Hyeonjilmusin - Chapter 132



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132. Aftercare (3)

The atmosphere in the room became cold. The momentum was coming from the escort behind Yeo Bul-jin. The escort seemed to know the upper class’s business to some extent. That’s why he reacted like that.

“Can you say that again?”

“Starting next year, supplies for Gansu will be sent by the Huiying Group. They will use the distribution network of the Cheonsu Group.”

“I didn’t mishear.”

Yeo Bul-jin tapped the desk with her finger. I looked at Yeo Bul-jin with a smile. At times like this, I had to smile to get angry. Ho-wi saw that and his murderous intent grew even stronger.

“Hehehe… … .”

At that moment, Yeo Bul-jin lowered her head and let out a laugh. I wondered if Yeo Bul-jin was crazy. The escort also seemed to think so, looking at Yeo Bul-jin.

“Hahahahahaha!”

Yeo Bul-jin threw back her head and laughed loudly. It was a laughter so loud that it shook the large room.

Yeo Hongyang was so surprised that she froze, and Myeongil and I looked at her as if we were strange people.

The laughter ended only when I was wiping away tears with my fingertips.

“Ah, this is fun.”

“Laughter is the best medicine.”

Yeo Bul-jin still couldn’t stop laughing and laughed heartily.

“Well, thank you very much. It seems like you’ve added a year to my life.”

“I’m proud.”

Yeo Hongyang was shocked to see the conversation between me and Yeo Buljin. Right now, Yeo Buljin seemed very different from the father that Yeo Hongyang knew.

“You are resourceful. If His Majesty the King changed it like that without telling me, then there must have been something.”

“That’s not what you were asking, is it?”

“I am curious.”

“Who said that the merchant’s weapon is neither the sword nor the tongue, but the secret.”

I laughed. It was Yeo Bul-jin’s own words, so there was no way to refute them. Yeo Bul-jin nodded.

“I didn’t expect you to tell me.”

“Then you shouldn’t have asked in the first place.”

“The sky is still clear.”

“This is normal. My days aren’t that dull.”

At that moment, the momentum of the guard behind me suddenly overwhelmed me. For a moment, I felt a tingle running down my spine. I had expected it, but he was indeed a strong man who could be the personal guard of the King.

“Don’t mock too much. Your head is still wet.”

“Moonwon. It’s okay. If we’re going to consider the order of things, I was the one who was at fault first.”

At Yeo Bul-jin’s words, the escort called Moon-won gained momentum. He was a well-behaved escort.

“Anyway, I got a hit.”

“We each got our own room.”

“I see. Well, I understand. How can we overturn His Majesty the King’s choice? I personally said so, so there’s nothing we can do.”

Yeo Bul-jin smiled and raised both hands.

“This time, I lose, young man.”

Yeo Bul-jin declared defeat. I smiled faintly.

“Since you’ve already declared defeat, why don’t you just give me one piece of spoils?”

“This is a total robbery. What kind of loot are you talking about?”

“I just have a question. If you allow me, I’d like to ask.”

“I wonder what questions you’ll ask. Go ahead and ask.”

“Where on earth did you get the thing you gave me?”

What I asked was a fundamental question. Taegeuk Hyegeom. It is not a martial art that you dare to show off on the streets. Taegeuk Hyegeom is kept in an important place in Sambonggak. That means it is the essence and core of the martial art of the shamans.

I needed to know how it ended up in the hands of the Cheonsu Sangdan.

“That thing. What a thoughtful friend you are.”

Yeo Bul-jin glanced at Myeong-il. She knew that I was reluctant to mention the Taegeuk Hye-geom because of Myeong-il.

From the perspective of the Cheonsu Sangdan, there was no need to mention the Taegeuk Hye Sword. Unless it was a fight with the shaman faction. We reached an implicit agreement through our eyes.

“There are always friends who need money, wherever they are. We just look for people who need money.”

“Money.”

I sighed. Are there any Taoist priests who are poor in money? In fact, I have seen many Taoist priests who are averse to money. I just couldn’t understand it.

No matter how much I thought about it, no one in particular came to mind.

“Do you think you know everything about people? That’s arrogant.”

“That is correct.”

This time, I couldn’t help but admit to Yeo Bul-jin’s words. No matter how much experience I had as a merchant, I couldn’t see through everyone’s intentions and lies.

“But why did you accept such a request?”

“It is a request from His Majesty the King. How could I, a commoner, refuse?”

“I think someone as powerful as the King would be able to do it.”

“Haha. You overestimate me.”

“Haven’t you ever thought that if the Central Plains martial arts world were to suffer from measles, the Sanggye would also become unstable?”

Yeo Bul-jin tilted her head at my question.

“This is the first time I’ve heard something from you today that I don’t understand.”

“Isn’t that right? If you consider that the Jeongdo Murim maintains a certain level of public order.”

“Ah. That’s what it was.”

Yeo Bul-jin laughed heartily.

“Is that my job?”

“yes?”

“If the security is bad, you can sell weapons. Isn’t that what a merchant is? It’s the job of people to turn a crisis into an opportunity.”

I squinted my eyes. I have never had a long conversation with the King in my previous life. We were from different generations, and by the time I saw him in my previous life, he had already fallen into decline.

So, this is the first time I’ve heard about his values.

“So, as long as you sell anything, it will work.”

“Are you disappointed?”

“A little.”

“This is how I came up. I honestly sold the carriage prepared for the flood, and the boat prepared for the drought.”

“I understand.”

I nodded. Yeo Bul-jin narrowed her eyes and smiled.

“That’s called resignation. No one can see it with their eyes looking understanding.”

“In a broad sense, I can understand resignation.”

I got up from my seat. Yeo Bul-jin looked up at me.

“I’m going to go now.”

“It was a good conversation.”

“I think so too.”

I nodded. When I got up, Myeong-il and Yeo Hong-yang also got up.

“Hongyang, stay here for a moment. We need to talk.”

At Yeo Bul-jin’s words, Yeo Hong-yang’s expression turned pale. Yeo Hong-yang looked at me like a dog that had been hit by rain, but I couldn’t interfere with the relationship between father and son.

“I’ll wait outside.”

I was just saying that and leaving.

* * *

The sound of footsteps echoing in the hallway gradually grew distant and eventually disappeared.

“I went out of the building.”

As soon as Moon-won spoke, Yeo-bul-jin slammed the desk.

Yeo Bul-jin didn’t stop there, but got up and knocked over a bookshelf that was leaning against the wall. Books and documents came crashing down. The collapsed bookshelf shattered a decorative vase. In an instant, the upper chamber of the Cheonsu Sangdan was in chaos.

Yeo Hongyang was frozen. She knew that Yeo Buljin had a fiery temper. That was why she was nervous when Muk Hwiyeong scratched her.

I thought something was different this time, but it turned out that Yeo Bul-jin was just holding back.

“Moonwon.”

“yes.”

“Tell Hongwon to come down from Beijing immediately.”

“All right.”

Moon-won went outside after looking around. Only Yeo Bul-jin and Yeo Hong-yang, who were grumbling, were left in the room.

Yeo Bul-jin, who was looking up at the ceiling with her hands on her waist and taking a deep breath, suddenly turned around to look at Yeo Hong-yang. Yeo Hong-yang, who was sitting on the chair, flinched.

“Were you by any chance present when you met His Majesty the King?”

“… … No. His Majesty the King has not permitted it.”

“That’s fortunate. If you had just stood by and watched us cut off our upper class’s livelihood, I wouldn’t have let you off easy.”

Yeo Hongyang trembled slightly. Yeo Buljin was not a person who talked nonsense. He was saying that his words about not letting her off easy were not rhetorical. Knowing that, Yeo Hongyang’s saliva gushed.

“You, come out of the non-partisan group.”

“yes?”

Yeo Hongyang was surprised by Yeo Buljin’s words.

“Didn’t everyone who became friends with the non-partisan group become friends?”

“Well, still, there’s still some time left for the discipleship period.”

“The reason I sent you to the shamanist faction was because I thought you might be the reason for the shamanist faction to enter the Sang-gye. But now that’s gone down the drain.”

After all, father is father. Yeo Bul-jin did not say this in the heat of the moment. Even in the midst of all this, Yeo Bul-jin was making cool judgments. You could tell just by looking at the fact that he hid his excitement with a smile in front of Muk Hwi-yeong, who had just made fun of him.

However, Yeo Hongyang could not easily open her mouth. Yeo Hongyang had always followed Yeo Buljin’s words. It was natural. Yeo Hongyang was also someone who wanted to inherit Cheonsu Sangdan.

“Why is there no answer?”

Yeo Bul-jin urged. Yeo Hong-yang clenched her fists and trembled.

What Muk Hwi-yeong had said flashed through my mind. Right now, I was lacking in everything compared to my older brother Yeo Hong-won. Even though Muk Hwi-yeong had taken Yeo Hong-won’s things, it wasn’t something I did.

Yeo Hongyang instinctively felt that the greatest thing she could gain from the shamanist faction was a man named Muk Hwi-yeong. Even if he was the one who had mocked her father, that was certain.

Muk Hwi-yeong already maintains a deep friendship with the disciples of the main branch of the shamanist sect. If Yeo Hong-yang sticks with Muk Hwi-yeong, she will at least be able to enjoy such connections. Didn’t she also share a certain kind of friendship with Myeong-il, who came with her this time?

“… … I don’t like it.”

“what?”

Yeo Bul-jin’s eyes grew as big as lanterns.

It was the first time that Yeo Hongyang had disobeyed Yeo Buljin. In the first place, not a single one of her children had disobeyed Yeo Buljin even once.

“I think there is more to be gained from being independent.”

“What is it? Could it be Muk Hwi-yeong?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Didn’t you see what that guy did to your father just now?”

“That’s one thing, and this is another. Since my father was helpless, he ended up covering it up with a laugh.”

As Yeo Hongyang spoke, she felt as if she could hear her own heart pounding. It was difficult to speak against Yeo Bul-jin. But she couldn’t stop there.

“In that sense, our party decided to cooperate with the distribution of supplies from the Whiyoung Corps. Since they use our distribution network, it would be much more efficient if we helped them. Of course, this is not a free service, but a transaction in which we receive fair compensation.”

“What a sight. We’re going to help the enemy who stole what was ours?”

“It is not the failure of the Heavenly King. It is the failure of my eldest brother. He was unable to control His Majesty the King until the end. I am trying to make up for my eldest brother’s mistake, even if only a little.”

Yeo Bul-jin closed his mouth and glared at Yeo Hong-yang. Yeo Hong-yang really wanted to avoid it, but now was not the time to avoid eye contact.

“… … I guess being next to him helps.”

Finally, Yeo Bul-jin spoke with a sigh.

Yeo Hongyang was taken aback. It was the first time. She had heard words of approval from Yeo Buljin.

It was a strange feeling to resist for the first time and then be recognized for it.

“You decide when to leave the non-partisan faction. However, if I think you are a detriment to the upper echelons, I will mercilessly throw you out.”

“Even if I die and come back to life, I am a person of the highest rank.”

Yeo Hongyang said with a trembling voice. She wanted to speak coolly and confidently, but it wasn’t easy for some reason.

“I’ll go out and see… … .”

Before Yeo Bul-jin could finish speaking, a tremendous noise was heard from outside. It was so loud that the building seemed to shake.

Yeo Bul-jin and Yeo Hong-yang hurriedly went outside. When they reached the source of the sound, the nearby ground had already been turned upside down and was a mess.

And there, Moonwon and Mukhwiyoung were staring at each other with their swords drawn.