The Farmer Who Ended Up Teaching the World’s Greatest Martial Artist - Chapter 17

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| Chapter 17

‘He blocked it?’

Ga Un-seok couldn’t hide his surprise at the unexpected movement.

His opponent was merely a farmer, and clearly a greenhorn who seemed to have no real combat experience whatsoever.

Though he hadn’t used his full strength in preparation for Soon U-gi, it still wasn’t an attack that a mere farmer should have been able to block.

But Yoo Eun-hyun was clearly holding onto Ga Un-seok’s wrist without letting go. When the flustered Ga Un-seok tried to make his next move, Soon U-gi wasn’t one to miss the opportunity.

“Did you think I’d just let you do that!”

Soon U-gi blocked Ga Un-seok as if protecting Yoo Eun-hyun and unleashed a fierce sword strike.

“Kugh!?”

It was a sharp attack that would have been difficult to respond to even in perfect condition. Ga Un-seok, who couldn’t respond properly due to Yoo Eun-hyun’s reaction, let out a scream and retreated.

And Soon U-gi’s fierce attacks continued relentlessly. In the end, Ga Un-seok couldn’t achieve what he wanted and had no choice but to keep pulling his body back.

‘As expected, he’s no ordinary farmer. Otherwise, such orders wouldn’t have been given.’

Soon U-gi had somewhat expected this due to So Bi-won’s orders, so his surprise wasn’t that great.

He nodded his head as if understanding in his own way.

But regardless of what the two of them thought, Yoo Eun-hyun, who was dealing with the situation, was having a hellish time.

‘If they’re going to fight, why don’t they just fight each other? Why do they keep dragging me into this?! This is driving me crazy!!’

Yoo Eun-hyun had been quite flustered by Ga Un-seok’s attack just moments ago. He had only reached out his hand thinking he shouldn’t get hit, but he didn’t know it would be caught so easily. Whatever it was, the month of training seemed to have helped.

Yoo Eun-hyun, who had been observing the situation, secretly took a step back.

“Eek!”

But the moment Yoo Eun-hyun tried to quietly slip away, Ga Un-seok and Soon U-gi immediately blocked his escape route as if they had joined forces.

Both seemed to agree on the point that they couldn’t just watch Yoo Eun-hyun run away.

‘At this rate, it’ll never end…’

Soon U-gi and Ga Un-seok were too busy keeping each other in check. Even if he escaped without making a sound, he would obviously be stopped immediately, so he had to devise another method.

At that moment, a flash of inspiration crossed Yoo Eun-hyun’s mind.

‘Why didn’t I think of that?’

The two were only focused on each other and didn’t seem to think Yoo Eun-hyun could pose any threat at all. That meant they wouldn’t be prepared for Yoo Eun-hyun’s movements.

Obviously, attacks wouldn’t work, but if he could just make his opponent panic for a moment, he could buy enough time.

Having thought this far, Yoo Eun-hyun was waiting for an opportunity. The moment Yoo Eun-hyun stepped back as if fleeing.

Thud!

As expected, there was a reaction. Ga Un-seok and Soon U-gi simultaneously rushed to block Yoo Eun-hyun’s movement. Since Ga Un-seok’s movement was faster than Soon U-gi’s, it seemed Ga Un-seok’s movement would reach first.

Knowing this, Yoo Eun-hyun didn’t dodge and remained standing in place.

“Hmm?”

Unlike before, seeing Yoo Eun-hyun not dodging, Ga Un-seok showed a slightly surprised expression.

But there was nothing more to think about. Thinking that he had tried to run because his strength had given out, Ga Un-seok reached his hand toward Yoo Eun-hyun.

At this, Yoo Eun-hyun, as if he had been waiting, put half of the internal energy he had secretly built up into his fist and threw it toward Ga Un-seok.

“What!?”

Then Ga Un-seok, whose arm was deflected, showed a surprised expression and revealed a large opening.

Yoo Eun-hyun inwardly cheered and drew up the remaining internal energy into his opposite fist.

And just as he was about to throw it toward Soon U-gi.

“Kugh!?”

Suddenly Ga Un-seok screamed and spat blood from his mouth. Wondering what had happened, when he looked at Ga Un-seok, there was a sword embedded in the center of his abdomen.

When a large opening suddenly appeared in Ga Un-seok, Soon U-gi seemed to have instinctively attacked him, dealing a fatal wound.

It happened so quickly that even Soon U-gi, who had stabbed Ga Un-seok, was momentarily unable to grasp the situation and had a dazed expression.

“Kuk!”

But that was only for a moment. Soon U-gi frowned and let out a scream at the sudden impact from his side. It was because Yoo Eun-hyun, who couldn’t grasp the situation, had rushed toward Soon U-gi and struck his side.

It was a completely unexpected attack, and the power contained in the fist was at a level that couldn’t be ignored, so the shock Soon U-gi received was considerable. Soon U-gi, who had been staggering, couldn’t hold on and collapsed to the ground.

“?!”

A shadow fell over Soon U-gi’s head. Ga Un-seok, who wasn’t dead yet, had squeezed out his remaining strength and stood in front of Soon U-gi.

The moment Soon U-gi sensed something and raised his head, Ga Un-seok’s blade flashed. And just like that, Ga Un-seok cut halfway through his neck.

Thud.

Blood shot up, and finally the two slowly collapsed. They seemed to have died.

“Uh… huh?”

Yoo Eun-hyun, covered in blood and still unable to grasp the situation, let out a groan.

He made a dazed sound, forgetting even his original purpose of escaping this place. In the first place, now that Ga Un-seok and Soon U-gi were dead, there was no need to urgently flee the scene.

“I, I didn’t do that…”

Though no one was there, Yoo Eun-hyun muttered as if making excuses to someone.

In reality, Yoo Eun-hyun hadn’t done anything. The two had simply killed each other.

But with this result, feeling guilt was natural for any human being.

Yoo Eun-hyun, who had been staggering and stepping backward, turned around and ran away from that place as if fleeing.

*

The sun had already set and the sunset was glowing.

Perhaps because quite some time had passed while fighting, the surroundings were quiet. It was so quiet it was almost serene, as if the commotion from just before was a lie.

Yoo Eun-hyun, who was returning to the peach orchard where Cheonhwang Paewundae and Jeongeumtae had been confronting each other, stopped in place.

“Ugh…”

The sunset stung Yoo Eun-hyun’s eyes, which hadn’t adapted to the red light. But that wasn’t why Yoo Eun-hyun was surprised.

A much thicker scent of blood was piercing his nose.

A blood scent so thick it might be called blood mist was stimulating Yoo Eun-hyun’s five senses.

It wasn’t the first time he had smelled blood. He had smelled the blood of beasts plenty of times.

But the blood scent now piercing Yoo Eun-hyun’s nose was definitely different from that of beasts and was also much thicker.

“Ah…”

Yoo Eun-hyun, who had finally found the source of the blood scent, let out a small sigh.

Most of the fields that the Yoo Family had cultivated were completely devastated. All the trees were either broken or had their roots exposed by overturned soil. That sight alone was enough to shock Yoo Eun-hyun, but something even worse was spread out in the fields.

Perhaps this is what it would look like if blood rain had fallen.

The peach trees that had created beautiful peach blossoms and sweet peaches were completely covered in blood.

And the corpses scattered between those peach trees made it possible to guess where all that blood had come from.

All the guilt and such from just before had already flown away. It was a sight that made him nauseous just looking at it, but instead of retching, Yoo Eun-hyun shook his head and ran.

He had to check the other fields too.

“No way…”

Since the fields cultivated on the mountain were quite extensive, not all of them were like that, but the largest and widest fields were all in chaos.

Seeing the foundation he had cultivated for several years turned into ruins, Yoo Eun-hyun muttered helplessly.

Yoo Eun-hyun, who had been silent for a while, finally moved his steps toward the thatched cottage near the mountain peak. It was because he thought that since it was in a remote location, at least that place might be salvageable.

“…!”

Yoo Eun-hyun, who was going to check the last field, suddenly stopped walking.

Gu Jung-ho was slowly walking down the narrow mountain path. No, to be precise, it was closer to crawling than walking.

One eye was completely empty with blood flowing, and his left arm was cleanly cut off from the shoulder.

Also, he was holding his stomach with his right arm that held the sword, and things that shouldn’t be sticking out were glimpsed there.

One leg was unharmed, but the other was completely broken or twisted in a strange direction. Because he was dragging that leg as he moved, his gait was limping.

“Are, are you okay…”

Though Yoo Eun-hyun had been angry about the fields being completely devastated, seeing someone in such a miserable state, he couldn’t help but ask if he was okay first.

Gu Jung-ho, who belatedly discovered Yoo Eun-hyun, had his lips curl up slightly.

“Target discovered…”

Gu Jung-ho, who muttered that while spitting blood, collapsed. Without needing to check, it was clear that he had died. Yoo Eun-hyun stepped backward with his trembling body.

For Yoo Eun-hyun, an ordinary farmer, seeing three people die in just one day was bound to be an enormous shock.

At the same time, despair over the ruined fields, anger at not knowing why such things were happening, and even relief at being alive. Complex emotions swirled within Yoo Eun-hyun.

Yoo Eun-hyun, who had been laughing helplessly, screamed with all his emotions.

“Aaaahhhhh!”

But all that returned was an echo ringing through the empty air.

*

For several days after that, Yoo Eun-hyun spent his time staying home without going out.

Actually, his anger about all the fields being devastated had somewhat subsided by now.

This wasn’t the first time the field had been devastated like this. Ten years ago when a typhoon came, they had experienced a similar situation.

At the time, Yoo Eun-hyun, who was a young boy, blamed and resented the heavens, but the experienced farmers Yoo Dong-gi and Yoo Pyo-gyeong simply laughed it off.

Yoo Eun-hyun looked at those two and asked if they weren’t angry, but their answers were consistent.

―No farmer can withstand the whims of heaven. Getting angry at things beyond human capability is just a waste of time. It’s much better to spend that time thinking about what to do next and putting it into action. Isn’t that right, Father?

―You’re right. Actually, this worked out well. The typhoon swept away the rock that was blocking the waterway, so how about we try making a field over there this time?

Yoo Dong-gi and Yoo Pyo-gyeong began wandering around here and there, examining the lands they had been eyeing as if they were excited. At the time, Yoo Eun-hyun also thought it would be better to move rather than sit still and be angry, so he followed behind the two.

‘In a way, this situation is the same.’

This crisis had been beyond Yoo Eun-hyun’s control from the start. It was like a storm that was beyond Yoo Eun-hyun’s ability to handle had swept through and passed.

Just as Yoo Dong-gi and Yoo Pyo-gyeong had done, Yoo Eun-hyun decided to plan for the future rather than get angry.

Yoo Eun-hyun sat cross-legged in one corner of the house. Then he quietly closed his eyes and began circulating his internal energy.

Around him, who was strangely peaceful, a different kind of energy than before was spreading out.

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