Call Of The Spear [EN]: Chapter 92

Nangseon’s Romantic Tale – 91

Listening quietly, it was the most absurd nonsense. Words are bound to be exaggerated when they pass through mouths, but this was too far-fetched.

“And that’s not all! This is something only I know… Should I tell you?”

“Ah, Grandpa always says that.”

“Tsk! You rascal. If you don’t want to listen, then don’t! I’ve been keeping my mouth shut, fearing the Mountain Lord’s wrath, but I’ll tell everyone but you, you impudent fellow!”

The old man’s threat made the onlookers burst into laughter.

“Ugh! What is it! I’m curious, so tell me quickly!”

“Hehe, will it be enough with just words? I’m thirsty and a bit hungry too.”

With a sly smile, he looked down at the gourd, and the children and onlookers jeered.

However, one by one, they threw snacks from their pockets, and he smiled and continued.

“Long ago, about 40 years ago, there was a family that incurred the Mountain Lord’s wrath. They worried about what to do and decided to send one of their servants to marry the Mountain Lord, thinking it was a brilliant plan!”

Choa looked at the Mountain Lord with wide eyes.

She wondered what story he would tell this time, but it seemed to be about her.

“People trembled, saying that the day the girl got married would be her death anniversary. But surprisingly, the Mountain Lord didn’t kill her and accepted her as his consort, marrying her!”

“Hey, that’s impossible.”

“Is it true? The story of a servant who should have died appearing in Ungeol Village with the Mountain Lord is very famous, you rascal!”

The old man hit the kid’s head with his staff and continued to ramble on.

Surprisingly, it was the story of the Mountain Lord who left Baekseok and the Mountain Consort who was left behind.

“You all know Yeon Seonja, right? She told me directly that the Mountain Consort sometimes comes to Baekseok. She’s looking for her husband.”

He wondered how a commoner knew that story, but it seemed to be related to Yeonah.

“Then the Mountain Consort still hasn’t found the Mountain Lord?”

When a child asked curiously, the old man smiled, deepening his wrinkles.

“Who knows? Maybe they’ve already returned to Baekseok and are living happily together.”

That’s how the story ended vaguely.

The onlookers disappeared, and the Mountain Lord and Choa smiled faintly.

“It’s an interesting story, isn’t it?”

“Is it? I don’t like it because it’s vague. In the end, we don’t know what happened to the Mountain Lord and the Mountain Consort.”

With those words, he approached the old man.

The old man was packing up the items in his gourd, preparing to leave.

“I heard you were alive, but you’re more robust than I thought.”

“Huh? Who is this young man….”

Perhaps his eyesight was bad, he narrowed his eyes for a long time and then tilted his head.

“Can’t you recognize me?”

“Who are you to keep…, huh! Could it be!?”

He seemed to recognize him and was startled, prostrating himself on the ground.

“I, I behold the Mountain Lord!!”

Fate is such a scary and tenacious thing. Who would have known that he would meet Baek Jija as soon as he came down to that village.

At this point, it seemed like fate.

“I heard a little about you from Yeonah. I heard that you turned over a new leaf and worked for the village, is that true?”

“Of course! This Baek Jija has been honoring the Mountain Lord ever since!”

“Even after I killed your son?”

“…….”

Baek Jija trembled, but soon took a deep breath and said frankly.

“I did resent you, but what good would that do? He was my only son, but I knew what kind of rascal he was. In the end, it’s my fault for not raising my child properly, and that’s what led to his death.”

“Is that so.”

The Mountain Lord was silent for a long time.

“Now that the Mountain Lord has returned, Baekseok will be peaceful in the future. I also have no regrets since I have seen you once again in my lifetime. This can also be seen as fate, so wouldn’t you give me a chance to treat you?”

“Treat me?”

“I am living frugally, reflecting on the past. I hope that the Mountain Lord will see that, not anyone else.”

The Mountain Lord frowned but soon understood and smiled mockingly.

“It seems you had an heir even after your son died. You were quite old back then, but you managed to have children.”

“It’s not just for that reason. Please don’t refuse this old man’s request!”

“People get more shameless as they get older. That’s enough. Where is your son now?”

“Yes? If it’s now, the first one will be training, and the second one will be guarding the village.”

He had two more in the meantime.

The old man is strong.

“Training? Are you aiming to become a Taoist [a follower of Taoism, a Chinese philosophy and religion]?”

“Yes, yes! Yeon Seonja said that my son has talent and is training!”

Inwardly surprised, the Mountain Lord asked the old man about his son’s appearance and soon used a new technique to find a man with a similar appearance.

“This is the one.”

Snap.

As he snapped his fingers, a man suddenly appeared in the air and fell on his butt.

“Gasp!!”

“Huh! F, Father!”

It seemed he brought the right one.

“W, what is going on… Gasp!”

If he was training in Baekseok, he would know the Mountain Lord’s appearance and energy.

He recognized the Mountain Lord at once and prostrated himself in great shock.

“Yes. You are Baek Jija’s son.”

The man’s name was Baek Jicheon, and he had been receiving teachings from Yeonah since he was 10 years old.

The Mountain Lord grabbed the confused man’s wrist and examined him closely.

“Your talent isn’t bad. Yeonah must have taken you in and raised you. But you are practicing a technique that doesn’t suit you.”

“Yes, yes?”

He had pure wood spiritual power, but he was practicing Hwansintong [a type of magical technique].

It was like wearing clothes that didn’t fit.

The Mountain Lord glared at Baek Jija and said with a displeased look.

“I already knew that you were going to show me your children. I was going to scold you, but I’ll let it go this time because your son’s talent is a waste.

But there will be no next time.”

Baek Jija trembled and bowed down to the ground. Baek Jicheon also realized what his father had done and turned pale.

The Mountain Lord took out a scripture from his chest, handed it to Baek Jicheon, and turned his back.

It was a high-level Mokshintong [a type of magical technique] technique that he had.

Baek Jicheon received the scripture and prostrated himself to express his gratitude.

“That’s enough. There seem to be many like you, so I should take a look at them all this time.”

With those words, the Mountain Lord hugged Choa and disappeared like smoke.

Baek Jija and Baek Jicheon stared blankly in the direction he had disappeared for a long time.

It was as if they were dreaming.

Soon, the father and son hugged each other and thanked each other for not dying.

After that, a festival was held in Baek Village to celebrate the return of the Mountain Lord.

* * *

After that, the Mountain Lord gathered those living in Baekseok and passed on techniques and gong methods [methods of cultivating internal energy] that suited them. He had many gong methods left anyway, and they were useless, so it was right to do this.

Because they would later build up their training and become Baekseok’s Taoists and Yuksas [high-ranking Taoist priests].

If that happened, Yeonah’s burden would be lessened, so there was nothing wrong with it.

They were all moved and said that they would serve the Mountain Lord as their master, but he frowned in disgust.

“You should be nicer to them since they like you so much.”

“They don’t like me, they like what I have.”

Just because they live in Baekseok doesn’t mean they have affection for him.

If he had any affection for this land, he would naturally choose Baekseok, so he was doing it in preparation for something that might happen.

When he was away.

He didn’t want to see a guy like Uran come in and destroy everything.

Baekseok has regained its spiritual energy as a sacred mountain, and the number of spiritual beasts and Taoists living here will increase.

Then Baekseok will develop into a group, and that will become the power of the Mountain Lord, the owner of Baekseok.

The Mountain Lord took out the Six Spirit Treasure Tower from his chest.

It was half-destroyed, but there was a faint spiritual energy left.

“I’ll have to go see Yoho.”

The Six Spirit Treasure Tower, one of the Chilseon Treasures [Seven Immortal Treasures].

It was ruined by a bitch he couldn’t even chew and swallow, but if he repaired it a little, it would be useful for protecting Baekseok.

‘In the first place, the Six Spirit Treasure Tower is specialized in protecting something.’

He turned into a blue ray of light and descended to Gwanil Peak, where Yoho resided.

Yoho occupied the second highest peak in Baekseok.

Her residence was surprisingly ordinary.

A hole was drilled in the wall to create a stone chamber, and in front of it was a small pavilion and a pond.

There was a strong Geumje [a type of magical barrier] around the outside of the stone chamber, and if you touched it wrong, your limbs could be torn apart in an instant.

“It’s a Pungsokseong Geumje [wind-attribute magical barrier].”

-Come in.

At that time, the Geumje melted away and a soft voice was heard from inside the stone chamber.

The Mountain Lord composed himself and entered the stone chamber. A softly glowing night pearl guided him.

Following it, he soon found Yoho. She was in the form of a giant Gungbi fox [a mythical nine-tailed fox].

[What brings you here.]

She was covering her body with her wings.

It looked very comfortable, but somehow her gestures and voice were seductive.

[I’m embarrassed to have you enter a woman’s bedroom so carelessly.]

It was such a kind tone that he wondered if he had ever seen it before, but the Mountain Lord was indifferent.

She seemed to have great expectations, but no matter what she did in the form of a tiger, the Mountain Lord had no feelings.

“I came to ask you for a favor. Please take a look at this.”

When he showed the broken Six Spirit Treasure Tower from his chest, Yoho’s eyes turned cold.

[What’s wrong with a broken treasure tool.]

“It’s the Six Spirit Treasure Tower, one of the Chilseon Treasures, and I think I’ll be relieved if I can repair it.”

Yoho disguised herself as a human and looked at the broken Six Spirit Treasure Tower, then raised the corners of her lips.

“It has lost its original spiritual energy, but I can fix it for your use, Husband.”

It was welcome news.

But Yoho smiled, a smile that strangely made people uneasy.

“But it will take a lot of effort. How will you repay my hard work.”

Yoho scanned the Mountain Lord up and down with eyes like a snake crawling.

Then she stopped her eyes at a certain point, and it was a very greedy look.

“You have no shame. Where are you looking so intently?”

“Do you see me as someone who cares about such personal feelings? It is right that I am thinking about the greater good rather than my feelings. Aren’t you teasing me by asking that even though you know it?”

She wasn’t like this before, but how did she become such a shameless woman?

“That’s enough bullshit.”

“Bullshit, your words are harsh.”

“Even if you want my affection, how can I do that if there is no affection to share between us?”

“Then let’s share affection. What’s so difficult about refusing?”

Yoho put the Six Spirit Treasure Tower into her sleeve and hugged him tightly.

The Mountain Lord, who had inadvertently given her his arms, looked at her in disbelief.

“What are you doing?”

“I’m trying to get close. Isn’t it true that the closer the bodies are, the closer the hearts are? Please stay like this, thinking of it as the cost of repairing the treasure tool.”

If it was just a brief hug as the repair cost for the Six Spirit Treasure Tower, it was definitely a profit.

‘She’s slender.’

Even if she is in the realm of eternity, she is a woman.

She is trying to revive a clan that was destroyed with this slender body.

He couldn’t help but sympathize.

“Give me your arms every day from now on.”

“What?”

“Surely the owner of Baekseok won’t wipe his mouth with just one hug?”

The feeling of pity disappeared in an instant.

She is really a woman who doesn’t know where she will bounce.

“Every day is impossible. At least once every three days. If it’s difficult due to training, please come and hug me even once every fifteen days.”

It was a word that was easy to misunderstand.