He Became the Genius Blacksmith of the Namgung Family - Chapter 131

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Chapter 131

Episode 131

The sunset glowed, making the red earth stand out even more vividly.

It was time to find lodging.

But since this was a village, there wouldn’t be anything like an inn.

Moreover, the village itself was gloomy, making it inappropriate to rent a room.

They would have to sleep outdoors for now, but fortunately their sleeping arrangements were resolved.

“If… if it’s alright with you, would you stay at our house? Since I used to live with my son and daughter and their spouses, it shouldn’t be uncomfortable for a few days.”

The village chief on Namgung Cheon-gang’s back offered for them to stay at his house.

“If it wouldn’t be an imposition, would that be alright?”

Namgung Sohye asked politely.

“Yes, of course it’s fine. You are honored guests, so I’m only sorry that I’m hosting you in such a humble place.”

“Not at all, elder. Just providing us shelter from the cold evening wind is something to be grateful for.”

Namgung Jia expressed her thanks.

“If you tell me where it is, I’ll escort you there safely and comfortably, elder.”

Namgung Cheon-gang continued with a gentle smile.

Their kind hearts were good, and their smiles were truly warm, so a faint smile also spread across Samgo’s face.

“Well, well then. Excuse me. Over there…”

By the time the sunset was growing dark.

The house of Samgo, the village chief of Sammi Village, appeared.

“Wow. The house has such charm and atmosphere that it reminds me of my parents’ countryside home.”

A small courtyard and doghouse, a cottage that seemed suitable for two families, and a separately equipped kitchen.

As Namgung Cheon-gang said, it was a house that reminded one of parents in the countryside.

“Thank you for saying so. Oh, young master. Could you put me down for a moment?”

“Will you be alright?”

“Yes. Thanks to you, I’ve regained some strength. Thank you so much, young master.”

“If you feel tired, please let me know again.”

Namgung Cheon-gang carefully lowered Samgo to the ground with concern.

He didn’t stagger.

Rather, he seemed more energetic than when they first met.

“Perhaps because this old man had the luxury of being carried on the warm-hearted young master’s back, I strangely feel full of energy. Truly, thank you, young master.”

“I’m glad you’re feeling energetic. By the way, where should we sleep, elder?”

“Would you come this way?”

So he guided them to two rooms inside the cottage.

They were clean, as if he usually kept them well-maintained.

“You can sleep here.”

“I can feel the elder’s care everywhere. Thank you for showing us such a nice room.”

The other room was the same.

Namgung Cheon-gang repeatedly thanked the elder and also gave him some money.

Samgo was startled and waved his hands saying it wasn’t necessary, but Namgung Cheon-gang insisted on putting it in his hands.

“You’ve provided us such a warm room, how could we stay for free? If you don’t accept this, we’ll be uncomfortable and won’t be able to sleep. So please, accept it.”

“…Thank you, thank you. Truly, young master, you have such a warm heart.”

“Oh no, not at all. Now we’ll unpack and rest for a while, so elder, please go into your room quickly and rest. You shouldn’t catch a cold from the evening air.”

If left alone, Samgo seemed like he would try to take care of more things, so Namgung Cheon-gang quickly escorted him into his room.

‘An elder weakened by blood poison shouldn’t keep moving around. Yes, yes.’

After sending the elder into his room.

Namgung Cheon-gang returned and spoke to the group standing in the front courtyard.

“How about the ladies take the largest of the two rooms, and we men sleep in the other room?”

“That’s a good suggestion, Namgung Cheon-gang.”

“If the space is tight, I think we could sleep on the wooden floor. It’s spacious and cool, so it’s perfect. Hahaha!”

Everyone agreed with gentle smiles.

“Thank you all for following my suggestion. Well then, shall we unpack and rest our bodies?”

* * *

It was mealtime.

“Everyone rest. I’ll prepare dinner.”

Once again, Namgung Cheon-gang rolled up his sleeves to cook.

“How could you take on such trouble alone? Let’s all do it together, young master.”

“It’s fine, Sohye. I find cooking enjoyable too.”

“Still, wouldn’t it finish faster if we work together?”

“Hmm, then could you just light a campfire in the center of the courtyard?”

“Just light a campfire, young master?”

“Yes! Even that would be a huge help. We can prepare the ingredients and sit in the courtyard to eat.”

“That would be atmospheric. I understand.”

After a light bow, Namgung Sohye went out to the courtyard to light a campfire.

“The younger ones are moving, so as the older sister, I can’t just sit still, right? I’ll go scout the surroundings with the Jeonggeom Dan~”

Namgung Jia got up and went out to survey the surroundings.

Since there had been a kidnapping incident and this was a village where blood poison had grown stronger, guarding the perimeter was essential.

Two members of the Namgung Jeonggeom Dan followed Sohye, and three followed Jia.

“Everyone’s going off to work on their own. They’re truly mature adults. Right, Baekseol-a?”

“Chirp!”

“That’s right. We should become mature adults like them, yes. Well then, let’s go prepare for cooking too.”

Namgung Cheon-gang went to the kitchen with Baekseol.

Like the rooms being clean, the kitchen was also clean.

“Seeing such cleanliness, you can feel that elder Samgo’s usual conduct is very diligent. Right?”

“Chirp!”

“Hehe. Little one. Well then, what shall tonight’s dinner be?”

Thump thump thump.

Namgung Cheon-gang cheerfully drummed on the cutting board in the kitchen.

Baekseol watched with sparkling eyes full of anticipation.

Thwack!

After a loud, solid sound.

Clang!

He picked up a ladle next to the cutting board, pointed at the pot, and shouted.

“Spicy braised chicken!”

Tonight’s cooking theme was announced.

“Chirp chirp! Chirp chirp!”

Baekseol exclaimed in admiration and enthusiastically clapped her two wings together.

Clap clap clap!

Though she didn’t know what it was, this was her reaction to a name that sounded delicious.

“Hehe, thank you, thank you.”

At Baekseol’s admiration, as if he had received cheers from countless people, Namgung Cheon-gang politely bowed.

It wasn’t predetermined.

While organizing the provisions he received when parting with Namgung Cheonggi, he saw chicken, vegetables, and seasoning sauce, which created tonight’s dinner menu.

“Well, whatever. This isn’t a restaurant. We just make whatever catches our eye that day.”

“Chirp chirp (That’s right)!”

“Well then, shall we start the fun cooking!”

As he was about to put vegetables on the cutting board, he paused for a moment.

“Come to think of it, I need to wash the vegetables and chicken, don’t I?”

Most of the vegetables among the ingredients that brother Namgung Cheonggi gave him had dirt on them.

What special method would there be for preserving vegetables in this era?

There’s no refrigeration facility either.

They just wrap it tightly in something like a cloth bundle with dirt still on it and carry it around to preserve it.

If you preserve it with dirt still attached, it won’t rot for a long period.

So, washing is essential for cooking.

“I need water to cut the chicken and drain the blood too. Hmm. Is there a well nearby?”

But wait, this is clearly a place where the earth’s veins are severely contaminated, so would the water be okay?

“It probably wouldn’t be fine. I guess the village well won’t work.”

If I wash it wrong, I might get blood qi poisoning and become sickly like the village people.

“I’ll have to go far— Ah!”

There’s no need to go far.

Come to think of it, well water might work.

Because Baekseol is here.

Didn’t Baekseol make purification water to purify the land back at the Nanman Beast Palace?

By dissolving the purified soil that came from eating and spitting out blood soil into water.

Then, if she drinks and spits out water, it’ll become purification water right away.

“…Though thinking about it, hygiene would be a problem, wouldn’t it?”

Cooking with water that’s been drunk and spat out would definitely violate food hygiene standards in my previous life.

But this is the Martial Arts World.

What’s food hygiene?

“Besides, Baekseol is a Divine Beast…”

Water that a Divine Beast has drunk and spat out is divine water, so it might be a spiritual medicine?

“…”

He rationalized it that way.

What you can’t see won’t hurt you.

‘But can Baekseol make purified soil right now?’

Back then, Baekseol was a divine insect so she could eat dirt, but now she’s a divine bird.

Do birds eat dirt?

I don’t know.

I’ve never seen it.

I’ve seen larvae eat and spit out dirt though.

The question I had after Baekseol evolved into a divine bird, ‘How will she make purified soil?’ comes to mind again.

“Since it’s come to this, I might as well check now. Baekseol-a?”

“Chirp?”

At Namgung Cheon-gang’s call, Baekseol, who was playing by tapping a cutting board nearby, turns around holding the cutting board.

What is it, Dad? The way she tilts her head is really cute.

Feeling pleased, he gently stroked Baekseol’s head, then Namgung Cheon-gang asked.

“Baekseol-a, do you remember when you were Sinchung Baekjeop before, eating blood soil and spitting it out to make purified soil?”

“Chirp!”

“You remember? As expected, you’re smart, our Baekseol.”

Pat pat.

‘I was worried her memory might have been reset when she evolved from divine insect to divine bird. Thank goodness.’

Well, if she had no memory, she wouldn’t know who he was either.

“Then, shall we try making purified soil this time too? This dad needs clean water to cook.”

“Chirp!”

“You’ll help? Oh my, how sweet. Good, then let’s eat some blood soil, spit it out, and go purify the well water!”

“Chirp.”

“Huh?”

He was about to go to the ground at the bottom of the hill full of blood soil to make purified soil first.

But Baekseol grabbed Namgung Cheon-gang’s pant leg and stopped him.

What’s this?

She said she could make purified soil.

Is today not good?

That wasn’t it.

“Chirp, chirp chirp.”

“Huh? We don’t need to go?”

“Chirp!”

Baekseol nodded her head.

“Then?”

“Chirp!”

“…??”

Baekseol puffs out her chest proudly.

As if telling him to watch.

Though he didn’t know what she was planning to do, Namgung Cheon-gang decided to watch.

Baekseol, who had been puffing out her chest, looked around and spotted a large pot, then walked over confidently.

Soon, Baekseol spread her wings and pointed at the pot.

“Chirp!”

Then she points to herself again.

As if telling him to watch carefully.

“Yes. That’s right. Dad is watching carefully.”

Namgung Cheon-gang nodded and answered.

Satisfied, Baekseol nodded, then took a deep breath.

Instantly, Baekseol’s body swelled up greatly as if air had entered it.

Puffy, round, plump.

‘Gasp!’

Baekseol looked like she might burst.

Startled, he was about to shout for her to return to normal!

“Chirp-puwooooook!”

Baekseol squinted both eyes and opened her mouth to spit out water!

Her greatly swollen body quickly shrank back to normal!

And Namgung Cheon-gang’s internal energy flowing out!

Then, clear pure water filling the pot!

“Th-this can’t be! Water cannon in a place without water, no— Baekseol shot a water cannon!?”

Who would have known.

That divine bird Baekseol would truly become a Pokémon and shoot out a water cannon!

“C-copyright!”

It’ll be fine.

This is the Martial Arts World.

No one knows about it.

And this isn’t the time to think about that, is it?

“R-right? Water cannon, no, water technique, ah, anyway! Let’s check, check the water that our Baekseol shot out with internal energy!”

It even sparkles, like water from melted eternal snow.

Just from looking at it, it’s already so clear and pure that even the blood qi grandfather would be purified.

Still, they say to test even a stone bridge before crossing.

There’s no harm in checking.

Namgung Cheon-gang picked up a nearby gourd and scooped up the water that filled the pot to check it.

“…”

It was beyond his expectations.

Moreover, it was like broth.

What is this.

Just to be sure, he took a sip,

“It’s incredibly refreshing.”

Even his mind became clear.

He could tell the purification effect without even testing it.

Now it was time to test the broth’s effects.

He lit the fire in the stove and boiled the broth.

When it started bubbling, he took another sip.

Namgung Cheon-gang’s eyes widened.

“Th, this is!”

The taste of home.

“Da, DaO-da?”

And so, the spicy braised chicken made with it.

“Gasp!”

“Oh my, oh my my my!!”

“How can it have such deep flavor!”

“The depth and richness penetrates my entire body!”

“It, it reminds me of home!”

Namgung Sohye, Namgung Jia, the Namgung Jeonggeom Dan, and even Samgo.

Everyone united in letting out deep, profound sighs of admiration and looked at Namgung Cheon-gang with reverent eyes.

And they inhaled the spicy braised chicken as if they had been starving for days.

“…”

Namgung Cheon-gang realized there were some things that shouldn’t be known to the world.

“Chirp!”

Baekseol was truly innocent.

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