The Farmer Who Ended Up Teaching the World’s Greatest Martial Artist - Chapter 29

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| Chapter 29

Go Ji-hwan quickly ran and began tracking Yoo Eun-hyun, but Yoo Eun-hyun couldn’t notice this fact.

Compared to the clumsy tracker sent by Wonjeong Trading House, Go Ji-hwan’s stealth and infiltration, specialized in information gathering as an elite of Cheonmu Alliance’s Jeongeum-dae, was so excellent that Yoo Eun-hyun couldn’t detect it.

“Hmm?”

However, the moment Yoo Eun-hyun reached Euiryun-gak, he suddenly turned his head as if sensing something.

It was because he felt the presence of someone watching him, but it was just a momentary sensation that passed by instantly.

“Is it just my imagination…?”

Thinking it might be because he was chased too much today, Yoo Eun-hyun lightly shook his head and went inside. And Go Ji-hwan, who had been watching this scene completely, frowned.

“He’s incredibly sensitive, isn’t he? Gu Pyo wasn’t just talking nonsense when he complained.”

The moment Go Ji-hwan confirmed that the place Yoo Eun-hyun was entering was Euiryun-gak, his stealth momentarily wavered.

When Yoo Eun-hyun sharply caught that brief gap, Go Ji-hwan was startled and quickly withdrew his presence. Although he did arouse suspicion for a moment, he was able to get through the situation without being caught.

“That aside… Damn. Of all places, here? This place is a bit difficult to infiltrate alone…”

Go Ji-hwan clicked his tongue lightly, knowing that Euiryun-gak was a place managed by Euiseonsu-ga. Even for Go Ji-hwan, who had cut his teeth in Jeongeum-dae, infiltrating Euiryun-gak alone would be close to suicide.

Just from a glance, he could feel the presence of masters inside, and in reality, there would obviously be even more masters lying in wait.

“Don’t tell me that guy is related to Euiseonsu-ga?”

Go Ji-hwan muttered for a moment then shook his head.

Even if it was Euiryun-gak, it was just a place managed by Euiseonsu-ga, and ordinary guests frequented it more often. Moreover, considering that Euiseonsu-ga was a neutral faction, it was common for both Jeongdo-in and Mado-in to use this place.

So it would be foolish to suspect everyone who stayed at Euiryun-gak of being connected to Euiseonsu-ga.

“It does seem certain that he’s not an ordinary person… There’s too little information.”

Given the nature of his mission, Go Ji-hwan couldn’t move on even slightly uncertain information. And decisively, there was a separate person in charge of this matter, so he didn’t have the authority to make decisions that far.

Still, since he had found out where Yoo Eun-hyun was, Go Ji-hwan thought this was enough and turned around. He simply thought that since there was a superior with higher responsibility here currently, he could leave the decision to him anyway.

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Around the time Go Ji-hwan turned and left, Yoo Eun-hyun was bowing his head in front of Yeo U-hui.

“Hmm… What were you doing out so late?”

“Since it’s my first time in this place, I got curious and wandered around, then got lost.”

Although he thought about whether he should tell Yeo U-hui honestly, Yoo Eun-hyun decided not to. If he did that, he would also have to talk about the internal cultivation method he had been lying to Sa Yeo-un about, so it was an unavoidable choice.

“Is that so? Well, it’s common for kids to want to play late. I see.”

And although Yeo U-hui had a somewhat disapproving expression, she nodded as if familiar with it and didn’t say anything more.

Thinking there wouldn’t be much good from talking more, Yoo Eun-hyun said he was tired and quickly returned to his room. Since he was actually quite tired from being chased, Yoo Eun-hyun fell asleep quickly.

And the next day. Yoo Eun-hyun, who woke up earlier than expected, washed lightly and began breakfast with Yeo U-hui and Chae Eun-seol.

“I’m thinking of leaving tomorrow.”

“Go ahead. When have you ever asked for my permission before?”

“Still, I should notify you. Just so you know.”

“Well, my business with you is finished now, so there’s no need for that. Have you finished organizing everything?”

“I need to receive materials from Deputy Manager Gong in the morning and organize them. I might have to stay up all night. But since I’ve rested well for two days…”

Yeo U-hui was scheduled to be very busy today because she had to organize what had happened while she was outside before returning to Euiseonsu-ga.

On top of that, she had to compile and take the organized materials from Euiryun-gak while she was at it, so the work would inevitably increase even more.

“Nephew. You heard, right? Rest until today and I’ll leave tomorrow’s departure preparations to you.”

“Yes? What preparations are there?”

“Nothing. I just mean prepare your heart. Anyway, Eun-seol will pack what you need to take when you leave.”

“Hmm… If I leave tomorrow, I can never come back, right?”

“Who knows? Euiseonsu-ga isn’t that far, so if you set your mind to it, you should be able to come back, right? I’ll be busier after returning, so I won’t be able to come for a while… but I’m not sure about you, nephew.”

Yeo U-hui shook her head, and Chae Eun-seol smiled slightly and said to Yoo Eun-hyun.

“You’re welcome anytime. I’ll provide you a room with my own money, so don’t worry about costs and definitely stop by.”

“Ah. Thank you, Manager.”

Yoo Eun-hyun also bowed his head and expressed his gratitude at Chae Eun-seol’s invitation.

After breakfast ended, Yoo Eun-hyun organized his personal belongings in his room and eventually went outside in the afternoon. Yesterday he had told Yeo U-hui that he came back from sightseeing around the area, but in reality he hadn’t been able to properly sightsee because he got caught up with Sa Yeo-un.

Now that he had money from selling the lake stone, he planned to leisurely look around the area.

‘Since she said she was leaving this place, she probably won’t be here.’

Sa Yeo-un seemed to have somewhat dangerous and rough aspects, but to Yoo Eun-hyun, who had lived only farming in the mountains, those aspects actually felt somewhat familiar. Thinking such thoughts, Yoo Eun-hyun wandered around various places in Taewon.

When he saw something that looked delicious, he bought and ate it, and when he saw items that looked decent, he pondered whether to buy them or not. But since he wasn’t naturally inclined to luxury, he didn’t buy much.

“In the end, I only bought this one thing…”

What Yoo Eun-hyun held in his hand and examined under the light above his head was a small hand axe.

Having grown up in a mountain village, an axe was the tool most familiar to Yoo Eun-hyun’s hands and the one he used most often.

Until now, he had sharpened and ground old ones that were lying around at home, but since this was his first time seeing such a shining new axe, he couldn’t help but buy it.

“I don’t even know when I’ll return to the mountains. But I guess it’s okay to get something like this.”

He hadn’t brought the small sword he received from Yeo U-hui since it was for travel. And the truth was that those types of weapons felt somewhat uncomfortable.

No matter how much Mu Dong-hwan-mu didn’t restrict weapons, it would be better to use a weapon familiar to his hands. That’s probably why So Bi-won carried both a sword and a blade.

Thinking positively like this, Yoo Eun-hyun fastened the axe to his waist with familiar hand movements and began moving again. While doing so, as he walked and looked around various places, something caught Yoo Eun-hyun’s senses.

‘Huh? It seems like someone is following me… Don’t tell me it’s yesterday’s tracker?’

Feeling that the current presence was strangely similar to the one that followed after the clumsy tracker who first tailed him yesterday, Yoo Eun-hyun narrowed his eyes and frowned.

‘Don’t tell me they were chasing me yesterday too? If so, is it Wonjeong Trading House after all? I didn’t think this side would attach again…’

And it was almost sunset time now. Yoo Eun-hyun, who had to return to Euiryun-gak before it got later, had no choice but to decide to shake them off.

Since he had been able to easily shake off pursuers when he was with Sa Yeo-un yesterday, he thought he could shake them off this time too.

“I wonder if this is enough.”

Yoo Eun-hyun recalled yesterday’s experience to identify a path suitable for shaking off his opponent and moved to a place with as few people as possible.

And Yoo Eun-hyun drew up his internal energy, sent it to his legs, kicked off the ground, and began running.

He planned to confuse his opponent by moving around various places so fast they couldn’t even chase him, thus shaking off the pursuit.

‘It’s good that I learned lightness skills… Wait a minute. Something’s strange.’

But Yoo Eun-hyun, who had been running around earnestly, was flustered. His opponent wasn’t being shaken off easily. No, not only that, but despite Yoo Eun-hyun running away earnestly, the distance between him and his opponent was actually narrowing.

The presence of his opponent gradually approaching could now be felt openly, and they had gotten close enough that Yoo Eun-hyun could confirm them with his eyes if he just looked back.

Moreover, as he fled, Yoo Eun-hyun could feel that the situation was becoming strange.

At first, he thought he was moving where he wanted to, but as he fled urgently, he deviated from his route several times and gradually began moving into deserted alleys.

‘Don’t tell me I’ve been lured?’

Since Yoo Eun-hyun had virtually no experience in this area, dealing with it was nearly impossible. Eventually, Yoo Eun-hyun lightly bit his lips, stopped, and turned around.

“You run quite well.”

What revealed itself was a somewhat bulky man, Gu Pyo. And naturally, while Gu Pyo was an acquaintance to Yoo Eun-hyun, Yoo Eun-hyun was not to him.

“You’re the one who’s been chasing me since yesterday, right?”

“Why, surprised that it’s different from yesterday? Making assumptions about your opponent based on one experience is not a good habit.”

“Are you from Wonjeong Trading House?”

“Wonjeong Trading House? Aha. Right. You’d have no choice but to think that. Hmm… You can think whatever you want, but that would be troublesome. First of all, I’m not from Wonjeong Trading House.”

Unlike when speaking to Go Ji-hwan, Yoo Eun-hyun frowned at Gu Pyo’s dignified manner of speaking. He felt deflated because he had thought it was Wonjeong Trading House until now, but it wasn’t.

At the same time, anxiety began to spread rapidly in Yoo Eun-hyun’s chest. If it wasn’t Wonjeong Trading House, then who was it?

Moreover, just the fact that they had lured him to such a deserted place was enough for even Yoo Eun-hyun to easily sense that their intentions were not good.

“You’re not from Wonjeong Trading House? What do you want? If it’s money, I’ll give you whatever you want.”

“I do like money, but I’m currently on a mission. Would it be possible to ask for your company?”

“Company?”

“Right. We happen to have some things to ask young hero about.”

For having a bad premonition, Gu Pyo’s attitude was extremely polite. But just because someone politely suggested going together didn’t guarantee that the suggestion would be to his liking.

“What if I refuse?”

“If refusal had been okay from the start, I wouldn’t have gone through such trouble to ask, would I?”

“…”

Yoo Eun-hyun closed his mouth at Gu Pyo’s firm words. That was true too. If they were going to resolve it peacefully from the beginning, they would have approached peacefully.

In the end, he had to consider whether to follow or not, and Yoo Eun-hyun shook his head.

“Still, I refuse.”

“Huh… From what I can see, it doesn’t seem like you’re refusing out of ignorance. This is troubling – my delicate conscience is too pricked to use forceful means.”

Although it seemed like he was muttering nonsense to himself, Gu Pyo’s eyes had already sunk deeply.

Yoo Eun-hyun tried to look for a chance to escape while watching such Gu Pyo, but every time Yoo Eun-hyun tried to move, Gu Pyo stared directly at him.

Eventually, Yoo Eun-hyun, who couldn’t properly find a chance to escape, had no choice but to become anxious, and meanwhile Gu Pyo spoke.

“It can’t be helped. Young hero. I am called Gu Pyo of Cheonmu Alliance’s Jeongeum-dae. You must have heard of Cheonmu Alliance, right? I swear on the name of Cheonmu Alliance. I will never do anything that would harm young hero. So couldn’t you just quietly follow me?”

Gu Pyo now considered this the limit of what he could allow, and silently closed his mouth while watching Yoo Eun-hyun with sharp eyes.

‘Cheonmu Alliance? Why are they looking for me?’

And Yoo Eun-hyun was greatly shocked inwardly. In fact, considering what had happened at Mount Taishan, there were more than enough reasons for them to search for him, but he didn’t show it.

Honestly speaking, he had thought about just going along with Gu Pyo’s polite attitude, but if it was the Cheonmu Alliance, that was a different story. After what he had experienced on the mountain, there was no way Yoo Eun-hyun could have good feelings toward the Cheonmu Alliance.

“May I ask just one thing?”

“I can’t promise I’ll answer, but go ahead.”

“There must be a reason you want to take me with you. What is it?”

“Hmm… Good. I’ll tell you the details if you come with me, but to put it roughly… it’s related to Maegyo.”

Yoo Eun-hyun almost cursed inwardly, but forcibly swallowed it back. If the Cheonmu Alliance was looking for him regarding Maegyo matters, it was obvious what it was about.

It must be because of what happened on the mountain.

Having made up his mind, Yoo Eun-hyun summoned his internal energy and gripped his hand axe.

“If you don’t want to fight, please step back.”

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