Surviving the Romance Fantasy

“…”

Yes.

Prince Hyeonwon’s eyes were like that.

I ran away from the scene and tried to hide without being detected. Prince Hyeonwon simply did it because it was the ‘thing to do’.

Even though he saw the blade thrust right in front of his nose, Crown Prince Hyeonwon did not tremble, shed tears, or beg for his life.

It’s just that death, which would inevitably come someday, came to me a little earlier.

The figure quietly looking up at Cheong Jin-myeong with blank eyes that were just thinking about it.

It was as if the image of a girl who always sat by the camp fire and poked around the bonfire with a poker overlapped.

So I asked.

“…Aren’t you resisting?”

“…Is there any point in resisting?”

He simply responded to Cheong Jin-myeong’s words.

It’s not even about accepting death. However, Crown Prince Hyeonwon does not attach much significance to death.

– ‘You can never kill Prince Hyeonwon.’

Only then did he realize why Seol Tae-pyeong was shouting at him on the hill in the active room.

I don’t know how the Tongseokjang gauged Daejoint’s own feelings… but the swordsman foresaw all of this.

The reason why Cheong Jin-myeong helped to avoid being caught by Queen Hyeon and Queen Suk, and neglected it even after knowing about the disciple’s plan…

The subject, who was less than half as old as him, was seeing all of this.

Is it reading people’s minds? Otherwise, is the insight in those eyes extraordinary?

Black Moon Captain Cheong Jin-myeong was seen in the eyes of the swordsman named Seol Tae-pyeong… It may have been revealed from the beginning to the very bottom.

“Are you not afraid?”

“I’m not afraid.”

Death, come.

Since we cannot find meaning in a life filled with emptiness, even if death comes, we can only welcome it with open hearts.

I live because I cannot die. There is no reason to die so I just live.

If you go through the waves and live in the world, it is not difficult to see such people.

Cheong Jin-myeong lowered his head for a moment.

Even though it is dark under the lamp, it still pricked my heart that I did not notice that my daughter, Cheong Seo-rin, was being buried in such a void.

If I had known this would happen, I would have told you.

Even if you are filled with fear as the bonfire goes out and the darkness of the mountains takes over… sometimes turn your gaze upward.

Still, when I try to fall asleep late at night, the regret that haunts my head like a ghost repeats over and over again.

Yes, look up and live.

The sky of the mountain that I looked up from time to time was full of stars like salt, which aroused an inexplicable sense of awe.

Only then did I realize that the stars in the night sky seemed to shine because of the darkness that came every now and then.

However, Cheong Jin-myeong could not do that. I knew very well that if I held on to the beliefs I held in my hands, I would also lose something.

Even though I knew, that regret didn’t go away.

“…”

Like that, Cheong Jin-myeong… stood still for a while.

He just stood like that, looking down at Prince Hyeonwon, who didn’t even move a muscle.

“Have you followed through on your beliefs?”

Seol Taepyeong’s eyebrows trembled once.

There was a strange and gloomy feeling that was unique to ghosts, but in the midst of all that, Wolgwi somehow managed to control his voice and ask.

The burning ecliptic.

Jin Cheong-rang was shouting that he should escape to the station and run for his life. Seol Taeping carefully pushed away Jin Qinglang’s hand, which was tightly clutching the sleeve of his clothes.

And, by my own will and not by anyone else, I went to kill Yeokdeunggwi.

Jin Sook-bi, who was quietly looking at the back, was thinking. If it is his noble will, it cannot be helped.

If you have a belief that you want to carry out, you have to leave behind what you have to leave behind.

This is because human arms have limitations and cannot hold everything.

“…”

Seol Taiping was silent for a moment, then nodded a few times, lowering his head so that his expression could not be seen.

Wolgwi Yoran smiled, raising the corners of his mouth, as if he had finally achieved his long-held wish.

“Yes, I am very happy.”

Just like that, Yuegui Yoran’s body began to collapse little by little.

*

“The plum blossoms are already in full bloom.”

Sitting on the floor of the Blue Dragon Palace, holding a teacup gently in her lap, Lady Jin quietly looked up at the plum blossoms in the garden.

I’ve been depressed in many ways lately, but seeing the plum blossoms in full bloom made me feel comforted.

The falling flower petals look like snow flurries in the middle of winter. As I stare blankly like that, Seol Tae-pyeong’s face comes to mind.

“…”

I quietly looked at the beautiful sight of flower petals fluttering, and prayed to the Heavenly Emperor, thinking only of Seoltaepyeong.

I hope that he will be able to carry out his will until the end even in the face of all the trials.

And as much as possible, I hope that I too can embrace his will as my own and rejoice with him.

hometown (1)

The tip of the sword pointed at Prince Hyeonwon could not go any further.

A very brief moment. Even though he knew that all his plans would come to naught if he didn’t plunge his sword into this gap where no one could interfere with the tip of Cheong Jin-myeong’s sword… Cheong Jin-myeong slowly lowered his head.

“His Royal Highness.”

I gritted my teeth and thought about what to say, and then I spoke with difficulty, almost as if I was vomiting.

“What will you do if I take away my sword here?”

“Then I should live longer. “It may be meaningless and unsightly, but I heard that it is also a part of life.”

“Is that all?”

“Then what more do you need?”

Prince Hyeonwon, who had fallen to the ground, looked up at the blue sky and opened his gray eyes.

The blue sky in the snow is so gloomy that it seems as if the world is covered in ash.

“This is enough for me to live well. “He was treated unfairly simply because he was of royal blood.”

“…”

“I won’t be a good emperor. “It might be better to meet the end early.”

Although Prince Hyeonwon is still quite young, he speaks as if he has mastered life.

When a person who has survived the storms and trials looks on, a sense of shame comes over him.

In the end, Cheong Jin-myeong slowly closed his eyes and spoke.

“You don’t know that.”

It was a moment when the strength in Cheong Jin-myeong’s fingertips was about to be released.

– Woe!

A huge cloud came like an army and covered Cheong Jin-myeong’s body.

The energy of the sword was familiar to Cheong Jin-myeong.

– Kwadangtang!

Cheong Jin-myeong, who was pushed back by the shock, hit a nearby tree and fell.

“His Royal Highness! Are you okay!”

“majesty! majesty!”

I heard a rumor about a cloud-manipulating master from the Anhyang region.

Ancheon, a wandering wizard who treats white clouds as if they were his own limbs and heals the ley lines where the heavenly dragon’s energy has been disturbed.

Long flowing white hair, worn-out coat, rolled-up eyebrows, and intense eyes. Ahn Cheon, a Baekdō master who was targeted for assassination in the Black Moon Dynasty long ago, was right.

Cheong Jin-myeong once pursued Baekdosa An Cheon at the request of a group of peddlers from Anhyang.

On the day of the last Heavenly Dragon Festival, the Black Moon Team almost captured Ancheon… but narrowly escaped with Seolran’s help.

“Black Moon Captain Cheong Jin-myeong!”

How did Daejoint know about all these plans? He rode a horse to the center of Eowon.

Ancheon, who ran out with the help of Taeokcheong’s maid Seolran, easily figured out the structure of the palace and even pinpointed where Blackwoldae would appear.

“Ugh…”

Black Moon Captain, who barely got up, glared at An Cheon.

Ancheon jumped off the horse and raised his energy once again, keeping a lookout for the Black Moon Captain.

Meanwhile, Seolran ran towards Prince Hyeonwon.

“His Royal Highness! Are you okay!”

“You, you…”

“Cheonryongchae… No, I am Seolran, a maid belonging to Taeokcheong. Taoist An predicted an incident of disloyalty that would occur in the royal palace and came here to rescue me!”

After saying that, Seolran quickly helped Prince Hyeonwon up.

Prince Hyeonwon supported Seolran with a bewildered expression and looked at Cheong Jinmyeong and Seolran alternately.

“We must run away as much as possible while Taoist An deals with the Black Moon Captain! Your Majesty the Crown Prince, are you hurt anywhere? If you don’t mind, I’ll speed up and run for a bit!”

“You, you…”

Prince Hyeonwon’s wide eyes turned to Seolran.

That look looks familiar. It seemed like something was stimulating something vague in my memory.

A long time ago.

The night of the Birthday Festival where ghosts run wild. Even though it seemed like the image of a maid who took care of Prince Hyeonwon, who was buried under a rock, overlapped, the accident quickly came back to reality in an urgent situation.

“I’m so glad you’re alive, Your Royal Highness.”

“Did you… see me somewhere…?”

“You can discuss that later. For now… let’s survive…!”

Seolran whined, supporting Prince Hyeonwon and running towards the outskirts of Eowon with gritted teeth.

Even though it must have been difficult for her small size, Seolran didn’t even seem to care.

‘There is no sight of Yuegui Yaoran.’

As he raised his sword power in front of Cheongjinmyeong, Baekdosa Ancheon fell into agony for a moment.

This is because in the future he had predicted, Wolgwi appeared in a strange shape and burned the etymology.

However, first, they had to suppress the Black Moon Captain in front of them.

At a point when the situation has already unfolded to this point, Captain Black Moon will have to kill Prince Xuanyuan at any cost. If you miss this time, all your plans will be in vain.

Captain Blackwol will somehow shake off Ancheon and try to chase Prince Hyeonwon, who is being carried away by his maid Seolran. It had to be stopped.

After gathering his thoughts, he poured all kinds of magic at Cheong Jin-myeong, who was barely able to stand up.

A blazing flame rose up like a pillar and attacked Cheong Jin-myeong. Cheong Jin-myeong somehow managed to avoid it by rolling, but he had to scream in pain and somehow shake off the fire on his left arm.

“Black Moon Captain Cheong Jin-myeong! “You’d better surrender and reveal who’s behind you!”

“…”

Cheong Jin-myeong, who lowered his posture while taking care of his burned right arm, remained silent.

The posture looks as if it is preparing to run over. An Cheon spread his sword force wider to prevent him from chasing Prince Hyeonwon to where he was.

However, Cheong Jin-myeong just kicked off the tree, jumped up, and ran to the other side.

“…What?”

Ancheon was momentarily embarrassed, but quickly came to his senses.

The plan to assassinate Prince Hyeonwon failed. In other words, the guy is running away.

Only by catching the guy can we find out who is behind it.

An Cheon climbed onto the horse-shaped cloud and began chasing Cheong Jin-myeong.

However, Cheong Jin-myeong’s agile movements were not something that could be easily caught up.

*

Yuegui Yoran stood without much resistance while being stabbed by the Hancheoljung sword, and then gradually scattered and disappeared.

The sight of the palace uniform disappearing little by little from the tip of its collar looked like flower petals fluttering.

Eventually, Wolgui’s image completely disappeared, and when Princess Ahyeon opened her eyes again, only the lone figure of Seoltaepyeong remained.

Seol Taepyeong felt the energy of Wolgwi fluttering away for a moment, then he cleared his head and turned his gaze to Princess Ahyeon.

“Wolgui was handled well as planned.”

“Taepyeong.”

Princess Ahyeon quietly kept Seol Taepyeong’s name in her mouth, keeping her playful voice as usual.

The reason Yeokdeunggwi embodies the image of the fallen Jincheongrang is because he thought Seoltaepyeong would not be able to cut it down easily.

No matter how scattered and disappearing the image of the past is, it is very sad for a woman who promised an end to herself to meet the end in this way.

Therefore, I thought there would be hesitation in Seol Tae-pyeong’s sword, but Seol Tae-pyeong, who fully understood the intention of such reverse return, did not put even an inch of hesitation into his sword.

And that may have been what the disappeared Wolgui Yoran had hoped for.

However, where does the human heart move according to reason?

When Seol Taepyeong looked back, there was a strange bitterness on his face, and even Princess Ahyeon felt heartbroken.

“I guess this is why you were reluctant to talk about Wolgui.”

“…”

Cutting Wolgui with my own hands must have left quite a heavy feeling in my heart.

However, Seol Tae-pyeong nodded as if it was okay and firmly said that he should focus on what he had to do for now.

The situation was approaching urgently.

It was a time when all bitterness and grief had to be put off until later. From now on, speed was everything.

“I just finished talking with scholar Sim Sang-gon. I made a promise to not tell you about Black Moon if you help me kill Yue Gui Yoran. “In his name, I wrote a certificate allowing me to send a military officer to the enemy palace.”

“You fell into a trap. Do you think I need to come forward?”

“I don’t think even the princess will come forward.”

Seol Taepyeong put his sword back and adjusted his clothes, pulling on the end of his sleeves.

Then he shook his head and spoke in a serious voice. It felt strangely different from her usual energetic appearance, and Princess Ahyeon felt bitter for no reason.

“Let us reap the seeds we have sown. “Let’s go in good spirits.”

*

– Quang!

“It is said that an incident occurred at Eowon! “A story is spreading among party officials about a group of weightlifters trying to assassinate His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!”

The office of the literary officer of the main palace.

A military officer came in as if he was about to break the paper door, bowed his head in front of the disciple and shouted urgently.

The scholar, who was waiting for the results while biting his nails, eventually narrowed his brows.

“what…? What did you say happened to His Highness the Crown Prince?!”

“I heard that you escaped from Eowon with your life…”

“…”

A few veins appeared in Sim Sang-gon’s eyes.

The story is that the assassination of the crown prince, for which he risked his entire political life, failed. It was news that went beyond the clear blue and was downright disastrous.

I couldn’t do that.

From Noble mtl dot com

No matter how elite the troops were deployed, there was no way that there would not have been a single moment of assassination opportunity in the middle of nowhere.

Black Moon Captain Cheong Jin-myeong was clearly someone who could seize such an opportunity. This means that he is definitely not the kind of person who can’t eat even a meal prepared on the table like this.

‘Damn it… that ghost-catcher…!’

As it was a plan that depended on my fate, I don’t use it for just anyone.

No matter how lowly a ghost hunter he was, his skills were certain. I have verified several times whether I have the ability to assassinate a key figure in similar situations.

What the scholar-official overlooked was that he was a man who did not have the heart to kill Prince Hyeonwon. This was a story in a different area than technology or ability.

You may have thought that if you had the Black Moon members as your justification, you would be able to deal with him freely, but you failed to understand the evil that lies deep within him.

That was the difference between Seol Tae-pyeong and Sim Sang-gon.

Seol Taepyeong caught the resentment deep within his roots.