Subdued Soul Chronicle

Chapter 173

The couple was surprised to see Seol Young chugging it down.

Drinking alcohol from the bottle. Did you feel very thirsty? But I still think you should drink slowly, though.

The woman recommended as she put down some chopsticks on the dish. It was some delicacy seasoned with seven kinds of meat and amazing spices.

Sillas pine nuts were famous for their savory taste, and among them, these nuts that they used were of the highest grade.

It looked simple on the surface, but anyone who knew about how it was cooked could guess just how much these two people cared for their guests.

But of course, Seol Young knew nothing about these nuts, and even the meat didnt seem any different to him.

If not, maybe its because this place is stuffy?

The husband pushed the door of the study room aside. As he did that, two directions out of the four doors opened up.

The middle of the large garden could be seen, and it felt like they were in the woods.

It was autumn, so the wind was cold, and the moonlight shone on the golden roof of the house, so there was no need even to have lanterns. Seol Young looked at it and then asked the couple,

There must be a checkerboard in this house, right?

Yes.

The couple quickly moved to get it, and Zaha asked out of curiosity,

Seol Young-rang, do you know how to play GO?

Isnt it obvious?

Seol Young said. However, as if he didnt believe him, Zaha put down his teacup and observed Seol Young.

Then the couple came back, carrying the board.

It was a black and white board made of ivory and nutmeg wood checkerboard that had been made with gold borders. They gave the black stones to Zaha and the white stones to Seol Young.

Call us if you need anything.

And then the couple left. Seol Young immediately picked up a handful of white stones and placed them in front of him.

Now, each player will bounce the stone ahead and knock the opponents stone off the checkerboard.

Okay.

Zaha watched it with a shocked face.

Seol Young-rang, it isnt flicking.

Im not done yet.

Seol Young stood up from his seat. And then he went down the stairs of the garden and picked up two bamboo leaves.

Its not us, but these bamboo leaves will move and make the stone bounce off.

But it is still flicking.

Of course, you might wonder how the bamboo leaves will bounce them off. But you must have seen it in the GO house. The spell to make humans out of bamboo leaves.

Then Seol Young threw the bamboo leaf in front of Zaha.

I have said it before. Sorcery is a form of language. Just as you learn the heavenly language, the national one, and various other languages to communicate with the people of other nations, if you learn this, you can communicate with them.

Whether the other person was listening or not, he still continued to explain.

This new sorcery belonged to the old ones. By using the Yin qi that exists between the heavens and the land, we can unite the spirit and make it dwell in the bamboo leaves. Because we need an arm to bounce the ball

After tearing some of the edges of the leaves to make two arms, he infused his spiritual energy into them.

Then the bamboo leaf jumped up. As if it were saying it had come to life, it waved its slender, cut parts. And then Seol Young said,

I will use spiritual qi, but the High Governor should use demonic qi.

Do it if you want to, or dont do it if you dont want to.

He looked at Zaha with such an expression.

Being born as a noble, he must have played this a couple of times, but it didnt seem like he had been asked for a direct match like this.

Seol Young knew how much this man hated boring things.

Hmm

He looked at the board where he would touch, and under his collar, the necklace shone in gold.

Soon after, a black haze rose around him, and the Yin energy between heaven and the land reacted.

Wait.

Holding the bamboo leaf in the air, Zaha tore the leaf into two and then infused qi into the leaf.

Then the leaf jumped up.

As simple as it might seem, it wasnt. If one wanted to make a shapeless thing move forward, it would still move back. And if one made it move to the left, it would go to the right.

Seol Young thought,

To be able to do it at once. As expected, he has amazing concentration.

There was not even a clap or a whistle.

Which made it even more terrifying.

Then

Meanwhile, Zaha wasnt aware of what a great thing he had just done and just simply spread out a handful of GO stones.

And without a word, he moved the leaf. Then the black stone got jerked away by it.

I have to say start!

As Seol Young was protesting, the black GO stone flew into the garden.

It doesnt matter since it has gone a long way.

It is practice.

Zaha said.

And it wasnt long before the leaf moved, but it wasnt easy to control.

Lets start then.

For Seol Young, this was nothing. The white stone hit the stone, and in an instant, the black stones on the other side were thrown out.

..

Seeing them all being taken down, Zaha frowned. He got up and picked up all the stones that had been scattered.

Again.

Zaha said as he began to handle his demonic qi. The black stones continued to get hit.

However, he couldnt beat Seol Young, who was good at it. No matter how great his title was, he was new to this.

Lost again.

Seol Young held back a laugh, and calmly said,

Drinking alcohol should have been the punishment, but you quit, so I will drink.

The bottles of alcohol lined up, and behind them, a bamboo leaf that had now lost its strength fell.

What is this? You are only doing what you are good at. I am not doing this anymore.

Zaha grumbled.

Stop drinking, Seol Young-rang. You need to walk on your own two feet. If you crawl or roll on the ground, new spirits will go after you..

I am not drunk.

Besides, you need to move early tomorrow, and looking at you now, you seem to have forgotten

I didnt.

Seol Young said.

Why did I come here? Of course, I was going to tell you the story once the match was over.

For example, the couple didnt come until they were called, and since there was a garden here, there was no way his words would leak out. Still, he lowered his voice cautiously.

I heard from an official of the Treasury. I heard when you passed by the with the relic of the Wonhwa Tower with the Governor, the smoke around the flute became thicker?

The rumor has already spread?

Zaha sighed.

Things got a little messed up because of that flute. The full wave was a reaction to the item from the same cloth that we had taken out of the tower

As I thought.

The Empress Dowager noticed that, and she was the first person to see it.

Why her?

Because of what was written.

And what was written?

That was another shocking thing. He finally understood why it was a messy situation.

The Empress Dowager was a Buddhist. If Buddhist scriptures from 200 years ago were found in the tower, then she would want to see them.

And who would say no to her in the palace?

He could understand that, but the other one?

What the hell are Buddhist relating things doing in the cloth, which should have held information about the evil spirit, for the flute to even react like that?

I dont know. Maybe we can see it once it is back. Before she took it, I unwrapped it and took a look at it, but there was not much content.

You looked into it again?

Isnt that obvious? Well, tomorrow, we need to head to her place and retrieve the scriptures faster than anyone else.

The expression on their faces was serious, and they had forgotten about the accident caused by the goblin.

Still, this house needs to be cleansed.

Seol Young thought so and nodded.

I understand.

In no time, Seol Young had sobered up, and the two of them got up.

The next morning, they went out early to the residence of the Empress Dowager, as they had talked about before.

But for some reason, there were people around, so Zaha grabbed a eunuch.

What is happening?

The Empress Dowager has been calling people since dawn. The scriptures that the High Governor offered her. They seem weird.

Weird?

I dont have the full details, so please head inside.

The guard stepped to the side, and the two looked at each other as they moved in.

It isnt normal to summon people since dawn, right?

What? There was nothing special from what I saw.

Zaha hurried inside, unable to understand it. As soon as they entered, they ran into Zaun-rang.

I must be having a bad day to see my younger sibling right in the morning.

That was what her face said, and the Heavenly Pavilion Head was also there.

Wonhwa was both a Hwarang and a tower of heaven. Therefore, it can be related to our

While saying that, she looked at Zaha and Seol Young enter the room, and this made her frown.

Zaha pretended not to see the two and greeted the Empress Dowager.

I thought that the scriptures I had given to the Empress Dowager was fine. So what is this?

I was thinking of making someone call you.

The Empress Dowager told Zaha.

Have a look.

She picked up the papers and opened the first page and this surprised Seol Young. It wasnt because there was something in there.

But there was nothing there.

As you can see, these are all blank sheets. It means they werent used. However, since it was sealed in and placed in the tower, what such thing happened?

Her words made Seol Young think.

Didnt Zaha say that he read the first pages and thought they were normal?

He turned to Zaha.

Did someone change the papers? But it didnt seem like it.

Zaha quickly skimmed through the papers, and something caught his eye.

It was blank to the others, but it was visible to him?

How can that happen?

He thought to himself, but then he realized something.

There is a secret behind this.

And it seemed like they had to take this away from the Empress Dowager first.

And it was as if Zaha was the only one who had noticed it.

But if he acted directly, it wouldnt work.

Try it.

He glanced at Seol Young, hinting it to him. So Seol Young moved to the Empress Dowager and bowed.

Queen Empress. I will solve this briefly.