The Farmer Who Ended Up Teaching the World’s Greatest Martial Artist - Chapter 37

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| Chapter 37

 

“You might get caught up in it?”

 

When Soo Hwa-seon said that much and trailed off, Soo Gyeong-tak picked up where she left off.

 

“Exactly as it sounds. It seems they’re keeping quiet for now, but news of your existence will soon spread to the Cheonmu Alliance and Ma-gyo. Since you’ve directly faced Deo Geom Ssang-seon and Cheon Se-hyeon-ma, it’s probably just a matter of time. What worries me though…”

 

Soo Gyeong-tak cut off his words and closed his eyes for a moment. After seeming to think about something, he continued speaking.

 

“Those two people seem to want to draw you in, beyond just being friendly toward you.”

 

“That can’t happen!”

 

Soo Hwa-seon, who had been listening to the conversation with an anxious expression, raised her voice. Thanks to that, silence lingered in that place for a moment.

 

“Right. As Hwa-seon says, that shouldn’t happen. The relationship between Jeongdo and Mado is at its worst right now. There’s absolutely no need to get involved by taking either side.”

 

At Soo Gyeong-tak’s words, Soo Hwa-seon frowned and let out a deep sigh. Soo Gyeong-tak also continued speaking as if in agreement.

 

“If it were ever revealed that Eun-hyun is receiving support from Deo Geom Ssang-seon and Ma-gyo, they would try to eliminate Eun-hyun by any means necessary. They don’t like that kind of uncertainty to begin with.”

 

At Soo Gyeong-tak’s words, Soo Hwa-seon looked at Yoo Eun-hyun for a moment. Then she gently embraced him, who had been silently listening to the conversation, and quietly spoke.

 

“Receiving goodwill from both sides is something to be proud of… But in the eyes of those people on both sides, you’re just an unreliable ally or enemy who might lean toward either side. You’ve ended up on a difficult path.”

 

“Right. Cheon Se-hyeon-ma never goes back on his word. He will absolutely never withdraw the goodwill he’s shown to Eun-hyun. Deo Geom Ssang-seon has some flexibility, but… he’s also not someone who would ever abandon a debt of gratitude.”

 

“What worries me most is that they know this well, so they might want to draw Eun-hyun in even more…”

 

In fact, until coming here, Yoo Eun-hyun hadn’t been particularly worried about such things.

 

He had simply been thinking about how to quickly restore the field now that he had met Soo Hwa-seon and could return home.

 

And just like his father and grandfather had done in the past, he already had a complete design in his head for creating a more efficient field using this opportunity.

 

But listening to what the two were saying, he suddenly felt frightened.

 

“Then what should I do?”

 

“I told you. First, you need to build up your strength. Since you’ve already attracted attention, being weak will only get you pushed around. Only by becoming strong yourself will you be able to do what you want to do.”

 

“Hwa-seon is right. And with Mahon Simgong and Mu Dong-hwan-mu at that. Isn’t this a supreme opportunity in some ways? Try learning them earnestly. Of course, we won’t spare our support either.”

 

“Will Father teach me directly?”

 

“I’d like to, but thanks to this, we have many things we need to prepare in advance. I’ll give you occasional advice, so wouldn’t it be better for you to do it yourself?”

 

“But to teach Eohyeol Sangong…”

 

Soo Hwa-seon muttered hesitantly, and Yoo Eun-hyun perked up his ears at her words.

 

“Eohyeol Sangong? What’s that? Is that the name of a martial art Mother learned?”

 

“It’s our family’s hereditary martial art. How about it? Are you interested in learning it?”

 

“Father!”

 

At Soo Gyeong-tak’s casual words, Soo Hwa-seon shouted again.

 

“I have my reasons for suggesting this. Mahon Cheonggong is a supreme internal energy cultivation method. It should be able to ignore the side effects of our family’s Eohyeol Sangong.”

 

Soo Gyeong-tak shrugged his shoulders as he spoke to Soo Hwa-seon.

 

“There’s no martial art that Mahon Cheonggong can’t devour. Mahon Cheonggong can be colored with any martial art.”

 

“Then we should at least test whether that works or not. Are you trying to test a child who hasn’t even properly learned martial arts?”

 

“There are many people in the family who have learned Eohyeol Sangong, but Eun-hyun is the only one who has learned Mahon Cheonggong.”

 

Though Soo Gyeong-tak spoke firmly, Soo Hwa-seon raised her voice even more.

 

“Then we could have someone else learn Mahon Cheonggong and test it.”

 

“Tsk. As expected, becoming a parent clouds your judgment. Eun-hyun didn’t learn Mahon Cheonggong from a manual but received direct transmission. Doesn’t Cheon Se-hyeon-ma know at least that much? Even if someone else tries to circulate internal energy the same way Eun-hyun learned, it won’t become Mahon Cheonggong. At best, they’d be lucky to avoid qi deviation.”

 

Then Soo Hwa-seon, who had been getting heated, closed her mouth. What Soo Gyeong-tak said was something she knew herself.

 

“Of course, Eun-hyun will make the decision himself. I’m just letting him know that such an option exists. As you said, if there’s even the slightest possibility that my grandson could be harmed, I have no intention of forcing it. Our family doesn’t only have Eohyeol Sangong – there are other martial arts he could learn instead.”

 

“Sigh. I understand. I think I got too heated as well. First, we need to explain things to Eun-hyun.”

 

And Yoo Eun-hyun, who had been listening to the conversation up to that point, also carefully stepped forward.

 

“No. If it’s that dangerous, I don’t need to learn it. I don’t need to know about it either.”

 

“No. Your grandfather is right too. And there’s a reason why this mother’s health was poor and why I had to live in the mountains… Listen.”

 

At those words, Yoo Eun-hyun listened carefully.

 

Soo Hwa-seon’s physical condition and past story were things Yoo Eun-hyun had always been curious about.

 

“I need to go out for a bit. I’d like to dote on my grandson a little more, but this position of family head is so busy… Sigh. I was thinking of passing the position to Kang I next year and living leisurely, but the way the martial arts world is going won’t let me do as I please.”

 

“I’m sorry. Because of me…”

 

Yoo Eun-hyun hung his head dejectedly for no reason. Soo Gyeong-tak smiled slightly and roughly patted Yoo Eun-hyun’s head.

 

“It’s not your fault. Looking at the situation between Jeongdo and Mado, this was bound to happen eventually. It’s just been moved up a little. It’s actually better since I don’t have to burden my children and grandchildren with heavy responsibilities.”

 

Though Soo Gyeong-tak said that and left, Yoo Eun-hyun’s heart didn’t feel much better.

 

He hadn’t thought much about it until now, but listening to this conversation, he seemed to understand what consequences his thoughtless words had brought about.

 

Of course, these were things he had done unintentionally, but if the martial arts world fell into chaos as a result, that was different.

 

And perhaps noticing that Yoo Eun-hyun had fallen into distress, Soo Hwa-seon gently patted his back as if to comfort him.

 

“This child. I see you’re worrying about something. Right?”

 

“Yes…”

 

“You’re bold with farm work, but you needlessly worry about worldly affairs. Don’t worry about it so much. What’s our family motto? Don’t dwell on the past and look toward the future.”

 

“Since when did that become the family motto…”

 

Saying that, Yoo Eun-hyun chuckled.

 

Thinking about it carefully, it was right. Moreover, wasn’t that what Yoo Eun-hyun had said to others like Sa Yeo-un and Son Jin-won while coming here?

 

And he had resolved this when the field was devastated on Mount Taishan, but he kept forgetting.

 

“Tsk tsk. Since your father has passed away, isn’t this mother the head of the Yoo family? I can freely make or change a family motto. If you’re upset about it, hurry up and get married. If you marry and continue the lineage, I’ll pass the head position to you.”

 

“Mother can do whatever she wants. I’ll become the head when I get older anyway, so what’s the rush.”

 

“What? You rascal. Are you wishing for this mother to die quickly right now?”

 

“Stop talking nonsense! There are things you can say and things you can’t. When someone who’s usually sick says such things, it’s startling!”

 

When Yoo Eun-hyun shouted loudly, Soo Hwa-seon patted his head with a kind smile as if she found such a Yoo Eun-hyun admirable.

 

“I told you that sickness is fine. Ah, while we’re at it, let me explain that too. Since Father has left, it’s awkward to stay here… Let’s go back to my room.”

 

So the two returned to Soo Hwa-seon’s room again, and Soo Hwa-seon’s story began.

 

“Let’s see… Actually, this was a story I was going to tell you someday, but I wondered how to explain things about martial arts and the martial arts world. Fortunately, I don’t need to explain that part.”

 

“That’s right. Otherwise, I might never have heard it in my lifetime.”

 

“Ahem… How could that be? I would have told you before I died.”

 

When Yoo Eun-hyun glared and made a pointed remark, Soo Hwa-seon seemed stung and quickly turned her head, then changed the subject.

 

“This mother’s chronic illness is caused by the Eohyeol Sangong I mentioned earlier. Eohyeol Sangong is our Uiseonsu-ga’s hereditary martial art – it’s not difficult to learn and has strong power, but it has one drawback.”

 

“What drawback?”

 

“As the name suggests, Eohyeol Sangong is a martial art that uses blood, so it has a not-so-good effect on the blood. That’s why you need to periodically take medicine to improve that condition.”

 

Yoo Eun-hyun recalled the medicine Soo Hwa-seon used to take and asked with a puzzled expression.

 

“That medicine was that medicine? No, something so important… You won’t die if you don’t take it, will you?”

 

“You just can’t do strenuous activities. It’s also bad for your health.”

 

“Have you lived like that your whole life?”

 

“When I was young, martial arts was everything. Plus, since all my family members were like that too, I didn’t think much of it.”

 

“Still…”

 

“Everything we’re enjoying now comes from that power. I can’t just act spoiled, can I?”

 

The appearance of Soo Hwa-seon saying that with a smile was something Yoo Eun-hyun had never seen before – the appearance befitting a blood relative of the great Sega called Uiseonsu-ga.

 

“But then… how did you meet Father and end up living in the mountains, leaving such a Sega behind?”

 

“That could also be called youthful folly. When you’re in love, anything’s possible, isn’t it?”

 

“Even so, suddenly falling in love with a farmer you met in the mountains – does that make sense? I knew you came for recuperation, but it’s amazing that you met like that in the first place.”

 

“Life is originally like that. Did you think you’d meet the daughter of Cheon Se-hyeon-ma while living your whole life in the mountains?”

 

“Well, that’s…”

 

Honestly, until last year, he couldn’t have imagined it at all.

 

“I was about 16 years old? Until then, I had no interest in anything other than learning martial arts, so I was earnestly learning martial arts when I fell into qi deviation. Fortunately, due to the characteristics of Eohyeol Sangong having strong resistance to qi deviation, I didn’t lose my martial arts or get hurt, but the bad effects I mentioned earlier became severe.”

 

“How so?”

 

“Originally, you only need to take the medicine about twice a year, but I alone had to take it every month.”

 

“Ah… So that’s why…”

 

“Even then, my condition wasn’t good, so your grandfather and I searched for places with good energy and found Mount Taishan. While recuperating there, my physical condition improved a lot, and in the process I met your father, and after that, well… Hoho.”

 

Seeing Soo Hwa-seon blush and turn her head, Yoo Eun-hyun frowned, but he could roughly understand the situation. Certainly, Yoo Eun-hyun’s family home was an optimal place for recuperation.

 

Since it’s a place recognized by two of the world’s greatest masters, it should definitely be considered guaranteed.

 

“I understand… For such a reason, Grandfather couldn’t help it either.”

 

At Yoo Eun-hyun’s words, Soo Hwa-seon showed a slight smile.

 

“So you’re okay now? You don’t need to go home and recuperate?”

 

“Of course I’m fine. Coming home after so long, my body definitely feels lighter.”

 

When Soo Hwa-seon said she was fine, Yoo Eun-hyun finally let out a sigh of relief. However, that was only momentary, as he soon opened his mouth again.

 

“But why couldn’t you come back quickly after going there? You just needed to get the medicine and return. You only made me worry for nothing.”

 

“I’m still sorry about that part.”

 

Soo Hwa-seon muttered in a bitter voice. Soo Hwa-seon suddenly pulled Yoo Eun-hyun into a tight embrace as she spoke.

 

“At the family home, there are other martial arts techniques besides Eohyeol Sanhong that have no side effects, so I was thinking of bringing some of those back. That’s why I wanted to give you at least the minimum power to protect yourself… I didn’t know it would take so long and turn out like this.”

 

“Is that all? If that’s the case, then now…”

 

Yoo Eun-hyun’s face relaxed as if that much was acceptable, but Soo Hwa-seon lightly furrowed her brow as if it was still too early to feel relieved and said.

 

“…There was another reason too. There was also a bit of a problem related to the important medicine.”

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