The Farmer Who Ended Up Teaching the World’s Greatest Martial Artist - Chapter 65

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| Chapter 65

“It looks good when you carry it like that.”

Ju Yu-ryeon, who was following Yoo Eun-hyun, muttered contentedly. She too seemed quite pleased with the Heukgeumpa strapped to Yoo Eun-hyun’s back.

“But no matter how you look at it, it’s still a pitchfork… Isn’t it a bit awkward to use as a weapon?”

Certainly, judging by its material alone, the Heukgeumpa was worthy of being called a famous weapon. However, it was closer to a pitchfork than a conventional weapon.

It wasn’t unreasonable to wonder whether it could even be wielded as a weapon.

“Not at all. Actually, I like it because it’s familiar.”

But Yoo Eun-hyun didn’t seem to mind.

Rather, he seemed more comfortable holding a pitchfork than gripping a sword or blade he’d never used before.

Still seeing Ju Yu-ryeon’s dubious expression, Yoo Eun-hyun untied the Heukgeumpa from his back and took it in hand.

“Want to see?”

Yoo Eun-hyun took his stance and lightly swung the Heukgeumpa toward a nearby rock.

As he executed the technique of Pokjong Hyeong, swinging twice in a cross pattern, fragments burst forth from the intersection point. Before long, nine intersecting lines were carved into the rock.

“Internal energy doesn’t scatter—it moves along natural energy.”

Just then, a gust of wind blew between them.

“Once I learned to read the flow of natural energy, I could do things like this.”

Kwagwang!

The moment the wind brushed the rock, it split into nine pieces with a thunderous roar and crumbled down. At this sight, Ju Yu-ryeon seemed at a loss for words, staring blankly at the shattered rock.

Yoo Eun-hyun chuckled softly as he put away the Heukgeumpa and turned to leave.

“If you don’t follow, I’ll leave you behind.”

“…Hey, hey! Let’s go together!”

Ju Yu-ryeon wiped away her drool and hurriedly chased after Yoo Eun-hyun. In the place they left behind, only fragments of rock shattered beyond recognition remained.

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It had already been about two hours since they set out on the road.

Ju Yu-ryeon, who had been walking ahead swinging her arms, suddenly hesitated and frowned as she looked forward.

“Someone’s there.”

At Ju Yu-ryeon’s words, Yoo Eun-hyun looked up. As she said, a man was sitting on a tree stump by the roadside. As if he had also spotted the two of them, he straightened up and blocked their path.

“A bandit? But for a bandit, his face looks somehow familiar…”

Yoo Eun-hyun thought the anxious, restless appearance seemed familiar somehow. But while it felt like he might remember, nothing came clearly to mind.

Then, Ju Yu-ryeon seemed to recognize the person first, pointing at the man and raising her voice.

“That’s him! That guy who’s the sub-leader of Chukhoban!”

The one blocking their path was surprisingly Ho Won, the sub-leader of Chukhoban who had fought against Ju Yu-ryeon in the martial contest. Judging by his disheveled appearance, he seemed to have been waiting for the two of them for quite some time.

“What? Why is this guy here?”

“How would I know?”

Yoo Eun-hyun narrowed his eyes as he looked at Ho Won. It didn’t seem like he had come to fight out of dissatisfaction with the contest. If that were the case, he wouldn’t have come alone. But that made it even more puzzling why Ho Won was here.

Ho Won blocked their path but only mumbled without properly speaking, and finally Ju Yu-ryeon, unable to bear the frustration, frowned and spoke up.

“Do you have business with us?”

Then Ho Won silently pointed at Ju Yu-ryeon with his finger.

“C-come with me.”

At Ho Won’s proposal, Ju Yu-ryeon made an incredulous expression as if she didn’t understand.

“Look here. I thought that matter was already resolved?”

“Th-that was just then!”

Ho Won shouted indignantly. A strange longing blazed in his eyes. He looked ready to take Ju Yu-ryeon away immediately if he could. Unable to watch any longer, Yoo Eun-hyun stepped in front of Ju Yu-ryeon.

“Why exactly are you doing this to us?”

“I-if you hand her over quietly, I’ll spare your life!”

Even while stammering, Ho Won took his stance. At this point, a fight seemed unavoidable. But they couldn’t exactly kill the sub-leader of Chukhoban either. Yoo Eun-hyun turned to look at Ju Yu-ryeon.

“What should we do?”

Since even Yoo Eun-hyun didn’t know, there was no way Ju Yu-ryeon would have an answer. Ju Yu-ryeon shrugged her shoulders conspicuously.

“H-how dare you let your guard down!”

At that moment, Ho Won shouted sharply and rushed at Yoo Eun-hyun. Though Yoo Eun-hyun barely stepped back and deflected the attack, a few strands of hair scattered in the air from the force of the hand blade that grazed past.

Yoo Eun-hyun sighed deeply as he looked at his severed hair. Ho Won still maintained his stance, openly provoking him.

“There’s no other way.”

Having no choice, Yoo Eun-hyun untied the Heukgeumpa from his back and took it in hand. Since he had gotten hold of a decent weapon, he wasn’t entirely unwilling to test its power.

“Eun-hyun! Don’t kill him!”

Seeing him draw the Heukgeumpa, Ju Yu-ryeon cried out urgently. Having just witnessed its power right before her eyes, she was all the more anxious.

Yoo Eun-hyun nodded slightly as if to say not to worry.

“I’ll just beat him enough to knock some sense into him, so don’t worry.”

“Hmph! Acting all high and mighty with just a pitchfork!”

Ho Won snorted and immediately rushed at Yoo Eun-hyun with killing intent. While dodging Ho Won’s somewhat hasty kick attack, he observed his movements.

Ho Won’s martial art, Yeonchuknyeolkwon, was something he had already seen once during the contest with Ju Yu-ryeon.

However, watching from the side and facing it directly were completely different. Each technique Ho Won unleashed pierced forward with murderous momentum.

“Eeek!!!”

Still, Yoo Eun-hyun was dodging Ho Won’s attacks without much difficulty. The reason was simple. No matter how fast and sharp the attacks were, compared to Cho Yeong whom he had faced recently, there was a significant difference, especially in speed.

Eventually, Ho Won, who couldn’t even reach Yoo Eun-hyun, spoke in an irritated voice.

“L-let’s see if you can dodge this too!”

Finally, massive internal energy began gathering in Ho Won’s body as he kept missing his targets. His legs, which had been moving frantically, suddenly stopped, and he lowered his body as if sitting down on the spot.

Then, Ju Yu-ryeon, who had been watching Ho Won’s energy, widened her eyes and urgently shouted.

“Eun-hyun! It’s Ssangdongbungkwon! Dodge!”

It was Ssangdongbungkwon, a technique of Heuksuwon that gathered all one’s strength to unleash a straight punch with both hands.

Unlike when he fought Ju Yu-ryeon, this time the energy he had condensed beforehand was incomparably stronger.

Thwack!

Ho Won grinned wickedly and immediately kicked off the ground.

At that moment, his bent body sprang up like a spring and a kick burst forth. It was a vertically rotating downward kick. If it hit properly, it looked powerful enough to break not just the jaw but the neck as well.

Clang!

Yoo Eun-hyun raised the Heukgeumpa high without hesitation. Then, using the same technique as plowing a field, he swung it down forcefully, striking Ho Won’s kick that was shooting up from below.

A heavy recoil was transmitted through the Heukgeumpa, but the Heukgeumpa was no ordinary weapon either. When Yoo Eun-hyun’s internal energy was added to it, Ho Won’s kick was pushed back.

“Kraaah!”

But Ho Won continued rotating his body and thrust both fists toward Yoo Eun-hyun. Yoo Eun-hyun, as if he had been waiting, gripped the Heukgeumpa in reverse and this time swung it upward from below with all his strength.

Kuuung!

The Heukgeumpa and Ho Won’s twin fists collided head-on. Instantly, a shockwave exploded outward and the surrounding air shook violently. Both men were pushed backward simultaneously.

“Cough! Kuhek!”

Ho Won, who had stepped back several paces, finally collapsed to his knees. Perhaps because the internal energy he had forcibly drawn up scattered in an instant, his breathing became completely disrupted. Thin blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.

“Whew…”

In contrast, Yoo Eun-hyun stood in place and exhaled deeply. He lightly dusted off the Heukgeumpa as if nothing had happened and put it away.

To anyone watching, the outcome was already decided.

“Having a good weapon definitely makes fighting easier.”

But Yoo Eun-hyun hadn’t simply swung the Heukgeumpa. He had slightly drawn in the flow of natural energy to execute a small version of Pokjong Hyeong – Daepungnyeon.

The sense of reading the flow of soil when working the fields. For Yoo Eun-hyun, moving natural energy wasn’t much different from that. And the pitchfork-shaped Heukgeumpa matched that sense perfectly.

Like gripping a farming tool he had used for a long time, the flow of energy followed his movements much more easily.

‘So that’s why Dosa-nim always carries a sword. While Mu Dong-hwan-mu itself can use any weapon, having a familiar weapon makes it much easier to handle.’

Yoo Eun-hyun muttered to himself and gestured to Ju Yu-ryeon, who had been watching from a step behind.

Ju Yu-ryeon approached Ho Won, who had collapsed and was breathing heavily.

“Hmm… So what should we do now?”

Ju Yu-ryeon stroked her chin as she looked at Ho Won, who lay there as if awaiting his fate.

“Should we paralyze his pressure points and tie him to a tree? Let the wolves tear him apart.”

Ju Yu-ryeon’s eyes gleamed as she recalled what she had been put through. Of course, this was an extremely rational judgment. No one would welcome being followed from behind. Especially someone with Ho Won’s persistence and tenacity would obviously become more troublesome.

Then, Yoo Eun-hyun, who had been lost in thought for a moment, shook his head.

“How about we take him with us instead?”

“…What?”

Ju Yu-ryeon’s eyes widened. Yoo Eun-hyun’s gaze turned to Ho Won, who lay collapsed.

“Think about it. Someone at the level of a Chukhoban sub-leader would know quite a bit of information. They’d naturally know shortcuts to Maegyo and such. And since I’ve decided to use disguises instead of the Mukryong-ju, it would be much more advantageous to bring that guy along. We can use him for identity verification too.”

Ju Yu-ryeon’s expression gradually changed. After thinking for a moment, Ju Yu-ryeon nodded.

“There wouldn’t be any loss in bringing him along.”

Yoo Eun-hyun also nodded in agreement. But soon Ju Yu-ryeon asked again.

“But will he obediently listen to what we say?”

“That’s why we need a strategy.”

“A strategy? What kind of strategy?”

Yoo Eun-hyun smiled meaningfully and beckoned to Ju Yu-ryeon with his finger.

“We need to coax him gently. While giving him what he needs.”

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