Episode 103Change of idea (3)
âAre you here?â
Yeon Ho-jeong took control with moderation.
âI see you, old man. âThis is Yeonhojeong.â
âThat was a manly greeting.â
Pyeonilgang was still the same.
Although I only saw him once, I was impressed by his unique generous atmosphere and kind eyes. Is that why? Even though it had been quite a while since I had seen it, it felt familiar and comfortable as if I had seen it yesterday.
âBut who is the wife next to you? âHave you made a promise to the future?â
Yeon Ho-jeongâs face was distorted like a crumpled brass vessel.
Why do you keep misunderstanding and making such a fuss? Is this fun?
âno. âI am a friend.â
âOh really?â
Mukbi took a step forward and lowered his head.
âItâs called silence. Nice to meet you.â
Pyeonilgang smiled.
âWhat a gentle woman you are. Nice to meet you. âPlease call me a comfortable old man.â
âAh yes.â
âButâ¦â
Pyeon Il-gangâs eyes sparkled.
âHuh, itâs unique, isnât it?â
âyes?â
âI have met countless warriors, but it has been a long time since I saw such a well-trained archer.â
There was surprise on Mukbiâs face.
I left my bow and quiver of arrows behind. Before that, he didnât even show any signs of having learned martial arts. However, Pyeon Il-gang recognized his main weapon at a glance.
âYouâre amazing.â
He is an unusual old man. Although he had little experience, the eyes of an old man who had worked with iron and fire all his life were as sharp as those of any expert.
âBut what brought you here?â
Yeon Ho-jeong handed over the ax that was hanging on his shoulder.
âItâs gotten to this point.â
âhmm?â
Pyeon Il-gang examined the ax blade and the spear pole.
There was surprise on his face.
âher! âIs this godfather already this bad?â
âI am sorry.â
âIs there nothing to be sorry about? When you use a weapon, it is natural for it to become flawed and break. However, this godfather is not just a heavy weapon. âGood iron is made with great passion by good craftsmen.â Seará´h the NôᴠeFire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.
Pyeonilgang clicked his tongue.
âItâs dark in my world, but Iâve heard your name often lately. âYou said you had a big fight against that Nine Jus famous family?â
Yeon Ho-jeong smiled.
âDid you hear?â
âIsnât the Nine Zhou famous family a family that was called the greatest martial family in the world until it was publicly accused? There must have been many amazing experts. âBut even if I bumped into those experts, it wouldnât have hurt me this much already.â
Pyeonilgang nodded.
âIt looks like your skills are very rough.â
The more you look at it, the more unusual it becomes.
It is said that a good craftsman is a friend of a warrior, but even craftsmen who have reached the highest level do not know many things about a warrior. There is something called knowledge that only unmanned people know.
But Pyeonilgang was different. By looking at the traces on the weapon, he was able to infer the userâs resistance characteristics at a glance.
âHeâs an amazing person.â
Extensive knowledge, extreme insight, and thorough craftsmanship.
He is a true craftsman who has trained everything to the ultimate level. I thought I knew why my father called me Shin-gong (ç¥å·¥).
âHe possesses a rough inner strength that can cause such damage to a 80-geun soldierâ¦â
Pyeon Il-gang thought for a moment and nodded.
âGood. âI will make a nice axe for you.â
In fact, this loan was something that Pyeon Il-kang had modified from an existing one.
Since it was a well-made weapon, it was enough to be called an infantryman.
However, it is a bit weak for Yeon Ho-jeong to use. Pyeon Il-gang planned to use this opportunity to create a new weapon.
Yeon Ho-jeong lowered his head.
âthank you. âHow long will it take?â
Pyeon Il-gang smiled broadly.
âAre you planning to go out into the world again?â
âThatâs right.â
âFor a famous warrior, in addition to everyoneâs praise, there are also enemies who seek fame. âI must receive it before I leave the country, right?â
âIf that happens, there is nothing better.â
âAre you in a hurry?â
âI thought it was urgent, but then I had something to do. âThe sooner the better, but I try not to rush.â
âItâs a good attitude. I will make a weapon that suits you perfectly. âIt will probably take two months.â
Two months.
If it was long, it was long; if it was short, it was short. However, if a craftsman like Pyeon Il-gang took two months to work on it, it would not be an ordinary item.
Yeon Ho-jeong tapped Muk-biâs shoulder.
âAnd is there a bow that would suit this friend?â
âA horned bow?â
âyes. The stronger the tension, the better. âBecause archery with destructive power is excellent.â
Pyeonilgang shook his head.
âThere is a bow, but I donât think this woman can use it.â
âIs that so.â
âIâll just ask someone who knows. âI will be able to receive it when the axe production is finished.â
Mukbi folded his back.
âThank you, grandfather.â
âHehehe.â
Grandpa?
When the wife and daughter saw him for the first time, they called him âGrandpaâ instead of âShin-gongâ.
Everyone had a hard time with him, but it didnât seem like this woman. The friendly name made me feel better.
âIs there anything else I need to order?â
Yeon Ho-jeongâs eyes lit up.
âI would like you to make a loop at the end of the ax pole.â
âring?â
âYes, as long as it doesnât interfere with the center of gravityâ¦â
âThatâs not a big problem, but is it because you have something else to write about?â
âIâm thinking of putting chains on it.â
Pyeonilgakâs eyes widened.
âChains? âOn the tip of a heavy axe?â
âyes.â
ââ¦Hehe, I canât even guess what kind of martial arts you use.â
âBecause Iâm such a person with no common sense.â
âThat means you know how to handle chains.â
âThatâs right.â
âA chainâ¦a chain. âA steel bar that can withstand the internal strength that can damage even an 80-gun giant soldierâ¦â
Interest arose on Pyeon Il-gangâs face.
âI understand. âLet me keep that in mind.â
âthank you.â
âIâll send someone over when itâs roughly finished. âIâm going to be busy starting today.â
Just like that, the two people who came out of the blacksmith shop on Pyeonil River walked down the street.
Yeon Ho-jeong asked.
âhow is it? âMy house.â
âyes? What?â
âIâm asking if itâs worth staying.â
âAh yes. great. Just a littleâ¦â
âWho is bothering you?â
Mukbi shook his head as if his neck bones were broken.
âAbsolutely not. âEveryone is doing well.â
âThen whatâs the problem?â
âBut⦠because the servants do what I have to doâ¦â
Yeon Ho-jeong burst into laughter without realizing it.
Servants? Once called a masterpiece.
âThey are not slaves. These are people who work for the money they deserve. For them, itâs a job.â
âStill.â
âOf course, I do most of the work myself. However, I donât think itâs a bad idea to find something that allows you to focus on yourself while they are doing their own work.â
âSomething to focus onâ¦â
Mukbiâs eyes sparkled.
âItâs martial arts.â
âSomething like that, for example.â
Yeon Ho-jeong said seriously.
âI have yet to see your skills in person. But I know this one thing. âYour martial arts skills are still far from being perfected.â
Mukbi admitted calmly.
âIt was a long way away.â
Yeon Ho-jeong remembered what it was like when Muk-bi perfected martial arts during the time of Emperor Heukam.
Absolute archery that has reached divine skill. A fantastic martial artist with no weaknesses, equal in number to the Five Great Gods, with invincible marksmanship that kills all visible areas and bare-handed box fighting in ultra-close combat.
Yeon Ho-jeongâs eyes brightened.
âOkay then, join me during my training time.â
âIs that okay?â
âItâs a good thing if we can make up for each otherâs shortcomings.â
Mukbi flinched.
Yeon Ho-jeong looked at her with a puzzled look.
âwhatâs the matter?â
âHmmâ¦â
âWhat is that nervous expression?â
Mukbi said in a whisper.
âI⦠so I had no intention of starting a family with a practitionerâ¦â
It was absurd. Now, itâs a mess to keep silent.
âIs this kid kidding? itâs crazy? âWhen did I ask to marry you?â
âOr itâs not. Why are you so angry?â
âOh, my blood pressure is three.â
âAnd when I heard itâ¦â
âAfter I heard it, what!â
Mukbi spoke hesitantly.
âI think Iâm older too.â
âwhatever?â
ââ¦Itâs just that.â
Yeon Ho-jeong snorted.
âIf you want to let go, let go. âWho said anything?â
âIf you give me that deathly glare and tell me to let go, who would be able to do so?â
âWhen did I glare? âMy eyes are always like this.â
âI donât think you need to become an axe-eyed person just because you use an axe.â
âWere you always that eloquent?â
âBecause there were few opportunities to talk.â
âThere are many opportunities to wash, so wash often.â
âOh please!â
The two people bickering as they entered the house did not look like lovers, but they did look like friends.
* * *
âMatriarch.â
âhmm.â
âI think we need to expand.â
Yeonwi looked at Lee Baekhyun with cold eyes.
Baekhyun Lee swallowed his saliva without realizing it, but then proudly opened his chest.
âCurrently, the branches of Jiangsu are almost saturated. âIf we continue like this, we wonât be able to stop the influx of supplies.â
âJiangsu Province is large. There is no need for the main family to monopolize the trading business. Not just me living, but everyone living. âCoexistence is the shortcut to peace.â
âI also agree with what the head of the family said. But look at this document. Arenât there already fights taking place here and there?â
ââ¦.â
âItâs good for everyone to live together. But for that to happen, coordination and reasonable sharing are needed. There is no need for you to coordinate this matter, but isnât your family responsible for 70% of the trade business in Jiangsu Province anyway?â
âhmm.â
âThey are very rough people. In particular, in Zhejiang, there is no representative faction to coordinate in the middle. âI think it would be better to reach out there and get involved in the trade business of the entire East Sea.â
After thinking for a while, Yeonwi nodded.
âWhat you say is reasonable.â
âthank you.â
âBut I think we need sufficient discussion on this matter. âI told you to go back the more urgent you are.â
Baekhyun Lee nodded with an uncharacteristically serious expression.
âI think so too. âIf you rush into something because the situation is urgent, thatâs a problem.â
Yeonwi nodded.
âCall the hero.â
Baekhyun Lee smiled.
When something important happens, I call my eldest son. This probably means that he recognizes Yeonhojeongâs abilities.
It was nice to see the trust between father and son.
âAll right.â
After a while, Yeon Ho-jeong came in. Seeing that he was drenched in sweat, he must have been training for a while.
âDid you call me?â
âPlease sit here.â
âyes.â
Yeonwi explained the circumstances of returning to Yeonhojeong.
ââ¦So a proposal was made to expand the main familyâs business to Zhejiang. To be precise, it is preliminary work for symbiosis.â
âOhh.â
âWhat do you think?â
Yeon Ho-jeongâs eyes sparkled.
âItâs Zhejiang.â
If we can expand our business to Zhejiang, we can secure more funds. This means that in times of emergency, it can be used as military funds.
Of course, thatâs something youâll only find out when you go there.
âfather.â
âokay.â
âAs you know, there is a branch of the Mo Yong family in Zhejiang. âWe are making a lot of money through maritime trade.â
Yeonwiâs eyes grew cold.
He did not forget that the Moyong family dispatched Sejak to the family. The son joined hands with the head of the Moyong family to destroy the famous family, but in reality, Moyongse could be seen as an enemy as well.
âThat part bothers me too. âI havenât forgotten what my Moyong family did, but I decided it would be unreasonable to mess with them right now.â
âItâs impossible. âFor now.â
âDo you have any other thoughts?â
A confident smile appeared on Yeon Ho-jeongâs face.
And a little bit of anticipation too.
âMo Yong-woo.â
He got up from his seat.
âI agree. I think it would be better to do as Manager Lee says.â
âThatâs right.â
âBut isnât prior research essential in order to expand the area?â
Yeon Ho-jeong said seriously.
âI will go to Zhejiang myself in two months.â
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