Chapter 70: At The Tip Of Destinys Branch (2) (2/2)

At first, I wanted to hide it in the White Crane Peak, but I decided not to. Since he called out for me, I will always have him on my side. As I was getting better at the White Crane Art there weren’t very many occasions where I had to use him. However, if I was in a dangerous spot I would use him.

Because I don’t need two swords I planned on entrusting it with someone.

I spoke as I hit King Shura, “I found a decent sword, should we go for a walk?”

“Sure.”

We walked through the garden together. Although the winter air was cold, it felt even more refres.h.i.+ng than before.

The first time that I met her was in winter, and now it was the winter again.

There had been many changes during this year. I had changed, and she changed as well.

“Thank you for taking care of my mother when I wasn’t here.”

“What do you mean? It’s my obligation.”

“So how is that technique from last time?”

She was in the process of improving her stance. “I am working hard to improve it. I tried this and that, but it's harder than I thought. I will show it to you when I find the right answer. Will you check it for me then?”

“Of Course.”

I thought she was amazing, thinking of a way to improve things by herself. Through that process, she will have improved a lot.

“Should we go for a drink?”

It was a slip of tongue, “Ah I’m sorry. You don’t drink, right?”

“Let’s go. I could just get drunk off the atmosphere. I’ll pay.”

***

The restaurant that we entered was called ‘Phoenix’

This restaurant was located somewhere in between Kok Bu and Fort Chu. Since it had a good atmosphere she led me here.

Although it was a little far, after coming here I didn’t regret it.

If it was a regular restaurant there would be screams within the kitchen and the serving hall, and people would be drunk talking about the Kang Ho. Everywhere you go it was like this.

However, this place was different. This place was clean, brightly decorated and there were professional musicians playing. There was even a stage to dance on. It was as if we entered a banquet hall.

Seeing me look around she told me, “Why are you like that? It makes you look like this is your first time here.”

“This is my first time being here.”

“I know that you occasionally came here to drunk with the girls.”

There was no way that this rascal Byuk Lee Dan wouldn’t have come here before.

Because the atmosphere was good, most of the customers here were a couple.

Following one the waiter we took our seat and order some food, alcohol, and tea for her.

“When did you come here before?”

“When I first came back. I heard that you usually visited this place… so I was curious.”

That was an answer that I never expected.

A few minutes later the food and the drinks came. It was twice as much as another place. Although the taste was about the same the difference was the atmosphere.

Hearing the music while drinking and eating made the mood even better.

“I am learning how to manage the clan these days.”

Thinking about it, I remember the time when I was in a carriage with Ma Jung Soo. That time she was also on her way back from conducting business for the Song Clan.

“It is harder than I though.”

I nodded in agreement, “Same for me.”

“But you are doing well. You left your mark through your lesser sword sect. I want to do something like that but it's been hard even before I started.”

She sipped on her tea as she would have done for alcohol.

She was only twenty-one years of age.

Of course, it was difficult. That’s why they say this is the springtime of youth.

“As you get used to it, you are bound to get better.”

“Will I?”

“Yes you will.”

We raised our gla.s.ses and cheered.

“For the future.”

Some people went up to the dance stage and the tempo of the music changed. We were looking at them as they danced.

“I feel jealous when I see others dance. How can they be so good at dancing?”

I jokingly said, “I have a feeling you are good at dancing as well.”

She shook her head and said, “I am a brick.”

“Haha”

Talking about dancing I remembered an expert from the Demon Sect, The Empress of Pleasure.

Her personal technique was the Reaper’s Dance. She would kill those who were so engrossed in her dance. But her dance was truly otherworldly.

She was dancing the Reaper’s Dance until her last moment when I finally killed her.

Song Hwa Rin was clapping, “Wow, that was amazing.”

I clapped with her, “They are really good.”

Watching them dance I realized something. Although I watched many dances during banquets in the past, this was the first time that I saw someone dancing this close to me. During a banquet I was always busy meeting people and greeting them. So I didn’t have the opportunity to enjoy the dancer. I just considered them as background noise, thinking that there were dancers for any banquets.

That’s why I believed until I came with her here today.

Since I lived at the peak of Kang Ho for seventy odd years, I thought I knew everything about Kang Ho. However there were still things that I did not know about, things that I have never done.

It was just like the time when Number Seven enlightened me. Although it casually came out of her mouth, it was something that I never thought about as the Mengju.

To achieve the state of the Spirit Sword I spent every day meditating, reading all sort of manuals and practicing techniques. Trying to discover something that would help me get that much closer. However, I was unable to achieve it.

However, now, I got a feeling.

To achieve something big you can’t look to find enlightenment from something big. You will find your enlightenment from something small like a conversation, a dance or even watching an ant.

I am someone who decided to live my life differently. So I must think differently, have a different job, and meet different people.

I needed to look at the world in a new way so that I could see things that I had never seen before. I was certain that at the end of this I would be able to obtain the state of the Spirit Sword.

I was able to obtain enlightenment from this place.

What? Now that I think about it.

This was the second time that I achieved enlightenment like this. Not from meditation but from real world experience, and with women at that.

Could it be that to achieve the Spirit Sword State would I have to meet a bunch of women?

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