Chapter 191: What Do I Do Now (1)

Under a plum tree somewhere on the outskirts of Emei.

So-so and Yeongyeong were squatting down and chatting.

“My father says that when people die, they are reborn as something else.”

Youngyoung asked quietly while scraping the floor with a branch.

“You have to be reborn…?”

“Yeah. Isn’t it good?”

“I just… I don’t know.”

It was as if he did not want to be reborn.

So-so asked quietly, as if he couldn’t understand his friend’s reaction.

“What do you want to be when you are reborn?”

Youngyoung hesitated for a while and reluctantly asked back.

“…Can’t I be born again?”

It was a completely unexpected reaction.

But who was So-so? If there was something I wanted to do, I had to do it, and if there was something I wanted to hear, I had to listened to it to be satisfied.

So-so, with her arms crossed, opened her eyes and persistently asked.

“No. Speak quickly.”

Youngyoung slowly looked around and looked at the sky.

Then, a soft word came out.

“cloud.”

“Why? Clouds can’t do anything. They can’t eat or talk.”

“…Instead, no one can touch me. I can be alone and be quiet.”

“Huh? Who? Because the sisters touched me?”

“No… it’s not like that. So-so, what about you?”

So-so seemed to have already thought about it. On the contrary, he seemed to like it when I asked him about it.

“When I’m born, I want to be a bird. So, when Youngyoung is bored, I will come and play with her. Hehehehe.”

“Hehe.”

So-so saw Youngyoung smile for the first time.

Wasn’t he a friend who always had a dark face from the time we first met until now? But I can’t believe he was hiding such a bright smile.

Feeling happy, So-so stroked his friend’s shining head.

It felt nice to move around.

“Soft.”

The corner of Youngyoung’s mouth drew an awkward smile.

“It feels good.”

“Huh? Why?”

“It’s the first time someone patted my head….”

“What about your parents?”

“I don’t remember. When I was young, my house caught fire and I was the only one who survived. Then I was brought here.”

The fact that Yeongyoung’s face was so hideously tanned was something he had acquired.

So-so became sullen, as if he felt sorry for such a friend.

I wanted to make my friend feel better.

“Should I shave my head too?”

“why?”

“Friends are meant to do everything together.”

“But is it okay…?”

“Yeah. What do you think?”

So-so followed Yeongyeong to the place where her head was shaved.

And after half an hour passed.

The old monk in charge of shaving the head burst into laughter.

“Haha. It’s cute. This is my first time seeing such a round head.”

A face the size of a fist. And the big eyes and clear facial features couldn’t help but be cute.

“Thank you…….”

So-so, feeling somewhat awkward, kept groping his head.

It felt good to be slippery, but somehow strange.

So-so looked at Youngyoung and smiled.

“How about me?”

“Hehe. It looks good on you, Sosoya.”

The two took a walk on Mt. Amisan, chatting under the warm Il-gwang.

When the cool breeze made me feel much better, someone suddenly approached me.

They were three great disciples who appeared to be about a hand taller than themselves. He looked to be about twelve years old.

“You said your name was So-so, right? Jang Mun-in is looking for you now.”

“Me?”

“Yes, follow me quickly.”

So-so looked at Yingying’s face in confusion.

He seemed anxious about something.

“Can’t Youngyoung go with you too?”

“No. You’ll be alone for a long time.”

“phew.”

I couldn’t help it. So-so and Yeongyeong said their brief goodbyes with sad expressions.

“I’ll be back soon, Youngyoung. Wait for me at the dorm, okay?”

Since Elder Mount Taig allowed them to stay in the same dorm, the two were never apart.

However, since there were instructions from Jang Mun-in, I couldn’t go with him now.

“Yeah… have a nice trip.”

So-so disappeared, and Yeongyeong, who was left alone, was heading back.

Unlike the bright smile on his face just moments ago, his shoulders were slumped.

It was then. Suddenly, an unpleasant tone of voice was heard from not far away.

“You come here.”

Under the tree, two nuns were clicking their fingers.

Youngyoung’s expression darkened in an instant. Because they were people he knew well.

The nuns snatched Yeongyeong’s collar from left and right and dragged him somewhere.

The place we arrived was one of Amifa’s warehouses. It was also a place where the three great disciples took turned standing guard and managing it.

Wow!

When the door opened, six nuns were already gathered there.

Inside, Hwaryeong was lying on a makeshift bed, trimming her nails.

“…Why are you doing this to me?”

As soon as he finished speaking, someone kicked him.

Wow!

“Ugh.”

Youngyoung clutched her stomach and groaned.

Since he was the youngest among the three great disciples, he was also small in stature. Resisting was unthinkable.

And it seemed like this wasn’t the first time something like this had happened.

“Your cheeky friend. Bring him here tonight.”

“no, I do not want.”

The nuns simultaneously looked dumbfounded. This was a child who had never disobeyed their ordered until now.

I can’t believe you confidently refused without the slightest hesitation. I didn’t like it.

“what?”

“Ah. I’m going crazy.”

Youngyoung’s eyes looked different today.

Although he had only known her for a few days, So-so was the only friend who warmly embraced him while everyone else looked at him with disgust.

Therefore, even if I was beaten to death right here, I had no intention of betraying myself.

“Don’t bother my friend!”

At that moment, someone’s palm hit Youngyoung’s face.

Sigh-!

“Ugh.”

Inside, Hwaryeong muttered a word without even looking at him.

“Don’t hit the face. It’ll be troublesome if the old people notice.”

The old man was probably talking about the elders of Emei, including Sect Leader.

The nuns who followed Hwaryeong nodded their headed reflexively.

And then someone’s signal followed.

“Step on it.”

At that moment, kicks came from all directions.

Even though Yeongyoung also trained martial arts, he couldn’t even dare to block it.

Puck-! Puff!

His small body could not stand it and he fell to the floor in an instant. However, the kicking continued without stopping.

Puck-! Puck-! Puff!

Youngyoung’s small hands were clenched tightly. It was the will to never give in.

“You made it through without even moaning today?”

“You want to try it?”

“Stand up.”

The nuns raised Yeongyeong up again. He was so swayed that he couldn’t even stand properly.

“I’ll say this one more time. Bring your friend here tonight. Okay?”

Youngyoung opened his mouth with difficulty with half-opened eyes.

“no, I do not want…….”

The largest nun stepped forward and muttered.

“You can’t do it today.”

The subsequent kick struck the abdomen again.

Kwaang-!

“Ugh!”

Hwaryeong was lying behind Yeongyeong, who was taking steps backwards as if he was about to fall.

“How dare you come so dirty?”

In an instant, Hwaryeong’s hand opened wide, and a red air current curved around her palm.

Immediately afterwards, it struck the approaching Youngyoung’s back.

Tsk-!

Youngyoung, who was out of breath and unable to even let out a moan. He just fell forward and his whole body was shaking.

The nuns realized something was wrong and started to get scared.

“Aren’t you going to die?”

“Hey, wake up!”

“Hwaryeong, what should I do?”

Hwaryeong was trimming her nails again without even paying attention.

“I’m not dead. Not yet.”

“…….”

I didn’t know what sanctions would be imposed if the elders even found out about this fact, even if he died.

When the nuns were scared and hesitated, Hwaryeong stood up, turned her back, and said.

“Don’t make a fuss and come out. I need to relax in the training hall.”

So-so, who was following the three great disciples, was confused.

“Isn’t this where you came from earlier?”

He said he was going to meet Jang Mun-in and was lingering around the same place. It couldn’t help but be strange.

“That’s strange. Jang Mun-in was nearby here earlier.”

So-so felt something strange in the way he spoke.

“You’re lying, right?”

“what?”

“Why did you lie to me?”

The nun who was guiding So-so giggled as if the current situation was amusing.

“You are an idiot.”

“Ssi….”

“What are you going to do if you look at me like that?”

Suddenly, So-so’s right foot curved and struck the ankle of the nun who was facing him.

It was a quick surprise attack that lasted only a split second.

Kwasik-!

Even though it contained almost no internal power, the opponent was immediately twisted and fell.

“Ugh!”

The nun who fell held her ankle and cried. The bone was swollen as if it had been cracked.

At that point, So-so was no longer there.

I was tearing through Emei like teeth to find Yeongyoung.

I went to the hotel and went to the walking trail we went on together earlier, but there was no answer.

After wandering around for a while, we arrived at the training ground where Hwaryeong was practicing martial arts.

Fifteen nuns were helping Hwaryeong with her martial arts training.

“Where is my friend?”

The nuns in the training hall responded without even looking at So-so.

“Why are you asking us that?”

“go away.”

I sighed.

“phew.”

So-so returned to the dormitory and waited for Yeongyeong. It was already getting dark, but I was so worried that I couldn’t do anything.

That was when half an hour had passed.

The door slid open, revealing a haggard figure with half-closed eyes.

“Youngyoung, where have you been?”

“Yeah… just go somewhere for a moment….”

Youngyoung trailed off his words and went to the bed, covered himself with a blanket, and lay down. Moreover, he seemed very tired and fell asleep.

So-so watched in confusion and lay down next to him.

It felt strange and uncomfortable, but wasn’t it something I couldn’t wake up my sleeping friend and ask him about?

It was when I kept my eyes wide open like that.

“Save me… I’m in so much trouble…”

So-so’s head turned and looked at his friend.

It was just sleep talk.

So-so, who felt strange for some reason, hugged Youngyoung.

Just as dawn came and the dawn rooster crowed, So-so’s eyes gently opened.

At that moment, I felt something strange.

Isn’t your friend’s body getting cold? Moreover, my breathing becomes weak.

“Youngyoung!”

So-so, startled, took off the blanket and looked at his friend’s details.

Youngyoung didn’t even move. He was clearly dying.

So-so was embarrassed and his mind stopped.

Without realizing it, tore poured out of my eyes.

“You can’t die. Youngyoung….”

I shook it, but there was no reaction.

I didn’t know what to do, so I held my friend and cried.

After a while, So-so lifted up Yeongyeong’s robe and was very surprised.

Blood blemishes stained blue. It was difficult to find a clean place where the skin was torn and ruptured.

Even if the level of fire was not high, there was no way that a body that was learning martial arts will die from this level of wounds. The decisive reason for the sudden deterioration of the details was the internal injuries left behind by the red palm prints on the back.

“…….”

Suddenly, So-so’s hands began to tremble.

The emotions I felt for the first time in my life were slowly taking over my mind.

But now, saving Youngyoung was the priority. A method suddenly occurred to me. I wasn’t sure, but there was nothing else worth trying.

‘I’m sorry, mister. But you can’t let your friend die… … .’

Sal King Baek Ri-hyeon. It was Saengyuhwan, the treasure he had entrusted to himself.

I remembered someone saying that it has the effect of improving internal energy and instantly healing internal injuries.

So-so opened Yeongyeong’s mouth and shoved the raw milk pill into his mouth.

“Hurry up and eat and cheer up, Youngyoung.”

The reaction was immediate. Youngyoung’s cold body began to heat up like a furnace.

I could feel the tremendous energy swirling inside my friend’s body.

‘I must guide him through qi circulation.’

So-so sat Yeongyeong down and pressed his palms against his back.

My father helped me practice my inner energy in this way every day. The body remembered in what ordered the true energy should be moved.

It was an action I had repeated hundreds of times with my father.

So-so looked back on his experience and slowly calmed down the true energy that was fluctuating within Yeongyeong’s body.

Because the power of Naedan was so great, it was impossible to do it just once or twice.

The same behavior continued until dawn. So-so was in a trance and didn’t even notice the passage of time.

And after another hour passed, a sigh finally came out.

“phew…….”

Youngyoung had not yet opened her eyes, but his complexion had improved significantly.

So-so carefully laid down his friend and stood up.

Although the expenditure of mental energy was enormous, I had no desire to rest.

Suddenly-!

The place where So-so’s steps were headed was Hwaryeong’s exclusive training ground, which was raised as Emei’s secret weapon.

We arrived a month later, but contrary to expectations, there was no one here.

Looking at the position of the sun in the sky, it seemed to be around 5 o’clock.

If it’s not in the training hall, it’s probably in the restaurant.

Without hesitation, I rushed to the official hall, opened the door, and closed it.

Kwaang-!

As expected, fifteen nuns, including Hwaryeong, were sitting giggling.

The nuns who saw So-so’s appearance had smiled evaporating from their faces and had cold expressions.

It was unpleasant and laughable to see the little crab fussing at the entrance.

“What are you?”

“This is absurd.”

So-so, imagining Yeongyoung being beaten by these people, was about to shed tears.

“Did your sisters hit my friend Youngyoung?”

Hwaryeong, who was in the innermost part, smiled and asked back.

“Then what are you going to do?”

So-so, with tears in her eyes, spoke with his fists shaking.

“…Everyone come out now.”