The Farmer Who Ended Up Teaching the World’s Greatest Martial Artist - Chapter 106

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| Chapter 106

“I’m curious about what kind of person your father is, so I wanted to meet him once.”

Perhaps Yoo Eun-hyun’s answer was unexpected, as Ju Yu-ryeon frowned and asked him for his reason.

“Why, Dad?”

“Even if you see him occasionally, I don’t live in a sega, so if I don’t see him now, I might never see him for the rest of my life. I wouldn’t go out of my way to visit him, but since he’s coming, I should at least pay my respects.”

“Well, that’s not wrong, but…”

As Ju Yu-ryeon said this while looking at Yoo Eun-hyun with a somewhat uneasy expression, Yoo Eun-hyun added one more thing.

“He’s the world’s greatest physician, right? I’d like to have a conversation with him.”

“Oh, really? Since you’re the world’s greatest farmer, Eun-hyun, maybe you’ll have something in common?”

“World’s greatest, what nonsense. There’s no one quite like me, that’s true… But I’m not quite at the world’s greatest level.”

Yoo Eun-hyun actually had no objective standard to measure his farming skills, perhaps because he had only lived confined to Mount Taishan.

Of course, compared to other family members, there was Soo Hwa-seon who was somewhat lacking in farming, so he understood that his farming methods were unique, but he thought that if he looked around, there would be plenty of people at this level.

But this time, after going to Ma-gyo and seeing other people’s farming methods firsthand, his thoughts changed considerably.

People’s farming levels seemed surprisingly low, and he couldn’t help but think that he was quite good at farming.

‘Still, world’s greatest is too much.’

Since Yoo Eun-hyun had directly seen actual world’s greatest masters like Sa Un-sik and So Bi-won, he thought it didn’t make sense to have his name listed alongside such monsters, even if it was just farming.

“Then I’ll wait too. Mom’s nagging is… ugh.”

“This child keeps thinking I’m tormenting you. If you do things properly and well, I wouldn’t have any reason to nag.”

“It’s because Mom tries to nitpick everything I do.”

“Then should I just watch that pathetic behavior with my eyes open?”

Seeing the two mother and daughter bickering like this, Yoo Eun-hyun felt like he was back at Uiseonsu-ga and chuckled.

Originally, this kind of cutting-water-with-a-knife fight is painful when you’re a party to it, but there’s no better entertainment when you’re just watching.

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Two days had passed. During this time, not only Yoo Eun-hyun but also Ju Yu-ryeon stayed holed up in their respective rooms. Only Yeo U-hui, perhaps because she was officially visiting the Dang family, seemed to have a lot of work and wasn’t in her room except when sleeping.

Therefore, the only time Yoo Eun-hyun and Ju Yu-ryeon met was during their respective meal times, and Yeo U-hui was so busy that she couldn’t even join them for meals, so only the two of them were meeting.

“Hey. Let’s eat.”

Ju Yu-ryeon, who seemed like she would be bored, was unexpectedly working hard on something inside, and there were cases where she would skip meals if Yoo Eun-hyun didn’t call her, so Yoo Eun-hyun always called Ju Yu-ryeon at meal times.

“Huh? Eun-hyun. Is it morning or evening now?”

“It’s morning. You keep all the windows closed like this, so you don’t even know if it’s day or night.”

When Yoo Eun-hyun entered Ju Yu-ryeon’s room, which was almost like a dark room, and opened the windows, the sharp morning sunlight poured into the room, and Ju Yu-ryeon frowned and yawned loudly.

“Yawn. Did I stay up all night? I am getting hungry now that I’m getting sunlight. Hehe.”

Ju Yu-ryeon scratching her exposed belly while speaking could have looked somewhat seductive, but seeing the dark shadows under her eyes and her hair greasy and matted with oil, such thoughts would inevitably disappear. Even if that weren’t the case, Yoo Eun-hyun couldn’t have such thoughts about her anyway.

“What are you looking at so intently?”

“Ah. Since this is the Dang family, the books related to poison are very comprehensive. After hearing about Jeokgang Doksi, I became very interested in poison, and I have a lot of time on my hands.”

“Hmm. It’s hard to imagine from your usual behavior, but you surprisingly like studying.”

Ju Yu-ryeon had only been playing around since leaving the sega, but when she was at the sega, she spent more time working and studying. In the first place, you can’t acquire martial arts and abilities at Ju Yu-ryeon’s level just by liking to play. Of course, the problem was that when she did play, she played like crazy.

“Usual behavior? Are you going to nag me too?”

“That’s a disease you have. Does everything sound like nagging whenever someone says something to you?”

“Is, is that so? Ah… maybe it’s because I haven’t been able to play lately? Studying is fun too, but at this rate, I might really get sick and die.”

“Go wash up and come out to eat.”

“Ah… washing is such a bother. Eun-hyun. Can’t you wash me?”

“If I can use tools.”

“Never mind. I’ll just splash some water on myself. Mmm.”

“Don’t fall asleep.”

Yoo Eun-hyun left a warning and exited Ju Yu-ryeon’s room, heading to the dining room, and fortunately, perhaps because she was hungry, Ju Yu-ryeon came in with her hair still damp and not properly dried.

“Why don’t you at least dry your hair with your internal energy?”

“What are you talking about? That would damage my hair.”

“You haven’t washed your hair for days and you’re talking about hair damage…”

Yoo Eun-hyun, who was about to say that, closed his mouth thinking this seemed like real nagging, and Ju Yu-ryeon also picked up her chopsticks without saying much, seeming more interested in the food in front of her than responding. The two then focused on their meal for a while, and when her stomach was somewhat full, Ju Yu-ryeon, who was slowly moving her mouth, asked Yoo Eun-hyun.

“But what were you doing in your room?”

“What else could I do besides farming?”

“Martial arts?”

“I did that.”

Since he couldn’t farm here, naturally the only thing Yoo Eun-hyun could do to spend time in his room was martial arts training. The Heukgeumpa he had been looking for at the inn was actually in Ju Yu-ryeon’s possession, and he had received it and was lightly training with it.

It was true that directly applying Eohyeol Sanhong in the fight with Chang Hae was his first time, so it had been quite helpful. Currently, the martial arts Yoo Eun-hyun had learned were Mu Dong-hwan-mu and Eohyeol Sanhong based on Mahon Cheonggong. However, aside from Mahon Cheonggong, Mu Dong-hwan-mu and Eohyeol Sanhong were merely incomplete half-martial arts that Yoo Eun-hyun was using by adapting them appropriately.

“You’re ruthless too. Trying to get even stronger from there?”

“It’s not that, but there’s nothing else to do.”

Especially Yoo Eun-hyun’s martial arts were all quite modified based on Yoo Eun-hyun’s experience with farming. Their characteristic lay in feeling the flow of natural energy, so training was sufficiently possible even in a narrow room.

“Aren’t you interested in things like poison or hidden weapons?”

“I’m really not interested in hidden weapons. As for poison, since I’m also a farmer, I know it to some extent, but I don’t want to learn it more deeply.”

“Ah. Right. Have you ever tried growing poisonous plants?”

“It’s not that I haven’t? Growing them is the same whether they’re medicinal herbs or poisonous plants.”

When Yoo Eun-hyun muttered as if it wasn’t a big deal, Ju Yu-ryeon asked back as if she had suddenly remembered something.

“But didn’t I give you a book about cultivation methods to enhance the efficacy of poisonous plants at first? Did you read that?”

“I read it. There was nothing special about it. It was literally just how to grow them well.”

Indeed, as Ju Yu-ryeon said, he did look at several books he received about cultivation methods to enhance the efficacy of poisonous plants. But from Yoo Eun-hyun’s perspective, it was just how to grow poisonous plants well, and honestly, the cultivation methods were all things Yoo Eun-hyun already knew, so they were content that wasn’t helpful at all.

“Are you already an expert in that area too?”

“If I grew them, I’d grow them much better.”

Yoo Eun-hyun said this without reservation as he put down his chopsticks. And Ju Yu-ryeon also thought that if it was about growing plants, that could certainly be the case, and the two finished their meal.

“Are you two here?”

And when the two were about to get up after finishing their meal, the door burst open and Yeo U-hui entered, drawing both their gazes to her.

“Huh? Mom?”

“Aunt? No, if you were coming now, you should have eaten with us.”

Yoo Eun-hyun and Ju Yu-ryeon asked back with surprised expressions at Yeo U-hui’s sudden visit, but Yeo U-hui shook her head.

“No. I already ate with Master Dang Eun-seon.”

“Then why?”

And before Yeo U-hui could answer Yoo Eun-hyun’s question, Ju Yu-ryeon’s eyes sharpened as she spoke.

“Don’t tell me. He’s here?”

“Correct. Your father just arrived.”

“Ugh. Why does it have to be in the morning?”

“Stop grumbling. Anyway, now that everyone’s gathered, we’re going to formally pay our respects to the Family Head. You two get ready too.”

At Yeo U-hui’s words, Yoo Eun-hyun pointed his finger back at himself and asked.

“Me too?”

“Hmm? Of course. Why?”

“No… I don’t think there’s any reason for me to go?”

“Now that you mention it, you’re right. Even though it’s a secret, it’s half-public, so if you go, Eun-hyun, it might cause trouble for Cheonmu Alliance later.”

Yeo U-hui also seemed not to have thought that far, as she nodded slightly, and seeing this, Ju Yu-ryeon burst out in complaint.

“You just don’t want to go, right?”

“Yeah. I don’t like it? I hate those stiff occasions.”

“Tch. It’s no fun because you’re too honest. Well, fine. One child being dragged off to suffer is enough. Eun-hyun, please be happy in my place. Sob sob.”

“Stop being dramatic…”

Ju Yu-ryeon burst into fake tears and hung her head, but Yeo U-hui patted her back with a thwack.

“Stop being dramatic like Eun-hyun said and go wash up and get dressed.”

“Ow! Mom! How can you hit me with internal energy!”

“If I don’t, my hand hurts from the rebound! How can you think of deflecting your mom’s loving punishment with internal energy?”

“That’s a martial artist’s instinct.”

“Goodness. Blabber blabber. You won’t give in on a single word, will you? Hurry up and get ready. You know you can’t act like this when meeting the Dang Family Head, right?”

“Don’t worry. It’s not my first or second time.”

Ju Yu-ryeon stretched her body once and quickly disappeared as if time was short, and Yeo U-hui watched her daughter’s retreating figure and sighed.

“Sigh. That child really…”

“Don’t worry. Yoo Ryeon does things properly when she sets her mind to it.”

“That’s exactly the problem. If she were just openly problematic, I could at least give up. But when a child who does well when she tries acts like this, it’s even more frustrating for a parent’s heart, don’t you think?”

“Th-that’s true too.”

Certainly, as Yeo U-hui said, if you could clearly see that your child had brilliant talent but was letting it rot, it would be frustrating.

“Eun-hyun, you rest a little longer. It won’t be very long.”

“I’m also eager to meet uncle soon.”

Yoo Eun-hyun was also looking forward to meeting Ju Won-gong, which was his purpose for still remaining in this place, so he spoke honestly. Yeo U-hui smiled at Yoo Eun-hyun’s words, but soon a loud noise came from outside.

“Mom! Help me with my hair!”

At Ju Yu-ryeon’s shout, Yeo U-hui lightly patted Yoo Eun-hyun’s shoulder and went outside, and Yoo Eun-hyun also returned to his room and fell into meditation using the mother and daughter’s commotion as background noise.

And how much time had passed? Yoo Eun-hyun opened his eyes as he felt the surroundings, which had become quiet, turn noisy again.

“Is it all finished? Just as aunt said, it really seems to have ended quickly…”

Since it was meditation that was almost half-sleep, he couldn’t know the exact time, but it seemed like at most one hour hadn’t passed, so Yoo Eun-hyun muttered as he opened the door and went outside, only to run right into the source of the commotion, Ju Yu-ryeon.

“Oh…”

“Hm? Eun-hyun, you were in your room?”

“I didn’t really have anything to do.”

“Perfect timing. You follow me too… But what are you looking at so intently? It’s creepy.”

Yoo Eun-hyun was admiring Ju Yu-ryeon, who for some reason was wearing light makeup with her hair done up and dressed in an elegant white court dress. The outfit, made of some unknown material that showed a slight pink tint when she moved, made the thin and slender Ju Yu-ryeon look truly demure.

Since Ju Yu-ryeon usually wore heavy makeup and only black or red clothes when going out to play, she couldn’t help but look quite different.

“You look nice today?”

And at such words from Yoo Eun-hyun, Ju Yu-ryeon lifted her chin and smiled.

“Heh. Really? Have you fallen for my charm? But this won’t do. This is just for decoration.”

“Why? It seems to suit you well?”

“I’ve tried everything. When I go out like this, men can’t even talk to me. They say I’m like a single proud flower that’s hard to approach? When playing at night, flashy outfits are better. That’s my preference too.”

“What nonsense.”

Yoo Eun-hyun muttered in disbelief, but since the compliment seemed to please her, Ju Yu-ryeon twisted her body coquettishly. That lasted only briefly before she suddenly raised her head.

“Oh right. This isn’t the time for this. Eun-hyun, you’re free right now, right? Let’s go together.”

“Where are we going?”

Saying this, Ju Yu-ryeon quickly changed only the outer robe of her court dress. When Yoo Eun-hyun asked back, Ju Yu-ryeon shrugged her shoulders and replied.

“Where else would it be? To see my dad.”

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