Reincarnation of the Fist King Chapter 19

< The King Chews the Elixir >

Gu Bon-hyeon, who has been leading the Seopungpyo Kingdom with passion and sincerity, handed a letter to his son.

“Read it.”

Gu-ung read the letter, wondering what was going on. It was from the owner of the Galaxy Tower and his friend's father.

The contents of the letter were brief.

“Well, I read it all.”

"What's going on? From what I've heard from the messenger, it seems the Eunha Sangdan will be refusing to protect the Guyang Family. It's not written in the letter, but it seems the Grand Duke killed Guyang Marquis in a skirmish."

Goo Woong was also surprised.

“Is that so? You’ve gotten a lot stronger.”

“You said the Archduke had changed.”

"Yes. We met for the first time in a while, had four drinks, and then parted ways. He said he'd focus solely on martial arts training from now on."

Gu Bon-hyun, too, stroked his chin in surprise. It was the moment when the reason his son, who had been secretly wandering around every night, was now stuck at home was revealed. It seemed the origin was a prince from the Galaxy.

Goo Woong asked.

“Is there any good elixir in the country?”

“Yes.”

Goo Woong asked with a smile.

“You’re not giving it to me?”

“Of course I should give it to you. If you want to learn martial arts.”

“You’re saying you won’t give it to me.”

"No. The elixir is yours. If you wish to learn martial arts."

“There’s no way I could learn martial arts now.”

“Then let’s send it.”

Gu Woong held his forehead for a moment. He had never studied martial arts and had no intention of learning them. He felt a pang of regret, but no matter how much he thought about it, he felt he would never learn them. Gu Woong studied his father's expression and then spoke.

"father."

"huh."

"I'd rather bring it myself. I don't know how much that elixir costs, but it won't cost more than the alcohol my friend bought."

Gu Bon-hyeon said while holding out the seal of the state.

"I think it would be best to give it to you in person. It's in the high-value lost and found."

“Oh, was it a lost item?”

Koo Bon-hyun said with a stern expression.

"It's Kang Ho-in's lost property. Those who tried to steal it, and those who tried to keep it, all died. Still, someone might claim it as their own, so he kept it quietly for a long time."

“What if I come looking for you?”

"Then we should keep the whereabouts secret and take care of it ourselves. But that won't happen. Fifteen years have passed. The storage period stipulated by our commercial law has long since passed."

“Then I will convey it with peace of mind.”

Gu Bon-hyeon said while holding Gu Woong's hand.

“Son.”

"yes."

"We are merchants. Lee Seong-min, the owner of the upper class, and you too. If you give, you must receive. I'm not asking you to accept money. Since we're giving away something valuable and precious… Think carefully about what you'd like to receive from the upper class of the galaxy before you go. Remember, it's not just about accepting money…"

Goo Woong looked at Goo Bon-hyeon's serious expression and nodded.

"I understand. But it's better to give something like this without expecting anything in return. Why would you expect anything in return when giving a gift? Let's just say we're friends. Isn't that enough?"

Koo Bon-hyun crossed his arms and looked blankly at his son as if he had just been hit by him before responding.

“Well, that’s fine.”

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"They say it's a hundred-year-old crow, but honestly, I don't understand. How is it that it's a hundred years old…"

As soon as lunch was over, Goo Woong came to the top of the galaxy and handed Dan Woo Sung a box of Baeknyeonhasuo that his father had been secretly keeping.

Danwoo Seong said.

“Shall we open it?”

Gu-ung held out his hand as if to tell him to open it himself. Dan-woo-seong opened the box.

It contained a considerable quantity of Baeknyeonhasuo. Even ordinary Hasuo was mentioned in the Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine and was said to have good medicinal properties. However, this was definitely not ordinary Hasuo. Danwoo-seong examined the Baeknyeonhasuo and spoke.

“It must be expensive. I don’t think it’ll last a hundred years.”

"then?"

“Three hundred, four hundred? Four hundred, five hundred?”

“Did you come back from Guhwasan Mountain?”

“It’s a hundred-year-old water lily, not from one root, but from five or six roots. It’s quite a lot.”

It meant that if you took all that was in the box, it would be a potion with effects greater than two thousand-year-old watermelon roots.

Danwoo Seong asked as he closed the box again.

“Why did you suddenly bring this?”

Danwoo Sung didn't know what was going on. It was something his father and second son had done.

Goo Woong laughed and giggled.

"Why would I come here to trade you for something? I brought it for you. It seems your father is sending letters everywhere asking for elixir. Didn't you know?"

“Well, I didn’t know.”

Dan Woo-seong had simply asked Lee Hwa-eon to buy him the elixir. He didn't know his father would step in. Moreover, he didn't expect Gu-ung to personally bring such a precious elixir. The world is full of unpredictable things. Just as Dan Woo-seong was about to say something, Gu-ung stood up and spoke.

"I'm going. The cost of storing it isn't cheap. I forgot all about the cool air and all that. So eat it quickly."

"What? You're leaving already? How much does the elixir cost? Just stand there."

Goo Woong ran away with quick steps, replying vaguely to his friend's words.

“This old man is busy with business.”

“You crazy bastard, you have nothing better to do.”

Goo Woong turned around.

“Oh, right.”

“Why? What?”

“Whoever touches our flag will help us?”

“Who is touching me?”

When Danwoo Seong spoke as if he was going to destroy it right now, Guwoong burst out laughing again.

"Who's going to touch me? I was just saying. I'm going."

As Gu-ung left the Galaxy Upper, he thought to himself. The atmosphere there felt quite different from before. It felt quite positive, but somehow, at the center of it all, he felt like his friend, who had been called the "Gaechaban," was influencing it.

Gu-ung, who was walking down the street with a blunt expression, suddenly smiled and headed home.

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If someone without even a shred of internal energy wants to consume this Baeknyeonhasuo, it's best to grind it into a powder and mix it with water or alcohol. It's safer to consume it in moderate amounts, spread out over a long period of time. This is because a weak body cannot properly absorb the elixir's inherent power.

It's no wonder that even martial artists often eat a "un-gi-jok" (a type of "un-gi-jok") after taking elixirs. Regardless of whether the elixir has positive or negative properties, it's crucial to manage it properly.

Therefore, from Danwoo Seong's perspective, it was not something to be given to anyone, nor was it a health supplement to be ground into powder and consumed over a long period of time.

Danwoo Sung immediately brought it to his room and chewed it raw, intending to give up dinner that night.

As I sat on the bed and chewed and swallowed the Baeknyeonhasuo, a burning aura spread throughout my body, as if a fire had been lit inside me. While I was chewing and swallowing, my brother Ssangbo, who found it strange that I hadn't come out to the training hall, came into my room and asked.

“Brother, are you there?”

Danwoo Seong replied while chewing on a hundred-year-old watermelon.

"I think I'll just have breakfast today. Let's do it together, and if anyone comes to my room, stop them. I'll come out on my own around dinnertime."

“Okay. I’ll be training nearby.”

The Ssangbo brothers began their training, taking their positions as if guarding Danwooseong's quarters. Danwooseong chewed and swallowed the boxful of Baeknyeonhasuo, a large amount that could have easily been consumed in two meals.

It tastes bitter and has no aroma.

So it had a similar taste to martial arts.

As if the training process was painful and boring.

There was only a relentless repetition. As the heat grew hotter and hotter, and his throat clogged, Danwoosung slowly sipped small amounts of water to calm himself.

Perhaps because it was a high-quality product, closer to the Thousand-Year Hasuo than the Hundred-Year Hasuo, its spirituality was strong. One wondered how much the elixir he was taking could raise his Baekjeonshipdan Gong. Even a rapid rise to the fourth level would be a jackpot, and if it had an effect that exceeded expectations and reached the fifth level, it meant that the elixir would be worth at least one million nyang.

It seems that Goo Woong gave a rather expensive gift.

Of course, to become a master, one must have not only the power of the elixir, but also the skill of the person who uses the fortune-telling method.

Danwoo Sung chewed all the Baeknyeonhasuo in the box, then took a deep breath. Then, with a quick movement, he sat cross-legged and concentrated.

Funny enough, this thought occurred to me.

It seems that what makes Danwoo-seong nervous is not the fact that the elixir was expensive, but rather that it was given to him by a friend who was in the same class.

'I will absorb every single root into my inner energy.'

He entered the Baekjeonshipdan Gong Ungijosik, which transfers the spirituality of the elixir he received into the internal energy of the extreme yang.

I completely poisoned my mindset.

The goal is Odan.

If the power of the elixir stops at the fourth level, I plan to rely solely on the Unkijoshik for the time being until I reach the fifth level.

The opportunity had come, so it was time to seize it.

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“It seems that Brother Gu-ung gave me some elixir during the day.”

Director Lee Hwa-eon reported to his father. Lee Seong-min smiled.

“You’re fast. What about your brother?”

“I’m locked in my room and won’t come out. The twin brothers you brought are blocking anyone from coming in.”

“I’m receiving a gift from Gu Bon-hyeon before I die. The sun must be rising in the west.”

Lee Hwa-eon said.

“What should I do?”

They were merchants. Having received the gift, they were thinking of repaying it. Lee Seong-min was also troubled.

"You won't need money. Since you're our original business partner, there won't be a shortage of work."

"yes."

“Then I don’t have anything to give you. Nothing.”

"yes?"

"If something serious happens, I'll have to send the entire escort or ask your brother for help… What else can I give you? I'm just grateful. Just make sure we don't forget."

“Understood. I will notify the escorts.”

Lee Seong-min, who had been thinking about something for a moment, said this.

"I'm talking about the carrier pigeons used by the martial arts community. They say they're different from regular carrier pigeons. Find out how to use them and where to purchase them. Then, devise a way to contact the West Wind and Gangho-sik carrier pigeons and implement them immediately. If you're busy, have your third son do it."

“Should I do it with the third one? He doesn’t listen to me very well.”

He was asking for his father's authority, and Lee Seong-min responded like this.

“I will. If you emphasize that it is ‘the work of the strong.’”

Lee Hwa-eon understood immediately.

“Oh, I understand.”

For a moment, the father and son stared blankly at each other, then burst into laughter. They knew full well that the youngest was Kang Ho-chung.

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"Third, I have something to entrust you with. It's important."

With a look of annoyance on his face, Lee Ja-eon sheathed his sword and turned to his second brother. Before he could say anything, Lee Hwa-eon struck first.

“But this is Kang-ho’s business.”

Lee Ja-eon narrowed his eyes and answered in a low tone.

“What’s going on?”

Lee Hwa-eon continued speaking calmly with a serious expression.

"Going forward, I plan to establish a close emergency contact network with the West Wind and Pyongpyo Kingdom. As you know, our Galaxy's top tier has become entangled in the affairs of the Gangho. So…"

As Lee Ja-eon listened with a serious expression the whole time, Lee Hwa-eon also did her best to maintain a serious expression.

<The King Chews the Elixir> End

ⓒ Eugene Sung

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