The Farmer Who Ended Up Teaching the World’s Greatest Martial Artist - Chapter 66

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| Chapter 66

The two people who had finished their conversation stood before Ho Won. Among them, it was Ju Yu-ryeon who spoke first.

“Ah… this is quite troublesome.”

As Ju Yu-ryeon frowned and muttered, Ho Won looked up at her with a confused expression.

“I carelessly grabbed onto something useless and now I just have a headache. Why did something like this have to follow us…”

As Ju Yu-ryeon sighed and dramatically held her head, Ho Won’s face immediately hardened. Soon, unable to bear it any longer, he flared up and shouted.

“Wh-why am I useless!”

“Well, isn’t it obvious? You don’t have money to be swindled out of, and your martial arts aren’t outstanding either… You lost to both of us once each. Am I wrong?”

Ho Won frowned with indignation. Not missing this, Ju Yu-ryeon began to provoke him further.

“Let’s say I follow you as you suggested. But how could I go with you when I’m so anxious? I’d be lucky if we don’t get lost or run into bandits.”

Ju Yu-ryeon shrugged her shoulders mockingly in the end.

This provocation wouldn’t have worked on an ordinary person, but it was different for Ho Won. It seemed he was properly stung by the words of none other than the woman he had feelings for. Grinding his teeth, Ho Won urgently shouted.

“G-getting lost! How good am I at finding directions!”

“…Oh really?”

“Of-of course! There’s no path in the martial arts world that I can’t find! If I set my mind to it, I could reach the Western Regions and the Eastern Sea in no time!”

At Ho Won’s words, Ju Yu-ryeon and Yoo Eun-hyun showed seemingly surprised expressions. However, subtle smiles had already appeared on both their lips.

“Then you must know the way to Daesan well too?”

“D-Daesan? I know Daesan very well! I-I may look like this, but I’m the young master of Chukho-bang!”

“That’s impressive. Then what about Cheonmu-maeng?”

“…Ch-Cheonmu-maeng?”

“Oh come on… Even if you’re a flying young master, you probably don’t know the way to Cheonmu-maeng.”

At Ju Yu-ryeon’s subtle probing, Yoo Eun-hyun waved his hand dismissively as if it were impossible. The two had strangely good chemistry.

“I-I don’t know the detailed circumstances either, but… I could find out quickly. Shall I take you there?”

Incited by Ju Yu-ryeon’s provocation, Ho Won finally said what he shouldn’t have said. At this, Yoo Eun-hyun spoke as if doing him a favor.

“Fine. If you insist that much… I have no choice. Let’s go together.”

“R-really? Th-thank you!”

Ho Won prostrated himself before Yoo Eun-hyun. The roles had completely reversed.

Ju Yu-ryeon, barely suppressing the laughter that was about to escape, sent a telepathic message to Yoo Eun-hyun.

—How’s that? My strategy?

—As expected. But isn’t he being fooled too easily?

—From the looks of it, he’s hardly ever left Chukho-bang’s territory. He must have been pampered growing up. Well, who would dare to scam the young master of Chukho-bang.

—Still, now that I’ve actually caught a sucker, it’s quite fun. I can see why you like this sort of thing.

—Right?

The two lightly celebrated that things had gone according to plan. Now Ho Won was no different from a fish caught in a net. The two leisurely walked toward him.

“Now that we’ve decided to travel together, we should decide on how to address each other, right? From now on, call me elder sister and call Eun-hyun elder brother. Got it?”

“Yes! Elder sister! Elder brother! I’ll do well!”

Thus, the two had gained an unexpected companion.

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“But where are we going?”

It was when they had been using lightness skills for about half a day and had left Mount Taishan. Only then did Ho Won ask a question as if he had just remembered.

“You’re quick to ask. We’re going to Ma-gyo.”

“Ma-gyo? That Ma-gyo in Daesan of Qinghai? Not Cheonmu-maeng?”

“Is there another Ma-gyo in the martial arts world besides that one?”

“Well, there isn’t…”

Ho Won’s face, which had been mumbling, became noticeably filled with worry. Sensing something suspicious, Ju Yu-ryeon interjected from the side.

“You’re the young master of Chukho-bang, one of the Six Demon Pillars directly under Ma-gyo. You should be on the same side as Ma-gyo, so why are you so scared?”

“Elder sister. There are many terrifying masters in Ma-gyo. You know too, elder sister. That person who fought with elder brother last time…”

The person Ho Won was referring to seemed to be Cho Yeong. Yoo Eun-hyun also nodded in agreement.

“That old lady was certainly scary.”

“It’s not just that person. I heard there are plenty of such people in Ma-gyo. And there’s an even more terrifying monster than them…”

“A monster? Who’s that?”

At Ho Won’s unexpected words, Yoo Eun-hyun tilted his head. Ho Won, who had shown hesitation for a moment, soon opened his mouth.

“M-my mother… My mother belongs to the Maun Hwansaldae.”

The eyes of Yoo Eun-hyun and Ju Yu-ryeon who heard Ho Won’s words widened.

“Isn’t Maun Hwansaldae one of Ma-gyo’s units?”

“It’s a unit famous for having unclear numbers and members… Your mother is there?”

Ju Yu-ryeon looked Ho Won up and down with suspicious eyes. She seemed to find it hard to believe.

At this, Ho Won began to make excuses urgently.

“Yes. B-but that’s all I know too. Maun Hwansaldae doesn’t reveal information even to family members.”

And rightly so, as only four people in Ma-gyo knew the exact members and numbers of Maun Hwansaldae: the sect leader, vice sect leader, chief elder, and the Maun Hwansaldae commander. Even the members only knew parts about each other and didn’t know the full picture, and leaking information about it was also considered an implicit taboo.

So it wasn’t unreasonable that Ho Won didn’t know more.

“But why did you go to Chukho-bang instead of Maun Hwansaldae? If you were on your mother’s side, you could have easily gone there too.”

At Yoo Eun-hyun’s sharp point, Ho Won sighed. After a moment, Ho Won continued as if recalling past events.

“T-to tell you the truth… It’s true that I learned martial arts from my mother. But my mother was originally merciless when it came to martial arts… Thanks to that, I was beaten and trained every day from childhood. B-because of that, my personality gradually became timid, and as I grew up, I naturally began to avoid my mother. Eventually, I couldn’t endure it anymore and sought refuge with Chukho-bang.”

Ho Won shuddered and muttered as if remembering those times. Yoo Eun-hyun also let out a small sigh at those words.

“Your situation is quite complicated too.”

“Originally, every family has complicated internal affairs when you look into them.”

Ju Yu-ryeon muttered this in a troubled voice, unlike her usual self. Yoo Eun-hyun glanced at her once and then changed the subject.

“Anyway, Yu-ryeon and I are complete beginners in that direction. Where would be better to go? For now, we were thinking of going through Hannam and Seomse toward Gansu.”

“That’s certainly cl-closer. But I wouldn’t really recommend it.”

At Ho Won’s opposition, Ju Yu-ryeon asked back.

“Why?”

“Hannam and Seomse have many major sects belonging to Cheonmu-maeng. So…”

“So? Even if you don’t know, we’re not affiliated with Mado. If you just keep your mouth shut, wouldn’t they not know?”

“Th-that may be true, but basically, looking at the recent atmosphere, Cheonmu-maeng’s surveillance of martial artists heading toward Ma-gyo has intensified. They won’t do anything directly, but… wouldn’t it be better to av-avoid unnecessarily troublesome or uncomfortable situations?”

Yoo Eun-hyun also fell into thought for a moment after hearing Ho Won’s explanation. As Ho Won said, since they were entering Ma-gyo’s direct sphere of influence, surveillance would be strict. Especially for three people who were clearly martial artists who had learned martial arts, the vigilance would certainly be more severe.

Moreover, there were definitely rumors circulating that war clouds were gathering between Ma-gyo and Cheonmu-maeng recently. Just look at what happened at the recent duel. Although it was somehow resolved under Soo Hwa-seon’s mediation, in fact, it wouldn’t have been strange if a fight had broken out right there.

“Even if we take a slight detour, I think it would be safer to go down toward Anhui, pass through Honam, and come up from Sichuan…”

When the two didn’t say anything, Ho Won finally seemed to lose confidence and mumbled his words. But Yoo Eun-hyun nodded.

“Since we have to go to Cheonmu-maeng after Ma-gyo, we can go through Hannam and Seomse then.”

“Oh. That’s a good method, isn’t it? We’d basically be traveling around the world.”

At Yoo Eun-hyun’s words, Ju Yu-ryeon also brightened as if it were a good idea. Ho Won, who had been quietly listening to their conversation, carefully opened his mouth with a stiff face.

“But elder brother, elder sister… why are you trying to go to Ma-gyo?”

“Are we going to Ma-gyo to play? We’re going because we have business there.”

“What kind of business?”

“Is that important? Are you going to ask what business it is and not follow if you don’t like it?”

“N-no. That won’t happen. You’re not going to fight or anything, right?”

“At least I have no intention of fighting. I’m just going to meet someone I know in Ma-gyo, so don’t worry.”

“I-I see.”

Ho Won let out a sigh of relief for now.

No matter how smitten he was with Ju Yu-ryeon and blinded by love, he was still the young master of Chukho-bang, a Mado sect. If he openly antagonized Ma-gyo, not only his life but his sect could also suffer. No matter how naive he was, he knew well how terrifying that could be.

“The problem is who that person you know is…”

Ju Yu-ryeon muttered meaningfully. But those words didn’t reach Ho Won’s ears.

“Then let’s go for now. We can think of it as going on a leisurely sightseeing trip.”

Finally, Yoo Eun-hyun began to walk.

Ju Yu-ryeon also shouted and followed behind him, and Ho Won, who had been standing blankly for a moment, also hurriedly moved his body.

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