Hyeonjilmusin - Chapter 2



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2. Non-partisan (2)

Wudangpa (Wutangpa).

What can I say? It’s the shaman sect of Buksung Shaolin and Namjon Mudang.

Since the founder of the Gaepa sect, Jang Sam-bong, established his base in Wudang Mountain, Jun County, Hubei Province, the Wudang sect has never ventured outside the center of the Central Plains martial arts world.

So, it is possible that these guys are addicted to mulberry.

“Take this! Tai Chi!”

“Whoa, strong… … !”

Even though I am a layman when it comes to martial arts, I know that it is not Tai Chi.

After Cheong-hyeon, who threw a bamboo sword at me, suddenly left, I was absentmindedly making a grass flute. It can be easily made using dandelion flower stems that are in full bloom on Mt. Mudeungsan.

Dandelion stems are hollow and make a whistle sound when you blow on them, but I added a little bit of flair to it.

Cut the end of the stem diagonally and make a horizontal cut. Insert a wide leaf into the cut and cut it short again so that it fits comfortably in the mouth. This completes one grass flute.

-Beep.

I blew lightly. The sound was a bit high.

“I think I should get something a little thinner and longer.”

Dandelion stems vary in thickness and length, and their sounds differ accordingly. I made a flute using dandelion stems that were as similar in thickness and length as possible.

When selling a product, uniformity is important. That is what trust is. Buyers have expectations of the product, and I meet those expectations. This trust is the basis of commercial activity.

I thought about this while making the flute, but there is no way that the Nine Heavens could be this realistic and full of life.

I’ve already been here for a few days. I’ve slapped myself several times. Today, I finally decided to admit that I’ve returned to the past.

“Is it because of that new demon cult?”

When I took the pill, I didn’t realize it because it was such an urgent situation, but thinking back, I think I felt some strange power flowing through me. I’m not sure.

“What is this?”

Just then someone reached out from behind. I hit the back of the hand before it could touch the flute.

“Oh my.”

When I turned around, a boy was holding my hand. I noticed that he didn’t look particularly embarrassed. Since we were classmates, I was allowed to speak informally. No, I was forced to speak informally. I was also reluctant to use formal language with kids who were much younger than me in my previous life, so that was fortunate.

“Why did you hit me?”

“That’s because I touched the product.”

“goods?”

“Yeah. Product.”

I put the flute in a small bag. I laid it down with flat leaves in layers to prevent it from getting damaged as much as possible.

“Don’t you practice martial arts?”

“Does that look like martial arts training?”

It looks like child’s play to me. If disguising the Samjae Kwon in the market as Tai Chi isn’t a joke, then what is?

“There’s a disciple evaluation meeting in the evening.”

“Evaluation meeting for lay disciples?”

Ah. There was something like that. It was a secret ritual that was ordered to test the talents of newly arrived disciples.

But who would be interested in a lay disciple? It was clear that the shamans would send disciples with low ranks in name only to make ends meet. In fact, that was the case from what I remember.

“If you catch their eye there, they will let you enter the temple as a disciple.”

“I know. But we won’t do that.”

“why?”

“Why? How old are we?”

The disciples of the main branch of the shaman sect practice horseback riding almost from the time they can walk. Furthermore, if they show talent, they use hair-shaving and marrow-washing to make their bones, muscles, and eight meridians suitable for martial arts.

“We’ve already eaten a lot of fire food, so a lot of toxic energy has accumulated in our bodies. Even if we start practicing martial arts by shitting ourselves with blood from now on, we’ll only end up first-class.”

“Is that so?”

“okay.”

I was about to give a vague answer and move on, but I stopped when he spoke.

“You’re smart. Actually, I didn’t want to hang out with those idiots.”

“huh?”

I was surprised by his sudden sharp tone. Well, I guess I knew all about the terms and conditions.

“I think they still don’t know what it means to be a disciple of a non-partisan group.”

“What does it mean?”

“Why don’t you pretend not to know? You already know. This is just a place to build connections. If they donate to the non-partisan group, they must be a family with some money, and they are good friends to know.”

He was a dark-skinned guy. But there was absolutely nothing wrong with what he said. Rather, he was completely right.

The reason we entered as lay disciples was not to learn the martial arts of the shaman sect, but because we needed the label of being shaman sect lay disciples.

When you open a business later, it will be very helpful to say that you are a disciple of a non-partisan group.

“What a crazy guy.”

“I think it’s less than you, who’s already trying to sell something.”

The guy laughed. His laugh was so innocent and funny.

“I’m Jeon Oh-su. What’s your name?”

“Silence.”

“What a cool name. It sounds like the best in the world.”

What is the best person in the world? It’s a name that someone who begged for help from people and died screaming.

By the way, Jeon O-su. I thought about it.

“Is your father Hamza Jeon Horak?”

“Oh. Yes. That’s right.”

“He was the son of Muhanjeonjang (武漢錢場).”

Since they are disciples of the non-partisan faction, it seems that many of the children of local leaders came. I don’t know much about them since I was kicked out after only a month.

“you?”

Jeon O-su’s eyes sparkled. But I shrugged.

“My father was just a farmer. He made regular donations to the shamanist group and became a lay disciple. It wasn’t much. We didn’t have the means to do that.”

“Oh. Really?”

Jeon Oh-soo’s eyes lost interest. He must have thought I had some kind of great backing.

“Are you disappointed?”

“A little. But it’s okay. My father told me to get to know as many people as possible. And he told me to be more friendly with those who seemed especially valuable. Of course, it’s a shame that you don’t have a background, but you still seem smart. I think you’ll do well when I put you in charge of accounting on the battlefield later.”

“I’m not the type of person to be under anyone. I’d rather run my own business.”

“You’re really smart. If you want to be successful, you have to start your own business. If you work under someone, you’ll be a slave your whole life.”

Jeon Oh-su chuckled. From what I remember, Jeon Oh-su became the owner of the Infinite Battlefield without any problems and lived well. It wouldn’t be bad to become friends with someone like that.

“By the way, why are you selling the flute?”

“Because I need money.”

“Who would buy this? Honestly, I don’t think I would buy it. I can make it too.”

“The disciples of the main temple. They have nothing to enjoy. They don’t even know how to make a single tool like this.”

Usually, if I were a layman, I would be given a generous allowance, but my family’s circumstances weren’t that good.

But my father was a somewhat enlightened man. He thought of sending me as a lay disciple of a non-partisan group in such difficult circumstances. Of course, I was not even recognized as a lay disciple after leaving in less than a month.

“Then should I be the first customer?”

“Welcome, sir. I apologize for hitting your hand earlier.”

Jeon O-su picked up the flutes in his bag one by one and blew them.

“The sound is the same. You have good dexterity.”

“You are too kind, sir.”

“How much is it?”

“It’s three nyang coins.”

“It’s cheap.”

“My labor is still only worth that much. It didn’t even cost me much.”

Jeon O-su counted the coins in his pocket and handed me three. I gave Jeon O-su the best-made flute.

“Good luck. I was bored, so this is great. If it breaks, will you fix it?”

“Customer, would you like to come?”

Jeon Oh-su laughed as if he had known this would happen. He entered the inner hall while blowing his flute.

The first time I sold something, I was about 28. Up until then, I did all sorts of things to raise capital. I was young back then. If you don’t have capital, you can just sell it, but I was just running around trying to make capital.

Anyway, I sold something for the first time at the age of twenty. It was eight whole years ahead of schedule.

“As expected, pine grasshoppers have to eat pine needles.”

Selling something makes me feel at ease. As expected, the nature of a merchant never goes away.

The secret of commerce is that money makes money. With the money you earn from selling things, you buy better things and sell them at a higher price. If you keep growing like that, you will become a big business.

But I had no intention of reinvesting in the stuff now. I had other things to invest in.

The letters that I named ‘Mujae Store’ appeared before my eyes again like a mirage as I became aware of them.

[ Agile Movement – 9th Grade ]

[ Price: 3 Nyang Coins (Beginner Discount!) ]

I looked at other offers, but this was the only one that offered a beginner discount. It’s really rude, but it seems like it’s only available once.

This guy called Shop Window is also quite a talented businessman. It is difficult to attract customers once, but it is easy to attract them twice. That is why they hold opening events as a strategy to attract customers once.

But how do I buy this? I want to buy it.

As I was thinking that, the three nyang coins in my hand disappeared in an instant.

I could still feel the rough texture of the coin on my palm, which was truly a horrible feeling.

‘Did you buy it?’

I don’t know. I can’t really feel the difference right now.

If you show off your martial arts skills, you’ll understand. I remember that Cheong-Hyeon Jin-In taught me the basic Samjae Simbeop and Samjae Kwon.

‘Since I’m going back, I’ll send you back to when you were five.’

Originally, when you pull someone out of water, they ask for their bundle. I am grateful that you gave me a new life, but I am greedy for no reason. Then, instead of borrowing money from others, I learn martial arts.

But, as I told Jeon Oh-su, it was already too late. I had never learned any martial arts until I was a child.

Just before I was about to perform my martial arts on my own, a small rock flew past me.

“evil!”

The small stone hit the back of the hand of a lay disciple who was practicing Tai Chi in the yard.

When I turned around, there were children there, wearing blue robes, unlike us. They didn’t even try to hide the fact that they had thrown stones.

“What are you guys?”

“I am a disciple of the main temple.”

The child who appeared to have thrown the stone came out, sticking his chest out arrogantly.

The age of the lay disciples was around the age of a young man in Jihak, but the children of the main mountain disciples were only about ten years old.

“Why are you throwing stones?”

“Because you insulted our shaman!”

The child of the main disciple screamed.

“How can you go around calling that kind of punching Tai Chi? You don’t even teach Tai Chi to laymen.”

I see. Their faces were flushed as if they had been insulted. It seemed like that was what they really thought.

Well, the kids from Gupailbang do kill the sense of belonging.

“So you throw stones at it?”

“Be thankful you didn’t break my arm.”

The child spoke arrogantly. The friend who was hit by the stone also had a red and blue face. He seemed to be angry because the kids who were a head behind him were acting like that.

“Okay. Try breaking it.”

The disciple who had been hit by the stone rolled up his sleeves and approached the child.

A tense atmosphere was created. The first to rush in was a disciple of Sokga. It was obvious that he had never thrown a punch before.

On the other hand, the child of the main disciple was already showing his posture. I thought I knew the outcome of this fight.

“evil!”

In the blink of an eye, the arms of the disciple child were twisted behind his back and subdued. I couldn’t even see how he was subdued. The disciples were obviously shocked, as if they didn’t know that they would be defeated by kids like that. This was the difference between a martial artist and a non-martial artist.

“Where can a common disciple come from to a disciple of the main temple!”

“Ahhhh!”

Come to think of it, it seems like the main disciples often pick on the lay disciples.

From the perspective of a disciple of the main temple, it seemed humiliating to be associated with a shaman like a lay disciple. This would be especially true at that age when one cannot distinguish between right and wrong.

“How do I… … .”

“If you keep doing that, won’t your arm really break?”

The disciples looked around in confusion, looking for an adult who would stop them.

However, the non-partisan adults visit the disciples’ quarters only twice a day, in the morning and evening. There is no reason to pay more attention to them than that.

“Hey, there are guests.”

At that moment, Jeon Oh-su grabbed my shoulder from behind. He seemed to have come out of the inner room after hearing the commotion.

“know.”

I took Jeon O-su’s hand off my shoulder and went towards the main disciples.

The disciples of the main temple looked at the approaching day with wary eyes.

“Why, are you also dissatisfied with us?”

“How could a lay disciple be dissatisfied with a disciple of the main temple? I have never dared to think of such a thing.”

I clenched my fists and raised them to my chest. It was a martial arts person’s way of greeting, a pokwon.

“I am a disciple of the common people, Mukhwiyeong.”

As I politely left, the disciples of the main temple looked at each other. They didn’t know what to do.

“Let’s just let that guy go and talk. I think he’ll understand by now.”

“Are you giving orders now?”

“No. This is a very serious request.”

“Is that what you came out to say?”

It’s rough. But from a merchant’s perspective, customers are always rough.

I cleared my throat and said.

“no.”

“Then what is it?”

“It’s not that there’s anything different, it’s just good stuff.”

“huh?”

The disciples of the main temple looked bewildered at my unexpected remark.

The business was just beginning.