The Sword God has Returned - Chapter 175



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Episode 175: Do you really want to hear old stories (6)

The person who put in the request was a military family in the city next door.

In Moorim, there is a concept of a prestigious family. People often called samurai families that maintained power for a long time as prestigious families.

Of course, the martial families that everyone knew, such as the Five Great Families, the Nangong Family, the Zhuge Family, and the Hebei Paeng Family, were prestigious families, but even if they were not included in the five great families, there were a few places called prestigious families.

Unfortunately, the shaman family that commissioned Yang Hu, the Zhou Gongxian family, was not that kind of shaman family.

It’s a place that’s a bit lacking to be called a prestigious family, but it’s a place that has a lot of influence to be called an ordinary shaman. Zhou Gonghyeonga was standing in such an ambiguous spot.

In fact, being vague also meant that I was full. How many samurai have that level of power? Perhaps, for some people, becoming a Zhou Gongxian is a goal they will achieve for the rest of their lives.

Anyway, the reputation of the Zhou Gongxian family was good. It was better than just okay.

It was all thanks to the current head of the Zhou Gonghyeon family, Zhou Gongil.

Joo Gong-il was a charlatan. Beyond that, he was a person called Daehyeop.

How many madhus did he kill when he was young? His reputation was high, and his fellow martial artists praised him and called him Cheolhyeopgeom (鐵俠劍).

If you were Zhou Gongxian, it was certainly possible to give Yang Hu that money and give him a first-class martial arts award. A first-class martial arts that is precious to others will be a common martial arts that they only have.

However, in the end, being able to pay and actually giving were two different things.

I needed to know why they wanted to hire someone at such a high price.

I recalled the specific request from the Zhou Gongxian family.

‘Madu, la.’

The reason the Zhou Gongxian family hired Yang Hu was that they had discovered the hideout where Ma Du of the previous generation was hiding, and that they wanted to deal with Yang Min before he suffered any harm.

‘why?’

To be honest, the reason was weak. The current head of the family, Joo Gong-il, is a master of transcendence. As long as he was able to use strong energy, he could take down quite a few demons by himself.

Also, is the Zhou Gonghyeon family an ordinary family? How many warriors do they have? There was no need to hire a ronin and pay such a large price.

Is it because the discovered Sentai Madou can’t handle the power of the Zhou Gongxian family? Then you shouldn’t have hired a ronin, you should have linked up with the warriors around you. Ronin was nothing more than low-level manpower used cheaply.

And if the Madou could not be handled by the power of the Zhou Gongxian family, he must be an expert in the art of creating landscapes, and I did not want to accept a request to deal with such a person even if I paid hundreds of millions of dollars.

Well, Yang Hu also had the same question, so he had already heard the answer to this question from Zhou Gongxian.

I want to deal with it ‘secretly’ before the other party notices, this was Zhou Gongxian’s answer.

Yang Hu seemed to understand that, but I wasn’t convinced by that either.

It was understandable that they did not connect with other samurai families. Then there was a high possibility that the enemy would notice.

However, I did not understand why they would hire a ronin. Are you going to keep the family’s samurai and make soup?

Regarding this question, Joo Gonghyeonga said, ‘This request is the head of the family’s personal wish. The answer was, ‘The head of the family does not waste the family’s energy on such personal matters.’

Certainly, the Iron Hyeopgeom that I know will not leave Madou alone. However, they do not recklessly carry out the family’s power. Because the actions of the head of the household must always be political.

Cheolhyeopgeom, who harbored contradictory egos of being both a thief and a matriarch, discovers Madou and soon makes a choice. The choice to punish Madou by confiscating his personal wealth.

If the money given to Yang Hu was also hoarded, and the first-class martial arts he was giving me was unrelated to the family he acquired while working as a charlatan when he was young, I could vaguely understand the current situation.

Fraud was something that had to be found to be exploited. Will the Zhou Gongxian family actually commit fraud against me and Yang Hu?

Even though I had saved up money, Yang Hu was penniless and did not have any money. The money I had saved was nothing more than pennies to the Zhou Gonghyeon family.

Or are Yang Hu and I learning some unrivaled new skill?

I’m saving up money to learn second-rate martial arts, but what is this world-class martial arts? Looking at it objectively, I didn’t see any reason for the Zhou Gongxian family to use tricks against me and Yang Hu.

Is this really just a hobby of Cheolhyeopgeom?

Are you gathering people for the righteous purpose of punishing Madou, and are you providing great help to those who participate?

If someone else had done it, I would have said no to bullshit, but it somehow seemed to make sense since it was an iron sword.

Is it an opportunity or a trap?

… No matter how I think about it, it seems like a good opportunity.

While my mind is increasingly leaning toward an opportunity that will never come again. I suddenly looked behind me.

The table, where someone would have been happily drinking alcohol, appeared to be empty.

Unfortunately, I didn’t have a teacher at this time.

My teacher was like the godfather of the ronin world. There was no ronin who did not know his teacher.

The teacher’s career as a ronin is that long. A monster who looked down on people like Yang Hu with 8 years of experience as a child, that was his teacher.

If I had a teacher, he would have given me the right advice. So, don’t accept long-term requests.

I thought about my teacher who would be on the other side of the pillar by now and thought about it.

Stealth and speed were one. Since Cheolhyeopgeom chose to remain secretive, this matter had to be resolved quickly.

There wasn’t much time given to me.

I had to make a decision within one day at most.

Will you accept the request or reject it?

Which one?

I stared at the empty table for a while, then got up.

I made a decision.

Now, it was time for an adventure.

* * *

“I thought you would receive this request. good. “I will live today, so follow me.”

“Hongki is done.”

“Is there anyone who doesn’t know that you are Saenim? “I only buy alcohol, only alcohol.”

As soon as I made up my mind, I immediately went to the Zhou Gongxian family and accepted the request.

And the news must have reached Yang Hu as well, as soon as morning dawned, he suddenly came to my house and patted my back.

I answered, taking his hand away.

“The request date is tomorrow. It’s okay to drink. “Don’t drink either, I have no intention of working with a drunkard.”

“Ugh. “What fun do you have?”

Yang Hu shook his head as if he couldn’t understand and dragged me to the guest room.

When I sat down on the guest chair and called Jeomsoi and ordered expensive food, Yang Hu was shocked and said,

“No, I said I was alive, but aren’t you feeling too excited?”

“Wasn’t it your opinion that holding on to things like money would only make you feel unfair when you die?”

“That’s true, but there is still a line. ah. But that doesn’t mean you should cancel what you just ordered. “I was a little surprised that you were so bold, so you can order more.”

“It will still be like that. “You live because you feel sorry in the first place.”

“… … .”

Yang Hu paused for a moment.

I clenched my chin and looked at Yang Hu.

“You thought this request was strange. “I still think that way.”

“… … .”

“It didn’t make sense to choose between first-class martial arts and money in the first place. You can’t get a first-class martial arts skill even if you pay money, but you can make money at any time. The advance fee was suggested by you, right? The request was suspicious, so you decided to determine its authenticity on your own. “If you are willing to give real money to the other person, you can receive that much in advance.”

“Are you following me?”

“It’s a simple prediction. Anyway, you received the advance payment. But I’m still skeptical. But I want money too much to refuse. That’s why they dragged me in. I seem to be greedy for this kind of work, but I am moderately experienced and moderately strong. “Because I’m really scared alone.”

And, that’s why this guy is buying me food now. He feels sorry in his heart, so he makes up for it with something like this.

Yang Hu scratched his head and said.

“I didn’t expect to get caught. sorry.”

“There’s nothing to be sorry about, it’s just that.”

“uh?”

“Did I trust you and accept this request? “I accepted it because I judged it in my own way and it was okay.”

“… Was it something like that?”

Yang Hu opened his mouth wide. It was as if she had never imagined it.

Why does this guy think I trusted him and received his request? I wanted to know the source of that high self-esteem.

“No, then doesn’t that mean I don’t have to live?”

“yes?”

“Why are you being bullied, then?”

“That’s why I stayed quiet. “I guess I forgot, but I said you would buy me food.”

“ah.”

Yang Hu, who only lost money by numbing his feet for no reason, became stiff as a stone and suddenly fell down on the table.

Yang Hu muttered while putting his head on the table.

“I’m afraid you might misunderstand, but I told you this because I thought it was a good opportunity. In the first place, not everything can be perfectly neat, right? “There are some things that are a little questionable, but at the same time, this is a good opportunity.”

“That’s because I know.”

“okay?”

Did I feel relieved?

Yang Hu put his head on the table for a while, then slowly got up.

“that… … .”

“What?”

“… “You have first-class martial arts skills.”

“Why a first-class martial artist?”

Yang Hu’s mouth twitched at my words, but he spoke carefully.

“Can you tell me a little bit?”

“Take care of your conscience.”

“please.”

I knew it would be like this.

The reason Yang Hu chose money was purely because he did not trust the Gongjuhyeon family. Martial arts can only be received after completing the quest, but money can be received to some extent in advance as an advance payment.

What if there is no advance payment? Then, I was planning to refuse the request without hesitation.

This is what Gongju Hyeonga gave real money to.

Yang Hu, who received the advance payment, must have been overjoyed at first. But at the same time, it was clear that a first-class martial artist must have caught his eye.

If I had known this would happen, I would have just asked for first-class martial arts.

“It’s true that your trust has increased thanks to me. Honestly, didn’t you make your decision after seeing that Gongjuhyeonga gave you an advance fee?”

“What does that have to do with me teaching you martial arts?”

“Hey, I’m Yang Hu, the romantic romantic Yang Hu. Should I spend the money just this time? “If the request is successful, even Giru will be treated warmly.”

“What’s wrong with being a romantic ronin? Your star annihilation is like a madman.”

미친 개새끼, 그게 양후의 별명이었다.

Is he given that nickname because his fighting appearance is so ferocious?

There is no way our ronin would be given a nickname like that for that reason.

That nickname was simply given to a person who turns into a dog when he drinks alcohol.

주사가 꼭 미친 개새끼 같거든.

I didn’t tell Yang Hu not to drink today for nothing.

“I’ll treat you like that twice. Or would you like to take half of my request fee?”

“Half, it’s okay.”

“… What do you mean?”

“Mukong, there’s nothing I can’t tell you.”

“Sogui-dong!”

Yang Hu jumped up from his seat. I waved my hand as if to tell him not to be so nervous.

Anyway, I don’t learn martial arts as is.

The reason I wanted top-class martial arts was not because I wanted to learn new martial arts, but more because I wanted to experience rising martial arts.

Dismantling and transforming the rising martial arts system to strengthen my current martial arts system. That was what I wanted at the moment, and it was the reason why I accepted the request of the Zhou Gongxian family.

As for the martial arts skills I used as materials in the process, I didn’t mind sharing them with others.

“So Guidong, I really know the proper technique. “I’ll take you there as soon as the request is over.”

“Do whatever you feel like.”

* * *

The next day, I and Yang Hu visited the Zhou Gongxian family’s manor.