Divine Demonic Path Chapter 64 : Can I Go?

"Do you seem to like fighting?"

Hua Sochen asked.

It was not a scared face at all.

The manager of the Haowu Sect's An branch turned his gaze to Cho Myung with shining eyes.

"Are you saying you have a brat you can trust?"

"If you're a branch manager, you should know how to be polite, but do you know that you're lowering the dignity of the Haowu Sect by yourself?"

"Dignity? Where is such a thing in the Haowu Sect?"

Hua Sochen was at a loss for words.

She wanted to resolve it through conversation sohow.

The demonic path gangs and the Haowu Sect are completely different opponents. The Haowu Sect is a place that can erase the Hua Family Clinic from this land in the blink of an eye. Even though she had been confined to the clinic, she knew that much.

'It won't be easy. What should I do?'

Hua Sochen thought seriously.

The manager of the An branch was glaring with his eyes wide open and was in a mood to not refuse a fight.

If Hua Sochen had not misjudged, Cho Myung would win. But the problem was what would happen after that. Because the Haowu Sect would not just stand by after being defeated by Cho Myung.

"Sister."

Cho Myung suddenly called Hua Sochen.

"Yeah?"

"Can I step forward?"

"You?"

"Yes."

Hua Sochen hesitated.

The person who protected the clinic was Cho Myung, and the person she relied on the most was also Cho Myung, but it was also true that he was still a young child of eight.

"Okay. I'll leave it to Myung."

No matter how old he was in reality, Cho Myung was different from ordinary children.

And he had never stepped forward to do so until now. That must an he had his own thoughts.

When Hua Sochen nodded, Cho Myung looked at the manager of the An branch.

"Mister, do you know Liu Sheng, Pan Guan, and Du Bi?"

"They are the elders of our sect."

"I, I knocked them out with one punch."

It was Hua Sochen who was surprised at Cho Myung's words.

Because she had never heard of it.

Only Cho Myung and Tang Xiulian knew about that incident. Even Hua Yunhui did not know because he had been sleeping in the guest room due to a cold.

Hua Sochen, who had made a surprised face at Cho Myung, looked at the manager of the An branch to see his reaction.

"Since you're the disciple of the Fighting Demon, you could do that. So?"

"What?"

"So what if you did that to those old n?"

The manager of the An branch glared even more.

At that sight, Hua Sochen was quite surprised inside.

'This person is stronger!'

Cho Myung was also flustered.

He had thought that if he ntioned those three old n, there would be no fight, but it did not seem so.

'I think I have to fight.'

Cho Myung got up from his seat.

Since he said to fight, he had no choice but to fight.

But it was the mont Cho Myung had just stood up.

Thwack!

Suddenly, a sound of impact was heard from the head of the manager of the An branch.

Sothing had flown and hit his head.

"What the, you bastard!"

The manager of the An branch grabbed his head and quickly turned around.

Cho Myung and Hua Sochen also turned their heads.

"You son of a bitch! What old man?"

"You've co?"

"Yes, the old n have co!"

"You can even curse the head of the sect when he's not here, so what's the big deal!"

"Because the old n heard it, you son of a bitch!"

The old man who was cursing at the manager of the An branch was a monk wearing a robe that looked like rags. And behind him, two more old n were visible. A one-ard old man and an old man with a pale appearance like a zombie.

They were Liu Sheng, Du Bi, and Pan Guan.

"Huh?"

Cho Myung widened his eyes in surprise.

"You brat! If you see us again after beating us up like that, you should greet us first."

"Ah, hello."

Cho Myung bowed his head and greeted him.

When the old man told him to greet him, he had greeted him first without even realizing it.

"That kid. He's also bright in his greetings."

Liu Sheng smiled, tearing his mouth wide, and ca straight.

Cho Myung had greeted him in a daze, but when he thought about it, they had fought. So he stuck close to Hua Sochen's side and was wary.

"When did you greet , and now you're being wary?"

Liu Sheng chided Cho Myung's behavior, putting on the shoe that had fallen in front of the manager of the An branch. The shoe was the identity of what had suddenly flown and hit the head of the manager of the An branch.

"We fought. You were trying to kidnap my sister-in-law..."

"I went to the head of the sect and found out. It seems there was a slight friction with the Tang family, but it's over. And you rascal, your master, the Fighting Demon, is our big brother."

"......!"

The Fighting Demon, Ban Nahan, and the three had t and fought in the land of Henan.

The three had looked down on Ban Nahan and had been beaten in turn.

They say it's the romance of the people of the martial world to fight when they fight, and to drink together when they drink.

At Liu Sheng's insistence, Ban Nahan drank heavily with the three.

Ban Nahan, who had not learned internal energy, was so drunk that he did not know what he was saying, and he fell asleep without knowing what the four had said, and he got up early in the morning and disappeared.

"We beca sworn brothers that day. But when I woke up, my big brother was gone. Damn big brother! A few days later, I heard he was defeated by a piece of a sword from Huashan."

"I looked for my big brother for a while, but I couldn't find him. Besides, at that ti, the Orthodox-Demonic War was in full swing, so I had to take care of the affairs of the Haowu Sect, which I was relying on, so I couldn't spare more ti."

"You've laid your big brother to rest in a good place. Thank you."

"Ah, since my big brother is your master, you can call us your uncles, and since your grandfather, Jeokje, is now the youngest of our sworn brothers, you can call him Taebaek. Well, you can just call him grandfather."

They had gone to the Hua Family Clinic, heard of Ban Nahan's death, and had gone to his grave to pay their respects.

They had hurried because they had heard that he had gone to the demonic path and had thought that it would surely lead to the Haowu Sect. They had known that the manager of the An branch was a strange person.

After hearing the whole story, Cho Myung was confused.

But he knew one thing well.

That he had new grandfathers.

So he was just happy and just laughed.

The matter of the Pungwol Chamber was resolved by Liu Sheng stepping forward.

He had the Pungwol Chamber continue to exist, but he had them receive only three-tenths of the protection money they had been extorting from the rchants.

Since he said that there was no need to pay tribute to the Haowu Sect's An branch, both the Pungwol Chamber and the rchants were satisfied.

The complaint was from the manager of the An branch.

It was because he could not receive the tribute.

It was a big complaint, but what could he do? When the three elders of the Haowu Sect were glaring at him.

***

Liu Sheng, Du Bi, and Pan Guan.

The three stayed at the Hua Family Clinic.

They said that since their regret of not being able to be with their big brother was great, they would stay with his disciple, Cho Myung.

It was a welco thing for the Hua Family Clinic.

Since the three master elders of the Haowu Sect were staying, it was a matter to be welcod with open arms.

Hua Sochen treated the three with utmost care.

She took care of everything from their food. But the three were not interested in such treatnt from Hua Sochen.

They followed Cho Myung all day long.

Going to the mountain to dig for herbs, reading dical books, and training by running through the mountains.

Cho Myung's daily routine, which was repeated every day, was just boring.

Because of that, they stopped following him after a few days and were confined to Longevity Hall.

Cho Myung liked the three.

He liked them because they were his master's sworn brothers, and he also liked their generous and free appearance. But he did not say anything about the Six Orthodox Heavens that were entangled with him.

The three were also curious about Cho Myung's personal affairs, but when Cho Myung kept his mouth shut even though it seed there was more than just his parents selling him for money, they did not ask any more.

Just as the grudge of the previous generation is passed down to the next, so is fate.

The three had sought out Cho Myung following their fate with their big brother, Ban Nahan, but their fate was separate.

As they stopped following Cho Myung and were confined to the clinic, other people began to catch their eye.

Among them, the five children who were frequently in and out of Longevity Hall.

Du Bi, who had one arm, fell in love with Biyun at first sight.

Biyun, who was exceptionally skilled and fast, was a talent that was a perfect match for Du Bi's fast sword.

And Liu Sheng had his eye on Cheolhong.

Although he was already fifteen and it was late to start martial arts, since his fra was large and solid, he was perfect for the Iron Buddha Art.

And Gangbi, whose arms and legs were particularly long.

He was connected with Pan Guan.

The remaining two of the five children could have felt alienated, but fortunately, the two wanted to beco doctors of the Hua Family Clinic.

Cho Myung was happy that the children also had masters and had a goal in life.

He had always been worried about Hua Sochen's words that he had to take responsibility for the children, but now he was relieved.

'Master, I'm happy. I want to continue to be happy like this, like this.'

***

A cold winter ca.

In winter, you cannot dig for herbs.

Because they are hidden in the ground and buried in the snow.

Cho Myung stopped looking for herbs.

"Shall we go hunting with your grandfather?"

Jeok Yorap asked.

"I'd love to. But aren't you busy?"

Jeok Yorap was officially employed by the clinic and was in charge of managing the dicinal ingredients under the head of the pharmacy.

"In winter, people's activities decrease, so the number of sick patients also decreases. Since the number of patients decreases, the amount of dicinal ingredients consud is also small, and since the weather is cold, there is no chance of them spoiling, so managent is rather easy, so it seems I'm a little free."

"Then let's go."

Cho Myung smiled brightly.

It was not the bright appearance of a child, but it was close to the powerful laughter of a young man who had just begun to look at the world.

It seed that two months had passed since he had returned after three years, but he was showing a mature appearance again these days.

"I know that your martial arts are so great that it's not necessary, but since we're hunting, I've prepared a bow."

There were two bows in Jeok Yorap's hand.

They were bows he had prepared three years ago.

But the two were a little different.

The bow he handed to Cho Myung was a little bigger and felt more solid.

"I have increased the elasticity of the limbs to increase the strength of the bow to suit you."

"Thank you."

Cho Myung received it happily.

But in reality, Jeok Yorap was happier.

Hunting with Cho Myung.

It was sothing he had been waiting for for three years.

"I've also prepared lunch like this, so let's go right away."

"Yes."

The two slung their bows over their shoulders and headed to the mountain side by side.

"When you're chasing prey, you have to keep the wind in front of you. Because if they sll , they'll run away."

"If you just follow the footprints, you might fail. So animals instinctively confuse their footprints, and especially beasts are good at hiding their footprints, so you should always rember to check twenty zhang (60m) first and then look at thirty zhang (90m)."

"Ah, you should always keep in mind that the prey I'm aiming for might be being aid for by another beast at the sa ti. That way, you won't be attacked by a beast while chasing prey."

"Well, you have such a good sense of sll, so it's all useless."

Jeok Yorap, who had suddenly recalled that what he was teaching was of no help to Cho Myung, made a bitter face.

At that sight, Cho Myung quickly said.

"That's not true. When the wind is blowing from behind, I can't sll what's in front of ."

"Ah! That's true."

"Yes. At tis like that, your grandfather's hunting skills will be of great help."

"Good. Then shall I show you my skill of catching a mountain goat?"

Four hours after climbing the mountain.

After eating lunch and half an hour had passed, the two ca face to face with a mountain goat.

"You try to catch it, Myung."

"You should show how, grandfather."

"I think that's the first and last one for today. Don't worry about missing it and try to catch it once."

Cho Myung nodded and then put an arrow on the string and drew it.

From the side, Jeok Yorap adjusted the position of Cho Myung's arm.

Since he had explained and shown him from ti to ti on the way, he was taking the correct posture.

"You have to stop walking to see the prey, and you have to stop breathing for the path of the arrow to open. When you're ready, stop breathing and look at the path the arrow will fly."

Cho Myung, who had drawn the string taut, stopped breathing when the mountain goat ca into view and swept the end of the string and the mountain goat's head in a straight line.

Although he did not know what it ant for the path of the arrow to open, he felt that it was enough.

So he let go of the string.

Twang!

With a loud sound of cutting through the air, the arrow pierced the air and flew.

But the arrow passed by the side of the mountain goat's head and was embedded in a rock wall, and the startled mountain goat ran away in a hurry, climbing the rock wall.

"......I missed."

"Yes, you missed."

When Cho Myung looked back, Jeok Yorap was smiling.

"Did you know I would miss?"

"I thought that might happen."

"Why didn't you say so?"

"You have to fail to be curious about the reason, and you will never forget what you learned that way."

"Well, that's... what's the reason?"

"It's the wind."

"The wind?"

"Yes. Because it was that bow, it missed by just a little. If you had shot with this, it would have missed by a lot."

When Jeok Yorap held up the bow he was holding and smiled, Cho Myung looked at the direction the arrow had flown.

It was calm here.

But the branches of the trees near where the mountain goat had been were shaking quite a bit.

"Did you see?"

"Yes."

"The wind is sothing that can change with just one step. To see the path the arrow will fly ans to look at the wind. The arrow is fast, but it's light, so it can't be free from the wind, can it?"

"Yes. I think I understand."

"Then what should you do if you've seen the wind?"

"What should I... do?"

"You have to make a choice. Whether to ride the wind or to overco it."

"I don't know."

"To ride the wind ans to fly the arrow considering the direction and strength of the wind. The stronger the wind, the weaker the power of the arrow. To overco the wind ans to fly the arrow with a stronger force. To do that, you have to draw the string even more strongly. And if you feel that's not enough, you have to reduce the distance to the prey. They say there's no free lunch in the world, don't they? If you want to exert a stronger force, you have to pull more strongly or get closer. The Hundred Strikes Art you learned from your master is probably not much different. Isn't that right?"

"Yes. That's right."

"So, what will you do? Will you ride the wind, or will you overco it?"

"I will overco it. I will overco the wind with a greater force."

Cho Myung said vigorously.

Jeok Yorap smiled.

"Yes, I thought so. Because you're like your master."

"Is that so?"

"Yes. You seem very gentle in normal tis, but when you fight, you look as strong as your big brother."

"That's a complint, right?"

"Of course. Let's go down. I'll teach you how to avoid the rain and cold on the way."

"Yes."

Although the two had failed in their hunt, they returned with a happy look because they were together.

The wind blew behind the two who were moving away.

There was always a wind on the other side of peace.

Even more so in the place called the martial world.

Just because this place was peaceful did not an that the whole world was peaceful.

Even in the cold winter, the world of the martial artists never stopped. Even now, blood and death would be falling on the cold ground sowhere.

Without a doubt

(End of Chapter)