Dont be the only one who knows sothing, and let in on it too.
Seol Young asked as he crossed the kings path, which was straight.
Why are you suddenly looking for your brother-in-law?
Because of the armory.
Zaha said.
Co to think of it, did I tell you his na?
No.
It is Woo Hyun. morize it in case we need it. My brother-in-law knows everything about steel and tal or anything related to them, even from the past. He can definitely help.
When he heard the word tal, he thought of the ring.
The ring that Zaun-rang gave to her late husband.
In their world, Zaha had killed his sisters husband, so he couldnt help but care about this fact.
However, he headed directly to his house without hesitation.
It was a small mansion near Jaemae.
Zaun-rangs late husband
Seol Youn prepared his mind, even if he was the only one doing so.
The mont they entered, they ran into soone who was coming out.
Oh? Who is this? Our Governor is coming here right in the morning?
It was Woo Hyun-rang.
He didnt even know this person, and he had just taken a glance at him now, but as he looked at this person, his robe and dress were different from the general Hwarangs. He was probably working as a Hwarang and an official here.
His face was particularly tanned compared to others. He seed to be more trained in labor than in martial arts.
Considering the status he had, he was a unique person.
And Zaha told him,
I need so advice from you.
Hmm? From ?
Woo Hyun looked shocked.
See now, this is shocking. Your work is good, but it is a bit easy, right? Seol Young-rang also looks a bit down. For now, both of you should co sit down. I was told that you were out and about last night. You might faint.
He asked the errand boy to bring them so refreshnts.
What on heavens could be the advice that the Governor wants from ? Is it related to weapons?
Precisely, it is iron.
Then Zaha brought it out.
Among them is the one that is used in Gaya.
Gaya sounds right. What are you curious about?
Gaya has had a lot of iron ores since ancient tis, so their slting process for iron had developed a lot, and they produced this mysterious iron that cannot be found in other nations. For example, the Snowflake Ice Iron.
Right.
Woo Hyun nodded.
The Snowflake Ice Iron, which is white, bloody, but cold like ice, and then the Blood Ice Iron that cuts down limbs, and then the.
Right.
Zahas eyes shone.
What do you think of this, brother-in-law? I think if iron can poison a person, it isnt impossible to paralyze soone for a short ti.
It wouldnt be that impossible. But it seems that the short amount of ti will be difficult.
There is sothing else on my mind. It is an incident that happened in Gaya in the past. In the iron slting place, the workers were coughing up blood and dying. At first, I thought it was a curse of a ghost, but after looking a bit more into it, didnt it turn out to be caused by iron?
Seol Young, who heard that, was now alert.
If it truly was like what they said, was it the iron?
Did they guess correctly that a secret spell was used by the iron troops?
Right. Right.
Woo Hyun nodded.
If simply touched, it will take longer for the symptoms to appear. But it is different if you inhale that iron powder through your nose and mouth. And from what the Governor knows, certain tal powders are like poison to the body. Whether it is the Snowflake or the Blood Ice one, they are all dangerous and can cause one to cough blood from inhaling them. So isnt that why they use it for assassins?
In other words, what Brother-in-law said.
If you inhale this mysterious dust through your nose and mouth, it seems like your body becos paralyzed.
Woo Hyun ca to a conclusion.
Then
Zaha exchanged glances with Seol Young.
Thank you.
They felt so rushed and got up, but it was at that mont.
Soone appeared from the side. It was a girl who seed to be seven or eight years old.
The child was walking with a serious face while touching the part where her front tooth was missing. Then, when she saw the two visitors, her eyes widened.
When did you co?
Forgetting about her lost teeth, she ran to greet them. At that mont, Zaha looked at her so oddly.
He didnt hesitate at the sight of his brother-in-law, whom he had killed, being alive, but the sight of this child agitated him.
Why?
Seol Young was puzzled. Then another child appeared.
Uh? Mother! The Governor and Aide arrived!
A girl over ten years old followed and turned around, shouting sothing.
That child is the second, and is this the first?
Seol Young suddenly rembered. When Zaun-rang gave him the ring to check on her husbands state, among the visions that flashed through his mind was this.
The second one has a red face, so maybe a fever.
So the toothless one had to be the second child.
Could it be that when Woo Hyun-rang died, and the family was in a ss, this child had suffered from so illness and died then?
Eight years ago, she would have been just a child.
Who ca?
Zauns voice broke his thoughts.
Aha.
She looked at her little brother, and her eyes went wide.
Who is this man here? The Governor? They said you went out last night? You should teach your aide good things, okay? You dont even care what today is, do you?
Zaha asked.
What day is it today, Noona?
Forget it. Lets not talk about it.
Hold back the reins, My Lady. I heard there was a ghost that appeared near the bridge last night, and both of them were busy with that task at hand.
Zaun fell silent, and her husband laughed.
And then the little girl asked,
Father! If one swallows their missing teeth when sleeping, do they turn into a yokai? My sister keeps doing that.
Zaun looked at the eldest one.
Why are you saying such absurd things?
It isnt my first ti saying this.
The eldest daughter glanced at Zaha and Seol Young, then went to cling to her mother.
Mother, do you know? Father says we can head to the shrine after he finishes his work early.
Is that so?
Zaun glanced at her husband.
If you are fine.
Is Mother not okay with it?
Lets go.
She took her two daughters and went away.
Woo Hyun looked at the back of his wife and kids before mumbling,
Did you say you were coming?
No.
Both of the visitors said.
To think they had been staring without realizing it. Then Zaha looked at Woo Hyun.
Brother-in-law, we dont have ti to delay, we will head out first.
Hmm? Why dont I co along? I was about to leave.
That is because we arent going to the Moon Palace.
Another place?
Brother-in-law, let them know that we will be late. And
Zaha took out a piece of paper and a brush, and he wrote a couple of things down.
Could you pass this to Jin Rim-rangno, the official? It is an important matter, so please have him check it out. And if you said it, he would definitely listen.
I get it.
Woo Hyun took the paper with a bit of a confused face.
Then lets go.
Seol Young and Zaha went out of there. And after a couple of miles of walking, they stopped.
And Zaha mumbled.
I feel strange.
I know.
Seol Young agreed with him. Then he looked back at Zauns place.
The thoughts they hadnt been able to think about ca rushing through their heads.
If that didnt happen eight years ago
But they didnt think further than that.
It seed that Zaha had sealed away those thoughts. And he had already made sure never to touch them again. This world wasnt theirs.
As Zaha said before, it was better to consider this a painting.
Then we will do our jobs again
Seol Young searched through his sleeves.
He took out the items he kept for ergencies and held them in the sunlight. It was a cloth that was dense and strong.
How is that? Will that be enough?
I think that should do.
Then let us try it right now.
Nice. Lets go.
Zaha imdiately agreed.
And the two silently headed to Mount Toham. At the entrance, they almost ran into the Blue Dragon troops, who were coming down.
They climbed up, avoiding them as skillfully as they could.
This way.
From there, Seol Young guided the way. Jung Myungs illusion was strong.
There was no path that was easy to walk on. Green bushes were everywhere and covered everything.
If they didnt know the location of the tomb, they would have probably missed it.
Seol Young stepped into that and called out,
Miss.
At that mont, various trees appeared from all directions.
There was a rustle, and the bushes in the middle cleared up.
Hwarang Seol Young?
Jung Myung showed her face. Her eyes were blank from not being able to sleep, but they beca clear when she saw them.
You are already back. Did you find a way?
Zaha shrugged his shoulders.
We figured out quite a few things, but they say it might be paralysis from a unique iron powder rather than sorcery.
So we are going to try it by covering our nose and mouth this ti in order not to inhale it.
Seol Young said,
If we are wrong, we will co out right away. Miss, please take good care of the outside like last night.
Alright.
Jun Myung waved a tree branch into the air, and the illusion above the tomb changed. The excavation site was now revealed.
The wooden spirits appeared and opened the blocked entrance.
Then be careful.
Jung Myung said, seeing them off.
Yes.
Miss, you too.
Zaha and Seol Young stepped on the ladder and went down. As he drew his sword and lit up the darkness, the surroundings were revealed.
Earthen birds were broken and had fallen to the ground.
It looked the sa as when they went out. When he raised his head, he could see the darkness beyond.
.
It would be a lie if he said he wasnt afraid.
The tomb itself was like a powerful demon that he had never encountered before.
But we arent fighting each other or alone in here.
Seol Young looked at Zaha.
How do we proceed with the plan?
We will try it once, and if it doesnt seem right, we can leave right then.
Zaha said that while raising his demonic qi in his left hand.
This should work fine. I dont know if we will be cut down by doing sothing wrong.
It wasnt tough. Imagining the situation of being surrounded by those iron troops, Seol Young felt a bit relieved.
.
He walked quickly without saying anything. After passing through the passage, there was a stone chamber.
It was a room with Gayas precious burial items where monsters attacked.
The iron troops appeared in this place.
Isnt it about ti to run?
The mont Zaha said that,
Unsurprisingly, from the other side of the aisle, towards the exit, they began to hear a rattling sound.
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