Jade Steel (1)

 

Zhuge Jinxi began to walk up and down Songshan, and about half a month passed.

In the meantime, Mujin had been able to tell her about various exercises and get information about the Zhuge family.

I didn't hear any of the details of the internal secrets, but I was able to get a rough idea of Zhuge Sega's internal factions through her.

The method was simple· Zhuge Jinhui first heard about the people she was close to in Sega and based on that, she learned about their friendship through private conversations. Who's friendly with whom, who's not on good terms with whom· Or maybe you're not on good terms.

Once those relationships were sorted out, a rough faction emerged.

And as a result of comparing the information about the faction that he heard from Zhuge Jinxi with the future Zhuge family that Mu Jin remembers.

'Maybe it's something like the top of the stream?'

Most of the characters in Zhuge Jinxi's faction did not appear in the novel. On the other hand, some of the characters in the opposing faction were names that I remembered seeing in the novel.

In other words, Zhuge Jinxi and most of those who were close to her would one day lose the faction battle and disappear.

The question was how to use this information.

"I think I'm going to have to go back to my home soon. Winter is coming soon."

She said goodbye abruptly. Holding out a book to Mu Jin...

"It's the martial arts you talked about last time... It's not a high-security martial arts officer, so I've sent a kite to the main house and asked them to send me a manuscript."

"Thank you. Zhuge Jinhui Princess·"

Zhuge Jinxi shook his head at Mu Jin's thanks.

"I'm the one who gives you the thanks. In Wulin, you have to give up your life just to watch others cultivate, but I even learned how to cultivate from Mujin. I'm sorry to pass up this one of these catches compared to what I received..."

"This alone will be of great help."

He wouldn't need to tell her how to cultivate in order to get Zhuge Sega's information.

"Then I'm going back to Sega to hone the cultivation method I learned from Mu Jin. I thought I'd come back when I was confident in my skills, but I don't think I'll be able to catch up anytime soon. So I'll see you in two and a half years."

"Two and a half years later?"

"Yes... There will be a Wulin tournament around then."

"Oh..."

Mujin replied with a slightly surprised look at her words.

“··· Didn't you know that there was a Wulin Tournament at that time?"

"I was expecting it to open in a few years, but I didn't know exactly two and a half years later."

I had a rough guess based on the age of the characters in the novel, Liu Xuehua and Mu Kyung.

That is why the Murim Games were a very important turning point.

Moorim Tournament·

A festival where everyone gathers, regardless of whether they belong to a political faction or a medium-sized faction.

Although it did not show the season, it was an event where invited masters demonstrated their martial arts and a non-dance competition was held for the late exponents.

And most of all·

"It's finally the beginning."

Novel Part 2· This was the point where the story of the Apostolic Emperor's War began.

"Two and a half years later..."

From then on, I had no choice but to be busy. In other words, he had to raise his level as much as possible during the rest of the year.

"I'll see you at the Wulin Tournament if you do. Zhuge Jinhui Princess·"

Mu Jin bowed out and said goodbye, and Zhuge Jinhui also took the lead with her graceful face.

When she finished greeting her and was about to leave, Mujin added.

"If anything happens, please don't feel free to contact us. Regardless of Zhuge Sega, Master Zhuge Jinxi is my friend, so I will definitely go to help him."

It was Mujin's consideration for her who would probably disappear due to factional fighting.

"Friend . . . That's it..."

For some reason, Zhuge Jinxi's expression seems to contain regret.

* * *

Immediately after Zhuge Jinxi left·

Mujin looked at the book she had handed him at the end.

[Jade Lady]

On the first day, it was a book about catching to make use of the elasticity of the skin that Mujin had been asking for.

Mu Jin opened the book and read the Jade Maiden's cultivation methods and keys.

After all, it was a martial arts ball that he had received as a gift for someone, but since the person who gave it to him was unfamiliar with martial arts, Mu Jin was going to read it first.

'Hmmm· This is also a kind of outer air."

To be precise, it was more like an iron cannon than a muscle training that Mujin was training. Cultivate your skin... It's more of a way to manage than to do it. The only difference was that it used qi in contrast to modern ones.

"Do you think there's some connection with Cheolpo Sam?"

As she was reading through the Jade Maiden's cultivation methods and conclusions, a hypothesis came to Mujin's mind.

* * *

After reading books for a few days and memorizing the Jade Maiden's Essence and Skin Care Method, Mu Jin left the Shaolin Temple and headed to Deng Feng County.

It was because the person Mu Jin wanted to give the Jade Lady Gong as a gift was in Deng Feng.

Mujin, who deliberately set the time, arrived at Dengfeng County around noon and headed straight to the musculoskeletal treatment clinic.

On the way, countless people in Deng Fenghyun who recognized Mujin greeted him by chanting the nickname of "Impassive."

Mujin, who responded appropriately to them as a class leader, arrived at the clinic shortly after.

"Monk Mujin?"

Liu Xuehua, who had been taking a break for lunch, greeted Mu Jin.

"Nice to meet you. Sulwha Lord· I came down to see Lord Sulhua, but luckily I didn't have to go to the trouble of looking for him."

"You came down to see me?"

Take a moment to blush at Mujin's positive expression.

Liu Xuehua, who had something in mind, turned his head slightly, squinted at Mu Jin, and asked.

"Mu Mujin Monk· Ho: Didn't a woman climb the Shaolin Temple in search of Monk Mujin for the past few days?"

"Oh... Do you mean Lord Zhuge Jinhui?"

"If it's Zhuge Jinhui . . . You were Zhuge Seh."

"Yes..."

Mu Jin's succinct answer prompted Liu Xuehua to ask in a slightly trembling voice.

"If you do... That Zhuge Jinhui... What's your relationship with me?"

"You mean relationships?"

"Yes..."

Liu Xuehua asked the question, and his heart was beating violently.

'Of course not, right? I don't think so, but...'

When Zhuge Jinxi said that he and Mujin had made a promise to the future.

Liu Xuehua froze for a moment, but then he realized that it didn't make sense.

After all, Mujin was a monk. A Shaolin monk who does not allow marriage.

However, just like Liu Xuehua himself and Liu Zhiguang, Zhuge Jinxi may also be trying to reinstate Mu Jin. Or maybe he's already made a commitment to do so.

It was a tale of ryu that left such a sense of uneasiness.

And when asked a question, Mujin fell into thought for a while instead of answering immediately.

'What kind of relationship do I have to explain? A good sparring partner? Poor guy with a very high probability of dying within a few years? A good source of information for Zhuge Sega?'

Mu Jin showed a hint of thought for a moment, and Liu Xuehua's eyes began to falter with anxiety.

"We're just friends."

Mujin gathered his thoughts and gave a simple answer. I wondered if I needed to explain it in a complicated way.

"Qi Friend?"

"Yes· The level of martial arts was similar, and I made a promise to do it from time to time in the future. Hahaha·"

"Oh!"

Only then did Liu Xuehua realize what Zhuge Jinxi meant for the future, and blushed.

It was half the embarrassment that came from thinking that he had asked for nothing, and half the anger at Zhuge Jinxi for deceiving him.

Then, with blood on her head, she spoke gibberish to Mujin.

"I see! But what is going on here? Oh boy! You said you came to see me, didn't you? What's wrong with me?"

"Calm down. Sulwha Lord· I'm just here to tell you this."

Mu Jin held out the booklet in his hand, and Liu Xuehua's heart pounded even harder.

"No way... Did you write a booklet this time?'

She remembered the love letter she had received from Mujin before.

However, contrary to her expectations, the booklet had the words "Jade Lady Princess" written on it. It looked like a martial arts book.

"Why do you give me a martial arts book...?"

Mujin smiled and replied to her question.

"This jade maiden gong is easy to learn, and it's more like catching than martial arts. And its effect is that it increases the elasticity of the skin, which is said to be of great help to women. Hahaha·"

Liu Xuehua lost nearly fifty pounds (30 kg) in just five months.

And as anyone who has ever lost weight drastically knows, there were inevitable side effects of losing weight that way.

Weight growth and sagging.

It would be difficult for Liu Xuehua, a woman of this conservative era, to tell anyone about the side effects that even men are embarrassed about. It was a hurried expression.

'Oh!'

Liu Xuehua also suddenly remembered it, and he couldn't help but let out an exclamation.

"Could it be that you?"

I was afraid that he knew, but I had never shown his inner flesh, so I guess not. It was a liu tale that I judged.

"That's right... He just cared about my skin! Wait, but why is Mujin monk on my skin? Do you want it to be more beautiful in the future!?"

Let your imagination run wild for a moment, Liu Xuehua asked in a slightly trembling voice.

"Did you find this void for me?"

"Yes· I wanted to repay you for the inconvenience you caused me last time."

When he was seriously injured in Tianliu, Liu Xuehua really took great care of him. Remembering the incident, he asked Zhuge Jinxi for a jade maiden.

If Zhuge Jinxi had known this, he probably would never have released it.

Saying Mu Jin's repayment, Liu Xuehua waved his hand.

"You don't have to do this. Monk Mujin and Grandpa Hyunguang saved our family, but what they can do to repay us?"

"Actually, it was my grandfather who saved me, and I was more of an injured person somewhere else. Besides, my grandfather has already settled the bill with the Master of the Upper House, so I have to repay my favor separately, right?"

"Hah, but..."

She still reacted a little uncomfortable, and Mujin smiled and opened her mouth.

"If you're uncomfortable with that, why don't you think it's a deal? I'm going to sell this book to you, and I'd like to get some help in the future."

"Do you want help in the future?"

Mujin slid his right index finger up and pretended to cover his mouth.

"Yes· I really need the help of the Lord of Sulwha. It's a help that others should never know."

In particular, you must not be found out by other Shaolin disciples.

And in the case of Liu Xuehua, who was offered a proposal...

'What can I do, what can I do? What can I do!'

When Mujin proposed a secret meeting, the thought circuit went on a rampage.

* * *

After a satisfactory deal with Liu Xuehua, Mu Jin returned to Shaolin Temple.

Mu Jin then took the booklet that he had transcribed in advance before handing over the Jade Lady Gong to Liu Xuehua and the iron cloth book that he had borrowed from Changjinggak, and went to find Xuanguang.

"Grandpa· The disciple has one question for you."

"Hehehe... Speak to me..."

In response to Hyunguang's question, Mujin held out the two books he had brought with him.

"Grandpa· Is it possible to combine these two martial arts?"

It was a thought that came to my mind while reading The Jade Maiden. I wonder what it would be like to combine these two external voids into one void.

"Hmmm· It would be possible to merge them, but it depends on what kind of utility you want to bring the two martial arts together."

"As my grandfather already knows, I have reached the limit of my physical ability to withstand the power of martial arts. In order to make it even more powerful here, I will probably have to learn a much more complex key structure to control the rebound and incorporate it into my martial arts."

To be precise, I had reached the limit of growing my body while maintaining my "body shape".

If I wanted to force myself to increase my strength, I was confident that I would grow more. However, if it caused the muscles to become too bloated, it would only hinder the movement.

Hyunguang knew this as well, so when Mujin got used to the release of Qi, he would teach him a few more complex martial arts that would hold him back by then.

However, while reading the Jade Lady Gong, a thought flashed through Mu Jin's mind.

"This jade maiden gong is an outer hole that increases the elasticity of the skin, and the cultivation method is somewhat similar to that of the iron cloth ginseng. By combining these two pores, we aim to increase the strength and elasticity of the skin. This is not to prevent external attacks. This is to prevent internal expansion."

"To prevent internal expansion . . . Or is it to compress the muscles?"

"Yes· Grandpa·"

The idea is that if you put the two together, you can compress the muscles through the skin.

As long as you can compress your muscles, that is, if your muscles don't enlarge and get in the way of your ability to perform your feats.

Mujin will be able to think only about muscle growth without worrying about worries in the future.