The Farmer Who Ended Up Teaching the World’s Greatest Martial Artist - Chapter 42

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| Chapter 42

 

That night. The mother and son gathered in Soo Hwa-seon’s room to rest comfortably after a long time, having a conversation.

 

“Right. How was the Eohyeol Sangong?”

 

“Hmm. I’m not sure, but it looked incredibly powerful. And it seemed a bit… grotesque, so it looked difficult to handle?”

 

“You observed well. That is indeed its characteristic.”

 

“And I also understand why there are side effects when learning it.”

 

Muttering, Yoo Eun-hyun showed a sorrowful expression. To learn something that goes against natural harmony, one has no choice but to train in ways that go against natural harmony. He could roughly guess how much Soo Hwa-seon must have suffered because of this.

 

“That’s why there are few people learning it in the family, and the qualifications are extremely limited. Since you have to take Yongseoldan for life, it’s better not to even attempt it unless you’re prepared.”

 

“That Yongseoldan shouldn’t be a problem anymore, right?”

 

“Since we eliminated the Soil Lord Mouse, it should be fine for the time being.”

 

“Then we’ll go home now, right? There’s no reason to stay here anymore. We need to tend to the fields too…”

 

As Yoo Eun-hyun said, now that the Soil Lord Mouse elimination operation was over, there was no reason for Yoo Eun-hyun and Soo Hwa-seon to remain here. Soo Hwa-seon, who seemed lost in thought for a moment, opened her mouth.

 

“We can’t go back right away. Since we’ve come this far, let’s do some training before we leave.”

 

“What training all of a sudden?”

 

Yoo Eun-hyun tilted his head and asked again, as if he still couldn’t understand what this was about.

 

“When we go back home, we’ll just farm and live, so we don’t need training or anything. If it’s necessary, we could do it at home.”

 

“Of course that would be nice, but do you think things will go as we want? I’m too anxious to let that happen. With you being so weak right now, I’m even worried about going home in this situation. Since neither the Cheonmu Alliance nor Ma-gyo can easily touch this place, let’s train here and get stronger before we return.”

 

“How strong do I need to become?”

 

“At least stronger than this mother, don’t you think?”

 

“…”

 

Yoo Eun-hyun closed his mouth at Soo Hwa-seon’s answer.

 

Yoo Eun-hyun was also well aware that he was too weak compared to the situations he had gotten involved in, considering what he had experienced on the way here.

 

‘If I had been strong, would those things not have happened?’

 

As Yoo Eun-hyun quietly fell into thought, Soo Hwa-seon continued persuasively.

 

“And once Cheon Se-hyeon-ma and Deo Geom Ssang-seon enter closed-door training, I can’t predict how their subordinates will move. Since those two people are definitely favorable toward you, it would be right to consider it dangerous at least until those two come out of their closed-door training.”

 

Since Yoo Eun-hyun could now recognize that there was nothing wrong with Soo Hwa-seon’s words, he unconsciously let out a deep sigh.

 

‘When I was farming, I wanted so badly to quit and leave, but now that I’m actually out here, I’m just suffering…’

 

After finishing his thoughts, Yoo Eun-hyun nodded his head. Still, seeing the herb garden here, it didn’t seem like staying would be boring.

 

“And there’s also the Soil Lord Mouse’s inner core. You need to completely absorb something like this.”

 

“Even so… is it really okay for me to just take it?”

 

“Who’s going to say anything about it? Go ahead and take it out.”

 

Soo Hwa-seon’s words made sense. After all, Yoo Eun-hyun had contributed the most to catching the Soil Lord Mouse.

 

And Yoo Eun-hyun, holding the inner core between his fingers, asked with a puzzled face.

 

“Do I just eat it?”

 

“What are you talking about? Unless it’s an unavoidable situation, the basic thing is to make it easier to absorb and enhance its medicinal effects. Have you forgotten where your maternal grandparents’ house is? It’s one of the most renowned medical families in the martial arts world. It will take some time, but there are plenty of people who can help you, so don’t worry and stay.”

 

Since Yoo Eun-hyun was a complete outsider when it came to medical arts, he nodded at Soo Hwa-seon’s words, thinking that made sense.

 

Certainly, now that he was entangled with Sa Un-sik and So Bi-won, becoming stronger wouldn’t hurt.

 

Even if predicting and preventing natural disasters is impossible, isn’t preparing for them the proper attitude of a farmer?

 

Yoo Eun-hyun nodded his head spiritedly and asked Soo Hwa-seon.

 

“Becoming stronger than mother seems too ambitious… How long would it take to become similarly strong?”

 

“Well. That depends on your efforts, but since you’re my son, wouldn’t about a year be enough?”

 

“What? A year?”

 

Yoo Eun-hyun asked back, wondering if he had heard wrong, but Soo Hwa-seon raised two fingers as if asking if that wasn’t enough.

 

“Should we use a bit more time? About 2 years?”

 

“Are you serious?”

 

“Of course. If we do it as a crash course, it’s not impossible.”

 

Soo Hwa-seon, who had extended her fingers right in front of Yoo Eun-hyun’s eyes, smiled meaningfully.

 

Thus, Yoo Eun-hyun came to stay at Uiseonsu-ga and began training in martial arts, something he never thought would be in his destiny.

 

*

 

Before he knew it, a year had passed since Yoo Eun-hyun began staying at Uiseonsu-ga and training in martial arts. In fact, although a year had passed, Yoo Eun-hyun’s daily life hadn’t changed much from when he lived on Mount Taishan.

 

“They’re growing very well. This place is definitely better for farming than a mountain valley.”

 

Looking at the herb garden that was growing very well, free from the threat of the Soil Lord Mouse, Yoo Eun-hyun smiled contentedly. But that was only for a moment, as noise from nearby broke his good mood.

 

“Ugh… Blech…”

 

Ju Yu-ryeon was vomiting in a corner of the field some distance away. And seeing this, Yoo Eun-hyun frowned and approached Ju Yu-ryeon.

 

“If you’re going to vomit, just don’t come out.”

 

“Ugh… E-Eun-hyun. Do you have any water?”

 

Ju Yu-ryeon, whose face was pale from a hangover, asked for water. Yoo Eun-hyun frowned and held out his water bottle.

 

“That’s why I told you to drink in moderation.”

 

When Yoo Eun-hyun clicked his tongue, Ju Yu-ryeon, whose stomach seemed to feel better now and whose face had regained some color, let out a sigh.

 

“If you’re in such bad condition, why didn’t you just rest? Why did you crawl out here?”

 

“I have my reasons… Phew. Mom came back yesterday.”

 

“Oh? Aunt came back? Has it been half a year?”

 

“All my good days are over. Sigh.”

 

“All over, my foot. You only act human when aunt is around. Be grateful that aunt isn’t the head of the family.”

 

“Ugh… Just thinking about it is horrible. Anyway, mom called for you and aunt. Let’s go together. I’m feeling better now.”

 

Yoo Eun-hyun looked at Ju Yu-ryeon with completely disbelieving eyes. Ju Yu-ryeon also seemed to think she was being too shameless and got up with an awkward expression.

 

“Ugh… Getting up suddenly makes me feel…”

 

“Just swallow it! Or should I go alone?”

 

Yoo Eun-hyun spoke coldly to Ju Yu-ryeon, who was about to lower her head again, and took the lead. Since he really seemed ready to leave her behind, Ju Yu-ryeon immediately followed.

 

*

 

Yoo Eun-hyun arrived at Yeo U-hui and Ju Yu-ryeon’s residence. He had blended into Uiseonsu-ga to the point where people passing by the residence would even greet him.

 

“Eun-hyun is here. It’s been half a year, hasn’t it?”

 

When he went inside, Yeo U-hui welcomed Yoo Eun-hyun with a bright smile. There seemed to be a strange fatigue in her expression.

 

“You’re a bit late? What were you two doing?”

 

Soo Hwa-seon seemed to have arrived earlier, as she asked Yoo Eun-hyun this way. Indeed, the tea in front of the two women had cooled, suggesting quite some time had passed.

 

“I came right away as soon as I heard.”

 

At Ju Yu-ryeon’s brazen words, Yeo U-hui held her forehead as if she was going crazy. At this, Soo Hwa-seon, who was beside her, burst into laughter.

 

“Yes, Yu-ryeon, you must have a hard time too.”

 

“I wonder who she takes after to be like that…”

 

“Didn’t Yu-ryeon listen well to her father?”

 

“Don’t even bring up that man. Just thinking about him gives me a headache, so I don’t even want to think about it.”

 

“I see he’s still living like that.”

 

When Yeo U-hui spoke with a strange expression while frowning, Soo Hwa-seon just shrugged and didn’t ask any further. Watching this, Yoo Eun-hyun poked Ju Yu-ryeon’s side.

 

“Are you talking about your father?”

 

“Who else would it be?”

 

“It seems aunt and he don’t get along well?”

 

“It’s an ambiguous relationship.”

 

“What kind of ambiguous answer is that? What about with you?”

 

“With me, it’s a moderate relationship.”

 

“…That’s a moderate answer.”

 

Having answered that way, Yoo Eun-hyun didn’t press Ju Yu-ryeon any further. Although it seemed like a casual answer, he wasn’t foolish enough not to understand that the answer itself indicated she didn’t really want to talk about it.

 

Soo Hwa-seon, who had been smiling continuously while watching the two, cleared her voice and spoke.

 

“The reason we called you is because of Cheon Se-hyeon-ma and Deo Geom Ssang-seon. Recently, the two of them ended their closed-door training and came back out into the martial arts world.”

 

As Soo Hwa-seon began with those two names, the light atmosphere began to grow heavy.

 

As if enjoying the atmosphere, Soo Hwa-seon paused for a moment before continuing.

 

“Then the martial arts world will become more chaotic, won’t it?”

 

“No, actually the opposite. For the time being, since those two have appeared, everyone will be watching each other and things will be quiet for a while. But I don’t know how long this will last. It’s literally the calm before the storm.”

 

Yoo Eun-hyun nodded at Yeo U-hui’s words.

 

After all, a clash between the Cheonmu Alliance and Ma-gyo was a foregone conclusion, and what would happen after that was as clear as day.

 

“It seems the time has come for us to leave.”

 

Yeo U-hui silently accepted Soo Hwa-seon’s words and quietly opened her mouth. Yoo Eun-hyun also nodded as if he understood the meaning.

 

The reason the two had stayed at Uiseonsu-ga all this time was for one reason alone. It was because Cheon Se-hyeon-ma and Deo Geom Ssang-seon had not yet emerged from their closed-door training.

 

While those two who were friendly toward Yoo Eun-hyun were in seclusion, they had been relying on Uiseonsu-ga because they couldn’t know what moves either Jeongdo or Mado might make.

 

But now that Cheon Se-hyeon-ma and Deo Geom Ssang-seon had finished their closed-door training, there was no longer any reason to be tied to Uiseonsu-ga. Rather, they needed to leave this place before those two people came looking for Yoo Eun-hyun. If the attention of Ma-gyo and the Cheonmu Alliance were drawn to this place because of him alone, that wouldn’t just be owing a debt but bringing disaster upon them.

 

Seeing that there wasn’t a trace of wavering in Yoo Eun-hyun’s eyes, Yeo U-hui soon took a short breath and nodded.

 

“Yes… it would be better for you two to return. Eun-hyun can now protect himself to some degree, can’t he?”

 

Yeo U-hui smiled as she subtly asked Yoo Eun-hyun, and Yoo Eun-hyun scratched his head.

 

“I’m still far from it. I’ve just become proficient at what I already have.”

 

“Even that much makes you a master. You’ve become quite humble.”

 

“It’s not humility—I’d rather not have to use martial arts at all.”

 

“Yes. That would be the best thing. So when are you thinking of leaving?”

 

“We should go right away, shouldn’t we? According to what you said, aunt, things are still relatively quiet for now.”

 

When Yoo Eun-hyun said that and looked at Soo Hwa-seon, she also nodded. But then Ju Yu-ryeon, who had been quietly listening to the three people’s conversation, suddenly raised her hand.

 

“I want to come along too.”

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