Absolute Regression

Episode 285: Faith in faith.

Murim lord Jin Paecheon was confused.

There was clearly a belief in sword dance. But how can we believe that Baek Cheon-gyeong kidnapped his granddaughter? Until yesterday, I was drinking tea and chatting with him.

“First, please pass on the surroundings. Anyway, you can’t run away when the lord is there, right? Even if you are lucky enough to run away, you will know clearly where you went.”

That was correct. There is no way he would abandon his position as the leader of the Demonic Cult and hide in the mountains, so Geomugeuk is a person who has clearly decided where to go.

Everyone was bitten except for the guards that Jin Feicheon had in his entourage.

Geomgeuk slowly looked at the remaining guards. Jin Feicheon could tell that Geommugeuk really believed that there were hundreds of thousands of people around him.

“why? Are these people suspicious too?”

“No, I trust the Lord’s insight. Now let me tell you in peace. I was asked by Confucius Jin to find out what kind of person Baek Tian-jing was. The reason I came here was because I made an excuse. “In the first place, when Prince Jin asked for help, he made it look like he had been invited by Jin Xiaoje.”

Afterwards, the incident was briefly explained, but Jin Peicheon still could not believe the situation.

“Do you believe in the person who taught your grandson for ten years without any trouble, or do you believe in the small sect leader of the Demonic Cult? “Who would you trust in this situation?”

“Then why are you leaving me alone?”

The answer was in Geommugeuk’s last words.

-If I had planned it, I would never have been in this situation.

Jin Feicheon knew what kind of person he was after experiencing sword dance in the past. According to the rumors heard later, the sword dance performance was accomplishing things that made people say, ‘Of course!’

Moreover, the fact that the Demon Cult kidnapped his granddaughter means that he is willing to go to war, but there were no signs of war in the Demon Cult now.

“Are you really saying it was Baek Cheon-gyeong’s doing?”

“That’s right.”

“Can I confront him?”

“Of course, but he won’t be at his place.”

Jin Feicheon sent a message to his fastest-moving subordinate and ordered him to bring Baek Cheon-Jing here.

“If what you say is true, why didn’t Hagun ask me for help?”

“I thought you wouldn’t believe it. “You still don’t believe it, do you?”

“If Hagun said so!”

“I couldn’t have believed it more. “You probably guessed that there was a conflict between the two of you.”

Jin Feicheon could not deny those words. This is a case of what sword dance dramas always say. Because it’s so close, I can’t really see it.

“There is one more reason. Prince Jin suspected that there were Baek Cheon-jing’s eyes and ears within the Murim Alliance. “It’s the same reason I mentioned it earlier.”

Jin Pae-cheon decided to think about it from the perspective of believing in sword dance. Since he had already saved my granddaughter once, there seemed to be no reason for him to come and harm her now.

“Okay then. Baek Cheon-gyeong: Why did that person kidnap Haryeong?”

“At first I thought they were targeting me. But… I’m not sure now. No matter how much of a thorn in my side I am, I have doubts about whether they would go to such lengths to get me kicked out. “He probably expected a big fight to break out here because he doesn’t know the relationship between Lord Maeng and me.”

If that were the case, it would be expanded not to the issue of Geommugeuk and Jinpaecheon, but to the issue of the Heavenly Demon Church and the Murim Alliance. There was no way I would have known that would happen.

Geomugeuk thought there must be some reason that he didn’t know about.

“Please let me go. “I will save Jin Soje and find out why.”

Jin Peicheon closed his eyes and said nothing. Last time, I had no choice but to entrust my granddaughter’s safety to Geommugeuk. But do I have to leave it to you again?

After some time had passed, the subordinate who had been sent to Baek Cheon-gyeong’s residence returned and reported that he was away, as the sword dance said.

“Why should it be you?”

“Because it was aimed at me. “If Lord Maeng comes forward, he will somehow deny all the facts, and if that happens, we may never be able to find Jin Xiaoje.”

Then Jin Feicheon shouted.

“Where is the threat? “I will find my granddaughter.”

Jin Feicheon suddenly threw a wind blow and suppressed Geommugeuk and Ian’s demonic blood.

Ian was surprised at being helpless, but Geomugeuk was not surprised at all.

“My granddaughter is not my blood, so what more can I do? “Do whatever you want.”

Jin Peicheon snorted and shouted.

“Now you’re showing your true colors. “Escort these people to the village.”

“If you touch me, you won’t be able to handle what happens next.”

“Shut up!”

At the shout of the leader, the warriors who were far away looked at the situation in the hall.

The escorts nearby came and took the two men to the carriage. Ian spoke urgently as he was dragged away.

“What if I get dragged away like this?”

“But you can’t fight the Murim Lord, right?”

Unlike her whispering, she spoke loudly so that everyone could hear, as if she was angry like a sword dance leader.

“What about Jean Soger?”

“It’s your granddaughter, so she’ll find it on her own.”

“Still, I have to ask! I have to convince them. “What should I do if I’m dragged away like this?”

“You saw it too, right? “There’s nothing we can do because it’s so tight.”

The escorts picked up the two men and the carriage departed immediately.

Ian couldn’t understand this situation. No matter how frustrated the leader is, he gives up on Jin Ha-ryeong so easily? Are you reacting this annoyingly? It wasn’t like a sword dance drama.

Ian asked cautiously from the moving carriage.

“No, right?”

Once the two were alone in the carriage, the irritation disappeared from Geommugeuk’s face and it returned to its original expression.

“Of course not.”

Only then did Ian sigh. Yeah, of course not.

After a while, the carriage stopped in a deserted place. When I got off the carriage, Jin Peicheon was waiting there.

He acted out of fear that among those he brought, there might be someone planted by Baek Cheon-gyeong. If there were, it would be reported that Geommugeuk was escorted to the Murim Alliance.

Jin Paecheon clearly believed Geommugeuk’s words.

Jin Feicheon blew the earth wind again and released the suppressed acupoint.

The reason why Geomugeuk did not avoid the wind in the first place but instead faced it was because he trusted the leader.

With faith for faith. Jin Peicheon did not say anything else.

“Please save Haryeong.”

The two people’s eyes met in midair.

I know sword dance. As a Murim lord, how could it be easy to ask a demonic cult leader for the life and death of his granddaughter? And twice.

There was no need to even mention the sword dance.

“I will save you.”

Looking at the sincere look in Sword Dance Geuk’s eyes, Jin Feicheon nodded his head once and then got on the carriage. I thought it was a good choice.

Of course, he left this matter to Geommugeuk, but he also plans to do everything he can to save his granddaughter.

Sword Dancer, who was watching the departing carriage, spoke to Ian.

“You should go straight to the main school’s safe house and tell the two Majons exactly what happened.”

“What about the other message?”

“What happens after that can be left to the judgment of the Magons.”

This was the belief in the Hyeolcheon Doma and the Gwonma. The belief that even if you don’t tell me what to do, I will make good decisions and move on my own. The same goes for my faith in Ian. I have faith that everything that happened will be conveyed well.

As Ian left there, Geomgeuk also flew in the opposite direction. From Maengju to Ian, everyone was moving with faith.

* * *

Jin Ha-ryeong opened his eyes in an unfamiliar place.

It was a house made of logs. Everything in the room was wood. The bed on which he was lying was also made of wood joined together, and all the furniture and fixtures were also made of wood.

‘Why am I here?’

Then I remembered the last moment.

As I was walking away from Ian, the wind blew and leaves fell on Usoosu. The moment the leaf stuck to and brushed against his body, his vision suddenly became dark and he lost consciousness. There was no doubt that the leaves had been mixed with a herbal medicine or some kind of magic had been used with the leaves.

She first looked at her physical condition. The internal energy was suppressed, but there were no other injuries.

I immediately got up and looked at the door. Even though she cannot use internal skills, she has learned martial arts since she was young. I pushed as hard as I could on this wooden door, but it didn’t budge.

‘It’s not an ordinary door.’

I noticed that it wasn’t just a regular log door.

I looked closely at the walls, floor, and ceiling, but there was no way there was a passage to the outside in the room I was confined in.

‘Could it be something like this?’

In the current situation, he was likely to be the one to kidnap her. But even after it happened, I couldn’t believe it.

‘No matter how much of a conflict you have with your brother, you’re kidnapping me?’

At that time, I heard someone walking through the door.

Jin Ha-ryeong lay down again and pretended to sleep. I hoped that the person coming through that door was not Baek Cheon-gyeong. Because showing your face meant that you would eventually kill him.

‘please!’

The door opened and someone came in. The sound of a man speaking came soon after.

“If you’re awake, get up.”

The other person already knew she was awake.

Jin Ha-ryeong stood up and looked at the man. Fortunately, it was the first man I had seen. He was Chorim, a disciple of Baek Cheon-gyeong.

Chorim asked as Jin Ha-ryeong stared at her in silence.

“Why don’t you say anything?”

“Anyone worth talking to wouldn’t treat the other person like this, right?”

Even though her inner strength was suppressed, she was confident. If I had tried to kill him in the first place, I would have already killed him. It was clear that he was trying to use himself by saving his life.

“Aren’t you curious who I am?”

Jin Ha-ryeong realized that the person who kidnapped him was the man in front of him. The smell he smelled when leaves were flying was coming from him.

“I’m not curious about who you are. What I’m curious about is do you know what you’re doing? “Did you really risk your life?”

Cho Rim just smiled leisurely and did not fall for the provocation at all.

“You must be thirsty, have some tea.”

Although he was thirsty, Jin Ha-ryeong did not touch the kettle next to him.

“Why did you kidnap me?”

Instead of answering, Cho Rim poured the kettle into a glass herself.

“You can drink it because it is good for your health.”

He drank the tea himself first, as if to show that he was not poisoned.

He then poured tea into another cup and held it out.

However, instead of accepting the glass, Jin Ha-ryeong looked closely at the other person’s face, hands, and clothes. Whether it’s a clue or a weakness. I tried to find something to get out of here.

Cho Rim put the tea cup down on the table and turned around.

“I will prepare a meal for you soon.”

Only after he left did Jin Ha-ryeong open the lid of the kettle. It wasn’t just water, it was tea mixed with herbs.

I was thirsty and wanted to drink it, but I closed the lid again. I didn’t know what kind of herb it was, but I couldn’t drink it.

However, you will not be able to endure refusing water or food forever.

I really never dreamed that something like this would happen around the Murim Alliance headquarters. I had Chuho, my bodyguard, wait far away so I could dance with Ian. He’s probably going crazy by now and looking for himself.

In moments of crisis, the first person she thought of was one person. That person was neither my grandfather nor my brother.

However, Jin Ha-ryeong soon got up from his seat and began looking inside the room to find something that could help him escape.

The people who survive in the martial arts world are not those who have trustworthy people around them, but those who find their own way to survive.

* * *

The place I arrived at was Baek Cheon-gyeong’s workshop.

The place was empty, and the first thing to do was to remove the cloth covering the decoration table.

All the dolls were removed and only one doll remained.

Lying on the floor was the hero doll that Baek Cheon-gyeong had called Sword Dance. All the remaining dolls had disappeared.

It must be a doll that was left behind to show me. This is not a doll, this is relaxation and ridicule.

I took the doll and left straight away.

How do you find out where Baek Cheon-gyeong went?

First of all, one thing was certain. At least it wouldn’t be that far away from the Murim Alliance.

The fact that Jin Ha-ryeong spent time with the Murim lord when he was kidnapped means that he is trying to assert his innocence, in other words, that he has no intention of leaving the Murim lord.

If so, Baekcheongyeong would definitely be nearby. And it will be where you can best demonstrate your power. It’s a forest.

“I’m looking for you at speed!”

I ran at a breakneck speed and landed in a nearby forest. After getting off, I unleashed my energy.

What I was looking for was not a hundred thousand mirrors. What he was looking for was the wooden doll he made.

When I first visited his workshop, I felt an energy. A sagacity that I would never have felt if I had not learned the Nine Fire Magic Gong was evident everywhere.

I’m trying to find the energy that flowed through those wooden dolls. Since there were more than one doll, I was sure I would be able to find it.

When I couldn’t feel any energy, I ran again at a fast pace and moved from place to place. I also released energy, found energy, and moved to another location. In a flash, I was radiating energy ten miles away. The highly successful speedboat showed its true value today.

How far behind are we?

‘found!’

I finally found the energy I felt in the workshop.

I slowly walked towards the place where I could feel the energy. A dense forest blocked the road, but the trees and grass could not stop me.

I kept going inside, digging into a place like this, wondering if there really was a path like this. As time went by, Hyeongi became more and more powerful. At the end of the road, there was a wide space like a square.

The moment I entered there, I was surprised. There were small wooden dolls lined up on all sides of the place, which was decorated as if it were a circular unarmed castle.

Baek Cheon-gyeong were wooden dolls carved in the workshop over the past decade. The thousands of dolls seemed as if they would grow in size at any moment and rush towards me.

The hero doll I brought was placed down in the middle of the square. Then, thousands of dolls attacked the hero doll.

The voice I heard at that time.

“I told you, that seat is yours.”

Baek Cheon-gyeong appeared and slowly walked out.

Instead of looking at him, I answered, looking down at the lone hero doll standing there.

“I thought it was me too. Because I like receiving attention.”