The Farmer Who Ended Up Teaching the World’s Greatest Martial Artist - Chapter 94

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| Chapter 94

Daesan. The entire mountain that the Maegyo followers call Sip-man Daesan is Maegyo territory. Among it, the deepest part, Geuncheon-jeong, was a place where no one could enter without Sa Un-sik’s permission.

Inside, Yeo Chang-dong was prostrating toward the empty jade throne in an unimaginably neat appearance compared to when he was farming. His rough-looking beard was tidy, his hair was combed back, and he wore splendid clothes.

And how much time had passed since Yeo Chang-dong had been motionless as if dead with his head bowed? When the wind brushed by, Sa Un-sik was already sitting on the jade throne.

“I pay my respects to Gyoju-nim.”

“Rise.”

When Sa Un-sik spoke, Yeo Chang-dong slowly raised his body. He was still kneeling on one knee. Sa Un-sik spoke first to such Yeo Chang-dong.

“It’s been two years.”

“Yes. It’s been two years. I was devoted to the mission you entrusted me with, so I couldn’t pay my respects. I apologize.”

“Hehe. By mission, you mean farming. Even for you, it wouldn’t have been easy. Did you come to abandon the mission?”

“No. There have been results.”

At Sa Un-sik’s tone that seemed to expect nothing, Yeo Chang-dong bowed his head again. Instantly, Sa Un-sik’s expression changed and a sharp aura swept around them.

“There were results? It’s not a lie, is it?”

It felt as cold as a north wind blowing. An ordinary person would have trembled, but Yeo Chang-dong wasn’t one to be intimidated by this level of aura. Yeo Chang-dong bowed his head again and answered calmly.

“How could I deceive Gyoju-nim? I don’t tell obvious lies that would be caught.”

And Sa Un-sik also knew Yeo Chang-dong better than anyone. Yeo Chang-dong was the one Sa Un-sik himself had brought to Maegyo after seeing his bone structure and talent when he was very young. He had personally taught him Mahon Cheonggong along with his children and was once even a candidate to be Sa Yeo-un’s husband. There was no way Sa Un-sik wouldn’t trust such a person.

“Good. Tell me.”

“Before that… there’s something I wish to present to Gyoju-nim.”

Yeo Chang-dong rose from his seat and took out Doyangju wrapped in silk. The bottle Yoo Eun-hyun had given him was just a rough, ordinary bottle, but wrapped in silk like this, it looked like tremendously high-grade liquor.

And when Yeo Chang-dong held up the Doyangju, Sa Un-sik spread his palm, and an invisible, intangible energy wrapped around the Doyangju, making it float in the air toward his hand.

“Oh?”

When Sa Un-sik held the Doyangju and opened the lid, a rich fragrance spread. Knowing the identity of Doyangju, Sa Un-sik smiled slightly, then took a sip of the Doyangju and showed a satisfied expression.

“This taste is unchanged. How did you obtain this?”

“Yes. I will report everything in detail.”

Yeo Chang-dong was surprised to see Sa Un-sik’s expression soften unlike before, but didn’t show it. He calmly reported the recent events to Sa Un-sik, confessed everything that happened with Sa Yeo-un, and bowed his head again as if he had finished all his stories.

“Indeed. So my younger brother came personally. To dare think of infiltrating the main sect. He’s become quite bold. Hehehe.”

Sa Un-sik laughed while resting his chin on the armrest of the jade throne. Before long, Sa Un-sik’s voice reached Yeo Chang-dong’s ears again.

“Chang-dong. Sit up straight.”

“Yes.”

At Sa Un-sik’s words, Yeo Chang-dong raised his prostrating body, straightened his posture, and looked up at Sa Un-sik. Now that the report was finished, it was time for orders to be given.

“So, Chang-dong. What were your impressions of seeing my younger brother farming?”

“It was truly amazing. The flow created as each element of nature harmonized together. People commonly say that water drops gather to form a great waterfall, but this was already something beyond that. Each one seems small, but when you examine them, they’re not small things at all…”

Yeo Chang-dong, who had been speaking, realized he was rambling and stopped talking for a moment, then bowed his head apologetically.

“I apologize. It was just a feeling that’s difficult to express in words.”

“It would be. But is that all? It seems my younger brother didn’t display his true abilities.”

“Is it truly even more than that in reality?”

“They say seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times, but how can one gain enlightenment just by seeing? Even seeing a hundred times, without a single moment of questioning and answering, one cannot comprehend anything.”

Indeed, as Sa Un-sik said, one couldn’t fully comprehend without experience. If one could master just by seeing, what meaning would martial arts manuals have? Most people should be able to learn martial arts just by using them directly.

“Even though he hid his abilities, how…”

“It’s like an awl in a bag. No matter how much an outstanding person hides, their essence is revealed. However, to recognize even that, one must be at a certain height. Indeed, my younger brother is essential to our sect.”

Yeo Chang-dong also nodded. Though he had only seen a fragment, if one could truly improve martial arts through farming, it would certainly be tremendous power.

“Where is my younger brother now?”

“I believe he’s likely in Chengdu.”

“Chengdu? This is getting interesting. Did Yeo Un say she would go to meet my younger brother?”

“Yes. She definitely said that.”

“Good. Tell Commander Go to come.”

“Yes.”

Yeo Chang-dong rose from his seat and immediately disappeared. Sa Un-sik drank the Doyangju once more and clenched his fist tightly as if grasping something in the air.

“Younger brother. You won’t be able to escape easily. All of this has been prepared for you. I always get what I want.”

Sa Un-sik had built such a massive farm with a glimmer of hope that he might gain some insight by watching the farming.

But Sa Un-sik hadn’t had great expectations about that part from the beginning, and it was merely prepared for Yoo Eun-hyun, waiting for him to come.

“Gyoju-nim. Cheonwi Commander Go Pae-ryang. I’ve come at your summons.”

Before long, Go Pae-ryang appeared. Sa Un-sik began giving Go Pae-ryang instructions about what was happening in Chengdu.

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Around that time. Yoo Eun-hyun had confirmed there was no more pursuit and had returned to Chengdu. Even while returning to Chengdu, he paid attention to his surroundings, but there was no pursuit to a somewhat disappointing degree, and now somewhat relieved, Yoo Eun-hyun headed to the inn where Ju Yu-ryeon and Ho Won would be waiting.

“About 20 days, roughly?”

Yoo Eun-hyun muttered while counting the days since he left on his fingers. Somehow, he had ended up consuming more time than expected.

Since he had been farming during that time, it wasn’t particularly boring or anything. No, even though the level didn’t match, it was the first time he had farmed with so many people together like this, so it could be called a rather fresh experience.

“It’s a bit regrettable that I couldn’t receive my wages.”

If it had just been daily wages, he wouldn’t have known, but since he hadn’t expected to become a foreman, there was a slight regret about not properly receiving the money he had worked for.

More precisely, it was closer to curiosity than regret, wondering how much a foreman would earn, but since he hadn’t gone there to make money in the first place, he decided to put that thought aside.

“Somehow it seems a bit more unsettled than before I left. The people passing by, especially the martial artists, seem to have a slight tension.”

Chengdu was a place with many martial arts sects like Tang Sect, Apima, and Honjakmun, so there were originally many martial artists passing by. But the martial artists passing by on the way to the inn had a strange tension about them.

“Did something happen?”

Yoo Eun-hyun opened the inn door, thinking to ask Ju Yu-ryeon and Ho Won. Upon entering the inn, Yoo Eun-hyun could witness an unexpected scene.

“Welcome, guest.”

The waitress came running out to greet Yoo Eun-hyun, but naturally, that wasn’t the scene that surprised Yoo Eun-hyun. This Ilcheon Inn where Yoo Eun-hyun’s group had been staying wasn’t originally a place with many people. But now the interior of the inn was packed with people, with almost no empty seats visible.

“As you can see, there are no seats available for dining right now. If you’re planning to stay, that’s fine, but…”

The waitress’s face was one Yoo Eun-hyun had seen since staying at the inn, but apparently the waitress didn’t seem to remember Yoo Eun-hyun’s face. The waitress would see countless faces in 20 days due to her profession, and since Yoo Eun-hyun’s face wasn’t particularly distinctive, it wasn’t strange that she didn’t remember.

But the waitress’s appearance of trailing off while saying that was somehow strange. She was blatantly giving Yoo Eun-hyun hints, and what it meant was that he should just leave if possible.

‘Is it because of those people?’

The people forming groups inside the inn didn’t seem particularly special at a glance. Whether they had already finished eating, their dishes were empty, and they were all just having tea placed in front of them while chatting.

‘Ten people… martial artists. They seem to be a group.’

Since it wasn’t a very large inn, just ten men alone made the inn seem full. Most of them weren’t paying attention to Yoo Eun-hyun, but the two near the entrance were listening to the conversation between Yoo Eun-hyun and the waitress.

But even so, they were just not missing the conversation that naturally reached their ears, nothing more than that.

‘Still, in this state, ordinary people would feel intimidated. Though it has nothing to do with me.’

The waitress, knowing those people were martial artists, was giving Yoo Eun-hyun hints to just come back next time. Of course, Yoo Eun-hyun didn’t particularly feel any intimidation, but there was no need to make things unnecessarily big.

“I have no intention of staying. I’m just looking for my companions…”

There was a good possibility that Ju Yu-ryeon and Ho Won had moved their lodgings, and if so, they would have left some message here, so Yoo Eun-hyun just needed to ask about the two people.

‘Hm?’

But as soon as Yoo Eun-hyun finished those words, suddenly half the people inside began to focus their attention on him. Yoo Eun-hyun was about to shake his head, sensing something strange about the situation, but the waitress smiled brightly and said.

“Oh, is that so? What are the names of the people you’re looking for?”

When it seemed like Yoo Eun-hyun would just ask what he needed to ask and leave, the waitress, pleased that things were going as she thought, asked this, but it was Yoo Eun-hyun who became troubled instead.

“Ho Won or Ju Yu-ryeon…”

Yoo Eun-hyun had no choice but to mention the two people’s names. But then, instantly, all the gazes in the inn focused on Yoo Eun-hyun.

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