He Became the Genius Blacksmith of the Namgung Family - Chapter 63

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Chapter 63

Episode 63

“Samdo.”

“….”

“Samdo.”

“Master, please just call me Hwanggyeon (Yellow Dog). These days, even the neighbor’s yellow dog isn’t named Samdo.”

“Samdo.”

“Master?”

“Answer.”

“…Yes, Master.”

“The clouds are flowing so well.”

“Because they’re clouds.”

“They move so slowly yet travel across the sky so well.”

“It would be strange if clouds were fast.”

“Even clouds move, so can’t you move a little too?”

“Samdo has the heavy responsibility of assisting Master.”

“It seems like there are 99,999 other people who can assist me?”

“Oh my, Master. There you go again. Think about it carefully. When Master moves, all 99,999 people have a hard time.”

“They were laughing though?”

“It’s said that when the emperor travels, it’s like walking on thin ice. They smile on the outside at the king’s appearance, but inside it’s like thin ice. Master’s procession is exactly like that. Oh right, we’re the Beggar’s Sect. Then instead of imperial procession, it should be called alley procession.”

“…You’re so clever, you little bastard.”

The Green Jade Staff fell on the head of the eloquent disciple.

The disciple tried to dodge, but the Green Jade Staff followed at a strange angle.

Thwack.

He finally got his head knocked.

He collapsed with a thud.

He trembled, then went quiet.

It seems he fainted.

“…Should I catch a dog after a long time?”

“Oh my, the disciple has awakened.”

At his master’s emotionless voice, the disciple sprang up like a roly-poly toy.

The master looked at his disciple with narrowed gray eyes.

The disciple quietly avoided his gaze.

“Phew… Fine. No need for long words. Go to Anhui Province.”

A sudden deployment order.

The disciple jumped up.

“No, Master!? What cruel words are these!? Don’t you know how far it is from here to Anhui Province?”

“Good for training lightness skills, good for seeing the world. Perfect.”

“Moreover, I’m one of the Eight Disciples! Eight Disciples! Your one and only disciple! Please treat me well!”

“A beggar bastard talking about authority? Right, I wondered why. You’ve been smoothly spouting words that scholars would say. Your head is full of blood and you’re acting crazy? Fine. A crazy dog needs to be beaten to come to its senses.”

Crack.

Bone sounds rang out menacingly from the master’s hand gripping the Green Jade Staff.

Was it just bone sounds?

Green energy clearly flowed from the master’s entire body.

The ground shook.

His hair, white with age, bristled wildly upward.

Dandruff scattered like snow.

The disciple sweated profusely.

“Ma, Master? You should calm down your excitement… It’s not that I won’t go, but we just confirmed Sima Waidao’s activity area and were finally catching our breath, weren’t we? Also, when these guys start acting up properly, this unworthy disciple has to go, so I thought other disciples could go to safe places like Anhui Province.”

“….”

“Ah, of course, I was also wondering if I could rest a little before going.”

Rumble.

Now the ground was cracking too.

“Huh, am I dying? Disciple is dying! I’m dying from Master’s energy! Ahhhhh!”

The disciple exaggerated his suffering, then collapsed.

He even foamed at the mouth.

It seemed he finally couldn’t withstand the overwhelmingly strong energy and collapsed.

“….”

The master withdrew his energy and looked down quietly at the foaming disciple.

Bang!

He struck down with the Green Jade Staff.

The Green Jade Staff stuck into the ground a span away from the disciple’s head.

The master’s snow-white eyebrow twitched.

He lifted it again and struck down.

Bang!

Just before hitting his head.

The disciple’s head dodged by a hair’s breadth.

“Dodging?”

Not missing, but dodging.

Conclusion.

He wasn’t unconscious.

“Die, you bastard!”

Energy revived again.

The Green Jade Staff danced.

Thwack thwack thwack thwack!

Ahhhhh!

Under the clear sky.

The sound of catching the Eighth Disciple on a hot day echoed.

One quarter-hour (15 minutes) passed.

“Go to Anhui Province.”

“Yes, I understand, Master.”

A strange figure with a blue-black face and disheveled hair answered respectfully while kneeling.

“Go and form connections with the direct line of the Namgung Family.”

“The direct line of the Namgung Family? Ah. You mean the main figure of the Dongling County incident and successor of Cheongeumjeong.”

The disciple understood instantly.

The master nodded.

“Right. They say he formed ties with Hao-mun, so there’s no law saying he can’t form ties with the Beggar’s Sect too, is there? No, since he’s originally from the Orthodox Faction, he should form ties with the Beggar’s Sect!”

“Hmm. That point was certainly regrettable. So, I just need to form connections?”

“Right. If possible, form deep connections. Perhaps that guy can do what Mak couldn’t.”

“Are you speaking of Mak Noya?”

“Yes. He said something before. If ‘a true talent of the Heavenly Forge appears, not himself, they will solve the long-cherished wish hidden in the Martial Arts World.'”

“That statement….”

“That Mak guy sent a message through the communication network recently. When his disciple returns to Anhui Province, if he sees that he himself is safe, then that talent of the Heavenly Forge has appeared, so know this. What do you think this means?”

The disciple’s eyes widened.

This was no ordinary matter.

So, he seemed to understand why he had to go.

“Heh heh. You understand. So go. Go, become friends, form connections, and help with all your might if possible. If what I’ve heard is correct, his nature overflows with chivalry and righteousness, so even if it’s not what Mak said, he’ll be a talent needed in the Martial Arts World in the future.”

“Yes!”

The disciple shouted spiritedly.

“Ah, but. Could I rest a little before going? I need to check on matters related to Sima Waidao, and my bones ache from being beaten by Master here….”

“….”

Why is it that disciples, these little bastards, never listen when you speak nicely to them?

“Uh, uh, eh? I’m, I’m going, Master! I’m leaving! No, I’m going— Waaah!”

* * *

I returned to Anhui Province.

I met my mother.

I also met my master.

And I completed my mission here too.

I received various rewards and overcame life-threatening situations.

But that’s not all.

With the abilities I gained from various rewards, I made my master happy again.

At first, he couldn’t believe it.

‘Come to think of it, I was too excited. How could he believe me when I said I’d enchant him?’

It was even more absurd than saying I could learn martial arts just by watching.

He said madness requires a beating and raised his staff, so I hurriedly showed him.

The look on my master’s face afterward!

‘Heh. This is why disciples surprise their masters.’

It was as refreshing as the ability increase itself.

‘If Master had time, he looked ready to buy me a house.’

He said it was regrettable that he couldn’t do it because he had urgent business.

As for what that business was.

It was related to Sima Waidao.

And it was a request directly from the Righteous Alliance.

So he left that very day.

‘Our busy master.’

Truly befitting the current world’s greatest blacksmith.

Having seen my master off like that.

What should I do now?

‘I should go restaurant hopping for the first time in a while!’

It’s been a long time since I went restaurant hopping due to various matters.

Moreover, the threats to my survival have decreased now.

I can eat peacefully and happily!

Therefore, Namgung Cheon-gang.

For the first time in months, storms into Jingyuelou.

Crunch, crunch!

Nom nom nom!

Mmmmm!

Even after a long time, this egg fried rice is amazing!

Jingyuelou’s egg fried rice is indeed the best!

“Of course! Our inn’s egg fried rice is the best in the nation!”

“That’s right. I had egg fried rice at an inn in Dongling County too, but nothing compares to Jingyuelou.”

Famous restaurants all have their reasons.

“By the way, it’s really been a long time, Aeso. Has everything been alright?”

“With the Namgung Family here, what could happen in Anhui Province?”

True.

Who would dare cause trouble in a place where the martial world’s greatest martial family stands firm?

‘Of course, a few months ago those assassin bastards from the Blood Cult went crazy and caused trouble….’

This damn martial world really.

It’s no joke.

‘Come to think of it, what happened to those bastards?’

They dared to cause trouble fearlessly in Anhui Province.

Would the Namgung Family just let that slide?

‘I heard from Father that half of the Namgung Iron Sword Sect is chasing those bastards.’

And other martial forces under Namgung are also pursuing them.

‘Especially, the Muyong Family has their eyes blazing as they turn everything upside down.’

The first person to be attacked was Muyong Sohwa.

Who is Muyong Sohwa who was attacked?

She’s the daughter of the Muyong Family head.

‘I was so shocked when I heard this from Father.’

Not just any direct descendant, but they touched the family head’s direct line?

I really thought they were insane.

‘No matter how many crazy people there are in the martial world, this level is beyond insane.’

So how could the Muyong Family stay still?

They had no choice but to act like mortal enemies.

‘Come to think of it, two of the Five Great Families are hunting them down like lice.’

What is there to think about?

I should just consider it over.

‘Assassins and killers are like cockroaches, so it’ll be hard to completely exterminate them….’

But it should be soon.

How can they withstand two of the Five Great Families?

Under the Three Great Killer Sects?

Even the Three Great Killer Sects would be finished.

Namgung Cheon-gang quietly prayed for the souls of the killer sect under the Blood Cult.

‘In your next life, please go crazy in a proper way if you must go crazy and do assassination work.’

Or become somewhat decent human beings.

‘Prayer for the dead complete.’

Then now it’s time to consume egg fried rice again!

“Aeso, one more!”

“I already prepared it.”

“As expected, Aeso!”

Jingyuelou is the best!

Afterward, Namgung Cheon-gang consumed 10 more servings of egg fried rice.

* * *

“Ugh.”

I overate for the first time in a while.

My stomach became like a mountain.

I barely managed to hold back a burp.

There are many customers.

It would be embarrassing to burp openly.

I must absolutely maintain the dignity of the Namgung Family’s direct line!

Still, it would be nice to have something that aids digestion.

Like warm tea.

To aid digestion and drink tea at the same time.

Just as I was thinking of going to a tea house.

“Here, please drink this. The innkeeper said to give this as service since you came after such a long time.”

Aeso hands Namgung Cheon-gang a cup of warm tea.

“Ooh!”

The tea I needed!

I receive it with admiration.

“Thanks, Aeso. By the way, you use the word ‘service’ quite well now too.”

“I learned it from you, Young Master. You said that in this line of work, we must keep the word ‘service’ on our lips, right?”

“That’s right. You remember very well. By the way, you pronounce the Western terms well? Other people struggled with them.”

“They rolled off my tongue better than I expected.”

“Oh?”

That girl Aeso.

Could she be a genius with English?

The discovery of a rare linguistic genius in the Martial Arts World.

Namgung Cheon-gang’s eyes sparkled.

“Why, why are you staring at me so intensely?”

“Oh, nothing. I just feel like I’ve discovered a talent.”

“A talent?”

“Yeah. If you get good news soon, consider it thanks to me.”

She can speak Western terms well?

This is a great talent for the trade guild.

It’s not like martial arts trade guilds only roam the Martial Arts World.

They also make profits through trade with those Westerners.

‘Trade with Westerners brings in quite substantial profits.’

My goodness, just being able to pronounce Western terms well makes her a talent!

‘I should introduce her to Lord Namgung Cheonggi.’

Though the Namgung Family has other trade guilds.

New trade guilds rarely have people talented with Western languages.

There’s no way translation devices exist in this era.

So obtaining someone with multilingual abilities is like plucking stars from the sky.

Since I received a favor, I should repay it.

“Hmm. Well. If it’s something you’re saying, Young Master, something good will surely come of it.”

“You really know me well.”

“Hehe. I’ve been working at the inn for several years now, how could I not know?”

“You’ll never starve to death.”

“Thank you, Young Master. By the way, what will you do now? You’re going to the blacksmith’s forge, right?”

“Normally I would, but today I have business elsewhere.”

“Elsewhere?”

“Yeah.”

“Where?”

“Cheonggeung Clothing Store.”

“Cheonggeung Clothing Store?”

“Yeah. I have business with Lady Namgung Cheonggi there.”

The matter I thought about when returning to Anhui Province earlier.

That plan to create martial arts illustrations and spread them around, to master lightness skills and movement techniques.

‘I’ve filled my stomach well too. And received good warm tea service from Aeso.’

Then shouldn’t I get to work now?

This much restaurant exploration is adequate.

What could compare to egg fried rice?

‘What’s the point of just playing around.’

I must run toward the journey to become the world’s greatest blacksmith.

Yes, yes!

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