Chapter 19: The Message That My Death Brought (1/2)
Book 1 Chapter 19: The Message that My Death Brought (1)
Translator: Hwarang
Editor: Jay
I returned home the next day.
While everyone believed that I went up to train in the mountain, only Kw.a.n.g Du knew that I went out to get Kwak Do Su.
“You almost made me worry to death, young master.” There were dark circles under his eyes, he probably didn’t get enough sleep because of me.
“I told you not to worry about me.”
“So did you kill him?”
“Of course.” Kw.a.n.g Du trembled. Hey punk, if you get scared and tremble now, what would happen if you hear the news about the director Kong and how she became missing?
“Anyway how much did you improve on your cultivation? Come show me.”
“Since I was so busy worrying…” Without much confidence in his face Kw.a.n.g Du sat down and started circulating. I sent my energy into him and checked his progress. It seem he practiced as I taught him
“Good. You did very well.”
“Really? Do you mean it young master?” Kw.a.n.g Du became very excited. If I complimented him anymore he might have even cried.
“Why are you so happy?”
“This was the first time receiving a compliment from you after learning martial arts.”
“Don’t say useless things.”
“No young master, this is a moment that I cannot forget.”
He reminded me of my head of security Baek Hyo. His joyful expression as we watched the first snowfall. Now that I think about it, the people close to me then and now have these similarities.
“Now I will teach you the basics.”
“What?” Kw.a.n.g Du was surprised again.
I told him bring some fake swords since he doesn’t own a decent sword. Although I thought about buying him a decent sword, I put that thought in the back of my mind since I wanted to teach him the basics before using a real sword. I taught him the first three basic stances of the Seven Stances of the North Sea.
I didn’t have a particular reason for teaching him the first three stances. I thought since he might be bored just practicing the breathing technique, I might as well teach him some techniques to protect himself. But he might get confused if he learned any more than three, so I only taught him three stances.
“I will teach you the other stances after you master these three.”
“Thank you, young master.”
“Practice every day without sleeping. I will test you.”
“What if I die of exhaustion?”
“A lazy person can never die of exhaustion.”
“What if I fall into Qigong Deviation?”
“Don’t worry, that only happens to smart people.”
Kw.a.n.g Du looked at me with a pout. But, I could tell how happy he was and was certain that he would spend the night training.
Was I worried that he might die due to exhaustion? Of course not. Kw.a.n.g Du was a smart person. When he went out to gather information from before, I knew that he was smart. He could sense danger and knew how to avoid it. This told me that he would be able to control himself in his training.
As I was about to leave after teaching him the three stances, Kw.a.n.g Du said something. “Something about you changed.”
He had quick eyes. He was able to see changes that not even my parents were able to see. “What’s changed?”
“I don’t know…but it seems like you became calmer.” Then after observing my face Kw.a.n.g Du face lightened.
“Oh! Really? Did you meet a girl when you left? Yes? Did you sleep with her? You slept with her right?”
You punk, I didn’t have a chance to visit the Gisaeng house. I just left after shaking my shoulder once, but then Kw.a.n.g Du yelled. “You can’t betray Lady Song!”
(Tl: Gisaeng house means prost.i.tute house)
Hey punk, how can I betray her if I don’t have any feelings for her?
“Just focus on your training! And don’t betray yourself.”
The next day the news that I was desperately waiting for finally arrived.
Kw.a.n.g Du rushed to me and cried out, “Young master! Something big happened! The Murim Alliance Leader pa.s.sed away!”
Hearing about my death through a different person made me feel a bit depressed. A month and a half pa.s.sed since I had died, but they were just now releasing the news of my death. It must mean that they put in a lot of thought behind picking the next Alliance Leader.
They must have had a grand Alliance meeting, where the leader of each sect came and held a long meeting. Picking the next Alliance Leader could influence their position. The only thing that let my heart be at peace was that Kang Ho was at peace. There was no one from within or without that would try to take over the Alliance.
“Really?”