The Farmer Who Ended Up Teaching the World’s Greatest Martial Artist - Chapter 51

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| Chapter 51

 

“Soo Gyeong-tak?! If it’s Soo Gyeong-tak, the Blood-Moving Medical Pillar, isn’t he definitely the head of the Euiseonsu-ga!”

 

As famous as the Euiseonsu-ga was, it seemed that Gong Yeo-ak, who worked in the government office as well as Ji Heun-dong, knew Soo Gyeong-tak’s name.

 

The woman and man standing behind them showed no signs of surprise, as if they had somewhat guessed from the moment they heard Soo Hwa-seon’s name.

 

“Hmm. Well, if it’s that person, he would certainly be able to meet the Minister of Households. The guidance is perfect. And there’s nothing to fault about the guarantor either… I have nothing more to say.”

 

In any case, it seemed he had now completely withdrawn his suspicions. Gong Yeo-ak obediently handed the certificate to Soo Hwa-seon and stepped back.

 

Seeing him step back even further than the woman and man behind him, crossing his arms and closing his eyes, it seemed to show his firm will that he would no longer be involved in this matter.

 

“But was there such a thing? Did you know about it too?”

 

“If I had known, would I have just sat still? Really… Why was mother hiding that thing too?”

 

Yoo Eun-hyun and Ju Yu-ryeon, who had been watching the situation, each added a word. Soo Hwa-seon, who had received the certificate and approached the two, smiled brightly and handed the certificate to Yoo Eun-hyun.

 

“This is something your grandfather got for you 20 years ago to commemorate your birth, Eun-hyun.”

 

“My maternal grandfather? How… Did he know something like this would happen?”

 

“Rather than knowing exactly this would happen, he probably prepared in advance in case similar problems arose. After all, it’s a problem that could happen anytime.”

 

“I never even thought of it…”

 

“It must be experience. Your father would have gone through various things.”

 

It certainly seemed that way, so Yoo Eun-hyun nodded and let out a sigh of relief.

 

If the certificate hadn’t been prepared, they might have faced a great setback.

 

But of course, he didn’t think this was the end. The two people still remaining behind were still looking toward Yoo Eun-hyun’s direction as if they couldn’t believe it.

 

“This can’t be…”

 

And Ji Heun-dong, who had never thought the situation would turn out this way, muttered half-dazedly before urgently turning his head to look behind him.

 

“If there’s no other way, we’ll have to step forward.”

 

Then the woman wearing a veil lifted it and stepped forward.

 

The revealed face was that of a calm-looking woman who appeared older than Soo Hwa-seon.

 

At her unexpected action, a man approached and whispered quietly.

 

“Do you have some other plan?”

 

“I’m not in a position to suggest methods, am I? After all, the ones responsible for this matter are Branch Manager Ji Heun-dong and Vice-Leader Seong Jung-hyeok.”

 

“You’re saying you came out just to observe?”

 

“Of course, since I’ve come this far, I won’t just observe. Depending on the situation, there might be things I need to ask of you…”

 

“I understand. Certainly, since Councilor Gong has withdrawn like that, there’s only one method left.”

 

The man who nodded slightly looked at Soo Hwa-seon and slowly stepped forward. He spoke while lightly loosening his hands in a threatening manner.

 

“Vice-Leader of Chukhoban. I’m called Seong Jung-hyeok.”

 

At Seong Jung-hyeok’s casual manner of speaking while shrugging his shoulders, Yoo Eun-hyun tried to step forward, but Soo Hwa-seon stopped him and stepped forward herself.

 

“I’m Soo Hwa-seon of the Euiseonsu-ga.”

 

“I’ve met Head Soo Gyeong-tak several times. He’s an excellent person. Moreover, our Chukhoban makes much use of the Euiseonsu-ga. After all, there’s no place like the Euiseonsu-ga for internal injury medicines.”

 

“Is that so? Thank you for the praise.”

 

Since the Euiseonsu-ga was on the neutral path, their relationship with Chukhoban, a Mado sect, wasn’t particularly bad.

 

But of course, that didn’t mean their relationship was good either.

 

“However, the flaw is that the medicine prices fluctuate too wildly. Especially, as if you know what you’re doing, the prices only go up when our sect has many patients.”

 

Seong Jung-hyeok’s words seemed to have substantial weight behind them. Soo Hwa-seon shook her head with exaggerated gestures as if she didn’t understand.

 

“That’s unfortunate. Although I’m representing the family name, sadly I left the family when I was young.”

 

“I know. I heard that among the head’s daughters, the eldest who once received great expectations for her outstanding qualities suddenly disappeared… I didn’t know you’d be in a place like this.”

 

“Since I’m actually just farming in a place like this, it’s no different from living in seclusion. But I never expected to see the Vice-Leader of Chukhoban here.”

 

“Haha, isn’t that how martial arts world affairs usually are? You can’t see even one step ahead. I never thought I’d end up fighting with a daughter of the Euiseonsu-ga here.”

 

At Seong Jung-hyeok’s sharp-eyed words, Soo Hwa-seon’s expression gradually hardened.

 

From what he was saying, it was easy to tell that they wouldn’t withdraw quietly like this.

 

In response, Soo Hwa-seon shrugged and spoke playfully.

 

“Fighting? Wasn’t the fight already over?”

 

“That side’s business is finished, but we have our own business too.”

 

The two were conversing as if nothing was wrong, but an inexplicable tension was gradually building.

 

The situation where each was hiding daggers in their sleeves while measuring only the other’s weaknesses was like the calm before a storm. Even an ominous atmosphere circulated in the quiet.

 

Eventually, having no choice, Soo Hwa-seon was the first to get to the main point.

 

“It seems the Vice-Leader has no intention of giving up this place?”

 

“Of course. Quite large interests are at stake in this matter, so I can’t give up easily. It would have been best if it ended simply with documents… Originally, I came here in preparation for such a situation.”

 

“It sounds like you’re saying you’ll take it by force if necessary.”

 

“If you were some rabble instead of the Euiseonsu-ga, I would have done so long ago. It could have ended much more easily.”

 

Certainly, Seong Jung-hyeok didn’t seem to have any intention of just withdrawing like this. At Seong Jung-hyeok’s meaningful words, Soo Hwa-seon narrowed her eyes.

 

“We have no intention of giving it up though?”

 

“It seems that way. Since I can’t openly fight with the Euiseonsu-ga… I’ll have to think of another method.”

 

It seemed that since Soo Hwa-seon had revealed she was from the Euiseonsu-ga side, he couldn’t openly pick a fight.

 

“What are you planning to do?”

 

“Isn’t the method for martial artists to get what they want in such situations obvious? Even if you’ve been away from the martial arts world for a long time, you should know that much.”

 

“…Don’t tell me you mean a duel?”

 

And Soo Hwa-seon also seemed to know what Seong Jung-hyeok wanted, as she spoke quietly in response to his question. At this, Yoo Eun-hyun also let out a sound.

 

‘A duel?’

 

Not a fight to take each other’s lives, but to settle a match with something desired at stake. That was the duel Yoo Eun-hyun knew.

 

However, good or bad aside, Yoo Eun-hyun didn’t even feel a reason to step forward in the first place. Since they had shown the land ownership certificate, there was no reason whatsoever to respond to that duel.

 

Soo Hwa-seon seemed to think the same way, showing a displeased expression.

 

“That’s right. Don’t you think it’s appropriate?”

 

“It does seem that way… But usually duels are fought with both sides wagering what they want, aren’t they?”

 

“That’s why it’s perfect. If we win, we get this place, and if we lose, we’ll leave quietly.”

 

At first glance, it seemed like a reasonable proposal, but no one here would fall for such word games. At Seong Jung-hyeok’s words, Soo Hwa-seon frowned as if it was absurd and raised her voice.

 

“That’s nonsense. I don’t understand why we should do that in the first place. Didn’t you see the certificate just now? The owner of this place is us from the beginning. We have the right to tell people to leave this place or not. That can’t be the subject of a deal.”

 

At Soo Hwa-seon’s logical words, Yoo Eun-hyun and Ju Yu-ryeon nodded. As Soo Hwa-seon said, the rights to this place had already been proven to belong to this side.

 

Then the right for those people to be in this place also belonged to this side from the beginning. Whether they leave or not couldn’t be the subject of a deal.

 

In the end, it was nothing but an unfair duel where at best they’d break even if they won, and would have to leave this place if they lost. So from Yoo Eun-hyun’s group’s standpoint, there was no reason to duel.

 

“That’s sound logic. If we were truly righteous, that would have worked… But since the Euiseonsu-ga is also neutral, you should know? What kind of things we can do to achieve our goals?”

 

“…”

 

Suddenly, Seong Jung-hyeok’s expression changed completely.

 

He soon regained his composure, but couldn’t quite withdraw his killing intent. That face that flashed for an instant seemed like Seong Jung-hyeok’s true nature to everyone present.

 

“Tch. As expected, Mado is Mado. What terrible stubbornness, right? And he was talking about medicine prices and such.”

 

Ju Yu-ryeon muttered and clicked her tongue. Soo Hwa-seon maintained her composure despite his provocation and asked him back.

 

“Are you saying you’ll fight by force?”

 

“How could that be? As I said before, I can’t directly fight with the Euiseonsu-ga… It’s just that if you don’t accept the proposal, things will become troublesome for both sides.”

 

“It sounds like you’re saying you’ll cause trouble.”

 

Seong Jung-hyeok continued to speak ambiguously.

 

Even at Soo Hwa-seon’s question, he just lightly shrugged as if asking whether she didn’t know what kind of things he could do.

 

“Let us discuss this among ourselves for a moment.”

 

“Please do. That would be good for us too.”

 

When Soo Hwa-seon asked for some time, Seong Jung-hyeok nodded. Soo Hwa-seon returned to where Yoo Eun-hyun and Ju Yu-ryeon were and moved back a bit further.

 

“As expected, it’s not easy.”

 

“No. But how exactly are they going to cause trouble?”

 

Yoo Eun-hyun asked as if dumbfounded, and Ju Yu-ryeon answered instead of Soo Hwa-seon.

 

“Literally causing trouble. Coming and going to make us worry unnecessarily, or hiring people to act like customers… This is mainly a method creditors use when collecting money.”

 

“Then couldn’t we just chase them away?”

 

“We might be able to chase away people like those who came yesterday. But they could also hire ordinary people who really don’t know anything and send them cheaply. Could you chase away all those people one by one?”

 

“That would really become troublesome.”

 

At Ju Yu-ryeon’s words, Yoo Eun-hyun frowned and clicked his tongue. Certainly, hearing it explained, there seemed to be countless ways to cause trouble.

 

“What exactly do they want this place for so badly? Though it doesn’t seem like a very important issue anymore…”

 

As Yoo Eun-hyun muttered, it no longer mattered whether there was really a gold vein here or if they had some other purpose. In a way, it had been simplified to one of two choices: leave or endure.

 

Since Yeo U-hui and Soo Hwa-seon couldn’t know that much either, they remained quietly silent. Yoo Eun-hyun, who had been quietly lost in thought, organized his thoughts and muttered softly.

 

“Perhaps… it might be better to settle this through a martial duel?”

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