The Farmer Who Ended Up Teaching the World’s Greatest Martial Artist - Chapter 70

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| Chapter 70

‘That was quite entertaining for just killing time.’

Yoo Eun-hyun muttered to himself with a satisfied smile. Though it had started out of curiosity, the results had been quite beneficial.

Not only had he not lost a single coin, but he had also learned how to delicately manipulate natural energy. This was an excellent outcome by any measure.

“The only problem is that I had too much fun.”

Yoo Eun-hyun scratched his head awkwardly and grumbled. He had only intended to kill some time, but ended up getting so absorbed that his mind was now wide awake. Sighing, Yoo Eun-hyun crossed the courtyard and headed to his room.

“Looks like they haven’t come back yet.”

Even though the night had grown completely deep, there was no sign of activity from Ju Yu-ryeon and Ho Won’s rooms.

Yoo Eun-hyun casually entered his room intending to stretch, but suddenly stopped in his tracks.

Yoo Eun-hyun turned his head to look outside.

Though it was still dim, there were clear signs that dawn was approaching. If they were planning to return, it should be about time.

“Should I go out to meet them?”

There was no guarantee he’d run into them, but it was a sleepless night anyway. After pondering for a moment, Yoo Eun-hyun entered his room and took out the Heukgeumpa.

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‘Just where are they and what are they doing?’

Yoo Eun-hyun looked around as he walked the night streets.

Thinking they’d be nearby, he had only checked the main roads, but the two were nowhere to be seen.

With no choice, he had to venture quite far from Sugyeongnu and search every nook and cranny of the alleys.

Perhaps because it was such a large city, there were people sporadically moving through the alleys even in the middle of the night. However, given the hour, most of them were either drunkards or groups with menacing appearances. Several of them were staring intently at Yoo Eun-hyun, with eyes that seemed to be sizing up prey.

‘It’s obvious what would happen if I went into a secluded place…’

A brawl in the middle of the night. Just thinking about it was bothersome. As he was trying to pass by quietly, someone blocked Yoo Eun-hyun’s path.

“Hey there.”

The man who raised his hand in greeting had a face familiar to Yoo Eun-hyun. It was the man who used needles that he had met at the gambling den earlier. He looked at Yoo Eun-hyun with a strange expression and said.

“Let’s have a little chat.”

“Sorry, but I’m a bit busy right now. Excuse me.”

When Yoo Eun-hyun tried to step aside, the man blocked his path again as if he had been waiting for it.

“How disappointing. We were having such fun together just a while ago… Surely I can ask a question or two?”

At his words, Yoo Eun-hyun silently looked up at the man. Seeing how he had sought him out like this, he must have noticed something.

Sure enough, the expected words soon flowed from the man’s mouth.

“Did you pull some kind of trick earlier?”

“Trick? What trick?”

Yoo Eun-hyun tilted his head as if he had no idea what the man was talking about. Just as the man had secretly rigged the game with his hidden weapons, there was no evidence anywhere that Yoo Eun-hyun had pulled any tricks. So he decided to play dumb and push through. When Yoo Eun-hyun continued to feign ignorance, the man’s expression instantly hardened.

“Are you really going to play it this way?”

The man muttered quietly. At that moment, a menacing aura spread around the man. It seemed he had no intention of backing down quietly.

“Is there some problem here?”

Perhaps sensing that aura, a Patrol Officer who had been patrolling the streets approached the two men.

It seemed he found it suspicious that they were standing and talking on the quiet night street. Yoo Eun-hyun didn’t want to cause unnecessary trouble and tried to laugh it off.

“Haha. It’s noth…”

“It’s nothing serious, so mind your own business and just go.”

But the man seemed displeased that the Patrol Officer had interfered and spoke harshly. Whether the Patrol Officer’s expression hardened or not, the man spoke again.

“Didn’t you hear? I said mind your own business and just go.”

“What? How dare you talk back to me, a government official!”

The shouting Patrol Officer drew out the club and rope from his waist. Seeing this, the man sighed and said.

“Tch. How bothersome.”

The man’s hand moved like lightning as he clicked his tongue.

The Patrol Officer instinctively raised his arms, but it was already too late. After hesitating for a moment, the Patrol Officer collapsed with a thud. Yoo Eun-hyun frowned as he saw the small needle embedded near the man’s neck.

‘That’s…!’

It was a hidden weapon technique without any waste. The Patrol Officer probably didn’t even feel any pain.

Seeing Yoo Eun-hyun frozen in place, the man asked casually as if nothing had happened.

“Will you quietly move to another location? Or will you continue to cause trouble?”

“If it’s a quiet place.”

Faced with the man’s stubborn attitude, Yoo Eun-hyun finally nodded. The man then turned around as if telling him to follow. Thus, Yoo Eun-hyun moved his steps toward the back alley still shrouded in thick darkness.

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“This warehouse vicinity has no houses or shops, so it’s quiet. You don’t need to worry.”

The man muttered quietly as he lit a cigarette. This was a somewhat wide clearing where carriages seemed to come and go. After lightly looking around, Yoo Eun-hyun asked as if to confirm.

“You’re not planning an ambush, are you?”

“Haha. An ambush? That’s absurd. Do I look that cowardly to you?”

Only after hearing the man’s half-joking answer did Yoo Eun-hyun nod. As the man said, there were no presences felt in the surroundings.

The man chuckled and blew out smoke before speaking.

“Well… Now that we seem ready to talk, shall we continue the conversation we were having earlier?”

The man formed a faint smile on his lips. And at that moment, his hand moved slightly.

Swish.

Something flew toward Yoo Eun-hyun, cutting through the wind. Sensing the presence, Yoo Eun-hyun immediately raised two fingers without delay.

In an instant. It was caught between his fingers. Yoo Eun-hyun looked down at the object.

‘This is… the same one from earlier…’

Between Yoo Eun-hyun’s two fingers was a thin needle. Though slender, it was just an ordinary needle. It was similar to what he had used when cheating earlier, and the throwing technique was nothing special either.

Seeing this, the man muttered as if he had expected it.

“It looks like it didn’t even get close to a vital point… Surely you’re not going to keep playing dumb after this? Don’t think about being shameless.”

He had unintentionally fallen into a trap. Yoo Eun-hyun let out a low groan and opened his mouth.

“…Fine. I knew you were cheating with needles. But I didn’t expose it, so I don’t understand why you’re making such a big deal of this.”

“Hey. That’s not the end of it. Didn’t you interfere with me?”

“Interfere? What did I do?”

Though the man shot back sharply, Yoo Eun-hyun didn’t back down either. He glared at him fiercely and responded. After hearing Yoo Eun-hyun’s words, the man stared at him silently for a moment before opening his mouth.

“My technique was perfect. Perfect enough that no one could catch on. But every time you took your turn and touched the dice cup, I failed repeatedly. Isn’t that too much of a coincidence?”

The man narrowed his eyes as he spoke. His suspicion seemed to be gradually turning into certainty.

‘Damn. I guess I underestimated his observational skills too much. How do I get out of this?’

As Yoo Eun-hyun remained silent, lost in thought, the man continued speaking.

“If you have such skills, making money would be a piece of cake… Why are you acting like this? Do you know that I’m Tang Zi-sheng of the Tang Family and are you warning me?”

“…Tang Family?”

Yoo Eun-hyun’s eyes widened slightly as he asked back. When he showed surprise as if he knew nothing at all, Tang Zi-sheng also flinched for a moment. Sensing something suspicious, Yoo Eun-hyun questioned the man.

“Tang Family… do you mean the Sichuan Tang Family, one of the Seven Major Sects? How is someone from a prestigious family doing this kind of thing in a place like this…”

Bewilderment flashed across Tang Zi-sheng’s face. Being reminded of his family background seemed to sting his conscience.

Since the other party had revealed his identity himself, Yoo Eun-hyun decided to drop his unnecessary suspicions. Therefore, he decided to reveal what should be revealed.

“To be honest, you’re right that I interfered. But what choice did I have? I couldn’t just stand by and watch you cheat innocent people. It’s not like I’m one of those vicious Black Turban Sect members.”

At the mention that he wasn’t from the Black Turban Sect, Tang Zi-sheng’s eyes flashed.

“Then… are you saying you really noticed without knowing anything? Even that I was using Smoke Weaving Needles?”

“Smoke Weaving Needles? You mean those invisible thin needles?”

Tang Zi-sheng couldn’t help but be shocked at Yoo Eun-hyun’s question, which contained not a trace of deception.

If Yoo Eun-hyun’s words were true, he had detected Tang Zi-sheng’s tricks without any signs or evidence.

Faced with such mastery that he hadn’t encountered in a long time, Tang Zi-sheng’s mouth fell open.

“Huh… I had momentarily forgotten that the world is wide and masters are many.”

Tang Zi-sheng muttered quietly as if realizing something. After a moment, realizing he had been completely wrong, he cupped his hands and offered a light apology.

“I apologize for my rudeness.”

“It’s fine. No harm was done.”

When Yoo Eun-hyun waved his hand as if it was nothing, Tang Zi-sheng breathed a sigh of relief. Though the situation seemed resolved, one question still remained unresolved in Yoo Eun-hyun’s mind.

‘But why is a member of the Sichuan Tang Family here running gambling scams?’

Of course, this place wasn’t far from Sichuan, but it wasn’t within the Tang Family’s sphere of influence.

Moreover, this was Black Turban Sect territory. If things went wrong and a fight broke out, the problem wouldn’t be simple.

‘It seems he was worried about that too, which is why he questioned me… Well, that’s not my problem to get involved in.’

As his mind was about to get complicated, Yoo Eun-hyun shook his head and cleared his thoughts. Yoo Eun-hyun didn’t want to create any more troublesome situations. So he had no choice but to accept Tang Zi-sheng’s apology.

Soon, Yoo Eun-hyun also flicked his wrist to send the needle back to the stranger and said curtly.

“Well, it seems the misunderstanding has been cleared up, so I’ll be going now…”

Just as he was about to wrap up the situation, he felt an unknown energy slowly gathering from the surroundings.

In an instant, those who surrounded them from all sides were not just one or two. Moreover, Yoo Eun-hyun instinctively realized that all of them were not simple warriors or guards, but masters who had learned martial arts of considerable level.

“Speak of the devil and he appears.”

Yoo Eun-hyun let out a sigh at these people who had no intention of hiding their presence.

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