The Farmer Who Ended Up Teaching the World’s Greatest Martial Artist - Chapter 76

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| Chapter 76

Not long after barely escaping Jangsa to avoid Wei Chuan-liang, the three were already laughing heartily and chatting as if nothing had happened, hurrying along the road toward Ma-gyo.

Compared to the luxurious journey they had enjoyed at Sugyeongnu, this was a shabby path indeed, but the three’s footsteps were strangely filled with excitement.

“Wow… Nature really is ever-changing. I thought I’d seen everything there was to see at Mount Taishan, but I never knew it could be this different.”

Yoo Eun-hyun couldn’t help but admire as he looked around. Having reached the level of reading natural energy flows through his sparring with Cho Yeong, he seemed to be gaining another enlightenment from this landscape where various energies were mixed.

“Even so, Sugyeongnu was much better than a place like this. …Ugh! A bug!”

Ho Won was horrified when he saw a caterpillar that had suddenly fallen onto his arm, roughly shaking it off. Watching this scene, Yoo Eun-hyun clicked his tongue and shook his head.

“Tsk tsk. What a weak fellow. Can’t you gain any insight even looking at this wonderful nature?”

“Good is good, but what am I supposed to realize!”

Ho Won still looked disgusted as he voiced his grievance. Yoo Eun-hyun silently raised his hand and lightly knocked him on the head.

“Ugh!”

“Hah. Can you even call yourself a martial artist like that? To feel nothing even when looking at this magnificent and ever-changing nature… Just looking at it seems to increase my internal energy!”

Yoo Eun-hyun spread his arms wide and spoke triumphantly. At his overly exaggerated gesture, Ho Won frowned as if fed up, and Ju Yu-ryeon, observing his reaction, also shook her head in resignation.

“Leave him be. It doesn’t seem like he’s talking nonsense. There must be some truth to it, which is why masters lock themselves in caves for wall-gazing meditation or closed-door training, right? You’d have to be able to gain enlightenment just by blankly staring at stones or water to become such a monster.”

Ju Yu-ryeon shrugged as if it was no big deal and took the lead without hesitation. Leaving behind Yoo Eun-hyun, who was still intoxicated by nature and looking around in all directions, Ho Won followed closely behind her as if accustomed to it.

Exchanging such trivial jokes while hurrying their steps, the three were soon able to reach Sichuan, the entrance leading to Ma-gyo.

“This is Sichuan?”

“To be precise, it’s Chengdu. I’ve only heard about it too, this is my first time coming here directly.”

Ju Yu-ryeon shrugged at Yoo Eun-hyun’s words.

Then, Ho Won, who had been listening from the side, carefully spoke up.

“I’ve been here a few times. This is the largest city closest to Ma-gyo.”

“Really? Are there no villages near Ma-gyo?”

“It’s not that there aren’t any, but… they’re small in scale, and most are under Ma-gyo’s influence. This place is also within their sphere of influence, but it’s relatively less so.”

“That makes sense since Cheonmu Alliance forces are nearby.”

“Ah, the Ami-pa and Cheongseong-pa?”

“Right. The Tang Sect is also there.”

At the mention of the Tang Sect, Yoo Eun-hyun suddenly remembered Tang Zi-sheng, whom he had met at the gambling table in Sugyeongnu.

‘He escaped, so he should be safe, right? He didn’t look like he had internal injuries…’

Having thought that far, Yoo Eun-hyun shook his head. It wasn’t worth thinking about further. He soon brushed off the thought and looked at Ju Yu-ryeon.

“How long does it take to get from here to Ma-gyo?”

“Well. At most about two hours? But since it’s my first time taking this route, I can’t give a definitive answer.”

Ju Yu-ryeon said this while looking back at Ho Won. He was the one who knew the situation here better.

“As you said, sister, it’s not far if we go straight. However…”

“However what?”

When Ju Yu-ryeon urged him on, Ho Won hesitated for a moment before continuing.

“The closer we get to Ma-gyo beyond Sichuan, the stricter the security will become. It’s natural since they never know when or where Jeongdo-in might invade.”

“That’s just something to be careful about, isn’t it?”

“Sister, the opponents are Mado-in! If they find anything suspicious, they’ll cut off heads without hesitation!”

When Ho Won made a gesture of slashing his throat with his hand, only then did Yoo Eun-hyun understand what he meant.

Now that Jeongdo and Mado were in confrontation, their vigilance toward each other would be even sharper. Crossing such a place without revealing one’s identity was a choice no different from throwing away one’s own life.

“Still, I’d like to go quietly if possible. Is there perhaps another way?”

At Yoo Eun-hyun’s question, Ho Won, who had been thinking deeply, suddenly snapped his fingers as if something had occurred to him.

“There is one. Actually, there’s a main road leading to Ma-gyo. Since there are quite a few people coming and going for trade, if we blend in with them, we should be able to enter without much suspicion.”

Yoo Eun-hyun’s eyes sparkled at this unexpected method. With their current appearance, nothing could be more perfect than this approach.

“Wouldn’t that side have even stricter security?”

“They probably won’t think anyone would attempt a frontal assault on Ma-gyo. And even if they discover suspicious individuals, the Mado-in can’t openly kill merchants who don’t know martial arts. It would only give the Righteous Martial Arts World or the Imperial Palace an excuse.”

Ju Yu-ryeon also silently nodded at Ho Won’s words. As if there was no need to debate further, she calmly gave her answer immediately.

“Then we can slip in among them.”

Although Yoo Eun-hyun had come up with a solution, worry still lingered on Ju Yu-ryeon’s face as she heard his words. When Yoo Eun-hyun looked at her as if asking why, Ju Yu-ryeon slowly spoke.

“Let’s say we somehow succeed in disguising ourselves and infiltrating. But what if something happens and we’re discovered to be martial artists? We won’t be able to use martial arts in the middle of Ma-gyo.”

“Of course we’ll have to hide our internal energy.”

As Yoo Eun-hyun finished speaking and concealed his internal energy, the presence surrounding him instantly disappeared without a trace. Ju Yu-ryeon’s eyes widened at this level she was seeing for the first time, and she asked.

“How did you do that?”

“The method is simple. You just need to understand the flow of internal energy. Internal energy isn’t hidden by forcibly suppressing it, but by lowering your breathing and cutting off the flow of energy. If you let it flow like water, it leaks out, but if you make it seep into the ground, it appears as if there’s nothing on the surface.”

Along with those words, Yoo Eun-hyun slowly drew in his breath. In an instant, even the faintly perceptible presence completely subsided. As if an ordinary farmer was standing there, no energy could be felt at all. At this, Ju Yu-ryeon’s gaze sharpened.

“Did you just completely cut it off?”

“I didn’t cut it off, I hid it.”

Yoo Eun-hyun answered calmly.

“You sink the internal energy deep inside your body and maintain steady breathing. If you force it, it becomes more obvious instead.”

At Ju Yu-ryeon’s words, Ho Won nodded with an “Oh, I see.” Certainly, if they just followed the method Yoo Eun-hyun had taught, they would be able to infiltrate Ma-gyo without difficulty.

Ho Won, who had been watching what Yoo Eun-hyun was doing, began to operate the flow of internal energy according to the method he had taught.

At first, it seemed quite plausible. The energy gathered in his dantian gradually settled and appeared to become calm. His breathing also settled calmly. From the outside, it didn’t look much different from what Yoo Eun-hyun had just shown.

However, that tranquility didn’t last long.

Soon Ho Won’s eyebrows twitched slightly.

The settling energy began to shake subtly at some point, then started spreading in all directions like forcibly contained water leaking out.

“Ugh…!”

Ho Won’s shoulders trembled as a short groan escaped. The energy he had forcibly suppressed was released all at once, making him feel as if his insides were twisting.

Ho Won opened his eyes wide and gasped for breath.

After catching his breath for a moment, he shook his head with an embarrassed expression.

“Haha… It’s not as easy as I thought.”

Although it looked simple from the outside, when he actually tried it himself, he couldn’t grasp the sensation of settling the energy at all. The more he tried to suppress it, the more it seemed to surge instead. Watching this, Ju Yu-ryeon crossed her arms and snorted.

“That’s just like you. How could that be something you accomplish overnight?”

Her tone was light, but her gaze was already directed toward Yoo Eun-hyun. She couldn’t stop thinking about how he had casually erased his presence just moments before.

After pausing for a moment, Ju Yu-ryeon jerked her chin.

“Move aside. Let me try it once too.”

She stepped forward.

Ju Yu-ryeon slowly inhaled, then closed her eyes. The energy gathered in her dantian gradually settled, and the presence surrounding her body also seemed to noticeably subside.

But that too was only momentary.

The smoothly settling energy began to shake slightly as if it had lost its center at some point, then spread in all directions like a collapsed dam.

She gritted her teeth and tried to gather the energy again, but the once-disturbed internal energy wouldn’t easily return to its place. Her breathing gradually became rougher, and a heavy pressure began to rise from deep within her dantian. After gritting her teeth and enduring for a moment, Ju Yu-ryeon finally exhaled long and released her strength.

The energy surrounding her body scattered as if collapsing.

After saying nothing for a while, Ju Yu-ryeon clicked her tongue and muttered.

“…It’s much more troublesome than it looks.”

“Exactly. It looked simple from the outside, but when I actually tried it, I couldn’t grasp the sensation at all.”

Both their gazes naturally turned to Yoo Eun-hyun. His figure standing there calmly as if nothing had happened felt strangely distant.

The scene of him naturally concealing his presence like breathing just moments before wouldn’t leave their minds.

A brief silence flowed. It was Ju Yu-ryeon who broke that silence first.

“In the end… it means we can’t use it right away.”

Her tone was bitter. Yoo Eun-hyun looked at the two for a moment as if thinking, then soon nodded.

“Hmm… Then there’s only one way.”

As Yoo Eun-hyun raised his head as if he had finished thinking, Ju Yu-ryeon and Ho Won’s gazes simultaneously focused on him.

Yoo Eun-hyun calmly spoke.

“You two stay here. I’ll go alone and come back.”

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