As he closed his eyes, his other senses beca sharper, and perhaps because of that, Mok Wigun's voice stimulated his imagination.
"When you ca in with the fan, I lightly pushed your elbow and..."
An explanation that brought back the mory of that day's duel. At that, the mory of that ti surfaced before his eyes.
'Right. I definitely attacked first. But every ti I did, one or two places would tingle or ache.'
The mory beca more and more vivid. And he saw himself overlapping with the image of the big person he had just talked about.
'Right. The Young Master didn't use much force. Like a child tripping soone.'
He didn't know what it was, but he got a feeling. He couldn't understand the principle or the content, but he could see that it was possible. The wall of fixed ideas that had been binding him was riddled with holes.
When Hwang Gyesu opened his eyes, Mok Wigun could tell. That unlike before, he now had belief.
"It seems you're ready."
"I think I can do it now."
Hwang Gyesu stood up from his seat and expressed his gratitude. And he hurriedly ran over and began to practice.
Unlike before, he moved slower than ever. His movents didn't stop. And as his movents continued, a smile ford on his lips. It was an expression full of joy. He had seen completely new things beyond the hole.
And so, Hwang Gyesu's wall was broken down. It was only for a very short ti, but he had already grown.
"It's amazing. To think that a problem he was struggling with so much was solved with just a few words from you, Young Master."
Dan Bulseok whispered quietly. As if not to disturb Hwang Gyesu's practice.
"He was always able to do it, he just couldn't find the way. You just have to show him where the path is."
"Isn't that the difficult part?"
Dan Bulseok had also guided others in martial arts. It was a completely different realm from learning and training in martial arts.
Just as people's appearances are all different, the problems they face when learning martial arts are also the sa. So to teach them properly, one needed systematic learning and a lot of experience. But Mok Wigun was too young to have both.
"To be honest, just having that level of martial arts skill, I thought you were a genius that cos once in a hundred years. But to think you're this good at teaching too..."
At this point, he couldn't be called human. It would be more convincing to say that an immortal had co down to the human world for a short visit.
"Alright. Now I have to watch them train."
"Alright."
Everyone had a happy expression. What martial artist wouldn't be happy when they could feel themselves changing day by day?
"Please watch too."
Gu Mungoe rushed over, and Dae Seokpyeong, seeing that, also rushed over in a hurry.
"Alright. Start."
The three of them perford their respective martial arts. Very slowly, as slow as a snail moves. But the expressions of the three moving like that were endlessly serious.
Mok Wigun watched them and occasionally touched their bodies. And then he spoke.
"It's still unstable. You have to move at the sa speed, but you're stopping and going, stopping and going. How can you do that when you're so jerky? Don't force the power, feel like you're gently pushing."
"Dae Seokpyeong, you've improved a lot. Instead, try to slow down a little more while doing it like now."
"Captain Dan, hmm... at this point, I think you can move on to the next stage."
He gave them advice that suited their individual conditions. It was the sa for the other four people. After finishing the individual guidance like that, he called everyone.
"There are differences, but everyone has made progress. Right?"
"Yes. That's right."
They could feel where their internal energy was passing, and how much of it there was. They ca to know their own condition in a much more detailed and thorough way than before.
"I told you not to perform your martial arts at your original speed until now, right?"
"Yes. We did as you said."
It was possible because they had faith in Mok Wigun. And they were curious. They could definitely feel that sothing had changed, and they felt stronger. But they didn't know how effective it was.
"Alright. It's been ten days, so let's check it out."
They moved in front of the stone slab with Mok Wigun. A thod that was often used to prove one's martial arts or internal energy level was the stone slab.
"Ah. So that's why you did this here at first."
"So it's easier to compare. Shall we start with Captain Dan?"
Dan Bulseok stood in front of his handprint and then stretched out his palm right next to it.
Bang!
"Huh?"
With a loud noise, a sound similar to Captain Dan's scream was heard.
"Captain. What's wrong?"
The mbers were surprised and looked at Dan Bulseok, but he was looking at his own hand as if it were amazing. He looked at the mbers with surprised eyes and said.
"This feels different. It just goes 'swoosh' and cos out? It's a bit difficult to explain, but it's definitely different."
"The depth of the handprint?"
Everyone's gaze shifted to the newly made handprint. And they compared it with the previous one.
"Wow!"
"There's a definite difference."
Originally, Dan Bulseok's handprint was about two inches deep. But the one newly made this ti seed to have gone in about two inches and five more fun. If the previous one was a depth of 20, it ant that the one he had just hit was about 25.
The warriors know. What a difficult process one has to go through to achieve that small difference.
"In just ten days..."
It's not like Captain Dan ate so elixir like a thousand-year-old polygonum root. He had just done what Mok Wigun had told him to do. But to get such results?
" too. I'll try it too."
All the mbers ca out in a rush. They wanted to see how much they had grown. Mok Wigun had them try one by one.
Not everyone had results. There were also mbers with no difference.
"Don't be disappointed. Even those who don't have results now will soon be able to achieve that much."
At those words, the faces of the mbers who had been downcast brightened.
"Just by using this thod, the ridians beco wider and stronger. The internal energy also becos purer. That's why this effect ca out."
Everyone nodded. Because they were actually experiencing that Mok Wigun's words were right.
"From now on, the training will be a little harder."
Until now, it was just a taste. From now on is the real deal. But everyone will work hard. Because they have already tasted the sweet taste.
"But the results will be much better than before, so you can look forward to it."
"Really?"
"Otherwise, how could I have beaten you guys with that little internal energy?"
To be honest, it was half-right and half-wrong. When Mok Wigun had beaten the Light Wind Unit, it was when he hadn't practiced the internal energy training thod. But since then, Mok Wigun had also trained and was seeing effects quickly. So no one would know that it was a lie.
"Well. That's right."
"That's right. So that's why we lost."
The mbers were convinced, and they were all full of determination. To have learned sothing so amazing was a once-in-a-lifeti opportunity as a martial artist. But the hard road starts from now. Because they really have to control their diet, and the training will also beco much more severe.
"Then, as promised, everyone will move their luggage to the annex today, and from tomorrow, you will live here."
"I understand."
The mbers had already packed their own luggage. The rooms were spacious. The people who had been working had all left, and they hadn't brought in new ones yet. The wet nurse and the steward were happy, saying it was a good thing because the large annex had been desolate with no people.
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"Then I'll be going."
The herbalist said goodbye to Mok Wigun. He had stopped by the annex to go to the mountain with Pyeon Jeoksu.
"How are the villagers?"
"They are all happy. Where else can you find a place where you don't starve? Just seeing my daughter eat her fill makes all my fatigue disappear."
The herbalist smiled brightly. As his life stabilized, his expression had already changed. But as he was talking, his gaze turned towards the training ground. He was sneaking glances at the mbers training.
"Why? Does it remind you of the old days?"
The herbalist was startled and turned his gaze away. And he scratched the back of his head as if embarrassed.
"I'm sorry. To be honest, I'm envious. I was also part of that group."
He was also a Light Wind Unit mber. Now, one of his arms was cut off and his Dantian was shattered, so he was a body that could not perform martial arts.
"But it's okay. We just live according to our own circumstances."
A hint of bitterness was in the herbalist's expression as he answered.
"Wait and see. It will be difficult to perform martial arts again, but you can beco much healthier than now."
"Aigoo. I'm fine."
It was then. From far away, Pyeon Jeoksu shouted and gestured with his hand. He was urging him to go quickly.
"Then I will be going."
The herbalist said goodbye and ran off in a hurry, and Mok Wigun watched the two of them leave and then headed to the training ground.
"Captain Dan and Gu Mungoe, co out with for a mont."
At Mok Wigun's words, the two of them moved imdiately. Mok Wigun's words were an absolute command. The two of them got ready to go out without even asking. Mok Wigun also prepared, but unlike usual, he packed a sword. Dan Bulseok seed to find that a bit strange.
"Why are you taking a sword?"
"Because I might have a use for it."
It was a sight that couldn't be seen often, but it wasn't special for a martial artist to pack a sword. Dan Bulseok finished his preparations and asked for the destination.
"Where are you going?"
"To the Eastern Heaven rchant Guild."
Three days had passed, so it was ti to go and confirm their choice.
"If it's the rchant guild, aren't you taking Heo Seongon?"
"Heo Seongon has been entrusted with another task, so he's handling that. And he's not needed for today's eting anyway."
And so, Mok Wigun led the two people and headed to the Eastern Heaven rchant Guild. When Mok Wigun arrived, there were many unfamiliar faces at the Eastern Heaven rchant Guild.
"Huh? Aren't those guys from the Red Tiger Unit?"
Gu Mungoe recognized them imdiately and muttered. Dan Bulseok also said it was strange.
"Those guys are not in charge here."
"That's what I'm saying, Captain. It's a bit strange."
The Red Tiger Unit guys also flinched when they saw Mok Wigun. A few of them whispered, and one of them ran inside.
Dan Bulseok and Gu Mungoe were slightly tense. Just what they could see was about a dozen people. That alone was a burdenso number, but they didn't know how many more were inside. So as the two of them were about to form a formation to protect Mok Wigun, Mok Wigun suddenly strode forward.
"Huh! Young Master."
The two of them quickly followed behind Mok Wigun.
"What? You've ssed up the rchant guild's finances, so why have you hired so many odd-job n?"
At Mok Wigun's words, the Red Tiger Unit mbers showed a displeased expression. Among them, a guy who looked like a leader stepped up, cupped his fists, and said.
"Young Master Mok Wigun. We are not odd-job n, but the Red Tiger Unit..."
Mok Wigun didn't stop and strode forward, then grabbed the ear of the guy who had just spoken.
"Hey. Why is your expression like that?"
"Aah..."
He shook his ear rcilessly and said. At that, the Red Tiger Unit leader, whose ear was being held, grimaced and glared at Mok Wigun with a dumbfounded look.
"You know who I am, but you're looking at like that? Is the Red Tiger Unit so kind of high office? You've been beating up kids, so you can't see anything?"
Mok Wigun grabbed his head and shook it wildly.
(End of Chapter)
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