Survival Guide for the Reincarnated - Chapter 59

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Chapter 59

 

“Father.”

 

Woon-hwi said as he picked up a stone.

 

“Just as they say in Go that once a stone is placed it cannot be taken back, I also have no intention of taking back that stone. Above all, I do not place stones without thought.”

 

A smile formed on Seol Jung-cheon’s lips.

 

Something he had felt before – the way his son spoke so reliably was still very unfamiliar even now.

 

The stones were exchanged again.

 

Woon-hwi’s white stones seemed alive. Each move had meaning, and their flow was as natural as a river. Seol Jung-cheon suddenly recalled that his son was a master who had reached Primordial Sole Existence.

 

“Your Go… it’s as if you’re reading heaven and earth.”

 

“You flatter me.”

 

“It’s not flattery. I’ve played Go with many masters, but this is the first time I’ve met someone who has awakened to the Way of Go like you. Is this the difference between Primordial Sole Existence and Great Void Formless?”

 

Woon-hwi shook his head.

 

“It’s not a difference in realm. It’s a difference in perspective.”

 

“Perspective…”

 

With a clicking sound, Woon-hwi’s white stone found another exquisite position. Seol Jung-cheon felt his black stones gradually being cornered.

 

“If Han Bing Gate collapses, what do you plan to do about that position?”

 

“I have an alternative plan.”

 

“Ho. May I hear what that is?”

 

Woon-hwi hesitated for a moment.

 

“I think Father will oppose it.”

 

“Tell me.”

 

“Poison Snake Valley.”

 

Seol Jung-cheon’s hand stopped abruptly in mid-air.

 

His eyes shifted from the Go board to Woon-hwi.

 

Seeing Woon-hwi’s unwavering eyes, it seemed he hadn’t misheard.

 

“Poison Snake Valley… You mean that Poison Snake Valley that tried to create Ice Snow Erosion Poison?”

 

“Yes.”

 

“How can you trust them?”

 

Woon-hwi placed a white stone as he spoke. His move was surrounding several of Seol Jung-cheon’s black stones.

 

“It’s not about trust. It’s about control.”

 

“Control?”

 

“If I give them what they want most, they will bow their heads. And in return, I plan to put a leash on them.”

 

“Just as you did with Han Bing Gate?”

 

“Yes. That’s why I’m asking – do you oppose this?”

 

“…It’s worth considering, but I don’t oppose destroying Han Bing Gate.”

 

Woon-hwi raised his head. Seol Jung-cheon smiled.

 

“Didn’t you say you would protect Snow Palace? Spilling blood in the process of protecting it is natural.”

 

“As you well know, if we destroy Han Bing Gate, we’ll have no choice but to send away Third Lady as well.”

 

“Woon-hae too?”

 

“I have no intention of killing Fourth Brother. I think you loved that foolish boy as much as you love me, Father. But if he crosses the line, even I can’t help it.”

 

Woon-hwi paused briefly before continuing quietly.

 

“I warned Fourth Brother. That every time he crosses the line from now on, I’ll cripple one of his limbs, and eventually I’ll destroy his dantian.”

 

“I heard you broke his limbs, but do you really intend to go through with it?”

 

“They say a man’s word is worth a thousand gold. When I say I’ll do something, I do it.”

 

Seol Jung-cheon quietly looked at Woon-hwi.

 

They say among five fingers, there’s none that doesn’t hurt when bitten.

 

It was the same for Seol Jung-cheon.

 

“It’s a difficult problem.”

 

“Yes. I don’t intend to stubbornly maintain only my position. If Father tells me not to do it, I won’t.”

 

“But if that happens, wouldn’t it be like me disrespecting you?”

 

“I can handle it.”

 

Stones were exchanged in silence. Woon-hwi’s white stones seemed to have already seized victory. Each move was like moving heaven and earth.

 

“Playing like this, I think I can see the picture you’re drawing.”

 

Seol Jung-cheon spoke like a sigh.

 

“When you destroy Han Bing Gate, tell me first.”

 

“Yes. I’ll tell you.”

 

“I’ll handle Third Lady and Woon-hae myself.”

 

“Understood.”

 

“Don’t worry. Your word will be kept.”

 

Woon-hwi smiled slightly.

 

Of course, he had no intention of destroying Han Bing Gate immediately.

 

He had warned them and put a leash on them.

 

No matter how stupid they were, realistically speaking, Jin Yang-je would know what he had to do.

 

He had at least that much brains. He had them, which is why he built Han Bing Gate to that extent.

 

Seol Jung-cheon knew this too. But as a leader of an organization, he had to prepare for any contingency.

 

If Han Bing Gate had to be brought down immediately, what should be done?

 

Woon-hwi had presented one alternative.

 

It was difficult.

 

This was something he really had to ask about.

 

“But you see, Poison Snake Valley raises some doubts. We still haven’t found a way to counter their Ice Snow Erosion Poison. In such a situation, bringing them inside could be a very fatal move for us. Just like this stone right now.”

 

Seol Jung-cheon’s Go skills were, as mentioned repeatedly, the best in Snow Mountain.

 

Even if he had lost to Woon-hwi once, his skills hadn’t gone anywhere.

 

One of Seol Jung-cheon’s stones penetrated between Woon-hwi’s white stones that seemed to have seized victory.

 

Placed with a clicking sound, it was shaking the formations Woon-hwi had created. To place this stone, Seol Jung-cheon had sacrificed several territories.

 

It was a thoroughly calculated move.

 

“Father.”

 

Woon-hwi’s voice didn’t waver.

 

As if he had anticipated Seol Jung-cheon’s move.

 

Like someone who had wanted him to come in.

 

“In Go too, sometimes you must make moves that are unimaginable.”

 

His white stone was placed in the center of the board. At that single move, Seol Jung-cheon was left speechless. It was a move he hadn’t thought of.

 

Seol Jung-cheon’s carefully crafted move was completely neutralized.

 

This position was truly perfect.

 

Seol Jung-cheon’s mind raced furiously.

 

Exactly three moves, no, four… no. Five.

 

He would lose in exactly five moves.

 

“Even if it looks like a fatal move, there’s always a way to counter it. Just like this stone I placed now.”

 

“Huh…”

 

“As you can see, this is the picture I’m drawing. Sometimes a move that looks dangerous becomes the path to victory.”

 

Seol Jung-cheon stared at that single move for a long time. It seemed like the picture his son was drawing was finally unfolding before his eyes.

 

Woon-hwi continued in a quiet voice.

 

“The world changes moment by moment. Even if it’s a move you couldn’t see before, when moves gather one by one to create a new board, you can counter it somehow.”

 

Seol Jung-cheon, who had been staring at the Go board, also raised his head.

 

Woon-hwi was smiling.

 

“If Father is with me, there will be nothing to fear in this world.”

 

It was so bright.

 

“You are the best in Snow Mountain.”

 

“People don’t know that.”

 

“Do you intend to become a shadow?”

 

“What would I have to fear even as a shadow? Father will be with me.”

 

Hah….

 

A laugh escaped me.

 

“Shall we create martial arts together now?”

 

“Good. Let’s try creating Peerless Martial Arts.”

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