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Taejonbirok Volume 9 Episode 19
Chapter 56: The Lazy Man, Examined (4)
“Ten nyang?”
The old man looked at Wi Yeon-ho with a bewildered expression as if asking what on earth he was talking about.
“Did you just say ten nyang? And that wasn’t even silver, it was gold?”
"yes."
“……Ten nyang of gold?”
It is an amount of money that I have never heard of or seen before. It is impossible for those who practice the Way in the Pure Land to have that much money.
“What a shameful thing for someone who claims to be learning martial arts to ask for money!”
Wi Yeon-ho opened his eyes wide.
“Master, don’t you eat rice?”
“……Huh?”
The old man who had been pushing Wei Yanho flinched.
"rice?"
“Yes. Food.”
“Food? Eat, food.”
Wi Yeon-ho nodded vigorously.
“You shouldn’t say that people who eat and live should be indifferent to money. They don’t live only on dew.”
The old man became dumb after eating honey.
Of course, he could have cried if he wanted to. But his life, which had been lived fairly and objectively, was blocking his mouth.
“……Of course, I’m a human being too, so I can’t live without money. But I don’t live only for money, right? Isn’t it too much to have to pay that much for just one fight?”
“I didn’t force you, you know.”
Wi Yeon-ho shrugged his shoulders.
“Actually, you look incredibly strong, but I think it’s a bit too much to ask you to spar with a weaker player like me.”
The old man's eyes opened wide.
“Oh, too much?”
“That’s right. In fact, when you become an adult, shouldn’t you be able to mix with the elders and leaders of each faction? It’s too much to spar with the later index.”
“…….”
That's true.
Now that I hear it, of course that's true.
“No, just a moment.”
The old man, feeling as if something had happened, waved his hand.
“Usually, isn’t it the latter that asks for a sparring match?”
“Am I okay?”
Wi Yeon-ho answered curtly.
“A thirsty person digs a well. I have no intention of suffering by joining hands with people who are obviously going to lose.”
The old man spoke as if he was in a state of confusion.
“Do you know who I am?”
“I don’t know?”
“……I am a person called Sword Lord by the people of the world. Have you never heard of it?”
“Uh, um…….”
Wi Yeon-ho scratched his head.
“I am a bit short-sighted. This is simply because I am stuck in a cave and do not know the ways of the world. It is not because I do not have enough reputation, so please do not be too disappointed.”
“Heh heh heh heh.”
The swordsman burst into laughter.
'There are guys like this.'
Every word he spoke seemed to test his self-discipline. I didn't hear anything particularly bad, but strangely, I felt something burning.
“Are you saying you’ve never heard of the name Plum Blossom Sword?”
“Have you ever heard of the name Plum Blossom Sword?”
“……Are you saying that you don’t know me even though you know Mujin? Hehehe.”
Plum Blossom Sword Lord burst into empty laughter.
His fame is by no means small, so how can you say you have not heard of him? At least, if you are a swordsman, you cannot have not heard of him.
“You’re not kidding, are you?”
“I don’t talk nonsense after eating a precious meal.”
“Okay.”
As Plum Blossom Sword Lord slumped his shoulders, someone who had been watching the situation stepped forward and asked.
“Then have you heard my name? I am the Taegeuk Sword Master.”
“Something about these nicknames is a bit obvious.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes. It’s a nickname that I’ve heard of before, but it seems like it’s everywhere, so it’s hard to say exactly what it is.”
“……Yeah, I see.”
Taegeuk Sword Master also slumped his shoulders.
Even those who considered themselves to be at an advanced level with swordsmanship seemed unable to completely free themselves from fame.
Plum Blossom Sword Master said, wiping his forehead.
“You may not know this, but we are actually quite famous.”
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“Yes, well, I’ll say that.”
“……I said it’s true.”
“Yes, yes, I understand.”
Plum Blossom Sword Lord lightly wiped his eyes at the soulless reaction of his grandfather who used to brag about how well he used to do.
'I keep getting strange sweat from my eyes.'
It seemed as if he had never received such treatment since he had been given the sublime nickname of Plum Blossom Sword Master thirty years ago. It had been so long since he had been treated so unfamiliarly that he felt extremely awkward.
“Believe it or not, it’s up to you, but we are more famous than you think.
“Well, I don’t know why you keep emphasizing it even though you said you knew. I said you knew.”
"……okay."
Geomjon looked quietly at the distant sky.
'I should've just gone.'
What are you saying that you're going to do at this age and end up like this after talking to me for no reason? If the disciples of Hwasan had seen this, they would have been so embarrassed that they wouldn't even be able to go out.
Taegeuk Sword Master quietly closed his mouth as he watched the Plum Blossom Sword Master being humiliated.
'You shouldn't open your mouth.'
He was as if he would say something for no reason and get his words back. That kid was a master at getting people to get angry at him. Having lived his whole life under the strict shaman, he was at a level that no one could dare confront.
But Plum Blossom Sword Lord could not give up.
“Do you know how many people try to get guidance just by hearing our name?”
“Umm…….”
When Wi Yeon-ho looked as if he was worried about something, Plum Blossom Sword Master cheered and pulled the reins of pressure.
“Do you understand now that you hear it?”
“No, that’s not it.”
"huh?"
“A gentleman named Plum Blossom Sword said the same thing, but strangely, I think all the people from Hwasan say similar things. It seems like a sect with a lot of pride.”
“…….”
The plum blossom sword master's face turned pale.
“So, so?”
“I know you have a lot of pride, but even if you were called Plum Blossom Sword God instead of Plum Blossom Sword Lord, I wouldn’t be asking for guidance, so why don’t you just go?”
“…….”
“Seeing you keep losing energy over things that won’t work out anyway, I’m worried that you might be having a hard time.”
Plum Blossom Sword Lord looked back at Taegeuk Sword Master with empty eyes. Sword Master was also nodding with a similar expression.
'Should I step down?'
My temper was such that I wanted to just draw my sword and beat him to death, but if I didn’t beat that little brat to death here, I couldn’t stop the rumor from spreading that Plum Blossom Sword Master lost his temper and used his hands on Hugi Jisoo.
His name is associated not only with himself but also with the volcano.
'Why are you looking at that sword?'
If he hadn't seen the sword, he would have just passed it by, thinking, 'What a cheeky brat there is in the world,' but the black sword that the brat was wielding was something he couldn't just pass by.
'How can so much be contained in one sword?'
If someone of low skill had seen it, it would have looked like a movement no different from the axe-swinging of an immature lumberjack. It was neither fast nor strong, but a swaying movement.
But that seemingly insignificant second of inspection contained a power that could only be described as dizziness.
“……Where is your temple?”
“What is this?”
“Yeah. You’re not going to say that you can’t tell an adult when they ask you, are you?”
“Umm…….”
As Wei Yanhuo scratched his cheek and pondered, Plum Blossom Sword Master frowned.
“Are you not going to tell me?”
“Why are you yelling and doing that!”
“No, I didn’t yell…….”
“I was going to say something, but when you get angry like this, I feel a bit embarrassed. I can’t even think properly.”
“……I’m sorry.”
It is said that Confucius was not ashamed to learn from even a child who was younger than him. It is a very good story, but I wondered if Confucius would be able to say the same thing if he met that guy.
'They say Confucius was that big.'
Didn't you have a crush?
“If you ask me, I don’t know what to say. My name is Wei Yanhao, the second son of the Guangdong Wei family.”
“Guangdongwei?”
At that moment, the face of the Plum Blossom Sword Master twitched.
“The Guangdong Wei family. I know the swords of the Guangdong Wei family. But no sword of the Guangdong Wei family has this kind of true meaning.”
A vein appeared on Wei Yanhu's forehead.
Of course, when compared objectively, the sword of the Guangdong Wei family could not dare to be compared to the sword of Baekmuhan, but the second son of the Guangdong Wei family could not have been happy to hear such words openly.
“Don’t misunderstand.”
When Wi Yeon-ho made a face with a sour expression, Plum Blossom Sword Lord waved his hand.
“It doesn’t mean that the sword of the Guangdong Wei family is of low quality. It’s just that the direction is different.”
“Hmm.”
“As far as I know, the sword of the Guangdong Wei family seeks pleasure and change. However, your sword contains evil and ignorance. Unless the sword of the Guangdong Wei family has changed without my knowledge, it means that such a sword cannot come from the Guangdong Wei family.”
“That’s right.”
Wi Yeon-ho nodded as if he understood.
“I am from the Guangdong Wei family, but I did not learn the swordsmanship of the Guangdong Wei family… No, I did learn it, but I did not learn it properly.”
“So does that mean there is a separate teacher?”
"yes."
“Can you tell me where that teacher came from?”
“Even if I tell you, you won’t understand.”
"hmm……."
Plum Blossom Sword Lord simply nodded his head.
There are many people in the world who do not want to reveal their sect, and there are many who do not have a sect that can be called a sect. This is because there were many cases where the master did not reveal his sect, or it was a one-man sect that was not particularly well known in the martial arts world.
“I don’t care about the four gates.”
“If that’s the case, I don’t know why you asked.”
“…….”
Plum Blossom Sword Lord looked up at the sky and drew the sign of patience three times.
'I just escaped murder.'
Plum Blossom Sword Lord opened his mouth with a stern face, feeling a sense of satisfaction at having saved another life under the watchful eye of the Primordial Heavenly Lord.
“It doesn’t matter where you come from. What matters is that your sword contains a dazzling power that I have never seen before. How about it? Are you willing to mix swords with me?”
“Shall I explain it again?”
This time, Plum Blossom Sword Lord did not get angry.
“Unfortunately, I don’t have ten nyang.”
“I thought the volcano was rich.”
“You can’t use the monk’s money for personal use. Unfortunately, I’ve never been close to money in my life, so I can’t give you what you want. However.”
Plum Blossom Sword Master quietly lifted the sword he was holding in his hand.
“To experience my sword is worth ten pieces of gold.”
"hmm……."
“It might actually be worth more than that. If I were to fight a sword with you, there would be more than a few people who would come with ten nyang of gold. What do you think?”
If you've woven it to this extent, you'll never be able to refuse.
Because it is an offer that no one can refuse if they have even heard of the word ‘mae’ in ‘Plum Blossom Sword’.
Wi Yeon-ho nodded vigorously.
“I know what you mean, so I guess I’ll go now.”
“Are you going?”
“Yes, well…….”
Wi Yeon-ho said with a big smile.
“In the end, you’re saying you have no money.”
“…….”
“If you bring me the money, I’ll deal with you once. Okay, that’s it.”
Looking at Wei Yanhu waving his hand and walking down the mountain, Plum Blossom Sword Lord could not hide his bewilderment.