell that the bright eyes had achieved something.
âI found it! âIt just so happens that my family has a good strategy⦠What?â
Zhuge Yan frowned.
âYou asked someone to do this and I just fell asleep and sat down? âIs there such an evil boss?â
Zhuge Yan, who was fussing a lot, eventually sat down on a chair next to the window.
Zhuge Zhenâs expression, which was looking at Yeon Ho-jeong with a distorted face, gradually changed to expressionless.
âbut.â
She knew Yeon Ho-jeongâs personality. Even so, Yeon Ho-jeong was not the kind of person who would let people under him do the work and sit back and have fun.
âI wish I had done something harder.â
Moreover, if it came in with such a loud noise, it would have been normal to wake up. No, he must have read the energy and woke up before he could even scream.
However, the fact that Yeonhojeong was sleeping without the world knowing meant that Yeonhojeongâs fatigue was beyond imagination.
Zhuge Yan, who was scratching his head, took out several neatly folded papers from his arms.
âChe, I worked hard to find it. âItâs not a very urgent matter.â
In any case, the enemyâs bases were not going to disappear immediately. If the environment is right, it can be built in just a few days, so it would be a good idea to get plenty of rest.
âThe enemy.â
Zhuge Zhenâs expression became serious.
âIs there some kind of force targeting Moorim?â
This was the first time she had heard of such an organization.
Of course, she didnât blame Yeon Ho-jeong, asking why she only told me now. There must be a good reason why Yeon Ho-jeong and her father have kept quiet until now.
âSeeing Jeong and his father so nervous means they are definitely not ordinary enemies.â
It was a time when she was imagining the âenemyâ.
âUmâ¦â
A cautious voice was heard from outside the door.
Zhuge Yan narrowed his eyes.
âwho is this? uh? âIs it Jipyeong?â
âOh yeah.â
âCome in, come in.â
Yeon Ji-pyeong carefully opened the door and entered the room.
Zhuge Yan smiled and waved his hand.
âIâm so busy that I donât get to see you often.â
âIknow, right. How have you been, sister?â
âof course. Wow, looking at you again, Jipyeong is really nice. âI want my brother, who is a bit of a slob, to watch and learn from me as well.â
âCough.â
âAnyway, is Jeong sleeping? âAre you here to see Jeong?â
âOh yeah. But heâs sleeping.â
âThatâs right. âI came here because I had some business to do, but he was completely asleep.â
ââ¦.â
ââ¦.â
ââ¦Kuhuhhum! âAre you waiting here?â
âhuh? Oh, of course. âIf I come back later and find this guy awake again, Iâll have a headache.â
âI see.â
Itâs a strange thing to sit next to someone and wait while theyâre sleeping.
Zhuge Yan clapped his hands.
âWhy donât you come and sit down too? âIf this has happened, please at least tell your sister.â
âYes yes?â
Yeon Ji-pyeong was embarrassed. Anyway, it didnât seem right for me to be chatting next to him while he was sleeping.
âThere is a bench outside. Wouldnât it be nice to have a conversation there?â
Zhuge Zhenyan twitched his fingers left and right.
âIf you see him continuing to sleep even though he is breathing through his stomach, he is really deeply asleep. âLook, even though youâre here, youâre not even breathing.â
âThatâs true.â
âHey, donât do that, come and sit here.â
Yeon Ji-pyeong sat across from her as if he had no choice.
Zhuge Yan said with a smile.
âAnyway, I didnât know when I saw you a while ago, but youâve improved tremendously, havenât you? âIf I decide to stick with it, Iâll lose too, right?â
âIs that possible?â
âno. âYou donât seem to feel it, but your prayer is likeâ¦â
The two people laughed and talked more comfortably than expected. Of course, Yeon Ji-pyeong looked at Yeon Ho-jeongâs thoughts every once in a while and silenced his voice.
Just like that, half an hour passed by.
Perhaps because it was in the mountains during winter, the sun set quickly. Before I knew it, the scenery outside the window was gradually turning scarlet.
Zhuge Yan said, laughing.
âItâs been a while since I met a pleasant conversation partner. âI feel like all the fatigue Iâve accumulated over the years is completely gone.â
Yeon Ji-pyeong smiled a serious smile.
âIâm glad that you relieved your fatigue by talking to me.â
âYou have truly become an adult. âWhy are you more mature than your brother?â
âCough! Oh no! Absolutely not.â
âNo, thatâs just how I feel.â
âCough!â
âAre you tired?â
ââ¦no.â
Zhuge Zhenyan chuckled and laughed.
âHe often comes to our place to play. âIâll treat you like a nice guy.â
âIâll see you often in the future, sister.â
Zhuge Yan, who was smiling with satisfaction, suddenly looked at the sunset light shining through the window.
âItâs red. âIt looks like there was a fire somewhere.â
âIknow, right.â
âUgh, I hate fire.â
âwhy?â
âDonât you remember when we first met? âThe mind technique I learned is a new technique based on wood energy, so I almost got pushed around by that damn pervert.â
âah!â
âFrom then on, I got tired of seeing complaints. They say you just need to practice your new skills to the point where you wonât be affected by fire, but I donât know how long it will take you to achieve that.â
âYour intellect is so excellent that you are faster than anyone elseâ¦â
That was then.
âyes.â
The two people looked at the bed in surprise.
Yeon Ho-jeong suddenly woke up and stroked his chin.
âThe ones that are sensitive to fire are wood and water⦠Yes, thatâs right. âIt is the same in the face of divine fire.â
âOops! âWhen did you wake up?â
Yeon Ho-jeong smiled brightly and grabbed her arm.
âletâs go. âI had a good idea.â
There was no need to ask where it was.
Paaaaang!
The two people who jumped out of the window quickly became a distant point.
Yeon Ji-pyeong could hear Jegal Zhen-yeonâs voice moving away at high speed.
âHey you damn bastard! Not once, but twice⦠I wonât touch you⦠Iâll kill this thingâ¦!â
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