The Farmer Who Ended Up Teaching the World’s Greatest Martial Artist - Chapter 90

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| Chapter 90

“Team Leader Yeo, do you have a moment?”

“What’s the matter?”

At Mo Cheol-dong’s question, Yoo Eun-hyun startled and asked back. Mo Cheol-dong shrugged his shoulders as if puzzled by this reaction.

“What matter? You need to mark how far you’ll work so we can finish up, don’t you?”

Originally, before work ended, they would check how much had been accomplished that day and estimate tomorrow’s workload, with Yoo Eun-hyun drawing a line saying ‘up to here.’ But today there had been no word at all, so it was natural to find this strange.

‘It should be fine now, right? It seems like they’re leaving.’

From what he could see, they hadn’t completely moved away yet, but their attention seemed to have already shifted elsewhere. Yoo Eun-hyun let out a sigh of relief and got up.

Only then did Yoo Eun-hyun climb to a slightly higher spot and begin surveying the entire field. Though the atmosphere was somewhat chaotic, the work had progressed quite well. Despite Yoo Eun-hyun working with his mind half-empty due to Sa Yeo-un, the progress was faster than expected.

“Everyone, let’s finish up to the parts you’re currently working on. Since work progressed quickly today, we’ll wrap up a bit early.”

Naturally, he couldn’t speak loudly, so his voice was rather low. But given the content, people let out cheers in unison.

“Wait a minute. You can’t just decide that on your own.”

Someone interrupted, cutting through that atmosphere. It was Byeon Ak.

“We’re the ones paying, and today there’s even extra pay. Even if you’re the team leader, you can’t just shorten work hours on your own.”

Byeon Ak’s words made sense. But Yoo Eun-hyun had his own calculations when making this decision.

“It’s only about one hour earlier than usual. We’ve already done that much work. We can finish everything by tomorrow.”

As he said this, Yoo Eun-hyun looked at Chang Hae standing behind Byeon Ak. He had thought something was bothering him, and from the beginning until now, Chang Hae had been subtly watching him. It was impossible not to be concerned.

At that moment, Chang Hae, who had been standing half a step back, stepped forward and spoke.

“If told to do as instructed, you should just do it, yet you’re giving reasons. The hierarchy of Mado has really hit rock bottom.”

It was nonsense. He wasn’t even a member of Maegyo, and they couldn’t hold a mere laborer team leader responsible. Still, he knew well enough that opposing Chang Hae here would be foolish. Yoo Eun-hyun lowered his head.

“I apologize… Urgh?!”

And the moment his gaze left Chang Hae, he felt a tingling sensation throughout his body.

A sensation like standing naked in the middle of winter with a north wind blowing. The natural energy was fluctuating.

Startled, Yoo Eun-hyun suddenly collapsed to the ground with a thud.

“What’s wrong? Can’t even apologize properly?”

When he looked up, Chang Hae was looking down at him with a strange gleam in his eyes. At that moment, Yoo Eun-hyun realized what the fluctuation in natural energy he had felt meant. Yoo Eun-hyun bit his lip and shook his head as if nothing was wrong.

“No. I apologize.”

Chang Hae wasn’t openly displaying killing intent. Killing intent is basically just remnants of internal energy flowing outward. Therefore, someone skilled in ambush could attack their opponent before killing intent could even be felt.

But Yoo Eun-hyun was different. He could faintly sense the flow of internal energy moving within his opponent’s body in the form of natural energy fluctuations.

Especially when that purpose carried a clear intent to attack, that sensation became even more acute.

‘This bastard… Not only is he picking a fight, but is he really thinking of testing me?’

It seemed Chang Hae was still suspicious about whether he knew martial arts. What would be the most certain and simple way to confirm whether someone had learned martial arts or not? To try to kill them. When people don’t want to die, they instinctively do everything they can to survive. And the first ability to manifest among those would be martial arts. It was a rational method.

“An apology is enough. Go on. Byeon Ak, that should be fine, right?”

“If Master Chang Hae is satisfied, then I have nothing more to say.”

On the surface, the situation seemed resolved, but Yoo Eun-hyun still couldn’t turn his back. The rippling of natural energy he felt from Chang Hae clearly told him what would happen the moment he turned around.

‘Damn it. Should I just take a hit? Surely he’s not really thinking of killing me?’

If he responded, the fact that he possessed martial arts would be revealed. In a situation where he still didn’t know how Yeo Chang-dong had dealt with Doyangju, fleeing rashly could make everything pointless. If it was just a threat or ended with minor injuries, it might be better to take the hit.

‘If I get hit carelessly and get seriously injured, I might not even be able to escape. Should I take the hit first, and if it seems like I’ll die, pull out Mukryong-ju?’

He had hidden Mukryong-ju deep in his clothes in preparation for the worst situation. He had options, but that meant he had many concerns as well.

Eventually, Yoo Eun-hyun decided he couldn’t hesitate any longer. Just as he was about to turn around, a voice could be heard faintly from far away.

“What? What’s going on?”

It was none other than Sa Yeo-un’s voice. At that voice, excited as if she had discovered something interesting to watch, Yoo Eun-hyun quietly groaned.

‘If I’m caught, I’m dead.’

If Sa Yeo-un discovered him, it would truly be the end. Yoo Eun-hyun instinctively stepped back.

And at that moment. A sharp wind brushing past his neck.

“Oh? Look at this? It was real after all?”

Chang Hae, whose surprise attack had missed, muttered as if finding it interesting. And for good reason – Yoo Eun-hyun’s movement wasn’t simply stepping back. It was closer to naturally deflecting the attack with footwork that would be absolutely impossible for an ordinary person.

“How did you do it back then? Did you learn some special mental technique to hide your internal energy?”

“Do you think I’d tell you that?”

“What?”

Now that he was discovered, there was no need to act anymore. Setting aside Byeon Ak, who still couldn’t properly grasp the situation, Yoo Eun-hyun glanced toward where Mo Cheol-dong was and smiled bitterly.

“I hope it was conveyed well, but I’ll have no choice but to dodge.”

“Do you think that’s possible?”

“Well, that’s…”

Yoo Eun-hyun answered lightly as if it was nothing, but inside, calculations were already spinning rapidly.

Just from appearance, Chang Hae was no ordinary fighter. But that fact itself wasn’t a big problem. Chang Hae was certainly strong, but not an absolute threat. Compared to Ho Won at least, he was at least half a level below.

‘The problem is that this is Mago Sect’s courtyard. And the bigger problem is…’

Before he could continue that thought, Sa Yeo-un’s voice was heard nearby.

“It seems like something interesting is happening.”

“What could it be?”

Sa Yeo-un’s group, who had seemed to be leaving, was approaching again after hearing the commotion. Especially in Sa Yeo-un’s voice, there was an openly excited tone like a child who had discovered an interesting toy.

“I need to run away quickly before they come.”

“Insolent fool. How dare you deceive the Main Sect. I won’t let you live.”

Chang Hae’s voice was heavy with anger. Chang Hae immediately drew his sword and aimed it at Yoo Eun-hyun. There was no need to hide anymore, so Yoo Eun-hyun also instantly drew up his internal energy. And without hesitation, he charged toward Chang Hae.

Whoosh.

What he held in his hand was the sickle he had been cutting wheat with just moments before. But since Mu Dong-hwan-mu didn’t discriminate between weapons, it didn’t matter.

Clang.

At Yoo Eun-hyun’s attack, Chang Hae twisted his sword to deflect the sickle’s trajectory and blocked the consecutive attacks.

The difference in weapon length was significant. Since the sword was longer than the sickle, Chang Hae had a much greater advantage in distance fighting.

‘Stupid fool. Still lacking experience. In this situation, he should have created distance.’

Of course, Chang Hae wasn’t going to give such advice.

After blocking the sickle three or four times, Chang Hae felt a chill on the back of his neck and reflexively twisted his body.

Swish.

The sound of wind brushing against clothes. And his waist was lightly cut.

“…Wind blade? Did you do this?”

There was a reason Chang Hae asked back with a surprised expression. It wasn’t sword energy, and the technique of simply shooting wind itself could be used even by third-rate martial artists. But such techniques always had precursors. Something had to be swung to create wind, and the direction the wind came from matched the direction it was swung from.

However, the attack Chang Hae had just received was completely different. It hadn’t flown from somewhere. Like it had suddenly been created from thin air, the wind blade had appeared without any warning.

While Chang Hae couldn’t hide his bewilderment, Yoo Eun-hyun readjusted his grip on the sickle.

‘Tch. He’s faster than I thought? Is threatening level the limit for Eunryeongsa-Pungin?’

A wind blade created by weaving natural energy, Eunryeongsa-Pungin. The power itself wasn’t great, but it was a technique that was difficult to counter because it had no precursor and was barely visible. Yet he dodged it. That fact alone was enough to gauge Chang Hae’s skill.

‘I was planning to escape immediately if it succeeded. Since he dodged once, he won’t fall for it twice.’

Yoo Eun-hyun tried to calculate his next move. But as if cutting off that thought, Sa Yeo-un’s voice was heard again.

“Wait. I think I’ve seen that person somewhere before?”

Sa Yeo-un, who had now approached almost within arm’s reach, seemed to be starting to recognize Yoo Eun-hyun.

At that moment, Yoo Eun-hyun abandoned all calculations. Now there was only one option left.

‘There’s no choice. I’ll have to accept some damage.’

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