Surviving as a Cripple in Murim

8 – Ten thousand ask the teacher (7)

Autumn has passed and winter has come.

Learning the resonance zone was a success. Since it was a Taoist martial art in the first place, I was able to learn it quickly because it was compatible with the Hyeonmun Jeongjongnae Gongsimbeop that I had learned. The problem is that I haven’t been able to succeed in the gold eyeball yet.

It’s not that I failed to learn. It’s just that the technology hasn’t succeeded yet. If you look at the achievement, it is already about 99%. If only the remaining 1% is filled, you can succeed at any time.

‘As expected, it’s correct to send out the cane first rather than the left foot.’

As if doing a pole vault, put your body forward with your cane, concentrate your energy on your left foot, kick off the ground, and put out your cane again… Repeat this process.

Write it~ No. Still, to effectively draw out the power of the cane to reach the ground, you need a run-up. After all, wouldn’t it be nice if the left foot went out first?

What should I do without studying to eat beef jerky in my room? Let’s run an intra-brain simulation to see if we can fully unfold the gold eye ball. My brother knocked on the door.

The eldest son of the Sama family, Samarang. He’s an older brother with an eight-year age gap with me, and he’s not particularly good or bad.

Since I was little, I like to study. He is a person who studies scriptures and books all day long in his room, so he has nothing to do except when he eats.

As a special feature, his skin is not white, so he is pale and has a good personality. There is also the characteristic of being a reincarnated person, but since I am so clever, I must have been compared to people around me without realizing it. A person who doesn’t say anything unpleasant to me.

“My father’s acquaintance came to visit. Let’s go together to say hello.”

“Ah… yes! I will leave now.”

I grabbed my cane and followed my older brother to the drawing room. Let’s walk with a stride. Suddenly, my older brother spoke to me.

“I think the condition of the fortress bridge has improved a lot. That’s good.”

“Yes. Well, it’s all thanks to my parents and older brother taking care of me.”

My learning of martial arts is a secret from my family. It didn’t matter if it was revealed, but if it did, I would have to explain about Master, so I kept it a secret. After I said it, it doesn’t matter if I reveal it.

For some reason, Master is hiding his true identity. It probably has something to do with collecting multiple martial arts. He is that benevolent Master. Surely he committed some crime, so he won’t hide his identity.

“There is information that the Moorim Duke is hiding in this village.”

My body stiffens at the words of a stranger coming from outside the drawing room.

The older brother waited for the conversation to end, hanging his head outside, rather than going into the drawing room, as if he was not interested in the story, so as not to disturb his father and his acquaintances. However, I focused on the conversation between the two by improving my hearing as much as possible by applying my inner strength to words that could not easily be heard.

“I single-handedly trampled the volcano, stole the twenty-four plum swordsmanship, and stole the royal sword form from the sword dragon of Namgung. Even Sapa’s sheep family was robbed of the family’s non-commercial sheep meat chorus by him.”

“Huh… Are you saying that such a monster exists in this town?”

“It’s just a rumor. But since you live in this village, I came here because I was worried.”

“I’m glad I have a good friend. But what are you doing? Are you doing those things?”

“I don’t know. All that is known is that he is an ugly old man eight feet tall (one foot = 25 cm). It would be nice if Shaolin’s master, who was the only one who had a private conversation with him, said something, but I went into closed-kwan training and didn’t hear anything.”

“Hmm~ I’m 8 feet tall, so I don’t remember seeing anyone that tall in the village.”

“If you see it, don’t go near it. I still can’t forget the image of the mighty, muscular head of the Hebei Paeng family wriggling like a bug begging him for his life.”

“Huh… If you saw him in person, how are you still alive? Could it be that the one in front of me is a ghost?”

“… Compared to the vicious act of stealing the martial arts of the Munpa, it doesn’t kill people. Instead, if you attack without knowing anything, you become a half-asshole, but anyway, you are a really strange monster.”

An ugly old man eight feet tall. He is a master I understand now. Hiding his identity and having so many martial arts are all understandable.

… I thought he wouldn’t be an ordinary person, but I can’t believe he was a Moorim hero.

I, who was ignorant of the world of Moorim, became more interested in Moorim as I learned martial arts, so I heard many stories from Jang Sam-i and know what Moorim’s feat is.

In terms of the Three Kingdoms, it is Dongtak. An enemy so vicious and powerful that it stops groups working for their respective interests from turning their backs on each other. Public enemy.

My mind went blank, and I returned to my room after saying goodbye to my father’s acquaintance, Je Galbi-yeong, head of the Viryong Corps of the Murim Meng.

… The person who serves as a teacher is the Moorim Gongjeok. Are you crazy now?

An owl may be a chirping owl, but that’s not the point anyway. A late night when most people go to bed.

I sneak out from the eyes of the servants and look up at the high fence to the child alone in the backyard.

My father ordered the servants to lock down the door because of rumors that Moorim’s exploits might be in the village. The back door you normally use cannot be used. If you ask Jang Sam-yi, you can secretly open it, but at the point someone knows, it’s no longer secret. They could be caught behind the scenes and expose Master’s location.

In the end, you have to jump over that fence. But can i do it?

Geumangong (金雁功) – A light gong that runs like a wild goose without any problems on places that are slippery and difficult to move or places that are difficult to climb due to steep slopes.

To fly like a wild goose to a guy who can’t even run. He’s a really good master. And he is a great teacher.

Even if I don’t bother to say that a person came from the Murim Meng, Master will run away on his own. But why is it that he raises the height of the wall and prepares to open the gold eye ball, facing the chilly winter night breeze?

He sighs, loosens his ankles, and grips the staff tightly.

I learned a lot. So, I have to see you off on the way.

Look at the wall. Raise your head and look up at the sky. Yes, in the world, what kind of wild goose flies while looking at the wall? All I have to see is the sky higher than the wall.

I can’t remember if my cane or my left foot went first. Maybe they both went out at the same time. Now, it doesn’t matter whether the left foot or the cane comes first.

I have lived with a cane since I was a toddler. Master is right. The cane is my arm and my leg.

It was my left foot that hit the wall first. Kick off the wall and fly. But the distance is not enough. Climb the wall with a cane. Soar again Repeat the process.

A cool breeze wraps your body along with the feeling that your inner energy is draining from your body.

… When I came to my senses and looked back, I saw a wall. It is the same wall as the one in front of me just now. The only difference is that it was inside before and now it is outside.

You crossed the wall. Flew in the sky

The bitter memories of failure and the sense of achievement of finally succeeding become electric currents and ride up the spine.

He holds back from wanting to scream and runs with his golden eyes open to show off to his master. Surprisingly, once I succeeded, I took a lot of rest after that.

***

Upon entering the abandoned house, I saw Master as usual. However, the atmosphere was different from usual. Two eyes burning with anger stare at me.

“I know that the Murim Meng came to my house. The reason you came to see me at such a late hour must have been because he told me about my identity.”

Overwhelmed by Master’s spirit, his body stops moving.

“You must have heard that I am the Moorim Gongjeok. But why did you come to me? Don’t think you can get away with saying something like, ‘Don’t expect a logical reason for what a child is doing’ this time.”

When the words were over, sensation returned to the neck and upper part of the head. To make people immobilize with only spirit. Is this also void? If you have time, I would like to ask you to teach me this too. It’s too bad. But why is that man so angry?

Imagining Master getting angry made my hamstrings tingle, but thinking that today was the last day anyway, I went out confidently.

“As a disciple, I respect Master. But don’t tell me to do this or that for what I think is right.”

Master’s eyes widen at my cheeky words.

“What do you mean the Murim Meng declared Master to be Murim Gong? I was surprised, but it has nothing to do with me.”

Gather all the energy that exists inside your body. Fight against the energy that oppresses the body. To be honest, it’s a useless resistance, but it’s an expression of intention that I won’t be discouraged by something like this.

“As I watched from the sidelines, Master is not a villain so great that he deserves the title of Moorim’s achievement, but he is just an eccentric who likes to learn and teach.”

At some point, the energy that had weighed down her body had disappeared. Master’s eyes are no longer filled with anger.

“I came to see Master because I thought I was right.”

Master’s gigantic body shakes. He looked up at the sky and let out a quiet laugh of joy, then looked at me with his usual benevolent expression.

“Do what you believe is right… I have nothing more to teach you. Would you like to walk with me for a while?”

“… Yes.”

I intuitively realized that this was the last conversation I could have with Master.

Dogs don’t even bark. Owls don’t cry either. Even the moon in the sky hides its face behind clouds at night, the only thing that resonates is Master’s dialogue and answers.

“Where are you planning to go?”

“Okay. Will go far At this point, I think it would be okay to go to the North Sea Ice Palace and learn the well-known Ice Bag Kidney. Or it’s okay to take a boat and go to West Station.”

Since we talked about this and that. We are already approaching the exit from the village. I saw something pure white and looked up to see that snow was falling from the sky.

“It’s time to say goodbye.”

“Yes. Thank you so much for that.”

We’ve already had enough conversations. Without regret, Master turned around and walked out, facing the fluttering snow. I could feel the appearance of a gentleman in the way he silently walked away leaving behind the breakup.

“… Please tell me your name.”

I didn’t know. I guess I have a messy personality when it comes to breaking up. In response to my useless limbs, Master glanced alternately at the sky and the earth, and only slightly turned her head and said to me,

“The reason I didn’t tell you my name is because I abandoned it when I decided on my life path.”

Silent night. Master answered my last question with a benevolent and upright voice as usual.

“So if you want to remember me, I’m just the son of the Gong family. Remember me as Young master.”

The wind blows. Snow is flying. I couldn’t say anything.

Just as Master suddenly appeared in front of my eyes for the first time, when we were parting, Master suddenly disappeared, mingling with the fluttering snow.

On the way home alone in the fluttering snow. It’s past midnight. I turned eleven.