My Father Is the Number One Under Heaven - Chapter 106

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Episode 106. The Binghuang Herb—Eight People?
“What’s your deal?”
Was he mad?
He’d appeared out of nowhere in this situation and claimed he’d come to buy Binghuang Herb?
The man clearly had no sense of the atmosphere.
While everyone else stood stunned at the sudden intrusion, one of Sabi Ssanggeoum’s subordinates—who had followed him all the way to the North Sea—scowled menacingly and stalked toward Yeo Un-hwi.
Then he looked Yeo Un-hwi up and down with a low growl.
“What kind of scrawny, pathetic wretch are you?”
Yeo Un-hwi let out a soft laugh and shot back.
And for good reason—the man before him was far more gaunt and sorry-looking than Yeo Un-hwi himself.
“That’s you, isn’t it? Your face screams it.”
“What? You little bastard!”
Stung by Yeo Un-hwi’s perfectly accurate (or so he believed) provocation, the scowling man threw a punch at him without warning.
“Oh, so you like using your hands, do you?”
Yeo Un-hwi sidestepped the blow with ease and struck the man’s throat with a Hand Blade Strike—a light tap, nothing more.
The man who had rushed forward with such ferocity crumpled to the ground without another sound.
Everyone’s eyes widened in shock.
“Ha. Look at that.”
Sabi Ssanggeoum’s face lit up with amusement.
The man who’d just fallen was one of his subordinates with considerable skill.
Yet he’d been subdued so easily.
Sabi Ssanggeoum immediately gestured to his men, and a dozen or so of them drew their weapons and rushed at Yeo Un-hwi in a coordinated assault.
“Look, I just came to buy some herbs. Why are you all rushing me like this?”
Yeo Un-hwi clicked his tongue and walked straight toward the charging mob without hesitation.
Slice!
A storm of blades converged on his throat.
As if this were routine, Sabi Ssanggeoum’s men executed their combined assault with practiced precision.
But Yeo Un-hwi glided through the rain of steel as calmly as a man taking an evening stroll.
Then,
Tap. Tap.
He struck them—or rather, barely grazed them, to be more accurate.
Yet that alone sent all of Sabi Ssanggeoum’s men sprawling.
Like puppets with their strings cut, they fell with such ease.
It looked choreographed.
Sabi Ssanggeoum’s expression twisted.
This man was far stronger than he’d anticipated.
These were carefully selected fighters, yet they fell so effortlessly?
Sabi Ssanggeoum was genuinely taken aback.
Still, he was not his opponent.
After all, he himself would soon earn a place among the Ten Great Masters.
No—today, in this very moment, he would kill Seol Ja-gang and claim that seat for himself.
He was no fool to let such an opportunity slip through his fingers so carelessly.
It had been a month since he’d come to the North Sea on Seol Ja-gyun’s commission.
He wanted to finish this business quickly, collect his payment, and return to the Central Plains—this desolate place had long since worn out his patience.
But now this bastard had shown up out of the blue.
Entertaining, though.
Sabi Ssanggeoum felt irritation and intrigue flash across his mind at once.
Killing Seol Ja-gang—a man already on death’s door—had promised to be tediously dull. This turn of events suited him fine.
At last, Sabi Ssanggeoum stepped forward.
“I’ve regretted not fighting the Palace Lord. Well then, if you’re a man willing to entertain me for a time, I welcome it. I’ve been cooped up in this bleak place far too long—my body’s grown stiff.”
“Hmm? Now that you mention it, you don’t seem to be from around here.”
Neither did the men he’d just defeated.
Sabi Ssanggeoum smiled at Yeo Un-hwi’s tilted head.
“As you can see, I’ve taken on some work for payment.”
“No one else will hire you, I suppose. So you’ve come all this way to do such shoddy work.”
Sabi Ssanggeoum’s face darkened at Yeo Un-hwi’s words.
How brazen could this wretch be?
When was the last time someone had spoken to him so carelessly?
His eyes flashed, and he turned to address Yeo Un-hwi.
“You know who I am—Sabi Ssanggeoum—and you still run your mouth like that?”
“Sabi Ssanggeoum? Never heard of you. Why are you bragging so much? Oh, you want recognition for being somewhat famous? How childish. Pfft, how pathetic.”
“What?! I’ve never seen such a wretch. So you really do want to die!”
What he’d meant as an intimidation had only drawn laughter in response.
It was truly exasperating.
The more Yeo Un-hwi spoke, the more twisted Sabi Ssanggeoum’s disposition became.
Ching. Ching.
At last, unable to bear Yeo Un-hwi’s provocation any longer, Sabi Ssanggeoum abandoned words entirely and drew his Dual Swords once more.
The moment the blades came free, his face darkened with killing intent.
“Soon you’ll be begging for your life. Though it won’t do you any good. Tsk, tsk.”
But even now, Yeo Un-hwi showed not a shred of fear—instead, he clicked his tongue in mockery.
“Why is it that every time I face someone like you, you always say the exact same thing before the fight? Never changes by a syllable.”
“You rotten bastard! Die!”
Yeo Un-hwi was treating Sabi Ssanggeoum like nothing more than a street thug you’d find in any marketplace.
Seething with rage at the provocation, Sabi Ssanggeoum lunged at him.
Shriek!
His movements were indeed on an entirely different level from his subordinates.
The barrage of his Dual Swords came with erratic, vicious force.
Yet no matter how fiercely he wielded them, none of his attacks reached Yeo Un-hwi.
“Huff, huff!”
Struggling to track Yeo Un-hwi’s movements, Sabi Ssanggeoum was already gasping for breath.
This couldn’t be. How was this possible?
Even with all this effort, not a single attack had landed—the shock was overwhelming.
“This can’t be happening. I’m destined for the rank of Ten Great Masters!”
“The Ten Great Masters? There’s no such thing. Why does everyone cling to those titles?”
What?! What did he just say?!
“How dare you! You think you know anything? You keep toying with me! I don’t care about anything else—I will kill you, even if it’s the last thing I do!”
In a frenzy of rage, he gathered all the Internal Power he possessed and crossed his Dual Swords, unleashing his ultimate technique.
[Pakong Sail Geom]
Countless streaks of Blade Energy erupted from his crossed swords toward Yeo Un-hwi.
It was a display of devastating force that matched his formidable reputation.
But,
“It’s not going to work.”
Ping, ping, ping, ping.
Yeo Un-hwi unleashed Gyeoksal-ji in rapid succession, neutralizing every streak of Blade Energy.
Then, like water seeping through cracks, he dropped below ground level and appeared instantly behind Sabi Ssanggeoum.
“What—what?!”
“You’re done here.”
Yeo Un-hwi gave Sabi Ssanggeoum a light tap to the neck with a Hand Blade Strike.
It was an end no different from the rest of the rabble.
“Damn you. To the very end, you…”
Thud.
Sabi Ssanggeoum collapsed.
Silence fell over the Palace Lord’s Chamber.
It was beyond belief.
But the most shocked of all was Seol Ja-gyun, who had orchestrated this rebellion.
He stood there, mouth agape, utterly stunned.
He’d brought down the legendary Sabi Ssanggeoum just like that? So easily?
In that instant, Seol Ja-gyun wondered if he’d been swindled.
By some impostor trading on Sabi Ssanggeoum’s name.
Otherwise, how could this be possible?
Yet the aura he’d felt from Sabi Ssanggeoum all this time had been formidable, befitting his renown.
So then, how…?
Seol Ja-gyun’s gaze shifted to Yeo Un-hwi.
That man… was he truly a master of such caliber?
Such a young one at that?
This made no sense. It made no sense at all.
At that very moment, everyone in the chamber was thinking the same thing as Seol Ja-gyun.
The level of martial prowess Yeo Un-hwi had displayed was that shocking.
“Honestly, I didn’t come here to fight.”
But Yeo Un-hwi, utterly indifferent to the eyes upon him, casually brushed dust from his robes.
Then he glanced casually around as if nothing had happened.
“I heard the Binghuang Herb is available here. Who do I buy it from?”
At Yeo Un-hwi’s words, Seol Ja-gyun’s hand shot up.
“I’ll sell it to you!”
Seol Ja-gyun, suddenly caught in the crossfire, rolled his eyes frantically.
The Binghuang Herb—clearly that was all he cared about.
If that was the case, why hesitate?
Seeing Seol Ja-gyun with his hand raised, Yeo Un-hwi’s face brightened.
“Oh, is that so?”
“Yes. I have all the Binghuang Herb you could want. Just help me out!”
“Wait, I only need one. And what do you mean ‘help’? I said I came to buy it.”
Just as Yeo Un-hwi stepped closer to Seol Ja-gyun to hear more,
“Don’t be deceived!”
Seol Jong-u, the young lord of the North Sea Ice Palace, cut in as if he could not bear to stand idle.
When Yeo Un-hwi turned his head to look at him, Seol Jong-u spoke.
“The Binghuang Herb belongs solely to the Palace Lord of the North Sea Ice Palace! Everything that man says is a lie!”
Seol Jong-u glared at Seol Ja-gyun with blazing eyes and raised his voice.
“How dare someone who isn’t even the Palace Lord speak of giving away the Binghuang Herb?”
“And what if I am?”
As Yeo Un-hwi looked at Seol Ja-gyun in confusion, the latter’s voice grew even louder, his face utterly brazen.
“I’ll be the Palace Lord soon enough, so none of that matters!”
“Have you no fear of Heaven itself?!”
“Shut your mouth, you worm!”
At Seol Jong-u’s words, Seol Ja-gyun erupted with curses.
Yeo Un-hwi watched the two of them with the weary look of someone who wanted nothing to do with this entanglement.
“Right, look—honestly, I don’t care about any of that. I just want to get the Binghuang Herb and leave.”
Seol Jong-u looked toward Yeo Un-hwi and pleaded.
“I don’t know who you are, but please help us. In fact, you must help us. Those men have committed treason.”
A stranger whose name and identity remained unknown, yet one who had felled Sabi Ssanggeoum—a master of extraordinary skill.
Strangely, though he had nothing to do with the Ice Palace, he was the one holding the sword.
But at Seol Jong-u’s words, Yeo Un-hwi’s expression turned wry.
And he asked,
“Why?”
“I beg your pardon?”
“Why should I help you?”
Seol Jong-u was momentarily at a loss for words.
“Well, that is……”
“So you’re trying to tell me that you lot are righteous and they’re the villains?”
Yeo Un-hwi let out a soft laugh.
“That’s just your standard. And if you’ve been making so many mistakes, isn’t it possible they’ve simply had enough and been forced to act? Isn’t that right?”
“That’s, well……”
“Exactly! You’ve seen it perfectly! Hahaha!”
Seol Ja-gyun, who had been watching the exchange, seized his moment and cut in.
He’d thought the situation was turning entirely against him, but it seemed it wasn’t.
For him, this was a stroke of fortune indeed.
Seol Jong-u, whose words had failed him for a moment under Yeo Un-hwi’s logic, erupted again at the sight of Seol Ja-gyun’s laughter.
“But! This man poisoned his own father, your superior! Would righteous men commit such an act?”
“Shut up! There was no choice in that!”
“Hmm? Poison?”
Only then did Yeo Un-hwi’s gaze shift to the gaunt, sallow-faced man standing behind Seol Jong-u.
‘Interesting.’
Something had caught his attention, and his brow furrowed sharply.
Yeo Un-hwi abandoned the conversation and strode toward Seol Ja-gang.
The startled guards, for all their wretched state, tried desperately to shield their lord.
They were loyal folk, in any case.
Yeo Un-hwi chuckled softly and spoke.
“If I meant harm, you’d all be dead already. Read the room and get out of my way. I just want to check his condition, that’s all.”
At his words, the guards looked toward Seol Jong-u.
It was clear that had Yeo Un-hwi harbored ill intent, they would all be corpses by now.
When Seol Jong-u nodded, they all stepped aside.
Yeo Un-hwi soon approached Seol Ja-gang and examined him closely.
After a moment, a hollow laugh escaped his lips.
“That’s it. Yes. I had a suspicion.”
Yeo Un-hwi rose from his seat and fixed Seol Ja-gyun with a cold stare. “You bastard. What’s your connection to Dang Gu-hwi?”
This was the poison of Dang Gu-hwi—the very toxin that had killed Yeo Un-hwi’s wife, Peng Seo-yeon, before his Regression.

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