Call Of The Spear [EN]: Chapter 447

Tales of a Wandering Swordsman – Part 2, Episode 156

“Huk!”

Saha woke with a gasp, as if escaping a nightmare, catching her breath in relief.

“It was a dream…”

“What kind of dream made you react like that?”

The voice was quite familiar.

Startled, she looked to her side and saw Beom, casually chewing on a perfectly cut piece of fruit.

“Beom!”

Saha smiled brightly and hugged Beom tightly.

“You’re heavy, you rascal.”

“Why did you come only now!”

“How much faster could I have come? I arrived as quickly as I could. Anyway, it’s all good as long as you’re safe.”

Beom patted Saha’s back, whom he hadn’t seen in a long time.

Saha soon teared up and stroked his cheek.

“This is real, right? Not a dream?”

“It’s not, so stop touching my face.”

As if defying him, Saha hugged Beom again.

“But, did you know I was coming?”

“No, not even in my dreams. I’m talking about since Sangseo.”

“Ah.”

It had been a while since Saha and Beom had met.

It was when Cheonbeom received his first vacation and went to Sangseo, almost dying while practicing the wrong Five Elements and Eight Trigrams Divine Art [a complex Taoist practice], and then crossed over to Chunggye.

After many twists and turns, he went back to Sugung [Underwater Palace], but Saha was on a mission at the time, and Beom had to urgently cross over to the Immortal Realm.

One thing led to another, and they hadn’t seen each other for a long time.

“I heard you’re doing well.”

“I was always worried because I didn’t hear any news about you. I believed that no news was good news…”

That’s how she always longed for him.

“But, how did you find out about this place? I heard you saved me, is that true?”

“Why else would I be here? When I returned from the Immortal Realm, Grand Heavenly General told me. He said contact was lost, so I should go look for you.”

“I see…”

It must have taken a long time to come all the way from the Upper Realm to this place.

Besides, she was captured in the residence of Manyakbyeonwang [a powerful demon lord], called Manyakjeong [Manyak’s Abode], yet Beom rescued her.

How did he save her…?

“Huh?”

Only then did Saha tilt her head, looking at Beom as if something was strange.

“Why… why do I feel the energy of an Immortal Herb from you?”

Not only did she smell the unique, deep scent of pine trees from an Immortal Herb, but the weight of the energy subtly emanating from him was extraordinary.

The weight of the energy could only come from an Immortal Herb.

“That’s because I became an Immortal Herb.”

Saha unknowingly opened her mouth in surprise.

It had only been a little over a thousand years since he ascended, yet he was an Immortal Herb!

For others, it was common to gamble their lives on the line after cultivating for tens of thousands of years…

As a fellow cultivator, she couldn’t help but feel envy and jealousy at his speed.

But because it was Beom, Saha was just happy.

“Congratulations. Oh, what to do, I should give you a gift, but I don’t have anything suitable with me…”

“It’s okay. You being alive is a gift to me, so it’s fine.”

“Beom…”

He smiled and stroked her hair.

Saha unknowingly closed her eyes, muttering that it was good, and hugged him.

“But what kind of dream did you have? You were quite agitated.”

“Ah, it was nothing, it’s funny when I think about it. I had a dream that you were getting married. It was so vivid, I can still hear the sound of fireworks in my ears.”

“That wasn’t a dream?”

“That’s what I’m saying, it wasn’t a dream…”

Uh?

“It wasn’t… a dream?”

“It was three days ago.”

“Huh?”

“I had a wedding with Hwayang Gongju [Princess Hwayang], the daughter of Manyakbyeonwang, three days ago. I saw you for a moment then, but you fainted again, so I was quite surprised. What you saw wasn’t a dream.”

“…Huh?”

Her dumbfounded face was quite comical.

Beom looked at her and gently pinched her cheek, treating her as if she was cute, but Saha didn’t seem to hear anything.

“You got married…? It wasn’t a dream?”

“Yes. That’s how it happened. Ah, try this. It’s a fruit that’s not easy to find even in the Mortal Realm, and it’s said to be great for restoring energy. Hwayang Gongju got it herself for you to eat. Ah, should I call her wife now instead of Gongju?”

He said that with a bright face, not knowing how she felt. He was about to pick up a piece of fruit and feed it to her, but Saha frowned and pushed Beom’s hand away.

Thud.

“What, why are you like this?”

“Why am I like this? You really don’t understand women’s hearts! Knowing that I! I have feelings for you, you married another woman. Casually! How can you say that!”

“Uh…”

He was at a loss for words, stunned by her fiery anger.

“Are you doing this on purpose? Is it because I have you in my heart, but you don’t have me in yours? No, even so, how can you marry someone from the Mortal Realm…”

Saha teared up, overwhelmed with emotion.

Her lips trembled, and her neck and ears turned red.

“You’re really the worst guy in the world. How could I have feelings for someone like you…”

She bit her lower lip, trying to hold back her tears, but for some reason, they flowed out like a river.

“You son of a bitch… I don’t even want to see your face anymore.”

She issued an expulsion order, but Beom stared at her with a blank face.

“I want to be alone.”

“Get out?”

“Get out! Get out! Get out! Please get out!”

Beom struggled to hold back his laughter as she whined like a child.

“Are you laughing now?”

She asked, shocked.

“Ah, sorry. I think you’re misunderstanding something.”

He tried to explain the situation, but she was so angry that she took out her lotus-patterned fan.

“Okay, if you’re going to humiliate me like this and there’s no place for my heart to rest, then I’d rather kill you and die myself.”

“No, why go that far…”

“Die!”

As she swung her Sangseonbo [a divine artifact], a Hwagirin [fire qilin, a mythical creature] covered in the red flames of Hwagirin appeared in the room and rushed towards Cheonbeom.

Beom realized that Saha was really angry.

“Your body hasn’t even recovered yet. Don’t waste your energy.”

“Die!! Die!!”

“No… it’s a misunderstanding! Damn it!”

Her handling of Hwasintong [Fire God Technique] was quite impressive.

She must have performed many missions and honed her experience over the past thousand years.

Two Hwagirins made of red flames were combined with Taicheon Oeyangsinkong [Great Celestial Outer Sun Divine Art].

The Hwagirins were holding something like a wish-fulfilling jewel in their mouths, which was the fire orb of Taicheon Oeyangsinkong.

‘Oh.’

Two Hwagirins made of red flames darted around like lightning, creating a sea of fire. Their speed was fast, and it was difficult to predict the actions of each one, as if they had different egos.

‘There’s something in the Hwagirin.’

She must have taken out a part of her own or someone else’s divided soul to create a spirit.

Otherwise, such dazzling movements would not be possible.

While Beom was admiring, the fire orbs held in the mouths of the Hwagirins began to emit intense light.

Just as a huge explosion was expected.

“Let’s stop here.”

Whoosh!

Suddenly, the light slowly flickered and disappeared, and all the red flames that had risen in the sea of fire and Hwagirins in the room were sucked into Cheonbeom’s palm as if they were being pulled in.

No matter how much progress Saha had made in her cultivation, her opponent was Cheonbeom.

He was the one who supplemented her Hwasintong and directly taught her Taicheon Oeyangsinkong. Moreover, he had ascended to the level of Immortal Herb, so her fire was no threat to Beom.

Saha bit her lip in frustration as Beom easily erased her divine power.

“There’s a misunderstanding.”

“I don’t want to hear it.”

Saha turned her back, realizing that force wouldn’t work.

“If you really think of me even a little… leave me alone for now.”

Her powerless voice was very pitiful.

Beom chuckled at her one-sided act and said.

“It was a condition for saving you.”

“…?”

Cheonbeom cast several layers of barriers in the room before continuing the story.

“When I came to Manyakjeong, you had already become the property of this place. So when I asked what I had to do to get you back, they said this.”

To marry her.

“What…? So, you did it?”

“There was no other way. No matter how much I wanted to, I didn’t want to kill the daughter of Manyakbyeonwang, who was said to have Sangcheonhaewol [a rare and powerful magical ability]. I thought about secretly taking you out, but your body was already deeply infused with her magic through her formation, and I couldn’t heal you with my power.”

There was nothing he could do.

“Anyway, she didn’t sincerely like me either, so to put it simply, it was a show marriage. So you don’t have to worry too much.”

As he roughly stroked her hair, Saha’s face began to turn bright red.

“It’s as red as your fire? Are you okay?”

“I’m! I’m okay, so don’t look!”

She pulled the blanket over her head, embarrassed by her previous actions.

“Anyway, that’s the story. Now that you’ve come to your senses, I want you to return to Sugung, but… considering the Gongju’s situation, I think I’ll have to stay a little longer.”

It would be a big deal if the groom disappeared right after the wedding.

“Then! What about the first night…?”

She asked cautiously, as if she had suddenly remembered.

Beom smiled and asked back.

“Well, what do you think happened?”

“You bad guy!”

She went back into the blanket again.

“We slept in the same room, but nothing like what you’re thinking happened, so you don’t have to worry.”

They just talked about cultivation.

She was a woman who was well-versed in illusions and illusionary realms, and Beom also had some knowledge in that area, so they got along well.

“Has it already gotten this late?”

It was already late at night.

“Go back to sleep.”

“You…?”

“It’s only been three days since the wedding, so there are many returning immortals staying at Manyakjeong as guests. I can’t raise suspicion, so I have to go to the honeymoon room.”

Saha’s expression turned sullen.

“When are you leaving…?”

“Well, the Gongju said she wanted me to stay for about a year, but that’s impossible. I think I’ll have to negotiate that again today. I’d like about a month, but she says no.”

They needed a compromise.

“Okay, then rest. I’ll come again. And eat this, the Gongju prepared it, but I cut it, so eat it.”

“…Okay. I understand.”

“Then I’ll go. Sabi will come occasionally, so tell him if you need anything.”

“You?”

“The groom is busy.”

As he said that and turned around.

“Thank you.”

“You were trying to kill me earlier?”

“Th, that’s… I’m sorry.”

“Okay. Sleep well.”

“Yeah. Come again.”

Creak. Click.

Beom leaned against the door to Saha’s room and erased his smile.

‘Unnecessarily honest.’

He knew her heart, and he knew it all too well, so he sighed.

“I wondered where my husband was, but I didn’t know he was having an affair here. A close friend?”

Hwayang Gongju appeared as if she had been waiting, teasing him.

Beom smiled bitterly.

“I don’t like possessive women.”

“I don’t like men with complicated relationships with women either. I don’t know if you know that.”

She was sulking, but he knew it was intentional.

When he came outside, he already felt several gazes.

‘This is so annoying.’

It was the gazes of several returning immortals who were guests at Manyakjeong.

Many people had doubts about the hastily held wedding without Manyakbyeonwang.

That’s why he needed to show that it wasn’t a lie.

Beom powerfully wrapped his arms around Hwayang’s waist.

“As an apology, I’ll treat you to my favorite wine tonight.”

“Are you only going to treat me to wine?”

Hwayang hugged him and stroked Beom’s lips with her finger.

It had only been three days since the wedding, but she was already so skilled at flirting.

“Is there anything you want?”

“There’s only one thing a wife wants from her husband.”

Hwayang lowered her gaze and turned her head as if she was shy.